I shall take this opportunity to publicly mourn the wasted potential of Rogue in these movies. She was my favorite character in the 90's cartoon, which was my main reference for the X-men at the time. They went in a very different direction with her in the first movie, kind of making her a Rogue/Kitty/Jubiliee mashup.…

That’s why I graded both of the new Star Wars movies, but especially Last Jedi, on a curve. What the hell is a “good” Star Wars movie? I don’t think it’s hyperbolic to say Star Wars isn’t just a film. For the longest time, I couldn’t even tell you the plot of Return of the Jedi or Empire Strikes back. I remembered…

These types of stories lately have me thinking...is there absolutely no vetting process for police calls? I thought the last incident reported at a pool was a stretch...but socks? You could technically claim “trespassing” over the phone to the police if you think someone shouldn’t be there, I guess, which at least is…

Pearl has gone from a character I could barely stand to possibly my favorite. She is one of the best examples of backstory successfully fleshing out and giving context to a character’s behavior, as opposed to just being filler or to drop some kind of crazy twist! on the audience. And the more beats the actress has…

It does seem exceedingly lame that they’re not even willing to try it. 

All of the vague “What the hell just happened on Atlanta?! Atlanta goes straight horror! and video director, Hiro Murai, most well-known for directing that bugnuts messed up episode of Atlanta” headlines and asides on pop-culture websites had me avoiding and dreading this episode for MONTHS.

Crap, sorry, in my lizard brain I applied“no spoilers” to season 2, not season 1. I can’t seem to edit it either.

Thank you for this, as I now know I should just give up on Westworld. The first season intrigued but also irritated, as the big Man in the Black Hat reveal really did not need to be any sort of “reveal” at all. It was confusion for confusion’s sake, there was nothing the story gained by holding back that the McPoyle…

Sure, but I also think we expect a certain amount of fun from comic books or space operas. I also feel like the world that was created for this show is a little wasted on such a dour story line. Dark, yes. Disturbing, yes. But dour...eh. I mean, the opening was an animated battle with samurais and dinosaurs while the…

One thing I thought while watching it was, “Oh! This is sort of what the Star Wars prequels were trying to do!” I honestly have no idea if the Star Wars prequels were trying to do that intentionally, but the one interesting thread I got out of it was that it was essentially saying if you do nothing but fear those in…

This reminded me of Buffy in two ways, one was the Tara/Willow fight and one was the Spike/Buffy assault. I really dislike it when shows with supernatural elements suddenly apply staunch real world morality. Yes, David essentially roofied Syd. But good God, there was a lot more going on there. It was a complicated…

I do think of him every time I cut open an avocado. Which is often. And justification enough for his employment.

OK but have they considered IHOB sounds stupid? I guess there is no reason other than familiarity that IHOP does not sound stupid, but do they really want everyone breaking that down and thinking about it? IHOB. IHOB. Let’s go to IHOB.

That was my take away too. Like, there can be only one. Yikes.

OK, I just saw this on a BOGO deal and I couldn’t let it go. Yes, humans have needs. It’s called oral! Or butt stuff! And there still seemed to be considerable supplies! Maybe cut down a bit on the boning to keep apace with the condom supply! I mean, it was pretty well into the alien threat she got knocked up. It’s…

It’s the power imbalance that makes it a different problem for women. It is certainly no conspiracy that heterosexual men tend to find fit women attractive. But when those men are often in charge of your employment, for example, then it can feel like a conspiracy.

I would just watch the Tarzan swing for like an hour. Never did it. But enjoyed it in my own way.

I WAS THERE, MAN! I am and always have been a complete pussy, and my mom took me frequently to Action Park. Perhaps Action Park is what made me a pussy. I would just hang out on the same 5 slides and even then usually not without minor injury. Scrapes and bruises. The loop slide...I am not sure if I ever saw it…

Oooh! I get a little choked up at the girls part of Girls/Boys of Rock n’ Roll. It’s weirdly inspirational and maybe the first time I remember getting “it” as a kid. Feminism and stuff.

That one is mine. Bad time, going through a major break up, yadda yadda, watch it on FX or something. SOBBING. For stupid reasons too, like I was less crying at the movie and more crying because ain’t no one going to love me like the dragon loves that kid.