Lefty Hipster Doofus and King of Nepotism James Gunn Replaced by Skydance With a... Christian Normie

As you can imagine, there is much freaking out about this by the very-normal people who literally freak out about everything.

First: Why were Gunn and his business partner Peter Safran fired from co-leading DC on Film?

And note that it has been confirmed that he was fired, or instructed to "resign."

Variety:

After "Superman" landed in theaters last summer, former Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav was ready to pop Champagne. Although the movie had only been playing on the big screen for three days, he touted the "bold 10-year plan" of DC Studios co-chiefs James Gunn and Peter Safran and promised "the DC vision is clear" and "the momentum is real."
Fast forward a year and a half, and those plans have imploded. Gunn and Safran were dismissed from the top of the comic book empire, with Marvel Studios alum Jeremy Latcham taking over as president and chief creative officer of DC Studios.
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The executive shuffle is yet another setback for DC Studios, which has struggled for years to compete with Disney's Marvel Cinematic Universe. Their short-lived leadership stint at DC follows multiple turnovers over the past decade, starting with comic book veterans Geoff Johns and Jon Berg and then Walter Hamada....
Gunn's "Superman," starring David Corenswet -- the duo's first big swing as bosses -- was touted as a hit with $618 million against a $225 million budget. Those ticket sales were promising enough, given the general decline in popularity of comic book movies. But they didn't necessarily signal the kind of lasting enthusiasm that spawns an interconnected universe. Momentum all but evaporated with July's money-loser "Supergirl," which flopped with $126 million globally against a $170 million budget. And while October's "Clayface" performed modestly with $109 million against a $44 million budget, sources suggest the body-horror thriller won't break even until the studio factors in downstream revenues.

I really liked -- maybe loved -- Gunn's reboot of The Suicide Squad. Some objected to him being put in charge of DC on Film -- the only thing he knows how to do, they said, was make crude jokes, inappropriate for young or normie audiences, and remake Guardians of the Galaxy, making every movie, even ones about a singular hero, into another story of a team of misfits learning together.

I dismissed that. Just because someone is good at one thing doesn't mean they aren't good at other things.

But I was wrong: He is incapable of writing anything but Guardians of the Galaxy Part IV.

And this is weird: Instead of focusing on DC's best-known heroes, he announced he'd be making movies about the third and fourth and fifth string heroes like -- and I know only stone-cold DC fans will even know what I'm talking about here -- Creature Commandos, Booster Gold, and The Authority.

If you're not a DC fan, you just read a bunch of words that mean absolutely nothing.

Let me tell you that as a DC fan myself, they only mean slightly more than nothing to me, too.

Insiders have raised eyebrows at Gunn and Safran's decision to focus on lesser-known characters, like Superman's cousin Kara El-Zor, aka Supergirl, and the Batman villain Clayface, rather than building out the franchise with marquee names.

I will give Gunn a half-pass for this choice, because the prior regime ruined many of the top DC characters, like Flash and Wonder Woman. (If you're thinking "But Wonder Woman was good," then I know you didn't see Wonder Woman '84. It was a disaster.)

Television efforts, too, were uneven. DC's main small-screen success was "The Penguin," a "Batman" spinoff led by Colin Farrell that was greenlit before Gunn and Safran took over. But the rest of the slate has generated less fanfare. Gunn's "Peacemaker" series, anchored by John Cena, debuted in 2022 before he stepped into the studio job. Although the initial season was popular, the second season -- which launched three years later -- failed to match the buzz of the first. "Lanterns," their first live-action TV show, had strong viewership and averaged 19 million viewers globally per episode going into the finale. Yet an insider at the company suggests the crime drama isn't quite capturing the zeitgeist, pointing out the show has yet to be renewed for a second season.

That one was also a disaster -- an anti-white woke screed about black supremacy.

Here's the good news: The Ellisons have decided to move away from the tasteless trashy woke hipster towards... a stone-cold normie who used to work for Marvel, when --- wait for it -- Marvel was good. He was part of Marvel from Iron Man through Spider-Man: Homecoming, which was just before the end of Marvel's golden age.

Internally, there's hope that Latcham -- an executive who helped shape the MCU -- will get back to basics with DC.
"Jeremy is the kind of guy who would go to Comic-Con to get an autograph from someone," says another source, "not someone who wants to be there signing autographs."

When Latcham was at Marvel, he'd question some edgy or divisive material, stating, "I don't think my grandmother would like this." Other executives would joke and propose things "if that would be all right with Jeremy's grandmother."

But apparently Jeremy's Grandmother was a good proxy for 85% of the normie audience.

Apparently Jermey Latcham is a Christian whose entire family lives near him on a giant spread in Texas, and who is dedicated to "mainstream, family-friendly, Christian-friendly" movies.

You can smell the artificial hormones burning over this.

THR:

It was Jeremy Latcham, a mild-mannered producer who was once a key member of Marvel Studios' exec team before moving to Texas to go independent.
An occasional foray into big-budget moviemaking such as Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves notwithstanding...

Which is a really solid movie, despite failing at the box office.

...Latcham was focusing on inspirational movies such as the Wright Brothers feature Flyer for the faith-focused studio Wonder Project, where he also helped make House of David, a TV show about the biblical figure. The producer is known to be vocal about his Christian faith and his desire to make uplifting projects.
"I had this nagging feeling that I needed to do more movies that had deeper meaning to me," Latcham said of Wonder Project during an appearance on the Bible Bros podcast while promoting the Nate Bargatze comedy The Breadwinner. "Let's be the HBO for the faith and family audience. Let's try to make movies and television shows that restore faith in things worth believing in."

Despite being Christian, Latcham apparently fought with Marvel to give James Gunn the Guardians of the Galaxy gig.

So he's not against edgy or trashy material -- in the appropriate case.

In a twist, Latcham was instrumental in Gunn's rise, advocating for the niche director's hiring on Marvel Studios' Guardians of the Galaxy, which turned Gunn into an A-list filmmaker who commands eight-figure paydays for his directing work.

DC's heroes, who are intended to play to broad, traditional normie audiences including children, are not the right characters for the Gunn treatment.

There is speculation he might also clean house at DC comics itself, which has been on a mission to forefront homosexuality and sexuality-bend characters like the most popular Robin, Tim Drake, and the formerly-popular Superboy, into gays and bisexuals.

This, of course, is causing all sorts of shrieking and screaming.

Some of the people who have lobbied and demanded for every other DC character to be turned gay are complaining that the Latcham might jam his personal beliefs down our throats.

Can you even imagine such a thing??!!>

But no he won't, because he's a professional, not a bent and twisted activist.

I hope Latcham doesn't include any further material like this entirely-inappropriate scene from The Dark Knight Rises.

His grandma would definitely not approve.

Sorry, I just love Pete Holmes' Batman.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 04:22 PM

Comments

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1 First?

Posted by: Lurking Cheshirecat at November 11, 2026 04:23 PM (w3u3d)

2 Once in a while he scores.

Posted by: Lurking Cheshirecat at November 11, 2026 04:24 PM (w3u3d)

3 And I went back and nooded.

Posted by: Lurking Cheshirecat at November 11, 2026 04:26 PM (w3u3d)

4 Hat trick for the Cheshirecat.

Posted by: Lurking Cheshirecat at November 11, 2026 04:26 PM (w3u3d)

5 Hola

Posted by: Thanatopsis at November 11, 2026 04:27 PM (hG5L0)

6 A HOME RUN!

Posted by: Lurking Cheshirecat at November 11, 2026 04:27 PM (w3u3d)

7 If you want to rag on James Gunn because of his politics or his friends, go ahead. But of all the Superhero flicks of the past 20 years, James Gunn movies are in the top half.

The best thing about him getting fired is maybe Critical Drinker will stop fucking whining about him.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at November 11, 2026 04:27 PM (s1VwS)

8 Creature Commandos, Booster Gold, and The Authority.
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Booster Gold is my all-time favorite DC character.

Mainly in the original run by Dan Jurgens.

I thought the name was *dumb* when I first saw the ads for it.

Doesn't matter, the character was interesting enough.

Jurgens really captured Jock-as-superhero.

Posted by: Axeman at November 11, 2026 04:28 PM (Fi81e)

9 To be honest about James Gunn, I prefer the 2004 Dawn of the Dead (written by James Gunn, directed by Zach Synder) over the 70s version. So obviously he has his niche.

Posted by: Thrawn at November 11, 2026 04:29 PM (oPFtC)

10 I have been waiting for a Booster Gold treatment since they first announced they were going to do DC movies.

Posted by: Axeman at November 11, 2026 04:29 PM (Fi81e)

11 No wonder Mark Ruffalo wanted to stop this acquisition so much.

But, I'm sure he's too busy protesting Disney for their job cuts to notice.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, seeing the world in a Ken Russell way at November 11, 2026 04:29 PM (2fzuQ)

12
DC's heroes, who are intended to play to broad, traditional normie audiences including children, are not the right characters for the Gunn treatment.

How about the gubb treatment?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at November 11, 2026 04:29 PM (Cqx++)

13 You don't get a hat trick with a goal and 2 assists

Posted by: Skip at November 11, 2026 04:30 PM (Ia/+0)

14 Still think the funniest thing I've heard lately from Hollywood is that Kathleen Kennedy has been appointed head of content and ceremonies for the 2028 LA Olympics. Failing upward

Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 11, 2026 04:30 PM (FroOw)

15 Who's James Gubb?

Posted by: I'm sorry, I have a cold at November 11, 2026 04:30 PM (brIJB)

16 James Gunn's Superman flick was good--I said so here a couple of years ago when it came out. The *worst* part in it was the inclusion of "Super Girl" as a drunken floozy.

So of course he followed up the good film with one devoted to the drunken floozy.

Posted by: Crusader at November 11, 2026 04:30 PM (TN0g+)

17 I did like Lanterns and it will only be the one season now.

Posted by: lin-duh at November 11, 2026 04:31 PM (9AdGW)

18 DC's heroes, who are intended to play to broad, traditional normie audiences including children, are not the right characters for the Gunn treatment.

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In all fairness, Gunn's Superman was as boy scout as Christopher Reeve.

Gunn just loves those weird third stringer characters like Mr. Terrific so much he has to push them forward.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, seeing the world in a Ken Russell way at November 11, 2026 04:31 PM (2fzuQ)

19 Sorry Skip, the first four posts were mine. And I even nooded.

Nay

Posted by: Lurking Cheshirecat at November 11, 2026 04:31 PM (w3u3d)

20 Marvel movies had a Golden Age?

Did DC movies ever have a Silver Age? Or a Copper Age?

From what I gather, the Aluminum Age was a bust.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at November 11, 2026 04:31 PM (56Qyq)

21 Laundry awaits.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 11, 2026 04:32 PM (RBKzD)

22 18 DC's heroes, who are intended to play to broad, traditional normie audiences including children, are not the right characters for the Gunn treatment.

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In all fairness, Gunn's Superman was as boy scout as Christopher Reeve.

Gunn just loves those weird third stringer characters like Mr. Terrific so much he has to push them forward.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, seeing the world in a Ken Russell way at November 11, 2026 04:31 PM (2fzuQ)

Excuse me, the correct pronunciation is Mister God Damned Terrific.

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at November 11, 2026 04:32 PM (s1VwS)

23 That one was also a disaster -- an anti-white woke screed about black supremacy.
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Opinions differ. I ended up liking Lanterns, for what it was.

But if you watch the Pitch Meeting vid on this, yeah, it does point out some problems.

Posted by: Axeman at November 11, 2026 04:32 PM (Fi81e)

24 There is speculation he might also clean house at DC comics itself, which has been on a mission to forefront homosexuality and sexuality-bend characters like the most popular Robin, Tim Drake, and the formerly-popular Superboy, into gays and bisexuals.

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Joker has a solution to unwanted Robins.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, seeing the world in a Ken Russell way at November 11, 2026 04:32 PM (2fzuQ)

25 Posted by: Axeman at November 11, 2026 04:28 PM (Fi81e)

"The Greatest Story Never Told" is an excellent episode of Justice League Unlimited, where Booster Gold saves the world from an scientific experiment gone awry as the rest of the League is doing other things.

Posted by: Thrawn at November 11, 2026 04:32 PM (oPFtC)

26 I have one question. "When will this incessant Superhero trend end?"

I'd like some creativity, please. Maybe someone can stop studying pronouns and concentrate on communication to scribble down some realistic and relevant dialogue. Perhaps, someone who isn't buried in comic books will, actually, tell an engrossing story.

And, just once, I want to see an explosion on the big screen where they don't have someone walking away with their back to it implying indifference. I'd like to see the realistic response. "Expletive expletive expletive..."

Posted by: Orson at November 11, 2026 04:32 PM (dIske)

27 James Gunn.

My brain could have gone many ways in seeing that name for the first time, but it went to Jame Gumb, and now I think of "it puts the lotion..." every time I see it.

Posted by: OneEyedJack at November 11, 2026 04:32 PM (zafwz)

28 "That one was also a disaster -- an anti-white woke screed about black supremacy."

Be better, Senator Ace.

We all need a talkin' to, cause only whites can be racist, as all colleges and A.I. agree on.

Posted by: Auspex at November 11, 2026 04:32 PM (Y8DZL)

29 Who's James Gubb?

Posted by: I'm sorry, I have a cold at November 11, 2026

Actually my question too

Posted by: Skip at November 11, 2026 04:32 PM (Ia/+0)

30 22
Excuse me, the correct pronunciation is Mister God Damned Terrific.

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at November 11, 2026 04:32 PM (s1VwS)

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He's a fun part of the movie, for sure.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, seeing the world in a Ken Russell way at November 11, 2026 04:33 PM (2fzuQ)

31 I thought House of David was a pretty good series. So sounds like a good hire, with the icing being the lefties are mad.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at November 11, 2026 04:33 PM (n5tGW)

32 Laundry awaits.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at November 11, 2026 04:32 PM (RBKzD)
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Those superhero tights don't wash themselves....

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at November 11, 2026 04:33 PM (s2iZv)

33 Super girl is a fairly popular DC character IMO

He just turned "superman but feminine with great legs" into "fetal alcohol syndrome with RBF oh and Alcoholism"

Posted by: Obligatory at November 11, 2026 04:33 PM (sKqQm)

34 33 Super girl is a fairly popular DC character IMO

He just turned "superman but feminine with great legs" into "fetal alcohol syndrome with RBF oh and Alcoholism"

Posted by: Obligatory at November 11, 2026 04:33 PM (sKqQm)

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Supergirl the movie was mostly, "generic superhero movie without much of an identity."

It wasn't terrible. It was just kind of meh.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, seeing the world in a Ken Russell way at November 11, 2026 04:34 PM (2fzuQ)

35 There is speculation he might also clean house at DC comics itself, which has been on a mission to forefront homosexuality and sexuality-bend characters like the most popular Robin, Tim Drake, and the formerly-popular Superboy, into gays and bisexuals.

When the entertainment industry first started to go gay it had a bunch of starlets make out. No one really cared so they decided they needed something more....transgressive and now every male character has to be kind of gay...

Posted by: Obligatory at November 11, 2026 04:35 PM (sKqQm)

36
Gunn just loves those weird third stringer characters like Mr. Terrific so much he has to push them forward.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

What about Captain Nice?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at November 11, 2026 04:35 PM (Cqx++)

37 Supergirl the movie was mostly, "generic superhero movie without much of an identity."

It wasn't terrible. It was just kind of meh.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, seeing the world in a Ken Russell way at November 11, 2026 04:34 PM (2fzuQ)

I thought it was half good (the stuff in space) and half terrible. So a C movie on average, I give it a C+ because I had fun watching it.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at November 11, 2026 04:35 PM (s1VwS)

38 Once in a while he scores.
Posted by: Lurking Cheshirecat at November 11, 2026

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Apt description of my college dating life.

It helped that I was a drama major, and the drama girls were hot and had morals (it was the '70s) as loose as mine.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at November 11, 2026 04:35 PM (56Qyq)

39 Okay okay. Lego batman was the second best Batman movie.

Weird sex Batman wins.

Posted by: You changed my mind at November 11, 2026 04:35 PM (anL5R)

40 35 When the entertainment industry first started to go gay it had a bunch of starlets make out. No one really cared so they decided they needed something more....transgressive and now every male character has to be kind of gay...

Posted by: Obligatory at November 11, 2026 04:35 PM (sKqQm)

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"Boys just don't like comic books."
-today

"What the fuck happened to the industry?"
-the 1930s

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, seeing the world in a Ken Russell way at November 11, 2026 04:35 PM (2fzuQ)

41 And, just once, I want to see an explosion on the big screen where they don't have someone walking away with their back to it implying indifference. I'd like to see the realistic response. "Expletive expletive expletive..."
Posted by: Orson at November 11, 2026 04:32 PM (dIske)

A plethora of videos on the Ewetoob showing the dangers of shooting Tannerite in refrigerators from 50 yards away.
That's about as low level of an explosion as real life can offer without breaking laws.
Nobody walking away in slow motion there.

Posted by: OneEyedJack at November 11, 2026 04:36 PM (zafwz)

42 When the Demercrats take over FART Tubibg will bee the Law. We can not weight !!

Posted by: Mary Cloggistein from Brattleboro, Vt at November 11, 2026 04:36 PM (8A09D)

43 LA olympics are gonna be gay and homeless opening ceremonies. And people lighting their crack pipes with the olympic flame.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at November 11, 2026 04:36 PM (n5tGW)

44 Whenever I see "James Gunn," I think of his brother, the actor from Gilmore Girls.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at November 11, 2026 04:36 PM (56Qyq)

45 37 I thought it was half good (the stuff in space) and half terrible. So a C movie on average, I give it a C+ because I had fun watching it.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at November 11, 2026 04:35 PM (s1VwS)

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One thing's for sure: It's never going to be on my shelf!

The Devils will be, though.

Pre-ordered that.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, seeing the world in a Ken Russell way at November 11, 2026 04:36 PM (2fzuQ)

46 I've said this before but if you wanted to do something a little different with the DC characters do the Injustice story line. If you make Superman a little less over the top evil and Batman a little less saintly it can actually work.

And you get to have Supergirl as an important character in exactly the sort of role she is supposed to be in

Posted by: 18-1 at November 11, 2026 04:36 PM (sKqQm)

47 Gunn's trying to push third and fourth rate characters shows he has no real creativity. He's looking to make a big splash out of something almost unknown but created by someone else.
I liked the first two Guardians of the Galaxy, but not much else

Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 11, 2026 04:37 PM (FroOw)

48 Make GotG fun again. I mean heck, what could be more fun than a genetically altered raccoon with a rocket launcher?

Posted by: Eromero at November 11, 2026 04:37 PM (HVGoY)

49 When the entertainment industry first started to go gay it had a bunch of starlets make out. No one really cared so they decided they needed something more....transgressive and now every male character has to be kind of gay...
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Right. And if somebody doesn't stop it now, the next thing will be bestiality. Superman, banging superdog.

Posted by: You changed my mind at November 11, 2026 04:37 PM (anL5R)

50 When the entertainment industry first started to go gay it had a bunch of starlets make out. No one really cared so they decided they needed something more....transgressive and now every male character has to be kind of gay...
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My "girlfriend" and I love watching characters like that! All real Texans go for that kind of entertainment!

Posted by: James Vegan Talarico at November 11, 2026 04:37 PM (TN0g+)

51 And, just once, I want to see an explosion on the big screen where they don't have someone walking away with their back to it implying indifference. I'd like to see the realistic response. "Expletive expletive expletive..."

Posted by: Orson at November 11, 2026 04:32 PM (dIske)
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Then watch The Other Guys where they have a seen that goes into that.

Posted by: Axeman at November 11, 2026 04:37 PM (Fi81e)

52 14 Kathleen Kennedy has been appointed head of content and ceremonies for the 2028 LA Olympics.
Posted by: Smell the Glove

Oh boy.

Wait... I can still type that, right? Do I have to go to gender sensitivity training AGAIN?

Posted by: Auspex at November 11, 2026 04:37 PM (Y8DZL)

53 "The Greatest Story Never Told" is an excellent episode of Justice League Unlimited, where Booster Gold saves the world from an scientific experiment gone awry as the rest of the League is doing other things.
Posted by: Thrawn at November 11, 2026 04:32 PM (oPFtC)

Weirdly, the DC Animated movies (And TV series) are almost always better than the theatrical releases. Often good writing, sometimes even more edge pushing and adult (Suicide Squad: Assault on Arkham is not for kids), consistently true to the characters back when they were written well.

Justice League Unlimited is highly Endorsed.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at November 11, 2026 04:38 PM (s1VwS)

54 I say give the new guy a shot, he can't screw it up worse than Snyder or Gunn.

He worked on the first Iron Man film, so he might actually have some talent.

I just hope he isn't one of those Talarico-type Christians like Babs.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at November 11, 2026 04:38 PM (6ydKt)

55 Make GotG fun again. I mean heck, what could be more fun than a genetically altered raccoon with a rocket launcher?
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I could tell you some stories...

Posted by: Wile E Coyote at November 11, 2026 04:38 PM (TN0g+)

56 3 Weirdly, the DC Animated movies (And TV series) are almost always better than the theatrical releases. Often good writing, sometimes even more edge pushing and adult (Suicide Squad: Assault on Arkham is not for kids), consistently true to the characters back when they were written well.

Justice League Unlimited is highly Endorsed.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at November 11, 2026 04:38 PM (s1VwS)

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I do want to check out their Knightfall adaptation.

Knightfall was the epicenter of my comic collecting days.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, seeing the world in a Ken Russell way at November 11, 2026 04:39 PM (2fzuQ)

57 Justice League Unlimited is highly Endorsed.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at November 11, 2026 04:38 PM (s1VwS)
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Agree.

Posted by: Axeman at November 11, 2026 04:39 PM (Fi81e)

58 One thing's for sure: It's never going to be on my shelf!

The Devils will be, though.

Pre-ordered that.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, seeing the world in a Ken Russell way at November 11, 2026 04:36 PM (2fzuQ)

I am dreading The Devils.
I think Ken Russell might be literally evil.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at November 11, 2026 04:39 PM (s1VwS)

59 Okay okay. Lego batman was the second best Batman movie.

Weird sex Batman wins.
Posted by: You changed my mind at November 11, 2026

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Except for some moments in the animated series in the '90s, I have yet to see Batman depicted as a detective. (Despite some puzzle-solving moments with the Riddler in the Adam West series, I'd rather not think about that show.) The Batman of the Silver Age comics was supposed to be Sherlock Holmes in a cape and mask. When do we ever see him doing that?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at November 11, 2026 04:40 PM (56Qyq)

60 Me want "Bizarro" movie. Bizarro bad, not good!

Me want bad "Bizarro" movie!

Posted by: Bizarro in his mom's basement, smoking weed and voting democrat at November 11, 2026 04:40 PM (Ssbab)

61 If you want to rag on James Gunn because of his politics or his friends, go ahead. But of all the Superhero flicks of the past 20 years, James Gunn movies are in the top half.

Which isn't saying much, given the quality of the lower half.

I know I'm apparently in the minority. But I'm really tired of superhero movies. They're pretty much an automatic "nope" for me no matter the quality at this point.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 11, 2026 04:40 PM (yG4gY)

62 58 I am dreading The Devils.
I think Ken Russell might be literally evil.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at November 11, 2026 04:39 PM (s1VwS)

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It contains blasphemy.

But...is it blasphemous as a whole?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, seeing the world in a Ken Russell way at November 11, 2026 04:40 PM (2fzuQ)

63 Young Justice is probably the best animated DC series.

The first season has one of the best arcs you'll see in a SH film.

Posted by: Axeman at November 11, 2026 04:40 PM (Fi81e)

64
National Lampoon Magazine's "Politeness Man" and his steel hankie would make for a good screen adaption

Posted by: Auspex at November 11, 2026 04:41 PM (Y8DZL)

65 Orson's rule of thumb:

If people start using an acronym to define your movie franchise...it's been around too long. If people refer to a movie franchise as a "Universe", it's been around too long. If Nick Cage shows up in any of your sequels, it's been around too long. And, finally, if you number your sequels and most people don't know Roman numerals well enough to figure out which sequel it is; It's been around too long.

Bonus: If you have to negotiate with Vin Diesel to get you film made, you're better off going into another line of work.

Posted by: Orson at November 11, 2026 04:41 PM (dIske)

66 I am dreading The Devils.
I think Ken Russell might be literally evil.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at November 11, 2026 04:39 PM (s1VwS)
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He's one of my favorite directors.

Posted by: Axeman at November 11, 2026 04:41 PM (Fi81e)

67 Oh, and on a personal note...

We've suddenly become the household where child friends just show up and hang out.

We avoided it for years.

But all of a sudden, in the last week, each boy has had a friend just show up at the door and end up inside to play.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, seeing the world in a Ken Russell way at November 11, 2026 04:42 PM (2fzuQ)

68 62 58 I am dreading The Devils.
I think Ken Russell might be literally evil.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at November 11, 2026 04:39 PM (s1VwS)

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It contains blasphemy.

But...is it blasphemous as a whole?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, seeing the world in a Ken Russell way at November 11, 2026 04:40 PM (2fzuQ)

I hope to discuss that by the end of the series...assuming I get off my ass and write my Bob Fosse essay soon.

We've talked about Transgressive artists before and I think Ken Russel might belong to that group.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at November 11, 2026 04:42 PM (s1VwS)

69 *Russell

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at November 11, 2026 04:42 PM (s1VwS)

70 Make GotG fun again. I mean heck, what could be more fun than a genetically altered raccoon with a rocket launcher?
Posted by: Eromero at November 11, 2026

***
He had a fun attitude, but the first film squandered any chance for really funny dialog. I wanted to see Rocket insulting Groot. "Shut up or I'll turn you into firewood," or referring to him as "Matchsticks."

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at November 11, 2026 04:43 PM (56Qyq)

71 I think Ken Russell might be literally evil.
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Pretty obvs.

Posted by: I mean not Martin Scorcese evil but still at November 11, 2026 04:43 PM (anL5R)

72 68 I hope to discuss that by the end of the series...assuming I get off my ass and write my Bob Fosse essay soon.

We've talked about Transgressive artists before and I think Ken Russel might belong to that group.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at November 11, 2026 04:42 PM (s1VwS)

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I think he's far less transgressive than his reputation.

I expected Lindsay Anderson.

I got a guy who just wants the British people to be more passionate.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, seeing the world in a Ken Russell way at November 11, 2026 04:43 PM (2fzuQ)

73 Bonus: If you have to negotiate with Vin Diesel to get you film made, you're better off going into another line of work.
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The Pitch Meeting treatment of the Fast and Furious movie (forgot which one) is pretty hilarious.

Posted by: Crusader at November 11, 2026 04:44 PM (TN0g+)

74 "what could be more fun than a genetically altered raccoon with a rocket launcher?"

A little, yellow, one eyed fellow, wearing a goggle, with a rocket launcher!

Posted by: Minion Dave at November 11, 2026 04:44 PM (5Op5D)

75

Hope no one here got the new flu shot:

Dr Mollie James
@molsjames
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21h
Possibly dying of a vax to prevent a cold

The state of medicine in 2026

Jeffrey A Tucker

@jeffreytucker
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Nov 10
Moderna's wicked new flu product (mFLUSIVA) just came out two months ago. Already there are 48 reports of injury in VAERS, representing a small fraction of the whole. They read very much like the early reports of the Covid poisons. Same signs. V-Safe entries clock the decline.

Posted by: beckster at November 11, 2026 04:44 PM (kX27y)

76 74 "what could be more fun than a genetically altered raccoon with a rocket launcher?"

A little, yellow, one eyed fellow, wearing a goggle, with a rocket launcher!

Posted by: Minion Dave at November 11, 2026 04:44 PM (5Op5D)

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"Oooo-weee! That's almost me!"
-Mr. Poopybutthole

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, seeing the world in a Ken Russell way at November 11, 2026 04:44 PM (2fzuQ)

77
But I was wrong: He is incapable of writing anything but Guardians of the Galaxy Part IV.

Gubb is a raging commie cocksucker asshole jackwad. But he's capable of being really funny. See his Nathan Fillion flick Slither.

Getting that first DC job basically ruined him. That, and being a total asswipe. Guardians is a great popcorn flick, but he thought that it made him untouchable so everything else afterwards sucks baboon balls.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at November 11, 2026 04:44 PM (y9nCu)

78 But of all the Superhero flicks of the past 20 years, James Gunn movies are in the top half.

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I just go by his last 4 years, which is an assfuck of buttshittery

I mentioned it before, but his depiction of Superman is driven by a putrid fetish to shit on the Superman mythos as much as he can

Like literally the very first scene we get of Gunn's Superman is him crashing into the ice beaten and bloodied. What a great start to the new DC Verse

Good riddance to this pedo fuckstick

Posted by: The Unvaxxed and Unmasked Ranger - FAP Certified at November 11, 2026 04:45 PM (fapp/)

79 Got to see end of Longest Day, it does well for realism up to the ending

Posted by: Skip at November 11, 2026 04:45 PM (Ia/+0)

80 I'm sitting and waiting for FedEx to deliver my watch, which left MI on Monday. Website says "by 8 pm."

Amazing how we get used to fast shipment. When I was a kid, magazine ads for products would say, "Allow six weeks for delivery." Now we grump about 48 hours.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at November 11, 2026 04:45 PM (56Qyq)

81 The Pitch Meeting treatment of the Fast and Furious movie (forgot which one) is pretty hilarious.
Posted by: Crusader at November 11, 2026 04:44 PM (TN0g+)
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Don McMillan has a whole bit on the runway scene at the end of F&F6.

Posted by: Axeman at November 11, 2026 04:45 PM (Fi81e)

82 Posted by: TheJamesMadison, seeing the world in a Ken Russell way at November 11, 2026 04:43 PM (2fzuQ)

___________________

If you haven't already, go see "Wild Horse Nine." Malkovich is terrific. Rockwell, pretty damn good.

Posted by: Orson at November 11, 2026 04:45 PM (dIske)

83 "Dom! There are no roads in Hell!"

"It's not about roads. It's about family."

Fast and Furious 13: To Hell and Back

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, seeing the world in a Ken Russell way at November 11, 2026 04:46 PM (2fzuQ)

84 When do we ever see him doing that?
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In the Batman video games. Frankly that was some damn good drama. Mark Hamill voicing the joker. Yeah. I know he's a loon, but he killed it.

Posted by: I mean not Martin Scorcese evil but still at November 11, 2026 04:46 PM (anL5R)

85
Did they ever try to serialize "Under Siege?".

Steven Seagal must be well rested by now.

Posted by: Auspex at November 11, 2026 04:46 PM (Y8DZL)

86 82 Posted by: TheJamesMadison, seeing the world in a Ken Russell way at November 11, 2026 04:43 PM (2fzuQ)

___________________

If you haven't already, go see "Wild Horse Nine." Malkovich is terrific. Rockwell, pretty damn good.

Posted by: Orson at November 11, 2026 04:45 PM (dIske)

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I'll end up seeing it eventually. Don't actually make it to the theaters all that often.

I will end up seeing Jumanji 3 in theaters, though. Because, you know...kids.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, seeing the world in a Ken Russell way at November 11, 2026 04:46 PM (2fzuQ)

87 If you haven't already, go see "Wild Horse Nine." Malkovich is terrific. Rockwell, pretty damn good.

Posted by: Orson at November 11, 2026 04:45 PM (dIske)
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Sam Rockwell is a plus to damn near any film.

Posted by: Axeman at November 11, 2026 04:47 PM (Fi81e)

88 if you number your sequels and most people don't know Roman numerals well enough to figure out which sequel it is; It's been around too long.
Posted by: Orson at November 11, 2026 04:41 PM

I dunno, movies rated Thirty can be entertaining.

Posted by: J. Random 'Ron at November 11, 2026 04:48 PM (0sNs1)

89 And apparently RedLetterMedia signed a deal to make a movie.

That's the supposition because they went to Los Angeles, talked about it at the start of their Miracle Mile review, and said that there was something to announce but it had to come out through Variety first.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, seeing the world in a Ken Russell way at November 11, 2026 04:48 PM (2fzuQ)

90 And, most importantly, Cunk on Cinema debuts in a few days:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAV4nDKZetY

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, seeing the world in a Ken Russell way at November 11, 2026 04:49 PM (2fzuQ)

91 >>>39 Okay okay. Lego batman was the second best Batman movie.

i have some misgivings about changes to the lore but otherwise, yes, a great Batman and Robin movie.

Posted by: ace at November 11, 2026 04:49 PM (1wjle)

92
I just go by his last 4 years, which is an assfuck of buttshittery

I mentioned it before, but his depiction of Superman is driven by a putrid fetish to shit on the Superman mythos as much as he can

Like literally the very first scene we get of Gunn's Superman is him crashing into the ice beaten and bloodied. What a great start to the new DC Verse

Good riddance to this pedo fuckstick
Posted by: The Unvaxxed and Unmasked Ranger - FAP Certified at November 11, 2026 04:45 PM (fapp/)

I'll just disagree. Starting a Superman movie with beaten and bloody Superman 'fixes' one of the biggest problems with an invulnerable godlike being: showing they can be hurt.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at November 11, 2026 04:49 PM (s1VwS)

93 Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
was big time DEI . It's the first thing I noticed though I thought the movie was okay even though I'm not a D&D guy. Girl power over a beta boy was also a theme. I guess that's a positive in the D&D world😃

Posted by: polynikes at November 11, 2026 04:49 PM (OXhw3)

94 When do we ever see him doing that?
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In the Batman video games. Frankly that was some damn good drama. Mark Hamill voicing the joker. Yeah. I know he's a loon, but he killed it.
Posted by: I mean not Martin Scorcese evil but still

***
He also played the Joker in the animated series, I think. Those episodes came closer to the true Batman than anything in film.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at November 11, 2026 04:49 PM (56Qyq)

95 85
Did they ever try to serialize "Under Siege?".

Steven Seagal must be well rested by now.
Posted by: Auspex at November 11, 2026 04:46 PM (Y8DZL)

There was Under Siege 2 - Dark Territory. Meh movie, but this is was around the time Seagal was porking up so you really don't see him move around as much as he did in the 1st movie or in anything pre One Deadly Ground either. Supposedly he creeped on a young Katherine Heigl on set too.

Posted by: Thrawn at November 11, 2026 04:50 PM (oPFtC)

96 And, most importantly, Cunk on Cinema debuts in a few days:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAV4nDKZetY

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, seeing the world in a Ken Russell way at November 11, 2026 04:49 PM (2fzuQ)
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Looking forward to that one.

I'm re-watching Cunk on Earth with my son, who didn't see it the first time.

Posted by: Axeman at November 11, 2026 04:50 PM (Fi81e)

97 Amazon is here!

Unfortunately it's FedEx I'm waiting for.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at November 11, 2026 04:50 PM (56Qyq)

98 Who's James Gubb?
Posted by: I'm sorry, I have a cold

ISWYDT

Posted by: rickb223 at November 11, 2026 04:50 PM (ST3HN)

99
Did they ever try to serialize "Under Siege?".

Steven Seagal must be well rested by now.
Posted by: Auspex at November 11, 2026 04:46 PM (Y8DZL)

Never happen. We had Under Siege (Die Hard on a battleship) and Under Siege 2 (Die Hard on a train). But Under Siege 3 won't happen because Seagull won't have room in the back seat of the Uber for his fighting chair.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at November 11, 2026 04:51 PM (y9nCu)

100 >>> The Pitch Meeting treatment of the Fast and Furious movie (forgot which one) is pretty hilarious.

Space Ice's reviews of the F&F movies are all great, too.

btw can anyone explain Space Ice's constant references to "spittin' sparkplugs" to me?

Posted by: ace at November 11, 2026 04:51 PM (1wjle)

101 96 Looking forward to that one.

I'm re-watching Cunk on Earth with my son, who didn't see it the first time.

Posted by: Axeman at November 11, 2026 04:50 PM (Fi81e)

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We rewatched it a few days ago.

Which was several decades after unrelated Belgian techno/house group Technotronic's song "Pump Up the Jam" was released.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, seeing the world in a Ken Russell way at November 11, 2026 04:51 PM (2fzuQ)

102 Weirdly, the DC Animated movies (And TV series) are almost always better than the theatrical releases.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards

Why is it weird that moving comics works better than live action for adapting non-moving comics?

Posted by: mikeski at November 11, 2026 04:51 PM (VHUov)

103 89 And apparently RedLetterMedia signed a deal to make a movie.

That's the supposition because they went to Los Angeles, talked about it at the start of their Miracle Mile review, and said that there was something to announce but it had to come out through Variety first.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, seeing the world in a Ken Russell way at November 11, 2026 04:48 PM (2fzuQ)

That...explains a lot, actually. They praised Nolan-sey, so I guess they did become sell-out hack frauds.

Posted by: Thrawn at November 11, 2026 04:51 PM (oPFtC)

104 Sam Rockwell is a plus to damn near any film.
Posted by: Axeman at November 11, 2026 04:47 PM (Fi81e)

I second that. I really enjoyed Mr Right which the critics hated.

Posted by: polynikes at November 11, 2026 04:51 PM (OXhw3)

105 Amazon is here!

Unfortunately it's FedEx I'm waiting for.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius

New black powder gub being delivered?

Posted by: rickb223 at November 11, 2026 04:52 PM (ST3HN)

106 Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
was big time DEI . It's the first thing I noticed though I thought the movie was okay even though I'm not a D&D guy. Girl power over a beta boy was also a theme.
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I thought it was okay. Its lore based. The girl - wasn't really human girl - half troll or something if I recall correctly. It didn't take itself too seriously either. Kind of a romp. I'd watch a sequel.

Posted by: I mean not Martin Scorcese evil but still at November 11, 2026 04:53 PM (anL5R)

107 >>>Young Justice is probably the best animated DC series.
The first season has one of the best arcs you'll see in a SH film.

Well I don't know if it's better than JL or Batman:TAS but it is really, really good. Might be better.

Shame about the last two seasons....

Posted by: ace at November 11, 2026 04:53 PM (1wjle)

108
Why are we talking about Peter Gunn? Are they planning to revive that detective show?

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at November 11, 2026 04:54 PM (5pzWI)

109 "Dom! There are no roads in Hell!"

"It's not about roads. It's about family."

Fast and Furious 13: To Hell and Back
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

Highways to Hell vs Stairway to Heaven

Kinda tells you the expected traffic pattern.

Posted by: rickb223 at November 11, 2026 04:54 PM (ST3HN)

110 btw can anyone explain Space Ice's constant references to "spittin' sparkplugs" to me?
Posted by: ace

Off the top of my head and out of complete ignorance, I'm going to guess it's a Transformers reference.

It sounds like the kind of thing Ratchet (in the 80s cartoon) would say.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at November 11, 2026 04:55 PM (vJrRc)

111 Seven Psychopaths is another really good quirky Rockwell movie.

Posted by: polynikes at November 11, 2026 04:55 PM (OXhw3)

112 In a weird irony, I watched a video about the rise and fall of the Fox sitcom Titus, which starred Stacy Keach as the central character's father, yesterday.

And, yesterday, Keach died.

My YouTube viewing habits have powers.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, seeing the world in a Ken Russell way at November 11, 2026 04:55 PM (2fzuQ)

113 Cunk is one of those "she's a successful comedian because she's hot" and turned it into "she's a successful comedian because she's funny"

Big bonus too her comedy isn't dating, sex, biological functions as it is for most female comedians nowadays

Posted by: 18-1 at November 11, 2026 04:56 PM (sKqQm)

114 >>> If you want to rag on James Gunn because of his politics or his friends, go ahead. But of all the Superhero flicks of the past 20 years, James Gunn movies are in the top half.

I didn't really like either of the Guardians of the Galaxy movies much and never bothered with Part 3.

I know that's not the majority opinion, but I thought they were too stupid and silly and the "science" fiction element was absurd. It's loonier than Star Wars.

I completely missed that train. Never liked them more than at a "myeh" level.

Posted by: ace at November 11, 2026 04:56 PM (1wjle)

115 Girl power over a beta boy was also a theme. I guess that's a positive in the D&D world😃
Posted by: polynikes at November 11, 2026 04:49 PM (OXhw3)

it's not called woketards of the coast for no reason.

Orginal Gygax D&D plays just fine without all that bull$hit.

Posted by: Zero Level Commontater at November 11, 2026 04:56 PM (5Op5D)

116 We rewatched it a few days ago.

Which was several decades after unrelated Belgian techno/house group Technotronic's song "Pump Up the Jam" was released.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, seeing the world in a Ken Russell way at November 11, 2026 04:51 PM (2fzuQ)
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My mate Paul told me they were Dutch.

Posted by: Axeman at November 11, 2026 04:57 PM (Fi81e)

117 >>>Off the top of my head and out of complete ignorance, I'm going to guess it's a Transformers reference.

I doubt it, the transformers are not part of his pool of references. He's into action movies, mostly non-sci-fi/non-fantasy.

Posted by: ace at November 11, 2026 04:57 PM (1wjle)

118
I'm at the point where all superhero films are steaming piles of monkey crap. They all end up the same: the final fight is nothing more than a fistfight. And it's like the rest of the world's police and militaries just decided "Fuck this, I'm on lunch break. Let the supes handle things."

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at November 11, 2026 04:57 PM (y9nCu)

119 116 We rewatched it a few days ago.

Which was several decades after unrelated Belgian techno/house group Technotronic's song "Pump Up the Jam" was released.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, seeing the world in a Ken Russell way at November 11, 2026 04:51 PM (2fzuQ)
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My mate Paul told me they were Dutch.

Posted by: Axeman at November 11, 2026 04:57 PM (Fi81e)

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Well, that's just what Sean would say. Best to your mum, Sean.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, seeing the world in a Ken Russell way at November 11, 2026 04:57 PM (2fzuQ)

120 The first GotG was awesome imo. The next two not so much.

Kind of like Iron Man for me.

Posted by: polynikes at November 11, 2026 04:58 PM (OXhw3)

121 Cunk is one of those "she's a successful comedian because she's hot" and turned it into "she's a successful comedian because she's funny"

Big bonus too her comedy isn't dating, sex, biological functions as it is for most female comedians nowadays
Posted by: 18-1 at November 11, 2026 04:56 PM (sKqQm)
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Diane Morgan has a killer delivery. It's all delivery.

Posted by: Axeman at November 11, 2026 04:58 PM (Fi81e)

122 Amazon is here!

Unfortunately it's FedEx I'm waiting for.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius

New black powder gub being delivered?
Posted by: rickb223 at November 11, 2026 04:52 PM

I have a new muzzle brake coming, but not today. To quote Inigo Montoya, I hate waiting.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at November 11, 2026 04:58 PM (LEj5u)

123 I doubt it, the transformers are not part of his pool of references. He's into action movies, mostly non-sci-fi/non-fantasy.
Posted by: ace

Hm, no clue then.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at November 11, 2026 04:58 PM (vJrRc)

124 Hey, Let they/them have a shot at this DC Studios comic property.

Posted by: Lana Wachowski at November 11, 2026 04:58 PM (wVcYX)

125 121 Diane Morgan has a killer delivery. It's all delivery.

Posted by: Axeman at November 11, 2026 04:58 PM (Fi81e)

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"Wait...you mean, nuclear weapons are still around and we could all die?"
-Cunk

"Yes."
-Dr. Ashley

"I need a minute...Can we talk about something less depressing? Do you like ABBA?"
-Cunk

"I love ABBA."
-Dr. Ashley

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, seeing the world in a Ken Russell way at November 11, 2026 04:59 PM (2fzuQ)

126 121 Cunk is one of those "she's a successful comedian because she's hot" and turned it into "she's a successful comedian because she's funny"

Big bonus too her comedy isn't dating, sex, biological functions as it is for most female comedians nowadays
Posted by: 18-1 at November 11, 2026 04:56 PM (sKqQm)
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Diane Morgan has a killer delivery. It's all delivery.
Posted by: Axeman at November 11, 2026 04:58 PM (Fi81e)

She's great.

There is something crazy hot about her though.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at November 11, 2026 04:59 PM (yG4gY)

127 I'll just disagree. Starting a Superman movie with beaten and bloody Superman 'fixes' one of the biggest problems with an invulnerable godlike being: showing they can be hurt.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at November 11, 2026 04:49 PM (s1VwS)

I think Superman II with Christopher Reeve did that a lot better.

Star Wars, Star Trek and Superman at that time all had better sequels. We don't see that often these days.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at November 11, 2026 05:00 PM (6ydKt)

128 Kathleen Madigan is my favorite female comedian though I haven't followed her lately.

Posted by: polynikes at November 11, 2026 05:00 PM (OXhw3)

129 Start the clock on a slavering mob of pharmacologically mutated homo junkies storming out of the DC offices and holding them hostage in the media, until this normie is shown the door - to the oubliette in the basement, where a tranny will reeducate him at the point of a freaky-ass patchwork schlong.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 11, 2026 05:00 PM (BI5O2)

130 We rewatched it a few days ago.

Which was several decades after unrelated Belgian techno/house group Technotronic's song "Pump Up the Jam" was released.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, seeing the world in a Ken Russell way at November 11, 2026 04:51 PM (2fzuQ)
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My mate Paul told me they were Dutch.
Posted by: Axeman at November 11, 2026 04:57 PM (Fi81e)

Well, to reveal a family secret, my grandmother was Dutch.

Posted by: Sheriff Bart at November 11, 2026 05:00 PM (wVcYX)

131
Is there any news on what's going to happen to Gunn's "Man of Tomorrow", the Superman follow-up?

I liked his Superman movie, very Silver Age.

Did he continue on that path or just decide to screw with the characters?

Maybe the reason he was fired?

Posted by: naturalfake at November 11, 2026 05:01 PM (YSUhf)

132 131
Is there any news on what's going to happen to Gunn's "Man of Tomorrow", the Superman follow-up?

I liked his Superman movie, very Silver Age.

Did he continue on that path or just decide to screw with the characters?

Maybe the reason he was fired?

Posted by: naturalfake at November 11, 2026 05:01 PM (YSUhf)

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He's nearing the end of production.

He was fired as co-CEO of DCU films, not from all his WB gigs.

Man of Tomorrow will finish and release. It's anything not in production that's getting stopped.

In related news: Matt Reeves had to leave the production of The Batman II (no clear word why, but the rumor is sickness in the family), and Steven Soderbergh just called him up and offered to finish the film for him. Soderbergh is a good dude.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, seeing the world in a Ken Russell way at November 11, 2026 05:02 PM (2fzuQ)

133
There was Under Siege 2 - Dark Territory. Meh movie, but this is was around the time Seagal was porking up so you really don't see him move around as much as he did in the 1st movie or in anything pre One Deadly Ground either.

Under Siege 3 - Bring Me Another Tray of Macaroons will have foodies losing their shit as Seagal tucks into one all you can eat buffet franchise after another. It was rumored that the folks on set wore out a dozen or so Shop Vacs while removing food trapped within layer after layer of his flab.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at November 11, 2026 05:02 PM (5pzWI)

134 I always thought Christopher Reeve was a horrible actor in that I only saw the stiff real life Christopher Reeves trying to play a character in all his movies.

Posted by: polynikes at November 11, 2026 05:03 PM (OXhw3)

135 This thread lacks the presence of one TJM, Prometheus opinions notwithstanding.

Posted by: Count de Monet has opinions at November 11, 2026 05:03 PM (wVcYX)

136 >>There was Under Siege 2 - Dark Territory. Meh movie, but this is was around the time Seagal was porking up so you really don't see him move around as much as he did in the 1st movie or in anything pre One Deadly Ground either.

bad movie, good miniature train destruction sequence

Posted by: ace at November 11, 2026 05:03 PM (1wjle)

137 nfortunately it's FedEx I'm waiting for.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius
*
New black powder gub being delivered?
Posted by: rickb223 at November 11, 2026

***
No, a qatch.

It's a Laco handwinding pilot watch. And it arrived just moments ago, as I stepped into the bathroom, wouldn't ya know it. But the driver left the package on the doorstep and I got it before anybody could pirate it.

This time the MI shop sent the right one. I've wound and set it, and am wearing it now. The leather strap will take a bit of getting used to -- all my current watches have bracelets.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at November 11, 2026 05:05 PM (56Qyq)

138 I always thought Christopher Reeve was a horrible actor in that I only saw the stiff real life Christopher Reeves trying to play a character in all his movies.

Posted by: polynikes at November 11, 2026 05:03 PM (OXhw3)
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I heard he was chosen for his acting.

When they found him on stage, he was tall and gangly.

I think he was fine in Mousetrap, even notable.

Posted by: Axeman at November 11, 2026 05:05 PM (Fi81e)

139 No, a qatch.
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Of the sas kind?

Posted by: Axeman at November 11, 2026 05:06 PM (Fi81e)

140 Claude Van Dame > Steven Segal in the battle of stupid action movie actors.

Posted by: polynikes at November 11, 2026 05:06 PM (OXhw3)

141 I always thought Christopher Reeve was a horrible actor in that I only saw the stiff real life Christopher Reeves trying to play a character in all his movies.

That's about 90% of actors honestly

Posted by: 18-1 at November 11, 2026 05:07 PM (sKqQm)

142 Posted by: TheJamesMadison, seeing the world in a Ken Russell way at November 11, 2026 04:44 PM (2fzuQ)

Oh good, you are here.

Posted by: Count de Monet has opinions at November 11, 2026 05:07 PM (wVcYX)

143 134 I always thought Christopher Reeve was a horrible actor in that I only saw the stiff real life Christopher Reeves trying to play a character in all his movies.

Posted by: polynikes at November 11, 2026 05:03 PM (OXhw3)

He was imitating Cary Grant in Bringing Up Baby for his Clark Kent persona. Nervous, goofy and clumsy.

He was a bit stiff as Superman but that's the way Superman was portrayed back then.

Now they've made him into a modern, vulnerable, meterosexual with just as many feelings as muscles.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at November 11, 2026 05:07 PM (6ydKt)

144 I am dreading The Devils.
I think Ken Russell might be literally evil.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at November 11, 2026 04:39 PM (s1VwS)

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It contains blasphemy.

But...is it blasphemous as a whole?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, seeing the world in a Ken Russell way at November 11, 2026 04:40 PM (2fzuQ)

It's been decades since I first saw it, but yeah I remember as actually being blasphemous.

I like a lot of Ken Russels movies but I always feel like he just pushes things as far as he can to freak out the normies cuz it makes him laugh.

There's a not really serious air around most of his movies. Sometimes I wonder if they're all meant to be jokes.

Posted by: naturalfake at November 11, 2026 05:07 PM (YSUhf)

145 >>>I think he was fine in Mousetrap, even notable.

death trap

Mousetrap is the Agatha Christie play that death trap might be homag'ing.

I kind of agree -- I don't think I've ever thought he was a good actor outside of Superman I and II.

I guess he was okay in Noises Off but there were like 15 characters in that so he wasn't on screen much. Also he was playing a crap actor so....

Posted by: ace at November 11, 2026 05:07 PM (1wjle)

146 Thought it was funny that academy award winner Tommy Lee Jones was in Under Siege. Mindless but entertaining. Plus Erika Eleniaks yabos

Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 11, 2026 05:07 PM (FroOw)

147 Bloodsport was campy, early 80's cheesy fun. Had it on VHS growing up.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 11, 2026 05:08 PM (wOO3z)

148 Posted by: Axeman at November 11, 2026 05:05 PM (Fi81e

That's just my opinion which is apparently the minority opinion since he was a successful actor.

Posted by: polynikes at November 11, 2026 05:08 PM (OXhw3)

149 On X, more on news morons:
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Aizenberg @Aizenberg55

Hamas & Islamic Jihad have now themselves, in their own martyr notices, admitted that SIXTY-TWO "innocent Gazan journalists" were in fact combatants killed in action. Despite obsessive interest in the Gaza war, not one major mainstream media outlet has covered this story.

Posted by: Axeman at November 11, 2026 05:08 PM (Fi81e)

150 remember when they used to put eric bogosian in movies and we would see them

we were silly

Posted by: ace at November 11, 2026 05:08 PM (1wjle)

151 Starting a Superman movie with beaten and bloody Superman 'fixes' one of the biggest problems with an invulnerable godlike being: showing they can be hurt.

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Theres being hurt, and theres perpetually getting assfucked the entire movie by even grade f superheroes and villains

Posted by: The Unvaxxed and Unmasked Ranger - FAP Certified at November 11, 2026 05:08 PM (fapp/)

152 DC is comic books, right?

Posted by: When I became a man, I put away... at November 11, 2026 05:08 PM (2Ez/1)

153
Bring Me thd Head of Alfredo Gubbzia

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) at November 11, 2026 05:10 PM (5pzWI)

154 Superman: Fast Times in Otisburg

Posted by: Count de Monet has opinions at November 11, 2026 05:10 PM (wVcYX)

155
Soderbergh is a good dude.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, seeing the world in a Ken Russell way at November 11, 2026 05:02 PM (2fzuQ)

He's releasing my favorite movie of his , "Kafka" in 4K in Australia.

Not releasing it here as far as I can tell...in my book that makes him Pure Eeeeeevil!

Posted by: naturalfake at November 11, 2026 05:10 PM (YSUhf)

156 Posted by: SpeakingOf at November 11, 2026 05:07 PM (6ydK

I can see that but he played the same character in Somewhere in Time. Like it was a Clark Kent stand alone movie.

Posted by: polynikes at November 11, 2026 05:11 PM (OXhw3)

157 I'm completely checked out movies because they all suck now, unless you're just watching low budget action movies from cheesy studios - and even most of those have gotten worse than used to be. You ain't gettin' another Delta Force in Current Year.

But I do think this stupid ass superhero dross is a big contributing factor in that - the major studios are now wholly dependent on billion-dollar tentpoles that use most of their budgets and suck all other air out of the room.

And the American thirst for infantile savior fantasies featuring greased up, spandex catamites is unslakable. So those billion-dollar bets are safest, and so that's what we get.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 11, 2026 05:11 PM (BI5O2)

158 Am I too late for the obligatory “I haven’t been to a movie theater since 1987” comment?

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at November 11, 2026 05:11 PM (j/uCq)

159 They could try and do another SuperBoy or a Smallville type movie.

DC's got to be up for anything at this point.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at November 11, 2026 05:11 PM (6ydKt)

160 Regardless of your feelings about James Gunn and Peter Safran, there’s no way Latcham is a better choice.

No one asked for this. Gunn and Safron were doing a decent job with the DCU. It was a lot more interesting than the DCEU.

Well DC is definitely not going to be making a billion dollars now. We get to have Christian grandma's version of Superman

In the interview he really plays into the idea (in a dog whistle way) of escaping woke liberal cities with no church communities like LA or NY. I grew up with very right wing Christians and this is in fact how they talk when they’re being polite.

them crapping on cities like NY and LA is just cope because rural areas and towns sucks. I live in one and there’s nothing to do other than churches and highschool sports

As a Christian, Superman 2025 was a better sermon on kindness and unconditional love of your fellow man than I've ever heard from an actual "Christian" film.

Yeah any LGBTQ rep in this new DC CU is nuked

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at November 11, 2026 05:11 PM (t19vo)

161 The Washington Generals' Head Coach says he's looking forward to playing the Globetrotters again...

https://tinyurl.com/d7b8uxuz

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at November 11, 2026 05:11 PM (brIJB)

162 He was imitating Cary Grant in Bringing Up Baby for his Clark Kent persona. Nervous, goofy and clumsy.

He was just horsing around.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at November 11, 2026 05:13 PM (wOO3z)

163 The Superman tv series had a funny bit in the opening. He stands there with bullets bouncing off him , but ducks when the gun is thrown at him. Gun must have been made of kryptonite

Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 11, 2026 05:13 PM (FroOw)

164 I can see that but he played the same character in Somewhere in Time. Like it was a Clark Kent stand alone movie.

Posted by: polynikes at November 11, 2026 05:11 PM (OXhw3)

Christopher Reeve is a lot like Keanu Reeves in that aspect.

90% of what I've seen him in he is playing Keanu.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at November 11, 2026 05:13 PM (6ydKt)

165 >>>Yeah any LGBTQ rep in this new DC CU is nuked

oh no

Posted by: ace at November 11, 2026 05:13 PM (1wjle)

166 I do think this stupid ass superhero dross is a big contributing factor in that - the major studios are now wholly dependent on billion-dollar tentpoles that use most of their budgets and suck all other air out of the room.

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I heard some Hollywood exec/producer type say every movie is made for 17 year old boys since they’re the ones that go to movies the most.

17 year old boys love super hero movies

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at November 11, 2026 05:13 PM (j/uCq)

167 Am I too late for the obligatory “I haven’t been to a movie theater since 1987” comment?
Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at November 11, 2026 05:11 PM (j/uCq)

I think that's more about the times now instead of virtue signaling as in the past. New movies stream shortly after their release now .

Posted by: polynikes at November 11, 2026 05:15 PM (OXhw3)

168 Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
was big time DEI . It's the first thing I noticed though I thought the movie was okay even though I'm not a D&D guy. Girl power over a beta boy was also a theme.
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I thought it was okay. Its lore based. The girl - wasn't really human girl - half troll or something if I recall correctly. It didn't take itself too seriously either. Kind of a romp. I'd watch a sequel.
Posted by: I mean not Martin Scorcese evil but still at November 11, 2026

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It had the kind of funny dialog I expected from GotG. And Chris Pine looked like he was having the time of his life.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at November 11, 2026 05:15 PM (56Qyq)

169 I found the documentary about Elizabeth Holmes to be compelling. And the theater was packed.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at November 11, 2026 05:16 PM (2Ez/1)

170 90% of what I've seen him in he is playing Keanu.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at November 11, 2026 05:13 PM (6ydK

How dare you !!

Posted by: polynikes at November 11, 2026 05:16 PM (OXhw3)

171 Oh on an entertainment note I was reading about the old Gamma World RPG and I wondered where did the idea of radiation causing dramatic positive mutations come from...because this idea isn't realistic at all - mutations that aren't subtle almost always kill the unborn child that gets them - but this idea is all over the place in fiction from Gamma World to Marvel to...The Toxic Avenger

So I did a little research and it seems to come from Richard Goldschmidt in 1940 who came up with the idea of the "Hopeful Monster" hypothesis unfortunately for him right before more research was done into this area...

Posted by: 18-1 at November 11, 2026 05:16 PM (sKqQm)

172 As a Christian, Superman 2025 was a better sermon on kindness and unconditional love

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Uh huh, while in the same breath calling for Trump supporters being put in concentration camps and gassed

go die of covid laced ebola, you worthless shitfuck

Posted by: The Unvaxxed and Unmasked Ranger - FAP Certified at November 11, 2026 05:17 PM (fapp/)

173 166 I do think this stupid ass superhero dross is a big contributing factor in that - the major studios are now wholly dependent on billion-dollar tentpoles that use most of their budgets and suck all other air out of the room.

—
I heard some Hollywood exec/producer type say every movie is made for 17 year old boys since they’re the ones that go to movies the most.

17 year old boys love super hero movies

Posted by: Sandy Cocazio Ortez at November 11, 2026 05:13 PM (j/uCq)

--

They'll get tired of it, too, eventually.

17 year old boys watched a lot of westerns from the 30s to the early 70s. Now you might see one or two a year.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at November 11, 2026 05:18 PM (6ydKt)

174 them crapping on cities like NY and LA is just cope because rural areas and towns sucks. I live in one and there’s nothing to do other than churches and highschool sports

I live near a big blue city. I haven't set foot in it outside of going to the airport since before COVID.

Give me the mountains and woods where there are precious few libtards instead...

Posted by: 18-1 at November 11, 2026 05:18 PM (sKqQm)

175 I was thinking about watching that Holmes documentary, but I saw how good the reviews for it were - uniformly positive across all mainstream reviewers - and decided to pass.

If they love it so much, I'll almost definitely be disgusted by it.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 11, 2026 05:19 PM (BI5O2)

176 Last time I went to the movie theaters was to see The Force Awakens, and thought how awesome it was going to be to watch a Star Wars movie for the first time since the 80s and in 3D no less, it was going to be amazing

I thought poorly

Posted by: The Unvaxxed and Unmasked Ranger - FAP Certified at November 11, 2026 05:19 PM (fapp/)

177 Happy Election News:

Don't know if this got commented on previously or not, but Illinois SuperMayor Tiffany Henyard's bid to become a Fulton County (GA) Commissioner as the Republican choice fell just a bit short.

Henyard (R) 5.40%
Willis (D) 94.60%

Posted by: Count de Monet has opinions at November 11, 2026 05:19 PM (wVcYX)

178 Christopher REeeve did a fine job as Superman AND as Clark Kent. And they were separate. When Clark comes to pick up Lois for their date in the first movie, having just departed from her as Superman, we see him get up the nerve to tell her about his secret identity. He stands tall, and suddenly that's *Superman* inside that Kent costume. (Then he loses his nerve, stoops, and is hapless Clark again.)

At the end of II, as well, he has a moment in Lois's office with her. She knows his identity now. And he stands there in suit, tie, and glasses -- yet we see it's *Superman* there, just wearing those items.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at November 11, 2026 05:20 PM (56Qyq)

179 If they love it so much, I'll almost definitely be disgusted by it.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 11, 2026 05:19 PM (BI5O2)

The difference between rotten tomatoes critics reviews and audience reviews kind of supports your comment.

Posted by: polynikes at November 11, 2026 05:20 PM (OXhw3)

180 Someone mentioned Sam Rockwell upstairs...

We saw "Wild Horse Nine" over the weekend.

Excellent movie in all ways. Wonderfully comic writing that goes serious when the plot demands. Excellent crisp directing. Great acting.

The plot concerns two CIA guys who run revolutions in other countries taking a break for a week on Easter Island.

BONUS! Since we've just had our own color revolution here in the US. This movie hits quite a bit differently than the writer/director probably intended.

Check it out.

Posted by: naturalfake at November 11, 2026 05:20 PM (YSUhf)

181 Reeve also did his research. He read the old Silver Age comics, and his "swimming through the air" flying technique was modeled on the way Curt Swan used to draw Superman in the '60s.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at November 11, 2026 05:21 PM (56Qyq)

182 Still waiting for that lovemaking scene between Wonder Woman and the Invisible Man.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at November 11, 2026 05:22 PM (n5tGW)

183 Re: the Holmes documentary.
The audience actually laughed out loud at least a dozen times. The interaction with her was so awkward and baffling for the filmmaker, who is a big part of it.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at November 11, 2026 05:22 PM (2Ez/1)

184 Still waiting for that lovemaking scene between Wonder Woman and the Invisible Man.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at November 11, 2026 05:22 PM (n5tGW)

Better film my scene with her in SuperSloMo.

Posted by: The Flash at November 11, 2026 05:23 PM (wVcYX)

185 Reeve also proposed that they change the flying rig so that Superman would "bank" as he turned. And they had to do that with wires (at least for the landing/taking off sequences).

Still looks cool.

Posted by: ace at November 11, 2026 05:23 PM (1wjle)

186 I was thinking about watching that Holmes documentary, but I saw how good the reviews for it were - uniformly positive across all mainstream reviewers - and decided to pass.

If they love it so much, I'll almost definitely be disgusted by it.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 11, 2026 05:19 PM (BI5O2)

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Have been hearing on national talk radio a lot of buzz about a Stallone Biopic called "I Play Rocky" -- which, for those unaware of his "Cinderella Story" should be enlightening (it's the American Dream writ large, at a time in the mid-70s when the USA needed a patriotic shot in the arm).

Posted by: ShainS at November 11, 2026 05:24 PM (WKK7m)

187
Speaking of Reeve...

I thought he was excellent in the Carpenter remake of "Village of the Damned".

A movie of which I am apparently the only person in North America to see and enjoy.

Fie! Fie, I say, on all you non-watchers and enjoyers.

Posted by: naturalfake at November 11, 2026 05:25 PM (YSUhf)

188
I haven't watched Cobra in at least two months. I'll fix that this weekend.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at November 11, 2026 05:25 PM (BI5O2)

189 163 The Superman tv series had a funny bit in the opening. He stands there with bullets bouncing off him , but ducks when the gun is thrown at him. Gun must have been made of kryptonite
Posted by: Smell the Glove at November 11, 2026 05:13 PM (FroOw)

____________________

I love stuff like that. I saw a movie once (I wish I could remember what it was) where the protagonist has just been informed that the character they were meeting with was blind. When she leaves she waves to them. I burst out laughing, and everyone thought I was insane.

Posted by: Orson at November 11, 2026 05:26 PM (dIske)

190 Mrs. Wolfus No. 2 was a big fan of Christopher Reeve (thought he was uber-hot). We went to see Deathtrap. The big screeching surprise, the character twist, in the movie takes place about the halfway mark . . . and we were gobsmacked. It gave her quite the turn.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at November 11, 2026 05:26 PM (56Qyq)

191 Everything that the Reddit transmissions for AOC brings over here makes me glad that I don't actually go on Reddit or BlueSky, etc.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at November 11, 2026 05:26 PM (JrHfD)

192 Sorry, I just love Pete Holmes' Batman.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 04:22 PM

"...in an order that may surprise you."

Posted by: SciVo at November 11, 2026 05:27 PM (ke3zm)

193 >>>Mrs. Wolfus No. 2 was a big fan of Christopher Reeve (thought he was uber-hot). We went to see Deathtrap. The big screeching surprise, the character twist, in the movie takes place about the halfway mark . . . and we were gobsmacked. It gave her quite the turn.

It's a very good twist.

And since I saw it, I have dreamed of having Michael Caine's study, with walls full of medieval weapons and guns.

One day, maybe.

Posted by: ace at November 11, 2026 05:27 PM (1wjle)

194 Yeah, I really liked D&D: HAT.

I'm so glad that they decided that the after-box-office revenue was good enough that they could support a sequel to it.

But there are certain odds that they won't be able to repeat it, like National Treasure II, or Hoodwinked, Too.

Posted by: Axeman at November 11, 2026 05:27 PM (Fi81e)

195 Still waiting for that lovemaking scene between Wonder Woman and the Invisible Man.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at November 11, 2026 05:22 PM (n5tGW)

Better film my scene with her in SuperSloMo.
Posted by: The Flash at November 11, 2026 05:23 PM (wVcYX)
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It no fit.

Posted by: Apache Chief at November 11, 2026 05:27 PM (wOO3z)

196
Voters aren't allowed to be their authentic selves......

Paul A. Szypula 🇺🇸
@Bubblebathgirl
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21h
Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson doesn’t care that voters passed Initiative 638 on Election Day to keep biological males out of girls’ sports. On Tuesday, a week after the election, she posted that she supports the Seattle Public Schools Board’s decision to challenge the measure because “every young person in Seattle deserves to thrive as their authentic self.”

That’s not governing. That’s ignoring the result. Washington voters approved the initiative to protect girls’ sports with a clear majority—about 57 percent—even while Democrats made gains elsewhere on the ballot. I-638 requires medical documentation confirming biological sex for girls’ competition. That law takes effect in December. Wilson and the school board are moving to fight it in court anyway.

Posted by: beckster at November 11, 2026 05:27 PM (kX27y)

197 When I was 17 the big draws for me and my friends were James Bond and other spy movies. Though by that time the big spy fad had really passed, and the JBs were the only survivors.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at November 11, 2026 05:30 PM (56Qyq)

198 Wonder how long it will be until progs cite Katie Wilson as a threat to democracy.

I won't hold my breath, though.

Posted by: Axeman at November 11, 2026 05:30 PM (Fi81e)

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