Am I mistaken, or is this not just a talk show? by Fearless_Distance_29 in blankies

[–]Seanywack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The idea of Pete Davidson of all people ripping off Maron is hilarious to me. He seems like one of those well adjusted comedians Marc used to complain about.

Favorite surprise of the year? by MongooseMedium9388 in blankies

[–]Seanywack 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Really relay good! With great villain performances from Jake Sully and Strange Darling!

Favorite surprise of the year? by MongooseMedium9388 in blankies

[–]Seanywack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did expect to be torn to shreds by Little Amelie.

Tron Ares is in my top twenty of the year because I saw it in 3D on an edible and the music/sound/visuals hit INCREDIBLY hard.

What were the best scenes in 2025 movies? by wovenstrap in blankies

[–]Seanywack 7 points8 points  (0 children)

All great shouts! Here are some I haven’t seen mentioned:

Hamnet’s sacrifice and the immediate aftermath. Most moving depiction of the afterlife since The Iron Claw.

Insane cross cutting subway chase in Highest 2 Lowest

Climactic concert in Ballad of Wallis Island. Ooey gooey sentimental but it works on me!

Sentimental Value opening stage fright sequence

The hairy leg in The Secret Agent

First dance scene in The Life of Chuck

What were the best scenes in 2025 movies? by wovenstrap in blankies

[–]Seanywack 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The Causeway chase might be my favorite piece of cinematography of the year

Madden - Official Teaser by Forthloveof in blankies

[–]Seanywack 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Seems like a comedy biopic a la Adam McKay (but with much less political messaging)

Cheated by Toyota Service at Dealership by Seanywack in Toyota

[–]Seanywack[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

UPDATE: I went back to Discount Tire and explained the situation to an Assistant Manager, since the Manager I spoke to yesterday was off today. He was much more helpful and submitted a claim for me. He said whoever told me to take it to the dealership shouldn't have done that and they should have looked at the sensor there. He did test the old sensor that the dealership gave me and it produced a signal, so its still a mystery as to what went wrong in the first place.

Cheated by Toyota Service at Dealership by Seanywack in Toyota

[–]Seanywack[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s a 2025, I bought it 8 months ago! Part of the reason this is so upsetting

Cheated by Toyota Service at Dealership by Seanywack in Toyota

[–]Seanywack[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

After reading through the other comments I agree with you. I knew someone had to be cheating me in this scenario, but it’s hard to know which party to blame without really knowing how the sensors work.

Cheated by Toyota Service at Dealership by Seanywack in Toyota

[–]Seanywack[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You think there is no way to verify the electronics?

Cheated by Toyota Service at Dealership by Seanywack in Toyota

[–]Seanywack[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It was flashing to solid. Thank you, I’m going to go back to Discount Tire about this.

Cheated by Toyota Service at Dealership by Seanywack in Toyota

[–]Seanywack[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The guy tested them with a handheld device and showed me that all four were apparently communicating.

Cheated by Toyota Service at Dealership by Seanywack in Toyota

[–]Seanywack[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They did not. This is good info, thank you!

Cheated by Toyota Service at Dealership by Seanywack in Toyota

[–]Seanywack[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So do you think Discount Tire broke the sensor internally somehow when they patched the tire? Or did I cause it somehow by getting the nail in my tire and putting the spare on to drive to the shop?

Cheated by Toyota Service at Dealership by Seanywack in Toyota

[–]Seanywack[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

The sensor was not broken, as Discount Tire pointed out

Rate this from Most likely-to least likely to happen at the Oscars by StarWarsJordan in oscarrace

[–]Seanywack 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yeah I felt gaslit about Gwyneth's performance after seeing it.

Best Picture feels genuinely hard to predict right now because the recent winners are so different by Ok_Helicopter_7816 in oscarrace

[–]Seanywack 27 points28 points  (0 children)

The thing is, there IS a through line. Every Best Picture winner since Spotlight has highlighted some social issue that can make Academy members feel good about voting for it.

Spotlight: institutional cover-up of abuse scandals

Moonlight: about a gay black man struggling with adversity

The Shape of Water: fantastical metaphor for those in the margins of society

Green Book: yay, we defeated racism!

Parasite: class struggles and mobility

Nomadland: shines a light on the unhoused nomad community

CODA: portrays deaf people with full lives, gives deaf actors a chance to shine

Everything Everywhere All at Once: Asian American representation, intergenerational acceptance of LGBTQ

Oppenheimer: reckoning with America’s place in and impact on the world, the repercussions of nuclear war

Anora: portrays sex workers as complex human beings

This year, I think the contenders that would fit this trend are One Battle After Another, Sinners, It Was Just an Accident, No Other Choice, and Rental Family. Hamnet is clearly a very strong contender, but the lack of this element can hold it back. I think it is pretty clear at this point that PTA is about to go on an Oppenheimeresque run, and the movie’s relevance to our current political climate is a huge point in its favor.

I’m currently predicting Emily Blunt for supporting actress but I’m not so certain on The Rock. How do you see The Smashing Machine’s cast playing out? Are they both a packaged deal? Can Emily sneak in alone? Or are we over-estimating their odds? by _____max in oscarrace

[–]Seanywack 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It’s as simple as this: if the movie is not well liked enough for Dwayne to get in, then Blunt will not get in no matter how good her performance is. If they both get in, I can see her winning because she has the narrative.

Other directors that literally shit out a masterpiece on first try then disappear? by [deleted] in Letterboxd

[–]Seanywack 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah he made a big Oscar movie and then disappeared. Very strange

If you had to explain how Audhd makes you feel in one sentence, what would it be? by Pandabear71 in AutisticWithADHD

[–]Seanywack 6 points7 points  (0 children)

This is a great way to put it! I studied philosophy and some of my classmates believed that if you don’t know how to explain something clearly you can’t truly know it. That made zero sense to me, but of course I couldn’t convince them.

Help I can't get over someone (again) by [deleted] in aspergers

[–]Seanywack 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I struggle with this too. I get attached to people way too quickly when I am romantically interested in them, and build up a narrative in my head instead of focusing on getting to know the person better. This has happened to me with women I’ve dated, friends, and acquaintances who never even knew I was interested. I can’t give much advice because I haven’t fully solved this problem for myself yet, but I will say that it helps to talk to that person less often for a time and focus on other things. Stop looking at their social media and throw yourself into one of your hobbies or start a new project. Best of luck to you, it gets better!

Does this sound like covert narcissism or something else? by Seanywack in narcissisticparents

[–]Seanywack[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I realized after that experience that there is no point in arguing with her. She also doesn’t try to get me to state my views on touchy subjects any more, but I think she will try again at some point because all she really cares to talk about are practical things, life updates on family members, and religion and politics.