You mean the sequel that came out two years ago? For which Dowd performed her role as Aunt Lydia in the audiobook? Was this article really only published 5 minutes ago?

Of course, of course. Dammit.

It’s not condescending to point out Americans don’t like subtitled films. It’s exasperation more than condescension. There are plenty of great and influential movies Americans know nothing about, by and large, because they’re not into subtitles. Also, of course it doesn’t stop the original film from existing for…

I... can’t, because I only saw Ringu once. Though I do recall liking its angle better, and thinking ‘The Ring’ was a bit more squishy--but I have seen ‘The Ring’ more than once.

He’s building Gizmodo Institute, then. Do they need a janitor?

So, first she did ‘The Ring,’ and then she did ‘Funny Games’ and now ‘Goodnight Mommy’. She’s developing a niche for starring in remakes of horror movies Americans are too lazy to read the subtitles of, I guess.

You were so consistently wrong I forgot to respond to this one. You remain wrong, and Boseman is currently the frontrunner.

Also, he was based on Richard Yates, I think--David dated his daughter. I don’t think even Yates was THAT terrifying.

It was Strom Thurmond. He probably had been plant-peeing since his late teens.

I admit I think the color symbolism is ‘neat’ but good lord--TESTING on it is absurd. If you notice, great. If you don’t, you still can enjoy the damn story. (Or not, really--it’s not THAT much of a story.)

I think A Separate Piece was the most destructive thing I ever read in school.

I loved the show when I was a kid, though I don’t really recall much about it. Surprised it’s not streaming anywhere—it was pretty popular, and won awards (I think) and had a solid cast.

Maybe he was pissed she was just killing white people.

I thought it was pretty clever, honestly, to have Loy be the one to make the overt Godfather reference. It was like a final indignity to his forced subservience to the New York mob and the Italians. He wasn’t even allowed to escape their tropes even in death.

Uhm. So, like, cynically-speaking, giving Boseman an Oscar helps the properties they’re trying to sell in the future. You do get that right? Or are you so convinced that Marie Cottard’s award helped her career so much that they’ll give an award to an up-and-comer over someone who, even dead, has a built-in brand?…

Most who win the Oscar don’t, in fact, go on to get more work. Casual perusal of Oscar winners would demonstrate that. I also mentioned Peter Finch, of course, not just Heath Ledger. Posthumous winners also include Howard Ashman, Conrad Hall, William Horning (TWICE!), Sidney Howard, and several others. I am not at all…

Of course--I mean, giving it to dead or dying actors is totally not a tradition. Just ask Henry Fonda and Heath Ledger. Or Peter Finch, for that matter.

That is most un-zapdowerian.

Wait... WHY is it not available? I remember it was on Shout for a while, then it suddenly wasn’t. I assumed they just rotate the stock occasionally.

Do we know the COVID numbers for the film, though?