Katie Rife (whose podcast(s) I used to regularly listen to, starting at Sound On Sight, briefly renamed to PopOptiq) doesn’t seem to realize that this was inspired by Hunter’s personal experience, rather than him “paternalistically guessing” about other people.

I think of Get Out as a horror comedy, and the ending works on that level. Perhaps I’d think of Scream as being more comedic vs scary if Scary Movie hadn’t done the purely comedic version of commenting on such films.

Halloween Kills was so bad it’s hard to believe the same people made the previous movie.

The problem was making Halloween 2 in between. You don’t shift to anthology mode in the third film after a normal sequel!

effortless sultriness (in True Lies

I find it annoying because connected universes are increasingly popular in media... but his work is not really part of that. Yes, the mirror from Oculus shows up in multiple places, but it’s just an Easter Egg.

And while Flanagan may have launched his genre career with films like Absentia, Hush, and Gerald’s Game (also streaming on Netflix), it’s in the episodic space that he has found his true calling.

That’s one of Sofia’s biggest hits. Looks like her casting decision worked out very well, however unrealistic.

I had to rely on the title to laugh at this reference, because Kinja is turning youtube embeds into gray rectangles. And users can’t even click on the url to reach the video, because Kinja also replaces those with said box.

Don’t the Lawnmower Man movies have nothing to do with the story of the same name?

I don’t think anyone is adapting Rothfuss’ Kingkiller Chronicle because no one expects him to come up with an end to the trilogy. His editor/publisher has said she doesn’t think he’s written any of it since 2014.

the Japanse Coast Guard

His old computer with WordStar isn’t connected to the internet. He says that means it can’t be hacked.

Perhaps Luke Scott’s “Morgan” should instead have been titled “M0RGAN” to let people know it’s a scifi film with a synthetic lead.

My impression is that Rockwell is relatively reserved in the trailer for See How They Run. Perhaps because he had to speak in a British accent and had to concentrate on doing that solidly enough to fit with a cast from across the pond rather than being wacky.

Tomlin was able to dismiss him when he was having his tantrum. Amy Adams is the one who was more bothered by him.

Isn’t De Niro the only one whose character is based on a real person?

I think Elaine would be annoyed at being brought to a period piece with political commentary like Amsterdam and complain that they could be watching Sack Lunch instead.

I think the short window was related to the bad reviews.

There are multiple sites where you can watch it for free (though you may need to sit through ads):