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Goldfinchilocks, is that anything?

Thinking about visiting LA. Is there anything interesting happening there?

I bought Tears of the Kingdom for Nintendo Switch 2, and it’s a goddamn walking simulator.

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Sydney Sweeney and Sabrina Carpenter are the same person, right?

Le Doulos: densely detailed, sharp, twisty tale of two criminals & their intersecting paths. Beautiful black and white photography. Excellent acting and direction. Pacing is on the slow side, & if it was shorter it would have been more impactful. Director Melville makes everyone cool. Verdict: good

I love buying bananas just to not eat them and then throw them away.

Elon Musk is such a colossal loser, if you wrote a fictional character half as lame as him, people would think it was unrealistic.

Longest Yard: more dramedy than comedy, it is well-written, has surprising depth (but only for the main character, everyone else is flat), & some decent laughs. First act is slow, but the pace picks up after that. It has all the usual sport film cliches, but it is comforting that way. Verdict: good

Cyborg: train wreck of a film. Nobody can act, & half the cast can barely enunciate. Cheap sets & crappy synth soundtrack. There is no point in the cyborg being a cyborg. Van Damme tries his best, but his high kicks and splits can’t help this abomination. Mid-film fight/chase was ok. Verdict: shitty

Clint Eastwood haul!

Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar: deceivingly dull first act gets waylaid by insanity after a crazy threeway sex scene. Barrage of bizarreness that brings decent laughs, albeit no memorable lines. Totally weird sense of humor, game cast, and unpredictability make this worth the watch. Verdict: good

*Moana theme song* I am the rizzler!!

Kurt Vonnegut man

Samurai Wolf: heavily spaghetti western influenced, this 1966 film has good performances, a twisty story, nice photography, breezy runtime, & an anachronistic soundtrack. Plenty of solid action, and geysers of blood. Wolf is a fun character, less serious than most samurai protagonists. Verdict: good

Bob le Flambeur: Melville’s gambling/heist film. Slick photography, cool characters, and morbid humor. Duschene gives a humanistic, yet guarded performance as Bob. Great setup but the “heist” is a flop. I get it, they were going against expectations, but it was disappointing anyway. Verdict: average

Eiger Sanction: Eastwood’s version of Bond who loves rock climbing. So many badass and hilarious lines jam-packed into one film. The mountain climbing is taut, and the plot has some genuine surprises. The second act is too long. Slow burn at times, but very well made. Verdict: good

Long Kiss Goodnight: a 90s gem chock full of ludicrous plot points, crazy action, and hilarious one-liners. Davis kicks ass and Jackson brings the laughs. Writer Shane Black sets it as Christmas time, naturally. Shades of Bourne before Bourne. This is a hell of a picture. Verdict: awesome

I’m trying to cook, but this pot I’m watching is not boiling.

Invasion USA: Commies attack Miami while Chuck Norris wrestles gators & rides on fan boats. The first hour is dreadfully slow, too focused on its incoherent plot. Last 45 minutes are tons of explosions & shooting, but no martial arts. Norris rules, but this movie needed editing. Verdict: average

My pug just took the biggest dump I have ever seen in my life, and then he turned around and did it again.

Why does my Reddit feed keep showing me ads for prostate reduction supplements and women’s tights?

I’ve been doing a slow rewatch of Stargate SG-1 for closing in on two years. It’s really surprising how badly the quality of the writing dropped in season seven. Seasons 2-6 were all very good. I wonder what happened?

I saw a post that was titled “A memorium of Robert De Niro’s films,” and I thought he died, but of course he didn’t. What the hell is going on with the quality of writing these days?

Thief: painfully slow, meandering plot, no sense of urgency, & the pacing drags. It’s a heist movie in name only. It’s very talky, and mostly a waste of time. Characters have no depth. The villain dies with a hilarious squeal, but it probably wasn’t meant to be funny. Verdict:shitty

Code of Silence: Chuck Norris is a cop who takes on the mafia and corrupt cops. This has the best writing of any Norris film. The action is fairly minimal, but the climactic battle was good. And he used a robotic tank, which was a hoot! This one is just for the serious Norris fans. Verdict: average

Death Rides a Horse: decent spaghetti western team-up film starring Lee Van Cleef. Has a standard but well written revenge plot. Good action, and all the necessary genre tropes/elements. 2nd act drags a little. There are better westerns, but this one is a solid watch. Verdict: good

Conan the Destroyer: a step down from the first film. It doesn’t take its world seriously, and leans too far into camp. The 2nd half is less cheesy, and has an excellent fight with Conan and an unnamed assassin. But a guy in a rubber monster suit ruins the finale. Arnold kicks ass. Verdict: average

Alphaville: Godard’s sci-fi neo-noir is like watching Philip Marlowe on an acid trip. The main character has to assassinate a super-computer, and he is constantly met by absurd situations. The hard boiled aesthetic works, imbues the viewer with dread, and yet flows beautifully. Verdict: awesome

Fall Guy: burdened with an excessive runtime, and a bloated unfunny finale, this movie is the definition of a film spread too thin. The cast is good, the story is whatever, and the stunts are good. It feels like a love letter to stuntmen, but a fuck you to editors. Verdict: bad

What kind of deranged person would choose to walk through an airport barefoot?