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Adam Nayman
@brofromanother
let's count the rings around my eyes
Toronto, Ontario
Joined January 2010
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    Happy to say that David Fincher: Mind Games will be out in October, with design and graphics by the same team that did the Coen and PTA books. There'll be a very cool announcement soon about the foreword; other information and a pre-order link are below. abramsbooks.com/product/david-…
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    THE SHINING remains a hugely empathetic portrait of a guy trying to get some work done with a child around
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    The plan: spend enough of HBO's money meticulously recreating the Alligator Lounge in a warehouse in Oregon so that its parent company, Warner Bros. Discovery, has no choice but to stop making superhero movies forever, thus saving American cinema
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    Not only the best Simpsons joke but basically a pure distillation of human behaviour
    Gun to to your head, what is the *best* Simpsons joke? However you wanna define it; pics, GIFs, clips, and overwrought explanations welcome.
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    What are some examples of truly evil movies? Not necessarily in terms of depicting it, or thematizing it (or ideology/politics) but that truly feel like they’re channeling something awful into the world?(This was prompted by preparing a lecture on SPOORLOS).
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    Gotta say the end of my PTA book from 2020 is looking pretty prophetic
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    “Just act normal “ and “please eat, you’re pretending to eat,” are both in heavy rotation with my kids so I’m gonna give Eggers a pass here
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    The scene in CONJURING 2 where Vera Farmiga finds her husband just casually painting a picture of a terrifying demonic nun in their living room is, offhand, one of the funniest things I’ve ever seen
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    Watching TRAP again; “wouldn’t it be unbelievable to see what’s down there?”
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    The worst song ever recorded is Kid Rock’s “All Summer Long,” which is strange because it’s made up almost entirely of two other very good songs
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    What y'alls most liked letterboxd review?
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    The Transylvanian-set scenes in Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu were exclusively lit by candlelight. Cinematographer Jarin Blaschke carefully arranged hundreds of candles, adjusting the light by lighting or extinguishing them as needed. #Nosferatu