I agree that the contrived circumstances leading up to the finale didn’t work in the show’s favor. It does feel like the core characters all fell A-backward into their happy endings.

I think we’re missing the real question here, which is why did these teenage ne’er-do-wells use a film camera in the first place? Because if the pictures were digital and instantly sharable, the unprocessed film couldn’t be used as a MacGuffin, that’s why. Seems like the clunkiest tech-neutralizing plot device since…

Something, something, something, The Thing is gonna thaw out soon and kill us all.

I haven’t seen Man of Steel since it was in theaters, but I still remember the numb and somewhat haunted feeling I had upon walking back to my car after it had ended. I knew Superman had won and the planet was saved, but it was the unimaginable devastation that’s stayed with me. I know the collateral damage in The…

It’s no less deserving of the nod than Vice or Bohemian Rhapsody, but Spider-verse and Heriditary were more deserving than all of em’.

There are plenty of successful reboots, and Easter eggs can be fun when done right. Original poster (and many others) wants to see a direct sequel featuring Bill Murray (68), Dan Aykroyd (66), and Ernie Hudson (73) in their original roles last seen on screen in 1989, as they quip without their best straightman (RIP…

TNG debuted as a TV series years before their first movie was released. Some original cast members appeared in episodes of the newer series, but Picard and crew were never their subordinates or apprentices. They proved their own worth, so when Kirk finally did symbolically “pass the torch,” to Picard in…

I enjoy “Generations” as well, but the TNG crew had already proven and endeared themselves to TV audiences for a few years before this symbolic torch-passing from Kirk to Picard. I know some other original series characters had popped up in individual episodes, but they were never crucial in selling the new cast to…

It comes from the Simpsons season 7 episode, “Homerpalooza”. In it, Homer doesn’t understand the newfangled grunge music (did I mention I’m old?) Bart and his friends are currently into, while also failing to impress them with his extensive Grand Funk Railroad knowledge. It spurs him to remember this prophetic exchang…

Aside from Rocky series’ transition to Creed (in which the ephemeralness of youth and talent is a central theme from the beginning), could you name another franchise that pulls off the fete of crafting a decades later sequel that provides a satisfying reunion/conclusion for the old cast while compellingly introducing…

I still enjoy all those movies too, but could it also be that you and I are, gradually over time, also becoming cultural artifacts?

If it’s possible to set aside the vital misogyny (I said if) behind the horrific notmyghostbusters movement, the core of their manbaby complaints before ever seeing the film was that it did not pay enough respect to the previous movies (why anyone thinks Ghostbusters II deserves any respect is beyond me, but I digress.…

I couldn’t blame Native Americans for wishing they had built a wall sometime during the 15th century.

I can’t wait to hear what hay the Doughboys are going to make from this story. Personally, I hope they recreate the meal for themselves (in one sitting, at least one burger, fish sandwich, fries, salad, and slice of pizza) and rate it on a scale of 1-5 Orange Buffoons.

Can’t wait for the sexists who very loudly just didn’t want women Ghostbusters to turn around and accuse me of ageism because I’m not particularly excited about seeing septuagenarian Ghostbusters bust ghosts, spout lore/technobabble, and hit on young women.

I can only speak from my own experience, but I think your concerns about first-time watchers aren’t entirely founded.

Of course, Vonnegut accomplished much in his lifetime, but let’s focus on the message here.

Back in those days, we read the manuals. Y’see, games back then (pre-PlayStation, let’s say) didn’t have interminably long, unskippable tutorial levels, or intrusive reminders of your basic objectives every couple of minutes. Obviously these features are major improvements and everyone loves them, but in the…

What about all of the above, plus Diane and Mr. Peanutbutter-type disorders also? Because I got bingo!

Of course you are right. Sigh. Hopefully the super-intelligent killer robots we similarly just can’t not create come about first. That way I can at least mercifully die before an era when every trip to the multiplex becomes a tour of the uncanny valley.