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On the movie Ballerina. CW: graphic violence, guns, blood/gore, etc. within the context of the movie itself; occasionally fantastic language on my part. No spoilers. 🙂

First off, there's a warning just before the film actually starts, for those with photosensitive epilepsy and whatnot. That's not a concern I have, but there are some scenes with rapidly flashing lights, so the warning is probably warranted in all honesty.

Most of the acting most of the time, and without limitation the lighting, the editing, the cinematography, the way color is used, the way the score is used—hell, the way liquid blood is used, while we're at it—the stunt work, etc. are all absolutely outstanding.

I'm not going as far as to suggest that the kills in this movie are creative enough to give any entry in the Final Destination franchise a run for its money; I'm going as far as to say outright that the kills in this movie are creative enough to give the Hitman franchise in its entirety a run for its money. We see someone hanged from a balcony after being duct taped with a hand grenade. We see someone beaten unconscious with a TV remote while watching the channel on said TV change with every hit, which is just hilarious. We see someone get wrapped in a comically large plastic bag and then shot with a 12 gauge, and the bag turn red. We see people take turns beating each other over the head with dishes, while they're both frantically searching for the gun that's at the bottom of said pile of dishes, which is also just hilarious. We see a door booby trapped with a gun, a rope, and a fork, which is probably exactly what you're picturing in your head right now. You already know about the scene involving the flamethrower if you've seen the trailer; you should know that the flamethrowers, plural, actually get a decent amount of screen time, which is fucking awesome.

I could go on; you get the idea.

This is all shown almost exclusively in the form of long, wide shots, and I can't recall shaky cam having been been used to any extent worth mentioning at any point, and I was looking for it. Seriously: the average shot length during the heaviest action scenes is somewhere in the ballpark of three seconds, at least, by my estimate.

This is how action movies are supposed to be.

I wish I could give everyone involved in the making of this movie, from Keanu Reeves himself all the way down to Best Boy Key Grip or whoever the fuck, a fucking hug right now.

#ballerina #movies #review #moviereview

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New video! I'm checking out the new open source Aquarius+ Retro Computer, a new take on the classic #MattelAquarius from 1983 with added modern features.

YouTube: https://youtu.be/IyFZToSiD0c
PeerTube: https://makertube.net/w/gjvdDsLcwuADcFX4Txp9qW

#RetroComputing #Aquarius #NewRetroSystem #Review

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É preciso imaginar Sísifo (muito) puto!

https://curadoria.bearblog.dev/o-mito-de-sisifo-albert-camus/

#livros #OMitoDeSisifo #AlbertCamus #Filosofia #OMitoDeSísifo #resenha #review #books #Philosophy #Absurdismo #Absurdism #Absurdo #Absurd #LeMytheDeSisyphe #TheMythOfSisyphus #IndieWeb #SmallWeb #SurfandoWeb #CuradoriaDaInternet

Imagem da representação do Mito de Sísifo: um homem empurrando uma rocha montanha acima, ao fundo, um céu tenebroso.

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Post explicando de forma mais detida o NeoDB e sua instância ocidental, a eggplant.place.

Nele, há um contexto histórico e um tutorial de como adicionar mídia (livros, filmes, séries, games, jogos de tabuleiro e podcasts).

O texto é longo, mas deixei um Sumário para ir direto a parte desejada.

PS: Não sei como fazer aquele código HTML ou Markdown para clicar e ampliar a imagem. Por enquanto, se o print estiver muito pequeno, basta dar zoom com Control + Scroll do Mouse :-) Depois tento editar e melhorar isso.

https://curadoria.bearblog.dev/neodb/

#NeoDB #EggplantPlace #Fediverso #Fediverse #Letterboxd #Goodreads #HowLongToBeat #Filmow #Skoob #Steam #IMDB #Bandcamp #Spotify #AppleMusic #BoardGameGeek #Podcast #Podcasts #Filme #Filmes #Series #Serie #Game #Games #Livros #Musica #Movies #Movie #Music #IndieWeb #SmallWeb #SurfandoWeb #CuradoriaDaInternet #ActivityPub #AP #fediversando #Resenha #Review #Tutorial #Guia #BoardGame #BoardGames

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Hi Mate,

What really happened to Harry The Prince of Sussex.

His book rolled out SPARE here is the Book Review.

He was facing a lot. @StillIRise1963 @gutenberg_org

https://youtu.be/-b_BqdiHzes?si=uD2JRaHLYDbxWgL3

#prince #books #book #spare #podcast #review

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New video! Trying out my new digital microscope and soldering up an RGBtoHDMI board for the Amiga. Doing some small scale SMD work for the first time in my life.

YouTube: https://youtu.be/jO1l9mi6xAg
PeerTube: https://makertube.net/w/1NmkmJ8u6xJMiUv4a58u3p

#Microscope #DigitalMicroscope #Review #RGBtoHDMI #Amiga #Tomlov #TM4KAFFlex #PCB #SMD #Soldering #SurfaceMount #RetroComputing #VintageComputing

Thumbnail for my video, a photo of my workbench with the focus on a digital microscope screen showing a closeup purple pcb with some small surface mount components. Various soldering tools and component bags are sitting on the table as well. The overlayed text reads "New Microscope & RGBtoHDMI Build".

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„Als [Opernsängerin] ein bisschen durch den Kakao gezogen wird Megan Marie Hart in der Rolle der «Eitlen»; ihr hat Valtinoni einige preziöse Spitzentöne in die Partie hineinkomponiert – und Ausstatterin Hägebarth das Haar so hochtoupiert, als stünde die Diva am gleichen Abend in Anwesenheit des Sonnenkönigs auf einer feudalen Bühne.“ 👀

„Wer hätte gedacht, dass eine rote Rose so schön singen kann?” ❤️

Vielen Dank, Jürgen Otten & #Opernwelt!

#operaSinger #opera #DerKleinePrinz #Valtinoni #review

Besprechung der Oper „Der kleine Prinz“ von Pierangelo Valtinoni im Magazin „Opernwelt“, geschrieben von Jürgen Otten unter dem Titel „Fuchs, du hast mein Herz gestohlen“. Ausgabe 2, 2025, Seite 70 (02/25) Auf dem Foto: Puppenspielerin Mia Lehrnickel, Mezzopranistin Katrin Gerstenberger, Sopranistin Jana Baumeister. © Sinah Osner/Staatstheater Darmstadt

Fuchs, du hast mein Herz gestohlen

Pierangelo Valtinonis Familienoper «Der kleine Prinz» eignet sich wunderbar,
um ein junges Publikum firs Musiktheater zu begeistern. Die deutsche Erstaufführung am Staatstheater Darmstadt zeigt dies beispielhaft

Das Theater als Tollhaus? Bitte, hier haben wir es! 1500 Schulkinder veranstalten schon vor Beginn der «Familienoper zur Weihnachtszeit» eine Party, wie sie so nicht im Buche steht, jedenfalls nicht in dem jener Erzieherinnen, die sich nach Kräften mühen, die Begeisterung zu dämpfen, damit man die Musik aus dem Graben, wo Neil Valenta seines Amtes waltet, zumindest erahnen kann. Aber was soll man machen, wenn 3000 Augen gebannt auf die Bühne blicken und es hörbar kaum erwarten können, dass der kleine Prinz sie betritt und sie gemeinsam mit ihm eine Reise zur Erde unternehmen können. […]

https://www.der-theaterverlag.de/opernwelt/aktuelles-heft/artikel/fuchs-du-hast-mein-herz-gestohlen/

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Arcane Cache: Review to Glittering Light 2

A ASCII art game that breaks with quite some conventions in a wonderful way. Instead of moving an @ through a maze of lines, it feels like moving through a strange, mysterious world ... a game with a limited, set scope, where the atmosphere and the fundamental idea of the game are much more important than the balance or the gameplay ... a parabola on life itself.

https://thunderperfectwitchcraft.org/arcane_cache/2025/02/06/glittering-light-2/

#game #videogame #indiegame #gamedev #indiegamedev #undergroundgame #exploration #2D #surreal #art #digitalart #opensource #freesoftware #freegame #free #libre #gaming #browser #indie #review #underground #ASCII #text #roguelike #crawler #rpg #crawl #rogue #angband #retro #text #experimental

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Make Your Keys Organized, Compact and Comfortable

Turn your keys into an organized, compact and comfortable everyday carry experience without the annoyances and hassles that traditional products have.

https://www.adamsdesk.com/posts/key-organizer-compact-comfortable-everyday-carry/

#blog #review #EDC #EveryDayCarry

Focus is drawing towards a bold white title of 'The Modern Key Organizer' then towards a red key organizer with keys spread outward in each direction from the plates with a car fob attached to the loop ring. Next to the key organizer is light subtext that reads, 'Tame Your Keys'. The faded background is made up of multi coloured padlocks leaving no room for anything else.

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THE DEAD DON'T DIE #Review

Adam Driver drives Selena’s Gomez in this The Dead Don’t Die (2019) Review! (#Link Below)

http://hub.me/amOtN

#horror #horrorFam #writing #writer #writingCommunity #writers #Movies #movie #cinema #cinemastodon #Film #films #filmmastodon #zombie #comedy #horrorCommunity #horrorMovie #horrorMovies #horrorFilm #horrorFilms #horrormastodon

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Book Review: Harmattan Season by Tochi Onyebuchi
Playing with language, tone and contrast to make something that feels familiar and new at the same time.
@chloroform_tea has our review at the NOAF blog

http://www.nerds-feather.com/2025/05/book-review-harmattan-season-by-tochi.html

#bookstodon #review #bookreview @bookstodonmy

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My #bookreview is brief/won't spoil, to spread good, great, & spectacular #horror #books far & wide.

THE SKIN WE FEEL MOST COMFORTABLE IN is filled with fantastic frights, fables, and fascinations; Craig Wallwork's talent ensures that it applies to both sides of this collection: the dark and the light. That deftness is impressive- even more so with the amount of heart also contained within. (Underbelly Books)

#book #review #bookstodon @bookstodon #mothersuspiriareview @horror @horrorbooks

Paperback of THE SKIN WE FEEL MOST COMFORTABLE IN by Craig Wallwork. A picture of a little girl standing in a field, but she's missing a head. The "O" in "comfortable" in the title is where her head would theoretically be.

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