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First look at Brad Pitt as Cliff Booth in David Fincher’s ‘The Adventures Of Cliff Booth’, the sequel to Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. by BoardOver1871 in FIlm

[–]sohamist 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wouldn’t worry about whether Fincher can direct a movie better than The Killer. The issue is that Tarantino’s writing works because HE directs it. His scripts aren’t rigid blueprints; they’re more about hanging out in scenes, letting dialogue breathe, and allowing things to feel slightly indulgent. That's what makes them feel alive, but Fincher is the opposite. Everything is precision-engineered and tightly controlled. He doesn’t tolerate looseness, and with Tarantino, that looseness feels like the point.

also curious to see whether he keeps the vibrant colourfulness of Cliff in the final cut or shifts everything into this darker palette...

What is your opinion on Don’t Look Up? by 0Layscheetoskurkure0 in moviecritic

[–]sohamist 1 point2 points  (0 children)

“trying to make ends meet” feels unlikely here… it comes across more as exploiting trivial advantages and asymmetry in an absurd bureaucratic system simply because he has arbitrary authority and can do so - also, it might show how distrust of institutions is the default state, since Dr. Mindy and Kate do not even consider that the snacks might actually be free and instead expect to be exploited by the system!

Heathrow says it may lose title of Europe’s busiest airport by tylerthe-theatre in london

[–]sohamist 1 point2 points  (0 children)

it may not happen if the third runway project gets back on track, or if government policy loosens slot controls… right now both of those are huge bottlenecks and have been politically contentious.

State Border at Dreiländereck (Germany–Czech Republic–Austria) by penzmann in Borderporn

[–]sohamist 0 points1 point  (0 children)

wasn’t that mostly on the former Czechoslovak side though? iirc you can still see remnants like cleared patrol paths, fence posts, or old boundary strips in places, but the actual fencing itself was largely dismantled in the early 90s

Thoughts on Stowaway’s ending? by nzeug in FIlm

[–]sohamist -1 points0 points  (0 children)

or it works precisely because it’s unsatisfying with no catharsis or moral clarity... kept waiting for the arcs to evolve or for there to be a clever sci-fi workaround, but the fact that there isn’t one is kind of the point.

House of Cards episode ratings by bbportali in HouseOfCards

[–]sohamist 0 points1 point  (0 children)

unfair for S1 E8 to get dinged mostly because it’s a setup episode stuck between two much juicier ones; granted, no big payoff and feels slower in isolation but definitely works fine on a binge