loaded question: what casual video games can you recommend at the moment?
I’ve just discovered mass-transit simulator Mini Metro, and I’m wasting so much wonderful time with it. It reminds me of SimCity, which I was hooked on many many years ago…
talk amongst yourselves
loaded question: if you could have a Lego set of anything, what would it be?
Of course there are many many Lego sets dedicated to pop culture. But don’t feel like you must limit yourself to pop culture. Go to town…
loaded question: what are some positive, definitely not evil, hopefully useful and creative uses for AI?
From deepfake porn to “art” that infringes on the work of actual humans, artificial intelligence, as it exists at the moment is not making a very good argument for itself. Can we brainstorm a better future?
loaded question: what are some great anti–Valentine’s Day movies?
I’ve chosen the terrific Frances Ha, which doesn’t deny that romance is very important to many people, but that plenty of others find similar fulfillment elsewhere.
loaded question: what’s a movie that’s crammed with clichés but feels like it isn’t?
(I don’t think that Logan, pictured here, is crammed with clichés, by the way, but that’s a great image of the visual cliché of the hero walking away from an explosion.)
loaded question: what’s your first memory of seeing a movie in a cinema?
I vividly remembering seeing a rerelease of Fantasia when I was probably six or seven years old. “Night on Bald Mountain” scared the bejeezus out of me.
loaded question: what film from the prestreaming era were you obsessed with that would be considered obscure now?
Bonus points if you can dig up a 40-year-old VHS cover.
loaded question: what video game would you like to see adapted for film or TV?
Whom would you cast in major roles, and whom would you like to see direct it or act as showrunner?
loaded question: what’s the worst movie you saw in 2022?
I’m thinking specifically about 2022’s new releases — streaming only or actually in cinemas — but if there’s a mega-stinker from earlier years that you saw for the first time in 2022, I’ll take that, too.
loaded question: what 2023 films are you most looking forward to?
New year, tons of new movies coming our way! Here’s a list of some of the big 2023 titles we know about so far to get you started salivating…
