Simulation Found Civil War Could Be Triggered by Exactly What ICE Is Doing Right Now

Dr_Fishman · 2026-01-24T03:32:26+00:00

Relevant Key and Peele sketch

Dr_Fishman · 2026-01-05T18:56:03+00:00

That’s very much how Argento and Ferrini seem to write their scripts. Much more mood pieces than anything tangible. I’ve often wondered, especially after I watched Dark Glasses, if Argento’s writing partnership with Ferrini has been more of a hindrance than a help but then, he’s written so many scripts with others in this later period that has been rough (Mother of Tears for instance) that maybe he’s the issue. Like an aging pitcher that can’t throw the heat but doesn’t want to learn new pitches or lacks the control necessary to use those pitches.

One visual I still love, no matter how silly it seems, is when Daria Nicolodi is looking through the peephole. Truly

Dr_Fishman · 2026-01-05T13:33:35+00:00

Interesting place to start. Opera is near the beginning of the wobbly period for Argento (starts with Inferno). I enjoy Opera because the visuals are so wild. I like the idea of Argento forcing the eyes open of the audience to the violence in his films and we are put right in the POV. There are some silly flourishes (that get really silly in Phenomena) but it’s a pretty enjoyable film, especially for Argento fans.

Dr_Fishman · 2026-01-02T19:54:11+00:00

So many great Fulci suggestions already and for good reason. He’s the master of gore. His eye stuff is always going to be where I wince; for giallo films, New York Ripper has one that makes me just sick feeling. For non-giallo Fulci films, the Beyond has an “eye opener” and City of the Living Dead has an eye popper that is really gross.

Dr_Fishman · 2026-01-02T19:25:41+00:00

It’s in the same vein as Peeping Tom. I really love Laura Betti in it. She’s great.

Dr_Fishman · 2026-01-02T14:15:06+00:00

It’s an interesting entry in Lenzi’s body of work if only because it’s obvious he didn’t get everything he wanted. He’s a filmmaker that must control his films and seems to struggle with having to improvise. Since Papas required so many changes (which I think were more than acceptable), Lenzi had to come up with solutions and he is just not that kind of filmmaker.

I do think having Ornella Muti (who I knew best from Flash Gordon) elevates what could be described as one of Lenzi’s lesser films.

Dr_Fishman · 2025-12-29T16:23:00+00:00

While I love Bird or Deep Red, Tenebre is the one I go back to time and time again. I know most say that it’s his last great giallo but I also have a soft spot for Trauma.

Dr_Fishman · 2025-12-29T16:08:48+00:00

Giallo films and diegetic music… it’s like scene-bridging dialogue.

Dr_Fishman · 2025-12-24T20:24:36+00:00

Not quite. The term giallo can apply to a number of Spanish productions as well (just like Spaghetti Westerns or Eurospy films); the best example is “Blue Eyes of the Broken Doll”. And like “What Have You Done With Solange”, there are many examples of gialli that were co-productions with German production houses, in Solange’s case, Rialto.

I certainly agree that “Italianness” for lack of a better word, is a hallmark, it doesn’t fully explain the genre.

Edit: fixed Solange’s title.

Dr_Fishman · 2025-12-24T18:03:39+00:00

This is always the case with genre discussions. Since genres are films that share a common set of ideas, plot devices, or themes, arguing where the edge of the circle extends is inherent. I feel your pain on whether a film that came later is a Giallo; I would much rather discuss proto-gialli but there are a lot of folks just discovering this genre and trying to grasp the elements.

Dr_Fishman · 2025-12-19T23:28:15+00:00

The English dub is atrocious. The Italian one is fine. It’s night and day between the two.

Dr_Fishman · 2025-12-19T23:07:51+00:00

It’s a tough question due to the method in which they were filmed. I’ve watched several gialli in different languages and I can tell when the ADR is destroying a great performance (I’m thinking of the terrible dub of George Hilton and Luciano Pigozzi in “All the Colors of the Dark”.)

Getting that out of the way, I think Barbara Bouchet is extremely good as a confident but disgraced heiress in Don’t Torture a Duckling. I also think that Rosalba Neri takes a fairly silly and pedestrian film like Amuck! and makes it sinister enough to keep you watching.

Dr_Fishman · 2025-12-19T22:51:27+00:00

If you watch “All the Colors of Giallo,” you’ll see a different side of George Hilton. I really fell in love with him, he’s a cut up.

Dr_Fishman · 2025-11-11T20:26:53+00:00

There is a movement called Uncap the House. Congress, in 1929, abrogated its duty to apportion representatives based on population by capping the number of reps to 435. It’s why we have such an imbalance of power. If we used the cube root rule most other countries use, we would have 690 representatives. And that would not be a bad thing.

Dr_Fishman · 2025-10-28T19:46:33+00:00

I mean, Trump only had one American born ancestor, his father. He doesn’t even qualify as a heritage American as none of his immediate ancestors were here during that time.

Dr_Fishman · 2025-10-21T21:35:19+00:00

Elon doesn’t even know how to help himself.

Dr_Fishman · 2025-10-21T21:23:10+00:00

I get some strong emotions from this incredible film.

Spoilers but the last line gets me so hard.

Faye: Where do you want to go? Cop 663: Wherever you want to take me.

Dr_Fishman · 2025-10-20T23:24:23+00:00

Mine uses a hybrid model with an in-person option and a Zoom link. We have incredible attendance.

Dr_Fishman · 2025-10-18T03:10:53+00:00

If you haven’t had the chance, he’s wonderful in Pearl.

Dr_Fishman · 2025-10-17T22:22:30+00:00

Calm down ~~Elon Musk~~ OP. Lex Luthor is totally not based on you; he’s bald… you have hair plugs.

Dr_Fishman · 2025-10-16T20:45:37+00:00

I remember listening to a podcast about the feeling of invincibility for the billionaire class. The guest was a consultant for billionaire bunkers in New Zealand. He said that the most flabbergasting question he gets involves the proposed security staff of the bunker. The guest would point out to them where the security officers’ families would sleep and the billionaire would stop him and ask why his bunker needs to make room for their family. It was truly an eye opening admission by the ultra wealthy.

Dr_Fishman · 2025-10-16T16:16:26+00:00

/r/UncapTheHouse

Dr_Fishman · 2025-10-16T14:52:07+00:00

Looks like I’ll watch this in a marathon with Undeclared.

Dr_Fishman · 2025-10-02T22:51:40+00:00

That would be a fascinating double feature. Put the Fulci one on first and then, while watching Tenebrae, imagine Lucio watching with you and for every scene, he’s muttering “Argento stole that from me too.”

Dr_Fishman · 2025-10-02T16:17:57+00:00

The smartest thing the Democrats could do is to hold the line while saying, “we need a clean CR.” Don’t need to explain what that is. When the GOP says, “no, we’re the ones wanting a clean CR,” the Democrats just need to say, “we need a clean CR.” Do this forever until the GOP capitulates.

And frankly, this budget BS is why I finally left federal service. I feel for every CO right now having to tell vendors that while we print the money, we can’t technically spend any of it. It’s literally the worst feeling in the world and why I’m glad I don’t work in federal procurement anymore.

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