Ian Curtin

Book cover, Made Men, the story of Goodfellas. By Glenn Kenny. The rear of a pink caddy is decorated by three bullet holes.

Strongly recommend you chase this with the superb Made Men, about the making of Goodfellas.

Midfield Dynamo ftw

Seeing this has made me absolutely lose the bap.

For sure. He can't stop himself gas-bagging and obviously believes anything he says assumes the quality of A Pronouncement.

Have always struggled with the distinction that Cuban doesn't seem like a *bad* guy as such, but has always definitely been an asshole. Something slightly pathetic as well (even by billionaire standards) in being an OG dot com bubble billionaire. We may as well "incent" lottery winners.

#FlatleyFiles

Jules from Pulp Fiction threatening a dude and yelling "English, motherfucker! Do you speak it!"

"Incent"

Batman looks into a rainy sky. He says "This is where I watched my parnets die." A second speech bubble says "*Parents." Behind him, the Teenage Mutant Turtles each say "Parnets", "Parnets", "Parnets".

"You'll notice one of the most famous features of the painting, how the ears follow you about the room."

[Very Dub voice pipes up] "Guano, it can't have been that bad boss."

Is it love/
Or suicide/
Is it love/
Or suicide/
Is it love/
Or suicide/
Is it love?

Matt Navarra has a ratio problem 🤔

A book titled "Outdoor Pigs: How to Make them Pay."

those damned outdoor pigs can't keep getting away with this

Collapsed Victorian cottage in Ranelagh is owned by Construction Industry Federation have been listed on Dublin City Council’s Derelict Site Register since June 2023

A recent episode from (what I am legally obliged to call) leafy Ranelagh. A nice additional little up yours: owned by Construction Federation of Ireland.
Collapsed Victorian cottage in Ranelagh is owned by Construction Industry Federation

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And getting worse, it seems.

He'd have total uproar on his hands if he did!

Must have been amazing to be there for that moment. I can well imagine the intensity and feeling in the hall... agree, an ungenerous assessment by Ryan. A couple of those across the whole list.

I sense an anecdote...

Yes, what a career. Love Phantom Thread, but then I am a PTA ultra... Ryan's take on it seems to have riled people though, so it's not just me. I would wholeheartedly recommend.

For sure.

Yes, and uncharacteristic for Ryan. I mean, PTA movies often *are* episodic, but I didn't recognise the movie at all in how he described (and dismissed) it.

Yes, I felt the same - especially about "late" Spielberg. But in the instances I've taken the plunge (Lincoln, Bridge of Spies) I've been pleasantly surprised.

Good grief, it is. And to the left... I hope that isn't Dostoevsky.

Yes, absolutely. I like how many of his précis get to the essence of the DDL performance and how that essence is often so different (bar its overwhelming and often physical nature).

AoI is superb, one of a few Marty movies that get a little lost compared to his Ultra-Marty ones. And though I quite dislike GoNY overall, I still rewatch it for the Butcher.

Yes, I like Ryan's stuff but feel he's way off beam about Phantom Thread.

a man and a boy are sitting at a table in a restaurant . the man is holding a piece of paper . Alt: a man and a boy are sitting at a table in a restaurant . the man is holding a napkin that he drapes over his head.

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An incredible list, as half of it is minor / forgettable, and half is absolute bangers that redefine the very concept of what a banger is.