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  1. Every film you've watched in 2022

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    Doctor Strange in The Multiverse of Madness: of two minds on this one. I've never understood the character America Chavez, and it's clear that none of the writers knew what to do with her because she exists as a plot device. Not fond of that. Rachel McAdams had half a role this time. Not bad. More Wong please. I was really concerned for a minute there that they killed Rintrah. Probably the best part of the thing was the Illuminati sequence, and I'm a little bothered that Wanda beat them all so easily (yes yes yes multiverse, etc.). Cumberbund was tolerable here. It was nice to see a Sam Raimi movie again. 

    I also have zero recollection of the doctor he meets at Christine's wedding. Apparently he was in the first one? I drank to forget that movie.

    • Features: 49
    • Shorts: 7
    • Documentaries: 4
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  2. What are you watching and enjoying?

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    Almost finished with season 2 of Key & Peele. I've never watched the show before, but I've seen dozens of clips. What I didn't know before watching the show is that there are interstitial segments where they talk to a live studio audience to introduce bits of whatever and it's sometimes funnier than the sketches.

  4. What are you watching and enjoying?

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    Finished Moon Knight (super-underwhelming) and Ozark last night. That second half of season 4 of Ozark started with a cannon blast but the cannonball immediately got lost. Man, what were they thinking?

    As far as MK is concerned, if they're never doing a second season then why tease and introduce us to

    Spoiler

    Jake Lockley without ever showing us HIS Moon Knight costume?

    That all said, I HATED the final seconds before the credits of MK as well as episode 3 entirely, but Isaac was absolutely incredible in this show from word 1. Best performance by a wide margin in an MCU product.

    Edit:

    Now there's a new season of Barry and that new music show on Youtube (No Cover) to watch next.

  11. Best directorial debuts

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    40 minutes ago, You Know Who said:

    [checks Wikipedia] Good choice, if that's true

    My understanding is that this wasn't the only time. There's talk of Stallone ghost-directing Cobra as well. Funny enough, I just rewatched Leviathan last night as it's gone from Tubi in a couple days. Great little Alien/Aliens ripoff from George Cosmatos.

    I could have also said Trent Haaga's Citizen Toxie but basically no one would know what I was talking about.

    Edit: here it is:

    "At one point during filming, Sylvester Stallone complained to cinematographer Ric Waite that they were falling behind, and said he and his crew needed to work harder. Waite responded by saying that if Stallone "gets his hands off Brigitte Nielsen's ass and stops showing off to his bodyguards, maybe they wouldn't have problems with time". Stallone was shocked that somebody would talk to him that way, but he toned down his ego for a few weeks. In an interview, Waite also said that Stallone had a great sense of humor, despite his huge ego. He also confirmed a rumor that Stallone was the true director of the film, calling credited director George P. Cosmatos a good producer, but a bad director."

  12. Best directorial debuts

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    Just saw this. I think you have to put the following on the list:

    -Robert Eggers' The VVitch

    -Mel Brooks' The Producers

    -Nicolas Winding Refn's Pusher

    -David Lynch's Eraserhead

    -George A. Romero's Night of the Living Dead (come on!)

    -Panos Cosmatos' Beyond the Black Rainbow

    -Bill Paxton's Frailty

    -Robin Hardy's The Wicker Man

    -William Peter BLatty's The Ninth Configuration

    -Alex Cox's Repo Man

    -Shane Black's Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

    -Dario Argento's The Bird with the Crystal Plumage

    -Clive Barker's Hellraiser

    -Kurt Russell's Tombstone (haha!)

  14. Every film you've watched in 2022

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    Witch Hunt: review forthcoming

    Eyes Wide Shut: for the thing

    Cypress Hill: Insane on the Brain: this is how I spent late night 4/20. Haha!

    Leviathan: I saw this on Tubi and that it was leaving the service in a few days and watched it even though I have other movies to watch for the podcast. I've been meaning to rewatch this one for years. This has got a great cast for the Aliens ripoff. It's definitely the dumber drunk brother of Abyss (which I also want to rewatch).

    Bridesmaids:watched this on a  whim with girlfriend and oldest bonus-daughter last night. It's so good. There's at least a chuckle every few seconds. Relentless and heartfelt and really well-acted.

    The Social Dilemma: we are dooooooooooooomed

    Prisoners: such a masterpiece. Hugely underrated Gyllenhaal performance. Underrated because Jackman's performance is so big (so great too). It is an absolutely heart-crushing and unrelenting ride.

    • Features: 48
    • Shorts: 7
    • Documentaries: 4
    • Rewatches: 0

  15. Every comic you've read in 2022

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    The Sensational She-Hulk by John Byrne Omnibus: Byrne's She' Hulk run is definitely ahead of its time with its reliance on breaking the fourth wall, constantly. It gets a little frustrating, but often it's fun. Lots of cheesecake here, but also it's quite clear that Byrne was getting design choices from actual fashion magazines. Of course, the weird part is he did issues 1-8 and then returned in issue 31. I think he was doing Namor at the time too which probably was a lot.

    Namor, The Sub-Mariner Epic Collection Enter the Sub-Mariner: this collects all of Namor's Silver Age appearances in order which is pretty fun to read those. Issues of FF, Avengers, and Daredevil get their play. Then, it's topped off by the first run of Colan in Strange Tales. He's credited here as Adam Austin because (if I remember correctly) they poached him from DC when he was still under contract. It's the perfect made-up Stan Lee name.

    Everything #1: I'm intrigued.

    Gotham City Monsters #1: ok, I'll give it another.

    Guardians of the Galaxy Prodigal Son #1: this was ok.

    House of X #4:I loved this. The two miniseries are really weird to take in. Sometimes it's almost incomprehensibly condensed and at other times it's got some great moments. Lots of this issue was great moments.

    Invisible Woman #3: Again: I like that this character is finally getting some solo love, but I'm kind of dumbfounded by the depowering the creative team has done. 

    She-Hulk #47, 51-60:The last buffer issue and the finale of the series. Not great.

    The Savage Dragon #260-1: it's interesting the way these characters are sort of being moved around. There's a lot of information to get out in an issue of this series because it basically encompasses a month on average.

    King Thor #1: I fuck with this

    Legion of Super-heroes Millennium #1: if this was anymore than two issues, I wouldn't be giving a second issue a try.

    Birthright Vol 10. Epilogue: Goddamn. What a beautiful series. How rare for something so good to be able to ride out its whole story, telling one massive epic and original fantasy story. It's consistent throughout, and the art is fantastic. I teared up a couple times during the final issue.

    The Complete Kirby War & Romance: this is a weird omnibus hardcover from Marvel collecting all the Stan Lee/Jack Kirby War and Romance comics from the Silver Age. I have to say, these romance stories don't have the electricity or dynamism of the ones that Kirby and Simon did in the fifties. They're bland, reaching back to those 50s stories and trying to make them more "hip" but they're just poor. When the page count jumps from 5 to 8 for each story, the quality doesn't improve, it just gets more melodramatic. The war stories, on the other hand, are for the most part very good. Many are taken from Kirby's actual experiences during the war (I notice he never told the one that was the fucking coolest but it's probably a little too hardcore for Silver Age readers). There's another that's like "the history of the submarine" which is only interesting because it's a manual drawn by Kirby. Weird. This also has all the Lee/Kirby Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos work, so it's worth it just for that too.

    The Avengers Epic Collection Judgement Day: the best Avengers storyline of all time is Under Siege. This picks up right after that. Great longterm storytelling by the great Roger Stern, and I'll be damned if Tom Palmers finishes over John Buscema's breakdowns isn't the best fucking art ever. This also has the Avengers vs X-Men miniseries with very early Marc Silvestri art (prior to Uncanny X-Men) and that Emperor Doom graphic novel which I remember being better than it is.

    • Issues: 183
    • Trades: 1
    • Omnibus: 6
    • Graphic Novel: 2

  24. Every film you've watched in 2022

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    Black Bear: I watched this with my gf in February, but forgot to log it. It's a must-watch for fans of Aubrey Plaza, but you aren't going to have a satisfying movie-going experience. I can almost guarantee it. What a weird fucking movie. It switches on you and shows how clever it is, but never switches again, really making it a head scratcher. Has anyone else seen it?

    Dr. Strangelove...:for a thing. Looking forward to talking about it.

    2001: A Space Odyssey: for a thing. What could it be?

    Santa Sangre/Come To Daddy/Siege: reviews forthcoming

    Carmine Street Guitars: a lovely 80 minute documentary about Rick Kelly, who salvages wood from old torn down buildings in New York to make one of a kind electric guitars. He thinks that Leo Fender got it right the first time when he invented the Telecaster, so Rick is alright in my book. I just looked up what the prices are and there's no available guitars on their site. But since they charge 230 USD for a guitar strap, I'm willing to bet I can't afford a guitar.

    • Features: 36
    • Shorts: 7
    • Documentaries: 2
    • Rewatches: 0