By Ping, For Ping
I wiped my Twitter account. I haven’t checked Twitter since late 2024, but really the decision was made by early 2023 and has been inevitable since 2015. If you’re tuned in you can probably correlate those dates with specific events but going into detail about why I quit would be like airing grievances at a […]
I’m a fan of the website Backloggd, a Letterboxd-like for tracking and reviewing video games. My Backloggd profile isn’t as complete as my Letterboxd as far as statistics goes; I find the logging system just a little too convoluted and the database just a little too messy. Still, when I update that I beat a […]
I closed my predictions post saying it felt odd to have positive expectations for the Oscars. It also feels odd to have those expectations met. That was the most enjoyable Oscars night since at least the Parasite year. Let’s process it, and then we can finally watch some 2025 movies. Here are five narratives still […]
Okay so Emilia Pérez, huh? This is my blog and therefore a safe space to admit… I did not hate Emilia Pérez. She’s fine. The correct number of Oscars for her to win is zero. But I understand why she left such an impact on voters. That said, her star has faded over February. Twitter […]
Let’s talk about football! Last Sunday 126 million people watched the Eagles clobber the Chiefs. That’s because a lot of people really like football. We are done talking about football.
This was a mediocre year for movies. You’re not supposed to start your list like that. You’re supposed to open with the comfortable cliche that it was a great year, like last year was and the year before, despite whatever industry trend or high-profile box office bomb would indicate otherwise. Focus on the positives. It […]
It’s back! This blog had a spell of downtime after I canceled the hosting to save some money. Now I’ve set up shop with a better and cheaper host and imported all posts from the old site. Unfortunately the images didn’t carry over. Someday I will go back and correct those. But as long as […]
Release Date:April 18, 1914 Studio:Keystone Director:Mabel NormandMack Sennett Also Starring:Mabel NormandHarry McCoyChester Conklin Tramp:No Worth Watching?Yes
15 for 23. Amazingly, my pessimistic strategy accounts for most of my misses. Perhaps it’s time to give the Academy more credit. Before I defend myself, some thoughts on the ceremony itself:
This year’s Oscar race hasn’t been quite as monotonous as last year’s. Even then, All Quiet on the Western Front managed some surprises on the night where we expected Everything Everywhere All at Once dominance. Which goes to show that this is all pointless and those of us that try to predict the results have […]
