It might be Across the Spider-Verse (Kemp Powers is one of the three directors who made that miracle happen), though The Harder They Fall is on the shortlist (as are Do The Right Thing and basically everything Jordan Peele and Ryan Coogler have made). And speaking of Coogler....

This is obviously a misprint. The date range was supposed to be 1776 - 2024.

The AI generated images clearly weren't art. The pile of partially chewed up pictures created by the protestor... That actually is art.

I realize this is getting old, but that's grounds for impeachment.

I put on Tragedy Girls because I'd heard good things. It's basically Heathers with two Christian Slaters and zero Winona Ryders. A bit dark for my tastes, honestly, but extremely well done. #filmsky

They are, quite literally, claiming they're being "assaulted" with free speech.

Post a car picture you took

Please, never be shy telling an author you loved their books. It’s seriously what gets us through.

I'm not necessarily saying this looks *good*, but it looks like one of those movies, only with Karl Urban and pirates, and I like those movies, Karl Urban, AND pirates.

There's still time for a course change, but the way things are shaping up, cinema in the 2020's is mainly going to be summarized as the decade of "elevated" horror, right? Like, when film studies texts mention the decade, that's what they'll probably be honing in on?

At some point, it shifted away from "overlong music video" and turned into an actual Tron movie. This point will henceforth be referred to as "the mistake."

I got nothing to add to this. Batgirl is the answer.

Halfway through Tron: Ares. So far, I kind of mostly like it, which is another way of saying I mostly like the music, because there's literally nothing else to this movie so far.

Ernest Goes to Camp. I saw it like a thousand times when I was eight. I would not say I like it (anymore).

How about two women directors?

I'm limiting this to Christmas movies and excluding anything that's not at least moderately budgeted. Let's start with weird-good: Love & Peace is a Kaiju Christmas musical fantasy comedy, and it's fantastic. #filmsky

The thing about this is if the US imposes a 25% tariff on NATO *instead of* invading Greenland, it'll fuck over our economy, but by seven or eight orders of magnitude less than if we're actually stupid enough to invade Greenland.

I think people forget how big a deal this was. The Force Awakens isn't a perfect movie, but when Rey catches Luke's lightsaber, it's a perfect moment. And it instantly changed the rules for who gets to lead big-budget franchise movies.

Naturally, I did a double-feature with this and the 1967 Yakuza film, A COLT IS MY PASSPORT. Seemed like the obvious choice.

I just watched TINKER BELL AND THE LOST TREASURE and discovered I'm far more forgiving of changes to Star Wars lore than I am when it comes to Peter Pan.

I wanted to love CROSSFIRE, but the lack of subtlety played better in the 40's than it does now, even if the message hasn't aged a day. Hell of a cast, though, and that speech spelling out the moral is fantastic. #filmsky

How much money do I win if I can predict who they give the first "Board of Peace Peace Prize" to?

This is one of those video essays that SIGNIFICANTLY over delivers on what the title implies. This one is very good.

I put on TORNADO, and... Look, I wouldn't say it's a bad film, but it's a movie that could have benefited from shaving off two or three of its 8 or 9 genres.

Like everyone else, I'm skeptical there's any truth to this. But let's say there is. In the unlikely event he was struck, it occurred because he stood right next to her truck while other agents circled in a threatening manner and yelled contradictory instructions.

Post a game you remember playing that nobody else remembers

Share the weirdest, wildest, wackiest, WTF-est film you think should be in the Criterion Collection

And that's four! HIDDEN IN THE FOG is also quite good. Kind of like a 1953 Swedish version of a Benoit Blanc mystery, actually. #filmsky

I'm not weighing in on whether I think this will be good or successful, but... Maybe the Russo's should have read the room before posting this.

Bought and played through a couple of the games here, because 1) they looked rad, and 2) they were on sale.

Any lawyers know if being drunk counts as a defense to committing war crimes?

I'm not sure how this can be more than 100% accurate, but I've run the numbers several times and math doesn't lie.

Wonder if that defense will work at the Hague...

I refuse to choose between them.

The droids in Star Wars. Always the droids. Nothing else comes close.

I want opinion polling comparing approval ratings for "organized gangs of wine moms" against ICE. I'd bet money wine moms are at least thirty points ahead.

Me, a few hours ago: "I want to watch something good, something intelligent. Maybe a Best Picture nominee I never got to, or-- Wait! A 1962 fantasy called THE MAGIC SWORD with Bail Rathbone and Estelle Winwood?!!! I GOTTA SEE THIS!"

In the northeast there's a sandwich chain called D'Angelo's. I haven't been there in 20 years, and I'm sure my memories of their Teriyaki Chicken in a pita are clouded by nostalgia... So I'm sticking with *my memory* of those sandwiches, stir-fried on a griddle with provolone. Perfection.

So, when Trump took office in 2017, the House and Senate were Republican, and they were awful. Just horrible. If he'd been engaged in the shit he's doing now then, I honestly think he'd have been impeached and possibly removed from office, regardless. It doesn't even seem to be in discussion now.

I haven't seen this movie, and I'm not implying this is what happened here: But I expect we'll see baffling screw-ups like this pop up more and more in micro budget productions as AI editing tools become more common.

If you see this post an archer

Post four TV couples you love

I wrote this almost 11 years ago theweek.com/articles/444...

God bless The Independent. This has been a really hard week for everyone, Bluesky needed a "main character", and when the chips were down... Goddamn if they didn't come through.

Jokes aside, the assumption that users there want their victims to leave is clearly wrong. They need people to offend. THAT'S THE POINT. If no one except them is using the site, they don't win shit.

If everyone climbs out of this pit full of poisonous spikes, the poisonous spikes win - so I'm staying.

I rewatched the 2021 Christmas horror/comedy RED SNOW, and if anything it's even better the second time. The sets and lighting remind you this was an extremely low budget production, but the writing and performances are absolutely fantastic. This is how you make micro-budget genre work. #filmsky

Anyone else really digging this "Nordic Noir" collection on Criterion? I've seen the first three, and they range from "pretty good" to "astonishingly great." Which is, among other things, a better batting average than I've seen from any of the American noir collections.

So, if I'm understanding this, that suggests he wasn't mentally fit to make sound decisions or engage safely with the public, right? If he couldn't perform his duties *without murdering anyone* then he shouldn't be in a position to murder someone.

You should absolutely watch this on Tubi if you haven't seen it, it's just that.... I need people to understand the *menu screen* on the Blu-ray is the stuff of legend. So, sure, go ahead and stream it on Tubi so you know it's good, but also consider buying the Blu-ray. Just trust me on this.