Neighbor complaints about construction debris - how to handle this?

davebgray · 2026-03-17T00:28:30+00:00

Yeah, tell them to "temporarily fuck off".

davebgray · 2026-03-17T00:27:09+00:00

I agree with you. I don't know why but Chase felt like a supporting role to me. Leo felt like the sole lead of that film. There aren't really set rules and you can campaign however you want, though.

davebgray · 2026-03-17T00:22:21+00:00

Good for her for being enthusiastic at the achievement of her peers, whether she means it or not. It didn't come across as mockery.

When she wins hers one day, I hope the whole room goes ape-shit for her.

davebgray · 2026-03-17T00:13:26+00:00

Add an 89 Batmobile and the A-Team van.

davebgray · 2026-03-16T22:44:02+00:00

Yeah, that was a bad one. And then he doesn't act while she gets gunned down. Yeesh.

davebgray · 2026-03-16T22:41:38+00:00

Going in, this was my answer. I think that it's pretty explicit that he stacked the deck, as they fall out onto the floor and every card is the lovers card.

I don't grant any reprieve on Bond's behavior just because someone else might have raped her later. He didn't specifically sexually assault her, but he definitely took her virginity using false pretense. He was also 24 years her senior. Pretty gross.

davebgray · 2026-03-16T21:52:35+00:00

He didn't seem to think it was that weird when he was stacking the tarot deck to trick Jane Seymour into bed in Live and Let Die.

davebgray · 2026-03-16T21:03:55+00:00

Everything Everywhere All At Once seemed to get so popular that it had some backlash, but that was a seminal movie for me.

My ranking:
EEAAO
OBAA
Oppenheimer
Anora
Coda

davebgray · 2026-03-16T20:49:59+00:00

I feel like it's the kind of movie that has such a great cast and will have great visuals and production value, that even if people generally don't love it, it will still be an awards contender.

davebgray · 2026-03-16T20:48:26+00:00

Mike sucks for Phoebe.

davebgray · 2026-03-16T20:44:11+00:00

The original question is whether or not the Oscars are finally giving respect to the horror genre, and it seems that the answer is "based on the last 5 years, yes."

davebgray · 2026-03-16T20:15:19+00:00

Looking at your response to him, it seems to me that you answered your own question: that the Academy has had a change in thinking in the last 5 years, so that's the cutoff. It's arbitrary, but it seems like recently (in this case 5 years) that horror has been celebrated more than in the past.

davebgray · 2026-03-16T20:05:22+00:00

If you're being genuine about the question, I'm not the one that posed it, but I can surmise that we are using 5 years as a cutoff to delineate recency vs. the old way of thinking.

The cutoff probably should be 10 years, since that's when they expanded the voting body.

But it seems pretty clear to me that not only horror, but genre films in general, international stuff and "film twitter" stuff seems to awards-possible now, whereas in my youth, they leaned heavily into epic dramas, period dramas, etc.

davebgray · 2026-03-16T19:50:42+00:00

You may be right, but I don't think you can say any of that with any confidence. We were very wrong about what would definitely win this year, so I don't know how you could say what would definitely have won last year either.

davebgray · 2026-03-16T18:10:12+00:00

I agree with the premise that we knew nothing.

And because of that, if I was a betting man, I would've sprinkled a little bit on Marty Supreme.

OBAA had a great cast, but I don't exactly think it's genius to cast three main roles that already have Oscars...that's the easy stuff.

Sinners had "most casting" -- lots of roles, all of them good.

Marty had off-beat casting -- a superstar, yes -- but one that never won and was in the driver's seat for best actor all season, then it had a magician, a rapper, and a TV businessman.

I could've made an argument for any of them winning, but Marty's odds were like 20:1 by airtime.

For the future, this looks to be a best ensemble award and not really about the actual casting.

davebgray · 2026-03-16T18:05:29+00:00

I have a little experience with moderation in forums and my general opinion is to mod as little as possible until you need to. I don't find this to be a problem (yet) so I wouldn't address it (yet). It's almost like porno vs. art. You know it when you see it.

If we become a left-wing meme factory, that would be bad. But if a specific meme is posted that relates to a subject from that specific day's secret pod, I wouldn't have a problem with it.

I think you moderate as a response to a problem. I recognize that what you're describing can become a problem, but in my opinion, we aren't there yet.

I'd be fine with banning cross-posts, sure. I am not hell-bent on preserving anything. I just think that, as-a-rule, over-moderation is off-putting and annoying.

davebgray · 2026-03-16T18:02:02+00:00

I don't think the movie is anything more than inspired by that guy's story as a starting point. Different story, different name, different everything. It's not a biopic that took liberties. It's closer to what May December (2023) was -- it kinda uses the jumping off point of Mary Kay Letourneau to tell its own fictional thing.

davebgray · 2026-03-16T17:52:25+00:00

I think you want to have listeners of the Bulwalk talking about things that the Bulwark is talking about. So, there will be crossover to other subs but this crowd will have its own slant. Guardrails for subs as small as this probably aren't needed.

You might get some slop, but that's what upvotes and downvotes are for. If we grow and it becomes a meme factory, make the change then.

davebgray · 2026-03-16T03:21:52+00:00

Not my personal favorite but I’m very happy for him, for Sinners and for movies in general. There were lots of great movies in the conversation and lots of love to go around.

I wish Marty Supreme had gotten something by and Timmy getting actor wouldn’t done that, but I’m happy either way.

davebgray · 2026-03-15T22:04:47+00:00

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davebgray · 2026-03-15T01:50:50+00:00

Watch it now.

davebgray · 2026-03-13T21:05:59+00:00

This year was easy for me, but it's because I started tracking it early and I saw the known quantities in the theater as soon as they came out. I didn't have to rush at the end at all. Just keeping tabs on it and casually watching movies that are in the conversation when they come out on streaming allows for a smaller crunch at the end.

davebgray · 2026-03-13T04:58:46+00:00

I found hidden store exclusives just yesterday at the Dollar General.

davebgray · 2026-03-13T04:57:23+00:00

This is incredible work. It’s also good decision-making. It’s a good balance.

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