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Blue Ruin is a lot sillier than the popular reception would let on.
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Coffee And Pie posted:Top 5! I could buy a lot of his foibles and cockups in a more serious picture, they feel very real to me. It’s the looney toons racist killer family with guns strapped to their chaise lounge that sends it over the top.
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Jan 7, 2020 17:30
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drat, I post too much.
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Jan 7, 2020 21:38
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Guy A. Person posted:drat, thanks for the insight Fran. Same. It’s kind of funny that I grew up to have a major political dimension in my life and to be involved in local political organizing, because I sort of dread talking about politics and I never had any interest in online communities related to debate or philosophy etc when I was in my formative years. I just view working against capitalism as a responsibility for life as an ethical adult and something I simply have to do even if I’d rather be doing basically anything else.
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Jan 8, 2020 17:15
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Friends Are Evil posted:Kerrang! posted about my work, which is pretty neat Wow, there are so many awesome artists in here.
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Jan 10, 2020 00:20
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Lmao, I’ve always wondered if the rest of the movie is that psycho. Know what was decidedly not psycho enough? Cats. It was definitely the product of a soft-boiled brain, and there’s plenty to gawk at and be bewildered by for sure, but when it comes to like, an enjoyable spectacle, there’s very little there. It occupies the losing position of falling short of the Moulin Rouge type glitz and fire I’d expect from a cinematic adaptation, but it isn’t a straight reproduction of the original, either. It’s just kind of plodding and, despite looking technically fairly good, always sort of cheap looking. The songs aren’t catchy or arresting, either, they’re just sort of there, even though they take up most of the runtime.
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Jan 10, 2020 16:36
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Is the Fargo show good, now that it’s been running for a while? It’s always been on my radar, but I’m not a big tv drama guy, and an hour long serial show is a difficult sell for me.
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Jan 10, 2020 17:47
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I’m not paying attention a WWII documentary right now, it’s chill
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Jan 10, 2020 21:21
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Lol, this is almost definitely a Bon Avakian pin.
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Jan 11, 2020 21:08
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All comedians need to be encased in an ice crystal and suspended in the desolation zone.
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Jan 12, 2020 03:59
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These days, there are simply so many viable alternatives to watching the Oscars, like the On Cinema Oscars special, or my homemade playlist of the top ten anime battles.
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Jan 13, 2020 17:24
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Archive.org article of the day is the highly  Game Urara, a short-lived underground Akihabara zine focused on gaming, fetish porn, drug dealing, and Aum Shinrikyo screensavers.https://twitter.com/textfiles/status/1216983365468946432?s=21
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Jan 14, 2020 16:14
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As far as weirdo internet animal abusers goes, one extremely weird fact is that one of the two current editors of Stormfront is a young Asian woman who fantasizes about killing dogs even more than she does about rahowa.
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Jan 15, 2020 18:18
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Franchescanado posted:I saw someone online discussing Parasite by saying "Yeah, it's a really interesting take on class, but the reason that doesn't appeal to Western audiences is because class doesn't exist in America. That's an Asian problem". That was an insanely hot take, and they were quickly shouted down for their ignorance. Wasn’t this also basically the NYT’s review?
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Jan 20, 2020 20:19
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drat, Orville Peck’s new album is great. How nice to have a dope modern country record. The guy has a voice like Elvis, but with a little higher range.
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Jan 22, 2020 16:18
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bows1 posted:WHAT whats it called? Spotify only has last March's; I've been waiting for new music! Sorry, that’s the one. I assumed it was new because apple music has it featured as a “new album”.
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Jan 22, 2020 20:46
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Chuka Umana posted:What should I see tonight: Uncut Gems, Ford v Ferrari or Little Women? UN CUT GEMS
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Jan 25, 2020 03:18
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Speaking from personal experience as a millennial, I was created in a lab by the evil scientist Yacub to erode the soul of the original black man.
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Jan 30, 2020 00:28
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I don’t really care for Green Room or Blue Ruin, really. They’re fine, I guess.
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Feb 2, 2020 03:42
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Lol, I almost didn’t finish Enemy because I wasn’t really feeling it and my partner arrived when there was still ten minutes left in the movie. I’m not sure that I felt it was a great film or anything still, but my evaluation definitely would’ve been more than typically lacking had I not finished it.
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Feb 3, 2020 17:34
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Reminder that Us came out in 2019
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Feb 3, 2020 21:17
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feedmyleg posted:Us is a loving mess. A mess with a lot of value, but let's not pretend it's some new indisputable classic. 2019 best movies, in no order: Parasite Uncut Gems Us
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Feb 3, 2020 21:34
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caligulamprey posted:Us is a very good little horror film and Lupita Nyong'o kills it (the bonus feature on the blu where she stays in character between takes is eerie poo poo), but people calling it a masterpiece are going full-blown Bradley Witford in Get Out-levels of overcompensation. Pretty rotten to insinuate that I’m virtue signaling for greatly enjoying a movie with a black director and cast. Us is a phenomenal movie with resonant imagery, a sharp sense of humor, an incredible soundtrack, and engaging politics. The script might have some minor issues, but the problem of plausibility that many seemed to have did not concern me in the least.
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Feb 3, 2020 21:44
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When I saw Us, my movie theater exited directly into a fairground, and all but immediately into the hall of mirrors. How baller is that.
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Feb 3, 2020 23:38
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Roth posted:Thinking I might drop crunchyroll in favor of Criterion and Shudder If you’re subscribing to plain-jane Crunchyroll, there’s no reason not to be using VRV. It’s not as idiotically good of a deal as it was when they had Funimation and Shudder onboard, but for the same price as Crunchyroll you can get Crunchyroll plus a weird-rear end hodgepodge of indie documentaries, western cartoons, and grindhouse fare. I’m really looking forward to getting a new computer built so I’ll have a means of watching the Criterion streaming service.
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Feb 3, 2020 23:51
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Hey folks, I’m a clerical worker that has experience working with controlled documents, navigating corporate hierarchies/communicating with executives and officers, and managing a database. I would love to find a job where I’d never have to answer a phone ever again. Any recommendations for direction?
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Feb 4, 2020 21:22
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Detective No. 27 posted:I can't think of any jobs where you won't be answering a phone. That said, you can mitigate your phone use depending on the job. Do what I did. Leave a clerical job for social work! I don't get paid much, but it's the most fulfilling job I've had. Plus I get to spend most of my day driving around the greater Phoenix area. I’m exaggerating a little. The truth is, talking on the phone is one of the things I find least pleasant in life. I don’t want to get too explicit about what I do for work, but I started in a call center and clawed my way up to a professional administrative position. However, staffing crises and an unwillingness to increase payroll for the call center has meant that I get busted back down to working there several days a week. I want to work somewhere that isn’t a call center, using the skills I’ve gained in that environment.
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Feb 4, 2020 22:10
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Lupin rules. Castle of Cagliostro may be my favorite Ghibli movie.
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Feb 4, 2020 23:06
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Have you seen Lupin part 5? It’s phenomenal.
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Feb 4, 2020 23:22
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Real talk though I am looking to get out of my job. I have a fair amount of experience working with common business software, handling high-level paperwork (as in, stuff that has immediate legal or large financial implications,) and using lateral thinking/creative problem solving/multi-tasking all the stuff people look for. But figuring out how and where I can apply my skills to move to other industries and positions is something I’m less certain about. Are there like, career counseling services for people in a position like that? I know I’m being exploited and underpaid here. I just need to know where to look elsewhere.
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Feb 4, 2020 23:38
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They also sucked, because the franchise died.
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Feb 5, 2020 00:58
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LORD OF BOOTY posted:Does it have the part 2 dub cast like part 4/Italian Adventure and the Funi-dubbed specials did? Those are the voices I always associate with Lupin. If there isn’t one already, it’s probably coming, since they released a dub of the three latest movies, too. I didn’t wait for the dub but I agree that the English cast does a great job. It’s just sad that Zenigata’s English actor passed away, his unique voice was missed in part 4.
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Feb 5, 2020 02:10
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Jesus. Burnout in my office has gotten so bad that my team of nine is down to two.
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Feb 7, 2020 16:34
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Is there a way to see sent PM’s on the SA iphone app? I’m not sure if I actually sent one I thought I did.
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Feb 10, 2020 16:13
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Franchescanado posted:Of the things to dislike about Wes Anderson, I can't really imagine it being the aesthetic. His movies always look great, they production design, costuming, staging, make-up and cinematography is always great. On the contrary, Anderson’s immaculate cinematography and cynical obsession with kitsch, while often visually appealing, are a key component of his repulsively bourgeois filmmaking.
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Feb 11, 2020 21:50
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The Clowner posted:I'm glad to hear Lilo & Stitch is good because it looked good but I try to stay away from non-Pixar Disney joints Not only with depictions of the rich, but depictions of poverty are given a gauzy, fairy-tale treatment that makes it seem like a romantic adventure.
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Feb 12, 2020 00:10
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Tampopo is one of the best movies of all time.
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Feb 12, 2020 00:57
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Khanstant posted:Seent Uncut Gems last night. A technically good movie with a kickass soundtrack but also the movie sucks and it's unpleasant to sit through, and goes on like 35 minutes too long. The worst bit was his crying scene. I was kind of sarcastically remarked that he was going to have a crying/breakdown scene if he was serious about trying to get an award nomination. There is such a scene, but it's so bad folks were actually laughing at it in the theatre. He was pretty good at playing an insufferable douche who you wish bad things to happen to him, but good lord, I can't imagine why they'd let that cut of the scene in the movie. Did they only try it once and just rolled with it or were the other takes somehow even more laughable? People were laughing at the scene because it’s masterfully written humor.
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Feb 12, 2020 21:09
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Anyone got a recommendation for a good, cheap(er) charging cable for an iphone 8? I’d like to get an assortment of them for my home/car/office, and the one I bought recently just combusted.
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Timby posted:Whenever looking for cables, check Monoprice first. Duh. Thanks. Edit: dont buy $3 cables from amazon folks, they ignite and then amazon wants you to send them back for a refund.
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