Contentious C
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10 hours ago, Mike Campbell said:
The moment on the trip that I think perfectly summed him up, was when I was going through boxes of his things and seeing what I wanted to keep, what anyone else may have wanted, or what was getting donated, I found a little notebook with what was clearly a very important set of notes. "Wed 8:00 AEW, Fri 10:00 AEW"
Yeesh, apples and trees, man!
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1 hour ago, Tabe said:
That dude sounds amazing. Have I heard of him?
I dunno, do you like Amy Schumer movies?
(I'm kidding, no one likes those)
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8 minutes ago, Tabe said:
Cruel Intentions - Sarah Michelle Gellar is Kathryn. Ryan Phillippe is Sebastian. They're step-siblings who have the hots for each other but do not act on it (basically). Instead, they are sociopaths who take great delight in manipulating other people to get what they want - usually sex. Selma Blair is Cecile, an innocent, naive girl whose naivete and behavior borders on mentally challenged. She is a target because she is now dating Kathryn's old boyfriend, who we basically never see. So Kathryn sends Sebastian after her to turn her into a slut. Reese Witherspoon is Annette, a virginal Mary Sue that is the daughter of their headmaster. Sebastian bets Kathryn he will deflower Annette - the stakes being his 1956 Jaguar vs an intimate night with Kathryn. The machinations in this movie are depraved. A fair bit of this has not aged well - homophobic slurs, borderline date rape, and more. The cast here is excellent, with Phillippe being PERFECT as the narcissistic rich pretty boy, Gellar the pretty conniver, Witherspoon the pretty innocent, and so on. It's trashy but doesn't overstay its welcome and pretty people acting badly and then getting their comeuppance never gets old. 6/10.
Sometimes I think they remade Dangerous Liaisons this way just because not enough people knew what "liaisons" were and couldn't figure it out from context.
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Do you think this year is the last chance for GS, and matching up against AD just makes that less tenable if they see each other in a series?
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For as verbose as he was on his podcasts, Redick is equally terse in TV interviews. He makes Joe Mazzulla look like Malcolm X.
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This Meta commercial about thermodynamics is fucking stupid. The Zuckerberg CHUDs should have known her dad WAS a NASA employee, but he probably isn't now!!
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If that's the case, 11 should be considered a steal by Sanders' lawyers.
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13 minutes ago, J.H. said:
Oscar for Hood Will Hinting.
James
Also confused by it, since that film doesn't exist!
I kid, but he's fucking great in that. They wrote the role for him and it leans hard into his manic stuff in dribs and drabs but gives those moments more genuine value with a lot of Catholic guilt and very dry deadpan. Of course I just love that movie generally anyway - as messed up as it is, it actually feels like a comfort movie to me. I dunno who you'd pick ahead of him, either; I like but don't love any of the other roles that were nominated. Reynolds?
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I didn't hate Patch Adams, but it's definitely one of those precious and cloying roles of his that make some people want to vomit, and depending on my frame of mind, I can be one of those people. Toys I've seen parts of and is way over the top, but Barry Levinson has some really weird directing credits across the board, so it's hardly an aberration for him. Luckily, The Survivors is on TUBI, so that'll get added to the list sometime. Another 80s movie that's evidently become topical, although the funky-ass skunk stripe of pathetic nostalgia in 80s films is a more obvious one.
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4 hours ago, Mister TV said:
I bookmarked The Best of Times when I was looking through Kanopy a month or so ago, but forgot about it. I think I only saw it start to finish one or two times, but would always jump into it during the training montage/big game when its was on cable, it was on cable all the time from 1987 to 1997. Of the 1986 football movies released in February featuring M. Emmet Walsh, I always preferred Wildcats over this.
I'm kind of surprised this was never remade with The Rock in the Kurt Russell role and Kevin Hart in the Robin Williams role, totally seems like something that would have come out in 2010's.Cripes, you instantly described something that would have been worse.
Since I'm here and thinking about it, I may as well see if I can come up with that Bottom 5 for Robin Williams. Haven't hardly seen everything, but I'm guessing I've seen enough.
- Worst: Absolutely Anything - way to go out, man.
- August Rush - quite possibly the stupidest "music prodigy" movie anyone ever made.
- Cadillac Man - we all agree this is dumb trash.
- Father's Day - whoo, Hell no.
- Then a tie with The Best of Times I had Deconstructing Harry, though Williams is hardly in that, as opposed to being the lead in all the others. So I guess it just slips into the Bottom 5 I've seen. Insomnia is breathing a sigh of relief (don't get me started on the pointlessness of that film existing). I'm sure something like Jack or Flubber or RV probably belongs more than The Best of Times.
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To Live & Die in L.A. just popped up on Hoopla, so watch it while you can (i.e., while we're still a nation that has libraries).
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I'm also on the Frighteners bandwagon - another one of those "kinda lost on physical media" movies because of...something. Probably music licensing rights or just a lack of interest. I think I had the VHS, but '96 was right when the switch to discs was happening and I really wish I'd been ahead of the curve, just buying them anyway for the inevitable day that that's the only player we had.
Anyway, trying to keep this shorter...
The Best of Times - I only watched this because it was a "leaving Kanopy" special, and man I wish I hadn't. Did you know that what miserable, dysfunctional middle class American marriages needed was not less football but MOAR football? Huh, wouldn't have guessed. It's like The Longest Yard, except The Longest 100-Minute Film. An absolute turd from Ron Shelton, and other than Kurt Russell, everyone who's supposed to be 13-14 years removed from high school (so maybe 33?) looks to be 40 instead. Just a total waste of space, but I guess Robin Williams already had alimony payments he had to make or something. Guy literally could not say no to a shitty movie, so I'm not sure this is even in his Bottom 5.
My Days of Mercy - If you've seen this at all, I'm going to place a heavy wager that it's because you wanted to see the old "sesbian lex", as the kids call it nowadays. But I found the movie to be really muddled, given it's ostensibly about the death penalty and then never talks about the issue meaningfully, instead leaning into overblown stereotypes and copaganda foolishness about something that is worth discussing as an issue. And it isn't clear how the characters fall out on either side; it's sort of implied there's a switch due to the plot, but it isn't one I buy. But pre-transition Elliot Page does act the Hell out of this, and there's a pretty badass Sleater-Kinney poster in Lucy's room, so...can't hate it even if it's garbled.
Buffalo '66 - I really expected someone to have said something about this movie here, but...no one has? It's right in that Celebration of Christina Ricci Wheelhouse that seems to exist for some of ya, but this has somehow escaped discussion. Then again, perhaps that's for the best, especially since she wishes she'd never made it in the first place. I'm not actually done with it; I've only watched about 25 minutes and let me tell you, this is some of the most pretentious, "I like French New Wave and I did before Tarantino told the rest of you it was cool" bullshit I've seen.
But, that's not really why I'm bringing it up. A bunch of us have either seen or are at least aware of The Brown Bunny and its reputation, and that's what makes this movie so fucking hilarious for even existing. Because one of the earliest scenes in *this* movie has a guy standing next to Gallo's character in a bathroom stall, commenting on how big his dick is. But, if you've seen The Brown Bunny, you know the guy was hung like a fucking chipmunk. Maybe don't set up some bullshit expectations for yourself there, genius?
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MIN/DEN continues to be the best rivalry in the Association. Going to overtime and Jokic is probably going to get a 50-piece to go with Steph's.
EDIT: Nah, make that a 60-point triple-double, but Minnesota wins it after a foul on a buzzer-beater three. Jesus.
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2 hours ago, Technico Support said:
Despite the lack of @Shartnado videos, I'd still like to discuss fitness, dammit!
I'm about to hang up on a two hour work all hands meeting, an hour and change in, to go run a few miles and lift for a half hour.
I ran six miles Sunday and 5.5 yesterday. Weather is getting warmer, so running is getting tougher. Need to figure out a way to run with some Gatorade without encumbering myself, somehow.
They make those weird stillsuit body packs, don't they?
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On 3/30/2025 at 10:07 AM, Dolfan in NYC said:
My first thought about fan casting of a post-Man of Steel Superman sequel would have had him as Lex, stealing as much of the gravity ship's tech as possible and testing it on himself (thus rendering him bald) while fooling Metropolis into thinking he was benevolently rebuilding the city for them...but instead we got Nise Zuckerberg.
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15 minutes ago, (BP) said:
It’s the weakest of the entire franchise. Both a victim of post-Columbine Hollywood self censorship and a creative effort to put a fine point on it as the finale of a trilogy. Still not that bad, and I enjoy the rest of the sequels.
I hadn't thought about that in years, and just now the whole insipid plot flooded back into my head. Cripes it really sucked.
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Yeah, I really like The Mummy, but it should truly be known as the Weisz Mummy, since it's her most lovable role and she might have actually been the most beautiful woman in the world during that.
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The Wages of Fear - I'll be the contrarian who prefers Sorcerer to this, and just their beginnings and endings are enough to make that call. But man, Clouzot was just on another level from almost everyone for understanding suspense. I can't stand those "1001 Anythings You Should Consume Like a Good Capitalist Hooker Before You Die" books, but this and Diabolique are practically enough for their own film class.
Dragonslayer - AKA the hardest PG-rated movie ever, with lots of blood, multiple butts, and a dong! But boy howdy is this just Fantasy Star Wars. No other reason to cast lame-o Peter MacNicol except he vaguely resembled Mark Hamill in the old white and tan desert garb. But I liked Caitlin Clarke for the brief time she got to be The Princess Who Saved Herself, so I looked her up, but she sadly died of ovarian cancer 20+ years ago. But it did lead me to...
Blown Away - Goddamn, I didn't think anyone would top Helen Hunt for on-again, off-again accents, but here's Jeff Bridges. Jones is decent, and the bones of the story might have been compelling, but not wrapped in mid-90s action junk. Bridges had some rotten timing for starring in bomber movies.
Licorice Pizza - Nepo babies: PLEASE get your teeth fixed! God! This is peak PTA Doing PTA Things, but it's too bad it's centered on two dirtballs. On the bright side, they end up with each other, so no one else has to date them. Might be his most enjoyable film, aside from the age squick and the Japan squick. Very much the kind of movie that makes me wish I'd gone to film school.
We Don't Belong Here - This has the same central conceit as another 2017 release I discussed before, the most overwrought film I've ever seen, I'm Not Here, and while this doesn't plumb the same depths of The Most Actor Award, it's every bit as much a mess. What is this going for? Something Lynchian? A Donnie Darko remix with more of a focus on trying to lend sympathy to mental illness? I don't think even the director really knows; what I do know is that when you see Justin Chatwin's effete Billy Joe Armstrong-looking ass in the credits, the movie is going to suck hard.
I feel bad for Kaitlyn Dever, and even worse that this was one of Anton Yelchin's last roles. If this only got greenlit because he died, it was better off staying unseen.
Immortal Beloved - Tries to be Kane meets Amadeus, is nowhere near as interesting as either. I almost like the focus on his deafness, but more about his earlier inspiration would have been great, too. Felt like a missed opportunity with Oldman on the scene.
High Spirits - Another long-ago half-remembered movie. God, if this had just been about the zany side characters and the distinctly un-Irish Peter Plunkett, it'd be funny. But the arc plot fucking ruins it. Neil Jordan has the most bonkers filmography. Needed more Jennifer Tilly & Hot Priest action.
The Equalizer 2 - Two more hours of Denzel doing the Slow Tough Guy schtick! Just as pointless as the first time through. But the last set piece gives off some Fallout 4 vibes, so that kinda worked for me. Violence against Melissa Leo, on the other hand? No, no, no.
Man on Fire (1987) - Somehow worse than the spastic and overhyped Tony Scott turd, mostly because the director was a fucking amateur and they didn't do more than one take of evidently anything. Great moment where Scott Glenn breaks out a truck window, ostensibly to unlock it, and then...just opens the door because it was apparently unlocked the whole time, so why'd you break the window, doofus?? The ending is baffling and totally steps on the character development in the first 30 minutes, which are the only good section of the whole movie.
Pollock - The rare biopic where the director, in this case Harris himself, feels fair to the subject. But like Beethoven, it feels like you're missing some of the early moments that felt important. On the other hand, what goes on here is truly bonkers. One of Harris's best roles.
Colors - Jesus Christ this movie fucking sucks. Just a trite, sleazy, stereotype-laden bunch of drivel that illustrates why whitey shouldn't be talking about other cultures. Does for inner-city problems what Buffalo Bill did for transgender folks. Oh, but look, Maria Conchita Alonso got third billing! Yeah, fuck you, Dennis.
Martyrs - I'm not sure I'd watch this again, not because it's graphic but because I'm not sure it's good enough. Any reading of it besides a full-throated rejection of Christianity and its foundational beliefs is one that falls horrendously flat to me. Even then, I'm not sure that scans considering the ending doesn't seem to condemn its players to any meaningful degree. Not torture porn, but not effective or as careful as it probably should have been. At least it wasn't as much a mess as Antichrist.
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Well, lucky it picks up a bit. Natasha Lyonne voicing the daughter of Howard the Duck and Darcy is high-quality. But this is definitely the kind of season to send the 'purists' (replace with whatever you deem appropriate) into an insecure tizzy.
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That situation really sucks. Amazing the other kid was ever even remotely normal, if that's a taste of what life under that roof resembled. Can't blame all of that on Rust Cohle's "resent each other for being alive" sentiment. At some point, bad circumstances cause bad minds to show out.
But great you're doing what you're doing.
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I've been watching so much stuff on TUBI that I half-expect them to spin off their sleazier fare into a separate streaming service called BUBI. This seemed like the right place to share that idea.
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44 minutes ago, Raziel said:
It's still one piece of wood, it's just cut differently so the wood that'd be at the end of the barrel is moved down to the label.
They kinda look like those dopey BP or practice bats that are supposed to help you hit the sweet spot. Either they get banned or everyone adopts them; there won't be any in-between.
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52 minutes ago, Cobra Commander said:
Nestor gave up 5 homers. Also the Yankees ordered custom bats with redistributed weight that totally won’t get challenged anytime this year as being illegal bats
How is that even possible to begin with? Isn't the rule written as 'made of a single piece of wood'?
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7 hours ago, Pete said:
Nice of Kim to stop for a quick interview on her way to the military junta.
Well, she *does* coach LSU...and you know she has to own a Rolex or five...
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9 hours ago, Travis Sheldon said:
LaMelo Ball made it to 47 games this year, now it's time to send him to the repair shop.
Between him and Lonzo that's quite a per game average dollar wise.
Well on their ways to having feet like their dad.
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I didn't recall it, but she evidently has a small role in Seeking a Friend for the End of the World, which is a movie I will happily defend at any time. So, not a 100% strikeout rate. Gonna guess the LeBron movie is one, though.
So how about those Celtics shooting threes??