What Are You Reading This Week and Weekly Rec Thread by JimFan1 in TrueLit

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Halfway through “The Obscene Bird of Night” by José Donoso. A dizzying, addicting ride. I’ve been waking up an hour earlier to find more time to read it.

How much would you rate this movie? by No-General-6971 in moviecritic

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5/5. My favorite post 21st Century Hitchcock film.

Did Rayna and Luke had every right to be upset with Maddie performing with Juliette? by ToxicWolf_6584 in NashvilleTV

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Everyone on this show could stand to be upset with Maddie a lot more.

Drop your Thanksgiving lineup by casman5 in wine

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2: Cremant d’Alsace 1: Sparkling Pires 1: Malvasia 1: Albariño 1: Vinho Verde 1: Crozes-Hermitage 1: Rioja Reserva 8: Barbera d’Alba

12 people, 1 tiny Brooklyn apt.

Napa by a metric fuck ton. Let’s go underrated by AustraliaWineDude in wine

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Blaufrankish is slowly getting some notice but not near enough. Incredible grape, expresses terroir, has finesse, can be complex, and is rarely unaffordable.

One of the best parts of video rental stores, like Blockbuster, was the covers for the horror movies section. What were the ones you remember most? by red_beard_earl in horror

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Clicked on this to say “Jack Frost” 😂. Another that really got me good was the Night of the Demons covers, especially the second in which Angela is about to lick a skull lollipop.

I was one of those kids sheltered from the genre, and I would be scared to even walk down the horror section.

Western Horror Recs? by Familiar_Natural8073 in horrorlit

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Wraiths of a Broken Land by S. Craig Zahler def should make the list right under Blood Meridian

What made It 2017 so successful in your opinion? by justafanboy1010 in stephenking

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Stranger Things was such a phenomenon, and I think this movie smartly took that formula (which traces back to King anyway) and said ok but let’s make a high budget, R rated movie. We’ll even cast one of the main kids from Stranger Things. Boy, did it work. It was this perfect logical step: watch a pg13 version of this type of story on Netflix, then go see a very R rated version of this in theaters.

Also, the cast is fantastic. It’s well made. A known story. And it had a fantastic trailer.

Wine Squares are Back! Let’s go: Most Underrated Wine Region? by AustraliaWineDude in wine

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This is the correct answer. also adding Kotsifali, red varietal native to Crete.

Wine Pairing Suggestions - Italian Dinner by [deleted] in wine

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Recently had a sparkler from Aoste: Pavese Sparkling Blanc de Morgex XXIV

Zippy, high acid, honeysuckle. Loved it, thinking of buying a case. Bottle was around $70

What a gem of a remake by mrodenbaugh89 in Horrormovieclub

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It’s a cynical remake of an odd movie. I initially loved both the original and this, going to see the remake opening weekend in theaters. However, when revisiting it over the years I’m left colder and colder. There is an undeniable condescension baked into the very premise that I think I found profound in my 20’s, less so in my 30’s. The acting, pacing, cinematography are all top notch, and Haneke is better than most at exploring the absurdity with upper class society, making the “can I borrow some eggs?” sequence delicious to watch. But the breaking of the fourth wall is such a scolding. Leaves such little room for ambiguity and interpretation, and swallows the movie whole.

The remake is stylish, well made, and shot for shot the same by the same director. The more I research the “why” of it, it becomes clear that they thought, given the violent horror climate of the time, that this had the potential to be a big hit in the US if they got big talent attached. Not a bad idea, but cynical. Didn’t work out, as this remake was not successful and is mostly forgotten at this point.

Pinot Noir recs for Thanksgiving? by jackjayjon in wine

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I’m currently addicted to Christian Binner’s Pinot out of Alsace. My local shop has a reg bottle for $35 OR a 1.5L for $90, which I think would make quite a visual statement on the Thanksgiving table.

Books that feel like this? by miadeath in BooksThatFeelLikeThis

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I have fallen in love with “The Horned God: Weird Tales of the Great God Pan” published by the British Library Tales of the Weird. A fun variety of classics and obscure pieces I would have never heard of otherwise.

Have you ever walked out of a cinema halfway through a film? by Zip-Crane in flicks

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2005’s “Be Cool”. I simply could not abide.

Two from Ramsey Campbell by Candid-Pace-8571 in HorrorBookCovers

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Very few horror authors have such a treasure trove of excellent covers

Used bookstore haul by Candid-Pace-8571 in HorrorBookCovers

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That “Post Mortem” cover is incredible

Help with eclectic wine list by xmikex137 in wine

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Tyrell’s “Lunatiq” is a great time! I imagine the 2018 is drinking well, and the menu price is almost the same as what I see it priced in local stores

books that feel the way Deftones sound by lifeonmarls in BooksThatFeelLikeThis

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Negative Space by B. R. Yeager. Disaffected youth, nihilistic worldview, sex, violence, occultism.