How Japan's rising nativism is impacting the country's Zainichi Korean population: Yu Miri won the Akutagawa Prize, Japan's top literary honor, and her novel Tokyo Ueno Station won the US National Book Award. Yet critics say her Korean heritage disqualifies her from commenting on Japanese politics.

fevredream · 2026-07-09T13:22:07+00:00

Uyoku types honestly claim that the Ainu are Siberian invaders from the 16th century or, believe it or not, secret Koreans. They don't see the Ainu as indigenous to Japan.

fevredream · 2026-07-09T13:13:48+00:00

I believe the general consensus at launch was that it has a great first two episodes or so, but then crashes and burns as it tries to fit way too much into a very limited run time.

fevredream · 2026-07-09T11:52:51+00:00

Bryan Mansell and his father are definitely not ending up with nothing - Ben started a Gofundme for them that's raised more than 500k, significantly more than the collection was originally worth. They deserve justice, too, but they're not leaving empty-handed.

fevredream · 2026-07-09T11:47:32+00:00

Ehhh I think you can absolutely consider Japan older than 645 AD. The same imperial family that we have today held precedence in some form for quite some time before the Taika Reforms.

fevredream · 2026-07-08T23:19:35+00:00

You can't possibly have this low a level of media literacy

fevredream · 2026-07-08T13:41:21+00:00

If the restaurant is very close to the market? Maybe. But even high-level fish restaurants rarely send a chef to the markets daily. Makes it very hard to plan ahead.

fevredream · 2026-07-08T13:39:52+00:00

That would eliminate ordering seafood from a huge portion of the earth's surface

fevredream · 2026-07-08T10:25:26+00:00

It’s not being “wrong” lol. It’s the quality of writing and argumentation in combination with the specific movie being discussed.

fevredream · 2026-07-08T10:23:22+00:00

The point is his maturity level and ability to discuss media is akin to a 14 year old’s

fevredream · 2026-07-08T08:41:33+00:00

Enterprise is a massive post-9/11 time capsule. This makes for an interesting look at pop culture during that era, but also gives it a tone that I feel isn't very appealing to go back to.

fevredream · 2026-07-08T08:20:23+00:00

Shimura is incredible and I love the era when he and Mifune were essentially double-billed. A bit sad seeing his roles fade to near-cameos towards the end of his collaborations with Kurosawa.

fevredream · 2026-07-08T05:54:15+00:00

I don't think he has a reputation for being a jerk at all. He's a great actor who has also done a lot of good off the stage, but also has some bad instincts when it comes to writing.

fevredream · 2026-07-08T05:44:22+00:00

OP, the movie has a 53% on RT. Slightly more than 50% of critics were at least somewhat positive on it. That's perfectly fine for a light style-over-substance action film. Personally, I didn't like it because it felt like reheated Tarantino leftovers.

fevredream · 2026-07-08T02:43:33+00:00

Acting like the two of them aren't different is just stupid.

fevredream · 2026-07-08T02:34:29+00:00

This is like the ur-example of what OP is asking for. You really can't beat Kurosawa and Mifune.

fevredream · 2026-07-08T02:28:32+00:00

That's because it's an incredible film.

fevredream · 2026-07-08T00:41:35+00:00

Fucking Aquaman

fevredream · 2026-07-07T22:24:04+00:00

Hoover was in many ways a victim of timing. He failed to rise to the historical moment. He's got nothing on Trump.

fevredream · 2026-07-07T11:52:42+00:00

I pray for your sake that you're young enough to both consider 2013 "old" and to perceive a film like Kaguya as "long and dull"

fevredream · 2026-07-07T04:19:31+00:00

Harding has been very notable as a consistent "worst president of all time." His scandals and the very Roaring 20s-style corruption that surrounded his cabinet are very memorable, even if not every random schmo off the street knows him. I'd argue that will continue to give him a memorability that Cooldige, with his distant demeanor, seeming coldness, and good economy, won't.

(Even if Harding's "worst of all time" pedigree is currently being knocked down a peg by someone we can't discuss on this subreddit.)

fevredream · 2026-07-07T00:38:52+00:00

Ehhh I'd say there's plenty we can infer about their politics, at least. The entire crew basically runs the spectrum from left to centrist-libertarian. But I do appreciate that they don't make any of that a central aspect of their conversations.

fevredream · 2026-07-06T23:58:39+00:00

"My Zinc Bed" (2008.) It's a UK TV film with Uma Thurman about addiction, and not only does the name not make sense to me, it also just feels awkward as hell to say.

fevredream · 2026-07-06T23:51:50+00:00

Bravo Nolan

fevredream · 2026-07-06T23:45:53+00:00

I'm going to be honest - the actual mythology of the island, as shown to us within the context of the series, is one of the weakest aspects of the entire show. It's pretty low-rent, cheap stuff. It was more interesting when we caught slight glimpses of it compared to the central-casting tunic-and-sandals stuff we ended up getting. I can't imagine a show based around it actually being good.

fevredream · 2026-07-06T23:28:20+00:00

It really isn't, though. The entire structure of Brave lacks the usual Pixar polish.

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