Movies
"Jurassic World" - There really isn't much I can say about this movie that hasn't been said before, except that it exists and it's in our world and it's somehow already one of the top five movies ever (???!!!???) and there's going to be a sequel and there's nothing we can do about it.
"Inside-Out" - I'm just so *happy* that this movie exists and is amazing and being *appreciated* for how amazing it is. This movie is going to be a formative experience for a lot of kids. I know I'd probably be in a better headspace right now if there was a sad movie for sad girls reassuring us that there is nothing wrong with being sad back in the day.
"The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies" - (Trish just makes a long, drawn-out raspberry.)
Okay, seriously. There is no reason at all why this inch-thick children's book had to be three bloated movies long, Wyvern!Smaug looks dumb as hell from the neck down, I cared more about what Beorn was doing during the battle than the filmmakers thought I should (and I cared several orders of magnitude less about Bard's stupid kids than they thought I should). I could go on, but I can't wait for the reasonably-lengthed single movie fan edit, and if anyone is checking in from the timeline where Guillermo DelToro made "The Hobbit", please tell me it wasn't any better than this. Look right into my eyes and lie.
"Into the Woods" - And meanwhile, here's a movie that had every reason in the world to be split into two movies (covering acts one and two respectively) but wasn't. What the hell? It wasn't that bad, but boy did it ever feel rushed.
"Jupiter Ascending" - I really wish that this was another "John Carter" situation where I could say, "Hey, remember that crazy-looking fantasy space adventure that bombed spectacularly? It's actually really good and even better, in some respects, than a similar, far more popular movie." And I just cannot, in good conscience, do that. It's not even fun-stupid (ladies, let's promise that if anyone wants to make us Queen of Earth where the other option is Normal Girl - especially if we can tell the villains to sod off and leave Earth alone in either case, let's all decide to be Queen of Earth).
I did like the part at the end where Channing Tatum transformed into the humanlike version of literally every unimaginative kid's DeviantArt Original Character.
"Chappie" - Now this movie was something else. I liked it well enough, and the robot was adorable, but... well, Matt Singer said it best:
CHAPPIE left with me one or two questions about the nature of consciousness and a million questions about Die Antwoord.
— Matt Singer (@mattsinger) March 5, 2015
"Ex Machina" - Great, great movie. I wouldn't dare spoil it, so watch it already."Predestination" - Another really good science fiction Indie. Honestly, I'm just impressed that anyone managed to adapt "All You Zombies" into a film, and an excellent one at that.
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Television/Streaming
"Bojack Horseman" - This might be the best kept secret in all of made-for-streaming television. It's weird and hilarious and full of surprising pathos. Lisa Hanawalt's character designs are incredible and that "Chicken for Days" episode is unreal.
"Sense8" - Get through that first episode. Trust me, that isn't what this series is. Like the best science fiction, it's focused more on how the fantastical element affects the characters in their everyday lives. It's really good.
"Wet, Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp" - It doubles-down on the craziness of the movie, that's for sure. Some folks will love that; some will hate it. Personally, my opinion is a little mixed but I *died* during the third episode.
"Rick and Morty" - Do you miss "Futurama"? Did you enjoy the more bonkers episodes of "Community"? You might dig this. It's dark, weird, and God damned awe-inspiring.
"Seigfried and Roy: Masters of the Unbelievable" - There was a rumor going around the Something Awful forums that the "We Hate Movies" podcast was going to do this as part of their Animation Damnation series. I watched it only because I had extremely vague memories of seeing a commercial for it as a kid. This show was either (a) a failed pilot, (b) the longest, weirdest early "Final Fantasy" cutscene ever, (c) an entire failed SERIES awkwardly mashed down to one 90 minute special, or (d) delirium tremens. Anyway, I don't want to make the We Hate Movies crew watch the New Kids on the Block cartoon anymore. You can watch the whole shebang here.
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Sketch of the Day
I have also been watching many Let's Plays and doodling along.
