#Ryan Cromwell

[an-ruraiocht]

you know what type of character i really love. it's the ones who have been living alongside mortal danger for ages and they know that the only reason they're alive is because they're useful and as soon as they stop being useful they will be dead. that other people in their place who weren't quite as useful didn't make it. that eventually they will be more useful as an example than as a living person

[moviehealthcommunity]

Big Hero 6 (2014)

This is a Movie Health Community evaluation. It is intended to inform people of potential health hazards in movies and does not reflect the quality of the film itself. The information presented here has not been reviewed by any medical professionals.

Big Hero 6 has a few very brief moments of flickering lights, including one of the opening shots, and during a montage of self-taped tests. The first high-speed chase ends with bright police lights strobing and lighting the environment.

There are high-speed chases and flying scenes, with one of the flying scenes depicting other peril at extreme heights.

Flashing Lights: 4/10. Motion Sickness: 6/10.

TRIGGER WARNING: Grief is a central topic of this film, spurred by a character death.

NOTE: The Flashing Lights Warning Track for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 is now available on our Patreon page at Patreon.com/MovieHealth. Access will be free, even without a Patreon account, until October 1.

Image ID: A promotional poster for Big Hero 6

[geekcavepodcast]

Sugar Trailer

John Sugar is hired to find Olivia Siegel, the granddaughter of Hollywood producer Jonathan Siegel. "As Sugar tries to determine what happened to Olivia, he will also unearth Siegel family secrets; some very recent, others long-buried." (Apple TV+)

Sugar stars Colin Farrell, Kirby, Amy Ryan, Dennis Boutsikaris, Nate Corddry, Alex Hernandez, and James Cromwell, with guest stars Anna Gunn and Sydney Chandler. The series was created by Mark Protosevich, who serves as an executive producer.

Sugar premieres on Apple TV+ on April 5, 2024.

[agentnico]

Sugar - season 1 (2024) review

“Sugar (do do do do do do), oh honey honey (do do do do do do)…..” mind you this song isn’t played in the show but I’m glad I was reminded of this banger.

Plot: Private detective John Sugar investigates the disappearance of Olivia Siegel, the beloved granddaughter of Hollywood producer Jonathan Siegel. As Sugar tries to determine what happened to Olivia, he unearths Siegel family secrets, old and new.

Nicolas Cage recently got confirmed to be cast in Prime’s live-action Spider-Man spin-off series Noir where he’ll be playing the web-swinging PI, and as much as I’m excited to see Cage brood in black-and-white, there’s currently a perfectly enjoyable noir detective series on Apple TV+ that I haven’t heard anyone talk about. Especially due to its flabbergasting mid-season plot twist that is so laughably out-of-left-field that I’m not sure it’s a good or bad thing. But let’s discuss…

Taking inspiration from the likes of LA Confidential and Chinatown, this neo noir show plays as a greatest hits album of all the tropes of the genre. The first two episodes especially are super enjoyable, through Farrell’s narration, to the slow piano music to the use of black-and-white and crisp cinematography, the entire thing just felt like a vibe. A super cool vibe. Naturally Colin Farrell is a perfect casting choice to play the charming private investigator. He’s got that likeable face you feel you can trust, but enough going on in his expression to give him that element of mystery. Also Farrell looks great in a suit. One has to respect a man that can wear a suit well. Ask Barney Stinson. So the first two episodes are truly awesome. The script wasn’t anything groundbreaking, with Farrell’s inner monologues featuring lines you’d easily find in other neo-noir movies/shows, but just as a collective package this thing felt ace in its first two episodes. There’s also this glossy pastiche of old-school movies that are referenced throughout, reflecting John Sugar’s passion for film and the Hollywood setting. However after that the show slows down, with the central mystery of the missing girl stretched out with pointless baggage around it to fulfill the series episode count. Honestly, this would have worked better as a film rather than a series.

Now in regards to the aforementioned plot twist. I haven’t been so snortingly contemptuous of a reveal since that 2019 fishing thriller Serenity starring Matthew McConaughey that pulls of a ‘bait and switch’ times two with its ending that is so ludicrously random and out of nowhere that I recall truly gasping at the cinema. It’s a terrible twist, but also for a movie that otherwise was utterly boring and bad, that narrative shock at least gave me somewhat of a thrill. So with Sugar at the end of episode 6 a certain reveal happens, that in a way completely changes the entire series. Though one could argue there were a couple of clues in earlier episodes that could have somewhat suggested this twist, in reality I do believe this reveal was a bit of a cheat. It’s an unearned way to grab attention and get a “WHAAAA???” reaction out of the audience, and I thought it came off as a cheap shot. Granted though it gave the meandering show a little boost of energy to the end of the season, but felt so out of place. If the reveal happened earlier, then the show would have had more time to play up to its weird premise.

Sugar is very much a series that is carried by its lead performance (and an adorable doggo), and though the beginning of the season was a strong start, it lost its narrative direction shortly after until that baffling twist that again, I can’t decide if it’s good or bad, but I’m leaning more towards the latter. A good twist needs to have the correct appropriate set-up. The twist in Sugar was more like the showrunners going “psyche - gotcha!”

Overall score: 5/10

[ultrafabius]

"Sugar" (2024)

2 of 2

1

No people, empty spaces

[lostinaflashforward]

SUGAR - Recensione della miniserie

Sugar, miniserie prodotta da Apple e con protagonista Colin Farrell è il racconto noir che non ti aspetti...

RECENSIONE MINISERIE

[gameofthunder66]

American Horror Story (2011- ) tv series

-(started) watchin' Season 2- 8/29/2023- on Hulu (FX)

[nsrjunkie]

if the Barbie movie plot doesn't address ryan gosling being on the wrong side of 40 yet still getting cast as Ken then they can keep it

[kermodefan94-blog]

Sugar (Apple TV+)  Season One. Review/The Big Twist In The Room.

Whatever else can be said about Apple streaming originals ( as has been covered on this blog plenty in the past)  they can never be accused of doing anything as a half measure. When looked at from a certain angle there’s no better exemplification of that than this Colin Farrell starring PI  series. Farrell plays the titular John Sugar. An investigator who seemingly imports his worldview from…

[rickchung]

Sugar (prod. Sam Catlin).

A hard-boiled Colin Farrell stars as a rather oddball cinephile of a private detective with a heart of gold in what is eventually revealed to be a bizarre genre mashup of a television series blending everything from pulpy crime tales to a sci-fi drama set in Hollywood. It's almost impossible to discuss the show and its quality without the episode six twist of who Farrell's John Sugar really is in one of the more baffling revelations not shared until far too late in the series' run while being teased at every turn.

[twittercomfrnklin2001-blog]

The Racket

With public interest in organized crime piqued by Senate investigations in the early ‘50s, Hollywood rushed to cash in with a new type of gangster film. The mobs were still crooked, but they were now run like businesses. The violent hoods of the past might remain, but they had to deal with executive types more interested in buying off problems than shooting them. Howard Hughes jumped on the bandwagon with a remake of his silent film THE RACKET (1951, TCM), directed by John Cromwell and various others called in when Hughes wanted new scenes. It starts rather slowly, with a huge exposition dump in the first few scenes. An unnamed city that looks a lot like Los Angeles is run by the volatile Nick Scanlon (Robert Ryan), who’s had to hand over power to a national syndicate run by a shadowy “old man.” They control a lot of the local government, including district attorney Ray Collins and police investigator William Conrad, and have made problems for honest cops like Robert Mitchum’s Captain McQuigg. When the violence reaches into Mitchum’s district, he gets ambitious rookie William Tallman to help him take Ryan down. Once Ryan and Mitchum show up, the film starts moving, though there are still a lot of scenes that betray the material’s origin as a play (by Bartlett Cormack). Mitchum is good as an uncomplicated, honest cop, and Ryan has some terrific moments as the borderline psycho gangster, but the film itself isn’t moody enough. There aren’t enough shadows, and the corruption is too clear-cut. The closest you get to a morally conflicted character is Lizabeth Scott’s nightclub singer, who’s been dating Ryan ‘s loose-lipped brother and could turn state’s evidence on the crooks if she weren’t so busy looking out for herself. Despite a strong cast and a satisfying denouement, the film is ultimately too beige to make it as film noir.

[laurent-bigot]

THE RACKET (Racket) - John Cromwell (1951)

La corruption dans Racket n’est pas une entité abstraite : elle est le produit de désirs, d’ambitions et de compromis qui agitent la ville entière : le film ne fait d’ailleurs aucune distinction moralisatrice entre le bien et le mal. Les personnages, même les pires, ne sont pas fondamentalement mauvais, sadiques, ou vraiment dangereux. Turck, par exemple, semble bien plus sensible et intelligent…

[marcmarcmomarc]

Kingdom Hearts IV predictions: San Fransokyo (Big Hero 6)

Takes place after the movie.

Is visited by Donald and Goofy.

The inhabitants are thrilled to see Donald and Goofy again, but are sad to hear about Sora’s sacrifice.

Starring the voices of:

Hiro Hamada: Ryan Potter

Baymax: Scott Adsit

Fred Fredrickson: Brooks Wheelan

Wasabi No Ginger: Damon Wayans Jr.

Ethel (Go Go Tomago): Jamie Chung

Honey Lemon: Génesis Rodríguez

Cass Hamada: Maya Rudolph

Robert Callaghan: James Cromwell

Alistair Krei: Alan Tudyk

Abigail Callaghan: Katie Lowes

Heathcliff: David Shaughnessy

Tadashi Hamada: Daniel Henney

[isagrimorie]

Trek Talks 3 happens Saturday, January 13, 2024 beginning at 9:45am PST with the SyFy Sistas Pre-Show Panel!

Star Trek actor John Billingsley together with podcast hosts Bill Smith and Dan Davidson developed a streaming telethon for the Hollywood Food Coalition. The all-volunteer team quickly grew, as Roddenberry Podcasts joined Trek Geeks to co-produce the event, and Trek Talks was born. Now in its third year, Trek Talks has become an annual event that provides vital support for the Hollywood Food Coalition and the people it serves. Trek Talks’ guest list reads like an all-star roster of Trek luminaries, as its first two telethons have featured Jeri Ryan, Anson Mount, Scott Bakula, Alexander Siddig, Gates McFadden, Cirroc Lofton, Nana Visitor, Jonathan Frakes, Michael & Denise Okuda, Brent Spiner, Tony Todd, James Cromwell, Terry Farrell, Mike McMahan, Linda Park, Dan & Kevin Hageman, John de Lancie, Armin Shimerman, Brannon Braga, Robert Picardo, Ira Steven Behr, and many, many more. 

[hriobzagelthewanderer]

Things Hriob is No Longer Allowed to Do, Revised Edition - Part Quarte

#121 I am a Master of Conceptual and Elemental Magics, especially the Natural elements such as Wind, Lightning, Earth, Wood, and Water. However, no matter how ‘natural’ their existence may be, I cannot cast ‘Bear’ and it is not an element, and no amount of arguing, evidence, or demonstrations will change this.

#122 When courting certain individuals I will remember the following; “Using Protection” means the proper use of contraceptives or barriers during coitus, NOT using wards or other magical means of surviving close proximity to individuals whose mere existence provides a serious hazard to my health.

#123 Just because it is one of the few things that CAN still affect me given my supernatural constitution, and just because she is my friend, does not mean I am allowed to occasionally use Shylow-Venom as anti-anxiety medication a recreational drug for ANY reason on my own person or anyone else’s.

#124 When engaging in Small Talk with Lord Alexander, I am to respect the presence and personal safety of his Steward, Sir Cromwell, by politely avoiding use of the following terms and turns-of-phrase: ‘Splitting Hares’, ‘Hot Crossed Buns’, ‘Hare-Rasing’, ‘Hare Removal’, ‘Careful Hop-Timism’, ‘Bad Hare Day’, ‘Hoppily Ever After’, ‘I’m all Ears’, ‘Hare Conditioning’, and any other hilarious bad puns revolving around Lagomorphs in general. Upon further review, Bonnie Kalsang is to be given the extended benefits of this ruling.

#125 I shall remember that ‘Tuning’ is for Musical Instruments, ‘Attenuation’ is for Spiritual and Mystical aspects and machinations, and ‘Vibe Checks’ are for violently percussive maintenance on other people. Just because they SOUND like they’re the same thing doesn’t mean they ARE the same thing.

#126 If I am ever to host a ‘Movie Night’ with my friends/associates/subordinates/rivals/sworn enemies, I will avoid playing the following films for various reasons: Kill Bill, Repo: The Genetic Opera, Shrek 3, Saving Private Ryan, and any historical fiction "i may have been present for when it happened".

#127 I am forever forbidden from doing anything if I am preceding the action(s) in question with any variation of the phrase ‘Hey ___, Watch This!’

#128 I am forever forbidden from officiating Weddings Funerals Birthday Celebrations Coming-Of-Age-Ceremonies Duels Archery Contests Eating Contests Battle Royales Anything.

#129 I am a self-reincarnating Avatar of Life. I, at best, have an understanding with, and at worst, trying relationships with Entities that deeply connect to or convey Death as a Concept. This means that I need to maintain my moral superiority as best I can, which in turn means I should avoid conflict with them… and therefore not try to prank or annoy them.

#130 I am not the Patron Saint of Oktoberfest, no matter how much I wish to be.

#131 I am not allowed to visit Australia, nor am I to confuse it for Austria, be it to mess with other people or try and get around this ruling.

#132 I am forever barred from entering an IKEA store, and am forbidden from chanting backwards in Swedish in any language to assemble disassemble reconfigure rearrange manipulate IKEA-brand any furniture in any way.

#133 I am forever barred from teaching any variety of ‘Shop Class’.

#134 I am forever barred from leading field trips guided tours any sort of group of people for any reason through the following locations: Zoos, Museums, Government Buildings, Anarchist Buildings, Aquariums, Shopping Malls, Alternate Timelines, Alien Planets, Pocket Dimensions, Dimensional Nexus Points, Nuclear Reactors, Industrial Plants, and anything owned by a ‘rival’, ‘nemesis’, ‘adversary’, or any other hostile group or individual.

#135 I am not allowed to appropriate terminology research papers documents artifacts entities employees architecture ANYTHING from the SCP Foundation without due credit at all.

#136 Just because I am now able to transform into certain animals at will, does not mean I get to abuse the ability. This extends to bans against the following: eating my own paperwork and blaming ‘the dog’ on it, attempting to use ‘puppy-dog-eyes’ as a form of negotiation, massively decreasing the local wildlife population single-handedly, and leaving dog hair/fur in unpleasant locations as a petty form of revenge.

#137 I am forevermore banned from playing around with wax, especially heated. This is for my own safety and well-being more than any other reason.

#138 I am not allowed to start my own cult, religion, club, non-profit-organization, or any other form of organized group for any reason, least of all because I need an excuse to change any sort of government-issued id photo.

#139 I am an accomplished Arbormancer, capable of taking living trees of all kinds and fashioning them harmlessly into furnishings or tools, especially magical staves. I am Not, however, allowed to threaten sentient tree-based creatures such as demons, ents, and the like with transformation into such items, nor demonstrate my ability to do so.

#140 Just because some previously-incorporeal people enjoyed my gift of customized living human bodies for them to possess and inhabit, does not mean that Everyone will appreciate such a gift to the same degree. I am not to begin creating such vessels for those I know unless they specifically ask me to, no matter how convenient or helpful I think I am being.

#141 I am forevermore barred from following the ‘advice’ of the maxim ‘Tis better to beg forgiveness than to ask permission’, given that I have by now empirically proven it wrong.

#142 Just because I am a powerful and talented Oathkeeper for pacts and magical deals of all kinds, does not mean I can try and negotiate with children, especially those I am supposed to be babysitting.

#143 No matter how powerful and talented I am with Wood-based, Wind-based, and Ink-based magic, I am not allowed to make magically empowered paper planes and throw them into windstorms of any kind or origin. Not even if the kids ask nicely.

#144 I understand that, given my pact with the Worldspirit Gaia, I am often pulled to act as an emergency agent of their will to stop catastrophic incidents. I understand that, more often than not, those times when a single person is behind the danger, it is someone of necromantic alignment, skills, powers, or so on. Despite this, I am not to complain to them as I try to stop and/or slay them that they remind me of my ex-fiance, no matter how close, depressing, or infuriating the resemblance may be.

#145 I am forever banned from turning any portion of the Halls of the Mountain King into a Ball Pit of any size or depth.

#146 In regards to entry #53, given that I now do offer deals and pacts fairly regularly all things considered, I will remember to try and at least fall mostly in line with the Better Business Bureau’s ethical standards with said dealings.

#147 Given that prior rulings (#42 in particular) have failed, and I am happily sadly considered, among other things, The Wonderful Wizard of Gauze, I shall instead remind myself that flinging bandage wraps at people is not an effective attack. And that, strong as they may be, they cannot support my weight even in bulk - therefore I am forbidden from trying to swing off or around tall buildings with them as my ‘webs’. I am not ‘Spider-man’, and never will be - no matter what I attempt in order to change that.

#148 As an addition to the above ruling, I am to remember that, even if being able to wrap-and-pull items in the heat of battle is a neat and useful utility to have over my adversaries, using the same skill with my ‘bandage shooting’ to grab things around the Halls in a casual setting is frowned upon, even especially if people offer to be ‘test subjects’, ‘training dummies’, or any other kind of volunteer to be ‘shot’ thusly.

#149 Given item #72, I am to extend the same ‘general line of thought’ towards attempting to ‘forcibly evolve things with magic’, or any other medium to attempt the same end result. Spoiler alert: they always turn into crabs. Every. Single. Time. No more crabs.

#150 Just in case, I am forever banned from setting foot within 5 miles of Las Vegas, Nevada. No, not even if the magical forces behind it try to invite me.