Victory Over the Sun
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(I have need to call it but my parting shot, I forgot McTiernan did the Thomas Crown Affair reboot - strong showing on both sides but I think ultimately a Mom Movie imo)
February 4, 2026 at 6:26 AM
(I have need to call it but my parting shot, I forgot McTiernan did the Thomas Crown Affair reboot - strong showing on both sides but I think ultimately a Mom Movie imo)
just to throw a take out there, if McTiernan is the quintessential Dad Movie Director, Nancy Meyers (*not* Nora Ephron) is the quintessential Mom Movie Director
February 4, 2026 at 6:21 AM
just to throw a take out there, if McTiernan is the quintessential Dad Movie Director, Nancy Meyers (*not* Nora Ephron) is the quintessential Mom Movie Director
first pull off the dome: Come On! Feel the Illinoise! Part I: "The World's Columbian Exposition" / Part II: "Carl Sandburg Visits Me in a Dream"
Deleted a post about “what’s your least favorite song” because the vibes are bad enough already.
Instead: what’s your favorite song that has a long title, say at least 6 words long?
Mine: “Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town” (Pearl Jam)
Instead: what’s your favorite song that has a long title, say at least 6 words long?
Mine: “Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town” (Pearl Jam)
February 4, 2026 at 6:12 AM
first pull off the dome: Come On! Feel the Illinoise! Part I: "The World's Columbian Exposition" / Part II: "Carl Sandburg Visits Me in a Dream"
thinking about this more there's absolutely an (esp. early) Jack Nicholson gap in the discourse: Chinatown? Dad movie.
February 4, 2026 at 6:04 AM
thinking about this more there's absolutely an (esp. early) Jack Nicholson gap in the discourse: Chinatown? Dad movie.
I think (an actor in the mold of) Ralph Fiennes is also an important ingredient... what has the highest absolute Mom and Dad Movie levels: I immediately leapt to Constant Gardner which is wrong - but LA Confidential...
February 4, 2026 at 6:02 AM
I think (an actor in the mold of) Ralph Fiennes is also an important ingredient... what has the highest absolute Mom and Dad Movie levels: I immediately leapt to Constant Gardner which is wrong - but LA Confidential...
(i understand why it's less fun/has big upside discursive risk, but I just want it on the record that I'm confident most folks would slot The English Patient far lower in the Mom Movie ranking than it actually is)
February 4, 2026 at 5:51 AM
(i understand why it's less fun/has big upside discursive risk, but I just want it on the record that I'm confident most folks would slot The English Patient far lower in the Mom Movie ranking than it actually is)
I think Gene Kelly has vaudville roots and uh not to be reductive but he's def mom coded
February 4, 2026 at 5:43 AM
I think Gene Kelly has vaudville roots and uh not to be reductive but he's def mom coded
this cuts deep both bc I am now Thinking About Buster Keaton and bc I almost had a uh Daddy Issues moment (for lack of a better term) until I remembered growing up the division of labor meant my Dad took TV, rather than movie stewardship
February 4, 2026 at 5:38 AM
this cuts deep both bc I am now Thinking About Buster Keaton and bc I almost had a uh Daddy Issues moment (for lack of a better term) until I remembered growing up the division of labor meant my Dad took TV, rather than movie stewardship
...should I baguette-pill my child?
February 4, 2026 at 4:57 AM
...should I baguette-pill my child?
SODAZ is high up there as well www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0wL...
Fallout Operation: Sunburst [Fan animation]
YouTube video by SODAZ
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February 4, 2026 at 4:51 AM
SODAZ is high up there as well www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0wL...
I go Astartes every time but,,, www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVXE...
February 4, 2026 at 4:50 AM
I go Astartes every time but,,, www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVXE...
what's your favorite "tame impala is just one guy" flavor?
February 4, 2026 at 4:50 AM
what's your favorite "tame impala is just one guy" flavor?
following @cteeze-nuts.bsky.social's lead I think it's red october - Tinker, Tailor rates higher on my favorites list but is a little too clever to be a Dad Movie - it's too early yet but I want to lay down a marker that Michael Clayton will become the definitive Dad Movie for Millennial Dads
February 4, 2026 at 4:08 AM
following @cteeze-nuts.bsky.social's lead I think it's red october - Tinker, Tailor rates higher on my favorites list but is a little too clever to be a Dad Movie - it's too early yet but I want to lay down a marker that Michael Clayton will become the definitive Dad Movie for Millennial Dads
Not putting it forward, nor do I know the answer here, but this does make me wonder: are we at a point in the zeitgeist that we'd say it's unfair to call Master and Commander a Dad Movie?
February 4, 2026 at 4:01 AM
Not putting it forward, nor do I know the answer here, but this does make me wonder: are we at a point in the zeitgeist that we'd say it's unfair to call Master and Commander a Dad Movie?
in no way to discourage or diminish your usual posts - I sincerely hope you keep posting about your new vegas playthrough - one doesn't get to hear much about unvarnished 1st runs these days - it'd be genuinely so nice to have some 1st run FNV takes from a thoughtful person sprinkled into my feed
February 4, 2026 at 3:55 AM
in no way to discourage or diminish your usual posts - I sincerely hope you keep posting about your new vegas playthrough - one doesn't get to hear much about unvarnished 1st runs these days - it'd be genuinely so nice to have some 1st run FNV takes from a thoughtful person sprinkled into my feed
Yipee yayyyyy! There'll be no wedding bells for today!
February 4, 2026 at 3:47 AM
Yipee yayyyyy! There'll be no wedding bells for today!
Some day we’ll get this with expedition 33 and it’ll be glorious: youtu.be/mDw6xxIErK4?...
Orbit: You'll Never See It Coming (Last Surprise Edition)
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February 4, 2026 at 2:08 AM
Some day we’ll get this with expedition 33 and it’ll be glorious: youtu.be/mDw6xxIErK4?...
Apropos of absolutely nothing: “Nasty Girl” was a banger
February 4, 2026 at 2:05 AM
Apropos of absolutely nothing: “Nasty Girl” was a banger
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According to FOX 9, a Minneapolis federal judge demanded to know why DOJ is missing deadlines & AUSA Julie Le said, "The system sucks, this job sucks" & asked to be held in contempt so she could sleep.
PACER shows she got assigned to defend the govt in 88+ cases since Operation Metro Surge started.
PACER shows she got assigned to defend the govt in 88+ cases since Operation Metro Surge started.
February 3, 2026 at 9:34 PM
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This is unreal. An AUSA talking like that in open court is about as close as you can come to a total breakdown. Never heard of anything like it.
February 3, 2026 at 8:46 PM
This is unreal. An AUSA talking like that in open court is about as close as you can come to a total breakdown. Never heard of anything like it.
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This was a remarkably crazy response by Mike Johnson's standards. He's going full "stop the steal" and clearly would line up behind any effort Trump makes to rig the midterms and 2028 elections
Mike Johnson on Trump calling for Rs to "nationalize" elections: "We had 3 Republicans who were ahead on election day in last cycle & every time a new tranche of ballots came in they just magically whittled away until their leads were lost. It looks on its face to be fraudulent. Can I prove it? No"
February 3, 2026 at 7:39 PM
This was a remarkably crazy response by Mike Johnson's standards. He's going full "stop the steal" and clearly would line up behind any effort Trump makes to rig the midterms and 2028 elections
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Carlos Beltrán will officially wear a Mets cap on his Baseball Hall of Fame plaque 👏
February 3, 2026 at 8:08 PM
Carlos Beltrán will officially wear a Mets cap on his Baseball Hall of Fame plaque 👏
netflix made Black Reacher with Don Johnson playing the main bad guy and I'm just finding out about this now?!
February 3, 2026 at 8:11 PM
netflix made Black Reacher with Don Johnson playing the main bad guy and I'm just finding out about this now?!
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lmao was this source named mlon eusk
February 3, 2026 at 8:03 PM
lmao was this source named mlon eusk
*ruefully* we saw him make fries
February 3, 2026 at 7:56 PM
*ruefully* we saw him make fries