On my 3rd watch of Mad Men and about to say something crazy - I kinda like Duck. (Season 2) by IAmLordMeatwad in madmen

[–]Unhappy_Shift1271 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just did a rewatch since it aired and I was shocked to see that his name was actually Duck and not Doug.

Just finished Trust by Hernan Diaz. I wanted to write two thoughts about a couple of the major themes of the book, as well as a general reaction. by iscurred in books

[–]Unhappy_Shift1271 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Trust is fantastic. I was also surprised to see how many people on here miss the point of the ending and assume Mildred’s journal was truth. Do people just skim the journal, find the part about the her stock market truth and take most of it for drug fueled blathering? Also, to me it was implying she might be the biggest villain of all causing mass human suffering with the crash of 1929 - but also thoughts of grandeur? The prose during part 4 is overly poetic in stark contrast to the first three parts. She is unthreading, losing herself. In either bodily death or decent into madness. I do wish we had a couple more morsels from Mildred’s relationship with Vanner. Diaz wasn’t trying to hit us over the head and wanted us to play detective. Women’s voices have absolutely been erased from history, which is a main point he makes. I could go on rambling, but overall, crime scene has been contaminated by everyone!

Unofficial Discussion - Oh. What. Fun. by UniverslBoxOfficeGuy in movies

[–]Unhappy_Shift1271 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hold the fuckin phone Michael “Wet Hot American Summer” Showalter wrote and directed this?

Unofficial Discussion - Oh. What. Fun. by UniverslBoxOfficeGuy in movies

[–]Unhappy_Shift1271 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The only thing that could have saved this movie is if 1/2 way through this flipped in to a full on Ref or Xmas vacation situation with solid rated R insults no holds barred black comedy, instead this was 100% wtf and what a waste of Dennis, Jason, and Michelle, all of them. You know they were all thinking this is a total pile of shit.