shallowness: Yelena with a determined expression on face (Yelena Thunderbolts)
As referred to here, I saw Thunderbolts* in the cinema. What I did not say was that a filling came out of my tooth while I was watching the trailers. Yes, I was eating a sweet at the time.

On streaming (on Prime): My Zoe. This came up in the science fiction section, so when it looked like a domestic drama (separated parents sharing custody of their daughter, Zoe, who then have to face something awful), I knew there would be more going on. There is, and I don’t want to spoil it. I’ll just say it’s intense, but judiciously handled (though I could quibble about some of the use of flashforwards and flashbacks.) The acting is seriously good from writer-director Julie Delpy, Richard Armitage, Daniel Bruhl, Gemma Arterton, Lindsay Duncan, and the kid is naturalistic. It’s dated 2021, so may not have had a UK cinema release.

She Said (on All4) is in the lineage of Spotlight (and yes, All The President’s Men), but, as the title suggests, from a female perspective. I thought the formal choices they made to foreground the survivors’ words, to show details of corridors or rooms, but nothing more, and not to show Weinstein’s face were effective, as was giving us enough details of the reporters’ personal lives to be invested in them and their investment. I don’t have strong feelings about the blending of some women playing themselves and others being represented by others. The wrongdoing revealed is horrifying and angering (and I was reminded at the top of Twohey and others reporting about Trump in this context and through the film of how NDAs are still a thing.)

I also rewatched Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning part 1 on the small screen. The action is still brilliant, but spoilers? )

This was in prep for Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning (am amused that they dropped the ‘Dead Reckoning Part 2’. Am also not convinced that it will be the final final instalment if someone offers Cruise another couple of mad stunts he thinks he could pull off.) The action remains worth seeing in the cinema: Spoilers? ) The connective tissue is weaker. There was less of the Entity, it was more about what humans would do now that we were living in the Entity’s world, and although Hunt’s plan was clear, it didn’t really stand up to too much thinking about it.

Spoilers )
shallowness: bright flowers in vase against green background (flowers that remind me of Layla)
As I haven’t been watching any TV that I’d post about (I will get around to it, and with the bank holiday, this week will be lighter), I reposted a fic yesterday!

Sweet (I could be your favorite girl), The O.C. PG. 368 words. Kaitlin/Spencer. Summary: Over the years, she’s been getting better and better at having things her own way. Fluff. Established relationship. Future fic. (First posted in April 2007.

I only lightly edited it, although I wanted to do something about the first two paragraphs and all the uses of ‘nibbling’, but it would have been too much. Wow, that was only a month after I last reposted a fic.

Apparently The Wheel of Time is cancelled (is it my fault for not getting around to watch the third season yet?) :( In possibly good news, I saw that pictures from Zootopia 2 were released. Admittedly, sequels don’t have a great record (especially of original properties), but I am excited about more adventures with Judy and Nick and exploring the world further. It will all come down to the script. While I get it that they won’t be developing the ship, and that's fine, that's what fic is for, I don’t want to see any love interests for either.

Recs 6/?

May. 4th, 2025 02:48 pm
shallowness: Kira in civvies looking straight ahead (He's a movie star)
Fanvid and fanfiction recs in the following fandoms: Dredd, Mission Impossible movie series, Pacific Rim, Singin' in the Rain and Spinning Silver.

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shallowness: Natasha looking down smiling (Natasha Endgame)
I reposted a ficlet yesterday: That Cooper Family Christmas Feeling, The O.C. PG. 280 words. Kaitlin, gen. Summary: Alt!world Kaitlin’s Christmas Eve night. AU. Post 4.07. ‘The Christmukk-huh?’ (March 2007)

Very seasonal! (Or not.) Very niche, as it expands a bit on the alt world Ryan and Taylor visited. Lightly edited from the original version.

Étoile 1.1 The Swap

Me a few weeks ago: Why is YouTube promoting this trailer at me?

Me last week: OH, it’s an Amy Sherman-Palladino project about ballet (never did get to see Bunheads) on Prime.

Me after watching the trailer: Oh, I am so watching this.

This is me after watching the first episode.

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Recs 5/?

Apr. 24th, 2025 01:42 pm
shallowness: Natasha looking down smiling (Natasha Endgame)
Fanfiction recs in the following fandoms: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Spinning Silver and Veronica Mars.

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Recs 4/?

Apr. 12th, 2025 04:48 pm
shallowness: Kira in civvies looking straight ahead (See kitty read)
Fanfiction recs in the following fandoms: Community, Firefly, Into the Woods, Jane Eyre and Little Women.

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shallowness: Kira in civvies looking straight ahead (Neville and plant)
As seen via [dreamwidth.org profile] smallhobbit, part 2 of the AO3 meme. Questions 1-6 here.

7. Seventh Most Common Relationship:
Original Female Character(s)/Original Male Character(s). Figures.

8. Eighth Drabble Posted:
I Love You In MPH (ER) Neela/Ray future fic.

9. Ninth Most Common Character:
Neville Longbottom (Harry Potter)

10. Tenth Mature and/or Explicit Fic:
Not applicable.

11. Eleventh Most Recent Completed Fic:
Cub (Sanditon) My ‘how Leo got her hair cut’ story.

12. Twelfth Most Recent Story in Your Sixth Most Common Tag:
My sixth most common tag (Three Sentence Ficathon) only has 11 fics in it, which goes to show I’m erratic in my use of tags.

I skipped question 13 because it was about titles.

Recs 3/?

Mar. 29th, 2025 10:03 am
shallowness: Catwoman looking at the Batsign in the Gotham City night sky (Catwoman watching Batverse films)
Mainly short fic recs in the following fandoms: The Artist, The Dark Knight Rises, It Happened One Night, The Lake House and Original fic.

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shallowness: Margaret Hale of North and South adaptation sitting at desk writing (Margaret North and South writing)
Over the past few weeks, I’ve posted nine threesentence fills in four batches, all rated Universal or PG at most. Links and a little bit of meta. )
shallowness: Side profile of BTVS's Tara looking upwards with text reading 'grace notes' above (Dark Tara grace notes)
I was saddened to learn yesterday of Michelle Trachtenberg’s passing at only 39. I hadn’t watched Gossip Girl, so she’s always been frozen as Dawn, the youngest Scoobie, in my mind. And now, if the Buffy reboot ever gets off the ground, she won't be able to be a part of it in any capacity. But obviously for the people who knew and loved her, the loss is greatest.

The AO3 meme, as seen at [dreamwidth.org profile] musesfool

1. Most Hits: Comprehension Mansfield Park - Jane Austen, Henry Crafword/Fanny Price. His marriage and his sister's wedding help Henry to see more. 9,685 hits. Still absolutely the fic that I've written that's had the most impact.

2. Second Most Kudos: Extreme Action Sky High (2005), Warren Peace/Layla Williams. Fake-out make-out. (Layla’s idea.) 591 kudos. The film is 20 years old! Must rewatch this year.

3. Third Most Comments: As above. 22 comments.

4. Fourth Most Bookmarks:
When we were strangers (or five ways Layla and Warren never met)
Sky High (2005), Warren Peace/Layla Williams. Five ways Layla and Warren never met. 42 bookmarks.

5. Fifth Most Words: Be Careful…Always Dark Angel, Max Guevara/Alec McDowell. Two phrases. Two speakers. Different universes. 3.577 words (for me, that’s unthinkable these days.)

6. Fic With Fewest Words:
distance in your eyes Dark Angel, Logan Cale/Max Guevara, 51 words (it’s poetry!)

Aaand that reminds me that I still have fic that I need to repost here and at AO3, and before that I should probably post my three-sentence fills, none of which are over 3,500 words.

Recs 2/?

Feb. 15th, 2025 02:54 pm
shallowness: Natasha looking down smiling (Natasha Endgame)
Fanfiction recs in the following fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Rings of Power, Temeraire and Veronica Mars.

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Recs 1/?

Jan. 26th, 2025 07:27 pm
shallowness: Kira in civvies looking straight ahead (Community Shirley)
First recs post of the year! Fanfiction recs in the following fandoms: Arrival, Community, Gilmore Girls, Jupiter Ascending and Lizzie Bennet Diaries.

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shallowness: Kira in civvies looking straight ahead (Zoe Hart of Dixie)
There’s no point in doing the fic writing meme separately. The only fanfiction that I posted last year can be found here. About that. )

My version of the fandom meme

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Recs 10/10

Dec. 31st, 2024 09:13 am
shallowness: Kira in civvies looking straight ahead (Clueless squee)
Larger recs post than usual for the last time in 2024. Fanfiction and fanvid recs in the following fandoms: Emily of New Moon, Everything Everywhere All At Once, Farscape, The Hunger Games, The Lord of the Rings, My Fair Lady, The Rings of Power, Marvel Cinematic Universe and Spinning Silver.

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Recs 9/?

Dec. 12th, 2024 07:26 am
shallowness: Kira in civvies looking straight ahead (OUAT Belle's hair)
Het fanfiction recs in the following fandoms: Gilmore Girls, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Once Upon a Time, The Rings of Power and The West Wing.

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I should be posting at least one more batch of recs before the year's end.
shallowness: Kira in civvies looking straight ahead (Strictly ballroom dancing)
AKA Icons Week

Dressing up. Two couples choices. )

Before that, I reposted a ficlet yesterday:
Feeling Fine The O.C., G/Universal. Kaitlin Cooper, Drabble. Summary: Mothers and daughters. Spoilers for ep 4.07. The Christmukk-huh? (March 2007)

I am reassured that AO3 has it at 100 words, as did I when I counted each one out – Word said it was 99. No editing required, although I don’t love the title. It’s from spring 2007, when The OC’s fourth season (the only one I have on DVD) kept inspiring fanfiction. If it were as easy to repost all my fics as that was, I would have caught up by now.

Recs 8/?

Oct. 26th, 2024 03:36 pm
shallowness: Galadriel in side profile (ROP Galadriel)
Fanfiction and fanvid recs in the following fandoms: The Bourne Legacy, Multifandom, The Rings of Power, Sleeping Beauty and Star Trek - The Next Generation.

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Recs 7/?

Sep. 7th, 2024 04:38 pm
shallowness: Natasha looking down smiling (Natasha Endgame)
More fanfiction recs for the following fandoms: Man of Steel, Marvel Cinematic Universe/The West Wing, The Memoirs of Lady Trent, The Night Manager and an original fic rec.

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Recs 6/?

Aug. 22nd, 2024 04:26 pm
shallowness: Kira in civvies looking straight ahead (Community Shirley)
Two recs posts in one month! Fanfiction recs from the following fandoms: The Blue Castle, Community, Inception and Marvel Cinematic Universe, and an original fic rec!

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Recs 5/?

Aug. 10th, 2024 12:10 pm
shallowness: Kira in civvies looking straight ahead (LOTR Minas Tirith)
Sorry for not posting, I got distracted by the Olympics! But here, have some fanfiction recs from the following fandoms: Gilmore Girls, The Lord of the Rings, The Rings of Power, Spinning Silver and The Vast of Night.

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