Date: July 29th, 2026 11:27 PM Author: fantasy-prone state
Crazy how young Binoche looks like older Binoche's frumpy sister or cousin - she's aged unbelievably well both in terms of good genes (aesthetically at least!) and finding a style that really suits her
Date: July 29th, 2026 11:25 PM Author: fantasy-prone state
He's perhaps THE greatest content creator in Autoadmit history so he deserves it, and while we're on the subject I've been meaning to watch that movie for years and never have even though I think I've seen most of the classic epics from different times and places... Im gay btw, can't remember the point of this poast to be in honest with you
Date: July 29th, 2026 11:35 PM Author: crusty fat ankles
The first half of the movie is incredible and probably the most intimate and believable on screen romance ever captured.
The second half of the movie largely blows. It was based on a book that was too complicated and could never be fit into a feature film. They should have cut out more of the book and just rolled with it. If the ending had been better the movie would be ten times more famous.
It's definitely worth watching just to sob uncontrollably at the fated love story.
Date: July 29th, 2026 11:39 PM Author: fantasy-prone state
Something about a legitimately insightful and heartfelt poast being made by "American Cattle Goy" made me LOL but also reflect on how bizarre it is that the average white Christian historical pedigree person from literally any demographic is actually far wiser and more pure of heart than virtually any so-called "elites," even though the latter have the advantage of money and overwhelming PR and the vestiges of old fashioned finishing school social refinement at their disposal to aid in shape shifting for the sake of social engineering etc etc
Sorry for the stream of consciousness poasting as always, but then again it IS a Criterion thread so somehow that seems to be staying true to the spirit of many classic art movies (including Mommy Binoche's Blue!)
Date: July 29th, 2026 11:47 PM Author: crusty fat ankles
The elites are literally just upjumped mediocrities. They hide behind institutions because they're not elite. There's some things you just can't teach like taste in art. It doesn't mean there isn't room for subjectivity but some people just have the niaque.
It's funny because in sports no one has any qualms weeding out the weak and promoting those who can. If you suck you suck and no one has an agenda about it. But when it comes to art there's so much room for opinion and some asshole executive can easily kill all creativity in favor of wokeism or slop and just say the way it was done before was Wrong and here are the new rules.
Unfortunately we don't have the same ecosystem that once brought geniuses to the fore. Hence everything being fake and gay and the promotion of rap music no one wants.
At the end of the day some people can hit a curve ball and some people can't. Those who can't we call them academics.
Date: July 29th, 2026 11:51 PM Author: fantasy-prone state
This literally reads like a long lost Christopher Lasch circa The Revolt of the Elites mini essay, which is to say: 987654323456789876543234567898765432345678987 :-)
Date: July 29th, 2026 11:28 PM Author: fantasy-prone state
Mommy Gf Aero sounds like an anime that would last exactly 2 seasons but somehow end up becoming a mini pop culture empire in terms of merchandizing opportunities (The Autoadmit.com of Slice of Life Animes, so to speak!)