My former friend is a pathological liar that already cheated on his girlfriend, got caught, and spent the next few years trying to win her back, only to hide his coke problem from her while lying about what he does in his free time and uses virtue signaling to please her. For instance, she asked him to stop smoking…

Bastard, I was just scrolling down to make that joke (or something similar, yours was probably better).

I spit out my very sweet but low-key French coffee.

Is there much awareness of crowd crush in the US? Here in the UK, I’ve always been very aware of the dangers, because of our history of catastrophic crushes in football stadiums - most famously Hillsborough (the investigations/lawsuits over which have been periodically in the news ever since, keeping it in the public…

I didn’t see it until a year or so later, at home. I would love to have been in a full theater to see the reaction during the Big Reveal.

is it possible - just possible - that people are getting sick of all this superhero bullshit?

It was great because the massive RV (the Landmaster) wasn’t a scale model — they literally created a giant working vehicle. It even has its own Wikipedia page separate from the movie!

Speaking as someone raised Mennonite, I can tell you that if it’s accurate, it will be appreciated! I don’t know if you’ve ever seen/heard of Silent Light (Stille Licht) which was actually filmed in and by an Old Colony Mennonite setting in Mexico — those Mennos are very, very different from my background, but it got…

When Starbuck met Starbuck at Starbucks.

Good to know.  Thanks!

I’ve been thinking a lot about this, and I think that 30-40 minutes is the perfect length for an album. Not just because it fits conveniently on vinyl, but because it forces refinement of track selection, provides a sense of immediacy, and goes out before it gets old. I’d rather listen to one great 35 minute album…

Tunnel of Love takes a few songs to get going but then it rules. And you can usually find used copies very cheap.

Yeah, their last two were pretty good and an admirable last act, but it seemed like their cultural relevance was less about the albums themselves and more about restoring a legacy.  

Which I could see that.  Personally I’m not very adept with actors either when I must direct them, which is why I spend time prepping with them, giving them the resources they need to build up the performance, and then rehearse, rehearse, rehearse.  When the time comes for me to shoot, if I don’t have it in four, five…

Yeah, “My Bloody Valentine” is a legit slasher,  and it definitely deserves a place in the starting lineup over any of the Charles Band franchises.

He did 3 episodes of Family Ties — the 2-part episode “The Fugitive,” where he was a fugitive from justice for embezzlement, and “Say Uncle,” where he was struggling with an alcohol problem. So, you’re both right :)

And Jeff Goldblum rockin’ furs and a spangly waistcoat!

As I child of the seventies, he was a huge hero of mine. Had all his books and watched his tv show and documentaries religiously. We had a goofy above ground pool in our backyard and I’d spend the summer swimming around and pretending I was part of his crew.

That’s what they want you to think.

I kind of thought the David switch was intentionally obvious. For one, how could it not be? And they had the lead character (whose name I am blanking on) stare at him distrustfully at first, and check out his missing hand, at which point I was thinking, "Good job on removing your own hand to sell this, David!"