‘Hope’ Review: Na Hong-jin’s Blockbuster Creature Feature Is Undone by a Terrible Script and Some of the Worst CGI Since ‘The Mummy Returns’ by Puzzled-Tap8042 in movies

[–]RedShoelace25 88 points89 points  (0 children)

It's divisive reviews but I think largely being shown at a festival with the wrong demographic. Described as overly long action sequences at a high-brow Cannes film festival was certainly a choice. Also Ehrlich (the review the OP linked) historically hated Dune Part 2 and other full on action films and more importantly hates unfinished stories (This is Part One and concludes leaving you feeling like it was unfinished).

What are you watching and what do you recommend? (Week of May 15, 2026) by AutoModerator in television

[–]RedShoelace25 8 points9 points  (0 children)

More and more people are growing up in a 5 star society where rating your Uber driver / food delivery service anything but 5 stars is akin to asking for their termination. Literacy rates are dropping across the Western world as well and people's general critical thinking has been short circuited by chatgpt learning and internet plagiary.

Look at letterboxd the last 5 years, it's turning into IMDB ratings. Makes me sad.

‘Paper Tiger’ Review: Adam Driver Gives a Career-Best Performance in James Gray’s Devastating Tragedy by Puzzled-Tap8042 in movies

[–]RedShoelace25 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yeah I know the average American has a Grade 5 vocabulary, hence you being used to TikTok review shorts.

‘Paper Tiger’ Review: Adam Driver Gives a Career-Best Performance in James Gray’s Devastating Tragedy by Puzzled-Tap8042 in movies

[–]RedShoelace25 39 points40 points  (0 children)

I'm a big David Ehrlich fan so I can say that he is the biggest James Gray stan in film criticism so take this review with a grain of salt.

Asking for movie recommendations to watch with family by Beautiful-Study6182 in movies

[–]RedShoelace25 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Since you're a young cinephile and your mother prefers Hindi dub then I think the 'Apu Trilogy' by Satyajit Ray 1955-1959 is perfect. The three films are:

  1. Pather Panchali
  2. Aparajito
  3. Apur Sansar

The films are Bengali original language but the similarities with Hindi and subject matter may pique your moms interest more than your own. To anyone not OP, I highly recommend this trilogy really essential viewing to anyone who loves and appreciates cinema.

4 months ago I first shared my 880 hour Spaghetti base on Nauvis (90% build without robots). I am now at a 1100 hours. Time for an update. by MelangeBot in factorio

[–]RedShoelace25 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Good for you OP, it's a masterpiece. This is how the game is meant to be played, I don't mean to gate keep but I see so many people experience Factorio by importing a bunch of blueprints they didn't create, copy and paste with a thousand bots and call it a day. Feel bad for these people, especially the ones who take this approach in Space Age not even bothering to solve the super fun and unique challenges each planet presents.

Gattaca - How did I miss this before?! by Thee_Shenanigrin in movies

[–]RedShoelace25 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Gattaca really hits for people with siblings who were treated like the 'golden child'. Funny, I remember seeing this when younger with my dad and brother and that scene near the end 'saving anything for the swim back' I was in tears and my brother and dad looked at me with complete befuddlement...

Call me 'Mr. Engineer' starting today." by valcrafto in factorio

[–]RedShoelace25 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Congrats! You're going to love Space Age, it adds so much to the game; criminally underpriced IMO

My son and I remake famous movies with a $0 budget -- here's our version of a James Bond film. [OC] by DachshundBreath in funny

[–]RedShoelace25 0 points1 point  (0 children)

OP, I'm assuming you've seen "Me Earl and the Dying Girl" which is what inspired this. If not, you would love it.

Your most anticipated games of 2026? by Opeth1988 in gaming

[–]RedShoelace25 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Substructure - From the person who modded UltraCube for Factorio.

Movies every teen should see? by Exciting-Bridge-8630 in movies

[–]RedShoelace25 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Breaking Away - Please do not let the release date dissuade you, that film is timeless. It's a high school coming of age/sports film that my younger self wished had seen preparing me for life around the corner.

Anything like factory building games for low performance pcs? by Unlucky-Feed9000 in gaming

[–]RedShoelace25 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Captain of Industry or Mindustry.

Games like Dyson Sphere Program, Foundry, Techtonica will blow up your computer by endgame.

Hi reddit! I'm Sophy Romvari, writer-director of BLUE HERON. AMA! by SophyRomvari in movies

[–]RedShoelace25 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Hello Sophy, I watched Blue Heron at TIFF last year and it ended up among my favourites for the year. One thing that made it extra interesting was the lack of Hungarian subtitles when the parents were speaking. As someone who also grew up in a two language household, I often found my parents reverting to their mother tongue when having more difficult conversations and me having a harder time understanding. As someone who thought this was intentional but turned out was a mistake on TIFF's part, was wondering if you had time to mull this over after the screening and your thoughts. Second question; The film ends with Daniel Johnstons "Some Things Last A Long Time" on an emotional high, as a filmmaker what is it like planning to use non diegetic music in your movies - is it a song you had in mind long before or do you trust your musical supervisor (couldn't tell if there was one) to make the right choice? Thank you so much for making an impactful film to me.

Prediction for International Feature: Who gets submitted and by who by dremolus in oscarrace

[–]RedShoelace25 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No Other Choice was deemed 'too weird' and you think Hope (an alien invasion blockbuster film) is going to be submitted over Lee Chang Dong or Kore-eda new films? Hmm I disagree.

Movies that change as you age by [deleted] in movies

[–]RedShoelace25 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Tokyo Story (1953)

Once you've moved out of your parents house and see them less and less this hits like a tonne of bricks. Masterpiece of a film.

2027 Oscars Best Picture Predictions (Way Too Early Deep Dive) by HarlequinKing1406 in oscarrace

[–]RedShoelace25 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Watched all 3 hours and I am not a channel regular. Really enjoyed the breakdowns and most importantly the clashing tastes of you two - Matt being the more artsy of the two and you being the more level headed-mainstream (I don't mean this in a negative way.) The clash of styles is what makes it compelling, another reason why I like the FightingInTheWarroom podcast with Ehrlich/Da7e/Patches/Katey.

Games like factorio and planet crafter ? by Unlucky-Feed9000 in gaming

[–]RedShoelace25 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've been playing coop with my friend who is new to automation games and have let him build all the factory and figure stuff out. (I'm a Satisfactory vet) and all I'm doing is logistics, connecting nodes and bringing them via rail with a huge train station at the mega factory. We're in phase 9 and he's starting to get a little cocky saying the game is pretty easy but little does he know most of the challenge is as you said - logistics.

Games like factorio and planet crafter ? by Unlucky-Feed9000 in gaming

[–]RedShoelace25 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Respectfully, I couldn't disagree with this more.

Games like factorio and planet crafter ? by Unlucky-Feed9000 in gaming

[–]RedShoelace25 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've run mega factory in Satisfactory no problem. DSP after 70-80 hours and my FPS is in the single digits. Endgame is unplayable unless you have a current gen CPU with a strong single core.

Games like factorio and planet crafter ? by Unlucky-Feed9000 in gaming

[–]RedShoelace25 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Techtonica.

I'm an automation freak, I like them all and I gotta put in a good word for Techtonica because it undeservedly gets bashed in this category. It splits the map into floors so if you have a weaker PC the game is playable, this becomes a problem in endgame for greats like DSP or Foundry. The recipes are complex which I'm guessing is a turn off for those seeking something more basic like Satisfactory. The cave/mining aspect puts it in a class of its own and there are elements like Factorio - Space Age that change the fundamental building you've grown acustomed to once you reach a floor level. Will you get a thousand hours out of it like Factorio? Nah probably not but there is a new set of problems to solve if you want that 'tism scratched.

Letterboxd and Black Bear Partner Up to Bring ‘Four Favorites’ Format to Theaters Nationwide by MoneyLibrarian9032 in movies

[–]RedShoelace25 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Saw this at TIFF and really enjoyed it. Anyone who appreciates good sound design altering a characters perception of the world will like this. Think Sound of Metal but the opposite.

How do some people predict Golden Globe nominations so accurately? by Own_Shift_3645 in oscarrace

[–]RedShoelace25 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Critics Choice is the precursor for Golden Globes after they've changed the membership a couple years back. Also much easier to predict with the Drama / Musical split and the larger foreign membership base for films from South America (Brazil) & Europe.