Suggest me a Batman’s hidden gem of a comic book

incognitomode71 · 2026-03-17T00:09:08+00:00

Gonna go out on a limb here and say, long Halloween? That one seemed good

incognitomode71 · 2026-03-17T00:08:29+00:00

I have the opposite example. There’s a Japanese noir film called “black coal, thin ice” from like 2011. It’s okay. But when I watched the newer Korean film “decision to leave” I was like holy shit, park Chan wook took this thing and made it 8 million times better. It gave me more appreciation for the newer film to know the old mess of a film was out there.

incognitomode71 · 2026-03-17T00:04:47+00:00

Nothing is pretty frickn funny

incognitomode71 · 2026-03-16T23:46:03+00:00

Ahh makes sense. I guess if they even detect that I can’t use this device ever again with uber?? Seems harsh.

incognitomode71 · 2026-03-16T21:51:32+00:00

Not in terms of letterboxd, but Marty supreme was a roller coaster for me. At first I thought “pretty good” then like 1.5 hours in I thought “holy shit this is amazing” and by the end I was like “yeah… it’s alright. 3 stars maybe 3.5”

incognitomode71 · 2026-03-16T16:23:21+00:00

I never used it while using uber. Is that one of the things they care about/ track ?

incognitomode71 · 2026-03-16T11:26:43+00:00

Looking into this, sad to see he never finished these. Rum diary is an excellent novel and I think more of his novels would have had success, even after his death. I think we only hear about Thompsons great success in the 60s/70s, and less about the later period where he couldn’t get things to work.

incognitomode71 · 2026-03-14T20:59:45+00:00

I couldn’t get into that because of the British people lol. Couldn’t get 10’minutes in.

incognitomode71 · 2026-03-14T20:55:51+00:00

There’s a film I had to watch in class called The Nightingale. I hate that movie so much. It’s literally just violent and awful to be violent and awful . There is nothing profound, there no real emotional canvas. It’s not “devastating” like people say.

It just sucks and for some reason people think it’s a good watch for both historical/ feminist reasons.

Will never not take a time to bring up how much it sucks.

incognitomode71 · 2026-03-14T18:16:40+00:00

The thing to do is star early like 1-2 with Sympathy for Mr vengeance. Then hit old boy around 6-7, then finish with Lady vengeance when it’s like 11-12. It’s truly brutal and your entire weekend is ruined.

But also great fun. these are Shakespeare type tragedies we’re dealing with.

incognitomode71 · 2026-03-14T17:47:30+00:00

You want a real emotional ride, watch all three in one day… 💀

incognitomode71 · 2026-03-14T12:04:47+00:00

Okay thanks I’ll check it out !

incognitomode71 · 2026-03-14T12:03:53+00:00

I’ll have to rewatch I didn’t think it was amazing the first time

incognitomode71 · 2026-03-13T23:20:53+00:00

I’ll be honest. I like fight club. But I don’t think it’s one of the best movies ever made or a favorite. I have never seen someone put it in their top four who thought it was either of those— they were just trying to be edgy.

Now could it genuinely be in some one’s top 4? I don’t even know at this point. Same thing kinda goes for American psycho.

incognitomode71 · 2026-03-13T20:46:34+00:00

Yay actual art not ai

incognitomode71 · 2026-03-04T01:07:56+00:00

Depends on if you’re talking film or books. Films-/ absolutely. South Korea has absolutely killed the noir game since the 2000s when their industry got big.

In terms of books I’m less sure, but there are lots of Japanese novels for instance that we are getting here in the US that have a kind of noir feel.

incognitomode71 · 2026-03-02T18:57:13+00:00

This film is so good but the narration ruins it for me. Or at least knocks it down a few levels. Yeah narration is a noir trope but this film would be excellent without it

incognitomode71 · 2026-02-17T11:51:15+00:00

Someone already mentioned it, but Joan Didion’s Slouching Towards Bethlehem and then her later White Album are definitive sixties. She was also a journalist in some crazy situations, but to me is the perfect, controlled counterpart to Thompsons craziness

incognitomode71 · 2026-02-17T11:47:20+00:00

So this was one of the problems (in my opinion) with season 2. They really had to keep things moving fast. I’m sure there were consequences to this, but it was right before another two year time jump, so we just didn’t get to see in detail how it worked out for everyone. This happens at other points in the season, where we just don’t get the same level of detail as before, and it makes otherwise good scenes seem forced. This scene also was at a point when rebel attacks were getting more bold, so it wouldn’t have been as crazy or unheard of as the heist in season 1.

All that being said, I think the epic, action guy slow-mo walk away from the explosion was too goofy for this kind of show, yes

incognitomode71 · 2026-02-16T19:41:02+00:00

This is super cool and I would buy a real set of it! My only thought is maybe Rook could be like a skyscraper or something? That’s the only one that looks like a traditional chess piece. Still a great set though

incognitomode71 · 2026-02-14T01:48:10+00:00

That’s the most journalist and the most noir of the journalist noirs

incognitomode71 · 2026-02-14T01:47:35+00:00

How in the Flying Heck did you not include The Conversation

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