Devin
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Devin
@Dev_roams
Investor, Photographer, Movie watcher, Sacramento kings fan.
Roseville, CA Присоединился Mayıs 2020
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California Wildlife Crossing Project ‘Bridge to Nowhere’ Surpasses $100M
California’s Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing project has exceeded $100 million and fallen way behind schedule, raising concerns about costs and completion timelines. First announced in 2022 by Governor Gavin Newsom, the project aims to construct an overpass for wildlife across ten lanes of the 101 Freeway in Southern California. Initially projected to cost $92 million with a targeted completion date of 2025, officials had expected a combination of state funding and private donations to cover expenses.
Nearly four years later, the project is now estimated to cost around $114 million, significantly above early projections. Officials cite rising construction costs, inflation, and labor challenges as key factors behind the overrun. The crossing, designed to support a wide range of species from insects to large mammals, has also received additional funding from the California Transportation Commission to help cover the increased expenses as construction continues.
🎥: @EndWokeness
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That’s a good way to sell tickets
T R U T H P O L E@Truthpole
🚨 INSANE - Inevitable UFO Disclosure by 2026? - A UFO researcher named Christopher Lee boldly predicts that aliens will officially appear to humanity during the 2026 FIFA World Cup. He specifically points to the blind clairvoyant Baba Vanga and Nostradamus. #ufotwitter #ufox
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This movie was trash, and I'm tired of people pretending it wasn't.
Pop Base@PopBase
‘Sinners’ could become one of the most-awarded films in #Oscars history this Sunday. After receiving a record-breaking 16 nominations, the film has the possibility of breaking the record of winning more than 11 trophies in one night.
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It pains me to write that I unfortunately didn’t find Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die (🌟🌟) to be an enjoyable viewing experience. I say this as someone who absolutely loves Sam Rockwell & director Gore Verbinski. I also say this as someone who’s desperately looking for reasons to positively promote cinema. But my number one objective in running this account is to maintain credibility with those who read my reviews. All of that is to say I can’t in good faith recommend this movie because I found the story unoriginal, the filmmaking fake, and the acting underwhelming.
The story here follows Sam Rockwell, who plays a man from the future that is now visiting a diner in Los Angeles for the 117th time. Why? Rockwell’s time traveling, bomb-strapped, fast-talking “future man” is recruiting a team of random, average folk to help Rockwell fight against phone addiction and AI takeover. The story sort of dovetails into multiple threads that give us backstories on the patrons Rockwell recruits on his 117th trip, while also synthesizing these backstories with Rockwells present mission- which is, as I mentioned, to break the societal phone addiction & impending AI takeover.
Gore Verbinski’s filmography has an incredibly wide range: the highs are high & the lows are low. On one side of the spectrum, films like Pirates of the Caribbean & Rango (which won Gore an Oscar) demonstrate that when Verbinski gets it right, few in the industry are better. Films like The Lone Ranger or even The Mexican might suggest that Verbinski’s “floor” can go a little lower than you’d expect. But that massive range within Verbinski’s filmography is a good sign to me because it’s a sign that he’s a director who’s always willing to take risks- even if it results in films that don’t meet expectations. Such is the case with Verbinski’s latest. He takes risks here, but most don’t pay off.
For starters, the story here is just way too straightforward & way too in-your-face. As if I’m not already exhausted enough from listening to every talking head on cable TV scare us into how bad our phones are for us, mixed with every think-piece in the world that lectures us on how AI will replace our jobs & end our lives. I get it: the world is in a fucked up state. But this story sort of hits you over the head with the obvious over & over & over again. For example, Rockwell’s opening monologue in the diner of startled patrons is totally forgettable. I didn’t find it funny or clever in any real way & instead it felt like a Boomer screaming up at the sky about how our phones & AI are ruining everything. We already know they’re ruining everything. Say something more interesting about where we are or give us something to chew on- don’t just complain endlessly with no meaning.
It’s not just that the story is incredibly obnoxious, unoriginal & lacking any semblance of strong writing, it’s that the filmmaking is also extremely disappointing. The lighting & production design in this entire film caught my attention because I couldn’t ignore how bad everything looked. Not a single set, not a single scene, looked like it was shot anywhere but on a soundstage in Burbank. Nothing about the filmmaking- nothing about the camerawork- interested me. I found the editing borderline distracting, including & especially during Rockwell’s monologues, in which we were deprived of basically any continuous shot- it was just constant cutting.
And mixed within subpar writing & poor filmmaking is just flat-out bad acting. That includes Sam Rockwell. I’ve long admired Rockwell’s body of work & I think that when he wants to be, he’s one of the best actors in the industry. But this performance was- dare I say- corny. I also think every actor in this film suffered from the aforementioned fake filmmaking. You could feel actors in this movie acting against green screens and fake backdrops. I think at a certain point, too much technology in the making of a film hurts the actors. This is one example.
If you’re reading this review, I would skip this film.




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@unusual_whales He personally needs to see which one has the right sized asshole
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@itzjoshuajake Why would you be shaking? If your that confident in your analysis, then short it and profit?
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