It's terrifying how much standards have collapsed for even the most basic things in media, stuff that wouldn't seem like it would cost much money. Here, for example, is the synopsis for The Godfather (one of the most popular movies of all time!) on Amazon Prime (a company that has more $ than God!)

I was wondering how many actors have worked with Spielberg, Scorsese, and Coppola - could think of 5 off the top of my head. I googled it, and the AI gave me back 4 names, 3 of which are wrong. Then it goes into details that are *even more* wrong, like saying Spielberg directed Pulp Fiction!

At least it ends on one of the greatest closing lines in literary history:

I think sometimes about how Pierce Brosnan played James Bond, the ultimate symbol of badass masculinity, and he just has a pretty normal physique in those movies that probably didn't require a personal trainer and nobody in the 90s cared at all.

This isn't true: here's a list of the biggest movies of 1993 - the difference is just night and day with the list for 2025. That's not to say all of these are good movies or are all that smart, but *some* of them are, and even the lesser ones are at least made for adults.

I feel like something that never came up enough in all of the talk about why people thought Lydia Tar was a real person: a lot of synopses for the movie seemed to imply she was. Here's Roku's description in their app:

Unlike you, I got my news from a reliable source.

"Three tickets for Challengers, please."

Tarantino apparently agrees!