#David Michael Latt

[stabbyapologist]

Titanic II and Why I Hate It

Today, I watched Titanic 2; and I could probably forgive the crapshoot that is this movie if it had outdone everything from the original.

But—

◇ SPOILERS BELOW◇

The CGI was atrocious, compared to the first movie where the water and the ship and the atmosphere felt real. In the sequel, I'm very aware that I'm watching a movie.

Some of the scenes feel copy and pasted—the ship angled with the passengers sliding down the side and falling from the heights, shot by shot; how the main character and the romantic interest almost imitate the conversation between Jack and Rose on the floating door—

Here's one for yall: I could understand the tsunami, and honestly they should have just kept that and left it at that. But having the tsunami propel an iceberg to destroy Titanic II is a little too on the nose for me and it's kind of lazy writing.

The romance in Titanic was developed, born out of a man trying to save a woman from jumping, and then established throughout the journey before the ship hits the iceberg. We actually care about the man, the woman, the people on the ship. We get to know them. In the sequel, I actually don't like anyone; and the romance angle is more or less mentioned (the woman didn't call him back after six months). So I really don't care who lives or dies.

The fact that Titanic 2 is "prepared to take any icebergs" and can go really, really fast is nullified by the fact an iceberg is propelled into the ship and when they're supposed to be flee from an incoming tsunami, they sit still. Seriously, watch that part because the Captain is like "turn them on!" And I'm just wondering why yall decided to just not move.

The scenes in the dark are too dark. I can't see shit. It's like the final season of Game of Thrones, you know the one. Like what am I seeing?

So. Idk. The fact that a motherfucker irl wanted to actually build an actual ship replicated and named Titanic II is stupid as hell.

I mean, look at what had to be said:

[six-demon-bag]

MEGAFAULT (2009) dir. David Michael Latt

[thecraggus]

Sharksploitation (2023) Review

Celebrating 100 Shark Weak reviews with shark movie documentary Sharksploitation. #Review

[movie-titlecards]

King of the Lost World (2004)

My rating: 3/10

The people in this movie always refer to the big monkey as "Him", once outright stating "We cannot speak his name" - you could almost hear the "for legal reasons" at the end of that sentence.

Anyway, this is The Asylum's take on King Kong, and it is, of course, terrible and boring. Bruce Boxleitner does get to tell a guy to nuke King Legally Distinct From Kong, though, so that was probably kind of fun.

[cappedinamber]

Megafault (2009)

Directed by David Michael Latt

Cinematography by Adam Silver

[anemone-corronaria]

⚠️Good omens spoilers⚠️

When metatron bought Aziraphael cofee it was oatmilk latte...

Let that sink in

We got our dreams destroyed by a gay coffee

[bookclub4m]

Episode 205 - Favourite Reads (and Media) of 2024

 It’s episode 205 and time for us to talk about our favourite reads of 2024! We discuss fiction and non-fiction books we read for the podcast, plus comics, videos, music, and more!

You can download the podcast directly, find it on Libsyn, or get it through Apple Podcasts or your favourite podcast delivery system.

In this episode

Anna Ferri | Meghan Whyte | Matthew Murray 🦇 | Jam Edwards

Check out Hark! Jam's holiday music podcast!

Favourite Fiction

For the podcast

Anna

The Book That Wouldn’t Burn by Mark Lawrence (Episode 200 - Library Fiction)

Jam

A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking by T. Kingfisher (Episode 202 - A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking)

Matthew

The Sixth Gun Omnibus, vol. 1 by Cullen Bunn, Brian Hurtt, Bill Crabtree, and Tyler Crook (Episode 201 - Weird West)

Meghan

Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo (Episode 203 - Dark Academia)

Not for the podcast

Jam

Dead Collections by Isaac Fellman

Matthew

Johannes Cabal and the Blustery Day: And Other Tales of the Necromancer by Jonathan L. Howard, narrated by Nicholas Guy Smith

Meghan

When Among Crows by Veronica Roth

Anna

Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

Trailer

Favourite Non-Fiction

For the podcast

Matthew

I Am the Law: How Judge Dredd Predicted Our Future by Michael Molcher (Episode 195 - Pop(ular) Culture Non-Fiction)

Meghan

Telling It to the Judge: Taking Native History to Court by Arthur J. Ray (Episode 197 - Law & Legal Non-Fiction (for the layperson))

Anna

Tell Me How It Ends: An Essay in Forty Questions by Valeria Luiselli (Episode 194 - Indie Publishers)

Jam

Why I Adopted My Husband: The True Story of a Gay Couple Seeking Legal Recognition in Japan by Yuta Yagi (Episode 192 - Non-Fiction Graphic Novels & Comics)

Not for the podcast

Meghan

Secret Gardens by Jennifer Potter 

Anna

Bunker: Building for the End Times by Bradley Garrett

Jam

Slow AF Run Club: The Ultimate Guide for Anyone Who Wants to Run by Martinus Evans

Matthew

How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi

Other Favourite Things of 2024

Anna

Cats

Buldak Cream Carbonara

Go Go Town!

Jam

Diceomancer

“California” by Chappel Roan

Galway Food Tour

Matthew

The Spectacular Failure of the Star Wars Hotel by Jenny Nicholson

Giant Days by John Allison, Max Sarin, and Lissa Treiman

Spy x Family by Tetsuya Endo

Matthew talked about this and Giant Days in Episode 193 - Spring Media Update

Spy x Family / Designer Chairs

Meghan

Living Small - Laura Fenton (series: Small Takes)

BBC: The Secret History of British Gardens with Monty Don

Dwell magazine

Runner-Ups

Jam

Books for the podcast

Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree (Episode 204 - Cozy Fantasy)

Evvie Drake Starts Over by Linda Holmes (Episode 189 - Romantic Comedies & Humorous Romance)

Any Other City by Hazel Jane Plante (Episode 194 - Indie Publishers)

Picture Books

I Won’t Give Up My Rubber Band by Shinsuke Yoshitake

100 Mighty Dragons All Named Broccoli by David LaRochelle

Games

Wingspan (both board & Switch Edition)

Crossword puzzles

Movies/TV/Video

Delicious in Dungeon

I Saw the TV Glow

Robot Dreams

Gastronauts

I Want to Tell You About My Favorite Fight Scene 

Anna

River of Teeth by Sarah Gailey (Episode 201 - Weird West)

Kimiko Does Cancer by Kimiko Tobimatsu and Keet Geniza (Episode 192 - Non-Fiction Graphic Novels & Comics)

Matthew

[Tumblr won't let us post the full lists because they're too long, check the podcast site to see them all.]

Video Essays

Alpha Protocol Retrospective | An Extremely Comprehensive Critique and History

Reform!

X Men Video Game Retrospective | A Complete History and Review 

DB2024 - The Taco Bell "Wedding" in Decentraland

The Future is a Dead Mall - Decentraland and the Metaverse

The Great Game: The Making of Spycraft

The Bizarre World of Fake Video Games

Meghan

French

Balcons by Marianne Brisebois (contemporary fiction)

Cariacou by Olivier Lussier (poetry, prose)

La véritable histoire de la maison mobile des Miller by Dave Eggers (childrens, illustrated)

Fiction

The Night Guest by Hildur Knútsdóttir (horror, translated)

Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree (cosy fantasy, series)

The Chosen and the Beautiful by Nghi Vo (supernatural)

The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley (time travel)

The Gathering by C.J. Tudor (horror, vampires)

Bride by Ali Hazelwood (supernatural romance)

The Empire of the Vampire by Jay Kristoff (horror, series)

Any Other City by Hazel Jane Plante (contemporary)

Frontier by Grace Curtis (scifi, western)

Natural Beauty by Ling Ling Huang (horror)

The Gray House by Mariam Petrosyan (weird, translated, series)

The Year of the Locust by Terry Hayes (scifi, spy thriller)

Roaming by Jillian Tamaki by Mariko Tamaki (graphic novel, new adult)

Nonfiction

Instructions for Travelling West by Joy Sullivan (poetry)

Island Home: a Landscape memoir by Tim Winton (essays, memoir, Australian)

Yardwork: A Biography of an Urban Place by Daniel Coleman (essays, history, Canadian)

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Then on Tuesday, February 4th we’ll be talking about the genre of Monster Romance!

[ritz-writes]

Get to know me tag game! I was tagged by @celestialcrowley

It's a long post so I'll put a cut here <3

Real Name: [REDACTED]

Nickname(s): [REDACTED]

Nickname Origin(s): [REDACTED]

Sorry, I'm not giving out my irl name </3

Preferred Name(s): Call me Ritz!

Ao3: RitzWrites

Social Media(s): I have a Facebook, TikTok, Instagram, Pillowfort, Twitter. The only ones under Ritz tho are ao3, Twitter, pillowfort, and insta, tho I never use the insta.

State: Won't say the state I currently live in (tho i mightve mentioned it in a post somewhere probably) but I grew up in Texas

Birthdate: May 28

Pet(s): Currently have 7 cats and 1 dog in my house. One cat is specifically mine

Hobbies: Writing, reading, drawing, watching youtube, screaming about my fandoms

Personality: I'm the sunshine character, but I swear a lot. Also if you wrong my friends I feel it personally and will be very angy. I'm very open minded and won't make an opinion on smth until I get all the facts. I want to be friends with everyone but the gods nerfed me with social anxiety ;w;

Favorite Holiday(s): Christmas has always been special to me and give me Nice emotions. Halloween is also good tho.

Favorite Drink(s): Kiddo me would have an aneurysm when she finds out I like vanilla lattes. She swore up and down she'd never like coffee lmao. I also love strawberry milk and sprite.

Favorite Food(s): Pizza, donuts, sirloin, airheads candy, beef stroganoff

Favorite Dessert(s): Cookies and cream ice cream, cookies, brownies

Favorite Color(s): Pink!! I tried changing it when I was younger cuz I didn't want to be the stereotypical girl," but I've always loved pink. Gold is also nice, as well as pastel colors in general.

Favorite Quote(s): "New beginnings are often disguised as painful endings," -Lao Tzu

Favorite Book(s): The Enhanced series by T.C. Edge (I haven't finished reading it tho)

Favorite TV Show(s): Good Omens, Lego Monkie Kid, 2003 Ninja Turtles, Transformers Prime, Batman The Animated Series

Favorite Movie(s): Ocean's 8, Black Panther, The Martian, John Wick

Favorite Character(s): Crowley, Aziraphale, Muriel, MK, Wukong, Macaque, Tang, Jason Todd, Peter Parker, Tony Stark

Favorite Actor(s): David Tennant, Michael Sheen, Tom Holland, Zendaya, Robert Downey Jr.

Favorite Song(s): There's so many, but I'll list a few. Last One Standing by Icon for Hire. Ohio by Bowling for Soup. Rich and the Famous by Good Charlotte. and literally anything by set it off cuz they r my fav band

Favorite Music Genre(s): Pop Punk. Or what some ppl r now calling divorced dad rock

Favorite Podcast(s): I haven't listened to it in a hot minute, but My Brother My Brother and Me

Have You Ever Met A Celebrity: I met some YouTubers at a convention once, but I don't watch the channel anymore

Have You Ever Been To A Concert: Yeah. To see Fall Out Boy. It was outside and I had no water. Was fun tho

Do You Collect Anything: Braincells. I keep losing them tho (no I dont collect anything)

Do You Have Any Idols: Uhhhh I'm not sure. I have ppl I think are cool? I guess you could say my mom is my idol?

Is There A Real Life Friend You Can Completely Be Yourself With: My partner @novelcain <33

What Are Your Interests: Anything I end up hyperfixating on. So right now its Good Omens. Once s5 of Lego Monkie Kid comes out tho, I know that's where my brain will be. I also love graphic design, but I haven't been able to do it in ages.

Where Would You Love To Travel To: Maybe Scotland? Or Italy? I wanna go to Japan some day too.

Is There A Random Fact About Yourself That You’d Like To Share: I have binocular double vision, which means I see two things :) My glasses help a bit with that issue

tags: anyone who wants to do it

[mollydsails]

November 9 - Last full day in St Augustine. What did I do first thing this morning? Laundry. There’s always laundry to do. Can’t get away from it. Ever. The marina has one of the best laundry facilities on the ICW. Large room (air conditioned!!). Four washers and 6 dryers, all fairly new and all working! The machines are a bargain at $2 per load. Basket carts to transport your laundry and a big, very clean folding table. There is also an attached boaters’ lounge.

When my laundry went into the dryer, I walked to get a chestnut praline latte from Starbucks. The city streets were empty of traffic and the sidewalks were empty. Perfect scenario for photos!

Early morning sky

Historic charm

Looking down Aviles Street, the oldest street in St Augustine

David and I met his nephew Michael and his family for lunch. We ate at what used to be called The Cellar Upstairs located on the rooftop at San Sebastián winery. The Cellar had the best burgers! Unfortunately, the Cellar closed and the restaurant is now run by someone else. Not the same. Mike and I both wanted ice tea. Well, the restaurant offered “made to brew” tea. Nope. What is wrong with Lipton (or similar) tea? Despite the disappointment with the menu, the food was ok. The best part of the meal were the people we shared it with.

Mike, Megan, Lucas, Natalie and Olivia Stepler

Midafternoon we once again met up with Bob and Wendy. We walked and talked and walked and talked. We took a break from walking (but not talking) and indulged in a couple of plates of wings. When our eating was done, it was only 5:00. Way too early to go back to the boat for the night. So, we walked some more. We walked across the Bridge of Lions. Great view of the ICW from the bridge.

View from the Bridge of Lions looking towards the City Marina and the south mooring field.

Our time for fun in St Augustine is over. Molly D will depart at 7:30 tomorrow morning. Our destination is New Smyrna Beach, which is south of Daytona, a distance of about 60 miles. Molly D will travel 60 miles on Monday, and a short 35 mile trip on Tuesday will bring us into Vero. We can’t wait!

[moviesandmania]

THE TWISTERS The Asylum's mockbuster - trailer and review

‘When two become one’ The Twisters is a 2024 action disaster film in which dozens of deadly tornadoes converge in the Midwest, merging into a mega twister set to obliterate everything for hundreds of miles. The movie is a mockbuster from The Asylum cashing in on the big-budget Twister. Directed by Michael Su from a screenplay by Jeffery Anderson. Produced by Paul Bales and David Michael Latt and…

[quotes121sworld]

CHRISTOPHER STEVENS on TV last night: Starving farmers? These actors are sipping latte macchiato

The Gallows Pole (BBC2)Evaluation:The Great British Sewing Bee (BBC1) Evaluation:David walked from Birmingham, that much is clear. "I walked from Birmingham," he told his sister-in-law, Gwen."He walked from Birmingham," Gwen told her sister Grace. "He walked from Birmingham?" Grace repeated, checking to make sure she got the facts right. Later, Gwen's husband asked David where he had been. "Birmingham," announced David.There must be something in the Yorkshire waters The Gallows Pole (BBC2), because an hour later, Grace was still confused. 'Where have you been?' she asked David. Guess what he replied.Either the entire extended family in this 18th-century village is suffering from acute short-term memory loss, or the actors are having trouble with their dialogue.“The Gallows Pole” is loosely based on a novel by Benjamin Myers, which in turn is based on the historical legend of a gang of starving weavers who turned to counterfeiting and counterfeiting at the dawn of the Industrial Revolution.

Michael Socha plays David Hartley in The Gallow's Pole (BBC2) alongside Sophie McShera as his wife GraceNot that you'd expect from the first part of this three-part series, which took a while to get going, to say the least. HEARTBREAKER OF THE NIGHT

Soaps tend to kill characters ruthlessly. But the death of Lola (Danielle Harold) from a brain tumor at the hands of EastEnders (BBC1) was handled with great sensitivity - and husband Jay's (Jamie Borthwick) grief was almost unbearable. The first five minutes consisted of a man arriving from Birmingham in a blood-soaked shirt, dragging a bag of blacksmith tools and using deer antlers to ward off demon hallucinations.Captions flashed on screen, warning us of "canals dug by children" while "factories ravaged the country".When David (Michael Socha) finally got home, delirious from an infected stab wound, the villagers crowded around the house, loudly explaining where he had been. Did I mention Birmingham?Director Shane Meadows - who credits himself in the credits with gothic Georgian script as the scene-provider - made his name in the noughties with This Is England, a film about a gang of young skinheads. Starring Stephen Graham and Vicky McClure, much of the dialogue was improvised.He tries the same technique here, but without clear direction or predetermined lines, many of the inexperienced performers falter. They stand frozen, visibly reaching out for something to say, repeating themselves too often, like in a college improv class. When David came up with the phrase "F*** the King!", everyone pounced on it greedily, screeching like parrots.During a heated argument with David, Downton Abbey's Sophie McShera came up with the most telling line as Grace. "Why did you take a big break?" she demanded. "You're taking a big pause, it sounds like a lie."

Presenter Sara Pascoe with judges Patrick Grant and Esme Young from the Great British Sewing Bee (BBC1)Without a script, the plot doesn't develop, and without a plot, I got distracted—I wondered why these penniless villagers all had fresh skin, well-groomed hair, and white linen. They didn't look hungry: they looked like they'd been downing oatmilk lattes between meals.For that we can thank the Industrial Revolution and its factories The Great British Sewing Bee (BBC1)which is filmed in a former wool mill called Sunny Banks near Leeds.After a perfectly timed opening episode last week, we already feel like we know the contestants - each had just enough screen time, with select glimpses of their personalities.The sewing challenges involved in making a backpack and a bathing suit are almost irrelevant the more we learn about them. Fauve is an international golfer, Mia makes stained glass, Matthew is a cruise ship entertainer.A holiday theme ran through the show, with strains of sunny music from the Undertones, Eddie Cochran, Donovan and many others. In one assignment, Judge Esme Young called for outfits made from the brightly colored plastic used in beach windbreaks."It's a sculptural fabric," she proclaimed. I have no idea what that means, but the bee is a reliable delight. Read the full article

[harringtown]

z nation panel @ sdcc

we had a moment of silence for george romero

some things i noticed initially in the little preview we got:

addy lost an eye

10k has facial hair

Warren is blonde

 Murphy's skin is totally back to normal

Kaya has short hair!! and apparently she had her baby and she and citizen z are married!!

actual panel things

Dj couldnt find his nametag

Russell mimed spoking a joint to a fan 

Keith on being cast as Murphy: knew next to nothing about the role or show; actually worked in david michael latt’s office at the time

"Most of the time murphys right" - Keith 

Murphy says he saved 10ks life on the boat and kellita was like YOU LEFT HIM THERE

Murphy says the group is a family 

"its called trauma bonding" 

Dj has a retainer so there were lines it was hard for him to say, mainly the iconic Delta Xray DeltaDxd 

on citizen z this season: 

"I get to kill stuff and i have a kid" 

dj is so tired of the artic. its all shot in 100 degree weather with a parka

"can i please leave the arctic" "no" 

The airshaft scene was russel's audition monologue 

Russell gets weed at every comic con (edibles included) 

On season 4

 S4 jumps two years

Team has a new mission/reset for the season that is driven by a dream warren has

We see zona

apparently there are 'Unkillable' zombies and citizen z is going to have to deal with one

theyre going to DC at some point

Favorite moments for the cast

keith: the whole murphy is the messiah thing; it was first time he saves the group instead of being just the moody passenger 

kellita: getting the job in the first place; warrens journey this season and, of course, the blonde hair

dj: scenes with the kid; the dog hates them

russell: airshaft scene; saving 10k in insane asylum

On the dog:

The dog hates them, isnt trained, and is pretty disobedient

one time DJ put peanut butter in pants to get the dog to come to him and he still refused; the kid is able to be reasoned with

Jellybean takes are for the kid (1 for an easy scene, 2 for a hard one) 

On the Murphy loving Warren thing

They arent sure if they would ever admit it to each other, but Kellita says they have a love that goes deeper than a relationshisnt su

Roberta loving murohy is what keeps her going

Cassandra: They dont regret killing her

“i do actually i got some nice back rubs” - keith

Addys arc this season will be surprising and will be controversial

Keith wants zombie masseuses 

Dj want a winter episode so they can all suffer like he did in the heat

“i filmed my scenes in 100 degree weather in a parka”

“the snow was made of soap and i inhaled a bunch of it”

How was 5k raised by crows: they liked him and he found them water, thoy adopted him (snow white from hell dj) 

Murphy is the character that everyone loves to hate 

“you hate him and then he goes and does something really great and youre like....”

Keith directs episode 4.04!!!!!

apparently david michael latt’s wife was on the show at some point

they talked about the fact that all of the z’s have some bits of humanity in them, and thats what the show is really about; how much humanity remains in everyone

at the end after they left the stage keith came over to the ropes and was high fiving everyone and shaking hands and he was so happy to meet us!!! but the guard dude was like “time to go” and was pulling him away so he waved goodbye and was all smiley and it was awesome

[thecraggus]

Ice Sharks (2016) #SharkWeak2 Review

Ice Sharks (2016) has a legitimate scientific reason for taking the piss. #SharkWeak2 #Review

When an arctic research station finds itself under attack from aggressive sharks and the break up of the ice shelf its built on, the crew must struggle against the odds to survive long enough to be rescued.

There’s a lot that’s confused about this Asylum production and yet its one of few bad shark movies to incorporate some real scientific fact amidst the shoddy CGI and wooden acting. Admittedly,…

[bighairmonkey]

...people are expendable and people will die in Z Nation.  That's the way the world works.  We haven't been shy about killing our core, and I feel like, sadly, in season 4, that's going to happen again.  It's a hell of a story!

David M Latt

[operationmorebitemark]

@DavidMLatt: "I'm going to be picking the apocalypse out of my nails for years." .@hodgmahal , #znation #SDCC2017

[addyzwacker]

Savage as fuck 💀💀