The '06 Music Hierarchy
Ranked by Preference:10THE BLOOD BROTHERS - Young Machetes [I knew the minute I heard it that their 2004 album "Crimes" was a transitional work; what I didn't realize that the competing side project...
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Ranked by Preference:10EL-P - I'll Sleep When You're Dead [If "Fantastic Damage" was the brash introductory album, with El-P showing us all he stands for and believes in, this darker followup is the...
View ArticleThe '09 Music Hierarchy
Ranked by Preference:9P.O.S - Never Better8LILY ALLEN - It's Not Me, It's You ANIMAL COLLECTIVE - Merriweather Post Pavilion7CURSIVE - Mama, I'm Swollen5CHRIS CORNELL - Scream
View ArticleThe 2008 Screening Log, Boyo
317. (31 Dec) The Adventures of Lucky Pierre (1961, Herschell Gordon Lewis) [C-]316. (27 Dec) Doubt (2008, John Patrick Shanley) [B-]315. (21 Dec) Do You Like Hitchcock? (2005, Dario Argento) [C]314....
View Article'08 Releases I Really Do Wanna See
Adam ResurrectedAzur & AsmarBack to NormandyBattle for HadithaBigger, Stronger, Faster*Blitzkrieg: Escape from Stalag 69ChangelingChokeA Christmas TaleThe Curious Case of Benjamin ButtonDays and...
View ArticleThe 2009 Screening Log, Boyo
323. (29 Dec) Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation! (2009, Mark Hartley) [B]322. (27 Dec) Sita Sings the Blues (2009, Nina Paley) [A-]321. (27 Dec) Somers Town (2009, Shane...
View ArticleIf I Ran the Oscars: 2009
Best PictureInglourious BasterdsUpThe Hurt LockerFantastic Mr. FoxSita Sings the BluesBest DirectorQuentin Tarantino (Inglourious Basterds)Lars Von Trier (Antichrist)Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt...
View ArticleThe 2010 Screening Log, Boyo
358. (28 Dec) National Lampoon's Vacation (1983, Harold Ramis) [B]357. (28 Dec) Point of Order (1964, Emile de Antonio) [B]356. (27 Dec) Lipstick (1976, Lamont Johnson) [D]355. (26 Dec) Husbands (1970,...
View ArticleThe Liquor Log, Mark III: This Time, It's Personal
15 Jan 2011Tamarack Cellars Firehouse Red '08, 1 glassBrewdog Sink the Bismarck!, 375mL bottle (shared)14 Jan 2011Ghost Pines Cabernet Sauvignon '08, 1 glassBell's Brewery Two Hearted Ale, 12 oz....
View ArticleThe '10 Music Hierarchy
Ranked by Preference:9KANYE WEST - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS - The Big To-Do DEFTONES - Diamond Eyes LUDICRA - Tenant8TIM FITE - Under the Table Tennis GRINDERMAN - Grinderman...
View Article'10 Releases I Really Do Wanna See
And Everything Is Going FineAnton Chekhov's The DuelAround a Small MountainAudrey the TrainwreckBeetle Queen Conquers TokyoBehind the Burly QBitter FeastThe Black Waters of Echo's PondThe Book of...
View Article'09 Releases I Really Do Wanna See
AdorationAnaglyph Tom (Tom with Puffy Cheeks)Art & CopyThe Beaches of AgnèsBeeswaxBirdsongThe BoxBronsonCalifornia Dreamin'Capitalism: A Love StoryThe ChaserChelsea on the RocksCollapseEvery Little...
View ArticleSeen of New York Film Festival Entries: The First 30 (1963-1992)
1963All the Way Home (Alex Segal, USA)An Autumn Afternoon (Yasujiro Ozu, Japan)Barravento (Glauber Rocha, Brazil)Elektra (Takis Mouzenidis, Greece)The Fiances (Ermanno Olmi, Italy)Hallelujah the Hills...
View ArticleThe 2011 Screening Log, Boyo
414. (31 Dec) Combat Shock (1986, Buddy Giovinazzo) [B]413. (29 Dec) Double Dragon (1994, James Yukich) [D+]412. (29 Dec) Fore Play (1975, Robert McCarty/Bruce Malmuth/John G. Avildsen) [C-]411. (29...
View ArticleThe '07 Movie Hierarchy
ARatatouilleGone Baby GoneMy Kid Could Paint ThatA-Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet StreetDay Night Day Night (2)28 Weeks Later (2)JoshuaThe Lives of OthersNo Country for Old MenThe...
View ArticleSeen of New York Film Festival Entries: The Modern Day (1993-now)
1993Aileen Wuornos: The Selling of a Serial Killer (Nick Broomfield, USA)Birthplace (Pavel Lozinski, Poland)Blue (Derek Jarman, UK)Blue (Krzysztof Kieslowski, France/Switzerland/Poland)The Blue Kite...
View ArticleThe 2012 Screening Log, Boyo
389. (30 Dec) Django Unchained (2012, Quentin Tarantino) [B+]388. (29 Dec) Not of This Earth (1988, Jim Wynorski) [C]387. (28 Dec) Antares (2004, Götz Spielmann) [C+]386. (27 Dec) The Keep (1983,...
View ArticleThe Progress in My Attempt to See Every Something Weird Special Edition DVD
The Acid Eaters/Weed The Adult Version of Jekyll and Hide The Agony of Love/Girl with the Hungry Eyes Alice in Acidland/Smoke and FleshAlley Tramp/Over 18...
View ArticleThe '08 Movie Hierarchy
ASilent LightThe ClassA-Synecdoche, New YorkMy Winnipeg (2)The Strangers (2)Stuck (2)WALL·EThe Dark Knight4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 DaysBurn After Reading (2)Profit Motive and the Whispering WindRachel...
View ArticleHeard of 1001 (+) Albums You Must Hear Before You Die
Frank Sinatra - In The Wee Small Hours (1955)Duke Ellington - Ellington At Newport (1956)Elvis Presley - Elvis Presley (1956)Frank Sinatra - Songs For Swingin' Lovers!
View ArticleThe '09 Movie Hierarchy
AInglourious Basterds (3)Up (3)A-The Hurt LockerFantastic Mr. Fox (2)Sita Sings the BluesMock Up on MuAntichrist (2)Summer HoursDuplicityCrank: High Voltage (3)JuliaAfterschoolPonyoIn the Loop...
View ArticleSeen of Cultographies' Best 111 Cult Films Ever
2001, A Space Odyssey (Kubrick, 1968)37.2 Le Matin (Beineix, 1985)Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes (Herzog, 1972)Akira (Otomo, 1988)Apocalypse Now (Coppola, 1979)Back to the Future (Zemeckis, 1985)Bad Taste...
View ArticleThe '13 Movie Hierarchy
AA-The Lords of SalemThe World's EndIt's a DisasterB+StokerBUpstream ColorSpring BreakersMonsters UniversityPacific RimHappy People: A Year in the TaigaB-MudWould You RatherThe Last StandJohn Dies at...
View ArticleThe '12 Movie Hierarchy
AIt's Such a Beautiful DayThe Loneliest PlanetBeyond the Black Rainbow (2)A-LooperMoonrise KingdomThe Deep Blue SeaHoly MotorsDetention (2)Your brother. Remember?The Raid: Redemption (2)The...
View ArticleThe '11 Movie Hierarchy
AMeek's Cutoff (2)A Separation (2)Margaret (2)A-The Tree of LifeTake ShelterHouse of PleasuresUncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past LivesTuesday, After ChristmasKaboomFilm Socialisme
View ArticleThe '10 Movie Hierarchy
AToy Story 3 (2)A-Wild Grass (2)DogtoothRed White & BlueExit Through the Gift ShopBest Worst MovieShutter IslandFour Lions (3)Flooding with Love for the KidJackass 3DSummer WarsLouis C.K.: Hilarious
View ArticleThe 2013 Screening Log, Boyo
268. (12 Dec) Berberian Sound Studio (2013, Peter Strickland) [C+]267. (11 Dec) Computer Chess (2013, Andrew Bujalski) [A-]266. (10 Dec) Side Effects (2013, Steven Soderbergh) [C]265. (8 Dec) /Red...
View ArticleFilms Seen By Director: M-Z
Byron Mabe (AKA B. Ron Elliot)A Smell of Honey, A Swallow of Brine (1966) [C]She Freak (1967) [C]The Acid Eaters (1968) [B-]The Bushwhacker (1968) [D]The Head Mistress (1968) [C+]The Adult Version of...
View ArticleFilms Seen By Director: A-L
Jim AbrahamsAirplane! (1980) [A-]Top Secret! (1984) [A-]Hot Shots! (1991) [B]Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993) [B+]Average: B+ (4)J.J. AbramsMission: Impossible III (2006) [B+]Star Trek (2009) [B+]Super 8...
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