And here we go #PS5 I can only share photos of the packaging today, but the box feels substantial. Feel free to send your questions along as I dive into console review mode!
Introducing Alexander Rama Hardawar! He arrived last night, practically within minutes of reaching the hospital. Hellish ATL traffic almost made him a highway baby!
Where has carpooling succeeded as a civic concept? It’s great for helping friends and people you work with, doesn’t scale in any way like trains (or dedicated bus lanes)
Convinced my very pregnant wife to watch First Reformed tonight, which is centered on the moral dilemma of bringing a child into a world doomed by climate change. Nothing can go wrong with this plan
Rewatching Matrix Resurrections and I love it even more, it’s def going to be one of those movies I can’t stop watching whenever it pops on. Feels a bit like why I love Doctor Sleep, it’s a massively ambitious and intelligent film that feels like it shouldn’t exist
Dream Mission Impossible sequel: Ilsa Faust is on the run, forced to recruit Thandie Newton’s Nyah and Paula Patton’s Jane to rescue Ethan Hunt, who’s being held captive by a criminal mastermind played by Jennifer Garner
Watching Amazon’s Undone, from Raphael Bob-Waksberg and Kate Purdy, and I’m absolutely certain it’s a masterpiece. It’s like a blend of Russian Doll, The Matrix, and loads great narrative concepts with a Satoshi Kon twist. It’s also one of the most beautiful shows in years
I loved the Matrix Resurrections, but I'm not too surprised by the polarized response. It's a smart and romantic response to the monotony of remake culture, it's also genuinely hilarious and kicks a ton of ass
My cat Shoshanna managed to outlive her cancer timeline by several months, but today we had to let her rest. We adopted her in 2009, shortly after we moved to NYC (and right after Inglorious Basterds came out). She was always a tough little street cat, even to the end. Au revoir
I really hope Ms. Marvel stays so good the entire season. It’s doing things I never thought we’d see in a Marvel show, or any American TV series (A Muslim wedding! A well choreographed dance sequence!)
Ant-Man and the Wasp is exactly the sort of fun summer diversion we need right now. Also, LOVED the villain, Ghost. Would like to see more from that character, maybe an animated prequel? Hannah John Kamen is so good I might give Killjoys another shot
Last week we got an email from a listener (Jeff S) who said he actively avoided learning what we look like so he wouldn't be distracted while listening.
We asked an artist to draw us based on Jeff's description but turns out Jeff is an artist! Here's what he thinks we look like.
Let’s focus on the good this year: Spike Lee finally getting his due; Black Panther nabbing several awards;Olivia Colman being a true queen; RAMI MALEK! & INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE!
I looooved SORRY TO BOTHER YOU. It feels like a gonzo mix of Brazil and Idiocracy, with a timely anti-capitalist bent. It’s the perfect film for today, as we rail against the status quo
Vibrating from excitement after seeing GEMINI MAN, it uses 120FPS and 3D to create some of the most exciting action sequences I've seen in years. Happy to see Ang Lee return to action, the choreography feels intense because it looks so realistic
For all of its faults, Twitter is the one social network that makes it feel like I’m connected to the entire planet. It has the potential for so much more. Now it all seems doomed with a billionaire manchild in charge
It’s truly irksome to see the language of inclusion being used to justify NFT gaming. Legitimate criticism against rich bro profiteering isn’t exclusion
This kind of Culture Gatekeeping isn't going to be sufficient to hold back the tidal wave, but it's ironically going to leave many of the Gatekeepers very left out of being an early contributor to this new era of gaming.
I for one hope T***p recovers... so he can be punished for his crimes, see his empire fall and live with nonstop reminders of what a failure he was and always will be. Just sayin
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse is everything I wanted it to be: a kick-ass Miles Morales story that embodies his culture and Brooklyn. And then it just happens to be hilarious and one of the most stylish animated films of the past decade. It might be perfect?
I won’t vote for anyone but Bernie in the general, can’t say what the hundreds of thousands of people who listen to my show will do, but I’m only speaking for myself. Just something to consider.
Friend and I were talking last night about the two-year COVID anniversary and agreed that one thing we know for sure is that the versions of us that existed in 2019 are very much dead and gone at this point. Challenge now seems to be getting comfortable with our new variants.
I loved THE BATMAN, an operatic and angry movie that feels like a cross between Se7en and Mad Max. It could be tightened up and retreads lots of typical Batman stuff. But at least we don't have to see the Wayne's murdered again!
My wife got me a Crouching Tiger theater poster for Christmas, I’ve honestly wanted this for years! And now time to make this wall a shrine to my favorite films
There’s a special place in Hell for the Lyft driver who sped off and cancelled the ride when I told him I needed to put in a car seat quickly, leaving baby and fam stranded outside during this storm
Wind River is 100% my jam. A taut and haunting thriller that skillfully highlights a terrible issue Native American women are facing. Also, glad somebody remembered how to use Jeremy Renner properly.
Finished Tokyo Vice, which is a reminder that Ken Watanabe is truly one of the greats. If you’ve ever wanted to see him as a gritty detective with a cool car and Michael Mann *feelings* give this a shot