I had to watch the second half of season 1 of The Silo before I could figure out what was going on with season 2.  Now it makes more sense but we'll see if it gets better.  The music is particularly oppressive.

They should have "Filmed in Bleak O Vision" in the opening credits.

I don't have an opinion on the film itself, as I haven't seen it and I am unlikely to.

But I have a question - Why? I cannot for the life of me see the point of "live-action" remakes (which actually means "differently animated, possibly with a few live actors") of cartoons.

... and an observation - If we grant Snow White's existence as a story, how on earth can a film be made of it without upsetting the vast majority of the planet? It has:

a wicked witch (which is bound to upset those that see witches as symbolic of institutionalised misogyny)
dwarves (whose very existence is bound to upset the stature challenged - and their supporters/ defenders in one way or another)
... each of whom are challenged in one way or another (leading to trouble due to a variety of -isms)
miners (obviously making a social comment about manual labourers)
... who have their house stolen by
a white heroine (racism)
a damsel in distress (more misogyny)
a (white saviour) prince that saves the princess (male supremacist) (more racism)
... by kissing her without permission (sexual assault)

There is categorically no way that these obstacles can be overcome, because if the story remains as-is then it demonstrates "dated attitudes" (to pretty much everything), but if anything at all is changed for modern sensibilities then it is "a woke catastrophe".

I think Disney was doomed from the get-go, but I don't have much sympathy because the original movie is still there, and doesn't need a remake.

I laughed when I read this.  Yep.  It's a veritable mine field for the PC.  I'd give it a wide berth.

As the horrorshow in the Oval Office continues, we are not sending aid to Myanmar, while other prosperous countries are stepping up, and the promised $2m has no way to get there since Trump dismantled USAID.  Oh, and more fun isolationism via our 19th c. President McKinley, the Voice of America is now basically a test pattern with music.  It's maddening to watch someone destroy a great nation from within while one can only sit and watch helplessly.

So I started trying to watch Silo season 2 and realized I'd forgotten most of Season 1, so I guess that's some thing I have to rewatch so it makes sense.  For some shows, like Wheel of Time, it's so convoluted and I'm so obsessed with the cleanliness of the costumes, that I don't even care that I no longer have a clue as to what's going on.  What I do know is the pretty people are good and the less pretty people are evil.

I just watched the Swindle with Isabelle Huppert.   She's drop dead beautiful.  Kind of a funny story about a pair of small time hustlers.  Not properly tv but viewable via the public library streaming service.  Do they have such resources in the UK?  Aside from the BBC, I mean.  Here in Trump world, the whackos in Congress are trying to pull the plug on public media like National Public Radio and educational television (PBS) as the GOP is allergic to education.

Not a lot going on. Had a complaint about my grilled cheese sandwiches coming out too dry, but I hit up the bing ai and it told me to do bake instead of toast.

Had a fantastic garlic and parmesan grilled cheese for dinner.

It's been about 82f for most of the month and I am not a Gila monster. They do look cool though.

Watching Silo 2