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Fresh off a rose-tinted megahit and a top-10 single, Ryan Gosling keeps the Kenergy-fuelled himbo ride going partnered up with Emily Blunt... ...there's not a huge amount in common with the original Saturday teatime favourite - though I suspect ol'bag-of-hammers-face himself Lee Majors will show up, and maybe Heather Thomas as well. And yes, looks hugely derivative, but nonetheless a whole bunch of popcorn-munchable fun, not least murdering Tom Cruise an unnamed but ultradynamic permaposing action star who shall remain nameless, and parodying Blunt's own Edge Of Tomorrow. See you there?

All the Marvel D+ side projects seem to be a lot better than the flicks at the moment - and I get the feeling that there's less "weight" put on them, either to be massively commercial or fit into a particular mould or timeline, so the writers and directors have more room to play with the material. I'm really not sure where they're taking this one from the pretty darn grimdark trailer, but if D'Onofrio signed off on it and looks to be enjoying it, could be interesting...

The Velvet Underground - Oh, Sweet Nuthin' (2015 Remaster)

It was a pretty odd little backstory bottle episode, which felt like trying to pull things back together after that mid-season cliff-hanger (well, cliff fall off and explode). OB/AD was his entertaining usual self, but finally seeing what all the jetski mania was about was a little bit of a letdown (possibly intentional). Sylvie's bit was the only part that seemed to all hang together, until that fell apart. Good needle drop in that scene... even though it's a weird continuity moment as it's the last song on Side 2...

Some: seems there's been a lot of assorted game lore over the years, and not all internally consistent. But the core ideas about the murderous William Afton, his creations, and the kids that possess them are in there. And yes, Nic did a DTV called Willy's Wonderland. There are obvious debts to FNAF's general vibe: but the animatronics' backstory gives them no tragic or redeeming qualities, just murderous glee. And the equally corrupt townsfolk picked the wrong drifter to sacrifice... ...yes, it's more than a bit silly, but if you want to see Nic Cage kicking ass in spectacularly over-the-top fashion, give it a spin.

Penultimate episode... some let-downs in the writing compared to the rest of the series, but sets up the final battle ep properly...

Sooo, that happened. Not sure I can add much to m'learned coll's assessment, other than...

It is apparently one of K.E.V.I.N's greatest loves... and thing is, when someone with that much power has too much affection for a property, it tends to put the brakes on making said properties into good movies. You have 120 minutes or so to pack in everything a potentially fresh audience needs to know and care about from months or years of back issues, form it into a proper sequence of events, and somehow make an entertaining picture. Having a robotic ultrafanboy kibitzing over your shoulder isn't great. Multiverse Of Madness had quite a few things going for it: a superb cast, a script with a recognisable dramatic arc in it, and the imagination of the mighty Sam Raimi - even if he ripped off one bit from Roger Corman. Quantumania... isn't as unwatchable as some folks might say, but is clearly attempting to kick off Kang's villain arc. It throws a lot of heavy concepts at you in a short space of time, along with a bunch of gloopy and possibly unfinished CGI. And it doesn't "stick the landing" as a complete movie, because there's no landing to stick. Loki... is an oddball little piece and clearly the one they were allowed the most creative freedom on, and yet makes the most sense - not least because we've had two series to get to know everybody and what's going on. If they ditched the Kang Dynasty flick and instead finished it up in Loki, with Mobius, OB and Loki wrapping up the timeline in a neat bow instead - possibly rewriting history with OB as the originator of the TVA, not Kang - I would not be sad in the slightest.

Yep. Reviews are in and, much like kiddie arcade pizza, lukewarm and a bit stodgy. It's also either had some savage edits or was deliberately tamed in the script, as it's PG-13 stateside and a 15 in the UK.

FEUERSCHWANZ and friends - Warriors Of The World, Unite

Rob Zombie - Dragula

Kim Petras ft. Elvira, Mistress Of The Dark - Turn Off The Light

"Just how fast were you going, Sir? You were really shifting..."

Quick forum game. There are many fairly pathetic movie pitches out there - and sometimes it's mysterious as to why they get made. Other than some oddly inventive kills, this goes in the C- could do better box... Given that there's been a horror spin on pretty much every American holiday, I'd quite like to see... Black Friday (2024) w: E. Watson d: M. Flanagan Twelve lucky, lucky shoppers are invited to an extra-special preview night at one of America's greatest malls. Not only that, it's streamed live. And the team of six with the most "steals" in one night can leave with whatever they can carry on their bodies. Of course, it might not be quite that easy. And if they don't stop that mysterious thirteenth guest who's in to make some bargains, there are twenty thousand eager souls outside who will stream in at 6am... ....so what movie concept could you guys upgrade?

Great writing, goes for the throat both philosophically (the Sacklers, greed, and the concepts of fate) and literally (neeever going to clubs with foam parties or shower props again. Nuh-uh.) Loved it right up to the end... And amongst a pretty damn great cast, please give your propers to Carla Gugino for Verna, in all her incarnations, and Mark Hamill's terrifyingly efficient Arthur Pym. And while I know you shouldn't really ask for more when something rounded off so well, you could hang a Tales Of The Unexpected style series off other people who ran into Verna.

Thoughts:

Ghost - Dance Macabre

Ghost Hounds - Last Train To Nowhere

Leila K - Ça Plane Pour Moi (FYI: '90s rave video, avoid if sensitive to flashing images or abuse of classic vehicles)

So, anyone wanna go out for pizza? Definitely not gonna be seeing this one in a darkened theatre. But curious to know what any fans think of what they've done with the place. It's a Blumhouse joint, and written in collaboration with Scott Cawthorn, so it should be pretty darn nasty. Whether or not they stick to, change or add to the existing game lore - which seems to be pretty much laid out in the open from that trailer - is a good question. The animatronic suits are apparently a Henson job too, so it's a quality build... but a good finished product?

It'd certainly be fun if they went that way. Not least because Polarity (c'mon, guys, give him a first name - or do Vought take that too?) told his kid to drop it in no uncertain terms. And while we thought it's just because (a) dad's mixed up in it and (b) Vought has no problem offing anyone who breaks security, even future stars of the Seven... is there a (c)?

I keep getting offered free or discounted trials, but there's nothing essential enough to merit yet another damn streaming service. The offering does feel very Apple: shiny, very cerebral, highbrow, neat, big star power and endorsements... and reassuringly expensive. Ted Lasso - which doesn't quite fit that mould - is their only show I would know and name as an Apple series, or that my family have talked about / heard about / engineered matches on FIFA23 against Wrexham for. None of which are my kinda thing - though all credit to their writers for not taking the easy path out of the series. But maybe they need to take more risks with the brand to pull a wider audience?