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# 25 Inspirational Novels to Read In a world that often seems filled with darkness and despair, literature stands as a beacon of hope and inspiration. Novels, with their intricate plots and complex characters, have the power to transport readers to different realms, challenge their perceptions, and inspire them to see the beauty and potential in their own lives. This article explores 25 inspirational novels that promise to uplift, motivate, and provoke thought in their readers. From timeless classics to contemporary masterpieces, these books offer a diverse range of perspectives and themes that resonate with the human spirit's resilience and capacity for growth. ## Timeless Classics ### To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee This Pulitzer Prize-winning novel is not only a profound commentary on racial injustice in the American South but also a heartwarming tale of childhood innocence, moral courage, and the power of empathy. ### The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho A magical story about following one's dreams, "The Alchemist" follows the journey of a young shepherd named Santiago who travels from Spain to Egypt, learning life's lessons along the way. ### Les Misérables by Victor Hugo An epic tale of redemption, love, and revolution, this novel explores the depths of human misery and the incredible power of grace and forgiveness in transforming hearts. ### Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen More than just a romantic novel, Austen's masterpiece delves into themes of class, prejudice, and the pursuit of happiness, showcasing the strength and resilience of its protagonist, Elizabeth Bennet. ### The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry A tender tale that speaks to the child in all of us, this novel reminds readers of the importance of love, friendship, and the simple joys of life. ## Contemporary Inspirations ### The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini A powerful story of friendship, betrayal, and redemption set against the backdrop of Afghanistan's tumultuous history, this novel explores the bonds that define us and the choices that can redeem us. ### Educated by Tara Westover In this gripping memoir, Westover recounts her journey from growing up in a strict and abusive household to earning a PhD from Cambridge University, highlighting the transformative power of education. ### The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah This novel tells the story of two sisters in France during World War II and their struggle to resist the German occupation, showcasing the resilience of the human spirit in the face of adversity. ### A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman At its core, this novel is a touching narrative about the unexpected friendships that shape us and the profound impact one life can have on countless others. ### The Book Thief by Markus Zusak Set in Nazi Germany, this novel narrates the story of a young girl's relationship with her foster parents, the Jewish man hidden in their home, and her love for books, offering a unique perspective on the war. ## Novels That Challenge and Inspire ### Life of Pi by Yann Martel A survival story with a twist, this novel follows the protagonist, Pi, as he is stranded in the Pacific Ocean with only a Bengal tiger for company, exploring themes of faith, reality, and the will to live. ### Beloved by Toni Morrison This haunting novel delves into the legacy of slavery in America, examining the deep scars it has left on individuals and the nation as a whole, while also offering a message of hope and redemption. ### The Power of One by Bryce Courtenay Set in South Africa during the 1930s and 1940s, this novel follows the life of Peekay, a young English boy who dreams of becoming a welterweight champion, exploring themes of racism, perseverance, and the impact of one individual on the world. ### Wild by Cheryl Strayed In this memoir, Strayed recounts her solo hike along the Pacific Crest Trail, undertaken in a moment of personal crisis, and how the journey helped her rediscover herself and come to terms with her past.

### The Color Purple by Alice Walker This Pulitzer Prize-winning novel tells the story of Celie, an African American woman in the early 20th century South, and her journey from oppression to empowerment, highlighting the strength and resilience of women. ## Uplifting Reads for All Ages ### Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling More than just a children's book series, Harry Potter explores themes of friendship, courage, and the fight against darkness, inspiring readers of all ages. ### Wonder by R.J. Palacio This novel introduces readers to August Pullman, a boy with facial differences who attends a mainstream school for the first time, promoting messages of kindness and acceptance. ### The Giver by Lois Lowry A thought-provoking novel set in a seemingly utopian society, "The Giver" explores the importance of memory, emotion, and individuality in a world that has sacrificed everything for conformity and sameness. ### Matilda by Roald Dahl This beloved children's novel celebrates the power of imagination and learning, as young Matilda uses her intelligence and special powers to overcome obstacles and stand up to bullies. ### Charlotte's Web by E.B. White A touching story of friendship and sacrifice, this novel tells the tale of a pig named Wilbur and his spider friend Charlotte, who devises a plan to save him from being slaughtered. ## Conclusion The novels listed above offer more than just entertainment; they provide valuable life lessons, moments of profound insight, and a source of inspiration that can motivate readers to reflect on their own lives and perhaps even change them for the better. Whether you're looking for a story of adventure, a tale of resilience, or a narrative that challenges societal norms, there's something in this list for everyone. In reading these inspirational novels, we are reminded of the power of literature to uplift, to heal, and to inspire.

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10/29/2020 DAB Transcript

Lamentation 1:1-2:22, Philemon 1:1-25, Psalms 101:1-8, Proverbs 26:20

Today is the 29th day of October welcome to the Daily Audio Bible I'm Brian it is wonderful to be here with you today as we continue the journey. And this is kind of a special day, doesn't happen too often where we are beginning new territory in both Old and new Testaments. So, in the Old Testament we’re about to move into the book of Lamentations and then we get to the New Testament we will be encountering the final of the Pauline material in the New Testament, the final letter of Paul to Philemon. And we'll talk about that when we get there. But since we’re at the beginning and we’re going into Lamentations…Lamentations let’s just orient ourselves because this is a different kind of territory than we've…we've really been in before.

Introduction to Lamentations:

And lamenting isn't something that we…well…it’s probably not even a word we use that often and it's certainly not something we are on a waiting list to get into usually, although lamenting and having language for what is brought up when we are lamenting is very important for our lives. So, basically as we move into Lamentations, we’ll find poetic language. Lamentations is essentially five poems, poems of sadness, poems of lament, the kind of gut-wrenching things that are almost beyond words. And in specific here, these laments come out of the realization that Jerusalem is gone. Like God's holy city, the temple of the most-high God, it's conquered and burned and destroyed and it's not something that’s just being heard from far away and, you know, like suffering in a land far away where you just kind of shake your head and go, “that is so sad”, and even pray that the Lord have mercy but we don't really have an actual connection to what's going on. But in this case, it's like the smoke is still rising from the burned-up city and ashes everywhere and the blood of the slain is still visible. In Hebrew, this this book Lamentations is called Ica, which means “how”. Like how can this happen? And we know how it could happen. The Babylonians finally broke down the wall and broke into the city and destroyed it. That's how it could happen but it's a deeper question than that, right? When we find out like our lives have been turned upside down sometimes, we have those questions, “how could this happen?” And we may understand the process, like the circumstances that coalesced together to bring such pain, but just knowing the parameters you still have that deeper, deeper heart cry, “how? How can this happen?” And that brings up even more grief because how it could happen was really what we read about all through the book of Jeremiah. For decades the prophet was warning that this could happen that this will happen if there isn't a change. And, so, now as we move into Lamentations those prophecies have become realities. And limitations doesn't self-reveal the author inside of the text. Traditionally it…it's attributed to Jeremiah. He was the one that was in Jerusalem prophesying before there was even an inkling that this would happen. He was saying this is coming and all during it he was speaking. And, so, this is one of the reasons why Lamentations follows Jeremiah in the Bible because it's thought that Jeremiah wrote these words of lament. This whole story had been his whole prophetic ministry, his entire prophetic life. But…but scholar’s debate this like everything else. And, so, there's plenty of compelling theories that…that would name Jeremiah as the author but there's lots of compelling reasons why he couldn’t be the author. But the one thing that everybody does agree on is that whoever wrote Lamentations probably saw what they were talking about, probably felt what they were saying. They were an eyewitness to the destruction of life as it had been known. And, so, the Babylonians conquered and then leveled Jerusalem, and this is in 586 B.C. And it's likely than that these words of lament, they’re fresh words, that they came soon after that. And even today in the Hebrew culture on the ninth day Ov Lamentations is read. It’s a day a fasting. It's…it's…it's the commemoration of the fall of Jerusalem. And it still matters in the culture today. And the reading of each of the poems then gives a backdrop for lament, for deep personal heart wrenching honest reflection. And sometimes we have to go there. It's the place we avoid, but as we've seen, Job brought us through some of this territory, Ecclesiastes brought us through some of this territory and Lamentations will. And, so, we could say that this is a…the Bible spends a lot of time in this portion of life, the lower, the darker places of life. They must matter. They must not be there to avoid. They must be there to embrace because in those places we actually find the truth, the truth about our faith, the truth about ourselves, the truth about our convictions, the truth, the truth about our beliefs. It's in those places that we find out what's really real. And that’s hard and I hate that too, but we have a tendency to say the right things but not actually be able to live into the right things. And Lamentations, this language, going into the depths of our hearts and facing what's there, that's what brings what we do and what we say together into a cohesive conviction that we live. Because when we’re grieving, like when we’re crying out, there really aren't words. Have you ever been in that place where you might've said everything you could say? It wasn't enough and so you sit in silence and it's just very, very painful or you just cry because the words aren't there. But then later after that’s done, like after you've emptied that out for a while then there's a calm that comes after that, right, sort of a sense of peace. The whole thing hasn't fixed itself but there's this sense that we've released something and we’re in this space and there’s a bit of calm because we’ve released something, we’re being washed, its cleaning, it's clearing, it…it…it strips us down. Like, it takes all the varnish off and gets down to the wood. It sands off all the paint and gets us down to the wood. It strips away everything that isn’t bedrock. And…yeah…I …t's intensely…intensely painful, but it's also unbelievably freeing. Like when we’re at the bottom in the depths of our own sadness then there's hope there. It’s that calm we feel even in the midst of it all. And lamenting gives language to that suffering and it helps us let go, it helps us name things and see them and let them go. And, so, the backdrop here is certainly going to be a terrible destruction of Jerusalem and the complete upheaval of the people, but as we go into this we just have to think, “what is our Jerusalem? Like what is that place in us as we give language to this kind of suffering?” And, so, we’re reading from the English Standard Version this week. Lamentations chapters 1 and 2.

Introduction to Philemon:

Okay. So, now we’re moving into the New Testament and we’ve got this second…second writing that we’re gonna enter into today. And actually, we’re gonna enter into it and complete it in one day, and in one reading. It's…it's a note and it’s the final of Paul or the Pauline corpus, the Pauline material that’s in the Bible. And this letter to Philemon, it’s…it's a personal letter to a man named Philemon. And just about all biblical scholars are on the same page. This is an authentic…authentic letter of Paul, he wrote this. And Philemon, the one he is writing to, was…spear…appears to be one of the more wealthy and influential churchmen living in Colossae. I mean, according to the…the letter itself, there's a congregation that met in Philemon’s home. And Philemon had a servant and that the servant's name was Onesimus and Onesimus ran away from Philemon and he was…he probably stole from Philemon in the process and these offenses were like…these were capital offenses punishable by death. So, Onesimus then fled. Don't know exactly his path, but he ended up in Rome and probably ended up in a big city to disappear. But as it turns out the apostle Paul happen to be in Rome too. And he wasn't there visiting. He was in prison awaiting trial. And just the beautiful serendipity of it all. Onesimus came in contact with Paul and became a follower of Jesus and then…then began to serve Paul in Rome and…and care for his needs while he was…while Paul was under arrest. So, then…then later, Paul, who wrote lots of letters…we’ve been reading his letters for a while now…wrote a letter to the church in Colossae, probably the one we know as Colossians. And he was going to send another helper Tychicus on the journey to hand-deliver it. And in the process of sending Tychicus to deliver Colossians to the church in Colossae he wrote a little note, a second little note, personal note to Philemon and then he sent Onesimus along with Tychicus back to his hometown and back to Philemon his master. And you can…you can imagine the position that put Onesimus in, like the kind of step of faith that he was gonna need to take because this…like his life could be taken. Like he could be executed for what he did. But Paul's imprisonment and the way Paul was…was preaching the gospel in spite of the predicament certainly had an influence on Onesimus who subsequently had to leave his life in God's hands in order to do the right thing. I think I should say that again. He had to leave his life in God's hands in order to do the right thing. And, so, even though this is just a note, even though we’re gonna read it right now and finish it today it does reveal a lot, the importance of forgiveness when you've been directly wronged. But then just a kind of reconfiguration of how it was that you were wronged because it shows that our authority over somebody else is never total and complete. And if they’re a believer in Christ then they are a brother, they are a sister in the family of God. But we also see in the story of Philemon and Onesimus a living example of God truly working things together for the good of those who love Him. And, so, we began and read in its entirety the letter to Philemon. And by the way, this does end Paul's letters. So, those of you that have the Daily Audio Bible app, etc. and are checking off your days as we listen to them then you’re gonna get the letters of Paul badge because we are completing that territory in the Scriptures today. So, let’s read Philemon.

Prayer:

Father we thank You for Your word. We thank You for this new territory that we are entering into, even as we reach the conclusion of another month. And we thank You for Lamentations. It's again, not the kind of thing we really think about as a…as a good cleansing clearing purifying thing, but as we go through this territory we ask Holy Spirit that You accompany us, that You lead us into whatever steps we need to go into and lament and let it out and allow Your healing balm to come into those places that have been sore and bruised and infected for so long and we've…we've crushed them down and hidden them in the dank basement of our life. And we don't go down there. But You’re inviting us and You are good and we trust You. And, so, Holy Spirit, accompany us, lead us where we need to go. We pray in the name of Jesus. Amen.

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bironism · 7 years ago

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i was tagged by @wewau & @lawtriz, and @amhbrosia & @diable-boiteux forever ago - tysm darlings!! <3 // Rules : answer the questions in a new post and tag 10 blogs you would like to know better

(A)ge : twenty-ish

(B)irthplace : Slovakia

(C)urrent Time : 9:04am

(D)rink You Had Last : coffee, still sipping

(E)asiet Person To Talk To: hmm all of my closest friends are supereasy to talk to! if i had to pick one, probably M.? we’ve been meeting v often, always talking for hours, once we even ended up locked in the park bc we didn’t realise it’s being closed already?

(F)avorite Song : Too Late To Say Goodbye - oh, big mood this morning. also, Shadowplay is an all time fave i’ve just heard;;

(G)rossest Memory : [@lawtriz‘s public transport stories are a solid Gross Memory now;] the grossest i remember though was when an acquaintance who was sitting next to me on a couch puked all over the floor and the coffee table, and with the fact that they had been verbally gross just before that, i’d virtually never lost all my respect for someone that quickly; the grossest i’ve ever felt would be that time i took mushrooms, and to say i overdid it would be an understatement.

(H)ogwarts House : Ravenclaw

(I)n Love? : i’m always in love with something, someone, someplace... it isn’t a specific person at the moment.

(J)ealous Of People?: no, but it’s something i mastered only recently - the habit of looking away until i’m above it, which becomes the habit of not looking through jealousy-tinted glasses. though i suppose it helps that i’m not struggling with problems that could be solved with money.

(K)illed Someone? : stylistically, i should hope so;

(L)ove At First Sight or Walk By Again? : walk by again. i agree, it’s not even close to love, but fuck if i’d mind looking at a pleasant face again. so, walk by again. walk with me, if you will. then we’ll find out we’re better off as casual acquaintances, but it’ll be lovely nonetheless. [btw, love at first sight? lmao i struggle to uh, remember people at first sight]

(M)iddle Name : luckily none because chances are it would’ve been Henrietta

(N)umber Of Siblings : one

(O)ne Wish : to know where to go when i’m finished with my bachelor’s

(P)erson You Last Called : a friend, i called to see if he fancies coming over for a smoke and coffee

(Q)uestions You’re Asked The Most : hmm “why did you [insert a questionable choice i’ve made]?” or “what do you think about ___?”

(R)easons To Smile : the moments you feel inspired with all your being; the omnipresent Beauty; the moments just before dawn as you’re walking around still buzzed; otherworldly places; art in all its forms and mediums; holding hands with someone; drinking wine as with the dusk as a backdrop; the great wild sea; the feeling of entering a cathedral; walking in the rain; softness; intensity; emotion; the self;

(S)ong You Last Sang : ohhh so i was drunk and me and my friends were rapping along to prezident lourajder

(T)ime You Woke Up : 8am

(U)nderwear Color : i don’t even own underwear in a colour other than black

(V)acation Destination : planned for the near future - provence and italy; hopefully, in a bit distant future - amsterdam, iceland again, the shetlands, poland, odessa, st. petersburg again, japan, denmark, canada [it’s like, a less scary version of the us]

(W)orst Habit : procrastination; talking myself out of things i actually want to do but feel i may not be good at; making my coping mechanisms into character traits

(X)-rays? : the last one was for my teeth, and before that i had numerous x-rays after a skiing accident [or rather, a skiing flight? witnesses said i was falling ten meters straight lmao;; i didn’t have any broken bones though, just a concussion, lots of bruises, and a few tiny scars from my goggles breaking]

(Y)our Favorite Food : honestly? gelato.

(Z)odiac Sign : know what, i feel weird about my sign anyway

further tagging: @moosearesocool, @montracheet, @boligoliv, @sleepingwithghstss, @thecynical-idealist, @your-local-byronic-trashfire, @fortinbra ~~ [ofc no obligation meant, and apologies if you’ve already done this, etc.]

#tag games

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pwchronicle · 6 years ago

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Impact Wrestling TV Taping Report May 3rd in Philadelphia, PA

I decided to see Impact Wrestling (the former Total Nonstop Action) live and in person Friday night for the first time in years, giving them a shot based on a lot of the talent they’ve been building around. My live TNA experiences have consisted of a big house show in the summer of 2006 in what was then the New Alhambra Arena, Lockdown 2009, and Bound For Glory 2011. Those last two were in the Liacouras Center, and I only attended those because my Up North Radio colleagues decided to make a thing of it, so I was with plenty of friends. Friday was the first of two nights at the 2300 Arena to tape matches for TV. Doors opened around 7 PM when they were supposed to open at 6. There were a couple meet & greets (Madison Rayne, LAX and Konnan), but no merchandise in sight. The ring announcer was also unseen, just a voice booming within the building. They also brought out risers for the first time in forever to set up across from the hard camera. Not a full crowd, but it was a good size, and they were loud throughout most of the night.

I should note that I barely follow Impact and watch it even less, so apologies if I don’t know the names of every move.

Josh Mathews and Don Callis came out after previously being out to check on things. I recognized two of the four refs as Brandon Tolle (EVOLVE) and Kris Levin (GCW and Chikara). The first two matches were taped for Xplosion.

1. The Rascalz (Wentz & Trey) beat oVe (Jake & Dave Crist) when Dave was pinned after a meteora from Trey [Miguel] and a swanton from [Zachary] Wentz. A considerably hotter opener for a TV taping than the dark matches I’ve seen before ROH TV tapings. A lot of fun fast-paced action between four guys that know each other very well, beginning with the Rascalz hitting dives onto the Crists.

- They always played music in between the matches, and the invisible ring announcer would always talk to hype up the crowd before a match started.

2. Cousin Jake beat Wrecking Ball Legursky with a sidewalk slam. I know Jake better as out-of-focus Bruiser Brody on Viceland, and I thought he looked solid. Legursky was an Earthquake-type without being as heavy-set. This went longer than I thought it would.

- Matches for Impact started here, with several women coming out for a battle royal, some of them at the end likely to be highlighted on the actual show.

3. Glenn Gilbertti won a Knockouts Battle Royal over Tessa Blanchard, Madison Rayne, Jordynne Grace, Scarlett Bordeaux, Kiera Hogan, Alisha Edwards, Solo Darling, Tasha Steelz, Ashley Vox, and Karissa Rivera. Gilbertti was the last wrestler out, and he talked down to the ten women as the crowd chanted at him to shut the fuck up. No language warnings given to the crowd before hand. The bell rang, the ten women put the boots to him, and he slid out and joined in on commentary for the rest of it. The four freelance wrestlers (including Chikara regulars Darling and Vox) were all eliminated first and waited around ringside in heaps. Then Blanchard lifted up Edwards above her head, and the four eliminated women conveniently grouped up together to catch her on the floor for her elimination. It took two women to eliminate Grace. Taya Valkyrie ran out to beat up Rayne on the floor, then tossed her back in the ring so that she could be properly eliminated. Down to three, they all hit big moves on one another. Hogan eliminated Bordeaux with a clothesline. Hogan and Blanchard fought on the apron, with Blanchard eliminating her to seemingly win the match. Then Gilbertti slid back into the ring, clotheslined Blanchard, and tossed her over the top to actually win. Big heat for this finish as Blanchard angrily went after Gilbertii to the back.

4. Rosemary beat Su Yung in a Demon Collar Match with an F-5. Solid brawl between these two scary women, chained together by their necks. They both blew mist into the air before getting started. Rosemary was able to fight out of Yung’s mandible claw move. Rosemary also dodged Yung’s red mist. The detached from Yung’s collar, but it didn’t matter so much at this point. Yung was hit by Rosemary’s green mist as she came off the top, then Rosemary hit her with a spear and her finisher to win it. Rosemary then put her chained collar on Yung and grabbed a tight hold of the chain, hauling Yung on her back like a bounty hunter bringing in an outlaw. The fans got behind this and were high on both women, especially Rosemary.

5. Mad Man Fulton (w/ Sami Callihan) beat Randy Shawn with a tilt-a-whirl into End of Days. Total squash match. Fulton came to the ring with Callihan riding on his shoulders. Fulton hit his smaller opponent with three chokeslams before finishing him off, then continued attacking him afterward until Callihan pulled him off.

6. Killer Kross beat Eddie Edwards with a backdrop driver. Hard-fought match between these two, with Edwards still coming off as a strong wrestler underneath his brawly-brawl-brawl gimmick. The end came when Edwards got a hold of his kendo stick (Kenny?) that Kross had stolen from him, but whiffed on his attempt on hitting Kross with it.

- Kross put down Edwards with a head kick after picking up the win, and then he zip-tied Edwards to the middle rope. He put on gloves and looked to hit Edwards with the stick, and Edwards was ready for it. Instead, Kross paused before striking him and broke the stick in half, much to Edwards’ dismay. Kross laid the two halves of the stick and his gloves in front of a distraught Edwards and bowed to him, then scared off the ref (Tolle) with the broken stick and left with it, leaving Edwards to be freed by the ref.

7. Rich Swann beat Michael Elgin via disqualification. Swann is the Impact X-Division Champion, and I assume this match was non-title, and... hoo boy. Swann has had his personal issues that seem to have mellowed, and I’ve mellowed my attitude towards him too. The reputation Elgin has garnered still bothers me, and I was pretty bothered that Impact decided to bring him in. This exact match happening a year and a half ago would have been my ground zero for disdain. So I was already uneasy with it. Oh, and I should also mention at this half-way point of the show that there were a couple of drunks standing behind my seat, shouting really dumb stuff at the top of their lungs (especially during the women’s matches). So my general uneasiness with the match coupled with two assholes drilling their bullshit into my head led me to getting up for a snack break and hanging back. For what it’s worth, this match received maybe the hottest reactions up to this point. They were given a lot of time and did a lot of big moves for believable nearfalls. The end came when both were on the floor, and Elgin powerbombed Swann into the ringpost. The ref (Levin) warned Elgin to get back inside, and Elgin shoved him to the ground. He gave Swann another powerbomb into the ring post, and the ref called for the bell.

- Elgin looked to finish off Swann in the ring with an Elgin Bomb when Willie Mack ran in to make the save. After taking Elgin down, Johnny Impact ran in and laid out Mack. The two babyfaces down, Johnny and Elgin acknowledged one another before Johnny returned to the back. This led into intermission. Still no merchandise available. These were the only appearances of Johnny Impact and Willie Mack during the night.

8. Sami Callihan beat Fallah Bahh (w/ Scarlett Bordeaux) with a slingshot piledriver and his feet on the ropes during the pin. A longer match than I thought it would be. I saw how beloved Bahh was in his native WrestlePro over WrestleMania Week, and he was pretty popular here, so I guess he’s doing well in Impact. Since Bahh wrestles barefoot, Callihan focused some offense on his feet, including biting them. Late in the match, Bahh was going for a Banzai Drop in the corner when Dave Crist distracted the ref and Jake Crist knocked Bahh out of the corner. Bordeaux stood up to them, avoided getting a superkick from one of them, and then dove onto both of them off the apron. Then he opened the ropes so that Bahh could take them out with a tope. The match still continued a little longer before this. Better than expected.

- By this point, I realized that if I can just stand in the spot behind my seat where the drunks were standing, the drunks wouldn’t return. This pretty much worked.

9. Taya Valkyrie beat Madison Rayne to retain the Impact Knockouts Championship with a Glam Slam. The crowd was largely cold to this match, leading Tara to shout out to us, “Are you not entertained?” Taya worked Rayne over a lot, Rayne got some hope spots, and then Taya avoided Rayne’s finisher by holding onto the ref.

- As Valkyrie celebrated afterward, out came Rosemary. She was still leading around Su Yung on a chain like a leash, fastened the chain to the ring post so that Yung couldn’t escape, and put her focus on Taya, intimating that she’s coming for her title. Taya backed off and left. Rosemary got a great reception from the crowd during all of this.

10. LAX (Santana & Ortiz w/ Konnan) beat The North (Ethan Page & Josh Alexander) to retain the Impact World Tag Team Championships after they hit Alexander with a double-team flipping facebuster move. Online advertising I saw said it would be LAX vs. Swann & Mack, and while I wouldn’t have been balked at that match, I thought this match happening instead was a very pleasant surprise, and I wasn’t disappointed. It didn’t seem to last very long, but they packed a lot of double-team action into it, ending when they were able to isolate Alexander. All four guys were over, as was Konnan, who was basically a non-factor in the match.

11. Glenn Gilbertti vs. Ashley Vox went to a presumed No Contest. Gilbertti still had massive heat with the crowd from earlier in the night. He took a mic and said this was a public exhibition. After Vox made her entrance (big night for her!), Gilbertti asked for her name and how long she has been wrestling. She said four years. Gilbertti asked if she was dating any of the guys in the back, thinking that would be the only reason she would be here. The match started with Gilbertti taking a cheap shot and taking Vox down with a side headlock, still holding onto the mic to talk to the crowd. I always think back to Jerry Lawler doing this a few times in the mid 90s. He let up on the headlock and began cutting a promo to the hard cam on Scarlett Bordeaux, when Vox surprised him with a schoolgirl rollup for a nearfall. Gilbertti hit her with his Chart Buster finisher, but pulled her up from the pin. He looked to hit it a second time when Tessa Blanchard ran out, causing Gilbertti to quickly bail. Blanchard had the refs check on Vox.

12. Dez won an X-Division 4-Way over Petey Williams, Ace Austin, and Rohit Raju (w/ Gama Singh) when he pinned Raju following a running backflip kick. Singh came out first, talking briefly about the “EWC Arena,” bringing up names like Eddie Guerrero, Tommy Dreamer, and Rob Van Dam, and how his boys, the Desi Hit Squad, could have taken them all on. He introduced Raju, then Williams, Austin, and Dez[mond Xavier] each came out to strong reactions, with Wentz and Trey giving last minute support to Dez before heading to the back. More fun, fast-paced action, with Austin getting the biggest showcase of the four of them... until Williams took him out with a Canadian Destroyer. Williams went to hit Dez with one, but Raju stopped it with a doublestomp off the top to Williams’ back. The finish came up quickly after this. Dez and Williams shook hands afterward.

13. Rob Van Dam beat Tommy Dreamer with a Five Star Frog Splash. The return of RVD to Impact has led to the return of RVD’s dumb music from his band. RVD largely looks the same, just slightly older in the face. ECW nostalgia still runs wild, especially for what I assume were a lot of fans that have rarely or never been to this building. The crowd couldn’t believe their luck, as they were immensely hot for both guys as they did very little to start. The action picked up when Dreamer took RVD to the floor and spit water at him. A chair was introduced, leading to a lot of their greatest hits. Dreamer was able to hit RVD with a piledriver, and RVD was able to sell it by bouncing off the ring upon impact. When RVD hit his frog splash, he was able to get an impressive amount of distance on it.

- The two of them showed respect to one another after the match, but then The North ran back out and attacked them. RVD and Dreamer were able to fight off Page and Alexander, but then Moose ran out for the man advantage. Then the arena went dark to everyone’s delight, and sure enough Sabu appeared when the lights came back on, accompanied by Melissa Coates as his genie valet and a few chairs. She handed chairs to Sabu as he threw them at Page and Alexander’s heads to take him out, then he threw a chair to RVD so that he could hit Moose with a Van Daminator. The three ECW originals and Coates posed in the ring together, and then at the top of the entrance ramp, to close the show and send the crowd home happy.

Overall, I thought this was a show of peaks and valleys, and peaks within valleys, so I was left mostly cold to this show. A number of wrestlers on the card I enjoyed, interspersed with some I don’t and some segments that didn’t click for me. Some of the matches I liked the most I hoped would go longer, while a match I wasn’t looking forward to received a lot of time and is likely a TV main event. It’s nice seeing Rosemary and some of the other women getting a big showcase, and I’m hoping the angle with Gilbertti will have a nice payoff. I’ve had my fill of ECW nostalgia after my friend’s documentary was released. Surprisingly little of Johnny Impact here, and maybe not so surprisingly, nothing from the (likely very busy) Lucha Brothers. I only felt like going to the Friday taping, with no intention for the Saturday taping.

They announced that they will be back on June 8 with an Impact Plus special, with Great Muta the focus of the advertising. Based on who else I hear will show up (Lucha Brothers hopefully?), I might give them a shot. Otherwise, my live wrestling schedule for the summer so far is very eclectic.

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Can Auburn close the 2019 class strong?

Tomorrow, another wild recruiting ride will come to an end. While the early signing period has removed some of the drama of the traditional signing day, it does appear that Auburn is set to have a very non boring day tomorrow. As of today, Auburn sits ranked #12 in the country and #6 in the SEC by 247 Composite. However, their player average is actually 6th in country at 91.34. That average would also be the highest in Malzahn’s tenure.

My understanding is Auburn is looking to sign 25 commits this class though they might have room for 1-2 more. Currently, they hold 19 commitments (if including graduate transfer Jay Jay Wilson) with 15 having already signed. That means, Auburn is hoping to land 6 new commitments Wednesday which could mean a very busy and happy day for the Tigers. It could also mean there are more holes than expected still left to fill and some serious disappointment. As of today, I believe it will be more of the former but the latter isn’t impossible.

So with that backdrop, I’m going to take one last stab at predicting where Auburn’s top remaining targets land tomorrow. If you want to see my earlier predictions check out my take two weeks ago and what I thought last week. Quashon Fuller and John Rhys Plumlee will not be in this week’s edition. Fuller released a top 3 that did not include Auburn last week and Plumlee committed to Ole Miss last night.

5* WR George Pickens | 6’4” | 190 lbs | Hoover, AL | Auburn Commit

Announcing: 1:30 PM CT

Top Teams: Auburn, Georgia, LSU, Miami, Tennessee

Pickens took his final official visit this past weekend, traveling up to Knoxville, TN. He left the Volunteer staff thinking the same thing LSU and UGA did after their visits - a flip very well might happen. But on his way home, Pickens made a bit of a detour and stopped by Auburn’s campus one last time before signing day. Barring a late shock, I fully expect Pickens to sign with the Tigers Wednesday as he’s always said he would do.

Prediction: Auburn (99%)

4* DL Charles Moore | 6’4” | 268 lbs | Louisville, MS

Announcing: TBA

Top Teams: Auburn, LSU, Mississippi State

This has been a wacky recruitment to say the least over this past week. A long time Mississippi State commit, Moore reopened things in early January and took official visits to Florida, Florida State and LSU. Both the Gators and Noles thought they had made huge moves after those visits only for them to be eliminated just a few days later. The word was that Mississippi State had been eliminated as well only for them to send basically the whole staff to his house the Thursday before his final OV to LSU in an effort to convince him to visit Starkville instead. It didn’t work, Moore showed up in Baton Rouge but reports are that LSU staff got a “weird vibe” from Moore. However, on the way home, he ended up stopping in Starkville that evening to watch the Super Bowl with the Mississippi State coaching staff. Throughout all this insanity, Auburn has supposedly maintained confidence he will pick the Tigers. I have 0 idea what he decides to do and there are rumors he might not even sign tomorrow. So I’m going to stick with my Auburn prediction only because I don’t see the clear other choice at the moment but I’ve dropped my confidence to a complete guess. This will be the top storyline to follow tomorrow and it could end in a shocker for somebody.

Prediction: Auburn (1%)

4* RB Mark-Antony Richards | 6’1” | 195 lbs | West Palm Beach, FL

Announcing: 11:15 AM CT

Top Teams: Auburn, Florida, Georgia

The Dawgs and Gators made strong pushes but Auburn has been there from the beginning for Richards saying the same thing over and over again, “come to the Plains and play running back.” That consistency and those long term relationships will likely pay off. I believe Richards will be a Tiger tomorrow.

Prediction: Auburn (90%)

4* CB Maurice Hampton | 6’0” | 205 lbs | Memphis, TN | LSU Commit

Announcing: 9:30 AM CT

Top Teams: Auburn, LSU

Hampton did not make the trip that AuburnSports.com reported he might take to the Plains this past weekend. From the sound of things, it appears he’s told both staffs his final decision will be to stick with LSU. AU made a push but it wasn’t strong enough to overcome a multi year commitment to the Bayou Bengals.

Prediction: LSU (99%)

4* RB Jamious Griffin | 5’10” | 205 lbs | Rome, GA

Announcing: 8:00 AM CT

Top Teams: Auburn, Florida State, Georgia Tech, NC State

Last week, I thought Florida State might make a strong late push and dropped my confidence down to 5% in anticipation of that official visit. Griffin never made it to Tallahassee. With Auburn feeling really good about Richards and Griffin not visiting FSU, it appears Geoff Collins is set to make a big splash signing tomorrow.

Prediction: Georgia Tech (99%)

3* DB Jammie Robinson | 5’11” | 200 lbs | Leesburg, GA

Announcing: 1 PM CT

Top Teams: Auburn, Kentucky, South Carolina, Tennessee

With news that Hampton was sticking with LSU, Auburn reportedly sent most of the coaching staff to visit Robinson last week in a last ditch effort to change his mind. It was probably too late. Will Muschamp and Travaris Robinson have been all over this recruitment from the beginning and the Gamecocks are probably going to land a phenomenal DB tomorrow.

Prediction: South Carolina (99%)

3* OT Wisdom Asaboro | 6’8” | 280 lbs | Matthews, NC

Announcing: 7:00 AM CT

Top Teams: Auburn, North Carolina, Oregon, Penn State, Virginia

It appears Auburn was too late to the party for Asaboro (a recurring theme in Auburn’s OL recruiting....) and will not land that coveted official visit after signing day. Instead, it’s believed that Asaboro will sign with the Tar Heels tomorrow.

Prediction: North Carolina (99%)

3* DL Jamond Gordon | 6’4” | 268 lbs | Meridian, MS

Announcing: TBA

Top Teams: Auburn, Ole Miss

No one seems to know what’s going on in this recruitment. I’m going to say he lands at Ole Miss because Auburn beats them for LeDarrius Cox. But if the Tigers miss on Charles Moore, maybe they send a Letter of Intent to Gordon if he wants back on board. I wouldn’t be shocked if he signed with neither tomorrow.

Prediction: Ole Miss (1%)

3* OG Kamaar Bell | 6’3” | 320 lbs | Moultrie, GA

Announcing: 12:00 PM CT

Top Teams: Auburn, Florida State, Louisville

There appears to be a lot more confidence in Auburn’s camp for Bell than I realized last week. FSU is undoubtedly a threat but they were late to the party. Auburn has been after Bell for some time, he’s close to many of Auburn’s signees and he’s sees a path to early playing time. I think the Tigers snag the talented lineman tomorrow.

Prediction: Auburn (50%)

3* DT LeDarrius Cox | 6’5 | 300 lbs | Mobile, AL | Tennessee Commit

Announcing: 8:30 AM CT

Top Teams: Auburn, Ole Miss, Tennessee

I don’t know if this is a slam dunk just yet because not much is coming out on this recruitment. But there seems to be some serious confidence in a number of places that Auburn has pulled ahead in this recruitment and will pull off the flip tomorrow. The least likely scenario as of now appears to be Cox sticking with Tennessee. I think Auburn beats Ole Miss out for the talented instate defender.

Prediction: Auburn (70%)

3* OT Ira Henry | 6’5” | 320 lbs | St. Louis, MO

Announcing: 2:00 PM CT

Top Teams: Auburn, Florida State

Henry released a top 4 but this is a two team race. Both sides appear to have confidence but it seems Auburn folks are banking hard on the fact that Henry and Bell will play together at next level. With there being confidence AU will land Bell, it makes sense then to think they will get Henry as well. But I’m not as sold on that being the case and it really does appear that FSU has made a huge push for Henry. Remember, this is his “dream offer” and FSU can promise the chance to challenge for a starting spot as a true freshman. I hope I’m wrong but I get the feeling this recruitment is going to go against the Tigers.

Prediction: Florida State (15%)

3* LB Octavius Brothers | 6’2 | 210 lbs | Southwest Brevard County, FL

Announcing: 2:45 PM CT

Top Teams: Auburn, North Carolina

In the fall, Auburn got the feeling they were gonna fail to flip some major linebacker targets and started hunting for new talent. They found a real gem in Brothers and have made him a priority ever since. He appears set to join Owen Pappoe and Kameron Brown in a very interesting but solid linebacker class.

Prediction: Auburn (99%)

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“Same Old” - Graphics Workshop

In today’s workshop, we looked at the work of artist Jean Michel Basquiat, and responded visually through adopting his methodology and style.

The Context

Jean Michel Basquiat is one of the most famous and established Black artists in the 20th century, producing a brilliant body of Neo-expressionist work before dying of a heroin overdose in 1988.

The Process

Look at examples of Basquiat’s work, and discuss, in groups, the following questions:

Can you describe what is being depicted in the work?

Identify the use of symbols, images and words being used?

Can you identity the themes of the work? Are there commonalities between the examples?

What does the work communicate?

Watch a short film about Basquiat, and make notes on who he was, where he was, how he made his work and what he discussed in his work.

Visually respond to Basquiat, by channeling some of the artist’s ideas into pieces using your own poems as content. Create a layered artwork using a range of mark making materials and embrace that abandonment of perfect illustration. Embrace the erratic, sketchy, doodle-like quality to Jean’s work. Consider scale, as the artist commonly painted on large scale materials, yet started off small scale with his postcards.

Reflection

1. After a brief introduction to Basquiat, we held our own mini exhibition of a few pieces from Basquiat’s library. In small groups, we discussed the works, thinking about the various questions and looking at the characteristics of the pieces and what, ultimately, the works are trying to communicate.

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2. Having briefly analysed the works, we then watched and excerpt from The Radiant Child, a film about Basquiat, while making notes about the contextual information about the artist:

In the late 1970s and early 80s, New York was a creative hive for people, where “everyone was an artist, and did everything.” It was suggested that in Downtown New York, over 500 different artists, directors and musicians knew each other.

Jean Michel Basquiat first achieved recognition as part of the moniker SAMO, a street poetry collaboration between him and Al Diaz. As SAMO, Jean took to the streets and tagged buildings, roads, pavements and more with poetic thoughts and expressions. The name SAMO is a shortening of the phrase “same old shit”, a reference to the marijuana Jean and his friends smoked in high school.

Basquiat and a few friends started a band, named Gray. The group had always wanted to start a band, even though none were actual musicians. They produced a noise that the public liked, and they were having a good time in the process.

As a teenager, Basquiat ran away from home and lived a nomadic lifestyle: sleeping wherever he could, at friends and girlfriends’ apartments. To support himself, the artist made postcards, t-shirts and pins, which were abstract compositions of image, colour, words, very expressive and energetic.

Andy Warhol was a hero of Jean’s, who walked up to the pop artist in a restaurant, introduced himself to Warhol and presented the postcards. Warhol bought a few.

Diego Cortez, a curator and friend of Jean’s, saw his SAMO drawings and persuaded him to make art. Basquiat painted on anything he could find.

Times Square Artshow was the first time Basquiat’s artwork had been on exhibition, and they sold incredibly well. Basquiat was bold, persistent and ambitious, always wanting “to be number one”, and was a multitasker. The artist liked to have music and the TV on whilst he was working, stepping over the pile of paintings that littered his floor. He took inspiration from everything, jazz players, literature, boxers and possessed an “incredible focus” and work ethic.

Some of his works were almost responses to other artist pieces such as Jason Pollock and Pablo Picasso. His work talked to the greats, and would soon become them.

The film also talks about how Basquiat was influenced by William S Burroughs - his favourite living author at the time. Burroughs and John Gionro inspired Jean. The dadaist technique of slicing up, collaging things was a very important element in Basquiat’s paintings. The artist was concious of his work, and would fireback a reply to anyone’s criticism that the work was rather “sloppy” or unconsidered with “nothing is done by chance, everything is a decision.”

3. Respond to the artist, using your poems as content.

Aims:

Respond visually to Basquiat’s work

Use a range of materials

Layer artwork

Embrace the raw, doodle-like visual aesthetic and the abandonment of traditional illustration styles

Avoid planning, just take the methodologies and apply it to our own poems

Reflection

Initially, I knew I wanted to work from my “scotch” blackout poem, exploring the ideas of fading memory and layering of materials.

Something I noticed about Jean’s work approach was that, in the film at least, I never saw the artist sit down and work on a table.

He always stood, or crouched, but never sat. I think this was a key factor in the incredible energy that was put into his works so I wanted to do the same. Standing up whilst working allows for large brush strokes and freeing kinetic movements. While this technique is effective for expressionist, energetic and abstract pieces such as these, for very intricate and detailed designs, such as traditional illustration and considered graphic design - this approach would be counter-intuitive and challenging.

For the first response, I took the idea of memory and ran with it, repeating the word “REMEMBER” and “FADE” in large, bold letters.

I used a large brush to paint the first layer with an uneven royal blue to create an interesting, rough and sketchy texture to build upon. After a brief discussion with my tutor, I questioned how I could really incorporate my blackout poem with the art, and it was suggested that I could physically include the work in the piece.

Following Basquiat’s idea of slicing up and collaging works, I tore up pieces of my poem and painted over them, which created a raised, multi-media effect to the work. The juxtaposition of somewhat aggressive, intimidating, loud handwritten type and the faded, dirtied printed text is really interesting - the contrast between the almost street art-like REMEMBER and the obscured traditional printed type.

A large theme I wanted to convey in the piece was conflict, confusion and aggression. The lined, textured backdrop and rough, uneven blocks of stark black against the lighter orange achieve that aggressive sense, and the ripped, torn-back effect to the ounce suggest that idea of conflict, through the contrast of colours, and torn, ripped edges of the papers, which also creates the layering effect.

Initially, I used a brush to write REMEMBER and MEMORY on the bottom layer, in white paint, which, ultimately, does not have an interesting visual effect.

Comparing this to Basquiat’s Notary, his work possesses a doodle-like visual style, however it it still a very confident, assured and mature execution, in a child-like aesthetic. This element in my work however, simply looks childish. It looks rather simple, primary and sloppy. I learnt from this and moved to chalk, which allows for a harsh, street art-like effect while still possessing that doodle-like aesthetic, in response to Basquiat.

Notary, 1983, acrylic, charcoal and crayon on canvas

After creating one piece looking at shape, layering and playing around with the potential of chalk, I wanted to create a work in a much larger scale, focussing on gestural movements and incorporating real energy and erratic thoughts into the piece.

For this response, I was looking at Jean’s large scale piece Untitled (Scull) and visually interesting, using a panel-like structure and a collection of different lines of my own poetry, from summer project to the cut up developments.

A characteristic I noted about Jean’s work, shown in Charles the First, was his tendency to separate elements of a piece, effectively panelling his work. This idea of panels was likely influenced by his interest in comics as a child, with multiple pieces referencing or featuring superheroes and villains. However, Jean does not do this explicitly, and rarely draws actual panel boarders. In the same way, I wanted to subtly panel my own response. Inspired by Basqiat’s predominantly yellow, blue and black palette, I decided to break the canvas up with different colour backgrounds, which I made sure not to give a solid coating.

I wanted to achieve that same textured, rough effect with the brown of the paper permeating through. That aesthetic is something I see frequently in Jean’s work, and its a technique that is effective in separating the three parts of the image and creating that signature visual language: it’s not solid colour and has the hand painted, energetic quality.

In the piece, I used a combination of words, phrases, symbols and doodle-like illustrations in response to Jean’s visual language.

The combination of brush and chalk lettering works much better on a large scale, as the words are clearly legible and the erratic edge to the specific brush worked nicely this time. The first segment is bold symbolism of a melting eye, “burnt” working on the ideas of my group’s blackout poem.

Alongside these brush illustrations are smaller chalk writings and sketches, meant to show the more erratic, spontaneous thoughts and add to that child-like visual aesthetic to the piece. This is suggested as crayon and chalk are cheap, easily accessible materials commonly used by young children because of their inexpensive quality.

The illustration of a character (a man) is overlaid with chalk, crayon and brush strokes to create a layering, erratic effect. Scratched out thoughts also are in response to Jean’s use of the technique to show psychological conflict and evolution. The poetic line “We have now achieved diminishing potential”, is a cynical message that could have been found in a SAMO street poem.

Finally, I worked on the idea of nature in my poems over the summer, so I wanted to include a leaf or branch uniting the pieces, something that basquiat did with with industrial lines and geometric shapes littered throughout his work, like routes or paths.

This response is a visually interesting piece that works on Basquiat’s ideas methodologies and signature idiosyncratic visual style. The panelling effect caused by the juxtaposition of two colours is well done, and creates a divide, strong sense of sprawling thoughts in a street art and doodle-like visual aesthetic.

Potential Development

Create more works in response to the artist

Develop the outcomes digitally, looking at layering on works

Research Jean Michel Basquiat further, and analyse the characteristics of his work

ACTION

Research Jean Michel Basquiat further, and analyse the characteristics of his work

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Permit's Earn money Off Home! By Judy Taylor.

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What Creates A Good Performer? Through Kim Wist.

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Top Ten Movies of 2016

As of this writing, I’ve seen 76 movies released in 2016. Here are the ten that stayed with me the most.

10. The Neon Demon Let’s get a little unconventional for the tenth spot. Nicolas Winding Refn takes his lunatic creativity to such an extreme here that, five years after “Drive” made him such a critical darling, this film was booed at Cannes and generally wrecked by critics. The budget for “The Neon Demon” was miniscule and it didn’t even make its money back. I don’t care about any of this. Give me this glorious score, give me the mesmerizing use of color, give me Elle Fanning, give me Keanu Reeves as a delightfully creepy motel owner, give me the cannibalism, the lebsian necrophilia, everything. This was a blast.

9. I, Daniel Blake Ken Loach, now 80, is known for his socialist politics, and for making films that shine a light on the underclasses in Britain. “I, Daniel Blake” just radiates humanism and empathy. There’s a great simplicity to this story and to these characters. They are struggling, deeply, but still find it in themselves not only to carry on, but to put others first. Also manages to be one of the funniest films of the year.

8. Elle I love all things Isabelle Huppert. A.O. Scott describes her as “the most ferociously intuitive and the most serenely intelligent actress working in movies today.” She’s also, along with Cate Blanchett, the most confident. Paul Verhoeven has made a really strange, ambiguous film here. Not for everyone but I loved it.

7. Love and Friendship I’ve now seen Whit Stillman’s period piece, based on a Jane Austen short story, three times. Probably the funniest, most purely enjoyable movie I watched this year. Beckinsale is a force of nature and the supporting performances are perfect. The fact that it came out early in the year is likely causing a lot of people to forget about it now, but this is an absolute gem.

6. Jackie It’s easy to roll your eyes at Natalie Portman for doing something like this. The absurd commitment, the self-seriousness, the guaranteed Oscar nomination. But my god does she nail Jackie Kennedy. Try to take your eyes off her. It’s an arresting performance. This is some seriously impressive and confident filmmaking from Chilean director Pablo Larrain. Great cinematography and score. There is just so much packed into these 95 minutes.

5. Nocturnal Animals Tom Ford has already established himself as one of the more interesting American filmmakers. This is a slick, brilliantly constructed neo-noir thriller with a great contrast in settings between rugged West Texas and chic, high-end L.A. Some great character acting from Michael Shannon, and Aaron Taylor-Johnson plays one hell of a villain. The ending will be divisive but after sitting with it for a while I ended up really liking it. I’m excited to see what Ford does next.

4. Under Sandet (Land of Mine) This Danish film blew me away. It’s the rarest of things: a World War II story that has not been widely told. After the war, about 2,000 German POW’s were forced to find, and disarm, millions of land mines in western Denmark. The story focuses on about a dozen babyfaced Germans – all hungry, shellshocked, and homesick – under the command of a vicious Danish sergeant. They’re charged with clearing all the mines on one specific beach and, as it turns out, watching terrified kids take apart land mines is fairly nerve-wracking! A penetrating, gorgeously-shot film, with a brilliant performance by Roland Moller, who plays the sergeant.

3. Hell or High Water “Heat” meets “No Country for Old Men.” A backdrop of long-term economic decay in West Texas just hangs over David Mackenzie’s whole film. It forces the audience, as well as the locals, to upend their traditional views of right and wrong and of who the real villains are. In one sense this is just a really well-made genre film, but it also feels quite original, and it has a lot to say about class in America. The final scene with Bridges and Pine is one of the best of the year.

2. Moonlight Barry Jenkins tells this story with such raw, overwhelming power that it’s hard not to feel physically affected watching it. It actually feels weird – almost disrespectful – to compare this to other movies, talk about in the context of awards, etc. It’s so distinct. I didn’t want this movie to end. I wanted to stay in the theater for as long as it took to see Chiron’s story all the way through. So many unique and memorable scenes here.

1. Manchester by the Sea An honest, funny, gut-wrenchingly sad masterpiece from Kenneth Lonergan. Casey Affleck puts on a master class in vulnerability and restraint and emotional deadness. The scene with him and Michelle Williams toward the end is every bit as moving and unforgettable as advertised. Just an incredible meditation on tragedy and grief and the strength needed to carry on when you are permanently broken. One of the best films of the decade.

Honorable Mention: La La Land, Allied, The Lobster, A Man Called Ove, Hacksaw Ridge

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