The Friday Link for 4/29/22

I hope everyone's week went well.

First up this week on the Link is a look at some of the highest-scoring Science Fiction movies of all time.  Looper did a nice piece on this and I was impressed they included a lot of movies that are left off of most lists.

Whenever you see a list like this, it usually is so modern movie loaded, and Looper does feature a lot of modern fare, such as the insanely good 'Mad Max: Fury Road,' 'Her,' 'Gravity,' and a very deserving 'WALL-E.'  But Looper also looks back on classic Science Fiction too.  

I agree it's hard not to see the racism in the original 'King Kong,' and although the movie's makers insisted that was not their intent, racism was very prevalent in movies of the 1930s, so unintentional could easily be described as intentional.  It's great to see 'Solaris' and 'Close Encounters of the 3rd Kind' featured here, and 'Frankenstein' still today is an all-time classic.  But 'Metropolis' is the gold standard.  That movie seems to be 80 years ahead of its time. 

Also tonight more of The Daily Show's Jordan Klepper, this time heading to Hungary to investigate why so many Republicans are in love with the anti-Democracy autocrat Viktor Orbán.  Heck, DeSantis seems to be cosplaying Orbán constantly lately. That's scary.

And finally tonight, the English language is a mess.  It actually is, but it's not a mess because of modern lingo.  Nope, it's been a mess since it was invented over time.  Many friends I know who have learned English as a second language say how weird it is English has so many weird rules that never seem to be consistent. Storied from PBS breaks it all down.

COVID cases are rising again.  Get vaccinated and boosted.  Wear a mask and be careful.

Have a great weekend everyone.