#MortalKombatII (2026)

My theater booted this movie really quick, so I had to wait for streaming. Apparently, the previous movie didn't get the best reception, but I thought it was good albeit flawed. Cole was lame as hell, and I'll never understand why game-based properties like this and Twisted Metal feel the need to shoehorn in new characters when they already have tons of characters already.

So where to start... this movie gives us Shao Kahn as the main villain, and the heroes decide to recruit Johnny Cage as if he's totally necessary. I guess they felt that they owed it to him after killing him off immediately in that POS called Annihilation that we're all trying to forget.

We start the tournament, we have a few "twists", but it's easier for me to describe the good and bad.

PROS:
- Johnny Cage is mildly amusing.
- Kano is great.
- Cole Young dies

CONS:
- Environments look very fake.
- Stupid "stylish" moves that make no sense.
- Predictable as fuck.
- Quan Chi looks really bad.
- Since people get revived, there truly are no stakes.

Verdict? Good for one watch. I'll probably forget it in a week.

#FromTheDark

Tony Iommi got a solo album coming out October 23. First thing he's done in a very long time. Over 20 years since his last solo album. Been looking forward to this for years. He just dropped the first single yesterday.

Although very Dio Sabbath-influenced, kinda short and fast-paced. Typical of a first single, I guess. Not bad, I'm sure it gets much better from here. Kick ass new singer. Far better than Glenn Hughes, imo.

@Tromafreak is such a miserable git that he hates these monthly challenges. In fact he probably hates them more than my TDS rants. At least my TDS rants amuse him a bit but these damn challenges must really irk him. I understand, he'll only take part in the traditional IMDb horror board challenges like October, Trash and Turkey. Fair enough. Not sure what the alternative is though, I mean I guess we can all just keep silent and log things...

I just watched #TalesFromTheCrypt season 3 episode 1: "Loved to Death".

This one is marked as a big inspiration for #Obsession, so I was curious how it compared.

Andrew McCarthy plays a writer who lusts after his neighbor played by Mariel Hemingway. She's pretty much Nikki to Bear. Teases him sometimes, but is generally meh about him. His landlord gives him a love potion for her, then she wants him. Nonstop.

The overall tone is pretty different, but it's definitely a similar premise AND a similar ending. He tries to undo it and it only ends up worse. Not exactly the same ending, but pretty similar. It definitely must have been on Curry Barker's mind when he wrote Obsession (along with that Simpsons episode).

Britain's TDS problem

https://leftfootforward.org/2026/07/over-80-of-britons-have-a-negative-view-of-donald-trump-poll-finds/

This poll is pretty accurate if I think about my immediate social circle. All of my family, bar my youngest who at his age is indifferent, have TDS. In fact my sister has it even worse than me. And her boyfriend. Come to think of it, her dogs probably do too. All of my friends, work colleagues, have varying degrees of TDS severity. And if you go down the pub, it's almost contagious. If someone mentions Trump in the news, it quickly spreads like some horrifying virus. I was at a gathering recently of some parents of my kid's school and it was just like that. Everyone happily conversing about the weather or whatever to begin with, then suddenly someone mentions something that Trump did or said in the news and the mood quickly turns melancholy, bitter, like someone just told you the end of the world is nigh. Or that they have cancer. On planes too - just mention Trump to the person sat next to you and it's like you just told them the plane might crash. I remember being on a flight from Medellin to Miami and the guy next to me couldn't shut up about him. Who knows if he is still alive today, he was so distraught that Trump was President that he probably ended up throwing himself off a bridge. Or ended up in some insane asylum. And that was during his first term back in 2019! Yeah, I am sure it's the same in neighbouring European countries and around the world. They also have a lesser version of TDS in China but fortunately it doesn't affect their lives quite as dramatically as it does here. They're more into just having a light-hearted laugh about the absurdity of Orange Man, shrugging it off and moving on with their daily lives. I envy that. We envy that.

It's funny to read how during Trump's first term, only 38% of Britons had a negative view of him and now, it's more than doubled. I wonder why. All I know is it's an epidemic here, like fucking COVID. In fact, I am pretty sure it's getting towards a pandemic now. My neighbours are Brazilian and they don't like Orange Man either! And don't blame me. And as you will all be well aware, it's now getting so severe that even some MAGA folk are catching it.

If only there were a cure. A vaccine. Something! And Trump, being Trump, is planning on running for a fourth consecutive term in 2028. Like Putin. In fact, Lukashenko has had six! Could Trump last another 10 years?! Is there no end in sight to our suffering. Please, spare a little thought for us.

#Insidious (2010)

Ugh. James Wan horror movies are fucking terrible. I really wish he'd stop making them.

The Different Genre Every Week Challenge 2026:

WESTERN
Saturday 4th July 00:00 hrs - Friday 10th July 23:59 hrs

WAR
Saturday 11th July 00:00 hrs - Friday 17th July 23:59 hrs

ACTION
Saturday 18th July 00:00 hrs - Friday 24th July 23:59 hrs

CHOOSE YOUR OWN GENRE (That's right, choose the genre you want for a week!)
Saturday 25th July 00:00 hrs - Friday 31st July 23:59 hrs

Use IMDb, letterboxd, the usual legitimate sources if you need to check. It's the usual one point per minute watched and it can include TV shows as well as movies.

#RIP Chuck Russell

He directed Elm Street 3, The Blob '88, The Mask, and Eraser. All good flicks.

Nightmare 3 is one of the best of the series, and The Blob is one of the best remakes. I used to watch The Mask a lot as a kid, and I'd watch basically any Arnold action flick. He also did The Scorpion King if you're into that, and apparently the Witchboard remake from a couple years ago.

Adam Wingard’s ‘Onslaught’ Takes Place in the Same Town and Same Universe as ‘The Guest’!
https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3960802/adam-wingards-onslaught-takes-place-in-the-same-town-and-same-universe-as-the-guest/

Adam Wingard (You’re Next, The Guest) is getting back to his roots with A24‘s Onslaught, and many fans have been wondering if the events of the upcoming film connect in any way to one of Wingard’s previous movies, The Guest. After all, they do seem to be cut from a similar cloth, with some speculating […]
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#TheGuest #AdamWingard #Onslaught #Movies

NECA Reveals ‘Jason Universe’ Action Figure Based on ‘Sweet Revenge’ Short Film
https://bloody-disgusting.com/toys/3960629/neca-reveals-jason-universe-action-figure-based-on-sweet-revenge-short-film/

A brand new Jason Voorhees slashed the screen last year in the short film Sweet Revenge from the Jason Universe, and that version of Jason now gets a NECA action figure. Ahead of San Diego Comic-Con kicking off this week, NECA’s Jason Universe – Ultimate Sweet Revenge Jason 7″ Scale Action Figure is now available […]
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#SweetRevenge #NECA #JasonUniverse #JasonVoorhees #Toys