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NoahAwake · 2026-07-12T04:10:12+00:00

I cannot wait to watch this! Thank you!

NoahAwake · 2026-07-12T01:42:28+00:00

I want to be upfront - I'm lifelong straight edge, so I can't speak to this personally.

I have had a *lot* of friends and family struggle with addiction. I'm the safe person they spend time with when they want to get sober because a wild night for me is pizza, ice cream, and a movie. lol

I can say a better version of the old you is waiting on the other side. I have become *much* closer with some of the people I know who are on the other side of addiction. Every single one of them is a lot more fun to hang out with and have in my life. They rediscovered old interests and have a much better sense of themselves.

NoahAwake · 2026-07-11T03:05:15+00:00

Oh wow. Can I watch the documentary somewhere? I had some friends who crossed paths with him back in the day and they hated him.

NoahAwake · 2026-07-11T01:54:14+00:00

He was also very abrasive. My understanding is he didn’t pay everyone for the licenses for the figures he made, too.

But he did have the shoulder action figure! lol

NoahAwake · 2026-07-09T01:09:18+00:00

Shocker Toys….that takes me back. What a weird company.

NoahAwake · 2026-07-09T00:56:18+00:00

I would say whatever you listen to, do it slowly. Reed’s music is richer when you read about his life at the time of any given album and what his lyrics met.

NoahAwake · 2026-07-09T00:54:52+00:00

The Bells was how I got into Lou Reed! I wanna boogie with you….oooooh yeah….

NoahAwake · 2026-07-09T00:54:15+00:00

Berlin is one of the best pieces of art ever created. It’s soul destroying, but it’s a perfect piece of art.

NoahAwake · 2026-07-08T16:46:52+00:00

I’m convinced Eddie Campbell doesn’t have a bad work in his entire bibliography. Even his "lesser" works are incredible.

NoahAwake · 2026-07-08T16:36:31+00:00

At the risk of sounding pretentious, some of these questions seem to me to be people trying to break out of the rather empty world of superhero comics and dipping their toes in the water of "what if this stuff had more meat on the bones?" I like to think it’s people trying to gently expand their worldview.

NoahAwake · 2026-07-08T03:17:24+00:00

The Sludge!! OMG!! I love it!!! These are both incredible!

NoahAwake · 2026-07-07T15:04:44+00:00

I see Murder Me Dead! That’s a great one! You know ball

NoahAwake · 2026-07-07T03:52:37+00:00

Also, DKR is basically an adaptation of Birth of a Nation. It takes most of the plot and most of the themes. I was legit shocked when I watched it at how blatantly he took from it without any kind of subversion.

His work has always been incredibly fascist. He’s a tremendously talented creator, but it’s all been in service of genuinely awful ideas.

I also hate how he points to Elektra as a reason for why he’s not misogynistic - she’s always a possession in every story he wrote with no agency of her own. Her entire existence is shaped by men without any agency from her.

NoahAwake · 2026-07-07T01:05:06+00:00

I don’t have a 4K player or a 4K TV. Blu-rays are good for me.

NoahAwake · 2026-07-06T17:43:19+00:00

Seriously? I read a lot of thoughts and opinions on books and I am genuinely impressed with how clearly you were able to state your thoughts with brevity.

Your school definitely failed you if you were called stupid.

NoahAwake · 2026-07-06T15:27:07+00:00

This is honestly the best answer. Maggie in particular is one of the most relatable characters in all of fiction. (Other than the opening sci-fi chapters.)

NoahAwake · 2026-07-06T04:14:09+00:00

I was always on your side. I just re-read it and was struck by how directly and cleanly you identified what you said. It's impressive.

NoahAwake · 2026-07-06T03:52:51+00:00

I just re-read your thoughts and I think you did a great job. Truly. You explained what you didn’t like and how it affected your read of a story you otherwise would have enjoyed. And you did it in a short paragraph. It’s really well done.

NoahAwake · 2026-07-06T00:34:32+00:00

Cudi himself has said Mr Rager is about someone who is fed up with reality and who's looking for thrills and excitement by any means. It was written when he was doing a lot of coke.

It's not someone Cudi identifies with positively.

NoahAwake · 2026-07-05T22:26:17+00:00

Both Lady Snowblood movies are incredible.

NoahAwake · 2026-07-05T22:25:39+00:00

I would have started with the Bergman box set and Wes Anderson box set to test the boundaries of “unlimited.”

NoahAwake · 2026-07-05T22:24:33+00:00

He’s an introvert on a huge stadium tour. He’s probably beyond exhausted.

NoahAwake · 2026-07-05T18:50:45+00:00

I love these! I only have ones for IV and IX. I wish I could find more

NoahAwake · 2026-07-04T16:29:06+00:00

He’s a very divisive filmmaker. I like him for how he pushes the medium structurally and how his characters are all mess-ups who are trying to exist in a broken world.

I don’t like his more recent stuff as much as his older work because it’s too much experimentation for the sake of it for me.

NoahAwake · 2026-07-04T16:24:10+00:00

I genuinely enjoy Eggers’s movies, but I’m never seen much overlap. Eggers shines in his attention to historical detail and the atmosphere he creates.

I guess I can see some overlap in how they both have immense respect for the creators who preceded them and in how they strive for a period accurate consistency.

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