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Having been well over a year since I sat down to watch a movie proper, front-to-back, and finally granted the time (and energy) to do so, I somewhat reluctantly landed on a film—and filmmaker—on which I’ve been notoriously hard in the past, hoping that a long overdue revisit - the better half of a decade later - would change my initial opinion and open my eyes to the hidden genius that others have been able to find in Harmony…

50 Best Albums of 2024 (…So Far!)

Yes, yes, I know there are still over two full months left of the year and I’m also aware that those two months will likely generate a couple (or as many as a handful) of worthwhile records, but as the year gets shorter, so too does my (already severely limited) “free time”, and while it’s on my mind at present, I thought it wise to get some literature out there about the albums…

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Sixth or seventh viewing, no score change. Always get strange looks when I wax poetic for this film, but it never ceases to amaze me with its (oxymoronic) "simple complexity." From a purely superficial , its far more intricate than most people care to explore or even realize. (And, at the risk of sounding cliché, if you've only seen this once then you haven't really seen it at all.) Each revisit has unveiled new microconcepts and possibilities; conversations that…

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I am frankly sick and fucking tired of this movie and the dichotomy it has created within the film community. You’ve got a surprising majority of people claiming it’s a cinematic masterpiece - the next CITIZEN KANE, 10/10, A++, “would let Chris Nolan fingerbang my senses again” - alongside a smaller but equally vocal minority lamenting that it’s the most vile, disgusting, contrived, and overrated waste of space ever created. With all respect, I will never understand people who…