I did a similar ranking with the Rocky movies a while back and that one was a little more complex than I remember. For this ranking I’ll attempt to look at the movies as a whole rather than breaking them down into individual parts as I did with Rocky. I will be excluding the .5 […]
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This one had been collecting dust on the watchlist for probably a couple years now and I’m real glad to have checked it off. The film tries to be so much–a thriller, a dark comedy, a multicharacter study, a reflection on loyalty and rebellion; and it draws from such a wide spectrum of filmmaking elements–captivating
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Earlier today, I performed the first movement of Rachmaninoff’s 2nd Concerto, as well as two other pieces, for a small audience. All things considered, it was not a terrible performance. There were no fatal memory slips, which were what I’d primarily been afraid of. Yet the concerto was still strewn with mistakes–some due to nerves
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This post is different from what I’m used to in that it’ll be more of a personal reflection than a commentary, but I expect to create more posts like it in the future, especially they start to become easier to write. And unlike some of past write-ups, this one’s arising from more of a wish
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Watched a couple movies recently. Here are my thoughts, with a few spoilers. Aftersun, dir. Charlotte Wells On paper, Aftersun’s premise is almost too simple. A father disappears, his daughter reminiscences. Equipped with a matured, time-tempered lens of the future, she relives candlelit dinners and beach sunsets, billiards and arcades. She reflects upon her innocently
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The bass player provides one the more interesting components of a band’s output. Often, when put against the vocals, lead guitars, and drums, they’re simply in the back, providing supporting rhythms and harmonies, seemingly just rounding out the sound that the other instruments have designed. Mediocre basslines are frequently only noticeable once they’re gone; strong
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The Buc-ee’s logo and disposition is the true hero in a land of evil. The pain and suffering of millions is irreversible, yet our hope lies in the beaver. We pray and beg and pray some more for the beaver. We know we are little to nothing to the beaver. And yet, was it not
Typically, these sorts of resort rankings should be taken, at best, with a few massive snorts of salt. But I find that Lucas Catania–who, even alongside other skier-entertainers who live on the road, enjoys a gratuitously long ski season–has managed to whip together quite a reasonable ranking this year. Generally consistent throughout, the top 5/10
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I did a post about these movies just over a month ago, and after watching Creed 3 on the plane, it’s time for a revisit. This time a few general remarks: I will be doing three separate rankings, one for the best stories, the best fight scenes and training montages, and my 100% biased list
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