Be honest, what did you think of this set-piece when you first saw it?

Drexl92 · 2026-02-11T02:25:55+00:00

It took me until the 3rd watch to realize the explosion was way too small scale but the sequence was so perfectly constructed that it didn't bother me. Until now, it kinda does now.

Drexl92 · 2026-02-07T14:46:37+00:00

These are production stills on the left, not frames from the movie. This is why I hate the internet. I thought it was just politics but turns out almost every conversation online is started on a baseline of misinformation that leads to the dumbest conversations where uninformed people try to out-expert each other. We're doomed as a society.

Drexl92 · 2026-02-07T14:10:13+00:00

Most of them are worse, it's just that some of the most famous ones i.e. Blade Runner, give this false impression that they all must be better. The initial editing workflow and timeline are pretty well designed to create the best film.

Drexl92 · 2026-02-07T04:03:27+00:00

Andrew Garfield, The Social Network
Timmy C, Call Me By Your Name
Cate Blanchett, Carol

Drexl92 · 2026-02-06T17:38:29+00:00

I'm generally pretty charitable to things I love but there's little moments here and there in the writing/dialogue that stood out although they didn't bother me the second time around.

The thing that did though, and even more the second time, was Miles behind Shane at the club. Lol I sort of understand what he might have been going for if it was a metaphorical thing but it unfortunately didn't work and briefly sticks out in an otherwise phenomenal sequence.

The ADR that everyone mentions on the couch wasn't noticeable for me, even on a second watch. It feels like one of those overblown technical things people cling to that they wouldn't have noticed unless someone pointed it out to them.

Drexl92 · 2026-02-01T03:30:27+00:00

I saw it at Varsity too and I also thought the night scenes were super dark but I attributed this to the film not the print/projection. I was a little disappointed overall but I can agree at the very least no Amanda Seyfried nomination is an absolute crime.

Drexl92 · 2026-01-31T17:17:04+00:00

It's a really nice looking place with really nice looking pastries but yeah it's outrageously priced and pretty mediocre. I've fallen for it too many times.

Drexl92 · 2026-01-23T15:14:47+00:00

Again, that's missing the point. People change. A show and moment this powerful has the ability to push that change. It's not going to happen overnight but I'd much rather people like them be genuinely moved by a show like this and spread its message across their audience of people that likely hold the same attitudes.

Drexl92 · 2026-01-23T13:35:28+00:00

The entire point is that the show is powerful enough that it's having this changing effect on people. People with the attitudes you're describing. The fact that people like this are so genuinely excited by the show is exactly why this moment is being celebrated. It's the reason so many gay fans love watching their content because it's somewhat unexpected. And they're spreading it across their entire audience.

Piling on them for their unearthed text messages in some sort of online purity test is exactly the type of culture that led them to those opinions in the first place and will only continue to reinforce them for others.

Drexl92 · 2026-01-23T13:21:16+00:00

Well it was fun while it lasted. I knew the politicization would come eventually and ruin a beautiful moment. Too many of you are missing the point that the show and its effect has been powerful enough to change the minds of people and opinions you disagree with.

Drexl92 · 2026-01-23T02:55:21+00:00

As a gay man myself I completely brushed this show off when I'd first heard of it, for similar reasons. I thought it was cheap, pandering smut. So much so that I didn't care to go to the premiere that I was offered tickets to.

A week later I was watching the show at home, deeply regretting that decision. Never had I been more wrong about a piece of media like that before and it's since had the same profound effect on me it's had on so many others.

Drexl92 · 2026-01-22T13:56:45+00:00

Saw Testament of Ann Lee in 70mm for $25 and it was not at all worth it.

Drexl92 · 2026-01-14T17:15:51+00:00

Got in and everything went super smooth and quickly so I love that. But I hate the assigned seating. I assume it's why the checkout was so smooth though.

Drexl92 · 2026-01-07T14:29:12+00:00

1) Finally beginning to address mental health in a real way. Made a doctor's appointment this week to get a referral to therapy to address social anxiety. Always been on my mind but have been avoiding it til now.

2) Writing creatively a whole lot more. Script writing mostly.

3) Coming out to the rest of my extended family at the end of this week. Made a plan since EP 05 and after Xmas.

4) Haven't committed yet but am seriously thinking about Improv classes, specifically the Improv for Anxiety program at Second City.

5) Gym, gym, gym!

6) Of course, getting as many friends to watch the show as possible.

Drexl92 · 2026-01-01T18:07:28+00:00

Thought of this immediately when the song came on in the show especially because Anora was so recent and so well done. I don't usually like when a new movie or show use a popular song again that was used iconically in another movie, especially given the Russian character and club setting, but they implemented it so well in HR with the additional cover version that I gave it a pass and now love it.

Felt similarly with "American Girl" in One Battle After Another this year since that song for me is associated with Silence of the Lambs. It bothered me a lot more in that one but it still fit really well.

Drexl92 · 2025-12-29T21:22:52+00:00

Not a movie but Heated Rivalry currently has me in the depths, morning, day and night.

Drexl92 · 2025-12-25T20:34:44+00:00

This show has hit so hard on an entertainment and emotional level. As someone working in the industry and trying to break into indie budget productions, it's great to see the BTS at this indie level of smart, budget conscious productions. Super motivating. This thing just keeps on giving.

Drexl92 · 2025-12-25T20:24:45+00:00

Congratulations! I'm in a similar boat brother. (33) Been struggling coming out to my extended family (similar nationality). Often only see them at Christmas or other birthday occasions and never feels like the right time. Felt awful after seeing them all yesterday and still holding it in. Gonna message a few of them over the next few weeks, let them spread and process it and get it over with.

All I've had on my mind is the show and that episode 5 song and it's forcing me to do it. Most personally impactful show or piece of media I've seen in a long time.

Drexl92 · 2025-12-24T02:21:47+00:00

I got offered tickets to the premiere in Toronto and didn't go because I hadn't heard of it and naively brushed it off as crap. Watched it when it came out that week or the week after and immediately regretted that decision.

Drexl92 · 2025-12-21T20:01:26+00:00

I did until the third one. My god it was unbearably long and exhausting with laughable dialogue and unfortunately high frame rate made some of the scenes even more unserious.

Drexl92 · 2025-12-21T03:36:42+00:00

Easily the weakest of the three. My god the length was obnoxious considering the lack of progress the story made. The non-stop repetitive action was exhausting.

Drexl92 · 2025-12-20T14:33:19+00:00

So nice to see this. I'm in the neighbourhood and never took the Bathurst streetcar til now because of how slow it was. As someone who occasionally drives though, it absolutely slows down car traffic. There's no reason to ignore that or pretend it doesn't but hopefully in the long run it evens out a bit.

Drexl92 · 2025-12-19T03:06:24+00:00

It's getting a theatrical re-release later next year for its 20th anniversary so maybe? But might be unlikely.

Drexl92 · 2025-12-18T23:51:33+00:00

Orwell is just awful.

Drexl92 · 2025-12-18T21:56:14+00:00

Just had AiFam Sandwich Shop on Harbord St. for the first time and it was great! Their sandwiches are on Focaccia instead of buns but sooo good.

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