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Everybody Hates Exorcist Sequels
CD Sale Update: Here is the list of remaining titles. Everything must go! The Exorcist: Unborn opened to bad reviews and what looked like...
Lukas Kendall
Oct 8, 20232 min read


Ahsoka Adrift
I watched the first season of Ahsoka. I previously wrote about my reaction to the pilot. Look, I don’t get it. In part that’s because I...
Lukas Kendall
Oct 5, 20233 min read


R.I.P. Winning Time
I was sorry to hear of the cancelation of HBO’s Winning Time, about the 1980s Lakers. The end of season two served as the season...
Lukas Kendall
Oct 1, 20231 min read


Is The Flash Just Spider-Man?
I watched The Flash on Max. I remember it got good reviews, but didn’t do the kind of business Warner Bros. wanted or needed. Well, it...
Lukas Kendall
Sep 10, 20232 min read


Billions Hurricane Confusion
Last night on Billions (a show I’ve enjoyed from the start) a subplot had to do with a hurricane and its classification, which had...
Lukas Kendall
Sep 5, 20232 min read


Hollywood Confessional Studio Insider on the Strikes
The terrific podcast Hollywood Confessional (about bad behavior in the entertainment industry, which means this show will run forever) is...
Lukas Kendall
Sep 3, 20231 min read


Gorky Park Rewatch
I watched Gorky Park, for no reason other than it was on and I wanted to see it again. I remembered enjoying it, and wanting to hear the...
Lukas Kendall
Aug 30, 20234 min read


SAG Interim Agreements
You’ve almost certainly heard about the WGA and SAG strikes. You may have also heard that SAG has an “interim agreement” to allow...
Lukas Kendall
Aug 27, 20231 min read


Ahsoka Looks and Feels Like a Cartoon
I watched the first episode of Ahsoka on Disney+. This is not a review, but it did make me think of something. When it comes to recent...
Lukas Kendall
Aug 24, 20234 min read


Strike Update
There was hope last week that the dual WGA and SAG strikes might be closer to the end than the beginning. But Deadline reports that the...
Lukas Kendall
Aug 23, 20231 min read


Originals Please
I was channel surfing yesterday and watched the end of the original 1987 Predator. I haven’t seen it in years but I’ve always been a big...
Lukas Kendall
Aug 19, 20231 min read


Spelling Bee and Creativity
I like to play the New York Times spelling bee game. Recently, we took a family vacation, and I worried that it would be too cumbersome...
Lukas Kendall
Aug 16, 20232 min read


Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Script Drafts
I guess Indiana Jones is old news now? Tough business! I’ve always loved The Last Crusade, easily my second-favorite (after Raiders) of...
Lukas Kendall
Aug 11, 20231 min read


Bullitt Imposter Confusion
I rewatched one of my favorite movies: Bullitt. It was on HBO Max (sorry, just Max now) and I couldn’t resist. Peter Yates also directed...
Lukas Kendall
Aug 7, 20233 min read


Subspace Rhapsody
The corporate philosophy behind making Star Trek has changed drastically only once in its 57-year history, and that was around 2007 (I...
Lukas Kendall
Aug 6, 20233 min read


Success-Based Residuals
There was a brief flash of hope that the writers strike might soon be resolved—followed by the predictable yet disappointing update (see...
Lukas Kendall
Aug 5, 20232 min read


The Fugitive Oral History
Rolling Stone is out with a terrific new oral history on the making of The Fugitive, which was released almost thirty years ago (on...
Lukas Kendall
Jul 30, 20232 min read


Two Labor Strikes, Two Existential Battles
You’ve probably heard there are two labor strikes in the film industry right now, the WGA (writers) and SAG-AFTRA (actors). This has not...
Lukas Kendall
Jul 16, 20232 min read


65
I watched 65 on Netflix. I’ve said this probably a dozen times, but I’m very concerned about this blog becoming a bunch of time bombs...
Lukas Kendall
Jul 14, 20232 min read


SAG-WGA Double Strike
Looks like it’s on: SAG negotiations broke down and the actors union will go on strike today, joining the writers guild, the WGA. Here’s...
Lukas Kendall
Jul 13, 20231 min read
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