Servant (Apple TV+)

You know, when I read that M. Night was going to get his own show on Apple TV+, I shrugged. I had watched "The Sixth Sense" (fine) and "The Last Airbender" (abomination) and left it at that.

No "Split", no "Glass", no "Devil", no "Unbreakable".

Good to know that he has climbed from media-maker purgatory. I mean that sincerely. Everyone's entitled to a few bad shows.

But I wasn't really here for it so far. Nothing personal, I wasn't here for 99% of anything on any streaming service.

But goddamn it, they knew what they had to do to get me to watch this, they knew who they had to cast, and by god, they did it.

I couldn't say no now! This could be the first actual good thing he's been in since 2017! And here we are, nearly a year later, and what do we have?

Servant follows a Philadelphia couple "in mourning after an unspeakable tragedy creates a rift in their marriage and opens the door for a mysterious force to enter their home."

Don't you hate it when that happens? Absolutely annoying.

The series will be written by Tony Basgallop. Toby Kebbell and Lauren Abrose will star in the show with Rupert Grint.

Mild spoilers near the end for something that came out...about 8 hours ago.

#32: Frozen II

You know my thoughts on the original movie (They're about 2 posts down) - It's a little muddled and messy in its screenplay but otherwise fine enough.

I had no plan to even see this but the story greatly intrigued me.

 The opening song Queen Iduna sings - "All Is Found" - is going to be overlooked and it's such a shame. It's the best song in the film sung by a character.

(Yep, I like the Panic! At the Disco version of Into The Unknown better)

Ok, I wrote that before seeing the movie, and I'm still kind of right there. The only bad song is the Olaf one and the first one (Home is unused but better). "Lost in The Woods" is great and the weird 80's pop ballad style is hilarious.

As the first movie was very much about Anna, this is about Elsa. Why does she have powers?

In one word - Spite.

In more words, Spoilers Definitely Follow

Hazbin Hotel and the Idea of Old Media Gone New

The early 2010s are back.

Remember way back then, when webcomics that went beyond stickfigurs (Sorry, Cyanide and Happiness, I love you!) often had lanky characters with mysterious pasts and a dark flare?

Some of them also had violence. Lots of it. And innuendo.  And an old timey character.

It's sorta back! But it's ANIMATED now!

This, is "Hazbin Hotel"; And despite being animated, it's clearly not for the youth.

Trailer Tuesday: Guess Who's Back?

As you can see, Paramount listened to criticism and gave us a far better Sonic model.

The movie now looks obnoxious instead of terrifying, which I consider a step up.

Many people believe that Paramount did this on purpose to drum up controversy. After BOM's really great redesign, I can't check the studio totals anymore, but considering Paramount has had many bombs in the past few years, it would be pretty foolish to intentionally waste everyone's money to get some eyes on the Blu Blur.

#31: Frozen (2013)

Disclaimer: I dislike 3/5 of the current Disney Princess movies that are in the official line up.

• "Brave" is a missed opportunity.
• "The Princess and The Frog" is an insult.
• "Moana" kind of has the same issues as "Frozen" regarding the screenplay but it's a lot more tolerable because it doesn't drag.
• "Tangled" is the best. 

This one?

Took America by storm in 2013 because there were two nearly identical white woman models singing songs. Man, these people would not hear a word against this movie. Say "I don't really care because it's a bunch of same-faced white people", and you would be considered the devil.

 I was impressed with the ideas, not the story outline, execution, screenplay or pacing way back in 2013. I am genuinely interested in the sequel later this month, so I decided to put my biases aside and try again.