I am not a business genius or a marketing guru. I’m just a middling cog in the corporate machine. So maybe I don’t get it. But I don’t get it.

Like Johanssen, Legendary settled

Yeah it’s really weird.  It’s like if Coke decided to change its name to Fanta.  Why would you drop “HBO?”  It’s iconic.  What the fuck is “Max?”

There’s quality programming available to stream whenever you want. Getting a Hulu TV sub, D+ and Netflix combined is cheaper than basic cable.

*Yawn* and this website continues its sad metamorphosis into my grandma clutching her tattered copy of TV Guide and furiously clicking her remote while complaining. It’s spring. Go for a walk or go out with a friend who can talk about something other than TV. Maybe pick up a book? Remember books? 

Excellent catch. I read AV Club reviews for all the shows I watch (The Newsroom included) and it’s sort of grimly nostalgic reading the ones from the early 2010s, when the tenor of entertainment discourse wasn’t quite this juvenile and made more room for nuance. The site’s writing style over the last few years has…

Yeah, I don’t get it. HBO Max had a rough launch, but it’s been the streamer that we’ve watched the most consistently in our house over the past few years. Seriously: Succession, Barry, Hacks, The Righteous Gemstones, The Last of Us, Starstruck, The Flight Attendant, Mare of Easttown, Starstruck, The Tourist, Perry…

But she knew how to sign her name, so SOME form of writing must exist for sea creatures.

I just saw that this is over 2 hours!  The animated one didn’t even run an hour and a half.  Goddamn!

Saying “drag-like” without a single reference to Divine, the inspiration for the character. I swear you tiny little babies writing reviews need to learn your history.

I know why that was at the top of the list for this type of treatment, but of all Disney movies it made the least sense to convert to live action since every damn character in the movie can ONLY be animated (photorealistic or otherwise).

YUP

He mostly writes the melody side of the songs, though, correct? In that aspect, yeah, he’s not comparable to Howard Ashman, who was a lyricist. Between Moana and Encanto, he’s basically wrote the only memorable songs in Disney animated films released since the first Frozen.

I am guessing around In the Heights, he was still liked around Moana.  I think he's a goodish writer but he is far below people like Howard Ashmen.

Well that’s not remotely surprising. Every single Disney remake, even the ones I like such as Cinderella, always seem bloated compared to the original. The Beauty and the Beast one especially feels like someone just extended every scene 5 minutes too long. I’m sure Bailey is really good and I wish her well in future…

You’re meant offer the kissee a signed Statement of Intent To Kiss (should be available from your state authority upon written request - expect 3-6 week delivery of the form), which she will then peruse in the presence of at least three witnesses who must initial it, and, if she consents, will counter-sign and have it…

So, this is a real question to today’s singles from an old married man who hasn’t dated in decades: in practice and in people’s experiences, is it standard to verbally ask to kiss, and anything short of that is problematic? I’m Gen X, so I know I have some dated ideas on all sorts of things, but I still see nothing…

“Halle Bailey... evoking the wide-eyed innocence...”

I don’t really care for the changes to Kiss the Girls as it seems like typical misunderstanding of both consent and feminism from a corporation who is only interested in these things from a money perspective. If anything the problem with the original movie is that Prince Eric is the one who kinda can’t consent.…

Adding new songs to a Howard Ashman soundtrack...you’re gonna have a bad time.