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The Parable of the Sower and it’s sequel by Octavia Butler are good books on a near future plausible collapse of the United States.
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Deerskin (2019) dir. Quentin Dupieux
Mr Oizo of Flat Beat directs a weirdo flick about a man who embarks on a murderous spree after blowing his life savings on a deerskin jacket and becoming obsessed with it. Think The Shining meets that Burnistoun sketch about an original nae name denim jaisket.
This was alright. It's incredibly daft and relies on massive suspension of disbelief but I think it works. I like Dupieux's movies in as much as they force you to fully engage with the premise and treat them as a very self-contained plot and setting. There's no polis or media involved here when they really should be but it's fine. It also feels very cheap but helps carry off a daft 70s horror vibe that fuels the comedy. The lead and the young French waitress/ editor producer are also great. It's also 77 minutes long! More movies need to be less than 90 minutes.
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I love the Seinfeld reunion episodes. Perfect way to do that sort of thing, I think.
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The Expanse
in US TV
Another enjoyable series but I’ve no idea how they wrap this up in one episode. I have the feeling that the creators are hoping it gets picked up elsewhere as there’s 3 additional books to adapt and they’ve already begun bringing in elements from the Laconia trilogy.
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Finished Leviathan Falls, the last book of The Expanse. About as good an end to the series as I could’ve expected. They really hit their stride writing these by the 5th book and the ending was fairly predictable but satisfying as every character got the ending they deserved and the same for the universe. The epilogue could’ve been very cheesy and annoying but I’ll allow it given who it involves.
Hope the TV series gets picked up and gets the ending it equally deserves.0 -
Labour are overwhelmingly turning their opposition into a personal beef with Boris Johnson which I'm sure will work out well long-term before you even consider whether they'll bother their arses to repeal all the psycho bills the Tories are intending to push through this year.
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3 hours ago, Tony Ferrino said:
Jeremy Corbyn would've done the same but also invited the IRA and ISIS.
Hezbollah launch rockets at Tel Aviv in protest at not being invited
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Looking forward to Disney rehabilitating the psycho looking wookie in 20 years time with his own series
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Another Round (2020) dir. Thomas Vinterberg
Oscar winning movie starring Mads Mikkelsen and some other Danes as a bunch of school teachers stuck in a middle class rut who begin an experiment where they drink during work hours to see if it can rejuvenate them. And it does... For a bit.
Really charming comedy that has a tragic but really affecting conclusion. Proper gone at this. The lads are class. Mads Mikkelsen is one of the best actors on the planet.
Really respect a movie where the message is "you just need to find the right amount of booze to succeed at life."
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14 minutes ago, Forever_blueco said:
I don’t think there is any public appetite for a referendum any time soon . 3 or 4 years ago I think there definitely was but Covid has sapped the life out of the debate for the time being .
think folk want a few years of recovery and stability before any further major political upheaval
I don't think you read or listen to what Sturgeon says and think there'll be a referendum in 2023.
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Aye fair she’s a canny political operator.0 -
2 hours ago, coprolite said:
Does she always write like that? I couldn't make it to the end.
I think she was saying the government is corrupt but it was difficult to tell.
Yea she's a horrific writer who caters to horny libs. Her mentions on Twitter are even worse.
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9 hours ago, grumswall said:12 hours ago, NotThePars said:I’ve saw chatter but is Omega gay?
Why? Would it change your opinion of him? Iv never really got the reasoning for people questioning that.
For the better, yes.
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I’ve saw chatter but is Omega gay?
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I for one believe the big corporation is going to be considerate of unvaccinated BAME workers who don’t come into work
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I’m usually reading a couple at a time but try to make sure it’s non-fiction and fiction or “easier” fiction and some sci-fi. Currently got the latest Sally Rooney and the final Expanse book on the go.
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I'm sure hacks have got a lot more casual about lying since Trump and Fox News etc started making out that truth is just a matter of opinion.
Iraq was 2003 and no hacks lost their jobs for it. If you’re in the group you can do what you like unless you come for someone else in the clique (much like this website! #WhatsApp)0 -
Did that socialist quiz and got 98% Maoist and about 90% Marxist-Leninist lol
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Taylor is such a legend man. Met him a couple of times and frankly unforgettable
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22 hours ago, UpInTheAyr said:On 05/01/2022 at 18:43, BigDoddyKane said:I just spent nearly an hour on netflix and hbo max for a movie to watch tonight, any decent looking ones ive already seen
Wish we could get HBO Max here. TV library must be great, was wanting to see Oz again.
A lot of their catalogue will be on Now TV I imagine. It's maybe more diffused across all the services though.
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Been alright actually. Maybe it's because Villeneuve's cut just released but the Dune influences were even more obvious.
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9 minutes ago, ConcernedReferee said:
Many I need to replay that one since they put the full voice acting in, such a terrific game from a style you don't see much of thesedays
They added in some new quests as well around 'specialising' in a specific ideology. Well worth a pop, mate.
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18 hours ago, yoda said:
I finished "Dune" recently. Thoroughly enjoyed it. Are the sequels worth checking out? I'm tempted to pick up "Messiah".
Even more recently I finished "The Expendable Man" by Dorothy Hughes. Really terrific. A 100% certified page-turner; I was totally pulled in and fired through it in two or three nights. I think I might have preferred it to "In A Lonely Place".
Worth reading the second at least to see how it subverts the white saviour trope that people were losing the head about a few months back.
Whether you read the rest depends on whether you want to see how weird it gets. Definitely stop at the Frank Herbert books though don't read the ones written by his son.
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Tory Lies, Corruption and Hypocrisy- Add Them Here
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There’s no chance Davidson becomes leader.