a lot of stale sound design which doesn’t feel quite on top of the ways it’s stale ; or isn’t utilizing it intentionally

the vibes are interesting - like, for whom has consumer / commercial culture already not been made strange? It probably hits harder for those folks but still fun

scene after Mary gets Clark’s call is such a 90s music vid

alright the idea that a middle aged man thinks his shrink would owe him an apology is indeed an adorably 20 year old conceit

some excellent pulsing chorused synth pads as this goes on though

music in first present Backrooms visit feels kinda hasty / first draft-ish - the inclination is super legible but might have reached for something else on second thought

Mary what’s that synth

lol are those supposed to be architectural sketches

not so sure about the therapy session exposition but w/e

Really nice music in the first present scene

Interesting initial vhs thing; some nice provocation, some of it a little too preciously staged; great work on the sonic violence of the ending

Backrooms

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there aren’t many senses of justice which are rigorous enough to be respected, but often someone’s sense of justice must at least be flattered

A stale, fetid bitterness that gnaws at the edges of everything, putrifying all basic gratitudes and kindnesses

Mamdani balanced the budget overnight by taxing the rich.

Seems like there’s a lesson there; I don’t know.

For a certain stimmung, “nothing is a worse bet than love”

if you have a job, your job is always essentially to obey.