Year: 2025

Mel Gibson’s “Very Weird” & Forgotten Action Thriller That’s “Filled with Violence” Slays on Streaming

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Okay, so there’s this movie from 2020 called Fatman that kind of flew under the radar, probably because it came out right when COVID hit. It stars Mel Gibson as a really… cynical Santa Claus. He’s totally burned out and just fed up with everything, and his workshop in Alaska is barely staying afloat. It’s not your typical Christmas movie, that’s for sure! His wife, Ruth, is super supportive, but things get really crazy when a kid actually hires an assassin to take out Santa. Seriously! It’s this weird mix of action, thriller, and Christmas stuff, and there’s even a military angle thrown in. The movie’s about…

All’s Fair Is So Bad, It Might Be High Art

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Trying to make sense of how bizarrely familiar this show is will really push my ability to analyze it, but I’ll try: “All’s Fair” is a wild fantasy about a woman who finds empowerment through a massive divorce payout. It feels like a Shonda Rhimes drama dialed up to eleven, fueled by wellness trends, and written by people with no sense of reality. Think of it as “The First Wives Club,” but with characters who have no conscience. It’s like a multi-generational workplace version of “Sex and the City,” except there’s no sex, the city doesn’t matter, and it’s not actually funny. Or, it could be a deliberately strange, artistic commentary on how the optimistic wave of feminism from the Trump era ultimately fell apart, with the #MeToo movement being its final, desperate act.

Ripple’s $40B Dream: A Tale of Greed and Gold!

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On the fateful day of November 5th, Ripple, that enigmatic titan of finance, declared its triumph with a $500 million investment, orchestrated by the shadowy hands of Fortress and Citadel, cementing its place in the pantheon of financial gods ⚖️. The capital, a veritable deluge, was bolstered by the likes of Pantera Capital and Galaxy Digital, as if the very cosmos conspired to elevate this entity to heights previously reserved for mythological heroes 🌌.

Bitcoin’s Descent: A Masterclass in Financial Farce & Folly 💸🎭

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US Treasuries, backed by the U.S. government (a rare entity in today’s world!), have become the default choice for investors seeking safety over spectacle. Bitcoin, that volatile paragon of risk, has only limped upward by 8% this year. For an asset that once soared like a phoenix on wings of greed, this is the financial equivalent of a lead balloon. Or, as Oscar Wilde might say, “The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about… and certainly not being talked about because you’re falling apart.” 🐢💸

Kingdom Come: Deliverance lead says Obsidian should use its Microsoft fortune to make games more like Kingdom Come: Deliverance—’Give me something more than… level grinding in a static scripted world’

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Daniel Vávra, the director of both Kingdom Come: Deliverance games, seems to agree with Fraser’s assessment. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Vávra gave Obsidian’s newest game a solid, but not spectacular, 7 out of 10. However, he expressed disappointment, stating that despite fifteen years and significant resources from Microsoft, the team behind his favorite games (Fallout and New Vegas) hasn’t been able to innovate beyond the established formula with any new gameplay mechanics.