What I'm watching:"A Serious Man", "Dexter: Original Sin", "Mr. Show"

Submitted by twovests in just_post (edited )

After watching a lot of shows that could be described as "third wave feminism for the masses", I am now watching things that can be described as "male man shows for manly mens and menly mans".

  • A Serious Man is a 2009 movie by the Coen brothers about a Jewish guy who questions his faith after his life takes a sudden downturn. A very serious movie, one of the best of all time. I am coming to learn that the Coen Brothers make very good things, with a faithful and uncritical representation of a certain type of Americana that is a bit too distant for me to know, but close enough to feel familiar.

  • "Dexter: New Blood" is a comedy that doesn't mean to be. It is so fucking goofy but takes itself so seriously. This show is an exercise in contriving, and baby, Showtime is a bodybuilder. The highschoolers are played by supermodels in n their later 20s and it's serious copaganda, so it's also depressing to think that the target audience is watching this in full enthusiasm and in sincere interpretation.

  • "Mr. Show" comes from a time where transphobic jokes were considered good representation. Or so I'm told. I'm enjoying watching this but with the asterisk of, hey, it's two white comedians from 30 years ago. I feel like I'm tapping in to a cultural throughline for modern internet randumb weird culture. I am also an Odenkirk fan, which helps.

Bonus: Star Trek Lower Decks just released its last season? Star Trek fans hate that this is my favorite Trek series, but I like it a ton.

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twovests OP wrote

BONUS: "Green Room". A24 always produces films that, at minimum, don't feel like a waste of time to watch. "Green Room" is about a metal band who is in the wrong place (a neo nazi bar) at the wrong time (witnesses what might be a murder). I think horror is at its best when it feels like a real thing which could happen. Highly recommended

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devtesla wrote

Oh the Star Trek fans I know love Lower Decks, though it's funny that it started out as a parody and then just became more Star Trek

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nomorepie wrote

Replying to twovests (#23,399)

Have you seen the a24 chamber drama/horror called Heretic? Randomly saw it in the movies and didn't exactly love it but it made me think about it a lot after, which I count as a success for the price of the ticket (same price as a carton of cigs were when I quit, I like to think I'm spending my money in better ways nowadays)

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twovests OP wrote

Replying to nomorepie (#23,403)

I have, I loved it, until the ending started to build up. I dislike supernatural horror, it takes anything to "Scooby Doo" levels of seriousness to me. Throw in something Satanic-Panic adjacent and I just lose all interest.

Congratulations on quitting smoking!! That's impressive and good for you, and by extension, for the cause of Posting.

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