"Keaton slips into Beetlejuice’s rancid skin again with the prideful glee of one of those blessed old guys who keeps his prom tuxedo in a hall closet and can put it on any time he likes and have it fit perfectly." rogerebert.com/reviews/beetle…

Yes, AI requires a ridiculous amount of energy and a massive amount of water, but that’s a cost we must be willing to pay in order to get an endless deluge of the worst images we’ve ever seen and the worst writing we’ve ever read. context.news/ai/video/forge…

"Kings are killed, Mr. Garrison. Politics is power, nothing more!"

MZS There’s a scene in the first one with him and Jim Carrey that’s one of the most intense scenes of superficially polite conversation brimming with unspoken hostility ever put to film.

Truly a once-in-a-lifetime event

Pt 2

Trump still ahead of Harris 49% to 44% in Texas. But 6% are "undecided."

The takeaway from all of this is: people hate creative people so much that they'd rather destroy life on earth than pay them to make things

now that's a title

MZS The assault on humanities is incredibly dark. Stanford just gutted one of the most prestigious creative writing programs in the country, and it's hard not to see it as part of this pattern.

"Netflix's War on Movie Theaters"

“The film’s most fascinating thematic undercurrent is a commentary on how modern policing hasn’t eradicated corruption as much as forced it to evolve.” — Brian Tallerico on Rebel Ridge rogerebert.com/reviews/rebel-…

Good movie. It's like Death Wish, but the criminals are white-collar and work in air conditioned offices.

Glad that Batman isn't showing up in HBO's new Penguin series. So many Star Wars/Marvel series are like "Hope you enjoyed this standalone adventure, but we know what you REALLY want: A Luke Skywalker cameo that ultimately doesn't matter." Does a disservice to the whole story.

This isn't for about a month but it's worth marking your calendars well in advance for. Holy moley.

“Look Into My Eyes, a portrait of mediums and their clients, is a nonfiction movie where the whole point is to watch people, listen to what they say, and think about the emotions they feel as they tell their stories.” rogerebert.com/reviews/look-i…

This is an incredibly intense and now oddly slept-on movie. Here’s a rare chance, if you’re in Dallas/Fort Worth, to see it in 35 mm, with Oliver Stone in attendance.

I was a fan of Mission Hill, the series from Simpsons writer-producers BILL OAKLEY and Josh Weinstein, and I'm thrilled they're touring with it. They're coming to Dallas Sept. 25 at TexasTheatre. (If you want stuff signed, there's an option for that!) thetexastheatre.com/film/25-years-…