Generally disagree. Good writing is good writing, and they’re suffering from bad and lazy writing, both in concept and execution. There’s no apples to apples comparison because the new ones are simply not conceptualized or executed as well.

Look, he’s more charismatic than other people Hollywood’s tried to make happen (Sam Worthington and the Eastwood progeny come to mind) but he’s nowhere near someone like a Gerard Butler in terms of watchability, much less Cruise. And he was an absolute black hole of charisma in Anyone But You. This guy’s not a star.

First, Fury Road is not a sequel. It’s a reimagining/reboot. Regardless, yes making a new Mad Max 30 years after the last one is part of the point, because again, Fury Road didn’t exactly do gangbusters for its budget.

People are going to use this to make grand proclamations, but I think people forget that despite how revered it is in some circles, Fury Road was not a huge hit. It made $45 mil opening weekend, and I sincerely don’t understand how the prequel was expected to do anywhere near as well considering it’s

Tbh when you think about Knives Out more it really falls apart, not just on the mystery side but on the character side. She’s a good nurse because she didn’t check the medication before giving it to him but felt the weight? She’s this weird idealized noble poor person too, a characterization that icks me out a bit…

It’s so crazy how awful the Google search experience has become. It’s arguably still better than any current alternatives, but man it feels like someone could come in and dethrone it relatively easily these days, just by removing the clutter. The AI results are garbage and yet another thing I have to ignore and…

I thought Glass Onion was so bad that it made Knives Out less enjoyable for me in retrospect. I've generally liked RJ's movies but I wish he'd get off this train.

Always thought it was weird people criticized SSM as like an actual scientific experiment when it’s pretty clear it was gonzo journalism. I’m not the biggest fan or detractor, but I think it’s disingenuous to act like he was doing a controlled experiment, and it actually did have an impact on the food industry, I…

*less soulless than the sequels

What makes the prequels less soulless than the prequels? How is a CGI C3P0 Three Stooging his way through a conveyer belt to be saved by a CGI flying R2D2 not a cynical, childish cash grab any different from the sequels? How is Lucas talking about writing the script for Episode III and saying the third act was easy…

I’m not easily shocked but watched the video and said “Oh my God” multiple times. Absolutely at Ray Rice levels. I’m glad there’s actual evidence to potentially put this guy away, after the sheer number of allegations against him which suggest he's a true scourge on the music industry. 

While I’ve never watched a Filoni animated series, I grew up as a huge SW nerd. I read all of the EU up to the Yuuzhan Vong debacle, most of the comics, and gradually lost interest.

Watched episode 1, and it’s never a good sign when characters in-universe are talking about how dull the proceedings are. I get the need for setup, but it just doesn’t seem like there's much here, both story-wise and chemistry-wise.

It's crazy considering how recently Stone's been talking about abuse and coercion early in her career. It's like Mia Farrow defending Polanski. The cognitive dissonance is unreal.

This is off-topic, but made me think about the ending of WandaVision, and it’s even stranger in retrospect given Wanda’s role in Doctor Strange. WV bends over backwards to make sure she is NOT the villain, and Agatha is, even though the story points to Wanda being the villain. “Agatha All Along”, while catchy, wasn’t…

I can't imagine this will be great, but one thing that's been obscured by the reports about her show, and by her taking on this uber-positive daytime persona who dances, is that she was always a phenomenal standup. Relatable honestly isn't even a bad set considering it was when she was in that daytime world for so…

Huh? Apes made $129 mil on a $160 mil budget just this weekend, and is the kind-of sequel to a movie that made $490 mil.

It’s so funny how the most vanilla comedians complain about this shit and actual filthy comedians couldn’t give a shit.

Feels like PJ just trying to get paid so he can self-fund his actual career as Beatles archivist.

Tarsem is who Snyder Bros think Snyder is. A true visual artist. One of these people where it’s very easy for critics to complain that he’s style over substance, but where the style is so imbued with artistry that you realize that style and substance, in his case, are one in the same.