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My thoughts are pretty similar. Phantasm II: I'll save my thoughts on this, the action sequel, for the podcast I'm obviously covering the whole franchise on and just point out that though this is the only Phantasm film to be considered a studio film, it was still the lowest budgeted movie that Universal released IN THE ENTIRE 1980S. Features: 95 Shorts: 1 Documentaries: 8 Rewatches: 6

100%. It's actually impressive how much changed over the span of the show. Even though it lasted many more years than its 7 seasons, there was a shitload of change and character development over that period that one doesn't often find in animated series.

Probably four. I love the punch of 4, 5, 6, but without 4, they aren't as good obviously. The show is most itself the last two episodes of season 1 and all of 2, though. 4 is what it grew into.

The Venture Bros.: Radiant is the Blood of the Baboon Heart: I watched this twice last night. Still thinking about it. Will probably review it on the podcast. Drag Me To Hell/Oz the Great and Powerful/Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness: yikes. Phantasm: stone cold classic. So innovative. Features: 94 Shorts: 1 Documentaries: 8 Rewatches: 6

Barry Windsor-Smith Storyteller #1-3: In the late 90s, Dark Horse BWS his own oversized anthology book. He started three stories in the first issue, Freebooters, Paradoxman and Young Gods. A sci fi Conan, a sort of Blade Runner style sci fi, and a riff on Kirby's New Gods. None of them are particularly good, even though the art is top notch. It was cancelled after 9 issues, but I'm not sure I'll bother finishing the rest of the issues. Green Lantern annual #3: this is for my patreon-exclusive podcast on the Elseworlds anthologies. Perfect example of one right here. X-Men Legends #9: absolutely goddawful. I am the audience for Larry Hama Wolverine stories and not even Silvestri on art could bring that vibe for me. World of Krypton #1: fucking terrible. I'm out. Batman The imposter #3: fuck this was a great series. They've done the Batman Imposter story several times, sometimes successfully, mostly not. This is a successful one. Perhaps the most successful one. Defenders #4: fuck this is so good. Feels like classic Defenders. Lots of wild lore being written here. Eternals #8: ehhhh...not sure I'll read more. Hulk #2: wild fun. Mazebook #4: good stil. Newburn #2: really good still. My Date With monsters #2: I have to quit on this. Noir Burlesque 1 of 2: this is a Europe comics graphic novel series (of two) that has a pretty typical story, but gorgeous art. I'll read part 2. Out #3: slow-moving, but right up my alley. Primordial #4: least enjoyable issue yet, still good. Regarding the Matter of Oswald's Body #2: fucking fantastic. Savage Avengers #27: fuck me, this series is the best thing Marvel has done in ages. Robin & Batman #2: great issue. Teen Titans Academy #9: great issue. Really thought we were going to have the Red X reveal here, but sadly no. The Heathens #2: really fun. The Joker #10: great issue. Explores the aftermath of The Killing Joke and early Jim Gordon Jr. psychopathy. The Thing #2: fucking great. Titans United #4: great issue. Great reveal. The Eye Collector #1-5: indie series with a similar premise to a WIP I have. It's different enough. Vampirella/Dracula Unholy #1: no thank you. We Only Kill Each Other #2: this is fucking great. A Jewish cop on the sly convincing the mob to beat and kill Nazis in New York. So cool. Justice League Incarnate #1, 2: this is a fucking great little series. Really funny how Grant Morrison's wink at Erik Larsen is a pretty (Dinocop = Savage Dragon) substantial character. I particularly like The SuperDemon Etrigan, the Superman of Earth 13 or whatever. So fun. Batman One Dark Knight #1: if you'd tell me that Jock would be writing and drawing a three issue prestige series of Batman in a footrace from one end of Gotham to the other with zero reliance on electrical, motorized or communicative technology, I would have said "Well, that's my most anticipated series." The first issue stunk though. So I'm out. Disappointed. Night of the Ghoul #3: classic modern horror grossest moment in this one. Fun little series. Refrigerator Full of Heads #3: still so good. Avengers Forever #1: this seems fun. A Righteous Thirst for Vengeance #3: fuck, this is the best issue yet. So tense. Black Panther #2: not as good as the first issue, but that's not uncommon. I'll give it at least one more. Eat the Rich #5: this is the most obvious ending that I called on like page fifteen of the first issue. Oh well. It would make a good six episode tv series on a streamer. Not the greatest comic. Iron Man #15: this is fucking crazy. House of Slaughter #3: I don't enjoy this series as much as SIKTC, but I guess it was published during a break from that series. But I swish it was just more of that series. Kang the Conqueror #5: fucking nailed the landing on the end. Great little mini. I'll check out that Timeless series now. Moon Knight #6: man, this might be the best MK run ever. This is solid. Maw #4: a real slow reveal here, but I'm in. Radiant Black #11: this is easily the best superhero comic going right now. Really well done with some really cool world-building. Search for Hu #4: of the two Asian character-centric crime comics I'm reading A Righteous Thirst For Vengeance is way better. That Texas Blood #13: fucking great single issue story. Telepaths #4: decent issue The Darkhold Spider-Man #1: meh...not great. Venom #3: so good. DC vs. Vampires #3: Still decent. Task Force Z #3: Haven't been beaming about this series, but this issue had my favourite moment in it. Good shit. Swamp Thing Green Hell #1: Holy shit! This is great. Mahnke's art is top-notch here. Teen Titans Academy #10: This was ok. The Human Target #3: the worst of the series thus far, but still fucking excellent. Seriously makes most Big 2 comic books look like pieces of shit. Black Hammer Reborn #7:This was...fine. The Complete Torpedo vol 1: crime comics with Alex Toth and Jordi Bernet art? Yes please. This collects several GNs so I guess it's a trade paperback. Death of Doctor Strange #4: really good mystery. Highly weird and slyly written. One more issue to go. And maybe a tie-in? Devil's Reign #2: ok, this rules. Hellboy The Silver Lantern Club #3: overall, a pretty boring mini. I guess that was somewhat the point? I don't know. My Bad #1, 2: not a bad little comedy superhero anthology series. Timeless #1: man, before the last Kang miniseries, I really didn't give a shit about Kang. Not in the comics, and certainly not in the movies, but that mini made him interesting to me. This issue broke it all open. I'm excited to read more. Dark Knights of Steel #3: I'm looking for something next issue that will keep me reading more. Justice League Infinity #7: such a crazy good little series continuing on the DCAU JLA. Really enjoyed it. Justice League Incarnate #3: the spoof of Youngblood is hysterical. One-Star Squadron #2: solid issue. Suicide Squad #11: same Apache Delivery Service #1: good first issue. I'll give it one more. Basilisk #6: pretty solid. Captain America/Iron man #2: great issue! Bylines in Blood #1: pass. Elektra Black White and Blood #1: decent. Two good stories, one skippable. Evil Ernie #1, 2: ok, this is fun. Hellboy The Bones of Giants #3: this is great. Classic Hellboy. Monkey Meat #1: hell no, thank you. Pantha #1: kind of a full reboot here. I'm with it. The Darkhold Omega #1: great ending. The Fourth Man #1: I'll give it one more. Two Moons #8: still solid. King of Spies #2: still pretty solid. The Complete Torpedo Vol 2: all Bernet art on these ten page stories. Torpedo is a heel, a racist and a misogynist, but he looks good while smoking a cigarette and pistol-whipping some rube. Maniac of New York: The Bronx is Burning #2: fantastic. A Righteous Thirst for Vengeance #4: still awesome. Mazebook #5: fantastic ending. Animal Castle #2: woof! Nowhere near as good as issue one. Might drop this. Nyx #3: fun issue. My Bad #3: funny Batman The Knight #1: JUST what the world needed: How Batman became Batman! Again! But it's pretty good. Blue & Gold #5: great. Man, Ryan Sook's art is top-notch. Rain #1: based on Joe Hill's brutal and beautiful novella. Solid first chapter. Rewild: Devin Grayson's climate change meets faeries GN. Pretty good. I feel like it just ended though. Bolero #1: this is a crazy first issue. Feels like a Sejic book story-wise. Wild. I'll read more, if only to figure out why it's named after a spanish love song. Defenders #5: fucking aces. Savage Avengers #28: the best run of comics put out by Marvel in probably twenty years. Fucking AWESOME. Robin & Batman #3: great ending. Death of Doctor Strange: X-Men/Black Knight #1: great issue. Devil's Reign X-Men #1: Mayor Fisk versus the X-Men in New York. Kind of fun. The Joker #11: solid. The Sword of Hyperborea #1: awesome. Right up my alley. Devil's Reign: Villains for Hire #1: this is great. Green Lantern #10: this is fucking nuts. Don't really know what's going on but some of it is cool. The Scorched #1: a team made up of various Spawns. This kind of sucked. I'm out. Hulk #3: fucking wild and really cool. The Thing #3: oh shit, The Champion showed up! I love it! Last Book You'll Ever Read #5: weird that it was always heading this way. Making a unique and intriguing premise more and more obvious. Titans United #5: decent. Maw #5: fucking crazy... Vampiverse #5: here's another that makes me wish I never bothered. I think there's only one more issue. We Ride Titans #1: boring Mega #1, 2: this, like the one above, is a giant monster thing. This series is a million times better and more interesting than the other one. Truly beautiful artwork and a great mythology. Moon Knight #7: this series is so confident, they can have MK walk into the Bar with No Name and threaten everyone there, implying a fight and not showing it. It works. X-Men Legends #10: this was...ok. Out #4: this was a fine issue. The worst of the batch thus far. Primordial #5: great issue. Shadowman #4, 5: Can't muster the emotions to give a shit about this series. I'm out. Regarding the Matter of Oswald's Body #3: this ranks amongst the craziest last pages ever. Search for Hu #5: kind of ends like a dry fart. She-Hulk #1: awful Silver Surfer: Rebirth #1: also awful. Swamp God #1-3: here's the first of three supernatural horror stories in a row that all happen in New Orleans. This one takes place in the civil war with a Confederate unit and an all-black Union unit who have to team up and kill the monster the confederates let loose. Decent Swamp Dogs: House of Crows #1: this was pretty dang cool. ALSO has a flashback to Civil War times. The Crimson Cage #2: this is the wrestling-themed supernatural one. Seems like it kicks off next issue. Probably could have cut one of these issues out and consolidate the story down. Still enjoyable. The Heathens #3: still good. The Rise #2, 3: this is really solid. The Silver Coin #8: probably my least enjoyed issue of the run, but still good. Venom #4: still can't believe Bryan Hitch is drawing this. Such a good series. We Only Kill Each Other #3: fucking great issue. The pot is boiling... DC vs Vampires #4: great issue. Night of the Ghoul #4: I forgot these characters were in the book! Haha! Good issue. Task Force Z #4: I thought this was the best issue so far. I've been sort of on the fence with this. I'm down, now. Teen Titans Academy #11: can't help but think this ending was rushed. The Human Target #4: fuck...this is SO good. Ant #2: this was fine. Peacemaker: Disturbing the Peace #1: this was great. Basilisk #7: with this issue, it becomes cooler than the WIP comic series that was in development. That's fine. Out was going nowhere anyway, as is my curse. Children of the Woods: a really great horror GN. Good story, creepy stuff. Great plotting. Super solid. Crossover #11: this series is so fucking wild. and Great. Fantastic Four Life Story #6: kind of a sweet ending. Dark Knights of Steel #4: I think I'm done. It's just not that interesting to me. 1602 this is not. Issues: 916 Trades: 12 Omnibus: 4 Graphic Novel: 12

Well, I finished Venture Bros. tonight. I'll watch the movie, probably tomorrow.I think I might rewatch the 90s X-Men cartoon next now that that new show is coming

The Joker 2021 Annual #1: a great story about early Joker and Gordon with crude interior art by Francavilla. Good stuff. Winter Guard #4: great ending. Venom #2: I can't believe Hitch draws this. Great series so far. Wonder Woman Historia-The Amazons Book One: I'm a simple man. I see Phil Jiminez is drawing WW and I buy it. This was gorgeous. I don't give a shit about a new origin for WW, they all are kind of lame and this one is pretty damned cool so far. Amazing Fantasy #5: decent ending Basilisk #5: cool twist Captain America/Iron Man #1: this was ok. Daisy #1: wild first issue. Crossover #10: what Donny Cates is doing here, is the final statement in meta comics. In this issue. Brian Michael Bendis writes and Michael Avon Oeming draws those same men's interrogation at the hands of Deena Walker and Pilgrim of Powers. And it rules. Dark Knights of Steel #2: intriguing. Devil's Reign #1: Ok, I'm down. Death of Doctor Strange Blade #1: the absolute worst of these tie-ins so far. Fantastic Four Life Story #5: holy shit, great issue. Green Lantern #9: if Tom Raney can't do a monthly book on his own anymore, I'm glad that DC is still using him, and using him in this manner to allow him to be more prolific. Justice League Infinity #6: this series is great, but this was one big cosmic fight so that was kind of boring. Lunar Room #1: great idea, couldn't get past the art. I like the cel shading look, but there is no weight to any of the characters. They just looks like they were photoshopped onto the page. Which, I realized, they likely were. Bad. Nyx #2: this turned out to be pretty fucking cool. One-Star Squadron #1: this really the era of the Big Two letting creators go nuts with obscure characters, but DC has ALWAYS been better at that. This is no different. Kind of a successor to the JLI era. Suicide Squad #10: I am a man who prefers his Suicide Squad to NOT be in space. The Crimson Cage #1: voodoo meets pro wrestling. I'm down. The Silver Coin #7: this one you can see the end coming a mile away, but it's still enjoyable. Vampiverse #4: feels like it's maybe treading a little water. Two Moons #7: not as good as last issue. Necessary to move some characters across the board. World of Darkness: Crimson Thaw #3: fucking great ending. The House: couldn't get past the art of this GN. What's the Furthest Place from Here #2: I like the premise but I'm just not being grabbed by the story. I'm out. Issues: 771 Trades: 10 Omnibus: 4 Graphic Novel: 9

Mother: the latest movie I caught with my lady is this Netflix misstep. I can't really buy Jennifer Lopez as an actress (Out of Sight and The Cell notwithstanding) let alone a badass action hero. Never got comfortable with that in this movie, so I was not proved wrong. Pass. Features: 89 Shorts: 1 Documentaries: 8 Rewatches: 5

There's way worse things for film fans to be super into than Saw, like Marvel movies, for example.

Season 4 of Venture Bros. probably holding the candle of best season for me so far. It kicks a lot of ass. Henchman 21 is a top tier character and this season relies on him pretty heavily.

Cruel Jaws: oh lordy. Monday's Dread Media will have my review for this...thing. Features: 88 Shorts: 1 Documentaries: 8 Rewatches: 5

I couldn't really work on my podcast as I wanted to be upstairs to care for my fiance who had surgery yesterday, so I re-began my rewatch of Venture Bros. in advance of watching the movie finale. I started on season 2, which I have discovered that I already covered when i started this rewatch last year. But it's fine, because season 2 fucking rules.

Black Caesar is one of my all-time favourite movies (you have to see Three The Hard Way). Gibbs is less reprehensible than Tony Montana in another movie that stole Shakespeare's Julius Caesar plot. I like BC a lot more than Scarface too. I'll take Fred Williamson over almost any other actor on earth, any day.

I did way back then. Maybe, I'll check it out again. Funny you mention that... 🤣

First couple episodes of The Mosquito Coast down, and it's based on the same novel the Harrison Ford movie is based on. It's written by Paul Theroux, Louis Theroux's dad, and Justin Theroux's uncle. Justin happens to be the star of the show. It's solid, but they are keeping the reason for being on the run a mystery, and that is really hard to apply stakes to. Netflix's Wrestlers is really good. Very even-handed view of the industry with the focus on modern OVW (run by Al Snow!). It's quite good. Two episodes left to do.

It'd be like Right Said Fred performing at a parade in a movie: yeah they'd draw a crowd and it would probably be entertaining but it dates your movie to like...a specific few weeks in time. Just absolutely pulls me out. Take, for example, Bauhaus performing "Bela Lugosi's Dead" in The Hunger. It's the most eighties thing ever. 100% But it has also become an iconic song that defined a movement. That song/artist choice worked out well for that film. The Boxer's Omen: review forthcoming, but holy shit. A wild Hong Kong film that starts with a man beginning to go on a quest of revenge against a Thai kick boxer who paralyzed his brother after losing in a match, but then, in act two there's a...subplot?...of a black magic sorcerer who is killing Buddhist monks. And the brother has to kill the sorcerer to break the spell and bring the head monk back to life because the brother is...somehow tied life and death to the dead monk and he'll die as soon as the monk starts to decompose. For some reason? Then after he does that, act three is the revenge. So. Fucking. Weird. Spider-Man 2: undeniable. Spider-Man 3: interested to chat about this. Quicksand/Brooklyn 45/Influencer/Sharksploitation: reviews forthcoming. And I watched B45 twice. Features: 87 Shorts: 1 Documentaries: 8 Rewatches: 5

Newburn #1: a private investigator who works for the various crime families. Fantastic idea. I'm down. Primordial #2: fucking wild. Love this. Radiant Black #9: crazy. This series is great. Sheena The Queen of the Jungle #1: Still looking for a comic of hers I enjoy. It ain't this one! Teen Titans Academy #7: still great. I love Gorilla Gregg. The Heathens #1: ok, this is a cool fucking idea. One I wished I came up with. Of all the "agents of hell/another realm" books that debuted in 2022 (and there were weirdly enough a fuckload) this is easily the absolute winner after one issue. The Human Target #1: shit...this is comics. The Silver Coin #6: excellent Vampiverse #3: this is kind of limping along Two Moons #6: great start to a new arc Winter Guard #3: this is fantastic X-Men Legends #8: Oh man, I was excited for more Larry Hama Wolverine, but I absolutely couldn't get past the art. World of Darkness Crimson Thaw #2: this is fun. Reminds me of my Werewolf: The Apocalypse days. A Righteous Thirst For Vengeance #2: excellent Batman: The Impostor #2: this is actually really good. Not sure about the continuity of it all, but who cares. Good stuff. DIE!namite Lives! #5: a hell of a lot of fun. Mazebook #3: great series Deadpool Black, White and Blood #4: other than the manga story, I kind of dug this one. Loved Allred's take. Eternals #7: the last arc started slow and floundered. It needed well and I guess was leading to this. Because this is a hell of a start. Justice League Last Ride #7: this was fun. Like when I had all my action figures acting out a giant comic book crossover bloodbath with my comforter acting as a mountain range. Dumb fun. My Date With Monsters #1: this is a hell of a first issue. Similar vibe to a lot of other comics at this time, but this stands out. Similar vibe to Imaginary Fiends. Nyx #1: I really didn't think I'd fall in love with the first issue of the peripheral Vampirella Universe character Nyx. But I did. This was good. Out #2: this didn't have the gas of the first issue. It better clinch in 3. Phenom X #1: good god no. Post York: not for me. Regarding the Matter of Oswald's Body #1: great first issue. I love a team coming together issue. Good stuff. Intriguing going forward. Savage Avengers #26: fuck this series is so rad. Robin & Batman #1: decent first issue. I have yet to see what makes this version of this story worth reading. Telepaths #3: this series is crazy. I dig it. The Cimmerian Beyond the Black River #2: this might be the best of all of these little two issue minis. Really good. The Joker #9: this series is fucking nuts. The Thing #1: this is the Walter Mosley series. Great first issue! The Unbelievable Unteens #4: great ending. Titans United #3: fun issue. Venom #1: the new status quo, hey? I'm down. We Have Demons #2: This is just ok. What's the Furthest Place From Here #1: Fuck. Great first issue. A good introduction to the world. A better introduction to the characters. I will read more. Batman Secret Files The Gardener #1: Just a retcon character made to make Poison Ivy more important. Why not just tell decent stories with the character? Blue & Gold #4: Fuck, this is fun. This is basically Rashomon of Booster Gold's first mission as a member of the JLI from the perspectives of Blue Beetle, Booster, and Guy Gardner. Different artists for each. Brilliant. Chicken Devil #2: this is fun and weird, but it isn't clicking with me. I'm out. Dark Ages #3: this isn't paced very well, but it is interesting. Eat the Rich #4: fucking crazy Green Lantern #8: man...Sonequa Martin-Green would be awesome as Sojourner in a GL movie Kang the Conqueror #4: awesome. Moon Knight #5: also awesome. Maw #3: this is pretty slow-moving. Primordial #3: still awesome. Radio Apocalypse #1: kind of my jam, but you'd be surprised at how difficult it was trying to read this. I'm out. Refrigerator Full of Heads #2: this is right up my alley, but if you'd told me this was by a first time comics writer, I would have laughed, but if you then said it was author Rio Yours' first comics work, I'd be like: "you crafty son of a bitch!" Good shit. Suicide Squad #9: Man, i was hoping Ambush Bug was gone, but here he is. I love Keith Giffen, but AB is one of comics' worst creations, and Deadpool feels like a cheap mockery of him at times. Black Hammer Reborn #6: this was fucking great The Darkhold Wasp #1: this was...fine. Black Panther #1: fucking amazing first issue. After misfires in previous volumes (IMO), John Ridley steps up with maybe the best Panther I've seen. Good stuff. Checkmate #6: Excellent ending. We Only Kill Each Other #1: one of those, it only tells you what it is on the last page first issues, and this did it very well. Death of Doctor Strange #3: this was great. Funny how Clea is definitely modelled after Charlize Theron now. Wonder Woman Evolution #1: I usually lean harder on story and forgive art, but I couldn't get into the story because the faces on these characters are horrible. Can't look at a page without cringing, especially WW and Superman. Just unable to take this in as something worth reading because of it. Sorry Mike Hawthorne, but I'll be avoiding your name on superhero books going forward. Oof. DC vs. Vampires #2: this is a dense book that took me a while to read. But there's several enjoyable moments in this one that made me want to read more. Hellboy The Silver Lantern Club #2: Not a big fan of locked room mysteries or Hellboy stories where Hellboy isn't really in the story. House of Slaughter #2: Not as good as SIKTC, but a decent sister series. Hulk #1: the first issue of the Cates/Ottley run. Cates is a perfect pick to follow the amazing Immortal Hulk run. This was a really cool first issue. Human Remains #3: not feeling this one Iron Man #14: Fucking nuts Last Book You'll Ever Read #4: damn, this keeps getting better. Miskatonic: Even Death May Die: themed oneshot (basically a GN) but it really feels like a ripoff of Stuart Gordon's DAGON. Night of the Ghouls #2: ok, the story got cooler, and Francavilla's art is so breezy. Love it. Radiant Black #10: too much cosmic weird stuff this issue. It's losing me. Symbiote Spider-Man Crossroads #5: what a fantastic weird little series. That Texas Blood #12: great ending to this arc. Task Force Z #2: not really digging this so much The Harbinger #2: I'm out. Vinyl #6: crazy ending. Prohibited #1-3: this is a series of Luis Royo erotic "graphic novels" that provides a loose poem collecting several works of his art. Very much in the vein of Serpieri and Manara, but without the storytelling chops. Animal Castle #1: a continuation from Animal Farm? I'm intrigued. Death of Doctor Strange: Spider-man #1: this was kind of awesome. Ben Reilly and Black Cat team up to do Strange's daily routine in his absence. Pretty great. Death of Doctor Strange: White Fox #1: This Tiger Division of AoA is lame. None of them are characters. Just stereotypes. Also, this has almost nothing to do with the rest of the event. Hellboy: The Bones of Giants #2: great Gotham City Villains Anniversary Giant #1: not too bad. Interesting Penguin/Catwoman story written by Danny Devito. King of Spies #1: not bad. I'll read more. Justice League Dark 2021 Annual: Meh...just a drag. Maniac of New York: The Bronx is Burning #1: pretty fun. Search for Hu #3: nothing really happened here. Teen Titans Academy #8: fucking great The Darkhold Black Bolt #1: ok, this was...fine. The Human Target #2: fuck...this is so good. I don't think a better comic came out in 2022. Issues: 746 Trades: 10 Omnibus: 4 Graphic Novel: 8

Spider-Man: still charming. Incredibly dated with the Macy Grey appearance. Man, they really missed the mark with that. Other than that, a fantastic film. Arguably the best "origin story" movie for a known character. Evil Dead Rise: this one has got a couple of really grotesque gore scenes and some real gnarly heretical shit, so I kind of loved that a little. Also, tons of kids die on-screen and you don't see that very often. The story? meh. Overall, it's pretty rote and plays by the numbers. If you think that anybody in an Evil Dead movie (or show) that reads from the Necronomicon Ex Mortis (or whatever variant of it they use in this movie) is stupid, just wait til you see a kid crawl into a crevice underneath the crack that opened up in his underground parking garage after an earthquake to pull the book out in the first place. All that said, if we're talking possessed violent people in a high-rise, Demons 2 is the better film. Features: 82 Shorts: 1 Documentaries: 7 Rewatches: 4

First couple episodes of The Changeling done and it's another favourite of mine so far. Lakeith Stanfield is a standout in basically everything I've seen him in. He's perfect to lead this series. I was critical of how the book would translate to TV, but clearly that is being done with very careful attention.

Currently debating a rewatch before watching the movie. I've watched season one relatively recently, so I think I'll do that. Season two of The Bear is even better than season one. I still have two episodes left, but it's already locked down the best TV of the year, so far. Easily. Something supremely great will have to come out if it's going to get knocked out of the top spot. Brilliant show. I'm laughing so fucking much at The Eric Andre Show that Stacy thinks I'm pretending. I am not. Checked out My Adventures with Superman and no. Not for me. Didn't make it through the first episode.

Chucky was awesome. I'll probably be paying for one month of this streamer again once season three is over and I can binge it. If the end of season 2 is any indication, 3 will be a wild departure. After that, watched a couple episodes of the newest season of the Eric Andre Show. Fucking hysterical. I miss Hannibal though.

Finished Young Justice. Not a big fan of the ending, but still hit a lot of good notes. Invasion: this shit is too slow. I think I'm done. Chucky: season one was fun and season 2 is even funner. This shit gets CRAZY. Jennifer Tilly is the best. Watched because it's on a free trial streamer I'm dropping. Once season three drops in October, I'll wait to see if any other streamers get it before doing a month's trial again.

For Love of the Game: 90s Kelly Preston *heart eyes* The Gift: the Sam Raimi film from 2000, not the far superior Joel Edgerton film from 2015. Features: 80 Shorts: 1 Documentaries: 7 Rewatches: 4

So here's a funny thing about Young Justice and it's streaming in Canada. Netflix used to have all of it. I imagine it did up until the WB Discovery bullshit. Same time all the Star Trek stuff disappeared off of Crave in Canada. But, by the time I went to watch it on Netflix, only season one was available. But I start a free trial and watch all of season two. As you may remember, S1 was 26 episodes and S2 was 20, but after that, YJ went to a more Netflix-style 13 episode miniseries/season, and is considered a six season show up here. On IMDB, it's considered 4 because they take the four 13 episode seasons and make them two. So, everything is available to stream except for season 3 (or the first 13 episodes of season 3 if you do the IMDB thing. BUT season 1 ends with a huge reveal and then season 2 takes place five years later, so there is a precedent for an interruption in the timeline naturally. I've also heard some shit about "season 3" that makes me not care so much about seeing it. Anyway, finished season 5. The show is remarkably well-written and quite violent. More than I remember. Great obscure characters.

Rewatched season one of Young Justice. Was gonna get a free trial and binge the rest of the show, but maybe might jump back to a Venture Bros. Rewatch. so I can watch the movie finale. I don't need a rewatch fro Metalocalypse, but I'm trying to find The Doomstar Requiem to watch before the newest movie. Trash reality: Love Island USA done. I don't understand how people can make out with, at least get to third base with, sleep beside someone else, say I"I love you" to for six weeks and get excited when asked to be their girlfriend/boyfriend. Is that a Millennial thing? Started Ultimatum. The most bullshit reality show of them all. it's awful. This one sees me using my phone for roughly 92% of every episode. I look up when the camera lands on an ass. Down for Love is a title I'm not sure is very appropriate, but maybe they can get by because Kiwis are so harmless. It's a dating show for people with Downs Syndrome (mostly, but everyone is a PWD) and it's absolutely lovely. Charming as all hell. Sweet, sad and funny. It's really great. Highly recommended on Netflix. If I ever get down to New Zealand I'll be looking for my man Brayden to buy him a beer. That guy gave me so much joy.