You make some interesting points. However, bear in mind that while there may be other “versions” of the same individuals in each reality in a multiverse, each of those is a distinct person. In fact, The Man in the High Castle has made that point through the character of Tagomi — in the show’s reality, his wife and son…

For me, the multiverse element of the story enriches it far more than would be the case if it was just alt-history. With alt-history, you assume that what actually happened is the “real” or “good” version, and the alternative story is the “fake” or “bad” version. Using a multiverse foundation strips comfortable idea…

Interesting that so many of the comments here are about the length of the movie. I guess that Denis Villeneuve has sufficient cred that this community isn’t worried about that.

I don’t know anything first-hand, but I do read the stories written about the rumors regarding this show. On that basis, I agree that it seems absurd for Marvel to have wasted this IP because of an internecine fight between the powers-that-be on the movie side vs. the TV side. But, sadly, many otherwise absurd-looking…

I have been avoiding trailers for and scenes from Blade Runner 2049 to remain relatively unspoiled for the movie. But I did watch the first prequel short and now this one. I thought the first one was excellent, it whetted my appetite for the movie without giving much away.

I surmise that the answer may be less dire than *too terrible to allow reviews before screening* (I was going to say “more simple,” but this might not be simpler, actually). The teasers and trailers have hinted that some big event happens that results in the lead character moving from the Shenzou to the Discovery. If…

I assume you are referring to the EW report. I think it’s fair to take a statement like that with a pretty large chunk of salt. I wouldn’t assume that the flashbacks with the kids haven’t yet been filmed. But we’ll see.

“If there are going to be flashbacks within the movie to the younger actors,” and the time in which the flashbacks take place is contemporaneous with the time covered in the first movie, I hope the moviemakers have filmed the flashbacks already. Assuming that they filmed the first movie in 2016, and assuming also that…

May I sound a note of encouragement? Don’t assume that your words aren’t having an impact on your relatives just because they don’t immediately admit that you are right and they are wrong. It’s still early days (alarming as that sounds) and even people who have totally bought into the Trump hype but are otherwise sane…

I don’t think that’s the case anymore. I think that January is still seen as a dumping ground for otherwise unreleasable movies, but there have been high profile movies released in late February into early March.

This is also my understanding. Perlmutter got control of the TV division, Feige the movie division. When the Inhumans movie was scotched, Perlmutter brought it into his house.

I think you are being too short-sighted about the kiss between Cap and Agent 13 in Civil War. In the context of the movie itself, it wasn’t about a real relationship between them, since they barely know each other. For Cap, it was a reaction to the emotional turmoil he was experiencing in the story, coupled with the…

I will never not star a comment quoting that line!

Agreed about The Walking Dead. Disagreed about Pietro/Quicksilver. I don’t know what the contractual obligations issues were, but dramatically I thought his death worked really well. Neither Pietro nor Wanda was an Avenger when he died (costume aside). It was his sacrifice that made Wanda an Avenger. The loss of her…

Comment on Doctor Who question: “Is there a way to have incoming Doctor fear without looking sexist?”

Comment on Fantastic Four question (comment on Doctor Who question coming): I disagree that a FF movie that studios would want to make and audiences would want to see can’t be made. Ironically, though, I don’t think that Fox can make it. Not because Fox is terrible (though it is), because Fox has, in spite of itself,…

McCain is Brutus. Yes, “[t]he noble Brutus,” who chose to participate in a plot to murder Caesar because he disapproved of Caesar’s ambition to rule Rome. He didn’t care about how that decision would affect the state, or the thousands of soldiers and civilians who would die as a result of the civil war that followed…

I can’t imagine 2 more unique moviemakers who are more different from each other than Carpenter and Cronenberg. The only thing they have in common is that their last names begin with the letter “C”. And then to layer on the concept of “more pop and fun” than them really boggles my mind.

The only thing different about the response to this casting of the Doctor is that the conventional (i.e., non-genre) press is reporting on it, causing people who otherwise couldn’t care less about the show or the actor playing the role to pile on. In my many (many) years of Doctor Who fandom, I can’t remember a single…

No, it is not too much to ask.