#Just... ugh.

[kismetconstellations]

[theirloveisgross]

i miss them together so much. 😭

[sailermoon]

i stay up late to be happy for a few more hours

[feefal]

Can someone tell me if this looks cool or if it’s a sinkhole that I’ve already wasted too many hours on..? It’s supposed to represent rot consuming fresh greens. Compost lesbians, if you will.

[quinloki]

I think the wildest thing about the TikTok Ban is that TikTok decided to adhere to it beyond the letter of the law.

They bent their knee willingly and gave up space and a platform they did not have to. They consciously decided to fuck over their user base when there was no valid reason for them to do so.

I've seen people talking about how you absolutely do not want to obey ahead of authority, and to see TikTok do it is... weird. It's unsettling. It feels like a dangerous stunt.

Specifically, it feels performative. It's got the marks of a Great Drama™, and given Trump's first 4 years and his absolutely bonkers love for theatrics over anything else, this just feels hollow. Like TikTok is trying to turn it's - generally younger - user base into "fans" of the republicans.

They can't really scoop up youths any other way, honestly. But using a big impactful story and putting Trump as the "hero" who saves their beloved platform.

It's not even the 20th and I just don't like how this new administration is starting. I do not like a private company complying beyond the letter of the law in advance of that law either. Because the only thing the law laid down was that they couldn't update the app on Apple and Google.

There wouldn't have been any fines or legal ramifications.

[gongyussy]

(✿◕‿◕) die (ꈍ ꒳ ꈍ✿)

[claypigeonpottery]

sold

[snarkspawn]

based ofc on this

[suntails]

love will truly live

[chloesimaginationthings]

Sorry poppy,, IT’S SECRET OF THE MIMIC TIME!!

[hansoeii]

*holds them gently and pretends nothing bad ever happened*

[froglover7789]

finally watching house md in order instead of whatever random episodes my friends force me to watch and. wow. the mouse bites meme is. so accurate? why is wilson just Always There. "I too am in this episode!" YES DIVA WE KNOW WHY DO YOU KEEP SHOWING UP DONT YOU HAVE THINGS TO DO????

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"Black Bag" by Steven Soderbergh - U.S. Theatrical Release

There are the aspects of life and personal behaviors, strengths and weaknesses, that couples who have been together for a long time know about each other without having to say a word.

Such is the relationship between husband and wife: Cate Blanchett as Kathryn and Michael Fassbender as George in Steven Soderbergh’s Black Bag. They know each other extremely well; they know what 'she' or 'he' would or would not do...

Or do they?

Master of complex family dynamics, Soderbergh, who recently released Presence, which garnered one of the largest crowds at TIFF where we saw it about six months ago, has delivered another film that leans closer to his Oceans work with suspense, action, finesse, and wit.

Yet, he does not leave the world that so many Americans are connected to, which is the truth-filled dynamics between those directly within the family as well as those who surround the family. Soderbergh captured this brilliantly in the James Spader-starring film Sex, Lies, and Videotape.

In Black Bag, Soderbergh yet again takes the quotidian and gives us scandal, suspense, and sex appeal, making for a great, entertaining cinematic cocktail.

Cate Blanchett, always the elegant character, is a smart wife (Kathryn) and agent married to George (Fassbender), who is also an agent but one reminiscent of agents in Bourne Identity. His skill level, precision, and nearly killer observational skills are delivered with clinical professionalism, which makes him one of the best agents in his job.

Questions about a “rat” within this government-adhering ‘protection’-slash-spying organization arise. Who is the insider betraying the organization and country? AI technology to read lips of those meeting secretly in Zurich, Switzerland, might reveal some clues.

Yet, in addition to the fast-paced movement of the story suggesting different culprits and enemies, what hypnotizes the audience are the relational complexities of cheating partners, grand statements of love that sound ever so genuine yet conceal affairs with co-workers, ‘forgiveness’ after stabbing a partner—literally—with a knife, and other both startling and laugh-out-loud moments, which Soderbergh delivers with artful craft, reiterating his position as one of the best directors in the industry. These scenes, reminiscent of Richard Yates novels, also point to great writing from David Koepp.

Marisa Abela as Clarissa delivers a charming performance as an attractive, playful but sincere individual whose trusting nature is met with a brutal slap from George (Fassbender), who provokes her to respond by saying, “For a moment there, I thought you were human.” Her romantic partner, Tom Burke, delivers an award-worthy monologue describing how he loves the ‘fucked up’ Clarissa despite all of her ‘past’ childhood ‘psycho-babble’ issues, and he sounds similarly heartfelt, yet it turns out that he is merely masking his lies.

Naomie Harris, who plays the organization’s psychologist as Dr. Zoe, is a Catholic with a conscience, and surprisingly, religion is not the ‘bad guy’ in the story. Regé-Jean Page and Pierce Brosnan play strong supporting roles as those who do their jobs well, but whose ambitions raise questions…

In addition to the great drama, dialogue, acting, and action, one of the things we loved about the film is how it didn’t test the audience with a long run time. Soderbergh never seems to be one who outstays his welcome and keeps the film at just the right length, leaving audiences longing for more. 

Definitely a film that a broad audience would enjoy and one of those films that feels like it could resuscitate hope for in-person theatrical experiences.

Source: "Black Bag" by Steven Soderbergh - U.S. Theatrical Release

[tasteofchaos2005]

“oh what a beautiful thing…….. to be young & angry…….” right into disenchanted. pre-show song was fame by david bowie. no offense but my chemical romance as a project is about not killing yourself & then constantly living with the many people you are & have been

[dangeroustaintedflawed]

[paintedcrows]

It is imperative to me that Bill and Stan do torrid Duchess Approves roleplay and argue about character motivations

[blackkatdraws2]

[Toon x Mobster] Chapter 1: First encounter.

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Jack Desmond was running under the heavy rain with a bag over his head, as he had given his umbrella to an old lady on his way home. It was an act of generosity that wasn't out of place in the whimsical place of cartoons.

He almost missed the dark shape sprawled out in an alleyway. Nothing too unusual, maybe some ne'er-do-wells or a goofy character caught in some mishap, but somehow, his gut told him that it felt different. Disturbingly out of place.

Faintly, his nose picked up on a worrying scent. Hesitant yet worried, he trudges closer, his shoes being tainted with red as he knelt down beside the dark figure. “Hey, buddy, you alright?” he called out, voice full of concern. His fingers tentatively touched the man’s shoulder.

Jack gasped, pulling his hand back quickly. His fingers were smeared with something deeply red and thick. His brain slowly processes what he's seeing, unbelieving. With the scent being washed down by the heavy rain, he pulls his palm closer to his nose to take a sniff.

His spine crawls and he jolts up, confused eyes shaking yet staying transfixed on the injured person as he stumbles backwards. He takes a closer look at the man's face- or, just his entire self for that matter. Staring back at him was a foreign face twisted into a harsh scowl, unconscious. Deep scars crisscrossed his face, making him look rather villainous.

This guy wasn’t a Toon. The thick dark coat, those scars- the blood. This man was from another Genre, one that didn’t belong in their streets of lighthearted fun.

His eyes caught sight of the gun tucked into the man’s coat, confirming Jack’s fears.

He's a Grim… perhaps a Guktav member?

The Guktav is one of the biggest and most influential criminal syndicates in the Grim genre where this gloomy-looking person probably came from. These men were dangerous, he'd better make a run for it just in case the assailant of this scene was still nearby.

Unsettled and too riddled with uncertainty and fear, he'd planned to just mind his own business and skedaddle… but his foot stayed planted where they stood, eyes transfixed on the wounded Grim man.

The more he stared, the more the puddle of blood spread.

The rain made the blood travel to the soles of his shoes quicker, and Jack’s stomach churned. He’d never seen anything like this before, not in this city. Life here has always been peaceful and non-life threatening despite the slapstick gags of silly violence people were hit with, but this? This wasn’t funny. This sight made his innards twist.

Jack glanced down at his palms, still stained with blood. The rain hadn’t washed it away, no matter how hard it came down. Starting to get a bit dizzy, he slowly starts to walk away.

Authorities… He should go call the authorities.

…

His feet stops not too far away, and the rain comes down harder than before.

"…Oooh-! Applesticks!" Jack curses, turning back with a huff and stomping back towards the man. “This is a bad idea.” He muttered to himself, shaking his head as he bent down again-

Jack's heart nearly leapt out of his chest when the man's gruff hands grabbed unto his arms and pulled him down, bloodshot eyes glaring straight at him. Jack's legs felt weak, his knees buckling and harshly hitting the bloody floor, terrified as the man's stare told him all he needed to know.

Do anything bad and he'd kill him.

The man's eyelids twitched, pupils rolling back. His large body collapsed on top of the smaller man, making Jack stutter as he fell on his bum, unable to balance himself. Jack lets out a breath he didn't know he was holding, staring at the unconscious man lying limp on his stomach, staining Jack's suit with his blood.

Jack Desmond swallows hard, his heart wavering. Should he really do this?

[This chapter has been edited.] _

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"Black Bag" by Steven Soderbergh - U.S. Theatrical Release

There are the aspects of life and personal behaviors, strengths and weaknesses, that couples who have been together for a long time know about each other without having to say a word.

Such is the relationship between husband and wife: Cate Blanchett as Kathryn and Michael Fassbender as George in Steven Soderbergh’s Black Bag. They know each other extremely well; they know what 'she' or 'he' would or would not do...

Or do they?

Master of complex family dynamics, Soderbergh, who recently released Presence, which garnered one of the largest crowds at TIFF where we saw it about six months ago, has delivered another film that leans closer to his Oceans work with suspense, action, finesse, and wit.

Yet, he does not leave the world that so many Americans are connected to, which is the truth-filled dynamics between those directly within the family as well as those who surround the family. Soderbergh captured this brilliantly in the James Spader-starring film Sex, Lies, and Videotape.

In Black Bag, Soderbergh yet again takes the quotidian and gives us scandal, suspense, and sex appeal, making for a great, entertaining cinematic cocktail.

Cate Blanchett, always the elegant character, is a smart wife (Kathryn) and agent married to George (Fassbender), who is also an agent but one reminiscent of agents in Bourne Identity. His skill level, precision, and nearly killer observational skills are delivered with clinical professionalism, which makes him one of the best agents in his job.

Questions about a “rat” within this government-adhering ‘protection’-slash-spying organization arise. Who is the insider betraying the organization and country? AI technology to read lips of those meeting secretly in Zurich, Switzerland, might reveal some clues.

Yet, in addition to the fast-paced movement of the story suggesting different culprits and enemies, what hypnotizes the audience are the relational complexities of cheating partners, grand statements of love that sound ever so genuine yet conceal affairs with co-workers, ‘forgiveness’ after stabbing a partner—literally—with a knife, and other both startling and laugh-out-loud moments, which Soderbergh delivers with artful craft, reiterating his position as one of the best directors in the industry. These scenes, reminiscent of Richard Yates novels, also point to great writing from David Koepp.

Marisa Abela as Clarissa delivers a charming performance as an attractive, playful but sincere individual whose trusting nature is met with a brutal slap from George (Fassbender), who provokes her to respond by saying, “For a moment there, I thought you were human.” Her romantic partner, Tom Burke, delivers an award-worthy monologue describing how he loves the ‘fucked up’ Clarissa despite all of her ‘past’ childhood ‘psycho-babble’ issues, and he sounds similarly heartfelt, yet it turns out that he is merely masking his lies.

Naomie Harris, who plays the organization’s psychologist as Dr. Zoe, is a Catholic with a conscience, and surprisingly, religion is not the ‘bad guy’ in the story. Regé-Jean Page and Pierce Brosnan play strong supporting roles as those who do their jobs well, but whose ambitions raise questions…

In addition to the great drama, dialogue, acting, and action, one of the things we loved about the film is how it didn’t test the audience with a long run time. Soderbergh never seems to be one who outstays his welcome and keeps the film at just the right length, leaving audiences longing for more. 

Definitely a film that a broad audience would enjoy and one of those films that feels like it could resuscitate hope for in-person theatrical experiences.

Source: "Black Bag" by Steven Soderbergh - U.S. Theatrical Release