“Ass, comma, sounds like this job is a pain in the.”

broderic on September 21, 2026

Hope

Hope’s final fifteen minutes confused me. I thought it was just a straight up sci-fi thriller, action film, but it turned out to be the opening chapter of a series of movies. A trilogy? Two movies? Who knows? I went in thinking it was a self-contained universe, but left with a large universe to reckon with.

The last half even had no explanation of who was who or what was what. We just know that the aliens didn’t want to see some dude explode. Who that alien dude was only the writer knows. We’ll find out in part 2.

I think everyone going in wasn’t expecting it to be continued. It made people hate it for that.

3 of 5 stars.

“Taxi cabs. That would be under ‘Yellow, comma, things that are.'”

broderic on September 21, 2026

Coyote vs. Acme

Coyote vs. Acme was withheld from theaters a few years back because Warner Bros., the distributor, thought to save money by not releasing it. No film in theater and no money spent for anything. They took a tax write off. But the movie was already finished and a lot of people complained. So here we are in 2026 it finally got released. Was it worth it?

No.

The movie was terrible with a very D-list cast. Not that anyone was bad, but no one but the Road Runner, the Coyote, and Will Forte are well known. Not that the rest were bad just that I never heard of them at all. I hope though they get some work from this.

The movie just didn’t have enough comedy to make me laugh.

2 of 5 stars.

“My cat is getting a hysterectomy.”

broderic on September 21, 2026

The End of Oak Street

The End of Oak Street was set in the eighties. I felt like a movie you would’ve watched in the eighties. You would’ve seen the trailer and wanted to watch dinosaurs roaming a neighborhood. You would’ve taken a matinee to see dinosaurs ravage a neighborhood. You would’ve loved it.

It had the feel of the eighties with a story you would not have known about before hand. You would be surprised and amused at the film Then you get to the see some dinosaurs sexing on a house. Or you get to see someone get chomped up (SPOILER ALERT!).

It was good fun. An enjoyable movie. You get you’re money’s worth.

3 of 5 stars.

The Odyssey

broderic on August 26, 2026

The Odyssey had MAGA up in arms.

“A black is Helen of Troy?!!?!?” “A trans is Achilles?!?!?”

“Nolan is woke!”

How wrong they are. The Odyssey is rather conservative. Odysseus laments that he is ushering in the death of his culture. That’s conservatism in a nutshell — protection of the status quo.

And yet, The Odyssey isn’t MAGA. It recognizes that even their enemies are deserving of respect.

BTW, we saw it in IMAX. The visuals were huge, but the sound was just about deafening that my watch complained about loud sounds a few times. To watch Nolan do his IMAX thing was just about worth it.

3 of 5 stars.

The Invite

broderic on August 26, 2026

The Invite is a comedy feels like one of those indy movies from years ago — back when we had a great film industry. It was directed by one of the leads, Olivia Wilde, and features intimate performances by some decent actors. And also another cringe hilarious performance from Seth Rogan. I went in not expecting anything and hoping for a good time, and I came out satisfied.

The plot revolves around a couple who have recently sent their daughter to college. They are left at home and invite their neighbors for dinner. The beleaguered husband, Rogan, wasn’t really wanting to host a dinner, and Wilde was over eager. She felt that they needed it as a couple, and when during the dinner it got toasty, then their marriage felt like it was over. I can’t do it justice because it was very subtle in its humor, but I got it. It was cringey for a bit.

I think it was fine and worth a visit to the theater.

3 of 5 stars.

I Bought A Skateboard

broderic on August 9, 2026

I bought a skateboard. It’s a Girl Mike Carroll. It’s 8.375″, and I got Indy trucks for it. I wanted to try skating around again except I find it very unstable.

Perhaps I need a wider deck? Or less hard wheels? Maybe I need a cruiser?

The Books of Summer: the first batter

broderic on August 9, 2026

I stopped reading books when I started reading blogs, yet I pick them up now and then. Since I started obsessing about baseball I thought I should read some stories about the game. It’s a way of easing back into reading and learning more about the game. I’ve finished four so far. Here’s a little summary of them.

First up is Money Ball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game by Michael Lewis. It’s an attempt to understand how certain teams are still winning in this age of high-priced free agency. They do it all through looking for players who are cheap and who can get on base most of the time. To be on base means to not be out, and the outs are highly valuable for winning teams. The fewer at bats that results in an out the better for the team. If you can find young cheap players that could contribute a better on base percentage then you have a chance to compete.

This is similar to Earl Weaver’s philosophy.

The Graveyard Book

broderic on August 9, 2026

Was going to be a solid B, but the ending, as all children stories must, was sweet, hopeful and sad pushing the book’s grade up a notch.

B+

Springfield Sucks!

broderic on August 6, 2026

Who is this guy? Says he wrote the “Lemon of Troy” Simpsons episode from back in the day. Sounds good. Best. Episode. Ever.

Obsession

broderic on July 31, 2026

I saw Obsession with my mom. She said she wanted to watch a scary movie and Obsession was the only one I hadn’t seen that was playing. It was in its third week and it still was being played. It is going very, very strong at the box office. Anyhow, my mom wasn’t scared by it, but I was scarred.

Obsession is a very disturbing movie. I don’t want to dwell on it because that could be me. I’ve thought to myself, “they never fall in love with me,” and “if only.” Selfish thoughts when it comes to romance. Never love.

It was frightening because that could be me. I guess that why it is a horror film.

I’m writing this several weeks after seeing the movie. I was obsessed with it for weeks after because of its horrifying. I guess it is an obssession.

3 of 5 stars.