It’s like Snyder got millions of dollars to bring to life all the stuff he liked to doodle as a 12 year old, which he then tried to pass off as fine art instead adolescent masturbatory fantasy.

Yet. Whatever one can say about Whedon’s behavior, “This is rare in Hollywood” isn’t it.

Harris does owe the speedy trajectory of her early career to Willie Brown. So does Gavin Newsom. In my opinion, they should be treated no differently. Brown saw young, attractive, ambitious and malleable political talent, that would owe him. I think they are hoes in the way that politicians are always hoes, ultimately…

Counterpoint: There is nothing that exemplifies America’s true ethos better than a mega-successful family of grifters.

Yes, I’m pre-sold on a non-suck Dune also, and I trust Villeneuve to fully explore the philosophical and thematic questions raised in the book series. I am curious as to what’s going to be the appeal to younger audiences unfamiliar with the books.

The prequels suck, but the Clone Wars series redeems that entire period for me. Still can’t watch the movies, but with the context of the animated series, the story arc is satisfying.

I can understand the suggestion that this trailer feels a bit generic. It is almost too perfect. It’s a handsome production, the casting seems spot on for standard fantasy roles, the design is appropriately epic and unsurprising.

* Tree is either going to form a grudging friendship with Tic or die a horrible death, and I’m leaning towards (and hoping for) the latter. But he does seem to be the shows comic relief, so he may be around awhile. And obviously, Tree’s interest in everybody else’s love life and his bragging about all the sex he…

The most impressive thing about his performance as Hawk was that he somehow managed to make the Hawk costume—white and red with tassled cape/wings—not look *totally* ridiculous. Maybe it was the jawline...

Titans was uneven, but Ritchson was consistently good and multidimensional as Hank Hall. His Hawk was short-fused, bitter and intimidating, but also sensitive, vulnerable and funny.  I think he’ll be great as Reacher.

I think you and I agree that great, A-List villains is a body of compelling stories over the entire existence of a character, but I believe the standards for B and C List villains is much more flexible. There is no great body of work for Boomerang, Captain Boomerang or MODOK for example, but recent revamping of the…

I feel that this story is likely true, but is being propagated by the media with such fervor because they feel that this is it: the story that will finally convince Trump’s voters (and people considering voting for Trump) that he is a bad person.

Yeah, but can she stick to walls?

Yes, the Korean War was a proxy war, but symbolically it was the communist world vs democracies, just as Jackie Robinson’s battle against the Major League Baseball was symbolically a fight against white supremacy.

I’m sure Disney will consider it but ultimately decide against it. First, actors, agents and unions will oppose it. Secondly, its potentially prejudicial to survivors of cancer and other chronic diseases, opening Disney up to lawsuits.

Not to get existential but it kind of depends on the audience. We are discussing over 50 years of movies, shows, books, comics, and video games. The latest Imperial officer audiences have seen was Giancarlo Esposito in the Mandalorian. Thrawn has been around for decades. Imperial officers who not white is a big leap…

Exactly. I was actually fine with Rey ending up on her own, strong and on a journey of self discovery — its a Jedi thing to do and fits Disney’s vision of Rey as a feminist symbol for young girls. But Disney made it very obvious they didn’t want even a hint of romantic interest between Rey and Finn and were trying to…

I think what Boyega expected to be a prominent part of a trio whose lives are closely intertwined as they go through a series of adventures and have a strong character arc across the three movies. That’s the way it worked in the original trilogy for Luke, Han and Leia, that’s how it worked for Obi Wan, Anakin and…

I assume you understand that nobody in this story is an actual white person, but are all aliens from an ancient civilization in another galaxy. The only reason that most of them look and sound like white humans is due to the limitations of computer graphics and prosthetics as well as Hollywood and English casting,…

I think there’s a reason that Boyega is emphasizing Disney (i.e. the studio and producer Kathleen Kennedy) in his criticism. Let’s not beat around the bush, Disney was uncomfortable with the reaction to Finn’s relationship with Rey, or at least felt it had something to do with TFA’s mediocre showing in China, and…