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5 votes
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Everybody's obsessed with the retro corporate aesthetic
6 votes -
With Vids, Google thinks it has the next big productivity tool for work
17 votes -
Interview with the creators of the AI generated short film 'Air Head'
8 votes -
TV shows or movies like 1883 or The Last of Us?
Warning: this post may contain spoilers
I've just finished 1883. I haven't shed so many tears over a stupid show in a long time, if ever, and I want more of it. It was similar when I watched several lets-plays of The Last of Us.
I'm not sure I can pin down what I'm looking for. I think it's the journey through hostile territory and thriving in it. There's mostly suffering and hardship, and every small moment of joy is only followed by more bad times. But for the protagonist this is food, it only makes them grow and become more fierce. Not necessarily to their advantage, but that's drama I guess.
Any suggestions are appreciated!
20 votes -
Best foreign films and TV shows?
American here. Wife and I have seen every American film and TV show we would ever want to watch. Broadening our horizons lately. Not a huge fan of super abstract/art house type of stuff (usually)....
American here. Wife and I have seen every American film and TV show we would ever want to watch. Broadening our horizons lately.
Not a huge fan of super abstract/art house type of stuff (usually). Big fan of sci-fi and moody/dramatic stories, but I also appreciate most of the truly great stories from any genre.
So far I've seen:
Dark (German series) - Absolutely loved it.
Parasite (Korean movie) - Amazing
Squid games (Korean series) - Amazing
The Wandering Earth (Chinese movie) - Interesting and visually appealing but objectively a terrible movie. Couldn't suspend my disbelief at all.
Still Game (Scottish series) - Hilarious and comforting. Endlessly rewatchable. This show does for me what friends does for my wife.
Kim's convenience (Canadian series) - Funny and easy to watch.
Derry Girls (British/Irish series) - Love it. Hilarious. Much like the office, you have to cringe through an episode or two before you actually get it.
I left out most of the British stuff like Month Python and Black Mirror because they're pretty well-established in American culture.
What else would you all suggest?
46 votes -
Borders book store | Bankrupt
9 votes -
How TV went from bad to great
9 votes -
Ludwig Göransson wins his second Oscar for ‘Oppenheimer’ score – previously won the original score Oscar for 2018's ‘Black Panther’
8 votes -
How Jim Heimann got crazy for California architecture
3 votes -
Whatever happened to fun? So much of comedy today is about making the audience cringe. Carol Burnett still believes it should make you feel good.
23 votes -
I need assistance identifying a font from the movie Metropolis (2001)
12 votes -
Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children in North American theatres
17 votes -
I want to tell you about my favorite fight scene
17 votes -
Nimona
38 votes -
Kristen Stewart ‘I want to do the gayest thing you’ve ever seen in your life’
34 votes -
Disney to take $1.5 billion stake in Epic Games, work with Fortnite maker on new content
32 votes -
G36
9 votes -
Ludwig Göransson wins Golden Globe for Best Original Score with Oppenheimer – previously nominated in this category, this is his first win
15 votes -
ABBA stars Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus have shared in a dividend of nearly £1m after a surge in profits at their production company Littlestar Services
6 votes -
Far from their girl-power namesakes, deadpan Finnish pop duo Maustetytöt have topped the charts at home – and found a kindred spirit in director Aki Kaurismäki
9 votes -
Amazon Prime Video will start showing ads on January 29th
102 votes -
Gurren Lagann movies 'Childhood's End' and 'The Lights in the Skies Are Stars' dubs to premiere in theaters in January
12 votes -
Hot Dr Pepper from the 1960s
11 votes -
Reindeer noir, the Finnish crime sub-genre influenced by Santa's home town of Rovaniemi
5 votes -
Netflix reveals viewing data for its entire catalogue for the first time
44 votes -
Sinking the Blücher: How an outdated fort stopped the WWII Invasion of Norway
13 votes -
An oral history of Batman: The Animated Series (2017)
12 votes -
Mumbai bids farewell to beloved double-decker buses made famous by Bollywood films
10 votes -
Is cinema dying? And if so, who is responsible? – A murder mystery
23 votes -
Nakatomi Space - Moving through a city differently (2010)
5 votes -
Analyzing Frank Herbert's Dune from an architectural perspective
10 votes -
Retired astronaut, fighter pilot, and engineer Chris Hadfield reviews aerospace movies and shows
24 votes -
New Zealand Matrix fan film becomes oldest active torrent in the world
47 votes -
The making of the Burger King games
19 votes -
No rides, but lots of rows: ‘reactionary’ French theme park plots expansion
6 votes -
The history and influence of Columbo - the quirky detective who won our hearts
5 votes -
Alan Moore interview: ‘I’m giving all my screen royalties to Black Lives Matter’
20 votes -
What are your favorite soundtracks for films and video games?
Basically the title. I have seen soundtracks referenced in my searches for ambient music and homework music, but (possibly due to search skills) I didn't find a full discussion focused on this....
Basically the title. I have seen soundtracks referenced in my searches for ambient music and homework music, but (possibly due to search skills) I didn't find a full discussion focused on this. Thank you.
35 votes -
American Psycho: The musical that got chopped too soon
4 votes -
Why are adverts so loud?
17 votes -
Prefatory remarks on 'Oppenheimer'
13 votes -
Ferris Bueller: The sitcom | Forgotten Failures
9 votes -
Unauthorized BART film sells out San Francisco theater
33 votes -
Batman is a jerk
8 votes -
'Blind Side' subject Michael Oher alleges Tuohys made millions off lie
17 votes -
Good book/TV/movie trackers à la Goodreads
As part of the ongoing quest to turn everything I enjoy into an exercise in statistical modelling, I had a look around today for a way to track what books I've read and which ones I may be...
As part of the ongoing quest to turn everything I enjoy into an exercise in statistical modelling, I had a look around today for a way to track what books I've read and which ones I may be interested in. I found a bit of a jumble of things in various states of development, half of which are owned by Amazon (which I'd prefer to avoid) and the other half with incomplete, confusing, and opaquely sourced data.
I use this kind of service for a handful of other topics, mainly untappd, AniList, and last.fm. I'm only really interested in the ability to keep track of read/watched items - I don't find myself rating things or making complex lists unless I started my journey with a hobby by using one of these systems. Of course for this to work out, it needs to have a fairly comprehensive library. I was unfortunately disappointed with OpenLibrary, which would otherwise be my top pick. I found systems like readarr and calibre a little clunky for this in the past since they're so focused on file management, but I'm open to retrying them.
Does anyone here have any insights in this space? Not just limited to books, I'm also interested in trackers for TV/Movies. Preferably not owned by a massive company like Amazon, I know a lot of people were disappointed when they deprecated the Goodreads API.
19 votes -
The death spiral of Hollywood monopolies
26 votes -
Using Barbie as a litmus test on feminism and patriarchy
64 votes -
Ken is a bell hooks critique come to life in ‘Barbie’
31 votes