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  1. I liked it.  Funny and disturbing.  Ha ha, the concert scene was like every goddamn super bowl show for the last 20 years.  Except for Prince which was fine.

    Only downside was Jennifer's hair and makeup.  I love her so much, but not that look she was throwing down.

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  2. 2 minutes ago, TwiceHorn said:

    Based on a novel, and I believe screenplay, by Richard Price, who is a frequent David Simon collaborator.

    Yep.  In the DVD I got (from Netflix), there is a great bonus short film called Richard Price's Bronx or something like that.  It's just Richard Price driving around the Bronx and talking about the film and the settings and the people of the Bronx he knew.  As you can imagine, he's the kind of guy who would want to hang out with for a while, and it's a really fun bonus.  Certainly want to try to read a few of his novels now.

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  3. Stillness is the Key by Ryan Holiday

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    I thought this was really pretty terrific (audio).  Drives right down the middle of the road.  Arguably just a primer on some Stoic and Buddhist ideas, it really reads like a collection of essays just to help you get your shit together.  Great gift for a workaholic or anyone who is obsessed about something that is not good for them. 

  4. 41 minutes ago, Macklemore said:

    The future of the GOP is as a socially conservative, anti-immigration working class party more in common with Fidesz, Law and Justice and Vox parties in Europe than Canadian or British Tories. I was a Pat Buchanan primary voter and campus campaign volunteer in 1996 and we were considered fringe. Now the party belongs to us and the Bush/Cheney/Neocon/McCain/RINO wing are either dead or nearly extinct. Trump upended the party and toppled the GOP ancien regime. DeSantis/Hawley leading the party with Catholic integralist inspired policy goals. Dollops of Vermeule, Drehrer, Ahmari. Unleash state power for the good of society. An illiberal future.

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  5. 1 minute ago, burntorangebongos said:

    I'm good with that since you are a minor misogynist.

    Oh, and the wife is weak because she is a white woman, and if you want a particularly white woman, Kirsten Dunst is your gal.

    I am not a misogynist.

  6. It was not a big deal to me but people got really riled up about News of the World obviously not being in Texas.  I kind of was bothered, in a small way, by the fact that this clearly wasn't Montana.  Not a big deal and it may have even added to the ambiance but still.

    I just noticed that the actor who portrayed the son was also in kid in love in the great also not-filmed-in-the-USA Slow West. 

    Now THAT was a fucking great little western.  I realize Power of the Dog isn't really a western.

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  7. 2 hours ago, burntorangebongos said:

    I liked how subtle everything is in this movie. You have to watch closely and listen to the dialog that tells you everything but because of what we are used to in movies, we expect the action to tell the story more than the dialog, if you will.

    This is how I interpreted this story:

    Phil's brother hates his life and is going through the motions. He meets a woman who is widowed and decides to go for her. This after his brother Phil was cruel to her son. If you notice, she is more upset by his messing up the flowers than her son and she takes the cruelty more to heart.  Phil's brother noticed and it moved him to white knight her. He is awkward but what he has going for him is assets and kindness. When they are looking out at the mountains on their honeymoon and he tells her how grateful he is not to be alone anymore, she says nothing but is moved and shares his feelings. Only you don't know that for sure right then.

    But Phil is jealous of his brother, not for being with her but what he has with her and he wants to destroy it. His hate is something that she is too sensitive to be around without it affecting her. She is weak, that is her flaw and Phil knows it. And you find out slowly that her supposedly weak son is also her protector and will do anything for her happiness. Her husband doesn't have the power to protect her from his brother so her son finds a way to eliminate Phil. 

    It is that simple but also that twisted because he will kill Phil in a horrible way just so his mother will be able to tolerate living on the ranch and not self-destruct. She and Phil's brother can have the happiness they wanted but were too weak to overcome Phil to realize. That smile he gives after seeing them hug in the driveway is both chilling and touching. 

    It was a weird little movie that was very well acted. 

    My review of your review:

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