Same screenwriters, amazingly.

HBO MAX is full of crap I never wanted to see and is missing swathes of the actual HBO catalog.

It’s not even worth what they’re charging.

It’s saturation, Disney+, and the inflation/recession combo.

All it takes is a few misses and people will wait for streaming.

Me, I’ll watch everything Marvel but I can wait, so when I was ready to go see a movie and it came down to Superman or Fantastic Four, the choice was easy. Superman delivered exactly what I wanted and needed.

I don’t think this is superhero fatigue, or at least that’s a lower issue on the list. It’s Marvel (formula) fatigue especially, and I think they will right that ship soon.

Heh. Autocomplete.

Any attempt at self-improvement is not pathetic. My phone suggested self-forgiveness, which also is key here.

You are trying to be more aware and less impulsive. The key here is mindfulness, not that it’s easy to attain/achieve.

I said self-forgiveness because beating yourself up for your perceived failures will also hold you back.

Failure is key to success.

I’ve made a little progress toward changing my internal monolog, and it has served me well. Be nicer to yourself and laugh off your failures lest the memory of them become baggage.

My dad is a Buddhist. I never got good at meditation, but I recognize its value.

But mainly, be kinder to yourself. Perfection was never an option, so why would you expect it from yourself?

Relax. Breathe. You’ll figure things out, whether or not you achieve these goals.

I mean… they’ve remade The Toxic Avenger with a star-studded cast.

I can’t exactly complain. I’ll watch it.

Yeah, it’s probably a best practice thing rather than strictly necessary.

And they aren’t my baguettes, but I did save this post to try them soon.

Minerals can interfere with the yeast colony, so you want to use filtered water for poolish and sourdough starter.

Learned that off of YouTube earlier this week in a how to make your own sourdough starter video.

And that’s simple enough to share here. 50g flour and 50g water in a jar, left out and capped but not sealed. Remove 50% and replace with even amounts daily until you can tell that yeast has made it’s way in. Done.

Maybe. I’m older and used to decades of insane fandom.

I’m of the opinion that the original Highlander was barely above b-movie schlock, and it became a cult hit for being better than it should’ve been and little else. (ie soundtrack)

As such, I have low expectations for this reboot but will be happy if it’s good.

I have a friend who needs help like that but no money or job.

I want to be able to help them but it’s beyond my needs. If anyone has suggestions I’m open to them.

Karateka, along with everything else Jordan Meschner did following it, starting the Prince of Persia series.

It’s a nice evolution of personal style.

I’ve more or less dropped out of mainstream gaming so have no idea how the more recent Prince of Persia games play, nor if he has any involvement… but anyone who knew the original games should understand that these games did something foundational with movement and interface, helping the player to feel involved in the action.

Absolutely, but this was an homage to a period of time rather than to a movie.

And I’m not at all condemning the movie, it’s definitely a me issue. I couldn’t buy into the premise or the main characters and dipped out before the plot kicked in.

I’m a huge fan of both Walton Goggins and Damon Herriman, so I may revisit the movie at some point.

And the one Tarantino film I didn’t finish, despite loving some of the cast.

It’s a movie about loving that age of Hollywood, which I don’t and never had. And then of course a Tarantino plot is slapped on top of it but I still was bored out of my mind.

Watching it now. I’d learned of it from a YouTube series analyzing similar movies called Goodnight Rita.

Wanna be private in public?

Don’t be noteworthy. Don’t do things that will get you noticed.

Since people are around, act appropriately. The cameras change that very little. Gossip is still powerful, proof is just easier to come by.

I just don’t see anything all that valuable surviving this bubble. Not yet.

I actually know a Dan McPhee.

I do not understand how Jared Leto is considered a leading man when he is a real reason people don’t see movies.

Well maybe not, but others are banking on it.