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THE INVISIBLE MAN (2020): 1/10. Ext. Hospital pickup/drop off zone. No lights on anywhere for no apparent reason. Buckets and buckets of rain because that'll obscure things more. It worked for Fincher in Se7en right? Asian man speeding through the pickup zone despite the 25mph sign right behind our star actress, Elizaface Moss. Asian man crashes, because why brake when you can accelerate? Asian man is so dazed by the crash that wouldn't have happened if he wasn't speeding through the hospital parking lot. Because he's SO STUNNED, he must immediately vacate the car. Asian Man: Wh-what the fck? Dir note: This scene is crucial because it gives our Feminist Hero a car to carry her facial expressions in. Let's spend a lot of time and money on this scene, because if it doesn't look totally natural and real, the audience won't believe it. And we need them to believe it because without this very unlikely series of things happening, the tension would be completely undone. Maybe add some more rain. Int car: Moss ends previous phone call with [Fivver voice actor], places her own phone call. Moss winces endlessly to let audience know she's really really acting and really really stressed. Camera can't ignore her laboured expressions. Numerous closeups. Viewers are so blown away by Moss' face that they fail to notice the lack of continuity outside the vehicle. Dialogue shows the urgency of our hero. Man: how r u calling me? Woman: it doesn't matter about that!

not a movie but since the book thread sucks and these are movie related: two months ago i read Woody Allen's biography, Apropos of Nothing, and I'm happy to report: He's still innocent/10. in the two months since then, I've been reading Charlie Kaufman's new novel, Antkind, which starts off with 200 pages of jewish self-loathing, as a middle aged white movie critic tries so hard to be politically correct and inoffensive that he winds up offending everyone with his language and attitudes. The subsequent 506 pages tumble into complete absurd, postmodern borderline nonsense that includes a time travelling ant, the narrator having sex with a mountain (spunk/spelunking jokes included), and a lot of interior reflection that turns into reflecting about self-reflection, then that turns into reflection about reflecting about reflecting, sometimes framed in therapy sessions so really you have no idea what's even real anymore in other charlie kaufman news this comes out in a couple of days:

i loved the gulag at first, but not anymore, especially compared to buybacks, which i feel is more skill based and requires an extra layer of strategy while playing, even if it is a bit thin anyway, havent played this much lately. i feel like i'm good at the game but no longer progressing or improving. kdr hasn't moved from the 1.50-1.55 range in ages, and i feel stagnant no idea what i'm doing wrong, or whether it just boils down to bad luck or whatever

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You were saying the only way to understand something (or I guess someone) is to read their work While it might be true that Peterson has read the Communist Manifesto (which you could read in about an hour on any given afternoon due to it being incredibly short and simple), it is very painfully clear Peterson has little to no familiarity with Marx's work that is actually substantive -- again, in the Zizek "debate" this is pointed out repeatedly where Zizek is basically just giving JP a reading list, and JP doesn't even try to correct the insinuation that he hasn't read sh-t JP gets around this sometimes by saying his problem isn't with Marx per se (but of course it is), and instead it's more about CuLTuraL MarXisTs and POsTMoDeRn MArXiSts or whatever the hell, but in these cases he's using loaded language without ever qualifying it (again, as Zizek begs: WHERE ARE ALL THESE MARXISTS?) On top of this, I have never seen JP give any indication that he's thoroughly read the other liberal arts "postmodern" boogeymen he's always trying to protect children from: foucault, derrida, etc. I recognize that JP's entire resume is based in psychology and bible camp, so there's no reason for him to have a thorough understanding of economics and philosophy, but it's just baffling to me how he wades into that domain with his jittery rage so often, without, again, showing he's done the legwork The argument shouldn't be wether or not communism can be used for good or bad, after all this nerd is a hardline right wing christian and we're not sitting here using the inquisition to judge christianity's values, are we? The argument that I'm interested in is whether JP even has a basic understanding of the things he's rallying against, or if he's simply spooked by an idea

sounds a lot like peterson when he discusses Marx lol

can't believe it took 5 pages for this to get mentioned

he seems like a panicking christian moralist to me, and one who doesn't appear to have read much Marx at all (let alone Foucault, Derrida, and the other bogeymen he discusses)

i would love to read a JP acolyte's interpretation of the debate above

was just down at the legislature, powerful stuff imo

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Waves: 6/10 - drama snowballs. when one thing couldn't get worse, it gets worse. then it gets worse again, then again, only to give a bit of hope that maybe it's not so bad after all some decent bits and pieces here and there, though

under the skin: 1000/10 great music, great visuals, obtuse, unbelievably wanky. just my thing. gotta give immense praise to any movie that is equally discomforting as it is gripping

haven't seen it for years, but i thought the squid and the whale was great back in the day - could be a nice document of its time, where indie navel gazing was getting more attention. with that said, not sure how i'd feel about it now. maybe worth a re-watch

marriage story: 5/10. didn't like this. two good looking, successful, wealthy people mildly battle out a divorce. oh no, which one will have to fly between new york and los angeles? reminded me of a woody allen movie without much of the wit, which is how i'd define noah baumbach's entire career golden globes: was able to catch a chunk of this at work - ricky gervais was hysterical, but the awards were, of course, garbage. salma hayek also gets points for showing off the real globes

after giving it a bit of consideration, my 10 favs of the decade, in no order: - the witch - blade runner 2049 - midnight in paris - the lobster - end of the tour - inside Llewyn davis - birdman - the tree of life - paterson - mad max movies like Paterson and Paris i recognize aren't technically the best or even most interesting, but something about them has allowed me to rewatch them multiple times and enjoy them more each time seen Mad Max a few times now and enjoyed it more each time -- not a fan of pure action movies, so that must mean something for my appreciation of this really, really enjoyed: - eighth grade - the lighthouse - boyhood - pain and glory - 12 years a slave - once upon a time in hollywood - arrival - it follows - moneyball

uncut gems: 8.5/10. the movie is over 2 hours and manages to sustain tension almost throughout. dragged in one or two scenes, which feel extra long because there's just so much shouting in the movie. wasn't big on the soundtrack, but by the end the movie felt super good sandler is a young pacino here, and he 100% sells his character

I've been reading through a lot of these lists Social Network is near the top of many, if not most, of them. Feel like I should give that a rewatch

the mandalorian ep1: 6.5/10 okay it was alright ep2: 8.5/10 wow, this is really great, let's see where this can go! ;o ep3: 5.5/10 er, okay, slight blip but surely it'll get better ep4: 0/10 why bother with ep5

wtf starring john travolta??? written and directed by Fred Durst of Limp Bizkit fame??????? these are like two of my least favourite celebrities of all time can't wait to watch

in fabric: 4/10. not very good horror-ish movie. had potential tho

irishman: 7.5/10 horrendous CGI and unnecessary green screens galore. deaging stuff does not work for me. and it didn't need to be 3+ hours. but after it's all said and done, it's a good movie. strong acting, good story (although i think it's widely been discredited), nice music

blinded by the light: 6/10. kind of a weak movie, but a nice story. i guess worth the watch for big time springsteen fans. would have been a lot better if it was 20-30 mins shorter ready or not: 2/10. while i don't think it's an objectively bad movie, i just didn't enjoy this one at all. (good ending though)