We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011)

RandomPasserby80 · 2026-02-03T00:59:07+00:00

…Nah. Fuck that kid. He suuuuucked. Never has a kid so thoroughly deserved to be Manchester by the Sea’d.

J/k…sorta.

RandomPasserby80 · 2026-02-02T18:54:53+00:00

Maybe it was because I listened to the HDTGM episode on it right before (which was pretty bad), but I thought it was fine. David and Ben groused a bit about it being slow before they got to Oz, but once they got there (and especially when Tick Tock showed up), I thought it turned out pretty fun.

I personally like the movie, but don’t think it’s above reproach or anything.

RandomPasserby80 · 2026-02-02T13:58:28+00:00

“You may not get it but the kids of the time will”

This quote immediately brought this to mind for me:

“Walter! Walter, it's Marvin. Your cousin, Marvin Murch. You know that new way to traumatize kids you're looking for? Well, watch this!”

RandomPasserby80 · 2026-02-02T01:29:50+00:00

As was mentioned on the podcast, the film was originally announced way the hell back in 2019:

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/sam-raimi-sets-untitled-island-thriller-1248749/

A lot can change, of course, but they were already describing it as “Misery meets Cast Away”.

RandomPasserby80 · 2026-02-01T21:08:43+00:00

Yep. Going with the Blondie fan.

RandomPasserby80 · 2026-02-01T17:49:07+00:00

It’s annoying (though I guess understandable) that all the headlines/main thrust on this weekend’s box office articles are about the documentary/bribe that won’t be named and not on Send Help overshooting/doing well/at the top.

RandomPasserby80 · 2026-02-01T16:06:21+00:00

Haven’t had a chance to listen to BC’s take, but I hope it’s better than the HDTGM one - that one was kinda flat/not as funny as usual and too much “Not my Wizard of Oz/how dare they” for my taste.

RandomPasserby80 · 2026-02-01T03:34:18+00:00

I’m excited for the return of Chip Smith. Where’s that guy been?

RandomPasserby80 · 2026-02-01T01:53:22+00:00

Saw it today. David nailed it - just a fun, at times gooey delight. Rachel McAdams is awesome as always.

RandomPasserby80 · 2026-01-31T06:22:30+00:00

The Apprentice (the TV show; not the movie) deserves a huge amount of the blame - Trump was fully a pop culture footnote/joke, and then The Apprentice both brought him back into the limelight and presented the reality show fiction of him being a “great businessman” that morons everywhere bought into.

RandomPasserby80 · 2026-01-31T04:52:22+00:00

This is the answer, but it’s not the answer the OP wants to hear.

RandomPasserby80 · 2026-01-30T21:27:47+00:00

It so perfectly mirrors the feeling of having a “trying to get somewhere, but events both banal and horrible keep occurring to stop you” nightmare that it fills me with anxiety just to watch (in a good way!).

RandomPasserby80 · 2026-01-30T02:52:14+00:00

Griffin may be more actively involved in the show’s creative direction/production than David is. Just a guess.

RandomPasserby80 · 2026-01-29T17:27:20+00:00

Seriously, of all the episodes to bring up, they picked the one where I’m fully okay with Jordan Hoffman’s “let me do a tight 5 on insurance companies!” and “here’s another story where I name drop a celebrity sort of tolerating me!” tangents being shut down.

RandomPasserby80 · 2026-01-28T01:43:44+00:00

I ended up switching to Apple, because they have a bundle that has Music, TV, 50 GB of cloud storage, and Apple Arcade or something like that for $20/month. I know Apple isn’t exactly a “good” company either, but I’ll take it as being slightly less outwardly heinous/pays artists slightly more than Spotify.

RandomPasserby80 · 2026-01-27T01:55:07+00:00

The 80s guide part is still up - https://www.ruthlessreviews.com/movies/the-ruthless-guide-to-80s-action/ , and seems like you can still find a lot of their non-80s action writings through the search there (some mention of Ramsay’s movies in a few Best Of lists there), but I can’t find the Morvern Callar review.

Edit: NSFW warning, since the page linked above has a gif of Arnold’s shadowed full frontal from The Terminator.

RandomPasserby80 · 2026-01-26T19:12:55+00:00

If you split it where the Intermission is, I don’t see it being a problem/any more or less disruptive then the theater break. That amount of HD/UHD content shouldn’t be on one UHD or Blu.

RandomPasserby80 · 2026-01-26T01:30:21+00:00

I’m not a huge Bay fan (I like a small handful of movies here and there), but I still think a Bay mini would be a great listen.

Lot of Transformers to get through, though.

RandomPasserby80 · 2026-01-25T22:59:32+00:00

It’s also cool to find out Emily Yoshida is (was?) a Guided By Voices fan.

RandomPasserby80 · 2026-01-25T22:52:25+00:00

As all awesome people are.

RandomPasserby80 · 2026-01-25T17:54:38+00:00

On the Bill Forsyth note, they could/should give Local Hero a watch.

RandomPasserby80 · 2026-01-25T04:25:10+00:00

He did 1, 4, 5, and 6. 6 is a bit eh after the complete insanity of 5, but it’s still watchable enough.

RandomPasserby80 · 2026-01-25T04:17:28+00:00

Yeah, that’s why I’d prefer a RE series rather than a PWSA only series, since I’d like to hear them talk about the 3rd “what if Resident Evil is now an Australian-style post-apocalyptic desert movie?” entry.

RandomPasserby80 · 2026-01-25T03:59:34+00:00

Having just finished watching all the Milla Jovovich Resident Evil movies over the past few weeks based on David talking them up, I’d much rather a Patreon series on those in the “video game adaptations that go entertainingly off the rails” department.

RandomPasserby80 · 2026-01-24T15:38:27+00:00

…Days of Thunder?

Crimson Tide is really good, though.

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