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Nothing much buddy. How's Philly treating you? I only ever have enough to time to lurk but couldn't resist liking that one from Jack. A reference to Hamlet will get me every time. Another recent post by you Jack, about how Hamlet has two different responses to essentially the same question...

Thanks for the warm welcome, all. Cheers. Question: How the hell does one know whether or not a historian/pop-historian is full of shit? Heavy source citation? Just research the book extensively beforehand? I ask because it's one of those disciplines where I have the least methodological...

This is fucking hilarious. I used to post semi-frequently in the Serious Movie Discussion thread in the Berry for a few years. Then quit it when it was un-stickied. Death throes and all. I always lurked the War Room. Recently, however, I noticed what a cesspool it had turned into, and perhaps...

Bumping for sadness. Was great while it lasted. Why @Bullitt68? Why? I'm guessing most of the former regulars feel like this. I know I do: Thanks to @Flemmy Stardust, @Bullitt68 for getting me into classic film. I grew not only as a movie lover but as a thinker because of you guys. I'm...

I haven't even posted on the SMD for months Bull, because life, but you're my boy and I do lurk the War Room once in a while. Was curious since you were posting here. @luckyshot was employing an adversarial tone in his OP more as a call to action. Sometimes that's what it takes. You know me...

He's stellar. One of my biggest beefs with Black Panther (which I generally enjoyed) was how they used him. And how they wrote that character. He's one of the king's closest friends, they set up a truly interesting conflict between them, he's played by Daniel fucking Kaluuya, yet one can barely...

Indeed. In keeping with the Arrested Development vein:

First of all, @europe1 is back. WOOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOO! I'm playing this Gob/Final Countdown video for every time you make a comeback: Why you make Ricky sad? Please watch again. OKthnx. This is an immense scene. It's farce. It's not unlike The Master - both portray a "master of his...

I'm brown, born Muslim, grew up in a Muslim country (U.A.E), an Indian national, med school in India, moved in my late 20s to the UK (Nottingham), now doing a PhD, turned permanent resident this year (a proud moment for me). Applying for citizenship next year, so I don't count yet. It's clear...

I've tuned the awards out. Saoirse is always good, though my favorite from there was Laurie Metcalf. I think they all suffered a bit from the taut script. Of the ones you mentioned, I likely had the most fun at the The Post. Personal favorite this year was probably A Ghost Story. Raw, Get Out...

I've seen it a lot, once at the cinema as well. All I can do when I'm watching it now is keep my mouth wide open at their chops and think, "This was their FIRST feature?" Quality. That's a shame man. I imagine I have even less reasons to relate to her, demographically speaking. It hit home...

I did man. Didn't dig. I think even you'd be disappointed. Bit of a mess, really. Congrats on finishing the thesis. What I'd give to be in your shoes right now....

Bon Iver last Wednesday (London). Busy times so the next ones are only in May/June (Yo La Tengo/Jack White). I miss not being busy.

Been trying to catch up with the big ones. Black Panther - better Marvel fare than usual. More safe than I would have liked, but I had a good time. I thought it would be more Do the Right Thing. At least from everything I'd heard. Lovely message. Not enough conflict between factions to elevate...

That's fair. I like the first a good deal better. The secret society stuff isn't executed well enough in either, I don't think. Feels like a whole other part of the plot that they never quite make work with the central conflict (former assassin, wife killed, dog killed). So about halfway, they...

I think the second suffers severely from a lack of propulsion due to motivation being so confused, then straight up being abandoned to set up the sequel. I thought the choreography was better than the first. You? Subway Keanu was excellent. Word.

That's fine. Bullet point thing: I do it to make sure I am addressing separate aspects of what you're saying without seeming dismissive of others. It was a courtesy, really. Nope. Never said that. But like you said, no point going through that again. If it helps, try not to see this as my...

Forgive me. I'm not sure what you mean here. I was referring to the decision to reveal her guilt in a flashback as "not egregious". Not the scene itself, or her actions. So basically, "The smart ones will figure this out." ;) That's OK as well. I tend not to be sold on writing I have to do...

Sorry for the late reply. It's a scene from the past, written to telegraph that her current anger is guilt-driven, without contextualising it in the present through her actions. I think the hope is, "The smart ones will figure this out," or something. Because it's hard to write. It's not...

Most entertaining post in SMD since @Flemmy Stardust used to post here. Thank you. We needed that.