Teriyaki Hairpiece posted:

What kind of rear end in a top hat wears a cowboy hat to a theater?

Nichael posted:

Spangly A posted:

RRR is a film about how communist revolutionaries whipped the Brits and BJP politicians threatened Rajamouli over the portrayal of actual Maoist revolutionary Bheem in Muslim garb. I'd be pretty hesitant to take many strong stances on political undertones but "BJP pandering" seems like it has pretty easy counterpoints

Teriyaki Hairpiece posted:

For All Mankind, Pachinko, Ted Lasso

Mameluke posted:

Lmao i googled the plot of the lightyear movie and its about loving time travel and he just fights himself

Communist Thoughts posted:

At least in the English translation bheem confirms that he isn't a Muslim its just a disguise though maybe I'm misremembering that.

Communism also definitely isn't mentioned and they both transform into hindu gods at the end, or maybe that's just rama.

I still liked it

crepeface posted:

why I've only seen the first ep of breaking bad? that first ep ended pretty well so I didn't feel the need for more. my sister also told me it got pretty cheesy so I didn't pursue it

Spangly A posted:

You know the characters are real people right? Komoram Bheem spent his life involved in various communist insurgencies, Sitarama Raju led a major armed rebellion after building a reputation as an ascetic leader.

It's not historically accurate but the film ends with Rama Raju becoming the historical version of himself as he begins the rampa rebellion. The religious imagery around his character is the film moving a bit towards historical accuracy, not away from it.

E: this proves rrr is socialist and I absolutely do not know enough Indian politics to be corrected

Ghost Leviathan posted:

Also the mascot! IIRC they had a slight issue getting it on Disney+ since the hockey team still owns the rights and image of the main character, Wildwing Flashblade.

Pretty sure that's exactly the deal and they even fire puck-shaped projectile. The main character actually has a full on 'explosive puck' wrist gun that's basically a grenade launcher.

For some reason the regular human cop also has a laser gun. Ah, 90s cartoons.

Nichael posted:

pretty unrelated, but the mirror rear end in a top hat cops in Infinity Train were drat cool

and one gets killed in the most gorey way possible for a kids show with a mirror cop

babypolis posted:

i looked this up and drat, thats pretty gruesome. is that show any good?

Mantis42 posted:

You're missing the bigger picture. How did Woody watch this with Andy without knowing who Buzz is when he later got him as a toy? Why are the green aliens there if he got them only at the end of Toy Story? Why does the Buzz Lightyear toys have a completely different sounding voice when you hit their buttons?

Bro Dad posted:

yeah

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQyN2IeQV6U

Nichael posted:

skooma512 posted:

https://twitter.com/rowankaiser/status/1538008010395488256?s=21&t=JYLEJYXEoV-QuZ9675wH6w

quote:

This idea, that Mormonism is at heart an oppressive and violent religion whose mainstream adherents are ever perched on the brink of radicalization, runs through the series—and the show commits to its thesis. Grisly murder scenes are interwoven with flashbacks to early Mormon history. Modern Church leaders are Scooby-Doo villains who monologue about “the communists at the NAACP” and make menacing threats to police detectives. Even the most benign images of Mormon life—a little girl praying; a family reunion—are scored with ethereal synths and ominous woodwinds to make sure that viewers know these, too, are sinister. Under the Banner of Heaven is one of the most openly hostile treatments of a minority religious group to appear in popular American entertainment this century. It is also an unqualified hit.
...
In the show’s worldview, every rank-and-file Latter-day Saint bears some responsibility for the evil that’s done in the name of their faith. As several historians have noted, there is a long tradition—including in the pages of this magazine—of casting Mormonism as a threat to the American project. In this sense, Under the Banner of Heaven has more in common with 19th-century anti-Mormon propaganda than it does with the sneering silliness of the musical The Book of Mormon.

The series was adapted by Dustin Lance Black, a celebrated screenwriter who grew up Mormon before leaving the Church as a young man in part because of the homophobia he encountered. He has spoken in interviews about his painful history with the faith—“I have real issues with the Mormon Church,” he told IndieWire earlier this year—and the show’s depiction of Mormonism is no doubt shaped by those experiences. To expect otherwise would be naive and probably unfair.

But what stood out most to me as I watched the finale was not its aggressively negative portrayal of Mormonism. It was the fact that no one involved in the show felt compelled to check the customary boxes Hollywood creators have been trained to check in this era of inclusiveness and representation. Black did not hire any practicing Mormons to write or consult on the show. Executives at FX did not put out a statement affirming that Mormons are a peaceful people. When Brenda Lafferty’s sister suggested in an interview that the show’s creators had exploited her story, there was no flood of outrage on social media or rush by the network to control the damage.

Xaris posted:

what are some good night heavy movies, especially with night city-vibes like 80s nyc or la? recently watched After Hours and it was very good and in the mood for more night-heavy movies

Xaris posted:

what are some good night heavy movies, especially with night city-vibes like 80s nyc or la? recently watched After Hours and it was very good and in the mood for more night-heavy movies

looking for things in these veins that i've already seen:
- last night in soho
- collateral
- heat
- thief
- blade runner (both)
- kiss kiss bang bang
- drive
- nightcrawler
- taxi driver
- escape from ny/la
- neon demon
- only god forgives
- It follows
- The guest
- night drive
- se7en, zodiac

Durf posted:

id rec Kontroll if u haven't seen it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfhesbsFjXk

also Wong Kar-Wai films have some good night vibes. specifically stuff like Fallen Angels for the hong kong feel

i'm gonna check out that Tokyo Vice show now that it got renewed

Farm Frenzy posted:

lost highway, cronenberg crash, hard boiled and (much weaker rec) black rain

Farm Frenzy posted:

lost highway, cronenberg crash, hard boiled and (much weaker rec) black rain

josh04 posted:

i'd never read "a study in scarlet" before and a surprising amount of sherlock holmes's first adventure is devoted to accusing actual historical mormons of crimes

i say swears online posted:

is there an LDS harem anime

skooma512 posted:

https://twitter.com/rowankaiser/status/1538008010395488256?s=21&t=JYLEJYXEoV-QuZ9675wH6w

Xaris posted:

what are some good night heavy movies, especially with night city-vibes like 80s nyc or la? recently watched After Hours and it was very good and in the mood for more night-heavy movies

looking for things in these veins that i've already seen:
- last night in soho
- collateral
- heat
- thief
- blade runner (both)
- kiss kiss bang bang
- drive
- nightcrawler
- taxi driver
- escape from ny/la
- neon demon
- only god forgives
- It follows
- The guest
- night drive
- se7en, zodiac

Some Guy TT posted:

https://mobile.twitter.com/azalben/status/1537872709316759554
https://mobile.twitter.com/azalben/status/1537875619224113153