#dogtooth was a lot..

[andromerot]

i still have faith on lanthimos honestly but if he fucks up again i will not

[non-un-topo]

So I was right I haven’t been able to stop thinking about Infinity Pool. Wish every movie was this weird and fucked up. I wonder how this one will affect my writing this time...

[ermesskiss]

what music I think jjk students would listen to

✧ ft: yuji, megumi, nobara, maki, todo, yuta, haraki, kirara ✧ a/n: been thinking about this for a minute, and I decided to write out my opinions/hcs

jjk adult version here + jjk character playlist works here

reblogs and comments are always welcomed!!

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✦ yuji

➥ he definitely listens to pop music with overall good vibes. I also think he would listen to R&B and rap, but nothing that is too vulgar, he is the stereotypical sunshine character so I don't think it would be in character for him to listen to music that is highly explicit

➥ I feel like yuji definitely listens to music from the 2000s and 2010s, the type of music you would hear on the radio as a kid during that time, the nostalgic type stuff,

➥ I feel like he's a big fan of some of the old Drake music and Kanye's graduation album. I also think he would love Tyler, The Creator

songs

♪ Stronger: Kanye West ♪ Loving Is Easy: Rex Orange County ♪ Games On Your Phone: 24kGoldn ♪ Glitter: Tyler, The Creator ♪ Headlines: Drake

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✦ megumi

➥ my favorite emo, he for sure listens to dorky music, such as Weezer (hence, gege made Island In The Sun his theme song), probably some alt and rock

➥ though everyone calls megumi emo I don't think he would listen to sad/depressing 24/7 unless something horrible happened to him (the recent manga chapter) I think overall for somebody as grumpy as megumi, he does listen to more upbeat, positive music

➥ I think that he would listen to older music, stuff from the late '90s and early 2000s; I honestly think he listens to a little of everything in regards to the era. honestly whatever he does listen to relates to him or has some kind of story or meaning to it, if yk what I mean

songs

♪ You Get What You Give: New Radicals ♪ QUEER: BROCKHAMPTON ♪ Time to Pretend: MGMT ♪ I Want A Dog: Weezer ♪ Wake Me Up When September Ends: Green Day

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✦ nobara

➥ listens to more women artists than men (a true girls girl) regardless of the music genre, she's going to be more interested in women singers

➥ since nobara is very confident in herself and her abilities, she listens to music that makes her feel confident. Seeing her listening to sad music as she self-loath isn't in character for her

➥ a large majority of the music she enjoys is queer-coded (she's a lesbian, fight me about it)

songs

♪ Brand New City: Mitski ♪ Cherry Bomb: The Runaways ♪ Silk Chiffon: MUNA ♪ Broken Clocks: SZA ♪ Just A Girl: No Doubt

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✦ maki

➥ I get the vibes that she listens to rock music and also likes pop and some R&B; it’s a mix of all three tbh

➥ similar to Nobara, I can see her listening to music that makes her feel powerful, little music that is self-loathing; she’s trying to keep up with her stern and strong appearance

➥ is a Megan thee stallion fan, listens to her while training

songs

♪ Conceited: SZA ♪ I’m So Sick: by Flyleaf ♪ Did It On’em: Nicki Minaj ♪ Cocky Af: Megan Thee Stallion ♪ Hard Times: Paramore

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✦ todo

➥ All upbeat music, not a single sad or depressing song on his playlist

➥ Because it’s all upbeat music, he usually listens to rap and R&B. His workout playlist is the only playlist he listens to

➥ Also listens to music from female artists that are his type (Megan Thee Stallion, etc.), and he tends to listen to music that is explicit about women

songs

♪ Baby Got Back: Sir Mix-A-Lot ♪ Started From the Bottom: Drake ♪ Faneto: Chief Keef ♪ You Better Move: Lil Uzi Vert ♪ DOGTOOTH: Tyler, The Creator

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✦ yuta

➥ I think Yuta's musical taste combines Yuji’s and Megumi’s. On the one hand, he’s a lover boy, sunshine MC, and on the other hand, he has an emo/self-loathing part of his personality

➥ Given the genres, I would say he would listen to rock, alternative, bedroom pop, and Indi

➥ I think that yuta is open to listening to any type of music, he's interested in hearing other people's favorite music and he's also a bit of people pleaser so even if he doesn't like he'll agree so the other person doesn't get upset

songs

♪ Can’t Dance, Don’t Ask Me: Weezer ♪ Creep: Radiohead ♪ Day ‘N’ Nite: Kid Cudi ♪ Television/So Far So Good: Rex Orange County ♪ Bad Habit: Steve Lacy

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✦ hakari

➥ Listens to rap and R&B, without a doubt, and maybe some rock music from time to time

➥ Knowing that it is canon that he is a rebel and doesn’t like following the rules, I can see it fitting him also the fact that he’s a bookie and a player

➥ he's a drake fan

songs

♪ Baby Keem: Baby Keem ♪ Bad and Boujee: Migos ft. Lil Uzi Vert ♪ I Don’t Know Dem: Chief Keef ♪ F**kin Problems: A$Ap Rocky ♪ Crazy Story: King Von

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✦ kirara

➥ Based on their appearance and fashion style, they listen to alternative, rock, and dance/electronic

➥ kirara definitely giving off 2000s emo type music

➥ Since hakari and kirara are always together, kirara started to like hakari music more

songs

♪ freak show: Punkinloveee ♪ Ginseng 2002: Yung lean ♪ Helena: My Chemical Romance ♪ GOOD LOYAL THOTS: Odetari ♪ Hands Up!: 6arelyhuman

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✧ a/n: I had a hard time with a few characters; you would think, since I have over 1.9k liked songs, it would be easier lol. Anyway, feel free to comment your opinions and/or if you agree or not

[m00nt4r0t]

✮ what are their TRUE intentions with you? ✮

pile one, two, three, four, five or six?

think of a specific person as you choose your pile to see their true intentions towards you! also, these are short messages and very specific, so choose multiple piles if you feel called to do so!

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ଘ(੭˃ᴗ˂)੭ pile one!

song on shuffle: "lotto" by tiacorina

their true intentions are not good for you, pile one. this person wants to make you feel insecure and powerless when in comparison to them. this person is very sneaky with you, and they're also very selfish. they with-hold as much information and generosity as they can from you. i'm seeing that this person wishes to hold as much power over you as they possibly can. this is someone who is very materialistic and may spend the last of their bag just to buy something that they don't need in order to feel valuable to others. they are most likely the type of person to buy clothes rather than pay their bills on time (maybe not clothes specifically, but the point is they've very reckless when it comes to their finances.) this person has a lot of inner conflict and they really don't even know what they want nor who they truly are at their core. they're very jealous of you and your home; they see you as someone who is very angelic and easy on the eyes. this person feels a lot like an energy vampire.

confirmation for some of you: this person lying to you often, not telling you about an offer, gatekeeping their interests and belongings, your own belongings missing after they've been around you, this person not smiling at you when you're smiling at them, they seem to always question your abilities and/or downplay your accomplishments in some way, they're always watching but never liking

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ଘ(੭˃ᴗ˂)੭ pile two!

song on shuffle: "melting" by kali uchis

this person wishes to grow with you, pile two. they want to learn how to love you the way you need to be loved, and they also want you to do the same for them. the person on your mind truly want to grow and heal together with you. they don't want to give you anything small; they want you two's foundation to be sturdy and unbreakable. their true intentions are to make and build a happy family with you - whether that be with kids, pets, plants, or just considering you their own family. they may also want you to meet their family, and for them to meet yours. not going to lie, this person could've manifested you, or maybe even do spell-work in order to attract your attention towards them. this could be someone you've walked away from in the past or very recently. this person is very addicted to you, pile two. without you, this person is very sad and tends to fall back into bad habits and mindsets. this person wishes for you to nurture them and take care of them, possibly because nobody else can do what you do for them.

confirmation for some of you: you suspected this person manifesting you (and/or doing magick on you), this person is a bit manipulative but doesn't intend to be, they're very clingy with you and may always be watching your story/liking your posts, they are judgmental of themselves and their appearance, they care a lot about their health (and yours) and may talk about exercising, dieting or other self-care things a lot, may have cooked for you or offered to.

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ଘ(੭˃ᴗ˂)੭ pile three!

song on shuffle: "DOGTOOTH" by tyler, the creator

this person does not have long-term intentions with you, pile three. this is someone who is all for the chase, but once they've caught you, they're already looking for the next chase. they're only interested in having fun and satisfying their short-lived desires. this is a mindset this person has, this is an intention they have with everyone. this person wants what they want and if they get it, they're ready to part ways and move on to the next. this person is unhappy at their core, which is why they're unsatisfied with everyone they come across; they want other people to fill their cup, but there seems to a leak because of their own neglect of their emotions and true desires. this person seems to be depressed when they're alone and/or not doing anything for too long. this person craves freedom, but then make false promises to people who are looking for true love. they are very sneaky, pile three. one of their manipulation tactic is being very soft and romantic with someone, letting them in on their creations and dreams, and possibly taking them out and buying gifts; but if things get too serious or they get bored, they're gone.

confirmation for some of you: they agree with all of your opinions without saying their own opinion, they seem to be "dick-riding" you (especially after an argument or being exposed), they make a lot of false promises and almost never fulfill their promises, they don't respond to you for long periods of time but when they do they love-bomb, you've seen this person lie a lot to other people, this person makes it seem like you have to have some sort of social value in order to be seen with them, they lie about not knowing people when they clearly know them

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ଘ(੭˃ᴗ˂)੭ pile four!

song on shuffle: "show me how" by men i trust

unfortunately, this person is not intending to balance anything out with you, pile four. the person on your mind is very adamant on doing whatever they want whether this hurts your feelings or not. they seem to enjoy being sneaky and conniving - they get a thrill out of it. justice in reverse twice, alongside the devil twice. this person may have some sort of addiction that they said they would try to get over, but in all honestly i feel that they're doing the exact opposite of that. this person is very prideful and makes a lot of false promises, similar to pile three. it seems as though this person is proud of themselves for getting away with as much as they did - but they always get exposed somehow, you just may not always notice is. pay closer attention, pile four. the universe is speaking to you. this person is very immature, foolish, and values all the useless things in life. you're better off without them, if i'm being honest with you. you may get addicted to this person's energy because you're a healer and you feel that they need healing, but they're only going to drain you for as long as you allow them to.

confirmation for some of you: you have dreams about this person doing wrong in secret, they may have an addiction to entertainers (if you know what i mean), they're heavy into politics and you may argue over politics often, they're very touchy when they want something from you, they brag to you and others a lot, they've made a lot of promises that they didn't even put effort into fulfilling, this person may even be honest about some of the things they do behind your back but only after they've already been exposed

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ଘ(੭˃ᴗ˂)੭ pile five!

song on shuffle: "part iv" by $uicideboy$

this person wants to carry out your destiny with you - they want to see you shine, pile five. they see the light you have within and they ultimately want to break the shell you keep yourself in and push you into the spotlight, where they feel like you belong. this person has a lot of deep love and feelings for you; they do not want use you. they simply want to help you. this person wants to enhance your creativity and help you to show your creations and talents to more people. this person wants to make a lot of decisions for you, mostly because if you choose then you won't choose public recognition or anything that has to do with following your dreams. i also get the feeling that this person does have a developing crush on you. although i don't feel that this person has any ill intent towards you, i am seeing that they are very generous with you because they want something in return - such as your love, time, and energy (maybe even your ideas as well.) this person knows that you're very creative and emotionally mature, so they'd do almost anything to keep you in their life for the long run.

confirmation for some of you: this could be a cousin of yours (minus the developing crush part lol), if not your cousin then they could be someone you met through your cousin (or a mutual friend), they have freckles or draw them on, they have very taboo kinks and desires, they are a bit edgier or listen to edgier music, they may try to have subtle power over your opinions and decisions by asserting their own thoughts onto you, they may be a bit flirty with you as well (if this isn't a family member of yours), they're very interested in what you're creating

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ଘ(੭˃ᴗ˂)੭ pile six!

song on shuffle: "summer bummer" by lana del rey & a$ap rocky

this person wants forgiveness in this situation, pile six. they want to heal something with you, maybe something you two have gone through together, or that has happened between the two of you that caused pain and distraught. they want to put the situation to rest and move forward together into true, blissful happiness and love with you. they want you to work together and figure out how to make things better. this person doesn't want the silence or the awkwardness to last between you two; they want to put in the work and see the growth. they are willing to be very patient, but it does seem like they're tired of waiting. they feel as though you're not willing to put any work with them, and that you may not be putting any effort to heal anything with them. this could be because they were the ones that messed up the most in the connection, so you might have a hard time trusting and letting this person in again. this person is trying their best to get over their shadow side and may act as if they've already taken care of their issues, but they still have a lot of work to do.

confirmation for some of you: this person downplays their mistakes, they may have gaslit you in the past (or currently gaslight you), they try to appear more structured and collected than they truly are, they keep a straight face during harsh conversations, they prefer to be alone than with a group of people, they forgive you extremely easily (so easy that it's kinda suspicious), they could've done a lot of things behind your back thinking you wouldn't find out

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thank you for reading & interacting! <3

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[nephilimbrute]

Thoughts on Chromokopia?

IT'S SO. PEAK. listened to it w/ my friends as soon as it came out, enjoyed it from start to finish🙏🙏

my top 3 are def Hey Jane, Rah Tah Tah and Judge Judy (but could change). Hey Jane just gets me good, it's gonna be stuck in my head for a while. Balloon was like the comedic relief in the album it's such a. circus-y song. but i love that about it. also the transition from Rah Tah Tah to Noid is crazy??!?!?! but all the transitions in general are uufgh🤤

Hey Jane, Tomorrow, and Like Him make me sad🙁 "I'm feelin' the resentment any time you get near me" SHUT UPPPP🙁🙁 and tomorrow had me tearing up just from the snippet😭😭 like yeah i'm afraid of growing up and things changing!!

honestly there's a lot of different things going on in this album, but it's all so good. Sticky and Like Him are two completely different ends of the spectrum. even i'm struggling making a ranking because i liked every song, 100% gonna do something with noid if i ever get the motivation. the DOGTOOTH reference in Judge Judy was like my sleeper agent activation phrase

also my friend said she was scared of the things i was gonna make with this album (everyone knows i loooove angst)😭

[outofangband]

Crystals and other geology of Nargothrond headcanons for @halfelven

Disclaimer: my scientific knowledge is primarily in ecology and medicine related topics and geology is not a strong subject for me. But I did a lot of research and I hope this is ok!

Speleothem are geological formations that form in caves from certain mineral conditions. Not all are crystalline but many are.

There are many sources of water within Nargothrond including small tributaries to the river Narog that are entirely or almost entirely underground, as well as underground pools, some of them heated. Dogtooth spar is a type of calcite crystal that forms around these pools

Calcite rafts also form on the deeper bodies of water. These can resemble stars in darkness and the chambers containing them are used for contemplation and other psychological or spiritual purposes, without significant interference or altering.

Many chambers and passages in Nargothrond are named for the minerals that formed there. These names were often originated from the dwarves who first inhabited Nargothrond.

Anthodite is a crystal with tiny, needle like formations. Its name means flower and it was a favorite of the elves of Nargothrond. Its likeness was often used in patterns in both embroidery and drawing

Frostwork crystals are another favorite, prized for their delicacy. It’s often found much deeper within Nargothrond, further than the living chambers and other main areas

The throne room and the king’s bedroom have ceilings and arches lined with crystalline stalactites, in a variety of colors. Sometimes light is deliberately shown through them to create a prismatic effect

A common theme in horror tales from Nargothrond involves people fusing or melding with crystalline forms.

[carbonatedjem]

remind me to never design another triple changer ever again oh my god. Anyway! Cybertron Mukuro to go along with the Cybertron Junkan Pair because in my opinion it's not Junkan without Mukuro to wingman one or both of them. or just beat people up on their behalf whatever sounds funniest at the time. Anyway I already talked last night about the design inspirations for this version of Mukuro (Tarn, Soundwave, and SixShot) among other things. But I also like to yap! For Junko and Mikan while I took inspiration from other transformers I still tried to stylize them a lot to make it visually clear that it's them. For Mukuro however I made her significantly more by the books for Transformers designs, since I thought adding too much flare kinda kills part of Mukuro's normal visual appeal for me. So I made her giant, buff as hell, and gave her an expressionless Soundwave styled face.

I also used TF:Animated Lugnut as an inspiration for her Jet Mode! I wanted to make her a lot more sharper and spikier for intimidation factor. but instead opted to just give her ALL of the guns. And this is already a lot beefier than most Mukuro designs, but would you believe she was supposed to be more topheavy?

Really rough sketch of what she was supposed to look like when I originally envisioned her.

And here's the height comparison against the other two!

As for the name TriCharge, I like to imagine it's short for TripleCharge, which was originally supposed to be her name originally, but my very attractive and cool girlfriend suggested TriCharge since it was slightly less on the nose. Other names we went through were Fenrir, Dogtooth, Cerbetron, SixShot2, TriBite, and probably other ones I'm forgetting!

Anyway I'll stop yammering on, hope you like the Mukuro design! I'll try and keep making more Cybertron DR designs, cause I do have more in mind at the moment! Might even make a poll to decide who I draw next, keyword is might, i'm indecisive!~

[pearlzier]

ana do you have any song ideas for a rafe bot 😣 i’m trying to think of which song i can use but im going blank

off the top of my head UH. dogtooth by tyler the creator, super rich kids by frank ocean, nasty dog by sir-mix-a-lot

[worldheadcanons]

hi! could u do romantic + platonic hcs of india, australia, america & canada with a tropical country! reader? 💞

☆ them with a s/o who’s a tropical country!

starring. . . gender neutral, tropical country!reader and india, australia, america, + canada. 

author notes; matthew’s part might be a bit shorter compared to the rest, sorry! here are some songs that i found myself listening to a lot while writing this!

— dogtooth by tyler the creator, the theme from big wave by kaiyo (a little niche but it’s a banger), alcohol free by twice (shows in alfred’s bit oops!), i want you by savage garden, leão de bronze by quinteto ternura, and premier gaou by magic system.

not really a playlist for this piece but songs that i recommend you all listen to! 

> kabir!

— he goes into tourist traps willingly. he wholeheartedly goes into little shops just to get scammed by buying overpriced silly trinkets. kabir just likes having them. you didn’t know this about him at first though, so it worried you in the beginning when he’d come to your country and waste money in various tourist traps. one day you pulled him aside, telling him bluntly that he was throwing money away on useless items. kabir simply laughed, shaking his head. “i know,” he replied, chuckling a bit, “it’s fun though. and i like the cute toys.” ever since then you’ve just let him do as he pleases. occasionally you’ll scoff or roll your eyes as he insists on going into a trap shop. at this, he simply teases that he’s just “supporting your economy” and that you should be happy he’s spending so much money. 

— even as friends, he dotes on you a lot. it’s not very parental, more like a sarcastic older brother type of caring. is your economy okay? need help with resources? kabir will complain about how you’re less mature than he is while working hard to help you fix whatever issues you’re facing. he also makes sure to check on you, the person. you’re more than your country and sometimes you need a reminder of that fact. if you’re ever trying to get out of a work meeting, just give him a call. he’s got the perfect excuses ready for you to use. its just his way of showing his care and appreciation. 

— kabir really enjoys sharing food with you, like seriously. oftentimes for lunch after meetings you’ll bring a bag full of your favorite foods and he’ll do the same. the two of you will switch bags and try out new things. of course, there’s always lunches where someone doesn’t like something. everyone has different tastes. it’s not the end of the world though. eating and talking together has allowed the two of you to get even closer, so the tradition doesn’t end even once you’re in a relationship with kabir. he’ll even get jealous if you offer food to other countries, especially countries like china or england. 

— he has one of the best beach bodies known to man. okay, maybe that’s a slight exaggeration, but he is extremely attractive. it’s hard not to feel giddy as he comes out of the changing rooms shirtless with some swim trunks and flip flops. being a long-standing country, kabir has been around for a while and it shows in certain ways. still, he’s hot. he doesn’t hesitate in teasing you for looking at his body. it’s okay, because you can tease him for the same thing! he’s not the type to stare  but trust and believe he’s enjoying the sight of your body the same way you’re enjoying his. 

— he pays attention to the little things, especially when you start talking about your country and your history. you’ll be strolling with kabir, musing about how the coastal city you’re walking in used to be a major trading port maybe two or three centuries ago, and he’s just listening. he may not speak much but he nods his head in acknowledgement. in his eyes, understanding a person's history is vital to understanding the person themselves. that’s not the only thing he pays attention to though. he notices other things like body language too. he notices when another country has said something insensitive to you and he won’t hesitate to step in and stand up for you. kabir also notices when you’re eyeing something in a window of a shop— you can consider it yours, by the way.

— he loves holding your hands and hugging on you. kabir loves to pamper you in public but behind closed doors he’s a complete drama king. he’s not above whining or pouting when he’s mildly upset. if you’re cooking then he’s there, wrapping his arms around your waist and kissing your neck while muttering sweet nothings. if you’re reading then he’s in your lap, quietly asking if you’ll read aloud so he can listen. he’s considerably clingy but he’s also considerably charming and cute so he gets a pass.  

> brett kirkland!

— for your first visit to his country he takes you out on a huge aquarium date. the aquarium you go to is of course the sea life sydney aquarium. brett talks a lot during the date, passionately informing you about the marine animals there. when you reach the shark exhibit he decides to take hold of your hand, even if you’re not scared. he sizes up the sharks before turning to you and joking about how he could take them in a fight. or at least, you think he’s joking. you hope kirkland’s joking.. he’s happy to have you in australia, but he’s really happy to be showing you the sea life. it’s something that he figured the both of you could enjoy. your country’s surrounded by water.. his country’s surrounded by water.. it just makes sense. at the end of the date he’ll buy you both souvenirs from the gift shop. for the next date, brett’s thinking whale watching would be fun. 

— when he’s visiting your country, he loves to match outfits with you. he’s used to hotter temperatures so his closet matches your weather for the most part. cheesy matching couple shirts are definitely a thing with him, though if you say no he won’t continue to push it. even if you two have completely different fashion styles, kirkland’ll try to make his outfit coordinate somewhat with yours. it’s just something he finds to be cute.

— brett is the type of boyfriend to call you at one am talking at the speed of light about some sort of incident he’s gotten himself into. he loves calling you when the two of you are apart. hopefully you’re fine with hearing him ramble on the phone about nothing and everything at the same time. he’s also the type of boyfriend to sneak out of work with you, slyly leaving a meeting in london so the two of you can explore around and enjoy each other's company. kirkland takes full responsibility whenever you’re caught in the act, though his mischievous glances at you are a clear sign that you’ll be sneaking out again like rowdy teenagers sometime soon. he’s the type of boyfriend to think of you as the best thing to ever happen to him. he’ll kiss your hand and pretend to be a gentleman, smiling as you laugh at his behavior. 

— he claims that you’re his good luck charm but brett’s just a lucky man in general. occasionally his luck will rub off on you and you’ll call him to talk about it. he likes to say that his love for you is just so strong that even when you’re apart he’s there making things better for you. it’s cheesy but when you walk along your capital city one day and find a large amount of money just barely hiding in the crack of a sidewalk, you really do start to believe it. it’s not logical in the slightest but hey, it’s sweet.

— he is naturally touchy. kirkland has one hand on you at almost all times. especially when it’s the two of you out on a date. what can he say? you’re a catch! he’s sure that if he didn’t hold onto you, someone else would try to steal you away from him. though he’s not easily jealous, he doesn’t enjoy the thought of someone trying to flirt with you. typically he just holds you by the waist. if you’re ever uncomfortable just talk to him about it— brett never wants you to suffer in silence, so trust me when i say he appreciates it when you speak up. he believes firmly in talking about your issues and working through them together. the two of you can find a nice compromise that works for both of you.

— kirkland loves playing on the beach with you! please, please take him out to one of your beaches so he can play volleyball or go surfing or build sandcastles. he’s a pretty outgoing person too, so it’s easy for him to find friends at the beach. if you want to just sit out in the sand and relax, that’s fine with him! he’s not one to sit still for too long but he’ll try to come check on you in between playing on the beach. 

> alfred f. jones!

— he loves going to the beach with you and walking along the beautiful sandy shores that your country is filled with. jones absolutely adores the feeling of the sea breeze hitting his face and running through his hair as he plays beach volleyball or builds sandcastles. the waves are perfect for surfing, an activity he’ll undoubtedly try and partake in. alfred’s no stranger to beaches of course. he has plenty of his own back home. however your beaches are so pretty with such clear water and gorgeous sand almost 100% clear of trash. he’s almost jealous about how well taken care of your beaches are. your citizens seem to care about keeping beaches healthy just as much as you do.

— he gets a ton of tiktoks about food from your country, specifically the fruits. every so often he’ll try to play expert and will grab fruit and eat it raw right off the plant. jones isn’t dumb enough to eat something poisonous, but it’s still a little embarrassing. especially considering no natives of your country actually eat fruit right off the plant. he enjoys eating all sorts of cooked meals that are favorites in your country. he’s not afraid to try new things so if you recommend him something a food, he’ll definitely check it out.

— alfred falls for nearly every single tourist trap he happens to see. though he’s your friend, he’s still technically a tourist to your country. it’s something you failed to notice at first until one day while visiting he left you and came back with an armful of little souvenirs. they were useless and you told him that but he didn’t seem phased. jones told you that he’d treasure them until the day he died. basically, he’d treasure them forever. it was cute so you let it slide that day, but from then on you made a note to keep him away from tourist traps. he’d probably go broke if you didn’t keep an eye on him. the souvenirs alfred did manage to sneak off and buy were used to decorate the personal homes he had around america. they were accompanied by keepsakes from japan, denmark, and a few other places.

— inviting you over to america is a whole different can of worms. really, jones is not sure which state he should show you first— maybe hawaii or cali because they’re somewhat similar to your country.. maybe new york or maybe even florida.. actually no, not florida. never florida. maybe arizona or new mexico (you’ve seen breaking bad, right?) or alaska so that you experience the snow. the decision process isn’t made easier when you comment on going to new york and arizona in the same day. alfred has to explain to you that his country is huge and going to all the states you wanted to see in the same day was simply impossible. there’s a lot of american things he wants to show you as a sort of thank you for showing him your country.

— the two of you make a pretty cute couple as boyfriend and girlfriend. it’s a little jarring at first, since he’s very american and occasionally ignorant on issues concerning your country but jones isn’t above learning to be better. as long as you call him out on his bullshit then he’ll change because really, he does love you. fully and wholly, he loves you. he shows his love when he visits your country and instead of playing on the beach he helps you pick up trash. alfred shows his love when you come to america and he waits at the gate, running and hugging you as soon as he sees you. he shows his love when he takes you to basketball and baseball games and kisses you even when you don’t appear on the kiss cam. 

— jones is obsessed with the drinks from your country. he finds that both the alcoholic and nonalcoholic drinks are delicious. they seem to come in an endless combination of interesting flavors. they always leave him wanting more. when he sees you during breaks in between meetings, he’ll occasionally beg for a sip of what you’re drinking. he’ll ask to ‘waterfall’ from your cup, giving you a strong dose of puppy dog eyes so that you give in. if you manage to stay strong, it’s not the end of the world— alfred will just ask you to bring a drink for him next time. if you give in though, he’ll happily give you a bone crushing hug before tasting some of your drink. ah, so refreshing!

> matthew williams!

— williams really enjoys learning about your local wildlife, especially if you have a species that’s native solely to your country. he’s very invested in wildlife conservation and protection in general, so hearing about the plants and animals that are protected here in your country is pretty cool! he wouldn’t mind visiting a few centers or zoos in general and seeing the animals up close. if you do end up taking him there, be prepared for a lot of picture taking. matthew actually prints out some of the pictures he takes of the two of you together, framing them in his bedroom. it’s nothing big, just a small framed picture or two on his nightstand. in general, he’d bond a lot with you over wildlife conservation.

— you two dress like complete opposites due to the differences in weather. it’s a little jarring when either one of you visits the other’s country because both of you always underestimate the difference in weather. at this point, it would be more productive for you to have two closets— one for home and one for canada. williams doesn’t complain much about the weather even when he’s not properly dressed for it. he just sits and suffers silently until you notice and make him change into something more fitting. 

— he sometimes worries you’d like his brother more than him. i mean.. alfred is the more outgoing one out of the two.. it just feels like you guys are total opposites. you’re a tropical country meanwhile his country is pretty cold.. every so often matthew thinks of the two of you as too different for each other, not really realizing that you two have a decent amount of stuff in common. even if you were complete opposites, opposites attract! you love him just the way he is. you’ll have to remind him of that every so often. give him a good talk and a few kisses to the cheek or a nice hug. he’ll feel just fine after that.

— williams would absolutely love to take you out to go ice skate on a frozen pond or play in the snow. he wants to be the one to introduce you to these things. even if you’ve already been in the snow before.. maybe he could reintroduce this sort of stuff to you. he finds the whole idea of a snow day with you to be romantic.

— stereotypical but please go to a hockey game with him. please please go to a hockey game with him. the first hockey game you go to with matthew is a special event. he makes sure to get you both the best tickets he can. of course, you’re both decked out in merch for the team he roots for (don’t worry about not owning any, he has plenty to share). he even goes as far as to ask for good luck kisses before the match. every time his team scores he cheers his head off before hugging you and thanking you for your luck. even if his team loses, williams is just happy to have gone out with you— though next time he will be asking for two good luck kisses instead of just one. actually, how about a kiss for every member of the team? he’s sure they’ll win then. 

— he definitely enjoys your sunny weather though he’s a bit shy about his body. he doesn’t suffer too badly with his self image, but matthew gets self conscious every now and then. usually this doesn’t hold him back though. once he sees you waiting for him he puts his fears aside. as long as you love him and his body then who cares what someone else thinks? plus it would be improper to keep a lover waiting. especially when you look so good in your swim outfit.. of course he’s joining you in having fun on the beach. 

[lexyaptime]

CHROMAKOPIA

Track one:

St. Chroma 7.5/10

faded into the next song which is cool but also got me wonderin if its gonna loop like igor. ALSO DANIEL CAESARRRR

Track two

Rah Tah Tah 8/10

idk, didnt seem too interesting lowkey (would be a 7 but it gets a point for having a silly name)

Track three

noid 9/10

ive already listened to it a couple times cause its been out, i like the vocals on it and overall sound, reminds me of the stuff on cherry bomb a lot also, i loved the transition into this from rah tah tah that shit was sick

Track four

Darling, I 8/10

sounds like somethin off flowerboy, i fw it

ALSO THESE BACKROUND VOCALS ARENT JUST TYLER HES LYING BRO ISTFG.

Track five

hey jane 9/10

very relaxed, but its just tyler tylering at me for a good 4 minutes. no extra shit, just him and a good beat which is wonderful

Track six

I Killed You 4.5/10

interesting intro. im? unsure how i feel about this one. the beats alright, i mean, hes spittin so idc lmao

Track seven

Judge Judy 8.5/10

i really like the overall sound of this one, its pleasant. also the reference to dogtooth was great!!! love what this songs saying hes so real.

Track eight

Sticky 9.5/10

i was initially excited for this one, especially after hearing about the features! i love each verse its very good!!!! sexyy was an interesting choice for the song, but she fits it well, strangely enough. waynes part on this was great ‼️ also i was hype asf bout glo bein’ on this one, love her stuff

Track nine

Take Your Mask Off 10/10. immediately. its so good. love the beat, the flow, everything. maybe im glazin this shit but i think its fuckin greatttt this shit HARMONIOUS, MYSTICAL, WHIMSICAL, BODACIOUSLY BEAUTIFUL.

Track ten

Tommorow 11/10

i was excited for this one, cause i heard the snippet from it before the album was out, i like the story it tells, and his voice sounds great!! also the guitar is great <33

Track eleven

Thought I Was Dead 6.5/10

it was okay, not my fav but not bad!

idk any of the features on this one but they sound great :))

Track twelve

Like Him 10/10

i like the softer sound to this one, also just feels more personal, really. i dont have alot to say about it but i loved it.

Track thirteen

Balloon

i was SOOO hype for this cause doechii is on hereee aaaaaaaaaaa also, silliest intro, this beat is fucking awesome. doechii’s part was so good i LOVED the delivery on this omg.

Track fourteen

I Hope You find your way home 7.5/10

woah, this intro was sick, vocals into beat, loving the harmony here. great ending track

Overall,

i liked this album a lot, there was a good mix of sounds and topics, which i thought was wonderful :3 this was a good album, i dont have much else to say about it honestly

[luff2]

BOISVERT TKL HCS PT 2!!

As promised here’s part 2 of Boisvert tickle hcs for all the Boisvert tkl community fans (maybe) out there. ENJOY.

COMPLEX 

LER

SUPER TEASY

Finds your spots all the time!!

Thinks his Lee’s laughter are adorable so he doesn’t stop tickling you for a while.

Tickled the shit outta Dogtooth while they were fighting (my au)

Does it a lot even with all of those hands.

Goes for the sides, belly, neck, or ribs.

He wouldn’t pin you down often since he’s somewhat gentle.

Will let you rest for a few minutes like 15-13

And especially laughs along with you!!

LEE

100% on the ticklish spectrum!!!

  Man cannot stand teases either!

  He’s super wiggly when tickled and his arms flail around so be careful not to get hit.

  His laugh is super bubbly and joyful!

His most ticklish spots are his sides, and palms of his hands.

LOVES IT and will never ask you to stop until he falls asleep.

  Doesn’t like getting pinned down much.

Likes to get hugged and tickled at the same time.

He’s also a worm :3

ANGEL

LER

Look at him. Look. LOOK. AT. HIM. 

  You cannot tell me that this fucker hasn’t tickled anyone EVER!?!?

  He looks like a fucking merciless ler.

  Absolute teaser and a master at tickling.

  Definitely has tickled Room once or twice!

  Will say things like “Oh~ is this a good spot?” or “Is the little human scared of being tickled~?” With a cheesy smirk.

  Pokes and prods at first but then starts to go faster until he’ll eventually start going crazy and tickle you all over.

  Goes for your most sensitive spots on your body.

Likes the sound of his lee’s laughter (he finds it entertaining)

(Add on: He also uses his hands to tickle the life outta you :3 )

LEE

Hmmm… possibly on a scale of 90%?.. nah nah… let’s go with 99%!

Screechy and squirmy when being tickled

He blocks himself with his hands or arms.

He’s super sensitive on his ribs and will immediately try pushing you away once you touch them.

Somewhat likes it but at some point he’ll change his mind again and again.

He barley can handle sneak attacks so he’ll have his eye on you while your near him.

Will scream and “cry out” once you get him pinned down.

He’ll beg and plead for mercy but he knows you won’t give a fuck.

A very bubbly and soft laugh.

COVENANT

LER

He looks like he’ll give you mercy??? Maybe??\?\

He’s very gentle and soft with his tickling and won’t do it hard.

Giggles along with you.

Will first cuddle or snuggle close to you in order to attack.

Loves hearing your laugh!

Blows raspberries on your neck a lot of times! (Even though he has no mouth and his head is made of paper)

Thinks your squirming is cute.

Likes to tease and hug you about your sensitivity.

Talks in a childish voice in order to make you more flustered.

LEE:

SUPER TICKLISH

  Isn’t fond of being tickled but still finds it enjoyable.

  He finds it very rare for him to be tickled or even laugh.

  He has super high pitched laugh and it sounds like a tea kettle.

  He usually can sense that a person is about to tickle him.

  Motherfucker will not stay still for a second and will squeal once you lay a finger on him.

  His stomach is the most sensitive, so are his armpits.

  He will run away once he hears a word that’s similar to “tickling” or mishears the word.

Does not like to get pinned down unless he’s in a lee mood.

Holay molaaay… I’m tired. Finally got this done and now my life is complete lol.

(I maybe will do T.O.E and T.B.O.P hcs soon so if u guys have any ideas just ask since ideas r free now!! ;)

Anyways hope this was enough!!! Have a great day!! 

[fishfooddude]

A sorta 100-follower special, the Carmy Playlist Blurbs.

I used to write fan fiction about pop-punk bands, and music has always inspired my fan fiction habits, so I wrote some blurbs starring Carmy from The Bear that were inspired by some of the music I love and gave me Carmy vibes. Some make a lot of sense, but most are just my vibes.

Enjoy!

Adore You - Harry Styles

Just a little fluff piece about you taking care of Carmy in a way he hadn't expected. Song Link!

boy for the weekend - marc indigo

Carmy comes to visit you instead of being at the restaurant over an important weekend Song Link!

Caffeine - Jack Kays

MDNI 18+ Running into Carmy at a party after not seeing him in who knows how many years. Recreating memories from 11th grade. Song Link!

Chateau - blackbear

Pete plays matchmaker, Carmy thinks something is wrong with you, and you think he's cute enough to take a chance on. Song Link!

Cigarettes - Rozei

You fuck who you want when you want, however you want. Carmy is not your boyfriend. The two of you aren't exclusive. Song Link!

Coffee - beabadoobee

Mikey has been gone for years, why does it still hurt like it happened yesterday? Song Link!

Dogtooth - Tyler, the Creator

MDNI 18+ Carmy is a munch. That's all. Song Link!

Fly - Cemetary Sun

Carmy is just a tinder hookup, why does he want to make you dinner? Song Link!

Irish Goodbye - K. Flay

You pique Carmy's interest after running out of a wedding Song Link!

Loose Control - Teddy Swims

A bad review of The Bear makes Carmy think he's dedicating too much time to your budding relationship. Song Link!

She's a God - Neck Deep

In the great kingdom of Chicagoland, a princess runs into a bear... Song Link!

SPIT IN MY FACE! - ThxSoMuch

MDNI 18+ I've been watching a lot of Shameless, and I want Carmy to have a Lip-esque sex scene. Not this specifically, but I did love the episode where Karen came back, and they were aggressively loud in the bathroom at school. Song Link!

sTraNgeRs - Bring Me the Horizon

CW: suicidal ideation A rough shift at The Bear leads Carmy to ensure you're okay while waiting for your ride. Song Link!

Vicodin - CBZ

Carmy is a workaholic, and you try to remedy it when you can. Song Link!

Wallow in It - Dreamers

Natalie Berzatto to the recuse! Song Link!

[saintsenara]

What were your thoughts on poor things? and do you have any thoughts on the best picture nominees?

controversially, i really quite enjoyed it - or, certainly, it's the film i've seen recently which has stayed with me longest after leaving the cinema, which i concede might be a slightly different thing.

this isn't something i was expecting - i'm not a massive lanthimos fan [largely because, even though i'm aware that i should keep my mouth shut about this as someone who has been found defending wes anderson's style, i think lots of his signature techniques are a bit overdone]. i liked dogtooth, but i thought the lobster/the favourite/killing of a sacred deer were just ok - and so i didn't have high hopes for poor things, even before taking into account that i saw it while very well aware of the criticism it has received for being misogynistic etc.

i don't think i entirely agree with that characterisation of the film - it seemed more to me that it was trying to cram too many themes into too little time [its commentary on medical ethics, for example, felt really half-done], in a way which gave none of them proper space to breathe.

but i do like a bit of absurdist technicolour to counteract all the hyper-realistic films you can't see properly. and the cast are just so good. i've entertained myself endlessly by doing mark ruffalo impressions whenever i can, and phrases such as WHAT OF THE TONGUE PLAY have entered my vocabulary permanently, i fear.

the main 2023-24 film opinion i have to get off my chest though...

i thought barbie was shit.

[samarchys]

Chromakopia

to set the scene, I listened to this record the second it came out, me and my girlfriend were driving home from dropping a friend off at the airport, shitty hyundai i10 speakers blasting, we’ve both been exhilarated for this project to release especially me being a fan since wolf, being around for album releases by you is a feeling i’ve had the blessing to be apart of in the past and i’ve held that feeling so close to me for a big portion of my life, it truly means a lot to me. CHROMAKOPIA felt so distinctive and revolved around a lot of accountability almost? that’s sort of how I saw it through my first listen anyways. I am a big fan about being yourself and saying what you feel over anybody else’s given opinion and there were topics of this sprinkled through the whole project and it’s something that inspires me a lot. For the first listen though, Thought I Was Dead, Hey Jane and Judge Judy all appeared bright to me, Hey Jane in all due respect to it’s incredible storytelling reminded me heavily of rap battle repertoire, the back and forth and clashing viewpoints between both you and Jane, but at the same time both being so individualised by their own perspectives, it truly did feel like two polar opposites and you articulated it well dude. If it’s a true story then major respect, it really reshaped my way of thinking about storytelling especially being a musician of my own, it’s flippin hilarious actually coz i’m in a deep writers block right now hearing you breathe colour back into things has lifted my heart back up, wrote two really rad tunes earlier this morning because of your artistry, i thank you for it. Judge Judy caught both me and my girlfriends ears the second it started playing, your flow resonated with the percussion, it’s suuuuper infectious, it brought me back to a time in my life that things just barely made sense but it felt like things should’ve been going right. The topic on how sudden things can change like this story of you and Judy just stuck with me and my girlfriend because part of it reminded both of us of just how we met and how instantaneous our relationship came to us, it created a very special moment for us, and the dogtooth interpolation was slyyy i loved it, major points for that moment. Finally Thought I Was Dead got me so sooo excited ever since you posted the excerpt of it before release, as soon as I heard it it gave me an influx of thoughts and ideas, I went to work right after hearing it, those drums have power!! and the horns dude, you used the brass instruments perfectlyyyy through this project man, the Q feature!? what can I say man, just absolute mastery, I resonate with it a lot because man i’m trying to promote this one single and i’m getting mocked and ignored heavily from it, i’ve always felt like that whenever i’m doing something or attempting something that takes a lot of effort, from highschool or junior school, it’s been major ignorance and doubt on my back so this song felt special like a real "proved it" moment, hit me the same way that P’s “You Can Do It Too” did with young Sam, it’s one of the ones i hold close. I’m hoping to be coming to a london show for the tour and all of these tunes on the album are going to create a very heartfelt experience for me and tons others that’s a given. Talk my shit I sure damn will! you ain’t like that shit? i’ll do it again!!!!

This is a message for Tyler Okonma

By Sam Draper

[lincolndjarin]

BKS ✦ notes & bts : chapters 6-15

spoilers for chapter 6-15 of Best Kept Secret!!

✦

a/n :

lumped all these chapters together because the majority of my digital notes will pick up at 18 and all my on paper notes go in a different direction so this little bts section will be mostly alternate plot lines!!

general writing experience with this section :

so there will be a much more in-depth look be a at this in the notes section but originally everything after chapter nine was different. I never actually planned on there being a breakup arc, there was just going to be a different arc based on the rules that would lead into the final arc (which i will not be discussing lol) but basically what happened was i realized that there would be like a billion filler chapters with that outline and also no conflict for over 10 episodes. another big part of the original outline was that Din would have wanted exclusivity and a public relationship which i quickly realized just wasn't really in character for the version of din that i was building so i decided it needed to be changed which led to the breakup arc.

music :

i had a set list of songs that i listened to while working on these chapters, i never made a playlist but here are a few that i remember!

writing chapter 6-9 :

P power (feat. Drake) - Gunna, Drake

Pyramids - Frank Ocean

DOGTOOTH - Tyler, The Creator

Monster - Lady Gaga

She - Tyler, The Creator

SLUT ME OUT - NLE Choppa

writing chapters 10-15 :

ARE WE STILL FRIENDS? - Tyler, The Creator

See You Again (feat. Kali Uchis) - Tyler, The Creator, Kali Uchis

All I Wanted - Paramore

Honeymoon - Lana Del Rey

What About Us - Duomo

i love you - Billie Eilish

inspirations :

this is a lot of the stuff i've previously mentioned, most of readers solitude is based on charlotte from queen charlotte, i do also base a lot of her character from here on out on catherine from the great. when he starts getting more and more reluctant i base him more on edward cullen than ever before lol

notes :

i knew that there were going to specifically be two big reveal moments, one in the gardens and one at the ball. in the end i postponed both and saved them for the same chapter and ended up just having her invite him in. had them have their anthony and kate moment in chapter four and didn't have it become a sex scene until a chapter six.

i will dive more into the garden scene when i do my notes on chapter sixteen but the original dialogue from sixteen was moved to be in six.

it's not featured in the notes but at one point i had considered having their first time be in the gardens like up against a tree lmao, but it was right around these chapters where i wanted dins character to be a specific way and that version of din wouldn't want their first time to be against a tree lol.

and as for the dialogue during their first time as you can see that pretty much stayed the same except for the beginning bit which i decided was too derivative of queen charlotte.

in another version of the fic there wasn't even a sex scene in six. in the original version when she asked him to come in he was going to say no, or come in and not have sex with her. (when it came down to it i realized that din viewed himself as weak and not just someone who was in love, and wouldn't be able to resist the offer) so instead the ball was going to be in chapter seven and that night was going to be when the first hooked up (the ball ended up being moved once i decided to write the break up) there was going to be a modiste chapter where they recreated her dream from chapter three, instead i put that scene into six in a different context and seven was going to be the first time chapter and also the rules chapter.

eventually i just tabled the entire ball idea and went with my gut, deeming six the first time chapter and seven the rules chapter.

censored spoilers lol but i knew i wanted a scene where he ate her out in the library under her dress lmao even though that doesn't happen for a bit but here's a really shitty drawing of the necklace he got he as i imagine it

here are the solar market notes!! a few things ended up being different specifically because i hadn't realized that i was going to have solar & lunar markets when i first wrote these notes but it eventually took shape and the dialogue stayed mostly the same.

this is the library sex scene chapter (definitely one of my favorite sex scenes to write. just really fun lmao.)

this is where my. notes are just a completely different timeline. basically in my original notes the ten chapters following the breaking of the rules were pretty much going to be them going through individually and breaking each one. (not the consent one lmao except maybe in like a non sexual sense i was going to have them fight but that never happened so its irrelevant. the other option was going to be like a sexy role play thing as listed where they played hide and seek (which they might still do whoops) this entire section was scrapped which is why there aren't really notes on it but most of this stuff listed ended up happening. also elaine was like super irrelevant in this version lmao i really liked this idea but honestly it just wasnt sustainable and without conflict wouldn't have been interesting

the tenth rule break was going to be the love confession which would send us into the final arch but this became irrelevant bc i went in another direction but look at how pretty my arc three page was LMAO also there's the messy timeline i made when i was changing the order of things

here's just a shit ton of notes that did happen although these are scrambled and a few details were changed in the final cut!!

dresses :

and lastly here are the dresses i used as inspo for these chapters!

chapter six :

reader was crazy for this but like def something like this for this chapter like no wonder din went nuts for it lmaoo

chapter eight :

something like these! pretty purple gowns with skirts that aren't too puffy and a grey half cloak

chapter nine :

this sort of pretty lighter green for this fun library sex chapter >:) also this is one of my favs, it's simpler but i adore it

chapter ten :

something along these lines but more satiny for the fit she bought at the markets, just pretty and green :)

chapter twelve :

this is a little too blue but basically this

chapter fifteen :

this is like... super fucking extravagant but i love this dress as a sort of base for what fifteens might have looked like. flowy, pretty sort of thing

this was a long one note wide i hope yall enjoyed!!

[tilbageidanmark]

Movies I watched this week (#169):

3 by forgotten [re-discovered?] Turkish director, Metin Erksan:

🍿  Dry Summer, a mesmerizing 1964 Turkish masterpiece I never heard of before. It tells of a greedy peasant who refuses to share the water on his field with his neighbors, as well as his scheme to steal his younger brother's new bride. (Photo Above). A rustic tragedy featuring one of the most insidious screen villains ever. Highly recommended. 9/10.

It was championed and restored by Martin Scorsese's 'World Cinema Project'. (I'm going to start chewing through their list of preserved classics from around the world.)

🍿 Time to love (1965) is a fetishistic, probably-symbolic, melodrama about a poor house painter who falls in love with a wall portrait of a woman, but who can't or won't love the real person. Lots of brooding while heavy rains keep pouring down, and traditional oud music drones on. Strikingly beautiful black and white cinematography elevates this strange soap opera into something that Antonioni could have shot.

🍿 "May Allah's mercy be upon her! May Allah's mercy be upon her! May Allah's mercy be upon her!"

In 1974 Erksan directed the cheesy Seytan ("Satan"), a plagiarized, unauthorized Turkish rip-off of 'The Exorcist'. It was a schlocky, nearly a shot-by-shot copy, and included the blood spurting, head spinning, cursing, stairs, a young actress that looked strikingly like Linda Blair, and even extensive use of Mike Oldfield's 'Tubular Bells'. But it eliminated the Catholic element and had none of the superb decisions of the William Friedkin's version. 1/10.

🍿  

Agnès Varda's deceivingly blissful drama, Le Bonheur. Exquisite, subversive and beautifully simple, about an uncomplicated man who's completely happy with his idyllic life, his loving wife and two little children. But one summer day he takes on an attractive mistress, while still feeling uncommonly fulfilled and undisturbed. Varda lets the Mozart woodwind score do all the heavy interpretive lifting of this disturbing feminist take of the bourgeoisie. Just WOW! 8/10.

At this point, I should just complete my explorations of Varda's oeuvre, and see the rest of her movies. Also, I'm going to take a deep dive one day into the many terrific movies from 1965 (besides the many I've already seen, 'Red Beard', 'Simon of the desert', 'Repulsion', 'The spy who came in from the cold', 'Juliet of the spirit', 'Pierrot the fool'...).

/ Female Director

🍿

2 by amazing Bulgarian director Milko Lazarov:

🍿 Ága, my first Bulgarian film, but it plays somewhere in Yakutsk, south of the Russian arctic circle. An isolated old Inuit couple lives alone in a yurt on the tundra. Slow and spiritual, their lives unfold in the most unobtrusive way, it feels like a documentary. But the simplicity is deceiving, this is film-making of the highest grade, and once Mahler 5th was introduced on a small transistor radio, it's transcendental. The emptiness touched me deeply.

Together with 93 other movies, this was submitted by Bulgaria to the 2019 Oscars (the one won by 'Parasite'). How little we know; If selected, we might have all be talking about it. Absolutely phenomenal! The trailer represents the movie well. 10/10

(It also reminded me very much of the Bolivian drama 'Utama' from 2022, another moving story of an elderly Indian couple living alone in the desert, tending to their small flock of llamas.)

🍿 Milko Lazarov made only one earlier film, the minimalist Alienation in 2013. It tells of Yorgos, a middle age Greek man, (impassively played by the father from 'Dogtooth'), who crosses the border to Bulgaria to buy a newborn baby. But it's not as bad as it sounds, because he's actually helping the impoverished surrogate mother (who looks like young Tilda Swinton) who can't effort to keep him. Another stark and snail-like drama about quiet people who barely speak, told with the masterful language of a true poet. Like 'Ága', it too opens with a stunning close up of a lengthy incantation in an unfamiliar language. I wish he made more movies. 8/10.

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2 more arctic dramas:

🍿 The original movie about indigenous Inuks, Nanook of the North, from 1922, was the first feature-length documentary to achieve commercial success. An engaging slice of life of an Inuit family, even if some of the scenes were staged. 💯 score on Rotten Tomatoes.

🍿 "Many of the scientists involved with climate change agree: The end of human life on this planet is assured."

Another fascinating Werner Herzog documentary, Encounters at the end of the world. About the "professional dreamers" who live and work at McMurdo Station in Antarctica; divers who venture to explore life under the the ice, volcanologists who burrow into ice caves, etc. Herzog's 'secret sauce' is finding the most outrageous, interesting spots on earth, and then just going there and letting his camera do his bidding.

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2 fantastic shorts by Hungarian animator Réka Bucsi:

🍿 Her 2014 Symphony No. 42 consists of 47 short & whimsical vignettes, without any rhyme or rhythm; A farmer fills a cow with milk until it overflows, a zoo elephant draws a "Help me" sign, a UFO sucks all the fish from the ocean, wolves party hard to 'La Bamba', an angry man throws a pie at a penguin, two cowboys holding blue balloons watch a tumbleweed rolls by, a big naked woman cuddle with a seal, etc. Earlier than Don Hertzfeldt's 'World of tomorrow' and my favorite Rúnar Rúnarsson's 'Echo', it's a perfect piece of surrealist chaos. 10/10

My happiest, unexpected surprise of the week!

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🍿 Love (2016), a lovely meditation on nature, poetry and cats in the cosmos. 8/10.

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Françoise Dorléac X 2:

🍿 Her name was Françoise ("Elle s’appelait Françoise") is a fluff bio-piece about the utterly gorgeous model-actress, who died at a fiery car-crush at 25, and who left a legacy of only a few important films. It includes previously-unseen, enchanting clips and photos from her short life. But then is cuts into her and sister Catherine Deneuve practicing their "Pair of Twins" song-and-dance from 'The Young Girls of Rochefort', the most charming musical in the world, and life is sunny again.

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🍿 That man from Rio, her breakthrough film, was a stupid James Bond spoof, inspired by 'The adventures of Tintin'. Unfortunately, it focused on protagonist Jean-Paul Belmondo, and used Dorléac only as eye-candy. It's the first film I've seen from Brasília, just a few years after it was constructed. 2/10.

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Paintings and Film X 3:

🍿 'Painting Nerds' is a YouTube channel by 2 Scottish artists, putting up intelligent video essays about the art of painting. Paintings In Movies: From '2001: A Space Odyssey' to 'Portrait of a Lady on Fire' is an insightful meditation which explores the relationship between the two art forms. Among the many examples it touches on are the canvases in Hitchcock's 'Rebecca' and 'Vertigo', 'The French Dispatch', 'Laura' and 'I'm thinking of ending things'. They even made a Wellesian trailer for that essay, When Citizen Kane met Bambi : The Lost Paintings of Tyrus Wong!

🍿 So I decided to see some of the movies mentioned above, f. ex. Hitchcock's The Trouble with Harry from 1955. Famous for being Shirley MacLaine's film debut, his first collaboration with Bernard Herrmann, and this being his only "real" comedy. However, the only engaging element among the idiotic machinations on screen were the stunning VistaVision landscapes, painted in true Vermont autumn colors.

🍿 All the Vermeers in New York is my [5th film about Vermeer, and] my first film by prolific indie director Jon Jost. The Scottish essay above interpretated it as a "Charming mirroring of art and life, but also a deeply sad film... The gallery scene shows the transmission of feeling from painting to person, and ultimately, the vast amount of space between them. It plays out the entire drama of the film in microcosm.." But that Met Gallery scene was the only outstanding one in an otherwise disjointed experiment about the NYC art world. The abrasive stockbroker who falls for a French actress at the museum and mistakes her for a woman from the painting was mediocre and irritating. 3/10.

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First watch: Jim Jarmusch's Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai, an homage to Melville's Le Samouraï. An RZA mood piece about a ritualistically-chill black assassin / Zen Sensei, who communicates only with carrier pigeons, and who drives alone at night in desolate streets on mafia missions. 'Live by the Code, die by the Code'.

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Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore, Scorsese's only melodrama with a female protagonist (? - haven't seen 'Boxcar Bertha' yet). It opens in a tinted Wizard of Oz scenery, and tells of an ordinary single mom who dreams of becoming a singer. Hardly a feminist story, as she navigates between one unloving husband, an abusive lover and eventually bearded Kris Kristofferson, who ends up beating her son and promises not to do it again. 3/10.

[I finally watched it because of this clip of 15-year-old Jody Foster singing Je t'attends depuis la nuit de temps on French television].

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The new well-made HBO documentary The Truth vs Alex Jones. About the collective mental sickness that is Amerika. It's hard to imagine how insane are the crazies over there. 💯 score on Rotten Tomatoes.

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3 more shorts:

🍿 The Most Beautiful Shots In Movie History, a little mash-up clippy from The "Solomon Society" with an evocative Perfect day cover.

🍿 Joana, a beautiful tribute of a Spanish father to his little daughter. Reminds me of better times and another daughter.

🍿 From hand to mouse, a mediocre 1944 'Looney Tune' short from Chuck Jones, with the same dynamics that the Coyote & Road Runner did much better.

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Ramy Youssef X 3:

🍿 I discovered first-generation Egyptian-American stand-up comedian Ramy Youssef. In his funny 2019 special, Feelings, he comes across as a sweet dude, a sensitive, observant Muslim, on a complicated spiritual quest in New Jersey. Recommended!

🍿 Ramy was his A24 TV-series that expanded on the themes. It had more of a sitcom vibes, reminiscent of 'Master of None', another one that dealt with an unexplored ethnicity, previously marginalized. I only watched the first season, and liked how unapologetic he was in having large part of the dialogue in other languages, Arabic, French, Etc. Episode 7, "Ne Me Quitte Pas", starring his screen-mom Hiam Abbass was a terrific stand-out.

🍿 “Where were you when the floods happened in Pakistan?”

More feelings, his brand new stand up which just dropped is dark and gentle. It opens with some dark truths from his friend Steve who wants to die, and moves right into the situation in Palestine.

(Later: He hosted Saturday Night Live this weekend.)

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(My complete movie list is here)