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SaitoRyo

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  1. It was so much better than I thought it was going to be. Not that I thought it was going to be shit or anything, it was just really fucking good. Feels like one that is due for a reappraisal (presuming it hasn't already happened).
  2. Going to see this later in the week as part of a rare date night with The Wife™️. Haven't heard many good things (Kermode hated it), but I'm still sort of looking forward to it and am willing to go in with an open mind.
  3. 8mm One of those 'surprised I haven't watched this one before' films for me. I did have it on VHS way back when, but don't think I ever got around to watching the whole thing (though bits of it did seem familiar). Anyway, I really liked. It's got a great Nic Cage central performance, an engrossing plot and is very well made. Mad to think mainstream studios were greenlighting stuff like this at such expense at the time, but I'm glad they did. Hell of a supporting cast, too, with Tony Soprano, Frank Sobotka and Wacky Phoenix showing up to do their bit.
  4. The original Crow film was one of my favourites when I was about 12 or 13. I still think it's pretty good, with a lot of visual style and a great central performance by Brandon Lee. Remake doesn't look great, really. Lots of CGI and violence doesn't look like it'll have half as much charm.
  5. He looks absolutely knackered. His decision, of course, but I really hope he doesn't go through with this. There are different ways for a beat-up wrestler to get healthy (DDP Yoga?).
  6. The most likely scenario, in my opinion. We probably won't learn exactly who knew what unless definitive evidence comes to light or they are called to testify in court. Speaking of, I would be fascinated to see if this ends up going to trial. You would assume it gets settled out of court so that WWE/McMahon can avoid the discovery phase, but you never know...
  7. They were named as officers who were aware of what was going on, i.e. that Grant was basically hired for no actual purpose and was in a physical relationship with Vince McMahon. WWE have stated that Khan and Blum had no idea of any abuse having taken place, but their statement did not say that either was unaware of a physical relationship between Grant and McMahon. It is alleged that they voiced concerns about the relationship initially and, according to the suit, asked whether Grant 'could be trusted' (before later showing support for the relationship). WWE denies that this ever happened. Also, Stephanie McMahon was named as corporate officer 3 and is referenced in the suit as being aware of her father engaging in other inappropriate sexual conduct.
  8. Was also never big on World Party, but I love The Waterboys, especially the 80s stuff and Wallinger's fingerprints are all over the This is the Seas record. He did the synthesizers on Whole of the Moon and the piano on the title track. Those contributions really help make those songs what they are. He also co-wrote Don't Bang the Drum. RIP.
  9. Well, here we go. Nick Khan and COO Brad Blum revealed as key figures (Corporate Officers 1 and 2) in the lawsuit. Article.
  10. I am currently reading the Raymond Carver collection Fires. I'd read his short story collections Would You Please Be Quiet, Please?, What We Talk About When We Talk About Love and Cathedral yonks ago and remember really enjoying them. This is a collection of essays, poems and short stories and I like it, too. I suspect I'll blaze through it rather quickly. I am also working through the Roald Dahl boxset with the kids. We're currently on Matilda, which I didn't read when I was a kid. It's a joy to see them so engaged with books and I love reading to them.
  11. I watched Ricky Stanicky (with the wife, of course) on Friday. It's not great, like. Not completely irredeemable or anything and you know the premise utter nonsense when you go into it. There are a couple of laughs here and there and Cena is good. He is a bit 'try hard' in it, but that also sort of fits his character. I still find it weird seeing Cena with that mop of hair on his head, though at least the camera angles didn't expose that big bald spot. And I got around to watching the Depp/Burton Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (shite), as well as re-watching Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (which I still really like). The wife and kids also went to the cinema to see the new Wonka film (Czech dubbed version), which they said was the best one because they got popcorn and juice and it had a giraffe in it.
  12. Yeah, Kaktus is a big flavour around these parts. The Relax brand do a lot of different types of drinks in it. Kaktus itself is typically a combination of apple, lime and lychee.
  13. This was a bigger missed opportunity imo.
  14. Cult Americana singer and songwriter Malcolm Holcombe at 68. Never achieved much in the way of fame but was a favourite of the likes of Emmylou Harris, Lucinda Williams, Steve Earle, Iris Dement and others. Very much a songwriter's songwriter with a distinctive style and sound. Had been in ill health for a while, having battle cancer - yet managed to fight it off long enough to release his last album a couple of years ago. Here's a great one from his 2017 record Come Hell or High Water (with Dement accompanying him on harmony).
  15. Give Bomber the Bryan Danielson award.
  16. The US Express are going into the HOF, too. You'd expect Bo Dallas to induct. Not only are they 'deserving' of being in there, it'll be nice for Rotunda after the death of Bray and for Windham after his recent health issues.
  17. Great shot of the Steiners doing their thing in the Tokyo Dome in '91.
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