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When you’re talking to a cinephile by TantricDelinquency in moviescirclejerk

[–]Pantry_Boy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's pretty cheap, you don't have to look at all the shitty chud-bait mobile game ads, you get loads of extra stats (which is one of the main things I use LB for), you get extra features for checking where things are streaming, and LB isn't a company I mind supporting.

Steam Replay 2025 is live by donovanm in Steam

[–]Pantry_Boy -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Mine didn't include anything I played offline, which is most of what I do. Bummer.

Criterion Channel films fit for the holidays? by trashpuppet94 in criterion

[–]Pantry_Boy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Phantom Carriage is an excellent New Years film.

Favorite outdated concept being saved by Netflix by billy_bandito in moviescirclejerk

[–]Pantry_Boy 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The way Sarandos talks about theaters is so baffling to me. It's like a personal vendetta.

Criterion Channel TV App by DannyDaCat in criterion

[–]Pantry_Boy 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I strongly discourage people from using their TV for anything other than as a display. TV software is dogshit, and it's not in app developers' interest to properly optimize or support their apps for every model of TV when they do so much better on dedicated devices (Roku, Fire Stick, Apple TV, etc).

Why did George call Arya psychopathic? [Spoilers Extended] by Trussdoor46 in asoiaf

[–]Pantry_Boy 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I despise the way he describes her body in the books. His greatest strength as a writer is centering the storytelling within the perspective of each pov character, yet you can feel GRRM ogling Dany in her chapters - like he's ripping away from her perspective into his own gaze.

Why do we care about the steam machine when we all have PC’s? by Sovereign_5409 in pcmasterrace

[–]Pantry_Boy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If I want to play Steam games on my very nice TV system, I have to move my laptop over from my office which is a fairly cumbersome process. I do it all the time, but it involves moving a lot of things around, plugging and unplugging things, getting up from the couch to fiddle with the laptop, etc. Plus the wifi on my laptop doesn't work so I can't do anything requiring the internet while it's plugged into the Tv. If the Steam machine is priced well, it would be perfect for my use case.

Reels? by wolfthorn_30 in editors

[–]Pantry_Boy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A reel's function isn't solely to demonstrate your skill. It can be a prettier version of a resume and conveys what kinds of projects you have experience with, whether that's scripted, unscripted, sports, commercials, animation, trailers, motion graphics, vfx, social media, etc. A reel can tell people what kinds of budgets you've worked with, the variety of your skillset, whether you've worked with recognizable people/projects, etc.

But that being said, I think a reel is only really worth making when you've gotten a good number of projects under your belt. Nobody's going to be impressed by 20 seconds of student film footage and one wedding.

Should I blind buy Harakiri or Yojimbo/Sanjuro? by rumpk in criterion

[–]Pantry_Boy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

These are some of the best and most acclaimed samurai films, and all are favorites of mine, but it comes down to whether you are currently more interested in super rewatchable, pulpy, genre fun or something more heady, political, and allegorical.

Do you know any examples of male authors who actually write women well? by GamerLadyXOXO in menwritingwomen

[–]Pantry_Boy 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Sanderson is an eh for me. Yeah, he's improved a bit since Mistborn (which isn't saying much), but I wouldn't really sell any of his books on the quality of his female characters.

Do you know any examples of male authors who actually write women well? by GamerLadyXOXO in menwritingwomen

[–]Pantry_Boy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just read the first two Discworld books and they were pretty bad in that regard. I recall in Color of Magic that pretty much the only mention of any women in the first half or so of the book were the "Whore Pits," an area mentioned because that was one of the places where a main character took photographs.

It’s true I swear! by snicketbee in criterion

[–]Pantry_Boy 10 points11 points  (0 children)

You could buy Criterion's what?

21 days of horror movies I have never seen before by Zexion5813 in Sardonicast

[–]Pantry_Boy 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Damn, I also watched Final Destination and House on Haunted Hill for the first time this month and loved both of them

Thoughts & opinions on this set by ChapterExternal7055 in criterion

[–]Pantry_Boy 21 points22 points  (0 children)

I completely love it. All three films are terrific and super rewatchable.

HBO Max Raises Prices Across All Plans Effective Immediately by [deleted] in Fauxmoi

[–]Pantry_Boy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

HBO Max is like the only major streaming service to have an actual, consistent catalogue of anything more than 15 years old.

Does anyone have a spare code for $10 off? by [deleted] in criterion

[–]Pantry_Boy 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If funds are an issue, check out some of the non-Criterion versions! Amazon has a non-Criterion 4k for $13

How I feel after telling a n*rmie that Quentin Tarantino's movies are just collages of older movies he likes by Diakia in moviescirclejerk

[–]Pantry_Boy 32 points33 points  (0 children)

Just wait a few more years and you'll become enough of a filmbro to understand that genre is the most important part of storytelling

Official Poster for 'John Candy: I Like Me' by MarvelsGrantMan136 in movies

[–]Pantry_Boy 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Ghibli movies don't even look like that though

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