Ryan Lohner (he/him)
@ryanlohner.bsky.social
Aroace, autistic, audiobook narrator and writer of a goofy sci-fi novel.
The first one just barely holds together, and the sequels go downhill from there. Jackie Chan doesn’t even like any of them and has always been open that it’s just a paycheck job.
November 25, 2025 at 4:20 AM
The first one just barely holds together, and the sequels go downhill from there. Jackie Chan doesn’t even like any of them and has always been open that it’s just a paycheck job.
And then they had to spin off the Rock and Jason Statham into their own movie.
November 25, 2025 at 4:16 AM
And then they had to spin off the Rock and Jason Statham into their own movie.
That scene in Fast 8 where they refused to be on set together so you just see the arms of a guy who’s obviously not Vin Diesel taking something out of the Rock’s car is a thing of beauty.
November 25, 2025 at 3:59 AM
That scene in Fast 8 where they refused to be on set together so you just see the arms of a guy who’s obviously not Vin Diesel taking something out of the Rock’s car is a thing of beauty.
Whenever anyone brings up how much Diesel and the Rock hate each other:
November 25, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Whenever anyone brings up how much Diesel and the Rock hate each other:
Is this the one where it turns out the insane right wing cult leader was actually right about everything, and you have to end up helping his goals even if you kill him?
November 25, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Is this the one where it turns out the insane right wing cult leader was actually right about everything, and you have to end up helping his goals even if you kill him?
Suddenly getting flashbacks of the severe mixed message about how important Fantastic Four considered hair color by hiring Jessica Alba and then dyeing her blonde.
November 24, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Suddenly getting flashbacks of the severe mixed message about how important Fantastic Four considered hair color by hiring Jessica Alba and then dyeing her blonde.
Bobo, first introduced in Muppets Tonight.
November 24, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Bobo, first introduced in Muppets Tonight.
The title's a bit of a misnomer, since it's almost entirely about the Dreyfus Affair near the end of his life, which was absolutely the right way to go. And it got me to check out his books, which kick ass.
November 24, 2025 at 5:58 PM
The title's a bit of a misnomer, since it's almost entirely about the Dreyfus Affair near the end of his life, which was absolutely the right way to go. And it got me to check out his books, which kick ass.
Real jaw drop moment when I went back to this movie around age 20 and got the reference to Don Rickles' "hockey puck" routine for the first time.
November 24, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Real jaw drop moment when I went back to this movie around age 20 and got the reference to Don Rickles' "hockey puck" routine for the first time.
Shadow of the Vampire, where he manages to stand out in the middle of Malkovich and Defoe trying to out-ham each other.
November 24, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Shadow of the Vampire, where he manages to stand out in the middle of Malkovich and Defoe trying to out-ham each other.
The really insane thing is the first script had Woody start out as a total villain who's out to kill Buzz and deliberately pushes him out the window. Then they came to their senses that no one could buy his redemption after that.
November 24, 2025 at 1:11 PM
The really insane thing is the first script had Woody start out as a total villain who's out to kill Buzz and deliberately pushes him out the window. Then they came to their senses that no one could buy his redemption after that.
I thought I did.
November 24, 2025 at 1:09 PM
I thought I did.
And it still had to tone things down from the book, which made no bones about the younger sister just being a porn star.
November 24, 2025 at 4:56 AM
And it still had to tone things down from the book, which made no bones about the younger sister just being a porn star.
On the offchance it gets to four seasons, there's a built-in ticking time bomb that they're going to have to show a bunch of white people lecturing a black girl that House Elf slavery is okay. And if they get past that, Harry's dad has to lynch a black boy for talking to a white girl.
November 23, 2025 at 6:10 PM
On the offchance it gets to four seasons, there's a built-in ticking time bomb that they're going to have to show a bunch of white people lecturing a black girl that House Elf slavery is okay. And if they get past that, Harry's dad has to lynch a black boy for talking to a white girl.
One of the top examples of a biopic making up all kinds of stuff, but still staying perfectly true to the core of its subject. See also The Life of Emile Zola and A Beautiful Mind.
November 23, 2025 at 3:53 PM
One of the top examples of a biopic making up all kinds of stuff, but still staying perfectly true to the core of its subject. See also The Life of Emile Zola and A Beautiful Mind.
The first Avengers movie made a pretty great comparison. A very similar setup to the climax of the first Transformers movie, except we're actually focused on the heroes instead of some rando on the ground watching them. Plus you can actually tell what everyone's doing.
November 23, 2025 at 3:35 PM
The first Avengers movie made a pretty great comparison. A very similar setup to the climax of the first Transformers movie, except we're actually focused on the heroes instead of some rando on the ground watching them. Plus you can actually tell what everyone's doing.
Has the dog started talking yet at this point in the series?
November 23, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Has the dog started talking yet at this point in the series?
It's been really cool seeing Julia Butters extend her career past such a showily weird first big role in American Housewife that easily could have trapped her forever, able to move on to things like Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and this.
November 23, 2025 at 6:04 AM
It's been really cool seeing Julia Butters extend her career past such a showily weird first big role in American Housewife that easily could have trapped her forever, able to move on to things like Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and this.
A big favorite of mine, shame the director's become such an ass in recent years.
November 22, 2025 at 9:21 PM
A big favorite of mine, shame the director's become such an ass in recent years.
Hold on, let's go back to the existence of a show called Exploding Kittens.
November 22, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Hold on, let's go back to the existence of a show called Exploding Kittens.