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Saturday, December 21, 2019
Friday, December 20, 2019
Star Wars Watch: The Force Awakens (2015)
Watched: 12/18/2019
Format: Disney+
Viewing: Unknown
Decade: 2010's
I still like Force Awakens both in spite of and due to its many flaws. It's a good level of goofy, and has a few great bits that supersede a lot of the clunkiness and retreading of New Hope.
I genuinely liked the characters a lot in this film, and cared about what happened to them. The lightsaber flying into Rey's hand is the Star Wars stuff that gives me chills. As was Finn lighting it up to protect his friend.
It has it's fair share of issues, but overall - I liked it as an adult - and as a kid, I think this movie would have hit me where I lived. I'm still wow'ed by how close to the plotting of Episode IV it hews (unnecessarily!), but I do appreciate the differences.
PODCAST: "Lady in the Lake" (1947) - Holidays 2019! - with Jamie and Ryan
Watched: 12/12/2019
Format: DVD
Viewing: Unknown. 7th?
Decade: 1940's
It's Christmas Noir! From a first-person-perspective! It's kinda weird, honestly! Join Jamie and Ryan as they discuss "Lady in the Lake", a movie about murder with a very twisty mystery, with a lot of the story taking place on Christmas! For some reason. And Ryan finally gets to talk about Audrey Totter, noir and whatnot.
Movie Trailer:
Holidays 2019 Playlist:
Gallery of Ms. Totter in Lady in the Lake (1947)
Tuesday, December 17, 2019
Superman #18 - The One Where He Spills His Secret ID to the World
Superman #18
Script: Brian Michael BendisPencils: Ivan Reis
Inks: Joe Prado
Colors: Sinclair
DC wasn't coy about the coming storyline for Superman comics. Issue 18 of the current comic entitled Superman (this is, I think, the 5th volume of an American comic to carry that name), delivered. And rather than make Superman's reveal/ confession to the world a surprise, or play it as a trick or cliff-hanger or any of the other usual stunts I'm used to from many-a-comics-creator or editorial mandate, they simply did the thing.
Sunday, December 15, 2019
PODCAST: "Long Kiss Goodnight" (1996) w/ SimonUK, Jamie and Yours Truly! It's a Holiday Adjacent Special!
Watched: 11/22/2019
Format: Streaming - Amazon
Viewing: Second
Decade: 1990's
The Signal Watch hearts Geena Davis. And here she is! In a movie that takes place at Christmas - because it's written by Shane Black. SimonUK, Jamie and Ryan talk this mid-90's actioner that predates Jason Bourne movies but post-dates the Bourne books about a secret assassin recovering her memory as the baddies movie in.
Music:
Long Kiss Goodnight Intro - Alan Silvestri, Long Kiss Goodnight OST
Signal Watch Holidays 2019: