> 1) Anyone got some 'flew under the radar' movie recommendations for this
> year? For the third year in a row I'm looking at just the saddest list of
> favourite movies - only one weak 4.5/5 (Spiderverse), five weak 4/5's
> (Blackberry, Dungeons and Dragons, TMNT, John Wick, and Barbie) and two
> flawed 3.5/5's I'm unsure of when I'll watch again (Covenant and Cobweb).
> And that's about it. Makes my heart sad. Any rec's?
I never have "under the radar" recs, but did you see the new Mission Impossible?
> 2) In case anyone missed Broxton's rundown post - Road to Boston now
> confirmed as 'score of the year material'. I don't care if it's just from
> one major reviewer and if it eventually slips down to his #19th of the
> year, I'm still counting that as a big shit yes. Giver another listen
> folks!
Alright alright I'll get to it again. As with all the other stuff you keep insisting is fantastic.
> 3) Don't sleep on Lessons in Chemistry. It's lovely.
I'm not as enamored as you are, but it is lovely. Will need another listen. Really enjoyed the book so I'm excited to check out the show at some point.
> 4) I watched Bram Stoker's Dracula again last night and sweet Jesus...what
> a score. Crazy to hear something so operatic and romantic in a bloody as
> hell horror movie where Gary Oldman feeds a baby to a topless Monica
> Belluci. I miss Kilar...
Counterpoint: that's exactly the kind of borderline campy horror scenario I'd expect sweeping melodrama.
> 5) Anyone planning on Killers of a Flower Moon this weekend? I wish I
> could see it opening weekend but probably can't hit it up in theatres
> until...ugh, maybe never. So excited though. Also, any word on the score?
> All I've read so far is that it was propulsive and kept the
> suspense/tension going.
Ah shoot, didn't realize that was this weekend. I don't think I've ever seen a Scorsese film in theaters... Also, 3.5 hours.
> 6) For anyone who likes techno/funky music in their scores, Ion Fury:
> Aftershock by Jarrko Rotsen is a fun time so far. Basically just sounds
> like an abandoned Daft Punk album...which sounds like a compusult, but I
> meant it as a compliment.
Noted.
> 7) Does anyone else doom-scroll Reddit political pages while on the pooper
> and get really worried and depressed about the state of the world, or is
> that just me?
Doomscroll filmtracks instead and read about everyone lamenting the loss of memorable themes.
> 8) My 90s movie book is almost ready to be available in stores, which is
> exciting but sweet Jesus do you get butt fucked when you self-publish. I
> went through Friessen Press and now, 3000 bucks later, I find out I'll
> make around 5 buck royalty per book. They say self-published books usually
> average around 250 sales so...yeah, if that's the case, I won't even make
> back half the money me and my folks invested in it. Considering how
> horribly broke I am, that's a really big bummer. Anyways, long story short
> - support my broke ass and buy a copy once it's available haha. And you'll
> know it, cause I'm gonna be shamelessly plugging it all over the place.
> 9) On that note, does anyone have any experience with publishing/literary
> agents? I'd much rather try and bash my head against the wall for a couple
> years getting my next book properly published than go through this crap
> again (a 5 dollar royalty ain't bad when they pay all the upfront fees,
> but after blowing 3 grand, I feel ripped).
> 10) Ironically, they literally JUST sent me an email saying the book has
> just been announced on their Coming Soon page. So I guess I'm
> happy...just, y'know, STILL BROKE! :P
> https://books.friesenpress.com/store/title/119734000346832349
Yikes, that sounds very much like the opposite of what you were hoping for with the self-publishing route, I'm sorry. But hey, excited the book will be available soon!
> 11) Let's end this on a weird number just to annoy the OCD among us.
Like that's ever bothered me when I post numbered thoughts.
This should probably get its own post, but
12) Slotherhouse by Sam Ewing is a delight. The movie's plot looks extremely dumb (cute killer sloth terrorizes a sorority house) and I have no idea why Ewing decided to go with horror riffing on The Mission, of all scores, but it works very well.
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