#Dan Slater

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i might hate jd but why is he so fun to draw. why do i doom myself in this way

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Sidney Poitier’s ex-CIA agent is so cunty and I love him.

And that’s him officer, that’s my blorbo 😭

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Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024) Review

The titans that are Godzilla and Kong must actually work together to protect their own existence as well as the world when a deadly threat which was deeply hidden begins to resurface. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Continue reading Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024) Review

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Why “The Crimebusters”? Well, as you know, this country hasn’t had an organization of masked adventurers since the Minutemen disbanded in ‘49.

Before Watchmen: Nite Owl (2012) #1

(J. Michael Straczynski, Andy & Joe Kubert)

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who isn’t in Unfrosted?

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Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire Trailer

Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures' Monsterverse continues with Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire. The story will delve into the histories of King Kong and Godzilla as well as the mysteries of Skull Island and a colossal threat hidden within our world.

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire stars Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry, Dan Stevens, Kaylee Hottle, Alex Ferns, and Fala Chen. Adam Wingard directs from a screenplay by Terry Rossio, Simon Barrett, and Jeremy Slater. The story is by Rossio, Wingard, and Barrett.

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire hits theaters on April 12, 2024.

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Lovely haul for the New Books shelf!

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Now Streaming: "Unfrosted" on Netflix (5/3/2024)

Some of you readers might recall our sharing the Official Trailer for the Netflix comedy “Unfrosted” and if you didn’t see that post its easily rectified by clicking HERE. The film marks the directorial debut of Jerry Seinfeld and has an all-star comedic cast. The premise surrounds a battle for breakfast domination between Kellogg’s and Post and this film is available to stream as of early this…

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Podcast: The Beast & Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire

Greetings Programs!  This week on the show, we’re diving into a heady French Science Fiction film, La Bete (The Beast), starring Lea Seydoux and George MacKay, which will be in Canadian cinemas this week.  Then we move on to the latest entry in the legendary Monsterverse, Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire.    We have a lot to say about each of them, so let’s dive in!  Join us! Continue reading…

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Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (12A): Writers Throwing Monstrous Shit Against The Wall.

#onemannsmovies #filmreview of "Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire". #GodzillaxKong. Dire nonsense of the crashy-bashy kind. 1.5/5.

A One Mann’s Movies review of “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire” (2024). There are films that make me love cinema. And then again, there are films that make me despair for cinema. Guess which category “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire” falls into? Even the title is nonsensical…. what is it supposed to even mean? Godzilla vs Kong? Godzilla multiplied by Kong? Godzilla meets a really cross Kong?…

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Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024)

I didn't expect Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire to make me seriously consider the topic of film reviews, but here we are. I'm in the camp that's going to call this a good movie. The film has some clearly established objectives and it meets them. It's sure to please those who buy tickets to see it whether they're established fans of the Godzilla franchise or were introduced to the King of the Monsters with this MonsterVerse cinematic series. On the big screen, where the action is "to scale", it's a lot of fun and moves quickly from one earth-shattering brawl to the next. It's going to make a lot of people happy, so how can make it "bad"? On the other hand, the screenplay is often clumsy and those clearly established objectives mean the film is unambitious. All it wants to do is what you'd expect it to and nothing more.

Set a few years after the events of the previous film, Titan attacks are now a way of life, even if the colossal beasts are inevitably repelled by Godzilla. Meanwhile, Kong discovers he is not the only member of his species living in Hollow Earth and Dr. Ilene Andrews (Rebecca Hall), self-described titan expert/conspiracy theorist Bernie Hayes (Brian Tyree Henry), Titan veterinarian "Trapper" (Dan Stevens) and young Jia (Kaylee Hottle) travel underground to investigate.

The last time Adam Wingard directed Godzilla and Kong, we had two separate human plots, one of which could've been eliminated without affecting the plot too much. Consequently, writers Terry Rossio, Simon Barrett and Jeremy Slater now give us the minimum amount of humans on screen. We don't even have random loved ones on the surface to put in danger when a monster shows up. Aside from the Kong/Godzilla storyline (I'll get to it in a bit), all the people traveling to the Hollow Earth worry about is how Kong will defeat the monster he has to square off against, except for Jia and Dr. Ilene, who have a more involved, more emotional story independent from the great ape's. There's a thin point made about exploiting the environment and the impact our civilization might have on the residents of Hollow Earth, but it's blink and you miss it. That's what I mean when I say this film is unambitious. The movie everyone is going to compare GxK: TNE is Godzilla Minus One, which said a lot about a lot of things, had characters the audience fell in love with and delivered great monster action. To be fair, this is not that film. It doesn't want to be - but it could've been.

Now, let's get into the Kong/Godzilla story so I can give the film some praise. Neither of these characters can speak, which means a lot of the storytelling is done solely via body language and actions. While the motivations may be simplistic, what's happening and how we should react is always clear. We even manage to get a pretty good "feel" for the personalities of the more prominently featured kaiju (there are even more here than in the first two hours of Godzilla: King of the Monsters), which is not an easy task. For established fans, it's a treat to see several new monsters introduced, instead of getting old favorites with new paint jobs… again. I'm also going to circle back to Jia, who had a similar story to Kong's in the previous movie and does here too. There's a nice parallel and I sense that this universe has finally established some characters it can bring back over and over again. They will ensure that we care about more than just Kong and Godzilla. I'm particularly happy with the Titan veterinarian, who would naturally run toward the series' action and for good reason.

Like its predecessor, Godzilla x Kong offers several big, varied action scenes in all sorts of different environments. You may not remember the dialogue but you will remember the visuals. It also shows audiences something new, whether they're intimately familiar with the Godzilla franchise or not, which is another thing easier said than done considering it's appeared in 38 films so far. All of this makes me hate that reviews have to put movies in buckets of "good" and "bad". It could've been a better movie. It should've been a better movie but I also like what we got and I won't be the only one. (Theatrical version on the big screen, March 28, 2024)