TheLastWolf

Synecdoche New York was terrific. One that I'd surely have to revisit. So got 360 films left in my letterboxd watchlist, will try and finish them in 180 to 200 days so I can catch up to the rest of world, you middle aged and senior folks. Last 3 years was 600 knocked off. And I got 12 shows left. Books are endless, no way I can start listing down and striking, just rake in as much good ones possible before the inevitable. Happy new year ahem.

The Shining King in top form. I bet he finished it faster than I did. And boy! what a way to start the year. Can see why he's moaning about Kubrick butchering. But that take was unique too But racism in his works is oddly unsettling, he's sensitive... yet can't quite place my finger on it

Was looking up Wong Kar Wai and it turns out his new show Blossoms Shanghai just premiered a week or so ago, 30 episodes of 50 mins each tying into his universe films. The trailer was gorgeous but no distribution outside domestic sadly. Yet. Fingers crossed.

Le Samourai Slick flick oozing finesse

Paris, Texas Harry Dean Stanton was smokin'! And not his usual way with a ciggie mind you

Sorry, I misplaced the timeline so assumed she had more freedom Hey, I've no issue with your dependency point, but I don't see the relevance with her liberating the women by forcing marriage.

But Dany had the choice to do anything she wished, if she could force them to marry, she could just as well let them go free. She did and went on to do shit that defied medieval norms way more than this. I get that, but after rape? I mean where I come from there was and still is (rare as a three footed hare) a custom of marrying off the victim to the rapist for her (read: men of her family) honour and such. If the rapist is still alive that is. Women have always been vessels for men's grievances.

is now marital rape. Primitive to force marriage on rape victims. I could never understand the reasoning behind that.

I also heard the 95 year copyright has expired. You just might be right

Mystic River Last 5 mins stuck it up one ear, out the other with the brain impaled Tragic man, ugh.

There was enough time to step up with the governor's election two quarters away. Necessity could act as catalyst. And it was Rick at the helm too imo. And what's stopping the sellers from identifying the safest next customer and why'd they go through someone sent by Marlo, cause of a 16 mil drug bust on their end. The coop were short of cash to pay him too. I just can't accept the punk got that kind of cash for a connect that would have eventually found its way

THE WIRE S5 The weakest of the bunch is still light years ahead of the rest of TV even after so many years and I'll bet good coin it will be so forever as I can't deny that TV/Cinema as an art form is dead and dying and would love to see myself proven wrong anytime.

The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga, one of the 10 Indian Booker winners ever, a must read. Man was up there with Rushdie in his command of the prose. It's epistolary (email, ahem) but not constrained in any way. Miss the meh movie if you can.

Elections for a lot of major global players next year

The Snowman by Jo Nesbo Just two sittings Also need help IDing a book from long back, memory fails, scandinavian author, similar nordic noir crime thriller mystery but with a religious cult of light or something, girl escapes at the end with the help of a boy in the end, big fire iirc...AI bots failed. I think it was a Konrad Sejer one by Karin Fossum but the descriptions don't match. The girl and boy's names had a prominent L. Vague i know but help a mate out if you can...

(Ter)ri(fi)ck

Bah, now that's a finale. S7 Rick and Morty a hundred years whoo couple of more seasons at least*

Templar wording over Saracen is preferred huh... White boy Villeneuve needs to get his act straight

I can bear mentions of "holy war" only so much in the movie. Political correctness, ugh. Herbert had it easy back then.

The chosen one, Ciri is

I take offence for Dunk

Vinland Saga Can I land on my feet running and continue the manga from the end of season 2 finale (ch 102 or whatever) or are they any marked differences and should wait for S3? Thank you

The Wire S3 finale has me sputtering in rage against the sheer injustice. Fuck underrated and unappreciated in its time, this is the best goddamn show that ever was and could be. Hmph

Villeneuve with a lot more set pieces than the first part vs Miller with his apparently maybe CGI over same old yet goated practical fx... Impossible to predict the masses, that's why stupid

I predict stupidly, Furiosa will beat Dune 2 @bo