I more meant it in the way that the way the fashion world has responded to the whole “high fashion puts impossible pressure on women” feels disingenuous at best. I still love fashion but things like “look, we think pubic hair is cool now!” just exhausts me.

I think the most interesting thing is that the nipples and merkins are juxtaposed with a glut of doll-like looks on runways. It feels like we’re being reassured that this isn’t the smooth, genital-free impossible doll aesthetic, but something more organic and gritty. But it’s still a lot of “perfectly imperfect” that…

I was shocked when I talked about microwaving pop tarts at work and no one else had ever done that. 

I also feel like it’s typical in these situations to raise funds with bake sales or raffles and such. I get it if Milano wants to hit up her fans — but at least offer something in return. Autographed photos. Handmade trinkets. Personalized video messages. SOMETHING. What are they teaching the kids about fundraising if…

Perceptions of the economy haven’t been rooted in reality since Obama was in office. Like Trump, these folks base how well the economy is doing by how angry they are at the government.

I forgot about The Prestige! That was a great movie. Maybe also Jackman’s best?

with the reality that we have to consider non-binary people, I don’t think gendered categories are a sustainable format. Though I would support it if all the women members of the academy and SAG, etc pulled out of the Oscars in protest and developed a women-thems-and-femmes awards organization. Though the old boys…

... now suddenly it’s not cool to defend Barbie anymore.

And I’ll say I found Oppenheimer obviously bloated and showed Nolan’s uncertainty in how to handle a biopic. In my opinion, it wasn’t “great” and if we were going to give Nolan a Best Picture or Best Director, I’d hand it to Dunkirk over Oppenheimer. Murphy deserves his nod for the film, but the movie itself was just…

I don’t buy into this logic because the reason why the Academy can’t pick 10 truly good Best Picture noms is because of who they have vote and how they vote. This was my point I was getting at in my response to you on the other thread. The Academy can’t seem to realize that they need to scrap the old voting system and…

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Little Women

But Gerwig didn’t have to fight to get it made. Margot Robbie was the one who, after being approached for the role, was made a producer and pitched the film to Warner Bros herself, and then helped produce the film with her production company, amongst others. Robbie said, in her vision, it would be as big as Jurassic…

It’s worth noting: This is the 3rd time Gerwig had a picture nominated for Best Picture but was passed over for a Best Director nomination.

I know it’s because I’m in my 40s, but I found Saltburn boring and knew what was going to happen as soon as I saw Ms. Gone Girl and Ms. Promising Young Woman pop up as the matrons of Saltburn. I am also a bit confused as to why “queer person is a predatory, manipulative villain” is lauded here when it’s a tired and…

“Ariana is serious about Ethan”

I have to disagree that Barbie was all fun silliness. Gerwig and Robbie managed to give it a real heart and soul about the pressures of womanhood, the toll inequality takes and how toxic masculinity hurts men as well as women, and it was that part of the movie that made it so successful and worthy of nomination. The…

Gerwig’s snub stings because so few female directors are ever nominated. I would actually prefer it not to be nominated as Best Picture than to have the academy basically acknowledge that this film was great and important but then act like it wasn’t Gerwig’s achievement. I suppose the rationale is that she will…

It’s charming how the shoes are mostly sequin. These days they probably would make them out of real rubies for no reason other than the flex and free press.

I don’t see how paying influencers to talk about your product on social media is unethical. They’re not saying “if you don’t have one in every color, you’re going to die.” They’re saying “I like to match my water bottle to my outfit.” To say that’s unethical is a bit much.