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#51
Off Topic Discussion / Re: What are you cooking?
Last post by Dr. Whom - April 18, 2026, 01:55:18 AM
Improvised flatbread. So I was making bread, and after returning to the dough after letting it rest, I noticed that it hadn't changed in volume. That is when I saw the little bowl of yeast still on the countertop.

This left me with two loaves worth of unleavened dough, so as they say: when life gives you unleavened dough, make flatbread. So I rolled it out and fried it in a pan. Turns out to be surprisingly edible. Now this wasn't ordinary flour, but some fancy mix with teff and stuff, so that might have helped.
#52
Off Topic Discussion / Re: Random Statements About So...
Last post by Dr. Whom - April 18, 2026, 01:49:56 AM
Quote from: claws on April 18, 2026, 01:42:25 AMOn top of the hyperbole, they've started using the term "blood rain" constantly this year. It sounds more like a B-movie title than a forecast.

Uwe Boll would agree
#53
Off Topic Discussion / Re: Random Statements About So...
Last post by claws - April 18, 2026, 01:42:25 AM
It's strange how my weather app uses borderline orgasmic language to describe its excitement over rising temperatures. I understand they need to provide some flavor text with the forecast, but I really wish they'd stick to a neutral, professional tone.

On top of the hyperbole, they've started using the term "blood rain" constantly this year. It sounds more like a B-movie title than a forecast. I actually had to look it up, and according to the definition:

    "Blood rain occurs when high concentrations of red-colored dust or particles mix with rain, giving it a red appearance as it falls. It is not actually a meteorological or scientific term; rather, it's a colloquial phrase that dates back quite a while."

Since it isn't even a scientific term, it's no wonder I've never heard it in legitimate weather news before. I'm not sure why my app is so insistent on using it, I suppose they're just trying to stand out from the competition with "edgier" branding, but it mostly just feels unnecessary.
#54
Bad Movies / Re: Invent A Bad Movie Title P...
Last post by lester1/2jr - April 18, 2026, 12:13:28 AM
Malien
#55
Bad Movies / Re: Generate Movie Poster with...
Last post by claws - April 18, 2026, 12:04:41 AM
#56
Good Movies / Re: Recent Viewings, Part 2
Last post by FatFreddysCat - April 17, 2026, 09:14:28 PM
"Rock N Roll High School" (1979)
Rock n' roller Riff Randell (P.J. Soles) leads a rebellion against her high school's new, music hating principal (Mary Woronov) with a little help from the Ramones -- and some high explosives.
Allan Arkush's cult classic, punk-rock update of 1950s "teens gone wild" movies has been one of my favorites since I was a teen. I've completely lost count of how many times I've seen it, but I never get tired of it.
#57
Bad Movies / Re: Invent A Bad Movie Title P...
Last post by LilCerberus - April 17, 2026, 08:44:26 PM
The Shepherd's Blade
#58
Off Topic Discussion / Re: Memes n' stuff of the day
Last post by LilCerberus - April 17, 2026, 07:44:54 PM
#59
Good Movies / Re: Recent theatrical viewings
Last post by chainsaw midget - April 17, 2026, 05:51:05 PM
Quote from: Rev. Powell on March 18, 2026, 08:56:42 AMTHE BRIDE!: In the 1930s, a gangster's moll is killed after Mary Shelley's foul-mouthed spirit possesses her and insults important men; soon after, Frankenstein's monster convinces a mad scientist to animate her dead body as a mate for him, and the pair go on a Bonnie & Clyde style crime spree. Maggie Gyllenhaal's wild and uneven feminist horror-comedy stitches together absurdism and realism with a lack of discipline that comes from an overabundance of passion, just the way a cult film should; if nothing else, THE BRIDE! confirms that Jessie Buckley is the finest actress working today. 3.5/5.
I've seen a lot of reviews that say this movie was a mess, but this is the first one that I've seen that suggests being a mess is a good thing. 

I mean, given where we are, I really should have taken that idea into account already, but still....
#60
Good Movies / Re: Recent theatrical viewings
Last post by M.10rda - April 17, 2026, 12:15:52 PM
PROJECT HAIL MARY (2026):
I probably needn't discuss any particulars of this highly visible film, which has recouped for Amazon Studios all the money it lost on MELANIA and then some. I thought Sandra Huller (of THE ZONE OF INTEREST and other Oscar Euro-darlings) did a very good job and also liked seeing Ken Leung from "Industry" and TV's "Lily" Milana Vayntrub, however briefly. I liked co-star "Rocky", though I know he may be a deal-breaker for more serious filmgoers. I also like Ryan Gosling and I think he ably supports the film singlehandedly on his shoulders or sextuplehandedly on his shoulders, as "Rocky" has four hand-things (I think) but appears to have no shoulders. Madame 10rda loves, loves, loves Gosling, however, but also enjoys negging him when he fails to meet her expectations... and seemed to think that Gosling was slicing his movie star image fairly thick at times here. I guess that's the price one pays for headlining a big-budget blockbuster - one might have to behave exactly like every ticket-buyer expects one to behave!

The film critic for "Fresh Air" criticized PROJECT HAIL MARY for being too cute and silly/insufficiently serious. I don't know if I agree w/ that comment as most of the film's 160m is preoccupied w/ the inevitable mortality of its characters. It does take advantage of potential laughs where it can get them, true, but I thought it earned its moments of pathos far more than, say, ET THE EXTRATERRESTRIAL. (Gosling's final choice/action in the film is remarkably understated, I think, and I was still thinking about it somberly a few days later.) It ain't quite Kubrick but I thought PROJECT HAIL MARY was nicely done for the most part.

4/5    Our local Drive-In is now re-open for business and hopefully we'll go more than three times this year.