Obviously don't completely agree with this line up (nothing from The Princess Bride? Ghostbusters? No "Like tears in rain", no "I am your Father", no "You all think I'm licked"? Seriously?), but it's a respectable collection. In any case, the editing and accompanying music is excellently done. https://videopress.com/v/1n9JEqhZ?preloadContent=metadata Enjoy It can also be found here.
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Friday Flotsam: Mostly Random
1. Something has intruded on my personal life, which I'm still learning to deal with. It's knocked my attention (already unbalanced) for a real loop, so this'll be kind of haphazard. It's a personal matter, but just know that...well, I don't know what things will be like going forward. 2. I saw Godzilla vs. Kong … Continue reading Friday Flotsam: Mostly Random
Snyder’s Supers
Regarding my sharing of Mauler's tear-down of the Snyder cut, Riders of Skaith asks: As far as the Snyder-DC heroes, I’m a little curious as to what is loathsome about them? Now: I’ll freely say that I could not stomach any part of Man of Steel, and BatvsSupes was terrible in almost every single respect, … Continue reading Snyder’s Supers
Mauler Vs. Snyder
I have absolutely no interest in the Snyder cut of Justice League and I never did. Honestly, the man who made Man of Steel and Batman v. Superman, the guy who openly sneered at fans of Superman who expected a hopeful, upbeat hero and arrogantly likened experiencing his 'mature' and 'gritty' version to losing one's … Continue reading Mauler Vs. Snyder
RIP Yaphet Kotto
As I've said many times, I'm a great fan of working character actors: the kind of professional performers who will never headline a marquee, but who show up again and again to deliver rock-solid performances in whatever role they're given. Recently I learned that one of the best of that breed has as last gone … Continue reading RIP Yaphet Kotto
Superman Cartoons
Between depression and job hunting, been really behind on writing. So instead of any new original fiction, I'm just plugging along offering you works I like. And I've got a treat for you today: the first three of Dave and Max Fleischer's original Superman cartoons. My goodness, the artistry on these old cartoons is amazing. … Continue reading Superman Cartoons
‘Make Mine Freedom’
Allow me to present a startlingly accurate warning from 1948, back in the days when the American system actually tried to defend itself. https://videopress.com/v/GdRUxlfG?preloadContent=metadata You know, I have my own criticisms of the position taken by this short, but my goodness, it's refreshing to see it actually articulated, and pretty well too. Also, note the … Continue reading ‘Make Mine Freedom’
Godzilla vs. Kong Trailer
The number of films coming out that I'm actually considering paying money to see might be counted on one hand. These are mostly because they are continuations of stories I'm already invested in somehow, or because they seem to be the very odd exceptions to the usual rules of trash Hollywood that somehow slipped through … Continue reading Godzilla vs. Kong Trailer
TCM Remembers 2020
Another year, another TCM Remembers, and my goodness, we lost some big ones this year. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NuVq-E3_KjE
It’s a Pastel Life
This year, due to circumstances beyond my control, we had the colorized version of It's a Wonderful Life for our yearly viewing. I'd never actually seen that version before (which James Stewart famously said he couldn't stand even to watch), so it was at least instructive. Well, I didn't find it unwatchable, since with a … Continue reading It’s a Pastel Life
Serpent's Den 