Recent content by Wombat

I was limiting myself to 'awards-bait' releases to come; while mass-market films like Dune, Cliff Booth, Werwulf, etc. will get noms, I doubt that was a primary driver for any of those directors. Though I suppose I do have to admit that (not having seen it or heard any reviews) McDonagh's Wild...

Also, since it is time for the Oscar-bait to start rolling out, there... isn't much left in terms of serous contenders this year? There's Jesse Eisenberg's The Debut, which is also about putting on a play. Martin McDonagh (In Bruges)'s Wild Horse Nine, which is also another (borderline)...

I was in the 'willing to see where the twist goes' camp, despite nothing in the shot structure / blocking / special fx up to that point plausibly existing in a play, but I don't think the backstage material goes anywhere. It just felt like leftovers from Birdman he couldn't fit in. At the same...

Probably sits out for a year or two for his PR rehabilitation tour. The actual lesson is 'Don't Come To Milwaukee If You're Famous' because you'll be consistently drunk before you can leave.

Will the boys ever review a new movie again? Who knows! Edit: Fine, a new mass market release.

It has its work cut out for it, trying to retroactively improve NLF, but I'm cautiously optimistic we'll get informative reveals between Whiskeyjack's sister, Mage with an Alias, and Leoman. Edit: Google Books (in the US, anyway) doesnt have it available until the 6th.

All hail the Saints? Note that there's a difference between 4-game minimum IR and season-ending IR, and it sounds like both of them are on boomerang. Speaking of which, note that some orgs (like the Packers) have kept clearly-done-for-the-season players off the IR until three games are on the...

Andy Dalton vs Case Keenum. Is this Thursday Night Football? ..in 2018?

Wow, this is some serious refball. Admittedly the Rams shouldn't have taken a quarter or two off, but this is rough.

2026 is the year of the game clock.

Now that was a heck of an 'interception' bounce in the Vikings / TB game.

There's the 49ers injuries that knock them from SB contender to fringe playoff candidate, even at 3-0. Took a bit longer this year.

Actually, add the Bucs to the terriblest of terrible piles. The Vikings are winning the NFC North. *pukes in mouth again*

I think there are a lot of bad teams that will end up with losing records, but very few doormats. Though a Titans with a banged up offensive line would rank towards the top. Speaking of which, given how bad the Dolphins roster is, I am not surprised they completely collapse when their exhausted...

Hard to tell how much of today is 'Upsets' vs 'Desperation teams throwing everything they have at the wall' Patriots and Texans are running out of time to turn these games around.