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by JakeAesthete
Fri Dec 02, 2022 11:25 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Sight and Sound poll (2022 edition)
Replies: 10
Views: 3655

Re: Sight and Sound poll (2022 edition)

Hitler: A Film from Germany is exactly the sort of film I'd love to see included on the S&S list, but they'd never go anywhere near Syberberg these days.
by JakeAesthete
Fri Dec 02, 2022 8:55 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Sight and Sound poll (2022 edition)
Replies: 10
Views: 3655

Re: Sight and Sound poll (2022 edition)

professional moviemakers and critics are completely out of touch with what most people like to watch But is the alternative that every list should look exactly like the IMDb Top 250? Or a list of nothing but Star Wars and Marvel movies, because that's what "most people like to watch" (AKA what they...
by JakeAesthete
Tue Nov 15, 2022 8:12 pm
Forum: Help me name that movie
Topic: old black and white film about teenage boy and girl in New York
Replies: 1
Views: 1307

Re: old black and white film about teenage boy and girl in New York

I'm almost certain you're thinking of David and Lisa.
by JakeAesthete
Fri Aug 12, 2022 7:37 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Hi. New here. How to get better Criticker recommendations?
Replies: 5
Views: 2211

Re: Hi. New here. How to get better Criticker recommendations?

Hi. Criticker "recommends" films by predicting the score the algorithm thinks you'd give it. Just taking a glance at your ratings the first thing I'd say is that you need to rate more films and give them a broader spectrum of "tiers". For example, right now a film you gave an "83" to is in the "bott...
by JakeAesthete
Mon Aug 01, 2022 1:18 am
Forum: Help me name that movie
Topic: Taxi driver drives fast & plays loud music to stay awake
Replies: 2
Views: 1179

Re: Taxi driver drives fast & plays loud music to stay awake

Was thinking maybe Night on Earth but it might also be the taxi scene from Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown...
by JakeAesthete
Sun Jun 19, 2022 1:59 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: A Note on Hate Speech and Criticker's Abuse Policy
Replies: 20
Views: 7601

Re: A Note on Hate Speech and Criticker's Abuse Policy

I do think it's sort of funny that the most enthusiastic response to this has been from a 49-year-old who works for Conan O'Brien (and who you might think has better things to do than lurk on a dying movie website). Meanwhile I'm over here writing up a business proposal to Peter Thiel, asking him to...
by JakeAesthete
Sat Jun 18, 2022 10:08 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: A Note on Hate Speech and Criticker's Abuse Policy
Replies: 20
Views: 7601

Re: A Note on Hate Speech and Criticker's Abuse Policy

I mean, I mostly just dropped by to make a joke about Matt Walsh going to Africa, but go off I guess? I almost never look at the forums on here, and now I remember why. If the site allows us to rate and review Birth of a Nation and Triumph of the Will (and obviously it should!), there's no reason no...
by JakeAesthete
Sat Jun 18, 2022 2:44 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: A Note on Hate Speech and Criticker's Abuse Policy
Replies: 20
Views: 7601

Re: A Note on Hate Speech and Criticker's Abuse Policy

If the site allows us to rate and review Birth of a Nation and Triumph of the Will (and obviously it should!), there's no reason not to include a "film" by a doofus so bent on owning the libs that he'll fly all the way to Africa to interview rural tribes just to ask them about gender roles. Way too ...
by JakeAesthete
Mon May 30, 2022 11:42 am
Forum: Help me name that movie
Topic: Film about guitarist involved in sordid relationships
Replies: 5
Views: 1822

Re: Film about guitarist involved in sordid relationships

Could it possibly be Lawn Dogs from 1997? I haven't seen it yet but the premise sounds vaguely similar.
by JakeAesthete
Sat Dec 25, 2021 3:40 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Why Top X Lists are Doomed to Failure
Replies: 25
Views: 9376

Re: Why Top X Lists are Doomed to Failure

Doomed? That would, uh, be far easier. No, they simply fail without being doomed.