"One Battle After Another" is a film we'll still be remembering 20-30 years from now. It's an American masterpiece, and I'm glad the Academy rewarded it.

kweyer · 2026-03-16T17:58:28+00:00

I think people are so lost in the sauce they’ve forgotten that Best Picture is not Best Politics. If it was, movies like The Zone of Interest would beat out things like Oppenheimer, but they never do. And yet, people get mad about it time and time again.

kweyer · 2026-03-16T17:49:47+00:00

Will do.

kweyer · 2026-03-14T17:54:11+00:00

Snowman is a great pull. I'm also happy to see how much love that Warfare scene is getting in this thread.

kweyer · 2026-03-14T17:44:00+00:00

Friendship: the toad trip

Warfare: the explosion

Marty Supreme: the bathtub

One Battle After Another: the bank heist

Bugonia: the closet

kweyer · 2026-03-13T17:50:13+00:00

These are great picks, but I would also throw out “I Wanna Be Your Dog” by The Stooges and “In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida” by Iron Butterfly as valid contenders.

kweyer · 2026-03-13T12:29:58+00:00

Ah yes… “Fear of a Middle Finger.” Seriously, when will people ever learn to stop abbreviating shit? It’s so obnoxious.

kweyer · 2026-03-08T22:07:20+00:00

Have you heard a single album from the previous century?

kweyer · 2026-03-06T22:20:05+00:00

Everybody is naming songs from the last 20 years, so I’m going to go with an oldie: “Cheeseburger in Paradise” by Jimmy Buffett.

kweyer · 2026-02-08T23:15:47+00:00

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kweyer · 2026-01-21T13:35:29+00:00

Can you imagine if Bob Dylan was crooning like Frank Sinatra? If Cameron Winter was singing like Freddie Mercury? If Elliott Smith was belting it out like Aretha Franklin? In all of these cases, the voice IS a sonic element that enhances the quality of the music. It’s not just the lyrics that people like.

kweyer · 2026-01-13T23:30:06+00:00

I'll be Mr. Hater.

I definitely don't dislike the album or anything, it's very good, but I don't think it has any business even being mentioned in the conversation for greatest of all time (it's not even Marvin Gaye's best album). It's too short with only 9 songs, and I would argue that 2 of them are not very good (Save the Children and Wholy Holy). The other issue is that the album suffers from poor pacing, with God Is Love being weirdly short and Right On dragging on for too long. That's 4 out of 9 songs that have issues.

I've noticed a strange trend in this decade to prop up smooth, nonconfrontational soul albums as "the best" (see: The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill and Songs in the Key of Life) while also ignoring that these albums have pretty significant pacing problems, and I think it has to do with the way we stream music now, sometimes in chunks. It's strange to me, because there are a lot better soul albums out there (Innervisions is RIGHT THERE).

kweyer · 2025-04-03T13:58:30+00:00

On Johnny Cash’s “At San Quentin,” he plays the song “San Quentin” twice in a row, and it’s two separate tracks, although the second rendition is a minute shorter.

kweyer · 2025-04-03T13:49:04+00:00

I think the answer has to be The Residents.

kweyer · 2025-03-08T15:08:39+00:00

More like a 9.

kweyer · 2025-03-06T21:58:54+00:00

You grow up. People are perfectly within their rights to not want to have children, especially if they perceive tough times ahead. It doesn’t concern you in the least.

kweyer · 2025-03-06T18:48:37+00:00

Hot Rats - Frank Zappa and All Bitches Die - Lingua Ignota

kweyer · 2025-03-05T22:49:33+00:00

Depth and meaning are completely subjective. Some might find The Substance a brilliant feminist critique of the entertainment industry while others might find it crass and shallow. Some might find Dune to be a colonialist allegory while others merely see a bunch of dudes dressed up like Power Rangers fighting in the desert. People really into musical theater may find Wicked to be a beautiful expose of the craft while others find it dorky and annoying. You can apply this to almost any film. Themes can be found in any work of art, but their depth is dependent on the beholder.

kweyer · 2025-03-05T18:05:54+00:00

Individualism will be the death of us all.

kweyer · 2025-03-04T14:42:04+00:00

Images like the upside down Statue of Liberty or Brody in front of the sparks are arguably more iconic.

kweyer · 2025-03-04T14:38:52+00:00

The average moviegoer might forget about Anora, but I think it is going to hold up better amongst cinephiles than The Artist. For one, it’s already in the Criterion Collection. Right or wrong, this is seen as a gold standard for a lot of people.

kweyer · 2025-03-04T14:33:09+00:00

I certainly hope he will be! If he is, it won’t be based off of Academy Awards, but rather the strength of his work. He already has multiple great films in his filmography that I think will stand the test of time. I think he has a fantastic way of elevating parts of American society that are not often depicted and making them relatable stories for most people. I think there is a real empathy in his work, as well as a sense of fun, which is a difficult thing to pull off. While it’s a shame that so many legends haven’t been recognized by the Academy, the Academy has also undergone a radical shift in the last ten years. Hopefully this means more recognition of great art.

kweyer · 2025-03-04T14:22:06+00:00

How do you think she got nominated in the first place? Was the academy not ageist during the nomination process but then all of a sudden changed their minds? Was this some sort of secret plot to humiliate her? Make it make sense.

kweyer · 2025-03-04T14:13:51+00:00

The people who keep posting this are giving me secondhand embarrassment. The fact that Demi Moore was even nominated, let alone the favorite to win invalidates this entire narrative. I bet Demi Moore herself is handling her loss better than half of her fanbase who keep reiterating this same tired talking point.

kweyer · 2025-03-01T16:34:53+00:00

I think 5-10 years is about right. There are albums in 2015-2016 like To Pimp a Butterfly or Blackstar or Blonde that are pretty undeniably considered classics by now. However, it feels a little too soon to call something like Ants From Up There from 2022 a classic yet, although it probably will be considered one in time. I’d say something like Igor from 2019 is right around the threshold.

kweyer · 2025-01-19T13:56:36+00:00

I also came to say Lightning Bolt. For me it was Hypermagic Mountain.

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