Had the fortune to watch “THREE IDENTICAL STRANGERS” knowing virtually nothing about it, and what an experience it was. It’s basically impossible to discuss it without denying potential viewers the advantage I had, but [SPOILERS] its weirdness emerges from the first third of the movie being almost uplifting in this…

Acknowledging that no one else may read this, much less find it of any interest, this is my abandoned mall story:

I was just reading a book this week that had a jaw-dropping chapter about what happened in the U.S. during World War I... if you were opposed to the war, in a union or, especially, German, things were not going to go well for you.

“The trailer doesn’t tell us much about what’s actually happening in Nightflyers,”

This is the first time I’ve seen the Season 3 premiere date. Damn that’s nearly two years since Season 2. I love this show, so it was frustrating not to hear anything for so long. Probably repeat viewings of S2 are in order, given the time gap.

“leading to bizarre conclusions like ‘the world is so messed up we should just let monsters destroy it’”

A somewhat related topic...

Having rewatched it as an adult I was struck by how fucked up the man-woman relations are in “The Crate.”

Although it’s a different medium, I harken back to the “Balloon Boy” thing about 10 years ago. Some people taste that faux celebrity of reality TV or YouTube clicks and it’s like a drug, where they’ll do anything to get their fix.

Five to eight years ago I used to have multi-post debates with people I disagreed with politically, and most of them were at least productive. I stopped doing it a few years ago 1) because my lifestyle changed in such a way I just didn’t have the time, but also 2) because there really was a sea change in the run-up to…

The irony is that CNN is probably doing the best job of covering this presidency. They’re my go-to because they understand that the way this president behaves and “governs” is not normal, and should be put into the proper context... I’ve noticed that other mainstream outlets seem to want to cover Trump as if he’s a…

Looks like the latest instance of the “takers” going after the “makers”... the “takers” here being the family of woodchucks.

I guess what you consider the best era for horror movies is determined by your age, i.e., whatever was in circulation when you were a pre-adolescent/teenager.

I would compliment his portrayal of President Camacho, but I’m worried he would kick my smart balls all the way up to the roof of my smart mouth. 

It’s still weird to me that Rage Against the Machine’s heyday was during the Bill Clinton years.

I like his response to the Ferris Bueller theory. It’s a good-sport approach to basically saying ‘Whatever.’

If you watch “Die Hard” with a real what-is-this-seemingly-dumb-movie-actually-trying-to-say? mindset, I always thought there was a pretty strong statement against women gaining independence.

“A Trump for All Seasons”

It reminds me of people I’ve known who get dumped and then their social media feeds are suddenly full of boasts about how much they’re killing it with their awesome lives, i.e., ‘Don’t feel sorry for ME! I feel sorry for YOU!’

“to show the ways in which people, on both sides of the aisle, are favoring subjectivity over facts.”