some whacky grudge they hold against Zack Snyder, David Ayers

Snyder’s look, tone, themes, and sensibilities are all there. Just because it has some Whedon jokes tossed in doesn’t make it any less a Snyder film.

At the risk of saying this every time I bitch about the suit, I had a theory that it was a way of literalizing the look of some “too many lines” 90s artists.

Ah. A detailed list of all the times you’ve seen that claim. I stand refuted.

Yeah, a movie about a guy who flies around in his pajamas and punches a guy who dresses as a bat to fight crime is definitely a thoughtful, adult think piece. Certainly, not like that kid’s stuff.

Who is touting them as a cinematic revolution? Mostly, people are saying they are well made movies with charismatic actors playing interesting characters that are fun to spend two and a half hours with. Which they are. Who is going around comparing them to Kubrick or Godard?

I think the three Batman movies are proof enough that Nolan wasn’t the right person for the job. I don’t say this as a slight to any of the films (well, maybe the third one), but the man has no concept of sustained world-building. He couldn’t even get the movies to look like they took place in the same city. His…

Buress should have responded by nailing 95 of his best jokes to the theater door.

It doesn’t really matter who dies — they may nearly ALL die.

I don’t think they were trying, I think they went “Fuck it! Let’s just finish this and move on.”

“The most important thing is that Thanos has a helmet on in this trailer.”

Wasn’t Darren Cross motivated by a combination of daddy issues (he resented being left in the cold over his mentor’s Pym Particles, and wanted to outdo him), financial greed, and typical mad scientist hubris? Until he went full crazy during the final third and laser-targeted Scott Lang’s daughter, I thought his…

Used or new?

I guess I should start depriving myself of liquids now in preparation.

I kinda like some 30min tv. why does every streaming show need to be an hour. 30 minutes feels just right for a show I want to watch in bed before going to sleep.

They’re better that way, if you ask me.

Dear lord, The Defenders sucked. Kang really liked the first season of Jessica Jones and enjoyed (at least the first half of ) Luke Cage, but The Defenders was such a non-event that it almost single-handedly killed Kang’s enthusiasm for any more Marvel TV. Haven’t even watched The Punisher, afraid that any further…

Season 1 would have really benefited from the first half of the season being case of the week stuff, with Kilgrave coming to the fore for the back half. 

moved up at the best of Iron Man

the quality of a restaurant tends to be inversely proportional to the length of its menu.