I'm willing to concede that I wasn't the target audience, but that excuse only stretches so far. It was weak from a storytelling perspective, with awful pacing pacing and little coherence. My 7-year-old niece loved it, the 12-year-old fell asleep, a kid after my own heart.
K-Pop Demon Hunters is bad. And I don't just mean a little bad, it is very, very bad.
I am at Chinook Centre with my nieces, and I hate you all
I love Clue.
I’ll be extremely disappointed if Jason Momoa’s character doesn’t surf into battle on a shield, severed head in one hand, flinging spears at the enemy with the other--hopefully one played by an ex-WWF wrestler--in Chief of War. How do I indicate this is sarcasm for the knuckle draggers?
...That's actually pretty close.
I’m in the early stages of doing the absolute most batshit craziest thing I’ve ever done, and I’m not going to tell you until it actually happens, cause there’s like an 80% chance I take the first off-ramp on this yellow brick road
Eau Claire - huge loss for inner-city. Ever make it to the Globe?
Whenever I venture north of John Laurie/McKnight, I get cranky. North of Beddington, exhausted. North of Stoney Tr.? Fuuuck. When I was at the theatre, I recalled I had a co-worker once upon a time who went to weekend morning shows quite often. I could get used to that, it was dead.
Out in the farthest reaches of suburbia, I’m at the theatre at 10:00 a.m. to see a 35-year-old Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie.
Hmm. Should I watch Man of Steel on Prime, Paramount, Crave, or Netflix.
The weekly Wednesday doggy daycare protest. "I'm not going, and you can't make me"
If you’re a lifelong STAR TREK fan who finds its latest incarnations lacking in curiosity, imagination & intellectual integrity, it’s not just you. Alvaro Zinos-Amaro—an experienced data analyst in addition to a fine science fiction author—has found a way to quantify this phenomenon objectively. 1/4
Captain's log, stardate August 2nd, 01:36 hours. Lieutenant Commander Henri is upstairs making sad seal barking noises in the bathroom because his basketball is in the bathtub. The crew continues to search for the planet of smooth-brained dogs he came from so we can return him home.
I've been directed to avoid lifting more than 15 lbs for the past ~month, so I've spent the bulk of the summer staring at a screen. I've come to the conclusion that the warning our eyes will go square from too much TV is complete bullshit.
My bro feels the need to smuggle a bag of Skittles into the theatre in a condom shoved up his arse like we're running drugs across the border, and I just walk in with a Starbucks in one hand and a bagged sandwich in the other like it's my living room. This is why I work alone
It doesn’t make sense that in 2025--after everything we’ve been through with COVID--you still can’t self-refer, walk in, or swab yourself for RSV, flu, or even a general respiratory panel without dragging your symptoms through a public clinic or two. #albertahealth
Calgary right now:
It's kind of an inside joke that I forgot I'd done about six or seven years ago, but Lego Alex Ovechkin hasn't let up partying with the Stanley Cup!
Can we get a SeaQuest remake already?!
JURASSIC WORLD REBIRTH review: Should have gone to F1 instead.
I know I'm late to the party..but holy shit The Old Guard was good!
That time my dog wouldn't cooperate during a photo shoot and it resulted in an accidental Renaissance portrait.
Not moving a whole lot of peaches or nectarines at $7.99/lb, Safeway.
Ever the encourager. Grateful, as always.
Respect to those who possess the capacity, willingness, and humility to change their minds
Starting over carries the allure of bravery and romance, until you’re deep in it. Truth is, it’s hard AF and I don't like it. Purgatory seems downright inviting.
Hard not to be bummed watching Florida lift the 2025 #StanleyCup --esp. knowing Sam Bennett and Matthew Tkachuk were key to it. Just a reminder that the Calgary Flames still haven’t figured out how to develop or hang on to top-tier talent
My grand plans were to sit outside and do nothing all weekend. The poplar trees were like, "fuck you lol" #yyc
I hate to be a wet blanket, but it's already been found and it's called the braeburn apple. Case closed.
Swanky. #Volkswagon
I photographed some rando at the drive thru the other day. At the time I was annoyed cause I thought my cracked and disgustingly dirty windshield ruined the shot, then forgot about it. Still amazed at the perfect lighting. Hashtag: CreepShow
Something about the Star Wars 7-9 I noticed is Adam Driver, who showed up and took everything so goddamn seriously. Reminds me of Eddie Redmayne in Jupiter Ascending--or like my cousin when we used to go golfing. Like dial it the fuck down, David, this is Fox Hollow and we're drunk, not the Masters
Happy Insomnia Day for those who celebrate it.
Yeah, I wish nothing but a ruptured appendix on a long-haul flight for those people. When they started putting in roomier reclining seats, I became a lot more tolerant of a-holes at the theatre. There was a ~15-year stretch where going to the movies was a hard pass.
Does the risk of cannibalizing evening sales outweigh the cost of empty auditoriums? I don't know. Right now, they’re doing nothing to put butts in seats or otherwise attract people who've shunned theatres.
Probably time for theatres to bring back matinee pricing. I see a fair number of movies in theatres--maybe 12 to 15 per year--and I’ve got the flexibility to go during weekday afternoons. But I haven’t been in a theatre that’s more than 10-15% full in a decade.
The seven and 11 year olds I know still think I'm cool.
This is bleak reading
Phenomenal. #Andor was as close to perfect as Star Wars has ever come--from start to finish. I want to believe we’ll see something this powerful again… but deep down, I know how rare this was.
It’s ANDOR night! I’ll be sitting in the dark for the next few hours, mentally fortifying myself for one last hit of perfection.
Nothing prepares you for the eventual role reversal, when the ones who cared for you increasingly need your support.
The more the people who control the Internet talk, the more I think we should destroy the Internet and all go hang out in curling rinks and bowling allies
I'm still digesting the movie, and it's going to be a while before I can write something coherent about it. But the music: 👌
Just got out of a Sinners screening - fucking outstanding!
I think you touched on why it didn't work for me - not being invested enough in the unfolding mystery really made the show a second screen distraction. We did Easter last weekend, and I got lambasted by, well, everyone over my Severance opinion. I'm thinking it might be a me issue - lol
I'm calling it. After extensive data analysis, complex math and stuff...it's too hard to explain, and you wouldn't understand anyway - do your own research: the new Prime Minister is a raccoon wearing a tiny Mountie hat. #CDNpoli
I'm not saying #Severance is the worst show I've forced myself to endure hoping for a payoff, but it's definitely up there.
Oh, she's 7. I should probably know that 😄
Taking a five-year-old who was too scared to finish Roger Rabbit to see The Legend of Ochi is either inspired or a catastrophic miscalculation.
You don't listen to The Strategists, I take it
Hello, my gorgeous creation. I’m going to take you apart, piece by piece, preserve you in icy silence, and consume you--patiently, deliberately--until nothing remains but memory.
I keep waiting for you to come by so I can ask why the snow removal on my street is so bad.
The world is on fire, and sleeping beauty over here doesn't have the capacity to give a shit. It's an enviable position to be in, ngl.
Season one of #Andor was a masterclass in tension, each episode pulling back the elastic band a little farther until it snapped with precision in the finale.
Andrew Scheer, ever the opportunistic bottomfeeder, clings to the political fringes, scavenging for scraps of relevance while offering nothing of substance. Honestly, I forgot he even existed. #cdnpoli
What exactly have Americans been liberated from again?
Just watched Snow White this afternoon. Oh boy . . . dissertation incoming.
Absolutely disgusting and shameful the way the reprobates in the UCP treat the most vulnerable and disadvantaged in Alberta #ableg
First Nations offer to buy iconic Hudson Bay store chain for tobacco, blanket
Look at that, Captain Sisko's rookie baseball card found in a book about the French Foreign Legion. (I made it to page 9 if you're looking for a recommendation)
"I'm a WestJet owner, too!" (Came across it being used as a bookmark. Makes me wonder what else is in the 37 partially-read books I never went back to.)
In Alberta, can referring physicians receive compensation? Does that happen??
Jesus
I'm pretty sure you're correct about Disney, but I don't subscribe currently. And I recall noticing it was also on Paramount Plus at the same time. I can't keep up!
It's not on Disney? Or Paramount? Surprising.
Trudeau: We didn't ask for this. But we'll fight back. Ford: Here's some tariffs for you, my friend. Kinew: We will not do business with US firms. Canada stands united. Smith: What should I wear to my Ben Shapiro interview?
I forgot all about these! While some were doing productive things during the pandemic--like learning to make bread, homeschooling kids, saving lives, and riding pelotons--I, on the other hand, was amassing a company of #Lego dwarves
Wait… you’re making it sound like I’m getting an extra hour of sleep. I could’ve sworn I spent the whole day hearing people complain about losing an hour. That’s exactly why I don’t like math or anything that looks or sounds like math.
Woke up ungodly early. Instead of doing anything productive I watched the movie Death at a Funeral: British comedy at its best, sharp, silly, and perfectly timed chaos. Directed by Yoda
Be proud of me, Canada: I avoided American products and bought dates from the tolerant, free, and loving Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
I remember beating it in two [long] sittings over a weekend
Yo mama's so old she watched Cobra-Kai on YouTube Red
You know a really fun thing is that you actually don't have to hate watch political events on TV. You can still be informed about them, and also otherwise spend your time as pleasantly as possible, under the circumstances.
I was there for the first time a few weeks ago, and XL seems to be the ceiling in sizes! Was quite bummed, I wear 2XL-tall. Never thought to check the website, though! I'll report back how bad it is...
Today’s meeting between Trump, Vance, and Zelensky will be remembered as a moment of enduring shame for America.
Here’s how to fix this. Just call the show “why are Canadians so pissed off at us, at NPR, at NYT, and anyone else who thinks it’s a fun thought experiment to annex our country?” Then let Canadians call in and tell you why they’re mad. And make the Americans listen. Don’t ever say “51st state.”
This is hard to explain, but y'know when you have the most ridonkulous, out-there dream that felt so real it might as well have been--but as the minutes pass after waking, the details have all faded, leaving only that lingering, unsettled feeling, like some kind of emotional residue? That.
Paging Doug Putman
I reckon @ecetemelkuran.bsky.social could tell you exactly how we got here
It's wild that both Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Evan Peters were cast as Quicksilver in different Marvel universes after Kick-Ass.
Huh.
I wouldn't know what that's like
I recon the mountain parks are gonna be NUTS this summer with anti-american sentiment, G7, etc.
Has anybody recieved a passport refund? I can't remember exactly when I renewed mine (last summer, I think) or what I paid (or overpaid? lol)
But how many people mentioned Warcraft to cement their sick burn?
Hello, my old friends (and wtf am I going to do with you all now?!) Star Trek novels got me through much of the 2000s. My dad died, I moved off to university, I broke my back, had to move home for ~18 months, throw in a couple spine surgeries - so much escapism in one pile.
Proverbially speaking, I think that already happened over the weekend while everybody was focused on tariffs and concentration camps.
I didn’t think Poilievre had the capacity to pivot from 'Axe the Tax!!1!' to a more nationalistic message - which is what the election is now about. Turns out I was half wrong. However, his delivery yesterday was absolutely atrocious and entirely unconvincing.
I have this sinking feeling next is going to be even more terrible for American democracy.
Is this about Netflix cancelling The Sandman?
Watching snippets of Trump's confirmation hearings is a disaster. But suddenly, Caligula appointing his horse as a Senator seems reasonable.
Losing Jasmine Mian will be a significant blow to the City of Calgary. As one of the few bright spots on a council dominated by self-serving bottom feeders, her decision not to seek re-election is a damning reflection of the state of politics.
The death of intellectualism marches on.
But where? Canadian banks are like telcos: they're all terrible. The key is finding the one that's least terrible for your needs.
2025: the year I finally transfer all my TFSAs, RSPs, LIRAs, etc. to one financial institution. Kind of annoyed (at myself, mainly) as it took my advisor's assistant all of 10 minutes to do, when I've been putting this off for years and years cause of how daunting it seemed.
Simple point I tried to tell my students on day one is that writing is thinking and if ChatGPT does the writing you haven’t done either
Thanks for the recommendation, excellent show--now I want to read the memoir. It certainly was an indictment of the NHS!
Calgary: A city on the rise - unless you're a pedestrian, then things are a bit upside down.
Aye. When I broke my leg and knee a few months ago, I was floored at the number of people at the hospital--patients and staff--taking little to no precautions, in a place where the sickest of the sickest congregate, no less!