If Marvel hadn’t announced Blade, I think the SDCC reception would have been a lot icier. All of the Disney+ projects had already been announced via the trades prior to SDCC, and covered extensively here. Shang Chi was really the only cool and unexpected news drop otherwise. Portman as Thor is cool but it’s not like…

They also said Fantastic Four is coming. 🔥

What I find most worrisome here is Miller’s critique of the time loop. Candidly, what made Terminator SO great was these people were fighting to prevent something that was, ultimately, inevitable. That commitment to trying to change the future was awesome. But it was also dark and sad because you knew nothing would…

Um... you’re acting as if Endgame is not a Marvel film. In Endgame, they joke about the world essentially ending and half of the population disappearing. You think that “Fat Thor” isn’t going to be played for laughs? Everything in a Marvel film is played that way. To think you’re going to get some deep dive into…

Wow, what a response.

I’ve not read the novel, so forgive my ignorance there. It is a totally new story, separate from the movie. But the premise is the same. It’s much darker, but still hilarious. 

Epix currently makes one of the best shows on TV with Get Shorty and the folks producing have some impressive credentials (Killing Eve, Call the Midwife, etc.) so maybe this will surprise.

Dude, the first season was surprisingly good! Excited for this. 

Anyone who says this hasn’t seen any Will Smith movie in 10 years. Will Smith’s Fresh Prince days and that sort of light, humorous character acting is gone. Everything he does now is a lot deeper, darker and weird. Look at MIB1 or Wild Wild West and tell me it’s at all like his SS performance. They’re completely…

The remake is better than the original. 100%. 

The secret society explains away all of the idiotic and weird plot choices from earlier in the movie:

Um. It has been out for 1 full week? And in 1 full week, counting this weekend’s likely gross, it will probably hit +$250M domestic by the end of its run. It will end up beating Ant-Man & the Wasp, Venom, Solo, MI Fallout, etc. In terms of comic book movies, only Deadpool 2, Infinity War and Black Panther will beat…

I think the point was that she had always naturally shied away from creating relationships. Not naming the kids was a way to continue that and even protect herself, given the new normal / creatures. It created a barrier between herself and the children. That’s why, at the end, when she acknowledges that she’s their…

Great and needed take on motherhood, for sure. But the movie is so problematic that it detracts from that underlying theme / point.

In Annihilation, to me, the best scene isn’t the bear monster (though I agree, it’s awesome) — it’s the alien clone / mimicking sequence! That was such an incredible few minutes. From the music to the choreography. I don’t think I’ve ever seen anything quite like it. It reminded me of Under the Skin, which is one of…

Lindelof’s previous effort, The Leftovers, was very clearly one of the best TV shows of all-time. I am so stoked to see what he’ll deliver with this IP.

I mean... Steve Amell isn’t a great actor either. But it’s the CW’s DC universe. This isn’t Shakespeare in the Park.

NOOO. I recently watched The Killing of a Sacred Deer and Keoghan was such an awful creep in that. And it’s the only thing I’ve ever seen him in. God, hope I can shake that image once this is on my TV screen. 

On the bright side here, Marvel really learned their lesson. After Avengers, they felt the need to have some insanely large “big” event/battle at the end of AoU. Which is fine if it positively serves the story and the characters. But AoU’s finale never did. It sucked. And the movie could have been miles and miles…

Um, the budget for Solo was nearly $300M. And the marketing was at least $100M. It hasn’t made $200M in the US yet, while making under $350M globally. Purely on its own terms, it’s a giant bust. Add in the fact that it’s basically scuttling the Star Wars Story roadmap and the evidence of it being a bust is even…