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Cinema and Movie Thread: coming 2 a theater near u
Bone Temple As good as the previous one - with a hilarious climax. I think these two deserve a bit more love, I definitely didn't expect them to be as good as they were. Too bad so few went to see them.
- The All Things Political Topic - world tidings
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The TV and Streaming Thread: That's Entertainment!
I agree with everything here. For me, hobbits have nothing to do in a show about the second age, and the whole mystery box plotline with the Wizard was just as needless. Another big weaknesses of the show is that they feel the need to ape after PJ's Lord of the Rings. From trying to invoke the same "feels", to borrowing Howard Shore for the intro theme, to literally buying the design of the Balrog and alike. I actually quite like some of the original designs they have, like Numenor, and their version of the Grey Havens.
- What are you Playing Now? Volume XIX: The New Beginning of the End of the Middle
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Cinema and Movie Thread: coming 2 a theater near u
One Battle After Another What an absolute priviledge and joy to watch. Easily the best film I've watched in 2025. Johnny Greenwood deserves an oscar for that soundtrack, and I can't believe a film managed to make a car chase exciting again. A rare 10/10 from me.
- The All Things Political Topic - What's Going On...?
- What are you Playing Now? - the man sez Video games are bad for you - fight the man!
- The All Things Political Topic - What's Going On...?
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Cinema and Movie Thread: coming 2 a theater near u
Super short reviews of three recent films, using the nationally famous https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Die_throw_(review) Sinners - Intriguing up until a certain point. There was potential there to be a great film, but for me the last part was rather generic and uninteresting. 4/6 28 years later - Surprisingly good. There's tension there, and heart. It looks great and sounds great, with a good dose of weird too. I liked it. 5/6 Fantastic Four - Competent and coherent, but uninspired? I was never bored, but also never surprised or feeling any excitement. Much better than the other F4 films of course, but it felt very "comittee made" and followed the moviemaking playbook. I liked the guy who played the Human torch. 3/6
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Gaza - War does not determine who is right - only who is left
The entire Palestinean team behind this documentary has now been killed, according to its (non-Palestinean) director: "The team we worked with in Gaza for @prayingforarmageddon have all been killed. All of them. Such young brilliant brave and talented filmmakers with dreams and high ambitions for the future. They were trapped, directly targeted and slaughtered by the Israeli bombs, and their office at Ain Media was leveled with the ground. They leave behind babies, toddlers, wifes and so many broken hearts."
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The TV and Streaming Thread: That's Entertainment!
Finally got around to watching Andor. It was almost as good as the hype said. I especially liked season 1. Season 2 I felt was a bit uneven, but still great. Hope the showrunner/writer does more Star Wars stuff.
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Ukraine Conflict - In the grim darkness of the near future, there is only war!
Trump being congratulated by Orban afterwards, of course.
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The TV and Streaming Thread: US Writers/Actors Strike Edition
Yeah it was a breath of fresh air after what has to be one of the most outright boring episodes of GoT/HotD history.
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The TV and Streaming Thread: US Writers/Actors Strike Edition
Fallout was much better than I expected. Really enjoyed it, especially the mid-season episodes. 3 Body Problem - promising start. Only watched one episode yet. Shogun - really, really looking forward to this. Probably gonna wait until I'm home alone for a weekend or something like that.
- The All Things Political Topic - A conservative is someone who makes no changes and consults his grandmother when in doubt