#movie commentary monday

[mendessimp]

I want dylan is in trouble to roast me, light me up on fire and then turn me into ashes for me to just thank him 🫡

#dylan matthews #dylan is in trouble #movie commentary monday #Dylan

[theheadlessgroom]

@beatingheart-bride

Dorian made a face at her description, though he certainly couldn't fault her for it-she was right, every step of the planning process was just another stone in the path leading her to being shackled to that monster for the rest of her days...

It honestly made him shudder, imagining this woman, whom he happily considered a dear friend, this bright, vivacious, kind, free-spirited woman, doomed to a life being married to Pennyworth, having to bear him heirs (who would no doubt grow up to be horrid little brats like their father), forever chained to him, unable to escape...

...it was enough to make his blood boil, but he at least took solace in the fact that they were changing that.

In an effort to turn the conversation towards something happier and lighter, he asked her in genuine interest, "What do you see, in yours and Randall's futures, I mean. Would you like to work at his haberdashery with him, would you like to have children together, would you like to travel and see more of the country...anything of that sort, or...something else entirely?"

#((hey; a fellow li'l meatie!! yeah; james really does seem like a genuinely nice; stand-up guy)) #((and i not only respect the video he did where he and chelsea made it clear where they stood)) #((when it came to the strike; but also making it clear that he won't cover the works)) #((of directors like victor salva or roman polanski because of the crimes they've committed)) #((and i really respect that! i know what polanski did and i DEFIDENTLY know what salva did)) #((and i've refused to watch 'jeepers creepers' as a result; so i respect james's stance)) #((and same! his show really is like spark notes for horror movies; because of dead meat)) #((i've both gotten to learn more about film series i generally don't want to watch)) #((such as the 'saw' franchise; which he makes REALLY funny with his jokes and commentary)) #((but the channel also introduced me to a bunch of series that i went on to actually watch in full)) #((when i may not have otherwise! i love the running gags; the jokes; and all the rich trivia)) #((that he brings to the table; showing how it was all done! it's probably my favorite youtube channel)) #((next to dark corners reviews; which involves its host robin bailes covering bad movies in mondays)) #((poking fun at them and breaking down what doesn't work; as well as doing streaming reviews on friday)) #((covering usually much better movies and giving his personal thoughts on them)) #((with some specials about classic films; actors; and directors; i highly recommend his channel)) #((as well as 'the horror geek'; who covers a variety of usually terrible splashy horror films)) #((with TONS of hilarious running gags and potshots! i highly recommend those)) #((if you're ever looking for more fun horror channels to follow!)) #outofhatboxes #beatingheart-bride #V:Days of Future Past

[slytherheign]

YOU BELONG WITH ME | tasm!peter parker

PAIRING: high school senior!tasm!peter parker x high school senior!fem!reader

WORD COUNT: 3.9k

SUMMARY: you can’t help but feel insecure when you realize your best friend peter and the most famous girl in the school are keeping a sweet secret from you.

WARNINGS: cursing/swearing, awkwardness, jealousy, insecurities, self-loathing, reader is an overthinker and assumes things easily. let me know if i missed any warnings. [⚠︎︎RATING: G]

AUTHOR'S NOTE: inspired by taylor swift’s song with the same title. angst with happy ending. dedicated to @joshiiieeenesx, thanks for supporting me and requesting this. i hope you’re having a great day!

DESTINATION: Sweet Street | GO BACK TO THE STATION. CLICK HERE FOR ALL THINGS YBWM (reviews, commentary, etc. about this fic).

It was Friday Night.

Your favorite day and time of the week because of your tradition with Peter to order pizza and watch a movie. Tonight was a bit different though, you both decided to order your least favorite flavor of pizza and watch the lowest-rated movie ever. 

Peter made a joke in the middle of the movie, causing you to laugh and cover your face with your hands. It was a habit you developed since you were a kid when a bully made fun of you for having an ‘ugly-laughing’ face. “Stop,” he chuckled as he captured your wrists with his hands. “Stop what?” you questioned unknowingly, allowing him to hold your wrists and pull them away from your face. You stared at him confusingly.

“Stop covering your face when you laugh,” he said. “I can’t see your pretty face.” Peter would always make little comments here and there about you, most of them being compliments. You ought not to make it serious since you’d always tell flirty jokes to each other, but you just can’t help but feel a little flutter in your stomach every time he would compliment you.

You tried covering the increasing redness of your cheeks with laughter. “I’m serious. Stop covering your face,” he told you. “What if I told you I’m doing it on purpose?” you thought of a quick funny remark.  “And why, may I ask, are you doing it on purpose?” he quirked an eyebrow. 

“Let’s just say, if you see my beautiful face when I’m laughing, you might just fall in love,” you joked, smirking at him. There was a tinge of the color red in his cheeks, but he was quick to hide it with a chuckle.

“Well, why don’t you let me see your beautiful face then let’s see if I really fall in love?” he remarked. Once again, you laughed because you didn’t know how to respond. Peter was laughing with you when his phone suddenly rang. He quickly stood up, covering the name of the caller with his hand before walking to a private secluded room in his house to answer it. You didn’t mind it. After all, everyone deserved privacy when they’re talking to someone on the phone. Besides, you were actually quite thankful because the phone call interrupted the growing awkwardness in the room. You paused the movie while Peter talked on the phone in the other room.

Minutes passed and you were getting bored of waiting for him. You decided to pull your phone from your jeans pocket and open the Instagram app for a bit. Your feed was pretty much full of your schoolmates that were either busy preparing for prom next friday or busy with the upcoming game on Monday. You scrolled mindlessly, double-tapping each post from your close friends when you stumbled upon a post from her.

Gwen Stacy. Blonde hair, blue eyes, perfect body. The cheer captain, head of the planning committee, the smartest in school… well, not the smartest because that would be Peter… but still the smartest girl in school. Having all that, you’d think she was the type to be the typical mean girl, but no… she’s actually the nicest.

In the picture, she was smiling with the other cheerleaders, their teeth as white as snow and their faces as beautiful as barbie dolls even when they were sweating. Sometimes you just wonder if they ever had a bad hair day or they’re just perfect all the time.

“Please! Gwen, come on!” you heard Peter yell. Gwen? Why was he talking to Gwen Stacy?

“Really? Yes!” you heard him exclaim excitedly. A pang of jealousy hit your chest, the feeling was unwelcome because you knew he wasn’t even yours to begin with. But still, it hurt.

The next thing you heard was his footsteps nearing the door. You collected yourself immediately, greeting him with a smile as he opened the door.

“Sorry about that,” he smiled, with the same fucking smile you fell in love with. He sat next to you on the couch, subtly putting his arm on the back just around where your head was resting. He grabbed the remote from your hand, but for a few seconds, you felt it linger when his hand touched yours.

He pressed the play button and you both continued to watch the movie.

“Okay, just so we’re clear. You think Peter and Gwen are dating?” your other friend, Mary Jane, iterated on the phone. It was Sunday night, the only time MJ had free time this week since she was also a cheerleader.

“Yes,” you answered clearly. “I heard them talking on the phone the other night. Peter seemed really happy and excited.”

“And what do you feel about that?” she asked.

“Uh–I don’t know?” you admitted.

“I call bull. Come on, I know you’re in love with Peter.”

“Okay. I do have feelings for him… but I don’t think he feels the same about me. He probably asked Gwen to be his prom date even though we promised we’d take each other to the event.”

“So you’re not going to prom anymore?”

“I mean I already have a dress so I guess I’ll still go. It just sucks that I’ll be going without him.”

“Since when did you get a dress?!” 

“Uhh… since last week?” 

“And you didn’t even tell me?” she made a sound of absolute shock. Knowing her, you knew she probably had her hand on her chest while making that sound. “I could’ve helped you pick.”

“It’s not a problem honestly. Besides, I kinda wanted it to be a surprise?”

“Can you at least tell me the color?” she pleaded.

“Blue. Like the kind of blue in Spider-Man’s suit.”

“Weird way to describe a color. Is there a specific reason why you chose blue? I thought you never liked blue.”

“Okay, I’ll tell you but don’t tell anyone about this because I think Peter is kinda embarrassed about it… Peter is obsessed with Spider-Man. He’s such a huge fan of his–maybe even his number one fan. He even tried to hide it from me, but when I found a Spider-Man suit in his closet he just started getting really nervous and he only stopped when I told him it’s fine if he’s a fan. I’m not judging him, I think Spider-Man is really cool too,” you explained. “I was hoping he’d notice the color reference but now that he’s going with Gwen Stacy, I doubt he would even look at me.”

“You really think Peter would ignore you? Have you seen how that man looks at you?”

“He looks at everyone like that. It’s nothing special,” you denied.

“Listen, believe what you want to believe but I know Peter is definitely in love with you too. But if you did end up alone and out of place at the event, you’re welcome to sit with me.”

“Thanks, but you literally have a date. I don’t wanna be a third wheel,” you laughed. “I appreciate the thought though,” you exchanged goodbyes not long after that, wishing her good luck on their cheer performance.

You thought hard about what she said. Peter did become more clingy to you these last few months and he always made sure to text or call you every day. You guessed there really was a chance Peter shared the same feelings with you. 

Maybe he was just talking to Gwen as a friend.

You were at the gymnasium where you'd have to watch student-athletes pass the ball to each other, all having the same objective to shoot the ball in their respective goals. And when a member of a team claimed their shot, it would repeat all over again. 

You were never into sports. If you had a choice, you’d rather stay in bed and continue reading Looking For Alaska, but instead, you were stuck sitting on the bleachers while watching cheerleaders dance their routine in such a flawless manner. As much as you wanted to focus on MJ and support her, your eyes couldn’t help but look at Gwen. She really was mesmerizing.

You were too busy comparing her shiny legs and the way they moved with their short flowy skirts with your simple t-shirt and sneakers to even notice someone sitting beside you.

You continued watching Gwen dance, focusing on her pretty face and realizing that even in her sweaty condition she still kept dazzling everyone in the room with her beautiful smile. You noticed her wink in your direction. For a moment you thought she was winking at you, but when you followed the direction she was smiling at you noticed it was directed at someone beside you—Peter. 

Funny. You didn’t even know Peter was beside you.

“Hi?” you greeted, putting your best smile in front of him while your stomach ached from cruel jealousy.

“Hey,” he simply replied, before focusing on the phone he just got out of his pocket. He was busy texting someone. 

“So…you already have a suit for Friday?” you asked, trying to start a conversation. He shook his head. “Nope. But I plan on looking later today.”

“Cool. Do you want me to go with you? I don’t have anything to do after this,” you offered. 

He stopped and finally looked at you. You noticed how his eyes widened at your question and after mere seconds of looking at your eye, he looked away. He didn’t even need to open his mouth, his body language already told you that he already had someone he was going with.

You felt too sick to even hear his reply, immediately knowing the answer. You excused yourself, going straight to the bathroom to try to compose yourself and your body that was slowly starting to shake. You looked at yourself in the mirror, yelling inside your head to stop the tears that were threatening to fall. 

You and Peter were supposed to be inseparable. From childhood up until that moment earlier on the bleachers, you thought you would end up together.

All those years, you have convinced yourself you would be together and told the stars that he belonged with you.

But maybe he belonged with someone else.

And if you truly loved him, who were you to stop him from following his heart?

The moment you stepped inside the school tomorrow morning, Peter immediately wrapped his arm around your shoulder.

If it was yesterday or the days before, you would’ve loved it and your stomach would’ve already been swarmed with butterflies. But today, all it felt was aching pain.

“Hey,” he kissed your cheek, a thing he always did whenever he saw you at school. “MJ told me you went home early yesterday because you weren’t feeling well. Why didn’t you tell me? I could’ve walked you home.”

“It’s fine, really,” you answered. It wasn’t fine, but how could you tell him he was the reason you couldn’t bear to stay at school yesterday?

“Well, I missed you. You got me really worried.”

And there it was again, the feeling of your heart jumping just from the words he said and how his voice spoke them. Was Gwen even okay with him putting his arm around your shoulder and walking with you in the hallways?

You did your best acting like everything was alright for the rest of today. Peter was busy texting Gwen for most of the time anyway, it wasn’t hard to convince him everything was fine.

Classes for Wednesday and Thursday were suspended to give way for prom preparations. You didn’t have much to do on Wednesday, so when MJ offered an idea to practice doing makeup and putting on the dresses to prepare for prom, you agreed.

You sat in your room in front of your vanity mirror while MJ did your makeup for you. She matched the eyeshadow with the color of your dress, and you must admit, she did amazing. Next was your hair, you requested it to be an updo, with the hairpins you picked out scattered attractively.

For a moment, you wondered what Peter could be doing right now. His house was just next to yours, his bedroom window facing yours and if you only pulled your curtains aside, you would see him through his window—if it wasn’t covered by his curtains.

Mary Jane snapped you back to reality by complimenting the details of the dress she just pulled out of your closet. “I need to see you in this dress now.”

You chuckled but complied nonetheless. With her help, you carefully put on the dark blue long dress. “Shit. This dress is made for you,” she complimented. It was true, you were indeed a vision. The dress hugged your body perfectly and the details were perfect to your liking. You never liked the color blue, but this dress got you second thinking. 

After putting on your heels, you checked yourself out in the mirror when MJ’s phone suddenly rang. “Peter? Hi,” she answered. As soon as she said his name, you turned around to face her.

“Are you okay?” MJ asked Peter. “You sound ill.”

“What’s happening?” you didn’t care anymore if Peter wasn’t talking to you. Something was wrong with him based on MJ’s reaction, and you were concerned.

“Oh my god.”

“MJ, what is it?” 

“Something is really wrong with him. I think we need to go to his hou–” she didn’t have the opportunity to finish her sentence when you immediately walked out of your room still in your dress and on your way to Peter’s house. MJ followed you but stayed outside Peter’s house. She smirked the moment you entered his house. Everything was going as planned.

Aunt May was thankfully on vacation somewhere, you couldn’t imagine her reaction if she saw you rushing towards her nephew’s room in a long dress and in heels. 

You carefully knocked on his bedroom door, announcing your presence. “Y/N?” he asked and you hummed in response. “I’m in here,” he answered from the next room. As far as you can remember, that room was an empty one. You weren’t sure why Peter was in there but in times of emergencies like this one, you didn’t care. “Can I open the door?” you asked.

“Yes.”

You did not expect what you saw.

The room was dark as a result of the windows being covered. On the floor were littered little candles with your favorite scent lit up to light the room in a romantic manner. There was an area left for you to walk leading to the middle of the room, which had a space just enough for two people. You also noticed the petals of roses scattered on the floor as a string version of your favorite song started playing. 

A figure emerged from the shadows—Peter. He offered his hand for you to take and only then when he led you to the middle did the fire from the candles revealed his outfit. He was wearing a suit that perfectly matched the color of your dress. You didn’t know how he knew the exact color of your dress, you would ask him that later.

You were both speechless, neither knowing what to say. “Wow…” he breathed out. “How could a person look so beautiful? You are unreal.”

“Thank you,” you blushed. “You look handsome too.”

He held your hand and guided it towards his lips, placing a soft kiss on the back of it before holding each of your hands with both of his.

“Peter?” you started to say. “What–”

“You know I prepared a whole speech just for this moment,” he interrupted. “And then as soon as I saw you, I just forgot every single thing in the world because you’re the only one that matters.”

Tears were starting to gloss your eyes but before you could start crying from his sentiment, you asked him a question that has been vexing you for quite a while.

“What about Gwen?”

His face was quick to react to your question. His forehead scrunched up, looking at you as if to tell you if you could emphasize your question.

“I thought you were together. You were talking to each other pretty much the whole week. You were texting and calling each other, she was with you when you picked your suit, and then I saw her wink at you at the game.”

His face slowly dawned with realization. As soon as he realized what you were talking about, he couldn’t help but laugh. But upon seeing your worried face, he stopped laughing at once and looked straight into your eyes with absolute seriousness.

“Gwen and I are nothing more than just friends. We are not together. We’ve been talking to each other a lot because I asked her for help on how to surprise you. She also helped me pick the right suit so I wouldn’t embarrass myself with a lousy one. She winked at me at the game because she was excited that after the game ended, we would set up this surprise. And also because I was sitting next to you in the bleachers, she kinda saw me stare at you while you were busy watching the cheer routine. The wink was just her teasing and being excited. It doesn’t mean anything, I swear. It’s only you. I only want you.”

“Shit. So I really just overthought the whole situation,” you chuckled. “I’m so stupid.”

“No, you’re not stupid. Don’t invalidate your feelings, It’s completely understandable. If I was you I’d think the same too.”

After a short moment of soft understanding silence, you felt him stiffen. His hands now held yours a little bit tighter. “Can I ask you a question?” he finally said.

“Let me guess, you want me to be your prom date?” you tried to ease the tension with the obvious question.

“Yes, and no.”

“I don’t understand.”

“I want to take you to prom, yes. But that’s not the only thing I want. I want to take you on dates, I want to dance with you not just at events organized by the school, I want to buy you flowers, every day if I can; I want to watch scary movies with you and laugh when you’re too scared and you hide yourself with a pillow, I want to watch sad movies with you and bring you tissues and cuddle you the moment you cry, I want to watch romantic movies with you and cringe together when the characters do something embarrassing and wrap my arms around you when you blush at something sweet that they do. I want the tears, the pain, the frustration, the confusion, the sweetness, the laughter—everything. I want everything. With you.”

“Pete…”

“We’re seniors. Next year, we’re going to college. We will take on different paths and places, but before that even happens, I want you to be my place that’s never changing. And if you feel the same, I want to be your place that’s never changing too. You have been my best friend since we were kids, and I don’t want my memory of us to be just two people being friends since childhood,” he said before resting his forehead against yours. “I am in love with you, Y/N L/N. Would you be willing to enter a relationship that’s more than friends with me?”

Tears glossed over your eyes again, but this time, you let one fall. Peter was quick to wipe it with his hand. “Tell me you don’t feel the same and I will not hold it against you. Tell me you don’t feel the same and I will not cross the line of being more than friends. Know that I will not force you into a relationship you do not want. Tell me if you don’t feel the same and I–”

“Yes,” you stopped him before he could finish his sentence. “The answer is yes. I am in love with you as well, Peter Parker. I have been for a long time.”

Peter smiled, now feeling his own tears try to escape his eyes but he didn’t let them fall. “May I dance with you?”

You chuckled but agreed, letting him guide you into position. Your forearms rested on his shoulders, your hands softly stroking the back of his neck while his hands were positioned at both sides of your waist. As the music still played in the background, you both started swaying.

“I can’t take my eyes off of you. You’re gorgeous,” he commented. “You don’t look so bad yourself. Your suit even matched my dress,” you said back.

“I’ll have to thank MJ for that.”

“Wait–MJ is a part of this?” 

“Of course, she is. How’d you think I knew the color of your dress?”

You suddenly remembered the conversation you had with MJ when she asked you about the color of your dress. And then you also remembered that MJ was the reason why you were even inside Peter’s house right now in the first place. Peter called her and then she said that something was wrong with him and urged you to come here. Where was she even now anyways?

Peter laughed as he watched your face change from confusion to realization. “You know what–I’ll give it to y’all. You, Gwen, and MJ are good at this,” you admitted.

“The dressing up with our prom outfits and dancing was my idea though,” he spoke as he guided you into a spin. “I wanted our first dance to be private, not in a room filled with other students.”

You saw him glance at your lips for a moment before looking back into your eyes. “I also want to do this,” he said as he leaned in closer and met your lips with his.

You’ve imagined this moment ever since your heart started beating for him. But still, the feeling of his lips against yours for real was better than what you’d imagined it to be. The kiss was soft but intimate, neither of you having a need to rush into things but at the same time making up for lost time pining over each other silently. You wished you could kiss him forever and stay like this but you eventually needed to pull away to breathe.

“So, you really thought I was in love with Gwen?” he teased while you were catching your breath.

“Way to ruin the moment,” you chuckled, lightly punching his arm before nodding.

“Shit. I really made you jealous?” he seemed really proud of what he had done from the way he was smirking.

“Are you happy?” you jokingly asked, rolling your eyes with fake annoyance.

“Am I happy? Of course, I am. I just kissed you.”

You couldn’t find the words to reply as you blushed harder than you’d ever blushed before. Instead, you just laughed out of blissful happiness.

For the first time ever, he saw you laugh without covering your face and it was the most beautiful sight he’s ever seen. He couldn’t help but kiss you again.

Needless to say, the future was exciting.

If only he could tell you that he was Spider-Man.

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[psychologistmimi]

Hello- what a wonderful word indeed

Hello- what a wonderful word indeed

Today, unlike some past Mondays, I will not mention the Monday blues. Today will be sunshine and rose petals. For, why not? If the day ends up crapping out, then so be it. I will have at least tried to be somewhat sunny. That’s where the word “hello” comes into play. Have you seen the movie “Crazy People”?. It stars Dudley Moore and it’s from 1990. Not sure I’d call it a classic but it has its…

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#commentary #crazy people #hello #life #lifestyle #monday #movie

[the-joker-of-musicals]

MUSICAL TUMBLRMAN BATTLE

hey there, it's me, marina @annabelle--cane. you've seen these brackets before, you know the drill, it's time to watch these bastards kill each other.

rules/guidelines:

I'm using "tumblrman"/"the jokner of musicals" because a lot of the characters iconic to this genre are minors and it wouldn't be appropriate for an adult (<- me) to call them sexymen, but it also wouldn't feel right to just leave them out. I think these terms carry most of the same energy while leaving out sexual connotations.

personally, I will be voting and selecting based on levels of iconicness and how hard a choke hold these characters had on me and my peers, not based on which characters I actually think are best or that I like the most. I know this guideline is completely unenforceable and people will just black out and vote for their blorbos, but if this gets a good turn out, maybe I'll do a "favorite/best/most musical character" tournament afterwards.

there are a few characters who are already guaranteed spots (jd, beetlejuice, the squip, etc.), but still feel free to submit any obvious choices, especially if you've got compelling propaganda.

there are a few characters I don't feel comfortable including, but I don't think people are likely to submit them and I think posting a list would invite discourse, so I'll just say that I leave it ultimately up to my discretion whether or not to dismiss certain nominations.

since I will be selecting characters based on how iconic I think they were/are, nominees will likely skew male, but submissions are also open to female and nonbinary characters. the jonkler of musicals can be any gender.

similarly, I'm going to prioritize characters from stage musicals, but you may also submit characters from movie, TV, podcast, song cycle, or other medium musicals. if you're unsure, just go ahead and submit them and I'll figure it out.

this is a CRINGE POSITIVE space. ribbing on your past self or 2017 musical fandom culture as a whole is all fine and good, but try to keep in the spirit of friendly competition and stay away from being outright mean. if what you're saying is indistinguishable from a homophobe talking about their high school gsa, I will block you and delete your comments.

@ this blog or use the tag "tjom bracket" in your commentary about this tournament and I might rb your post here

I'm aiming for 32 characters in the first round, but I'm willing to be flexible.

inspiration from: @bestmusicalworldcup @bracketsoffear @problemgirlbracket @character-of-all-time @blorbopoll2 @powerpolyculeshowdown @ultimate-tragic-couples-showdown

OKAY. SUBMIT YOUR MUSICAL JOKSTNERS. FORM OPEN UNTIL 12:00 AM MONDAY EST.

#tjom bracket #mod post #be more chill #bmc #deh #dear evan hansen #beetlejuice #heathers #six the musical #<- sorry for over tagging a bit. you know how it is in this economy.

[redwolf17]

A timeline of going feral about Persuasion

(or, how I suddenly turned into a starry-eyed, obsessive sixteen-year-old girl again with zero warning, goddammit Jane Austen you've done it again)

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Saturday: Read Persuasion. Deeply enjoy it while also feeling like one has been hit over the head with a club made from the essence of yearning and catharsis. Look up gifs of the movies; decide the 1995 looks most promising, and the 2022 should be doused in holy water and exorcised because how goddamn dare you

Sunday: wake up early specifically to watch Persuasion (1995) while the bf is asleep. Squee to oneself the entire time. Finish the movie, and rabidly descend into the Persuasion tag on Ao3. Read most of the day. Find out the bf is slightly disappointed he wasn't included in the morning movie time; watch the movie again in the evening while trying not to scream because Amazon Video keeps messing up the audio syncing and ruining the experience.

Monday: Continue going through the Ao3 tag. Consider rewatching the movie, but resist due to lack of time. Briefly scold oneself for fixating on the romance and not the fantastic prose and social commentary. Consider buying the Annotated Persuasion to better understand the historical context; instead add it to the Christmas wishlist and keep fixating on the romance

Tuesday: Finish going through the Ao3 tag. Lament the tragic lack of additional fics. Vaguely consider a future Persuasion AU but discard it because there's really not a good immediate parallel in ASOIAF, and because more importantly, Anne/Frederick is the entire point, an AU with different characters wouldn't have them

Wednesday: Discover that the hyper fixation is not calming down, no, it's STILL going. Reread all of @amarguerite’s incredible figure skating AU where Frederick and Anne were once pairs partners, until Coach Russell forced them apart so Frederick could join the NHL. Feel way too many feelings about it.

Thursday: Reread the short side stories of the skating AU. Finally comment because oops, incredible work deserves comments, but the reading binge was so intense that no such deserved comments were given. Pray the fic authors are not bothered by the sudden onslaught of fangirling.

Friday: Decide to reread Persuasion tonight, because now one can really SAVOR it, really just go apeshit over every line and moment. And also because hopefully rereading it will get the brainworms to calm down, Jesus Christ, wtf?!?!?!! Stay tuned for the tag to be flooded with commentary, lol

#persuasion #jane austen #anne elliot #frederick wentworth

[twig-tea]

People I wanna know better tag meme

Thanks for tagging me @my-rose-tinted-glasses and enabling my I-don't-wanna-deal-with-this Monday! 💕

Last song?

Perusing my Spotify recs between meetings this morning and this, Adiós by I Segreti, is an immediate new like (guess the payola worked):

Favorite color?

Anything blue-green. Teal, aquamarine, turquoise, cyan, robin's egg, etc etc. If I had to choose a specific single colour? #33b3cc. Most of my closet is that colour or the complimentary #cc3366.

Currently watching?

Ongoing watch list (in order of when they air in the week because I'm too lazy to reorder them from my spreadsheet; top 5 in blue + * in case that doesn't render for everyone):

Chaser Game W* (on GagaOOLala this week)

7 Days Before Valentine

Cherry Magic anime

Playboyy the series

For Him the series

Sahara Sensei to Tori Kun

Sukiyaken kedo dou yaroka?*

Last Twilight (ends this week)

PitBabe the series

Ossan's Love Returns*

Cherry Magic Thailand*

Dead Friend Forever

The Sign

Night Dream the Series (ends this week)

Cooking Crush*

My Universe (ends this week)

Love for Love's Sake (starts this week)

One-offs: Happy Ending (airs tomorrow)

Just finished: VIP Only, Twins the series, Rebel Princess/Monarch Industries [binge], Taskmaster Champion of Champions 3; Ossan's Love original 2016 short (had no idea GagaOOLala had gotten their hands on that one too, I'm so happy to have finally seen the original!)

Last movie?

Monster (2023). It was incredible. Watched it twice in the same week.

Sweet/Spicy/Savory?

Savoury all the way.

Relationship status?

I'm somewhere on the aromantic spectrum; happily single for over a decade. A little over a year ago I was on a deserted beach on the Atlantic ocean and found a wedding ring that perfectly fits my ring finger, so I consider myself married to the sea.

Current obsessions?

In addition to the obvious BL/GL/Queer media obsession I have going on, I sometimes throw on live dives of ocean exploration when they have them (fave is Schmidt Ocean Institute, they have a YouTube channel here). The scientists live stream and offer commentary, and it's such a cool way of seeing parts of the world never before seen while learning something about both our world and how they undergo the science to inform what we know about it. And the camera quality has gotten incredible. My favourite thing I've seen is baby octopuses born live on camera at ~9k feet below the surface! It's a little addicting even though there are hours of nothing between the cool moments.

Last thing you googled?

Whether there's a difference between mayak eggs [Korean] and ajitama eggs [Japanese] (slightly different recipes but very similar in essentials).

Selfie or another pic you took?

Have another photo of my parents' dog, the bud in my avatar, Princess Patch aka Patches:

Tagging but as always no pressure: @sorry-bonebag, @solitarywandering, @hyeoni-comb, @he-is-lightning-in-a-bottle, @imminentinertia also @lurkingshan you mentioned me in yours so tagging so that you see this even though you've done it already! And anyone else who feels like it please consider yourself tagged 💕

#Youtube

[philhoffman]

This week’s Monday Philm is The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999), which I watched with the director’s commentary by the late Anthony Minghella. He is so brilliant and insightful, getting into some technical details about making this film, but he goes even deeper into the story and characters. Pretty eye-opening for me despite having seen Ripley several times before and also makes me want to check out the book even more!

Minghella spoke more on the narrative than on specific actors and performances, but he did have this to say about PSH: “And the wonderful Philip Seymour Hoffman, who I think has demonstrated the kind of versatility and range of his performances here, is in his element. [Phil] couldn’t be further from [Freddie] in his own life, but his ability to conjure this drawling, gross, and yet nevertheless human person Freddie Miles, who’s [also] fun, who feels what I think all the people in this movie feel—which is that if Dickie is estranged from them, it’s a terrible thing and there’s an enormous amount of jealousy on show in the film.”

Fave scene on this rewatch was the boat, Fred teasing Ripley— “How’s the peeping, Tommy? Tommy, Tommy, Tommy, Tommy...” Freddie’s amusement and disgust and shrewdness when it comes to Tom Ripley is on full display in his voice, his face, his body.

Tom Ripley you are my enemy for making jokes about Freddie Miles’ body (and also the multiple counts of murder). Frederico don’t listen to him I love your broad chest you are the only man in the world to me <3

Lately I feel like I’ve been absorbing an influx of absolutely incredible artistic minds and performances—studying some of Phil’s lesser-known theater pieces, Jeremy Strong’s work as Kendall Roy in last night’s Succession finale, hearing Minghella talk so sagely about Ripley and his influences and ideas. I haven’t synthesized it all yet and I don’t have anything to say about it, just reflecting that it’s been a very fulfilling and artistically rich time recently! 

#frederick miles is careening around italy in 1956 kissing girls AND boys with tongue and i'm not there. this is the worst #his big smile in the record booth. freddieeeee :) #monday philm #the talented mr. ripley #philip seymour hoffman #psh #*

[astoundingbeyondbelief]

Kaiju Week in Review (June 25-July 8, 2023)

I picked a bad time to skip a week lol

Ultraman Blazar, the 35th entry in the Ultra Series, has made the scene. Episode 1 throws us right into a battle between humanity and a space monster. Blazar's the pushy type, all but forcing Gento to transform, but he doesn't speak Japanese—just yowls. For now, that makes him the show's central mystery. The show's defense team, SKaRD, won't actually form until the next episode, at which point we should have a better sense of it. But I'm intrigued so far.

Free streaming TV service Pluto TV has added a Godzilla channel. It boasts, or should soon boast, all of the Japanese Godzilla films minus King Kong vs. Godzilla and Shin Godzilla, plus Rodan, all the Mothra movies, The War of the Gargantuas, Godzilla (1998), and Godzilla: The Series. A Blu-ray.com user has composed a detailed rundown of the versions of the films used—short version, nothing we haven't seen before apart from a few small changes.

I got to see Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken before its official June 30 release date thanks to Regal's Monday Mystery Movie series. I guess I didn't retain much memory of the trailer, because it surprised me how early in the film the title character first grew into a kaiju. I can't give it an especially enthusiastic recommendation—comparisons to Luca and Turning Red are inevitable and don't flatter Ruby at all. But I get a kick out of seeing kaiju in such alien territory as a hyperactive animated kids' movie, and they continue to show off their flexibility as metaphors (Ruby is plainly neurodivergent). 7 outta 10.

Nimona dropped on Netflix the same day, and that's one anyone reading this column should sprint to watch. It saves its kaiju for the third act, and I've held off on posting much about that part of the story yet, but trust me, Ishiro Honda would be proud.

After years of lackluster Gorgo home video releases, Vinegar Syndrome seems poised to finally do it right in 4K Ultra HD. (If you're like me and don't have a way to watch such discs yet, don't worry, it comes with a Blu-ray.) New scan, new audio commentary, special features both new and old, and a killer cover. For those unfamiliar with the company, note that this release is "only available on [the Vinegar Syndrome] website and at select indie retailers. Absolutely no major retailers will be stocking them."

Every episode of Chibi Godzilla Raids Again is now subtitled, a fine excuse to get acquainted with one of the Reiwa era's biggest surprises. No stakes, no budget, just a bunch of Toho's biggest stars acting like a bunch of fools.

There's always more Godzilla toy news than this column can hope to cover, but a few highlights:

Bandai's ever-expanding Movie Monster Series will release Gamera 1965, Gyaos 1967, and Battra larva later this month. The defunct Daiei Kaiju Series last offered a Showa Gamera in 2006, and never covered any of his foes from that era; here's hoping Gyaos is the first of many.

Hiya Toys now has the license to produce figures from the Toho Godzilla films, not just the Monsterverse.

Super7 will be selling ReAction figures of Godzilla chomping some helpless people on a subway train at San Diego Comic Con. They just get it (and hopefully the many of us who aren't going will have some way of getting it that doesn't involve scalpers).

The new unit in Godzilla Battle Line is Monster X/Keizer Ghidorah. The former evolves into the latter after his first death. Keizer is a heavy hitter with a twist: he regains 20% of his health with every defeated foe. Great against swarms, but you don't see too many of those these days.

Believe it or not (many are still in denial), but Pacific Rim turns 10 on Wednesday. Thankfully, per this Tweet from director Guillermo del Toro, the effective start of the Kaiju Renaissance (and one of my all-time favorite films) won't go unrecognized on its first big anniversary. I'm guessing a cast reunion?

More translations from Noah Oskow await on Toho Kingdom, these a collection of synopses of early versions of Godzilla vs. Mothra, Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II, and Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla from the Toho DVDs. Much of this has been translated in greater detail already, but the later drafts are interesting.

#kaiju week in review #godzilla #ultraman blazar #gorgo #pacific rim #ruby gillman teenage kraken #kaiju

[beyondthetemples-ooc]

So, I just watched Nope, and I can't figure out if it was more about exploitation, the importance of understanding their behavior when working with animals, or the desperate lengths people will go to when strapped for cash (because it seems like that may have been a big motivating factor in Doing All That instead of getting the hell out of dodge).

I think black excellence was also a theme, but I'm gonna be honest, I don't know how to analyze for that.

I'm extremely low energy right now because my chronic phobia-triggering stomach issues have been acting up since Thursday (arguably since Monday), so I don't have the spoons for much in-depth commentary, but I enjoyed it! The plot had a wee bit of a slow start for me, but once it got going, it REALLY got going!

It also had an excellent structure for the climax, hitting a lot of tension-building aspects that made you think "Oh no, they're FUCKED" and then going "Ha! You Thought!!!"

I'm gonna tag @you-can-be-what-you-want-to-be because your posts about it were the reason I chose to watch that movie and you seem to like Analyzing Things.

#Mags I'm not sure if I'd recommend this movie for you because Animal Death happens no less than 3 times. #nope #rhs movies #rhs personal posts

[riricitaa]

I love that lots of people commented and tagged on my youtuber!Bucky x actor!Steve au gifsets that it had Dylan is in trouble vibes 😭🤣 well because I am a huge fan of Dylan and I actually got my inspiration from him and the way he comments on his movie commentary Mondays 🤧 so it really makes me happy and satisfied with myself because it means I've done the job right 🥰🥰🥰 so thank you all for the feedback and encouraging words!! Much appreciated ❤️❤️

#i love you all #❤️ #stucky #alternate universe #stucky au #my aus

[alexlacquemanne]

A week since his return, and I still can't believe it! What a return, I hope he stays in WWE, even on commentary, I don't care. But I need his legacy to be alive. All these things he said, all these things he did...

"I would much rather be hated for who I am, then loved for something that I am not."

“Don’t let these tattoos fool you. I’m straight edge. I’m a man of great discipline; I don’t drink, I don’t smoke, I don’t do drugs… my addiction is wrestling – my obsession is competition. Discipline. My name is C…M…Punk.”

Extreme Championship Wrestling. July 4th, 2006.

"Now, the first step to recovery for people like yourselves is a confession. You simply need to stop lying to yourself and you need to say to yourself: I HAVE A PROBLEM. What I want is for everybody to stand up. Now stand up. Ladies and gentlemen at home, if you feel the need to put your hand on the television screen you go right ahead and do that. But I need everybody in this arena and around the world right now to stand up and admit that you are all addicts."

Friday Night Smackdown. November 20th, 2009

"What you've lost sight of is what you are, and what you are is what you hate. You're the 10-time WWE Champion! You're the man! You, like the Red Sox, like Boston, are no longer the underdog! You're a dynasty. You are what you hate. You have become the New York Yankees!"

Monday Night Raw. July 11th, 2011.

Triple H : How did your movie do, by the way?" Triple H asked. CM Punk : Oh, mine went straight to DVD, just like yours.

Monday Night Raw. August 8th, 2011.

"OMG, Kevin Nash, WTF, thought he was dead, LOL."

Monday Night Raw. August 15th, 2011

"You gotta love crazy chicks!"

Monday Night Raw. June 4th, 2012

"I just want you to know that come Royal Rumble, and you have about three weeks to realize this, I'm gonna kick your ass 'cause I'm the best in the world. I'm the best thing going today. I'm the best guy you've ever stepped foot in the ring with. And you need to understand, congratulations, Rock, you just graduated from the kiddie table, but you just bit off more than you can chew. You're playing little league with your little insults and your rhymes and your 'millions and millions' and your 'finallys'. And I'm in the big leagues and I'm swinging for the fence. You need to understand that your little jabs and your insults, it's all kiddie games. You can't leave a mark on the champ's face. Come Royal Rumble, understand, when you step in the ring, your arms are just too short to box with God."

Monday Night Raw. January 7th, 2013

"AJ is fabulous and sends her regards"

Monday Night Raw. November 27th, 2023

#cm punk #wrestling #wwe #phil brooks #survivor series #best in the world #the voice of voiceless #in punk we trust #chicago made #john cena #triple h #aj lee #april jeanette mendez #ajpunk #aj brooks #the rock #dwayne johnson #kevin nash #paul heyman

[muraski-yume]

3/20 Neon Genesis Evangelion (8,16,24,26)

In these other four episodes I noticed a lot of the same themes from Monday's episodes. Yet again we see weird over sexualization of female characters as well as the same desperation to receive recognition for being an Eva pilot in Asuka. The kind of brewing competition stemming from her jealousy at him doing better during the syncing test then taunting him to go after the angel first which sucks him and the Eva into that alternate universe reminds me a lot of Ender's Game. In that movie these young kids are forced into these strategic powerful roles in the midst of a potential alien takeover and the stress and pressure of it all results in certain characters ganging up on and sabotaging Ender. Similar to that movie the young pilots in Evangelion they are also robbed of their childhoods.

The final episode I personally felt was a bit confusing and on the nose. Shinji having this sort of midlife crisis at 14 where he's going through all the possible versions of himself concluded by just needing to want to live felt a bit over the top. We discussed on Monday how many of the biblical references aren't meant necessarily to be super deep commentary so this was a bit confusing for me, especially because I have no religious background whatsoever. Still, I couldn't help but feel a bid sad when Shinji was in the alternate universe reality where he was a "normal" student in school and both his parents were around in a stable family. I wonder if that reality existed for the other children too. Due to only watching specific episodes though Shinji seems like he may be the only "true" child because the fifth children is an angel and Rei is his mom reincarnated/cloned?

It's cool that its a stand alone series but times like this make me wish there was a manga I could reference for some clarity. Also they really did my man Kaworu dirty mans only had like 10 minutes of screen time 😒

#neon genesis evangelion #kaworu nagisa

[nicholasmoorethetwittermigrant]

The thing that blows my mind about some people getting mad about the political/social commentary in Barbie (keep in mind I won’t be seeing the movie til Monday) is just…what did they expect,

It’s a movie about Barbie. By Greta Gerwig.

Given the brand’s history in the spotlight, there’s only ever one of two paths a Barbie movie could take- either it’s a deep dive on the inherently fraught sociopolitical nature of the character/brand/icon…or it’s a fluffy, largely thoughtless romp for pre-schoolers, like the animated films.

You can’t really sit on the fence with it, and it should’ve been obvious what this one was gonna be as soon as Gerwig was attached, and especially once that first teaser dropped.

#barbie #barbie movie #NO SPOILERS PLEASE #ken #just Ken #barbie 2023 #margot robbie #ryan gosling #greta gerwig #WB #ncuti gatwa #Simu Liu #will ferrell

[he11swinter]

Wanted some behind the scenes lore and just had a minor life crisis upon learning the Juggernaut’s actor wasn’t just made taller via movie trickery and he’s actually 6 foot 9. He’s listed as “one of Canada’s tallest actors” and idk if I want to know who beats him in height lol

Also that one behind the scenes pic of the Jackal drinking water with a straw is Monday personified. Do you know any fun behind the scenes facts lol

Ahh, yes. I know the photo you’re referring to. It’s the best. 🤣

Awesome question! I love all the behind-the-scenes stuff. I have a few fun facts off the top of my head:

On the topic of Jackal…I was listening to the creative team’s commentary on the movie a while back. (It’s in the collector’s edition blu-ray.) They described Shayne Wyler as this little guy who was just super friendly to everyone on set. He’d walk up to people and say “Hey! How ya doing?” but since he was dressed like a monster, people were startled and often didn’t know how to react.

They had a few extra concepts for ghosts, including a lighthouse ghost, an elemental ghost, and a mechanical technician ghost (essentially Horace?) who had glowing eyes behind a set of goggles, if I’m remembering them correctly. I heard this on a panel on YouTube once, and I’ve yet to find it again. I’ve always thought these concepts would make some interesting bases for OCs.

There’s also this ugly guy, “The Rat,” who existed in concept art. He appears to have been combined with another to create the Great Child (Harold), who was originally called “The Dire Child” and was an actual baby. It looks like rats were eating this guy from the inside out. How cute.

#dark castle entertainment #thirteen ghosts #thir13en ghosts #horror movies #behind the scenes #13 ghosts #the black zodiac #asks

[rawiswhore]

D Generation X x Fem Reader- "Cleavage Furrow"

On a "Monday Night Raw" episode that aired in 1998, you wore nothing but a towel wrapped around and covering your naked torso as you walked with D Generation X to the ring.

You wore a towel like how women usually wear towels in movies and television shows.

While you walked down to the ring wearing that towel, many male fans were whistling at you like how they whistle at attractive women, and male fans in the front row were reaching their arms and hands out trying to touch you and grab that towel.

Some extreme male fans were leaning their bodies out in hopes to grab your towel and pull it off, although security was there to block them.

Luckily, you were standing many inches away from those eager fans who wanted to rip your towel off.

You were careful while walking to the ring in hopes your towel wouldn't fall off.

Throughout this wrestling match, you were mostly and usually standing outside of the ring watching the match.

The highlight of this match was when you carefully walked up the stairs and walked above the ring's skirt but still stood outside of the ropes.

You stood in an area where DX's opponents were.

The fans---especially many of the male ones---were eager to see what you were going to do, especially considering that you're wearing nothing but a towel.

Some of these male fans were even chanting "Show your tits!" at you.

This was a year before "puppies" became popular Attitude era lingo for a woman's breasts.

Because the Attitude era was about women's breasts and to get the opponents attention, with a smile on your face, your hands grabbed the top of your towel and carefully slid it inches down.

More of the skin of your bare breasts was shown as you pulled your towel down, but you stopped pulling your towel down in a spot where your nipples and areolas were still covered by your towel.

The camera was zooming in closer on your hands pulling your towel down enough to show your breasts, but not your nipples and areolas.

Many fans in the audience were getting out of their seats and happily cheering seeing more skin on your breasts, eager and hoping to see your nipples exposed.

This caused even more male fans to chant "Show your tits!" at you.

To get fans in the audience to see what your hands were doing as you pulled your towel down more,  you sliding your towel down more was played on the titantron above the catwalk leading to the ring.

These fans' heads were turned looking at the titantron and saw a closeup of your chest of your hands pulling your towel down more.

Jerry Lawler at the commentary table was becoming eager and excited, exclaiming and shrieking into the microphone in hopes to show your tits.

Despite the eagerness of these fans, you didn't show your nipples and areolas, but did pull your towel down more so more of your breasts would be shown to distract.

And indeed, DX's opponents did see you pull your towel down more and showing more of your breasts but not your nipples and areolas.

But as their opponents were distracted, DX attacked them.

When the match went back on again, you pulled your towel back up until your breasts were completely covered.

You managed to pull your towel up without having your vulva and ass cheeks exposed.

You then carefully walked off of the ring and down the stairs, where you continued watching this match.

D Generation X used to ask female fans (although those fans were plants) to flash their breasts to them.

You'd love to show more of your skin and flirt and distract Triple H, Billy Gunn and Shawn Michaels if they had been your opponents, and you'd especially love to flash your bare breasts to those men had you been their opponent's valet.

#d generation x #dx #attitude era #1998 #90s