The Northman

The Northman

A defining feature of movies in general since Cultural Ground Zero movies isn't so much a lack of quality as a lack of humanity. As visual effects have advanced and budgets ballooned, vision and authenticity have vanished from the silver screen. One current film maker whose works have bucked that…
April 26, 202210 Comments
Disney Kingdom

Conquest of the Magic Kingdom

The white pills keep on coming this week. The latest wonder is the unprecedented spectacle of Republicans wielding the power voters gave them to punish their enemies. Florida’s Republican-controlled legislature passed a measure to strip Walt Disney Co. of its self-governance privileges in the state, escalating a feud between Governor…
April 22, 202218 Comments
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Netflix Is Kill

It turns out that the public's tolerance for degenerate propaganda has limits after all. Shares in Netflix have slumped by 35% after it revealed a sharp drop in subscribers and warned millions more are set to quit the streaming service. It wiped more than $50bn off the firm's market value…
April 21, 20224 Comments
SoyMouse

Soypriests of the Pedomouse

In a predictable follow up to a story this blog reported earlier, the soypriests of the pedomouse are doubling down on their child grooming agenda. Walt Disney corporate employees were reportedly caught on camera discussing efforts to include more LGBT content in the company’s programming during company meetings discussing a…
March 31, 202211 Comments
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What the + Stands for

Even after all this time, there are still some who don't get why it's immoral to give money and attention to companies that hate you. Here is an object lesson in two parts: First, Devil Mouse chief Bob Chapek is throwing his megacorp's weight into opposing measures to keep schools…
March 21, 202217 Comments
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The Sorcerer’s Harem

Regular readers here know that the West is afflicted with a crisis of meaning, and we have been for a long time. It's a target-rich environment for clever con artists with no conscience and a penchant for spinning tall tales. Author JD Cowan brought up a Twitter thread by Lin…
March 7, 202212 Comments
Milo v Beardson2

Milo v Beardson 2

A few months back, I let readers in on the internet beef between professional gadfly Milo Yiannopoulos and curmudgeonly streamer Beardson Beardly. Many were surprised that instead of a slap fight, the two debaters arrived at a détente of sorts over the meaning and gradations of art. It was a…
March 1, 20223 Comments
Attack on Titan

Attack on Titan

Having fallen behind the anime scene some years ago, I didn't know quite what to expect when a friend lent me one of the most popular current series, Attack on Titan. Despite a title that sounds like it belongs to a forgotten A.E. van Vogt military thriller, this series based on…
February 24, 202231 Comments
Last Action Hero

Last Action Hero

It's often said that the mark of a good parody is that you could take out all the jokes, and it would still play well as a straight genre film. The best parodies start with that ingredient and add a deep love for the source material. Due in part to…
February 4, 20227 Comments
Repo Man Market

Market Cargo Cult

Over at the Z Blog, the Z Man documents how Conservatives are as mired in a market cargo cult as the Left is in the sway of the woke cult. One reason Hollywood has no fear of going broke is they know most people will find a way to look…
January 27, 202214 Comments