The What a Cartoon! podcast episode on Toy Story does a pretty good job of getting into the history of the production. Basically, Pixar managed to sign Allen when his career was early on the up-swing and Hanks when his career was right at the end of a down-swing. If they were signed even a few months later Pixar…

There are so many benefits from doing kegels, especially for men!

Yes, we all understand the after-the-fact in-universe explanation by Disney, and, yes, there are lots of bad-faith attacks from bigoted trolls, but at a certain point we just need to recognize that this was, at best, a poorly executed endeavor, if not just a wholly flawed concept, for a tent-pole summer movie to…

This is some religious/cult double-speak meant to obscure common terminology. “No, I am not religious, because my church isn’t a religion! It is merely a way of life and guide for living.”

Weird Al fans? They’re probably pretty chill.

Absolutely horrendous stuff, also demonstrating how much both so-called “fans” and Disney miss the major, over-arching theme of the films; resistance against imperialism and colonialism. To that point, the Empire is a stand-in for European imperialism and fascism.

This is why Abbott and Costello would be so afraid of skeletons.

Not interested. I mean, in terms of sheer body mass, can Amber Midthunder pack on the pounds like Weathers or Jesse “The Body” Ventura?

Agreed. Granted, I only read the first arc back when it was published, but there was definitely a clear, thematic connection between the trials and tribulations of puberty and coming-of-age as a modern, Muslim girl in America, and powers which emphasize the awkwardness of growing up and maturing.

It just sounds like he talks about addiction in the way that the majority of Americans talk about addiction (which is not in the medically accurate, empathetic way), so I don’t think this, specifically. is really going to make look any worse in most people’s eyes. Not saying that should be the norm, but that’s how it…

Ah, right, Tomb of Dracula, I forgot about that one. So, under the guise of a literary classic you could get away with a straight horror comic, but any new or original content would be a no-no?

I always thought that the whole “living vampire” qualifier was a means of getting around the Comics Code Authority’s prohibitions against horror characters and the undead, generally, appearing in titles with the official CCA seal, but I’m not sure if this fits with the timeline when Marvel quietly ditched the CCA so…

Superman writes “Pro-Choice” on his cape in black Sharpie. 

Had the same reaction when I read that Angelyne would be an EP, but I’m less concerned about truthfulness than whether it will be an interesting and entertaining series. Usually “official” biopics are rout, dull hagiographies. 

Batman Forever is a total bore, the dullest of the four. What makes Batman & Robin hold up so well is that Schumacher realized that super heroes are about selling toys, they’re not about art and will never be about art. At best, they can be kitsch, and Batman & Robin makes the most out of that. 

Burton understood the reality that Batman is one of the least interesting characters in the Batman comics. The reason why Batman has been such a robust commodity is that the villains are so rich that they can carry several films on their own. Batman Returns is the least bound to Batman canon or history (even less so…

Likewise. Even if handled clumsily, it still sounds fresh and original, and at only 91 minutes! 

I love this guy!

It also doesn’t help that the central plot upon which the Seymour story hangs is pretty weak.

Listening to Talkin’ Futurama turned me around to this position.