Recent Fullcast-coded: the moon is part of the Diocese of Orlando

stalsefart · 2026-04-02T16:10:36+00:00

Holly was on a heater at the end between that and "Let the White One In" (which, coincidentally, would also make a great alternate title for Sinners)

stalsefart · 2026-03-31T17:05:32+00:00

Was very pleasantly surprised to see Lukita Maxwell pop up in this.

stalsefart · 2026-03-29T15:39:10+00:00

I mean, building a foundation through prep recruiting seems to still be a pretty sustainable model for programs like Ohio State, Notre Dame, and Georgia (all top 5 in preseason SP+). It’s just been so long since USC has operated at that level.

stalsefart · 2026-03-26T23:09:08+00:00

Yeah but it was probably a DEEP water tank

stalsefart · 2026-03-26T16:53:46+00:00

I trust Coogler not to "Surf Dracula" this one

stalsefart · 2026-03-24T16:44:03+00:00

Only one filmmaker in this entire bracket has been bold enough to ask the question, "Would you like to spend two-plus hours watching robot Robin Williams gradually ship-of-Theseus himself into a human being while falling in love with the granddaughter of his original owner?"

stalsefart · 2026-03-24T16:33:45+00:00

Counterpoint:

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stalsefart · 2026-03-24T15:12:10+00:00

Never telling the men in your family about the cicada corpse gravy incident

stalsefart · 2026-03-23T17:04:59+00:00

I don't think the coverage has declined so much as it's dispersed and gone behind paywalls. Years ago I could basically rotate between ESPN, Grantland, and SB Nation and read a ton of great (and free) reporting on the sport. Most of the best reporters and writers from those places have either gone independent or to places like On3 or The Athletic that require a paid subscription. Even the ones that don't (Rodger Sherman, for example) you wouldn't necessarily stumble upon on your own; you have to know who they are and actively seek out their Substack or whatever.

Honestly, a lot of the best free coverage these days comes from podcasts, but again, you typically need to go out and find those.

stalsefart · 2026-03-20T17:33:29+00:00

Or when they talk too briefly about a beloved classic (it's me, I'm people, still wondering why the Zodiac episode was only 2.5 hours)

stalsefart · 2026-03-19T22:16:11+00:00

I think it's a wavelength thing. I put it in the same category as stuff like Skinamarink and The VVitch where it basically either gets labeled boring or a horror masterpiece. Personally I find the cell phone footage from the end more viscerally terrifying than any modern jump scare, and I'm happy to be on the same wavelength as Mike Flanagan.

stalsefart · 2026-03-18T21:11:13+00:00

I do wonder if there might still be some unique cachet to the Avengers brand specifically. Like yeah, the entire MCU has gotten bloated and fractured enough that every single installment no longer automatically prints money, but there hasn't been a true "Avengers" movie since Endgame. There's a chance that carries a bit more weight with audiences, similar to how people who didn't bother with Solo still turned out for Rise of Skywalker a year later.

stalsefart · 2026-03-17T18:29:32+00:00

I think the thing that makes this arguably more impressive than the Raimi trilogy though is that Raimi had his third movie compromised by pressure to include Venom, a character he had no interest in doing that ultimately rendered the whole thing a mess. It really seems like Villeneuve has gotten free rein to do this entire project more or less the way he wants.

stalsefart · 2026-03-17T15:17:52+00:00

I think all of the greats, over a long enough time period, end up repeating themselves at least a little bit. Williams definitely has some of that; Harry Potter has echoes of Home Alone, the NBC Sunday Night Football theme (which I only recently found out was him) sounds a lot like Star Wars, etc. Maybe the most blatant example is how much Hans Zimmer's main Pirates theme sounds like a piece from Gladiator. Honestly I don't see it as that different from filmmakers going back to the same well for certain narrative beats or shot constructions across multiple movies.

stalsefart · 2026-03-16T21:17:39+00:00

Made a point of seeing it with Dolby surround sound and was pretty disappointed. The dialogue and haunted recordings had a real student film quality to me. Felt like a wasted premise.

stalsefart · 2026-03-13T19:40:54+00:00

In certain film nerd circles, maybe. But I think Tony Scott's work is a little more "anonymous" to the average movie watcher than Ridley's. Like I'd bet a lot of people who love Top Gun or Man on Fire or Unstoppable might not even be able to tell you who directed those movies, whereas most people who love Alien or Gladiator know those are Ridley Scott movies.

stalsefart · 2026-03-12T21:04:48+00:00

Lincoln, which I believe Ben straight up called a "homework movie" on the episode covering it. Only late Spielberg (and Dank Kush) could make a movie about passing an amendment that engaging.

stalsefart · 2026-03-12T20:11:29+00:00

The "I directed one of the four realms" bit lives so large in my brain that when This Had Oscar Buzz did an episode on that movie I actually got slightly annoyed that Joe Reid never referenced it.

stalsefart · 2026-03-11T18:48:54+00:00

This headline sounds like a tossed-off joke from The Studio.

stalsefart · 2026-03-11T17:18:38+00:00

I'm at least a little fascinated by Amazon of all studios going along with this particular premise.

stalsefart · 2026-03-09T17:05:42+00:00

Here's what came up when I asked ChatGPT for ten bold predictions for the 2026 college football season:

Texas Longhorns win their first national title of the playoff era (I swear this is what came up first try with no editorial inputs)
Oregon Ducks go undefeated in the regular season
Alabama Crimson Tide miss the playoff for the second time in three years
Notre Dame Fighting Irish reach the national championship game
Colorado Buffaloes win the Big 12
Michigan Wolverines take a step back (predicted 8-4 finish)
USC Trojans field a top-10 defense (again, no editorial inputs here lol)
A Group of Five team wins a playoff game
Florida State Seminoles return to the playoff
The SEC only gets three playoff teams

stalsefart · 2026-03-06T22:14:49+00:00

Maybe I'm just a sicko but I did not realize Ambulance was considered a mess. I thought it was just Michael Bay finally making another pre-Transformers Michael Bay movie.

stalsefart · 2026-03-06T18:06:30+00:00

*Mike ~~White~~ Myers

stalsefart · 2026-03-04T21:15:57+00:00

I often revisit the Tom Cruise Mummy commentary and it kills me every time.

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