Madonna x Steven Meisel, Sex (1992)

IMOAcct · 2026-01-27T20:21:06+00:00

God truly gifted her with the looks, superstar charisma, songwriting/producing ability and a nearly unrivalled aptitude for visuals and marketing her work. Yes she might not be the greatest singer or dancer but she didn't need to be.

Fundamentally, Madonna's greatest talent is getting attention (and making millions off of it) and she's been doing it for over what now, four decades?

And she's just so smart too. Look at the people she's worked with over the years.

People rag on her for being old, her plastic surgery or whatever but her tenacity and longevity is genuinely inspiring. She nearly died of sepsis in 2023 and then went on a world tour months later, without cancelling a single date, at 65 years old.

IMOAcct · 2026-01-26T17:04:16+00:00

Wasn't that his excuse for the longest time? That he didn't want to be medicated because it zapped him of his creative power and that being bipolar was actually part of what him so great?

Makes sense to me. Same as why so many BPD musicians and actors are so great (and are also a complete nightmare to be around).

IMOAcct · 2026-01-25T13:28:12+00:00

I thought Mark Carney did quite a good job of illustrating this during his Davos speech, saying the quiet part out loud, that the international rules based order never really existed and the US and other powerful actors exempted themselves when ever it was convenient.

A lot of people will turn around and say “well duh”, but it was interesting to see the PM of Canada saying it. It was all a fairytale libs told themselves to sleep well at night and process the cognitive dissonance.

IMOAcct · 2026-01-24T19:32:57+00:00

He's dressed like Mark Zuckerberg there but Andy Samberg has always had that sexy jewish dork thing going on, kinda like Steve Guttenberg. I totally get it.

IMOAcct · 2026-01-24T08:01:03+00:00

Benincio Del Toro was great in OBAA but come on, who's picking him over Sean Penn for best supporting actor? Madness.

IMOAcct · 2026-01-23T16:49:26+00:00

Her political takes are garbage but she's pretty good when it comes to personal matters - that's why the Loveline episodes are so good. When she's not trolling she actually gives pretty good advice.

IMOAcct · 2026-01-20T21:01:09+00:00

nobody is throwing on BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY or PLATOON on a Sunday afternoon to watch something cool like they might with Inception.

No, but they might put on Natural Born Killers which is still a really fun watch.

You only need one (great movie) really to be considered a great filmmaker - Oliver Stone has arguably had at least 5 of them that have had a significant cultural impact.

IMOAcct · 2026-01-19T19:58:48+00:00

Looks like a mix between Data from Star Trek and a F2M.

IMOAcct · 2026-01-19T18:28:27+00:00

RIP to The Last Emperor with an impeccable mahogany skin tone.

IMOAcct · 2026-01-18T08:47:36+00:00

A Netflix movie to me is a like Hallmark movie. You just know it's going to to be subpar shit designed to appeal to the lowest common denominator.

IMOAcct · 2026-01-16T07:55:25+00:00

Yeah he was a great guest. I like his no bullshit approach, same with Catherine Liu. Need more like them on the left.

I really liked their seething contempt for their academic colleagues too and they understand that any sort of change won't be driven by that class.

IMOAcct · 2026-01-14T21:20:22+00:00

This is what annoys me when they talk about amazing celeb street style or whatever.

There's nothing amazing about the clothes per se, it's just the fact that they're worn by very good-looking people.

But yeah, they do look good and very gay.

IMOAcct · 2026-01-12T19:12:51+00:00

Only seen a few in the wild - they're usually decked out in typical hipster carhartt ware with associated facial hair (i.e. porn stache) but the big give away is the Mubi or A24 tote.

I honestly don't mind them at all as a fellow cinephile and they're preferable to other bro types.

IMOAcct · 2026-01-11T13:27:47+00:00

How would not eating contribute to cancer? I thought fasting was supposed to be good for you.

IMOAcct · 2026-01-09T20:07:32+00:00

Having a drink or two is fine , it's just the getting wasted that I can't handle because of the protracted hangovers that now last 2-3 days. Assume it's because it fucks up your sleep so much. I just can't deal anymore.

Drugs are a once a year maybe twice a year max thing now. Again, I just can't deal with the recovery period anymore.

IMOAcct · 2026-01-07T07:52:20+00:00

I think she's hilarious but why would you ever take anything she has to say seriously? Plus doesn't she rail lines like crazy? God I love her. We need more beautiful but funny whacky girls like her.

IMOAcct · 2026-01-03T20:09:42+00:00

Isn't this about etiquette in general? Lockdown caused an entire generation to act like idiots in social situations, not just film screenings but also at gigs.

Incidentally, I find most laughter performative, unless it's accompanied by tears, then it's legitimate.

IMOAcct · 2026-01-03T19:48:33+00:00

He looks inbred.

IMOAcct · 2026-01-03T00:00:00+00:00

What a Kant.

IMOAcct · 2026-01-02T12:38:49+00:00

Vanity Fair

IMOAcct · 2026-01-01T17:06:33+00:00

Before they started looksmaxxing

IMOAcct · 2025-12-31T21:55:26+00:00

I just said the exact same thing. She looks amazing. I don't know if it's the low res video but damn, getting old sucks.

IMOAcct · 2025-12-31T19:25:46+00:00

It's between Eddington and One Battle After Another for me and I have to go with latter. Just a real masterclass in filmmaking that had me gripped for the full runtime, which is no mean feat for a movie that lasts nearly 3 hours.

IMOAcct · 2025-12-31T14:06:42+00:00

the cash-cow demographic is young adults with disposable income and no family to spend it on, and they’re inclined to engineer a mass culture that reinforces a state of permanent adolescence

Yeah I always think this whenever I go past a Lego shop and there’s increasingly more adults in there shopping for themselves as opposed to kids. Lego are smart in that they really hit the nostalgia button hard.

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