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For this Wednesday Super Slop Night, 8PM EST, we are fulfilling two long-standing requests. First up is Shaolin Soccer (2001), a Hong Kong kung-fu/sports hybrid from martial-arts maestro Stephen Chow, who is better-known for Kung Fu Hustle (2004), which we previously watched. A group of brothers, all Shaolin monks, decide to form a soccer team after discovering that their martial-arts skills could give them an advantage. Hilarity ensues. Yep, that’s the whole premise. A lot of people like this one, though, so let’s watch.

Next up is Tucker and Dale vs. Evil (2010), a horror-comedy about the titular pair of rednecks, who a group of college kids suspect of being murderers, only to discover that no, a zombie outbreak is underway, and the duo is the best chance they have to even the odds. A whole lot of gore and dismemberment follows from there. This is by far the best-known and best-regarded film of director Eli Craig, who is not known for much of anything otherwise.

We’ll start at 8PM EST on Hextube, right here:

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Be there, comrades!

Letterboxd:

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CWs for Shaolin Soccer:

  • Drug use.
  • Broken bones.
  • Spitting.
  • Fat jokes.

CWs for Tucker and Dale vs. Evil:

  • Drug use.
  • Alcohol abuse.
  • Bugs.
  • Mention of sexual assault.
  • Sexual assault: a drunk man kisses a sober woman after she wants him to stop.
  • Someone’s mouth is covered.
  • Shaving.
  • Cutting of flesh.
  • Blood and gore.
  • Dismemberment.
  • Hand damage.
  • Throat mutilation.
  • Someone struggles to breathe.
  • Someone is burned alive.
  • Amputation.
  • Hanging.
  • Unconsciousness.
  • Finger mutilation.
  • Torture.
  • Someone falls to their death.
  • Stabbing.
  • Death of child.
  • Kidnapping.
  • Jump scares.
  • Natural bodies of water.
  • Spitting.
  • Audio gore.
  • Hospital scene.
  • Violent mentally-ill person.
  • Suicide.
  • Sudden loud noises.
  • Screaming.
  • Obscene language.
  • Someone is watched without their knowledge.
  • Nudity.
  • Objectification of female characters.
  • Car crash.
  • Honking horns.
  • Gun violence.

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For this Sunday Kino Night, first up is Voyage to Cythera (1984), a Greek drama about an old communist who returns home after spending 32 years in the Soviet Union. He wanders around listlessly thinking, “wtf is this shit?” Did Greece really get this bad in his absence? Apparently so. God Damn the West: The Movie. This is one of the best-regarded films of Greece’s most renowned filmmaker, Theo Angelopoulos. He is his country’s version of, say, Wim Wenders; many reviews compare this film to Paris, Texas (1984) in its depiction of a directionless old man, out of place in the modern world. Expect a lot of long takes and quiet contemplation. Excellent reviews for this one, so we’ll give it a watch.

Next is Saving Face (2004), a rom-com centered around an Asian-American woman, who is secretly a lesbian, and her mother, who is secretly having an extramarital affair. Will their secrets be revealed to each other? Probably. Hilarity ensues along the way, along with identity struggles and attempts to meet family expectations, and so on. This is the best-regarded film of director Alice Wu, and it has an extremely high rating on Letterboxd, so let’s check it out.

We’ll start at 8PM EST on Hextube, right here:

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Be there, comrades!

Letterboxd:

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CWs for Voyage to Cythera:

  • Capitalism.
  • Depression.
  • Homelessness.
  • Sad ending.

CWs for Saving Face:

  • Carnism.
  • Death of parent.
  • Needles.
  • Hospital scene.
  • Discussion of abortion.
  • Fat jokes.
  • Homophobia.
  • Racist parent.
  • “Sexual content”. Seems pretty mild to me, though.

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For this Friday Movie Night, first up, by request, is Nashville (1975), which is widely considered one of the best films of the 1970s and of the New Hollywood movement generally. If any movie can be described as a slice-of-epic, this would be it: it follows a couple of dozen characters in a series of vignettes revolving around Nashville’s country music scene, ntersecting with American class, race, gender, and political relations along the way. Director is Robert Altman, whose film 3 Women (1977) we watched last week; we have also watched his The Long Goodbye (1973), Popeye (1980), and The Player (1992). He has an excellent track record, so let’s check out what many consider his magnum opus. This was nominated for the Best Picture Oscar in 1975.

After that is Eternity (2017), the first Peruvian movie we have shown here; another country to cross off the list. It centers on an elderly indigenous couple living alone in an isolated region of the Andes, who must endure all the hardships and dangers of traditional mountain life as they wait for their son to return. Where has he gone? Is he coming back? Who knows? They have only their trusty llama to help out at home. This is the first feature-film entirely in the Aymara language. High praise for this one across the board, so we’ll give it a whirl. It was the only notable work of director Oscar Catacora before his death in 2021 at age 34.

We’ll start at 8PM EST on Hextube, right here:

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Be there, comrades!

Letterboxd:

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CWs for Nashville:

  • Sex. Pretty mild, PG-13 stuff, though.
  • Nudity.
  • A woman is forced to do a striptease.
  • Cheating.
  • Fistfighting.
  • Profanity.
  • N-word.
  • Smoking.
  • Alcohol.
  • Gun violence.

CWs for Eternity:

  • Slaughter of animals, offscreen.
  • Loneliness.
  • Struggling elderly people.

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For this Special Thursday Cinema Night, 8PM EST, there’s no special theme, just two more good flicks. First up is the French love triangle Jules and Jim (1962), concerning two buds who happen to fall in love with the same woman, just before WW1. Aa rivalry ensues as their lives pass through the tumultuous decades to follow, and the love triangle persists. This is one of the best-known films of Francois Truffaut, who is most famous for The 400 Blows (1959). We’ve watched some French New Wave classics these past few Thursdays, and this is one of the movement’s canonical films, so let’s keep the ball rolling.

After that is Pi (1998), the debut feature of renowned auteur Darren Aronofsky. We haven’t watched anything by him yet, but he is best-known for Requiem for a Dream (2000), The Wrestler (2008), and Black Swan (2010). In Pi, he tells the story of a deranged mathematician who believes his understanding of numerical formulae lets him predict the future. He becomes more and more unhinged as he pursues the master number that will allow him to unlock all of the universe’s remaining secrets. Quite a bit of critical acclaim for this one, so let’s give it a whirl.

We’ll start at 8PM EST on Hextube, right here:

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Be there, comrades!

Letterboxd:

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CWs for Jules and Jim:

  • Cheating.
  • Shower scene.
  • Suicide.
  • Shaky cam.
  • Sad ending.
  • Car crash.
  • Drowning.
  • Gun violence.

CWs for Pi:

  • Drug use.
  • Deaths of animals.
  • Bugs.
  • Seizure.
  • Self-harm.
  • Anxiety attacks.
  • Shaky cam.
  • Blood and gore.

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For this Wednesday Super Slop Night, 8PM EST, first up is Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024); we previously watched the whole saga, so of course we’ll watch the new one, too. The ape empire has now taken over Earth for generations, and reduced the remaining free humans to small nomadic bands who live in constant ear that each day could be their last. One ape defects from the empire, meets some humans, and discovers they aren’t so bad after all, and tries to mediate between the two species. Yep, that sounds like a Hollywood screenplay. We’re not leaving this one unwatched, though. Director is Wes Ball, who is otherwise known for, uhh, The Maze Runner (2014).

Next up is Martin (1977), George Romero’s satire of the vampire mythos, centering on a deranged teenage serial killer who uses a razor and syringe to drink the blood of his victims. Upon moving to a small town to live with his cold and distant cousin, he finds himself suffering withdrawal; blood is his drug, and he needs more. Time to go on the prowl. Tension ensues. This is generaly considered the best non-Living-Dead entry in Romero’s filmography, and a precursor to later vampire deconstructions, such as Vampire’s Kiss (1988) and What We Do in the Shadows (2014). Let’s check it out.

We’ll start at 8PM EST on Hextube, right here:

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Be there, comrades!

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CWs for Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes:

  • Stalking.
  • Child abuse.
  • Death of horse.
  • Animal abuse.
  • Sad animals.
  • Someone is physically restrained.
  • Someone struggles to breathe.
  • Choking.
  • Asphyxiation.
  • Unconsciousness.
  • Someone falls to their death.
  • Stabbing.
  • Death of parent.
  • Natural bodies of water.
  • Underwater scenes.
  • Shaky cam.
  • Screaming.
  • Profanity.
  • Flashing lights.
  • Someone is watched without their knowledge.
  • Babies.
  • Blood and gore.
  • Drowning.
  • Gun violence.

CWs for Martin:

  • Sexual assault: vampirism is a metaphor for sexual assault. Also, the main character fondles the breast of one of his victims.
  • Mention of sexual assault.
  • Stalking.
  • Domestic violence.
  • Gaslighting.
  • Drug use.
  • Drugging of women.
  • Withdrawal.
  • Deaths of animals.
  • Cutting of flesh.
  • Blood and gore.
  • Cannibalism.
  • Deaths of parents.
  • Cheating.
  • Shower scene.
  • Spitting.
  • Audio gore.
  • Needles.
  • Cancer.
  • Self-harm.
  • Violent mentally-ill person.
  • Misophonia.
  • Suicide.
  • Ableist language.
  • Sex.
  • Nudity.
  • Car crash.
  • Honking horns.
  • Someone is hit by a car.
  • Sad ending.
  • Gun violence.

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For this Sunday Kino Night, first up is Fireworks (1997), aka Hana-bi, a police drama about an aging cop who’s had enough of the force and just wants to get out, amidst mounting difficulties in both his personal life and his job. He starts making some rash decisions, and things start going downhill from there. ACAB: The Movie. The film is directed by and stars renowned auteur Takeshi Kitano, whose yakuza story Sonatine (1997) and buddy comedy Kikujiro (1999) we previously watched. This is considered by many to be his magnum opus. Sounds good; let’s watch.

Next is The Train (1964), a WW2 thriller about a ruthless Nazi general who wants to transport a collection of looted artifacts out of France via train during the Allied invasion in 1944. The French Resistance catches wind of the plan, and a small band of them pursues and boards the train to keep it from leaving France, taking out some Nazis along the way. This is a Hollywoodized take on WW2, the kind where the French and German characters all speak English, but it is considered one of tbe best of its kind. Director is John Frankenheimer, who is otherwise best-known for The Manchurian Candidate (1962) and face-transplant drama Seconds (1966), the latter of which we previously watched.

We’ll start at 8PM EST on Hextube, right here:

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CWs for Hana-bi:

  • Beatings.
  • Gun violence.
  • Blood and gore.
  • Police brutality.
  • Stabbing.
  • Eye trauma.
  • Cutting of flesh.
  • Alcohol.
  • Smoking.

CWs for The Train:

  • War crimes.
  • Nazis.
  • Explosions.
  • Gun violence.
  • Profanity.
  • Smoking.
  • Alcohol.
  • Train crash.
  • Leg injury.

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For this edition of Saturday Anime Night, the people demanded more Sailor Moon, and so, we’re continuing on, with episodes 157 through 162 of the 1992 series, the definitive magical-girl anime. This is the completely unabridged, unexpurgated, uncensored, Japanese version of the show, including everything that the English dub butchered, altered, and/or cut, which is quite a bit. Tonight’s episodes see the continuation of the SuperS arc, which focuses particularly on Chibiusa and her silly aatics, as well as the bad guy’s various attempts to obtain Pegasus.

After that is A Boy Named Charlie Brown (1969), the first feature film based on Charles Schulz’s legendary comic strip Peanuts. This one follows Charlie as he fails at life, as usual, facing the relentless derision of his peers. But wait! This time, he has a chance to redeem himself when he advances to the national spelling bee finals. Will he triumph and prove his doubters wrong? I guess we’ll have to watch and find out. This is directed by Bill Melendez, who also helmed most of the Peanuts TV specials, including A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965). Excellent reviews everywhere for this, so we’re giving it a whirl.

We’ll start 8PM EST on Hextube right here: https://live.hexbear.net/c/movies

Be there, comrades!

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CWs for Sailor Moon:

  • Nudity.
  • Objectification of female characters.
  • Bath scenes.
  • Age-gap romance.
  • Panty shots.
  • Cutting of flesh.
  • Blood and gore.
  • Animal abuse.
  • Children in peril.
  • Smoking.
  • Alcohol abuse.
  • Sexual harassment of schoolgirls.
  • Kissing.
  • Deaths of parents.

CWs for A Boy Named Charlie Brown:

  • Bullying.
  • Public humiliation.
  • Ableism.
  • Exisentialism.
  • Depression.
  • Social anxiety.
  • Animal abuse.
  • Cartoon violence.
  • Bath scene.
  • Explosions.
  • Gun violence.
  • Child nudity.

Links to movies:

 

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For this edition of Saturday Anime Night, the people demanded more Sailor Moon, and so, we’re continuing on, with episodes 151 through 156 of the 1992 series, the definitive magical-girl anime. This is the completely unabridged, unexpurgated, uncensored, Japanese version of the show, including everything that the English dub butchered, altered, and/or cut, which is quite a bit. Tonight’s episodes see the continuation of the SuperS arc, which focuses particularly on Chibiusa and her silly aatics, as well as the bad guy’s various attempts to obtain Pegasus.

After that is The Twelve Tasks of Asterix (1976), an animated adaptation of the most popular French comics character of all time, Asterix. This is generally considered the best Asterix film, also. Come see the infinitely-strong Gaul and his rotund friend Obelix obliterate the Romans and do some adventurism against Julius Caesar, all while accomplishing twelve tasks to prove they are strong as the gods. The comics’ two authors Rene Goscinny and Albert Uderzo, were also co-directors on this film, so it is almost panel-for-panel faithful to the source material. Looks cool; let’s check it out.

We’ll start 8PM EST on Hextube right here: https://live.hexbear.net/c/movies

Be there, comrades!

Letterboxd:

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CWs for Sailor Moon:

  • Nudity.
  • Objectification of female characters.
  • Bath scenes.
  • Age-gap romance.
  • Panty shots.
  • Cutting of flesh.
  • Blood and gore.
  • Animal abuse.
  • Children in peril.
  • Smoking.
  • Alcohol abuse.
  • Sexual harassment of schoolgirls.
  • Kissing.
  • Deaths of parents.

CWs for The Twelve Tasks of Asterix:

  • Nudity.
  • Cartoon violence.
  • Alcohol.
  • Mental illness.
  • Facial hair.

Links to movies:

 

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For this edition of Saturday Anime Night, the people demanded more Sailor Moon, and so, we’re continuing on, with episodes 145 through 150 of the 1992 series, the definitive magical-girl anime. This is the completely unabridged, unexpurgated, uncensored, Japanese version of the show, including everything that the English dub butchered, altered, and/or cut, which is quite a bit. Tonight’s episodes see the continuation of the SuperS arc, which focuses particularly on Chibiusa and her silly antics, as well as the bad guy’s various attempts to obtain Pegasus.

After that is Waking Life (2001), a surreal, conversational rotoscoped dreamscape from Richard Linklater (whose films Slacker [1990] and Dazed & Confused [1993] we have already watched.) A young man finds himself in a perpetual lucid dream-state and wanders around talking to various people about dreams. For some reason, Alex Jones is one of those people. A whole of trippiness ensues. Rave reviews for this one, so let’s give it a whirl.

We’ll start 8PM EST on Hextube right here: https://live.hexbear.net/c/movies

Be there, comrades!

Letterboxd:

Doesthedogdie.com links:

CWs for Sailor Moon:

  • Nudity.
  • Objectification of female characters.
  • Bath scenes.
  • Age-gap romance.
  • Panty shots.
  • Cutting of flesh.
  • Blood and gore.
  • Animal abuse.
  • Children in peril.
  • Smoking.
  • Alcohol abuse.
  • Sexual harassment of schoolgirls.
  • Kissing.
  • Deaths of parents.

CWs for Waking Life:

  • Someone is burned alive.
  • Suicide.
  • Unstable reality.
  • Existentialism.
  • Shaky cam.
  • Flashing lights.
  • Discussion of sex.
  • Someone is hit by a car.
  • Blood and gore.
  • Gun violence.

Links to movies:

 

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For this Wednesday Super Slop Night, first up, by popular demand, is the legendary splatter-horror film Society (1989), concerning a deranged sex-cult of the rich and powerful who literally eat the poor. A young man discovers his parents are part of the cult, and things go downhill from there. Think of it as the B-movie version of Eyes Wide Shut (1999), to which reviews invariably compare it. This is the best-known and best-regarded film of director Brian Yuzna, who has otherwise made mostly sequels to other people’s horror films, such as Bride of the Re-Animator (1990). Warning! Warning! A whole lot of blood, gore, and sex in this, including a scene of group sexual assault against the protagonist. Do not watch if hard-R horror does not appeal to you.

After that is The Hitcher (1986), a well-regarded action-thriller about a guy who picks up a hitchhiker (played by Rutger Hauer) in the middle of the night on a secluded road for some company. Whoops! Big mistake. The hitcher is a complete psychopath who draws the protagonist into a sadistic cat-and-mouse game. This is by far the best-known and best-regarded film of one-hit-wonder director Robert Harmon. Looks cool; let’s watch.

We’ll start at 8PM EST on Hextube, right here:

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Be there, comrades!

Letterboxd:

Doesthedogdie.com links:

CWs for Society:

  • Sexual assault: the protagonist is forcefully kissed in a group orgy as they prepare to dismember him.
  • Blood and gore.
  • Dismemberment.
  • Disembowelment.
  • Bodily fluids.
  • Child abuse.
  • Implied pedophilia, though not directly depicted.
  • Stalking.
  • Someone is physically restrained.
  • Gaslighting.
  • Drug use.
  • Bugs.
  • Someone is drugged against their will.
  • Cutting of flesh.
  • Someone struggles to breathe.
  • Body horror.
  • Squashed head.
  • Mouth mutilation.
  • Unconsciousness.
  • Broken bones.
  • Genital trauma.
  • Finger mutilation.
  • Torture.
  • Eye mutilation.
  • Death of child.
  • Sexualization of minor.
  • Kidnapping.
  • Cheating.
  • Jump scares.
  • Shower scene.
  • Vomiting.
  • Spitting.
  • Audio gore.
  • Needles.
  • Mental institution scene.
  • Hospital scene.
  • Violent mentally-ill person.
  • Claustrophobia.
  • Eating disorder.
  • Profanity.
  • Flashing lights.
  • Fat jokes.
  • Antisemitism.
  • Hate speech against the poor.
  • Death of LGBT person.
  • Ableism.
  • Age gap.
  • Nudity.
  • Sex.
  • Incest.
  • Car crash.
  • Screeching tires.

CWs for The Hitcher:

  • Stalking.
  • Someone is physically restrained.
  • Amputation.
  • Blood.
  • Finger mutilation.
  • Torture.
  • Death of child.
  • Kidnapping.
  • Death of parent.
  • Jump scares.
  • Shower scene.
  • Vomiting.
  • Spitting.
  • Audio gore.
  • Suicide attempt.
  • Anxiety attacks.
  • Shaky cam.
  • Sad ending.
  • Car crash.
  • Screeching tires.
  • Someone is hit by a car.
  • Blood and gore.
  • Gun violence.

Links to movies:

[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 months ago

nintendrones are the most brainwashed corporate bootlickers I've ever encountered

[–] [email protected] 48 points 4 months ago (11 children)

all palestinian violence against israel is self-defense.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 4 months ago

we may have to start making excuses for the lack of terror

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

in the air, too; we live in an ocean of spores.

[–] [email protected] 36 points 4 months ago (1 children)

all palestinian violence against israel is self-defense.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

all palestinian violence against israel is self-defense.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 4 months ago

all palestinian violence against israel is self-defense.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 5 months ago (1 children)

social democracy is objectively the moderate wing of fascism

[–] [email protected] 44 points 5 months ago (8 children)

stalin shouldn't have stopped at berlin

[–] [email protected] 16 points 5 months ago (1 children)

all palestinian violence against israel is self-defense.

[–] [email protected] 37 points 5 months ago (2 children)

nintendrones are the most brainwashed corporate bootlickers I've ever encountered

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