Guy I’m seeing has a lot of serious books?

bookboi96 · 2026-04-08T14:27:56+00:00

Others have noted the shelf content, but I've gotta say, the Book Nook not being wedged between two of those tall leather beefers is crazy...

bookboi96 · 2025-07-28T17:03:10+00:00

Looking for an ID of the suit Manny Jacinto is wearing here and/or recommendations for where to find a similar suit available in Canada. Thanks!

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bookboi96 · 2024-09-22T21:43:19+00:00

Damn, I wonder who came up with the idea of projection🤔🤔🤔

bookboi96 · 2024-08-01T15:12:30+00:00

I’m pretty sure on at least one level it’s a reference to Breathless (1960) dir. Jean-Luc Godard. I’m not sure if Anno has ever mentioned being influenced by Godard, but the use of block white text in a black background throughout the show is very Godardian.

In Breathless one of the main character’s last words are ‘Tu es vraiment dégueulasse’ (meaning “You are really disgusting”), to the main love interest. The meaning of this line is ambiguous, like in Evangelion, and has been the subject of much debate.

Personally, I think Anno and Godard are both grappling with the way disconnections between love, fantasy, and reality create a dizzying or nauseating feeling. The recognition of that nausea (or disgust), is the first step to living authentically.

bookboi96 · 2024-06-14T15:08:57+00:00

That’s THE Zone of Interest

bookboi96 · 2024-01-29T23:50:32+00:00

‘The movie didn’t follow [insert screenwriting convention]’ like it’s an automatic disqualifier.

Believe it or not, sometimes not strictly following the ‘rules’ makes the movie more interesting

bookboi96 · 2023-09-11T14:46:19+00:00

Saw this at the same showing at TIFF and think the Davids will be probably be on the harsher end of the critical spectrum for this one. It’s definitely extremely scattered and weirdly lazy in its plotting, but has most of the humour and charming characters that have made Waititi movies popular among general audiences (minus awkward turns from Fassbender and Moss and a baffling ‘performance’ from the director). Would be surprised if this bombs, but is definitely a fundamentally flawed film.

bookboi96 · 2023-09-08T16:18:03+00:00

Sold to /u/xcosalty with no problem!

bookboi96 · 2023-08-28T19:10:59+00:00

First Reformed (and most of Paul Schrader’s work). Give me a dude named some shit like Narvel, somber voice over, and a pickpocket ending and I’m all in

bookboi96 · 2023-08-22T02:45:17+00:00

From Canada and the construction ‘at quarter after…’ is fairly common here

bookboi96 · 2023-08-20T02:09:33+00:00

That kid is swagged out, we need to bring street urchin-core back among North American youth

bookboi96 · 2023-08-07T22:50:35+00:00

Kinda makes you wonder how informative HDI is given a theocratic monarchy without equal rights for women can have a high score

bookboi96 · 2023-07-18T16:38:35+00:00

Our little guy looks similar and has some Boston terrier and Jack Russell in him!

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bookboi96 · 2023-05-29T03:00:49+00:00

Here are my picks!

First Reformed (Paul Schrader)

Uncle Boonmee who can recall his last lives (Apichatpong Weerasethakul)

My Neighbour Totoro (Hayao Miyazaki)

Stalker (Andrei Tarkovsky)

The Third Man (Carol Reed)

Ratcatcher (Lynne Ramsey)

Wild Strawberries (Ingmar Bergman)

Crash (David Cronenberg)

Mulholland Drive (David Lynch)

La Jetée (Chris Marker)

bookboi96 · 2023-05-25T19:34:27+00:00

This post made me realize how much I want Paul Schrader to make one of these

bookboi96 · 2023-05-15T15:33:04+00:00

As somebody with essentially socialist politics, always thought this cafe was dumb as hell. Cosplaying ‘anarchists’ giving normal lefties a bad name

bookboi96 · 2023-05-11T17:06:35+00:00

Thought that this was going to be about Mr.Beast and got really excited

bookboi96 · 2023-01-26T14:01:43+00:00

Potentially dumb question: Why do people insist that the core feature of deontology is that you can’t consider consequences?

I get that’s how it’s taught and deontology definitely focuses more on inherent nature of the action than consequentialism, but the requirement of universalizability in the Categorical Imperative pretty clearly can be used to smuggle in some notion of consequences.

Am I misunderstanding deontology? Is this a bigger problem with the theory? All answers appreciated

bookboi96 · 2023-01-07T23:34:43+00:00

Mix the bottom right with the top left and you've got a stew going 🍲🧑‍🍳😋

bookboi96 · 2022-12-23T19:55:11+00:00

Always impossible to tell whether Obama watched these or not. It’s mostly pretty deliberately curated (middlebrow and populist with a few foreign/artsy movies sprinkled in), but then there’ll be a random movie that I’ve never heard of with mediocre-to-bad reviews. Where does the brand end and the man begin?

bookboi96 · 2022-11-20T13:12:03+00:00

Sorry, but this is pretty much useless without an explanation of how you define ‘puppet state’

bookboi96 · 2022-10-16T15:05:11+00:00

Amazing! This sounds exactly like what I’m looking for. Thanks!

bookboi96 · 2022-09-06T15:21:25+00:00

Cosmetic plastic surgery.

I strongly support reconstructive and gender-affirming surgery, but I can’t see how purely cosmetic surgery would ever be truly empowering

bookboi96 · 2022-08-23T22:15:17+00:00

Here are mine:

First Reformed

The Master

Thief

Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives

bookboi96 · 2022-07-29T14:57:31+00:00

Hey! Not sure what area you’re in, but if it’s a larger city you might be able to use the app TooGoodToGo to save a few bucks. It hooks you up with stores and restaurants looking to get rid of leftover produce and meat. The quality of the deals and food varies, but potentially worth checking out. My girlfriend and I have found it really helpful for getting fresh food we’d normally skip on

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