Tom Ewing
@tomewing.bsky.social
Music, comics, assorted grousing, he/him. CURRENT THINGS are Discourse 2000, a 2000AD blog and Popular, about the UK’s No 1 hits. I also waste my time (and maybe yours!) with @peoples-pop-polls.bsky.com
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And also it being probably the only point in TV history where an 8 season fantasy series could get made and made at roughly a yearly rate - a GOT TV series starting now on streaming would take twice as long and the “what if it overtakes the books” problem would be much less likely
January 18, 2026 at 12:14 PM
And also it being probably the only point in TV history where an 8 season fantasy series could get made and made at roughly a yearly rate - a GOT TV series starting now on streaming would take twice as long and the “what if it overtakes the books” problem would be much less likely
The whole thing (as a ASOIAF agnostic) is so fascinating - seems like a perfect storm of the guy’s series becoming the biggest fantasy since Tolkien at the exact point where he was at the knottiest part of the story and success being a fatal (if extremely welcome and enjoyable) distraction
January 18, 2026 at 12:10 PM
The whole thing (as a ASOIAF agnostic) is so fascinating - seems like a perfect storm of the guy’s series becoming the biggest fantasy since Tolkien at the exact point where he was at the knottiest part of the story and success being a fatal (if extremely welcome and enjoyable) distraction
Also Moore was smart enough to make the ending of each book feel like an ending - if he’d quit UK comics after Book 2 it would still be a complete story in 2 books just one with a really sad ending
January 18, 2026 at 11:58 AM
Also Moore was smart enough to make the ending of each book feel like an ending - if he’d quit UK comics after Book 2 it would still be a complete story in 2 books just one with a really sad ending
We saw a bunch of cool European stuff in my school’s film club which was programmed by our French teacher who’d been on the barricades in ‘68 (he claimed) - the one that stood out as “why are you showing us this weird film” was LA GRANDE BOUFFE (1973)
January 18, 2026 at 12:45 AM
We saw a bunch of cool European stuff in my school’s film club which was programmed by our French teacher who’d been on the barricades in ‘68 (he claimed) - the one that stood out as “why are you showing us this weird film” was LA GRANDE BOUFFE (1973)
I wonder if this is one of the films that gets the honour of being reviewed by Ro Jaws himself
January 18, 2026 at 12:42 AM
I wonder if this is one of the films that gets the honour of being reviewed by Ro Jaws himself
I saw him in the cast list and thought oh yeah now we’re talking
January 18, 2026 at 12:41 AM
I saw him in the cast list and thought oh yeah now we’re talking
I went through it thinking “oh this is where Meltdown Man got his look” but that was the year before!
January 18, 2026 at 12:16 AM
I went through it thinking “oh this is where Meltdown Man got his look” but that was the year before!
But is it a good film? Unsurprisingly I loved it - pulp action from start to end, nothing remotely demanding but strong comic strip performances all round and a great joke to finish with, 90 minutes flew by. A stony-faced FIVE BOSS BABIES from me
January 18, 2026 at 12:13 AM
But is it a good film? Unsurprisingly I loved it - pulp action from start to end, nothing remotely demanding but strong comic strip performances all round and a great joke to finish with, 90 minutes flew by. A stony-faced FIVE BOSS BABIES from me
As that post suggests it’s amazing I hadn’t seen this before since it is surely the most 2000AD film of all time, right down to the completely gratuitous (but very cool) arena fight. They hugely share a vibe and obviously this directly inspired a lot of stuff in the 80s comic
January 18, 2026 at 12:07 AM
As that post suggests it’s amazing I hadn’t seen this before since it is surely the most 2000AD film of all time, right down to the completely gratuitous (but very cool) arena fight. They hugely share a vibe and obviously this directly inspired a lot of stuff in the 80s comic
I’d say it feels like an indie horror movie except I’ve never actually watched any indie horror movies and the surreal bits remind me more of Jim Woodring (high praise!)
January 17, 2026 at 9:56 PM
I’d say it feels like an indie horror movie except I’ve never actually watched any indie horror movies and the surreal bits remind me more of Jim Woodring (high praise!)
8. PIG WIFE by Abbey Luck
Debut horror GN about a teen who discovers a (literally) buried family secret in the worst possible way. The story is nasty, filmic and pacy but the comic really soars when it breaks for wordless and beautiful full page psychedelic nightmare sequences
Debut horror GN about a teen who discovers a (literally) buried family secret in the worst possible way. The story is nasty, filmic and pacy but the comic really soars when it breaks for wordless and beautiful full page psychedelic nightmare sequences
January 17, 2026 at 9:53 PM
8. PIG WIFE by Abbey Luck
Debut horror GN about a teen who discovers a (literally) buried family secret in the worst possible way. The story is nasty, filmic and pacy but the comic really soars when it breaks for wordless and beautiful full page psychedelic nightmare sequences
Debut horror GN about a teen who discovers a (literally) buried family secret in the worst possible way. The story is nasty, filmic and pacy but the comic really soars when it breaks for wordless and beautiful full page psychedelic nightmare sequences
I was honestly surprised by how much it’s in the comic!
January 17, 2026 at 5:30 PM
I was honestly surprised by how much it’s in the comic!
Iron Flag has one of the first and best 9/11 response songs (”Mr Bush sit down, I’m in charge of the war”) and is getting a pick for that alone from me
January 17, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Iron Flag has one of the first and best 9/11 response songs (”Mr Bush sit down, I’m in charge of the war”) and is getting a pick for that alone from me
I had absolutely never heard of it. This from Wikipedia is a great detail tho
![The boy, named in the film as Alexander Napoleon Ulysses Le Tour, but in the credits just identified as "the boy", is played by Louisiana native Joseph Boudreaux. When filming a scene involving a fight with an alligator, Boudreaux was so adept at subduing the alligator that the film crew tied a rope around his waist to pull him back to the shore to make the struggle seem
more realistic. 2]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:bggab7w7uwpp3cj6gg2djw5b/bafkreidy6c2rryivofns6m5r2ds7trma7pmd372khb455ytmiau6eyng6y@jpeg)
January 17, 2026 at 4:23 PM
I had absolutely never heard of it. This from Wikipedia is a great detail tho
I cannot remember a single thing about the other two to be fair!
January 17, 2026 at 4:16 PM
I cannot remember a single thing about the other two to be fair!
Nobody commenting on this match! Which is a shame as the Cecile McLorin Salvant track is tongue twisting poperatic goodness and the DJ Haram tune is all smoky and sinister
January 17, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Nobody commenting on this match! Which is a shame as the Cecile McLorin Salvant track is tongue twisting poperatic goodness and the DJ Haram tune is all smoky and sinister
Not heard the new one but the lead single “Dopamine” sounded like a boring retread of Robyn past - I’ve never been a superfan though
January 17, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Not heard the new one but the lead single “Dopamine” sounded like a boring retread of Robyn past - I’ve never been a superfan though