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Can You Solve the 'Simple' Two Door Riddle From Labyrinth?

Pryor Questions • 336 implied HN points • 13 Dec 23
🚌 Education Logic Puzzle Movies
  1. In the movie Labyrinth, there is a logic puzzle involving two guards, two doors, and a choice between truth and lies.
  2. To solve the puzzle, Sarah can ask one guard what the other guard would say, then choose the opposite door.
  3. This puzzle is a version of the Knights and Knaves problem, where one guard always tells the truth and the other always lies.

A strange, hilarious cyberpunk docu-fiction masterpiece; a novel about art, finance, and a gnome; and a holiday-music request to Read Max readers

Read Max • 407 implied HN points • 19 Nov 23
🎨 Art & Illustration Books Movies Music Recommendations Merchandise
  1. The post features a cyberpunk docu-fiction masterpiece and a novel about art, finance, and a gnome.
  2. There is a special holiday music request from a radio host for rare gem holiday songs.
  3. Read Max offers recommendations like good movies and books for subscribers.
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January at the Movies

Rough Cuts • 157 implied HN points • 18 Jan 24
🎭️ Culture Movies Cinema Entertainment
  1. Building an audience on Letterboxd is different from other platforms due to its impermanence and interface design.
  2. Films like Ferrari provide insights on exploring themes like grief and emotional complexity.
  3. Movies like Frances Ha offer refreshing takes on traditional narratives, showcasing naturalistic dialogue and earnestness.

The Plot of All Superhero Movies...

So Here’s a Thing • 1101 implied HN points • 18 Mar 23
🎭️ Culture Movies Superheroes Comedy
  1. Superhero movies often feature a battle in a street early on, showcasing massive CGI scenes
  2. A significant portion of superhero movies involves superheroes standing and talking sternly, looking serious
  3. Superhero movies often include scenes where a young lady tells off the superhero, adding both levity and a sense of accountability

Numlock Sunday: Matty Merritt on the rise and fall of the Disney Channel Original Movie

Numlock News • 78 implied HN points • 04 Feb 24
🎭️ Culture Movies TV Pop culture Entertainment
  1. High School Musical was a game-changer for Disney Channel Original Movies, making billions and shifting towards more sequels.
  2. Disney Channel Original Movies started as small-budget experiments and grew into huge money-makers.
  3. The success of DCOMs like High School Musical led to a shift in Hollywood towards more franchises and less risk-taking in filmmaking.

Control & consent

gen yeet • 117 implied HN points • 08 Jan 24
🎭️ Culture Books Movies Relationships
  1. Emotional craniectomy to express unspeakable emotions in letters
  2. Comparing and connecting different movies can reveal unexpected relationships
  3. Theme of control and consent explored through the characters in the movies

THINGS PEOPLE DO IN MOVIES

Unbound • 392 implied HN points • 19 Mar 23
🎭️ Culture Movies Entertainment
  1. People in movies often have conversations with their backs turned to each other.
  2. In movies, characters frequently hang up the phone without saying goodbye.
  3. Movie characters do dramatic things like vomiting from hearing information or hitting mirrors when frustrated.

Relentless Mediocrity Is Killing ‘Star Wars’

diabolical • 157 implied HN points • 07 Sep 23
🎭️ Culture Movies TV shows Entertainment industry Streaming services
  1. Star Wars franchise is suffering from relentless mediocrity in its recent content.
  2. Quality over quantity is crucial in saving Star Wars and other entertainment franchises.
  3. Hollywood is facing major challenges due to the shift towards streaming platforms and needs to prioritize content excellence over profit-driven decisions.

It’s a Media Roundup!

Ironic Sans • 248 implied HN points • 09 May 23
🎭️ Culture Books Movies TV shows Audio Video Games
  1. David shares his recent media consumption including books, movies, TV shows, and video games.
  2. He enjoyed 'Red Team Blues: A Martin Hench Novel' for its unique protagonist and storyline.
  3. David also explores the disappointments and surprises in other media such as 'The Three-Body Problem' and 'Tetris', offering alternative suggestions and insights.