Why would you care about a lesser species’ opinion? Why would you hold them to a lower standard than you hold yourself?

The Yautja have no concept of “loved ones”. It is specifically brought up that Dek’s older brother is a failure because he is protecting his weaker brother instead of culling him for the strength of the clan. You’re using human emotional logic to justify your opinions instead of following Predator logic. The vast majority of Yautja would be champing at the bit to fight to prove they can beat the warlord. I still contend these humans have been given an incredible honor in Yautja society

No honor? The Yatuja believe that the only honor that matters is in your hunting prowess, literally every Yatuja has never lost a fight because they always fight to the death. They absolutely think it’s an honor to be brought to Yautja Prime to fight against their leader, which is why they do that instead of just killing the people who beat a Predator. That’s a huge sign of respect from them

Lol, your comment inspired me to check because I do have a list. It’s the 38th best 2025 movie I saw

Personally I think a movie good enough to win best picture should be capable of picking up an award in another major category. I think it’s also possible for a movie to win one of those other awards so hard it also wins best picture

I just don’t think there are many movies that deserve best picture but don’t deserve a win in another category

The whole “if we didn’t go back in time this would be really hard to shoot” joke is where I first picked up on it. It’s also been weird seeing a bunch of YouTube people promoting the show

Right, but storage and memory are clearly the bottlenecks on this computer and we’re pointing out how Apple is alleviating those bottlenecks

Additionally Apple has a bunch of cloud storage deals. I think most people store all of their photos and videos in iCloud which for most people is the majority of their storage space. I bet this is right in the sweet spot for usability, which doesn’t surprise me given Apple’s laptop history

The acting is weaker than Marty Supreme, the writing is significantly worse than Bugonia, the effects are worse than Sinners, and the music is wholly unremarkable. I don’t think you should win best picture by doing a bunch of things well, you should do something to stand out from the rest of the field

Were you familiar with the series beforehand? I wasn’t and was confused how real the “man on the street” segments were

The Hangover 3/5: Part of my “does this movie from my childhood hold up?” series. It’s fine, some jokes are still funny, others are offensive, but not quite the comedy revolution it once was

Landscape With Invisible Hand 3.5/5: I like it thematically and it has good jokes in spots. It avoids the indie movie trap of having too many plots which is good, but it does feel slow

Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves 3.5/5: This is basically what you want a DnD movie to be. It’s silly, it has adventure, charming characters. It’s not a revolution but it is pretty good for what it is

La La Land 4.5/5: I found it hilarious that Regal started their best picture series with this. I really enjoy watching this movie right up to the Observatory dance and ending it right there as a hopeful short romance, give it a try sometime

RRR 5/5: 3 and a half hours of batshit action. This movie immediately leaves reality and is so much fun. They stop to have a dance number, there’s an intermission, there’s guys who are just fucking yoked. This movie is a constant joy to watch

Pulp Fiction 5/5: Chef’s kiss, perfection. The script, the acting, the plot, it all comes together in a package that tells an incredible story just loaded with little details. One of my favorite movies of all time and a joy to watch in theaters

Since you’re here I’ll assume you’re a nerd and suggest getting into Magic:the Gathering. You can learn to play on Arena for free and then buy a pre-made commander deck. At that point you can go to local game stores and ask when they have open play nights. The nice thing about magic is that the games take a long time to play so there’re a lot of opportunities to socialize with the people you play with and people nearby. Similarly if you can find an active Killer Queen cabinet around you those people are always desperate for players and it’s super fun

If you’re less of a nerd dance classes are more active and likewise force you to be in an intimate space with someone which will usually force you to socialize. You seem opposed to bars but karaoke crowds tend to be the same week after week, and you have to wait your turn, so it’s another socialization venue

Neon White. I got it free recently on PS Plus and just fired it up to see what it was like. I ended up getting all the A ranks on every level and got all of the hidden items. The soundtrack also slaps

Overall I anticipate it being a net negative. Mergers like this result in fewer jobs, lower quality products and less competition

I mean… I led with that. I don’t like the merger, but I like it more than Netflix acquiring them. There are takes beyond black and white

I have mixed thoughts. Overall I anticipate it being a net negative. Mergers like this result in fewer jobs, lower quality products and less competition. However I love movies (check my profile if you want proof) and specifically I love going to the movie theater. Paramount has continued supporting movie theaters which is more than you can say about Netflix and Sarandos. Likewise Zaslav was just making anti-consuner decisions left and right. I can count on more than one hand the amount of times I’ve called that man a piece of shit. Not to mention Netflix’s slavish attachment to “the algorithm” just churns out a lot of slop

So while the merger is bad it’s probably the better of the two options and anything that reduces David Zaslav’s power is a net positive in my book, even if he makes a small country’s worth of money doing it

Yeah, a particularly juicy orange would probably over fill that

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Prairie Dogs are more likely in America:

The bacteria that cause plague, Y. pestis, maintain their existence in a cycle involving rodents and their fleas. Plague occurs in rural and semi-rural areas of the western United States, primarily in semi-arid upland forests and grasslands where many types of rodent species can be involved. Many types of animals, such as rock squirrels, wood rats, ground squirrels, prairie dogs, chipmunks, mice, voles, and rabbits can be affected by plague.

Per the CDC (emphasis mine)

her 3.5/5: As a 2013 release this is a very interesting retrospective watch. I will say that this movie doesn’t have a lot of dialogue, it has a lot of characters monologuing in each others direction ending on some line they think is going to be really impactful

Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die 4.5/5: I continue to say, Sam Rockwell is not the best actor in the world, but man is he good at picking very interesting movies. This is really fun and is right on the nose about what it’s saying

Silver Linings Playbook 4/5: If anyone is curious, missing the first 5 minutes of the movie, then leaving before the big dance scene to go watch the beginning of Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die (that you also miss the start of) is a bad way to watch this. Still a pretty good romcom and doesn’t seem to make mental illness quirky or cute

Predator: Badlands 3.5/5: Maybe we should call this “The Predator and Kalisk”? I don’t love turning Predator into Star Wars but if it gives them the resources to make more stuff like “Killer of Killers” then I’ll take it. Hell it’s still better than most of the current Star Wars stuff because it doesn’t have as much baggage

Big Trouble in Little China 4/5 - It’s goofy, stupid and kinda slapped together. This is my first time and it was still very funny and I appreciated the running joke of Kurt Russell being incompetent

Man I want to wear the big suit for Halloween but nobody would get it