I think xenophobia is one of the most disgusting human traits. It's pathetic to hate someone, because of which side of the border they were born on, where their parents happened to live and which language you overhear them speaking. And yet too many people feel comfortable thinking that way.

New "Mr. Coat" episode, on the history of the Best Original Score Oscar and how it has been awarded to animated classics, sweeping epics and John Williams: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogwi...

This might piss people off, but it's true and more of us should say it: so far, Dems in office and the "shitlibs" who vote for them have had a way WAY better track record on trans rights than social media lefter-than-thous with empty words who refuse to vote blue. And it's not particularly close.

youth pastor turns chair backwards, sits down: you know who else wore Prada?

The more I think about "The Drama", the more I think the other characters' treatment of Emma is unjustified. She recognised the hurt her actions would cause and how it would be wrong, didn't do it, improved herself and continued to show regret for even thinking about it.

I could maybe believe Paramount or Warner Bros deciding not to make an animated film, because of being a "girl power" movie. But Disney? The company that makes billions off Frozen and Moana and princess merchandise? I'm a tad skeptical they would do that.

"You don’t get to 500 million friends without making a few enemies" is still up there as one of the most genius movie poster taglines. letterboxd.com/mrcoat/film/...

Seen some weird movie marketing in my life. But this... This is a whole new level.

Slop, this feels like it was made by A.I./ChatGPT, Soulless, Pretentious and Jingling Keys are among the top words and phrases you will never see me use in a review. Because I actually try to engage with the movie or show as best as I can.

Looking at the action movie "The Foreigner", starring Jackie Chan and Pierce Brosnan, and how it addresses the Good Friday Agreement: www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxJ6...

It's very simple: the Democrats have already automatically "earned my vote" for the foreseeable future, and they have done so by being better than the Republicans on literally every issue. Very VERY low bar, I know, but in my lifetime the Dems have had an absolutely flawless record of clearing it.

Neon looking at this list of films right now:

I read the "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" novelisation, which provides an interesting alternate cut of the movie, though Tarantino tends to insert his film opinions into the story and even in book form, he somehow finds a way to have lingering shots of feet.

On whether "Coyote vs Acme" will become a box-office hit: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIyd...

The Iranian people deserve better than to have their lives affected by regimes both at home and from another country far away. I hope for the day they can be able to live their lives freely without corrupt leaders treating them this way.

Won't happen, but it would be really funny if the Michael Jackson biopic turns out to be canon with "Weird: The Al Yankovic Story" and they have a scene of Jackson rewriting "Eat It" as "Beat It."

The statement refers to giving Kanye West a "second chance", even though West has had more than a hundred chances. Who is going to introduce West at the show? Mel Gibson?

I know this isn't the important part but that has gotta be the single least-interesting spot in all the Disney parks to get a family picture.

Jake Gyllenhaal filmed "Bubble Boy" right after "Donnie Darko", which must have been quite the mood whiplash. letterboxd.com/mrcoat/film/...

If "Sing 2" is any indication, I predict "Sing 3" will be about Buster Moon being falsely accused of using AI in his productions and thus, sets out to prove that he and his friends are using their genuine human talents. Annoying tech bros will be the villains.

If you asked me which media aimed at children cause actual harm and have a negative effect on them, my answers would be: - Elsagate videos on YouTube and others of that ilk - AI-Generated Videos - The Pokemon episode that caused seizures in Japan

New "Mr. Coat" episode, on Tweety Bird's evolution from Bob Clampett's original creation to Friz Freleng's later stamp to becoming a mystery sleuth: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjI2...

With my recent viewing of "Jumping Ship", I now have 50 movies on my Disney Channel Original Movie ranking. letterboxd.com/mrcoat/list/...

You think you three have it bad? On the other side of this deserted island, there's a man talking to a volleyball. And over there, those cousins are making out. And out in the distance, you can see Dylan O'Brien and Rachel McAdams getting drenched in blood. letterboxd.com/mrcoat/film/...

The current debate about whether fast-paced high energy entertainment causes children to not appreciate gentler and "better" movies reminded me of Siskel talking about his son's reaction to Kiki's Delivery Service. Children are more multifaceted than we think.

"Peace on Earth" in his bio in the streets, "America deserved 9/11" in his posts in the sheets.

Added This Week: Resident Evil 1-5, Hulk, King Kong (2005), Mamma Mia!, Now You See Me, Now You See Me 2, Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again, The Testament of Ann Lee, Pizza Movie letterboxd.com/mrcoat/list/...

Story is obviously important, but I notice my enjoyment of a movie comes primarily from whether I find the characters compelling and I'm invested in their journey in addition to how the filmmakers use visuals, sound, music and themes.

On which special effects-driven movies aspiring animation historians should have on their watch list: www.youtube.com/watch?v=yB7q...

THEN YOU DIDN'T WRITE IT

My review of "The Drama", which tests the audience and the lead characters, well played by Robert Pattinson and Zendaya, as we learn a shocking revelation about this bride-to-be: www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEjr...

Regarding the animated Mario movies, I disagree with "they don't have a story" as both a criticism and a defense. There is a story. They are about a plumber trying to stop a turtle-dragon from doing evil deeds. Sure, it's simple, but still a story. The first film even follows the Hero's Journey.

My review of "The Super Mario Galaxy Movie", which delivers exactly as promised as we see Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach and the rest of those iconic Nintendo characters travel through the Mushroom Kingdom in this delightful adventure: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wP4o...

Without naming names, there's a critic who seems to say any film he doesn't like is probably AI-generated. If you frequently use some variation of the phrase "this feels like it was made by AI" to say "I don't like this", then maybe you're the one who's an AI.

So much of the original confrontations the Frederation have with Romulans as well as Klingons were meant to be Cold War allegories, so that's a surprising take. I thought Project Hail Mary was about what happens when beings put their differences aside to work together. Odd he doesn't see that.

Well, this is...unexpected. Craziest part of this announcement, besides Randy Moore coming out of hiding, is that it turns out it's this, not The Secret Agent, that will apparently be Udo Kier's final film role.

I love that the two biggest hit movies in theatres right now are about the benefits of co-existence and recognising the need to work together, even if it's a different species or from another galaxy, to solve a problem affecting the planet.

New "Mr. Coat" episode, shouting out people whose names you may recognise in in the end credits of Peter Jackson's "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, including Tolkien illustrators, special effects wizards and even a Disney animator: www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVyP...

Hard to comprehend the level of disgusting transphobia and racism coming from JKR at this point. Essentially she got what she wanted, but still had to take the time to put a target once more on a brown woman she doesn't like.

Found out someone recently started a Change Dot Org petition, asking Disney to cancel "Toy Story 5"...a film that opens in three months and is already being heavily marketed to the public. Why are people like this?

Added This Week: Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice letterboxd.com/mrcoat/list/...

The irony of Catherine O'Hara playing an actress in this movie who is told she could be nominated for an Oscar...only to then in real life be told she could be nominated for an Oscar for this movie. And she actually deserved it! letterboxd.com/mrcoat/film/...

Looking at the Disney direct-to-video sequel "Kronk's New Groove", which focuses on the spinach puff cooking henchman. Also, a thank you to @podcasttenp.bsky.social for his help providing insight on the production: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tFL...

Pixar Hot Take: If someone at Pixar wants to make a sequel, then let them. Why would I be upset at the studio producing a sequel, when I greatly enjoyed these return appearances of their characters?

Last year, this person called me a Nazi. They deleted the comment, but I saved it just in case. Yesterday, they did it again, so now I have to share this. Anyone who knows my views on political extremism should know how absurd calling me that is.

On whether the "popular opinions" we see really reflect the general public consensus: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jsjt...

I don't understand why they're calling this a reboot. "13 Going on 30" just had one movie. If it retells the story of the original film, it's a remake. If it's set in the same universe, then it's a sequel or spin-off. variety.com/2026/film/ne...

Every filmmaker openly talks about what work inspired them, so anyone giving Ryan Coogler a hard time is being absurd. Orson Welles proudly said that he studied John Ford's Stagecoach as inspiration for directing Citizen Kane. And I love that Coogler said the DCOM Luck of the Irish inspired Sinners

Remembered how much time in my childhood was spent on searching for these two.