Category: Nonessential Thoughts

Idiocracy and Somebody Else’s Problem
Revisiting a movie that I still think is just okay, and how it just keeps getting more relevant

Pointing the way to a friction-free existence
Thoughts as a non-artist getting his first glimpse into just how pervasive AI slop has gotten

The Running Man, Grenades, Plastic Straws, and Ugly Scarves
Follow-up thoughts on The Running Man and the whole idea of implicating you, the viewer



The Paradox of the Thirst Trap
A random observation about how a culture that gets more liberal also gets more prudish, because if everything is sexy, nothing is


Disney Destinations vs Disney Settings
A simple but easy-to-forget observation about theme parks and chasing nostalgia

Lost in the Kayfabe
A video about horror in professional wrestling is like peeking into a whole other culture I know nothing about, but suspect that they might have it all figured out better than I have

F1 The Movie The Review
A blurb-friendly review of a car racing movie I haven’t seen. No, not the original one, the formula one.


Your Taste, Should You Choose to Accept It
Mission: Impossible, Letterboxd, and making peace with being basic











