#giving jan stevens vibe

[bitch-we-have-a-hulk]

[imtheindiekid]

HELLO GOOD AFTERNOON, MOTHER IS MOTHERINGGGGGGGG 😩😩

[milforlife]

i dont know but this is giving Jan Stevens VIBES✨

[words-after-midnight]

🎧🎬 for whatever WIP is giving you brainrot rn!!

From WIP Adaptation Ask Game

I'll answer for Life in Black and White.

🎧—What would the soundtrack be like?

Score vibes: soft/atmospheric piano. Ludovico Einaudi, Joep Beving, Jeremy Weinglass, John True, Alexandra Streliski (who I just found out will be in concert in Montreal Jan '24!!!!), Juo, George Winston...

Soundtrack: My "trailer song" is "It's All So Incredibly Loud" by Glass Animals. Other songs/artists I'd love to see include Depeche Mode, Sufjan Stevens, "No Rain" by Blind Melon, London Grammar, "Raining in June" by Olive Klug, Gordon Lightfoot, alt-J, Regina Spektor, "Downtown" by Majical Cloudz, "Hard Place" by H.E.R., "Eventide" by Ásgeir, "Blue Moon" by Beck, "Nitrous Gas" by Frightened Rabbit... I could go on for a while lol.

🎬—Who would you cast as your characters?

Ahhhhh, the hardest question of all time. I have such specific images of Jeff and Gabriel in my mind that I've never seen any actor that I find captures them well physically, but I'll try to provide some actors/models with the closest general vibes I could find:

Gabriel (note: this was HARD): (from left to right) Lucas Jade Zumann for younger G (like... not exactly, but he was by far the closest I could find), Brennan Clost for older G (see previous parenthesis).

Jeff: (From left to right) Gavin Casalegno for younger J, Charlie Kennedy (model) for older J. I'd say Gavin is closer though.

Other characters (from left to right): I always thought Nana from After School could have Daphne vibes if she looked more grunge. I could easily see a slightly older Amybeth McNulty playing Jenna. Always thought Matt Jensen kind of looks like Gabriel's dad.

There are a bunch more I could find but I'll leave it at that for now.

[bookgeekgrrl]

My media this week (15-21 Jan 2023)

📚 STUFF I READ 📚

😊 Slow Change (thesurefireway) - 66K, steddie canon divergent - Eddie's life and his relationship with Steve after his 5-month stint in jail before the innocent verdict in his trial

😊 The Crime at Black Dudley (Albert Campion Mystery #1) (Margery Allingham, author; David Thorpe, narrator) - In a cozy/golden age mystery mood and she's the Queen of Crime I have read least. I wish there were more of hers on audiobook

😊 The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (Robert Louis Stevenson) - read via Jekyll & Hyde Weekly

🥰 Call My Number (and Call Me Yours) (novacorpsrecruit) - 53K, Steddie AU - both single dads, EMT!Steve & dispatcher!Eddie - very cute

😊 The Case of the Canterfell Codicil (Anty Boisjoly Mysteries #1) (PJ Fitzsimmons, author; Tim Bruce, narrator) - So straight in the blurb for this book it says "The Case of the Canterfell Codicil is a classic, cosy, locked-room mystery written in the style of an homage to PG Wodehouse. The result, for those familiar with Wodehouse or Jerome K Jerome and Ruth Rendell or Dorothy L Sayers, is either an inexcusable offence to several beloved canons, or a hilarious, fast-paced, manor house murder mystery." It's a fairly mediocre imitation to be honest but not so terrible as to be unreadable, and it raced along nicely; ultimately I found it entertaining enough. Given the length and the price (free), I can see myself reading a few more, esp when I get into that 'i'm out of podcasts and books i really want but need something for the love of fuck' place.

😊 The King's Delight (Tales of Lilleforth Book 1) (Sarah Honey) - a light & fluffy, very mildly kinky fantasy romance

💖💖 +357K of shorter fic so shout out to these I really loved 💖💖

The Long Dark Bath-Time of the Soul (spqr) - Knives out universe: Benoit Blanc/Phillip, 7K - a hilarious possible backstory for phillip's wealth

help to make the season bright (its_tortle) - MCU: shrunkyclunks, 20K - fluffy & warm seasonal fic

The future's open wide (rainbow_nerds) - Stranger Things: Steddie, 4.7K - a lovely little fic with some closure for tommy hagan

Nothing Hurts (Like Your Mouth) (AidaRonan) - Stranger Things: Steddie, 4.1K - werewolf steve & vamp eddie - some extremely hot monsterfucking. I love a prehensile tail!

Not Fade Away (A Cover) (dorcas_gustine) - Stranger Things: Steddie, 37K - great characterizations, great story, fucking HILARIOUS

Hallmark-Adjacent (Moorishflower) - The Sandman: Dreamling, 25K - a fun, modern AU with each of them as the jilted guy in a hallmark movie, having glorious sex and a soulmate connection on a train and then some hallmark-y moments of their own

the most remarkable thing about you standing in the doorway is that it's you (greatunironic) - Stranger Things: Steddie, 34K - reread of this amazing & formative-for-the-fandom fic; still amazing

Made with Love (and Yarn) (SolarMorrigan) - Stranger Things: Steddie, 10K - super cute & fluffy, expressing love thru textile crafts

📺 STUFF I WATCHED 📺

Leverage: Redemption - s2, e10-12

Hot Ones - Viola Davis Gives a Master Class While Eating Spicy Wings

Hot Ones - Cate Blanchett Pretends No One's Watching While Eating

Hot Ones - Zoe Saldaña Gets Scorched By Spicy Wings

🎧 PODCASTS 🎧

Desert Island Discs - Steven Spielberg, director

The Atlas Obscura Podcast - Green Mill Jazz Club

Off Menu - Ep 72: Michael McKean

Renegades: Born in the USA - Money & the American Dream

The Atlas Obscura Podcast - Songs of Ice with the Places Team

Vibe Check - Mutha Needs To Arrive and Set the Table

Strange Customs - Brandon Kyle Goodman | The Paper

Switched on Pop - SZA's Endless Melody

99% Invisible #521 - A Sea of Yellow

The Atlas Obscura Podcast - Cementerio Municipal José María Azael Franco Guerrero

🎶 MUSIC 🎶

Nude On The Moon: The B-52's Anthology

Carly Rae Jepsen

Lowrider Oldies

My Mix #3

Late Night Blues

[yourfairygodmotherorsomething]

CHARACTER SHEET:

Captain Ander Ho of the Agricorps

face claim: Steven Yeun

(photo by Diana Markosian for GQ in 2021)

General Information

Full name: Captain Ander Ho

Nickname: doesn’t have one (Andy, maybe?)

Age: born 72 BBY (he’s Mace Windu’s age)

gender: male

Species: Human (or mostly, anyway)

Planet of Origin: I think Coruscant

City of Birth: Galactic City

Current place of living: his ship, as he is itinerant. Rn his ship is parked at Agricorps Base Camp, Bandomeer. He also spends a fair amount of time at a Service Corps research and supply space station in the outer-mid rim.

Religion: Jedi —though the Agricorps have some of their own beliefs that the Temple Jedi would think are heretical, so they just don’t tell them about it, lol

Mother tongue: Galactic Basic

Dialect: I suppose there is a fair amount of Agricorps specific jargon? otherwise it’s Temple Basic

Job title: Captain of the Jedi Agricorps (which is kind of like a Jedi Master level I guess?)

Relationships: he has a long term/long distance thing going on with a tall, strapping exploracorps guy whose name I seem to have misplaced rn lol (edit: his name is Lt Jan Isto). His face claim is zeeko zaki. they’re possibly aromantic? still deciding

Likes: plants and animals. haha. Good nourishing, simple food made from plants he’s grown. His ship? His slug thrower. His favourite jacket. His lover and his team.

Dislikes: people like Xanatos who destroy planets’ ecosystems for their own selfish gain, and like the hutts who intentionally make environments worse so that even the people who aren’t slaves have to rely on them for infrastructure etc. Slavery, obvs. the way the Temple Jedi treat the corps. Politicians incl the whole senate, who ignore the needs of the many and keep trying to kneecap the jedi corps. the trade federation. the sith who did a lot of damage that still lingers

Either way, he was good with fighting skills, quite a talented flier—esp good at finding his way to hard to get to planets; and he carries blasters and a slug thrower because the galaxy is a rough place, and people will often see Jedi corps as easy pickings for stealing equipment and supplies. In truth, they’re always underfunded and expected to make their supplies stretch; which is why they often have aquaponics set-ups on their ships…

Childhood: He was in Mace’s (also Qui-Gon and Tholme’s too? idk) age group, but not his clan. or maybe he’s Rael’s age? or Feemore’s? still figuring that out. He was one of the ones who aged out, and he chose Agricorps. which surprised a lot of people who would have assumed he’d want to a pilot. Maybe he was even invited to be a Padawan by someone, but he said no because he didn’t like their vibe…still working on the backstory tbh. Maybe he was thinking of leaving the Jedi but someone sat him down and was like…give the Agricorps a few years, get some training, get some skills before you go out into the galaxy alone?’ and he was like ‘that’s not the worst idea I’ve ever heard’ and then he found a place in the Agricorps he actually really liked. another option is maybe he started by going to Exploracorps and then caught sight of some cool Agricorps thing or saw a rewilded planet or something and was like ‘oh’

Teenage years: he was sent away to ‘farm school’, which is a Temple on a moon of a minor mid-rim planet. He was a difficult student on some levels, but found the techniques of the Agricorps to be fascinating, the idea of ecological reclamation very, very cool. He found a teacher who was good at teenage boy wrangling, who saw his interest and helped guide him towards practical teaching over lectures at the Agricorps school, specialising in heavy reclamation work, which he thrived in.

Adulthood: He had a long career of working at outposts such as Bandomeer, where the sociopolitical environment is pretty volatile and dangerous; necessitating any Service Corps workers to be able to handle themselves and protect the personnel and equipment. Many of these places were on the outer rim, and he has had to fight off slavers more than a few times; and has watched the way groups like the Trade Federation and Offworld have been fucking over whole planets for their own gain. Obviously he’s gonna have some opinions about that.

Role Involvement: He is a Captain, so he often is in charge of keeping track of personnel and equipment on an outpost as well as doing the actual reclamation work. People like ____ from the Jedi Apprentice novels are more like the chief Science officer of the project, and they tend to coordinate politically. Ander is more likely to make friends and contacts at the local cantina than the palaces, or whatever building the government meets in (he has incited a few union formations over the years, but that’s another story).

First time mentioned: We Carry the Temple in Our Bones. He has been arrested by Qui Gon Jinn, but a very young Obi-Wan Kenobi has decided he’s the coolest guy in the galaxy.

What is their role: dashing hero; wholesome mentor; he has a different POV than the Coruscant Jedi. not in a ‘the jedi council are wrong and stupid’ way, just in a ‘I am a Jedi that talks to the ground and plants and animals more than I do people’ way. He is Agricorps Obi-Wan Kenobi’s mentor; a cool guy, who a rejected and mid-first adventure thirteen year old Obi-Wan meets upon arriving at Bandomeer who is kind and completely different to everything he was expecting of a ‘farmer’. He’s the person who makes Obi-Wan think, ‘maybe I’m for Agricorps after all…and maybe that could be a good thing?’

For any Obi-Wan who doesn’t end up in Agricorps, Ander is someone Obi-Wan sees only occasionally (and even then it’s mostly over comms), but is always willing to listen and give advice; or when he’s older, some space weed lmao

Pets: hmmmm, he should have a pet. I’m gonna have to think about this one. maybe a verdactyl…?

Physical Characteristics: 1.75 m, golden complexion (esp with the amount of sun he gets), smile lines (also from sun exposure, as well as smiling); eyes that don’t miss a thing, cheekbones like cliff faces, and a smile that is cheeky, when he chooses to show it.

Eye color: brown

Hair color: black

Skin color: golden

Body type: wiry and strong. Uses a huge amount of energy doing physical work and also channeling the Force for hours on end; sometimes performing group rites, which outlay a lot of power, so he doesn’t have much fat on his bones at all. His muscles are the whippy type. Not beefy, but lean and strong, with a surprisingly hard punch that will come from nowhere, and incredible endurance.

Vices: he may or may not partake of a bit of space weed. He may or may not grow it on his ship.

Bad habits: being too friendly with animals that could rip out his jugular

Drink often: socially

Smoke often: recreationally smokes space weed

Good habits: grows his own food so he doesn’t have to rely on ration bars. makes friends with locals.

Clothing style: blue collar. The corps style of dress in my world building has been informed by the blue collar workers around the Coruscant Temple, which in my mind is very informed by Japanese workers. Lots of indigo fabric that is hard wearing, breathable and lasts a long time. Tabi style footwear. They don’t wear tabards, because they would get in the way, and generally not obis either. lots of layers if it’s cold.

Ander is a bit of a cowboy, so he wears an old worn to softness leather vest as one of his layers that was made for him many years ago out of the hide of a feral beast (maybe a rancor?) he had to take down. Somethings some rich fuck was keeping and died so the starving beast broke out and started to bother some local farmers. He donated the animal to a nearby village (who the animal was attacking), but the craftsman skinned it and treated it so they could make him a jacket, as well as some holsters and belts.

Health issues: There might be some injuries that have happened, but the corps work together, so he routinely sees medicorps personel.

Tattoos: maybe…don’t know yet. maybe something cool on his back…still thinking about it.

Piercings: earrings maybe? defs wears his kyber crystal on a chain around his neck. maybe in a cortosis housing or something, or a fiber that is unique to the Agricorps that they treat and knot together as part of the ritual; maybe they get given it when they graduate from farm school or something? could be a sort of ceremony where they give up their desire to be a knight or something. Some Agicorps members still feel to keep their crystal in a saber, but others put it in their necklace, because they’re still bonded to the crystal, so they aren’t just going to get rid of it.

Talents: he’s good at cleansing soil, loosening hard ground, and finding and cleansing water. some of that is deeply esoteric jedi shit and others are hard science. He is also good at keeping a spiritual eye so to speak on how a pretty large area is doing as far as their work goes. Good pilot, brilliant navigator (which was why the council of first knowledge had expected him to ask for exploracorps). Also just a brilliant marksman. He was pretty good with a saber growing up, but has done far better with blasters and his slug thrower (which he won in a bet against a Mando one time lmao)

my drawing/character design: still working on that

thank you @yanderepuck for the use of your character template, it was very useful when I was drawing a complete blank lmao

[chrancecriber]

Antenne Vorarlberg Chillout Lounge (July 18, 2023)

23:57 Beyhude - Alabora 23:55 Dimitri Vegas - Pull Me Closer 23:50 The Funky Lowlives - Time To Let Go 23:46 Lstn - Sky & Sand 23:43 Kygo & Tina Turner - What's Love Got To Do With It 23:39 Alan Walker - Alone (Restrung) 23:37 Yves V X Bashkar - Halfway (Feat. Twan Ray) 23:30 Leftfield - Original 23:27 Nora En Pure - Life On Hold 23:25 Nathan Evans - Wellerman (220 Kid X Billen Ted Remix) 23:21 Air - Talisman 23:18 Carstn & Ten Tonne Skeleton - Safety Dance 23:14 Schiller - Midnight In Shiraz 23:08 Jody Wisternoff Feat. Sian Evans - The Bridge (Chicane Rework) 23:02 The Last Atlant - Twin Of The Sun 22:59 Mike Candys & Jack Holiday - Saltwater (Rework) 22:55 Liberdade - Otra Vida 22:52 Kai Schwarz, Cayus & Yass - My Love Is Your Love 22:48 Arty Feat. Cimo Fränkel - Daydreams (Sultan Shepard Echoes) 22:43 Les Negresses Vertes - Face A La Mer 22:40 Blank & Jones Feat. Mick Roach - Magnolia 22:35 Buttha - Oceanic (Original Mix) 22:32 Dj Antoine Feat. Craig Smart - Good Vibes (Good Feeling) (Dj Antoine Vs Mad Mark 2k19 Mix) 22:28 Duboss - Losing My Religion 22:23 Aisen - Another Day 22:20 Chicane Feat. Bryan Adams - Don't Give Up 22:17 York - On The Beach (Kryder & Jenjammin Sax Edit) 22:10 Sans Souci - Seaside (Extended Mix) 22:07 Chaël Feat Kaii - Don't Speak 22:04 Cotone - Faded Glory 22:02 Robert Manos - With No End 21:58 Sneaker Pimps - 6 Underground 21:56 Felix Jaehn & The Stickmen Project Feat. Calum Scott - Rain In Ibiza 21:49 Jan Blomqvist - The Space In Between 21:46 Melokind - Tiefgang 21:43 Lucas Estrada, Twopilots - Bloom 21:40 Brando - Don't Call Me (Galantis Remix) 21:37 Alok Feat. Alida - Love Again 21:33 Jan Blomqvist, Elena Pitoulis - More (Original Mix) 21:31 Carstn, Jason Walker - Could You Love Me (Munich Monstrs Remix) 21:23 Armin Van Buuren & Avira Feat. Sam Martin - Mask 21:20 Sam Feldt - Post Malone (Feat. Rani) 21:17 Kungs Feat. Jhart - Dopamine 21:11 Airstream - Your Tears (Del Mar Mix) 21:08 Justin Robertson Presents Revtone - Love Movement 21:04 Monoir, Eneli - 3 To 1 21:01 Martin Trevy Feat. Hedara - Talking To The Silence 20:57 Blank & Jones - Flaming June 20:54 Lucas Estrada & Henri Purnell & Neimy - In My Fantasy 20:49 Ohm-g - Hulectric Soul 20:46 Nora Van Elken - Sumatra (Lstn Remix) 20:43 Hallmann - Always Be 20:37 Parra For Cuva Feat. Anna Naklab - Wicked Games 20:34 Bolier & Arman Cekin - Fade Away (Feat. Rhi'n'b) 20:31 Sum Wave - Backyard Stories 20:28 Kygo Feat. Ellie Goulding - First Time 20:25 Alle Farben & Flynn - I Need To Know 20:22 Passenger 10 - Serving The World 20:18 Avicii - For A Better Day 20:11 David Hohme - Fear Less (Hraach Remix) 20:08 Hagen Feetly - Cry 20:05 Lost Frequencies, Janieck Devy - Reality 20:02 Tomas Skyldeberg - Outside The Window 19:59 Night Cruzer - Timeless 19:56 Dj Antoine & Dead-line - Shout 19:52 Ck West & Sassi K - C Song 19:47 Mahoroba - Chimes In Motion (Passion Cut) 19:43 Edx Feat. Jess Ball - Take Me Home 19:40 Glockenbach - Dirty Dancing 19:37 El Profesor - Bella Ciao (Hugel Remix) 19:35 Mila Feat. Uwe Worlitzer - Teil Von Mir 19:32 Junge, Junge Feat. Jamie Hartma - Wicked Hearts 19:28 Lenny Ibizarre - Pretty As You Feel 19:24 Nora En Pure - Dry Sobbing 19:21 Gibbs - Waiting For Lonely 19:18 Tainted Youth Feat. Lucinda - Teardrops 19:15 Purple Disco Machine - Hypnotized 19:12 Calvin Harris Feat. Sam Smith - Promises 19:07 Scotty & Wilcox - Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (Wilcox Extended) 19:04 Consoul Trainin Feat. Steven Aderinto & Duoviolins - Obsession 18:58 Milan Euringer And Tube & Berger - Lovebreak 18:54 Trinix - Vision Deluxe 18:52 Mellowdy - Rise Up 18:47 Moca - Kleine Träumerei 18:44 Edx & Amba Shepherd - Off The Grid 18:41 Vize & Leony - Dolly Song (Devil's Cup) 18:37 Sise - The Rain (Where Do I Begin) 18:33 Kyla La Grange - Cut Your Teeth 18:27 Dale Anderson Feat. Anil Chawla - Pimento Grove 18:23 Chubbanak Club - Candysnow 18:20 Mount & Emdey - Venus 18:15 Loopaland - Born To Be Alive 18:12 Majestic & Boney M. - Rasputin 18:09 Hypnosis - Pulstar 18:03 Chicane - Offshore 17:58 Elderbrook & Bob Moses - Inner Light 17:56 The Holy Santa Barbara Feat. Madugo - The Sailor Song 17:49 Adana Twins - Strange 17:45 Mandala Dreams - Mirror Lake 17:42 Sans Souci - Nanda 17:36 Sunlounger & Zara - Lost (Chillout) 17:33 Topic, Robin Schulz, Nico Santos, Paul Van Dyk - In Your Arms (For An Angel) 17:30 Lucy Neville - Ransom 17:24 4 Wing - Penelope 17:21 Loud Luxury And Frank Walker Feat. Stephen Puth - Like Gold 17:15 Esteban Garcia - Para Mi 17:12 Blank & Jones Feat. Coralie Clément - Cest Mieux 17:09 Glockenbach Ft. Clockclock - Brooklyn 17:06 Calvin Harris & Disciples - How Deep Is Your Love 17:02 Alex Breitling - Lilie 16:53 Christopher Von Deylen - Heaven Can Wait 16:49 Spanish Armada Movement - Margarita 16:46 Jeremy Loops - Til I Found You 16:42 Cats On Bricks Feat. Zach Alwin - Planes Over Ushuaia 16:38 Vintage Culture And Rooftime - I Will Find 16:36 Feder & Ofenbach Feat. Dawty Music - Call Me Papi 16:34 Colorblast - Message In A Bottle (Colorblast Version) 16:30 Blank & Jones - Grown Minds 16:28 Digital Camel - Shine Bright 16:23 Boozoo Bajou Feat. Wayne Martin - Moanin' 16:15 Miyagi, Sascha Braemer, Dan Caster, Jan Blomqvist - Woodpeckers Love Affair 16:08 Monolink - Don't Hold Back 16:02 Fous De La Mer - Vue Sur La Mer 15:59 Backstreet Boys - Chances (Instrumental) 15:53 Nora En Pure - Thermal (Extended Mix) 15:49 Oovee Feat. Alesha Dixon - Higher Love 15:41 Blond:ish Feat. Bahramji - Omnipresent 15:37 Alina Baraz & Galimatias - Fantasy (Felix Jaehn Remix) 15:34 Nightmares On Wax - Passion 15:31 Lizot - Daddy Cool 15:28 Filous - Let It Snow (Original Mix) 15:23 Sphere - I Fly Away 15:16 Soul Button - Circadian Rhythm (Hraach Remix) 15:13 Melosense - Polarization (Original Mix) 15:10 Lost Frequencies X James Arthur - Questions 15:08 Twisted Harmonies Feat. Mougleta - You & Me 15:04 Alle Farben - Berlin 15:01 Kush Kush & Sickmellow Feat. Kazhi - Blacklight 14:59 Atb & Topic - Your Love (9pm) 14:53 Oliver Koletzki - A Tribe Called Kotori 14:50 Felix Jaehn Feat. Zoe Wees - Do It Better 14:47 Sunnery James & Ryan Marciano - Let It Lie 14:44 Mark Brown - The Journey Continues (Acoustic Version) 14:41 Alle Farben & Fools Garden - Lemon Tree 14:38 Hbz, Anna Grey & Agent Zed - Aloha Hey 14:35 Drenchill Ft. Indiiana - Hey Hey 14:29 Goa Foundation - (I Just) Died In Your Arms Tonight 14:25 Mind Against, Dyzen - Freedom 14:22 Sam Feldt & Sam Fischer - Pick Me Up (Vavo Remix) 14:18 Ac Venture - Rain In Spain (Roberto Sol Remix) 14:11 Desert Dwellers - Union 14:03 Maxim Lany - Riding The Wave (Extended Mix) 14:00 R3hab & Marnik - Candyman 13:54 Sherrie Lea - No Ordinary Love (Arnold T Chill Mix) 13:52 Meduza Feat. Goodboys - Piece Of Your Heart 13:48 Eli & Fur - Come Back Around 13:45 Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike Vs. Diplo Feat. Deb's Daughter - Hey Baby 13:42 Klingande & Bright Sparks - Messiah 13:37 Tinlicker Feat. Roos Jonker - Come Back Home 13:33 Feder Feat. Emmi - Blind 13:30 Blank & Jones - Swept Away 13:26 Patchy - Friend (Original Mix) 13:23 Clément Leroux - Memories 13:20 Dante Klein & Jordiz Feat. Megan Brands - Life 13:17 I Will, I Swear - Long Days 13:13 Nihoni - After Sun 13:10 Shouse - Won't Forget You 13:06 Karen Gibson Roc - Painted Room 13:03 Emily Burns - Im So Happy 13:00 Hanns Feat. Lu - Chemistry 12:56 The Chainsmokers & Coldplay - Something Just Like This 12:53 Winona Oak & Robin Schulz - Oxygen 12:48 Lstn - Times Of Sorrow 12:44 Kungs Feat. R I T U A L - You Remain 12:41 Nora En Pure - Fibonacci 12:37 Lemongrass - Habla Mi Corazon 12:35 Mount & Illian - Fool 12:29 Pete Tong & Tale Of Us Feat. Jules Buckley - Time 12:22 Hansi Lang - Perfect Day (Smacs & Patrick Kong Remix) 12:15 Beyhude - Akasha 12:12 Together Alone - Ain't Nobody 12:08 James Bright - Siempre 12:03 Schiller - Free The Dragon 11:56 Armen Miran & Hraach - Gravitation 11:52 Shaun Feat. Conor Maynard - Way Back Home 11:49 Nora Van Elken - Mount Fuji 11:46 Lucy Neville - Shameless 11:39 Oxia - Harmonie 11:36 Blank & Jones - Coastline 11:32 Alan Walker & Gavin James - Tired (Kygo Remix) 11:27 Fous De La Mer - Luces 11:20 Nora En Pure - Oblivion (Extended Mix) 11:14 Mollono.bass, Ava Asante - Feeling Good 11:11 Agatino Romero - I'm Feeling For You 11:05 Beyhude - Rüzgar 11:02 Calvin Harris Feat. Sam Smith - Promises 10:59 Topic Feat. Nico Santos) - Home (Alle Farben Remix) 10:54 Tinlicker Feat. Nathan Nicholson - Always Will 10:48 Faro - Shape Of Sense 10:44 Robin Schulz & Alle Farben & Israel Kamakawiwo'ole - Somewhere Over The Rainbow / What A Wonderful World 10:41 Tinlicker & Helsloot - Because You Move Me 10:38 Iberis Eguana - Sand Of Time 10:34 Ambyion - Motion 10:30 Armin Van Buuren, System F - Exhale (Tim Besamusca's Lounge Mix) 10:24 Blank & Jones - Coh 10:21 The Alan Parsons Project - The Turn Of A Friendly Card 10:17 Air - Playground Love 10:11 Bay Area - Dolphin Rider (Pianodreamsession) 10:07 Schiller - Summer In Berlin 10:03 Esteban Garcia Junior - Deep Blue 10:00 Sono - Keep Control (Artbat Remix Edit) 09:57 Ofenbach & Ella Henderson - Hurricane 09:52 Lizot Feat. Jason Anousheh - Einfach Nur Weg (Blondee & Roberto Mozza Remix) 09:49 Viva La Panda & Finding Molly - Bring It On (La La La) 09:45 Tinlicker Feat. Nathan Nicholson - Be Here And Now 09:40 Owen Ear, Stereoteric - Screaming Heart (Original Mix) 09:37 L'imperatrice - Peur Des Filles (Montmartre Remix) 09:33 Dead Composers - Starlight 09:31 Alan Walker X Hans Zimmer - Time (Alan Walker Remix) 09:28 Edx - Ecletric (Mixed) 09:22 Thievery Corporation - The Glass Bead Game 09:19 Loud Luxury Feat. Morgan St. Jean - Aftertaste 09:15 Lstn - Undecided 09:09 Schiller - The Future Iii 09:07 Trinix & Ian Urbina - Bad Things 09:04 Steve Forest, Te Pai - Never Gonna Give You Up 09:00 Ivy - Edge Of The Ocean 08:55 Lyke - Stay With Me 08:48 Atb - No Fate 08:45 Sam Feldt X Lush & Simon Feat. Inna - Fade Away 08:39 Hraach & Armen Miran - Nowhere 08:35 Ashcome - Vitamin Sky (Original Mix) 08:32 Together Alone - Let Go 08:29 Lost Frequencies, Zonderling & Kelvin Jones - Love To Go 08:26 Madison Park, Beechkraft - Parts Of Me (Original Mix) 08:23 Nora Van Elken - Interstellar 08:16 John Kah - Carina (Enui Remix) 08:12 Burak Yeter Feat. Danelle Sandova - Tuesday 08:07 Dreamerproject - Horizons (Glenn Main Remix) 08:02 Kid Massive, Yuji Ono, Dtale - Pray (Wolf Krew Remix) 07:59 Bedouin Soundclash - Brutal Hearts (Flicflac ) 07:54 Christopher Von Deylen - Infinity 07:47 Hraach - After Dark 07:41 Hraach, Armen Miran - Aldebaran (Original) 07:38 Milk & Sugar Feat. John Paul Young - Love Is In The Air 07:33 Lemongrass - Angel Wings 07:28 Sans Souci - Venice 07:24 Sono - Trusting You 07:21 Paco Pedilla - Chariots Of Fire (Glorious Remix) 07:15 Tebra - Suton 07:10 Bolier & Leandro Da Silva - Floripa (Extended) 07:07 Bebo Best & The Super Lounge Orchestr - Come As You Are 07:04 Bernward Koch - Lonely Dream (Solo Piano) 07:01 Tiësto & Karol G - Don't Be Shy 06:57 Mahmut Orhan & Colonel Bagshot - 6 Days 06:53 Fritz Kalkbrenner - Good Things 06:51 George Geccoo Feat. Maik Pinto - Dolce Vita 06:47 Moby - Lie Down In Darkness 06:43 Christopher Von Deylen - Heliotrope 06:36 Lexer & Paji - Red Puddle 06:32 Blank & Jones - High Fly 06:28 Nora En Pure - Enchantment 06:23 In Credo - Siesta Del Sol 06:20 Dj Antoine & Deep Vice - When You Want Some Love (Dj Antoine Vs Mad Mark 2k21 Mix) 06:17 Daniel Portman - Sensual Desires 06:13 Rithma - The Return 06:08 Röyksopp Feat. Susanne Sundfør - If You Want Me 06:04 Pascal Letoublon - Feelings Undercover 06:01 Lenny Ibizarre - The Rain 05:58 Mike Candys & Séb Mont - What's On Your Mind 05:55 Alok Feat. John Martin - Wherever You Go 05:47 Edx - We Can't Give Up 05:44 Kygo With Avicii & Sandro Cavazza - Forever Yours (Tribute) 05:39 Moby - The Sky Is Broken 05:31 Garlington - Falling To Pieces (Extended Mix) 05:24 Blank & Jones - White Light 05:21 Wamdue Project - King Of My Castle 05:19 Luca Schreiner Feat. Johnny Chicago - Its All Gonna Be Good (Junge Junge Edit) 05:12 Valeron - Jamal 05:08 Tania Zygar, Sofia Zlatko, Vijay - Wildest Dreams (Extended Mix) 05:05 Deepend & Graham Candy - Belong (Deepend Edit) 04:59 Anrey - The Forgotten (Extended Mix) 04:54 Jonson - S.c.e.n.e. T.w.o. 04:50 Paul Oakenfold, Bolier, Luis Fonsi - The World Can Wait (Bolier Remix) 04:48 Srtw & Mave Feat. Sønlille - Last Train Home 04:42 Mathieu & Florzinho - Maha - Amba 04:39 Edx - Vommuli 04:35 Sam Feldt - Show Me Love (Original Mix) 04:27 Jan Blomqvist - Empty Floor 04:24 Lika Morgan - Ding Dong 04:21 Starley - Lovers Strangers 04:19 Dj Antoine Feat. Ablai - My Corazon (Dj Antoine Vs Mad Mark 2k21 Mix) 04:14 Mr.da-nos - San Francisco 2k20 04:10 Felix Jaehn Feat. Lost Frequencies & Linying - Eagle Eyes 04:07 Neptune & Moonnight - I Need A New Love (Original Mix) 04:04 Armin Van Buuren Feat. Rbvln - Weight Of The World (Feat. Rbvln) 03:58 Estelle Feat. Kanye West - American Boy (Lost Frequencies Remix) 03:56 Dj Antoine & Flip Capella Feat. Evelyn - Dark Love 03:50 Goldfish - Love Everlasting (Extended Mix) 03:44 Fac15 & Jay C - By The Pool (Jay C's Classic Mix) 03:41 Nora Van Elken - Okinawa 03:37 Nora En Pure - Sphinx 03:33 Joachim Pastor Feat. Nathan Nicholson - Saint Louis 03:28 Anrey - Lost Lands (Extended Mix) 03:24 Blank & Jones With Jan Loechel - Secret Hideaway 03:22 Famba Feat. Brando & Mkla - Games We Play 03:18 Blank & Jones - Alone In This Rhythm 03:15 Klingande & Krishane - Rebel Yell 03:12 Trinix - Soweto 03:08 Schiller & Peter Heppner - Leben... I Feel You 03:03 Boozoo Bajou - Caminoux 02:57 Twocolors - Together 02:51 Shakedown - At Night (Afterlife Remix) 02:47 Fritz Kalkbrenner - Void 02:44 Nora En Pure & Lika Morgan - In The Air Tonight (Sons Of Maria Remix) 02:39 Velvet Lounge Project - In Harmony 02:35 Nora En Pure - Tantrum 02:32 Eelke Kleijn - Midnight Affair (Samaha Slow Edit) 02:25 Chris Zippel Feat. Tusnelda - Blade 02:22 Vamero & Lizot - Bleeding Love 02:19 Armin Van Buuren & Avira - Illusion (Mixed) 02:13 Blank & Jones - Give It To Me 02:10 Klingande, Wrabel - Big Love 02:07 Avaion X Vize X Leony - Pieces 02:03 Depeche Mode - Goodnight Lovers 01:59 Kidsø - Fir 01:57 Buchs Feat. Nokyo - Cheverolet 01:52 Airstream One - Southern Light 01:49 Neptunica & Lunax - We Don't Even Talk Anymore 01:43 Max Denoise Feat Claire Willis - Bring To Me Life (Original Mix) 01:38 Faithless Feat. Nathan Ball & Caleb Femi - I Need Someone 01:34 Klangkarussel & Poppy Baskcomb - This Love 01:28 Moby - A Case For Shame 01:23 Deep Dive Corp. Feat. Dennis Le Gree - Water 01:20 Atb & Topic - Your Love (9pm) 01:15 Soho Lounge Feat. Dea Li - Chiaro Di Luna 01:11 Blank & Jones - Twilight Moon 01:07 Lstn - Sïstër 01:03 Thor - Chamka 00:58 Klangperlenspiel - Million Words 00:54 Schiller - White Nights (Don't Let Me Go) 00:49 Nora En Pure - Diving With Whales (Daniel Portman Radio Mix) 00:46 Yves V X Bashkar - Halfway (Feat. Twan Ray) 00:38 Boris Pillmann - Love You 00:32 Banderas - This Is Your Life (Easy Life Mix) 00:30 Nathan Evans - Wellerman (220 Kid X Billen Ted Remix) 00:25 Schiller Mit Moya Brennan - Falling 00:21 Daniel Portman - Vulnerable 00:19 Nora Van Elken - Heaven Is A Place On Earth 00:14 Billy Sizemore - Together 00:11 Sons Of Maria - Always 00:07 Mike Candys & Jack Holiday - Saltwater (Rework) 00:02 Faro - Dreaming In Orange

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ACCEPTED ! seen walking around edgecastle; ELIZABETH BENNET, STEVE ROGERS, PERCY JACKSON, OJ HAYWOOD, CASSANDRA CAIN, GLENN RHEE, JESSICA JONES, AND ANNABETH CHASE . please message the main within 48 hrs to receive the discord invite

{ cis woman, 25, she/they, pride and prejudice, dupes allowed } it isn’t every day you see someone that looks like AYO EDEBIRI wandering around these woods. lucky i picked you up, you give off sort of a A CRACKED SPINE OF A WELL READ BOOK, A GUT FEELING, BRUTAL HONESTY vibe, this town will eat you alive. you some kind of tax collector? ❝ TOUR GUIDE @ THE CLOCKTOWER, actually. in edgecastle ❞. oh, i stand corrected. hey, crank the radio up. do you like GRACELAND TOO ? ❝ yeah… PHOEBE BRIDGERS is my favorite ❞. you’ve got good taste, pal. say, what’s your name, stranger? ❝ ELIZABETH BENNET ❞ ( theo )

{ cis man, 30, he/they, marvel (616), dupes allowed } it isn’t every day you see someone that looks like AARON TAYLOR JOHNSON wandering around these woods. lucky i picked you up, you give off sort of a A WELL WORN JOURNAL FILLED WITH SCRIBBLED DRAWAINGS, A UNWILLINGNESS TO STAY DOWN, TRYING TO CARRY THE WORLD ON YOUR SHOULDERS vibe, this town will eat you alive. you some kind of tax collector? ❝ ARTIST FOR LOCAL58, actually. in edgecastle ❞. oh, i stand corrected. hey, crank the radio up. do you like A MAN WITHOUT LOVE? ❝ yeah… ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK is my favorite ❞. you’ve got good taste, pal. say, what’s your name, stranger? ❝ STEVE ROGERS ❞ ( theo )

{ trans man, 26, he/him, riordanverse, dupes not allowed } it isn’t every day you see someone that looks like JAN LUIS CASTELLANOS wandering around these woods. lucky i picked you up, you give off sort of a OCEAN WAVES CRASHING AGAINST A BEACH, BLUE FOODS, UNDYING LOYALTY vibe, this town will eat you alive. you some kind of tax collector? ❝ MANAGER @ THE WAFFLE CONE HOUSE, actually. in edgecastle ❞. oh, i stand corrected. hey, crank the radio up. do you like TONIGHT TONIGHT? ❝ yeah… THE SMASHING PUMPKINS is my favorite ❞. you’ve got good taste, pal. say, what’s your name, stranger? ❝ PERCY JACKSON ❞ ( theo )

{ cis man, 35, he/him, nope, dupes not allowed } it isn’t every day you see someone that looks like DANIEL KALUUYA wandering around these woods. lucky i picked you up, you give off sort of a HAND BLOCKING YOUR EYES FROM THE SUN, COMFORT IN EMPTY SPACE, MUSCLES THAT ALWAYS SEEM TO ACHE vibe, this town will eat you alive. you some kind of tax collector? ❝ HORSE RANCH OWNER, actually. in edgecastle ❞. oh, i stand corrected. hey, crank the radio up. do you like A COWBOY NEEDS A HORSE? ❝ yeah…FESS PARKER is my favorite ❞. you’ve got good taste, pal. say, what’s your name, stranger? ❝ OTIS “OJ” HAYWOOD JR ❞ ( wendy, 23, est, they/she )

{ nonbinary, 23, they/them, dc comics, dupes not allowed } it isn’t every day you see someone that looks like LAUREN TSAI wandering around these woods. lucky i picked you up, you give off sort of a PAINFUL TWINGE OF EMPATHY, FINALLY BEING PROUD OF YOURSELF, THE ONE TO BEAT vibe, this town will eat you alive. you some kind of tax collector? ❝ PROGRAM LEADER AT THE REC CENTER, actually. in edgecastle ❞. oh, i stand corrected. hey, crank the radio up. do you like A PEARL? ❝ yeah…MITSKI is my favorite ❞. you’ve got good taste, pal. say, what’s your name, stranger? ❝ CASSANDRA CAIN ❞ ( wendy, 23, est, they/she )

{ cis man, 28, he/him, the walking dead, dupes not allowed } it isn’t every day you see someone that looks like STEVEN YEUN wandering around these woods. lucky i picked you up, you give off sort of a MOTOR MOUTH, SITUATIONAL CONFIDENCE, HIDDEN STRENGTH, LAUGHING DURING AWKWARD SILENCES vibe, this town will eat you alive. you some kind of tax collector? ❝ PIZZA COOK AND SERVER AT ASTROBOB’S, actually. in edgecastle ❞. oh, i stand corrected. hey, crank the radio up. do you like DARK RED? ❝ yeah… STEVE LACY is my favorite ❞. you’ve got good taste, pal. say, what’s your name, stranger? ❝ GLENN RHEE ❞ ( wendy, 23, est, they/she )

{ cis woman, 31, she/her, marvel, dupes allowed } it isn’t every day you see someone that looks like VICTORIA PEDRETTI wandering around these woods. lucky i picked you up, you give off sort of a THE BOTTOM OF THE THRIFT STORE BIN, A BURNING IN YOUR THROAT, & DOORS LEFT UNLOCKED vibe, this town will eat you alive. you some kind of tax collector? ❝ PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR, actually. in edgecastle ❞. oh, i stand corrected. hey, crank the radio up. do you like DEAD AND LOVELY? ❝ yeah… TOM WAITS is my favorite ❞. you’ve got good taste, pal. say, what’s your name, stranger? ❝ JESSICA CAMPBELL JONES ❞ ( wendy, 23, est, they/she )

{ demi woman, 25, she/they, riordanverse, dupes not allowed } it isn’t every day you see someone that looks like REABETSWE FILA RANAMANE wandering around these woods. lucky i picked you up, you give off sort of a TATTERED STRING NECKLACE, A TRIP TO HELL, KNOWLEDGE IS A BURDEN vibe, this town will eat you alive. you some kind of tax collector? ❝ TOUR GUIDE AT THE CLOCKTOWER, actually. in edgecastle ❞. oh, i stand corrected. hey, crank the radio up. do you like PEOPLE WATCHING? ❝ yeah… CONAN GRAY is my favorite ❞. you’ve got good taste, pal. say, what’s your name, stranger? ❝ ANNABETH CHASE ❞ ( wendy, 23, est, they/she )

[twigsnbones]

I am tired but oh another Tag Meme

Tagged by @fliederfuchs. Oh boi, so many questions.

1. Coke or Pepsi: Coke.

2. Disney or DreamWorks: I really don’t have an opinion for this.

3. Coffee or Tea: Tea, too much coffee gives me hearts problems. But... so... good...

4. Books or Movies:  I really want to read more but I get distracted so easily. It really depends, but I’d rather purchase a book than a movie.

5. Windows or Mac: Windows

6. DC or Marvel: No opinion for this

7. Xbox or Playstation: Nintendo

8. Dragon Age or Mass Effect: ????

9. Night Owl or Early Rise: I wish I wasn’t, but I am a Night Owl at heart.

10. Cards or Chess: Cards. Chess triggers me.

11. Chocolate or Vanilla: Chocolate!!

12. Vans or Converse: I have no idea. Neither.

13. Lavellan, Trevelyan, Cadash or Adaar: I literally have no idea what any of this is.

14. Fluff or Angst: I am that type of person that only reads completed fics and reads the end first to see if it’s a happy ending or not. So take your guess.

15. Beach or Forest: Both is cool. But I kinda prefer the beach, because it is far away and you can’t get lost that easily.

16. Dogs or Cats: Both. But I think a cat would suit me better.

17. Clear Skies or Rain: Rain and staying inside, please.

18. Cooking or Eating Out: Eating out, but not alone. I enjoy cooking with others, too, but idk, eating out has that vibe somehow

19. Spicy Food or Mild Food: I once ate at my ex-boyfriends house and they had chili. And even though their mother literally added nothing spicy to it I teared up. So yeah, no spicy nachos at the theatre for me.

20. Halloween/Samhain or Solstice/Yule/Christmas: Absolutely both. Halloween is really cool bc of Autumn and the spoopy and the witchcrafts but Christmas was the only time of the year where everyone in our family pretended to get along with each other.

21. Would you rather forever be a little too cold or a little too warm: A little too cold. I just die every summer and I hate it.

22. If you could have a superpower, what would it be? Any kind of control over time.

23. Animation or Live Action: I prefer animation.

24. Paragon or Renegade: What is this

25. Baths or Showers: Both. I like bathing but only once in a while.

26. Team Cap or Team Iron Man: uhhh

27. Fantasy or Sci-fi: Fantasy, I guess

28. Do you have three or four favorite quotes? I can’t think of any, actually.

29. YouTube or Netflix: YouTube.

30. Harry Potter or Percy Jackson: I am a little more into Percy Jackson

31. When Do You Feel Accomplished? I don’t know, I just don’t right now.

32. Star Wars or Star Trek: Neither

33. Paperback Books or Hardback Books: Paperback!

34. Handwriting or Typing: I like handwriting more.

35. Velvet or Satin: No preference

36. Video Games or Movies: If I had to choose I would take movies.

37. Would you rather be the dragon or own the dragon? Be one.

38. Sunrise or sunset: Sunset.

39. What’s your favorite song? Right now it’s “No faith in Brooklyn” by Hoodie Allen

40. Horror Movies yes or no: Yes but no screamers pls.

41. Long hair or short hair: On me short, on others mostly long

42. Opera or Theatre: I am more into theatre

43: Assuming the multiverse theory is true and every story ever told has really happened somewhere, which one of the movie/book/tv show/game/etc worlds would you pick to travel to first? Oh god this is tough. First I thought of Detective Conan/Magic Kaito but there’s just too much murder. Maybe a peaceful AU of that. Ugh you know what: I would just write my own stuff and then travel there. Oh god that would be the coolest thing. I would travel to the story a friend of mine and me are writing together.

44: Are you scared of thunderstorms? I love thunderstorms so much

45. Would you rather travel back in time or into the future? Back in time. Forever. Just repeating the last few years over and over again

46. What is, in your opinion, the most pointless/unnecessary thing ever invented? Gender roles

47. Favorite band/artist? FewJar and Alligatoah

48. If you could meet a Famous person that’s either Dead or Alive who would it be? Jan Philipp Zymny, Taddl and Marti Fischer

49: How old were you when you had your first kiss? Idk, maybe 12ish. It was dumb. Very dumb.

50: Favorite TV Show: Magic Kaito, Steven Universe

51: What is your dream outfit? Tuxedo with a dumb tie. With ducks.

52. Who would you like to be for a day? I don’t want to answer this one.

53. Pick two of your favourite characters from different fantasy universes and shove them into a modern au where they’re rivals from first meeting but slowly become rivals with friends, what would it be like? (They’d still have their powers if they had any, and accustomed to certain terms or slang from their universe) Oh god... I would choose Kaito KID (Magic Kaito/Detective Conan) and Kyoya Tategami (Beyblade) and this would be a catastrophy. Kyoya would hate Kaito so much at first and hlafhfj I kinda want to write/draw something for that

54. Pineapple on pizza: yes or no? Nah. Please don’t. I don’t care if you love pineapple on pizza but this is just not my world.

55. Take a photo/video or be in the photo/video? No duders, sry.

New Question: 56. Do you possess the skill of synaesthesia and if yes, how does it show in you? I don’t really have that skill, unfortunately.

Oh god this was a ride. Time to go to bed. Ugh.

[aion-rsa]

How Wonder Twins Became the Funniest DC Superhero Book

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Mark Russell and Stephen Byrne have made the Wonder Twins the most unlikely superhero reboot success story of our time.

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For all of the high profile storm clouds gathering on the horizon of the DC Universe between Year of the Villain, some decidedly Crisis-y vibes in Justice League, and the fact that the Batman Who Laughs gets his jollies by turning the heroes of the DC Universe into evil versions of themselves, you might think that it's all bad vibes in the DCU. Ah, but you would be wrong. Each month, Wonder Twins (yes, those Wonder Twins) delivers a blast of hilarity and social commentary, all set right under the noses of the Justice League at the Hall of Justice. Imagine a DC superhero comic as steeped in deep superhero and animation knowledge as a show like Venture Bros., packed with the same irreverent and manic energy, and with a similarly sympathetic eye towards the failings of its heroes and villains. That's Wonder Twins.

And really, it shouldn't work. The titular Wonder Twins, Zan and Jayna, were alien sidekicks from the planet Exxor who hung around on episodes of the Super Friends in the late 1970s and early '80s. Both are shape shifters, although their respective power sets are somewhat limited in this regard. Jan can take on the "form of" anything related to water, while Jan takes on the "shape of" various animals. Of course they can only activate these powers when they're together, and really, there's only so many times a giant purple eagle can carry a bucket of water with a face on it to put out a fire or whatever, so their powers aren't exactly their most compelling aspect. Nor are there purple uniforms, snazzy as they are, or weirdly uncool-cool-for-like-5-minutes-in-the-late-90s-then-uncool-again haircuts really the thing that makes Wonder Twins such a great book.

No, that would be the jokes. So many of them. All of the jokes allowed by the Comics Code were that still a thing (which it thankfully is not). Jokes from the minds, pens, and brushes of Mark Russell (of the similarly hilarious and shockingly poignant The Flintstones and The Snagglepuss Chronicles) and Stephen Byrne (lots of cool things but especially a bunch of gorgeously animated genre-fan friendly viral videos that you have almost certainly seen...and if you haven't you should fix that right now). Jokes that are packed into the backgrounds of panels and arrive at such a pace you sometimes have moved on to another page before they've all fully landed. Hell, even jokes at the expense of Superman and that notorious buzzkill Batman. 

But threaded through the humor is a genuine understanding of the human condition, a sympathetic eye given to all who deserve it (even the book's villains), and a genuine understanding of and even respect for how the DC Universe should work, even when we're all laughing with (or at) the sheer ridiculousness of it all. It's that balance that probably helped Wonder Twins, originally planned as a six part mini-series get expanded to 12. And with the first volume out now collecting those initial six issues, there's no better time to get to know Zan and Jayna...or the creators behind them. So...activate! 

Den of Geek: The thing that really strikes me about this book is how animated it feels even on the page. What’s your process is like working together? Are you acting these scripts out? Are you hearing the script in your head when you start doing it? 

Mark Russell: Well it starts with the process of trying to think of what I would tell myself if I had the ability to go back in time and talk to myself as a 16 or 17-year-old kid and think about what that means in the modern context. If I can tell them one thing today, what would it be? I try to tell it in as visual way as possible. I know that Stephen's going to take the ball and run with that in ways I can't even foresee. Our process is mainly me just telling him what I have to say and just waiting for him to come up with visual ways to make that happen.

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Stephen Byrne: I guess from an art perspective, I have a background in animation and the main place where people know the characters from originally was the Super Friends cartoon. So I'm sort of trying to bring a little touch of that vibe into it with the bright colors and the simple line work, but then to inject it with more darkness and deepness and emotion. You can be more creative with the types of compositions and shots you're doing that they wouldn't have had the budget for in the old Wonder Twins cartoon. I want it to feel artistically familiar to how people know the characters, but also make it a much more emotional and meaningful.

Mark: I feel like Wonder Twins is ultimately sort of a dystopian book, but I feel like a dystopian America will be colorful. 

Stephen: Doesn't dystopia imply futuristic? Isn't it just present day dystopia?

Mark: Right. It's a dystopia that will take place in the next 18 months. I feel like dystopias you see in literature are all gray and dark like George Orwell's 1984. They all kind of look like East Germany in 1976. I feel like in dystopian America, we might not even recognize the dystopia because it will look like a Taco Bell. It'll be like, purple and orange and stuff. That's why Steven is so good because he represents these dystopian topics, but in a way that's very sort of colorful and almost attractive.

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Stephen: I like that because I think of the book as dealing with some of the unresolvable tragedies of our time. That's overall in the themes, but then moment to moment on every single page, there's something that'll make you laugh or some funny joke. I try and keep it light and brief in the moment to moment because the story carries that extra satirical social commentary.

Mark: I think the central theme of the story is that the world is terrible, but we find things worth saving in it, that our lives are still good despite the fact the world is terrible.

Stephen: Sometimes.

Mark: We find ways to make life worth living and I think that's what the Wonder Twins do. They make the life they have worth living, even though they’re exiled on a planet they know nothing about, living in a sort of screwed up culture that they had no role in creating, but they find a way to make it work for them.

There's so many background gags in there ... are these all written by Mark or is Stephen sneaking stuff in the background too?

Mark: I think it's both..

Stephen: But I'd say it's mostly you and you started doing it and then once in a while I will take the lead and put it in something because I know that's kind of the tone of what you're going for.

Mark: That's kind of how I get to know an artist. I say, "Here's some background gags I want you to sneak in at some point." Then I think that they get me after that point. They get the sensibility and they feel more comfortable including their own thing. I think the worst thing you can do is just have every scene in what looks like a CSI set. There needs to be things that give you your character and your perspective in the background that set it apart from other sorts of things. I'm very adamant about writing in background gags or details that will give it this air of not being like the set of a primetime TV show.

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Stephen: That's funny because I used to do satirical newspaper cartoons and I would do the main joke or whatever in the strip, but if possible, I would always sneak a little something in the background for people. I think people like that if they notice something that they know not everyone noticed. You get a little extra satisfaction out of it.

Mark: It makes the world feel more fully populated. Oh, this isn't just somebody making it up as they go along. They've created this whole world for me to live in.

Any of those jokes not make it into the final book?

Stephen: I probably didn't know about it. By the time it got to me, they were already gone.

Mark: There's some that were just a little too dark to make it into the Wonder Twins comic. It's like ‘we don't really need these jokes in a comic about a guy who turns into water’ was one of the comments I got from one of the editors.

Anything that you're allowed to talk about or not?

Mark: I'll leave it there.

Okay, that's fair. Stephen, have there ever been any that you had to get on Skype and say, "Mark, I'm not doing this. I'm not drawing this."

Stephen: No, I don't think so. I think by the time...

Mark: The editors get to do that. Then by the time Steven sees it, it's a little sanitized.

Stephen: When it gets to me, it's all very above board.

What kind of voices do you envision for these characters because obviously we all remember the Super Friends voices, but possibly my favorite panel in this whole series is still from the date story when Zan is like, "I'll have the scared tuna," with this look on his face. The only voice I can ever hear when I read that panel is Hank Venture's. How do you guys envision their voices?

Mark: Well I kind of approached the Wonder Twins like they’re one really well adjusted person tragically split in half. Jayna's the one with the deeper intelligence and the wittiness and Zan's the guy who's optimistic and ready for any adventure, but he's kind of dopey and clueless about the world at the same time. That's the way I tried to have that. He's ultimately just optimistic and ready to venture opinions about things he knows nothing about. Jayna's more shy and sort of a quiet genius, but not ready to talk about the things that she knows very well.

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Stephen: I hadn't specifically thought about their voices, but I think their characters come through in the words really strongly. When I'm drawing Zan, he's always over-excited and making a fool of himself and being sort of zany and weird, living in the moment. He's like a puppy. Whatever's going on, he's just excited about. Then I think of Jayna as much more introspective, contemplative, thoughtful...

Mark: She sees the deeper tragedy in everything around her.

Stephen: Yeah, very self serious. Zan is usually bouncing off the walls and smiling and she's usually sitting, thinking about everything that's terrible all the time. I have thought about it in the way that I do their body language and stuff like that, but not specifically their voices.

Mark: Jayna's probably more of the person I am and Zan's probably more of the person I wish I was.

Stephen: Yeah, I'm a Jayna for sure.

How much of this book is an actual critique of superheroes and how much of this is you trying to relate to superheroes in terms of this world?

Mark: Well, I think a lot of it is my critique of society in general, which is that our institutions no longer serve us. The institutions were created to serve us, but then at some point it changes. And so we then begin serving the institutions, and we forget why they exist except for that we know that we must serve them. And I feel at some point the superheroes themselves become an institution, and they forget why they're superheroes. They forget why they're doing this. They just know that this is what they've always done. And so I try to question that. I try to force them into these circumstances where they have to wonder why am I doing this or is this the best way to serve society, five superheroes converging on a purse snatcher? Is this really what society needs more than anything? I couldn't be doing anything else more valuable with my powers than this? I try to ask these questions in my scripts.

Stephen: I think of it as a commentary on superheroes but also a celebration at the same time. Like the best self-referential work, it can poke fun at the thing it's about also being a great version of what it's about.

What about body language? The body language that you give Superman is not the body language you often associate with the character.

Stephen: We're seeing him in a different context than we usually would. And so he's dealing with interns which isn't his usual thing. And so you're just getting to see a slightly different side of him.

Mark: He's more of a father figure in this one because he's got these two foundlings that he brought over from Exxor to Earth. He's their father figure now. It's his super power not being so much his speed or his strength, but his wisdom, and it's a side of Superman you don't see a lot, but just him understanding what it is as an outsider the human race needs. And then explaining that to Zan and Jayna I think sort of defined Superman for this series in a different way than he is sometimes presented in other series.

You're often writing characters who are the smartest people in the room. You have a Filo Math and Polly Math and you just did that great Riddler special as well. That's not the easiest thing to do, especially in the superhero world. So how do you put yourself in that head space and then how do you distinguish them from the characters that are less visible?

Mark: I just think smart people are more interesting. I also think that we are all sort of the geniuses of ourselves. We all understand our own perspective better than anybody else. So what I try to do is just give the character room to explore right or wrong. This is why I feel the way I do and make a stand for why they are the way they are. And I feel like that's what allows people to connect with these characters to make them feel relevant. It's like we all have that moment where the world does not understand us, but if we only had this moment where we could talk to somebody through the pages of a comic book and explain ourselves, then we would be the heroes of our own story.

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Stephen: My answer is much less sophisticated. I draw the intelligent people wearing suits and ties and glasses. There's some body language and expression stuff too, but that's definitely part of it is just sort of the way they present themselves. They're smart people.

Since that was way too straightforward and serious an answer, let's go back to the funny stuff. And what do you feel is the most ridiculous thing you've gotten to draw in the book so far? Whether it was the funniest or whether it was a thing that you were just like, how the hell am I going to make this work in this comic?

Stephen: First thing that came to mind, although there's so many, right? It's like there's something every issue that's insane. But the first thing that comes to mind was a giant gorilla punching an alcoholic vampire through the air, which I was just like, this is so weird and funny and comedic in tone and yet in like three pages time, you're going to get an emotional punch in the gut for the conclusion of that story, which was so tragic. So I love drawing the funny stuff and I love drawing the emotional stuff and I love that you can kind of oscillate between them in such a short space of time. I think a lot of that is down to Mr. Russell.

Mark: And I think one of the things I try to bring out in the scripts is that these are two dimensional, funny comic book characters where there's always a third dimension lurking somewhere in the background. There is a backstory or a tragic shadow to this person that makes what they're doing makes sense and Stephen does a very good job of bringing that out in the artwork.

Mike Cecchini is the Editor in Chief of Den of Geek. You can read more of his work here. Follow him on Twitter @wayoutstuff.

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Free daily horoscope, celeb gossip and lucky numbers for 1 October, 2018

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Free daily horoscope, celeb gossip and lucky numbers for 1 October, 2018

CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Julie Andrews, Mark McGwire, Randy Quaid, Jimmy Carter, Stella Stevens, Jay Underwood, Walter Matthau, Rod Carew.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Mixed lunar influences point to a day where your concerns are more likely to arise out of what might happen, rather than what actually does happen. It won’t be easy offsetting this glass- half-empty approach, but it can be done, if you side-step those areas that cause stress and concentrate on those that don’t!

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): There could be a slight clash between your work zone and your social life. If your work day is already time-pressured, or if deadlines are looming, then do put the social activities on hold. Bear in mind that it’s possible to make the right impression, but you’ll need to be visible!

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): A contrary vibe may be quite subtle, but very much present, making this a day where you can’t quite articulate your concerns without ruffling a few feathers. You could find that it’s a little more difficult to accommodate the more cautious individuals in your work-based life. This will pass, but tread carefully in the meantime!

CANCER (June 21-July 22): An overly cautious sun/moon mix may well undermine your sense of confidence, especially when it comes to very recent choices, decisions or new directions. Something that you may have settled on may benefit from a rethink. Give this matter plenty of time; don’t backtrack just yet!

LEO (July 23-Aug 22): Be aware of what could go wrong, since yesterday’s impetuous vibe will shift into a more inflexible one. By the same token, it’s certainly a day to recognize when enough is enough. A separate issue, most likely a routine matter, shouldn’t be left to drift into the workplace either!

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sept 22): It’s a day where the relaxing vibes will be in short supply. There may even be a slight misgiving that you have somehow missed out on something. However, this is more likely to be down to an entirely separate matter, such as one minor disappointment or minor obstacle!

LIBRA (Sept 23-Oct 22): Communications may be a little off on a day where it may be harder than usual to be resourceful and think ahead. This could impact on your relationship zone. Tiny little faults and flaws, which you normally wouldn’t even notice, may well be amplified by this. Be tactful when delivering any requests!

SCORPIO (Oct 23-Nov 21): The day could be slightly misleading, thanks to a rather inflexible sun/moon mix, which may well encourage literal- thinking all round. Since insightful thoughts and notions may not actually help that much, it may be best to hold back when it comes to incoming news!

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): It may be one of those rather aggravating days full of minor inconsistencies. Impulsive reactions should be resisted, but it’s possible that someone will try to hurry you along into making a rash decision. It may be wise to resist any sense of external pressure, but tactfully!

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): Given that it’s a day where the influences will be slightly fretful for everyone you may need to revise your approaches a little. In the event of requesting some support and/or assistance, try not to lean on others too much. By the same token, be as fair as possible if someone asks for help from you!

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): There’s a subtle or vague focus on unresolved and ongoing matters. However; this could help you to identify a need for some minor but useful changes. There’s possibly a back-to-the- drawing-board moment. All that said; know when to call it a day, since negative feelings may linger on after a problem has been dealt with!

PISCES (Feb 19-March 20): A pushier vibe indicates that you may experience a few minor clashes, thanks to a communication gap. The onus may be on you to close this gap before the end of the day. Don’t ignore incoming news either. This will apply to the work front, but take care in your personal relationships too!

FOR THOSE OF US BORN ON THIS DAY: Happy Birthday! The months ahead are likely to see you discovering talents and abilities that you did not realize you had. The discovery may even see you breaking habits of a life time as you make new and exciting changes to your life, which will be mainly practical and material changes. It may be that you even take up a new course to study; for some an opportunity to travel abroad will arise. For those still at school it is possible that you will detect an affinity for a subject you thought you hated! Do not forget your friends while you embark on this exciting learning curve, though and make sure you have time for them too!

CELEBRITY GOSSIP: Domhnall Gleeson will be hoping that the new Star Wars franchise will be just as successful as the originals as this would give his career the boost it needs following his performances in About Time. However, the planets suggest that Domhnall will struggle to find new roles, although they also point to a major financial uplift thanks to Star Wars!

Today’s lucky numbers

ARIES 5, 9, 14, 21, 30, 48

TAURUS 2, 17, 23, 29, 33, 47

GEMINI 6, 15, 28, 32, 35, 41

CANCER 7, 11, 20, 29, 33, 48

LEO 6, 18, 22, 30, 37, 46

VIRGO 2, 5, 11, 20, 39, 40

LIBRA 7, 13, 18, 26, 32, 45

SCORPIO 8, 11, 21, 32, 41, 49

SAGITTARIUS 6, 15, 23, 27, 36, 42

CAPRICORN 5, 14, 17, 21, 30, 48

AQUARIUS 2, 5, 11, 26, 33, 47

PISCES 4, 13, 18, 21, 30, 49

TODAY’S CHINESE PROVERB: May a happy star always light your path.

TODAY’S MOTIVATIONAL QUOTE: Go as far as you can see, and when you get there, you will see farther – Anonymous.

TODAY’S WISDOM FROM AROUND THE WORLD: Good fathers make good sons. – American proverb.

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Movies of 2017

Every year I write down all the movies I watch and compile it in a long year-end list like this one. Since mid-2016 I’ve used letterboxd.com to keep track of dates and ratings but in 2017 I started recording where I watched each film too (got the idea from Silver Screen Fiend by Patton Oswalt; his list is 4 years and hundreds of movies long). This is about 12,000 words long and it took me a few days to write (and a month to edit apparently) so I don’t really expect anyone to read this all the way through but there are top/bottom 10s and honorable mentions at the bottom if you just want the highlights. Also y’all know these are just my opinions right? Feel free to discuss movies you also saw last year or maybe even give some recommendations if you want to. My watchlist is about 500 movies long and I’m always adding to it. Thanks for reading and I’ll see you in a year.

116 movies in 2017

January – 11

February – 5

March – 3

April – 4

May – 8

June – 10

July – 12

August – 15

September – 17

October – 6

November – 9

December – 16

1/1 – Hell or High Water (2016) – 8 – Home (Ridgecrest) – Directed by David Mackenzie – Written by Taylor Sheridan – Dirty, gritty, and full of brotherly bank robbing, Hell or High Water is a thrilling and morbid look at the lower class rural communities that America is leaving behind and the lengths to which some will go to provide for their families. The line between good and bad is muddled as the exploited seek to take back from the exploiters and as the law (Jeff Bridges) slowly closes in on them. Really exciting and moving film with great performances all around. Highly recommended if you liked Sicario (the darker and more thrilling version of this movie, also written by Taylor Sheridan) or if you like the atmosphere and/or flavor of crime unique to the American Southwest.

1/2 – Frances Ha (2012) – 10 – Home – Directed by Noah Baumbach – Written by Noah Baumbach and Greta Gerwig – One of my top 5 films ever and contender for coziest film of all time, Frances Ha is arguably Noah Baumbach’s magnum opus. This film has been both praised and criticized for its mumblecore-esque dialogue, “quirky” characters, and the seemingly meandering plot in its 86-minute runtime. To enjoy this you really need to be able to empathize with the plight of these privileged white kids in their late 20s as they try to find direction in an inherently directionless time in life. It’s not a film for everyone but it’s everything to the people for whom it resonates. It seems to have a permanent stay on Netflix too so check it out if you have an hour and a half to spare. Also it has Adam Driver playing a privileged art kid living in Manhattan.

1/10 – La La Land (2016) – 9 – Cinemark Lancaster – Directed by Damien Chazelle – Written by Damien Chazelle – “Jacques Demy for the digital age.” If you like LA, golden-age Hollywood musicals, theatre, jazz, Ryan Gosling, and/or Emma Stone then you’ll like this movie. The non-musical parts tend to drag a bit, especially toward the last half of the film, but it’s amazing that movies like this still get released (even if it’s just a huge love-letter to Hollywood).

1/12 – Spirited Away (2001) – 9 – Home – Directed by Hayao Miyazaki – Written by Hayao Miyazaki – A classic that oozes with charm and has some of the best world-building and character designs I’ve ever seen. It receives a lot of praise and deserves every bit of it.

1/13 – Blue Ruin (2013) – 8 – Home – Directed by Jeremy Saulnier – Written by Jeremy Saulnier – An amazing and gruesome thriller from the same guy who made Green Room. If you get tired of protagonists seemingly always knowing what to do or only encountering minor setbacks placed there simply because they need to be there then I feel like you’ll like this movie. The revenger must often deal with obstacles he creates himself and that’s where much of the tension and excitement comes from (but don’t take my word for it since I haven’t seen it in a year). Is very good film though.

1/16 – Prisoners (2013) – 8 – Home – Directed by Denis Villeneuve – Written by Aaron Guzikowski – A slow burn suspense thriller about Hugh Jackman’s daughter being kidnapped and Jake Gyllenhaal having to find her. This movie is extremely fucked up and it could’ve been amazing if not for some parts toward the end that feel rushed. It’s definitely worth your time though, everything by Villeneuve is.

1/17 – Ratatouille (2007) – 8 – Home – Directed by Brad Bird and Jan Pinkava – Written by Jan Pinkava, Jim Capobianco, and Brad Bird – Probably my favorite Pixar movie. The music, voice acting, designs, writing, etc are all great obviously since this is pre-shitty Pixar (though hopefully the slump is over what with Coco’s success and Incredibles II coming soon).

~Spring Semester 2017~

1/22 – Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) – 10– Oak (Chico home) – Directed by Steven Spielberg – Written by Lawrence Kasdan, George Lucas, and Philip Kaufman – The best Indiana Jones movie and arguably the greatest action/adventure film of all time. Hell, it’s one of the greatest movies of all time. The pacing (understandably) takes a hit after the basket chase and no one remembers the u-boat scene but otherwise it’s perfect.

1/22 – Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) – 7 – Oak – Directed by Steven Spielberg – Written by Willard Huyck, Gloria Katz, and George Lucas – The worst of the original Indy trilogy but still good. Darker than Raiders but somehow cheesier than Crusade, and that’s not even mentioning the casual racism, although you could definitely argue that it’s being racist to satirize the serials of the 1930s. Or maybe it’s just racist because it was the 80s.

1/23 – Silence (2016) – 8 – Cinemark Chico – Directed by Martin Scorsese – Written by Jay Cocks, Shûsaku Endô, and Martin Scorsese – This movie is long and completely joyless; a two and a half hour slog of Christian missionaries being tortured and killed in horrific ways that make you question faith and the lengths to which some will go to do what they believe is right, no matter the suffering it may cause. This film is great because it’s Scorsese but don’t expect good vibes.

1/25 – Split (2016) – 5 – Cinemark Chico – Directed by M. Night Shyamalan – Written by M. Night Shyamalan – Terribly overrated, depressing, and lame. If you do decide to see this, make sure you watch M Night’s good movies first since this is a sequel and the “twist” of this one is basically a huge fuck you to anyone who didn’t. James McAvoy was amazing but it’s pretty much the only worthwhile thing about this.

2/9 – Frances Ha (2012) – 10 – Nord (old Chico apartment) – Directed by Noah Baumbach – Written by Noah Baumbach and Greta Gerwig – Fun fact, this was my most watched movie in 2017.

2/9 – Captain Fantastic (2016) – 8 – Nord – Directed by Matt Ross – Written by Matt Ross – There are pacing issues but this movie is a solid 8/10. Wonderfully heartfelt performances, lovable characters, and a beautiful story. The poster makes it look like a Wes Anderson / Little Miss Sunshine rip off but it’s not that at all. Definitely check this one out.

2/10 – 20th Century Women (2016) – 9 – Pageant Chico – Directed by Mike Mills – Written by Mike Mills – Oh wow I love this movie. So so so so good. This coming of age story is about Annette Bening, Elle Fanning, Greta Gerwig, Lucas Jade Zumann, and Dr. Manhattan living in Santa Barbara in the late 70s just living their lives. It’s nostalgic and it’s beautiful and please see this.

2/15 – Superbad (2007) – 8 – Nord – Directed by Greg Mottola – Written by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg – A true classic. I watched this for the first time on an iPod Nano in 2008 and had to be real sneaky about it because I knew my parents wouldn’t let me watch it. Definitely a defining film of the 2000s and one that’ll be remembered fondly.

2/15 – Knowing (2009) – 5 – Nord – Directed by Alex Proyas – Written by Ryne Douglas Pearson, Juliet Snowden, and Stiles White – This movie combines an interesting premise with some seriously disturbing disaster visuals and a not-the-worst performance from our boy Nic Cage. I actually really enjoy this movie and aside from pacing/writing issues and a questionable ending it's not even that bad.

3/12 – Kong: Skull Island (2017) – 5 – AMC Disneyland – Directed by Jordan Vogt-Roberts – Starring Tom Hiddleston, Samuel L. Jackson, Brie Larson, John Goodman, and John C. Reilly – This movie is a total schlock-fest and it’s fun as hell. Super fun action, cool creature designs, a dope setting, and John C Reilly is a god among men. On the flip side, the first 20 minutes kind of suck, the pacing is INSANE, the characterization is terrible, and the love-story was half-assedly shoehorned in but if you like over-the-top ridiculous bullshit then you’ll fucking love this movie because that’s all it is.

3/17 – Hot Rod (2007) – 7 – Home – Directed by Akiva Schaffer – Written by Pam Brady – One of the best comedies of the 2000s. Legitimately hilarious and super well written. Cool beans.

3/19 – Midnight in Paris (2011) – 5 – Oak – Directed by Woody Allen – Written by Woody Allen – I used to love Midnight in Paris but upon re-watch I noticed there are really just a few excellent scenes surrounded by terribly lazy writing. I love the themes and the depictions of the modernists but the writing is typical phoned in Woody Allen bullshit. Woody Allen retire bitch.

4/1 – The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004) – 9 – Nord – Directed by Wes Anderson – Written by Noah Baumbach and Wes Anderson – Starring Bill Murray, Anjelica Huston, Cate Blanchett, Willem Dafoe, Owen Wilson, and Jeff Goldblum – Gets better every time I watch it. It’s definitely up there with Anderson’s best even though Grand Budapest or Tenenbaum usually overshadows it. Wonderful soundtrack.

4/2 – Get Out (2017) – 8 – Cinemark Chico – Directed by Jordan Peele – Written by Jordan Peele – Relevant, funny, and poignant; This only gets better on re-watch because the script is tight as fuck and there are small things that only make sense in hindsight. Also I never realized before but there’s a very good reason the protagonist is a photographer and the thematic significance of black bodies also can’t be ignored. A very well written movie and I can’t wait to see what Jordan Peele has in store for the future.

4/6 – The Discovery (2017) – 5 – Oak – Directed by Charlie McDowell – Written by Charlie McDowell and Justin Lader – The worst Black Mirror episode you could possibly imagine: very interesting premise with a terribly flawed execution. Really it’s just boring and that’s the worst thing it could be. Also why is Jason Segel in this?

4/17 – The Autopsy of Jane Doe (2016) – 4 – Nord – Directed by André Øvredal – Written by Ian B. Goldberg and Richard Naing – The first hour was enjoyable and suspenseful but by the end I really didn’t give a shit. Very meh and wastes Emile Hirsch and an ok premise.

5/9 – Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) – 6 – Cinemark Chico – Directed by James Gunn – Written by James Gunn – Back in May people were saying this is better than the first Guardians and I have no idea what movie they watched because this is blatantly awful in comparison. 80% of the action scenes are fun and engaging but the other 20% are I-want-to-go-home levels of boring. The emotional moments were certainly much better than the first but the jokes are much worse BY FAR. “Haha nipples haha turds hahaha trash panda huehuehue.” The jokes that land are hilarious but when they fall flat they fall hard. The pacing of this thing is baffling as well with short periods of insane action and long periods of nothing but failed emotion baiting and baby groot being a fool. I sleep. I do think the plot was more interesting than the first and Yondu’s story was awesome but this could have been much better. It wasn’t, but it definitely could’ve been.

5/12 – Don’t Think Twice (2016) – 8 – Oak – Directed by Mike Birbiglia – Written by Mike Birbiglia – Starring Keegan-Michael Key, Gillian Jacobs, Mike Birbiglia, Kate Micucci, and Chris Gethard – This is about a bunch of improv comics struggling with their failures and insecurities in the failing Brooklyn improv scene while one of their troupe makes it big and joins the cast of SNL. I don’t want to say anything else because there’s not much else without spoilers but you should watch this if you like comedy/comedians/improv. Pros: Written by Mike Birbiglia. Cons: Lena Dunham cameo.

5/20 – Possession (1981) – 10 – Pageant Chico – Directed by Andrzej Żuławski – Written by Andrzej Żuławski – This movie is completely insane and it fucking rules. It’s impossible to articulate anything about this movie because it’s a totally evil and fucked up cosmic horror film that relies on atmosphere and makes less sense the closer you look at it. I highly recommend this film but be prepared to leave with a ton of questions and no answers at all.

5/21 – Prometheus (2012) – 6 – Nord – Directed by Ridley Scott – Written by Jon Spaihts and Damon Lindelhof – People give this movie too much shit. I loved this back in 2012 and thought the idea of the engineers creating humanity then coming back and trying to kill them was very interesting. 5 years later I’m not totally sold on the execution but the characters are great despite their stupidity and the premise is a fun exploration into the Alien universe. I re-watched this in preparation for Covenant thinking it would be necessary but no it didn’t matter at all.

5/23 – Alien: Covenant (2017) – 5 – Cinemark Chico – Directed by Ridley Scott – Written by Jack Paglen, John Logan, Dante Harper, and Michael Green – “I’ll do the fingering.” This movie is ridiculous. The first 45 minutes or so are great and harken back to a time when Ridley Scott movies weren’t synonymous with schlocky garbage, but then it devolves into typical thoughtless action-horror. Don’t expect any questions from Prometheus to be answered and don’t expect any questions from this one to be answered because by the end of the film nothing matters. Fassbender is far and away the best part of this and the action is really cool if you don’t think about it. Really, both Prometheus and Covenant are good movies if you don’t think about the things that make them bad. Like at least they’re entertaining.

5/24 – I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore (2017) – Nord – Directed by Macon Blair – Written by Macon Blair – Starring Melanie Lynskey and Elijah Wood – A fun Netflix original by Macon Blair, the protagonist of Blue Ruin and Nazi dude in Green Room. This almost seems allegorical in how it depicts those who do violence, those who oppose violence by any means necessary (even going as far as to commit violence themselves), and those who oppose violence regardless of intent or justice. It’s shot pretty well and it’s good to see Elijah Wood and Melanie Lynskey back together again (Over the Garden Wall).

5/24 – The Iron Giant (1999) – 9 – Nord – Directed by Brad Bird – Written by Ted Hughes, Brad Bird, and Tim McCanlies – A classic and a cornerstone of my childhood. One of the best animated films of all time hands down. RIP John Mahoney :(

5/27 – Alien (1979) – 8 – Nord – Directed by Ridley Scott – Written by Dan O’Bannon and Ronald Shusett – I need to watch Alien again because I feel like other people see more in it than I do. It’s great but it’s underwhelming and I expected more from it (didn’t affect my rating). It’s better than the new films but something about it didn’t work for me I guess. I’ll watch it again in 2018.

~Summer~

6/2 – Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017) – 5 – Ridgecrest Cinemas – Directed by Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg – Written by Jeff Nathanson and Terry Rossio – I didn’t hate this movie. Weird pacing in the first half, the plot was much looser than previous Pirates films, and the actual climax with the mcguffin was terrible BUT there were some really cool sequences and great locales/sets. I’d venture a guess that most of the budget for this went to the sets and Johnny Depp. There are really no surprises here and if you liked any of the other Pirates movies you’ll probably enjoy yourself. It’s better than the previous two. Also that one shot with the stars on the island was incredible.

6/3 – Wonder Woman (2017) – 6 – Ridgecrest Cinemas – Directed by Patty Jenkins – Written by Geoff Johns, Allan Heinberg, Zack Snyder, and Jason Fuchs – The best DCEU film and a cool WWI film but there are MANY problems. Regarding the good; this movie had fun characters, the whole beginning part on the island looked beautiful, and Gal Godot and Chris Pine are wonderful. I also rather liked the first half or so. As for the bad—there’s a lot of it. The framing device is god-awful, the CGI is laughably bad, there’s an HOUR of exposition upfront in which nothing happens, an entire German battleship disappears after they kill 30 guys on the beach and is never brought up again or explained, there’s an overuse of slow mo making the CGI look even worse, every shot off the island (even the ones in broad daylight) look like they were filmed through limo tint, and the third act is a mess. But the biggest problem I have with this film is that Diana never learns from her mistakes and is almost too naïve to be likeable. She’s doing her own thing the whole movie trying to get to Ares specifically and then when the third act comes we realize oh none of it even mattered and Chris Pine is the one who actually saves the day. DC is straight up incompetent.

6/5 – The Void (2016) – 4 – Home – Directed by Jeremy Gillespie and Steven Kostanski – Written by Jeremy Gillespie and Steven Kostanski  – Cool Lovecraftian themes, some awesome practical creature effects and designs, and seriously disturbing imagery marred by a boring script and wholly uninteresting characters. This could’ve been good if the cosmic horror elements were fleshed out more but this movie is pretty lame as is.

6/6 – Chris Chan Documentary – 6 – Home – Directed by Josh L (Sachumo) – Written and Edited by Josh L (Sachumo) – Christian Weston Chandler (known as “Chris Chan”) is a 33 year old high-functioning autistic internet celebrity/punching bag known for his “countless anti-social episodes and traumatic events in his life. From public outbursts to assault of property and people, these events have eaten away at his very sanity.” I first learned about Chris Chan through memes and people doing impressions of his distinctive voice but I later learned about the man, the meme, the legend and became curious to find out more as many who discover him do. Chris is basically what happens when those with autism or other mental disabilities don’t receive the help they need at an early enough age and then discover the Internet where they find themselves at the mercy of a population disconnected from the consequences of their actions. Chris is probably most well known for his creation of Sonichu, an OC character that is a hybrid between Sonic the Hedgehog and Pikachu, but he’s probably equally well known for engaging with the trolls who have harassed him for well over a decade. If you’d like to learn more about Chris Chan I recommend checking out this movie, the Chris Chan Documentary: https://youtu.be/bXjnakAlF-s or this Down the Rabbit Hole episode about Chris: https://youtu.be/5IPtLvxO8hs OR the best version; the Chris Chan Lecture: https://youtu.be/vFOIauPQ5XI

6/19 – It Comes at Night (2017) – 7 – Christiana Cinemark Newark, DE – Directed by Trey Edward Shults – Written by Trey Edward Shults – I love the concept of the audience only knowing as much as the characters; it gives the film a sense of immersion you don't get with other horror suspense films. Despite that I don't think this lived up to its potential so it was a bit disappointing imo. They could've done more with it but for what it is I think it's completely fine. I don't think it's fair or sound to judge a movie based on expectations vs. result so I won't do that here but I think they could've gotten away with a little more plot. I'll probably never watch it again but I enjoyed it and would recommend it fur sure, especially if you like what a24 has released previously.

6/19 – Independence Day: Resurgence (2016) – 2 – Hockessin, DE – Directed by Roland Emmerich – Written by Dean Devlin, Roland Emmerich, Nicolas Wright, James A. Woods, James Vanderbilt – This movie sucks so bad I purged it from my brain.

6/20 – The Mummy (2017) – 3 – United Artists Philly – Directed by Alex Kurtzman – Written by Christopher McQuarrie, David Koepp, and Dylan Kussman – I didn’t hate this movie but I did get bored around the second or third round of expository monologue. Tonally inconsistent and, at times, what seemed like an inexplicable combination of two different movies. There were the parts about the Jekyll SCP-esque society for containing evil, which I thought was pretty cool, but then there were the parts about the actual mummy, which I couldn’t have cared less about. I think everyone did a fine job here with what they were given except for Jake Johnson whose delivery was ridiculously terrible for some reason lmao

6/29 – Life (2017) – 4 – Home – Directed by Daniel Espinosa – Written by Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick – Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Rebecca Ferguson, and Ryan Reynolds – I literally just wrote a list as I watched so here are the most important thoughts I guess: the score is extremely generic, some really dodgy CGI in places, the characters are idiots, I got bored and looked at the time and there were still 45 minutes left oh god, they refuse to kill the alien even when they have the chance, and my final thought was “glad I didn’t pay money to see this.” I also said “I liked when Calvin smacked into the door like a cartoon.” Haha that part was good. Still better than The Cloverfield Paradox.

6/29 – Crimson Peak (2015) – 8 – Home – Directed by Guillermo del Toro – Written by Matthew Robbins and Guillermo del Toro – The sense of place and atmosphere in this film is remarkable. Some seriously spooky imagery and ghost design and the camera work is delicious. Love the sets, love the performances, and love the genre. Goddamn that’s some good shit right there.

6/30 – The Beguiled (2017) – 9 – Arclight Hollywood – Directed by Sofia Coppola – Written by Thomas Cullinan and Sofia Coppola – Starring Colin Farrell, Nicole Kidman, Kirsten Dunst, and Elle Fanning – Incredible sound design, cinematography, atmosphere, tension, and performances. Most shots could be framed and hung on the wall and every scene had such a thick sense of place you could reach out and grab it. Worst thing were some of the accents at times but god damn everything else was near perfect. It’s downright disgusting how slept on this movie was.

7/3 – Cars 3 (2017) – 7 – Ridgecrest Cinemas – Directed by Brian Fee – Written by Robert L. Baird, Daniel Gerson, Kiel Murray, Bob Peterson, Mike Rich, Brian Fee, Ben Queen, Jonathon E. Stewart, and Eyal Podell – Here’s my letterboxd review from the day I saw Cars 3: “Never thought I'd be able to empathize so well with anthropomorphized cars. Uh so I really enjoyed this movie and it's much better than Cars 2. Glad they toned town the Mater involvement and when they did include him his jokes landed pretty well so he was actually fun in this one. The pace was lightning fast for the first act but the 2nd and 3rd were pretty good and the climax was pretty intense even though I knew exactly what was going to happen. This movie looks fucking incredible and some of the shots looked close to photorealistic. The lighting especially was so fucking choice dang. Can u tell I love Pixar movies?”

7/6 – The Thing (1982) – 10 – Home – Directed by John Carpenter – Written by Bill Lancaster and John W. Campbell Jr. – Arguably one of the best horror films of all time and a personal favorite of mine. Practical effects are life. It’s just perfect. The second watch later this year has more info about it so read that one too.

7/9 – Despicable Me 3 (2017) – 6 – Ridgecrest Cinemas – Directed by Kyle Balda and Pierre Coffin – Written by Ken Daurio – This was fun. The animation looked pretty good and Trey Parker was pretty hilarious in every scene he was in, although I couldn't help my cynicism and notice how transparent some of their decisions for this installment were. Dr. Nefario is frozen in carbonate because I'm guessing they couldn't get Russell Brand again and they included a ton of 80s stuff to cash in on the whole stranger things / 80s nostalgia craze. Even with these things in mind they still wrote a more than coherent plot around it so whatever I won't fault them even though they weren't very subtle about it. There were 2-4 separate plots going on at any given time but it worked because it kept the movie flowing well. The minions were ok but they didn't do much. Pacing was pretty good and I was surprised to find out it was only like 1h25m. If you liked the other ones you'll like this one.

7/10 – The Big Sick (2017) – 8 – Ventura Downtown 10 – Directed by Michael Showalter – Written by Kumail Nanjiani and Emily V. Gordon – Starring Kumail Nanjiani, Zoe Kazan, Holly Hunter, and Ray Romano – Fucking incredible. I used to love comedy—I still do but I used to too—and if you love comedians like I do then you will probably love this film as well. Kumail's story is hilarious as it is heartbreaking and it completely subverts the romantic dramedy format that Apatow films are known for. Someone recently criticized Apatow films for running about 20 mins too long and I definitely felt that with this one too (less so on rewatch). Still works even if it feels a bit overlong. Anyway yeah throw all your fucking money at this film. Stories like these deserve to be told and, most importantly, seen. 1000 congrats to Kumail and everyone else involved.

7/14 – Aliens (1986) – 7 – Home – Directed by James Cameron – Written by James Cameron – I really don’t know why Alien is such a successful franchise. The first Alien is great, Aliens is good but not great, and the rest are shit in comparison. I can barely remember anything about this movie and this isn’t even the first time I’ve seen it. Perhaps it is not for me. All I can remember is Bishop’s knife trick (WHAOOOOOOAOAAOOHHH WHAOOAOAOAOHHHHHH WHHHHOOOOOOOOOOOAHHHHHHHHHH) and Newt saying “they moostly come at night,, moostly”

7/15 – Baby Driver (2017) – 7 – Ridgecrest Cinemas – Directed by Edgar Wright – Written by Edgar Wright – Overrated. The deaf representation, synchronized soundtrack, and performances are great but this is the weakest film Edgar Wright has done imo. The pacing is weird and it doesn’t always make sense given the character motivations and also Kevin Spacey is in a movie called baby driver. Kinda forgettable in hindsight.

7/17 – The Big Lebowski (1998) – 10 – Oak – Directed by Joel Coen – Written by Joel and Ethan Coen – Starring Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Julianne Moore, Steve Buscemi, and Philip Seymour Hoffman – A lot of people don’t like this movie and I feel like it’s because the comedy is derived from the characters instead of actual jokes and gags. These people are hilarious and the characterization is absolutely incredible so by the end of the movie you should be completely on board with the chaos that is the Big Lebowski. Absolutely masterful writing and directing because it’s the coen bros.

7/18 – Friday (1995) – 5 – Oak – Directed by F. Gary Gray – Written by DJ Pooh and Ice Cube – Starring Ice Cube and Chris Tucker – This was the first time I watched Friday and now I know where all the annoying piece of shit kids in middle school got all their references. This movie is pretty funny though so I don’t blame em.

7/20 – The Green Inferno (2013) – 3 – Oak – Directed by Eli Roth – Written by Guillermo Amoedo and Eli Roth – This gets worse every time I watch it so why the fuck do I keep watching it. The only thing this movie has going for it (if you can even say that) is that the gore is legitimately fucked up. Honestly this movie would work pretty well if it went the dark and gritty Cannibal Holocaust route but it’s just so ridiculously stupid and tonally inconsistent.

7/22 – Dunkirk 70mm IMAX (2017) – 10 – Ontario 22 – Directed by Christopher Nolan – Written by Christopher Nolan – What I’d imagine a perfect movie looks like. Maybe it’s because I saw this in 70mm IMAX but this film is incredible. It doesn’t feel like it should be but it really is that good. The biggest complaint I’ve seen about this has been about the lack of characterization, which is very obviously not the point of this movie at all and shouldn’t be taken into consideration when critiquing it. The characters are not the point. You don’t need a lull in the action where 5 people gather around a campfire and talk about their lady back home like every single other shitty melodramatic war movie since the beginning of time. This isn’t Saving Private Ryan; it’s fucking Dunkirk. It’s a mad dash through land, sea, and air to survive. It’s tense, it’s moving, and it’s pure suspense and thrills from start to finish. One of the best movies of the year no doubt about it. Seeing it in IMAX was a revelation.

7/23 – Enemy (2013) – 8 – Home – Directed by Denis Villeneuve – Written by José Saramago and Javier Gullón – This movie is crazy. Just watch it without looking up anything about it I promise it’ll be better that way. And make sure you pay attention from start to finish to get the best experience because there’s tons of symbolism (spiders and webs etc). I’d think this would get better on rewatch if the first viewing wasn’t so insane.

7/29 – Dunkirk 70mm IMAX (2017) – 10 – Regal Hacienda Crossings 20 – Directed by Christopher Nolan – Written by Christopher Nolan – It was even better the second time.

8/1 – The Prestige (2006) – 9 – Oak – Directed by Christopher Nolan– Written by Jonathan Nolan, Christopher Nolan, and Christopher Priest – Even though I rated Dunkirk higher I’d say this is Nolan’s best work. Everything has a purpose and everything is important. “Are you watching closely?” Only complaint is that there’s something about this that feels cheesy but that might just be a Nolan thing.

8/2 – Spider-Man 2 (2004) – 6 – Oak – Directed by Sam Raimi – Written by Alvin Sargent and Stan Lee – Not nearly enough Spider-Man in this Spider-Man movie. Also it’s cheesy as hell because 2004.

8/3 – Jackass: The Movie (2002) – 6 – Andrew’s House – Directed by Jeff Tremaine – Written by Jeff Tremaine, Johnny Knoxville, and Spike Jonze – Like it or not, jackass is culturally significant and a perfect snapshot of the MTV crowd in the early 2000s. This is my childhood and I’m happy the newer generations are still watching this stuff.

8/4 – Mattress Man Commercial (2003) – 8 – Home – Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson – Starring Philip Seymour Hoffman – A comedic short featured on the 2-disc DVD of Punch-Drunk Love, released in June 2003: https://youtu.be/fkeLGisUHtc

This is actually a parody of this original mattress man commercial: https://youtu.be/Fsro18nP3mg

8/7 – The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) – 8 – Home – Directed by John Huston – Written by John Huston and B. Traven – Starring Humphrey Bogart, Walter Huston, and Tim Holt – Great movie about greed and humanity. It’s no wonder Paul Thomas Anderson named this as an inspiration for There Will Be Blood. Kinda slow but worth it in the end. Required viewing as far as Bogart movies go. I don’t remember it very well to be honest.

8/8 – Gangs of New York (2002) – 7 – Home – Directed by Martin Scorsese – Written by Jay Cocks, Steven Zaillian, and Kenneth Lonergan – Daniel Day-Lewis is amazing in this, Leo is alright in this, and Cameron Diaz—well I guess my question is, can you recast someone’s part in a 15 year old movie? I heard great things about Gangs but it really didn’t live up to the hype and felt very dated, which is something we’re going to be seeing a lot of from late 90s/early 2000s films as time goes on. I have the book but I still need to read it. I absolutely love stuff about the history of Manhattan.

8/9 – Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) – 10 – Home – Directed by Stanley Kubrick – Written by Stanley Kubrick, Terry Southern, and Peter George – The best performance(s) from Peter Sellers and without a doubt one of my favorite endings of all time. If you haven’t seen this yet then you’re missing out.

8/9 – Clapping for the Wrong Reasons (2013) – 8 – Home – Directed by Hiro Murai – Written by Donald Glover – Starring Donald Glover, Trinidad James, Danielle Fishel, Flying Lotus, Abella Anderson, and Chance The Rapper – A surrealist short film by the renaissance man himself, Donald Glover. It follows a day in the life of ‘The Boy,’ a character Donald Glover created for his rap persona Childish Gambino to go alongside his 2013 album “Because the Internet.” The haunting cinematography by Hiro Murai, director of Atlanta, and the score by Gambino create an atmosphere that I fucking can’t get enough of. Also Gambino and Chance the Rapper have a pushup contest and you can watch the whole film here: https://youtu.be/Z_bONLcE8IA

8/10 – Casablanca (1942) – 10 – Home – Directed by Michael Curtiz – Written by Julius J. Epstein, Philip G. Epstein, and Howard Koch – There’s a reason Casablanca is regarded as one of the greatest movies of all time and has somehow remained in the pop culture for over 75 years. A beautiful and moving film that’s more relevant than you think. vive le france, vive la démocratie.

8/11 – Annabelle: Creation (2017) – 4 – Ridgecrest Cinemas – Directed by David F. Sandberg – Written by Gary Dauberman – Hot take: both Annabelle movies are hot garbage. The script is laughably bad, the directing is ok, and the last act was exciting enough to be enjoyable. I like how it tied into the Conjuring universe but the writing was so bad that I honestly felt like I could write a better script and that’s not good. Also I kept forgetting this wasn’t Insidious. At least possession cures polio.

8/16 – Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983) – 6 – Oak – Directed by Steven Spielberg, Joe Dante, John Landis, and George Miller – Written by George Clayton Johnson, John Landis, Richard Matheson, and Rod Serling – Starring Albert Brooks, Vic Morrow, John Larroquette, John Lithgow, Dan Aykroyd, Scatman Crothers, and Rod Serling – I had to include that all-star cast. I think I’m biased because the Twilight Zone is a huge part of my childhood and continues to be, mostly through New Years marathons and Netflix background streaming, but I enjoy this movie quite a bit. Twilight Zone the show is amazing. The movie is fine. John Landis is a murderer.

8/17 – Paths of Glory (1957) – 9 – Oak – Directed by Stanley Kubrick – Written by Humphrey Cobb, Stanley Kubrick, Calder Willingham, and Jim Thompson – Starring Kirk Douglas – I watched this on a whim at 2 am and it was great. Also I didn’t know Kirk Douglas was in this movie until I looked it up afterwards.

8/18 – Chinatown (1974) – 9 – Oak – Directed by Roman Polanski – Written by Robert Towne – Starring Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, John Huston, and Roman Polanski – Chinatown is extremely good and the history behind it is actually pretty interesting. I occasionally listen to a podcast called ‘You Must Remember This’ all about Hollywood history in the 20th century and one of the episodes centering around Roman Polanski talks about Chinatown and its production quite a bit. The original script was written by Robert Towne, was 180 pages long, and had a different ending but Polanski cut down and reordered the plot then changed the ending, causing Towne to leave the project. This is also Polanski’s reluctant return to American film after the Tate murders of 69. Roman Polanski die bitch.

8/20 – Watchmen (2009) – 8 – Oak – Directed by Zack Snyder – Written by David Hayter, Alex Tse, and Alan Moore – Watchmen was the last film I watched before the fall semester started and it caused me to have the first of many existential crises/breakdowns that would continue up to the end of 2017. Moral of the story this was not a good way to start the fall semester but Watchmen is fucking awesome. The graphic novel is even better but I still appreciate the film. Can’t wait to watch the Extended Director’s Cut in 2018.

~Fall Semester 2017~

8/21 – Operation Avalanche (2016) – 5 – Oak – Directed by Matt Johnson – Written by Josh Boles – Starring Matt Johnson, Owen Williams, and Jared Raab – I heard about this from YourMovieSucks.org I think and it was ok. I fell asleep watching it like 3 times so I don’t remember it well enough to talk confidently about it but I remember the ending was underwhelming. It’s basically about these filmmakers in the 60s who learn that the US is probably going to lose the space race to Russia so, after seeing Kubrick’s front projection technology, they’re hired to fake the moon landing for the US government. Super interesting premise but flawed execution. They actually shot the NASA scenes on location after they told them the equipment was for a student documentary.

9/1 – Apocalypse Now (1979) – 10 – Oak – Directed by Francis Ford Coppola – Written by John Milius, Francis Ford Coppola, Joseph Conrad, and Michael Herr – Starring Martin Sheen, Marlon Brando, Robert Duvall, Frederic Forrest, Laurence Fishburne, and Harrison Ford – What the fuck even is Apocalypse Now. This movie feels like a comedy in spots and a shadowy fever dream in others and it all somehow works. Either Coppola is a genius or the editors are. I still need to watch the documentary about the making of this (Hearts of Darkness) but I’m sure it’ll end up on next year’s list and that question will be answered.

9/2 – Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) – 8 – Oak – Directed by Steven Spielberg – Written by Jeffrey Boam and Menno Meyjes – Starring Harrison Ford, Sean Connery, Denholm Elliot, Alison Doody, and River Phoenix – Mitch I finally got to finish watching the OG Indy trilogy; it only took 8 months. This is my favorite Indiana Jones movie because it balances the serious with the fun/cheese really well. Technically speaking, Raiders is the best Indy movie hands down but it isn’t quite as rewatchable as Crusade imo and Temple is insanely dumb and annoying in comparison. Crusade hits that sweet spot, making it one of those movies that I always need to sit down and finish if I see it on TV.

9/3 – There Will Be Blood (2007) – 10 – Pageant Chico – Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson – Written by Paul Thomas Anderson and Upton Sinclair  – One of my favorites of all time and arguably one of the best movies ever made. This film is literally perfect. Thrilling, dark, and evil, Daniel Day-Lewis disappears into the role of Daniel Plainview and Paul Dano gives an incredible performance as Eli. Goddamn this movie is so good I’m so happy I got the chance to see it in the theater this time. Paul Thomas Anderson is my favorite director and everything he touches is a masterpiece.

9/8 – It (2017) – 5 – Cinemark Chico – Directed by Andy Muschietti – Written by Chase Palmer, Gary Dauberman, Stephen King, and Cary Fukunaga – I was expecting a horror movie because they marketed this as a horror movie but it is not a horror movie. It tries to be a dozen different 80s films and fails at being any of them. Complete tonal disaster. Is it a raunchy comedy? Is it a horror film? Oh no it’s Stranger Things! Wow John Hughes! 1980s! Do you remember the 1980s? They were over 30 years ago now isn’t that crazy? Buy tickets to our movie.

If this was billed as a dark comedy I would’ve liked it more but when it’s actually a lame horror film with no tension or effective scares then how could it not be disappointing? To be completely honest I would have walked out about halfway through if I hadn’t seen it with friends. The praise this movie received is honestly baffling to me; it’s a total piece in every department except for Finn Wolfhard making dick jokes.

9/10 – The Room (2003) – 1 – Clay Theater San Francisco – Directed by Tommy Wiseau – Written by Tommy Wiseau – I HIGHLY recommend seeing this in the theater at a midnight showing because I have never laughed harder in my entire life and I would do it again in a heartbeat. I knew I had to see this again to prepare for The Disaster Artist but a midnight screening is the only way to experience this movie. Tommy Wiseau is an inspiration to us all.

9/12 – Grave of the Fireflies (1988) – 10 – CSU Chico Ayres 106 – Directed by Isao Takahata – Written by Akiyuki Nosaka and Isao Takahata – They screened this as part of the University Film Series at Chico and boy is it sad as fuck. The story is told in an unconventional way and it’s extremely effective. High recommend but don’t expect to do anything afterwards.

9/14 – mother! (2017) – 8 – Cinemark Chico – Directed by Darren Aronofsky – Written by Darren Aronofsky – BALLS TO THE WALL INSANITY HOLY SHIT. I had an absolute blast seeing this in the theater because I had NO idea what to expect and wow this movie really delivered on blowing my expectations into orbit. Sure, Aronofsky is pretentious and his knowledge of allegory could be summed up by a one-word 72-pt font bold synopsis that reads, “HAMFISTED.” Sure, there’s an extremely unnecessary and possibly disturbing part for women that occurs towards the last half. Sure, this is just a weird but not-boring adaptation of Rosemary’s Baby. Sure all these things, but this movie is fucking insane and there’s much more to this than “loll bible allegory.” There are at least TWO other extended metaphors you could reasonably interpret from this story and that’s the main reason why this isn’t a pretentious piece of shit.

9/16 – Night of the Living Dead (1968) – 8 – Oak – Directed by George A. Romero – Written by George A. Romero and John A. Russo – I wrote my last long post about how influential and amazing this film is because it really is that good. In a vacuum this is probably a 6 or 7 out of 10 but considering what it did for the horror genre it deserves an extra star or two.

9/16 – Dawn of the Dead (1978) – 8 – Oak – Directed by George A. Romero – Written by George A. Romero – This is what people describe when they think of a zombie apocalypse, or at least this is what most people envision; locking yourself in a mall or store with everything you’d ever need and waiting/fighting it out. The sheer joy the characters experience as they scavenge the stores and slap the shit out of some zombies is super relatable and everyone is extremely likeable. With some legitimately hilarious moments and a few genuine scares, Dawn is a solid entry in the Dead franchise. Side note: I love that the Romero Dead films are very critical of capitalism. Gives me the warm fuzzies.

9/17 – Paris, Texas (1984) – 10 – Pageant Chico – Directed by Wim Wenders – Written by Sam Shepard and L.M. Kit Carson – One of the most beautiful films I’ve ever seen. The colors, the shot composition, and the acting—my god what an incredible movie. I was lucky enough to catch a screening of this at the Pageant in Chico but unfortunately it was a rather sad occasion since Sam Shepard and Harry Dean Stanton both passed within 2 months of this screening. Shepard was my favorite playwright and he will be sorely missed. Also a lot of the highway scenes are shot along the 395 and you can even see the old Kramer Junction Astro Burger looking exactly the same in 1983 as it does now. RIP Harry and Sam <3

9/19 – Day of the Dead (1985) – 9 – Oak – Directed by George A. Romero – Written by George A. Romero – Ok I thought the first two Dead movies were good but this is be far my favorite. It feels much more focused that the first two and is probably the best example of realism in the trilogy. In the first two there were many moments where the characters seemed like they were almost trying to be caught by zombies but in this one the survival feels much more natural. The enclosed setting, with its tight hallways and small underground rooms, makes for deaths that feel inevitable rather than forced. And the practical effects dude, holy shit. I thought The Thing had great practical effects but wow this movie is gruesome. It almost makes me regret calling the gore in Dawn of the Dead “gnarly.” The gore in Day of the Dead makes the gore in Dawn of the Dead look like the gore in Night of the Living Dead. This movie kicks ass.

9/19 – Embrace of the Serpent (2015) – 8 – CSU Chico Ayres 106 – Directed by Ciro Guerra – Written by Ciro Guerra and Jacques Toulemonde Vidal – This was part of the University Film Series at Chico and tells the story of a “life-transcending friendship” between Karamakate, a lone Amazonian shaman, and two scientists 40 years apart who both go into the jungle looking for a rare psychedelic plant to help them. Filmed almost entirely in black and white, this was a hard look at the disappearance of the indigenous culture at the hands of industrialization and religion. It’s really depressing to think about all the stories lost to time because of greed but these are the kinds of stories that need to be told to make people aware of that fact.

9/21 – The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) – 10 – Oak – Directed by Tobe Hooper – Written by Kim Henkel and Tobe Hooper – One of the best horror films ever made. Absolutely oozing with death and grit—the unknown actors, detailed sets, and somewhat naturalistic way of shooting create a feeling of realism not present in many other films. It just feels fucking evil and a lot of that comes down to the atmosphere since the story is quite simple. If you haven’t seen it then you need to. It’s required viewing for horror fans.

9/24 – Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017) – 3 – Cinemark Chico – Directed by Matthew Vaughn – Written by Matthew Vaughn and Jane Goldman – The first Kingsman was an enjoyable parody of Bond films but this one was essentially a parody of the first Kingsman. In other words, THIS MOVIE FUCKING SUCKS HOOOOLY SHIT. They just stopped caring; they really don’t give a shit anymore. From the ps2 game cutscenesque CGI to the fucking claw machine sports stadium prison thing seriously what the fuck is this garbage. The suspension of disbelief needed to enjoy this movie is impossible to attain and I just don’t know why this exists. How is the audience supposed to care about anything when you’ve literally cured death? They removed all stakes from this movie just to get Colin Firth back and then spoiled his return in all the marketing; it’s just baffling. [Extremely Stefan voice] this movie has everything; cartoon car chases, vaginal walls, Chekhov’s Elton John, Republican claw machines, heroin overdoses, and Channing Tatum reprising his role as Magic Mike for ¼ of this 8 minute screen time.  Oh hey did you see that bar fight scene from the first one? Get ready to see that about 5 more times but boring. Oh hey did you like the doin-it-in-the-butt joke from the first one? Well you’re in luck because this is just as lowbrow but for the entire film! Fuck this movie and fuck Matthew Vaughn for creating this cancerous waste of money and time. I pray to any and every deity that we will never see a Kingsman 3.

9/26 – Psycho (1960) – 9 – Oak – Directed by Alfred Hitchcock – Written by Robert Bloch and Joseph Stefano – Wow! What a reveal. I wish this hadn’t been spoiled by pop culture because this would’ve been such a fun ride to follow. Knowing all the twists dampens the effect but by god the direction is incredible. Hitchcock truly is a genius filmmaker. The way the events unfold is so satisfying.

9/27 – Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) – 8 – Oak – Directed by Philip Kaufman – Written by W.D. Richter and Jack Finney – Legitimately terrifying. The way it’s shot makes it feel like the movie knows something you don’t and the genuinely upsetting imagery and sounds throughout make this such a weird and surreal journey. The practical effects are awesome and the ending is insane. Definitely the best Body Snatchers adaptation.

9/29 – Ingrid Goes West (2017) – 5 – Pageant Chico – Directed by Matt Spicer – Written by David Branson Smith and Matt Spicer – Starring Aubrey Plaza, Elizabeth Olson, O’Shea Jackson Jr, and Wyatt Russell – A total takedown of social media culture. Ingrid is an extreme example of how social media normalizes over sharing and voyeurism, allows for and encourages total curation and bastardization of self-image, and how it rewards mental illness. It’s a numbers game and Ingrid is #killingit. Jk but I found the commentary in the first half to be especially effective and hilarious. It’s just so ridiculous but horrifyingly relatable—like Spring Breakers for social media but not as good (and if you didn’t like Spring Breakers then this movie is better if only because it’s not nearly as esoteric). Worth a watch if ur millennial scum like me.

10/1 – The Fog (1980) – 6 – Oak – Directed by John Carpenter – Written by Debra Hill and John Carpenter – I had no idea this was a ghost pirate movie. Felt like it had potential that it failed to reach by being so small scale and just kind of lame in general. Sorry if ghost pirates aren’t lame to you but this really didn’t leave a lot to the imagination once the threat was revealed and the scares were okay at best. It was good for what it was. Felt kinda Goonies tbh.

10/4 – The Thing (1982) – 10 – Oak – Directed by John Carpenter – Written by Bill Lancaster and John W. Campbell Jr. – Jesus Christ look at Kurt Russell’s fucking hat. Something unusual about this film is that we learn how the thing works pretty much immediately after it becomes known. In fact, we learn quite a bit about it. The establishing shot is a UFO crashing and we get the burned thing at the Norwegian station. After the kennel scene we learn the thing digests beings, absorbs them, then imitates/transforms. They discover the actual UFO then find out the thing can absorb and imitate from a single cell—spelling certain doom for all living things on earth if left alive. Really the horror in this film is so effective because the characters aren’t idiots. They learn a considerable amount about the thing (thereby establishing rules) but it doesn’t really help them survive. Plus, it’s damn near invincible. These elements plus the practical effects easily carry this into top horror films of all time territory. But seriously what’s up with Kurt Russell’s fucking hat

10/13 – I Love You, Man (2009) – 8 – Oak – Directed by John Hamburg – Written by John Hamburg and Larry Levin – I love this movie, man. A seriously underrated and endlessly quotable late 2000s comedy about bro-love and jamming to Rush. Hell yeah.

10/14 – The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) – 9 – Pageant Chico – Directed by Tobe Hooper – Written by Kim Henkel and Tobe Hooper – I got to see this in the theater and holy shit I HIGHLY recommend it.

10/19 – Pi (1998) – 5 – Oak – Directed by Darren Aronofsky – Written by Darren Aronofsky, Sean Gullette, and Eric Watson – This is Darren Aronofsky’s debut film and it’s extremely weird and unsettling. Fitting that a story about losing your mind trying to predict the future using math and numbers would make you feel like you’re going crazy while watching it. It’s worth checking out next time it shows up on Netflix if it sounds interesting or if you like other Aronofsky movies like Requiem for a Dream or mother!

10/21 – Suspiria (1977) – 8 – Pageant Chico – Directed by Dario Argento – Written by Dario Argento, Thomas De Quincey, and Daria Nicolodi – This movie is odd. The lighting is absolutely astounding, the music is legitimately awesome, the actors are bad, the dubbing is TERRIBLE, but it all works because it’s a horror film and all these elements make it feel like a movie from another planet. Horror-fantasy done marvelously right. Can’t wait to watch more Argento movies. Seeing this in the theater was a revelation.

11/8 – Blade Runner: The Final Cut (1982) – 8 – Oak – Directed by Ridley Scott – Written by Hampton Fancher, David Webb Peoples, and Philip K. Dick – A marvel of production design. It took me a while to get through this because it’s so slow (not a bad thing) but it’s absolutely worth it for the beautiful world, bleak yet cozy atmosphere, and one of the best ending monologues ever put to film. If you’re going to watch it, make sure you watch the Final Cut even though Ridley Scott is a total hack and insists on undercutting the very themes that make this movie great by inserting scenes to entertain fan theories that came after the fact. Luckily, even Ridley Scott can’t ruin this. He can ruin everything else he touches but he can’t touch Blade Runner. (I would like to clarify that Ridley Scott is a great visionary and director, just a bad storyteller)

11/8 – Blade Runner (2049) – 9 – Cinemark Chico – Directed by Denis Villeneuve – Written by Philip K. Dick, Hampton Fancher, and Michael Green – Move over Toy Story 2, this is the best sequel ever made. I had always heard great things about Blade Runner so on November 8th I decided to watch Blade Runner and 2049 back to back on the last day it was in the theater. On this very rainy day I put BR: Final Cut on, after it was done I went to a local ramen place and ate noodles while looking out into the neon-lit street, then I went to the theater for a 2.5+ hour sequel that I had only heard great things about. Even with moderate to high expectations and a very unfortunate bathroom break I was completely blown away. Denis Villeneuve is one of the best directors working today and Roger Deakins does some of his best and most creative work on this movie. Just fucking incredible (because Ridley Scott wasn’t involved). If you’ve seen Blade Runner you NEED TO SEE THIS MOVIE. It’s so so so so good and I can’t wait to see it again.

11/10 – Boogie Nights (1997) – 9 – Oak – Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson – Written by Paul Thomas Anderson – Starring Mark Wahlberg, Burt Reynolds, John C. Reilly, Julianne Moore, Thomas Jane, Heather Graham, Philip Seymour Hoffman, William H. Macy, and Don Cheadle – Had to include the cast again because look at the sheer talent Paul Thomas Anderson is able to attract. One of my favorite films of all time and absolutely incredible for only being PTA’s second film, Boogie Nights is a true masterpiece in every sense of the word. Everyone is great in this—even Mark Wahlberg, though maybe that’s because he plays an inexperienced actor with an inflated ego. Even though it feels too long I wouldn’t have changed a thing.

11/14 – Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) – 8 – Oak – Directed by Jon Watts – Written by John Francis Daley, Jonathan M. Goldstein, Erik Sommers, Chris McKenna, Christopher D. Ford, and Jon Watts – The first half is my favorite spider-man movie by a considerable margin. There are a ton of flaws and feels overlong in the second half but Vulture is a great villain and everyone is great. This is what a spider-man movie should be.

11/21 – Lady Bird (2017) – 9 – Ventura Downtown 10 – Directed by Greta Gerwig – Written by Greta Gerwig – The best coming-of-age film because it’s such an honest depiction of life in your late teens told through a series of disjointed, chronological vignettes. It’s just extremely good and I don’t know what else to say. I guess I could say: Greta Gerwig? More like Better Greta Oscar.

11/22 – Thor: Ragnarok (2017) – 8 – Ventura Downtown 10 – Directed by Taika Waititi – Written by Craig Kyle, Christopher Yost, Stephany Folsom, and Eric Pearson – This movie is hilarious. Taika Waititi absolutely steals the show in every scene he’s in and this is clearly the best marvel movie since Guardians of the Galaxy. Just pure fun from start to finish.

11/23 – Planes, Trains, and Automobiles (1987) – 8 – Ojai – Directed by John Hughes – Written by John Hughes – I’ve been wanting to watch this on Thanksgiving for years now so I’m glad I was finally able to because now I know where all those references came from.

11/24 – Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017) – 8 – Century Riverpark 16 – Directed by Martin McDonagh – Written by Martin McDonagh – I really liked this initially but some people made some pretty good points that I can tell will definitely sour this on rewatch. I bought it the first time but I don’t think I’m going to be able to the second time. It’s definitely tone-deaf (makes sense since it wasn’t written by an american but takes place in the american south) but I’ll need to watch it again to comment accurately on it and update the rating. I really liked this when I saw it though and it’s one of the better movies of the year if you don’t think about the characterization. I do think the “real people don’t talk this way” argument is fucking stupid though.

11/30 – The Boss Baby (2017) – 2 – Oak – Directed by Tom McGrath – Written by Marla Frazee and Michael McCullers – 100th movie of the year! Lmao this movie is bad and the protagonist Tim is a piece of shit. The kid has a perfect family life with his 3 stories, 4 hugs and 5 ego strokings every night and then he acts the fuckin fool when boss baby comes around and his parents have to,, idk,, take care of a fucking baby?? Like first of all, imagine being a kid with a broken family and being so excited to see your biennial movie in the theater and the first thing you see is this spoiled-ass kid with the most obnoxiously perfect life ever depicted. I had a pretty great family life and I felt shitty watching this so I can’t imagine what most kids seeing this would think. Then when boss baby literally strolls up to the house, Tim gets extra hella buttmad over dumb bullshit and it makes him the most incredibly unlikeable character like why is he the protagonist.

Absolutely nothing in this movie makes sense and it’s batshit insane. They were too cheap to 3D animate like half the dream sequences in the first quarter of the movie, instead using a hybrid 2D/3D drawn style that changes styles between each sequence, so I was always confused what was real and what was actually happening. You’re led to believe that there’s a modicum of reality outside of the dream sequences but then the boss baby shows up and he’s definitely real and wearing a suit for real so like this universe completely blurs the lines between subjective and objective but ONLY SOMETIMES and just expects you to accept that the movie is written like shit.

Also there’s a ton of boss baby ass in this movie. No one asked for implied anal penetration in the first ten minutes and no one wants to see some boss baby powder ass-slap bullshit or a puppy muzzle-deep inside the boss baby’s asshole while he’s wearing the skin of a dog. NO ONE ASKED FOR THIS. Then the pacing is so baffling that I literally thought the movie was going to end and it was only HALFWAY OVER. It’s lightning fast until about 30 minutes in when it skrrts to a slow crawl. There are two finales, a pedophile in a dog costume, a plan to distribute hundreds of immortal puppies all over the world by literally throwing them from a rocket, and references (steals from) lord of the rings, every Pixar movie, raiders of the lost ark, and minions. Then the movie just sort of ends with boss baby and Tim becoming gay dads before setting up a Boss Baby Lady sequel. Also the pedophile steals a baby. Also also the music was done by HANS ZIMMER.

This movie,,,,,, is extremely bad but it was so funny (often unintentionally) so I’d recommend it if you want to laugh at a ridiculous kids movie. I won’t fault a children’s film centered around a talking baby in a tiny suit for being ridiculous but I will fault it for being totally incoherent and needlessly stupid when other animated films manage just fine.

12/6 – The Dark Knight (2008) – 8 – Oak – Directed by Christopher Nolan – Written by Jonathan Nolan, Christopher Nolan, and David S. Goyer – This is probably the best Nolan Batman movie but it definitely has the problems present in most Christopher Nolan movies. Tonal inconsistencies and plot holes galore but “it’s a comic book movie so whatever.” The last half gets kind of muddy and I’m wondering if an 8 is too high but it’s arguably the best Batman film ever made and it definitely has the highest highs of the Nolan Batman trilogy so whatever.

~Winter~

12/17 – The Disaster Artist (2017) – 6 – Cinemark Chico – Directed by James Franco – Written by Scott Neustadter, Michael H. Weber, and Greg Sestero – The only good things about this are James’ performance as Tommy Wiseau and the little lines from the Room peppered throughout this to show that Tommy is just as wacky as the Room’s script would lead you to believe. Uninspired camerawork and a plot that doesn’t begin to do the actual story justice. In the end this exists as nothing more than a bitter reminder that we will never get a proper Disaster Artist adaptation. Why James Franco, why?

12/19 – Call Me by Your Name (2017) – 9 – Arclight Sherman Oaks – Directed by Luca Guadagnino – Written by James Ivory and André Aciman – One of the most beautiful films I’ve ever seen. Romantic, heartfelt, honest, and it has not one but TWO Sufjan Stevens songs.

12/20 – Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) – 5 – Ridgecrest Cinemas – Directed by Rian Johnson – Written by Rian Johnson – As far as technical achievements go, The Last Jedi is awesome and it looks incredible. All the action is fun and intense as hell and it’s enough to keep most people from realizing how poorly written this movie is. Even the coolest space battle can’t save this from being a failure in creating tension or making sense on the most basic of levels.

I originally had a LONG and scathing review but it was really mean spirited and I don’t feel comfortable posting it so I’ll just say I liked it when I saw it but the plot, dialogue, writing, and editing fell apart the moment I started thinking about it. The plot of this movie only works because the characters are written to be complete idiots and every conflict is so contrived that nothing matters. There’s no stakes and no tension because Disney Star Wars movies NEED to have quippy dialogue that undercuts all dramatic tension because they think it’s a marvel film. Because of this, the First Order is a non-threat who aren’t taken seriously at all. In the first 6 movies we were supposed to fear the Empire and the Sith and the dark side but every time any Rebels die in this we have BB-8 zipping around like a fool to remind us to not give a shit about any of this because it doesn’t matter. None of the decisions any of the characters make matter and the entire Finn and Rose plot happens for no reason (and SPOILERS, gets everyone killed because of their stupidity, which they don’t learn from or reference ever again because nothing matters). I honestly think Rian Johnson should have gotten past the first or second draft of the script before he started filming but hey, what do I know. It’s full of plot holes, anachronisms, and cringe dialogue and it’s just a badly written. It’s too bad you can’t judge the quality of a film based on how “fun” it is.

On the flip side; Kylo Ren, Rey, Luke, and Poe actually had character arcs and everything involving them was great and the lightspeed jump scene was the coolest shit even though it was completely unearned. Overall a deeply flawed film that’ll probably get retconned in the very near future what with its relative box office failure and the impending bomb of Solo. Call me crazy but maybe placing one of the most anticipated movies from one of the most well known franchises into the hands of a single dude wasn’t a good idea. It’s certainly a mistake Disney won’t make again.

12/22 – La La Land (2016) – 9 – Home – Directed by Damien Chazelle – Written by Damien Chazelle – I love this movie.

12/22 – Bright (2017) – 3 – Mike’s House – Directed by David Ayer – Written by Max Landis – “There’s boring, there’s bad, and then there’s ‘Bright,’ a movie so profoundly awful that Republicans will probably try to pass it into law over Christmas break” –David Ehrlich. Paper-thin premise that attempts to set up the logical extension of “what if medieval fantasy but modern” without thinking for more than 5 seconds about what that kind of universe would actually look like or the major implications therein. It’s formulaic, predictable, and fails terribly at trying to comment on racism but it was super entertaining and fun to mock with friends so I give it a 3/10. Max Landis retire bitch.

12/23 – Coco (2017) – 8 – Ridgecrest Cinemas – Directed by Lee Unkrich – Written by Adrian Molina, Matthew Aldrich, Lee Unkrich, and Jason Katz – Wow Coco is so good! A major return to form for Pixar and I definitely almost cried. Definitely see this ASAP.

12/23 – The Meyerowitz Stories (2017) – 8 – Oak – Directed by Noah Baumbach – Written by Noah Baumbach – Starring Adam Sandler, Ben Stiller, Dustin Hoffman, Emma Thompson and Grace Van Patten – This movie was great. High recommend if you like Noah Baumbach or Woody Allen type movies or want to see Adam Driver say, “SUCK A DICK OH GOD” and Adam Sandler yelling, “just let me eat my FUCKING BANANA.” One of the best Netflix Originals by far.

12/24 – The Peanuts Movie (2015) – 7 – Home – Directed by Steve Martino – Written by Bryan Schulz, Craig Schulz, and Cornelius Uliano – This movie is delightful and stays true to the art style of Peanuts while using 3D animation in a fun and innovative way that looks beautiful. Solidly enjoyable despite the contemporary pop songs that will date this horribly in years to come.

12/24 – Zodiac (2007) – 8 – Home – Directed by David Fincher – Written by James Vanderbilt – I can’t believe it took me this long to see Zodiac. Solid film with solid acting and a solid story. Gyllenhaal, RDJ, and Mark Ruffalo were great and if you haven’t seen this I highly recommend it just because it’s David Fincher and it’s kind of required viewing at this point.

12/26 – The Shape of Water (2017) – 8 – AMC Thousand Oaks – Directed by Guillermo del Toro – Written by Vanessa Taylor and Guillermo del Toro – This was not at all what I was expecting and that’s a really good thing. Color is a big part of this so pay attention to that and make sure to see this when you can. It’s kind of cheesy (as all Del Toro films are) but it comes off as stylization, which makes it more than tolerable.

12/27 – Phantom Thread 70mm (2017) – 9 – Arclight Hollywood – Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson – Written by Paul Thomas Anderson – Starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Lesley Manville, and Vicky Krieps – The score is beautiful, the performances are great (as if there were any doubts), and for the most part I didn’t know what the hell was going to happen but I liked how it panned out. My heart was pounding during the climax and I’m happy we’re seemingly getting more of the PTA lovers-linked-across-space-time stuff. I’ll definitely need to see this again next year. My only complaints were that there weren’t enough tracking shots and not enough giant cowboy hats. (It gets even better on rewatch holy shit it’s SO good the second time)

12/29 – Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017) – 6 – Ridgecrest Cinemas – Directed by Jake Kasdan – Written by Chris McKenna, Scott Rosenberg, and Jeff Pinker – This movie was pretty fun. If you’re wondering, it’s completely its own thing aside from the name and it really translates well to a video game. I’m delighted this wasn’t a total piece of shit tbh. Also very thankful for the surprise cameo that could have easily been spoiled by the marketing but wasn’t. That’s super rare.

12/30 – Wind River (2017) – 8 – Home – Directed by Taylor Sheridan – Written by Taylor Sheridan – Someone told me this movie sucked when it came out so I never saw it in the theater and I regret it now. This movie is good but real fucked up so be prepared. Like a modern western but in Wyoming and by the same guy who did Sicario and Hell or High Water. It deals with the stealing of native lands as well, which is extremely underrepresented in films (hmmm I wonder why).

12/31 – The Lego Batman Movie (2017) – 7 – Home – Directed by Chris McKay – Written by Chris McKenna, Erik Sommers, Seth Grahame-Smith, Jared Stern, and John Whittington – This movie looks amazing! The first half is noticeably better than the second but it’s really good and all the meta-humor is fun. It’s definitely not as good as the Lego Movie but it’s pretty alright.

12/31 – World of Tomorrow Episode Two: The Burden of Other People’s Thoughts (2017) – 8 – Home – Directed by Don Hertzfeldt – “It was not its fault it was an insect; an incomplete creature without any backup copies. All of its experiences are gone forever. We can never know them. If there is a soul, it is equal in all living things. We all cling to the same brief, flickering windows in the infinite darkness... except for clones. Clones are better.” This was just what I needed to end 2017: a thoughtful look at consciousness, memory, and the burden of being alive and searching for relevancy. 2017 was a year of reflection so hopefully 2018 brings more contentedness and less depressive nihilism.

Top 10

1 – Blade Runner 2049

2 – Lady Bird

3 – Phantom Thread

4 – Dunkirk

5 – Call Me By Your Name

6 – The Beguiled

7 – Coco

8 – The Shape of Water

9 –  The Big Sick

10 – Get Out

Bottom 10

107 – Star Wars: The Last Jedi

108 – Alien: Covenant

109 – The Mummy

110 – Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales

111 – Life

112 – Bright

113 – The Discovery

114 – Annabelle: Creation

115 – Boss Baby

116 – Kingsman: The Golden Circle

Honorable Mentions: Frances Ha, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, Spirited Away, Possession, The Thing, The Big Lebowski, Dr. Strangelove, Casablanca, Chinatown, Apocalypse Now, Paris Texas, Texas Chainsaw, 20th Century Women, Enemy, The Prestige, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, Watchmen, There Will Be Blood, mother!, Day of the Dead, Suspiria, The Room

2014 – 92 movies

2015 – 124 movies

2016 – 77 movies

2017 – 116 movies

Final thoughts: This year I did relatively well, watching 39 more movies than last year. Depression killed my motivation to watch things and then I was extremely busy with school in October so I wasn’t able to do some of my intended short term goals like watch a movie every day in September or 31 horror films in October. My goals for next year are to watch even more (shooting for 150 but we’ll see) and to start knocking out a considerable number of old movies on my watchlist since I tend to watch newer things. As far as taste goes I’m a total pleb but it’s mostly because I gravitate towards easily accessible films, which skews modern. I didn’t get around to a bunch of movies released this year like Kedi, Logan, Raw, The Blackcoat’s Daughter (it was okay, also not released in 2017), The Little Hours, A Ghost Story, Good Time (good movie, NOT a good time), The Florida Project, The Killing of a Sacred Deer, The Square, Murder on the Orient Express, Justice League, or I Tonya (it was okay) but I’m sure I’ll get around to em in 2018.

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Antenne Vorarlberg Chillout Lounge (July 05, 2023)

23:59 Geonis & Wallmers - Stand On Our Own (Mier Remix) 23:52 Atb - No Fate 23:47 Ingo Herrmann - Inner Truth 23:43 Schiller - White Nights (Don't Let Me Go) 23:37 Christopher Von Deylen - Free 23:34 Diena Van Diest - Don't Give Up 23:32 The Alan Parsons Project - The Turn Of A Friendly Card 23:29 Alle Farben & Flynn - I Need To Know 23:22 Jan Blomqvist - Maybe Not (Rodriguez Jr. Extended) 23:18 Lstn - Floral Decor 23:15 Jan Blomqvist & Bloom Twins - High On Beat (Sofi Tukker Remix) 23:10 Aisen - Another Day 23:07 The Holy Santa Barbara Feat. Madugo - The Sailor Song 23:04 Robin Schulz & Felix Jaehn - One More Time 23:01 Lucas Estrada, Twopilots - Bloom 22:58 Consoul Trainin Feat. Steven Aderinto & Duoviolins - Obsession 22:53 White Elephant - Sir John 22:47 Tebra - Suton 22:43 Jako Diaz & Margret - Mirror 22:39 Blank & Jones - Flowing 22:35 Sound Nomaden - The Morning After 22:30 The Alan Parsons Project - Old And Wise 22:27 Jamiroquai - Love Foolosophy 22:21 Shakedown - At Night (Afterlife Remix) 22:18 Italobrothers - Stay 22:15 Ennio Morricone - L'estasi Dell' Oro 22:12 Dj Antoine Feat. Ablai - My Corazon (Dj Antoine Vs Mad Mark 2k21 Mix) 22:10 Mount & Illian - Fool 22:07 Alle Farben - Bad Ideas 21:59 John Kah - Carina (Enui Remix) 21:56 Kygo Feat. Ella Henderson - Here For You 21:52 Above & Beyond - Out Of Time (Original Mix) 21:49 Mellowdy - Rise Up 21:46 Topic Feat. Nico Santos - Home 21:41 Blank & Jones - Sunny (Summer Vibe Mix) 21:37 Robin Schulz - Moonlit Sky (With The Void Pacific Choir) 21:35 Troels Hammer - Azur 21:32 Hallmann - Always Be 21:29 Younotus Feat. Chris Gelbuda - When I Think About You 21:25 Esteban Garcia Junior - Deep Blue 21:22 George Geccoo Feat. Maik Pinto - Dolce Vita 21:19 Tiësto - The Motto 21:13 Steen Thottrup - El Alba 21:10 Blank & Jones Feat. Kyle Pearce - All Of Me 21:06 The Dining Rooms - Existentialism (Milano Dub Mix) 21:02 Chicane - Capricorn (Back Pedal Brakes Remix) 20:58 Ac Venture - Penang Waltz (Roberto Sol Remix) 20:54 Rüfüs Du Sol - No Place 20:52 Agatino Romero - I'm Feeling For You 20:40 Cell - Above The Clouds (Live Version) 20:35 Groovecatcher - Neonstrasse 20:27 Jan Blomqvist - Empty Floor 20:20 Blank & Jones - White Light 20:16 Guardner - All Right 20:14 Ofenbach & Ella Henderson - Hurricane 20:11 Kygo & Tina Turner - What's Love Got To Do With It 20:07 Dash Berlin Feat. Roxanne Emery - Shelter 20:04 Winona Oak & Robin Schulz - Oxygen 20:00 Emma Carn, Magic Wand - Sunset 19:58 Pulsedriver & Tiscore Feat. Anna Grey - We Are 19:53 Klangperlenspiel - Million Words 19:46 Andre Rizo - Hang 19:40 Good Guy Mikesh Feat. Filburt - Place Of Love (Mp Edit) 19:37 Lucy Neville - Shameless 19:31 Spooky - Shelter 19:28 Klingande & Bright Sparks - Messiah 19:24 Sofi Tukker & John Summit - Sun Came Up (Radio) 19:22 Blank & Jones - Love From The Start (Original Mix) 19:18 Maxim Lany Feat. Freya Alley - Anymore 19:15 Above & Beyond - The Inconsistency Principle 19:12 Michael Gray & Shelly Poole - Borderline (Lee Muddy Baker Acoustic Mix) 19:09 Loud Luxury And Frank Walker Feat. Stephen Puth - Like Gold 19:04 Alejandro De Pinedo - Raindrops 18:58 Nora En Pure - Cognitive Fadings (Club Mix) 18:55 R3hab & Marnik - Candyman 18:48 Groovecatcher - Intoxicated 18:45 Robin Schulz & David Guetta - On Repeat 18:40 Schiller X Tricia Mcteague - Miracle 18:36 Beatkonexion - On Air 18:34 Max Johann & Layrz - Tell It To My Heart 18:30 The Hitmen - Turn Off The Lights 18:27 Joyce Sims - Come Into My Life 18:24 Yves V X Bashkar - Halfway (Feat. Twan Ray) 18:21 Bolier & Arman Cekin - Fade Away (Feat. Rhi'n'b) 18:18 Robin Schulz Feat. James Blunt - Ok 18:15 Riva Starr Feat. Imaginary - Ride This Sound 18:12 Pang! - Walking In The Sun 18:08 Blank & Jones - Coastline 18:05 Nora En Pure - Sign Of The Times 18:00 Tukka & Rauhfuss - Flamingo Road (Sans Souci Remix) 17:49 Monkey Safari - Hi Life (Cheeky Bold Cover) 17:42 Monolink - Don't Hold Back 17:38 Kadebostany - Save Me 17:35 Zaz - Demain C'est Toi 17:29 Shkoon Feat. Fruiterama - Napauken 17:25 Faberge - Close Your Eyes 17:19 Tebra - Istok 17:15 Joachim Pastor Feat. Nathan Nicholson - Saint Louis 17:11 Schiller - Sommerregen 17:07 Schiller & Tricia Mcteague - Guardian Angel 17:03 Benjamin Francis Leftwich - Shine (Kygo Remix) 17:00 Nora Van Elken - Okinawa 16:57 Clément Leroux - Memories 16:51 Cell - Under Your Mind (Live Version) 16:44 Nora En Pure - Thermal (Extended Mix) 16:41 Kyla La Grange - Cut Your Teeth 16:35 Sherrie Lea - No Ordinary Love (Arnold T Chill Mix) 16:32 Hagen Feetly - Cry 16:28 Junge, Junge Feat. Jamie Hartma - Wicked Hearts 16:24 Atb - We Belong 16:19 David Guetta, Robin Schulz, Cheat Codes - Shed A Light (Blank & Jones Remix) 16:17 Twisted Harmonies Feat. Mougleta - You & Me 11:37 Antenne Vorarlberg Chillout 11:28 A Forest Mighty Black - Rebirth 11:21 Blond:ish Feat. Shawni - Wizard Of Love 11:19 Depeche Mode - Uselink 11:12 Avira & Diana Miro - The Worship (Mark Knight Extended) 11:09 Nora Van Elken - I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) 11:06 The Chainsmokers Feat. Daya - Don't Let Me Down 11:04 Dj Antoine & Flip Capella Feat. Evelyn - Dark Love 10:58 Röyksopp Feat. Susanne Sundførd - Oh, Lover 10:52 Moby - Natural Blues (Lulu Rouge Vs Stella Polaris Remix) 10:45 Julian Wassermann - People 10:40 Tinlicker Feat. Nathan Nicholson - Always Will 10:34 Bruno Be, Manimal, Vintage Culture - Human Remix (Club Mix) 10:30 Schiller - Midnight In Shiraz 10:27 Sono - Trusting You 10:24 Loud Luxury & Bryce Vine - I'm Not Alright 10:21 Leony - Faded Love (Noøn Remix) 10:18 Enya - Caribbean Blue (Remastered 2009) 10:14 Sum Wave - Beach Memories 10:10 John Summit & Hayla - Where You Are 10:05 Nor Elle - Dubsolution 10:00 Three Drives On A Vinyl - Greece 2000 (Sebastian Davidson & Melosense Remix) 09:56 Alex Breitling - Lilie 09:51 Troels Hammer Feat. Clara Valente - Ai Meu Bem 09:49 Nora Van Elken - Honshu 09:45 Klangkarussel & Poppy Baskcomb - This Love 09:41 Be Svendsen - Drop The Gun 09:39 Carstn, Jason Walker - Could You Love Me (Munich Monstrs Remix) 09:36 Topic, Robin Schulz, Nico Santos, Paul Van Dyk - In Your Arms (For An Angel) 09:31 Ohm-g - Hulectric Soul 09:24 Hraach - After Dark 09:21 Alok Feat. Bruno Martini & Zeeba - Never Let Me Go 09:18 Vievie - Blue Island 09:14 Tinlicker Feat. Nathan Nicholson - Be Here And Now 09:09 Themba & Nico De Andrea Feat. Tasan - Disappear 09:06 Fedde Le Grand Feat. Vince Freeman - Devils 09:01 Lamb - Wonder 08:58 Clyb Foster - How Deep Is Your Love 08:55 Glockenbach - Dirty Dancing 08:52 Atb & Topic - Your Love (9pm) 08:46 Tosca - No More Olives 08:40 The Last Atlant - Twin Of The Sun 08:37 Martin Trevy Feat. Hedara - Talking To The Silence 08:31 Spooky - The River (Ambient) 08:28 Hanns Feat. Lu - Chemistry 08:22 Cosmo Klein Feat. Ynot - When Doves Cry (Original Mix) 08:16 Anrey - The Forgotten (Extended Mix) 08:12 Portishead - Revenge Of The Number 08:06 Trentemoller - Moan (Original Mix) 08:03 Sons Of Maria - Always 07:58 Goa Foundation - (I Just) Died In Your Arms Tonight 07:53 Boozoo Bajou - Lava 07:48 Atb & Anova - Route 66 07:44 Jean-michel Jarre - Equinoxe, Pt. 5 07:41 Chicane - Fin Des Jours 07:37 Kygo Feat. Will Heard - Nothing Left 07:35 Paratone - Time After Time 07:28 Blank & Jones With Claudia Brücken - Unknown Treasure 07:25 Nora En Pure - Enchantment 07:20 La Vita - Smooth Like Silk 07:17 Robin Schulz Feat. Alida - In Your Eyes 07:13 Kryder & Natalie Shay - Rapture 07:11 Ofenbach - Be Mine 07:08 Minelli, Filatov & Karas Remi - Rampampam 07:03 Enui - Adieu (Arielle Lb Remix) 06:59 Aguaflames - Moiman 06:54 Pete Tong & Tale Of Us Feat. Jules Buckley - Time 06:51 Gestört Aber Geil & Anna Grey - Thank You 06:47 Kygo Feat. Jason Walker - Sunrise 06:43 Moli - Cloud No9 (Montmartre Remix) 06:38 Joachim Pastor & Signum - Something You Need (Extended Mix) 06:32 Mahoroba - Chimes In Motion (Passion Cut) 06:30 Christopher Von Deylen - She Never Told Him Her Name 06:25 Espresso Del Lago - Come On 06:22 Nora En Pure - Fibonacci 06:19 Alok & Timmy Trumpet - Underwater Love (La Vision Remix) 06:14 Orbient - Transition 06:09 Mr.da-nos - San Francisco 2k20 06:05 Kygo & Sasha Sloan - I'll Wait 06:01 Blank & Jones - Nuits Blanches 05:58 Vize & Alan Walker Feat. Leony, Edward Artemyev - Space Melody (Edward Artemyev) 05:54 Edx - Vommuli 05:51 Lily & Madeleine And Ofenbach - Come To Me (Ofenbach Remix) 05:48 Felix Jaehn Feat. Zoe Wees - Do It Better 05:45 Blank & Jones Feat. Zoe Durrant - Erase Rewind 05:42 Mila - Herzlos 05:39 Valerie Dore - The Night (Zyx Edit Remastered 2021) 05:35 Tontario - Late (Original Mix) 05:32 Hugel - Can't Love Myself (Feat. Mishaal& Lpw) 05:28 Olga Scheps - How Much Is The Fish? 05:23 Tosca - Gute Laune 05:20 Gibbs - Waiting For Lonely 05:16 Gardenstate & Bien - The Best Part 05:12 Wankelmut & Emma Louise - My Head Is A Jungle 05:08 Dvine - Ever After 05:05 Tinlicker & Helsloot - Because You Move Me 05:02 The Chainsmokers & Coldplay - Something Just Like This 04:58 Sans Souci - Nanda 04:54 Jean-michel Jarre - Oxygene, Pt. 4 04:49 Jakatta - So Lonely (Blu Mar Ten Mix) 04:45 Loud Luxury - Cold Feet 04:43 Lost Frequencies & Zonderling - Crazy 04:38 Blank & Jones Feat. Zoe Durrant - Adios Ayer 04:35 Alina Baraz & Galimatias - Fantasy (Felix Jaehn Remix) 04:31 Air - Ce Matin Là 04:27 2raumwohnung - Wir Werden Sehen (Paul Kalkbrenner Remix) 04:24 Tomas Skyldeberg - Outside The Window 04:21 Rag'n'bone Man - Human 04:14 Le Roy - See The Light Ahead (Extended Mix) 04:09 Glide - Y Môr 04:05 Nick Et Samantha - On The Beach (Original Mix) 04:01 Blank & Jones - High Fly 03:58 Nora En Pure - Branches 03:55 Crying Robot, Abi F. Jones - Different Sides 03:52 Felix Jaehn & The Stickmen Project Feat. Calum Scott - Rain In Ibiza 03:47 Frank Borell - Epic Dreams (Fifty Shades Of Dreams Mix) 03:45 Nathan Evans - Wellerman (220 Kid X Billen Ted Remix) 03:41 Robert Manos - Silver 03:37 Sia - Alive 03:31 Deep Dive Corp. Feat. Dennis Le Gree - Water 03:29 Srtw & Mave Feat. Sønlille - Last Train Home 03:25 Chris Coco - Cape Clear 03:22 Tomas Skyldeberg - Chillin With You 03:19 R3hab X Lukas Graham - Most People 03:13 Camiel - Take Me To This Place 03:09 Blank & Jones Feat. Zoe Durrant - One Evening (Lofi Selection) 03:02 Hraach & Armen Miran - Nowhere 02:57 Nora En Pure Feat. Ashibah - We Found Love 02:54 Eelke Kleijn Feat. Josha Daniel - Oscillations 02:49 Finland & Aaskoven - La Balbianello (Dosso D'aveto Mix) 02:43 Rìfìs Du Sol - Next To Me 02:39 Above & Beyond Feat. Justine Suissa - Little Something 02:36 Nightmares On Wax - You Wish 02:32 Ambyion - Motion 02:29 Alok & James Arthur - Work With My Love 02:23 Electribe 101 - Talking With Myself 02:16 Colyn - Lightyears 02:12 The Ocean Piano - Piano Mi Camino (Blue Wave Mix) 02:07 Chicane - No Ordinary Morning 02:03 Gesaffelstein & The Weeknd - Lost In The Fire 02:00 Pirra Feat. Lindstrøm & Prins Thomas Remix - Limousine Lies 01:54 Max Melvin - Magnolia 01:51 Sanah - Invisible Dress (Maro Music X Skytech Remix) 01:44 Klangtherapeuten - Perlentaucher (Robin Schulz Remix) 01:41 Nora Van Elken - Mount Fuji 01:33 Soul Button - Circadian Rhythm (Hraach Remix) 01:28 Soho Lounge Feat. Dea Li - Chiaro Di Luna 01:23 Tinlicker Feat. Roos Jonker - Come Back Home 01:20 Nore En Pure - In Your Eyes 01:15 Depeche Mode - Useless 01:11 Ac Venture - Rain In Spain (Roberto Sol Remix) 01:08 Daniel Portman - Sensual Desires 01:03 Blank & Jones - Coming Home (Afterlife Remix) 00:59 Armin Van Buuren Feat. Angel Taylor - Make It Right (Trinix Remix) 00:56 Shallour & Riah - Lie 00:52 Sal De Sol - Another Chance (Single Mix) 00:49 Lost Frequencies Feat. Love Harder - Beat Of My Heart 00:44 Arnej - People Come, People Go (Chillout Mix) 00:41 Filatov & Karas - Au Au 00:38 Klingande, Wrabel - Big Love 00:33 Ambala Feat. Laid Back - Walk With The Dreamers 00:29 Nora Van Elken - Interstellar 00:25 Lstn - Thoughts 00:22 Black Coffee & David Guetta Feat. Delila Montagu - Drive 00:15 Mashk & Soul Button - Pensées 00:06 Super Flu - Mygut (Solomun Remix) 00:02 Unclubbed, Zoe Durrant - Need To Feel Loved (Original Mix)

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Chilltrax (June 28, 2023)

23:58 Flexible Fire - Marea Turquesa 23:54 Deep Sound Effect Feat. Svetlana Voice - Dreaming About You (Dj Aristocrat Remix) 23:54 C H I L L T R A X - Toh Cymbal Roll Bass 23:49 Blank & Jones - Alone In This Rhythm (Ben Macklin Remix) 23:46 Attom - Where Are We Going 23:42 Kelela - Enough For Love 23:38 Satin Jackets & Panama - Alive 23:33 Thievery Corporation - Liberation Front 23:33 C H I L L T R A X - I'd Like To Return To The Classics 23:30 Afterlife - All I Wanted 23:27 Henry Green - Realign 23:21 Volen Sentir & Makebo - Into The Stars 23:18 Liz Cass - Blue 23:13 Reel People & Muhsinah - Something New (Kraak & Smaak Remix) 23:13 C H I L L T R A X - Escape 2 Music 23:10 Ran The Man - Yucatan 23:05 Braxe Falcon - Step By Step (Amtrac Remix) 23:01 Eli & Fur Feat. Brothertiger - She's Just A Wanderer 22:56 Fakear - Crystal 22:52 Royksopp - Me&youphoria 22:49 Jones Meadow & Clara Mendes - Em Baixo 22:49 C H I L L T R A X - Ct Where The World Comes To Chill Out 22:44 Sao Miguel Feat. Sebastian Reynoso - Hope In Balance (Wisternoff-grant Remix) 22:41 Lp Giobbi Feat. Caroline Byrne - Another Life 22:37 Mansionair & Vandelux - Empty Promise 22:34 Morcheeba - The Moon (Kutiman Remix - Version B) 22:29 Alex V - Cristal Shore 22:24 Nando Rodriguez Feat. Lottie - Madness (Cafe Chill Out Mix) 22:24 C H I L L T R A X - Musique Nonstop 22:20 Morgin Madison & Ryan Lucian - From The Start (Mm Chill Remix) 22:17 Tep No & Noak Hellsing - I Won’t Need You 22:12 Arto - Para Mi 22:09 Boerd Feat. Stella Explorer - Before We Drown 22:09 C H I L L T R A X - Toh Moon Boots 22:06 Attlas & Jodie Knight - Used To The Silence 22:01 Shallou - Fading 21:58 Sum Wave - It Feels Like Summer 21:53 Steven Weston Feat. Lapsley - Like I Used To 21:48 Max Cooper - A Model Of Reality (Tor Remix) 21:48 C H I L L T R A X - Distinctively Different 21:44 Shingo Nakamura - Falling Off 21:40 Jan Blomqvist & Malou - Alone 21:36 Little Dragon - Water 21:31 Blank & Jones - Floatation 21:28 Blonde Maze - Daydream (Otherwise Fine Remix) 21:28 C H I L L T R A X - Worldschilloutchannnel Orbit 21:23 Monolink - Turning Away (Parra For Cuva Remix) 21:19 Teemid - L.a. 21:14 Emi Ca - Just Breathe 21:11 Fløa (Floa) - Pictures Of You 21:11 C H I L L T R A X - Slurry Toh 21:06 Farius - A Big Life (Sound Quelle Remix) 21:03 R Plus & Faithless Feat. Amelia Fox - Let's Just Have Some Fun 20:59 Tomb - Unbound 20:56 Elderbrook - All My Love 20:56 C H I L L T R A X - Cool Refreshed Smooth As Can Be 20:52 George Fitzgerald & Syml - Mother 20:49 Emmit Fenn - The Chase 20:45 Jean Vayat & Evelynka - My Soul 20:41 Flexible Fire - Amatista 20:36 Massive Attack - Unfinished Sympathy (Oakenfold Remix) 20:36 C H I L L T R A X - Toh Bassy Dr 20:32 Reel People & Paula - Vibe (Moods Remix) 20:29 Melosense - Can't Replace You 20:25 Floa & Ra5im - Give Me A Second 20:21 Alampa - Seesaw Season 20:17 Eli & Fur - Where I Find My Mind 20:17 C H I L L T R A X - Chill Out Chilltrax 20:13 Jones Meadow - Shackles 20:09 Lliam And Latroit Feat. Brea - Someday (Latroit Edition) 20:04 Maya Jane Coles Feat .chelou - Never Asked For Much 20:00 Sultan Shepard - Sirens 19:56 Alex Hook Feat. Rene - You Showed Me 19:56 C H I L L T R A X - Toh Freesound 19:53 Baynk Feat. Drama - 1 Chance 19:50 Dye O - Simply Be Here 19:46 Satin Jackets & Panama - The Future 19:41 Alex Lo Faro - Move With Me 19:37 Tycho - Receiver 19:37 C H I L L T R A X - See That The Humans Are Entertained 19:33 Kx5 & Sofi Tukker - Sacrifice (St Mix) 19:29 Blonde Maze - A Break In Continuity (Forty Cats Remix) 19:24 Arto - Now You're Gone 19:21 Leisure Feat. Muroki - Summer Season 19:16 Steven Weston Feat. Tae - Same Dream 19:16 C H I L L T R A X - The Interstellar Chillout Channel 19:11 Two Lanes - Reflections (Il Lo Remix) 19:07 Xixi & Hildur Ottilia - Don't Worry 19:03 Ross Couch - On Fire (Downtempo Mix) 18:58 Cahelo - Bananaquit (Mass Digital Extended Remix) 18:54 Flume Feat. Emma Louise - Hollow (Logic1000 Remix) 18:50 Elderbrook - Wasted On You 18:50 C H I L L T R A X - Escape The Noise 18:45 Adisyn - Digital Heart 18:41 Phoenix & Dj Falcon - Winter Solstice (Braxe Falcon Remix) 18:35 Nox Vahn & Marsh - Come Together 18:33 Emmit Fenn - What Falling In Love Is For 18:29 Dreem - Miles Away 18:25 Tosca - Swimswimswim 18:25 C H I L L T R A X - Listen To This! 18:21 Feiertag - Didn't Know Why (You Lost Your Soul) 18:17 Odesza Feat. Olafur Arnalds - Light Of Day (Parra For Cuva Remix) 18:13 Holen - Breathe 18:09 Avira & Nourey Feat. Tom Bailey - Favourite Game 18:09 C H I L L T R A X - Scratch Toh (Freesound) Chilltrax 18:05 Chicane & The Mannequin - Summer In E Major 18:01 Everything But The Girl - Run A Red Light 17:56 Pilots Of Peace - Fallin 17:52 Lar - Collide (Jody Wisternoff & James Grant Remix) 17:48 Pines - Dawn 17:48 C H I L L T R A X - Wonderful Tan! 17:45 Giants' Nest - Flower Burst 17:41 Cannons - Loving You 17:37 Fhin Feat. Sahara - Fallin' Fallin' 17:34 Aftruu - Falling Asleep 17:30 Helicopter Girl - Angel City 17:30 C H I L L T R A X - Comes To Chill Out 17:25 Alison Goldfrapp - The Beat Divine 17:20 Chris Malinchak, Kiesza, Malin - Tree 17:15 Valante - Eio 17:11 Nuage Feat. Gus - The Place We Know 17:11 C H I L L T R A X - Toh Rocket Empire 17:08 Nils Hoffmann Feat. Gordi - No One Else 17:04 Sons Of Maria - Lake Tahoe 17:00 Jones Meadow - Fences 16:55 Blonde Maze - Night Light (Hessian Remix) 16:55 C H I L L T R A X - Magnifyingglasssogood4u 16:51 Mozez & Tim Angrave - Head Full Of Dreams 16:46 Shingo Nakamura - Come Closer 16:41 Zhu & Yuna - Sky Is Crying 16:36 Zaven - Voliere Amplitude 16:31 Rhye - Feel Your Weight (Poolside Remix) 16:31 C H I L L T R A X - Industrial 16:28 Vandelux - Tulum 16:23 Eli & Fur - Better In The Dark 16:18 Marsh - Me & You (Joe Miller Remix) 16:15 Elderbrook & Tourist - Howl (Chill Mix) 16:11 Wassu & Mimi Page - Within Me 16:11 C H I L L T R A X - Worlds Chillout Channel (Chillout Channel) 16:07 Chill Cole - Liquid Life 16:03 Attom - Distant Memories 15:58 Braxe Falcon - Step By Step (Amtrac Remix) 15:54 Il:lo - Ink 15:50 Alampa - The One 15:50 C H I L L T R A X - Toh Cymbal Roll Bass 15:45 Kraak & Smaak Feat. Izo Fitzroy - Twilight 15:42 Sebastian Davidson - Nomads 15:38 Odesza Feat. Maro - Better Now 15:34 False Intentions - Good Liar 15:29 Zero 7 - Red Blue And Green (Dub Copy) 15:29 C H I L L T R A X - Well How Ya Like It? Terrific! 15:25 Satin Jackets Feat. Tailor - Somewhere In Paradise 15:22 Drama - Don't Hold Back 15:18 Pableno - Heights 15:14 Fkj Feat. Little Dragon - Can't Stop 15:11 Farius - Coming Up (Hold On) (Dokho Remix) 15:11 C H I L L T R A X - Twcc Chill Chill Chill Chilltrax 15:07 Vintage & Morelli - Once Upon A World 15:04 Attlas & Jodie Knight - Used To The Silence 15:01 Kaskade With Project 46 - Chains Chilled 14:57 Melosense - Nous 14:53 Blonde Maze - When You Move 14:48 Nicholas Gunn Feat. Chris Howard - Thought Of You 14:48 C H I L L T R A X - Ct The Backward Chillout Channel 14:44 Logic1000 - 21 14:41 Lp Giobbi Feat. Caroline Byrne - Another Life 14:37 Kayobe & Zoe Sky Jordan - No Sympathy 14:34 Armin Van Buuren & Matoma Feat Teddy Swims - Easy To Love 14:29 Two Lanes - Movement 14:26 Morcheeba - Otherwise 14:25 C H I L L T R A X - I'd Like To Return To The Classics 14:21 Monolink - Turning Away (Parra For Cuva Remix) 14:18 Tep No - Deep Sin 14:14 Rocket Empire - Lima 14:10 Darius Feat. Wayne Snow - Apology 14:10 C H I L L T R A X - Trans Europe Vocoder 14:06 R Plus & Faithless Feat. Amelia Fox - Let's Just Have Some Fun 14:03 Ferr By Ferry Corsten And Youth Novels - Hands 14:00 Attom - Where Are We Going 13:57 53 Thieves - Waves 13:52 Dj San & Sebastian Moore - In Your Eyes 13:52 C H I L L T R A X - Like Lobster Straight Out Of The Sink! 13:48 Jones Meadow - Alike 13:44 Morgin Madison & Ryan Lucian - From The Start (Mm Chill Remix) 13:40 Emmit Fenn & Shallou - Hollow 13:35 Il:lo - Cynnes 13:31 Jos & Eli & Eli & Fur - Riffs Of The Night 13:31 C H I L L T R A X - Escape 2 Music 13:27 George Fitzgerald & Syml - Mother 13:22 Tycho Feat. Saint Sinner - Japan (Chilltrax Mix) 13:18 Woven - Brushes 13:15 Alampa - Seesaw Season 13:15 C H I L L T R A X - Slurry Toh 13:10 Embliss & Lumynesynth - Phases Of The Moon 13:05 Maya Jane Coles Feat .chelou - Never Asked For Much 13:00 Above And Beyond - Sun In Your Eyes (William Orbit Remix) 12:57 Embrz Feat. Abroad - Rise 12:57 C H I L L T R A X - Come Along Children - Need To Chill Out 12:51 Trilucid - Cheyenne (Extended Sunset Mix) 12:48 Blonde Maze - Fade Into You 12:44 London Grammar - How Does It Feel 12:41 Dex 1200 - Ongea Nami 12:37 Camelphat X Cristoph Feat. Jem Cooke - Breathe (Camelphat Just Chill Mix) 12:37 C H I L L T R A X - Toh Bassy Dr 12:33 Everything But The Girl - Caution To The Wind 12:29 Fløa (Floa) - Pictures Of You 12:26 Ran The Man - Swimmingpool 12:21 Booka Shade & Satin Jackets - Fusion Royale 12:16 Arley & Sirolf - One Day 12:16 C H I L L T R A X - World Comes To Chilltrax.com 12:11 Alex V - Cristal Shore 12:06 Rüfüs Du Sol - See You Again 12:03 Xixi & Hildur Ottilia - Don't Worry 11:58 Ghenwa Nemnom - Story Of A Battle (Chris Zippel Remix) 11:52 Attlas Feat. Mango - Over The Water 11:52 C H I L L T R A X - Toh Freesound 11:48 Circle Sky - Love Hertz 11:45 Sum Wave - It Feels Like Summer 11:41 Lp Giobbi Feat. Dj Tennis & Joseph Ashworth - All In A Dream 11:37 Lamorn - Olsen After Midnight 11:32 Deep Forest - Sing With The Birds (Onuka Remix) 11:32 C H I L L T R A X - Retsyn 11:28 Heard Right & Oracle - There For You 11:23 Ry X & Olafur Arnalds - Oceans 11:19 Rocket Empire - Astoria 11:15 Nightcap - The Two Of Us (We Only Need) 11:11 Elderbrook - The End 11:11 C H I L L T R A X - Street Life Worlds Cc 11:06 Two Lanes - Ascend 11:01 Chicane & The Mannequin - Summer In E Major 10:56 Double Touch Feat. Reigan - Greatest Day 10:52 Duckmaw - Distant Worlds 10:48 Jimpster & Oliver Night - Ascension 10:44 Evelynka - Letting Go 10:44 C H I L L T R A X - Chilltrax - Chill Out Piano 10:40 Logic1000 Feat. Big Ever - Natural 10:36 Alex Lo Faro - Move With Me 10:32 Washed Out - Time To Walk Away 10:27 Nils Hoffmann Feat. Julia Church - 9 Days 10:23 Jones Meadow - Shackles 10:17 Jody Wisternoff Feat. Sian Evans - The Bridge 10:17 C H I L L T R A X - Musique Nonstop 10:14 Reel People & Paula - Vibe (Moods Remix) 10:10 Lapsley - Levitate 10:07 Giants' Nest - Heart Void 10:03 Lane 8 Feat. Channy Leaneagh - I'll Wait 10:03 C H I L L T R A X - Scratch Toh (Freesound) Chilltrax 09:59 Sons Of Maria - Lake Tahoe 09:56 Eli & Fur - Wild Skies 09:52 Holen - Healing 09:47 Dom Dolla & Mansionair - Strangers (Flight Facilities Remix) 09:44 Vandelux - All I've Ever Known 09:43 C H I L L T R A X - Something I Should Tell You 09:39 Maxxim - Waterfalls 09:35 Jan Blomqvist & Malou - Alone 09:32 Kelela - Contact 09:27 Fakear - Crystal 09:22 Mishegas - Temporary Love (Il:lo Remix) 09:22 C H I L L T R A X - Organ The Chillout Channel 09:18 Nuage Feat. Gus - The Place We Know 09:14 Kidnap Feat. Leo Stannard - Moments (Ben Bohmer Nils Hoffmann Remix) 09:11 Flexible Fire - Marea Turquesa 09:06 Mozez & Tim Angrave - Head Full Of Dreams 09:06 C H I L L T R A X - Toh Rocket Empire 09:03 Eloi El - Stick Together (Blonde Maze Remix) 08:57 Braxe Falcon - Step By Step (Amtrac Remix) 08:54 Sum Wave - Milkyway 08:51 Chris Malinchak - Cellophane 08:51 C H I L L T R A X - Parents Magazine Seal 08:47 Satin Jackets & Panama - Alive 08:43 Sg Lewis - Lifetime 08:39 Diplo & Black Coffee Feat. Elderbrook - Never Gonna Forget 08:34 Volen Sentir & Makebo - Into The Stars 08:29 Claptone - Under The Moon (Cassius Remix) 08:29 C H I L L T R A X - Industrial 08:25 Kx5 & Sofi Tukker - Sacrifice (St Mix) 08:21 Andre Aguado - Through The Night 08:18 Jones Meadow - Powerlines 08:13 Alison Goldfrapp - The Beat Divine 08:09 Everything But The Girl - Forever 08:09 C H I L L T R A X - Escape The Noise 08:05 Dye O - Simply Be Here 08:00 Nicolas Godin Feat. Cola Boyy - The Foundation 07:57 Attlas & Jodie Knight - Used To The Silence 07:54 Tomb - Unbound 07:50 Leisure - Take You Higher (Serebii & Arjuna Oakes Remix) 07:50 C H I L L T R A X - Toh Cymbal Roll Bass 07:45 Joachim Pastor Feat. Nathan Nicholson - Saint Louis 07:42 Dreem - Miles Away 07:38 Royksopp Feat. Astrid S - Just Wanted To Know 07:33 False Intentions - Good Liar 07:28 Be Svendsen - Andromeda 07:28 C H I L L T R A X - Be Svendsen World Comes 07:24 Feiertag - Didn't Know Why (You Lost Your Soul) 07:21 Eric Hilton Feat. Elin Melgarejo - La Nuit 07:16 Blank & Jones - Floatation 07:12 Emmit Fenn - --amman 07:08 Xixi Feat. Kwesi - Close To U 07:08 C H I L L T R A X - Backward Rvb Where World Comes 07:04 Duckmaw - Nox 07:01 R Plus & Faithless Feat. Amelia Fox - Let's Just Have Some Fun 06:57 Rezident - Wellenlainge 06:54 Flexible Fire - Amatista 06:49 Two Lanes - Never Enough 06:44 Steven Weston Feat. Tae - Same Dream 06:44 C H I L L T R A X - Worldschilloutchannnel Orbit 06:41 Aether - Jupiter & Saturn 06:37 Elderbrook & Tourist - Howl (Chill Mix) 06:33 Chris Malinchak - Saving My Love 06:29 Andrew Nagy & Joel Winterflood - Little To None 06:25 Sebastian Davidson - Nomads 06:19 Zero 7 - On My Own 06:19 C H I L L T R A X - Jimpster 1 06:16 Cannons - Loving You 06:13 Forester - Saint (Shallou Remix) 06:08 Emi Ca - Just Breathe 06:03 Ross Quinn - Away With Me 06:03 C H I L L T R A X - Toh Moon Boots 05:58 Maya Jane Coles Feat .chelou - Never Asked For Much 05:53 Roisin Murphy - Assimilation 05:49 Chill Cole - Liquid Life 05:46 Tep No Feat. Starzun - Hold Me 05:43 Jones Meadow & Clara Mendes - Em Baixo 05:43 C H I L L T R A X - No Sticky Fingers 05:39 Shingo Nakamura - Focus 05:35 Jan Blomqvist - Carry On (Earthlife Remix) 05:32 Avira & Nicholas Gunn - Sensing You 05:28 Passenger 10 - Voices In Her Head 05:23 Cahelo - Bananaquit (Mass Digital Extended Remix) 05:23 C H I L L T R A X - E-chilled-music 05:19 Alampa - Seesaw Season 05:16 Satin Jackets Feat. Tailor - Spell 05:13 Sultan Shepard - Sirens 05:09 Phoenix & Dj Falcon - Winter Solstice (Braxe Falcon Remix) 05:09 C H I L L T R A X - Slurry Toh 05:05 Lipless & Blue Noir - Alone 05:02 Xixi & Hildur Ottilia - Don't Worry 04:57 Leaving Laurel - The Family We Find 04:53 Session Victim - The Pain 04:53 C H I L L T R A X - Magnifyingglasssogood4u 04:50 George Fitzgerald & Syml - Mother 04:46 Two Lanes & Panama - Rolling Back 04:41 Ry X & Olafur Arnalds - Colorblind (Whomadewho Remix) 04:36 Zaven - Voliere Amplitude 04:31 Parra For Cuva - Paspatou 04:31 C H I L L T R A X - Toh Bassy Dr 04:27 Morgin Madison & Ryan Lucian - From The Start (Mm Chill Remix) 04:23 Gold Lounge - Higher 04:19 Chris Malinchak - Control 04:16 Lp Giobbi Feat. Caroline Byrne - Another Life 04:11 Max Cooper - A Model Of Reality (Tor Remix) 04:11 C H I L L T R A X - Dionigi/the Chillout Channel 04:08 Attom - Where Are We Going 04:05 Henry Green Feat. Andreya Triana - Tide 04:00 Chicane & The Mannequin - Summer In E Major 03:57 Lapsley - 32 Floors 03:54 Holen - Breathe 03:54 C H I L L T R A X - Toh Freesound 03:49 Lamorn - Olsen After Midnight 03:46 Feiertag Feat. Tessa Rose Jackson - Ambivalence 03:41 Alex V - Cristal Shore 03:36 John Monkman Feat. Liz Cass - Open Frontier 03:36 C H I L L T R A X - Trans Europe Vocoder 03:33 Fløa (Floa) - Pictures Of You 03:27 Sumsuch Feat. Matty Eeles - Find Home (Vincenzo-chilltrax Sumdub Mix) 03:22 Il:lo - Cynnes 03:17 Satin Jackets - Don't Worry (Lost Desert Remix) 03:12 Reel People & Muhsinah - Something New (Kraak & Smaak Remix) 03:12 C H I L L T R A X - Escape 2 Music 03:07 Forty Cats & Arentis - Zen 03:03 Sons Of Maria - Lake Tahoe 03:00 Sum Wave - It Feels Like Summer 02:55 Nicholas Gunn Feat. Chris Howard - Thought Of You 02:50 Dj San & Sebastian Moore - In Your Eyes 02:45 Massane - No Return 02:44 C H I L L T R A X - Distinctively Different 02:41 Afterlife - All I Wanted 02:36 Royksopp - Beautiful Day Without You 02:33 Dex 1200 - Ongea Nami 02:28 Darius Feat. Benny Sings - Rise (Darius Remix) 02:22 Claptone Feat. Jaw - No Eyes 02:22 C H I L L T R A X - World Comes To Chilltrax.com 02:18 Jones Meadow - Fences 02:14 Nuage Feat. Gus - The Place We Know 02:10 Boerd - 2far 02:05 Two Lanes - Movement 02:05 C H I L L T R A X - Scratch Toh (Freesound) Chilltrax 02:02 Mango & Cloudcage - More Than This 01:56 Braxe Falcon - Step By Step (Amtrac Remix) 01:53 Odsen - Retrospective 01:49 Drama - Hold On (Rezident Remix) 01:49 C H I L L T R A X - No Sticky Fingers 01:44 Alex Lo Faro - Move With Me 01:40 Sound Quelle & Tailor - Where We Should Be 01:37 Feiertag Feat. Tessa Rose Jackson - Riptide 01:33 Arto - Now You're Gone 01:28 Massive Attack - Paradise Circus 01:28 C H I L L T R A X - I'd Like To Return To The Classics 01:23 Eli & Fur - Better In The Dark 01:19 Above & Beyond & Marty Longstaff - Gratitude (Aname Pm Mix) 01:14 Bonsaye - Viaje 01:10 Mozez & Tim Angrave - Head Full Of Dreams 01:06 Elderbrook - Wasted On You 01:06 C H I L L T R A X - Worlds Chillout Channel (Chillout Channel) 01:02 Holen - Healing 00:59 Pines Feat. Water Park - Tell Me 00:55 Attlas & Jodie Knight - Used To The Silence 00:50 Ghenwa Nemnom - Story Of A Battle (Chris Zippel Remix) 00:45 Northern Form - Mend 00:45 C H I L L T R A X - Industrial 00:40 Mazoulew Feat. Bonnie Wylde - Circles 00:36 Dye O - Simply Be Here 00:31 Royksopp & Susanne Sundfor - Oh, Lover (Nto Remix) 00:27 Booka Shade & Satin Jackets - Fusion Royale 00:22 Leaving Laurel - Falling Apart 00:22 C H I L L T R A X - Like Lobster Straight Out Of The Sink! 00:18 Jan Blomqvist & Malou - Alone 00:13 Sons Of Maria - Close To Me 00:09 Aftruu - Falling Asleep 00:06 Boerd Feat. Stella Explorer - Another Life 00:01 Nicholas Gunn & Alina Renae - Angel Eyes 00:00 C H I L L T R A X - Chill Out Chilltrax