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Between the difference in scope and the association with Batman (he does seem to be generally liked), I don't know if it will.

I worked out my thoughts chatting with Hannah and Don, which are that it's not a good movie.

It's somewhere in the ol' Netflix que.

It's not a direct adaptation, and they've built off Man of Steel in using that relationship.

Sure it was.

Yeah, the difference between my opinions about superhero movies and the critical consensus has made pretty clear that the RT score means nothing to me.

Peter Serafinowicz is The Tick.

Episode 9 spoiler.

It really bugs me that they've turned Elektra into Talia.

Probably after the next Wolverine.

I don't think so, unless Jackman shot a cameo.

I don't think Superman is in the habit of assaulting women.

It did get a lot of play on Smallville, but those are some of the better episodes because Tom Welling actually got to act. Here, we got to see another side of Melissa Benoist's acting ability, which is great as always. I liked her the most at the beginning when she was snidely dismissive of everyone as Kara, but her dialing it up later worked too. Because of Chyler Leigh not quite nailing the emotional scenes, Supergirl's "you gonna cry" bit made me laugh. Once again, I'm amused by Supergirl covering the same ground as the current DC films and getting praised for it. Everybody turning on Supergirl so fast was surprisingly cynical for this show. I liked that the Red Kryptonite didn't just make her evil, but that, like on Smalville, it brought out thoughts she's kept bottled up. Even better, there was some truth in them. Maxwell Lord creating Red K really felt like the creators bending over backwards to not involve Superman when he should've been part of it though.

A fifth Indiana Jones movie is happening, with Spielberg and Ford.

Way to not care about the martians, Preston.

The Ghost and Mrs. Muir - Romance between a widow and the ghost of sea captain that haunts the cottage she just bought. Gene Tierney is an underrated actress of the '40s, and you can't help joining in whenever Rex Harrison laughs. The story hits the right notes, and the actors are great enough to sell them, that you get caught up in their growing attraction to each other. A Letter to Three Wives - Three wives (spoiler) receive a letter while on a day trip from a mutual female friend, who tells them that she's run off with one of their husbands. The bulk of the film is devoted to individual flashbacks from their marriages, with the friend figuring into each one. Each flashback is a different point and situation in a marriage, fleshing out the wives and keeping the theme of marriage fresh. Linda Darnell is the standout as the most free-spirited one, her personality bursting from the screen. Kirk Douglas appears with his charm in an early role, a rant about radio pointing toward how great he would be. Films: 62

The ratings are apparently on par with Arrow, so I guess it makes sense. I'm curious what a second season of this would be. Is the Savage story not wrapping up this season? Or will there be a new cast and new story?

Surprisingly, it's been renewed.

Unsurprisingly, Season 3 is a go.

Play Misty For Me - Clint Eastwood's directorial debut, which hasn't aged well. It's a trip seeing a young Jessica Walter, and Eastwood's bewildered reactions to her increasingly unhinged behavior are his best acting contribution. The Punisher 1989 - Already talked about this in another thread. Meek's Cutoff - A group of settlers are making a dangerous trek across the desert in 1845, with a guide that's clearly done much less than he brags about. It reminded me of the other Kelly Reichardt film I've seen, Night Moves, in how meticulous the filmmaking is. Rather than the typical adventure, the narrative is about how dull and arduous those journeys probably actually were. Long takes, along with slow dissolves and pans, further emphasize this. Through the attention paid to framing and blocking, the film also communicates the social divide of the era between men and women. If story is what's most important to you, this won't be your kind of movie, but on a pure filmmaking level, it's fascinating. Trainwreck - The humor in this really worked for me, especially how Apatow uses John Cena and LeBron James. Storywise, it's much less successful. It starts off like it's going to flip rom-com cliches on their heads, but ends up in the same place they always do, with the addition of betraying its own premise. Amy Schumer is much more of a comedian than an actress, but Brie Larson provides a support in that area. You completely forget Tilda Swinton is who she is until you see her credit, she's uncanny as always. A couple scenes where Apatow just let the camera run are DOA, leaving you to sit through a bunch of tedious jokes. Crimson Peak - My favorite del Toro since Pan's Labyrinth, although I'm lukewarm on it. It really speaks to how little people pay attention to movies that Mia Wasikowska says "the ghosts are just a metaphor" at the beginning and so many people complained that it wasn't enough of a horror movie. Ironically, the biggest problem with it is that so much of what it does is "just enough," with just enough mystery and romance before it plays its hand. It looks as beautiful as del Toro's movies usually do, the decaying mansion and costumes especially. Its greatest strength is Jessica Chastain, who dominates on the acting front. She's always strong, but this is the most I've seen her become a character. She's also the most successful at achieving what del Toro wanted to accomplish. There are other bits, like the iris-ins and the scene lit like a Mario Bava movie, that hit what I love dead center. Films: 60

In my case, that's been WELL established.