God I love this movie so damn much. I watched it again recently as part of a local film club, and it's just as good as I remember it being when it first came out. For a movie that is effectively a comedy, it touches upon so many themes and genres. It's just the right kind of weird.
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Watched this on a quiet afternoon and loved it. It reminded me a lot of the movie Eighth Grade but it tried to tap into a much more specific kind of situation. All the characters are super lovable and overall it strikes that perfect balance of lighthearted and serious that warrants a rewatch in the future.
May 17, 2024
brilliant. beautiful and funny and heartwrenching and silly and all around fantastic. the more i think about this movie the more i love it. tells an unconventional tale of self-confidence, self-sabotage, regret and jealousy, etc etc the ending was a bit silly but i can look past it lol. what a fantastic cast and fantastic production. they frame things throughout as if it were to look like a stage production only for that to be the eventual main plot point. one of my favorite scenes (if not films) of the year
Oct 6, 2024
"๐๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ด๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐ป ๐ฎ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ๐บ ๐ฏ๐๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ป๐ผ ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฎ ๐ต๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐น ๐ถ๐, ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ท๐๐๐ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ด๐ฒ๐ ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ๐บ"
cassius green, upon getting a new job as a telemarketer, is encouraged to use his "white voice" in order to do well at the company. as he continues mounting successes, he eventually gets promoted to "power caller," getting caught in the middle between his fellow workers trying to unionize and the higher ups trying to further drive a wedge between them
absolutely insane, stellar performances from the entire cast, particularly lakeith stanfield and david cross as cassius. you may have been spoiled for one of the twists in this movie, watch it anyway. it will be an absolute roller coaster regardless
i'm genuinely surprised this didn't massively blow up. i know i'm biased bc i love absurdism and it's not for everybody, but especially in light of a lot of anticapitalist/eat the rich media that made waves in recent years (parasite, the menu, triangle of sadness, etc.) it feels like the only reason this one didn't reach more ubiquity is that boots riley probably didn't want to play ball with the "hollywood" of it all (related, u should watch maggie mae fish's video essay on the movie as well lol)
anyways, this movie is great, one of my all time favorites. peep "i'm a virgo" too if you wanna watch more of riley's stuff
Apr 15, 2024
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The perfect lil snack for when you donโt want a big snack
Apr 3, 2024
Here it is, folks! Volume I of what could very well be a continuous project. Thank you so much to everyone that submitted - I smiled the entire time I was putting this together. It's best listened to with headphones โบ๏ธ
Liner Notes:
This collection of field recordings is a collaborative effort with users of PI.FYI, each of which recorded their own pieces. It features audio from all over the world and exhibits eclectic moments from London Underground commutes to cuckoo bird calls in Dhaka to the sounds of a century-old American diner.
Online communities like PI.FYI often represent a diverse set of people, places, and experiences, but together, the submissions form a living collage that highlights the commonalities of modern life - a unifying message for such a tumultuous time. The first track features all of the sounds played at once in an attempt to create an audio snapshot of an online community but in their offline lives.
The individual recordings are unedited except for minor gain and compression adjustments for consistency across the collection.
Mar 29, 2025
