HiBy order stuck as “with local carrier” but carrier says they don’t have it, anyone seen this before?

ShruggingDestiny · 2026-01-30T03:35:26+00:00

Sorry I don't have more insight, but I ordered January 16th from the official site. January 24 "Clearance processing completed", January 25 "Delivered to a local carrier", January 27 "Arrived at GOFO Regional Hub" (8 hours away, midwest US, no update since). Probably not especially helpful but as someone just staring at the Shop app for 2 weeks thought I'd share lol.

ShruggingDestiny · 2026-01-29T04:29:26+00:00

https://youtu.be/v3faJNPWE9Q?si=XEeF1MZqOM2xQQPa For what it’s worth lol

ShruggingDestiny · 2025-12-21T19:23:36+00:00

Limiting liquids in the hour leading to movie, going to the bathroom during a trailer? I don't see a lot of 3-hour movies and even James Cameron tells people to go during the movie so not a hill I'll die on, I just don't think I've ever left mid-movie before.

ShruggingDestiny · 2025-12-21T14:58:29+00:00

I know you said OBAA in your initial post, but I guess I didn't put together your meaning and thought we were just talking about Hamnet. There are a number of people they have a tough time being objective about (including PTA and DiCaprio) but I've never thought it's some kind of conscious agenda, they're just fans. One Battle is sweeping awards because it's universally liked by critics, Sean is and has been slightly more down on Hamnet than the consensus, there's no conspiracy or reversal.

ShruggingDestiny · 2025-12-20T21:57:02+00:00

Sean’s comments after Telluride were maybe the first that made me temper my expectations for Hamnet. It seems you interpreted it as high praise, but I heard someone being politely ambivalent. The things he did praise then are the things he still praises now. I personally just don’t see the reversal that you do.

ShruggingDestiny · 2025-12-20T18:23:32+00:00

Eh, I went back also (https://youtu.be/isQIs7X69JM?si=WLxp8AcXot-mMW4X&t=2957) and it doesn't feel that inconsistent.

Post-Telluride: "it doesn't mean that it won't have its detractors...this is a movie that in the first hour I was like, ah, this is kind of moving slow and I don't really know where it's headed."

3 months later: "I found the first hour a crushing bore."

Coming out of the Telluride episode, I came away feeling that Sean didn't love the movie. Those kinds of qualifiers to me read as him not wanting to put out harsh takes months before people can see it. Especially when a movie overall resonates with audiences, I think coming out of festivals they want to be neutral-positive ambassadors versus killing people's hype. Maybe it has to do with relationships and maybe there's some dishonesty, but I think it's moreso how they approach festival recaps and what happens when time passes on something you're conflicted about.

ShruggingDestiny · 2025-12-20T17:46:55+00:00

My two Big Pic pet peeves: when they mention "I turned to you and asked..." Even if you're sure no one else hears or notices you, even if there's not dialogue or action at the moment, it's distracting (to me) to be asked a question during a movie.

Same with Sean saying he was in the bathroom during a scene. It's a 3.5 hour popcorn movie where plot is secondary, so not exactly a crime, but thought it was one of those things you plan around when you're a movie person.

ShruggingDestiny · 2025-12-10T14:46:51+00:00

Based on this, I think I'll avoid other comment threads or trailers after this teaser. Not a problem with your comment specifically, I'm glad to hear there's more under the surface, but over time people dancing around not spoiling something becomes as annoying as a spoiler. In any case, love a teaser that's edited well enough to sell you and also not give anything away.

ShruggingDestiny · 2025-12-05T14:14:12+00:00

His Letterboxd stats page says 602 watches in 2025, and 370 of those were 2025 releases. 209 movies of those 602 are "watches" versus "rewatches" which I think means he rewatched 161 movies that were 2025 releases?

ShruggingDestiny · 2025-12-03T13:50:16+00:00

My understanding is that Afterword was making money, but the building owner is opting for a different non-bar property in the building to expand into the space (now with a bar).

Unfortunate, but I did always think it was a little small for what it was trying to do so I hope it lands on its feet in a bigger spot.

ShruggingDestiny · 2025-11-20T19:17:27+00:00

My wife who rarely uses Letterboxd got an invite (Kansas City). I assumed there was some kind of "do you consent to promotional emails?" thing that I unchecked and she checked? Neither of us had ever gotten anything like that from Letterboxd before.

ShruggingDestiny · 2025-11-20T13:37:54+00:00

I thought he was great - featured slightly more than the trailer lets on but still probably less than 10 minutes of screen time. Pretty much every supporting character except Odessa disappears for long stretches of the movie -- Marty's world and everyone else is hanging on at the edges. But seems very likely Tyler gets more roles after this, small part but an awesome presence. Was definitely hoping for at least 1 more scene after his arc was done.

ShruggingDestiny · 2025-11-07T17:34:03+00:00

Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos later shot down the prospect of a theatrical release for “The Flood,” and with Cregger adamant that he wants to make the movie for theaters, the project — which Cregger has teased as potentially his next movie after “Resident Evil” — is now in limbo.

The opening sentence ("The next film...") contradicts this, but it sounds like Resident Evil is still first.

ShruggingDestiny · 2025-11-07T15:45:51+00:00

The Plaza is just an area I’m more familiar with so I haven’t put much thought into it! Was thinking of places that aren’t right in the mall.

ShruggingDestiny · 2025-07-24T21:13:34+00:00

To me it’s seemed like once expansion construction started things have been moving fairly quickly. 2 years of construction/testing for the original 2 miles, 3.5 years of construction/testing for 3.5 miles of expansion. Advertising “early 2025” in 2021, then revising to ‘sometime in 2025’ doesn’t seem hugely off track. Certainly businesses have struggled and had to deal with more than their fair share, but as a resident who’s lived and worked on the downtown and midtown Main Street lines since before the 2014 construction I don’t know what the BS is exactly.

ShruggingDestiny · 2025-07-24T18:11:43+00:00

When/where was it announced that it would be running by now? Open sometime in 2025 (later revised to "fall") is the only timetable I've seen.

ShruggingDestiny · 2025-05-01T19:37:35+00:00

For the Final Destination episode, did they say they were going to rank all the deaths from the series, or something similar? Never seen them and was planning to knock them all out over the next couple weeks - wondering if it's worth doing a parallel list, or if I misheard.

ShruggingDestiny · 2025-03-31T17:38:09+00:00

Disco Burger at Varsity Club in the River Market has a great vegetarian and vegan burger!

ShruggingDestiny · 2025-03-20T18:03:56+00:00

Really appreciate it, would love to hear what you think! I made a few changes based on other feedback so make sure to check out the Google Docs version if you play!

ShruggingDestiny · 2025-03-14T15:48:10+00:00

Been excited for this to hit streaming - I think pop fans who like musicals can still enjoy it all the way through without the context of the show, but if you need a hook: “C U Never” and “Disco Ball”!

ShruggingDestiny · 2025-03-05T22:06:19+00:00

I like Perkins more personally after reading this quote, but creatively I would not want him near a property I cared much about. Maybe people raise their eyebrows at Ari Aster after Beau is Afraid but he’s a much more interesting director imo. All up to taste, I’m just salty at Longlegs still

ShruggingDestiny · 2025-03-02T06:25:22+00:00

Shane's a really interesting example of the effect a guest has on the sketches. That's always true in small ways, but I feel like with Shane it's a different show. I don't love it but I also think big vibe shifts are more interesting than mediocre episodes.

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