Did those things not exist before the creation of the term? I’m absolutely certain they did. Hence, the term has no value.

Further, what you’re describing is again a phenomenon that can purely be explained by capitalistic impulses mixed with clearly understood human psychology. Colleges and universities are, in this…

Did those things not exist before the creation of the term? I’m absolutely certain they did. Hence, the term has no value.

Further, what you’re describing is again a phenomenon that can purely be explained by capitalistic impulses mixed with clearly understood human psychology. Colleges and universities are, in this…

I think that term is more specifically the idea of widespread and speedy condemnation for some alleged transgression within the public sphere (not by the government!) led by predominantly by group dynamics as opposed to rational assessment.

That loss of (some) opportunities and (some) audience members is obviously something, no? That’s being canceled. I hate this griping about the word — it is the laziest sort of arguing semantics while not risking any sort of actual discussion. Yes, “canceled” has entered the lexicon with this meaning, and no amount of…

Haha, I didn’t even notice my double post. This damn site.

Excluding the movie he made with Madonna (Swept Away), I really enjoyed Ritchie’s 1st four films (Lock, Stock, Snatch, Revolver, and RocknRolla). I never got into his Sherlock Films, The Man from U.N.C.L.E was okay, and out of his last releases, the only one worth a damn was Wrath of Man (which admittedly could’ve…

Excluding the movie he made with Madonna (Swept Away), I really enjoyed Ritchie’s 1st four films (Lock, Stock, Snatch, Revolver, and RocknRolla). I never got into his Sherlock Films, The Man from U.N.C.L.E was okay, and out of his last releases, the only one worth a damn was Wrath of Man (which admittedly could’ve…

I’d say she’s great, maybe not yet exceptional in my eyes, but perhaps we’re splitting hairs.

When it comes to her performance in Barbie, the issue is that these performances (as you alluded to correctly) aren’t qualitatively assessed in a vacuum. They’re compared to other performances in any given award year. So, for…

I recently moved from Tampa to a more central and rural part of Florida for work where there’s significantly less street lamps and lighting, and it’s crazy how blinding some of the new headlights on newer vehicles are, especially trucks. Hard to tell in a decently sized city, but in rural areas you’d easily be…

I’m really good at getting guys to have a hard-on for me, but you’re taking it to a rather weird level. 

You’re absolutely right on all fronts.

To be clear, I’m not defending Tesla or Musk or the executives. I was just intuiting a possibility based upon the cross-section of Tesla owners, video gamers, fanboys of Elon musk, and a technological climate that has shifted due to the prevalence of relatively high speed internet…

Exactly.

Margot Robbie is an absolutely beautiful actress who is a good performer, but the roles she’s gotten in her most notable films play up traits that tend to disguise a range that isn’t as expansive of other performers. She’s always beautiful (even in I, Tonya), she’s always charming, she always has good comedic…

In my opinion, Margot is a good actress with a rather limited range, which is why all of her major roles play up how beauty, her decent comedic timing, and her charm. She’s had a very successful career, but she’s gonna have to break out of that mold if she’s ever gonna get across that final hurdle of winning an Oscar…

But to not recognize that Margot Robbie and Gerwig made something timeless out of a subject that nobody was expecting?

I’m a videogamer, and I can’t help but think that the permeation of video gaming has played into this, especially when you think of Tesla’s popularity amongst the very age group (which I’m in) where video games have become the most popular form of media entertainment.

We’ve gotten so used to video games being released…

unless we want to get into a conversation about Gladstone being a supporting actress...

It wouldn’t surprise me at all if some of the Academy voters think that Noah Baumbach functioned as a sort of shadow “co-director”, since he’s both her husband, her co-writer, and an award-winning director in his own right (although not credited). If that’s the case, it certainly wouldn’t have been helped by the…

The issue is that people at the time said that Emma didn’t deserve to win, let alone that Adams got snubbed. That doesn’t invalidate that Margot, while good in the movie, played a role that didn’t necessarily require her to exhibit groundbreaking acting talent or go outside of her range. Hell, if you look at Margot’s…

There’s also the fact that the Best Picture award goes to the producers of the movie, and there’s always the real possibility that the director isn’t a producer on the movie, so there isn’t necessarily an automatic overlap (for example, Coda in 2021 won Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay, but wasn’t nominated…

I love David Fincher, and The Killer was a beautiful movie to watch, but it was Fincher’s worst movie since Alien 3. So many good things on paper, but the execution was poor (and the story of the assassin being targeted after a failed hit is played out, to the point where attempting to play it straight almost comes…