# film and movies (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover film and movies. Page: Feed: --- ## [Cause of stuggling](https://www.sindark.com/2026/08/24/cause-of-stuggling/) _2026-08-25 · Milan · a sibilant intake of breath_ I think a root cause for why I have been struggling so much with everything in life is that I am desperately fearful and unhappy, and I don’t know what to do about it. Our civilizational crisis makes me feel more anger, sadness, grief, and isolation than I know how to cope with. Since I … Continue reading "Cause of stuggling" ## [Don’t let this fading summer pass you by](https://www.sindark.com/2026/08/22/dont-let-this-fading-summer-pass-you-by/) _2026-08-22 · Milan · a sibilant intake of breath_ ## [Active on iNaturalist](https://www.sindark.com/2026/08/15/active-on-inaturalist/) _2026-08-15 · Milan · a sibilant intake of breath_ In the past month, I have gone from 371 Common Milkweed observations on iNaturalist (17th in the world) to 678 observations (9th). Previously, I had not tried the “Identify” feature, but now I am up to 3,602 identifications. ## [Urban Density](https://www.sindark.com/2026/08/08/urban-density/) _2026-08-08 · Milan · a sibilant intake of breath_ All my Toronto walks an bike rides since 2020 ## [Controlling parents](https://www.sindark.com/2026/08/06/controlling-parents/) _2026-08-06 · Milan · a sibilant intake of breath_ I learned when I was very young — so young that I don’t even remember what age — that I needed to tightly control anything my parents knew about my life because, as soon as they became aware of something, they would decide what the right thing to do was, steamroll me, and insist that … Continue reading "Controlling parents" ## [Strong will](https://www.sindark.com/2026/07/28/strong-will/) _2026-07-28 · Milan · a sibilant intake of breath_ They had one too many divers. They had selected eight men and one woman, and the woman was unable to dive with a rebreather. This made her the weak link, the General and the Priest agreed. She needed to go. The Colonel wasn’t so sure. Yes, her participation would add a layer of technical complexity. … Continue reading "Strong will" ## [Observing Milkweed](https://www.sindark.com/2026/07/15/observing-milkweed/) _2026-07-15 · Milan · a sibilant intake of breath_ Since July 27, 2025 I have observed 371 Common Milkweed (Asclepius syriaca) plants, almost entirely around Toronto. That makes me the #1 observer in Toronto, #4 in Ontario, #7 in Canada, and #17 in the world. ## [Proud Prophet and how nuclear wars end](https://www.sindark.com/2026/07/11/proud-prophet-and-how-nuclear-wars-end/) _2026-07-11 · Milan · a sibilant intake of breath_ The National War College is located inside the National Defense University, which is located just across the river from the Pentagon. Each day, to play the \[1983 Proud Prophet war\] game, the secretary of defense would pick up a red phone and call the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to discuss various ideas … Continue reading "Proud Prophet and how nuclear wars end" ## [Far and slow](https://www.sindark.com/2026/07/09/far-and-slow/) _2026-07-09 · Milan · a sibilant intake of breath_ I took my Dutch bike in for servicing today (to get my brake pads replaced) and calculated some usage statistics. Indeed, on the ride from home to the bike store, I crossed 7,000 km of total distance on the bike. One interesting element of that is how it has nearly all been done at a … Continue reading "Far and slow" ## [Libraries are the best](https://www.sindark.com/2026/07/08/libraries-are-the-best/) _2026-07-08 · Milan · a sibilant intake of breath_ A couple of weeks ago I decided to read John Green’s book, Everything is Tuberculosis, in part as research for the novel I am writing about a tuberculosis outbreak. Initially I considered buying it, but remembered the weak state of my finances and checked the Toronto Public Library system. A library 150 metres away had … Continue reading "Libraries are the best" ## [Make any domain metal (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/k3MkjD7Eh8Jw) _2026-07-08 · **Sponsored**_ Turn any domain into a blacked-out metal landing page with an email waitlist ## [Bloom times](https://www.sindark.com/2026/06/30/bloom-times/) _2026-07-01 · Milan · a sibilant intake of breath_ Butterfly Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa) Anise Hyssop (Agastache foeniculum) ## [Up to 470 iNaturalist observations](https://www.sindark.com/2026/06/30/up-to-470-inaturalist-observations/) _2026-06-30 · Milan · a sibilant intake of breath_ My observations ## [Ellsberg on the Cuban Missile Crisis](https://www.sindark.com/2026/06/27/ellsberg-on-the-cuban-missile-crisis/) _2026-06-27 · Milan · a sibilant intake of breath_ If Khrushchev had not, surprisingly, initiated an abrupt, humiliating withdrawal of his missiles Sunday morning—without even waiting for an official American response to his proposal of Saturday morning, which Kennedy had argued to his advisors was “very reasonable”—there was every likelihood of the fuse to all-out war being lit by that afternoon. How close did … Continue reading "Ellsberg on the… ## [Black Cohosh wands, still green](https://www.sindark.com/2026/06/22/black-cohosh-wands-still-green/) _2026-06-22 · Milan · a sibilant intake of breath_ ## [What Went Wrong With… Homophobia In Mainstream Hip-Hop Music?](https://whatwentwrongwith.com/2025/07/15/what-went-wrong-with-homophobia-in-mainstream-hip-hop-music/) _2025-07-15 · What Went Wrong Or Right With...? · WHAT WENT WRONG WITH…?_ Back in High School, it always puzzled me that the most homophobic boys were also “jocks”. To me it was extremely ironic to hear a group of garrulous kids yacking about “fags” while they undressed in front of each other and showered together, two of the most faggot-y \[…\] [Listen](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/9a/Ye_-_Cousins.ogg) ## [What Went Wrong With… YouTube Movie Critics?](https://whatwentwrongwith.com/2025/03/06/what-went-wrong-with-youtube-movie-critics/) _2025-03-06 · What Went Wrong Or Right With...? · WHAT WENT WRONG WITH…?_ Contemporary film criticism is so excruciatingly dull and unvaried, not to mention biased. I suppose it’s apt that as Hollywood movies have become monotonous and tedious to watch, so too have its so-called critics. Never has there been such a palpable cult-like atmosphere where the self-important and the \[…\] ## [What Went Wrong With… Blink Twice (2024)?](https://whatwentwrongwith.com/2025/01/07/what-went-wrong-with-blink-twice-2024/) _2025-01-07 · What Went Wrong Or Right With...? · WHAT WENT WRONG WITH…?_ Blink Twice isn’t merely an overrated movie, it suffers from many problems, including one glaring issue with the plot that I just couldn’t get past. I’m sure you’ll agree that it’s common sense not to wear expensive jewellery out in the street because it might get nicked. You \[…\] ## [What Went Wrong With… Censoring The Song “Fairytale Of New York” By The Pogues (And Other Art)?](https://whatwentwrongwith.com/2024/12/04/what-went-wrong-with-censoring-the-song-fairytale-of-new-york-by-the-pogues-and-other-art/) _2024-12-04 · What Went Wrong Or Right With...? · WHAT WENT WRONG WITH…?_ It’s that time of the year again; the air becomes frigid (like your mum), the nights become darker (like your mum’s perineum) and both television and radio becomes shittier (like your mum’s underwear). The point of that last sentence was to wake up all those slowly sleepwalking into \[…\] ## [What Went Wrong With… Defiance (2008)?](https://whatwentwrongwith.com/2024/10/07/what-went-wrong-with-defiance-2008/) _2024-10-07 · What Went Wrong Or Right With...? · WHAT WENT WRONG WITH…?_ Defiance is a film that stars Daniel Craig and Liev Schreiber as the real-life Bielski brothers, who “defied” the Nazis and saved Jews from extermination, recruiting them into their resistance group. Despite the Bielski partisans committing various violent acts, my telly’s EPG tells me this is a “true \[…\] ## [Build with the cheapest GPUs (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/yKLUJjotsSL2) _2024-10-07 · **Sponsored**_ Deployed a live API in minutes; one user spent under $10. ## [What Went Wrong With… The Substance (2024)?](https://whatwentwrongwith.com/2024/09/27/what-went-wrong-with-the-substance-2024/) _2024-09-27 · What Went Wrong Or Right With...? · WHAT WENT WRONG WITH…?_ I’m retired from doing this shit but a free ticket’s a free ticket and when I’m confronted with non-stop praise for a flick and it then turns out to be disappointing, I feel I have to vent my filmic spleen. I mean, just take a look at the \[…\]