brkl

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  1. Movie/TV recommendations

    God, the beginning of Children of Men is a massive gut punch these days. I never thought the film was special, but I'm a third through my second viewing and I'm changing my mind. I also appreciate Clive Owen's acting more, which is strange.
  2. General Video Game Deals Thread

    Tabletop Simulator deal going on. I'd love to try some stuff this weekend.
  3. Ooh, I got that pack. I probably can't join you for the roleplaying (even though I'd love to, I just can't commit), but I'd love to try out some tabletop stuff this weekend.
  4. Revoke Kansas Statehood

    Oo, that's a good podcast. I've listened to three episodes so far. Cheers!
  5. Movie/TV recommendations

    I'm so used to Linklater being a ton of moody talking, I guess I've missed this other side of his work. I'm always game for more Linklater, though.
  6. The Witness by Jonathan Blow

    Guh, I'm too tired to tackle the challenge. I hope I can pick it up later.
  7. The Master and Margarita

    Yeah, I had one where the previously censored bits were italicised.
  8. The Master and Margarita

    This book's Finnish translation has a completely different title ("Satan arrives in Moscow") which always captivated me along with the stark grey cover with a large cat holding a revolver. I liked it a lot when I read it. I should read it again.
  9. Movie/TV recommendations

    Agreed! I like the actor's, but nothing in that trailer made me smile.
  10. Automation: Where did all the jobs go?!

    What scares me about basic income is putting all the social welfare eggs in one basket, ready accidentally dropped by a right wing government.
  11. Movie/TV recommendations

    I love Bojack's intro. I've even bought the song digitally, it's great.
  12. The Witness by Jonathan Blow

    I guess I have the challenge and one other puzzle left. Seems pretty tough, though. I was really surprised by how many different places I hadn't seen yet.
  13. SPECTRE (new James Bond movie)

    I just saw Spectre and thought it was truly bad. Way too long, asked me to are about characters from previous movies I couldn't even remember, chock full of exposition, took itself way too seriously. I can't really think of any way it was good; it certainly wasn't entertaining. I still like Craig, but the only good Craig Bond is still Casino Royale.
  14. Movie/TV recommendations

    We've seen half of Love so far and like it a lot. I do find Gus annoying, but in a human way.
  15. The Witness by Jonathan Blow

    Man. I solved everything I could find and reached the endgame. But I'm only at 438 and I have a bunch of questions left. I don't know how much energy I have left, but I still feel like I wouldn't want the game spoiled. Such a rare feeling. I still haven't even seen the credits. EDIT: Okay, I've seen the credits. That was sweet. Also a bit dumb towards the end. I also found more game, so I'm not done yet. These were the first hints I looked up. This is my game of the decade.
  16. The Witness by Jonathan Blow

    Eleven lasers is the maximum before heading inside the mountain, right?
  17. Firewatch Spoiler Thread | Henry Two Hats

    We had very different experiences. My memories are mostly about the place and the mood.
  18. Firewatch Spoiler Thread | Henry Two Hats

    I don't know, I feel like the plot is a commentary on playing video games so making a movie out of it doesn't scan for me at all. The game taped all those notes I collected on the window, making something I've done a million times look crazy. It's not all about video games, but being a game is tied to what Firewatch is a million different ways. You couldn't have this thing, but a movie instead of a game. You're right that I'm not engaging with your explanation, osmosich. It's because I don't get it. I don't have a feel for what the problem is.
  19. Cities: Skylines

    Those are pretty strong puns for a Finnish company writing in English.
  20. Firewatch Spoiler Thread | Henry Two Hats

    None of the experience of playing this would translate to a movie. I think that's just bonkers. It's like a critique based on a description of the game instead of the actual thing. I don't understand it at all.
  21. Movie/TV recommendations

    Whaat he's amazing in that show.
  22. The Witness by Jonathan Blow

    The stars and tetrominos are annoying me. In both cases I just ran out of puzzles and the rest are hidden some way.
  23. Firewatch Spoiler Thread | Henry Two Hats

    Cheers! I have a week's vacation coming up. I have a hunch 5 hours of that will go into replaying Firewatch.
  24. Firewatch Spoiler Thread | Henry Two Hats

    https://firewatch.camera/HalfCottonwoodMeadow/ I was actually pretty upset that the camera's aspect ratio wasn't the same as the actual photos' aspect ratio. I composed them based on what I saw!