Matt Jackson

Weird weeks are the best weeks

Pretty wild week with an early meta horror movie, a shockingly fun action movie, a coming of age story, and a dour remake of a classic

Watch the middle two. Only watch the others if you want to be baffled by creative choices or you dig supercriminals

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Grim Reaper with the 1920s Warner Bros logo (looking suspiciously like Michigan J Frog) knocks on the door of Oracle, while doors labeled with the previous Warner acquisitions have bloody trails leading from them

I feel like he’s too savvy for that based on his track record going to the mat for the cause. He’s a goober, but not one that would jeopardize an election this important.

I think the move is to make him VP. He gets the status, continues to be an attack dog, and has zero power. It’s perfect!

A few years ago I saw a post that said it's pronounce BLEW-Ski and I've doneso ever since regardless of how the name of this place is supposed to be pronounced.

I think about the episode John returns all the time; he totally lived up to the hype.

Also, the first episode with demons will be forever the most terrifying they would ever be in that show.

What a wonderful 5 season show. It’s too bad they didn’t quit while they were ahead.

The most important movie this week was A Gnome named Gnorm which was so wild it defied any rating.

I watched the writing teams previous film and it was the same kind of nonsense but with less sexual harassment and more f slurs. You know, for kids!

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Hard to believe it’s been 15 years already. Im gonna have to read Damage Control today

I’ve also been comparing AI to asbestos and radium—technology that had a bunch of benefits but then turned out to be deadly. The only difference is we already KNOW AI is killing people and they’re shoving it into everything anyway

the mysterious Mr. L, who wears green, a mask, and denies being luigi

It wouldn't be the first time Luigi has donned a mask.

I just watched A Gnome Named Gnorm (hard G) and I was fully unprepared for its sheer insanity.

Weird pronunciations, so many butts, a World Class nut shot, and just rampant sexual harassment; it's unlike anything I've ever seen.

I can't recommend it.
Or I can't recommend it enough.
I can't decide

A photo of an ice cream machine with a sign reading, "Anything is possible with ice cream." Beneath that is a hand lettered sign reading, "No ice cream".

2026 basically

I love when I look up film/television jobs on Linkedin and I get tons of listings for Fast Food Managers.

Like, I get it, I don't have a "real career" but that doesn't mean I'm qualified to be a manager at Wendys.

He was a divorced dad on the prowl who was always down to debate; he would totally be Epstein’s type.

So yes.

The cat is in the bag

I know I’m late to this party, but dang I do not like this new iOS update. Ugly, hard to read, and unnecessary.

ChatGPT is so easy to use! And they let you keep the piece of the brain they take out!

Democratizing the arts looks like universal income, low-barrier grants for both emerging and working artists, well-funded municipal arts & recreation programs, vibrant third spaces, and a well-funded public school system with progressive curriculum.

Not a free pass for corporate-owned slop engines.

A couple of alternate female empowerment stories with various amounts of success and a documentary, you know, for some spice.

Not a bad week.
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Enter Diabolik, Italy’s (and France’s, I suppose) greatest super thief.

In a more perfect world, tonight’s Opening Ceremony would feature this guy stealing the torch and laughing.

Also I forced the kid to watch it and she’s been in a pissy mood ever since.

Clearly I’ve failed as a parent.

The Muppet Show is the best the Muppets has been on Disney plus. The gags are goofy, the tone is all-ages, and the sketches are fun; none of that saccharine kiddie bullshit from Muppets Now.

But also, it could use a tighter edit. 33 minutes is too long for a comedy, it needs to lose at least 5 min

Dem leadership: changing this is a difficult process, you fool. You rube. You utter infant. Give us between $5 and $50

Mamdani, wiping grease off his hands: So it turns out there's a switch on this machine that puts it into either orphan-shredding mode or free school lunch mode. Just had to flip it

I’m sorry. Since when have there been regional magical metrological rodents in these United States and why am I only now learning of them?!

A very mixed week.

I got a lot unintended anti-Ai commentary from Tall Tale, dizzy from Quantum, charmed by mobsters in Mean Streets, and very put off by Bachelorette (though the last 20 mins is real fun).

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grab a few small beers and get after those beavers

There's nothing quite like the thrill of breaking up concrete with a sledgehammer. 12/10 Strongly recommended.

Somehow we ended up in a Libertarian hellscape and I fucking hate it.

This ain't the way, chief.