The Smashing Machine (Hyams): through the meat grinder. broken bodies and spirits. comebacks and letdowns. Thin line between victory and failure. Enveloped in dreary, foreboding post-rock soundscapes. Very intrigued now to see how the Safdie film diverges/meets this.
               
            
            
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            In Babygirl when Nicole Kidman says she has 7 coffees a day
               
            
            
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            You donβt hear much about Rose the Hat anymore
               
            
            
                27.11.2024 02:47 β π 1    π 0    π¬ 1    π 0                      
            
         
            
        
            
            
            
            
                                                 
                                                
    
    
    
    
            Left my phone unguarded at work and noticed from afar a female employee of mine trying to spot something juicy on my phone. And she did:
               
            
            
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            I usually trust Denzelβs judgment but uhh
               
            
            
                12.11.2024 18:58 β π 2    π 0    π¬ 0    π 0                      
            
         
            
        
            
            
            
            
            
    
    
    
    
            Sometimes youβll be at a block party and a man in his early 60s will pull you aside and ask with conviction if The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial warrants getting a subscription to the Paramount network.
               
            
            
                07.10.2023 17:28 β π 1    π 0    π¬ 0    π 0                      
            
         
            
        
            
            
            
            
            
    
    
    
    
            Also: yes.
               
            
            
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            Getting old is realizing Thief is Mannβs best film.
               
            
            
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            If The Lovely Bones came out today, Stanley Tucciβs character would lure you into his basement, not for rape, not for companionship, but to invite you to Bluesky.
               
            
            
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            tfw you're thinking about checking out a newer release on criterion channel, then you see it's 147 minutes, then you check lb...
               
            
            
                26.08.2023 00:43 β π 2    π 0    π¬ 1    π 0                      
            
         
            
        
            
            
            
            
            
    
    
    
    
            Yeah I was livid Dallas took Parsons over Slater but it all worked out.
               
            
            
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            Parsons apparently hazed a kid bad at Penn State. Agree with you about Wilson.
               
            
            
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            20/20* smh
               
            
            
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            Donβt look at the list of players they couldβve drafted instead of Lance. Hindsight 50/50 but sheesh.
               
            
            
                24.08.2023 13:07 β π 1    π 0    π¬ 1    π 0                      
            
         
            
        
            
            
            
            
            
    
    
    
    
            I'm like Paul Sorvino in Goodfellas: I don't want any pertinent info texted to me where it can be traced. Everything has to be told to me in person.
               
            
            
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            Absolutely losing it at Lars von Trier asking for a date/muse on social media and following that with βdespite all this whining (about having Parkinsonβs, OCD, and controlled alcoholism), I can be quite a charming partner, on a good day.β
               
            
            
                15.08.2023 23:38 β π 2    π 0    π¬ 0    π 0                      
            
         
            
        
            
            
            
            
            
    
    
    
    
            The quieter moments in that episode work really well. Iβve never seen sauce smeared on a microwave like that ever in my life; tough break for the set designer.
               
            
            
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            These vibes feel forever ago
               
            
            
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            Rewatched Glazerβs Birth last night, uncanny similarities to Eyes Wide Shut irt to desire and death. A period in cinema where Nicole Kidman could complicate the sexual desires of both Dr. Bill Hartford and a ten-year-old boy.
               
            
            
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