Then I’m misremembering, or lived in a critic bubble, either of which is unfortunately a distinct possibility.

No, I didn’t get that, unfortunately. I thought he had lived there a while, not that he was a ladder-puller.

Why anyone would willingly wade into a brawl with Philly is beyond me. And yes, that was a bit of sunshine, thanks!

At the very least we have cleaned out a few grade-A assholes. That counts for something going forward.

Understood. I apologize.

Well, shit, you’re right, you did. I have no idea why I thought you said “great”. I apologize for stirring up this hornet’s nest of Woody Allen fans.

No, that’s the thing: I had absolutely no idea this was a hot take. This is literally the take most film critics have had on Woody Allen for the last 40 years.

Agreed, and thank you, my friend. Just hearing sanity in this batshittery we’re living through helps.

Nah, I’m good. No white guilt here. I do what I can, I support who I can, and I raise my kids to be empathetic to those who are different from them. I am sorry you and your mom had a shitty go of it, though. I am always thankful I had both my parents around growing up, even when we didn’t have enough to eat or a…

This is good Kinja, thank you.

I love you, Rooo, but I think this guy gets the benefit of the doubt. Some of us white folks want to raise our children in culturally diverse neighborhoods, and have no patience for homogenization, especially when money gets thrown around. This guy sounds like one of us.

It’s done. At the rate Trumpsters are pushing through judges, it’ll take 20 years to make any real progress, and that’s only if we do a 180 and drive that way the entire time, which is far from a given. We are now an Oligarchy, until the barbarians storm the gates.

Those are average to above average movies (I haven’t seen Blue Jasmine or Radio Days). They are in no way great.

Yup, I am that guy with music. But not about movies generally.

Nah, to me his last great film was Annie Hall, and he’s been chasing that ever since. Not sure what “pop culture website” has to do with my opinion- which I am not alone in.

*Googles “Annie Hall”

I have no doubts he’s fine, I just don’t see Han Solo when I see him, in any of the stills or clips I’ve seen so far. For me personally, that’s important.

I’ve been a fanatical Star Wars fan for 40+ years. 19 months is nothing, I can do that time standing on my head.

Personally I just didn’t care to see that actor play Han Solo, which is sad because I love all the supporting actors, and love Star Wars in general.

Agreed, Solo at Christmas would have done much better. I hope they learn and just have a yearly Christmas Star Wars movie, but I worry.