I know it is not considered a great movie but I would rank it higher than many that made the list (though I am biased as both the movie and original book by Mr. Matheson are favourites of mine).

Yep. In Asia, also Hong Kong and Taiwanese pro-Trumpers are still a thing. People who didn’t give a shit about American politics and history two years ago suddenly thought they were all experts. Now that President Biden and his appointees are all challenging China on every front, they suddenly have nothing to say. And…

I saw it in the cinema here last spring and absolutely loved it. It’s definitely a breezy adaptation, but I found it really charming.

I’ve been in positions to interact with international distribution arms of several major media companies and the idea that black talent and properties don’t sell well overseas is still very much the conventional wisdom.

I choose to believe he laughed accidentally then ad-libbed the “You think it’s funny” line.

Although it’s not my favourite ever, the opening to Superman Returns is - like the movie itself - highly underrated. Big, sweeping, full of the wonder and scope of the universe, condenses the destruction of Krypton into a concise sixty seconds, classic John Williams score. Marvellous.