Профиль

Spider-Man: Brand New Day feels like 2 films mashed together in unwieldy fashion. One is a decent continuation of the Peter/MJ/Ned story from the “Home” trilogy. The other is a rote MCU film with haphazard references and introductions of new elements that will REALLY be paid off in future films.

Amazing piece today by @carolinesiede.bsky.social: how do DISCLOSURE DAY and THE ODYSSEY differ in their approach to saving the world? www.decodingeverything.com/nolan-the-od...

Gilbert Gottfried

I did some research and the consensus seems to be that the Director's Cut butchers the music so badly that it's not worth it.

I watched TROY (theatrical cut) for the first time, just because I'm in the sword and sandals mood. This film is worse than THE ODYSSEY in just about every way: the plot, the acting, the visual effects, the dialogue. But there is one thing it does better: The sheer scale of the battle sequences.

Reviews for Nicholas Winding Refn's new film HER PRIVATE HELL are extremely polarizing, as usual! Sounds like another one for the sickos such as myself. Check out @mattgoldberg.bsky.social's take today at Decoding Everything www.decodingeverything.com/nicholas-win...

I think the problem is that the Cinerama screen does not meet most IMAX dimension sizes

FYI Matt: made a vlog of my experience at gig harbor youtu.be/Cifu0nFBmNg

But this scene was about how he never gave up his high pressure life and…oh I see

THE ODYSSEY: I traveled an hour to Gig Harbor today to view The Odyssey on the biggest IMAX screen in the Pacific-Northwest. Incredible experience. This was my second viewing and this time around, I was really filled with sorrow with what this film is trying to say about us in our modern era.

Great essay by @mattgoldberg.bsky.social today about how Christopher Nolan made Homer's THE ODYSSEY more modern and relevant for today's audiences. Read and subscribe (for free) at Decoding Everything www.decodingeverything.com/the-odyssey-...

Great essay by @mattgoldberg.bsky.social today about how Christopher Nolan made Homer's THE ODYSSEY more modern and relevant for today's audiences. Read and subscribe (for free) at Decoding Everything www.decodingeverything.com/the-odyssey-...

It’s true Anton would never try to get money from his father in law for an ambitious land development deal, he believes in leaving the American West undisturbed

THE AGENCY season 2 (all eps now on Paramount+) is hugely enjoyable. S1 was decent but S2 is more of the things that made S1 good (hyper tense scenes of spies infiltrating unknown territory) and fewer of the things that made it suck (philosophical musings on the nature of spying). Had a blast!

Just saw THE ODYSSEY. Casting Chiwetel Ejiifor as Odysseus was a masterstroke but not sure it was a good idea to render his adventures with his men as a meandering series of explorations of yellow wallpapered backrooms in the basement of a dying furniture store. Still, would recommend. 6.5/10

THE ODYSSEY: Top tier Nolan. An epic, unforgettable experience. Somehow manages to wring a story that’s fresh and relevant from a text that’s thousands of years old. The cast is uniformly excellent but my favorite is Robert Pattinson, who will test your limits for how much you can hate a character.

Can’t believe I flew back from Portugal to the US just to catch this press screening. I’m kidding!! (am I?)

It's #Emmys season, which means it's time for my annual check-in with @davechen.bsky.social at Decoding TV, where I regularly finish a point and then say "But, like, they're never going to change so we have to embrace the nonsense."

Today on Decoding Everything: @carolinesiede.bsky.social writes about how Disney has forgotten that animation can do what live-action can't www.decodingeverything.com/disney-has-f...

I look forward to this convo with @memles.bsky.social every year now. And this one is a doozy!