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Monthly Media - June 2017

June flipping whizzed by. However there was some media consumption for sure.

MOVIES

Oh, Hello: On Broadway (2017) - ★★★★

Treat a 4 like a 6 and she'll be grateful?

I've become a huge fan of Nick Kroll very recently and rapidly after seeing his seemingly carefree and totally unphased character work. This is a total example of that, with some bits seeming like they don't land as best as possible, but Mulaney and Kroll's sheer commitment to each character pulled it through for me. The more I got to know the disturbed George and Gil the more I found them funny. Was also great to see them interview Steve Martin and nerd out hard over the fact he is an absolute comedy legend and they are relatively young in the game. Or that’s how it seemed, which I liked.

Logan (2017) - ★★★★

Finally got round to watching this. Forgot it was R-rated until I saw multiple decapitations and swear-bears. Hearing Charles Xavier swear cracked me up. Also thought Stephen Merchant crushed. Huge Jacked-man OBVIOUSLY crushed. Double Hugh was appreciated and unexpected. Muchos enjoymenté.

My Scientology Movie (2015) - ★★★½

Watched with context of knowing that it was different to most of Louis' films, so that made the stylised filming and editing easier to get on board with. However it did kinda make Scientology seem like a joke when at multiple points in the film it seems obvious that Scientology is a poisonous thing that is hurting people under David Miscabbage. However I did enjoy some lols as well as some knowledge gained.

GAMES

Monument Valley 2 (2017) - ★★★★

There aren’t any iOS games good enough to make me pay £5 for their sequel without a second though, apart from Monument Valley. After the beautiful, puzzley experience of the first game, it was a no-brainer to buy the sequel. I didn’t even know it existed until Mr. Bingo sold-out and advertised it on his Instagram, but I’m REAL GLAD HE DID. Isometric brain-meltage now mixed with mother & child emotional rollercoasting??? Sign me UP! This made many subway journeys a total joy, to the point that I was totally engrossed in it and was snapped at by a middle-aged woman who rightly wanted me to move up as I was holding up approximately 29 people trying to get into my carriage. Sorry lady.

Mad Men: Season 1 (2007) - ★★★½ (so far)

So I haven’t actually finished this season, but I wanted to write about it as it’s the first show in a while I’ve actually managed to get over the inertia of starting, whilst knowing there are multiple seasons ahead of me to plow through. However, Jon Hamm’s cool, dirty, messed-up, mysterious antihero has intrigued me enough that I need to know how the Drapes will hang. The first episode perplexed me a little, with the retro editing style and the deliberate cheese, but both those things are serving as refreshments compared to the usual hour-long drama formats I’ve seen.

READING

Mountains of Schoolwork my Parents Kept From Ages 5-14 (1999-2008)

Being a vain narcissist, when I found out mum & dad had a large collection of my schoolwork from my younger youth, I had to dig it out and read it and reminisce about how much of a child prodigy and/or legend I was back in the day. Obviously that is not true and I was a total assbean, but still hilarious to read. Highlights included my short stories written in a very cringe-inducing format with many ellipses and middle-aged-woman-style exclamations and phrases peppered throughout. Thanks Mum.

PODCASTS

Bill is Boring (2017 - present)

When you hear about ordinary people you know making a podcast, you are met with the clashing emotions of excitement and scepticism. Naturally. However, even though my encounter with Billiam Robinson was fleeting in a skatepark in a summer camp in Ontario in Canada in Earth, the encounter did suggest that he was an endearing and humorous fellow. This podcast has proved such suggestions, as he keeps the conversation hyped and intelligently dumb which is what a podcast should be. Go listen!! They’re an independent podcast and your support will make you feel nice!

MUSIC

Thanks to Obscurify Music I was able to get an actual statistical insight into my most listened.

J Dilla (artist)

Thanks to the Bill is Boring (see above) episode with the musical prophet Matt Im, I heard about J Dilla, even though I’d literally never heard of him before. I went and listened to his top tracks on Spotify, and ended up leaving him on for like 3 albums without noticing. Great, chilled, major-key beats, that satisfied my usual dis-satisfaction with modern rap/trap/hip-hop/rip-rap/trapped-myself music.

Black Sabbath (artist)

Had an inkling for some classic Ozzy vocals and booming shreds this month. I like to navigate amongst the ‘life is the worst and therefore so is whoever god is’ to the ‘yeah lets do it i love drugs and being hardcore’ songs, cause they get me amped. To be fair to them, they do have some pretty good philosophical lyrics, but I came for irresponsible Ozzy.

Tame Impala (artist)

Had another refresh with different ozzies (haha), who I’d almost forgot existed, which is a tragedy as they are just great. Currents is a beauty of an album, with just the right amount of ambience and beat to get you through some work. It’s almost as if you have an impala but instead of being wild it is house-trained or something similar.

A Man Called Anthony - Magnus International (song)

This song is just a summery banger that is literally the same beat over and over and over again but the melody is just very nice on the ears and the bass is nice on the diaphragm so why change it? Exactly.

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All in all a good month of media. Also really enjoyed exploring some illustration style with the accompanying illos. Going to try and keep it up in some form every month, picking a certain way of drawing and sticking with it for every illustration. Yeah. DRAWING!

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