“We don't have any real benefit from it" is exactly the kind of leadership shareholders love. 

There are movies that reward their audiences by fitting a complete story into two hours. Just had to put it out there. 

“After I gave him some Narcan, he opened those big, soulful blue eyes...”

There’s something about an Indiana Jones movie becoming a cult item that’s kind of adorable. Anyway, I really enjoyed it, even though the ending went on too long. 

I saw him at Ozzfest about 20 years ago, and he spent about ten minutes of his set driving a little cart that sprayed water on the crowd. The previous year was a Black Sabbath reunion, and IIRC they all stood perfectly still, which was better.

The idea that Iggy Pop has outlived David Bowie and Lou Reed is really something. 

As an upper middle class homeowner with a single address and no security, I’m 100% confident I would be against the wall long before him. Not to brag or anything. 

In 2023, “optics” will have to substitute for scruples.

My kids watch so much Octonauts that we can’t really get rid of Netflix. But I’ve canceled all the other services besides Hulu and you know what? I haven’t noticed.

It depends on where you locate youth. I don’t see teens spend as much time on YouTube as tiktok, but YouTube very much appeals to younger kids - especially Minecraft videos. Fucking Minecraft videos.

This response should have more stars. 

“It’s blood... Son of a BITCH” is my personal favorite. Really, the whole parade sequence in the trailer really captures the weirdo energy of an 80s independent slasher.

Now I’m imagining a world where Disney got to use Spider-Man on the condition that Sony could use Wolverine... so Wolverine pops up in random projects just for a minute. Sometimes he’s just a nondescript guy with pointy hair who calls people “bub.”

To be fair, Spider-Man was always going to be a fan favorite. He’s been a fan favorite for half a century (ditto Black Panther). But I mention this in another thread - the Russos were a great example of a journeyman directing team. They had some panache, they clearly worked well with the studio brass, and their…

It is kind of funny. People want X-Men in the MCU. But if you ask “doing what?” the answer is probably just, “Being X-Men.” That said, they have the advantage of a deep roster that tends to rotate over time. If they made a movie about the 80s Claremont team with Colossus, Kitty Pride, and Nightcrawler I’d probably buy…

I like how they introduced a bunch of minor characters, and then they tried to be like, “Hey, these minor characters are the main characters now! But don’t worry, it’s just as good!” Nope, sorry dude. A TV show about Hawkeye would have been a solid punchline to a joke 15 years ago, and things haven't changed that…

By that same token, if people aren’t aware the shows exist, why would they go see a movie that ties into those shows? At the the very least, it makes a movie like The Marvels very hard to market, since the hook is a team-up between Captain Marvel and two Disney+ characters the audience may not have seen before.

Also, those movies were sequels to popular movies - a lot of people saw Iron Man, and a lot of those same people saw Iron Man 2 (and then fewer of them saw Iron Man 3). Marvel didn't invent sequels, or market saturation, but they took both of those things to a remarkable extreme. 

My wife and I tapped out after Civil War because of that ending fight scene that just wouldn’t end. And also because we couldn’t see Captain America’s side of the argument at all. 

My favorite is when people say “they have really simple plots, so they’re always easy to follow.” It’s not exactly a ringing endorsement (and it accidentally underlines the point that the continuity is more enjoyable than the individual movies).