ime being a cis man sucks a lot in its own distinct ways just like I assume being anything else does but the vast vast majority of men misidentify the causes of the suck which…does not help!!!
it’s not about that, it’s the fact that most date ideas cost money, and also being on the apps as an average looking man = you need to pay money to be able to shoot enough shots to make 'em worth using.
I have been too broke to date for a while and it sucks :(
the pig fucking episode was its peak. even the rest of that first series was not good
img caption: "Ukrainian National guard soldiers simulate the evacuation of a wounded comrade and provide first medical help during tactical training at a shooting range in Kharkiv region, Ukraine, on Feb. 29, 2024. "
Everyone getting hung up on themes but the best thing about ST is the look and feel, aided by the blend of practical effects and surprisingly solid early era CGI. The behind the scenes stuff on how they did it is worth checking out, though not as amazing a technical/budgetary achievement as Robocop. Verhoeven is/was a whiz at keeping his spectacles visually coherent.
best band!!
tough to think of two people I’d like to get high with less
point taken but I recommend not referencing the director of those movies in an even accidentally approving context ever
unfortunately the whole season mostly sucked, a few cool moments aside
It’s not a classic or anything (the whole scenario is pretty op only contrived) but it has some solid laughs, decent performances and doesn’t overstay its welcome. Obviously the social commentary is limited/lib AF but that comes with the territory. Sterling K Brown is really good and I’d like to see him get Supporting (to the extent that I care).
really really didn’t like it (and I’ve liked pretty much every other yogurt lanthimos joint). one or two-joke movie stretched to agonizing length. rehashed tim burton garbage aesthetic. one-note supporting characters they did nothing with over 140 mins. totally frictionless / conflict-free - everyone loves bella everywhere she goes and the pathetic men are obviously no match. also a small thing but the “means of production” shit was embarrassingly wrong. I did chuckle at willem dafoe saying “cocaine”
didn’t like oppy or barbie either but the trinity test was cool and I get nominating big well-liked event movies even if the america farrera monologue made me want to die
I’ve seen 8/10 of the best pic nominees and would rank them thusly
Zone of Interest > Holdovers > American Fiction > Killers of the Flower Moon > Anatomy of a Fall >>>>> Oppenheimer > Barbie > Poor Things
Poor Things and Barbie already have the same plot.
I was there and I’m here to tell you kevin smith sucks
the death note fanbase was by far the creepiest I ever organically encountered online in the mid aughts (though admittedly I was less online than many)
the Russian stuff in The Americans is (mostly) considerably less cringe - it feels like they at least made an effort to give all the principal Russian characters some interiority and not just be cold operators or whatever, and iirc they worked with Russian translators and a decent number of Russian actors to make their dialogue relatively credible. the show was created by an ex-CIA guy who now writes books like this which should tell you a lot about the politics of the show (in short “both sides bad but also both sides rational”). in general it’s wittier and better written than FAM by a lot mainly cause it can’t coast on cool space shit. also, wigs.
I couldn’t convince anyone to go see Immaculate with me but it looks fun. It’s interesting that she backed it as a passion project.