Hollywood: Shit or Garbage?

I never explained the title of this thread. It's a play on an old joke about media sensationalism and bias. National Lampoon, for example, wrote an article with the headline:

The joke is that the question is loaded. You're not allowed to say "UFOs aren't real" or even "Meh." You're only given two possibilities, and each possibility is a near-perfect synonym for the other.

Noted biased media mogul J. Jonah Jameson used the loaded headline for his archnemesis, Spider-Man:

On to the shit and/or garbage:

Even executives at the Disney Groomer Network know that soon-to-be-fired Jimmy Kimmel is an "asshole."

As Jimmy Kimmel's time at Disney draws to a close, it has exposed a fraught relationship behind the scenes.

As Page Six previously reported, the longtime late-night host is expected to end his show later this year after 24 years.

And sources tell Page Six he's partially to blame because he's "never played well in the sandbox."

For example, he's seldom appeared on the company's ABC shows like "Good Morning America" and "The View" because, we're told, "he doesn't want to be a shill."

"And when he does, he's a complete a--hole," according to one source.

The insider said he expects Disney shows to "prop up the stuff he was doing." "But he would never reciprocate," they said, "He would never have anyone on from ABC News... People would get upset."

Multiple sources shared similar stories, adding the "Jimmy Kimmel Live" star seldom invited New York talent to his show when he brings it to Brooklyn every year. "He's unmanageable," another source said and pointed out how he roasted Disney brass at the upfronts in May. "It was uncomfortable to say the least," they said.

WDW_Pro reports that Rosie O'Donnell was hoping the Disney Groomer Network would offer her a job on The View but they've passed.

She's also continuing to spread leftwing conspiracy theories which Jake Tapper continues to not notice because that would force him to condemn a fellow hyperpartisan Democrat.

Defiant L's
@DefiantLs

Rosie O'Donnell suggests Elon Musk "is doing something" in November with his "satellites"

She's calling other people "conspiracy theorists" but goes on to say sht like this lmao

This ugly aging cave-man too:

Western Lensman
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Oct 4

Mark Ruffalo warns that Democrats need to be watchful for voting machine manipulation and suggests Elon Musk could be involved:

"We need to be on guard for what we may not see coming -- ELON."

"That's the cybersecurity of these elections."

"We know that these systems are vulnerable."

We have been reliably informed for years that this kind of rhetoric Undermines Faith In Elections and is Very Dangerous To Democracy

Spencer Pratt has a good rant about the Jew-hating conspiracy theorist Mark Ruffalo.

Mark Ruffalo is a Threat to Our Democracy

In an unhinged, tyrannical speech, reminiscent of a Hitlerian rally in 1930's Nazi Germany, an enraged Mark Ruffalo took to the stage and screamed into the microphone like a disheveled führer. While firing off outlandish conspiracies about Elon Musk rigging the election with space gadgets, flanked by signage that read "THEY" would "STEAL AN ELECTION". In the modern online parlance, "they" is code for "Jews", often indicated by triple parenthesis: (((they))). As if it weren't enough that he were accusing Jews of stealing the elections, his rhetoric soon would turn violent. Slurring his words, in an apparent drunken, profanity-laced tirade, Ruffalo then threatened to kill the President in an hypnotic and uncontrollable fit of rage, saying he was going to "Hulk out". He seemed to enjoy his violent fantasy, as he punctuated his terroristic threat with an ominous warning: "you wouldn't like me when I'm angry." If it weren't clear what he wanted, he repeatedly urged them to physically assault Republicans, screaming at the raucous crowd to organize into coordinated terror cells by encouraging them "to train" and "to fight".

This kind of Nazi-like antisemitic rage is something of a pattern for Mark Ruffalo. As he has publicly grappled with his midlife crisis for the past several years, he has become infamous for his antisemitic dog whistles and non sequiturs, curiously and inexplicably dragging Jews and Israel into the discussion about the Paramount merger...

Now obviously, this is the least charitable and most hyperbolic characterization of Ruffalo's woke tirade, but it's instructive. For years, people like Mark on the communist left have attacked anyone who questions the undoubtedly crooked elections in California, calling them "election deniers". But with the same breath, they can immediately turn and wail off on unhinged conspiracy theories about Elon Musk rigging the elections. They impeached President Trump for calling his 2020 election "rigged", even after spending the prior 4 years saying his 2016 election was "rigged by Russia". It's totally incoherent bullshit, of course, but there's almost no point to calling this out. For the communist, it's not hypocrisy; it's hierarchy. The language of the communist is the lie, so they will say anything they must, in any situation, to weaponize your morality against you.

The left is dragging actor Glen Powell, as they previously dragged Taylor Swift, because he won't endorse the leftwing Gay Race Marxism party line and avoids talking about "divisive" ideology.

This is just the beginning of the campaign to force him to Confess the True Marxist Faith or lose his career.

Glen Powell is the latest Hollywood heavyweight to express a disinterest in talking about politics in press interviews. The "Top Gun: Maverick" and "Chad Powers" star is on the last cover of Esquire magazine and remembered growing up with parents who never brought up current events at the dinner table, to which Powell said "thank God" for that. "Politics interests him even less now," the magazine writes.

"Over time, I realized that politics divide people," Powell said. "People trying to prove their point -- for me, it's the worst version of a conversation. I genuinely do not like the discourse. It's not as healthy as it once was. [Engaging in politics] is not presently possible. I applaud people for jumping into those things and fighting for what they believe in. If I were a political person, I would be talking about it. For me, my calling is elsewhere."

Powell's comments are similar to that of Dwayne Johnson, who in his own Esquire magazine cover story earlier this year said he will no longer speak publicly about politics. Johnson had already told Fox News in 2024 that he regretted endorsing Joe Biden for president in 2020 because it caused division amongst his fans. He then told Esquire that he wants to keep the focus solely on his art.

"Politics is omnipresent and it's forever. I don't like it. I hate it at times. I hate the slinging. I hate all the bullshit that comes with it," Johnson added at the time.

Vanity Fair trying to gin up a cancellation mob by demanding someone explain why he doesn't talk about what he doesn't want to talk about.

Woke 1 was crazyyy, man. I'm so glad we're on to Woke 2, which is not authoritarian or extremist or "crazyyyy" at all.

You know what they can never take away from him? This little smoocherooney he laid on fellow would-be cancellation victim Sydney Sweeney.

Louise Penny complains that the BBC is all DEI all the time.

Sometimes the ideology is laid on so thick that Albion TV shows [her term for prestige made-for-export crime dramas] veer into absurdism. In the first season of "Slow Horses," a nativist terror group literally named "Sons of Albion" kidnaps a student at a British university whose uncle is deputy head of Pakistani military intelligence. The actors playing the terrorists are all white, and affect exaggerated working-class accents. They plan to behead the young Muslim man live on camera (how typical of the British right!) but he escapes. In a climactic moment he tells his captor, "You make me ashamed to be British."

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This class factor goes a long way toward explaining the question that American friends have repeatedly asked me of late: Why doesn't the British government put a stop to the illegal immigration that is causing so much pain and mayhem? The current situation is clearly ridiculous. Since the last general election in 2024, more than 83,000 people are believed to have arrived illegally by crossing the English Channel by dinghy, meaning that these migrants now outnumber the 82,000 personnel in the British Army. The taxpayer has been burdened with the costs of accommodation, and the hotels that have been put to this use have been the focus of repeated protests and rioting. Why doesn't the government simply say "enough" and send the illegal entrants home?

The short answer is that opposing immigration, illegal or otherwise, is a class signifier in Britain, and most middle-class people--including most politicians--aren't prepared to support a political cause that would see them associated with the lower orders.

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In a country where violent offenders are currently being released from prison to relieve overcrowding, the government still somehow finds space for the [white, lower-class] throwers of empty plastic bottles. And yet this state of anarcho-tyranny isn't driving middle-class British people to take to the streets en masse. Nor will they do so anytime soon. They would rather sit at home watching fantasy visions of Britain on TV. The explanation for this strange behavior is best summarized by political scientist Peter Pulzer, who in 1967 described class as "the basis of British party politics; all else is embellishment and detail."

Monty Python alum John Cleese was reported to the UK's Speech Police, "Prevent," by an Islamist media outlet called "5Pillars."

John Cleese is not a terrorist

The former Monty Python star's criticism of Islam is a free-speech matter, not one for government intrusion.

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We cannot even be secure in our use of the word "terrorist" any longer, given that so many are determined to abuse it. How else to explain the fact that comedian John Cleese, of Monty Python and "Fawlty Towers" fame, has been reported to Prevent, the British government program designed to stop people from becoming terrorists? Are dead parrots, silly walks and disgruntled hoteliers now deemed early warning signs of radicalization?

The complaint to Prevent against Cleese was made by a member of the public, and the details passed to 5Pillars, an Islamist media outlet based in London. In its report, 5Pillars characterized the complaint as alleging that Cleese's social media jokes and comments "go beyond legitimate criticism of Islam and instead portray Muslims collectively as violent, criminal and morally depraved." The complaint, quoted by 5Pillars, said Cleese's rhetoric may contribute to "radicalisation, communal tension, and hate incidents." (If you haven't heard of "hate incidents," they are those noncrimes that the British police seem to spend so much of their time investigating.)

None of this is true, of course. Cleese rightly rejects the term "Islamophobic" and instead calls himself "Islamosceptic." How could he be otherwise? This is a man who has brilliantly skewered closed systems of thought for many decades. Many readers will remember Python members' televised debate in 1979 with writer Malcolm Muggeridge and Bishop Mervyn Stockwood, who were furious at what they perceived to be a direct attack on Christianity in "Monty Python's Life of Brian."

Just imagine the conniptions if, instead of the priggish, outraged Muggeridge and Stockwood, the offended party were a representative from 5Pillars.

Cleese has responded to the Prevent referral in the best possible way: by mocking it. "One of the proudest moments of my life," he posted on X. "I would like to thank everyone concerned." The tyrannical mindset, always humorless, cannot bear to be ridiculed. Few will be surprised that there are those who wish to see Cleese silenced -- in August, 5Pillars said "The Islamophobic comedian John Cleese should be de-platformed" -- and that they will try to weaponize the law to that end.

But what exactly is 5Pillars? "Protecting our Democracy from Coercion," a 2024 British government report, described 5Pillars as having "expressed support for an Islamic caliphate, Sharia (Islamic principles and law) penal codes and physical jihad" and "repeatedly abused and intimidated Muslim liberals, counter-extremists, and human rights activists."

Yet the government, whether under Conservative leadership in recent years or under Labour now, has long been inclined more toward woke orthodoxy. A 2022 report by Parliament's Intelligence and Security Committee lists "cultural nationalism" as one of the ideological strands associated with "extreme right-wing terrorism." This same classification has been incorporated into the Home Office's Prevent guidance. Here is the gloss the committee provides for the phrase "cultural nationalism":

"A belief that 'Western Culture' is under threat from mass migration into Europe and from a lack of integration by certain ethnic and cultural groups. The ideology tends to focus on the rejection of cultural practices such as the wearing of the burqa, or the perceived rise of the use of sharia law. In the UK this has been closely associated with anti-Islam groups."

He said that he prefers a culture that doesn't perform female genital mutilations or kill infidels.

This is "controversial."

It is controversial to the weird minority who controls the culture. For the moment.

There are three actresses I love to see fail: Anne Hathaway, Olivia Wilde (real name Cockburn), and Jessica Chastain, the extremely divisive left-wing slogan-spitter who will "star" in The Savant -- a tv show about a Stronk and Empowered Left-Wing Woman who entraps dangerous right-wing manosphere types by sleeping with them -- if it's ever allowed to air.

Chastain was forced to take a role in a horror movie, which is, of course, beneath her.

Apparently, it's a disaster.

Even the left-wing-protection-racket outlet The Hollywood Reporter roasts it.

'Other Mommy' First Reactions: "Jessica Chastain's Worst Movie in a Long Time"

The first reactions are in the Universal horror film, which is being held back from most critics until the last minute.

First reactions finally in for Other Mommy, and some are pretty scary for Universal.

The horror movie isn't having official U.S. critics screenings until the last minute, with previews held tonight in New York and Los Angeles before the film opens Friday. But some international influencers, awards bloggers, and a few credentialed Rotten Tomatoes critics have seen the film, and are offering their hot takes.

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Here are some of the early reactions to the film, which does have a few enthusiastic fans in the mix as well.

The Jam Report: "By the time Other Mommy staggered towards its ludicrous finale, the audience at my screening had abandoned any pretense of fear and erupted into laughter ... An excruciating parade of ineffective jump scares, woeful CGI, and increasingly nonsensical storytelling, Other Mommy is comfortably among the most disappointing horror films of the year. It had transformed a promising supernatural premise into an unintentionally hilarious endurance test, all while remaining blissfully unaware of its own absurdity. 1.5/5."

The Matinee Show: "Solid creepy premise, but it definitely starts to lose its grip. Some genuinely unsettling moments, mixed with a few 'okay... what the hell are we doing?' moments. Not bad, just messier than scary 3/5."

Global Box Office: "Other Mommy is a hot mess and Jessica Chastain's worst movie in a long time. The direction is sloppy, the score is unremarkable, and not even Chastain can save such a terrible screenplay ... What should be a straightforward premise is bogged down by cheap melodrama and repetitive, failed jump scares."

Goldwin Reviews: "Other Mommy is like a buffet of all the other horror movies rolled into one. It can get overwhelming, but that excess becomes part of a meaningful experience. Eventually, it becomes a feast for the soul that yearns for horror with substance. The film isn't content with settling into just one form. It has many layers, constantly reinventing itself. 4/5."

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Screen Space: "Ponderously paced, over-directed with gimmicky flourishes and confusing in its half-baked message, Other Mommy wants to be 'elevated horror' but stumbles trying to climb above the better films it's seeking to be ... There's an extended sequence that rips off Tobe Hooper's Poltergeist and some realm displacement nonsense that doesn't make sense, on the way to an embarrassingly overwrought ending. 1.5/5."

Some other slams:

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@HerbSimon1986

Well, Jessica Chastain did the best she could & I won't blame her at all. However, #OtherMommy is a pure mess and masterfully cringe, but it's also a bonker fun if you truly want something to killing yr time on 3am. It's like Rob Savage remaking "Boogeyman" with a prestige cast😕

Peter Gray
@ratedPDG

16h

#OtherMommy: Despite that trailer and one surprisingly gory sequence, this INSIDIOUS-lite supernatural "horror" flick is more silly than it is scary. Jessica Chastain commits but that isn't enough to overcome the stupidity.

Why does everyone rush to protect this single-expression actress? Her face is almost incapable of movement, like she fell into vat of botox. Her one expression is Immobily Bitchy.

Doug Jamieson
@itsdougjam

11h

OTHER MOMMY is truly dreadful. Despite one of the silliest horror plots of the year and a woeful script, it takes itself so staggeringly seriously. An endless parade of ineffective jump scares, awful CGI, and a finale that drew unintentional laughter several times. #OtherMommy

Justine Bateman has thoughts on Hollywood's plea to save the movie theaters:

Justine Bateman
@JustineBateman

Here's the thing about "Keep theaters alive!" and "Go watch this film in the movie theater!"

It's a two-way agreement.

The audience agrees to pay to see films in a theater only if:
- The filmmakers are shooting scripts that have a thesis statement/intention/point.
- The actors and director are giving it their all, and not phoning it in.
- The edit has trimmed off all the fat.
- The film isn't some didactic exercise, intent on jamming a "lesson" into us.
- The studio executives have paid close attention to the film from start to finish and have given the filmmakers useful notes to keep it all on-track.
- The film is entertaining.
- (And the theater managers are maintaining some order and decorum in the theaters themselves.)

Otherwise, the audiences will continue to stay home and wait for the films to come online, so they can maybe watch five minutes of it or scrub through, and then turn it off.

The film has to be excellent. Or at least try in that direction.

Much of what is released is just not good enough.

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1 Yep

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at October 09, 2026 04:24 PM (GZ3K7)

2 I wish Cleese would rebel like he did with his Hitler skit and goosestepping on Fawlty. Mock the mo's, dude! I would buy it!

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at October 09, 2026 04:24 PM (hzuYO)

3 Justine Bateman has thoughts on Hollywood's plea to save the movie theaters:

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I think this year is gearing up to be the best year for movie theaters since 2019.

Some very big successes.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, taking speed with Bob Fosse at October 09, 2026 04:25 PM (1kJuV)

4 Mark Ruffalo warns that Democrats need to be watchful for voting machine manipulation and suggests Elon Musk could be involved:


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I’m so old I remember when Democrats swore up and down that it’s impossible to steal elections.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at October 09, 2026 04:26 PM (qoHuP)

5 What's funny is--don't ask me why I thought this--but until earlier this year, I was convinced that Mark Ruffalo was Jewish.

Posted by: Dr. T at October 09, 2026 04:27 PM (lHPJf)

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4 Mark Ruffalo warns that Democrats need to be watchful for voting machine manipulation and suggests Elon Musk could be involved:


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I’m so old I remember when Democrats swore up and down that it’s impossible to steal elections.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at October 09, 2026 04:26 PM (qoHuP)

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Yeah, then Trump proved them wrong by stealing 2024 by winning all the swing states. Which is impossible. It hadn't happened in 40 years, which means that it has no precedent. No precedent at all.

I can't believe Biden let him get away with it.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, taking speed with Bob Fosse at October 09, 2026 04:27 PM (1kJuV)

7 I’ll return to that theater when people stop talking for the duration of the movie and stop using their phones.

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at October 09, 2026 04:28 PM (qoHuP)

8 What's funny is--don't ask me why I thought this--but until earlier this year, I was convinced that Mark Ruffalo was Jewish.
Posted by: Dr. T

It's the nebbish persona of Dr Bruce Banner.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at October 09, 2026 04:28 PM (vJrRc)

9 Speaking of the BBC Andy Carroll was Drugged and raped by Kevin Adams from BBC's fame Academy. Carroll's wife was Friends with Kevin Adams and she invited him over after Andy Carroll's game with Newcastle to watch a boxing match, Kevin Adams gave Andy a drink and he instantly felt terrible went to bed and he woke up being raped. Screamed called the cops Kevin Adams was arrested for rape, this was 3 YEARS ago and it wasn't in the news at all until this month.

Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at October 09, 2026 04:29 PM (9aCbn)

10 Edward Norton > Mark Ruffalo

And Edward Norton kind of sucks.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, taking speed with Bob Fosse at October 09, 2026 04:29 PM (1kJuV)

11 Chastain was forced to take a role in a horror movie, which is, of course, beneath her.
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Wot? Is there anything else beneath her?

Posted by: mrp at October 09, 2026 04:30 PM (rj6Yv)

12
I'd keep Kimmel on the payroll just so I could have the pleasure of firing him every day.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 09, 2026 04:30 PM (eRlcH)

13 Cinematic-quality AI is advancing at furious pace.

Posted by: mrp at October 09, 2026 04:31 PM (rj6Yv)

14 The film has to be excellent. Or at least try in that direction.

Much of what is released is just not good enough.

Theater goers had better get their butts back in theater seats tout de suite. We'll hold them to it.

Posted by: Jake Tapper at October 09, 2026 04:32 PM (Riz8t)

15 I don't watch horror flicks (unless you count spy stuff or murder shows of bad guys...those we watch and laugh at weird and gory deaths). If the dead guy falls dead dramatically, or has his head ripped off by an elevator (Reacher, last night) we approve.

This is sick and we know it but feel it is harmless as we are not going to suddenly copy this in our lives. I have been this way since Justified, and Mags was my heroine.

Demonic horror is a totally different thing for us. A college classmate took me to see The Omen and I was never the same about similar movies. I don't do demonic.

The last Steven King (the strange looking lesbian who was hit by a car and still lives on the side of the road) book I read was The Shining. We were newlywed. I was washing my face in the bathroom sink one night and my new husband walked in, causing me to scream. He suggested I not read any more books of King's and I haven't.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at October 09, 2026 04:32 PM (hzuYO)

16 Speaking of the BBC Andy Carroll was Drugged and raped by Kevin Adams from BBC's fame Academy. Carroll's wife was Friends with Kevin Adams and she invited him over after Andy Carroll's game with Newcastle to watch a boxing match, Kevin Adams gave Andy a drink and he instantly felt terrible went to bed and he woke up being raped. Screamed called the cops Kevin Adams was arrested for rape, this was 3 YEARS ago and it wasn't in the news at all until this month.
Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at October 09, 2026 04:29 PM (9aCbn)


Love is love, bigot!

Posted by: Dr. T at October 09, 2026 04:32 PM (lHPJf)

17 Since when does "Hollywood: Shit or Garbage" come after "The Week in Woke"?

I take a brief nap on a Friday afternoon and the entire world gets turned inside out and upside down....

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 09, 2026 04:32 PM (FZ29D)

18 "Just imagine the conniptions if, instead of the priggish, outraged Muggeridge and Stockwood, "

I didn't see the debate so I have no idea about whether these individuals were "priggish and outraged". I do know that Malcolm
Muggeridge was a former satirist and I have read some of his books on religion and appreciated his writing.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at October 09, 2026 04:32 PM (JrHfD)

19 ugh that's a good book they made the Other Mommy film from. so that sucks.

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at October 09, 2026 04:32 PM (j+aD2)

20 The 2nd season of the Three Body Problem is supposed to be on Netflix soon. If it weren't for that, I'd cancel NF. Well, that and my wife watches several shows on it, and told me we were NOT canceling it.

Posted by: Archimedes at October 09, 2026 04:34 PM (Riz8t)

21 >>>Since when does "Hollywood: Shit or Garbage" come after "The Week in Woke"?


I figure people are going home early today so I moved the posts around. So that the bigger posts would come earlier.

Posted by: ace at October 09, 2026 04:34 PM (1wjle)

22 I'd keep Kimmel on the payroll just so I could have the pleasure of firing him every day.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at October 09, 2026 04:30 PM (eRlcH)
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Man, I'd watch a movie with that premise. Something like "Being John Malkovich".

"Being Jimmy Kimmel" in the right (ahem) hands would be awesome.

Posted by: mrp at October 09, 2026 04:35 PM (rj6Yv)

23 20 The 2nd season of the Three Body Problem is supposed to be on Netflix soon. If it weren't for that, I'd cancel NF. Well, that and my wife watches several shows on it, and told me we were NOT canceling it.

Posted by: Archimedes at October 09, 2026 04:34 PM (Riz8t)

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The Great British Bake Off!

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, taking speed with Bob Fosse at October 09, 2026 04:35 PM (1kJuV)

24 Thanks for explaining the title. Unnecessary since anyone with two functioning brain cells got it.

Posted by: Dandalo at October 09, 2026 04:35 PM (tmYdE)

25 I figure people are going home early today so I moved the posts around. So that the bigger posts would come earlier.

Besides, you've got to keep your powder dry in case Talarico jumps off a bridge or something.

Posted by: Archimedes at October 09, 2026 04:35 PM (Riz8t)

26 25 I figure people are going home early today so I moved the posts around. So that the bigger posts would come earlier.

Besides, you've got to keep your powder dry in case Talarico jumps off a bridge or something.

Posted by: Archimedes at October 09, 2026 04:35 PM (Riz8t)

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More accurately: We find out that Talarico did jump off a bridge 13 days ago.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, taking speed with Bob Fosse at October 09, 2026 04:36 PM (1kJuV)

27 The left is dragging actor Glen Powell, as they previously dragged Taylor Swift, because he won't endorse the leftwing Gay Race Marxism party line and avoids talking about "divisive" ideology.

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Glen Powell >>>>>>>>> Ryan Fucking Reynolds

Posted by: runner at October 09, 2026 04:36 PM (AKptf)

28 27 The left is dragging actor Glen Powell, as they previously dragged Taylor Swift, because he won't endorse the leftwing Gay Race Marxism party line and avoids talking about "divisive" ideology.

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Glen Powell >>>>>>>>> Ryan Fucking Reynolds

Posted by: runner at October 09, 2026 04:36 PM (AKptf)

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The Running Man is pretty good. A bit too episodic and the ending doesn't quite stick like it should. But pretty good entertainment.

Better than the novella, at least.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, taking speed with Bob Fosse at October 09, 2026 04:37 PM (1kJuV)

29 Since when does "Hollywood: Shit or Garbage" come after "The Week in Woke"?

I take a brief nap on a Friday afternoon and the entire world gets turned inside out and upside down....
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 09, 2026 04:32 PM (FZ29D)



would you like to speak with the manager ?

Posted by: first time commenter at October 09, 2026 04:37 PM (AKptf)

30 Defiant L's
@DefiantLs


Rosie O'Donnell suggests Elon Musk "is doing something" in November with his "satellites"

Yeah, Rosie, he's making billion$ off of them, just like he does every month.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 09, 2026 04:38 PM (6ydKt)

31 Incidents Around the House is the excellent horror novel that Other Mommy is based on.

I'm sad they screwed it up.

the new Carrie is good-ish so far

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at October 09, 2026 04:38 PM (j+aD2)

32 "That's the cybersecurity of these elections."

"We know that these systems are vulnerable."

So you're demanding single-day voting with ID required and paper ballots only to prevent OrangeManBad from cheating, right?

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at October 09, 2026 04:38 PM (3mtzY)

33 31 Incidents Around the House is the excellent horror novel that Other Mommy is based on.

I'm sad they screwed it up.

the new Carrie is good-ish so far

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at October 09, 2026 04:38 PM (j+aD2)

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None of these things have people dancing in jerky motions with jazz hands and hats at tilted angles on people's heads.

So, you know...

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, taking speed with Bob Fosse at October 09, 2026 04:39 PM (1kJuV)

34 "It's totally incoherent bullshit, of course, but there's almost no point to calling this out. For the communist, it's not hypocrisy; it's hierarchy. The language of the communist is the lie, so they will say anything they must, in any situation, to weaponize your morality against you."

Pratt has them pretty much nailed.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 09, 2026 04:40 PM (6ydKt)

35 Halloween AI edition:

Hey, AI, I'm a male, and my Halloween costume this year is a female transgender identifying as a male. That way, I don't have to buy a costume. Do you think I can pull it off?

AI: It treats an identity as a caricature: Using someone's gender identity or transition as a Halloween costume often relies on stereotypes, which can come across as mocking rather than clever.

Me: That's odd. I see self-proclaimed transgenders portraying gender as a caricature all the time. In fact, they go so stereotypical on their chosen gender that it can't be perceived as anything else. You need to check out a Drag Show Story Hour sometime. Even their names are caricatures.

Posted by: Orson at October 09, 2026 04:40 PM (dIske)

36 Embrace the power of and

Posted by: Skip at October 09, 2026 04:40 PM (Ia/+0)

37 he Running Man is pretty good. A bit too episodic and the ending doesn't quite stick like it should. But pretty good entertainment.

Better than the novella, at least.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, taking speed with Bob Fosse at October 09, 2026 04:37 PM (1kJuV)

I meant Ryan Fucking Gosling!! Hate that guy!

Posted by: runner at October 09, 2026 04:40 PM (AKptf)

38 I think this year is gearing up to be the best year for movie theaters since 2019.

Some very big successes.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, taking speed with Bob Fosse at October 09, 2026 04:25 PM (1kJuV)

And unless I'm mistaken, Backrooms and Obsession had nothing to do with Hollywood.

I'm pretty excited about future releases from people who actually love to make movies.

Posted by: hobbitopoly at October 09, 2026 04:40 PM (ZgwKJ)

39 *Reynolds is probably ok

Posted by: runner at October 09, 2026 04:40 PM (AKptf)

40 Rosie O'Donnell suggests Elon Musk "is doing something" in November with his "satellites"

Fire can't melt satelites!
/sarc

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 09, 2026 04:40 PM (l3cgK)

41 38 And unless I'm mistaken, Backrooms and Obsession had nothing to do with Hollywood.

I'm pretty excited about future releases from people who actually love to make movies.

Posted by: hobbitopoly at October 09, 2026 04:40 PM (ZgwKJ)

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Most of the success comes from Toy Story 5, Spider-Man, and The Odyssey, I believe. The Odyssey is up to about $1.7 billion worldwide.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, taking speed with Bob Fosse at October 09, 2026 04:40 PM (1kJuV)

42 Mark Ruffalo would fill the role of Rudolph Hess in today's Demo-Nazi party quite well.

Posted by: Curly Shuffle at October 09, 2026 04:41 PM (5yDGQ)

43 More accurately: We find out that Talarico did jump off a bridge 13 days ago.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, taking speed with Bob Fosse at October 09, 2026 04:36 PM (1kJuV)


Most accurately: We find out there never was a Talarico.

Posted by: Dr. T at October 09, 2026 04:41 PM (lHPJf)

44 >>>19 ugh that's a good book they made the Other Mommy film from. so that sucks.

I heard they ignored the book. Except for the one scene in the trailer, which I hear comes from the book. Then they just made the whole movie repetitions of that one scene.

Posted by: ace at October 09, 2026 04:41 PM (1wjle)

45
43 More accurately: We find out that Talarico did jump off a bridge 13 days ago.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, taking speed with Bob Fosse at October 09, 2026 04:36 PM (1kJuV)


Most accurately: We find out there never was a Talarico.

Posted by: Dr. T at October 09, 2026 04:41 PM (lHPJf)

======

No one could really be that woke and stupid, could they?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, taking speed with Bob Fosse at October 09, 2026 04:41 PM (1kJuV)

46 Rosie O'Donnell suggests Elon Musk "is doing something" in November with his "satellites"

===

Everybody knows, and it is just a fact that the best weapon against satellite manipulation is a large tin foil hat.

Posted by: runner at October 09, 2026 04:42 PM (AKptf)

47 "Over time, I realized that politics divide people," Powell said. "People trying to prove their point -- for me, it's the worst version of a conversation. I genuinely do not like the discourse. It's not as healthy as it once was. [Engaging in politics] is not presently possible. I applaud people for jumping into those things and fighting for what they believe in. If I were a political person, I would be talking about it. For me, my calling is elsewhere."

I get it.
But that is, unfortunately, the exact position the left wants most people to take.

To them it's not avoiding conflict, it's ceding the field of battle of ideas to their superior ideas and selves.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 09, 2026 04:42 PM (6ydKt)

48 Mark Ruffalo warns that Democrats need to be watchful for voting machine manipulation and suggests Elon Musk could be involved

Oh please, lets have LOTS of oversight and LOTS of cameras on what's going on during the collection and tallying of ballots!

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 09, 2026 04:42 PM (l3cgK)

49 Thanks for explaining the title. Unnecessary since anyone with two functioning brain cells got it.

Not necessarily. Pop culture references can lure you into Pauline Kael syndrome. Not everyone knows what "everyone knows."

Posted by: Oddbob at October 09, 2026 04:42 PM (vTZFs)

50 >>>19 ugh that's a good book they made the Other Mommy film from. so that sucks.

I heard they ignored the book. Except for the one scene in the trailer, which I hear comes from the book. Then they just made the whole movie repetitions of that one scene.
Posted by: ace at October 09, 2026 04:41 PM (1wjle)
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That sounds like Hollywood. Take an IP that worked, strip it of everything that was good, then wrap it around another movie (the director's *preferred* movie) like a skinsuit.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 09, 2026 04:43 PM (FZ29D)

51 46 Rosie O'Donnell suggests Elon Musk "is doing something" in November with his "satellites"

===

Everybody knows, and it is just a fact that the best weapon against satellite manipulation is a large tin foil hat.

Posted by: runner at October 09, 2026 04:42 PM (AKptf)

Faraday cage. But making one big enough to house Rosie might be a problem...we're gonna need a bigger cage...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 09, 2026 04:43 PM (l3cgK)

52 >>> 24 Thanks for explaining the title. Unnecessary since anyone with two functioning brain cells got it.
Posted by: Dandalo at October 09, 2026 04:35 PM (tmYdE)

IT'S FUNNY BECAUSE THAT PINE-SCENTED DRUID PHILOPSOPHER TRIED TO PRETEND NOBODY KNOWS WHAT '86' MEANS.

Posted by: BEN ROTHLESSBERGERER at October 09, 2026 04:43 PM (3mtzY)

53 I have never fathomed how some producer ever looked at Mark Ruffalo and thought, "there's the star for my next movie!" The fat schlub has about as much charisma as the guy who installed my water heater.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at October 09, 2026 04:43 PM (guGkK)

54 "AI film ‘Gods don't give gifts' sets first trailer, plans Oscar bid"

Posted by: runner at October 09, 2026 04:43 PM (AKptf)

55 I never explained the title of this thread.

Never explain a joke.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at October 09, 2026 04:44 PM (guGkK)

56 55 I never explained the title of this thread.

Never explain a joke.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at October 09, 2026 04:44 PM (guGkK)

=====

Jokes are only funny if you explain them.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, taking speed with Bob Fosse at October 09, 2026 04:44 PM (1kJuV)

57 43 More accurately: We find out that Talarico did jump off a bridge 13 days ago.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, taking speed with Bob Fosse at October 09, 2026 04:36 PM (1kJuV)


Most accurately: We find out there never was a Talarico.

Posted by: Dr. T at October 09, 2026 04:41 PM (lHPJf)

Here's my theory.

Talarico was at a DNC fund-raiser, planning event with all the biggest names in the DNC.

The waiter comes around with hors d'oerves and Talarico just goes and grabs the last white baby fetus, which Hilary wanted to eat.

And now he's missing.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy - 105 years old! Puppy at heart! at October 09, 2026 04:45 PM (Sco7b)

58 Olivia Wilde (real name Cockburn)

She would've made a great pornstar.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 09, 2026 04:45 PM (6ydKt)

59 "didactic exercise"

is that the kind of exercise the Cornell Ho was engaged in?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 09, 2026 04:45 PM (l3cgK)

60 Besides, you've got to keep your powder dry in case Talarico jumps off a bridge or something.
Posted by: Archimedes at October 09, 2026 04:35 PM (Riz8t)

*******
True. I was going to ask if he'd turned up yet. I'm enjoying the mystery of where is the weirdo.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at October 09, 2026 04:46 PM (hzuYO)

61 58 Olivia Wilde (real name Cockburn)

She would've made a great pornstar.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 09, 2026 04:45 PM (6ydKt)

======

Jason Sudeikas comes off as a grounded, nice guy. Wilde comes off as a complete cvnt.

No idea how they made that marriage work as long as they did.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, taking speed with Bob Fosse at October 09, 2026 04:46 PM (1kJuV)

62 58 Olivia Wilde (real name Cockburn)

She would've made a great pornstar.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 09, 2026 04:45 PM (6ydKt)

or for ads for STD treatments?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 09, 2026 04:46 PM (l3cgK)

63 It's like Rob Savage remaking "Boogeyman" with a prestige cast😕

Just what I've been waiting for.

I'll wait for it to come out on VHS and check it out.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 09, 2026 04:46 PM (6ydKt)

64 Emily Blunt is a passable actress, but she's nothing special to look at. What is my point? Beats me.

Posted by: Archimedes at October 09, 2026 04:47 PM (Riz8t)

65 The film has to be excellent. Or at least try in that direction.

Much of what is released is just not good enough.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 04:20 PM

If the Ellison's had any brains they'd be trying to hire Justine to run production at Paramount.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 09, 2026 04:48 PM (6ydKt)

66 53 I have never fathomed how some producer ever looked at Mark Ruffalo and thought, "there's the star for my next movie!" The fat schlub has about as much charisma as the guy who installed my water heater.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at October 09, 2026 04:43 PM (guGkK)
*****
I've never liked him and thought he looked like a big doofus. I can't recall one movie he's been on that I watched. Or if I did, I ignored him.

His face looks like a bloated Macy's helium balloon...which is probably most of his brain as well.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at October 09, 2026 04:48 PM (hzuYO)

67 Olivia Wilde (real name Cockburn)

She would've made a great pornstar.

At 42, she...has NOT aged well.

Posted by: Archimedes at October 09, 2026 04:49 PM (Riz8t)

68 >>> 53 I have never fathomed how some producer ever looked at Mark Ruffalo and thought, "there's the star for my next movie!" The fat schlub has about as much charisma as the guy who installed my water heater.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at October 09, 2026 04:43 PM (guGkK)

Um...

Posted by: Harvey Weinstein's ficus at October 09, 2026 04:49 PM (3mtzY)

69 65 If the Ellison's had any brains they'd be trying to hire Justine to run production at Paramount.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 09, 2026 04:48 PM (6ydKt)

=======

Ellison's company made Mayday, which is a tale of moral equivalence between the USSR and the US.

I don't know why anyone thinks he's going to run Paramount/WB like Ben Shapiro runs The Daily Wire.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, taking speed with Bob Fosse at October 09, 2026 04:49 PM (1kJuV)

70 If you REALLY want to hate Hollywood more - "The Connors". Sadly, I had a bad patch and it spoke to me.

Wokest comedy ever. Gay kid guy wearing skirts. Tranny boss. A special lesson every freaking episode. Wow, I was in a dark place.

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy - 105 years old! Puppy at heart! at October 09, 2026 04:50 PM (Sco7b)

71 in other news, Roseanne Barr is back with a new sitcom. "Roseanne Barr reveals comeback sitcom “Meemaw”: ‘It’s every bit as revolutionary as the “Roseanne” show, if not more’"...moar "Roseanne Barr shoots secret comedy series with star-studded cast in huge comeback "

Posted by: runner at October 09, 2026 04:50 PM (AKptf)

72 The fat schlub has about as much charisma as the guy who installed my water heater.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at October 09, 2026 04:43 PM (guGkK)
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That seems a little harsh. The guy installing your water heater is performing a useful service.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at October 09, 2026 04:51 PM (FZ29D)

73 "According to Page Six, the comedian is yet again the matriarch of the family. But instead of the Midwest Conners, her new on-screen brood is a "mixed-race family of preppers in Texas." The show also features The Sopranos' actress Drea de Matteo (as Barr's daughter), Randy Quaid (as Barr's husband), Omar Gooding (as Barr's son-in-law), and Doug Jones. Jon Lovitz, Tony Hinchcliffe (as Satan), and Kim Congdon guest star.

Along with the adult cast members, Meemaw also stars Indy Bugg, an Insta-famous tween, as Barr's granddaughter. "

Posted by: runner at October 09, 2026 04:51 PM (AKptf)

74 >>> 69

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Ellison's company made Mayday, which is a tale of moral equivalence between the USSR and the US.
==
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, taking speed with Bob Fosse at October 09, 2026 04:49 PM (1kJuV)

That's not what the preview looked like.

Are you saying that Hollywood ... lies sometimes?!

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at October 09, 2026 04:51 PM (3mtzY)

75
If the Ellison's had any brains they'd be trying to hire Justine to run production at Paramount.

At this point, I think it's safe to say that both father and son have/had brains. I mean, the guy could have just coasted on his father's money, enjoying the yacht rock lifestyle. Instead, he's chosen to enter the lion's pit. If Hollywood can be saved from itself, David Ellison will be the one to do it.

Posted by: Archimedes at October 09, 2026 04:52 PM (Riz8t)

76 74 That's not what the preview looked like.

Are you saying that Hollywood ... lies sometimes?!

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at October 09, 2026 04:51 PM (3mtzY)

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"The US is just as bad as the USSR because the military didn't reveal cancer risks to military employees."
-the ending, pretty much

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, taking speed with Bob Fosse at October 09, 2026 04:52 PM (1kJuV)

77 I don't know why anyone thinks he's going to run Paramount/WB like Ben Shapiro runs The Daily Wire.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, taking speed with Bob Fosse at October 09, 2026 04:49 PM (1kJuV)

At least they aren't communist so I figure things can only go up from here.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 09, 2026 04:53 PM (6ydKt)

78 Well, new WH press secretary seems to be a solid choice:

Katie Zacharia

Posted by: Orson at October 09, 2026 04:53 PM (dIske)

79
I have never fathomed how some producer ever looked at Mark Ruffalo and thought, "there's the star for my next movie!" The fat schlub has about as much charisma as the guy who installed my water heater.
Posted by: Cicero

===============

The first film I saw him in was Collateral, and he was very cool, but I put that down to the art direction and production design, which were also quite cool in that movie.

He was also outstanding in a small indie movie called You Can Count on Me.

It's too bad he's a lefty nutjob.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at October 09, 2026 04:53 PM (mmrXZ)

80 Emily Blunt is a passable actress, but she's nothing special to look at. What is my point? Beats me.
Posted by: Archimedes at October 09, 2026 04:47 PM (Riz8t)


Hard disagree. She's no ginger, but she's one of my favorite actresses, in looks and talent.

Posted by: Dr. T at October 09, 2026 04:53 PM (lHPJf)

81 ...Jon Lovitz, Tony Hinchcliffe (as Stan)...

WTF, how is *Lovitz* not playing Stan?

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at October 09, 2026 04:53 PM (3mtzY)

82 79
The first film I saw him in was Collateral, and he was very cool, but I put that down to the art direction and production design, which were also quite cool in that movie.

He was also outstanding in a small indie movie called You Can Count on Me.

It's too bad he's a lefty nutjob.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at October 09, 2026 04:53 PM (mmrXZ)

========

Michael Mann almost broke Ruffalo during that shoot. He asked Ruffalo to do a take like 50 times, and it was just Ruffalo talking into a phone.

I wish he had gone for 100 takes and actually broken Ruffalo.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, taking speed with Bob Fosse at October 09, 2026 04:54 PM (1kJuV)

83
I don't know why anyone thinks he's going to run Paramount/WB like Ben Shapiro runs The Daily Wire.

===

You mean Caleb Robinson, the CEO of Daily Wire.

Posted by: runner at October 09, 2026 04:54 PM (AKptf)

84 80 Hard disagree. She's no ginger, but she's one of my favorite actresses, in looks and talent.

Posted by: Dr. T at October 09, 2026 04:53 PM (lHPJf)

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Did you pay to see her in her big-budget action spectacular directed by Steven Spielberg, Disclosure Day, this summer?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, taking speed with Bob Fosse at October 09, 2026 04:54 PM (1kJuV)

85 67 Olivia Wilde (real name Cockburn)

She would've made a great pornstar.

At 42, she...has NOT aged well.

Posted by: Archimedes at October 09, 2026 04:49 PM (Riz8t)


I don't think I've seen her in anything since Cowboys & Aliens and she looked like she needs to eat a few sammiches in that one.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 09, 2026 04:54 PM (6ydKt)

86 64 Emily Blunt is a passable actress, but she's nothing special to look at. What is my point? Beats me.
Posted by: Archimedes at October 09, 2026 04:47 PM (Riz8t)

_________________

She had my attention in "Edge of Tomorrow."

Posted by: Orson at October 09, 2026 04:55 PM (dIske)

87 "Jokes are only funny if you explain them."

I don't get it.

Posted by: A random guy on the net at October 09, 2026 04:55 PM (dCMJG)

88

Federal judge temporarily blocks deportation of illegal stopped by ICE yesterday.

That did not take long.

Posted by: four seasons at October 09, 2026 04:56 PM (/QHx4)

89
If the Ellison's had any brains they'd be trying to hire Justine to run production at Paramount.

=================

Justine is against AI. Sorry, kiddo, remember when we introduced talkies?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at October 09, 2026 04:56 PM (mmrXZ)

90 Well, new WH press secretary seems to be a solid choice:

Katie Zacharia

She's not the hottest WH PS ever, though. I'd put that at Dana Perino > Karoline Leavitt > Kayleigh McEnany

Posted by: Archimedes at October 09, 2026 04:56 PM (Riz8t)

91 I'm pretty sure Jessica Chastain and Bryce Dallas Howard are the same person.

Posted by: Jordan61 at October 09, 2026 04:56 PM (DRSnL)

92 "Emily Blunt is a passable actress, but she's nothing special to look at. What is my point? Beats me."

Waffle House 6

Posted by: A random guy on the net at October 09, 2026 04:57 PM (dCMJG)

93 Did you pay to see her in her big-budget action spectacular directed by Steven Spielberg, Disclosure Day, this summer?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, taking speed with Bob Fosse at October 09, 2026 04:54 PM (1kJuV)


No, but that's only because I heard Disclosure Day was anti-Christian. I had been strongly considering it until then.

Posted by: Dr. T at October 09, 2026 04:57 PM (lHPJf)

94 89
If the Ellison's had any brains they'd be trying to hire Justine to run production at Paramount.

=================

Justine is against AI. Sorry, kiddo, remember when we introduced talkies?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at October 09, 2026 04:56 PM (mmrXZ)


I can see why that would screw-up her getting a job at a studio then.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 09, 2026 04:57 PM (6ydKt)

95 Zakaria and Zacharia...you might get confused.

Posted by: runner at October 09, 2026 04:57 PM (AKptf)

96 Woohoo. No more extra Fed paperwork and stamps on SBR’s and suppressors nationwide. Only a 4373.

Posted by: Vengeance at October 09, 2026 04:57 PM (o5jAD)

97 As for Mark Buffalo, his role in Zodiac was decent, but that's as far as any praise will go. He's a weird-looking, nerdy goblin. He probably smells like onion soup and fromunda.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Sounding the Carnyx at October 09, 2026 04:58 PM (0aYVJ)

98 I love the Chad Powers series. Just finished the 6 episode 2nd season . The 3rd and last season has a lot of ways it can go. I hope they don't screw it up.

And sorry Rock but it wasn't your vote for Biden that made me boycott you but your support of kneeling for the Anthem. Fuck you.

Posted by: polynikes at October 09, 2026 04:59 PM (KC5Lt)

99 When AI gets really great at making movies.

I want young Elizabeth Taylor as my favorite villain!

Posted by: Goatweed at October 09, 2026 04:59 PM (jK3NL)

100 Edge of Tomorrow was enjoyable.
Not the bestest sci-fi flick ever, but it was better than I expected it to be.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 09, 2026 04:59 PM (6ydKt)

101 Good for John Cleese but I never found Monty Python or any of their movies funny.

Posted by: polynikes at October 09, 2026 05:00 PM (KC5Lt)

102 Judge also block the illegal criminal from being moved out of NY.

Next will be an order for his release until final appeal. Bank on it.

Posted by: Vengeance at October 09, 2026 05:00 PM (o5jAD)

103 Zacharia is a lawyer, Pepperdine Law. I believe Ken Star taught there after the em-peach saga.

Posted by: runner at October 09, 2026 05:00 PM (AKptf)

104 Good for John Cleese but I never found Monty Python or any of their movies funny.

I think the Holy Grail was the only one of their movies that holds up.

Posted by: Archimedes at October 09, 2026 05:00 PM (Riz8t)

105 *Ken Starr

Posted by: runner at October 09, 2026 05:00 PM (AKptf)

106 99 When AI gets really great at making movies.

I want young Elizabeth Taylor as my favorite villain!

Posted by: Goatweed at October 09, 2026 04:59 PM (jK3NL)


Shirley Temple as Cruella Deville.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 09, 2026 05:01 PM (6ydKt)

107 yep dean of LAw

Posted by: runner at October 09, 2026 05:01 PM (AKptf)

108 96 Woohoo. No more extra Fed paperwork and stamps on SBR’s and suppressors nationwide. Only a 4373.

Posted by: Vengeance at October 09, 2026 04:57 PM (o5jAD)

58008 would be more fun...

California has § 58008...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 09, 2026 05:01 PM (l3cgK)

109 I take a brief nap on a Friday afternoon and the entire world gets turned inside out and upside down....
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel

Snooze you lose, don't you fall asleep.
Somebody's watchin' somethin' you wanna keep.

Posted by: Condition RED!! at October 09, 2026 05:01 PM (EdP2u)

110
>>Mark Ruffalo warns that Democrats need to be watchful for voting machine manipulation and suggests Elon Musk could be involved

=================

At first you'd think this would be a call for voter ID, then you realize it's a wingnut warning that Elon is about to flip a switch that MAGAs the entire internet.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at October 09, 2026 05:01 PM (mmrXZ)

111 101 Good for John Cleese but I never found Monty Python or any of their movies funny.

Posted by: polynikes at October 09, 2026 05:00 PM (KC5Lt)


You might have liked it more as a 18 year old or if you were British.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 09, 2026 05:02 PM (6ydKt)

112 Good for John Cleese but I never found Monty Python or any of their movies funny.

I think the Holy Grail was the only one of their movies that holds up.

I love how they ended Holy Grail when the money ran out by just cutting in a scene where the police arrive and arrest all the actors.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at October 09, 2026 05:02 PM (guGkK)

113 I take a brief nap on a Friday afternoon and the entire world gets turned inside out and upside down....
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel

Dagwood used to take a lot of naps. Blondie was far to hawt for him.

Posted by: Archimedes at October 09, 2026 05:02 PM (Riz8t)

114 104 Good for John Cleese but I never found Monty Python or any of their movies funny.

I think the Holy Grail was the only one of their movies that holds up.

Posted by: Archimedes at October 09, 2026 05:00 PM (Riz8t)

And some of the scenes and skits were pretty good.
I'll bet a Norwegian Blue pining for the fjords on that.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 09, 2026 05:03 PM (l3cgK)

115 We need a ruling along with the current SCOTUS case on ar15 that is broad enough to get rid of all this crap about barrel length and accessories like suppressors which are clearly arms and have no other purpose. It’s time to finally kill all the blue state subterfuge.

Posted by: Vengeance at October 09, 2026 05:03 PM (o5jAD)

116 =================

Justine is against AI. Sorry, kiddo, remember when we introduced talkies?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia
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It's all fucked. In ten years our world will be completely different.
What they put on the screen is imprinting brains in ways and manner that we cannot contemplate coupled with the big giant leaps in technology that will only compound. The number one thing is that we remember and pass along who we are.
This is only the beginning.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at October 09, 2026 05:03 PM (Cq/ve)

117 At first you'd think this would be a call for voter ID, then you realize it's a wingnut warning that Elon is about to flip a switch that MAGAs the entire internet.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at October 09, 2026 05:01 PM (mmrXZ)

They really are so stupid when it comes to tech I'm genuinely surprised they managed to steal 2020.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 09, 2026 05:03 PM (6ydKt)

118 Good for John Cleese but I never found Monty Python or any of their movies funny.
Posted by: polynikes at October 09, 2026 05:00 PM (KC5Lt)

Well, everyone has a blind spot.

Just kidding. I know tastes vary. But I love Monty Python.

I think, for some, it's the accents. My younger son hears any non-American accent like Elmer Fudd. He cannot tell any difference between Scottish and German, por ejemplo.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Sounding the Carnyx at October 09, 2026 05:03 PM (0aYVJ)

119 1) Republicans will steal the election
2) Republicans will buy the election

... just ask them for proof (that's better than Trump's proof on 2020 election steal)

Posted by: SMOD at October 09, 2026 05:03 PM (gWCxi)

120 Edge of Tomorrow was enjoyable.
Not the bestest sci-fi flick ever, but it was better than I expected it to be.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 09, 2026 04:59 PM (6ydKt)

For me so far, all Groundhog Day type movies have been really enjoyable. I don't like horror movies but Happy Death Day was really good.

And I liked Palm Springs almost as much as Groundhog Day.

Posted by: polynikes at October 09, 2026 05:03 PM (KC5Lt)

121 Hollywood: Shit or Garbage?

Yes.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant, a Moron behind enemy lines at October 09, 2026 05:04 PM (O7YUW)

122 The number one thing is that we remember and pass along who we are.

I don't know what that means. Please to explain.

Posted by: Archimedes at October 09, 2026 05:04 PM (Riz8t)

123 Lumberjack Song...
https://youtu.be/FshU58nI0Ts

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at October 09, 2026 05:04 PM (l3cgK)

124 This is just the beginning of the campaign to force him to Confess the True Marxist Faith or lose his career.
-------

I shamelessly, again, tout the Moron-recommended 'A Conservative History of the American Left'.

There is a chapter (Artists in Uniform) devoted to the CPUSA's (et al) attack on and destruction of artists of all varieties who chafed at the Communist line.

Posted by: Fulton County leaky toilet at October 09, 2026 05:04 PM (XeU6L)

125 Jefferies said again today that Democrats are going to win the House and they are already planning the agenda. lol.

Ok there Temu Obama. I’ll wait for the vote to be counted.

Posted by: Vengeance at October 09, 2026 05:05 PM (o5jAD)

126 /toilet

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at October 09, 2026 05:05 PM (XeU6L)

127 Dagwood used to take a lot of naps. Blondie was far to hawt for him.

Posted by: Archimedes at October 09, 2026 05:02 PM (Riz8t)

Perfect figure, blonde, big beautiful eyes.
Always in dresses and heels.
Made huge sammiches with olives on the toothpick on top.

She really is the perfect woman.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 09, 2026 05:05 PM (6ydKt)

128 >>Mark Ruffalo warns that Democrats need to be watchful for voting machine manipulation and suggests Elon Musk could be involved

Consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, I suppose.

Posted by: Dandalo at October 09, 2026 05:05 PM (tmYdE)

129 Senior executives at Anthropic, OpenAI and other AI firms are privately gaming out scenarios in which a major AI incident triggers a public and political revolt, Axios reported Friday. The potential trigger is a cyberattack that disrupts banking, internet access, or essential services such as power and water. The next crisis would be political: an angry public, demands for accountability, and pressure to shut the technology down.

Many industry insiders told Axios they expect a major event within six to 12 months. OpenAI pushed back on the suggestion that disaster is inevitable, saying its preparedness exercises cover a range of possibilities. "These scenarios are not treated as inevitable," a spokesperson told the outlet. Anthropic declined to comment.

Contingency planning is not an admission that catastrophe is unavoidable. But the most revealing part of the report is where that planning leads: the labs want to help shape the legislation Washington reaches for after something goes badly wrong.

Posted by: SMOD at October 09, 2026 05:05 PM (gWCxi)

130 Dagwood used to take a lot of naps. Blondie was far to hawt for him.
Posted by: Archimedes

I need my strength to keep her happy.

Posted by: Dagwood at October 09, 2026 05:06 PM (tmYdE)

131
For me so far, all Groundhog Day type movies have been really enjoyable. I don't like horror movies but Happy Death Day was really good.

And I liked Palm Springs almost as much as Groundhog Day.

Posted by: polynikes at October 09, 2026 05:03 PM (KC5Lt)


Haven't seen those, I mean, other than Groundhog Day (which I still love).

The Butterfly Effect was Groundhog Day-ish.
Except it had Ashton Kutcher and it sucked.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 09, 2026 05:07 PM (6ydKt)

132 Consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, I suppose.

*cough* A FOOLISH consistency*cough*

Posted by: Archimedes at October 09, 2026 05:10 PM (Riz8t)

133 The fact that everyone thinks Kimmel is an asshole, including his employer, shocks me to no end.

Posted by: Fooled, I Was! at October 09, 2026 05:11 PM (EdP2u)

134 For me so far, all Groundhog Day type movies have been really enjoyable.
....
Posted by: polynikes at October 09, 2026 05:03 PM (KC5Lt)
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"The Map of Tiny Perfect Things", on Amazon Prime. Think "Groundhog Day as a teen rom-com."

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at October 09, 2026 05:11 PM (xg/DD)

135 The Butterfly Effect was Groundhog Day-ish.
Except it had Ashton Kutcher and it sucked.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 09, 2026 05:07 PM (6ydK

That was more a time travel movie and yes it sucked.

Posted by: polynikes at October 09, 2026 05:11 PM (KC5Lt)

136 I like the repeating day movies.

I also liked the body switching movies ever since I saw the original Freaky Friday with Jodie Foster.

They must've made ten movies with the same plot in the 80s and 90s.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 09, 2026 05:12 PM (6ydKt)

137 Mark Ruffalo warns that Democrats need to be watchful for voting machine manipulation and suggests Elon Musk could be involved:

Maybe I should put a note in Elon's suggestion box that he just buy Dominion.

Posted by: nerdygirl at October 09, 2026 05:12 PM (0Htd1)

138 Senior executives at Anthropic, OpenAI and other AI firms are privately gaming out scenarios in which a major AI incident triggers a public and political revolt,
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Pixy linked to this a few weeks ago:

'An AI Escaped Its Test Lab and Hacked a Real Company: What the OpenAI–Hugging Face Breach Means'

https://shorturl.at/iGTvA

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at October 09, 2026 05:12 PM (XeU6L)

139 I'm trying to remember the name of a *horrible* horror flick that came out circa 2023--can you all help? It featured some weird guy living in the woods who apparently gets "disturbed" by people who cross paths with him and his switch gets flipped and he then begins murdering what later totals to be about a dozen people. And for most of those killings he wears some leather-mask contraption that he found inside some sort of musuem-like place?

It seems to have vanished down the memory hole--I can't find anything in a google search that resembles it.

Posted by: Crusader at October 09, 2026 05:12 PM (TN0g+)

140 I'm trying to remember the name of a *horrible* horror flick that came out circa 2023--can you all help? It featured some weird guy living in the woods who apparently gets "disturbed" by people who cross paths with him and his switch gets flipped and he then begins murdering what later totals to be about a dozen people. And for most of those killings he wears some leather-mask contraption that he found inside some sort of musuem-like place?


James Talarico: A Biography?

Posted by: Archimedes at October 09, 2026 05:13 PM (Riz8t)

141

Posted by: Archimedes at October 09, 2026

Argh. I know that. Thank you.

Posted by: Dandalo at October 09, 2026 05:13 PM (tmYdE)

142 The fact that everyone thinks Kimmel is an asshole, including his employer, shocks me to no end.
Posted by: Fooled, I Was! at October 09, 2026 05:11 PM (EdP2u)

Adam Carolla won't bad mouth Kimmel out of loyalty though I think he really wants to.

Posted by: polynikes at October 09, 2026 05:13 PM (KC5Lt)

143 X-Files did a really good Groundhog Day type episode, called "Monday" I think. Botched bank robbery. Slowly Mulder starts to figure it out. Excellent episode.

As for Groundhog Day, my sole complaint about this film is Andi McDowell. I find her repulsive The opposite of attractive.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Sounding the Carnyx at October 09, 2026 05:14 PM (0aYVJ)

144 By the way, who is this Mark Ruffalo? Is he an actor or something. I don't think I've ever seen anything he was in.

Posted by: nerdygirl at October 09, 2026 05:14 PM (0Htd1)

145 As for Groundhog Day, my sole complaint about this film is Andi McDowell. I find her repulsive The opposite of attractive.

As many gay men do.

Posted by: Archimedes at October 09, 2026 05:14 PM (Riz8t)

146 I also wondered why they never did a Father > Daughter body switch or a Husband > Wife body switch, but then I thought about the logistics of that and the awkward script writing and acting that would entail and then I realized if they made that movie today they'd turn it into a metaphor for troons and who wants to see that ?

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 09, 2026 05:14 PM (6ydKt)

147 145 As for Groundhog Day, my sole complaint about this film is Andi McDowell. I find her repulsive The opposite of attractive.

As many gay men do.
Posted by: Archimedes at October 09, 2026 05:14 PM (Riz8t)

And then the murders began.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at October 09, 2026 05:15 PM (xg/DD)

148 I read it here, but I think it was a commenter link. Britain jailed or at least investigated a former cop for posting a joke meme online that eating pork makes you 99% less likely to rape a child. No mention of Islam at all.

And I'm fairly sure it wasn't outraged jews who said it was hate speech to imply that people who avoid pork are more likely to be pedophiles.

So good luck Cleese. At least you are not kow-towing to the Islamic scolds.

Posted by: PaleRider at October 09, 2026 05:15 PM (PV+Zw)

149 Said earlier that ABC/Disney put out some fake news about Anduril. Which we can't read anymore even to debunk because ABC bravely deleted it and locked the author's X account.
Everything you see on television is BULL SHIT.

Posted by: SDWtc at October 09, 2026 05:15 PM (nZfSc)

150 The next WH press secretary

https://tinyurl.com/4bpdv29r

Posted by: Don Black at October 09, 2026 05:16 PM (ZxPkt)

151 5 What's funny is--don't ask me why I thought this--but until earlier this year, I was convinced that Mark Ruffalo was Jewish.
Posted by: Dr. T at October 09, 2026 04:27 PM (lHPJf)

Ha! For the longest time, I assumed Laurence Tribe was black. (I only found out he was Jewish about 6-10 years ago.) I don't watch TV so I never saw his face, and every time I read an article quoting Laurence Tribe, Harvard Law Professor and Constitutional Law Expert, it was always something so staggeringly stupid that I was certain he was an Affirmative-Action hire.

Posted by: SciVo at October 09, 2026 05:16 PM (ke3zm)

152 As for Groundhog Day, my sole complaint about this film is Andi McDowell. I find her repulsive The opposite of attractive.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Sounding the Carnyx at October 09, 2026 05:14 PM (0aYVJ)

She was no Julia Roberts or Sean Young but she wasn't exactly horrid to look at.

She also has a great personality.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 09, 2026 05:17 PM (6ydKt)

153 I love that they are all watching Elon!
Peter Thiel, born in Germany like some other guy that did some things, will be the key to overturning all the numbers.
Yes. Fooled the fools.

Posted by: Unsportsmanlike Conduct is a Capital Crime to Me at October 09, 2026 05:17 PM (RLdj5)

154 I withdraw my last post. I was joking or drunk.

Posted by: Unsportsmanlike Conduct is a Capital Crime to Me at October 09, 2026 05:17 PM (RLdj5)

155 Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 09, 2026 05:14 PM (6ydKt)

They did that with a reincarnation movie where Tony Curtis came back in Debbie Reynolds body.

Did not like .

Posted by: polynikes at October 09, 2026 05:18 PM (KC5Lt)

156 As many gay men do.
Posted by: Archimedes at October 09, 2026 05:14 PM (Riz8t)

Bazinga. You have bested me, good sir.

I also like pineapple on pizza, especially with jalapeno.

Have at you!

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Sounding the Carnyx at October 09, 2026 05:18 PM (0aYVJ)

157 155 Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 09, 2026 05:14 PM (6ydKt)

They did that with a reincarnation movie where Tony Curtis came back in Debbie Reynolds body.

Did not like .

Posted by: polynikes at October 09, 2026 05:18 PM (KC5Lt)


Between that and Some Like It Hot apparently Tony liked to wear dresses and stockings.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 09, 2026 05:19 PM (6ydKt)

158 The left is dragging actor Glen Powell, as they previously dragged Taylor Swift, because he won't endorse the leftwing Gay Race Marxism party line and avoids talking about "divisive" ideology.
Denzel Washington is another star who won't discuss politics. He has actually snapped at people who've tried to get him to go there. But they can't attack him for it, because Washington is black, and criticizing him would be racist.

Posted by: nerdygirl at October 09, 2026 05:20 PM (0Htd1)

159 Kimmy Kimmel has a net worth of 50 million
He is rich as fuck
Would you want to work if you had that ?

Posted by: Banned at October 09, 2026 05:20 PM (XGYZI)

160 139 I'm trying to remember the name of a *horrible* horror flick that came out circa 2023--can you all help? It featured some weird guy living in the woods who apparently gets "disturbed" by people who cross paths with him and his switch gets flipped and he then begins murdering what later totals to be about a dozen people. And for most of those killings he wears some leather-mask contraption that he found inside some sort of musuem-like place?

It seems to have vanished down the memory hole--I can't find anything in a google search that resembles it.
Posted by: Crusader at October 09, 2026 05:12 PM (TN0g+)

Chat suggested this...

I think I've got it: In a Violent Nature (2024).

It's a Canadian slasher film about a murderous figure named Johnny who is awakened in the woods when visitors disturb his resting place.
The description is an unusually close match, especially the woodland setting, the killings, and the distinctive mask.
The clincher is the mask. Johnny takes an antique firefighter's mask from a historical display inside a park ranger station. That's almost certainly the museum-like place the commenter remembers.

CULTURE CRYPT
+1



The film was released in May 2024, ra

Posted by: Stateless - Ralphy - 105 years old! Puppy at heart! at October 09, 2026 05:20 PM (Sco7b)

161 Let me think - who do I despise more, Mark Ruffalo, or Patton Oswalt? In the fenale category - Rosie O’ Donnell or Cynthia Nixon?

Posted by: tubal at October 09, 2026 05:22 PM (Gqar8)

162
You know what they can never take away from him? This little smoocherooney he laid on fellow would-be cancellation victim Sydney Sweeney.



If there's one thing to hate Glen Powell for, this is it. How dare he steal Syd away from us bearded fat middle aged guys by being handsome and charming.

Bastard.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at October 09, 2026 05:22 PM (y9nCu)

163 What I find telling, is that there are more than a few celebrities screeching that other celebrities MUST toe the line and hate on MAGA, you guys. Like the puffy bitch from the She-Hulk show.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Sounding the Carnyx at October 09, 2026 05:22 PM (0aYVJ)

164 Denzel Washington is another star who won't discuss politics. He has actually snapped at people who've tried to get him to go there. But they can't attack him for it, because Washington is black, and criticizing him would be racist.

Posted by: nerdygirl at October 09, 2026 05:20 PM (0Htd1)

Another wise man following the great one's advice.

Republicans buy shoes, too.
- Michael 'Air' Jordan

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 09, 2026 05:22 PM (6ydKt)

165 Spider Man, Spider Man
Does whatever a Spider caspins a web, any size
He eat bugs and he eats flys
Look out, here comes tje Spider Man

Posted by: Skip at October 09, 2026 05:23 PM (Ia/+0)

166 TABS/Disney realized they shouldn’t slander the exec who is producing our military’s secret, scary tech?

Hope so. Dummies.

Posted by: Lizzy at October 09, 2026 05:23 PM (4KUe5)

167 I hope the next WH Press Secretary is smart. She could fool me and be smarter than the photo I saw. Let's hope.

The one photo I saw of her she's wearing eyeliner on her bottom lid. Most women know not to do this as it will make your eyes look both tired and smaller.

I've never worn eyeliner on my top lid as I don't need it.

I hope I don't have to email her and suggest her to lay off the eyeliner.

My MIL wore blue eye shadow for decades after you should not. I never said squat to her about this because she was critical of me now and then. She once made me cry quietly in a guestroom and no one has done this before in my entire life. I never had a bad word against her, but, boy, I wanted to unleash my personality at times. I tried to avoid her and drank a lot of gin when we flew to see his parents. She's dead now and did mellow towards me her last decade.

I have no idea how I acquired all of my make up tricks, but I did. Maybe its Maybelline (which I haven't worn since HS).

This post is more disjointed and weird because my sinuses are ticking me off big time.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at October 09, 2026 05:23 PM (hzuYO)

168 Rock Groups who don’t do politics - GooGoo Dolls, Rolling Stones.

Posted by: tubal at October 09, 2026 05:24 PM (Gqar8)

169 Spider Man eats ze bugs?

Posted by: wth at October 09, 2026 05:24 PM (UjdFS)

170 168 Rock Groups who don’t do politics - GooGoo Dolls, Rolling Stones.

Posted by: tubal at October 09, 2026 05:24 PM (Gqar

Mick has made it a point to never go full Lennon.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 09, 2026 05:25 PM (6ydKt)

171 Let me think - who do I despise more, Mark Ruffalo, or Patton Oswalt? In the fenale category - Rosie O’ Donnell or Cynthia Nixon?
Posted by: tubal at October 09, 2026 05:22 PM (Gqar

Might be apocrypha: Timothy Olyphant once said that the one cast member he did not like on "Justified" was Patton Oswalt.

But he would not be wrong. I deem it plausible.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Sounding the Carnyx at October 09, 2026 05:25 PM (0aYVJ)

172 Jimmy Kimmel is rich enough to retire and hang out at home with his uber-lefty wife, huh?
Wonder why he doesn’t…

Posted by: Lizzy at October 09, 2026 05:25 PM (4KUe5)

173 I liked the movie The Martian. Jessica Chastain was as wooden as ever.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at October 09, 2026 05:25 PM (t9883)

174 This post is more disjointed and weird because my sinuses are ticking me off big time.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat

No, Ma'am, no more disjointed than usual, simply par for the course.

Posted by: Carl Spackler at October 09, 2026 05:26 PM (EdP2u)

175 173 I liked the movie The Martian. Jessica Chastain was as wooden as ever.
Posted by: Smell the Glove at October 09, 2026 05:25 PM (t9883)

Yeah. Female Cigar Store Indian. See also - Kristen Stewart.

Posted by: tubal at October 09, 2026 05:27 PM (Gqar8)

176 173 I liked the movie The Martian. Jessica Chastain was as wooden as ever.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at October 09, 2026 05:25 PM (t9883)

I tried to get my Dad to watch that before he died, but he refused. I figured he might like it as a survival flick and he likes Matt Damon.

But he preferred 'realistic' scenarios and movies that weren't fantastic.

So instead he'd watch Damon play a one man killing machine that could take out an entire police force in an apartment building in about ten minutes.

He'd seen that one about 50 times.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 09, 2026 05:28 PM (6ydKt)

177 As for Groundhog Day, my sole complaint about this film is Andi McDowell. I find her repulsive The opposite of attractive.
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I just didn't think that she was a very good actress. Surely 'Greystoke' was as low as it gets. ALL lines, every word, overdubbed by Glenn Close.

As an aside, she attended my church for a while.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at October 09, 2026 05:29 PM (XeU6L)

178 I think I've got it: In a Violent Nature (2024).

It's a Canadian slasher film about a murderous figure named Johnny who is awakened in the woods when visitors disturb his resting place.
The description is an unusually close match, especially the woodland setting, the killings, and the distinctive mask.
The clincher is the mask. Johnny takes an antique firefighter's mask from a historical display inside a park ranger station. That's almost certainly the museum-like place the commenter remembers.
----

Confirmed! That's the one.

I just read up on it at they have a sequel in production. I won't be going! That is one of the most "dark" horror movies I've ever seen. It was bloody and pointlessly bleak. I've seen every single movie from the "Halloween" franchise, sitting thru lots of clunkers, and I'd rather re-watch any of those than sit through another version of "In a Violent Nature".

Posted by: Crusader at October 09, 2026 05:30 PM (TN0g+)

179 Jimmy Kimmel is rich enough to retire and hang out at home with his uber-lefty wife, huh?
Wonder why he doesn’t…
Posted by: Lizzy
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Ego? Just taking a shot in the dark...

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at October 09, 2026 05:30 PM (XeU6L)

180 Kristen Stewart was good in American Ultra.

That's a hidden gem movie imo.

Posted by: polynikes at October 09, 2026 05:31 PM (KC5Lt)

181 Andie McDowell - seems pretty innocuous. Hard for me to even have an opinion about her.

Posted by: tubal at October 09, 2026 05:31 PM (Gqar8)

182 As an aside, she attended my church for a while.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at October 09, 2026 05:29 PM (XeU6L)

She's from SC so I have a soft spot for her.

And her actress daughter is a hottie.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 09, 2026 05:31 PM (6ydKt)

183 I wonder who Kristen Stewart is this month?

Posted by: tubal at October 09, 2026 05:32 PM (Gqar8)

184
Kimmy Kimmel has a net worth of 50 million
He is rich as fuck
Would you want to work if you had that ?
Posted by: Banned at October 09, 2026 05:20 PM (XGYZI)



The whole reason he's worth $50M is because he abandoned his first wife and kids so that he could dork Sarah Silverman up the squeekhole just before getting the late night gig. If he'd kept his dick in his pants a few months longer he'd only be worth $25M.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at October 09, 2026 05:33 PM (y9nCu)

185 tubal never got to much from Andie either

Posted by: Skip at October 09, 2026 05:33 PM (Ia/+0)

186 Strange actresses - Geena Davis. Never figured her out.

Posted by: tubal at October 09, 2026 05:35 PM (Gqar8)

187 It's easy to keep working when it ain't hard and people are kissing your ass and paying you millions for the privilege.

Posted by: polynikes at October 09, 2026 05:37 PM (KC5Lt)

188 @178 there is a sequel to In a Violent Nature coming out soon

Posted by: Smell the Glove at October 09, 2026 05:37 PM (t9883)

189 Strange actresses - Geena Davis. Never figured her out.
Posted by: tubal at October 09, 2026 05:35 PM (Gqar8

That's one I find unattractive.

Posted by: polynikes at October 09, 2026 05:38 PM (KC5Lt)

190 Is it me, or is the font extra tiny today?

We trying to save money on pixels?

Posted by: it puts the lotion in the basket at October 09, 2026 05:38 PM (zpcJA)

191 Andie did get several nominations for Sex, Lies, and Videotape which probably was her best performance that I've seen.

She was also good, or the movies were good, in Green Card and Short Cuts

Four Weddings and a Funeral did well, too.

She hasn't really done much since the 90s.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 09, 2026 05:38 PM (6ydKt)

192 190 Is it me, or is the font extra tiny today?

We trying to save money on pixels?

Posted by: it puts the lotion in the basket at October 09, 2026 05:38 PM (zpcJA)


You might have reduced the font size in your browser.
Looks normal on mine.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 09, 2026 05:39 PM (6ydKt)

193 Four Weddings and a Funeral did well, too.

She hasn't really done much since the 90s.


I think she might be doing Hallmark movies now. It's a reasonable choice for someone who has aged out of the hot young starlet roles.

Posted by: Archimedes at October 09, 2026 05:41 PM (Riz8t)

194 9 Speaking of the BBC Andy Carroll was Drugged and raped by Kevin Adams from BBC's fame Academy. Carroll's wife was Friends with Kevin Adams and she invited him over after Andy Carroll's game with Newcastle to watch a boxing match, Kevin Adams gave Andy a drink and he instantly felt terrible went to bed and he woke up being raped. Screamed called the cops Kevin Adams was arrested for rape, this was 3 YEARS ago and it wasn't in the news at all until this month.
Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at October 09, 2026 04:29 PM (9aCbn)

Did he try vomiting?

Posted by: Nelly at October 09, 2026 05:45 PM (6+ehB)

195 191 Andie did get several nominations for Sex, Lies, and Videotape which probably was her best performance that I've seen.

She was also good, or the movies were good, in Green Card and Short Cuts

Four Weddings and a Funeral did well, too.

She hasn't really done much since the 90s.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at October 09, 2026 05:38 PM (6ydKt)

She was in the original Ready or Not, which was good if you like horror.

Posted by: it puts the lotion in the basket at October 09, 2026 05:48 PM (zpcJA)

196 Strange actresses - Geena Davis. Never figured her out.
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Its strange to watch "Fletch" and realize that Geena Davis has a relatively small role and spends most of her time giving the screen back to Chevy Chase.

Posted by: Crusader at October 09, 2026 05:52 PM (TN0g+)

197 ZOMBEAVERS !!!!

Posted by: nurse ratched at October 09, 2026 06:00 PM (W2Pud)

198 "While firing off outlandish conspiracies about Elon Musk rigging the election with space gadgets..."

I like to call them Elon's Space Angels.

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at October 09, 2026 06:01 PM (w6EFb)

199 I thought the deal with "Life of Brian" was that the religious authorities who were critics hadn't even seen it.

What I remember of the movie was that Jesus was represented as the real deal, off camera, in the background, operating in the same general neighborhood as Brian. So, if anything, wasn't it an attack on phony charlatans who preach from a pulpit?

It also had a brutal attack on pundits, who instantly give you in-depth analysis on damn near anything. In one scene, the group is sitting in on the Sermon on the Mount, but they're so far back it's hard to hear. The one guy repeats to the group what he thinks was being said: "Blessed are the cheesemakers!" To which one member of the group offered an instant and detailed interpretation - instead of saying "That can't be right". It turns out that cheese making was something of a significant industry in the area at that time, so that's funny too.

Posted by: MrExcitement at October 09, 2026 06:22 PM (ovdkm)

200 "he repeatedly urged them to physically assault Republicans"

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Come get some.

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