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Forum: General Movie Discussion 1 day ago
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A scary thing happened on the way to the Movie Forums - Horrorcrammers
Posted By Corax
The film bucked the (way back then) trend of...

The film bucked the (way back then) trend of disposable black side-characters in horror. It pushed an envelope in that sense.

I don't knock the film for not pushing the envelope into a different...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 1 day ago
Replies: 5
Therapy in Fiction (A Discussion of)
Posted By Corax
Re: Therapy in Fiction (A Discussion of)

Tropes

Your Therapist is Your Enemy! (or working for your enemy)
Angel, Penguin, Madmen

Forbidden Therapy Hotness
Prince of Tides
Forum: General Movie Discussion 2 days ago
Replies: 120
Favorite Movies That Are On YouTube
Posted By Corax
Re: Favorite Movies That Are On YouTube

So this doesn't count "Free to watch with advertisements"?
Forum: General Movie Discussion 2 days ago
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What's your favorite John Carpenter Flick?
Posted By Corax
The rest of his films fun romps and exploitation...

The rest of his films fun romps and exploitation fare. The Thing is his one "big time" AAA entry. Damn E.T. to hell for eclipsing everything else that came out that year.
Forum: General Movie Discussion 3 days ago
Replies: 5
Therapy in Fiction (A Discussion of)
Posted By Corax
I found the therapist in Breaking Bad to be...

I found the therapist in Breaking Bad to be interesting, because blame was precisely what Jesse Pinkman wanted (needed?). He wanted his transgressions to matter. He didn't want to get off cheap, but...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 3 days ago
Replies: 5
Therapy in Fiction (A Discussion of)
Posted By Corax
Therapy in Fiction (A Discussion of)

Interesting discussion of therapy in film and TV.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DuMsR2HlJE
Replies: 107
Is there a Single, Objective, Absolute TRUTH?
Posted By Corax
Sure. But, don't confuse epistemology with...

Sure.

But, don't confuse epistemology with ontology. Our epistemic vantage point may impoverished, but whatever the world is, it is.

It is possible for an answer to be partially true,...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 07-17-24
Replies: 132
Slow Cinema
Posted By Corax
Good advice. Thanks.

Good advice. Thanks.
Forum: Upcoming Movies & Sequels 07-17-24
Replies: 21
Avengers 5
Posted By Corax
I'm "whelmed." How much is spent making and...

I'm "whelmed."

How much is spent making and promoting these films? How much time do we spend with video-game tie-ins, late night interviews where our heroes like about their "natty" exercise...
Forum: Upcoming Movies & Sequels 07-17-24
Replies: 21
Avengers 5
Posted By Corax
And you don't have to shop Starbucks or Walmart,...

And you don't have to shop Starbucks or Walmart, but damn if there isn't one on every corner and in every town.
Forum: Upcoming Movies & Sequels 07-17-24
Replies: 21
Avengers 5
Posted By Corax
Re: Avengers 5

Please Lord, let it end. Each new "phase" feels like a new stage of cancer.
Forum: General Movie Discussion 07-17-24
Replies: 132
Slow Cinema
Posted By Corax
Calibrating subjectivities is tough.

Calibrating subjectivities is tough.
Forum: General Movie Discussion 07-17-24
Replies: 48
Kevin Smith's Dogma
Posted By Corax
He raced Shyamalan to the $5 DVD bin.

He raced Shyamalan to the $5 DVD bin.
Forum: General Movie Discussion 07-17-24
Replies: 132
Slow Cinema
Posted By Corax
OK, I think I get what you're talking about. ...

OK, I think I get what you're talking about.

In terms of feel, I still think Meet Joe Black fits this idea.
Forum: General Movie Discussion 07-17-24
Replies: 132
Slow Cinema
Posted By Corax
So, experiential in the sense of being suspended...

So, experiential in the sense of being suspended in a moment? The cinematic equivalent of Paul Stretch or ambient music or leaning in that direction? If this is right, then I think I have a "feel"...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 07-17-24
Replies: 132
Slow Cinema
Posted By Corax
And then there is the problem of materiality the...

And then there is the problem of materiality the artifact produced by an intention. If I intend to write a soaring sonnet, but instead produce what is received as a humorous Haiku, then what have I...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 07-17-24
Replies: 132
Slow Cinema
Posted By Corax
Intuition makes for an inconstant metric. If our...

Intuition makes for an inconstant metric. If our intuitions don't align, we lack a criterion of correctness and we're left with bickering about which of us is truly a seasoned cinephile. Intuition is...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 07-17-24
Replies: 132
Slow Cinema
Posted By Corax
Dafuq?

Dafuq?
Forum: General Movie Discussion 07-17-24
Replies: 17
New documentary comes in 52 *quintillion* different versions
Posted By Corax
It doesn't appear that we disagree.

It doesn't appear that we disagree.
Forum: General Movie Discussion 07-16-24
Replies: 17
New documentary comes in 52 *quintillion* different versions
Posted By Corax
Re: New documentary comes in 52 *quintillion* different versions

I love Brian, but there's trivial complexity (e.g., the exact arrangement of dust floating in the room in which you're sitting) and meaningful complexity (implicate order, meaning revealing more...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 07-16-24
Replies: 21
Why would a space ship
Posted By Corax
Most touching part of the film is where he...

Most touching part of the film is where he finally says that line for real after suffering through his catchphrase for decades. Who would've guessed that the best modern Star Trek movie wouldn't be a...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 07-15-24
Replies: 21
Why would a space ship
Posted By Corax
Not everyone watches Star Wars.

Not everyone watches Star Wars.
Forum: General Movie Discussion 07-15-24
Replies: 21
Why would a space ship
Posted By Corax
A ship like the Nostromo should NOT have a...

A ship like the Nostromo should NOT have a self-destruct device. Cargo ships don't have this feature. Towing vessels do not have a self-destruct.

A military vessel, on the other hand, especially...
Forum: General Movie Discussion 07-14-24
Replies: 4
Tim Robbins Slams Conspiracy Theories Linking His Movie to Shooting
Posted By Corax
I want to live... ...chances are I will... ...in...

I want to live... ...chances are I will... ...in the hearts and minds...

Who knew that Bob Roberts invented the idea of conspiracy theories, assassination attempts, and guns used as murder...
Forum: Actors, Awards, & Directors 07-13-24
Replies: 8
RIP Richard Simmons
Posted By Corax
Being fit is more of a assurance of a good...

Being fit is more of a assurance of a good quality of life for as long as you live, but not necessarily a long life.

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