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As it happens, there's a Jackson biopic coming out soon too. Possibly as a result of the success of the Elvis film!

I feel like Bubba Ho-Tep (2002) basically marks the end of his genuine celebrity.

I just don't find the characters particularly interesting or appealing and the plots aren't compelling enough to make up for it. It makes the ~60 minute runtimes feel very long.

I haven't seen enough of that to judge but I've heard good things. I should check it out.

Of the others, I've enjoyed SNW, was neutral on Picard, and disliked Disco.

Oh wow, I'd say that's probably my most favourite! Least would probably be Academy.

Just calling them "hero voters" is the most vapid, pandering bullshit I've ever heard.

Ah, that's a good one. I couldn't get any interest in my app for locating nearby badgers. OKMustelid never stood a chance.

Cool that The Savant is going to come out eventually, even if we do need to wait until September. www.msn.com/en-us/tv/new...

Hoppers makes really good use of the old Pixar trick of showing the sclera of animals' eyes to 'humanize' them.

Right! You're a bank, stop trying to do a 'spotify wrapped'!

Some of Nuri Bilge Ceylan's films make me wish dubbing was more common in arthouse films. The imagery is great but the films are so talky I can't really focus on it! I feel like I need to learn Turkish to appreciate it properly.

The score was great. I have to admit I was a little disappointed that they ended up using the GoT theme sincerely after undercutting it in the first episode.

Sirāt - 4 stars In The Blink Of An Eye - 3 stars Gone Girl - 4 stars The Housemaid - 2.5 stars

It's #LetterboxdFriday!

Not watched a lot, so still got Gone Girl and in Gone Girl For Dopes on my #LastFourWatched.

I also watched In the Blink of an Eye, which has a good neanderthal story surrounded by worthless fluff, and Sirāt, an existential missing-person story with real bite.

Right, I was wondering the same thing. I guess the weather was kind of nice yesterday? Or maybe she was burning something. Whatever she was up to, what a way to go.

That's wild. I guess if one slab heated up enough and they were so tightly packed that it couldn't expand, it could shatter and go upwards. I imagine it would need to be pretty hot though. You reckon one of those aluminium tray BBQs could do it?

"Yes, I was in a car accident recently! It was my fault, though. Well, I suppose it was my boss's fault. Or maybe the parrot's fault. See, my boss made me drive the parrot down to the pub and what happened was..."

Ah fuck! You just added a fourth film to the confusion! I'd not heard of Oh, Hi! before - any good?

I saw this today and it blew me away. Definitely best to see in the cinema, and to go in as blind as possible.

I've tried, but I just cannot get "Die My Love", "Sorry, Baby", and "Honey Don't" straight in my head. Every time someone mentions one of them I have to look it up.

Went to see Sirāt in the cinema. Existential missing-person movies are my favorite microgenre. It was NOT what I was expecting. I'm TRAUMATIZED. Five stars.

Man Says ‘Fuck It,’ Eats Lunch At 10:58 A.M. CHICAGO—Reasoning that he’s a grown adult who can eat food whenever he damn well pleases, local man Kyle Dunedin, 30, reportedly decided at 10:58 a.m. Wednesday that, fuck it, he was ready for lunch. ...

Haha, almost literally this: theonion.com/man-says-fuc...

I saw this recently and I'm keen to check it out again. It was visually stunning but a few things passed me by (e.g. I didn't catch on the senses link until a few segments in) so I think a rewatch would enhance it.

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Oh yeah, I love all of these guys' stuff. Just incredibly *visceral* filmmaking.

A welcome and strong stance, but I'd note that The Lancet is a UK journal so a bit more insulated from shenanigans than US-based journals.

They do speak through history with the same voice.

"Booze - reporting for duty!"

Good you saw the Building Museum - that one's underappreciated. I like modern art, so the Hirshhorn and E-wing of National Art Gallery (obvs) plus the top floor of Am Art and the African Art Gallery. Art Museum of the Americas is worth a quick look too, if you're in the area and have some free time.

Yeah, it looks like we're also getting It Was Just An Accident on March 6. I'm looking forward to checking them out.

Yeah, they really got lucky finding a younger actor that looks so much like Kurt Russell!