Rated - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
i literally could not care less about trucks - no offense - and i didn't even know what a hardbody was befor i watched this documentary (it's a pickup truck?). nonetheless, this movie made me feel like i understood something new about humanity - maybe something about human resilience or delirious determination.
TLDR; it's a documentary about a competition in Texas where people try to win a pickup truck by being the last person with their hand on the truck. the competition lasted like 77 hours - wild. suffice to say, things get serious and people start crying. apparently quentin tarantino said this was his go-to movie recommendation at some point? Source: Wikipedia lol
Jun 12, 2024
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Who knew that a documentary about Texans competing to win a truck by being the last person with a hand on it could be so emotionally touching and hilarious?
Feb 13, 2024
24 contestants try to see who can keep their hand on a pickup for the longest amount of time. One winner gets to drive it home. Shot in 1995 in Longview, Texas, what an amazing and unpretentious slice of life.
Feb 13, 2024
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Some documentaries are so good that they make you want to use all 246 synonyms for “wow” (according to this extensive Wiktionary list). This is one of them. In an hour and thirty-seven minutes (perfect runtime), a 1997 documentary about a bizarre Texas endurance feat will make you laugh, cry, take a shot, and have many epiphanies!
Sep 5, 2023
Top Recs from @dirtywater_roach
this works best with two people
1. go to a gas station, dollar store, or target - somewhere cheap with a variety of objects - with a friend or partner (note: i love Wawa for this activity)
2. set a budget or total number of objects
3. you and your friend/person will now walk around the store in opposite directions and select random sh*t for each other in secret. collect until you get to your budget or object number limit (i.e., you will be collecting stuff for your friend and your friend will be collecting stuff for you)
4. purchase items in separate lanes for MAXIMUM SECRECY
4.5. if you have no money, you can just meet at the front of the store for the grand reveal and laugh at what you chose for each other
5. meet in car, or wait to get home, and do a grand reveal!!!
6. use or eat the items purchased for longer lasting joy
Jun 12, 2024
Rated - ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
"an entire movie built on that awful feeling you get when you're iron-deficient and stand up too fast" - clementine on Letterboxd
great movie on the ridiculousness of american suburban culture - may cause a headache. i have yet to watch another movie that comes close to creating a vibe as rancid as this one. great movie to show friends that you secretly don't like too much. reminds me of what it felt like to move to massachusetts for undergrad.
Jun 12, 2024
just kidding...but also not really. i graduated about a year ago and went straight into a job, and although the dread and despair has mostly subsided, i have continued to struggle with stucturing my personal time + creating space to grow as an autonomous adult. maybe things would be easier if my friends were a little closer. just know you have a whole generation of folks trying to find their way at the same time you are!
oh, and buy that thing you saw on an instagram ad...
Jun 12, 2024