Movies Watched -- Nostalgia for the Light (2010)

In Spanish. Documentary. 90 minute running time, so the right length … this was a John Farr reco … I did not know about the Chilean concentration camps under Pinochet or about the systematic torture and killing of tens of thousands of people … grim stuff … the filmmaker is interested in connecting astronomy and archaeology (you know, exploring the distant past) to the lack of exploration of Chile’s horrific recent past. It reminded me of China in the sense that the persecutors, tormentors, and torturers of the Cultural Revolution still live side by side with their victims, even today, and that’s also true in Chile.

Parents turned over then “disappeared”

Movies Watched -- Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives (2010)

In Thai … 114 minute running time so at least 20 or 30 minutes too long … I don’t know whom I have to blame for this one, it wasn’t a John Farr recommendation … I don’t get Thai culture, they’re apparently into ghosts and mysticism and it’s all a bit bizarre … the movie is about a guy who is dying of kidney failure and his club-footed sister-in-law is around during his last days and his wife’s ghost appears and his lost son reappears (in the form of a monkey) … there’s a scene where a princess is screwed by a catfish — you see what I’m saying about the weirdness? It’s just no good, terrible really. Give it a miss.

I’ve killed too many Communists

Rigged Ticker Review for Monday, November 8, 2021 -- $PPSI

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If You Lived Here, I'd Be Home By Now

I think the Spotify algo suggested this one to me because the opening sounds like a Little Panther song … but I love this … great voice, great song. Son Little’s “about her. again.”

Manual Transmission a Dying Breed

From this depressing article: “There are [only] 27 new cars available in the United States with a manual gearbox.“

1. Aston Martin Vantage

2. BMW 2-Series and M2

3. BMW M3

4. BMW M4

5. Chevrolet Camaro

6. Chevrolet Spark

7. Dodge Challenger

8. Ford Mustang

9. Genesis G70

10. Honda Civic and Civic Type R

11. Hyundai Accent

12. Hyundai Veloster and Veloster N

13. Kia Forte GT

14. Lotus Evora GT

15. Mazda 3

16. Mazda MX-5 Miata

17. Mini Cooper Hardtop and Clubman

18. Mitsubishi Mirage

19. Nissan 370Z

20. Nissan Versa

21. Porsche 718 Boxster / 718 Cayman

22. Porsche 911

23. Subaru BRZ

24. Subaru Impreza / WRX / STI

25. Toyota 86

26. Toyota Corolla

27. Volkswagen Golf and Golf GTI

28. Volkswagen Jetta and Jetta GLI

The World Is So Small 'til It Ain't

Never heard of “Mac Miller,” but he was apparently a white rapper who died young … I like this cover of his song, Small Worlds, by a hip dude named Rayland Baxter:

Distance Ain't No Friend Of Mine

Love her voice and the song, Nyah Grace singing Black Coffee. I don’t drink coffee, but I do have the occasional chai as a treat. I hear some Norah Jones notes on the piano … I wonder if Nyah is half Indian (subcontinent)?

Movies Watched -- Nobody Knows (2004)

141 minute running time which means it was only 40 minutes too long … I liked this one though, I could easily cut out 40 minutes with a fan edit and turn this into a green-go recommended movie, but Kore-eda does not have a ruthless editor (which he needs) so the record will reflect that I liked it but can’t recommend it, Farr did though (“a film of strange, disarming beauty that packs a wallop”) … once again, Kore-eda exploring unusual family situations, in this case a mother abandoning four kids (totally unthinkable, especially in Japan), but it’s based on a true story … the child actors are good, but no women or children should watch this (tough guys only).

I really should do a fan edit of this one and cut out 40 minutes of fat and turn it into a fantastic movie, but who has the time for that? (I do.)

She has grown

Movies Watched -- Our Little Sister (2016)

127 minute running time which means that it’s 30 minutes too long … this is a Kore-eda movie recommended by John Farr … this one was a little too cutesy for me, Kore-eda is forever interested in unusual family structures, and in this movie he injected a 15-yo step-sister into a trio of young adult women … I wondered if they would have been so welcoming if their little step-sister wasn’t so beautiful … Japan’s demographic problem on full display here because these three young women, who were all attractive, were unmarried and didn’t have children … I wasn’t thrilled with this, of course I didn’t hate it, but it was a little more heartstring-tuggy than I like.

Dad was kind but useless

Movies Watched -- Suspiria (1977)

99 minute running time but felt like an eternity … didn’t help that both the picture and audio quality on my DVD were terrible, but this was clearly an awful movie … low budget, dumb story badly told by someone named “Dino Argento,” and the soundtrack by the “Goblins” was unbearable, they could use it to break detainees at Guantanamo … I guess this is a cult movie (because it’s so bad) since some hip dude recommended I watch it, but you don’t have to make the same mistake that I did … avoid.

Are those glowing eyes outside my bedroom window?