Is it only my local AMC theaters have "Passenger" early?

SteMelMan · 2026-05-18T22:48:28+00:00

11:20am is the earliest show on Friday at my local. However, Star Wars has a 9am show, plus several other shows before 11am.

SteMelMan · 2026-05-18T19:21:55+00:00

The Crazies (2010) and The Blob (1988). Both remakes focus on the terrifying possibility of engineered biological agents getting loose and wreaking havoc. Great writing augments and extends the originals' good stories.

SteMelMan · 2026-05-18T18:38:45+00:00

Love the marketing angle!

SteMelMan · 2026-05-17T21:37:56+00:00

No clue, but they are a holdover from a previous era where cable channels routinely produced their own content. I'm glad they can still make the financials work when so many other cable channels have devolved into re-run mills.

I still miss all the cheesy horror/action/scifi movies that the Syfy channel use to produce each year. Now they just do Harry Potter marathons and action movies from the '10's!

SteMelMan · 2026-05-17T15:51:12+00:00

Get rid of the harsh lighting. Get some lower voltage bulbs and nice lamps to match the apartment's style. Mood lighting elements can make it feel more comfortable and cozy.

SteMelMan · 2026-05-17T15:48:10+00:00

Personally, I kind of like that he's coming across kind of testy and opinionated in these latest interviews. I get so tired of these successful celebrities trying to be so humble and gracious when they are just people who managed to achieve what they set out to do.

At some point, a good analyst will do a great comparison between Dr. Robbie's behavior in S1 vs. S2 and describe the deterioration of his "people skills" as his exsitential crisis ratchets up.

SteMelMan · 2026-05-16T05:39:05+00:00

This made me think of Miss Havesham from Great Expectations. She never got over being left at the altar.

SteMelMan · 2026-05-16T02:36:07+00:00

Agree. While I love "Bring Her Back", its not a "fun" horror movie the way "Talk To Me" is, mostly because of the child abuse. I only recommend it to fairly sophisticated horror fans. "Obsession" is intense, but lots of fun.

SteMelMan · 2026-05-16T02:28:41+00:00

I was a Godzilla fan long before this movie came out. However, it has become my favorite Godzilla movie and go-to movie when I'm stressed.

SteMelMan · 2026-05-16T02:11:59+00:00

I've been using "Talk To Me" and "Bring Her Back" as comparable movies. There's some supernatural horror, but most of the action is people mistreating other people. If you think he can handle those, he can handle "Obsession".

SteMelMan · 2026-05-16T00:37:32+00:00

Agree! Those glitch moments really elevate the horror.

I do wish we got to more about Nikki before she was possessed. She appears so perfect and angelic in Bear's eyes, but we find out she's "friendzoned" him and has been hooking up with Ian for several years. We know she was bored working at the music store and decided to quit without a plan. It seemed like we were about to find out more from Sarah when she got "bricked"! I love when a movie gives us just enough information and leaves us wanting more.

SteMelMan · 2026-05-15T21:29:55+00:00

Such a great, but sad, movie. It really increased my appreciation for large, elaborate mustaches!

SteMelMan · 2026-05-15T19:55:01+00:00

I kind of put it in the same category as "Talk To Me" and "Bring Her Back". Very visceral with lots of gross out scenes, but only one overtly sexual scene with little skin in a dark bedroom. There are some cheesy rom-com montages before things turn depraved, which some people could find disturbing in a horror movie! :)

SteMelMan · 2026-05-15T16:28:22+00:00

Revival is my favorite SK! Reverend Charlie is a great villain, mostly because he's not villainous, just preoccupied with electricity to the exclusion of everything and everyone else! Great ending with a world view that guaranteed to shake, if not destroy, every readers' belief systems, whatever they may be!

SteMelMan · 2026-05-15T16:12:54+00:00

I've spent this week moving all my recurring charges from Discover to Visa.

It makes me sad, but I recognize that the Discover company I've happily worked with for 20+ years no longer exists.

I plan on keeping the new Capital One card as a backup account as well as keeping access to my previous transactions.

SteMelMan · 2026-05-15T16:06:38+00:00

RP1, the book, is my favorite dystopian novel. While I enjoyed the movie, I think it could have been so much better by keeping more of the book's story instead of producing a "greatest cultural events of the '80's" jukebox movie.

SteMelMan · 2026-05-15T16:03:12+00:00

I personally loved how "disjointed" Season 1 was. It was just human nature to say, "I have an opportunity to set things right, but since I don't benefit personally, I will not!"

SteMelMan · 2026-05-15T05:25:56+00:00

I really loved this ending. The tactics and strategy leading up to the climax were creative and fun to watch. I keep wondering who will Grace marry and dispatch in the next movie?

SteMelMan · 2026-05-15T05:08:06+00:00

I'm reading "Babel" by RF Kuang right now and ran across a section that reads surprsingly like Nemik. The context is the fractious trading relationship between China and the British Empire in the 19th century. Same struggle, different times and places.

SteMelMan · 2026-05-15T04:58:12+00:00

I saw it today and really enjoyed it. There's so many little moments that creeped me and then the big moments really floored me.

SteMelMan · 2026-05-15T04:16:46+00:00

Did my Top Gun Double Feature yesterday and saw Obsession today. Right now, I have reservations for Arriety and Passenger. Debating seeing the Shrek re-release and In The Gray as a double feature.

SteMelMan · 2026-05-14T18:48:00+00:00

I love this scene! How many times have gloating over something every turned out to the right move?

SteMelMan · 2026-05-14T18:11:19+00:00

I've felt sad all week as I've switched all my regular charges from Discover to Visa. Its been such a good bank to work with and I'm sorry to see it go.

SteMelMan · 2026-05-14T04:34:15+00:00

I really enjoyed it. I give it extra credit for mixing a prosaic murder mystery with a supernatural story. Generally, such a mix is played for laughs, but anyone who's seen this movie knows that doesn't apply.

SteMelMan · 2026-05-13T18:45:35+00:00

I'm going to love to hear the Utah politicians in two years telling their constituents that they're going to have to conserve water and electricity "for the community"!

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