It’s clear that Rick James wrote and produced the song, and, indeed, in the back half of the song it BECOMES a Rick James song, with his ad-libs taking over from Eddie.

On other hand, fuck him, because we all know that he’ll never work a menial job like PF Changs, so the whole thing is a goof on how someone as rich as him would never work that menial job. It’s like him saying “I always wished I was a trashman!” No you fucking don’t, you’re rich and famous, you would work that job for…

His suits alone should disqualify him from directing anything other than lame rom coms.

I love me some Nic Cage, but after Mandy, I’m not asking what he’s doing next, I’m asking what Mandy’s director, Panos Casmatos is doing next.  The man is a goddamn visionary.

In the 70s and 80s the Contemporary Hotel at Walt Disney world had an amazing arcade in the basement, which featured a small theater that showed Disney classics around the clock free for the guests and their kids.

What’s interesting is that Splash Mountain is one ride where they don’t push the merchandising. They have a few themed trinkets, but for the most part you don’t see many shirts/dolls/etc. based on the ride.

It also offers up a surprising amount of boredom in the first hour, and a surprising amount of incoherence in the second hour. It’s not a horror movie, not a drama, and only occasionally a comedy. It sets up lots and lots of questions that are never answered in any meaningful way, and honestly, just seems to punt at…

Ah, give me a break. Bowie is the all time coolest, but how many actually great SONGS does he have? A dozen? The Beatles have 30, and the Stones have 50.

As long as you keep yourself to 600 calories two days a week, it doesn’t matter when you eat, you’ll still lose a pound a week (2400 calorie day minus 1800 calories twice a week equals 3600 calories, or a pound).

Intermittent Fasting is a god send. I’ve been chunky my whole life, tried everything to control it, and nothing really worked until I started doing the 5:2 plan (eat normal five days, “fast” at 600 calories or less two days). It also definitely increases energy and alertness. And yes, it means you shit less, haha.

Because there was a time that these men made the most popular and respected movies in the world, and now that space is filled with grown men in tights?

This is why suing for defamation is rarely a good idea. Because the lawsuit turns on the falsity of the allegedly defamatory statements, it requires you to dredge up exactly the information you’re trying to subvert.

My kids made me see this, and jesus h christ, when you have a Chinese studio involved with a movie aimed partly at Chinese audiences, it injects a whole bunch of bullshit into the movie. It’s almost as if every 10 minutes they’re required by law to stop and observe a totem of Chinese culture, explaining to you why…

Me too! I should say that the Witch is one of my favorite movies of the last decade, so I was very excited to see the Lighthouse.  That excitement waned as the movie dragged on.

Saw the Lighthouse and it was a massive let-down.  Sure, it’s wild, and the performances are off the hook, but there’s no real story, no real tension, and the third act is entirely incoherent. As tight as the Witch is, that’s how shambolic the Lighthouse is.  It is to the Witch what Midsommar is to Hereditary, which…

I was forced to sit through Abominable yesterday . . . I know the pain of which you speak.

Phillips isn’t worried about people applying new rules to “past works,” he’s worried about people judging him NOW by different standards, because he knows he’s got misogynistic tendencies and will rightfully be called out.

Me who complain that the #metoo movement or “woke” culture changed the rules are tacitly admitting that they’re misogynist, or racist; etc.

Well said, agreed.

The Hangover was pure shit.  Makes the Vacation remake look funny.