Yeah that scene actually bothered me quite a bit when I saw it. You know some asshole is going to see that and try to feed his dog beer or something stronger.

I didn't like him either. I thought he was shoehorned in for no good reason and where did this character come from? Not established at all. Plus he's trying to big up the Marquis in that one scene and gets punked easily. Why would anyone want his help after that?

I guess that was supposed to be part of his mystique but dude just looked like a homeless man in Chicago. At first I thought he might be related in some way to that character Halle Berry played in John Wick 3. However his character just turned out to be a big nothing burger. The dog had more personality than the character.

If I were to guess..they will do something outside of their current wheelhouse. TV showrunners and writers tend to like to vary their projects a little bit. So it probably won't be another genre piece set in the past.

Also, Star Wars is pretty fucked at this point. Unless they replace certain executives at the very top (Kathleen Kennedy) it's going to continue as is until it crashes into the ground like a crippled Star Destroyer.

The Wizard was basically Rain man (1988) with kids. Just compare the two movies. They are remarkably similar in some ways and deal with similar themes.

Started out so damn strong and then lost the plot during the last 3rd.

The gimmick was kind of goofy. I wish they had a better way of showing it instead of running backwards shots. There are interesting aspects to it and I get a lot of directors are fascinated with playing with time and space as it pertains to film (Tarkovsky) but Nolan made this look silly. This is a far cry from Inception.

What? It had fantastic moments. The Bruce Lee stuff was the worst part of the movie but everything else about it was great. Tarantino really built up the environment and layered it with nuance. Also it was extremely entertaining watching DiCaprio and Brad Pitt play off each other.

I couldn't get over the DeNiro de-aging. It looked terrible and he looked nothing like he did in Godfather 2. Young Robert DeNiro was a very good looking dude and had a certain unique presence. They had so many sources to pull from but they just couldn't get it right.

The fact they didn't spend enough money to get that right just kind of says it all.

Roman Polanski. I don't understand the appeal of his movies at all.

The Ninth Gate. An oK horror/thriller but pretty mediocre overall.

The Pianist. The whole movie plodding and had very forced emotional beats to it. Adrien Brody gave a good performance. However, this film did absolutely nothing that Schindler's list didn't do better.

Rosemary's baby. Maybe his best film..but even then it leaves me cold maybe because it's pretty dated now.

Also Roman Polanski as a person gives me the creeps. The fact that Hollywood celebrities worship him and safeguard his reputation says all you need to know about how creepy the entertainment business really is and the type of people that are common place there.