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I just like uplifting trance and you don't get to hear it in a film often.

The trailer for this film was very promising but it was unfortunately quite forgettable beyond its club scene, which was one of the best I've seen in a long time.

I could be wrong, but weren't most of the slurs coming from Cartman?

Why couldn't they cancel this instead of The Wheel of Time? Not that I was particularly fond of the latter, but at least it was an adaptation of a new fantasy world.

At $799, the Nothing Phone 3 is competing with devices like the Pixel 9 and OnePlus 13, both of which have it beat in the camera department, and the OnePlus phone is faster.

Similar price to a OnePlus, with worse performance...what is the point of this guy's new company again?

I think it's mostly just the "China = BAD" factor because of Tencent's part-ownership.

Yes, he had so much presence. Commands every scene he's in!

I tried watching 'For All Mankind' with my partner but we gave up after a couple of episodes. I wasn't really sure what to expect going in, but all the relationship and 1960s social drama stuff is quite dull and it feels like a show that will take an absolute eternity to "get good", if it actually does. With four seasons already out, we decided to cut our losses before we waste more time with it.

I have also been watching a low budget Canadian mystery series called 'Something Undone', which is about a true crime podcast duo investigating a cold case in a small town. I'm only a few episodes in, but I really like the cinematography and small town feel of the show. There's not a lot of dialogue, and quite a bit is communicated visually instead. It reminds me of the many small town mystery audiodrama podcasts out there with writing that is as clichéd as the rest of them yet somehow still entertaining. It has that "cosy watch in bed" kind of vibe and the episodes aren't too long either. It's also fun because it has quite a few actors I've seen in other Canadian productions, such as 'The Expanse' and 'Kim's Convenience', but who never had this much screen time in those shows. One of the leads, Michael Musi, played a very silly role in the latter of those shows so it's interesting to see him play a much more serious role here.

Interesting, I thought the 2024 adaptation was great! Now I want to see the 80s version to compare. :)

The first season was definitely better than the second, but overall I think it's very good. One of House of the Dragon's particular strengths compared to Game of Thrones is that it is focused predominately on two families and a small number of key people within those families. Game of Thrones derailed over time as it added more and more characters and had less and less time available to resolve its many overarching storylines. I think it's much more likely that House of the Dragon will have a satisfying conclusion (not least because it is an adaptation of an already completed story). If I were to make one criticism, the big plot twists are much easier to spot in advance and that can sometimes make them feel a little forced. I know that this is a show set in the universe of Game of Thrones and I know that it will be trying to deliver the same big moments a) because the original author is the same but also b) because the producers are trying to recreate a success of that scale. Knowing how insane Game of Thrones got, I just feel super alert to all the tricks and foreshadowing and can feel stuff winding up in House of the Dragon way earlier than I could in its predecessor. Still a great show though, one of the very best currently airing.

I really liked 'The Last Kingdom'. Some seasons were better than others, but Uhtred was a very fun main character and his story had an excellent conclusion in the film.