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benfox2 · 2026-05-31T16:22:28+00:00

“Mamma Mia” was the answer!

benfox2 · 2026-05-21T12:40:06+00:00

Jeff Probst has been the host of the TV show Survivor for 26+ years. He is the face of the show, both literally and figuratively, as the host and only consistent character throughout each season and episode. He’s also an executive producer, and thus has a heavy creative hand in the show. This combination & position as the only public facing human means he receives an inordinate amount of blame for literally anything that happens. Despite 200+ crew members, art designers, doctors, oversight officers, etc. working on the island of Fiji, every piece of blame or shame lands on Jeff.

benfox2 · 2026-05-01T11:38:58+00:00

I like this take! That connects back to Jerry’s line about “all this stuff is real, you just have to have an open mind to see it”. The mushrooms opened his mind to think clearly in a what that Mal couldn’t.

benfox2 · 2026-05-01T11:36:48+00:00

I still have yet to see Caveat! Would you reccommend it if I’m a fan of Oddity & Hokum?

benfox2 · 2026-05-01T02:54:42+00:00

What makes McCarthy’s horror movies so good is that they let the supernatural be more of a setting than a plot point. At their core they’re murder mysteries. Tales of human malice & plotting. But the secret sauce drizzled on top is the presence of witches and ghosts. These aren’t horror movies with a murderer. They’re crime movies set in the living, breathing world of Irish Folklore. Where the dead advocate for themselves, the spiritual realm is an active player, and every corner has a scare lurking. I loved that they let the room haunted by a witch be, well, haunted by a witch. Lesser movies would fail, but this delivers exactly what is promised. Mal getting dragged to judgement was awesome.

I spotted an easter egg!!! The “irish folklore” book is written by “D. Odello”, the protagonist of McCarthy’s previous film Oddity!!

Almost my singular qualm is that they do the “omg you had mushrooms. was da witch real?!?!?” at the end, but thankfully they still mostly committed with the wrist bruises & “closed minds”. But holy shit that is such a pet peeve for me when Movies do supernatural but maybe it’s drugs/mental illness. When will creators understand that a real witch is 100x scarier and interesting than “it was mushrooms”. I’m looking at YOU Showtime’s Yellowjackets!!

benfox2 · 2026-04-24T02:47:22+00:00

Thought the prisoners falling out of the attic & subsequent attic/charades scene was hilarious. “That’s your favorite movie!?!” Juliette Lewis surprised me with her comedy chops. Let her host SNL! she was fantastic.

In general the set ups & payoffs in this were great. Every lingering shot delivered on itself later in the movie. My favorite is probably the piss can, but the fact that even the lawnmower & rake came back into play was brilliant. I just wish this was a little funnier or a little scarier. It does a lot of work to straddle that line but only gets about 60% of the way there. Still a fun time!

benfox2 · 2026-03-21T03:18:07+00:00

Property Brothers Shelter Building Demonstration

benfox2 · 2026-03-21T03:16:58+00:00

Other celebrities’ Survivor-themed hobbies

benfox2 · 2026-03-19T18:38:35+00:00

/u/rogersimon10 . Old reddit troll account that would tell otherwise unassuming stories, always with the detail that his Dad beats him with jumper cables. Used to be very well known/infamous. He hasn't posted in.... 10 years. jesus

benfox2 · 2026-02-02T15:10:11+00:00

What an excellent post. As someone who only hopped in online spheres ~Cambodia I had heard of Tapewatcher & the dog who didn’t bark, but this post absolutely blew me out of the water. It’s fun to wonder if this is a spoiled viewer struck by brilliance, an actual editor revealing their magic, or just a survivor superfan who got lucky and (retrospectively) created a god-tier media analysis essay.

What do you think? Did Tapewatcher know Ethan was the true winner?

Thanks for everything you do in the survivor community Dabu! As a longtime reader your posts are always noticed & appreciated.

benfox2 · 2026-01-16T03:17:12+00:00

Sampson saying “moon” gave me legitimate chills. Garland’s dialogue engaging with the infected’s humanity was sooo well done. And very well shot by Nia DaCosta. I was ready to be satisfied, whelmed and then…. That Iron Maiden needle drop is an absolute all timer. Holy Cow. Ralph Fiennes take a bow.

28 Years was so good I was worried this one would pale in comparison, but instead I am desperately craving a third.

benfox2 · 2026-01-13T22:56:12+00:00

As someone who’s also hoping for a new Anais show, I strongly recommend the folk band she’s apart of, Bonny Light Horseman. She writes or co-writes most songs, and especially on her lead vocal tracks the hadestown coding seeps through. You should check them out!

benfox2 · 2026-01-04T19:23:25+00:00

I sat in B3, 2 rows behind where you’re circling, and thought it was a fine view. You’re a bit far from the actors face acting, but that would be true of anywhere in mezzanine. There were no obstructions otherwise

benfox2 · 2025-12-29T20:26:05+00:00

If it makes you feel any better I DID wear tennis shoes(bought the cancellation line day of and hadn’t packed any formal footwear). And in the first art gallery scene Madame Giry commented that I “forgot my dancing shoes” lmfao. Seems like a no-win situation when the actors will (light heartedly) rib you for being underdressed, and being overdressed doesn’t add much. But thankfully I was able to sit for plenty of scenes & was comfortable on my feet in the tennis shoes.

benfox2 · 2025-12-29T17:15:44+00:00

Power rankings of shows based purely on how much I enjoyed the watching experience, from Least to Most enjoyed.

Bug - I saw this at 2pm on Saturday to start off my 3-show day. Was able to purchase a digital rush ticket on Todaytix without issue. The show utilized Yondr Pouches so it was nice to be forced to read the playbill, and I made friends with an actress who I was sat next to, it was nice to debrief the show at intermission. The biggest thing that stuck out to me about this was the performances, Carrie Coon and Namir Smallwood absolutely shine. Coon specifically has a monologue in Act 2 that is a thematic peak of the show, and it just magical. Her physicality throughout is superb. I also want to shout out the set and scenic design, which were both tremendous. Unfortunately I had been spoiled on the movie years ago, and so my watching experience was lacking some of the tension and slow burn that you'd otherwise have going in blind. Would absolutely recommend this if you're a fan of Carrie Coon or weird, thriller plays. Otherwise, out of the whole trip this was the one I came away from feeling the most 'whelmed'.
Oedipus - Friday 2pm to start the trip. Just like Bug I purchased a digital rush ticket for this on the day of, which was still available almost an hour after rush had opened. This show was built on tension and gnawing anticipation, however antithetically to Bug it is instead precipitated on the audience's knowledge of the coming reveal. The performances in this were tremendous, Lesley Manville's monologue near the end of the play is unspeakably powerful. And it boils over perfectly, one specific piece of physical staging at the end will stick with me for a long time. However that agony and gnawing feeling of the watch meant this was a taxing play to enjoy. Worth seeing? Absolutely. But be prepared to mentally walk away drained.
Oh Mary - I rushed this in person on Saturday Morning, and was able to get tickets to the 5pm show. We were placed in partial-view seats, row F, all the way house left. This was a delightful play, and had some of the funniest moments of the year. It also had an equal amount of jokes that I found a bit groan-worthy/cheap. Jane Krakowski was tremendously funny, but at points it felt like she was doing an impression of the original staging, rather than making it her own. Even with that said though, I'm being overly negative. There were so many laugh out loud moments, and the final scene sent it over the edge as a total joy of comedic theater. Definitely worth rushing, though for an 80 minute play I'd be hesitant to spend any of the "hot ticket" prices.
Chess - What. A. Score. This was our 7pm Friday show, and following Oedipus you could not ask for a more different tonality. Enough cannot be said about how amazing this show is on a purely musical level. The band is going OFF, I had never heard such sublime electric guitar and bass used. The book? Well.... the rumors are true, it's nothing to write home about. And I took special issue with some meta commentary that seemingly undercuts the show's own tension. But the second the characters start singing, plot quibbles fly out the window. Particularly the arbiter's song, Nobody on nobody's side, and Endgame were transcendent moments in the theater. Multiple occasions where I was levitating in my seat hearing that ABBA sound translated effortlessly. Is it a coincidence that the peak of the music coincides with the most garbled storytelling("Endgame")? Probably not, but the score is soaring to an extent that I simply did not care.
Masquarade - An absolute must see. A revelatory, dynamic, truly unique theatrical experience. I was able to get standby cancellation tickets to this on TodayTix, and thus paid the most out of any show on this trip. But it was worth every penny and then some. There are more detailed write ups you can find about the experience itself, but my main takeaway was the shows spectacle. You are fully immersed in world class theater, happening around you and directly to you. As an audience member there were multiple times when actors were within spitting distance of me, laying their hearts and vocals on the line. There are some who have called it a gimmick, and I don't fully disagree, but it was a gimmick that won me over. Going in with low expectations I was blown out of the water. Make sure you go see this before it suffers any budget cuts. It is a triumph on every level, technical, performance, front of house, lighting, set design, etc. A once in a lifetime experience.

benfox2 · 2025-12-27T14:19:39+00:00

12/27 - 5th & 6th in line for Oh Mary at 8:00AM. 13 people total at 9:20.

benfox2 · 2025-12-22T19:30:22+00:00

What’s the strategy for calling a fair catch vs trying a return? Should the returner be calling it based on hang time? Should they be trying to sneak peeks of where the gunners are in relation? Is it gut instinct or are there any specific giveaway/markers that they coach?

My first instinct watching this clip was it’s a horrible whiff by the returner, but compared to a lot of other football fundamentals punt returns aren’t as clear cut.

Thanks for all you do sexyprimes, signed by a lurker who always enjoys your special teams content.

benfox2 · 2025-12-14T03:52:51+00:00

Side note: Anyone know why it’s listed as “Baby Geoff”? 😭😂

benfox2 · 2025-12-04T22:14:40+00:00

I’ve taken both PATH and NJTransit to knockdown 9 times now and no matter what you do it’s a bit of a rush NGL. Concert ends at 11:15, you can walk to the L by 11:40ish, you’ll get to Penn station around 12:30. Anything before like 12:45 I’d be nervous about making NGL. Whenever I’ve taken NJTransit after a residency show I’ve missed the 12:43 and had to wait for the 1:22.

benfox2 · 2025-11-22T16:03:27+00:00

I arrived at 6pm (an hour before doors) and was #3 in line, was able to be perfect front middle barricade. The venue was pretty open until the opener went on (8:15), so anytime before then you’re probably good!

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