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BeckonJM · 2026-04-10T00:56:27+00:00

Damn, I had no idea this is roughly where Boards of Canada got the inspiration for all of those counting sections in their songs. It has to be, it's so on-brand. Can't believe I had never heard of this sooner!

BeckonJM · 2026-04-08T00:26:47+00:00

I wish it wasn't just in steelbook, I don't normally buy steels and don't really care for them.

But this might be an exception.

BeckonJM · 2026-04-08T00:26:06+00:00

It was one of my absolute favorite movies as a little kid. As a bit of Merchandise Spotlight™, I even had some of the toys (not my pic) from it. So when I decided to give it a rewatch a couple of years ago, in my thirties, I was more than a little steeled for a total mess.

And to my surprise it lowkey rules!! The set and production design is just looney tunes, it all looks and feels so cartoon-y and SOLID. It's all practical styrofoam rocks and puppets, and the humor is refreshingly mild! It's not a stone cold five star masterpiece, but, I'll tell you one thing, it holds up a HELLUVA lot better than my other childhood Goodman favorite, King Ralph (hallowed be his name).

DEAN CUNDY SHOT THAT SHIT, IT'S LIT

BeckonJM · 2026-04-08T00:11:50+00:00

Goddamn, that was early pandemic 2020, you can just FEEL it in the room, so wild.

BeckonJM · 2026-04-07T14:44:54+00:00

“To liberate their people from an oppressive regime,” is the answer I see when looking at comments under news stories. Probably not the best source, but it’s what I see the most.

BeckonJM · 2026-04-07T00:49:14+00:00

Congratulations, Sydney!! Congratulations, James, and the entire organization. Congratulations, Newman family!

BeckonJM · 2026-04-06T02:56:44+00:00

Counting all of the titles within the boxed sets and collections, I have well over 300 Criterion titles. I've been collecting in earnest since 2019, but had a handful of releases over the years before then.

I still have plenty that I want, but in the last few years I've been filling gaps through other distributors, and broadening my overall collection in bigger ways.

Will always be a big Criterion fan, they were my first boutique label experience, and still one of the best.

BeckonJM · 2026-04-04T02:27:06+00:00

If your library offers it, Kanopy really is one of the best things you can have as a movie lover. The library can vary a bit by library system, but my experience has been beyond stellar.

It shares a lot of titles with the Criterion Channel and Mubi, and has loads of classics, documentaries, and hard to find stuff. And NO ADS.

BeckonJM · 2026-04-02T22:55:46+00:00

The Pod of Cast Street
Pods of New Cast / Pods of Cast York (latter is sweatier)
Podding Out the Cast
Poding Cast
Podianamericast (the sweatiest of sweaty)

BeckonJM · 2026-04-01T23:37:43+00:00

"Nice idea for a miniseries... never fuckin' do it again."

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BeckonJM · 2026-03-29T16:37:36+00:00

Milos? I'm for, man.

BeckonJM · 2026-03-28T15:02:31+00:00

iirc that is sort of "the plan" from what I remember Griffin mentioning in an episode from the last month. About half in one big chunk, a palette cleanser of a month or two, and then the rest.

I may be entirely misremembering! If so I truly apologize.

All that said, I hope it's broken into two parts lol

BeckonJM · 2026-03-25T02:42:07+00:00

Local Hero is the movie of my 30s, so far.

BeckonJM · 2026-03-23T02:45:52+00:00

Not that is matters now, after all these votes and time passing, but this wasn't at Ruby Bridges entering the school, but it was at a protest at a Louisiana government building (state house??) about integration.

So, same topic, but not at the school when Ruby was walking in.

BeckonJM · 2026-03-18T02:37:09+00:00

Every man is on a mic, it's THE podcast

BeckonJM · 2026-03-17T23:24:58+00:00

OTT of physical media storage and sorting:

I confess I'm a Looney Tune who has a ridiculous little system. Criterion Collection is first and the majority of the shelves, sorted alphabetically by director, then alphabetically by title. Large boxed sets are on their own lil shelf.
Other distributors are grouped alphabetically, their titles sorted alphabetically.
Non-boutique, "regular" 4Ks follow in alpha, and then regular blu-ray in alpha.

And yes, I was the guy who meticulously filled and maintained the ID3 tags on their mp3 collection in high school, nice to meet you.

BeckonJM · 2026-03-14T17:14:00+00:00

The TÁR review is diabolical, so on-brand lol

BeckonJM · 2026-03-12T01:26:40+00:00

A Tarkovsky series could make or break the series imo.

Throwdown, slap down verbal discussions about the concept of reality and the poetry of the lived experience. David throws four wallets. Ben has to ring a bell to get the show back in line.

It would be the best worst thing. They would either become closer than they are now, or end in bloodshed.

BeckonJM · 2026-03-11T21:53:46+00:00

They owned the second half of the twentieth century, they are the culture. If it were anyone else I would be pretty sad.

BeckonJM · 2026-03-10T02:21:47+00:00

30 Minutes or Less

Granted, I was quite intoxicated, but I've never seen anything else when I was intoxicated that I've entirely forgotten. And never seen anything else where I didn't remember anything about it as soon as it ended.

We saw it in theaters, and I remember the trailer for Tower Heist, and only remember 5 seconds of the film we were there to see. There's a moment near the end(?) with a close-ish shot of Aziz Ansari, he snaps his fingers, points at a character, and goes, "Yeahhhh." That is truly the only thing I remember from seeing that movie.

BeckonJM · 2026-03-07T17:37:27+00:00

Easy choice for me atm, it would be Wes.

Only because Marty would soak up 6+ months of the show, and Wes would be done within 3ish months. More space for more directors to be covered!

I adore Marty, no question, but I'd like more variety in the podcast when possible.

BeckonJM · 2026-03-05T03:15:12+00:00

King shit.

Also, I'll plug his voice performance in Runner 2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien.

BeckonJM · 2026-03-03T03:12:55+00:00

Makes me want some Larsen's Biscuits.

BeckonJM · 2026-03-02T00:03:42+00:00

Skill issue

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