I just finished the first season of “Rooster” and my advice is everyone go watch “Rooster.” It’s if Ted Lasso was a writer and took ice baths with Dr. Cox from Scrubs every few episodes. I know that’s not the best sell but I promise you it’s really good.

It’s your toddler’s bedtime and you’re trying to get home in time for his routine before he takes a power nap in the back seat.

Solo was a fantastic movie that was just fun. Yes, even the “name” part. It was fun. Also: Obi Wan should have been a movie.

Film bros finding out that Martin Scorsese is in the new Star Wars movie.

We really don’t appreciate how hard it is out there for satirists.

If I had a nickel for every movie starring Anne Hathaway that involved fashion that came out this year, I’d have two nickels. Which isn’t a lot but still as many nickels as “Samara Weaving is hunted by killers” movies released this year.

Hit it.

Me, time traveling to 1998 right before I’m thrown into the psych ward: “You half to believe me, that one guy from Mr. Show gets nominated for some awards then goes on the be an action star!”

No one is talking about the really impressive part about the Artemis mission: that they brought Stanley Kubrick out of hiding to direct this one, too.

You: JD Vance stole his newest book title from bell hooks. Me, with better theory that explains so much more:

My old man opinion is that if it happens in the first 15 minutes of a movie that’s the plot, not a “twist.” “It’s a movie about a farm boy on an alien planet but there’s a huge twist when is uncle buys some robots”. That. Thats how some of you sound.

Hollywood, Ending is my first novel for adults (and my first novel of any kind in nine years). I am so excited for you to read it. Writing it reminded me that writing can be joyful and help me to visit rooms in my mind I just can't get to any other way. apnews.com/article/john...

Several things can be true. 1. Generative AI in movies and writing is bad. 2. Not everything you dislike is AI. 3. Don’t accuse everything you dislike as being AI. 4. Learn the basics of filmmaking so you don’t accuse a director of using technology when he very famously used practical effects.

Somewhere, a little bird landed on Stephen King’s windowsill and told him to start writing.

They Will Kill You was the best possible remake of Die Hard ever. (Complimentary.)

Wake up, babe. A new scene that will be shown during the opening montage of the apocalypse just dropped.

I might come around on AI if someone can program it to automatically detect if someone writes the words “plot hole” it automatically holds the post until the writer can successfully define the term. “I don’t like this” isn’t a plot hole.

Everyone who complained about Ryan Reynolds’s bright green CGI suit seeing a practical non CGI suit.

If I had a nickel for every “Young woman hunted by a secret society” movie coming out in March, I’d have two nickels.

It’s probably not concerning at all that the AV Club gave two extremely negative reviews to two movies - one mediocre, one great - that explicitly state that AI is bad.

Macbeth (1606 dir. William Shakespeare.)

“I…” you say. The people lean in, excited. “never liked…” The people clasp their hands in anticipation. “that artist, anyway!” The people erupt in applause. Thousands of that artists former fans come to you to confess their sins. That. That’s how some of y’all sound.

I saw a review of Mercy that said the movie glorifies the police and AI. The movie does neither of these things. It’s pretty explicit in this fact. I’m not going to say it’s a grand masterpiece but what are we doing here?

I haven’t seen the Oscar Nominations yet but can you believe that one movie and/or actor got snubbed? And that other actor and/or movie is totally overrated and didn’t deserve it at all. Does… does that sum up 90% of the analysis?

Film critics: “we need more original movies!” Film critics when there’s an original movie that isn’t Oscar Quality:

Is there anything more annoying in film discourse right now than pretending you’re “better” than everyone else because you hate the right movies?

I was just thinking about when I saw Hadestown. Looking back…

Hey if a random dude with a camera showed up to my kid’s daycare and demanded to be let in and they did, my lawyer would get cartoon money eyes when I told him.

Remember last week when everyone was a Greek armor expert? Are we still doing that or did we move on?

I don’t like AI. It’s bad, full stop. But claiming that any writing or art you don’t like is AI is lazy, reductive, and only hurts in the long run. There’s bad writing out there. Made by humans. Engage in it. There’s also AI writing, which is bad, made by bad people. Don’t conflate the two.

Just saw The Housemaid. Not sure why it was set on an alien world and everyone was blue and those people said I was in their seat.

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Catching up on Plurbis and I’m not gonna lie the Hive Mind is a little passive aggressive.

Whenever I hear complaints about Stranger Things taking too long to come out I think of this from the Simpsons.

The funniest thing Stranger Things could do in its last season is do a new scene that’s a flashback to Season 1 with no deaging technology and never acknowledge it.

Oh wow, where do we think they got the idea that removing Roald Dahl from a Roald Dahl adaptation was a good idea?

I’m worried the ending of Stranger Things is really going to hurt the “I hate Stranger Things tell me how good I am for not caring about Stranger Things” Community. I get there’s been a long wait between seasons but also… you can just not watch it?

If I had a nickel for every movie that came out this year where Pedro Pascal stretched his limbs, I’d have two nickels. Which isn’t a lot but weird it’s happened twice.

Hey did it take a long time for all of Stranger Things to come out? I can’t tell from the 900 posts all claiming to not care about new Stranger Things taking a long torn to come out. I’m so glad you took the time to let everyone know you’re not interested in a TV show anymore.

Snyder Bros watching the new SUPERMAN:

Why wouldn’t they release Fantastic 4 over the 4th of July weekend?

Reading complaints about the new Superman movie is basically this now.

Fantastic FOUR? In this economy?

Shout out to all the writers who took time out of writing their essays to wonder why romance movies are disappearing from the box office to nitpick details in the Materialists.

Ballerina was pretty good. Great fight scenes. The plot made no sense. Counterpoint to all of that: Flame Thrower fight. That alone should qualify it for best picture.

(Mild Ballerina Spoilers) My new favorite character in any movie is the guy that says “this is suicide that’s John Wick.”

Everyone: “this movie is pretty good.” One guy on YouTube who read a book on filmmaking when he was 17: “well, actually…”