Robert Dougherty

Harm Cox @harmcox.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 28, 2024 at 20:25 UTC

Today i wrote about the ending of I SAW THE TV GLOW, and why that movie means so much to me. The excerpts here are spoiler-less. The rest, not so much. harmcox.ghost.io/out-hold-in-...

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Robert Dougherty @robertdoc1984.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 28, 2024 at 21:41 UTC

"There aren't many as well equipped as Lanthimos to tackle these specific themes & these desperate characters doomed by them – at least when they’re tackled just right."

Kinds of Kindness review for @letterboxd.social: letterboxd.com/robertdoc/fi...

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Robert Dougherty @robertdoc1984.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 28, 2024 at 03:06 UTC

Secondary Headline: David Zaslav Makes Latest Move To End Democracy So He Can Get Out Of Debt

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Robert Dougherty @robertdoc1984.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 28, 2024 at 03:04 UTC

The only story that matters about CNN: David Zaslav is too deep in debt from the Hollywood strikes and WBD mergers to let democracy survive on his watch

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Robert Dougherty @robertdoc1984.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 28, 2024 at 03:03 UTC

CNN counterpoint: our CEO is still too deep in debt from the WBD merger and the Hollywood strikes to let democracy survive

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Robert Dougherty @robertdoc1984.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 27, 2024 at 15:58 UTC

Because the CEOs themselves surely have countless golden parachutes installed when their industries collapse - and are counting on a fascist economy being so fascist that they themselves won't lose a dime from it

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Robert Dougherty @robertdoc1984.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 27, 2024 at 15:57 UTC

They made that when David Zaslav got himself so deep in debt from the WBD merger and the Hollywood strikes he helped prolong/create, installing fascism was his fastest way out of it

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Robert Dougherty @robertdoc1984.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 27, 2024 at 15:56 UTC

Willing to risk blowback by hiring Mel Gibson in 2024, but not willing to actually name him in the trailer or poster

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Robert Dougherty @robertdoc1984.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 26, 2024 at 17:07 UTC

Additional factor - if expired tax cuts won't cost CEOs billions or whole sale wipe them out, having a Democrat/any non fascist in the WH when a whole bunch of bubbles burst before the end of 2028 will

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Robert Dougherty @robertdoc1984.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 24, 2024 at 21:09 UTC

That was before Bezos realized how many billions he stands to lose by the end of 2028 if tax cuts expire/there isn't a fascist economy when upcoming bubbles burst

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Robert Dougherty @robertdoc1984.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 23, 2024 at 21:43 UTC

"The Bikeriders is one giant cautionary tale about chasing, and modeling one’s self after, a mere hollow image – even one that sells freedom and free living."

The Bikeriders review for @letterboxd.social: letterboxd.com/robertdoc/fi...

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Robert Dougherty @robertdoc1984.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 19, 2024 at 20:20 UTC

Game of Thrones didn't start conquering the Emmys in full until its 5th season - can House Of The Dragon make a quicker leap in its 2nd?: nextbestpicture.com/can-house-of...

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Robert Dougherty @robertdoc1984.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 18, 2024 at 18:54 UTC

Given how every single last one of them are behaving like they will go bankrupt if democracy doesn't end by fall 2028....

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Robert Dougherty @robertdoc1984.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 18, 2024 at 17:52 UTC

Example 109 that the most/only accurate rating on RT is the avg rating - and its the one they conceal from the front page

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Robert Dougherty @robertdoc1984.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 16, 2024 at 02:19 UTC

They also made the final Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt interactive before the gimmick officially died

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Robert Dougherty @robertdoc1984.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 15, 2024 at 16:03 UTC

They've adopted the MAGA belief that it's better to be killed by Trump than to face the 1% chance of being "replaced" by gays/women/minorities/trans/all their critics from last 8 years/every non straight white demo that would have more properly covered Trump & kept him from office in 2016

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Robert Dougherty @robertdoc1984.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 15, 2024 at 15:59 UTC

They do - they just've adopted the MAGA belief that it's better to die by Trump before they're "replaced" by gays/women/minorities/trans/all their critics from last 8 years/every other non straight white demo who would have properly covered Trump and stopped him from ever taking office

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Robert Dougherty @robertdoc1984.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 14, 2024 at 01:19 UTC

"It beats us to the punch in acknowledging it isn’t what it used to be & may not always be what we want it to be - but argues it is still worth self-compassion and care in all its forms, messy or not, anyway."

Inside Out 2 review for @letterboxd.social: letterboxd.com/robertdoc/fi...

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Robert Dougherty @robertdoc1984.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 13, 2024 at 16:44 UTC

No non-Toy Story sequel has ever won the Oscar for Best Animated Sequel - and Inside Out 2 may be off to a mixed start in trying to break the trend

nextbestpicture.com/how-animated...

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Robert Dougherty @robertdoc1984.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 13, 2024 at 03:39 UTC

Giacchino seems to have inexplicable bad luck being left out of sequels lately - Inside Out 2, Multiverse of Madness and Kingdom/Planet of the Apes

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Robert Dougherty @robertdoc1984.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 11, 2024 at 21:52 UTC

"Ride or Die may not be as big a surprise, or a beneficiary of low expectations, as For Life. But it proves Arbi, Fallah & the post-Bay Bad Boys universe aren’t a fluke, at least not yet."

Bad Boys: Ride or Die review for @letterboxd.social : letterboxd.com/robertdoc/fi...

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Robert Dougherty @robertdoc1984.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 10, 2024 at 01:38 UTC

Better than a claymation

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Robert Dougherty @robertdoc1984.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 05, 2024 at 19:31 UTC

For a time it looked like Warner Bros would be the big winner in a post Cannes outlook- but Oscars season may still need it as a safety net even with Furiosa out: nextbestpicture.com/what-will-be...

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Robert Dougherty @robertdoc1984.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 04, 2024 at 18:08 UTC

And that Star Wars' only big picture idea right now is "Let's turn into the MCU right when everyone's getting sick of the real MCU"

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Robert Dougherty @robertdoc1984.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 04, 2024 at 17:40 UTC

All I've checked out are the trailers and promos, and they've kept that under wraps

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Robert Dougherty @robertdoc1984.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 04, 2024 at 17:21 UTC

...did your disappointment lead you to give away a big spoiler in the byline?

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Robert Dougherty @robertdoc1984.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 03, 2024 at 23:59 UTC

Only one story matters - how many billionaires and media owners will be all but wiped out if there isn't a Republican in the WH before Jan 2029?

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Robert Dougherty @robertdoc1984.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 03, 2024 at 20:33 UTC

CNN's owner needs democracy to end to get out of debt from the Warner Bros/Discovery merger he made, and from the Hollywood strikes he prolonged

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Robert Dougherty @robertdoc1984.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 02, 2024 at 17:13 UTC

Same logic that leads them to conclude there's no way their CEO bosses wouldn't mind if they/journalism/their own networks were killed off in a new Trump administration, just to avoid their own bankruptcy and/or the end of their tax cuts by the end of 2028

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Robert Dougherty @robertdoc1984.bsky.social [ View ] May 30, 2024 at 21:15 UTC

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Robert Dougherty @robertdoc1984.bsky.social [ View ] May 30, 2024 at 20:49 UTC

....they do both star keepers of flying animals

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Robert Dougherty @robertdoc1984.bsky.social [ View ] May 30, 2024 at 17:22 UTC

And we know he wouldn't be waving this off as just "the worst moment of their lives" if their victims weren't women and girls

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Robert Dougherty @robertdoc1984.bsky.social [ View ] May 28, 2024 at 15:17 UTC

How can Anora match the five Cannes Palme D'or winners turned Oscars Best Picture nominees in the expanded era?: nextbestpicture.com/will-anora-b...

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Robert Dougherty @robertdoc1984.bsky.social [ View ] May 26, 2024 at 23:46 UTC

Have a feeling most of them mainly just care about Garfield's voice [and mostly its off-screen connections] rather than anything else

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Robert Dougherty @robertdoc1984.bsky.social [ View ] May 25, 2024 at 19:06 UTC

Funnier from someone who was Pixars resident "Hey, I know that guy!" guest star for years

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Robert Dougherty @robertdoc1984.bsky.social [ View ] May 24, 2024 at 23:50 UTC

"Just as Gary gives his marks what they want to see and hear until they can’t resist, so does Hit Man give us everything we think we want, if only until the spell wears off."

Hit Man review for @letterboxd.social: letterboxd.com/robertdoc/fi...

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Robert Dougherty @robertdoc1984.bsky.social [ View ] May 24, 2024 at 02:20 UTC

"There are too many awe-inspiring sights from Miller, showstoppers from Hemsworth, & glimmers of what could & should have been from Taylor-Joy to say it damages the legacy."

Furiosa: A Mad Max saga review for @letterboxd.social: letterboxd.com/robertdoc/fi...

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Robert Dougherty @robertdoc1984.bsky.social [ View ] May 21, 2024 at 16:17 UTC

Nine years ago a Mad Max movie and an Inside Out movie were the most acclaimed movies of the summer/year - now Furiosa & Inside Out 2 seek to take us back to the good old days of 2015: nextbestpicture.com/mad-max-pixa...

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Robert Dougherty @robertdoc1984.bsky.social [ View ] May 21, 2024 at 03:59 UTC

Basically the power in that ending is that we're not allowed to see what he does anymore

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Robert Dougherty @robertdoc1984.bsky.social [ View ] May 21, 2024 at 03:58 UTC

Right now the ending to that one sounds like a dream outcome

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Robert Dougherty @robertdoc1984.bsky.social [ View ] May 18, 2024 at 00:55 UTC

Even if we conceded that *that's* the main issue here - exactly what in his entire post-1999/American Beauty resume suggests we've been missing that much without him?

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