This would be a big loss for Disney/Marvel. I actually am a big fan of both Whedon Avengers movies (not a big fan of Whedon, given the stuff we’ve learned since), but I think the Russos have done the best job of really getting all the MCU characters, presenting them at their best and mastering the interactions between…

I think “biggest Labor Day weekend opening ever” is a big success by almost any metric. That’s different than whether or not this is a bigger success than Black Widow, since the differences in both external circumstances (the actual state of the pandemic and people’s willingness to go to a theater) and release model…

Same. I decided to watch it after The Suicide Squad, but the first ep of the show was a bit too broad/”loud” in its humor for me (similar to how I didn’t like the Boondocks cartoon after really liking the comic strip). But I kept watching HQ and it is so good. Once you get adjusted to the over-the-top violence and…

I assumed it was Cyborg’s mother in Justice League. The character (Elinore Stone) has a very minor presence in the Snyder Cut, and I’m not sure she’s even in the Whedon version at all. She basically “just dies” in Cyborg’s origin story/flashback.

Lol. Almost as good as this one (which I thought it was initially):

One of my favorite examples of this is the Pinocchio song in Age of Ultron. Bonus points for the choice of song actually tying into the themes of the movie, and double bonus for actually including the song in the actual movie, “sung” by Ultron.

Wasn’t familiar with either song before, but seem similar (even the videos have somewhat similar themes).
And I agree with the linked earlier AVCLub article about Rodrigo’s “Deja Vu” drawing from Radiohead’s “No Surprises.” Just listen to the first thirty seconds of each (or the first 90 seconds to fully appreciate…

I think it has much more to do with Chris Tucker’s delivery than the line itself, but I remember “(I was just bull****ing.) And you know this, maaaan!” being very popular around my high middle* school when Friday came out. “You just got knocked the **** out” was frequently quoted as well. I didn’t see the movie until…

That’s so annoying-I can’t seem to access the comment either (and am too tired at the end of the day to recreate it) :-( Rest assured that it was full of amazing insight.

I initially didn’t like the Thanos in Endgame bc he felt like a less developed character and I thought that they made him more of an unrepentant villain to make it more satisfying when the heroes defeat him (which it is), but the more I’ve rewatched, the more I realize he literally is a less developed character (as…

Maybe I’m overthinking it, but wouldn’t it make sense to not pick one permanent co-host and do a rotating assortment of people. There’s clearly no shortage of celebrity/notables who want a chance to host, and it would create a regular cycle of buzz around the show as someone new came on for a week or two and brought…

That’s one of the things that I’ve wondered as a fan of the show. I mean, the humor is often centered around people saying cringe-worthy and rude things to others and that’s where the uncomfortable laughter comes from. When the joke is about, say, Kevin not being that bright, it’s clearly a character saying something…

Hard agree. That’s why I like Thanos’ line in Endgame about how all the death and destruction has never been personal but how he was going to enjoy destroying Earth - it’s clearly a lie. He gets off on the killing, and has found a grand way to rationalize it.

Yay, a chance to get on my Black Panther soapbox (note, I’m not trying to change your mind per se but offer another perspective).
I think Killmonger is a great villain, but part of that is that he is actually a villain, as the violence, misogyny etc illustrate. To a certain extent, those scenes serve the purpose of…

LOVED that scene. That moment alone convinced me that Hemsworth is a great actor (and I was already a big fan).

One of the things I like about Thanos in the MCU is that his motivation is fundamentally flawed and that he believes it with an unwavering faith. He’s a fanatic; he’s decided to believe in a particular problem and a particular solution, and he refuses to let anyone or anything stop him.

I also like the way that…

1. That’s not a bad apology, although it is kind of vague, and given in the larger context of non-apology for the substance of the discrimination allegations made against him from his time at The Price is Right. (perhaps he’s come back and said more about that too, but last I saw he essentially denied being…

Don’t get me started on Family Guy ! :-)

Had a peak at the Ringer article and...it’s even worse than the above write-up describes. I’m actually for allowing people to grow and change, even after a lot of crappy comments or behavior, but 1. that’s a LOT of really bad stuff and 2. there doesn’t appear to be any evidence that this guy has changed or feels much…

Yeah, just as a guy in a car with a gun, he’s more menacing than most supervillains have been on the big screen. And the moment where he opens the front door for Peter is one of my favorite “record scratch” moments of all time (and one I completely did not see coming).