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r/Bamboo•

My neighbor just installed one of those cattle water trough-type planters with fairly tall (10') bamboo that appears to be a non-clumping variety. My question is, since it is right on the property line should I be comcerned that runners will escape the planter through the drainage holes amd I'll have bamboo in my yard in the future? I'm not sure of the aggressiveness of an unknown bamboo variety.

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r/CriterionChannel•

I've watched this film on the Criterion Channel, a 23 or so minute short, How To Shoot A Ghost, a few times over the last two nights. I really love it, but it grows on me a bit more each time.

First of all, great cinematography, a unique style overall, directed by Charlie Kaufman, so it's got a really nice, unique flow,, paired with an exceptional soundtrack by Ella van der Woude.

Jesse Buckley and Josef Akaiki give emotive, mostly unspoken performances, that along with the imagery really make this an exceptional piece of art IMO. I really recommend.

I saw a lot of great films in 2025 and this is something that seemed to be completely missed by anything I saw. IMO this is a real gem, a

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r/horror•

I just saw Good Boy (wide release is today). First I have to say Indy the Dog truly gave a remarkable "performance" (stay until after the short credits, as Ben Leonberg, the filmmaker apends maybe 10 minutes describing the filming process and shows some behimd-the-scenes, a MUST WATCH in addition to the film itself). The way it is cut, Indy's actions and facial expressions really ramp-up the tension, especially the fantastic ending.

To be honest, the first two-thirds of the film were only moderately-engaging to me. We needed to see the backstory, but it seemed to drag. Even though I knew whether Indy survives, the multiple instances of the neighbor talking about all his fox snares in th

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