For all of Sorkin’s many faults, he genuinely is interested in and writes about what responsible use of power could be like. In shows like Succession (and others - Games of Thrones is a good example too), the system is so messed up that responsible or moral pursuit of power and influence is impossible. As good as the…

Yes, this seems like a weird stance for progressives to take. If trans men are men, a stance which I would think these students would accept, then treat them like men (and don’t let them into a women’s college), just as they have accepted trans women as women.

Teaching them to interact with the public for a cause they believe is a positive life skill and I say that as an introvert.  And some of the cookies are good (trefoils can go to hell, though).

I strongly dislike DeSantis’ positions; among other things, I’m an alum of New College which he’s trying to destroy currently. But Casey is a great asset to him. She’s young (damn, the Bidens will look so old next to her and Ron if that’s the 24 lineup), beautiful, and smart. Melania’s got nothing on her. Honestly,…

I don’t think Diddy has dated anyone prominent for awhile but I wonder if he and Kim Kardashian could gel as a couple.  It seems like a natural pairing.

The twist is something is horror cliche in general. I’m more surprised at horror films with twins that don’t have this “surprise.”

Yes, modern art is particularly hard to judge but I kind of liked her stuff.  The use of color was rather nice.  And there would hardly be any art museums in this country without generous rich people.

Damian is Bruce’s biological son in the comics. It’s weird they would take away the big feature that separates him from the other then Robins in his first live action appearance.

By the way, the upcoming Game of Thrones prequel is also largely about a woman whose desire for power destroys tons of lives.  

Yeah, I know there’s some intersection in thought between white nationalism and those who oppose abortion but the facts don’t support this line of thinking.  The “great replacement” theory is more about immigration issues nowadays.

Yes, defenders of Lucio do her no favors by whitewashing the reality of the child abuse that went on. That said, given that the confession was coerced, I think the facts are shaky enough to support her exoneration and certainly overturning the death penalty. But I wouldn’t say that the jail time she’s served was…

The thing is that Dumbledore’s story as a young man is really depressing. He wastes his romantic energies on an evil wizard and never gets over him. His family is destroyed and a lot of it is his fault. The third films evidently (I am not paying money for this after the second film) ends with him walking away…

Her career has been weird in recent years. She had several failed prestige projects in 2017 after her Oscar-winning film Room. But then she hasn’t done anything but Marvel films (and Just Mercy) since. You’d think she would be in demand for more projects.

They did choose the least popular of the Album choices (Jon Batiste’s) to win, so they do go with the equivalent of smaller indie films too.

There are a lot of popular and interesting characters in the varied Bat-comics who could support their own series.  It’s a big canvas and a lot of its potential hasn’t been tapped.  The weird thing is that this show is making up a new character to be Bruce’s adopted son when there are a good six existing characters…

While not very common, a few have won competitive Oscars after their honorary ones. Henry Fonda and Paul Newman did it within a year or two of their Honorary ones. Jackson seems healthy at 73 - he could still do it.

When your on-again/off-again ex is one of the world’s richest men and those two kids can be guaranteed access to that fortune/influence (even if there are five older kids in line), I think it makes some sense.

As annoying as Musk can be, I’m actually happy for him. This is his first girl after seven boys (one of whom died as a baby)! That said, why not just call the kid by her given name Exa? That’s kind of a cool name.

Given that Netflix’s Inventing Anna (and Lupin too) basically argued that rich people deserve to be robbed, there’s some poetic justice here.

This franchise probably wasn’t the best choice for a horror film about gentrification (a theme that has potential - the new Candyman engaged somewhat with it). Leatherface’s house and surroundings in the original film were so run-down and dirty that gentrification could only improve things.  Do cannibal BBQ…