Media log

The moment I saw they were making a horror movie about podcasts, I knew I had to go see it. I mean, are you kidding me? The reviews are polarized, so I was worried I wouldn't like it, but I wound up having a great time and I'm glad I saw it in theatre because the soundscaping was lots of fun! A good, solid directorial debut. I have my qualms (with the ending especially, but there were some tough logical leaps, too,) but they didn't super take away from the viewing experience. It's important to remember I get scared very easily, but I thought the build up and tension were both effective, and none of the scares before the ending felt cheap.

There were two scenes where I started actually smiling because of how delightful I found them—the first was the bit where the camera spiralled down the staircase followed by the mother wheezing, and the second was when the mother sat up in the background of a shot. The movie was set in its own formula and had a few different gimmicks, not all of which panned out perfectly, but it creeped me out and I had a wonderful time! I liked the Mereana Mordegard Glesgorv reference, I thought it was cute. And crucify me, but I liked the dolly zooms. The camerawork was overall real fun.

(I also just like slow movies where nothing much happens, so this was geared towards me to begin with. I only wish they weren't quite so ham-fisted with the backwards nursery rhymes. I despaired when I found out that was an angle they were taking.)

Summoning Abyzou at 3 AM CHALLENGE (GONE WRONG)

Ended much happier than it could have, all things considered… my Fitz…! Such a strong beginning to a veeerrryyy long series. I know, logically, that it was slow, but I never felt it in a negative way because of how well-paced and interesting it was. The characters and their relationships were all fascinating, even the ones that were a bit cliché. Sometimes, especially in bigger stories like this one, there’s an issue where the main character seems boring when compared to the side characters; but I love Fitz so dearly! He really felt like the heart of the story. My Fitz-friend :-) I’m so fond of him and also Lady Patience and the Fool and Verity and Chade and Burrich and Molly and Kettricken… can’t wait to see where they go in the next book…!

I understand the hype... granted, I was doing a puzzle with my friend the whole time so it was like our ambient noise, but I liked the screenplay and cinematography a whole lot, and of course, the performances were all killer. I lost track of a few plot points but I think that if I sat down and watched it with my full attention, that wouldn't be a problem. I love dynastic, epic movies like this and it was done super well!

Watched with my sister because we were having a lazy day. It was entertaining, but nothing extremely special. It was really put-upon and hamfisted at times and that kind of threw me off, but it was very solid overall. I'm not sure I loved the ending, but I understood what it was trying to do.

why would you show up fat and wearing jeans

Was in the process of having one of the worst mornings ever in the history of human history so I thought I'd throw on a Mulaney special and it cheered me up. SOMETIMES. I get nervous. on airplanes.

One of my favourite books ever. Completely changed my life. Won't say anything else, just go read it. (Not to be that guy.)

Deeply stupid movie. Took everything interesting about the book and crushed it up into a paste. Completely toothless and also: sort of boring?! Watch the mike's mic video on it and save yourself the time. It'd be more fun, too!

Finally, I've read every Gillian Flynn novel! This one was deeply entertaining, just like how everyone's been saying forever. The plot twists are fun and I liked the thematic threads—the misogyny, the abuse, the mind games! Thrilling stuff.

I was feeling down so I went hey, I have a few hours and the movie theatre is one metro station away... Why don't I go see the Markiplier movie? And so I did. And I had a good time. This movie was nothing special, but it was very charming and a good time in theatre, so I'll forgive it any janky filmmaking. Also, it was literally made by a handful of people and it looked great for it! Lots of blood. Big fan.

This season! I miss S2 now... I miss the farm! The Governor made for such a great villain, and it was refreshing to see a human antagonist in a world of zombies. His motivators and psychology were super interesting. He got so annoying at some point, which is, I think, the mark of a great villain. Andrea was unfortunately also sort of annoying. I make a point of endearing myself to maligned female characters, but she was beyond even my abilities. She made every bad choice, got manipulated from all sides, and then died. I feel bad for her, but girl... I will save her from the shackles of bad writing.

On the other hand: MICHONNE! Easily one of my new favourite characters. She's so cool and stylish and awesome. I knew I'd love her the moment I saw that sword.

Lori's death was so sad, and I know why they did it but it still annoys me. We as a society have moved past the need for pregnancy plots. I don't know if my heart can handle another Rick crash-out, but it was nice to see him put himself back together over the course of the season. Overall a really great bit of television!

I don't have very much to say about this one but the Murderbot books are always very fun and a great time. The character writing is so strong and that's mainly what has me coming back to this series :-)

For the first half of this book, I wasn't really sure if I liked it. It's such a loud, boisterous story and it struck me as deeply discordant for a while, but there comes a point, about midway through, where it all clears out into an explosion of further chaos—or maybe this point is just the one where the barrier between you and the book comes down—and you suddenly understand even though nothing in the storytelling has technically changed. Really bewildering and wild, more of an experience than a proper story. Tough, but I liked it in the end.

Presents a good deal of info but I felt that what makes this book unique ("a scenario") was also what held it back. It often felt as if the author was trying to dramatize or narrativize, which annoyed me because it got in the way of the actual nonfiction. I mean, I already know nuclear bombs are apocalyptic and scary; I don't need to read about the American president dying in the woods to remember. This is probably more an issue of me choosing the wrong book, but I found this really lacking overall, even despite the new information I got.

Thematically excellent movie. The grossness, the fluids, the incestuous elements... really good! My gripe is moreso to how it was executed. I feel like this movie might have worked much better as a written work *in its current form*. The cinematography wasn't particularly interesting to me and I often found myself wondering if the reason it was a movie was because that was the medium Ducournau knew how to work with rather than being the medium the story was best suited to. Average all in all, though I know this movie is well-beloved, so I might just be missing something.

Limetown is one of those things I've been meaning to get around to for forever. I think I must have started it as a young teen because the first episode (or at least, the premise of it) was definitely familiar. It's such a recognizable name in fiction podcasting and I was pleased to see that, for the most part, it really lived up to my expectations. The first half, maybe even 3/4ths, is so good. The mystery presented is so vast and the way the story goes about investigating it is deeply satisfying—but the answer provided in the last episode felt like a bit of a cop-out to me. It didn't strike with the same weight as the mystery itself. Beyond that, this show is expertly-produced. The voice acting is incredible, the sound scaping, the music... what an atmosphere! Would highly recommend for the first four episodes alone.