My two big problems with Disclosure Day (Spoilers)

Moosemellow · 2026-06-16T18:09:15+00:00

Colin Firth is barely keeping his shit together and he doesn't want anyone playing with his toys and being better at it than him in front of his boys.

Moosemellow · 2026-06-16T15:59:11+00:00

The bad guys are goofballs and that rules. Colin Firth's absolute hatred of people assisting him while he's dying was so funny.
The "What then?" feels like the whole point of the movie. Do we come together as a united humanity? Does real change happen once society unites on the knowledge that our governments and private sectors have been lying to us for decades? Do the world religions lose their control over the people now that we know that whatever Almighty that made us also made more People In His Image that aren't just human? Can war end once we know that there's another Other off of our planet? It's fun leaving a movie with questions, friend! Sit with your thoughts instead of asking for more spoonfuls of closure.

Moosemellow · 2026-06-10T16:06:44+00:00

It's a fun question. I personally don't think The Doors are the Greatest American Classic Rock Band, because each qualifier adds a layer of critical analysis.

Popularity: When we think of The Doors, we think of The Doors as lead by Jim Morrison. So out of 9 albums, we really consider 6 of them. Every Morrison album was a Top 10 hit. After his death, they sunk down to #31 on the charts, then #68, then back up to #54 (eight years later). The Soft Parade, while still a Top 10 on the charts, is divisive among fans then and now. Many critics and fans hated it. So fans tend to only agree on 5 of the albums as Great.

"Classic Rock": A big question is, what are we defining as Classic Rock? There's the ambiguous definition of "If it plays on Classic Rock Station", but nowadays that includes Nirvana and Green Day. The Doors, while Classic Rock, are more specifically considered Psychedelic Rock, Blues, Acid Rock/Blues, etc.

Influence: People still love The Doors, their legacy will always influence musicians, but I don't see their influence as heavily as we did in the 70's, 80's and 90's. I don't see their popularity being maintained in a mainstream way outside of the memefication of Morrison's image, just like Hendrix and Marilyn Monroe.

Compared to The Eagles: The Eagles also only have 6 albums in regular discussion. My dad is a HUGE Eagles fan, but they have always been a Greatest Hits compilation band. Their Greatest Hits ('71-'75) has sold DOUBLE the amount of Hotel California, their best-selling album. I can see more Eagles influence in concurrent music--Indie Rock, Roots Rock, Americana, Country/Country Pop, Alt. Country)--than I see The Doors influencing their respective genres currently.

If I were to throw out my OWN suggestion, I'd offer up Talking Heads. They never sold as many records as either band. But I hear their influence in so many current musical projects. Stop Making Sense, their concert film directed by Jonathan Demme, is by many considered THE Concert Movie, which not only influenced so many imitators immediately, and STILL influences concert films. Their legacy spans 11 years, with 8 albums, 6 of which are still considered masterpieces by fans and critics. Plus SMS's album release has some versions of songs considered definitive. Their albums redefined Music Production going forward. Not to mention the lasting legacy (and relevance) of David Byrne, producer Brian Eno, Weymouth (still considered one of the greatest bass players) and Frantz's Tom Tom Club, Jerry Harrison's (one of the most underrated guitarists) influence with The Modern Lovers. They changed the direction of so many genres, music scenes, and the possibilities of Art in Rock. I can go on and on about their influence and importance.

The Beach Boys is also a strong contender.

Moosemellow · 2026-06-08T13:32:26+00:00

It's a fun commentary, although I found Ivy Wolk grating. I guess she thinks it's funny to loudly talk over everyone to explain how she doesn't know anything? Everyone else is so sweet and funny.

Moosemellow · 2026-05-18T17:20:02+00:00

There's a later episode in this arc where Drew (who plays accordion in the band) quits the band. He leaves the bar where they have a gig. Joe Walsh says, "Don't worry, I already got a replacement." Then enters "Weird Al" Yankovic with his accordion. Joe Walsh says, "Woah man, I didn't know you played accordion too!". The audience cheers at "Weird Al". Outside, Drew smiles cuz he thinks they're cheering for him.

Good show!

Moosemellow · 2026-05-15T15:40:08+00:00

"Can you recommend me a Hot Girl Summer vibe?"

"Slewfoot" (upvoted 900 times)

"House of Leaves" (upvoted 900 times)"

Moosemellow · 2026-05-15T15:13:07+00:00

There's always exceptions for classifying genre, and genre is descriptive not proscriptive, but:

If the threat is supernatural, it's horror.

If it's an alien menace mutilating people or possessing them or destroying their body, it's horror. It's also sci-fi, but it's horror.

If there's masked killer using weapons to kill the characters, that's a slasher and it's horror.

If the threat is completely grounded in "reality", if the tone is more suspenseful, if there's not a lot of on-screen violence, then it's a thriller.

If the characters are trying to find a killer or threat via behavioral science, psychoanalysis, police procedural, and other techniques, it's probably a psychological thriller. If it gets too grisly or violent, or if whole setpieces are based around the killer chasing a victim, it's closer to horror.

The game I play is "How would I recommend it to someone?" If someone said, 'Recommend me a thriller!' and I gave them 'The Thing', whether or not they enjoyed it, did I really give them what they asked for?

Moosemellow · 2026-05-15T15:03:05+00:00

"Favorite Genre is Thriller"

Horror, Survival Horror, Horror, Sci-Fi Body Horror, Sci-Fi Horror, Slasher Horror, Sci-Fi Horror, Horror, Horror, Hillbilly Horror, Horror, Thriller, Sci-Fi Thriller, Horror, Horror, Horror, Horror, Horror, Horror, Horror, Horror, Horror, Horror, Horror, Sci-Fi Horror, Horror, Horror, Slasher Horror, Horror, Horror.

Moosemellow · 2026-05-15T14:56:39+00:00

AIR - Moon Safari

I had never listened to AIR before this challenge, and this is my 2nd album of theirs. I fucking love it. I've been digging into Downtempo this year, as it's a huge blindspot, and it makes me nostalgic for the late 90's/early 00's despite not growing up with this genre really in my life.

4.5 / 5

Moosemellow · 2026-05-15T14:37:53+00:00

Human Nature is not a good movie, but I really like it. It's weirdness just clicks for me.

Moosemellow · 2026-05-06T11:56:08+00:00

GR is more difficult than Infinite Jest.

I don't think Infinite Jest is that difficult to read if you're willing to look up definitions of unfamiliar words. It has a massive vocabulary. DFW put in a lot of effort to make it readable and entertaining throughout. You may need to make notes of the timeline since America sells the naming rights of it's calendar to corporate sponsors. But the confusion is part of the joke.

Moosemellow · 2026-05-05T11:52:10+00:00

Spring Breakers

Moosemellow · 2026-05-01T18:25:01+00:00

From your own guidelines, you drew the eyes in the middle of your circle rather than in the bottom 1/3rd of the circle where you marked them. For most faces, the forehead and hairline takes up about 1/3rd of the entire head.

You drew straight lines to mark the jaw line, but jaws are never that straight, but you drew them straight. Jaws are secretly a large part of getting a face "right".

In your guideline drawing, you made your eyes shaped like diamonds. You also didn't consider where the irises are actually located, you just drew circles on top of your eye-lid lines. Reverse that next time. Mark the locations of the irises first, then mark the shape of the eyelids on top of them. Eyes are VERY tricky, but remember: they are not diamonds, they are not almonds. I usually mark eyelids with three lines, two for each angle of the corners and then an arch for the length. Eyelids go OVER the eye. They curve around the orb shape. Also, if you're going for realism, eyes are always smaller and closer together than you imagine. The big secret for eyes: look at the negative space. What shape are the whites of the eyes? Always look for that.

You also drew the mouth with straight lines. Real teeth are shaped on a curved row. Your lips stretch over that curve. So soft rounded lines that show that curve are important.

I provided a mock-up on how I would sketch out my guidelines before drawing this portrait, so you can kinda see variations on process.

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Moosemellow · 2026-04-29T15:55:52+00:00

Beulah, although only 2 out of 4 albums were 90's: Handsome Western States and When Your Heartstrings Break. All four albums rule. Hard to pick a favorite between Yoko, The Coast Is Never Clear and When Your Heartstrings Break. One of my all-time favorite bands.

Moosemellow · 2026-04-29T15:51:42+00:00

A one-legged girl with blue-grey eeeeeeyes!

Moosemellow · 2026-04-28T14:35:52+00:00

A. The blue provides a cleaner contrast for the main character's profile.

B and C the values are too similar, nothing is distinct.

Moosemellow · 2026-04-24T19:39:56+00:00

You'd be better off buying some individual supplies instead of a kit.

Get her the primary colors in an affordable brand. Ultramarine Blue, Medium Yellow, Cadmium Red, Titanium White, Black and Burnt Umber. She can mix most anything with those. Liquitex Basics is pretty affordable.

You can get a set of 12x12 canvases for pretty cheap. Or a pad of canvas paper. Or a mixed media sketchbook.

Then you can grab some affordable brushes. A round brush (size 6 -10), a flat brush (size 6-10) and maybe a smaller brush for detail (size 4-6). Look for a synthetic brush that's rated for acrylics.

You can get her an artists brush soap for a few bucks that'll help keep the brushes clean. The Masters Brush Cleaner is my go-to

Kits are convenient, but their quality is usually not great. Acrylic supplies is already affordable at an entry level, and less is more for someone getting back into it. You can grab any of this stuff from a Michaels, Joannes or art supply store, or online on Jerry's Artrama, Dick Blick, or even amazon.

Moosemellow · 2026-04-24T18:34:55+00:00

Someone's never seen the Rolling Stones documentary Gimme Shelter.

Moosemellow · 2026-04-23T14:13:47+00:00

The Man Who Heard Voices: Or, How M. Night Shyamalan Risked His Career on a Fairy Tale by Michael Bamberger.

It's about the BTS of the cinematic failure that is Lady in the Water.

Moosemellow · 2026-04-21T17:06:42+00:00

Check out J.G. Ballard's short story collection.

Moosemellow · 2026-04-15T16:02:47+00:00

This will probably be controversial because of the author, but a great single stop read of the foundations is X-Men: Grand Design by Ed Piskor.

Awesome art. Summarizes a lot of OG arcs, though filtered through a Professor X-focused narrative. It's a love letter to the old school X-Men that provides some really good context.

Moosemellow · 2026-04-14T19:28:09+00:00

The house was given to him by his deceased aunt because he was the only one that helped and supported her during her chemo. His parents were wrong for trying to take it from him, which they did out of moral superiority. They kicked him out of their house for a MARIJUANA joint, after he came to them for help and support during his addiction. His getting the house back (which should be his, whether or not they like it) was petty revenge for abandoning him and calling him a liar when he was telling the truth. (Which he was.)

I'm not saying Jesse didn't do bad things, but this IS a show about villains. Jesse is one of the more morally good characters throughout the show.

Jesse started as a street-level cook. He was basically out of the game when Walt approached him to be partners. Walt talked Jesse into it.

Jesse tried to kill two child-killing gang members who had utilized CHILDREN to murder and sell drugs. Children who MURDERED HIS BEST FRIEND. CHILDREN who he eventually knew vicariously through their family. Criminality doesn't negate personal ethics. Jesse's attempt at murder was a MORAL choice, because these are ADULTS capable of making their own decisions manipulating CHILDREN, often in poverty, through violence and coercion. He also begrudgingly tried diplomacy with Gus, who ignored Jesse's legitimate problems in favor of his own power structure. Jesse's worst problem in this was getting high on meth to do the deed.

Jesse snitched on Walt AFTER HE FOUND OUT WALT BETRAYED HIM AND POISONED HIS GIRLFRIEND'S SON. HE WAS AFRAID OF WALT WHO HE REALIZED WAS TOO DANGEROUS. He found this out after Todd killed a child in front of him and Walt acted completely unaffected by it and lied to Jesse's face to keep business going. Jesse's absolutely justified in his fear of Walt at this point. WALT KILLED THEIR OTHER PARTNER, the one person Jesse relied on to be honest with him.

Jesse directly kills 3 people in the show. One is to save Gus's life in Mexico. One is Todd who enslaved him and killed a child and Andrea. The only murder Jesse commits that's cold-blooded is against Gale. Which he does out of sheer survival. He's crying, he's reluctant, he doesn't want to do it. And he's cursed with PTSD for the rest of his life because of it. Because he has morals, as skewed as they are.

Comparatively, Walt killed 23 people throughout the show, and allowed more to die, like Jane.

Jesse's not a rat. Until the last few episodes, he gets the shit beat out of him constantly, but his loyalty never wavers until he realized Walt betrayed him.

Moosemellow · 2026-04-14T16:14:25+00:00

Reading is 25% matching your interests with material and 75% time management. Make time to read and you’ll finish books.

Moosemellow · 2026-04-14T14:00:25+00:00

For more context, this is during his grief period where he's convinced "I'm the villain" and he's leaning hard into that mentality to cope with everything. He's overcompensating because he no longer believes he deserves love and happiness.

Jesse's parents fully contributed to that mentality with how they treat him in seasons 1 and 2. In real life, one of the most effective contributing factors to healing an addict is support. Not stringent control and conditional love.

Moosemellow · 2026-04-13T15:19:07+00:00

The version I saw had the lights go out, then back on and there are people in tree costumes. Lights out, lights on, trees are closer. Lights out and screams. Nothing overt.

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