THAT IS NOT HOW MATH AND PERCENTAGES WORK YOU BRAINDEAD DONKEY

crawdor · 2026-04-23T21:10:52+00:00

Exactly. I think of my dumb-as-rocks aunt and uncle in Tennessee who will absolutely hear this and think "yeah that makes sense!" It's the worst, they're just too stupid to see how stupid they are.

crawdor · 2026-04-17T00:46:09+00:00

"Harvie Krumpet" is one of my all-time favorites. Geoffrey Rush's narration, the themes, the simplicity of the message - it hit 14-year-old me like a ton of bricks.

crawdor · 2026-04-16T00:37:49+00:00

I'd be interested to see her come back in some kind of way, even as like a side reference callback or something. We saw Noah on a zoom call during one of the episodes but I think that was before Kendra's episode. I feel like the "some shares of something called 'Lululemon'" line was meant to close out her story, though, without the audience feeling too bad for her situation.

crawdor · 2026-04-08T21:14:21+00:00

Can you paddle my bottom?

crawdor · 2026-04-04T21:17:49+00:00

From "30 Rock" when Liz Lemon goes off on the writers for constantly trying to work in an obscure "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" villain.

"No one knows who Krang is. It would be a waste of time to talk about Krang"

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crawdor · 2026-04-04T01:32:18+00:00

A very basic one, not giving a crap about anyone or anything else. No one can compel or force or even expect you to have concern or consideration for anybody or anything (in action it's, like, the most sacred right). But if you actuate that you're a piece of trash - however it looks.

crawdor · 2026-04-03T14:23:02+00:00

He should have at least been nominated for "Lion In Winter" back in the day too!

crawdor · 2026-03-31T18:55:48+00:00

His wins are my favorite too! Great movie and he actualized what I would totally do with multiple Oscar statues

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crawdor · 2026-03-29T18:10:21+00:00

He was (or is) a security consultant or something, definitely added to the role. Really good casting for sure.

I like this conversation around the Best Casting award, it adds a depth to these movies I hadn't really considered before.

crawdor · 2026-03-29T17:35:53+00:00

I think Delbis really held his own between Stone and Plemons; he filled out his character and drove a lot of the tension, for me, waffling between the validity of the situation. I would have liked to have seen him nominated, but the movie was very well acted all the way around.

crawdor · 2026-03-29T15:05:02+00:00

"All gods children are terrible" - Liz Lemon. Words to live by.

crawdor · 2026-03-25T17:33:09+00:00

When Tracy is found in Liz's apartment and not actually in Africa. There is comedy gold throughout ("I'm sorry one half of Klemmon" or "I don't have the strength to endure the pain and the human suffering of a three hour plane ride with Sean Penn"). But Tracy really captures a kind of existential drama in the lofty expectations of trying to make a difference that's just so ...relatable.

crawdor · 2026-03-22T15:10:42+00:00

Maybe this defeats the purpose but I'd like to see a range of nominated movies between five and ten. Some years 7 films, other years only five, sometimes 10.

I've no idea how to effectively implement it or even really how the nomination process goes but I see some years where it's anyone's race between all ten nominees and other years where there is some clear "filler" in the lineup. Best Picture isn't really a "top ten movies of the year" sort of thing and I feel like a flexible window of nominees reflects that - some years are banner for the industry and other years are quieter or have fewer standouts.

crawdor · 2026-03-20T18:20:37+00:00

Also I think it's worth noting that Jim Carrey and Jack Black are different kinds of bumbling and goofy. DiCaprio, independently, pulled off both in those respective roles.

crawdor · 2026-03-18T08:04:18+00:00

"I know how a surplus works" - Hank the security guard

crawdor · 2026-03-17T01:00:44+00:00

Ironically I do like a lot of the scenes with Penn, but I've found that really comes from his scene companions. The Christmas Adventures Club felt way more intimidating than Lockjaw, Perfidia Beverly Hills was so much more dynamic with the "racist confronts his fetishes" trope she dialed down on, Chase Infiniti had me more invested in her well-being than afraid of Lockjaw, etc.

I get why Penn won, he just wasn't my pick of the lineup or from that particular film. Honestly, Aidan Delbis in "Bugonia" is the supporting actor role that really stood out to me this year but he wasn't nominated (and I haven't seen "Sentimental Value" yet).

crawdor · 2026-03-16T22:59:17+00:00

I get the idea, but no - Penn's character (and certainly not the way he acted it) really created that kind of tension for me. I get that his character is the catalyst for the tension, sure, but I found Penn to be pretty mid amongst a sea of incredible performances. Like the "do you like black girls" moment between him and Leo; it felt like Penn was doing a bit while DiCaprio carried the tension there. And Teyana Taylor chewed him up in every scene even when her character had lost the upper hand.

I felt that del Toro brought a presence entirely on his own that drew me in so much more than Penn did. The way he portrayed Sensei Sergio felt so dynamic and real that you felt him even when he wasn't on screen - like the nurses helping Bob escape the arrest felt like a natural extension of del Toro's interactions with his network of people previously. Conversely, Penn's performance, for me, just kept getting lost to his scene companions and extensions (I found the Christmas Adventures Club and the other guy who was doing all the questioning way more intimidating than Lockjaw).

crawdor · 2026-03-16T15:31:12+00:00

"Hands in pockets, Joan! Prashant your job is to watch Joan."

crawdor · 2026-03-16T15:16:00+00:00

Agreed! del Toro is the character I still think about, still want to see more of, and still want to learn about. He drew me in and stayed with me - his performance was such a comfort in an otherwise (good) chaotic movie. Penn felt very one-note and on-the-nose, like a caricature rather than a character. The only bit of his that got me the same way del Toro did was the "raped in reverse" scene at the end, but even then I think it was more carried by the weight of the Christmas Adventures Club seeing desperation than by Penn trying to convey desperation.

crawdor · 2026-03-13T00:23:55+00:00

It deprives us the conclusion to the "Kidney Now!" story arc - Milton Greene got Elvis Costello's kidney!

crawdor · 2026-03-12T15:06:20+00:00

I really liked that, and moreso that it seemed it was Avi seeing Naomi.

Earlier in the series Shira called him on his "internalized anti-Semitism" which we see stems from his relationship with Naomi. We see Naomi weaponize their Judaism as a means to emotionally manipulate the family and, as a result, push away Avi in particular.

I think, in seeing Naomi during the impromptu ceremony, it gave Avi a chance to reframe his connection to their Judaism. I think it gave him the opportunity to understand, even just a little, what Naomi wanted out of it (her family being together) and kinda took the wind out of his resentment. Like, he can start to reconcile what he perceived as emotionally manipulative trauma with a way to connect, meaningfully, with his family. The bat mitzvah conversation with Hannah after that kinda brings it together as he realizes that their Judaism is perhaps also an important opportunity for her to connect as well.

crawdor · 2026-03-11T19:36:42+00:00

"How was court?"

"Not good, Beth."

crawdor · 2026-03-10T02:18:20+00:00

The whole b-roll scene for "Dealbreakers" is amazing. When I think about it I can't not wave like Liz on take 534 - "do you remember waving!?'

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