No, I meant charming. Fetching would also fit, connotatively. She's very attractive of course but she just has that ineffable magnetism…

Apropos of The Bicycle Thief, his performance is the opitome of that Italian neo-realist (and later and more compellingly [in my opinion], Iranian New Wave) casting. The nature of it being actually real brings an intangible realness to the performance that supersedes the inherent artifice of cinema.

I honestly don't have a full awareness of what it is, but there was a specific scene (can't recall which one) where Aziz's expressiveness was a dead ringer for Don Draper, I'd have to rewatch it to be more specific. Gave me serious deja vu though.

I've been rewatching Mad Men, and I can't quite put my finger on it but Ansari gives me some serious John Hamm vibes sometimes. Just me?

She's charming as fuck tho

I disagree for the most part (his dad is legit good and his mom's performance works for what's written I think) but the dude who played his cousin was distractingly bad. It's not like there aren't handsome Indian dudes out there who can actually act. Dhruv Uday Singh would have been awesome for that part.

So very late to the party, but for others who meander back here during MM rewatches, this is such a juicy question I don't feel anyone has tapped into.

Nicole Kidman is a lock

Sandler's career is the definition of selling out, sadly. You can tell by roles like in Funny People and PDL he has the chops and talent (or by generally watching any of his movies pre-2000s), he just chooses to take the easy money. I can't say I would do differently given his position, but it's still such a bummer.

I mean Lie to Me wasn't THAT long ago, I doubt a relative marquee name like Tim Roth has had to fall back on uncredited extra gigs to pay the bills.

Hey, you, me, and most everyone else. We had our Obama goggles on

Welp

I've been thinking a lot about when she partially blames herself for the Commander not being able to maintain an erection. It feels like she's - quite understandably - starting to be ground down in her perception of a less misogynistic set of ideals and values. Being brainwashed, basically. I'm interested to see where…

Fiennes is doing such a great job at projecting a persona that, on its face, seems like he's somewhat sympathetic and uncomfortable with the new societal dynamics, while subtly (sometimes less than subtly) leaking out why he is such a high-ranking commander in an overwhelmingly oppressive society.

Wait, even the wives (I can't think of the in-show term for their caste, if it has been named) aren't allowed to read? I don't know why that surprises me at all, but jesus h christ

Oh fuck, wow. That makes a ton of sense, thank you.

The clothes hanging in the background was such a nice touch, it really got to me. I'm not quite sure why.

Phillip has wanted to get out from the beginning of the very first episode.

I don't believe him, I don't think so at least. The actor playing Tuan is quite good, so I have to trust my instincts on what his performance was communicating. Yes, he seemed torn and emotionally wrought, but he also had a gun to his head and knew the potential consequences. I really don't know, but I don't totally…

I would love for someone to help me unpack that scene. I don't think I fully understand what the motivations are there. I'm assuming the insinuation is that Oleg's mother had to resort to sexual placation to keep her safe in the camps, but I don't really get why Oleg is so furious. It seems like his dad worked hard…