The central conflict of the film basically glosses respectability politics vs activism and militancy. And specifically in way that’s a pretty current football in Black American politics. The denouement involves Kilmonger calling out the Wakandans for complacency, and making an explicit call for solidarity.

the Oscars award the best OSCAR films.

Right. Just look at a list of Oscar noms and wins from over the years. Inventive cinema it is not, plenty of formulaic films turn up. Plenty of blockbusters too.

There’s a reason “awards bait” is a genre into itself, with a distinct season for release. And there’s a reason we’ve had growing controversy over the Oscars…

That ones talking about the impact of Oligarch cash on British politics. The City of London, and the UK more broadly have become the single largest place and way for Oligarchs to wash their cash. Serious UK policy has been changed to foster this, to say nothing of Brexit. Major Tory politicians are heavily funded by…

They only used and continue to use USDA grade-A beef.

The new mayor has a Tech Douche boner for this sort of shit. He’s all about Crypto and thinks Elon Musk is Jesus.

lived in NYC for years.

Nah there's definitely some where he phones it in. A lot his direct to DVD shit from a few years back is pretty by the book. I think it was Season of the Witch that so non-Cage I actually fell asleep. 

And the high priced “ultra lounge” with it’s $50 “wagyu” sliders. The “Irish” pub serving shit right off the Sysco truck.

that’s a 22% success rate, or as my high school math teacher would say, a failing grade.

He never stopped working.

Not reliable. More importantly generally not reversible. And it’s surgery.

I only remember it was Dandelion because I thought it  was Vesemir the entire time and then he died.

It’s fun, and pretty stable. But it’s still pretty clearly a work in progress. Everything works, the story and characters are great. But a lot of side quests just kind of end, the setting and the mechanics aren’t particularly fleshed out.

I think that’s supposed to be old Dandelion, Vesemir dies pretty prominently. And entirely unavoidably towards the end of the game. 

A lot of the stuff you run into in the US labelled Neufchâtel is just cream cheese, or cream cheese made with a lower fat content. If it’s wrapped in foil, and can be subbed into a cheese cake easily, it’s just cream cheese.

Real Neufchâtel is more like Brie or Camembert. Though it’s firmer and bit grainy. The flavor…

I actually had the misfortune of eating at Pure Food and Wine years ago.

It was one of the absolute worst meals of my life. The food was not just bland, but often actively unpleasant. Strange bitter and metallic flavors, grainy sauces, waxy everything. Even the wine was bad, bad enough that I sent it back thinking it…

Lucasfilm isn’t going to pay Epic holy shit money every year for access to a digital store front for the rest of eternity.

They were also insane, worked as assassins and spies. Tried to wipe out the Wolf school. And ended up destroyed themselves.

Yeah but not many of those aircraft are flying at very high altitudes in pressurized space helmets.