Gareth

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  7. First time you felt old

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    I don't know how much this has to do with being old.  None of us are part of the demographic her work plays toward.  I've never heard of her but that certainly doesn't make me feel old.  She hasn't done enough to be noticed by anyone outside of the (mostly) teenage, female demographic who watches her shows. 

  10. The Music Thread

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    Yeah, mainstream hip hop dipped for sure with some truly terrible lyricists taking the spotlight.  But I'll be damned if Kendrick Lamar isn't putting out some of the best music the genre's seen since the 90's.  He's so good it's almost surprising he's gone mainstream.  good kid, m.A.A.d city is a fantastic and absorbing story album, and then there's TPAB which is honestly a masterpiece, even if you have no interest in hip hop it's worth at least one listen through, if nothing else but for it's cultural relevance.

  11. The Music Thread

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    For me?  'To Pimp A Butterfly', if only for its top notch musicality combining hip-hop with funk and jazz, politically-sharp- if not revolutionary -lyricism, and of course the show stopping and seamless fadeout track featuring Lamar casually conversing with a long deceased Rap legend.  Listening to it all the through is truly a trip and it's as strong of a hip hop album as we've had in recent memory.

    But nah, let's give it to the poppy 'Shake it Off' album.

    EDIT: On the other hand, we got this fiery live performance from Kendrick: https://streamable.com/nz4k

  12. The Music Thread

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    I'm gonna play Kanye West for a second here guys...

    So, not that the Grammys have ever had too much credibility when it comes to awarding musical excellence, but last night, Taylor Swift, easily the weakest nominee, won "album of the year" beating one of the most powerful and important albums of the decade.  Kind of a bummer.

  18. Oscars 2016

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    Yeah are we criticizing his scripts or his films?  If the dialogue is effective on screen then I'd say he pulled it off regardless of what actors he may have cast.  Also you say he's made a lot of garbage but the only film you're overtly negative about is Death Proof, where's the rest?  You seem to be criticizing Tarantino more for his deification amongst film critics than his actual work which, while admittedly hit or miss, is sporadically excellent with Jackie Brown, Inglourious Basterds, etc. 

    Is Django's messiness is really enough for you to swear off his future work all together?

  19. Oscars 2016

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    I'm seeing way too many people upset that Star Wars, of all things, isn't up for an Oscar.

    I get that everyone really loves feeling like they're 7 years old again, but christ.

    It's nominated for five Oscars, FIVE.  Anyone who's upset by that needs to find their way back to reality.

    I just have zero desire to see Hateful Eight. Or any more Tarantino for the time being, really.

    As with many of your comments I must ask, why?  Were you not a fan of Inglourious Basterds?

  22. The Flash

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    Well when CW's masterwork, The Flash is single handedly ruined or even noticeably marked in any way by an established writer-director who has demonstrated not only competence for the craft but also a passion for the material, you can say "I told you so."  How about that?