more of a tangent than another example but I was just rewatching Citizen Kane the other night, and the shots of all of Kane's stuff being catgalogued at Xanadu at the end have a very similar vibe -- enough that I wonder if Spielberg had it in mind.

Run perpendicularly away from the giant rolling disc! Covenant rules

Anyway the strength of the reaction I always think was fascinating. Why shouldn’t an adult be mildly embarrassed to spend time on childish things?

It doesn’t stop me! Sometimes I need a break! But sometimes I think — man, I need to spend some time on something more challenging, too.

Many years ago Ruth Graham published this piece in Slate. The reaction was pretty wild — lots of responses, incredibly defensive. I talk about it with my students. The “it doesn’t matter what you read, as long as you read” attitude is one I want them to lose — of course it matters what you consume!

Heat, Bringing Up Baby, The Apartment, In Bruges, Whit Stillman and the Coens all come to mind too

Probably some conflation with “mink” too

a man who listens; he’s concerned about you

Fabulated jabbering babblings

*director. gah.

Also:

Memento
Babylon
MI: Fallout
Kill Bill 1&2
Hail, Caesar!
Grand Budapest
Waking Life

People can’t read. They can’t! Or they won’t. Idk.

my favorite (got to watch to the end for the 👌 punchline)

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