Fred Barrett

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writer, future victim of the deep state | https://fredbarrett.substack.com/

Alex: That’s not an observation. “The actors say stuff that’s weird.” I don’t need someone to tell me that in a critique. I’m going to see it myself and experience that. I don’t know if that answers your question. Fred: Not really. [Laughs] But you did raise a lot of interesting points so it’s all good. Alex: Fair enough. [Laughs]
Flux - Love Spirals Downwards
tweet by @jpodhoretz: They baked a baby. In an oven. THEY BAKED A BABY IN AN OVEN. THEY BAKED A BABY IN AN OVEN. Say ceasefire one more time, you fucking baby-murdering-loving ghouls.
pravda headline: United Nations report says 70% of deaths in Gaza are women and children
tweet by a former mutual: You know on reflection it’s actually fucking insane that today I unfriended a guy, another critic who’s written for a bunch of respectable publications, over a “joke” about dead Jewish babies. Actually unbelievable that we’re living in this time line, in this state of discourse.
tweet that reads: I really, truly do not think the people in power have any fucking clue how at the end of their rope the average person is. There's no gas in the tank for anyone and all that's left is rage
I Was Born, But…’s subtitle: A Picture Book for Grown-Ups
headline: Courtney love: Linda Sarsour is an anti-Semitic terrorist
The Atlantic headline: The Decolonization Narrative Is Dangerous and False subhead: It does not accurately describe either the foundation of Israel or the tragedy of the Palestinians. byline: Simon Sebag Montefiore
taika waititi flipping off a poster of hitler
That's a shame it's not from the Osage point of view. I think Taika Waititi would have done right by the Osage if he was the director or at least on the project. He seems to be very sensitive to indigenous stories, being part Maori himself. Might have been too funny, though!
Genuinely curious: Does everyone feel that stories about indigenous people should ONLY be tackled by members of said indigenous people? I was under the impression that FLOWER MOON was made hand-in-hand with the Osage Nation, but apparently even that's considered insensitive?
“Classical literature is great,” Jackson says. “But if you’re only talking about these people, and you haven’t read any James Baldwin or Jane Austen, then you’re just interested in the books because they’re written by straight white men.”
Hower adds that while she probably wouldn’t let a person’s favorite book immediately halt a date, she has established red flags that would make her think twice about interacting. “Books like Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov, and the vast majority of Haruki Murakami’s published works, are books that I don’t immediately consider red flags but if you tell me those are your favorite books then I’m going to have some questions,” Hower says. “What’s more important to me than anything is how somebody interprets a book. So if a man tells me that Lolita is his ‘favorite romance’ I’m outta there and also he should be put on a watch list.”
everyone asked about you - paper airplaines paper hearts ken carson – a great chaos ryuichi sakamoto - merry christmas mr lawrence dinosaur jr - bug nabihah iqbal - dreamer nation of language - strange discipline bart graft - the mall scene armand hammer - we buy diabetic test strips ride - nowhere billy woods - aethiopes dinosaur jr - dinosaur dinosaur jr - you’re living all over me hako yamazaki - hako no ohako key glock - yellow tape oneohtrix point never - again propagandhi - potemkin city limits
the onion headline: Dying Gazans Criticized For Not Using Last Words To Condemn Hamas
The Eras Tour is the most calamitous movie event since Barbie. It's in the mode of post-Madonna, post-Obama mind control. The Taylor Swift industry would like us to believe that the world is not crumbling and that Swift's prominence comes from her being a great artist. Yet girls who don't know Jane Austen, Edna St. Vincent Millay, Emily Dickinson, Bessie Smith, Billie Holiday, Joni Mitchell, Kate Bush, or Lesley Gore's "It's My Party" fall for Swift's narcissistic display.
Dinosaur Jr. - Bug album cover
minor threat - first two seven inches anri - timely!! jawbreaker - 24 hour revenge therapy afi - decemberunderground laurel halo - atlas sonic youth - sister newjeans - get up the communards - communards anri - heaven beach
Killer from Beavis and Butthead
Netanyahu: Adolf Hitler didn't want to kill the Jews, but a Muslim convinced him to do it
I'm not a "fan" lol l'm getting a master's degree in cinema studies and linked a review I wrote of the film in my tweet
The BOTTOMS hate is stupid because it's all coming from online nerds who are jealous of Seligman's success as a young filmmaker. I don't think she's a rich kid at all I think she's a talented and smart filmmaker whose work resonates with audiences. My write up for movieranker
Vox headline: “Dear Olivia Rodrigo: Ignore the internet. "Originality" is overrated.” subhead: “No art is original. So why do we get so worried about artists paying homage to their influences?”
Ashton Kutcher's NGO Supplies Police with 'Free' CIA-linked Surveillance Tool to 'Protect Kids' A suspect NGO claiming to combat child trafficking by providing surveillance tech to US police has allowed Amazon to continue supplying U.S. law enforcement with facial recognition software despite the tech giant's moratorium on its sale to police.
As they became more popular, Viet Cong received all kinds of complaints from different Vietnamese and Asian communities. A few public letters were published explaining why seeing a name "loaded with a history of violence and trauma — ripped by a rock group who does not, and cannot identify with it" is offensive. Despite all this, the band have been irresponsible and dismissive, issuing flippant non-apologies.
Our band, Viet Cong, has existed for a little over three years now. When we named ourselves, we were naive about the history of a war in a country we knew very little about. We now better understand the weight behind the words Viet Cong. While we don't take any concerns about the name lightly, we feel it is important to let you know that we never meant to trivialize the atrocities or violence that occurred on both sides of the Vietnam War. We never intended for our name to be provocative or hurtful. We truly appreciate the seriousness of the feedback we've received, and we will continue to be open to listening to issues and concerns from all perspectives.
google search related question: “What was the point of All Quiet on the Western Front?”
a tweet review of The Killer (2023) by @theatomreview: “REVIEW: Malevolent MASTERPIECE, Zodiac's spiritual sequel! A sinister psychological thriller with tension that'll crawl underneath your skin & stimulate your clitoris. This isn't just another adaptation, it's the best David Fincher movie ever! A fitting end.”
letterboxd review of Aggro Dr1ft: “This movie comes straight from the head of a white cisgender heterosexual man, GTA enthusiast, artsy type, obsessed with streetwear, POC wannabe, women objectifier, narcissistic deeply in love with himself and all "aesthetic instead of concept" king of person. Nothing good to say, a "movie" extremely pretentious, forcefully artistic (not in a thoughtful way whatsoever), poor in storyline and boring. I was honestly envious of those who left the room. Bonus point: if you take a sip every time you hear the word "money" or "killer" you are going to get drunk enough to forget the obscenity you're watching. PS: bring to the cinema some cuffie because in order to keep people awake the volume is extremely high and disturbing PPS: obviously it it in negative because how basic are you if you do not make a film with only yellow, red and blu? Extremely basic choice (sold as deeply thought art decision)”
"It's closer to being inside of a game," says Korine, who is using the project to launch a company he calls EDGLRD, with backing by Matt Holt, president of the board of The Paris Review. "It's probably like the most excited I've been about anything I've made in forever. I've been working to get to this place for a long time. I spent the last couple years with a lot of tech people, and also creative people - like gaming developers and animators - trying to develop something that I felt was the next phase."
screenshot of the art decider’s bluesky profile. the bio reads, “art is not everything but anyone and anything can be art.”
he froze😂 my guy hasnt moved for 40 mins
a confused larry david
soulja boy looking tired and confused
Splatter: Naked Blood
“You want me to fuck you?” “Yes.”
the abandoned (2022), reviewed, not rated; duelle (1976), 5 stars; the wild goose lake (2019), liked; ad astra (2019), not rated