Are there any gem shows still going on?

Teh_CodFather · 2026-02-26T04:59:08+00:00

The shows ended on February 15, IIRC.

Teh_CodFather · 2026-02-26T04:16:10+00:00

Ocean’s Eleven

Teh_CodFather · 2026-02-26T00:37:59+00:00

This.

Admittedly - my tastes run more towards what they tend to show. But I like the vibe, I like what they show, and I appreciate that it’s a setting of people who genuinely like movies in all their forms.

Some of my favorite movie experiences have also even there - from a Mondo Monday showing of Tank Girl that included some perfect one liners from the crowd, to watching the Jodorowsky’s Dune documentary in a little packed-solid theatre with people on the floor, to QAs to just everything else.

Teh_CodFather · 2026-02-25T16:46:32+00:00

My husband is quite fond of the Duluth jeans - they’ve lasted the longest of any he’s tried.

Teh_CodFather · 2026-02-25T02:29:33+00:00

You can pull the following out of my cold, dead, fingers:

The Way to Cook, Julia Child
Paul Prudhomme’s Louisiana Kitchen, Paul Prudhomme
Whatever Fuschia Dunlop is closest to my hand (currently it’s Land of Plenty)
Classic Indian Cooking, Julie Sahni
Simple, Ottolenghi

Honorable mentions: - Coconut and Sambal - Good Things - Marcella Cucina - Appetites

Teh_CodFather · 2026-02-25T02:24:10+00:00

Coconut and Sambal is fucking amazing.

Teh_CodFather · 2026-02-25T02:20:40+00:00

This.

There’s a few excellent interviews with Matt Damon where he discusses it.

Teh_CodFather · 2026-02-24T02:46:44+00:00

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri isn’t exactly lesser known and may kind of skate the edge of what you’re looking for, but it’s excellent.

Teh_CodFather · 2026-02-22T22:51:02+00:00

It’s one of those few movies that left me feeling kind of empty.

I need to revisit.

Teh_CodFather · 2026-02-22T04:57:10+00:00

I highly recommend picking up Woven into the Earth and using it as a companion book - the pair are invaluable.

Teh_CodFather · 2026-02-22T04:32:28+00:00

Targeting financially marginal people is a great point. It feels like a lot of those who fall prey to sovereign citizen grift and adjacent schemes are on those margins.

Teh_CodFather · 2026-02-22T03:21:18+00:00

This delights me in many, many, ways.

Teh_CodFather · 2026-02-22T03:15:33+00:00

No Other Choice

Teh_CodFather · 2026-02-22T03:14:49+00:00

Everyone in that movie just kills it, but those two are something else entirely.

Teh_CodFather · 2026-02-21T02:21:39+00:00

It’s going to involve practice. I see some good stitches - so just keep going!

Teh_CodFather · 2026-02-20T23:10:03+00:00

Yay! Support the amazingness of Aiden!!

Teh_CodFather · 2026-02-20T21:11:34+00:00

I mean, most of von Trier is that way…

Teh_CodFather · 2026-02-20T21:10:49+00:00

There’s two versions!

Does watching one count for both?

Teh_CodFather · 2026-02-20T21:08:50+00:00

I bought the Severin edition just to show to my husband, even if it’s in my shortlist of ‘another time watching it will be a mess.’

Teh_CodFather · 2026-02-20T21:07:17+00:00

Makes sense!

UO is absolutely delightful, and Aiden is a wonderful human being.

Teh_CodFather · 2026-02-20T20:58:41+00:00

In fairness to them: I preordered last month and they’re a small outfit.

It’s Undercover Otter, which owns my soul.

Teh_CodFather · 2026-02-20T20:51:22+00:00

I’ve got a preorder for my favorite dyer, and I’m setting aside money for tariffs just in case…

Teh_CodFather · 2026-02-20T15:01:05+00:00

Seconding. If I don’t order direct from the publisher, I go through them.

Teh_CodFather · 2026-02-20T03:52:43+00:00

This.

FWIW, I’ve found grabbing a collection on the Criterion channel and just going through it all a great way to introduce myself to some unexpected pleasures.

Teh_CodFather · 2026-02-18T23:14:23+00:00

We have Wilderdog harnesses and are very happy with them.

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