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‘Considering your Country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize for having stopped 8 Wars PLUS, I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace’
January 19, 2026 at 9:36 PM
@davidlsims.bsky.social did u do a Larry David "JUDY!" on Critical Darlings?
January 15, 2026 at 12:10 PM
Vulture Cinematrix No. 656: Jan 11, 2026

I got 9/9 Correct
Score: 2655

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Cinematrix No. 656: January 11, 2026
Can you name a Keanu Reeves released between 1980 and 2000?
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January 11, 2026 at 4:40 PM
We had a VHS for taping performances off Top of the Pops and it was VERY well-worn by the time we left home
Without revealing your actual age,what's something you remember that if you told a younger person they wouldn't understand?
January 9, 2026 at 11:07 AM
Twin Peaks The Return made rubble out of me
Given that apparently the Stranger Things finale was meh (idk, didn't watch it, just the scuttlebutt) and we're not that far removed from the disastrous GOT finale that retroactively made everyone have never cared about the show:

What's the *best* ending to a show you've ever seen? Quote/reply etc
January 6, 2026 at 11:53 PM
Eating outside at home is usually more trouble than it's worth
This place needs some Innocuous Discourse pronto. Quote this with a take that’s not political or aggressive
January 6, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Running across the patio in the winter from our house to the greenhouse and wondering "Did I leave the door open", brainfarting and running into a closed glass door, €300 pair of glasses destroyed and nose pain for days
What's the most ridiculous way you ever hurt yourself? I got out of the tub, skidded in water and tripped over the toilet. Ankle sprain.

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January 5, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Too many but recently it's Ponyo escaping with her sisters and the resulting monsoon
December 28, 2025 at 9:59 PM
December 26, 2025 at 4:19 PM
"You don't bullshit"
What's a compliment you'll never forget?
What's an insult you'll never forget?
December 24, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Vulture Cinematrix No. 635: Dec 21, 2025

I got 9/9 Correct
Score: 2600

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Cinematrix No. 635: December 21, 2025
Can you name a Faye Dunaway movie released between 1970 and 1999?
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December 21, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Share a magazine cover you love

Was brutally bullied in school one day, pretended to be sick, got sent home and got this to read in bed. My film nerddom was born that afternoon.
December 20, 2025 at 7:38 AM
December 19, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Uhhh ok?
December 19, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Everyone hating on the Animal Farm trailer but this is actually a good sign for my plan to remake 1984 as a three-camera sitcom
December 14, 2025 at 7:11 PM
If your 80s music video doesn't have uptight squares forced to cut loose and party with the cool kids, what are we even doing?
December 13, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Arena level where you fight opponents you already beat
December 10, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Matthew Lillard's performance in the last act of Scream is almost Future Islands on Letterman-level, should be too embarrassing to watch but it blows through a barrier few can breach
December 7, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Your boyfriend lavishly praises the audio engineering in Tiny Desk's YouTube comments
December 4, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Ghost
What is a movie that you love that would surprise most people who know you?
November 30, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Vulture Cinematrix No. 613: Nov 29, 2025

I got 9/9 Correct
Score: 2664

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Cinematrix No. 613: November 29, 2025
Can you name a Sean Connery action movie?
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November 29, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Listening to Blank Check
[observing someone’s obsessive passion project] wow i really like whatever’s wrong with that guy
November 29, 2025 at 1:26 PM
David Bowie
PJ Harvey
Aphex Twin
Kelis
Beastie Boys
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen

Nirvana
R.E.M.
NIN
Soundgarden
Elvis Presley
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen

Leontyne Price
The Chieftains
John Denver
The Last Poets
TV On The Radio
November 27, 2025 at 10:31 PM
You've just died.
The 6th picture in your phone gallery is what killed you. NO CHEATING!

Hell yeah, kill me Mädchen Amick
November 27, 2025 at 2:26 PM