Yeah, I love looking at concept artists portfolios, but there seems to be only one style of sci-fi art being done right now. The angular, post-Appleseed/Splinter Cell special ops cyborg look.

The aesthetics of the film are generally lauded, but seem to be viewed as a superficial element unconnected to the storytelling. Which is strange to me, since what else is going to immerse you in the fundamental strangeness of the universe than the truly unique visuals? Like the hazmat Sardaukar glowing from within…

Someone with experience in a profession discussing that profession? Yeah, that sounds just a little too convenient if you ask me.

There’s no confirmation one way or the other, but given Disney’s fecklessness with their Star Wars talent and the existence of Rise of Skywalker, I’m assuming it isn’t going to happen.

Assuming this happens, I’m sure it’ll be good fun.

He’ll probably settle for implanting a vape pen into his hand.

Or, whether digital or practical, just rediscovering the idea that less is more. Especially with reality-bending creatures that sane minds can’t bear witness to without breaking. You go all in and you just end up with some big, scaly dogs. If there was a supercut on Youtube of a camera-eye view into the mouth of some…

There’s no jinx. Everyone should be talking about how great City of the Lost Children is.

I guess it stands to reason that a dude who thinks he’s an original Deus Ex character would design a truck that looks like a model from a PS1 game.

Very cool. I just finished the book this winter and had no idea they were adapting this. HBO is becoming a surprising home to socially relevant pulp genre, and I’m very happy about that.

Hellboy is Hellboy and there’s no arguing that, but his role in City of the Lost Children remains my favorite. Despite not being or speaking French, he brings such a gentle dimension to the character that few other roles over give him the chance to utilize. They all, unsurprisingly, focus on his granite block of a…

A little something for everyone.

I never followed Clone Wars too closely or with much interest, but these last three episodes have been fantastic. Great direction, great score, and sincere emotional investment. Also, decapitations!

The score had a very Vangelis feel to it for sure. Holding such a sustained note of contemplation/tension is for sure the strongest move this episode employed.

Look, if you want to fuck the dodo, that’s great. But don’t try and glow him up to some bland, socially acceptable hunk. Just be comfortable wanting to fuck that little round dodo.

Yeah, I’m not too concerned about the logistics of it, but the last act dip into magical realism was kind of an abrupt tonal change for the movie.

This is a great examination of what made Becky work, but I don’t think the movie was as unequivocally anti-”normcore” as you put it. Buscemi essentially lays out out the thesis in the middle of the film when he talks about there being no purity or virtue to being an insular nerd. I think the film does demonstrate that…

This is a stunning first-hand account of something most of us can barely conceive of, an insightful examination of the necessity and limitations of escapism, and on top of it expertly and poetically written. One of the best essays I’ve read in a long while. 

All the memos keep referring to the weaker versions of objects of power, altered objects, I believe? How come I’m not fighting off a swarm of possessed rubber duckies, or a malignant file cabinet? The incredibly rote enemies are for sure the biggest letdown.

That’s astonishing. Again, criminally underrated game.