mike's character is consistent between the two shows. despite his self awareness on the matter, he opts for half measures. these shows portray intelligent and compelling characters who build seemingly good plans that fall apart. everything all of these characters try to accomplish will fail because of who they are.…

im happy to see im not the only person fascinated by this show. what a long and interesting conversation. two things to add:

rarely is a sentence allowed to conclude unadorned with silly lexical filigree.

that's all refn is advocating for. in the past, he has described himself as a pornographer. hes taking an ethical stance that creativity is a form self-indulgence and that creativity that doesn't deny it's own narcissistic motivation produces the most interesting results. i feel like this is the least controversial…

if you're a big joni mitchell fan, you already know this one:

i suppose? i dunno.

although i tend to be a generous reader and a quiet internet denizen, i am compelled to chime in: this is hideous writing. whether or not the show is any good, bad writing like this validates sorkin's disdain for internetty unprofessionalism. self-editing should eliminate sentences like "What makes Sorkin’s worst work…

it is no more misguided to cast a cis actor in a trans role than it is to cast any actor in any role. actors play parts. they lie in the service of furnishing something like truth. jeffrey tambor one of our finest actors, and the wonderful work he did bringing maura to life should only complicate a viewer's notions…

agreed. it was a bit hard to tell from the angles, but i couldnt decide if it looked more like a rhodes or a wurlitzer, and it bothered me that it didnt sound like either one.

yeah, you're right. i loved this movie for a number of reasons—some parts are breathtakingly tense, and for a borderline pornographic b movie its presented with exquisite taste—but the thing that makes it real art by my lights is how it regards masculine love as an essentially destructive thing. its a visual poem for…

it's the flower duet from lakme

I don't think that's it… a shot like that wouldn't start as an 'accident.'

but doesnt that grandfatherly stance seems so earned in saunders and vonnegut? i always get the sense after reading them that theyve been all the way through the mill and that one piece of wisdom, "goddamnit babies youve got to be kind" is just the product of an examined life.