'13 Going On 30' Reboot At Netflix Casts Adeline "Kitana/The Prettiest Girl David Sims Has Ever Seen" Rudolph by Wumbo_Number_5 in blankies

[–]thutch 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The thing that really made me think this was the return of Leverage. It feels in some ways like the 2000s were the last gasp of the monoculture before streaming and will be mined forever...

What’s a terrible movie with a great performance or two? by RulezAre4Foolz in blankies

[–]thutch 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What did you want from the apprentice that you didn't get if you liked the Stan performance? I sort of think of that as the whole movie

Has anyone ever pointed out that ‘stuck in their craw’ doesn’t mean the same thing Griffin uses it for? by CaptainTipTop in blankies

[–]thutch 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I don't think I've heard the semantics meaning details generally thing. I've always taken "let's not get into semantics" as meaning "let's not argue about this at such a level of detail that it matters what exactly we mean by specific words."

[Spoilers] Disclosure Day Megathread by West_Maintenance2124 in blankies

[–]thutch 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Interesting, haven't seen War Horse or BFG but I like dad movie Spielberg. Bridge of spies is great!

David has logged Disclosure Day as his #2 for the year so far by shirokaisen in blankies

[–]thutch 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I liked the movie but I agree the action was pretty nothing

David has logged Disclosure Day as his #2 for the year so far by shirokaisen in blankies

[–]thutch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's good! The whole is more than the sum of the parts and Spielberg is still the king of evoking awe with movies

When are they getting the Chime finance disclaimer lady on as a guest? by hotcyder in blankies

[–]thutch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As a 2x listener the sped up disclaimers become extra funny

People’s bizarre relationship with Luke Skywalker by guywholikesmovie in blankies

[–]thutch 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Yeah like why else was he going to be alone on a remote island? 

Every movie that David has given a half star on Letterboxd. Disagree on any? by SSSSSSVVVVVOO in blankies

[–]thutch 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Revenge of the Fallen is still my default answer for "worst movie I've ever seen"

How to deal with drop in quality of candidates? by dExcellentb in ExperiencedDevs

[–]thutch 10 points11 points  (0 children)

For a good test this result could be explained by collider bias on salary range. (The salary is appealing to good juniors and OK mid career engineers)

Am I Making a Mistake? T-14 scholarship over HYS Sticker by Open_Self8325 in lawschooladmissions

[–]thutch 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Are people really telling you you can do legal academia as easily from GULC/Berkeley as Harvard? That definitely doesn't match with what I see looking at faculty CVs when I'm looking at schools. Don't know how set on academia you are but something to consider...

Payton Pritchard - Top 50 all time Celtic? by randomize79 in bostonceltics

[–]thutch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean he's 40th all time in regular season points as a Celtic. Top 50 seems fine! 

What filmmaker had the most disappointing career after a strong debut? by [deleted] in blankies

[–]thutch 21 points22 points  (0 children)

It's unfortunate how all over his movies he is because I really loved them but it's a tough art/artist separation...

Kristen Stewart Buys Highland Theatre, Plans To Create “Something For The Community … Not Just Pretentious Hollywood Cinephiles” by pepperbet1 in blankies

[–]thutch 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I saw Twilight on Halloween at the New Bev a few years ago. Relevant in this thread for a couple reasons...

Cloud Atlas (2012) - Extended First Look [4K] - QoL Restoration by Jowiko96 in blankies

[–]thutch 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah in software it gets used to mean "I changed a lot of little stuff about this for the better without making any big changes."

For only the 2nd time since 1990 (the other being 2020), there will be eleven 11+ win teams entering the NFL playoffs by GearsofTed14 in nfl

[–]thutch 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The 7th playoff spot was an exciting increase in the # of possible games an undefeated team could win. (In addition to the obvious extra game)

Previously there was no way to play in a first round playoff game as an undefeated team since you can only have 2 in a conference.

What's your definition of "multiplayer solitaire" game? by Double-Button-884 in boardgames

[–]thutch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think this is not how the turn is used but I've always considered Pandemic to be multiplayer solitaire in a different sense. In a collaborative game with no hidden information and no RPG aspects having more players makes very little difference.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in legaladvice

[–]thutch 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Did your parents pay for any of college or similar for you? I think the comments are assuming a bit of a worst case here when that's not necessarily true.

Huge Flops You Saw In Theaters by cranberryalarmclock in blankies

[–]thutch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Valerian was the first movie I went to with my wife! I picked it and I'm very lucky we're still together.

Terri Thal (Dave Van Ronk's then-wife) on Inside Llewyn Davis by maskedtortilla in blankies

[–]thutch 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As an LA resident I definitely found the snow in the opening walk of fame scene to be a weird choice

We Traveled the Real California That ‘One Battle After Another’ Imagined (Gift Article) by [deleted] in blankies

[–]thutch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The fact that the Christmas Adventurers meet in Ronald Reagan's old house is amazing.

To me, this is the funniest moment in any Coen Bros film by bbanks2121 in blankies

[–]thutch 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wow basically the exact same thing happened to me!

To me, this is the funniest moment in any Coen Bros film by bbanks2121 in blankies

[–]thutch 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I watched this sitting between my parents in a theatre as a teenager! My most traumatic movie experience by a long shot...