Of all the musical Kaiju Christmas movies I've come across, I can safely say "Love & Peace" is the best.
Also, I think it has my favorite live-action Santa since Miracle on 34th Street.
This movie rules.
Also, I think it has my favorite live-action Santa since Miracle on 34th Street.
This movie rules.
01:14 AM - Jul 29, 2023
It feels like at least once a year, a genre movie gets dropped on streaming despite deserving not only a full theatrical run but serious awards consideration.
This year, that movie is They Cloned Tyrone.
This movie RULES. It's on Netflix right now - go watch it.
This year, that movie is They Cloned Tyrone.
This movie RULES. It's on Netflix right now - go watch it.
01:15 AM - Jul 23, 2023
This is as close to a review of Nimona as you're likely to get from me: http://welcometothemiddler...
#Nimona #Movies #film #animation
#Nimona #Movies #film #animation
11:30 PM - Jul 02, 2023
2 Threaded Spouts
I get that Disney is skittish when it comes to controversy, but I honestly think if they'd released Nimona in theaters with the right marketing campaign they'd have a banked a billion dollars and launched a major franchise...
01:03 PM - Jul 02, 2023
No one is paying $8 to read tweets; they're doing it in hopes they'll be read. If the limits are intended to pressure people into paying, it's going to backfire spectacularly: less people able to read tweets just makes the subscription even more worthless.
09:42 AM - Jul 02, 2023
Thinking about how Disney tried and nearly succeeded in writing off Nimona, and it's making me angry. This is an Oscar caliber film, not to mention a genuinely important one in terms of representation and artistic merit.
Good reminder about where studios interests lie
Good reminder about where studios interests lie
02:37 PM - Jul 01, 2023
2023 is turning out to be an unexpectedly good year for fantasy movies featuring misunderstood anarchistic shapeshifting young women who presumably have demonic ancestry.
Anyway, you should all go watch Nimona right the hell now. #film #Movies #sidekicks
Anyway, you should all go watch Nimona right the hell now. #film #Movies #sidekicks
10:14 AM - Jul 01, 2023
This is indeed a dark day for America...
...But that smoke should clear up eventually, and then we'll all be able to celebrate the idiot's indictment properly.
...But that smoke should clear up eventually, and then we'll all be able to celebrate the idiot's indictment properly.
08:41 PM - Jun 08, 2023
Quantumania is basically Marvel's Aquaman.
But Aquaman was great, so....
But Aquaman was great, so....
12:38 AM - May 18, 2023
Can't decide whether I want to see some dungeons or dragons tonight....
You know what? I feel like splurging - I'm going with both.
You know what? I feel like splurging - I'm going with both.
09:56 PM - May 16, 2023
Listen. If an angry paper wasp asks if you know what happened to a half-built nest on my deck, YOU DON'T KNOW SHIT. Got it?
05:03 PM - May 13, 2023
01:57 PM - May 13, 2023
3 Threaded Spouts
Rewatched The Black Cauldron, and God it's a mess. 80's Disney tried so hard to make a Bakshi movie without Bakshi (they asked; he said no), and just couldn't escape their own executive meddling.
Some gorgeous sequences but no tonal consistency or unified vision.
Some gorgeous sequences but no tonal consistency or unified vision.
11:52 PM - May 07, 2023
I think I find kyber crystals even more cloying as a plot point than midichlorians. #StarWars
10:58 PM - May 05, 2023
Four episodes into season 2 of Star Wars Visions, and so far this is pretty damn good. Two with amazingly beautiful animation and *fine* writing and two more also with beautiful animation but phenomenal writing.
Cartoon Saloon and Aardman outdid themselves.
Cartoon Saloon and Aardman outdid themselves.
11:14 PM - May 04, 2023
Here's my review of Peter Pan & Wendy, my 3rd favorite live-action Disney remake and my *favorite* movie adaptation of Barrie's story: http://welcometothemiddler...
10:16 PM - May 03, 2023
3 Threaded Spouts
All of the issues at the heart of the WGA strike are important, but the big one to me is really that studios want zero protections around AI generated material.
What the studios want is to use AI bots to generate scripts and hire gig economy writers for 1-2 days to punch it up.
What the studios want is to use AI bots to generate scripts and hire gig economy writers for 1-2 days to punch it up.
05:57 PM - May 03, 2023
I am trying and failing to imagine being desperate enough to watch a scripted TV show written by AI.
07:46 PM - May 02, 2023
I'd always meant to watch the 2004 King Arthur movie, mainly because it's a King Arthur movie. Despite this, it took me 19 years to get around to it. And now that I've seen it...
Honestly, there was no rush.
Honestly, there was no rush.
12:17 AM - May 02, 2023
Oh, dang! The Map of Tiny Perfect Things is ridiculously good. I'd apologize for being late to the party, but the volume of great low budget science-fiction coming out these days makes it impossible to keep up.
11:53 PM - Apr 30, 2023
Amazing.
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Victoria Kodai @VictoriakCheck out this lady who covers pop songs in Klingon. https://klingonpopwarrior....07:03 PM - Apr 29, 2023
12:26 AM - Apr 30, 2023
On the topic of the divisive Peter Pan remake, you can place me firmly in the "pro" camp. It's a new spin (as it should be) and there are some missteps, but on the whole this more than justifies another adaptation. This one's worth seeing, particularly if you're familiar with the source material.
12:10 AM - Apr 30, 2023
Anyone who hasn't seen Three Thousand Years of Longing and is subscribed to Paramount+ should check it out in a few weeks. It's a little unbalanced, but it's a style of fantasy that's extremely rare to see adapted on film, let alone this well.
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Danielle Solzman @DanielleSATMParamount+ announced what's coming in May 2023.06:24 PM - Apr 28, 2023
06:32 PM - Apr 28, 2023
Time for a little shameless self-promotion: The first four novels in my fantasy time-travel series are free over on Amazon for the next few days. So go pick those up if weird, cross-genre fantasy sounds interesting! https://www.amazon.com/dp/...
05:36 PM - Apr 28, 2023
I'm hoping Mrs. Davis gets better after episode I, because I like the premise, Gilpin is great, and warrior nuns rule. But it needs to look and feel as weird as it's written; otherwise it feels like it's posing.
Happy! and Legion pulled it off. This stuff is doable, but you can't half-ass it. #TV
Happy! and Legion pulled it off. This stuff is doable, but you can't half-ass it. #TV
05:46 PM - Apr 25, 2023
Watched the first episode of Mrs. Davis. Some good stuff here, but... were the people filming this on drugs? Because, I've got to be honest, it really didn't feel like they were and for this subgenre to work you really need the director at a bare minimum on something or it's just not going to work.
11:39 PM - Apr 24, 2023
If you're looking for an Orthodox Jewish transgender film/TV critic to follow, I am the only one to my knowledge. With Twitter imploding, it's really become work to rebuild the audience that I once enjoyed.
09:19 PM - Apr 24, 2023
Figured I'd finish off the weekend with a Wilder movie I'm embarrassed to admit I'd never seen before, Sunset Boulevard.
Of course it's great. I knew that going in, and it didn't disappoint.
That last shot of Swanson is creepier than any shot in any monster movie I've ever seen.
Of course it's great. I knew that going in, and it didn't disappoint.
That last shot of Swanson is creepier than any shot in any monster movie I've ever seen.
12:27 AM - Apr 24, 2023
There's no question more fun for a critic to answer than this one. What's your favorite awful movie/? https://www.news-gazette.c...
02:04 PM - Apr 23, 2023
Watched The Thief of Baghdad (1940). My understanding is it's the first use of blue screen technology. There are some brilliantly inventive visuals and great moments. Fascinating both in its own right and in context of 8 decades of influence on adventure movies, TV, and video games.
12:10 AM - Apr 23, 2023
