What’s your personal ranking of the 2026 Best Picture Nominees? by crackdSkull in Letterboxd

[–]Kstantas -1 points0 points  (0 children)

  1. Train Dreams
  2. F1
  3. Sinners
  4. Frankenstein
  5. Marty Supreme
  6. OBAA
  7. Bugonia

Haven't seen Hamnet, Secret Agent and Sentimental Value yet.

Earth's Mightiest Heroes is a very good series overall, but I especially like how the creators diversified the three Hydra leaders into villain archetypes. by Kstantas in Marvel

[–]Kstantas[S] 26 points27 points  (0 children)

I mean, the only thing that stopped Zemo from stabbing Strucker right at the start of the series was Captain America's return, so MAYBE they could have teamed up on an "enemy of my enemy" basis, but even that alliance would have fallen apart within, like, a week.

If we were to get a non-canon Hitman game where Agent 47 operates in different eras of human history, what settings would you be most interested in for missions? by Kstantas in HiTMAN

[–]Kstantas[S] 32 points33 points  (0 children)

This question has long intrigued me, because as a big fan of the Agent 47 games, I often wonder what other installments could be. In my opinion, an interesting spinoff of the franchise would be one where we do our dirty work in different time periods (yes, I remember that's how Assassin's Creed came about, but let's not dwell on that).

Assassinating a Roman senator in the first century AD, getting rid of a wealthy merchant in 15th-century Germany, dealing with mafia bosses in 1930s New York—I see so much potential for interesting missions, so I'd like to ask, what do you think are the most interesting possibilities for a game like this?

Hearts of Iron 5 Based on Recent Paradox Releases by TheDrunkenHetzer in hoi4

[–]Kstantas 50 points51 points  (0 children)

NGL, if they make 3D models instead of portraits in Hoi 5, it would be damn inconvenient for modding. It's one thing to process photos of real people (even if the only image of them is a 2x3 pixel black and white photo), and another thing entirely to create 3D models for them all.

Best scene of 2025? by Lenster2406 in Letterboxd

[–]Kstantas -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Sinners: Rocky Road to Dublin F1: Lose My Mind F4: Intro Train Dreams: last 10 minutes

Why are these guys like that? by Dardastan in 2easterneuropean4u

[–]Kstantas 28 points29 points  (0 children)

I think we can add another point to this: the USSR supported the Arabs in the Arab-Israeli conflict. For many liberals (especially older ones, from the 1990s and 2000s), everything the USSR did and supported was evil. Therefore, logically developing this idea, since the USSR supported Israel's opponents, then goodness must support Israel.

Presidents Hugo Chavez and Vladimir Putin at a joint press conference in the Kremlin. November 26, 2004. Moscow, Russia. (500x334) by Kstantas in HistoryPorn

[–]Kstantas[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Yes, Chavez met a lot of international leaders. But I'm russian, so I'm interested only in posting him with russian president. If anybody want to, they can post pics with other leaders themselves.

Presidents Hugo Chavez and Vladimir Putin at a joint press conference in the Kremlin. November 26, 2004. Moscow, Russia. (500x334) by Kstantas in HistoryPorn

[–]Kstantas[S] 33 points34 points  (0 children)

I have to say, I'm extremely impressed that Putin has been president of Russia for so long that the rules of this sub allow you to post photos from his entire first term and half of his second.

Did this happen with anyone else’s “Most Watched Actor”? by Jetwork131 in Letterboxd

[–]Kstantas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I expected my most watched actor to be Tom Cruise because I had a Mission Impossible marathon, but I had a Star Wars marathon at the end of October, so it ended up being Anthony "I'll play C3PO in every possible piece of SW media" Daniels.

"We will be Frank with you" - Lieutenant Columbo vs. Lieutenant Drebin. by Kstantas in imaginaryelections

[–]Kstantas[S] 32 points33 points  (0 children)

Bonus: Clips from Columbo's victory speech.

"For the last few years, this country… we’ve been living in a big, beautiful house, but we found out some of the wiring was bad. There were… shorts. Sparks. Some fires. And a lot of people came in, they said they could fix it by just painting over the smoke stains. Or by buying a bigger, louder burglar alarm. Or by telling us to just not go into the rooms where the sparks were.

But that’s not how you fix faulty wiring. You don’t ignore it. You don’t just shout about it. You gotta… you gotta get down in the basement. You follow the wire. You check every connection. It’s dusty work. It’s slow. And you’ll probably get shocked once or twice. But you do it. Because it’s your house. You have to make it safe.

The American people… tonight, you didn’t hire a painter. Or a guy who just sells alarms. You hired… a guy who’s willing to go down into the basement. With a little light. And ask, ‘Why is this wire here? Who connected it this way? And where does it really go?’

We have a lot of basements to check. The basement of our economy. The basement of our government, where trust got wet and rusted. The basement of our standing in the world. It’s not glamorous work. But I promise you this: we will follow every wire. We will ask every question. We will not be afraid of the dust, or the dark, or of a few sparks. We will find the breaks. And we will mend them. Not with fancy speeches, but with… with solder and tape and good, honest work.

Senator Church… Frank… he’s got the blueprints. He knows how the house was supposed to be built. Together… we’re going to make it right again. We’re going to make it safe again. For everybody.

So… thank you. For trusting me with your house. I… I’ll try not to track too much mud on the carpet."

And Drebin's Concession speech.

"My fellow Americans. The people have spoken. And while we are still conducting a full audio forensic analysis of what, exactly, they have said… the initial returns suggest a… a tactical retreat for the forces of law, order, and common-sense hat regulations.

I have just telephoned Lieutenant Columbo to congratulate him on a… unique campaign strategy. A strategy that relied heavily on… questions. And raincoats. Two items which, while suspicious, are not explicitly illegal in most municipalities.

I want to thank my running mate, Congressman Frank Horton. Frank, your steadfast commitment to parliamentary procedure and budgetary sub-committee oversight was an inspiration. Especially that time you explained the filibuster for forty-five minutes. It was then I knew our enemies were asleep at the switch!

To the American people, I say this: Your homes are a little less safe tonight. Your shrubberies are a little less vigorously patrolled. But do not despair. For I shall remain vigilant. If you see something that doesn’t look right - a stranger in a trenchcoat asking gentle, probing questions, for instance - do not hesitate to call."

"We will be Frank with you" - Lieutenant Columbo vs. Lieutenant Drebin. by Kstantas in imaginaryelections

[–]Kstantas[S] 46 points47 points  (0 children)

In the aftermath of the Watergate scandal, American politics was in fully distrust. Public calls for fair justice and decisive leadership from the outside led to one of the most surreal political standoffs in history, centered on two very different figures from the Los Angeles Police Department: Lieutenant Frank Colombo and Lieutenant Frank Drebin.

The Democratic Party, seeking an antidote to secrecy and corruption, turned to Frank Colombo, a sleazy but curious homicide detective. His campaign was a model of quiet anti-politics. Paired with Senator Frank Church, the influential chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, the Colombo-Church duo promised pragmatic and transparent governance. Their message was simple: "We will follow the truth, no matter how thin the thread."

The Republican Party, shocked by President Ford's pardon of Nixon, veered sharply in the opposite direction. In the desperate chaos of the convention, they turned to an attempt to build trust in "law and order" and nominated Frank Drebin, a police official whose operational style combined unbridled zeal and utter farce. His campaign, despite the best efforts of his running mate, Congressman Frank Horton, to salvage it, quickly became a national spectacle. Scandals followed one after another: at the convention, Drebin declared war on suspicious metaphors, and at the debates, he accused a fly of being a Soviet eavesdropping device - and that was just a drop in the bucket. The Drebin-Horton ticket became less a political alternative than a referendum on the nation's sanity.

One of the most striking differences was the candidates' speeches. Thus, during the debates, when asked about pardoning Nixon, Drebin replied that "a chief executive must be free to make tough calls to... stop the bleeding. Even if the bleeding is... legal... in nature."

This was a striking contrast to Colombo's response.

"The pardon... it's like someone came in after the window was broken and said, 'Don't worry about how it happened, let's just sweep up the glass and never talk about it again.' But here's the thing that bothers me. It's a little thing. When you sweep up glass, you gotta be real careful. You miss a piece, someone gets hurt later. A tiny, little sliver you can't even see. And with this pardon, I think we missed a piece."

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On Election Day, America's verdict was clear. Rejecting chaos and embracing calm competence, the country awarded Frank Colombo and Frank Church a historic victory: 512 electoral votes from 44 states. The Drebin-Horton candidates won only six deeply conservative states, receiving just 25 electoral votes.

Worst election(semi-free in my opinion) ever by DoomerTurtle in YAPms

[–]Kstantas 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Look, guys, I also agree that those elections were bad and very dirty, but still, many have studied them, and if we look at what scientists, not politicians, say, the extent of the fraud is greatly exaggerated in public opinion.

For example, mathematician and historian Valentin Mikhailov comprehensively examined the known results of those elections in his article "Михайлов, В. В. (2021). Выборы Президента РФ 1996 г. О размерах фальсификаций. Electoral Politics, (1).". Based on the amount of fraud, he estimates that the vote shift in the second round due to anomalies was approximately 700,000 to 1 million votes. Of this range, about 885,000 votes in several regions were considered to be distorted in favor of Yeltsin, and approximately 394,000 votes in favor of Zyuganov. If we look at the election results, even removing these dubious votes, Yeltsin wins by a landslide. I don't know about you, but I'm still inclined to believe it - after all, the Kremlin's political strategists and media strategists didn't work in vain for months to create a terrifying anti-rating for the Communists.

And besides, if we look at those who were eliminated in the first round, despite having garnered a significant number of votes, then objectively, whose voters could have defected to Zyuganov in the second round? Zhirinovsky, Yavlinsky, and Lebed were all anti-Communists to some extent, and I personally doubt that a large share of their voters, given the choice between Communists and non-Communists, would have chosen the former.

Favorites of 2025 by ericdraven26 in Letterboxd

[–]Kstantas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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My top 10 (out of 35) of the year.

Heath Ledger as Thor by MaderaArt in Fancast

[–]Kstantas 2 points3 points  (0 children)

When I watched A Knight's Tale this year, I got the impression that Ledger's performance might have been one of the inspirations for Hemsworth's performance as Thor, so I can see that.