The Film Optimist

@filmoptimist

Writer, actor, comedian, YouTube movie commentator. You might have seen me on other platforms as DoctorHu or as BrawnBones, or possibly just as "Glen." Pronouns: They/Them, Formal: Mg. (Mage) Williams www.youtube.com/TheFilmOptimist

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The Film Optimist@filmoptimist· Jul 11

Look. I didn't start this year expecting to play a brand new cassette over Bluetooth to my bone conduction headphones, yet here we are.

The Film Optimist@filmoptimist· Jul 8

Look upon my works, ye mighty, and despair.

The Film Optimist@filmoptimist· Jul 8

After many good intentions to learn Godot and/or RPGMaker Unite, I am dipping my toe into Pico-8 because I need some fundamentals, dammit.

A vast black field. In the upper left corner is the text "[nil]," and in roughly the center is an orange shape with a rounded top and a green face with two dark eyes.

The Film Optimist@filmoptimist· Jul 7

Happier times for my Mom (and for DC): We went to the National Mall for the Rally To Restore Sanity And/Or Fear, and she gave out Halloween candy -- including to Black Jesus, who chose to take a Tootsie Roll.

A woman with silver hair and glasses wearing a "Rally to Restore Sanity And/Or Fear" hoodie smiles at a man with dark shades, an afro, and a large beard wearing Christ-like robes who is holding a Tootsie Roll in his hand.

The Film Optimist@filmoptimist· Jul 4

The joke that always comes to my mind any time someone even *mentions* The Simpsons.

Three screenshots from "The Simpsons," the first features Marge in bed comforting Homer. She's saying, "Kids can be so cruel." In the second frame, Bart is standing in the doorway in the background, saying, "We can?" In the third frame, he's grinning and saying, "Thanks, Mom!"

The Film Optimist@filmoptimist· Jul 3

Tell me, Rocket. Have you ever had… an EGYPTIAN FEAST‽ #BloodFeast #ACNH

Rocket — a large animal in a pink football jersey and helmet — says, “First, I haven’t seen a single sea monster here. Second, what do they expect me to do? Hurl insults at it?” Meanwhile, the player character wears a green dress with a zig zag pattern and an ornate, golden, Egyptian burial mask.

The Film Optimist@filmoptimist· Jul 2

Look, GENERALLY speaking, I don’t think anyone should be subject to random, warrantless drug screening in life or work. But *tech CEOs….*

Screenshotted text from the linked article:
“Alex thank you, we appreciate it very, very much, thanks” CNBC’s Andrew Sorkin says, clearly cueing Karp to leave so they can move on.
“And I’ll tell you—we’re off camera now?” Karp continues.
The hosts reply in a chorus: “no, we’re still going.”

The Film Optimist@filmoptimist· Jun 23

The Friday 10 from last week has had a massive week with 7 of the lyrics identified -- 4 of those by @unrealfred.bsky.social, 2 by @frodiscaper.bsky.social, and 1 by @thudfactor.com. If you recognize any of these, head to the blog, get in the comments, and let me know!

Text screenshot reads: "9. She's so cool, gonna sneak in through her window"

Screenshot text reads: "2. Darling, only you are the life among the dead."

Screenshot text reads: "6. Pour my life into a paper cup, the ashtray's full and I'm spillin' my guts"

The Film Optimist@filmoptimist· Jun 22

Looking into a medium I'm not familiar with and clicking the genre tab, only to learn the Dewey Decimal System has no power here.* * This is the entire base-level genre list, not available subgenres.

A screenshot of a bar of buttons labeled with genre titles. "All" is highlighted in green. The other buttons rendered in dark grey with white text read "CEO," "One-Night Stand," "Love After Marriage," "Sweet Love," "Counterattack," and "Betrayal & Revenge."

The Film Optimist@filmoptimist· Jun 18

The still, calm voice in my head every time Tim Sweeney opens his mouth to talk about how great his company is doing at making money after firing a literal thousand employees, shoveling out AI product, and *still* proclaiming microtransactions to be "The future of gaming."

Cillian Murphy as Thomas Shelby from "Peaky Blinders" sticks his finger in the face of the first young man standing in a line and says, "No Fortnite."

Cillian Murphy as Thomas Shelby from "Peaky Blinders" sticks his finger in the face of the second young man standing in a line and says, "No Fortnite."

Cillian Murphy as Thomas Shelby from "Peaky Blinders" points at the third man in line, saying, "No Fortnite," as the man raises his hands in innocence.

Cillian Murphy as Thomas Shelby from "Peaky Blinders" in mid-shout, screaming, "NO FUCKING FORTNITE."

The Film Optimist@filmoptimist· Jun 16

If you see this, we IMPLORE YOU to post a picture from whatever device you're using without explanation.

A black and white image of a nun in a white habit and wimple. She stands between wooden staves at the height of her neck. She says, "Is it my fault that I'm possessed by eight powerful demons?"

The Film Optimist@filmoptimist· Jun 12

Rockin’ up to WWDC with my new technological advancement like

The Film Optimist@filmoptimist· Jun 9

And when in doubt, you can use the optional step 5: Yeah, but at least I got that bag, tho.

Screenshot of text from article attached to previous post: "On April 30, the FDA closed its investigation without taking any enforcement action. McAfee told me his raw-cheese products were back in stores. Sprouts and H-E-B, two major retail chains that have carried his cheese, did not respond to my emailed questions about the outbreak.
"'We don't feel bad at all,' McAfee told me about the entire episode. 'Our sales are highest they've ever been, and feedback online with influencers is: If the FDA says something, do the opposite. It's safer. They don't trust them at all.'"

The Film Optimist@filmoptimist· Jun 9

This story is just an amazing illustration of the four stages of arguing in bad faith that comes from movements like the Raw Milk proponents. 1 - I'm not responsible 2 - You can't prove I'm responsible 3 - It's not nearly as bad as everybody claims it is 4 - I didn't say any of that, stop lying

Screenshot of text from the attached link reads, "'We have a red-flag system here, where if there's anything that gets really out of whack, they can immediately tag the milk, and it doesn't go to anything but cheese,' McAfee told me. 'Because, you know, cheese is resistant to pathogens.'
"Research has shown that raw cheese is not, in fact, resistant to pathogens; while aging can mitigate some risk, harmful bacteria can still survive the usual 60-day maturation process.
"Hearing about the practice took me by surprise -- the farm did what with that milk? -- so I asked about it again.
"McAfee confirmed that milk with pathogens was used to make cheese, except for batches with salmonella, which he said were dumped or sent out for pasteurization. (I later learned that the FDA knew he was doing this and had told him to stop two years ago. but no one had alerted the public.)"

Screenshot of text from attached article: "Six weeks after I left Raw Farm, it happened.
"On March 15, federal regulators publicly linked its cheese to yet another E. coli outbreak.
"Nine people were infected across three states; more than half were younger than 5. Of the three people who had to be hospitalized, according to regulators, one developed the same severe kidney condition that Martin's son had battled two decades earlier."

Screenshot of text from attached article: "'We would in the past divert to cheesemaking,' he told me. 'We no longer do.' He didn't pinpoint exactly when the farm made the change, throwing out dates from two years ago to last summer. 'It's been quite some time.'
"I brought up the fact that he'd made similar disclosures in podcasts in the last year and to me just weeks earlier. But he doubled down.
"'I think you have caught me in something where there's an issue between practice and what I'm saying,' he said. 'If I said it, I believed that at the time to be true, but I do know that now we do not use any questionable milk.'"

The Film Optimist@filmoptimist· Jun 9

If you aren’t willing to push back against this, then you’re not willing to fight for human rights. Full stop.

Black and red text against a white background reads “The best time to act was yesterday, the best option now is to act today.”

The Film Optimist@filmoptimist· Jun 6

quote this with who you would be in star trek [The Animated Series is underrated.]

Anna and Uni Puma, the Puma twins. Blonde, cat eared criminals armed with guns from Dominion: Tank Police

The Film Optimist@filmoptimist· Jun 6

As much as I love Gorshin’s Riddler (and that is a LOT), there is a special place in my heart for the vainglorious circus strongman that was John Astin’s take.

John Astin’s flashes his signature mad-eyed grin as he peeks from behind the Riddler’s question mark cane.

The Film Optimist@filmoptimist· Jun 4

"Do you mind if I smoke?" "I don't mind if you burn." #NowWatching

A red-tinted rendering of three women in dancehall costumes, a gangster holding a hand over a hostage's mouth in the back window of a speeding car, a police officer arresting a man with a gun, and two male figures in the foreground, one holding the other by the collar. The main text on the poster reads, "Talent school racket exposed! CITY OF MISSING GIRLS."

The Film Optimist@filmoptimist· Jun 3

Show me a picture that captures your essence

Captain Marvel (Carol Danvers) with short-cropped hair holds a copy of Tommy Wiseau's "The Room" on DVD, pointing to it. She's saying, "No. I wanted ROOM with Brie Larson. Not THE Room -- side note. You know this guy is an ALIEN, right? He's a wanted criminal. The Guardians have been looking for him for YEARS."

The Film Optimist@filmoptimist· Jun 2

Looking at footage of 60's Mission Control and trying to spot the "Phosphorous is Best Girl" printout on the desk.

Mama & Papa from Astro Boy (aka Phosphorous [Mama] and Ethanol [Papa]) -- an idealized 60's housewife and a comically round man in a red suit with an orange tie.

The Film Optimist@filmoptimist· Jun 2

Carry On Spying

A diner table. Bernard Cribbins looks on in mild surprise as Barbara Windsor delivers a classic Babs AAACK! take.

The Film Optimist@filmoptimist· May 28

When people ask what my favorite NüWho revival of a Classic Who nemesis was:

A title card for the classic Thirteenth Doctor (Jodie Whittaker) story, "Vengeance of the Stupid, Stupid Rat Creatures," bearing the legend "Written by Chris Chibnall."

The Film Optimist@filmoptimist· May 28

The title card for the classic Colin Baker Doctor Who story, "Stupid, STUPID rat creatures."

The Film Optimist@filmoptimist· May 26

Which, of course, was the origin for this classic Voyager episode.

A low-angle shot of the starship Voyager. In the corner in the font used for Voyager episode titles is the text "STUPID, STUPID RAT CREATURES."

The Film Optimist@filmoptimist· May 26

Share a panel that always makes you laugh

Fone Bone in mittens and a large, warm hat stands at the top of a tiny tree root sticking out of a cliff face. The root is sagging heavily under the weight of two massive rat-like creatures clinging to it, at whom Bone is screaming, "STUPID, STUPID RAT CREATURES!!"

The Film Optimist@filmoptimist· May 20

I think I'll read some old Archie comics to get my mind off of current eve--

Two frames from Archie Comics' "Tales Calculated to Drive You BATS!" From the story "Hip Man Winkle," the first frame shows Winkle -- a beatnik -- standing with two men from the future under a lamppost. Winkle says, "Man, I've got to write a poem about this cool world of 2292!" and one of the future men reacts, "This square even writes poetry!" In the second panel, the future man is gesturing toward a machine while saying, "We have a machine that writes our poetry for us!" The machine is labeled with different types of poems including sad, happy, trashy, love, funny, and masterpiece.

The Film Optimist@filmoptimist· May 17

Props to the one person on Kickstarter who backed the @gamechanger.dropout.tv, $2,500, "You get nothing" level. That is premiere commitment to the bit.

Screenshot of the Kickstarter campaign for the Game Changer home game showing the pledge level designated "The Cuck Level," which costs $2,500. It lists its 1 item included as "Absolutely nothing."

The Film Optimist@filmoptimist· May 15

Update: The toxic impulse won.

Screenshot of the Commodore order confirmation page. In the classic Commodore blue screen, it shows '10 PRINT "ORDER CONFIRMED."' Line break. '20 PRINT "THANK YOU."' Line break. '"30 PRINT "GET READY TO MAKE"' Line break. '"40 PRINT "SOMETHING."' Line break. 'RUN'

The Film Optimist@filmoptimist· May 10

“Oh, I always like to do the unexpected. Takes people by surprise.”

Colin Baker as The Doctor from “Doctor Who,” in his red jacket with clashing patterns on the lapels.

The Film Optimist@filmoptimist· May 7

Oop! There was supposed to be a picture of this haul. Here we go!