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[tipsypixel-sims]

Fergus had been working on a very special toddler formula. It was not completely ready to be released to the public, but he decided it was safe enough for Astra to drink it. If only he could figure out how to stop the weird side effect of his toddler glowing in the dark...

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[rosegolqen]

Per aspera ad astra

spencer reid x oc

i. vers un nouveau départ

Take a look at our new menu.

On your far left side is our everyday option, you can find that it is our most useful and precise tool: the scalpel. While scalpels come in many different shapes and sizes, their existence stays the same; for making skin incisions, tissue dissections, cutting open and piercing through the flesh to get access to various organs.

Next to the scalpel lays our bone saw. The metal is sharpened every day, while we may not use it on every occasion, it is there to provide us with smooth level cuts to the bone. Literally. In addition to surgery, they are also used in forensics, torture and dismemberment.

Don’t be afraid, our other specialities are not as disturbing as the one above. Just smile.

You can see one of our most useful desserts on your right side; rib cutters. Or otherwise known as rib shears. As the name implies, it is used to cut the rib cage to open the chest for examination. It quite resembles a pair of normal cutting scissors. Many in the business opt for gardening shears as a cheaper alternative, but it’s recommended to purchase true rib dissection shears to ensure quality material for long-term use and ease the cleaning process.

But that’s just our advice.

Do you want me to continue or have you decided what you’ll choose as your option for dinner?

No?

Alright. Let’s continue then. I’m going to tell you our most successful and used sell.

Our post-mortem needles. They are very well known is our expertise. They are used for suturing the skin after a wound or a necropsy. It helps to return the body to a natural-looking state. In easier words for people who are not as bright as us. To sew you back up and look as new as before.

Very helpful in our line of work.

Have you decided yet?

Yes?

Hmm…

Excellent choice. Let’s get to work.

The room’s cold temperature should have made her shiver but she was more than used to the freezing conditions of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s morgue. She was too tired to head upstairs to her office so Aubrey rather stayed here. In the dark, where corpses kept her company every day.

It was rather...quiet. Pure silence. In her most honesty, she didn’t mind it. Living people talked enough already, but corpses never utter any words. Well, not with their mouths, anyway. Rather their bodies. What they endured. How they withstood the things they did. How they fought back against illnesses, addiction or the worst-case scenario— mankind.

The freshly brewed coffee’s taste made the doctor focus a little better than before. A recent case of murder fully operating on her desk and her mind was full of thoughts about the multiple strange things that happened to the victim’s body.

Half an hour ago Aubrey read the reports of the previous three bodies. As the fourth appeared the FBI stepped in, transporting the girl’s corpse to her to examine it.

Sondra Watts. One of many unfortunate souls to pass away from violence.

The three previous reports about the girls were written by different pathologists. He explained that the victims showed a sign of dehydration and torture. True, she thought as she examined the last victim, Sondra’s appearance.

The killer’s first victim was Melissa Kirsch, she was first attempted to be strangled, said the report. The purple and blue bruises around her neck like a beautiful necklace adorned with different types of jewels indicate that on the photo included in the file.

Photos of victims were just as disturbing as seeing their bodies. But Aubrey was never that picky. She always wanted to work with people, dead or alive.

Melissa, the first victim, however, didn’t die of strangulation in the end, she was stabbed. The photos showed the craters on her wounds, they were a dark red colour in contrast to her pale, white skin. The colour of her hair seemed dull and grey. Lifeless.

Perfecting his method, the killer started using a belt with his second murder. He started to become more ruthless and angry. Years of trauma and pain from a young age can destroy a person like that for them to attempt and do such unforgivable things to another human. It seemed absurd and impossible. It meant that for someone out there, there was no saving.

All of the victim’s eyes sunk into their faces, and harsh marks and scratches covered their eye areas. The pathologist explained in his reports that he thought the victim’s eyes were covered with tape.

Also true, Aubrey thought.

Sondra happened to have the same wounds around her eyes. Her eyes were not the only thing this killer hurt, while there was no indication of sexual assault, gashes of red and purple covered Sondra’s mouth as well.

It could be possible that a gag covered her mouth at the time she was held captive.

One of the strangest things this killer did to his victims was to cut and polish their fingernails. A sign of remorse. Coming from a psychotic killer it seemed…unthinkable and it made Aubrey nauseous to her stomach.

As she took out the fourth victim’s organs and measured them, then wrote them down on a note pad Aubrey wondered how these girls felt in the last minutes of their lives. Did they accept that they were going to die? Or did they hope even in their last breaths that someone was on their way to save them? Only to lose that hope and die after a week of being held captive?

She didn’t want to think about it but hundreds of corpses come and go through this morgue alone. How many people are victims of cruelty and violence every day?

“A lot, I imagine.”

Aubrey turned her head to the voice. A shadow stood in the doorway leading up to the offices. He was tall, rather built nicely but never her type. The voice belonged to Dr Damien Morris. Her coworker and second in command in this Pathology Unit.

Damien was always…a bit obsessed. Always asking to spend time together even though she denied him a few times already. Always acting too nice and defensive, ignoring Aubrey’s boundaries or the dates she’s gone on over the years. Let’s not talk about jealousy, he never got the point. And she doesn’t think he ever will. He’s a nice guy— don’t get her wrong but Aubrey never felt that spark between them that he was trying so hard to bring alive.

It was annoying at this point but he’s a good pathologist. A good person. She wouldn’t want to destroy the slight friendship they worked on in the last two years. Also, he’s not the only one, so this was not her first time dealing with obsessive people.

“I thought you went home?” Aubrey asked Damien as she took off her bloodied gloves. Throwing them out in the bin, her steps took her to the sink where she rinsed her hands thoroughly with soap two times. The cloth in which Aubrey dried her hands was soft, almost too unbearably soft.

She made her way to the desk. Taking a sip of the still-hot coffee as she sat down. Her focus was on filling out the paperwork for the victim. Her neat handwriting stopped for a second as Damien came closer.

“Nah, I thought you might need some help?” He pulled out the other chair and sat down. He was wearing his light blue button-up as usual. His black trousers fit him flawlessly, tailored to perfection to his body.

“No, thank you. I’ve got it all covered.” She looked at him, offering him a silent smile. The room’s temperature dropped— she was sure or maybe she imagined it. Aubrey hasn’t slept in in a while, her mind was playing tricks with her, she convinced herself. “The fax machine doesn’t work though, so I have to bring the report of the victim to Agent Jareau personally.”

Damien offered, “I can come with you if you’d like?” His smile was giving her the creeps even though it seemed genuine.

“Damien, go home.” She shook her head, a few of the shorter face-framing curls falling in her face as they escaped the clip they’d been in all day. “You’ve been here all night.” Aubrey frowned as she looked at her Cartier Tank Louis watch on her wrist. “Or morning. It’s 4:48”

“So have you been.” Damien leaned closer, his elbow almost touching hers. His strong cologne hit her as she took a breath. It was too masculine and strong.

Aubrey cleared her throat as she stood up. Her tone changed as she spoke to him. Authority was evident as she was still his boss. He should not be questioning how long she was to stay in and work. “Yes, but I’m the Head of the Forensic Pathology Unit.” On the other hand, Aubrey understood his concerns though. It has been a long workday for the both of them and he was nice and just looking out for her as she would be for him. “Go home. I promise after I finish this I’ll be on my way home too.”

“Alright.” He hesitantly agreed. Standing up he made his way to the exit, but not without looking back and staring at her. “I’ll see you tomorrow.”

“See you.”

Instantly as Damien left she felt relieved. Aubrey would accept his behaviour as long as he did his job well and stayed in the zone of friendship and nothing more.

6:02

Aubrey finished her report and put it in a light brown, beige folder with the victim's name. She washed her hands again, took on another pair of gloves and started to sew the open chest of Sondra Watts together.

After a few swift stitches along the girl’s abdomen that didn’t take her too long, she was finished sewing back her skin. Sondra was only skin and bones now. Her brain got removed at first yesterday, by another pathologist who worked here. He’s an expert in human brains and determined that the victim’s brain didn’t suffer any head trauma.

Aubrey covered her body again with a white surgical cloak. She pushed the victim’s body into the cooler that was reserved for her as long as her body would stay there. In a few days, she would be transported back to her family and most probably be buried.

The coffee on the desk ran cold, but the doctor still drank it. It didn’t do anything good for her organs but she could not take chances of falling asleep. Although over the years her body mastered the ability to stay awake longer than it could take.

6:32 in the morning.

Great. The bakeries were about to open up. She could grab some breakfast on her way to the FBI’s headquarters where Agent Jennifer Jareau worked with her team. Aubrey could have called an agent to come for the files but she haven’t seen her blond-haired friend in a while. She’s been busy with work and the writing process of the second book for her trilogy.

That’s a lie. There wasn’t any progress, so far. She hasn’t even started writing that book. But nobody needs to know that.

While balancing work and her personal life, she had time last year to finish her first-ever book. It even got her first place in the New York Times Bestselling Author list within the first two days of publishing. She’s held that title for about 47 weeks.

Aubrey pulled the three last victim’s files from the top drawer in the desk. Adding the one she finished before, she threw her slightly bloodied cloak into the washing bin as she made her way out of the morgue. She could take the stairs but her feet carried her rather to the comfort of the elevator. The morgues were in the basement and all of the people's offices and desks who worked here were on the top floors.

As she got her bag and purse from her office, Aubrey noticed how bright it was already outside. You easily lose track of time down there with no windows to remind you of the outside world. Only your clock ticking, the cold temperature and corpses held you together, they were there to evoke memories of the living people.

The orange hues painted the sky a beautiful picture. Swirls of lavender were still evident from the night but slowly starting to disappear as the sun made its presence known today. A few people rushed, running to catch their train for their early shift. Some walked slower, enjoying the quiet morning of Virginia.

Aubrey was glad the FBI’s headquarters was only a few streets away from her office. It made sense that the two buildings would be close to each other. All medical files of the victims run through them, they check to make sure everything is in place and correctly done before being brought over to the different Units of the federal bureau.

The building looked like any other dull-painted facility in Quantico. While on the outside it seemed normal and boring, the inside was filled with working agents and people who have caught a dozen criminals in their years of work.

Aubrey has only been here a few times in her life but the security guards who greeted her as she stepped into the foyer were always sweet. She only had to show her badge the first three times she visited, after the fourth, they let her in without the need to show it. Of course, you were still required to pass your luggage through an x-ray machine where they check for dangerous items between your stuff.

The receptionist who sat at her table welcomed Aubrey happily. She was rather beautiful. Her outfit represented every inch of a wealthy lady. The first time Aubrey has been here she needed the receptionist's help with pointing her in the right direction of the Behavior Analysis Unit but by now Aubrey knows it like the back of her hand. Or rather human bodies.

She headed to the elevator, stepped in and pressed the right button. The shiny metal door closed, her reflection greeting her. She had to admit, she looked tired but it was nothing a bit of makeup wouldn’t be able to fix tomorrow. After she drops off the files Jennifer needed Aubrey would head home just like she promised Damien. She doesn’t think she even has the energy to stop by her favourite bakery.

The sound of the elevator stopping and its door sliding open brought her attention back. Her steps were confident as she strode to the glass doors leading to another room filled with working desks. Some people were already working, filling out all kinds of papers and reports.

Aubrey didn’t need to head to Agent Jareau’s office because she was already on her way to the pathologist. She texted the agent before she left her office that she was going to drop the victim’s files off. By the look on Jennifer’s face, she arrived at the right moment.

Her kind smile brought one on Aubrey’s face as well. She pulled her into a quick hug. Has it been this long since Aubrey has seen her blond friend? “I’ve missed you, you know?”

Aubrey groaned, “Yes, I know. By the way, you are crushing my clavicle bone.” She returned the hug equally as brutally as Jennifer but she didn’t seem to mind. The pathologist only realized now how she needed Jennifer as a friend in her life. She loved her quick wits and gentle personality. She made her feel safe every time she was with the agent. It’s been such a long time since they’ve gone out together or got coffee.

“I hate your fancy words.” JJ released her and she could only grin at her expression, her lips tugging into a teasing smirk “Just say collarbone.” The agent shook her by her shoulders, “Uhm, excuse me? How was Egypt?”

“Oh god, I haven’t even told you about it. It was amazing, I loved it.” Three months ago Aubrey was invited by a research group and some archaeologists who found a mummified woman fifteen miles from Cairo. They asked her to research the dried tissue of the mummy and find the cause of death. While that took a long time she still enjoyed her time in Cairo. She learned about the culture, and the city’s history and even made some acquaintances.

After two months of careful work with a team of specialists, they were able to determine the woman’s age and how long ago she passed away. Their study also found the infectious disease that afflicted the people of her time. She sadly fell victim to this sickness as well and passed away at the age of 21 with a small fetus in her belly.

“I read the article.” JJ gushed loudly, throwing her hands in the air. Working Agents gazed irritated their way from the loud communication in the quiet early morning but they ignored them. “‘American-British Forensic Pathologist Dr Aubrey Crawford helps identify the mummified body in Egypt.’ I even bought the newspaper and taped it to my wall in my office.”

Aubrey groaned, her cheeks burning from her friend’s teasing. Covering her face with her hands she laughed, “To be fair I was not the only one doing the work. They should have included the other scientists' names as well.”

“You deserve to be in the spotlight for once.”

The pathologist dropped her hands from her face, “Still. Made me feel bad. Then I remembered how much money I spent on med school and instantly felt better.” JJ laughed, shaking her head. Aubrey reached into her bag, pulled out four beige files and handed her friend the documents, “This is for you, my darling.”

The victims’ names were written neatly on the front of the files. Jennifer’s mood instantly soured, her brown furrowed. And her cool mask of concentration slipped on. “Four murders in four months. The fifth victim was already abducted.” She took the files from her hands. “You know, you didn’t have to bring the papers over. You could’ve E-mailed them to me.”

“It’s fine, I’m on my lunch break anyway.”

“Your lunch break is at 7 o’clock?”

The brunette shrugged, “You know, it’s a lot easier when you’re the Head of the Forensic Pathology Unit.”

JJ’s chest rumbled, a quiet laugh escaping her lips. “I can imagine. Thank you for the papers. I’ll call you if I need anything.”

“Alright.” Aubrey nodded. Sometimes if the case required her friend to ask her to explain her observations and findings to the team. It only happened one time when a genius colleague of hers was sick and JJ insisted Aubrey’s gifted brain and gentle explanation would help her team understand the medical terms she used in her report better. “Jennifer?”

“Yes?”

“Could I use the coffee machine?” She had her eyes set on the device since she stepped into the bullpen. Aubrey didn’t think she would be able to go home awake without another coffee and she didn’t want to start an accident on the busy roads of Quantico.

Gentle motherly thoughtfulness shone in JJ’s eyes. She hoped the dark circles she could practically feel below her eyes weren’t that obvious. “Of course, help yourself out. That’s the least I can offer.”

“Thanks.” Aubrey greatly appreciated her blond-haired friend. She hugged her goodbye one last time, parting farewell and promising to call her later this week so they could catch up.

Turning around with heavy steps Aubrey made her way to the far left corner of the room. The surface of the grey table, which oddly resembled a kitchen counter from the expensive magazines, lay with all kinds of ingredients you would need for your coffee. Cabinets and rows of mugs were your choices to pick from. She settled for a basic white cup with the FBI’s logo. She would bring the cup back the next time she was to come in again to work or visit JJ.

Pouring water into the reservoir, and finding the already ground coffee beans on the counter Aubrey quickly slid the paper filter into the brewing basket of the coffee machine. She needed a strong coffee, so she put two big spoonfuls of coffee grounds in the filter. Shutting the brewing baskets lid, she gently pressed the button on the machine, the button lighting up in a red colour. Waiting for the coffee to drip down, she busied herself by putting two teaspoons of sugar in the white mug. Taking the milk out of the fridge and an unused teaspoon from the drawer, Aubrey waited for her coffee to be ready.

After waiting for about a few minutes and the coffee still didn’t drip down how it was supposed to, she gave up on waiting. Shaking her head at the thought, she didn’t want to ask JJ what was wrong with their coffee machine but Aubrey guessed she could stop by and just buy a small latte on her way home.

Before that happened and she could put her mug in the sink, she felt a presence beside her. Even though he was near her, he still paid attention not to brush his body against hers. Tall and lean, with his long fingers covering the machine and opening the lid again. His delicate touch made her eyes only focus on his hands and how they were pinching a tube inside the coffee machine.

Aubrey realized he was fixing the device, already having experience with the old machine. This most probably happened too often. “Thanks.” Her gaze left his hands as her eyes found his. He quickly looked down, not granting Aubrey the ability to see his eyes longer. Selfish. She didn’t mind openly staring at him, he was worth looking at. “I’m Aubrey Crawford.”

“I know.” He sucked in an embarrassing breath, “I mean—“ the stranger stumbled over his words, his head shaking slightly, making a few brown hairs fall into his eyes, which he quickly pushed behind his left ear again. She smiled at the deep scarlet blush appearing on his cheeks, “I-i don’t know. But I know. I’ve read your book.” Tall, lean and attractive stopped fumbling with his hands, the coffee machine turning on. Instantly coffee dripped down, the smell reaching her nose. Or maybe it was the stranger. She wasn’t sure. It was delightful, nevertheless.

“Ah.” Of course. Her books. Aubrey was rather proud of them. Sad that he only knew her because of them.

The man, who was probably around her age, gestured to the coffee machine. Awkwardly scratching his neck. So definitely not a social person who liked or better— knew how to make small talk. “It’s a bit tricky.”

“I noticed.” He reached from his neck to massage his right shoulder with his left hand. He seemed to be doing that a lot based on his poor posture and his slightly rounded shoulders. The stranger then straightened to his full height. Oh. Aubrey was tall without wearing heels but she still had to crane her neck to look up at him. He still avoided meeting his eyes with hers as he dropped his hand from his shoulder and reached for a mug in the cabinet beside him.

When he turned back to Aubrey, she gently moved her finger to rest on her chin, the movement making him look her in the eyes, “You have beautiful eyes.”

He clearly didn’t expect the compliment by the way he reacted to her words, “Th-thank you.” The stranger took all his courage and advice from his friends by the way he took a big breath, he most probably did a thing he was not often brave enough to do. He introduced himself, and a pretty voice flowed out of his throat even though he only said his name. She was mesmerized.

Aubrey doesn’t know what was wrong with her. Sleep deprivation. Definitely. She should stop staring. She will. Just a few more seconds with him. “I’m Spencer.”

“Spencer…” Her voice sounded strange to her ears as she spoke his name. “I like it. Very unique.”

“Actually, the name Spencer, according to the Social Security Administration of the United States, began increasing steadily in its popularity as a male given name in the early twentieth century and spiked dramatically in the 1980s, 1990s, and early 2000s. Today about 2353 people are named Spencer.”

He talked fast and enthusiastically. Never did Aubrey hear someone say something so confidently and without tripping over his words while the syllables flowed out of his mouth at this speed. It was fascinating and endearing. He was. This stranger. “Do you do that often?”

“What…?” The furrow of his brows told Aubrey, the stranger expected something negative to be fired back at him.

She shrugged, “Charm every lady you see with your smart facts.”

Spencer’s eyes widened at her forwardness, his mouth and perfectly anatomical teeth on display as he smiled. He seemed nervous, his right hand rubbed the palm of his left. “No, that rarely happens.”

“Well, Spencer, you’ve been successful today then.” She smiled at him, the smell of freshly brewed coffee hitting her nose once again. Reaching around Spencer she served her cup halfway up, stirring the coffee with the teaspoon thoroughly so that all the sugar grains melted. Unscrewing the cap from the milk bottle, Aubrey filled her mug to the brim with milk and stirred it again. “Thank you for helping me. I’ll see you around later.” She waved him goodbye, putting her used spoon into the sink.

“Yeah. You too.”

Aubrey didn’t look back at him as she walked away. The bullpen was slowly but steadily filling with more people while the sun rose higher and the day started. All these people with different lives working for the same reason. To save and to protect.

The tall stranger was left dumbfoundedly staring at her retreating form, his coffee forgotten in his hand. He only realized later when he was sitting in the conference room with his team already working on a case that he forgot to ask for her number. He didn’t forget anything. Nothing slips past his mind. Never.

Yet, this strange irking feeling clawing at his insides told him that they will cross paths again.

[piasgermany]

[Video] Nation of Language mit Video zu "Too Much, Enough"!

Nation of Language präsentieren ihre neue Single "Too Much, Enough" - das Herzstück ihres neuen Albums "Strange Disciple", das am 15. September über Play It Again Sam erscheint.

Nach den vorangegangenen Singles "Sole Obsession", "Weak In Your Light" und "Stumbling Still", verkörpert "Too Much, Enough" die übergreifenden Albumthemen, wie ungesunde Liebe, Obsessionen und die Idee, dass überhaupt etwas zu fühlen besser ist als nichts, selbst wenn es uns nicht guttut. In dem Song nimmt die Band die wütenden, süchtig machenden und Angst einflößenden TV-Nachrichtenzyklen aufs Korn, denen wir hoffnungslos verfallen sind. “It seems the only way to find an edge in the media business is to appeal to our most base instincts of disgust, and we end up suffering both individually and collectively for it.”

Das von Robert Kolodny gedrehte Video persifliert genau diese Fernsehformate und verwandelt die Hysterie und Angstmacherei in etwas Absurdes. Mit dabei sind neben dem Emmy-nominierten Schauspieler Jimmi Simpson (Westworld, It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia) seine Musikerkollegen Reggie Watts, Kevin Morby, Tomberlin, Adam Green von Moldy Peaches und Greg Rutkin von LVL UP sowie weitere Freunde und bekannte Gesichter.

Live: 03.08. Haldern - Haldern Pop Festival 04.08. Diepholz - Appletree Garden Festival 15.09. Berlin - Astra Kulturhaus (hochverlegt) 16.09. Hamburg - Uebel & Gefährlich 20.09. Köln - Gebäude 9 Booking in D: Goodlive

[gazeta24br]

A artista pop experimental Shygirl compartilhou o Mix Club Shygirl de sua faixa ‘Poison’, que foi originalmente lançada em seu álbum de estreia “Nymph”, através Because Music. Ao lado da versão reimaginada de ‘Poison’, produzida por Danny L Harle, vem o visual distorcido e hiperpsicodélico da Shygirl interpretando a música. Inspirada na forma como a faixa foi recebida pelos fãs ao vivo, Shygirl queria que a nova produção reproduzisse um pouco da mesma energia que o público trouxe nos espetáculos. O resultado faz exatamente isso com a produção adicional de Danny L Harle, acrescentando um toque extra à versão original da faixa, trazendo uma sensação de coragem e bravura a esta versão clube pronta para o show. "Poison" (Club Shy mix) OUÇA E ASSISTA Nymph ‘Poison’ (Club Shygirl mix) chega a tempo do anúncio da turnê mundial da Shygirl 2023 Nymph Pt. 1, incluindo a etapa norte-americana da turnê. A partir de 15 de março em Vancouver, a etapa de 14 datas incluirá paradas em Seattle, Los Angeles, Chicago, Toronto, Nova Iorque e Atlanta antes de se encerrar em Miami em 15 de abril. Antes de embarcar nas datas norte-americanas, Shygirl se apresentará em Berlim, Amsterdã e Paris este ano e tocará em 2023 com apresentações no Beyond the Valley e no Field Day Festival na Austrália. Ingressos à venda agora AQUI. O álbum de estréia aclamado pela crítica de Shygirl, Nymph, revela sua auto-reflexão em tons vocais experimentais e melodias de dança desconstruídas exibindo um novo nível de intimidade e profundidade emocional em sua composição musical. Nymph inclui as faixas ‘Shlut’, que chegou com um vídeo dirigido por Diana Kunst, ‘Nike’, que estreou com uma performance de COLORS, Shygirl - Coochie (a bedtime story)’, ‘Come For Me’, que chegou com visuais dirigidos por Yasser Abubeker. Pitchfork elogiou o álbum como, "uma coleção definitiva de canções que se baseia no que já torna a artista memorável". Shygirl também estrelou na recente campanha de outono da Calvin Klein e na apresentação da Burberry AW21, reivindicou um lugar cobiçado no Under 30 da Forbes, ganhou a capa de várias revistas de prestígio, incluindo Office Magazine e V Magazine, e se uniu a Mura Masa para remixar a faixa Lady Gaga e Blackpink ‘Sour Candy’ para o louvado álbum Dawn of Chromatica. Confira ‘Poison’ (Club Shy mix) acima e encontre as próximas datas ao vivo abaixo Próximas datas ao vivo: *Mês/dia 12/6 - Berlin, DE @ Astra 12/7 - Amsterdam, NL @ Melkweg 12/10 - Paris, FR @ Trianon 12/31 - Perth, AU @ Beyond the Valley Fest 1/1 - Sydney, AU @ Field Day Festival 1/4 - Sydney, AU @ Manning Bar 1/6 - Melbourne, AU @ Max Watts 1/7 - Brisbane, AU @ Field Day Festival América do Norte 3/15 - Vancouver, BC @ Celebrities Nightclub 3/17 - Seattle, WA @ Neumos 3/21 - San Francisco, CA @ The Regency Ballroom 3/24 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern 3/25 - San Diego, CA @ Music Box 3/31 - Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall 4/3 - Toronto, ON @ The Axis Club 4/4 - Montreal, QC @ Le Studio TD 4/6 - Philadelphia, PA @ The Foundry at The Fillmore 4/8 - New York, NY @ Webster Hall 4/9 - New York, NY @ Webster Hall 4/12 - Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club 4/14 - Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade - Hell 4/15 - Miami, FL @ The Ground Capa de Nymph Shygirl Nymph 30 de Setembro, 2022 1. Woe 2. Come For Me 3.Shlut 4. Little Bit 5. Firefly 6. Coochie (a bedtime story) 7. Heaven 8. Nike 9. Poison 10. Honey 11. Missin u 12. Wildfire

[incorrectpleasantprefectsquotes]

[at the first Vindication meeting]

Gemma: But wait, why is Oliver here?

Oliver: I read an article saying that growing almonds was bad for the environment, and yet I continued to use almond milk in my coffee -

Ira: No, dingus!

[sl-walker]

@unspeakablehorror

If you want to know more about the Mirror Scott -- whose main story arc is one of the tightest plotted tales I’ve ever told, and who I cannot define for the reader and make no effort to -- here is his story.  The first one is the main arc, the other stories (not all yet posted on AO3) is the side arc.  You only really need to read the main arc, though, to get the plot; the side arc stories are the more-- emotional side of things, albeit rarely only his emotions.

If you want to know the regular universe Scotty, his is here (and likewise is not all over on Ao3 yet).

Then, on top of that, the Multiverse I is on Ad Astra’s forums, but you have to be a member.  This post comes from almost at the very end.  And this version of the Mirror Scott is actually an AU branched off the one in the link above, but-- close enough.  LOL!

Anyway, here’s the post anyway, even sans context:

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"There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.” - Edith Wharton

--

"We have about ten hours," Hank said, over the intercom.  Up on the bridge, with T'Vel, they were hurriedly networking panels in order to make up for the lack of people to man them.  Once the sub was away, everyone turned to work, and into their own thoughts.

Scotty didn't bother acknowledging the statement, just let it sink into his thoughts, which were appropriately somewhere between grim and determined.  Behind the main phaser array, he and his Mirror were busy trying to add every last little tiny watt of power they could to the Shikra's primary weapons.  Next would come the torpedoes, as well as Shand and Torres's nuclear insanity, and then finally they would do what they could to bolster the shields.

Work had always been something that Scotty turned to when life was falling apart.  He wasn't sure, though, if this was one of those times.

Berat's kind words had both unsettled him -- he had long since put that one conversation out of his mind and thought Berat had done the same, so having that family brought up had shaken him up -- and had resonated deeply.  Not for the words of wishing Scotty of wishing him age and peace, both things he was never sure he'd find in full but appreciated Berat wishing him, but those reminding him exactly how much he was--

Rocky as their relationship had sometimes been, he would miss the Cardassian engineer.  And did now, really.  He'd miss Stan, too, for as little as they had interacted.  Hell, he missed all of them -- the ones gone now below, the ones gone before to death or back to their own universes.

It was strange, sometimes, how people could become a part of your mental landscape.  Strange how they could become familiar and even sometimes comfortable.

Now, Scotty's world was a good bit smaller and had a number of empty spots in it.  He could not call them friends, nor would he presume to, but he was keenly aware of their absence.

And all too aware of a silent knowledge that he'd never see them again.

Dying in the line of duty wasn't something that scared him so much.  God knew, he had faced it enough times.  If anything, he took a grim refuge in the fact that if he did go out, he would hopefully go out fighting, and he would make damn sure that the universe he had been defying would not level its final blow without him having exhausted every possible resource he had to survive.  Scotty was never suicidal like that, no matter how easy it was to think he was when he flung himself head-long into deadly situations -- he never went into them thinking of glory, or heroics.  He went into them because he had to, because it was his duty.  Because it was the right thing to do.  And when he did, he went in knowing that when he accomplished his goal, he would then fight for his own survival just as fiercely.

He was all too well aware that there was no glory to be found in death.  That once you snuffed out something unique in the universe, nothing could replace it; that no matter how well a person died, it was no replacement for that empty place they left behind.

He looked down at his penlight, rubbing his thumb over the only word etched on it.  A moment of admitted self-reflection, and sorrow.  He wasn't sure who the sorrow was for, or where it came from, except that it came from someplace deep.  He wasn't sure if it was for himself, or for the empty places surrounding him now, or for the empty places that would be left behind here, and there.

A movement caught his peripheral vision, and he picked his head up to look over at the Mirror, who was apparently done with the coupling down the way he'd been working on.

Scotty still wasn't sure what to even think of this other him, this black-clad assassin who could kill without so much as a flicker of horror at his own actions.  But despite that, even though it wasn't entirely willing, he empathized.  When the Mirror moved, he could feel it himself; when the Mirror worked, he could feel what it would be, down to the very nerves themselves, as his hands danced through wires and over circuits or gripped a tool.  He knew the Mirror heard like he can hear; could tap whatever sense it was that allowed them both to work in almost identical motions despite such vastly different lives.

It wasn't in a literal way, but it was certainly real enough.

And despite not knowing what to make of this twin, whose face never betrayed him, Scotty found the strangest sense of comfort in being around someone who could not really frighten him, not even when performing an action he himself could never perform.

The Mirror regarded him with that same cool, inscrutable look now, as he sat with his light and a moment out of these ten hours made for self-reflection and sorrow.  Scotty knew that whatever good-byes the Mirror had made, he made long ago, long before this.

Then that expression softened slightly, and the Mirror sat down next to him and put their shoulders together.  A primal, primitive gesture of solidarity and comfort; something universal in a language that both of them could understand, even if neither could ever say it aloud.

Scotty didn't take it for anything less or more than what it was.  Just nodded slightly to himself.

And in unison, they both reached forward to get back to work together.

[beyond-the-yellowbrickroad]

movies watched in 2020 (part one)

1. Little Italy (2018) Directed by Donald Petrie

2. Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium (2007) Directed by Zach Helm

3. Super Size Me 2: Holy Chicken! (2017) Directed by Morgan Spurlock

4. Along Came Polly (2004) Directed by John Hamburg

5. Frozen II (2019) Directed by Chris Buck, Jennifer Lee

6. Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019) Directed by Joachim Rønning

  7. The Two Popes (2019) Directed by Fernando Meirelles

8. It Takes Two (1995) Directed by Andy Tennant

   9. Last Christmas (2019) Directed by Paul Feig

10. Christine (2016) Directed by Antonio Campos

11. Head Over Heels (2001) Directed by Mark Waters

12. The Babysitter (2017) Directed by McG

13. Fry Day (2017) Directed by Laura Moss

14. Hair Love (2019) Directed by Bruce W. Smith, Matthew A. Cherry & Everett Downing Jr.

15. The Terminal (2004) Directed by Steven Spielberg

16. Bombshell (2019) Directed by Jay Roach

17. Thanks for Sharing (2012) Directed by Stuart Blumberg

18. The Edge of Democracy (2019) ‘Democracia em Vertigem’ Directed by Petra Costa

19. Klaus (2019) Directed by Sergio Pablos   

20. Little Women (2019) Directed by Greta Gerwig

21. Life Overtakes Me (2019) Directed by Kristine Samuelson, John Haptas

22. The Lego Batman Movie (2017) Directed by Chris McKay

23. A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019) Directed by Marielle Heller

24. Simply Irresistible (1999) Directed by Mark Tarlov

25. Airplane Mode (2020) ‘Modo Avião’ Directed by César Rodrigues

26. American Factory (2019) Directed by Steven Bognar, Julia Reichert

BONUS  

27. American Factory: A Short Conversation with the Obamas (2019) Directed by Julia Reichert

28. Jumanji: The Next Level (2019) Directed by Jake Kasdan

29. Cats (2019) Directed by Tom Hooper

30. Pain and Glory (2019) ‘Dolor y gloria’ Directed by Pedro Almodóvar 

   31. Missing Link (2019) Directed by Chris Butler

32. Nefta Football Club (2018) Directed by Yves Piat

33. Richard Jewell (2019) Directed by Clint Eastwood

34. Troop Zero (2019) Directed by Bert, Bertie

35. 1917 (2019) Directed by Sam Mendes

36. Labor Pains (2009) Directed by Lara Shapiro

37. Love Wrecked (2005) Directed by Randal Kleiser

38. I Lost My Body (2019) ‘J'ai Perdu Mon Corps’ Directed by Jérémy Clapin

39. Breakthrough (2019) Directed by Roxann Dawson

40. The Cave (2019) ‘غار’ Directed by Feras Fayyad

41. Corpus Christi (2019) ‘Boże Ciało’ Directed by Jan Komasa

42. For Sama (2019) Directed by Waad al-Kateab, Edward Watts

43. Harriet (2019) Directed by Kasi Lemmons

44. Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) (2020) Directed by Cathy Yan

45. Ad Astra (2019) Directed by James Gray

46. To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You (2020) Directed by Michael Fimognari

47. Charlie’s Angels (2000) Directed by McG

48. Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle (2003) Directed by McG

49. Charlie’s Angels (2019) Directed by Elizabeth Banks

50. Overboard (2018) Directed by Rob Greenberg

51. Jenny Slate: Stage Fright (2019) Directed by Gillian Robespierre

52. The Rewrite (2014) Directed by Marc Lawrence

53. Looper (2012) Directed by Rian Johnson

54. Signs (2002) Directed by M. Night Shyamalan

55. Margaret (2011) Directed by Kenneth Lonergan

56. All the Bright Places (2020) Directed by Brett Haley

57. Beauty & the Briefcase (2010) Directed by Gil Junger

58. When in Rome (2010) Directed by Mark Steven Johnson

59. Beauty Shop (2005) Directed by Bille Woodruff

60. Vampires Suck (2010) Directed by Jason Friedberg, Aaron Seltzer

61. So Undercover (2012) Directed by Tom Vaughan

62. Think Like a Man (2012) Directed by Tim Story

63. Think Like a Man Too (2014) Directed by Tim Story   

64. Sonic the Hedgehog (2020) Directed by Jeff Fowler

65. Across the Universe (2007) Directed by Julie Taymor

66. Bring It On Again (2004) Directed by Damon Santostefano

67. Bring It On: All or Nothing (2006) Directed by Steve Rash

68. The Invisible Man (2020) Directed by Leigh Whannell

69. The Hunt (2020) Directed by Craig Zobel

70. Step Sisters (2018) Directed by Charles Stone III

71. Swiped (2018) Directed by Ann Deborah Fishman

72. Just Friends (2005) Directed by Roger Kumble

73. Love Don’t Co$t a Thing (2003) Directed by Troy Byer

74. The Gentlemen (2019) Directed by Guy Ritchie

75. Onward (2020) Directed by Dan Scanlon

76. Dolittle (2020) Directed by Stephen Gaghan

77. Love Jacked (2018) Directed by Alfons Adetuyi

78. Two Night Stand (2014) Directed by Max Nichols

79. Hot Fuzz (2007) Directed by Edgar Wright

80. Nine Months (1995) Directed by Chris Columbus

81. Locke (2013) Directed by Steven Knight

82. The World’s End (2013) Directed by Edgar Wright

83. Imagine Me & You (2005) Directed by Ol Parker

84. Little Shop of Horrors (1986) Directed by Frank Oz

85. Bad Times at the El Royale (2018) Directed by Drew Goddard

86. Ibiza (2018) Directed by Alex Richanbach

87. Emma. (2020) Directed by Autumn de Wilde

88. Jexi (2019) Directed by Jon Lucas, Scott Moore  

89. Airplane! (1980) Directed by Jerry Zucker, Jim Abrahams, David Zucker

90. The Half of It (2020) Directed by Alice Wu

91. The Wrong Missy (2020) Directed by Tyler Spindel

92. Possessor (2020) Directed by Brandon Cronenberg

93. Ingrid Goes West (2017) Directed by Matt Spicer

94. El Revenge (2017) ‘La Vingança’ Directed by Fernando Fraiha

95. Unfinished Business (2015) Directed by Ken Scott

96. Rough Night (2017) Directed by Lucia Aniello 

97. Ben Platt: Live from Radio City Music Hall (2020) Directed by Alex Timbers, Sam Wrench

98. Miss Americana (2020) Directed by Lana Wilson

99. The Lovebirds (2020) Directed by Michael Showalter

100. Hannah Gadsby: Douglas (2020) Directed by Madeleine Parry

[popculturebrain]

Here are the nominees for the 92nd Academy Awards

Best Picture:

“Ford v Ferrari” “The Irishman” “Jojo Rabbit” “Joker” “Little Women” “Marriage Story” “1917” “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” “Parasite”

Lead Actor:

Antonio Banderas “Pain and Glory” Leonardo DiCaprio “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” Adam Driver “Marriage Story” Joaquin Phoenix “Joker” Jonathan Pryce “The Two Popes”

Lead Actress:

Cynthia Erivo “Harriet” Scarlett Johansson “Marriage Story” Saoirse Ronan “Little Women” Charlize Theron “Bombshell” Renee Zellweger “Judy”

Supporting Actor:

Tom Hanks, “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood” Anthony Hopkins, “The Two Popes” Al Pacino, “The Irishman” Joe Pesci, “The Irishman” Brad Pitt, “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”

Supporting Actress:

Kathy Bates, “Richard Jewell” Laura Dern, “Marriage Story” Scarlett Johansson, “Jojo Rabbit” Florence Pugh, “Little Women” Margot Robbie, “Bombshell”

Director:

Martin Scorsese, “The Irishman” Todd Phillips, “Joker” Sam Mendes, “1917” Quentin Tarantino, “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” Bong Joon Ho, “Parasite”

Animated Feature:

“How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World” Dean DeBlois “I Lost My Body” Jeremy Clapin “Klaus” Sergio Pablos “Missing Link” Chris Butler “Toy Story 4”  Josh Cooley

Animated Short:

“Dcera,” Daria Kashcheeva “Hair Love,” Matthew A. Cherry “Kitbull,” Rosana Sullivan “Memorable,” Bruno Collet “Sister,” Siqi Song

Adapted Screenplay:

“The Irishman,” Steven Zaillian “Jojo Rabbit,” Taika Waititi “Joker,” Todd Phillips, Scott Silver “Little Women,” Greta Gerwig “The Two Popes,” Anthony McCarten

Original Screenplay:

“Knives Out,” Rian Johnson “Marriage Story,” Noah Baumbach “1917,” Sam Mendes and Krysty Wilson-Cairns “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” Quentin Tarantino “Parasite,” Bong Joon-ho, Jin Won Han

Cinematography:

“The Irishman,” Rodrigo Prieto “Joker,” Lawrence Sher “The Lighthouse,” Jarin Blaschke “1917,” Roger Deakins “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” Robert Richardson

Best Documentary Feature:

“American Factory,” Julia Rieichert, Steven Bognar “The Cave,” Feras Fayyad “The Edge of Democracy,” Petra Costa “For Sama,” Waad Al-Kateab, Edward Watts “Honeyland,” Tamara Kotevska, Ljubo Stefanov

Best Documentary Short Subject:

“In the Absence,” Yi Seung-Jun and Gary Byung-Seok Kam “Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone,” Carol Dysinger “Life Overtakes Me,” Kristine Samuelson and John Haptas “St. Louis Superman,” Smriti Mundhra and Sami Khan “Walk Run Cha-Cha,” Laura Nix

Best Live Action Short Film:

“Brotherhood,” Meryam Joobeur “Nefta Football Club,” Yves Piat “The Neighbors’ Window,” Marshall Curry “Saria,” Bryan Buckley “A Sister,” Delphine Girard

Best International Feature Film:

“Corpus Christi,” Jan Komasa “Honeyland,” Tamara Kotevska, Ljubo Stefanov “Les Miserables,” Ladj Ly “Pain and Glory,” Pedro Almodovar “Parasite,” Bong Joon Ho

Film Editing:

“Ford v Ferrari,” Michael McCusker, Andrew Buckland “The Irishman,” Thelma Schoonmaker “Jojo Rabbit,” Tom Eagles “Joker,” Jeff Groth “Parasite,” Jinmo Yang

Sound Editing:

“Ford v Ferrari,” Don Sylvester “Joker,” Alan Robert Murray “1917,” Oliver Tarney, Rachel Tate “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” Wylie Stateman “Star Wars: The Rise of SkyWalker,” Matthew Wood, David Acord

Sound Mixing:

“Ad Astra” “Ford v Ferrari” “Joker” “1917” “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”

Production Design:

“The Irishman,” Bob Shaw and Regina Graves “Jojo Rabbit,” Ra Vincent and Nora Sopkova “1917,” Dennis Gassner and Lee Sandales “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” Barbara Ling and Nancy Haigh “Parasite,” Lee Ha-Jun and Cho Won Woo, Han Ga Ram, and Cho Hee

Original Score:

“Joker,” Hildur Guðnadóttir “Little Women,” Alexandre Desplat “Marriage Story,” Randy Newman “1917,” Thomas Newman “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker,” John Williams*“The King,” Nicholas Britell

Original Song:

“I Can’t Let You Throw Yourself Away,” “Toy Story 4” “I’m Gonna Love Me Again,” “Rocketman” “I’m Standing With You,” “Breakthrough” “Into the Unknown,” “Frozen 2” “Stand Up,” “Harriet”

Makeup and Hair:

“Bombshell” “Joker” “Judy” “Maleficent: Mistress of Evil” “1917”

Costume Design:

”The Irishman,” Sandy Powell, Christopher Peterson “Jojo Rabbit,” Mayes C. Rubeo “Joker,” Mark Bridges “Little Women,” Jacqueline Durran “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” Arianne Phillips

Visual Effects:

“Avengers Endgame” “The Irishman” “1917” “The Lion King” “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker”

[tipsypixel-sims]

When Fergus was at work, Una looked after Astra. She quickly discovered that this little human really liked being read to, so they began working their way through Fergus's bookshelves. Astra seemed to have inherited Fergus's exceptional spacial awareness and, because she quickly figured out which shape fit into which hole on her puzzle toy.

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[awardseason]

40th London Film Critics’ Circle Awards - Winners

FILM OF THE YEAR The Irishman Joker Knives Out Marriage Story Midsommar 1917 Pain and Glory Parasite — WINNER Portrait of a Lady on Fire The Souvenir

FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM OF THE YEAR Happy as Lazzaro Monos Pain and Glory Parasite Portrait of a Lady on Fire — WINNER

DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR Pedro Almodóvar – Pain and Glory Bong Joon Ho – Parasite — WINNER Sam Mendes – 1917 Céline Sciamma – Portrait of a Lady on Fire Martin Scorsese – The Irishman

ACTRESS OF THE YEAR Scarlett Johansson – Marriage Story Lupita N’yongo – Us Florence Pugh – Midsommar Charlize Theron – Bombshell Renée Zellweger – Judy — WINNER

ACTOR OF THE YEAR Antonio Banderas – Pain and Glory Tom Burke – The Souvenir Robert De Niro – The Irishman Adam Driver – Marriage Story Joaquin Phoenix – Joker — WINNER

SUPPORTING ACTRESS OF THE YEAR Laura Dern – Marriage Story — WINNER Jennifer Lopez – Hustlers Florence Pugh – Little Women Margot Robbie – Bombshell Tilda Swinton – The Souvenir

SUPPORTING ACTOR OF THE YEAR Tom Hanks – A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood Shia LaBeouf – Honey Boy Al Pacino – The Irishman Joe Pesci – The Irishman — WINNER Brad Pitt – Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood

BRITISH/IRISH FILM: THE ATTENBOROUGH AWARD Bait 1917 Rocketman The Souvenir — WINNER Wild Rose

BRITISH/IRISH ACTRESS (for body of work) Jessie Buckley – Wild Rose/Judy Cynthia Erivo – Harriet Lesley Manville – Ordinary Love/Maleficent: Mistress of Evil Florence Pugh – Fighting With My Family/Midsommar/Little Women — WINNER Saoirse Ronan – Little Women

BRITISH/IRISH ACTOR (for body of work) Tom Burke – The Souvenir Taron Egerton – Rocketman George MacKay – 1917/Where Hands Touch/Ophelia Robert Pattinson – The Lighthouse/High Life/The King — WINNER Jonathan Pryce – The Two Popes

YOUNG BRITISH/IRISH PERFORMER (for body of work) Raffey Cassidy – Vox Lux Dean-Charles Chapman – 1917/The King/Blinded by the Light Roman Griffin Davis – Jojo Rabbit Noah Jupe – Honey Boy/Le Mans ’66 Honor Swinton Byrne – The Souvenir — WINNER

BREAKTHROUGH BRITISH/IRISH FILMMAKER: THE PHILIP FRENCH AWARD Waad Al-Kateab & Edward Watts – For Sama Richard Billingham – Ray & Liz Mark Jenkin – Bait — WINNER Owen McCafferty – Ordinary Love Nicole Taylor – Wild Rose

BRITISH/IRISH SHORT FILM OF THE YEAR Appreciation Beyond the North Winds: A Post-Nuclear Reverie The Devil’s Harmony — WINNER Kingdom Come Pompeii

DOCUMENTARY OF THE YEAR Amazing Grace Apollo 11 The Cave For Sama — WINNER Varda by Agnès

SCREENWRITER OF THE YEAR Pedro Almodóvar – Pain and Glory Noah Baumbach – Marriage Story — WINNER Bong Joon Ho & Han Jin Wan – Parasite Joanna Hogg – The Souvenir Steven Zaillian – The Irishman

TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD Ad Astra – Allen Maris, visual effects Apollo 11 – Todd Douglas Miller, film editing Judy – Jeremy Woodhead, makeup and hair Little Women – Jacqueline Durran, costumes Motherless Brooklyn – Daniel Pemberton, music Monos – Jasper Wolf, cinematography 1917 – Oliver Tarney, sound design Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood – Barbara Ling, production design — WINNER Parasite – Lee Ha Jun, production design A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon – Will Becher & Richard Phelan, animation

DILYS POWELL AWARD for EXCELLENCE IN FILM Sally Potter

DILYS POWELL AWARD for EXCELLENCE IN FILM Sandy Powell

40TH ANNIVERSARY AWARD Aardman

[incorrectpleasantprefectsquotes]

Penny: It's kind of cold

Gemma: Oh, here, take my jacket

Roscoe: I'm cold too

Arden: Well damn, Roscoe, I don't control the weather

[extrabeurre]

Oscars 2020 : Choix et prédictions

La 92e cérémonie des Oscars, sans animateur encore une fois cette année, aura lieu ce dimanche 9 février. Comme le veut la tradition, voici mes choix et mes prédictions dans chacune des catégories principales.

MEILLEUR FILM Ford v Ferrari The Irishman Jojo Rabbit Joker Little Women Marriage Story 1917 Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood Parasite

Choix :  Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood, non seulement mon film préféré de 2019, mais aussi mon film préféré de la décennie. 

Prédiction : Plusieurs candidats sérieux cette année, dont Joker (le film avec le plus de nominations) et Parasite (la Palme d’or, le chouchou des critiques, le lauréat du SAG Award de la meilleure distribution d’ensemble), ainsi que le chef-d’œuvre de Tarantino. Mais parce que les Oscars récompensent rarement les meilleurs films, j’ai l’impression qu’ils ne pourront pas résister au techniquement impressionnant, mais sans plus 1917. Il a déjà le Golden Globe du meilleur drame, le prix de la PGA et tout plein de BAFTAs en poche.

MEILLEURE RÉALISATION

Quentin Tarantino, Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood Martin Scorsese, The Irishman Bong Joon-ho, Parasite Todd Phillips, Joker Sam Mendes, 1917

Choix : Tarantino, bien sûr. Ce cinéaste a littéralement changé ma vie il y a 25 ans, et il signe ici son meilleur film en carrière.

Prédiction : Encore là, l’Academy risque de donner un 2e Oscar comme réalisateur à Sam Mendes (lauréat du prix de la DGA), alors que Tarantino n’en a jamais gagné aucun.

MEILLEUR ACTEUR

Antonio Banderas, Pain and Glory Leonardo DiCaprio, Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood Adam Driver, Marriage Story Joaquin Phoenix, Joker Jonathan Pryce, The Two Popes

Choix et prédiction : Joaquin Phoenix est probablement le meilleur acteur de sa génération, et avec The Master et You Were Never Really Here, sa performance dans Joker forme une troublante trilogie.

MEILLEURE ACTRICE

Cynthia Erivo, Harriet Scarlett Johansson, Marriage Story Saoirse Ronan, Little Women Charlize Theron, Bombshell Renee Zellweger, Judy

Choix : Scarlett Johansson, criante de vérité dans Marriage Story. 

Prédiction : Renee Zellwegger dans Judy. C’est toujours payant d’incarner une personnalité réelle.

MEILLEUR ACTEUR DE SOUTIEN

Tom Hanks, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood Anthony Hopkins, The Two Popes Al Pacino, The Irishman Joe Pesci, The Irishman Brad Pitt, Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood

Choix et prédiction : Brad Pitt, Movie Star avec des majuscules, incroyablement charismatique dans le film de Tarantino.

MEILLEURE ACTRICE DE SOUTIEN

Kathy Bates, Richard Jewell Laura Dern, Marriage Story Scarlett Johannson, Jojo Rabbit Florence Pugh, Little Women Margot Robbie, Bombshell

Choix et prédiction : Qui n’adore pas Laura Dern? Et ce sera peut-être la seule façon de récompenser cet excellent film qu’est Marriage Story.

MEILLEUR SCÉNARIO ORIGINAL

Knives Out, Rian Johnson Marriage Story, Noah Baumbach 1917, Sam Mendes and Krysty Wilson-Cairns Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood, Quentin Tarantino Parasite, Bong Joon-ho, Jin Won Han

Choix et prédiction : Vu qu’on dirait que Tarantino va une fois de plus être écarté des catégories Meilleur film et Meilleure réalisation, il devra se contenter d’un 3e Oscar du Meilleur scénario. À moins que Parasite l’emporte, ce qui est quand même très probable.

MEILLEURE ADAPTATION

The Irishman, Steven Zaillian Jojo Rabbit, Taika Waititi Joker, Todd Phillips, Scott Silver Little Women, Greta Gerwig The Two Popes, Anthony McCarten

Choix : Le scénario de The Irishman est magistral, à tous les niveaux. Ce film sera-t-il le grand oublié de la cérémonie?

Prédiction : J’ai l’impression que l’Academy ressentira la pression de remettre au moins un prix à Little Women, et ce sera probablement celui-ci. Mais c’est aussi possible que le ridiculement surestimé Jojo Rabbit gagne ce prix.

MEILLEURE DIRECTION PHOTO

The Irishman, Rodrigo Prieto Joker, Lawrence Sher The Lighthouse, Jarin Blaschke 1917, Roger Deakins Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood, Robert Richardson Choix :  Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood, un plaisir visuel de tous les instants.

Prédiction : 1917 pour le gros flex de Roger Deakins, comme dirait mon ami Yannick. Gagnant du prix de l’ASC.

MEILLEUR MONTAGE

Ford v Ferrari, Michael McCusker, Andrew Buckland The Irishman, Thelma Schoonmaker Jojo Rabbit, Tom Eagles Joker, Jeff Groth Parasite, Jinmo Yang

Choix : The Irishman, car  Thelma Schoonmaker parvient à rendre un film de 3 h 30 toujours captivant, sans longueurs.

Prédiction : Parasite, car il a gagné le prix ACE Eddie.

MEILLEUR MONTAGE SONORE

Ford v Ferrari, Don Sylvester Joker, Alan Robert Murray 1917, Oliver Tarney, Rachel Tate Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood, Wylie Stateman Star Wars: The Rise of SkyWalker, Matthew Wood, David Acord

Choix : Ce ne sont pas des catégories que je connais bien, mais j’ai adoré le son des moteurs dans Ford v Ferrari.

Prédiction : 1917, car j’ai l’impression que ce sera le grand gagnant de la soirée, tour de force technique et tout ça.

MEILLEUR MIX SONORE Ad Astra Ford v Ferrari Joker 1917 Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood Choix : Ford v Ferrari. Prédiction : 1917.

MEILLEURE DIRECTION ARTISTIQUE

The Irishman, Bob Shaw and Regina Graves Jojo Rabbit, Ra Vincent and Nora Sopkova 1917, Dennis Gassner and Lee Sandales Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood, Barbara Ling and Nancy Haigh Parasite, Lee Ha-Jun and Cho Won Woo, Han Ga Ram, and Cho Hee

Choix et prédiction : Je vais y aller pour la reconstitution d’époque, les décors de western, Spahn Ranch dans Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood, mais 1917 pourrait rafler ce prix également. Parasite aussi serait plausible.

MEILLEURE MUSIQUE ORIGINALE

Joker, Hildur Guðnadóttir Little Women, Alexandre Desplat Marriage Story,Randy Newman 1917, Thomas Newman Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, John Williams

Choix et prédiction : Joker et le sinistre violoncelle de Hildur Guðnadóttir, qui contribue grandement à l’atmosphère du film.

MEILLEURE CHANSON ORIGINALE

I Can’t Let You Throw Yourself Away,  Toy Story 4 I’m Gonna Love Me Again, Rocketman I’m Standing With You, Breakthrough Into the Unknown, Frozen 2 Stand Up, Harriet

Choix : Je n’ai pas encore vu Frozen 2, mais je suis obsédé par Into the Unknown telle que chantée par Idina Menzel.

Prédiction : Difficile de résister à remettre un prix à Elton John pour I’m Gonna Love Me Again!

MEILLEUR MAQUILLAGE ET MEILLEURE COIFFURE

Bombshell Joker Judy Maleficent: Mistress of Evil 1917

Choix et prédiction : Joker peut-être? Ou est-ce trop facile d’associer ce film au maquillage?

MEILLEURS COSTUMES

The Irishman, Sandy Powell, Christopher Peterson Jojo Rabbit, Mayes C. Rubeo Joker, Mark Bridges Little Women, Jacqueline Durran Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood, Arianne Phillips

Choix et prédiction : Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood, car les films d’époque sont souvent récompensés pour leurs costumes, et le travail de la designer est particulièrement inspiré dans le film de Tarantino.

MEILLEURS EFFETS VISUELS

Avengers Endgame The Irishman 1917 The Lion King Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Choix : Avengers Endgame, un quasi oublié des Oscars. On sous-estime l’exploit qu’est la culmination de l’Infinity Saga, notamment au niveau des effets visuels.

Prédiction : 1917. La prédiction facile pour la majorité des catégories.

MEILLEUR FILM INTERNATIONAL

Corpus Christi, Jan Komasa Honeyland, Tamara Kotevska, Ljubo Stefanov Les Misérables, Ladj Ly Douleur et gloire, Pedro Almodovar Parasite, Bong Joon Ho

Choix et prédiction : Parasite. La catégorie la plus facile à prédire de la soirée, avec raison. Un chef-d’œuvre, tout simplement.

MEILLEUR FILM D’ANIMATION

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World, Dean DeBlois J'ai perdu mon corps, Jeremy Clapin Klaus, Sergio Pablos Missing Link, Chris Butler Toy Story 4,  Josh Cooley

Prédiction :  Je n’en ai vu aucun. Je vais dire Toy Story 4. Comme ça.

MEILLEUR COURT MÉTRAGE D’ANIMATION

Dcera, Daria Kashcheeva Hair Love, Matthew A. Cherry Kitbull, Rosana Sullivan Memorable, Bruno Collet Sister, Siqi Song

Prédiction : Je n’en ai vu aucun. Je vais dire Hair Love. Comme ça. 

MEILLEUR DOCUMENTAIRE

American Factory, Julia Rieichert, Steven Bognar The Cave, Feras Fayyad The Edge of Democracy, Petra Costa For Sama, Waad Al-Kateab, Edward Watts Honeyland, Tamara Kotevska, Ljubo Stefanov

Prédiction : Paraît que For Sama est exceptionnel. 

MEILLEUR COURT MÉTRAGE DOCUMENTAIRE

In the Absence Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone, Carol Dysinger Life Overtakes Me, Kristine Samuelson, John Haptas St. Louis Superman Walk Run Cha-Cha, Laura Nix

Prédiction : Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone. Le titre m’intrigue. 

MEILLEUR COURT MÉTRAGE

Brotherhood, Meryam Joobeur Nefta Football Club, Yves Piat The Neighbors’ Window, Marshall Curry Saria, Bryan Buckley Une soeur, Delphine Girard

Choix : Une soeur, pour la twist ingénieuse, le suspense soutenu, et les excellentes actrices. Le jury dont je faisais partie lui a remis le prix du Meilleur film à SPASM.

Prédiction : Pourquoi pas la coproduction québécoise Brotherhood!

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2019 & 2010s Best/Worst

Because I like lists and cataloguing the dumb shit I cared about. As my brother once said after seeing and reviewing NOW YOU SEE ME on a lazy Sunday, ‘Some would say it was a waste of time, others might say it was a colossal waste of time.’     

I’ll admit, it’s a bit over-the-top. Particularly including the Pats, but yeah, in the Tom Brady era that started when I was 14 as a Freshman in high school to 33 years old now and wrapping up soon-ish (?), there’s not a chance in hell I’ll care as intimately about this shit. I grew up with it at just the right time.

2019 MOVIES  TOP TIER 1) Once Upon a Time in Hollywood 2) Uncut Gems 2nd TIER 3) Knives Out 4) Parasite 5) Little Women 6) Midsommer 3rd TIER 7) John Wick III 8) Ready or Not 9) Marriage Story 10) Joker 11) Irishman 12) Shazam! 13) Us UNDERRATED Ready or Not TOO LONG John Wick III; Irishman SOLID El Camino GOOD BAD 6 Underground OK 21 Bridges; Avengers: Endgame; Dolemite is my Name; Dragged Across Concrete; Fighting With My Family; Hustlers; Knock Down the House; Longshot; the Report; Two Popes MEH Always Be My Maybe; Death of Dick Long; High Flying Bird; Spiderman: Far From Home; Standoff at Sparrow Creek DISAPPOINTING Hobbs & Shaw; Toy Story 4; Triple Frontier SUCK Laundromat; Under the Silver Lake OVERRATED Ad Astra; Booksmart; the Farewell FUNNIEST SCENE Dicaprio flipping out in movie trailer BEST CLIMAX/ENDING Once Upon a Time; Uncut Gems HAVEN’T SEEN 1917; Apollo 11; Beach Bum; Dark Waters; Ford vs Ferrari; Honey Boy; Jojo Rabbit; the Lighthouse; Star Wars 2019 TV  TOP TIER 1) Succession 2) Fleabag 3) Watchmen 2nd TIER 4) When They See Us 5) Barry 6) Unbelievable 7) Chernobyl 8) Sex Education DAMN GOOD Big Mouth; the Boys; Brockmire; Derry Girls; Euphoria; Loudest Voice; Mindhunter; Pen15; Righteous Gemstones; Veep WATCHABLE Atypical; Bosch; Dark; Goliath; Karate Kid; Kominsky Method; Mandalorian; Mr Robot; Mrs Fletcher; Russian Doll; Warrior HIGH/LOW I Think You Should Leave SHIT END FOR ALL-TIME GREAT Game of Thrones HALF-WATCH Living With Yourself; Raising Dion; the Society NOT UP TO STANDARD Stranger Things; GLOW; Killing Eve; True Detective BAD Luther; Shameless; Silicon Valley; SNL SUCK 13 Reasons Why; Big Little Lies; the Witcher FUNNIEST Desus & Mero DOCS 1) Fyre: both  2) Ted Bundy Tapes 3) American Factory 4) Leaving Neverland STAND-UP SPECIALS 1) Burr 2) Chappelle 3) Jeselnik 4) Birbiglia 5) Gulman BEHIND ON SHOWS I DIG Brooklyn 99; Catastrophe; Corporate; Expanse; Good Place; It’s Always Sunny; Letterkenny 2010s TV  DRAMA 1) Breaking Bad 2) Game of Thrones 3) Justified 4) Mad Men 5) Hannibal 6) Banshee ANTHOLOGY/LIMITED SERIES 1) Fargo SII 2) True Detective SI 3) When They See Us 4) People Vs OJ Simpson 5) Chernobyl 6) Show Me a Hero 7) the Night Of 8) Honorable Woman COMEDY 1) Atlanta 2) Fleabag 3) Veep 4) Big Mouth 5) Parks & Rec 6) Rick & Morty 7) Nathan for You 8) Review 9) American Vandal HIT/MISS Black Mirror OVERRATED Boardwalk Empire; House of Cards; Peaky Blinders; Westworld UNDERRATED Banshee; Brockmire; Hannibal FUN HATE-WATCH Newsroom DOWNHILL Homeland; How I Met Your Mother; Legion; Sons of Anarchy HATED Girls; Leftovers; Rectify UNWATCHABLE Twin Peaks BEST ENDINGS Breaking Bad; Justified; Fleabag; Parks & Rec DUMBEST ENDING Dexter; Sons of Anarchy LATE NIGHT Desus & Mero POLITICAL John Oliver 2010s MOVIES 2010 Social Network Animal Kingdom; the Fighter; Four Lions; Inside Job; Jackass 3; MacGruber; Shutter Island; Toy Story 3; True Grit; Winter’s Bone 2011 the Raid Descendents; Drive; Fast Five; the Guard; Mission Impossible 4; Take This Waltz; Warrior 2012 Magic Mike 21 Jump Street; Argo; Cabin in the Woods; Chronicle; Django Unchained; Goon; Looper; Queen of Versailles; Silver Linings Playbook; Skyfall 2013 Wolf of Wall Street Before Midnight; the Conjuring; Gravity; Her; Inside Llewyn Davis; Prisoners; Short-Term 12 2014 John Wick the Drop; Edge of Tomorrow; Gone Girl; the Guest; Lego Movie; Nightcrawler; the Raid 2; Whiplash 2015 Mad Max 7 Days in Hell; Big Short; Brooklyn; Creed; Ex Machina; Fast 7; It Follows; Logan; Magic Mike XXL; the Martian; Me and Earl and the Dying Girl; Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation; Sicario 2016 the Nice Guys Deadpool; Edge of Seventeen; Everybody Wants Some!; Green Room; La La Land; Manchester By the Sea; Moonlight; OJ: Made in America; Popstar; Sing Street; Weiner 2017 Get Out Blade Runner 2049; Coco; Dunkirk; Lady Bird; Logan; Thor Ragnorak; Tour de Pharmacy 2018 Spiderman: Into the Spiderverse BlacKKKlansman; Den of Thieves; Hereditary; If Beale Street Could Talk; Minding the Gap; Sorry to Bother You

THE BEST Mad Max BEST DOC OJ: Made in America FUNNIEST DOC Tickled UNDERRATED DOC Weiner HORROR Hereditary FAVORITE/FUNNIEST PERFORMANCE Ryan Gosling (Nice Guys) DESERVED 5 SEQUELS the Nice Guys SUPERHERO Spiderman: Into the Spiderverse WAR Dunkirk BEST FIGHT SCENES the Raid UNDERRATED any Lonely Island project NICE TRY Dark Knight Rises; Inception; Interstellar; Widows STAND-UP 2010s FAVORITE Bill Burr NEXT BEST Ali Wong; Anthony Jeselnik; Kyle Kinane; Bert Kreischer; Marc Maron; John Mulaney; Patton Oswalt; Rory Scovel; Tom Segura COMEBACK Chappelle DOWNFALL Louis CK DIED BEFORE PRIME Patrice O’Neal, Greg Giraldo UNDERRATED Joe Derosa MUST-SEE LIVE Robert Kelly  PODCASTS 2010s  BEST/FUNNIEST/UNDERRATED Walking the Room RUNNER-UP 600 Dollar Podcast ONE-MAN RANT Bill Burr Monday Morning Podcast SPORTS Pardon My Take RIFFING Bodega Boys HISTORY/COMEDY Dollop HISTORY DEEP DIVE Hardcore History MOVIES Rewatchables HATE-WATCH CRITICISM West Wing Thing POP CULTURE/FILM Frotcast MIXED Revisionist History GOOD/BAD Joe Rogan: GOOD: propping up comic friends; BAD: useful idiot for propping up bad faith fascists who should be put out to pasture INTERNET CURIOSITY Reply All LEFTIST POLITICS Chapo Trap House TRUE CRIME In the Dark ADVICE Don’t Take Bullshit From Fuckers LAME Pod Save America OVERRATED Missing Richard Simmons DIDN’T LIKE S-Town SERIAL Season 3>Season 1 TRUMP Trump, Inc SPORTS SCHAUDENFREUDE Fuck the Chargers OKAY Bill Simmons WTF WITH MARON good when he talks to comics MURDER My Favorite Murder OTHER GOOD ONES Hound Tall; Press Box

2010s MUSIC  FAVORITE anything Brian Fallon ROCK BAND Menzingers SONG Robyn-‘Dancing On My Own’ POP-PUNK BAND Wonder Years LIVE ALBUM Horrible Crowes-‘Elsie’ HEAVY BAND Every Time I Die ELECTRONIC Chvrches SOLO Rihanna COVER ALBUM Dustin Kensrue-‘Thoughts on a Different Blood’ GO-TO AT GYM Story So Far OFF THE INEVITABLE & IRRECOVERABLE DEEP END Kanye KIND OF LIKE THE MUSIC/HATE THE PERSON: LIKE KANYE Taylor Swift, Bieber THOUGHT I’D HATE BUT DOES NOT SUCK Lana Del Rey; Post Malone OTHER FAVES 1975; Arctic Monkeys; Beach Slang; Black Keys; Bon Iver; Carly Rae Jepsen; the National; Thrice MIXED Chance the Rapper; Kendrick Lamar I’ll be honest I spent far more time listening to podcasts nearly all the time and just listened to mostly the same couple of things I liked. 2010s PATRIOTS  2010s BEST GAMES 1) Seahawks Super Bowl 2) Falcons Super Bowl 3) Ravens 2015 Divisional 4) Chiefs 2019 AFCCG UNDERRATED CLASSIC Ravens 2015 Divisional BRADY/GRONK GO DOWN LIKE CHAMPS 1) 2018 Eagles Super Bowl 2) Broncos 2015 AFCCG: Brady’ offensive line was a sieve EITHER WAY Giants Super Bowl: game changed when Brady’s shoulder got fucked up by Tuck FAVORITE PLAYER TB12 MOST FUN/DOMINANT Gronk HEART OF TEAM Edelman BELOVED Wilfork ROCK SOLID 1) Hightower 2) McCourty 3) James White 1st BALLOT HALL OF FAMERS 1) Brady 2) Gronk 3) Revis LATER BALLOT 1) Edelman 2) Scarnecchia 3) Welker 4) Wilfork 5) Slater MAKING AN ARGUMENT Gilmore PATS HALL ONLY 1) McCourty 2) Hightower 3) Mankins 4) White 5) Gostkowski 6) Mayo 7) Chung UNDERRATED/GOOD VALUE 1) Amendola 2) Vollmer 3) Ninkovich 4) Chung 5) Woodhead DESERVED BETTER Welker UNSUNG Slater OVERRATED 1) Solder 2) Brandin Cooks NO-SHOWS Dolphins (Dec ’19); Jets Divisional (Jan ‘11) BEST REGULAR SEASON WINS 1) 2013 Broncos 2) 2017 Steelers 3) 2013 Saints BEST REGULAR SEASON LOSSES 1) 2012 49ers 2) 2016 Seahawks 3) 2014 Packers 4) 2015 Broncos LOL Miami Miracle: saved by winning Super Bowl LEAST TALENTED TEAM 1) 2013 by a mile 2) 2010 3) 2011 4) 2018 BEST TEAM 1) 2014  2) 2016 BEST PLAYS (NON-GRONK) 1) Butler INT Seahawks 2) Edelman TD pass vs Ravens 3) Buttfumble Jets 4) Edelman catch vs Falcons 5) Walk-off TD vs Falcons 6) Dan Connolly kick return 7) Brady TD pass to LaFell 2015 Divisional POUNDED TABLE TO DRAFT 1) Lamar Jackson 2) Kittle 3) AJ Brown 4) Honey Badger 5) Stefon Diggs WANTED BUT OUT OF REACH 1) Aaron Donald 2) Quenton Nelson 3) Derwin James 4) Hopkins 5) TJ Watt 6) Saquon 7) Keenan Allen 8) McCaffrey 9) Gurley WOULD’VE WON IT ALL IF NOT FOR INJURIES 2011, 2012, 2015, 2017. That’s football HEALTHIEST SEASON 2018 ROPE-A-DOPED/GOT BY ON VETERAN GUILE 2018: Belichick’s best coaching FAVORITE PICKS AT THE TIME OF GUYS I WANTED 1) Gronk 2) Hightower/Chandler Jones 3) Shaq Mason MOVES I HATED THAT I WAS WRONG ABOUT 1) Stephon Gilmore 2) trading Jamie Collins MOST IMPROVED Marcus Cannon BEST FIND Kyle Van Noy MOVE I LOVED getting Blount back the 2nd time IF BUTLER WASN’T BENCHED, DO THEY BEAT THE EAGLES? Yes 100%. If only because, if nothing else, he can tackle BUTLER’s INT KILLED THE ‘LEGION OF BOOM’ SEAHAWKS WOULD-BE DYNASTY Yes DRAFT REACH THAT MADE NO SENSE Jordan Richards: Tavon Wilson 2.0 BAD DRAFT MOVES 1) Dominique Easley 2) Cyrus Jones 3) Dobson 4) Mallett DIRTY SECRET Belichick sucks at drafting in 2nd round WOULD HAVE BEEN GOOD IF HE STAYED HEALTHY Malcolm Mitchell HATE TO SEE WALK BUT COULDN’T AFFORD 1) Trey Flowers 2) Chandler Jones 3) Jimmy G 4) Talib 5) Akiem Hicks DEFLATEGATE fraud/power trip job by Goodell/owners BRADY OR BELICHICK MORE VALUABLE Brady 100% DISAPPOINTING/GAMBLES 1) Ochocinco 2) Michael Bennett: got him 2 years too late 3) Fanene signing 4) Haynesworth BEST SHORT-TERM 1) Martellus Bennett 2) Chris Long 3) Revis 4) Brian Waters SUSPECT CHARACTERS/EDGY PERSONALITY MACHINES Brandon Spikes; Brandon Browner…SERIAL KILLER Aaron Hernandez PERSONALITY DISORDER DISASTER Antonio Brown: bad signing/unexpected HOW THE FUCK DID WE LOSE TO THAT GUY? Eli Manning/Nick Foles LIFESAVER Scarnecchia MCDANIELS Frustrating—but continuity matters REFS FUCKED OVER Gronk  MISCELANNEOUS 2010s GOOD/ENJOY Bernie Sanders/AOC: people who actually want to get good done that’s long overdue…Lebron James; Stephen Curry; Kawhi; Zion Williamson; Luka Doncic...Lamar Jackson; Pat Mahomes; JJ Watt; Marshawn Lynch…Coach Ed Orgeron...David Ortiz…2011 Bruins…memes…Don Winslow crime novels…David Roth writing on Trump…David Grann non-fiction…’Book of Mormon’ DID NOT ENJOY Kyrie Irving…Deflategate…LeBron on the Heat…Bobby Valentine DON’T UNDERSTAND WHY PEOPLE LIKE ‘Between the World and Me’…Elon Musk…Lin Manuel-Miranda/’Hamilton’ INDEFENSIBLY AND INFURIATINGLY BAD THE MORE YOU LOOK AT IT Facebook…Obama Presidency/Democratic Party Leadership EVERYDAY DISASTER Media: CNN; Fox; MSNBC; NY Times Op-Ed…Trump/Republicans: Trump presidency was basically 2010s 9/11 for inevitable disastrous fallout & consequences my generation will never recover from…Grifters Trojan horsing way in shamelessly (Trump administration; Ben Shapiro; Alex Jones; Milo; Jordan Peterson, Tomi Lahren, etc.) and no repercussions...Republican Party basically one goal: to troll libs even with shitty ideas that suck FAVORITES WHO DIED Bourdain; Elmore Leonard; Garry Shandling; Muhammad Ali; Robin Williams; Tom Petty BEST TALENT CUT SHORT Philip Seymour Hoffman SHITTIEST PEOPLE WHO DIED Antonin Scalia; George HW Bush; John McCain; Osama; Steve Jobs; Whitey Bulger I FORGOT THAT SHIT HAPPENED Charlie Sheen loses it JEFFREY EPSTEIN did not kill himself WHAT DEFINES 2010s Amazon/Bezos…Climate Change/Gun Violence inaction…Journalism being taken over by Bane Capital-esque vultures/local places dying...one-sided Class War by the uber-rich…#MeToo…Netflix…Opioids…Outrage/Cancel culture…Police Injustice…Silicon Valley…Social Media…Superhero shit…Your mom

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Movies 2020

Movies I watched in 2020. Updated soon after I watched them.

A Ghost Story [David Lowery, 2017, United States] No film has made me feel this melancholic ever. This is a film so profound, it examines existence in the simplest yet most esoteric way possible. It surely goes straight to the top of my all-time favourite list. 10/10

Portrait of a lady on fire [Celine Sciamma, 2019, France] Mesmerizing. It burns even before the fire and ends with unforgettable embers. a film of magnificent visuals, intoxicating sound design, and a screenplay of jawdropping surprises -- definitely on top of my list.

Parasite [Bong Joon-ho, 2019, South Korea] You can watch it in many different ways, perspective, and angle, and everything is just as clever. 10/10

John Denver Trending [Arden Rod Condez, 2019, Philippines] Aside from its central theme of mental health awareness, it also has an excellent juxtaposition of the culture of bullying and cyberbullying and its correlation with how the nature of superstitions and religions shapes a country’s humanity. 10/10

Knives Out [Rian Johnson, 2019, United States] a funny and thrilling tour de force, engrossing in its nicely calibrated tone. 9.5/10

Bliss [Jerrold Tarog, 2017, Philippines] touches the fine line between dreamland and reality, and examines dreams or aspirations as mere illusions. It is wicked. It’s well-crafted. It’s a mindfuck. It’s deeply, as in deeply affecting 10/10

Edward [Thop Nazareno, 2019, Philippines] I am so amazed at how this film shows struggles after struggles after struggles without spoonfeeding emotions. It’s a movie so simple yet so despairing. Everything of it is in the right place, it’s sublime. 10/10

The Invisible Man [Leigh Whannell, 2020, United States] a psychological thriller that metaphorically captures gaslighting, flawless and atypical. 9/10

1917 [Sam Mendez, 2020, United States] An ambitious and unnerving first-person perspective ride. 9/10

Eerie [Mikhail Red, 2018, Philippines] More than its excellent scare tactics, what I love about it most is its clever storytelling and use of metaphors. 9/10

Corpus Christi [Jan Komasa, 2020, Poland] A look into redemption, a faith that challenges, a miraculous portrayal of a mysterious preacher. 9/10

Ad Astra [James Gray, 2019, United States] Realistically seamless, perfectly portrayed claustrophobic film. 9/10

Tallulah [Sian Heder, 2016, United States] A small town film of great insights and intricate nuanced details. 8/10

Les Miserables [Ladj Ly, 2020, France] a contemporary portrait of the 1862 classic--immersive, passionate, and thoroughly engrossing. 8/10

Cities of Last Things [Wi Ding Ho, 2018, Hong Kong] Of visual metaphors and broken connections, this film as a lot of food for the soul to offer. 7.5/10

I'm Drunk I love you [JP Habac, 2017. Philippines] Makes you feel so much. Something too relatable, it’s terrific. If only for its music scoring, it’s already worth the watch. 7/10 

18 Regali (18 Presents) [Francesco Amato, 2020, Italy] Such a tearjerker for something so flawed. 7/10

The Half of It [Alice Wu, 2020, United States] Refreshingly new take on love of different forms. Warm and soothing. 7/10

Booksmart [Olivia Wilde, 2019, United States] While it is smartly written, it is also really hilarious. Fun yet empowered, who says you can't do both? 7/10

Lost Girls [Liz Garbus, 2020, United States] Brings about melancholy, anger, compassion and all things human. Very well acted too. 7/10

A Sun [Chung Mong-hong, 2019, Taiwan] captures economic, social and personal struggles in such a relatable tone. 7/10

El Hoyo (The Platform) [Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia, 2020, Spain] A social commentary on how society can rise up by working together, told in such wicked imagination. 7/10

Spiderman:Far From Home [Jon Watts, 2019, United States] Sets the tone higher of this new chapter of the franchise, it is entertaining and affecting, although far from perfect. 7/10

The Decline [Patrice Laliberte, 2020, Canada] Chilling and fun. Isn’t that the goal? 7/10

Joker [Todd Phillips, 2019, United States] Joaquin Phoenix owned it, no matter how faulty and flawed the movie is. 7/10

Iska [Theodore Boborol, 2019, Philippines] I find a lot of things problematic and some choices uncharacteristic but it is worth a watch. 7/10

Iisa [Chuck Gutierrez, 2015, Philippines] Visually stunning, questionable storyline. 7/10

Uncorked [Prentice Penny, 2020, United States] It makes me want to drink wine, more wine, and much much more wine. 7/10

Cuddle Weather [Rod Marmol, 2019, Philippines] Unconventional and intricate, something real and intimate. 7/10

Hogar (The Occupant) [Alex and David Pastor, 2020, Spain] Appalling and annoying, at least it is good at that. 6.5/10

Extraction [Sam Hargrave, 2020, United States] Action-packed film that doesn’t offer much of a motive for a suicide mission. 6.5/10

Yeh Ballet [Sooni Taraporevala, 2020, India] Quite an unconventional ballet movie starring two men of great potential. 6.5/10

Snapshots [Melanie Mayron, 2018, United States] I want to like it, I do. But it's too artificial for my taste. 6.510

LSS [Jade Castro, 2019, Philippines] Nothing special to be honest. 6.5/10

Alimuom [Keith Sicat, 2018, Philippines] For all its creativity and ambitious computer graphics work, it lacks human connection. 6.5/10

93 Days [Steve Gukas, 2016, Nigeria] Beautiful intention, badly acted. 6/10

Joshua [George Ratliff, 2007, United States] It was fine. Nothing special but it was fine. 6/10

Shift [Siege Ledesma, 2013, Philippines] Not your typical love story. 6/10

Maska [Neeraj Udwani, 2020, India] Annoying yet enjoyable at the same time, I don’t understand how it’s possible. 6/10

Unbelievable

Block Z [Mikhail Red, 2020, Philippines] Disappointing plot, infuriating characters. A downcast. 6/10

1898: Our Last Men in the Philippines [Salvador Calvo, 2017, Spain] Interesting perspective and atypical take on nationalism. Worth a watch for history lovers. 6/10

The Foreigner [Martin Campbell, 2018, United States] For a Jackie Chan movie, it’s a pretty boring one. 6/10

Paris is Us [Elisabeth Vogler, 2019, France] Slogs away into a plotless little chaos. 4/10

Little Rascals

Shaun of the Dead

Matilda

Birds of Passage

Handsome Devil

I am happiness on earth

How it ends

Horse girl

Jowable

I am Jonas

Ip Man 4

Falling Inn Love

Circle

Blind date

Happy Old Year

Day of the Dead: Bloodline

Life Overtakes Me