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Eric Smith86 said:She was inspired by Ukraine's win at the last American Idol.
That's just wrong—she was actually inspired by that Predrag Lucić song and the show Mrle worked on. Source:
Look, quit whining, but lying isn't cool. 🙂
velvetscout10 said:... look, deciding to shock people by personally insulting leaders in Europe just because they’re taking a side in a massive war—that's just incredibly tacky. I don't care what anyone thinks about who actually started the conflict.
🙏🙏🤣
All this whining about how it's "wrong" to mock people in power or big-shot politicians? Honestly, it's music to my ears. It's a perfect display of that pure, subservient, peasant mentality. Keep it up. 👍
Kyle Flores32 said:Not exactly a genius move to poke the bear with Vladimir Putin—you might end up with a missile heading straight for the States
Man, stop being such a spineless lapdog for those mainstream media pundits. 😵
Top-tier trolling of all those whiny losers everywhere 👍
ps. obviously the best The Beatles album is 'Abbey Road'; their debut was just a cheap knockoff of foreign influences.
ps. obviously the best The Beatles album is 'Abbey Road'; their debut was just a cheap knockoff of foreign influences.
Malignant (2021)
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It’s this wild, unexpected mashup of J-horror vibes and that extreme Italian giallo style. If the US wasn't so damn puritanical when it comes to eroticism, we'd actually be talking about this as a total classic of that ero-guro aesthetic. The only real issue is that James Wan just hasn't hit that visual level of someone like Argento or Douglas Sirk yet. 😁
Anyway, it’s still way better than that sterile crap they did with 'The Conjuring'. 👍
Anyway, it’s still way better than that sterile crap they did with 'The Conjuring'. 👍
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Arthur Brown6 said:ンシジ
this is killer—going to go blast the whole album now 👍
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Carl Bennett78 said:In those recent "special supplements," Kragić made this dead serious claim that the French New Wave happened because they were hitting up the film archive watching American movies without subtitles—and they didn't even speak English. There’s a grain of truth there. It forced them to obsess over visuals and rhythm since they could only catch glimpses of the plot. That kind of cinematic upbringing basically birthed the most inventive movement in film history.
Look, the Russian Formalists were obsessed with visuals and rhythm thirty years before that. It’s not about subtitles—it’s just how the language of cinema works. Most of those French "inventions" had already been done. If you want the real contribution from the French—even Godard—it’s all about style: the cool girls and guys, the sunglasses, the guns, the romance mixed with crime, pop soundtracks, the fashion, the posing... all that. They actually made movies feel like part of youth culture, and that changed everything.
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Kimberly Smith said:
Was actually spinning their debut album tonight👍
And this too:
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Jason Mendoza said:I rented this flick from Blockbuster and stayed up all night—couldn't even sleep because it freaked me out so bad. Honestly, Prince of Darkness gave me the absolute creeps for some reason.
Don't forget In the Mouth of Madness—probably his creepiest 👍
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Kimberly Smith said:Honestly, the language and grammar stuff doesn't even surprise me. It’s exactly what you'd expect when someone is busy building an entire new world and civilization from scratch. Especially since, in her head, all of this is actually happening—it's real, it's alive, it's Taj life. On one hand, her brain is glitching, but on the other, it's working overtime. It's beautiful and tragic at the same time.
What I meant was—Helene Smith is basically a character out of a Borges story to me. Like, she's living through multiple parallel lives and layers of reality all at once.
Kimberly Smith said:I think it's cool she wove in a love story—at least she's having a good time. Who knows how Martians act in bed? 😁
Clearly, every single aspect of that new world needed deep-diving. 😁
deliver me
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Kimberly Smith said:What a wild story. Honestly, I hadn't even heard a word about this.
It’s creepy. Like, what kind of brain chemistry does it take to actually live in that world—that life? Imagine being inside her head. To her, it was all 100% real, so there’s no point trying to argue with her or force our version of reality on her.
Most people couldn't even begin to wrap their heads around how complex she made that world and its lore. The sheer level of detail—the entire language, the communication systems... it's insane.
The whole thing reminded me of something straight out of a Borges story—probably just because of what I'm reading right now—especially that bit about the Martian language and grammar.
But whatever, I'll stick to rooftop fountains. 😁
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Kimberly Smith said:Makes sense.
These are drawings by Helene Smith, the first woman on Mars. 😁
Kimberly Smith said:That Lana Del Rey lady always seemed like total pop trash to me—never even gave her a shot—but once I actually listened, I changed my mind. I still don't think she's some god-tier legend and I haven't blasted her music constantly, but what I did hear felt worthwhile. I can tell she isn't a bad songwriter.
Maybe her whole image just threw me off.
No way she's a bad songwriter—not with lyrics like 'My pussy tastes like Pepsi' and 'I got sweet taste for men who are older.'😁
Drive My Car (2021)
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Lisa Cox4 said:Thanks for the expert breakdown, again. 🙂
...he (the Mladić) is just being polite and using "respectful" terms because he wants to show Kafuku respect, basically complimenting him and showing how much he admires his methods and all that. When Mladić mentions in his comment that he was kindly invited by his "wife," he uses that "oku-sama" expression, which, as you said, puts their relationship into this pretty traditional husband-wife context, and she reacts to it. Plus, maybe they hadn't fully hooked up yet, so the guy is acting all stiff and "official"—even so, they're an older couple than him, and he respects them professionally. What I mean is, regardless of the language, he isn't behaving any differently than some decent guy from the States would. 🙂
On the flip side, they're such a modern couple, so I think the reason "the husband doesn't react" to her remark is simply because it's not "weird" to him that she’d react that way.
Speaking of which—I actually stumbled upon this one review where the writer points out exactly that, specifically how in Japan "gestures" carry so much weight. He notes how an open, passionate kiss between a husband and wife carries heavy "meaning" (because Americans/people there "don't usually do that"), essentially highlighting just how much of a "modern couple" they really are.
Look, even though "ma'am" isn't usually used to comment on someone's relationship like that—and people don't typically take it that way—I think the actor is just using it out of pure politeness. It’s basically just a generic way to refer to someone else's wife, and in this context, it fits perfectly. I brought up the etymology earlier because I was stuck thinking about what exactly might be getting under her skin, and honestly, that’s the real question here: why is she taking it so personally? I still say it’s the modern connotation of being a "middle-aged woman" that's bothering her, not whatever pre-modern meaning it had 600 years ago.
It’d be pretty interesting to get a third take on this—maybe from mistybison—but she already said she isn't down to sit through a three-hour movie. 😁
Lisa Cox4 said:Thanks for the expert breakdown, again. 🙂
...he (the Mladić) is just being polite and using "respectful" terms because he wants to show Kafuku respect, basically complimenting him and showing how much he admires his methods and all that. When Mladić mentions in his comment that he was kindly invited by his "wife," he uses that "oku-sama" expression, which, as you said, puts their relationship into this pretty traditional husband-wife context, and she reacts to it. Plus, maybe they hadn't fully hooked up yet, so the guy is acting all stiff and "official"—even so, they're an older couple than him, and he respects them professionally. What I mean is, regardless of the language, he isn't behaving any differently than some decent guy from the States would. 🙂
On the flip side, they're such a modern couple, so I think the reason "the husband doesn't react" to her remark is simply because it's not "weird" to him that she’d react that way.
Speaking of which—I actually stumbled upon this one review where the writer points out exactly that, specifically how in Japan "gestures" carry so much weight. He notes how an open, passionate kiss between a husband and wife carries heavy "meaning" (because Americans/people there "don't usually do that"), essentially highlighting just how much of a "modern couple" they really are.
Her husband doesn't even flinch—even when she hits him with the suggestion to sit down and talk once she’s finished changing. Dude has clearly mastered the art of knowing exactly when to shut up and when to stay out of it. 😁
Lisa Cox4 said:Thanks for the expert breakdown, again. 🙂
...he (the Mladić) is just being polite and using "respectful" terms because he wants to show Kafuku respect, basically complimenting him and showing how much he admires his methods and all that. When Mladić mentions in his comment that he was kindly invited by his "wife," he uses that "oku-sama" expression, which, as you said, puts their relationship into this pretty traditional husband-wife context, and she reacts to it. Plus, maybe they hadn't fully hooked up yet, so the guy is acting all stiff and "official"—even so, they're an older couple than him, and he respects them professionally. What I mean is, regardless of the language, he isn't behaving any differently than some decent guy from the States would. 🙂
On the flip side, they're such a modern couple, so I think the reason "the husband doesn't react" to her remark is simply because it's not "weird" to him that she’d react that way.
Speaking of which—I actually stumbled upon this one review where the writer points out exactly that, specifically how in Japan "gestures" carry so much weight. He notes how an open, passionate kiss between a husband and wife carries heavy "meaning" (because Americans/people there "don't usually do that"), essentially highlighting just how much of a "modern couple" they really are.
I don't know, this feels a bit weak to me. The only real difference is that people in Japan don't address each other by name in public nearly as much as we do here in the States. And that whole thing about skipping the bowing? It’s just part of being a "modern couple." Clearly, this person hasn't even seen Hamaguchi's groundbreaking film—that five-hour marathon *Happy Hour*—which follows four "modern" women and friends while one of them deals with a brutal divorce. Everyone is bowing constantly throughout the whole thing, and after a while, it starts feeling absolutely massive.
Drive My Car (2021)
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Lisa Cox4 said:I think that’s exactly how the director wants to drive home the point that we’re living in this hyper-connected, globalized mess where you can just pull out a smartphone and translate any language in a heartbeat or look up some obscure meaning instantly. We've got stories from every corner of the globe hitting our screens faster than ever before, making language barriers almost non-existent... or at least, they really shouldn't exist anymore, right? 🙂
On the flip side, how much of a way is it to actually bridge those language gaps between different cultures? Especially when you've got a film right in front of you about a husband and wife where, honestly, nothing is working at all.
Hope things are going great on your end, too. 😬Oh, one more thing: that "okusam" term can actually carry this whole middle-aged woman vibe. Maybe that's what triggered her—being stuck in some awkward situation where she's forced to play the part of a wife just to introduce her younger lover?
So, after reading what you wrote above about the meaning of this stuff, I actually went down a rabbit hole online to dig deeper, and I stumbled upon this perfect explanation... It’s exactly like when some guy calls a woman "ma'am," and she’s still feeling young at heart, so she gets all offended and snaps back that she's a "miss." 🤣
I’m just riffing here... but wouldn't this have actually landed if it were just the two of them—just her and Mladić—so he could address her directly? Instead, she’s standing there confronting both of them at once, basically introducing them to each other before reacting like that. Honestly, I think her comment is just this perfect blend of her asserting her independence and proving she isn't some "middle-aged" cliché.
If it were just the two of them, he'd never use 'oku-sama.' 😁
Japanese is what you call a high-context language—everything changes based on context and social hierarchy (age, gender, job, family, etc.). It’s all baked right into the grammar. Even though the dressing room setup is informal, the husband is older and holds a higher social standing than the young actor, so the guy uses a polite term for someone else's wife. That’s why the husband doesn't even blink—it’s totally standard for that kind of setup. Only Oto pipes up, probably just because he's full of himself.
If it were just Oto and the actor alone, things would be informal, but since they're in an intimate relationship, there's no hierarchy there. The language would reflect that and be extremely casual. The actor would call Oto something like 'kimi' or just 'Oto' (no suffix). But in the dressing room, he calls him 'oku-sama' and 'Oto-san.' If he accidentally used 'kimi' or 'Oto' in there, the husband would catch onto their little scheme immediately. 😁