As a documentary I found it only so-so; it could have been a little more respectful (and less orientalist) and it sort of hand-waved over the beliefs (how do you transition from teaching yoga to actively trying to acquire nuclear weapons?) but it’s such powerful subject matter that I still found it impactful. I can’t articulate why but something about Aum is so much darker and more disturbing to me than other cults and terrorist organizations
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Monty Python and the Holy Grail 1975
We need some kind of class action lawsuit to hold accountable the Gen-X/elder millennial nerds who did their best to ruin this movie by constantly quoting all its punchlines out of context—if you played video games between 2000-2015 you have found at least 5 Holy Hand Grenade Easter eggs. But this movie is one of the times they were right to stan like that so it’s forgivable. I just think those guys should have to give everyone born after 1995 like $5 for trying so hard to make us think it’s cringe & then there’s no hard feelings
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Wax, or The Discovery of Television Among the Bees 1991
Unironically probably one of the most important movies ever made
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Steamboat Bill, Jr. 1928
Really captures how hard it is being a little too gay with it for your blue collar dad
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