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  1. Several random thoughts.

    CinemaCon was greatness. I love how they followed the trail of nacho cheese and how Quinn kept tasting gross things. And how Griffin is 82, lol. And the "old-school Hollywood buffet."

    The wardrobe choices are interesting. I kept waiting for someone in the show to mention Maya's clothes. And Quinn dresses like Mary Tyler Moore in The Mary Tyler Moore Show.

    I have never found Seth Rogen or Ike Barinholtz attractive until this show but whatever they're doing is working for me.

    The finale was awesome. Even though everyone was tripping balls, the word I kept thinking at the very end was "wholesome". It was sweet how Matt thanked everyone onstage and then got everyone to cheer, even though that part was to cover for Griffin. He looked so genuinely happy. 

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  2. On 7/18/2024 at 8:10 AM, Bevo said:


    9-Year-Old Boy’s Decomposing Body Found on Couch in Home Infested with Venomous Spiders, Father Arrested
    July 17, 2024 by David Jones

    An Arizona resident, Joseph Gregory Antonsen, 38, has been apprehended and is facing charges of negligent homicide and child abuse. This follows the discovery of his 9-year-old son’s decomposing body on a couch in their Picture Rocks home, which was reportedly filled with garbage, soiled diapers, urine-filled gallon bottles, and venomous spiders, as per court documents. Antonsen was held on a $500,000 bond after the Pima County Sheriff’s Department determined that the boy had been dead for a significant period, and his father had failed to seek the necessary help.

    The probable cause affidavit reveals that upon arrival at the scene on Sunday evening, authorities found the house in a deplorable state. The home was infested with insects, littered with empty beer cans, piles of soiled diapers, rotten food, and numerous one-gallon bottles presumably filled with urine. The house was also infested with black widow and brown recluse spiders, with spider webs covering the walls. The residence had no running water or functioning toilets, and the deceased child was found in a sitting position on a couch.

    Antonsen reportedly told deputies that his son fell ill on July 12, two days before the discovery of the body. He claimed he intended to seek medical help for the boy but never did, instead leaving the house until July 14. According to the documents, Antonsen noticed his son was “shuttering and going limp” and could not find a pulse or detect any breathing. He admitted that he “should have called somebody,” but did not provide further comments when questioned by detectives.

    The deputies concluded that due to the appalling conditions of the home and Antonsen’s failure to provide medical aid or call 911, there was probable cause for charges of Child Abuse and Negligent Homicide. They also considered Antonsen a flight risk as he is “solely dependent” on his parents, who reside in Panama.

    While the sheriff’s department has not released the boy’s identity, Pima County records of the recently deceased list a Theodore Antonsen, who was 4’5″ and weighed 41 pounds. A local CBS affiliate, KOLD, interviewed a neighbor who expressed shock at the death of the “really friendly” boy who played with her daughter. She described the boy as “very polite” and “a lot friendlier than his dad.”

    This story is super weird. The autopsy showed "no signs of illness or injury that would have contributed to the boy’s death."

    On 6/21/2025 at 10:31 AM, SurlyGator said:

    https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c17w04wxwpxo

     

    Not a lot of details in the article, but death by hot air balloon accident (8 out of 21 on board) has to hit the horrible ways to die scale somewhere.

    No fucking way am I getting on one of those. It's floating wicker propelled by fire.

  3. If you're in the Austin area, try to catch a Jaws on the Water showing at Volente Beach. You spend the day at the park, then watch the movie while floating in a tube on the water. They have scuba divers going through the water and grabbing people's legs while they watch - it's really funny. They used to have these showings several times every summer, but they didn't do them the last couple of years. It's back now though and hopefully will go back to being an annual thing.

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  4. 10 hours ago, LCHorn said:

    I feel like I'm starting to get a sense of your taste and I bet you've seen everything Mike Flanagan has done.  

    I have, and I'm assuming (hoping) this is a compliment. :) 

  5. I really liked it. It's a very faithful adaptation of the story, and like you, when I read the story I couldn't imagine it as a feature film. But it's surprisingly feel-good, considering the first act, and has tons of great cameos. I don't think I've seen Mia Sara in anything since Ferris Bueller and she was great here. If you're a Flanagan fan, and a Stephen King fan, I'd definitely see it in a theater.

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  6. 18 hours ago, Evil Bill Obrien said:

    Think Tim Robinson GIF by NETFLIX

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    GOVERNOR HOT WHEELS - iFunny

    Here is Ken Paxton's Mugshot - D Magazine

     

    Please let me know which one of these cast of characters is exuding "strength"

     

    I hate these assholes as much as y'all, but I really wish we'd lay off calling Abbott "Hot Wheels". He sucks because he's a bootlicking Trump syncophant, not because he's disabled.

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  7. Just saw and loved this. I read the short story back when the book came out and thought it was fine, but the movie does a great job of bringing it to life. It was a bit on the nose with the central theme (although it's fair to assume we're a nation of idiots who need to be beaten over the head with the point to get it) but still a lovely film. And if you're a Mike Flanagan fan, a ton of his mainstay actors make cameos.

     

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  8. On 6/4/2025 at 11:02 PM, mdmost said:

    That's a great movie. If you want a book that's basically that movie played out as a well researched, non-fiction story, check out Nuclear War:A Scenario by Annie Jacobsen. You won't be able to put it down. 

    Tommy likey. Tommy want wingey.

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    Off topic but there's a restaurant in Austin called Tommy Want Wingy.

  9. 1 hour ago, wutang75 said:


    Thoughts?

    I liked it, but if I'm ranking the Philippou brothers' movies, Talk to Me is still #1. I thought A Dark Song was a better meditation on grief. The acting was great, especially Sally Hawkins (of course) and the kid who played Oliver. Some nitpicky thoughts/questions below.

    Spoiler

    I wish we'd gotten more background on the ritual and the specifics around it, particularly regarding the "angel" that Oliver was...hosting? I get that he was supposed to consume Cathy's body, but why was she making him wait, when Cathy's body was in the freezer? To make sure that Piper would be the right host body for Cathy when she was reborn? And speaking of Cathy's body, how did she even have it? It wasn't a secret that she was dead, right? 

    How was Oliver/Connor even alive once he left the circle and the rescuers found him? Wasn't he eating knives and plates and wood and stuff?

    And a very random question, but where was Piper's mom? Did they mention her dying or something?

     

  10. 4 hours ago, Surly Bevo said:

    Rebranding to Shaking?

     

     

    i know i know straight to hell

     

    4 hours ago, South Austin said:

    You’re confusing Shrinking with Shaking.

    Aww, y'all get to share a handbasket.

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  11. 1 hour ago, 52-80 said:

    All of you are gay incels for getting so emotionally wound up over video games and tv shows 

    Let's stop using "gay" as an insult. Incel, sure.

    On 5/9/2025 at 12:08 PM, Drew said:

    Dever has been one of my favorites since she was on Justified as a kid.  A kid actor that didn't annoy the fuck out of me...she was great on Last Man Standing as the "tomboy" Daughter. And plenty of other movies.

    She'll be fine after this...Bella, not so sure. She was great in GoT...but this might be beyond her now.

    She is in the episode of Modern Family that introduced Fizbo, way back in 2010 or so. That show wasn't perfect, but that episode was when I knew it would be around for a long time.

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  12. 7 hours ago, NWBuck said:

    Agreed- I'd argue that the audio configuration is just as important. Saw it in Dolby Digital in a theatre with reclining seats, speakers in the head rests and subwoofers underneath... the soundtrack is a huge part of the story

    Totally agree about the soundtrack. There were times when it reminded me of the Nic Cage movie Mandy, with booming orchestral rock. So fun.

  13. On 4/26/2025 at 6:25 PM, UpperWestside said:

    I assumed that they must still be on active duty and possibly special forces. 

    This is what I figured, too.

    Saw it yesterday. One reviewer said "I say this as a compliment, not a criticism - I wanted it to end" and that's exactly it. The point - of both Warfare and Civil War, I think - is that war is hell. 

    I agree with seeing it in a theater if you can. The sound was really intense and added a lot.

    A couple of questions for those of you who know more about the military than me. Early on they kept saying something that sounded like "cass evac" - I'm pretty sure I heard "evac" correctly, but was I hearing "cass"? Is that an acronym? Also, is a "show of force" when they fly a fighter jet close to the ground and it causes everything to boom and rattle? I assume the point is to disorient the enemy?

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