The clock drawn in chalk on the wall in the last scene (7:45) recalls the clock in the opening shot flipping over to 7:45AM. This seems to support this theory in an abstract kind of way. There are little details like this sprinkled throughout the movie—it definitely rewards repeat viewings. I love this movie…

Gatsby
The wonderful thing about The Great Gatsby is the language employed. This is what, to me, makes it amazing—not the plot or the grand themes or any of that. Dream-like was a good way to put it. The book absolutely hinges on the ethereal, florid prose, and it's kind of like a dream that's more of a nightmare by…

I can only really fuck to Merzbow.

Agreed. I like Mad Men and all, but Walter White would bury every last one of those dandies alive in the desert. Then he would proceed to lie about it to everyone, including himself, before making several hundred thousand dollars that he can't spend. His personal life just dissolved so much more…satisfyingly. …

Tilda Swinton (JULIA)?
I suppose that would just be too much to ask. Truly incredible performance though.

The last movie I saw with my whole family was Mr. Holland's Opus. This was before the flood, of course. Now I find myself picking absently at a scrap of wallpaper come loose, father nervously dialing through the frequencies on his new shortwave radio. The horrid whine between transmissions is deafening, almost…

so I finally went and tried some cocaine…phenomenal! Won't say I've fully mastered it but I am learning a lot! My coffee table is cleaner than it has ever been and I am developing plans for a sandwich cart that, instead of bread, employs several taquitos lashed together with angel hair pasta. It will be called…

I'm kind of laughing because I realize my post sorta rhymes. In a supermarket greeting card type of way. I really hope this doesn't detract from the sentiment, which I genuinely meant. Take care.

This website, both your writing and guiding hand, have sincerely seen me through times both terrible and grand, and I wish you the best in a most difficult time. My thoughts are with you and yours.

I haven't read this yet because I have to go to bed
but that teaser summary on the main page sets its hooks in deep. And the head shot at the top for some reason makes me want to try cocaine over and over again until I finally master it.

I love the essay too but find it interesting that he never actually talked to the man. It was certainly reverent in tone; you could tell how much he respected Lynch's work.

Someday, Simba, all this will be yours.

We've got chicken tonight
Strangest damn things. They're man made. Little damn things.

Knife In the Water
is a great film, regardless.

I second Streethawk: A Seduction. That was my entry point and it still plays to me like a sort of Destroyer hit parade. I kind of love every minute of it, and it is a great distillation of what Destroyer "does" and how he goes about doing it. Elliptical and obscure and passionate and catchy as hell all at once.

You've got the spirit, don't lose that feeling!

You stole that Schwinn and went riding into the losers circle of the sun.

Agreed, The Crying of Lot 49 is a good intro to Pynchon, if only for it's length. I still don't find it a particularly "easy" book though. I think he is an inherently difficult writer even when he is playing it light and maybe my suggestion would be to just dive into Gravity's Rainbow and see how you feel about it.…

Rhinoceropolis!
It's always nice when Denver musicians that aren't utter shit get some recognition. I saw this guy play downtown last week and it was great. This town has a thriving and largley undiscovered music scene and it would make me happy to see it get even just a little attention.

I am really enjoying this so far
Two columns in and this is already one of my favorite features. Seems like a great way to not only dissect single scenes at lengths not often permitted by wordcount, but also to expose readers to the underseen and downright obscure. Thanks a lot! I'll definitely be checking this one…