Christopher Nolan calls out amateur movie critics for thinking spotting a movie trope means the film failed
"That's a fundamental flaw of film criticism in a way, or storytelling criticism, because to be able to identify the mechanism does not invalidate the mechanism."
"And that's a real problem in criticism today, because people have this idea that because I can understand why the story affects me, therefore it didn't work. That's not how storytelling works."
"When I was talking about film criticism, I was talking more about amateur film criticism than professional film criticism... because they feel they've identified the mechanism, they feel that it invalidates it."
"That could be true of certain elements, and film language evolves with that... but we do as filmmakers avail ourselves of that common language."
In Atlanta, a lawn care crew found a disabled veteran’s home buried under 2 feet of weeds. His HOA had been fining him $50 daily for the unkempt yard.
The team offered to mow and clean the entire property for free. As they worked, the HOA president called police, claiming the volunteers needed a vendor permit and were trespassing.
Officers arrived, heard the full story, told the HOA to stand down, and let the crew finish. The yard was fully transformed — a clear win for kindness over bureaucracy.
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@Nike why isn't there a Christmas related running achievement for today on the NikeRun app? Like a pine tree, Santa hat, or Yule log, maybe even a snowman?
“My uncle told me a strange thing, that you just purchased your first home. But he must be mistaken. That means you must be at least 60. 70? But you cannot be 80.”
“87”
🔙🗣 Casemiro: “I’m going to tell you something I never said in any interview: After the UCL final in Milan vs Atlético Madrid, we were celebrating in the dressing room, and Luka Modrić came up to us and said: ‘Friends, we have to win two more UCL’s now.’
We told him, ‘Come on Luka, we’ve won two almost in a row since Lisbon.’ He replied: ‘No, no. With this great team we have, we have to take advantage & make history by winning at least two more in a row.” We then won the 12th in Cardiff & the 13th in Kyiv. In a row. Luka knew.”
2013: “all they know is 9 ucl’s”
2014: “all they know is 10 ucl’s”
2016: “all they know is 11 ucl’s”
2017: “all they know is 12 ucl’s”
2018: “all they know is 13 ucl’s”
2022: “all they know is 14 ucl’s”
2025: “all they know is 15 ucl’s”
🚨 Vinicius Jr: “I have a message to all Madridistas, especially those who came to Bernabeu and supported us passionately”.
“This is how the Clásico is; there are many things happening on and off the pitch. We try to maintain balance, but that’s not always possible. We didn’t want to offend anyone, neither the young players nor the fans”.
“We know that when we step onto the pitch, we have to play our role, and that’s how it was today. Hala Madrid”.