Sad to hear of the passing of Bela Tarr, one of the great filmmakers. He didn’t make a lot of films but every one is remarkable. 🎥
Flock of geese flying overhead.
Spent a few hours at a Nordic spa today and really enjoyed the sauna and hot pools and cold plunges. It was magical to be outside in a hot pool as the snow was falling and then go into the cold plunge which was warmer than the air temperature.
Watching the restored 1950 Nordic noir : Girl with Hyacinths on The Criterion Channel. 🍿
Watching Spike Lee’s 1989 joint : Do the Right Thing again.🍿
Listening to some Andrew Bird as I make supper on a snowy day.
Starting off the new year by watching Albert Brooks’ 1985 film : Lost in America on The Criterion Channel.🍿
Making a few adjustments to my micro.blog configuration and realizing again how amazing the service is. You can do so much with it and don’t have a spend a lot of time to get things working.
My top 10 films of 2025 were:
The Love that Remains,
One Battle After Another,
Sentimental Value,
Sorry, Baby,
Mile End Kicks,
Black Bag,
The Mastermind,
28 Years Later,
The Phoenician Scheme,
and
Pee-Wee as Himself. 🍿
Snowy new year.
