There’s a word for talking to a young child about sex: grooming. 

First image has already leaked

“This may seem like an overly cynical and bad-faith interpretation of what Critical Role is doing with this new campaign.”

Canceling a service over a podcast you never listened to entirely, SMH

which reinforces the idea that this change is being imposed by non-Spanish speakers.

Not that you should, but you could just take a drink and/or snacks. If you’re eating/drinking you can take the mask off — and as long as you don’t go to a packed screening (I’ve been to the cinema 6 or 7 times during the pandemic, and only No Time to Die was more than half full), it’s probably nowhere near as bad as…

Oh no, the AVClub literati is unhappy that a movie they deemed not worthy is making some money. How will the world continue to spin?

The Real Ghostbusters is actually shockingly solid, though, especially when held up against it’s contemporaries.  Didn’t hurt that J. Michael Straczynski was the showrunner.

I will add that I am a huge fan of the original. I saw it in the theaters the weekend it opened (I’m old). I knew I was not going to get that, and it would be silly to expect it. I got a loving homage to the original, and I’m OK with that.

I saw it last night with my husband and our 19 year old daughter who was home from college. We all found it sweet and nice. It moved reasonably quickly, which was also a plus. The little girl was quite good and believable as Spengler’s granddaughter. The only thing that stretched credulity is that you would move to a…

AVClub hipsters and GB2016 stans losing their minds

Has Covid changed things that much...?

The short answer is yes. Unadjusted for inflation, the top five opening weekends of 2016 ran from $132 million to around $179 million. The top five opening weekends of 2021 ran from $70 million to around $90 million.

I love that a bunch of oldies are upset because this is a kids movie and kids seem to be liking it. It’s hilarious. And people pumping up the horrible 2016 movie as a reason to hate on this one is even funnier.

Rich guy complies with tax law. People still upset.

Seeing how 100% of the population pays zero taxes on unrealized gains then no, I don’t have a problem with it. He sold the shares so NOW he’ll be taxed. Taxing unrealized gains is stupid. Are they going to refund you when the stock price drops?

With a capital gains rate of 20% Musk would pay about 1,000,000,000  to the government on that sale. How much taxes did you pay last year Matt? How about you release your returns for the world to see? Let’s see how much you contribute to the good of the nation.

This. I like you.
Shun the Debbie Downers. SHUUUUNNNNNNN

But I don’t want more. I want an actual FUN movie after the s--ty one we got last time.  I want something to wash “Answer the Call” out of my mouth. Why’s that a bad thing? It’s like asking “Why would you want a cheeseburger and fries when you could get a lobster dinner at a fancy restaurant for free”? But I don’t…

Meanwhile, my piracy is working just fine. ;-)

None of the above. She had to dress as “wokethulu” and go around telling white people that everything they do is racist and yell about ow oppressive they are.