Stuart Ward
@stuartsward.bsky.social
Fraud fighter for the world's largest movie theater company.
Was this thought precipitated by my unconscionable review of The Naked Gun?
June 18, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Was this thought precipitated by my unconscionable review of The Naked Gun?
I also kind of think reviews are tethered in time as much as the movie itself was/is. It’s not a definitive for all time rating, just how they felt that day.
June 18, 2025 at 1:26 AM
I also kind of think reviews are tethered in time as much as the movie itself was/is. It’s not a definitive for all time rating, just how they felt that day.
The fact that everyone has a different review philosophy is almost part of the fun. I follow one reviewer who 5-stars everything and one who assigns no ratings at all.
June 17, 2025 at 5:57 PM
The fact that everyone has a different review philosophy is almost part of the fun. I follow one reviewer who 5-stars everything and one who assigns no ratings at all.
Interesting. I don’t disagree but wonder where one would draw the line. Star ratings mean so many different things to different people. I’ve gone back and forth myself from [how much I personally enjoyed] to [how well it achieved what it’s aiming for].
June 17, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Interesting. I don’t disagree but wonder where one would draw the line. Star ratings mean so many different things to different people. I’ve gone back and forth myself from [how much I personally enjoyed] to [how well it achieved what it’s aiming for].
Legend. I’ve tried watching with the Jerry Goldsmith score, but I have to turn it off every time. No shade to Jerry Goldsmith, it’s just the Tangerine Dream score is so essential to the vibe of that movie.
May 15, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Legend. I’ve tried watching with the Jerry Goldsmith score, but I have to turn it off every time. No shade to Jerry Goldsmith, it’s just the Tangerine Dream score is so essential to the vibe of that movie.
I assume this is the talking velociraptor from JP3
May 2, 2025 at 4:08 PM
I assume this is the talking velociraptor from JP3
It is a good time capsule though. A showcase for late 90s pop culture excess.
April 17, 2025 at 2:29 AM
It is a good time capsule though. A showcase for late 90s pop culture excess.
This one always amused me. www.abebooks.com/978045117575...
Bram Stoker's Dracula: A Francis Ford Coppola Film - Saberhagen, Fred; Hart, James V.: 9780451175755 - AbeBooks
A fifteenth century crusader finds immortality as a vampire in order to be reunited with his dead wife
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March 21, 2025 at 12:25 PM
This one always amused me. www.abebooks.com/978045117575...
I’m surprised Se7en isn’t performing better in these. I thought it was universally loved!
March 2, 2025 at 7:22 PM
I’m surprised Se7en isn’t performing better in these. I thought it was universally loved!
My vote somewhat influenced by having met James Karen and found him one of the nicest guys in the world. Definitely not the type to move the headstones and not the bodies.
February 28, 2025 at 3:34 PM
My vote somewhat influenced by having met James Karen and found him one of the nicest guys in the world. Definitely not the type to move the headstones and not the bodies.
Land of the Dead (sadly) seems more relevant now than ever, but man is it a bummer. Return of the Living Dead I can joyfully watch forever and never get sick of it.
February 28, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Land of the Dead (sadly) seems more relevant now than ever, but man is it a bummer. Return of the Living Dead I can joyfully watch forever and never get sick of it.
No, I appreciate the break from formula. An outpost on the frontier is a novel way of representing the spirit of exploration while supporting a more serialized narrative.
February 14, 2025 at 12:44 AM
No, I appreciate the break from formula. An outpost on the frontier is a novel way of representing the spirit of exploration while supporting a more serialized narrative.
Commissioned a study to prove mask mandates don't work, then buried the report when it concluded the opposite. www.nytimes.com/2021/12/02/u...
Missouri Withheld Data Showing Effectiveness of Mask Mandates (Published 2021)
Mask requirements prevented Covid-19 cases and deaths in Missouri, the state found, but data supporting that conclusion was not released until a month later.
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December 6, 2024 at 5:35 PM
Commissioned a study to prove mask mandates don't work, then buried the report when it concluded the opposite. www.nytimes.com/2021/12/02/u...
I would go with Ghostbusters. I’m not good and don’t know what the actual rules are. But every time I get the ball to hit that little Slimer suspended in the middle of the game board, it brings me joy.
December 3, 2024 at 4:05 AM
I would go with Ghostbusters. I’m not good and don’t know what the actual rules are. But every time I get the ball to hit that little Slimer suspended in the middle of the game board, it brings me joy.
Yeah, that is frustrating. Nicole Kidman has trained me to be 20 minutes late. Occasionally it doesn’t work out.
November 27, 2024 at 1:05 AM
Yeah, that is frustrating. Nicole Kidman has trained me to be 20 minutes late. Occasionally it doesn’t work out.
