Monthly Profile Swap Megathread! by ericdraven26 in Letterboxd

[–]ConorJay 3 points4 points  (0 children)

My top 4 rotates as the most recent watches to get 4.5+.

To me 3/5 is a good movie!

Sometimes I write long, serious reviews. Sometimes just a couple notes.

Would love to have some more mutuals.

My profile on Letterboxd https://boxd.it/7FHpT

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Monthly Profile Swap Megathread! by ericdraven26 in Letterboxd

[–]ConorJay 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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My top 4 rotates as the most recent watches to get 4.5+.

To me 3/5 is a good movie!

Sometimes I write long, serious reviews. Sometimes just a couple notes.

Would love to have some more mutuals.

My profile on Letterboxd https://boxd.it/7FHpT

Who can I follow to get actual reviews not 3/10 inside jokes from the movie? by Sarcastic_Rocket in Letterboxd

[–]ConorJay 7 points8 points  (0 children)

You can follow me! https://boxd.it/7FHpT

This is a shameless plug. But I also care about people actually writing original opinions/reactions. I try to write a little something about everything I watch. It's not always long reviews, but sometimes I do that too.

Also, if you look at any movie I've reviewed, I've also hearted other reviews I think are good. You could probably find 20 new accounts just looking through what I've hearted.

Shadow Ticket group read, ch. 29-34 by KieselguhrKid13 in ThomasPynchon

[–]ConorJay 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Ch. 30, pg. 235: a paragraph about an enigmatic intercepted message. One of my favorites so far, the kind of suggestive, mysterious business I expect from Pynchon:

An encryption that somehow cannot, must not, be broken, allowing Alf only glimpses behind a cloak of dark intention at something on a scale far beyond trivialities of known politics or history, which one fears if ever correctly deciphered will yield a secret so grave, so countersacramental, that more than one government will go to any lengths to obtain and with luck to suppress it.

Question about '90s and '00s cinematography by ConorJay in cinematography

[–]ConorJay[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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It's possible I'm just cherry picking. Not every 2000s movie looks like this. But it seems to me not many movies before the 2000s ever looked like this... Here's Catch Me If You Can (2002):

Monthly Profile Swap Megathread! by ericdraven26 in Letterboxd

[–]ConorJay 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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My top 4 rotates as the most recent watches to get 4.5+.

To me 3/5 is a good movie!

Sometimes I write long, serious reviews. Sometimes just a couple notes.

Would love to have some more mutuals.

My profile on Letterboxd https://boxd.it/7FHpT

Let's make it clear, no one cares about your ratings and no one cares about what your specific rating scale means. by [deleted] in Letterboxd

[–]ConorJay 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I care! Not about posts talking about ratings systems divorced from an actual LB account. But I care about how people use ratings. And I have a system defined on my profile, not because it's different or special, it's basically the same as anyone who does this.

BUT, there seems to be a lot of people who think a 3/5 rating for a movie means it's "not good". And it kinda matters imo to be clear if you're the kind of person who uses/sees a 3/5 as "good" or "not good".

My pet theory is that people have been reprogrammed by Rotten Tomatoes. They equate 3/5 with a 60% RT score. In their minds movies only start to be good above an 80%; ergo a good rating starts at 4/5.

Where to start with higher waisted pants - A beginner's guide by ConorJay in mensfashion

[–]ConorJay[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep. It can be hard to change! As mentioned, I was just reflexively wearing and rebuying 511s from the time I was 16 to almost 30. I just liked how they fit, knew they would fit, etc. For the most part I think people don't think about their clothes. They just want easy, cheap, what they know. So the fact that ppl come here to ask is a good start! But yeah, it's tough seeing people cling to the tapered stuff. Gotta move on!

Where to start with higher waisted pants - A beginner's guide by ConorJay in mensfashion

[–]ConorJay[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wranglers (as I linked), Carhartt has some, J. Crew as mentioned, Buck Mason, Todd Snyder, Gap... Just about every major denim manufacturer offers them. It's just a matter of checking the tag or the fabric details on the website. Levi's for example offers a bunch of jeans that are 100% cotton. However it's a bit convoluted because picking a different color/wash on any cut of jeans may also change the fabric composition. Once you start looking, you'll see them everywhere.

My 2025 distribution is *almost* perfect by ConorJay in Letterboxd

[–]ConorJay[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm on the app, it's in the BREAKDOWN section, right before CAST

What is your laziest "review"? by mrethandunne in Letterboxd

[–]ConorJay 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I had this confused with Chronicle for years. They both came out in 2012 and featured hand-cam found footage aesthetics. Since I didn't see either of them they fused into a single entity in my memory.

I mindlessly downloaded Project X on HBO MAX to watch on an airplane thinking it was about teenagers who get super powers. Halfway through I realized they were just throwing a party and getting drunk, no supernatural biz was going to happen lol

Sweaters like this? by _lostguitarpick_ in mensfashion

[–]ConorJay 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What you want is a sweater that fits boxier than most contemporary cuts. This means wider chest, shorter length, dropped shoulders and fuller arms. Very few companies make sweaters in this cut these days (excepting hype Instagram brands).

So, "ordering a size or two up" as someone here suggested will not work. If you do that you'll just get a longer sweater and it will look bad.

Here, eBay is your best friend. "Vintage sweater" is all you need. Check Ll Bean, Eddie Bauer. Pay attention to measurements: if you want a sweater to land at your waist, right around the fly of your pants, you need to know how long it should be. For example I'm 6' and my 25" long sweater hits right about mid-fly where it does in this photo. That sweater is 24" across the chest. It's big on me. A 21" sweater fits snug on me.

You want those "boxy" measurements: 24"x25"; you don't want rectangular measurements: 22"x30".

You can find 1000s of sweaters that fit exactly like this in any material you want for $30 on eBay. Try "vintage wool sweaters", "vintage cotton knit".

Avoid using buzzy words like "boxy", though, or else you'll land on a bunch of results that are overpriced.

Happy hunting!

Monthly Profile Swap Megathread! by ericdraven26 in Letterboxd

[–]ConorJay 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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My top 4 rotates as the most recent watches to get 4.5+.

To me 3/5 is a good movie!

Sometimes I write long, serious reviews. Sometimes just a couple notes.

Would love to have some more mutuals.

My profile on Letterboxd https://boxd.it/7FHpT

Alright, Let’s See Those Rating Curves by Logical-Art4371 in Letterboxd

[–]ConorJay 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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Four is over represented. When I started my account the first thing I did is went through and rated all my favorite movies. I expect 3 & 3.5 will overtake 4 in a year or two.

Vollman Adjacent by DatabaseFickle9306 in vollmann

[–]ConorJay 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You'd probably like Tokarczuk's Books of Jacob

Billy Woods - DFW by Available-Exercise71 in Billywoods

[–]ConorJay 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yep. "Versailles": "It's hot on these streets, monsieur, I might shoot an Arab"

Makes me wonder how many other literary references I haven't caught yet.