Me Too Junji Ito, Me Too

Fun Fact: Today, the 30th of April 2025, marks 80 years since Hitler died, a great day in world history if you ask me.

Another fun fact: The last time the French government executed someone via guillotine was in 1977, which means that if Hitler was captured while he was still alive there's a possibility that he could've been guillotined.

I (and probably a lot of other people) found the garlic test scene in Sinners reminiscent of the blood test scene in John Carpenter's The Thing but I just thought of another scene in Sinners that reminded me of Carpenter's 1982 horror classic. Spoilers for both The Thing and Sinners btw.

When we are first introduced to the vampire Remmick he is being hunted by Choctaw vampire hunters. He seeks shelter with an American couple who offer him protection from his pursuers. The lead hunter warns them of Remmick but is ignored. Remmick then kills the couple and assimilates them into his vampire hivemind.

The Thing opens with the Thing (in the disguise of a dog) being hunted by Norwegian researchers. The Thing seeks shelter with a group of American researchers who protect it from its pursuers. One of the Norwegians tries to the Americans of the Thing but he isn't understood and is ignored. The Thing then kills the Americans and assimilates them into it.

In both movies a creature pretending to be something it isn't (a human and a dog) is being hunted by a group of non-English speakers. The creature seeks shelter with, and is offered protection by, a group of Americans. The non-English speakers attempt to warn the Americans of the creature but are ignored. The creature then kills the Americans and makes them one with it. The non-English speakers who were hunting the creature are also never seen again after their introductory scene (the Norwegians are killed when they try to kill the Thing and the Choctaw just leave the moment the Sun goes down).

Coincidence? Maybe, but I wouldn't blame Ryan Coogler for taking inspiration from The Thing. Both movies are amazing and I love them.

Edit: Another user pointed this out to me and I really thought I should mention that there's a distinct difference between why the Norwegians are ignored and why the Choctaw are ignored. In The Thing the Norwegian's warning is ignored due to a language barrier. None of the Americans speak Norwegian and the Norwegians can't speak English, so they don't understand what he is saying. Meanwhile in Sinners the lead Choctaw warns the wife of the danger of Remmick in English but she willingly ignores him because the couple are Klan members (or at least the husband is), of course she's not going to listen to a group of Native Americans especially after a white guy told her that they raped and murdered his wife.

In The Thing it's a misunderstanding between two groups who don't speak eachothers language that causes the warning to be ignored but in Sinners it's because of the couples racist beliefs and preconceptions of Native Americans.

Spoiler for Born Again season 1 episode 9

Ok so in the post credit scene for episode 9 we see Frank making his escape, which gives me hope that we get a teamup between Frank Castle and Jack Duquesne in season 2 which is something I'ld love to happen. Please give me a Punisher Swordsman teamup, it would so good.

Just saw the trailer for Wes Anderson's upcoming film The Phoenician Scheme and I'm so excited! It looks so good! When it comes out you can bet your ass that I'll be going to see it

Just saw the finale episode of Daredevil: Born Again so I thought I'ld share my thoughts on the whole first season.

Spoilers by the way.

First of all the Charlie Cox and Vincent D'Onofrio were fantastic as Matt Murdock and Wilson Fisk, two of the best performances in the entire MCU in my opinion. Everyone loves Matt (for good reason) but Fisk has always been my favourite. He is one of my favourite MCU villains and the writing for him is always great.

The scenes with Frank are great. In particular the scene between him and Matt in episode 4 is one of the best scenes in the whole show.

I liked the stuff with White Tiger. R.I.P. Kamar de los Reyes, you did a great job.

I liked Muse, he was good villain. Kinda reminds me of the serial killers in the Hannibal tv show (that's a compliment btw that show is great). I wished he wasn't killed off after two episodes, would've liked to see more of him.

I liked the Pointdexter scenes. Everytime he appeared I was thinking 'oh fuck' especially during and after his breakout in episode 8. Also the use of blue and red lighting in episode 8 is so good.

I liked Vanessa. She felt more like her own character and had more to do compared to the original Daredevil show (granted I last watched Daredevil about 3 months ago so maybe I'm misremembering)

Didn't expect Tony Dalton to show up in this but I'm glad he did. He was great in the Hawkeye show and he's great in this. Hopefully he'll reappear in season 2.

Buck was alright, though I do wish we had James Wesley instead. This is not a fault of Born Again, I just wished they didn't kill him off in Daredevil season 1. I liked Daniel, he had some good scenes. I liked BB as well. Didn't really care for any of the other new characters though tbh.

The bank episode was fun, I liked seeing Yusaf Khan. I want to see Matt have dinner with the Khans now. Also Matt whistling while walking into the bank during an armed robbery is so fucking funny.

The fight scenes and choreography was great. When Fisk killed the commissioner I audibly said "Holy shit! What the fuck?!". It's so brutal and gory, I kinda love it.

It was sad that they killed Foggy but thankfully it didn't feel like an unnecessary kill. Everything surrounding Matt and everything he does in some way has to do with his death.

Anyway I really really liked this. It is my favourite Disney+ Marvel show (though Loki is a close second) and I cannot wait for season 2.

I'm rewatching the Defunctland video on Adventure Thru Inner Space and the bit where Miracle from Molecules is being played over footage of planes spraying Agent Orange in Vietnam is genuinely haunting. Kevin is truly a master of his craft.

Totally understand you point. I really should've made that destinction clearer and I could've worded some parts better, like calling the Choctaw non-English speakers when I could've used a better term like non-native English speakers. I didn't mean to flatten any elements or themes of the film but I guess that's what happens when you say things and omit certain details. I guess it's true what they say about everyday being a learning experience

I (and probably a lot of other people) found the garlic test scene in Sinners reminiscent of the blood test scene in John Carpenter's The Thing but I just thought of another scene in Sinners that reminded me of Carpenter's 1982 horror classic. Spoilers for both The Thing and Sinners btw.

When we are first introduced to the vampire Remmick he is being hunted by Choctaw vampire hunters. He seeks shelter with an American couple who offer him protection from his pursuers. The lead hunter warns them of Remmick but is ignored. Remmick then kills the couple and assimilates them into his vampire hivemind.

The Thing opens with the Thing (in the disguise of a dog) being hunted by Norwegian researchers. The Thing seeks shelter with a group of American researchers who protect it from its pursuers. One of the Norwegians tries to the Americans of the Thing but he isn't understood and is ignored. The Thing then kills the Americans and assimilates them into it.

In both movies a creature pretending to be something it isn't (a human and a dog) is being hunted by a group of non-English speakers. The creature seeks shelter with, and is offered protection by, a group of Americans. The non-English speakers attempt to warn the Americans of the creature but are ignored. The creature then kills the Americans and makes them one with it. The non-English speakers who were hunting the creature are also never seen again after their introductory scene (the Norwegians are killed when they try to kill the Thing and the Choctaw just leave the moment the Sun goes down).

Coincidence? Maybe, but I wouldn't blame Ryan Coogler for taking inspiration from The Thing. Both movies are amazing and I love them.

I recently had a dream where I was in a massive warehouse with shelves filled with dvds of films of every genre, decade and language. Every movie to ever exist stood before me and I was only allowed to bring 3 home. So out of the hundreds of thousands of films ranging from Snow White and the Seven Dwarves to A Serbian Film, which ones did I pick?

The Re-Animator trilogy.

I guess this means I need to add a certain 80s horror classic to my dvd collection and that I gotta watch the Re-Animator sequels.

Look, I'm not one to believe conspiracy theories but I'm fully willing to believe that the Popes death was in some way caused by JD "Couchfucker" Vance.

The guy was recovering from pneumonia just fine, but then he meets Vance and suddenly he dies? Awfully suspicious if you ask me.

hope you enjoy succession! it's probably the most compelling piece of television i've ever seen. kieran's great in it. jeremy's fantastic. it's absolutely worth the watch.

Thanks for the recommendation!