Oh, yeah. The “throw with legs instead of arms” motif is strong with that type.

Oh, yeah, that would be perfect. Especially since aren’t most of the inquisitors we’ve been introduced to pre-A New Hope? If so, they could mention that she’s one of the few that endured into Return of the Jedi-era, and if they really wanted to evoke the old-school Legends version, establish that Palpatine himself…

Yeah, the sentimental, populist storyteller with a name that phonetically sounds sounds like STEE-vən, has lower-middle-class family sensibilities and a father complex (due to his unceremoniously abandoning the family when he was younger), which prompted him to dig deep and develop an obsessive work ethic toward his…

Yeah, that definitely feels like a Hooper move, since he was always more counter-cultural in his influences.

Sorry, I know I already responded to one of your comments, but just wanted to chip in here, too.

I think the only part of the “Spielberg directed Poltergeis” myth that may have some merit (though just some) are the mixed reports about his heavy hand in directing the actors. Because while I absolutely agree that the shot setups, editing, etc. feel more like Tobe Hooper, I very much feel Spielberg’s thumbprint in…

I dunno, 34 years after he made Duel, he also made Munich and THAT movie is soul-crushingly bleak. I’d say he’s due for another pitiless entry in his oeuvre.

Yeah, Steven Spielberg was attached to The Talisman for sooooo long; it will always remain a great “what if?” if he had actually finished it. He’s exec-producing the Duffer Bros adaptation, sure, but it’s not the same.

Which makes it even more hilarious that it wasn’t originally conceived as a hit-piece on Elon Musk specifically, just douchey “cult of personality” billionaires generally.

Man, not only am I so glad we didn’t get a freaking Casey Jones standalone movie, I’m REALLY glad we didn’t get one from the fucking director of Treevenge and Hobo With a (fucking) Shotgun.

If they do that, I hope it means they bring back Mara Jade. I miss Mara Jade.

Yeah, I am starting to yearn much more for self-contained series and a lot less “everything’s connected! Read Issue #69 of Buck Gordon & the Rangers of Mars to fully understand what’s eating at Starberella in this current episode of Forbidden Voyage From Beyond Space!”-type storytelling, myself.

This little anecdote might be relevant:

Oh, yeah, I definitely think both characters wearing green was to serve that visual shorthand. It’s why Guile also comes in stock green (though like Cammy, I think his blue-ish variation on the camo became iconic after a while), plus other fighting game characters I’m sure I’m forgetting.

That actually would track. The first thing I ever saw him in was that early 2010s revival of The Electric Company (which, amusingly, also starred Josh “My character collects superhero shoes” Segarra from She-Hulk), and I recall reading after it closed that he was close to quitting acting before he landed The Good Place…

By way of providing a contrasting opinion, I love Eternal. The thing I love the most about is how I feel like its refinement of the prior game’s “push-forward” mechanics is one of the most unique FPS experiences I can recall playing. By having three dedicated sub-weapons that each respectively yield either health, or…

Speaking of Mortal Kombat, I’m surprised no one’s made any comparisons with Cammy’s new look and Sonya Blade yet. The “sports bra, exposed midriff, exercise pants” ensemble is pretty quintessentially Sonya’s look.

Could be worse. Could be the other writer from Rick & Morty who did Multiverse of Madness. At least Quantumania gets most of the fundamentals of “yep, that’s a story. Marinate in its basic ‘story’-ness” laid down properly.

Gotta admit, even if they hadn’t already wasted my top choice (William Jackson Harper) on a nothing role in this movie, that’s a solid casting choice.

And actually allow him to have the proper pre-production time he didn’t get on The Hobbit when Guillermo Del Toro dropped out?