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AMC seems to be showing this film in a very limited capacity and I was so happy to have caught it! I really enjoyed it.

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I think this was an interesting take on the intrigue drama genere where all the characters are lying to each other (and—get this—themselves!). Each character didn't have especially complex reasons—really, I think everyone lying to each other can be summarized through shame and a desire to be taken seriously—but each character's underlying motivation for that shame and desire seems to be at least partially explored, which is at least gratifying.

Both Raymond and Coco did all this for status, though the way in which it plays out differs. Raymond hits the m

Wow, I am so glad I saw this. I watched the trailer before and I was throughly confused what the movie was even about, but the YouTube comments said it was a great movie and so I took a chance on it. Man, they were absolutely right.

There's so much to talk about here, but just a few:

I think it's really interesting that (as far as I remember?) Agnes herself never says out loud she was assaulted (nor did Lydia). The two had the conversation and the implication tacitly passed between them (Lydia saying something along the lines of "it's what you think, I'm sorry"). This comes around again in the jury selection scene where she alludes to what happened to her and it wordlessly passes between t

What a wonderful movie. I've always been a sucker for game show scandals (Quiz Show is stall a favorite of mine), and this is definitely up there.

I love the way the story builds. If you're not familiar with the actual events, you get this wild real time mystery as the crew struggles to contain the disaster and you too are trying to figure out what's going on in his head.

I loved the paranoia scenes. It was a really interesting way to portray that "in too deep" feeling. Having him give a fictions interview where he gives some rendition of why he's in this position was such a fantastic choice.

And, in the end, him choosing to abandon the TV personality (with T-Shirts!) and return to his

I know it's somewhat of a common feature here (and in general in the older road systems in California, especially in LA), but I'm in a complaining mood, so feel free to disregard lol

The main one in Sunnyvale proper which drives me crazy is the California connector to Central Expressway: https://i.imgur.com/1jyVyMP.png (from streetview).

This merge was even worse last year when the median had very tall grass and so you quite literally could not see traffic in the target lane until you passed the median, and only then if you craned your neck and looked over your shoulder (which you shouldn't do since it's a great way to end up rear ending the person in front of you if they end up seeing

Confusing title, I know. Pretty sure this is the first discussion thread but searching two semi-recent years is difficult.

I thought it was okay but predictable. I'm still confused by the decision to glue these two things together, and it's a shame they didn't do more with it to draw some greater point or commentary.

I thought they were getting at something when the heist family's father's unemotional killing of two black characters, but they seem to have squandered whatever point there was by having him heartlessly react to the death of two of his own children and then killing his only surviving son. So really it'd be heard to draw any sort of parallel between the history behind the Rodn

I really enjoyed this one.

I loved the couple's relationship. They were pretty awful and the movie had me asking why they even got married the entire time, but in the end (especially with the snippet of the beginning of their relationship) it was clear that despite them being awful they still really did love each other. Truly, till death do us part, etc. :P

Rose I think was my favorite of them all. She was not a hapless victim, dragged into the crime by her husband, but a full co-conspirator. Despite this, I think she really captured the gap between what people imagine of a high stakes extortion and the actual practical issues of it all (like what happens when they say no? what happens whe

Half shitpost, half a serious question. I want to bring my figure skates but paying $160 round trip for an extra bag sucks. I have guards that I can walk in and that fully cover the entire blade. Given that I am allowed to carryon ice skates on the plane, what are the odds I get away with wearing them on the plane to beat the bag fee?

Thoughts? Feelings?

I really liked it, a very heart pounding thrill. The story was entirely predictable and it has an almost CSI-y overly dramatic feeling to it, but I don't think that really hurt it especially since we knew Mazzy would end up (almost) drowning from the flashbacks.

One thing which kinda threw me but was kinda fun was the background noise in so many scenes. For example, in the dinner scene you hear the whispering of other patrons "behind" you. In other scenes you hear quiet breathing and so on. I was completely alone in the theatre and so it was super unsettling but it certainly helped with the emotional kick. I've never noticed any other movie that did that and I can kin

Thoughts? Feelings?

I have a movie subscription so I tend to just watch movies blind, just based off the two sentence synopsis and genre. AMC had this as "action" and it seemed interesting enough and so I was quite thrown by the fact that it was actually very much a horror movie. I'm really not a fan of horror but I can't ding the movie since this was entirely my fault.

Now, although I watched the movie mostly hiding behind my fingers, I thought it was a fun idea. The visual effects were really well done and it made everything scarier lol. The dialogue was kinda awkward and stilted at times though.

Hi! Weird question, but does anyone know where a nice, smooth concrete surface around town? Looking for somewhere to practice roller skating, and so unfortunately most tennis courts are off limits. I've visited a few parks but they (for better or for worse :P ) were mostly just grass and thin side walks.

Hi! I originally booked a ticket on the Zephyr to Emeryville but after realizing that it's a pain to get back to South Bay from there (no easy BART connection), I figured it'd be easier to just get off at Richmond (one stop earlier) where there is a connection.

While I can definitely just get off the train earlier, I did want to check a bag since I'm bringing a full size suitcase with me. I was worried about my checked bag not getting off the train with me if I don't change the ticket, so I called customer service and they told me it'd cost $150 to change the ticket (which seems silly, seeing as I can literally get off the train at Richmond for $0).

I've never ridden Amtrak before so I'm

I'm sure others might have a more nuanced interpretation, but the narrative seemed way too blunt. I get that it's art house, but good lord I almost walked out when Nikita gave the "you have to choose between giving life and eternal life" because it just felt like someone scribbled that line in a notebook and then tried to quickly slap together a movie around the idea without giving it any more thought.

It was visually striking, that's for sure. Vaguely reminds of Eraserhead but I wouldn't put it on that level since it didn't go very deep. I think the gritty black and white did help to lean into the sense of total collapse. It could have definitely done without 15-20 minutes of porno sex (c

Weirdly specific question but I just spent 20 minutes on google maps and didn't find anything. I don't know if it's a thing around here, but a lot of such and hibachi places back where I'm from used to offer a lunch special where you could get the classic American hibachi stuff during lunch hours for pretty cheap so long as you didn't care about the performance. Just like some nicely seasoned meat, sauces, fried rice, and miso or a salad. I figured they did it to encourage people to come during lunch instead of just dinner, but around here it looks like most of these places are just open for dinner...