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The main thing I might have done differently if challengers was my movie, which is a spoiler

I think I wouldn't have made tashi actually ask Patrick to throw the match. I think it would be enough for her to somehow burst out and say that Art needs this win or he's done, or have him overhear her saying it - and then when he starts serving into the net and looking at her I think the audience would get it and it would be kind of cooler to me if we thought he might be considering throwing it for her or for art or to be a shit or whatever. That's the main plot thing that felt a little clumsy and obvious to me

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He's a lil bug in a jar and that's swell

Sorry one more moment in the movie was when it becomes clear that the grandma who's always around is tashi's mom and not Art's and art is fully living tashi's life

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Sorry one more moment in the movie was when it becomes clear that the grandma who's always around is tashi's mom and not Art's and art is fully living tashi's life

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Another thing I liked about challengers - I love a movie about a specific subculture that's gets into the stuffness and the day to day physicality of the life. Which obv they did with all the food and gear but I really liked how much time is spent schlepping bags around

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last night my partner held a somber little passover seder to show me what it’s about and when they got to the part where they were supposed to open the door for elijah they paused, frowned, and said “oh. huh. there is a clown.” and I looked out. and sure enough. there was a clown.

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CHALLENGERS (2024) dir. Luca Guadagnino

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And yes I know this is me many many years later still thinking the last scene of y tu mama tambien was not necessary

Another thing about Challengers that I liked was that he let it end there and didn't give a bittersweet "what happens next" or "5 years later" that is typical of this kind of movie. I like that it's open and so the final moment can be both the most important thing and not important at all

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This is the best one

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No one is talking about my favorite part of challengers which is when you make out with your bro and then he starts talking about his grandma so you slap his boner. That was like the realest moment in this whole movie I loved it so much

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I have had neither therapy nor band practice since March and brother it's Bad For Me

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Another thing about Challengers that I liked was that he let it end there and didn't give a bittersweet "what happens next" or "5 years later" that is typical of this kind of movie. I like that it's open and so the final moment can be both the most important thing and not important at all

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Challengers was a fun time though I could have used like 30% less slo mo and 30% clearer sound mixing bc I am old

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Well tonight I have learned things

I don't cook with spicy peppers often but my friend had top surgery and so I said I'd make them spicy noodles and the recipe said to put some chilis on top and so I got Thai chilies bc I don't know anything and they were in sale

And so I scooped out the seeds and chopped them up and now my hands are in agony

I have tried oil about 12 times, and baking soda, and vinegar and so much dish soap and ibuprofen

I have no dairy milk or yogurt

Thankfully I do have gloves so I can use the bathroom

Idk how I'm going to sleep or do anything tomorrow

Any advice?

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like idk theres something rly sad to me about "i could make this" as a derogatory statement abt art. like, that's really the state of it, huh, where the average person imagines themselves so disconnected from art and creation that a comparison between an artist and them automatically brings the artist down. people can make art. you can make art.

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I had a dream last night that Billy Joel came to my work, insisting we call him Jimmy, and hired me to throw a party for all the Armenian people in st Paul. When I said I don't think I know any in st Paul he said "don't be ridiculous, just go find someone. Here is a cake"

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Oh my God shepherd is the Worst his girlfriend tells him her friend has brain cancer and it's all about him he has never done a single supportive thing for any other character on this show when does he die. Mctrashy

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