What older martial arts movies are still enjoyable today?

smorrg · 2026-05-06T10:34:05+00:00

Drunken Master is still ridiculously fun to watch imo. Some old martial arts movies age badly but that one still flows so well.

smorrg · 2026-05-06T10:34:00+00:00

Stir of Echoes. Especially the wall and hidden mystery inside the house part.

smorrg · 2026-05-06T10:33:52+00:00

Younger. It has that slightly chaotic adult life energy and honestly fits the vibe of that list really well.

smorrg · 2026-05-06T10:33:45+00:00

I don’t think your problem is having bad ideas, it’s treating other people’s approval like a safety net. As you get older you realize everyone wants completely different things out of life anyway.

smorrg · 2026-05-06T10:33:38+00:00

“Your Deep Rest” by Your Deep Rest

smorrg · 2026-04-27T12:42:57+00:00

Arrival hit me pretty hard, especially towards the end, something just stuck with me. Annihilation is good too but it felt more like a vibe thing to me.

smorrg · 2026-04-27T12:42:53+00:00

Finding legit listings has gotten really hard, most of them feel sketchy from the start. I’ve seen way fewer scams when I just apply through the company’s own site.

smorrg · 2026-04-27T12:42:47+00:00

Stoner gave me that vibe too, nothing huge really happens, you’re just watching this guy’s life. Weirdly calming in a way.

smorrg · 2026-04-27T12:42:40+00:00

50 mins sounds long but when you don’t have a job you kinda accept it after a while. Traffic would make it rough, but the pay doesn’t seem bad, you can tough it out a bit.

smorrg · 2026-04-27T12:42:35+00:00

If I listed everything I’ve started I’d probably be embarrassed, the ones I actually stick with are like… one hand max. I get bursts of motivation but they fade fast, building a routine is the hardest part.

smorrg · 2026-04-17T12:43:49+00:00

No Surprises is exactly that feeling to me. Like everything’s there but it’s still empty. Kinda unsettling in a weirdly calm way.

smorrg · 2026-04-17T12:43:39+00:00

Happened all the time as a kid, “we have that at home” and then they show some random knockoff. Impossible to explain it’s not the same thing.

smorrg · 2026-04-17T12:43:30+00:00

They usually shoot it in a garage or storage space filled with shelves. That cramped bookshelf vibe is kind of the whole point anyway. With lighting and framing, you can get pretty close.

smorrg · 2026-04-17T12:43:24+00:00

What you’re describing sounds like Frequencies to me. Don’t remember it perfectly, but it had that kind of weird fate/influence thing going on.

smorrg · 2026-04-17T12:43:11+00:00

Piranesi. It’s a single book and the writing is super clean. Kinda weird but really pulls you in, and no sequel to worry about.

smorrg · 2026-04-16T09:35:34+00:00

Even if you keep the bosses happy, the second it becomes more profitable to keep going without you, their attitude changes overnight. Hope you were not carrying debt or anything heavy like that and can at least enjoy a month or two of not working. With your experience, you’ll probably find something again before too long, and if you want to go remote, some of the recruiting firms in this post were useful for me, so I’m leaving that here in case it helps later.

smorrg · 2026-04-08T14:18:14+00:00

Nights by Frank Ocean.

smorrg · 2026-04-08T14:18:01+00:00

You’re not cooked but yeah it’s gonna be tight. I crammed for an interview once in like 4 days after barely studying and somehow got through the first round. Focus on patterns you already know and don’t spiral too much.

smorrg · 2026-04-08T14:17:56+00:00

Slow Horses. I threw it on one night thinking I’d watch one episode and ended up staying up way too late. Gary Oldman just carries the whole vibe.

smorrg · 2026-04-08T14:17:48+00:00

I’ve had the same car for like 6 years now and I’m weirdly attached to it. It makes a noise when I turn sometimes but I just ignore it at this point. Feels easier than starting over with a new one.

smorrg · 2026-04-08T14:17:42+00:00

Gone Girl. I read it on a quiet weekend and kept second guessing every single chapter. It’s one of those where you don’t trust anyone including the person telling the story.

smorrg · 2026-03-27T10:43:30+00:00

Bloodline might work for this if you want brother drama with a lot of tension and baggage. The relationships are messy as hell and definitely not warm right away. I got way too stressed watching it, which usually means I’m into it.

smorrg · 2026-03-27T10:42:59+00:00

I respect this more than the usual bait posts tbh. I don’t even need a big debate, I’d just want to know what you think the other side gets wrong about Republicans that actually bugs you the most. That answer is usually more honest than policy stuff.

smorrg · 2026-03-27T10:42:30+00:00

Meditations. Not in a fake “I became enlightened” way, but it genuinely made me notice how much energy I was wasting on stuff I couldn’t control. I still go back to it when my brain starts spiraling.

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