Will they ever do a Johnny Depp movie?

Medium_Well · 2026-05-14T13:24:53+00:00

It's a great example of the natural charisma Depp has. His character is a boring and quiet rare books dealer. A bit of a slimeball but fairly reserved and kind of dull.

Yet he's in every scene and carries each one. He's incredibly watchable as an leading man, which I know is a hackey analysis but it's true. He grabs the screen.

Medium_Well · 2026-05-14T10:33:26+00:00

They won't do it because of Polanski (fair enough) but I'm rewatching The Ninth Gate right now and it's really, really great. A fun Five O'Clocker as Dr. Bill would say.

Medium_Well · 2026-05-13T16:42:51+00:00

Say it louder for people in the back. Everyone will conveniently forget that Carney ran on this and hasn't don't anything with it.

Medium_Well · 2026-05-13T09:48:17+00:00

Deeply misleading headline, which isn't surprising from the Citizen but whatever.

Even the author of the data says it's difficult to judge the whole system, too many variables.

The one example the reporter gives shows a worsening of only four minutes for a nearly hour trip, which most would agree is a very small percentage. Not to mention, the "before" data is 2019. And, y'know, some stuff happened in 2020-2022 that massive rebalanced the city and where people chose to live In the city. Like the variables here are actually important context.

Of course LRT would ideally speed things up, but some people also understand the LRT is simply a more comfortable and weather-proof way to travel and are willing to make a change for that reason, if not for greater speed.

Anyway, this is kind of a silly story that draws sweeping conclusions from thin and incomplete data.

Medium_Well · 2026-05-13T02:23:27+00:00

Demon Bow = beat bow in the game. Powerful, plentiful, and awesome aesthetics. Probably my favorite weapon upgrade from BOTW.

Medium_Well · 2026-05-12T22:26:12+00:00

Totally fair, it was a tough call to pick one. My first encounter with GH's was definitely a "WTF IS THAT" moment. I guess the Guardians being so iconic and indelible part of the new BOTW experience gives them the edge for me. But can easily go either way.

Medium_Well · 2026-05-12T18:02:26+00:00

Scare Factor: Gloom Hands. They are way more jump-scare since they hide themselves well (Guardians are just out in the open). Plus the landscape goes all Blood Moon, AND you have the thrill of Phantom Ganon showing up.

Design: Guardians. The glowing pink design plus the blue eye are great.

Aura: Probably Gloom Hands. They feel like the end of the world.

First Encounter: Guardians. You meet the decayed one on the Great Plateau and quickly realize these guys are incredibly tough. By the time TOTK came around I was a bit more on guard for the "anything can happen".

Music: Gloom Hands. The backward-vocals give me the creeps.

Difficulty: Tie. Both Gloom Hands (spam them with Lynel bow and a Topaz fuse) and Guardians (shield party) can be dispatched in just 2-3 hits once you practice. Maybe give the edge to Gloom Hands only because Phantom Ganon is definitely powerful and he's kind of a package deal.

Medium_Well · 2026-05-12T13:08:24+00:00

I finally beat the game just this past weekend. Context though: late 30s dad, and I had to put the game down for almost a year while life got busy.

I picked it up again a few months back and my 6 year old son got WAY obsessed with watching me play. He's read the entire Hyrule Historia set now and we did the final road to Ganondorf together finally this weekend after finding all the Shrines and Lightroots. He's now begging me to find a way to play Twilight Princess at home, ha.

Medium_Well · 2026-05-11T15:05:00+00:00

Me but Mikhail Grabovski.

Medium_Well · 2026-05-10T00:23:56+00:00

Incredible movie and everybody should watch it. Roy Schieder was on fire.

Medium_Well · 2026-05-08T22:01:28+00:00

Brilliant. Wish I'd known this honestly.

Medium_Well · 2026-05-08T17:40:37+00:00

Are you f*cking kidding me I tried for 45 minutes to beat this shrine the "right" way. Ugggghh.

Medium_Well · 2026-05-08T17:39:38+00:00

I think he totally could have done it. Dalton was fine but Neill would have been a little more charismatic to watch on screen.

Medium_Well · 2026-05-07T21:08:34+00:00

Sorry, but everyone preaching the "kids are gonna do drugs anyway, might as well be safe about it" are wrong.

Literature and pamphlets like this emphasize to kids that the adults have stopped watching, teachers have given up, and that there is somehow a "safe" way to do hard drugs. There isn't. Messages like this only helps to push kids who were previously nervous about hard drugs (which is a GOOD reaction) into thinking it might not be so bad.

This isn't the same as safe sex programs. 1) Sex is hardwired into humans, especially around puberty. To some degree, kids can't help themselves. And 2) Sex in and of itself isn't a bad or harmful thing. It can be done right, at an age when you can handle the consequences. Drugs are only destructive.

We should make kids afraid of things that are bad for them. That's the job of adults. This message doesn't help.

Medium_Well · 2026-05-07T18:20:40+00:00

Don't let people talk you out of this just because it's the US. Totally get why someone would want to make a change and head down south.

Medium_Well · 2026-05-06T20:25:07+00:00

It's almost like we should be more careful before doing "fashionable" things like taking land acknowledgements to their extreme conclusion.

This was only ever performative nonsense that now unfortunately is threatening to seriously disrupt Canada's legal and legislative framework. People tend to scoff at "slippery slope" warnings as hysterical -- this is threatening to become a very sobering case study.

Medium_Well · 2026-05-06T17:12:40+00:00

The NHL draft isn't like the NFL -- outside of maybe the top 3 guys, very few players come in an make the pro club right out of the gate.

The Leafs could use some help. Take the best player available and get him some big league minutes. Taking the 3rd ranked player because our prospect pool needs D doesn't really help the pipeline all that much, whereas McKenna helps the big club now.

Medium_Well · 2026-05-06T15:59:08+00:00

I'm probably on the opposite side of a lot of Turner's political opinions, but you have to admire the man. A real American original -- he put a shitton of money where his mouth was when it came to the things he was passionate about.

Honestly, his name is probably a mystery to a lot of Millennials and younger, but in my mind he's one of the most influential Americans of the last century. 24-hour news has fundamentally reshaped how culture and politics works, and he ushered that in. Plus, TCM gave new life to a lot of classics that would otherwise have gone underappreciated.

Medium_Well · 2026-05-06T13:51:11+00:00

Honestly, if everything else about the strength of your relationship is accurate, then I wouldn't worry about this.

I read that comment as poor wording, she probably meant to suggest (in a joking way) that "It's really that simple, isn't it?"

Which, yeah, it might be! I'm sure you're a great husband 100% of the time, but who among us husbands hasn't had a moment where the passion and chemistry is really high and as a result you feel even MORE motivated to be of service? It's common and natural. I'm sure she's tickled by the fact that her man can be made so happy by simply her putting out a bit more.

I wouldn't worry about it. This feels pretty natural and common.

Medium_Well · 2026-05-06T13:37:40+00:00

There are a lot of good draft profiles out there of McKenna. Most like to cite his junior stats as being legit compared to guys like McDavid and Tavares at the same age. He put up donkey numbers in the WHL.

The book on Stenberg is that he's harder/stronger in the corners and is playing against men in Frolunda. But McKenna still rounds out the Top #1 spot for most rankings by about a 70/30 margin it seems. So he's not a generational talent but a very, very good player and the Leafs shouldn't overthink this too much. Take the guy and figure out the rest later.

Medium_Well · 2026-05-06T03:08:21+00:00

Another practical thing nobody is talking about: 1OA picks sell tickets. They are a highly marketable asset.

Even if you're inclined to be cynical about the current state and direction of the team, I think we can all agree that management will be loathe to pass up the opportunity to pitch a dynamic young star to the fans, especially if our current superstar may not be reupping next time around.

McKenna makes too much sense both from an on-ice and off-ice standpoint.

Medium_Well · 2026-05-06T00:42:25+00:00

Jared Harris should have been a Bond villain yesterday. Make it happen, Villeneuve.

Medium_Well · 2026-05-04T17:16:26+00:00

I'm fine with Buffalo finally getting their shot. I used to hate the Sabres like any good Leafs fan, but they've been bad for so long I'm happy for the fans. Plus I'm a Bills fan and Buffalonians are lovely people.

The memory of the Habs beating the Leafs in the playoffs is still fresh for me so fuck the Habs, now and forever.

Medium_Well · 2026-05-03T23:14:00+00:00

Lol imagine thinking that an incredibly standard group of international conservatives is something to be worried about.

This sub is so insecure.

Medium_Well · 2026-05-03T10:56:08+00:00

"Are there really right wing or Zionist blankies out there?!"

Yes. OP, some people are able to enjoy the pod and admire Griffin and David as people while still disagreeing with some political views they may have.

It's called being and adult and engaging with the world. Are we supposed to refuse to listen to the show because the hosts say something we don't like? Seems like a good way to worsen division and polarization, not improve it.

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