Lovecraft Country: Racism is the Real Monster (And Also There are Monsters)

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Josh Lyman: May 24, 2009

anothergod posted:

At the end of the day it's 2020 and any show about killing secret racist sexist clubs is going to get me to watch. I mean I watched The Magicians and Agents of Shield so like my standards are low

The Magicians is real good though???

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Josh Lyman: May 24, 2009

She was being sarcastic. This is like when goons thought Rocket Raccoon�s wife and daughter were dead.

# ¿ Sep 9, 2020 15:58

Josh Lyman: May 24, 2009

anothergod posted:

Just a show of hands (no judgment), who here was beaten as a kid? We see this a lot in media, and I think a lot of poor/immigrant/etc families make jokes about it, but I have very rarely seen it talked about on any other level than "good/bad/funny".

I remember when I was really little (like less than 3), my dad would slap my hand really hard if I did something bad. He's a first gen immigrant, and it was a much different time when he was growing up, so I wouldn't be surprised if that's how he was raised. I've never broached the topic w/ him, but I think he sees it as a bad thing that he just had to stop, and he's never had a reason to bring it up himself. Personally I don't care, but, it's just interesting to think about how things like that change.

I was beaten enough as a child that my teacher in 4th or 5th grade tried to have the vice principal call CPS due to the bruises she saw on me.

# ¿ Oct 19, 2020 05:17

Josh Lyman: May 24, 2009

She�s not a great actress but she was in Fury Road and The Neon Demon.

# ¿ Oct 22, 2020 18:55

Josh Lyman: May 24, 2009

Wolfsheim posted:

I liked the finale and how things ultimately fell, but I definitely feel like the show was messy enough that a second season would have to both retcon their triumph immediately as well as over-explain some facets that I kinda hope they leave it as is. I don't think you could get a more visceral satisfactory ending than Christina's throat being horribly crushed as their guardian shoggoth triumphantly howls in the background.

I refuse to believe anyone could remember anything about Neon Demon other than Keanu and the cougar enough to remember individual actresses

I saw it at a press screening and during the scene when Elle Fanning has her first modeling tryout and the fashion designer is entranced by her, someone in the audience loudly said "I don't get it!"

It's a silly movie that's gorgeous to look at. That's about it.

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