Frank Miller praises SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY:
“The most Ditko movie yet and with my Hand in it for all to celebrate. This fan’s dream come true. Tom Holland is my forever Spider-Man, as romantic as he is heroic. Congratulations to Destin and the whole team.”
Brand New Day felt like reading a 12 issue mini-series that pulls from some of my favorite writers (Conway, David, JMS etc.), 90s animated series, Spectacular Spider-Man series, insomniac action, Webb’s aesthetic and Raimi’s sincerity.
Perfectly imperfect like Peter Parker is
This is pretty cool because, if anything, it should remind people not to take the cinematic experience for granted. The magic of IMAX 70mm happens because of hard working people using their skills to give us something that is tangible and transcendent. Not just the click of a button with DCP.
“6 years between movies??”
Yes, when industry guild strikes crop up, when a filmmaker has pretty well known personal issues going on, when WB/DC are in flux, when you have other movies getting delayed and forcing your own back, when you want a worthwhile product… it takes time.
Ehhhhh, just depends on how you like your ‘hope’ served to you I guess.
One treats hope as the positive evolution of vengeance, giving it an arc of sorts to show how the former is more beneficial than the latter both to ourselves and the world.
The other makes a point from jump to treat hope and empathy as counterculture to the world we currently live in, and how it’s actually radical / punk rock to be kind to one another and have hope for each other in a time known for bringing others down.
I don’t think anyone walked out of The Batman feeling a sense of hope that things will be okay (atleast I didn’t), or learned to love their fellow neighbor. Superman (2025) actually manages to inspire, which is even more great for little kids watching the movie but also I’d argue well grown adults.
I had high expectations for this Isaiah Rashad album, and admittedly, I hold “The House Is Burning” in very high regard compared to most people. So part of me was trying to ground myself so I wasn’t disappointed.
But, none of that fucking mattered
IT’S BEEN AWFUL IS BEAUTIFUL
It’s everything I didn’t think it would be and everything I needed it to be at the same time. Everything felt so ethereal, it felt intimate, but confident.
This one is going to live with me
A lot of doom and gloom from the fans here, including me over the second half of the season.
But here is my reasonable, honest take.
Most of our guys never played a full NHL season, and every vet will tell you it TAKES TIME to figure out your body over 82 games.
What's worse, this was a condensed 82 games because of the Olympics.
Levshunov
Moore
Greene
Nazar
Rinzel
Knight
Never played more than about 40 games in a season. Knight was a backup.
Their bodies are not ready and they ran out of steam.
But they all look like they are NHLers.
Also, for all of the Davidson haters out there, for every miss he has, he found two gems.
Nobody gave Greene, Rinzel or Moore much hope to be impact NHL players, but they all look like they belong.
That said, next season all of these excuses fall away. Most of the prospects will be here. Most of them will have a full season in the NHL and in this system. Bedard will have talented linemates.
We might not make the playoffs yet, but we have to be pushing for a spot late in the season.
One more game left.
Keep your heads up boys and girls. We will get through this.