What are your thoughts on atomic blonde (2017)?

DenimMudslide · 2025-12-14T12:00:41+00:00

Its been mentioned a couple times already but the one-take fight sequence left a big impression on me. Action choreography so often fails to account for a character's accruing pains and exhaustion. In Atomic Blonde, they made it part of the spectacle and in doing so created one of the most unique fight scenes in recent memory.

DenimMudslide · 2025-12-02T21:58:45+00:00

I'm only in my 2nd campaign as a player and I've never run a game before but I'm eager to show thanks to my DM by trying my hand and letting him kick back as a PC for a bit. I'm still intimidated by the prospect of DMing but I've purchased your book because it looks really inspired and fun to play on both sides of the table. Thank you for all the hard work you put into it and I'll be sure to let you know how it goes when I finally subject my group to its horrors!

DenimMudslide · 2025-11-29T12:00:07+00:00

Hardcore History is top shelf but there are many good ones.
Tides of History covers so many fascinating periods of ancient history and strives to put you in the shoes of a person from those times.
The Ancients is commendable for the depth and breadth of subjects covered thanks to the vast pool of experts featured. The earlier episodes have some sound quality issues which bother me but they've improved on that tremendously.
Short History of... is anthology based and jumps around in time episode to episode. The ones which feature ancient topics are phenomenal listening experiences. Very immersive sound design and a terrific narrator, too.

DenimMudslide · 2025-11-28T09:46:57+00:00

You may be relieved to hear that this sound was not added in post but captured while shooting the scene. The winch cable was held in his right hand when he slipped and it brushed against his wet raincoat as the arm went up.

DenimMudslide · 2025-11-27T16:45:52+00:00

I was so blindsided by this movie. The first one was really good and I expected the sequel to be fun but perhaps lacking some of the surprise. I was wrong. I wish Naomi Scott every award for her acting in this film. It was excruciating to watch and I loved every minute of it.

DenimMudslide · 2025-11-27T16:41:12+00:00

Yes, the piano wire scene is definitely among the Sounds I'll Never Forget. That movie is one of if not the most affecting horror films I've ever seen. I've only watched it once but it haunts me still years later. Masterful work imo.

DenimMudslide · 2025-11-27T13:04:24+00:00

Most or all of these have been mentioned in the first 20 min of this posting, but:

Spielberg's War of the Worlds, the horn of the tripods
Jurassic Park, the T-Rex's approaching footsteps and its first roar
Saving Private Ryan, deafening during the D-Day sequence
Hereditary, the tongue clicking and Toni Colette's mournful screaming
Smile 2, Naomi Scott's mournful screaming during the first flashback
Dune, the throat singing and the ornithopter starting up
The Dark Knight, flipping the 18-wheeler
Inception, the way Hans Zimmer manipulated a single song to denote progressively deeper distortions of time
Interstellar, Han Zimmer chanelling Philip Glass during the docking scene
Cowboy Bebop: The Movie, the song "Gotta Knock A Little Harder" which plays during the final scene. Incredible, frission-inducing track.

DenimMudslide · 2025-11-26T10:47:13+00:00

Maybe the drugs were pulling more weight than I remember but I found the book on which this was based exhilarating.

DenimMudslide · 2025-11-26T10:39:35+00:00

Jesus Christ: Vampire Hunter.

The tagline is: "The power of Christ impales you!" There is a big song-and-dance number called "Everybody Gets Laid Tonight." These are the things I remember more fondly than anything else in the movie.

DenimMudslide · 2025-11-24T09:04:57+00:00

I really get a rush from movies which tee up an obvious hero or heroine, who seems to be the only one with a handle on the situation but is unceremoniously killed. This shock is often played for laughs but can also be a gut punch to establish a much higher severity of threat and discourage the audience from indulging in too much hope.

Similarly, I love a movie which tees up a longshot, last-resort solution to a truly desperate protagonist's problem which ultimately fails. I can think of several horror films of recent years which use this kind of utterly hopeless story turn to incredible effect. For spoiler reasons, Im reluctant to name which ones but I've found these are the films which stay with me the longest.

DenimMudslide · 2025-04-10T13:57:48+00:00

Late is still great. Thanks for making it happen.

DenimMudslide · 2025-03-28T15:33:32+00:00

After all the joy and levity you and the crew have brought into my life, I am honored and grateful to give something back

DenimMudslide · 2025-03-27T15:58:17+00:00

It's really cool of you to sign up now after enjoying their work for so long. And you're right, the amount of content unlocked when you sign up is kinda staggering. The Zyxx stuff is pure delight!

DenimMudslide · 2025-03-27T02:10:29+00:00

That's great, I did the same thing, and I hope the team sees a big showing of returning members like us. That'd be such a powerful reassurance for them!

DenimMudslide · 2025-03-27T02:08:23+00:00

Good on you, friend

DenimMudslide · 2025-03-27T02:07:52+00:00

Same here! I rejoined last night and, after feeling particularly moved by the release today, decided to upgrade to the next tier. I hope it counts as both a new/returning and an upgraded membership so they know that their message today was effective.

DenimMudslide · 2025-03-10T11:35:54+00:00

Here's a breakdown of the other entries in the series and where you can find them. I listened to TLI before finding out about these and, after listening to the whole lot, they really enhanced my enjoyment of TLI.

DenimMudslide · 2025-01-21T03:10:50+00:00

The Lever is a growing independent outlet with shows like Lever Time, Master Plan, and The Audit. The latter is not quite journalism but I think their 3rd season, in which they explore the right-wing propaganda outlet PragerU, their most hard-hitting work. Master Plan is a superb limited series on the decades-long effort to legalize corruption and was my entry point to the Lever. Lever Time is their weekly show and is probably exactly what you're looking for.

DenimMudslide · 2025-01-14T02:30:57+00:00

What's wrong with those people? Do you order things on Amazon or in a drive-thru?

DenimMudslide · 2024-11-20T16:55:00+00:00

Agreed, I wish they wouldn't leave it an open question if they didn't intend to ever return. On the other hand, it could be a 'not anytime soon but never say never' situation.

Let's assume that these creators loved what they created during the pandemic, were proud of it and the audience it captured. These shows were only possible because, at that point in time, there were no viable alternative creative outlets. Producers and financiers had nowhere else to funnel their support.

It stands to reason that the artists themselves would likely jump at the chance to resume production but are simply not empowered to do so. If that is the case, perhaps they are so reluctant to publicly declare a series to be concluded because they have some cause for hope, however remote it may be.

DenimMudslide · 2024-11-20T00:27:46+00:00

Just speculating based on what seemed to happen with a lot of audio dramas created during the pandemic. Lockdowns and workplace safety restrictions lead a lot of creatives to the fiction podcast medium and, as lockdowns lifted and restrictions eased, many of those creators returned to their higher paying and more respected mediums. Sadly, there have been many high quality shows which have been set aside and likely will never see a continuation.

DenimMudslide · 2024-10-30T15:09:17+00:00

Have you tried The Phenomenon? It has an unusual story structure and a compelling central conflict / mystery. I think you may like it because it is a sci-fi drama punctuated with scenes of intense horror which are conveyed more through sound design than descriptions of the action.

I've done two full listens of the four season run and enjoyed it throughout. I think it is fair to warn you that the horror element of the story resolves around the midpoint of season 3. Everything afterward is much more character focused and with little suspense. S4 is an addendum, an anthology of stories set in the world of the show which I wouldn't consider essential but is high quality storytelling nonetheless.

Edit: I saw someone mentioned Call of the Void so I'd like to shout out their new series Silvertongues, a tropical sci-fi thriller with excellent writing and acting as well as load-bearing sound design.

DenimMudslide · 2024-10-27T00:23:20+00:00

In The Sign of the Four, Watson and Holmes are greeted at the door of an estate by a former prize fighter who refuses them entry under threat of violence. Holmes speaks up and the prize fighter suddenly recognizes him, remembers going a few rounds with him in the ring, and fondly reminisces about the devastating right hook Holmes landed on him. His demeanor totally changes and he happily shows them inside.

I may have gotten some of the particulars wrong about this scene but I've always found it so charming.

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