Oh! Ha. I didn't even recognize the name. We watched it streaming, too. I mean, I enjoyed it well enough, but best picture? I dunno. Not that I remember what other contenders were from 2021.
I'm just waiting to see if I pass out. Long story.
Mal ,'Heart Of Gold'
Natter 78: I might need to watch some Buffy for inspiration
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
JenP - Mar 19, 2026 10:15:48 am PDT #12018 of 12320
erikaj - Mar 19, 2026 10:41:53 am PDT #12019 of 12320
"already on the kiss-cam with Karl Marx"-
The last few years have been busy for you, Hec, not surprising that, even if you have kept up, things slip through. I'm always a little behind. Nilly!(kind of imagining that as a collective "GILES!" moment. Sometimes Best Picture suffers from trying too hard to, you know, Capture A Moment(TM) which can feel odd enough years later if they capture it, but sometimes they bomb and you get, like, Crash. That and how much movie people like to watch movies about them, which is how you get "La La Land" which I wanted to love but just hated *so much*
Shir - Mar 19, 2026 1:05:23 pm PDT #12020 of 12320
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
Iran II, day 20 (or day 894 since Oct. 7th): ballistic missiles bad, chocolate pretty.
erikaj - Mar 19, 2026 2:04:18 pm PDT #12021 of 12320
"already on the kiss-cam with Karl Marx"-
even without being there, second that emotion. chocolate's cheaper, too.
kat - Mar 20, 2026 7:21:03 am PDT #12022 of 12320
"The thing about dorks is we stick together. Mostly for gaming purposes but also because it wards off jocks, gutter clowns and other Stephen King-like threats." - Lauren Okie
Shir, I wish we could keep the chocolate coming for you (and ditch the missiles)
Remember Blair Braverman? This article is so great: [link]
askye - Mar 20, 2026 10:33:42 am PDT #12023 of 12320
Thrive to spite them
I read this article from The Atlantic this morning [link]
The Incredible Story of the Cartel Olympics. The journalist was contacted by a film maker he knew about vetting this story of a former Olympic runner who had contacted pitched the story of when he was kidnapped by a cartel and forced to compete in athletic events.
I read it this morning free bit it's under a paywall so I'm not sure how that happened.
It is a really interesting going between what happened to the man and the journalist working to vet his story and if it really happened. Spoiler...it didn't but it seemed to me pretty clear that was where it was heading but the whole thing is fascinating.
Jessica - Mar 20, 2026 10:36:53 am PDT #12024 of 12320
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I enjoyed it well enough, but best picture? I dunno.
I can't remember the specific films but I vaguely remember there were a lot of really polarizing nominees that year, and Coda was the one movie on the list everyone could agree was pretty good.
Consuela - Mar 20, 2026 10:46:36 am PDT #12025 of 12320
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
That article from Blair Braverman is the best thing I think she's ever written. I'm amazed NYT ran it.
DavidS - Mar 20, 2026 11:29:38 am PDT #12026 of 12320
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
That article from Blair Braverman is the best thing I think she's ever written. I'm amazed NYT ran it.
So good. Should get a Pulitzer.
kat - Mar 20, 2026 11:57:44 am PDT #12027 of 12320
"The thing about dorks is we stick together. Mostly for gaming purposes but also because it wards off jocks, gutter clowns and other Stephen King-like threats." - Lauren Okie
That article from Blair Braverman is the best thing I think she's ever written. I'm amazed NYT ran it.
It's so beautiful and poignant, isn't it? I texted it to sarameg this morning because it immediately reminded me of her.