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Me during the holidays and im a feminist
December 16, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Me during the holidays and im a feminist
Maybe the most painful part of the eventual AI bubble burst is that all parties involved are so ungodly rich, not only will it not effect them, they'll never admit to it bursting. They'll just relabel it as explosive innovation or some shit.
December 16, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Maybe the most painful part of the eventual AI bubble burst is that all parties involved are so ungodly rich, not only will it not effect them, they'll never admit to it bursting. They'll just relabel it as explosive innovation or some shit.
Renny Harlin has done a lot of great, so it may just be recency bias to say tonight's viewing of Long Kiss Goodnight has me thinking it's my fav Harlin. Even Black's typical misogyny is toned down so you just get his solid one liners. The icy road trip vibe make it a solid Christmas action watch.
December 16, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Renny Harlin has done a lot of great, so it may just be recency bias to say tonight's viewing of Long Kiss Goodnight has me thinking it's my fav Harlin. Even Black's typical misogyny is toned down so you just get his solid one liners. The icy road trip vibe make it a solid Christmas action watch.
A lot of fans (like me) didn't enjoy TLJ because it rewrote characters & stalled the plot so RJ could make his personal meta commentary - not because it (supposedly) "took chances". He hit pause and left very little for part 3.
Star Wars: The Last Jedi Director Rian Johnson Says He Was 'Hoping For' Fan Pushback, Rather Than Being 'Afraid of Doing Anything That Shakes It Up' - IGN
Rian Johnson, director of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, has said he anticipated and welcomed the movie's polarizing response — and argued it would have been worse to create something "afraid" of shaking u...
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December 16, 2025 at 3:15 AM
A lot of fans (like me) didn't enjoy TLJ because it rewrote characters & stalled the plot so RJ could make his personal meta commentary - not because it (supposedly) "took chances". He hit pause and left very little for part 3.
Seeing The Shining in IMAX was a great way to revisit it. The greatest trick Kubrick pulled creating next level endless unease by simply removing any exposition to soothe the audience. Its why there are so many Shining theories - but personally i just think its a naughty hotel.
December 15, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Seeing The Shining in IMAX was a great way to revisit it. The greatest trick Kubrick pulled creating next level endless unease by simply removing any exposition to soothe the audience. Its why there are so many Shining theories - but personally i just think its a naughty hotel.
Watching Burtons best movie. "I was their number one son, but they treated me like number two" is an all-time piece of dialog.
December 14, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Watching Burtons best movie. "I was their number one son, but they treated me like number two" is an all-time piece of dialog.
Never seen Sliding Doors (1998) until today - a wonderful romcom with the unexpected value-add of having Paltrow pretending to be british the whole time. Especially considering her being american would have changed nothing about the story. Still - a tight charming romp.
December 13, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Never seen Sliding Doors (1998) until today - a wonderful romcom with the unexpected value-add of having Paltrow pretending to be british the whole time. Especially considering her being american would have changed nothing about the story. Still - a tight charming romp.
I historically love bright loud things but The new Street Fighter trailer looks like a pile of aesthetic mistakes that will result in a stupidly abrasive movie.
December 12, 2025 at 9:27 PM
I historically love bright loud things but The new Street Fighter trailer looks like a pile of aesthetic mistakes that will result in a stupidly abrasive movie.
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Yes, the theater experience is worse and more expensive than ever. And Studio's release windows give a normal NO reason to rush out to see something. This hurts theaters. But IMO, blurring the perception between TV and movies has irrevocably damaged WHY people would go to a theater.
December 9, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Yes, the theater experience is worse and more expensive than ever. And Studio's release windows give a normal NO reason to rush out to see something. This hurts theaters. But IMO, blurring the perception between TV and movies has irrevocably damaged WHY people would go to a theater.
Cinephiles don't keep movie theaters afloat - it's the normals who (used to) see on avg 6 movies a year. That's who streaming is designed around, and i'm not sure the genie gets back in the bottle. 8 hour shows with movie-quality visuals scratch that itch for them just fine.
December 9, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Cinephiles don't keep movie theaters afloat - it's the normals who (used to) see on avg 6 movies a year. That's who streaming is designed around, and i'm not sure the genie gets back in the bottle. 8 hour shows with movie-quality visuals scratch that itch for them just fine.
Catching up on GenV s2 - some of the best TV writing currently happening: thoughtful A/B plotting, intriguing characters with careful and caring progression, and a sharp focus on its converging themes. Don't know why people say it's too dependent on the boys.
December 8, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Catching up on GenV s2 - some of the best TV writing currently happening: thoughtful A/B plotting, intriguing characters with careful and caring progression, and a sharp focus on its converging themes. Don't know why people say it's too dependent on the boys.
In the Film Class I ran in 2011, only one film (out of like 20) created so much apathy that the teenaged students didn't care if we finished it. That film was pulp fiction.
December 8, 2025 at 2:31 AM
In the Film Class I ran in 2011, only one film (out of like 20) created so much apathy that the teenaged students didn't care if we finished it. That film was pulp fiction.
Saw Predator Badlands 3x, introducing a new friend to it each time. This is what it means to build a legacy.
December 8, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Saw Predator Badlands 3x, introducing a new friend to it each time. This is what it means to build a legacy.
Have we discussed how bad that Pratt "minority report for idiots" movie looks? The trailer isnt even confident in the movie - halfway through they throw in a "there's a bomb in that truck!" in case the central hook doesn't interest you.
December 8, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Have we discussed how bad that Pratt "minority report for idiots" movie looks? The trailer isnt even confident in the movie - halfway through they throw in a "there's a bomb in that truck!" in case the central hook doesn't interest you.
Taratino was mostly ignorable until he put Brad Pitt in a movie. Before that, his movies were never good enough to break film nerd containment. Basterds was when I realized he is crippled by his 70s aesthetic and an inability to do anything but a series of vingettes.
December 8, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Taratino was mostly ignorable until he put Brad Pitt in a movie. Before that, his movies were never good enough to break film nerd containment. Basterds was when I realized he is crippled by his 70s aesthetic and an inability to do anything but a series of vingettes.
When it comes to the Star Wars theatrical release, I have the low-commitment stance that 1: Always been fine with the special editions 2: Never understood those who couldn't get over em and 3: releasing the originals validates some of the worse parts of the fandom.
December 6, 2025 at 9:49 PM
When it comes to the Star Wars theatrical release, I have the low-commitment stance that 1: Always been fine with the special editions 2: Never understood those who couldn't get over em and 3: releasing the originals validates some of the worse parts of the fandom.
Deathstalker is a few levels below my B movie threshold (much like Gorman was) but the imagination on display makes up for a lot. Raimi-esque in its confidence and dedication to insanity.
December 6, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Deathstalker is a few levels below my B movie threshold (much like Gorman was) but the imagination on display makes up for a lot. Raimi-esque in its confidence and dedication to insanity.
I don't think there's an upside to netflix buying anything.
December 5, 2025 at 3:50 PM
I don't think there's an upside to netflix buying anything.
Joe Rogan saying Jesus could come back as AI is proof that if you leave an idiot at a typewriter long enough, he'll invent 50's paperback scifi
December 4, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Joe Rogan saying Jesus could come back as AI is proof that if you leave an idiot at a typewriter long enough, he'll invent 50's paperback scifi
When it comes to Tarantino's opinions, its key to remember his fairy tale origin story as a movie rental clerk who learned cinema by watching it. He'll always be the angry dweeb behind the counter sneering at you for renting My Best Friends Wedding for the 5th time.
December 3, 2025 at 6:36 PM
When it comes to Tarantino's opinions, its key to remember his fairy tale origin story as a movie rental clerk who learned cinema by watching it. He'll always be the angry dweeb behind the counter sneering at you for renting My Best Friends Wedding for the 5th time.
Oddity is (to me) one of those perfectly focused and balanced movies and in psyched out my mind for this
Here's a new look at Adam Scott in HOKUM, the latest nightmare from Oddity director Damian McCarthy set to release in theaters on May 1, 2026.
A horror novelist visits a remote Irish inn to spread his parents’ ashes, unaware the place is rumored to be haunted by a witch.
A horror novelist visits a remote Irish inn to spread his parents’ ashes, unaware the place is rumored to be haunted by a witch.
December 3, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Oddity is (to me) one of those perfectly focused and balanced movies and in psyched out my mind for this
Peoples avatar takes are funny, partially because you hear a lot of comparisons that let you know what era of filmmaking they grew up in.
December 2, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Peoples avatar takes are funny, partially because you hear a lot of comparisons that let you know what era of filmmaking they grew up in.
My updated blue sky prefs shows me way more movie takes and there sure are a lot of people who see predicting a movies plot as the absolute apex of film crit.
November 30, 2025 at 10:29 PM
My updated blue sky prefs shows me way more movie takes and there sure are a lot of people who see predicting a movies plot as the absolute apex of film crit.
Shakepeare in Love landed when i was 19, and was so culturally over-exposed, i shelved ever watching it until last night. It's as excellent, charming & well crafted as everyone says, despite it being the worst thing possible: a movie that validates theatre kids.
November 30, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Shakepeare in Love landed when i was 19, and was so culturally over-exposed, i shelved ever watching it until last night. It's as excellent, charming & well crafted as everyone says, despite it being the worst thing possible: a movie that validates theatre kids.