As of right now, “The Bikeriders” has been pulled from the release schedule (originally slated for December 1) and “Memory” has no concrete release date. I saw both at AFI Fest, but those aren’t qualifying releases, so for the moment, two of the candidates aren’t even eligible. As to the content of the roles, Comer…

I was literally about to say the premise makes absolutely no sense. Just bring her to space if it’s so important he goes. End of story.

I... reject the entire premise? Nothing about this makes sense from a humane standpoint? Like, if somehow I am forced (cuz I am NOT being separated from my spouse willingly) to leave my spouse to go to space, and you’re worried about her being lonely or something, like... she still has family? Presumably you’re doing…

I’ll get the award season started:

Blue Origin was apparently doing the same thing, for the same reasons. Kind of makes me suspect there was some mixed-messaging there from the government. 

In a past job the issue of the business I was working for being impacted by ITAR came up.

someone’s got to sweep the floor

so that counts if you hire a refugee and then export them into space?

Genuinely curious how this one shakes out, because I honestly could believe that SpaceX thought they shouldn’t hire anyone who might run afoul of restrictions related to national security (given that they do a bunch of defense-related stuff and have launched completely classified satellites).

Did Monsato import them?

Feelin’ the old magic here, gotta say.  ^_^

Zathras really screwed up again. Why can’t he be more like Zathras!?

More B-5

I think there should be a moratorium on remakes in general.

At this rate 2024 is gonna be the year of indie films. 39 indie films, including 2 A24 ones, got approval to resume work.

Captain Marvel was one of my top books as a kid, so I was excited for the first one even after it was clear it was Carol and not Mar Vell. But I quit reading comics before Monica was a thing and Ms Marvel isn’t for me, so I’m probably skipping this.

She’s going to attend her own funeral.

Death around the X-men is a much faster revolving door.

She came back so fast that half of the “fridging” essays were still in rough draft form.