Monthly Archives - May 2023

Dune Part II Trailer

We now have a trailer for Dune Part II. We will now see if Timothee Chalamet can carry a movie without Oscar Issac because the truth is that the first movie was carried by him. Chalamet didn't really have a chance to shine but now he will have to. Since there is almost no effort by American movies to make anything daring anymore, I am honestly hoping Dune will do well at the box office. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Way9Dexny3w Here are some links to previous...

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The Dark Herald Recommends Disney’s Peter Pan and Wendy

Disney’s latest live-action remake is the greatest version of Peter Pan ever! Having spent a second sleepless night strung out on muscle relaxants and pain relievers, and a day in clown-room therapy has opened my eyes to the wonder, glory, and beauty of Disney’s live-action remakes.  The inversion of what some would call a classic and timeless story for children has been subverted and reimagined into a stunning and brave exploration into the darkest recesses of the human mind imaginable. The story begins...

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My Apprehensions May Have Been Justified

Last week I briefly went over some of the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 fundamental problems. Well, the review embargo has been lifted and the reviews are looking very weak. And the scores are dropping. Moreover, these are the kind of reviews where the critic says just enough good things about the movie to just qualify the review as positive, before going into all the reasons it's a bad movie. "Gunn does a sturdy job of synthesizing his...

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The Dueling Disney Lawsuits

This is the first of what will be several posts on the subject of the Disney/Florida lawsuits. There are two big questions hanging over this lawsuit by Disney.  Has there been a 1st amendment violation by Ron DeSantis against the Walt Disney Company? And if there has been, is Disney guilty of securities fraud? The answer to the first question is “no,” because Ron DeSantis didn’t pass the law disbanding Reedy Creek that was the Florida legislature (DeSantis was only named in the lawsuit...

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