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Bookies say it's as likely as the Steelers winning the next Super Bowl, which is way more likely than I expected
I personally don't even think the USA will make it to the R16
VAR has absolutely done Stockport today, fair play
I was always on the "it's not the tech, it's how it's used" side, but we've had it for years and refs are still making obviously shocking decisions while staring at a 4k replay
UK media industry in a nutshell:
> see someone whose career has climbed weirdly high weirdly quickly
> check LinkedIn
> ยฃ30,000 a year private school
Storytelling 101, your culprit is never going to be a mysterious big bad you've never met - it'll be the nice guy who's been there from the start who's desperate to see his daughter again.
Grief, loss and parenting are literally the key themes of the game. It's right there
I wonder if there's any historical precedent for a group of black people who want enforced separation from whites and a group who want integration no matter the personal cost
Not just this - so much of the film is about black communities and who fits in them. Do people who pass as white fit? Do the Irish? Asian-Americans?
Sinners shows us a multi-racial 'utopia' outside and a protected black space inside and doesn't tell us which one is 'right'
1. The actual best film of the year is I'm Still Here.
The film's form (quiet, slower pace, bittersweet) and subject matter (uncertainty, emptiness) align so well.
An affectionate presentation of how normalised atrocities can feel when you're living in a real-life dystopia.
My ranking of the Best Picture nominees at #Oscars2025
1. I'm Still Here
2. Conclave
3. Dune: Part Two
4. Nickel Boys
5. The Brutalist
6. Anora
7. The Substance
8. Emilia Pรฉrez
9. Wicked
10. A Complete Unknown
2. Fiennes is absolutely fantastic in this, holds the entire thing together. A tense political thriller that takes itself seriously but knows that its characters are fundamentally unserious.
If it's this or Anora, then I'm Team Conclave.