New SHINY THINGS just dropped, in which I review the remarkably entertaining SMILE 2 and the 25th anniversary release of THE CELL. SMILE 2 is funnier. - ThreadSky

normwilner.bsky.social • 30 days ago

New SHINY THINGS just dropped, in which I review the remarkably entertaining SMILE 2 and the 25th anniversary release of THE CELL.

SMILE 2 is funnier.

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better-endings.com•30 days ago

"New Brain" was one of my most listened to songs of last year.

normwilner.bsky.social•30 days ago

Total banger!

bradc.bsky.social•30 days ago

It's a relief in 2025 that a WAKING NIGHTMARES subject line in my inbox is entertainment related.

normwilner.bsky.social•30 days ago

Just this once, as a treat.

bitterbarnett.bsky.social•30 days ago

I was surprised by how much I really liked Smile 2, especially since I found the first one rather dull.

willemdafomo.bsky.social•30 days ago

"The Cell is mostly just an excuse for Singh to show off his visual chops [...] but without any insight into its characters it’s just empty spectacle"
THIS.
Singh said at the time that he wasn't interested in narrative, he just wanted the $$ to make pretty picture.
Success, I guess?

willemdafomo.bsky.social•30 days ago

Oh, and story-wise, it's kind of insulting for the script to suggest that you'd have to be a serial killer to have a rich, textured, disturbing inner mindscapes...

normwilner.bsky.social•30 days ago

In fairness, that was a pretty popular theory at the time ...

willemdafomo.bsky.social•30 days ago

👍

willemdafomo.bsky.social•30 days ago

when The Cell 2 arrived, the fact that the visuals were so low-rent, they included a Windows screen saver from the 90s on-screen, was pretty amusing, actually. (I only saw the trailer, did not waste my time with watching it)

faitherinhicks.bsky.social•30 days ago

I found myself wishing Skye could get imported into Trap and then we'd really have a banger of a horror movie. Still thinking about Josh Hartnett's performance in that shit movie.

normwilner.bsky.social•30 days ago

It's so frustrating, isn't it? DON'T LEAVE THE ARENA. THE ARENA IS THE TRAP. YOUR FILM IS NAMED TRAP.

faitherinhicks.bsky.social•30 days ago

I also found the songs in Smile 2 really catch haha. I haven't finished watching it yet, but I liked what I saw a lot.

mamacita.bsky.social•30 days ago

what truly makes The Cell worth watching is the costume design of Eiko Ishioka.

normwilner.bsky.social•30 days ago

The costumes are fantastic, it's true, but then you're looking at a coffee table book.

mamacita.bsky.social•30 days ago

I think there's something to be said for seeing the costumes in motion, like the way the silks pull from his back, and the cape rises from the water…

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