Peter’s To-Do List (2019, Jon Watts) (1)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Oct 10, 2019
Peter's To-Do List is some next level lazy. It’s an “all-new” short film included on the Spider-Man: Far From Home home video releases. It’s actually just a montage mostly cut from the movie; better yet, the footage also appears in the deleted scenes section of the disc. There are no opening read more
Peter’s To-Do List (2019, Jon Watts) (3)
The Stop Button Posted by on Oct 10, 2019
Peter's To-Do List is some next level lazy. It’s an “all-new” short film included on the Spider-Man: Far From Home home video releases. It’s actually just a montage mostly cut from the movie; better yet, the footage also appears in the deleted scenes section of the disc. There are no opening read more
The Shadow of the Tower (1972) s01e05 – The Serpent and the Comforter (1)
The Stop Button Posted by on Oct 10, 2019
This episode is peculiar. It has a new writer, new director, same production design, same King (James Maxwell), but in this episode, Maxwell’s end credit is just as “The King,” not “King Henry VII.” Because it doesn’t matter who he is. He doesn’t need to be the king. He could just as easily read more
Peter’s To-Do List (2019, Jon Watts) (4)
The Stop Button Posted by on Oct 10, 2019
Peter's To-Do List is some next level lazy. It’s an “all-new” short film included on the Spider-Man: Far From Home home video releases. It’s actually just a montage mostly cut from the movie; better yet, the footage also appears in the deleted scenes section of the disc. There are no opening read more
The Shadow of the Tower (1972) s01e05 – The Serpent and the Comforter (2)
The Stop Button Posted by on Oct 10, 2019
This episode is peculiar. It has a new writer, new director, same production design, same King (James Maxwell), but in this episode, Maxwell’s end credit is just as “The King,” not “King Henry VII.” Because it doesn’t matter who he is. He doesn’t need to be the king. He could just as easily read more
The Flash (2014) s06e01 – Into the Void (1)
The Stop Button Posted by on Oct 9, 2019
After a brief revision to last season’s finale, this episode skips ahead four months, missing the summer where everyone recovered or reacted to last season’s upheaval. So instead of seeing Barry (Grant Gustin) moping all summer, instead he’s just faking enthusiasm to mask the mope. He and Iris read more
The Flash (2014) s06e01 – Into the Void (2)
The Stop Button Posted by on Oct 9, 2019
After a brief revision to last season’s finale, this episode skips ahead four months, missing the summer where everyone recovered or reacted to last season’s upheaval. So instead of seeing Barry (Grant Gustin) moping all summer, instead he’s just faking enthusiasm to mask the mope. He and Iris read more
The Most Insane Amusement Park Ever (2013, Mark Robertson) (2)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Oct 8, 2019
The Most Insane Amusement Park Ever is about a New Jersey amusement park called Action Park, which opened in the late seventies and ran for twenty dangerous years—there were apparently six deaths and countless injuries (enabled by the owner running some kind of insurance scheme). The video has a mi read more
The Most Insane Amusement Park Ever (2013, Mark Robertson) (1)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Oct 8, 2019
The Most Insane Amusement Park Ever is about a New Jersey amusement park called Action Park, which opened in the late seventies and ran for twenty dangerous years—there were apparently six deaths and countless injuries (enabled by the owner running some kind of insurance scheme). The video has a mi read more
The Most Insane Amusement Park Ever (2013, Mark Robertson) (3)
The Stop Button Posted by on Oct 8, 2019
The Most Insane Amusement Park Ever is about a New Jersey amusement park called Action Park, which opened in the late seventies and ran for twenty dangerous years—there were apparently six deaths and countless injuries (enabled by the owner running some kind of insurance scheme). The video has a mi read more
The Shadow of the Tower (1972) s01e04 – The Crowning of Apes (1)
The Stop Button Posted by on Oct 8, 2019
This episode has a different director, Prudence Fitzgerald, and a different writer, Brian Rawlinson, than the first three episodes, which explains a lot of the stylistic differences. Rawlinson being a guy might also explain why Henry (James Maxwell) is cruel in a very different way than he ever has read more
The Most Insane Amusement Park Ever (2013, Mark Robertson) (4)
The Stop Button Posted by on Oct 8, 2019
The Most Insane Amusement Park Ever is about a New Jersey amusement park called Action Park, which opened in the late seventies and ran for twenty dangerous years—there were apparently six deaths and countless injuries (enabled by the owner running some kind of insurance scheme). The video has a mi read more
The Shadow of the Tower (1972) s01e04 – The Crowning of Apes (2)
The Stop Button Posted by on Oct 8, 2019
This episode has a different director, Prudence Fitzgerald, and a different writer, Brian Rawlinson, than the first three episodes, which explains a lot of the stylistic differences. Rawlinson being a guy might also explain why Henry (James Maxwell) is cruel in a very different way than he ever has read more
PTSD (2019)
The Stop Button Posted by on Oct 8, 2019
The best thing about PTSD is creator Guillaume Singlein’s action. He paces it beautifully. The book, when it doesn’t have dialogue but just people doing things… it looks its best. So it makes sense Singlein’s going to be good at the action too. Of course, whether or not PTSD should have read more
Batwoman (2019) s01e01 – Pilot (1)
The Stop Button Posted by on Oct 7, 2019
“Batwoman,” at least for the pilot, gets a “Sure, you can maybe get away with this.” It’d be nicer if someone was excited about it. No one on “Batwoman” seems very excited. Except Rachel Skarsten as the villain, Alice (like in Wonderland). Skarsten’s awesome. So good you don’t even read more
Batwoman (2019) s01e01 – Pilot (2)
The Stop Button Posted by on Oct 7, 2019
“Batwoman,” at least for the pilot, gets a “Sure, you can maybe get away with this.” It’d be nicer if someone was excited about it. No one on “Batwoman” seems very excited. Except Rachel Skarsten as the villain, Alice (like in Wonderland). Skarsten’s awesome. So good you don’t even read more
The Bells of Cockaigne (1953, James Sheldon) (2)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Oct 6, 2019
The Bells at Cockaigne plays it very safe. It’s an inspirational “play for television” about lovable old Irishman in the U.S. Gene Lockhart daydreaming about winning an apparently still legal in 1953 numbers racket the newspapers run. Lockhart’s going to use the money to go home to Ireland and read more
The Bells of Cockaigne (1953, James Sheldon) (1)
The Stop Button Posted by Andrew Wickliffe on Oct 6, 2019
The Bells at Cockaigne plays it very safe. It’s an inspirational “play for television” about lovable old Irishman in the U.S. Gene Lockhart daydreaming about winning an apparently still legal in 1953 numbers racket the newspapers run. Lockhart’s going to use the money to go home to Ireland and read more
The Bells of Cockaigne (1953, James Sheldon) (3)
The Stop Button Posted by on Oct 6, 2019
The Bells at Cockaigne plays it very safe. It’s an inspirational “play for television” about lovable old Irishman in the U.S. Gene Lockhart daydreaming about winning an apparently still legal in 1953 numbers racket the newspapers run. Lockhart’s going to use the money to go home to Ireland and read more
Becker (1998) s01e09 – Choose Me (1)
The Stop Button Posted by on Oct 6, 2019
It hadn’t occurred to me some of “Becker”’s problem so far might have been direction. I rarely think about sitcom (the three-camera style) direction. They’re just going through the same kinds of shots over and over. But then again, maybe some of the directors are infinitely better with the read more