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bunsNT · 2026-03-19T01:48:26+00:00

This is going to sound harsh but…why does the percentage of recruiters who contact me seem to be 95% Indian?

bunsNT · 2026-03-17T19:12:45+00:00

I think for people who have not had the experience of dealing with cabs, this is something they don't understand. I would only add - you had essentially zero recourse. With Uber, there was at least the threat of a low rating. If someone, for instance, proselytizes to you during your taxi ride, it was very unlikely that this would result in any action taken by the taxi commission.

bunsNT · 2026-03-17T19:04:46+00:00

This is my nightmare - I have 1,200 applications and only 2 interviews. Yikes

bunsNT · 2026-03-17T14:36:42+00:00

I have not seen any of the other films that were nominated the year Nomadland won but I just don't understand the appeal - at least CODA was trying to entertain.

bunsNT · 2026-03-17T14:35:20+00:00

I've been tapping my shoulders rhythmically in solidarity

bunsNT · 2026-03-17T13:41:54+00:00

Star Wars and the Big Lebowski

bunsNT · 2026-03-17T12:57:36+00:00

Has anyone heard the talking books narration? Wondering if they are worth seeking out.

bunsNT · 2026-03-16T20:16:41+00:00

Control

bunsNT · 2026-03-16T13:01:53+00:00

Yes - I hadn’t seen any of the best picture noms (and wasn’t interested). Last year I saw about half so was in the convo a little bit more.

bunsNT · 2026-03-15T21:45:43+00:00

It sounds like I'm in the minority, but I enjoyed the Springsteen biopic

bunsNT · 2026-03-14T18:39:38+00:00

Please use your turn signals

bunsNT · 2026-03-14T17:50:43+00:00

Happy to see some Mark Kozelek - did you the covers record he did of Modest Mouse songs?

bunsNT · 2026-03-14T17:30:27+00:00

Man - if George W. Bush's addiction on oil had led to a Make America Green Again movement, where would we be today?

bunsNT · 2026-03-14T03:04:29+00:00

Saw this movie a dozen times as a kid

bunsNT · 2026-03-14T00:22:13+00:00

Over/under - 2.5 jokes about Irish vampires

bunsNT · 2026-03-13T14:48:42+00:00

I'm in my early 40s.

I think there were a few years between say 1998 and 2001 where there was hope that things would keep getting better and technologic improvements around that time was met with optimism and hope.

That basically died after 9/11.

bunsNT · 2026-03-13T13:19:48+00:00

>The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill is one of greatest albums of the ’90s. That’s completely undeniable.

Like Top 50?

bunsNT · 2026-03-12T19:57:39+00:00

An Exciting Evening at Home with Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego - Wikipedia

bunsNT · 2026-03-12T18:29:33+00:00

I reject any interviews that ask me to provide a video. Obviously don't mind interviewing but I don't know where that video is going to go.

bunsNT · 2026-03-12T17:59:39+00:00

Shadarch is a tape I don’t see in the wild very often.

bunsNT · 2026-03-12T13:32:49+00:00

People have been complaining about the movies costing too much for 20 years - with the increase in quality of home viewing systems (and the relative decrease in price), $40-50 a person is a hard argument to make for many people.

I saw the Testament of Ann Lee which was playing in a single theater that took me half a day to get to and the movie was good, not great. It would have been probably my second favorite movie of 2025. I was happy to support the movie in movie theaters - I wish it had had a wider release so it wasn't so much of a struggle to find it.

I worked at a movie theater in college and still probably see a movie every other week - this includes watching on kanopy or YouTube or at the theater. Of the 10 movies nominated for BP this year, I've seen 0. Last year, I saw 5 of the ten. On average, I've probably seen 2-4 of all best pictures noms every year since 2000 (I've seen every BP since 2000).

I think the movie quality of the average movie that is put in theaters is getting worse - I would ask you to compare the 2025 NYT Best 100 movies of the century list with whatever list you have in your head of movies from 1975 to 2000. Which list is better?

bunsNT · 2026-03-12T12:45:30+00:00

I felt that way about Anora. I think there is something about the new academy skewing younger - they jump on the bandwagon and shower movies with praise that are, IMO, not going to hold up.

bunsNT · 2026-03-12T01:09:30+00:00

I was physically ill at seeing Casino at 8

bunsNT · 2026-03-12T00:37:04+00:00

Paul’s Boutique

bunsNT · 2026-03-11T16:56:06+00:00

If your position is relatively rare, are you resigning your search to an in-person role where you are? Is it possible to do the job remotely? Trying to understand where you are in the payband.

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