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In the Electric Mist (2009) - John Goodman 

I watching the new season of The Righteous Gemstones and was sadden by thin John Goodman. Don't get me wrong, I'm glad for him that he lost the weight and still would fuck him today.

But this John… was hotter. Facts.

On A Side Note: Tommy Lee Jones, Ned Beatty, Pruitt Taylor Vince and James Gammon could get a courtesy blow-job.

Facts. Again.

The Cell︱2000︱Tarsem Singh

Sam Shepard's A Lie of the Mind opened at the Promenade Theatre in New York City on 25 November 1985 and ran until 1 June 1986.

Shepard directed the 4-hour play, which starred James Gammon, Harvey Keitel, Geraldine Page, Will Patton, Amanda Plummer, Aidan Quinn, Ann Wedgeworth, and Karen Young and included music by the Red Clay Ramblers.

The Cell (2000)

Director - Tarsem Singh, Cinematography - Paul Laufer

Originally posted: January 2nd, 2022

What if a gun had a soul? This is the question that motivated this film's director, Brad Bird, to pursue this project. Such a particular reflection didn't come from nowhere, however. Not unlike the children's book that inspired it(called The Iron Man), it came from a place of grief. While in Ted Hughes case it came from the loss of his wife, in Bird's case it came from the lost of his sister to an act of violence from her own husband.

And this grief and contempt for violence is at the core of the film. It's exploration of loss and mortality is as tender as it is elegant, where a kid can play the role of the older brother to the child-like giant thanks to knowing said loss. It's criticism towards violence is also nuanced and detailed, raging from discussing the human consequences to showing many of it's absurd motivators. It takes the chance to make a scathing statement about America's cold war paranoia and the poison that is the "strike first" mentality for what it is: A self destructive endeavor for which innocent people pay the price.

But more importantly, there's the theme of choice. No matter the circumstances, you choose what you do with what you have. If a killer robot from outer space can assert it's own identity as a hero who values the beauty of life, so can we. A beautiful modern fairy tale using scifi and comic book imagery for it's allegory, that is as fun as it is touching, but also genuinely valuable. An underrated masterpiece that is finally getting it's due.