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CHART_2023 MY FAVORITE CINEMATIC EXPERIENCES (RANKED)

Disclaimer In 2023, I missed so many crucial movies, I decided to make a list. You can find it here. In 2023, I was so puzzled by the verdicts of the criticariat, I decided to make a list. You can find it here. Random notes 2023 belongs to Kristoffer Borgli, hands down. Rodrigo Sorogoyen and Alex Heller and Carlos Vermut.... Read more →

CHART: 2023_MY FAVORITE PODCASTS OF THE YEAR

Artwork by Olly Moss The podcast industry is currently experiencing a significant upheaval, if not a fully fledged crisis. This tumultuous period is marked by notable shifts and challenges, as exemplified by the struggles of pioneering companies like Gimlet Media. Once a stalwart in the podcasting world, Gimlet has faced a dramatic downturn, leading to its de facto disintegration. This... Read more →

CHART: 2022_MY FAVORITE CINEMATIC EXPERIENCES

Disclaimer I have not seen the following films yet: One Fine Morning (Un beau matin) (Mia Hansen-Løve, France/Germany) Saint Omer (Alice Diop, France) Pacifiction (Albert Serra, France/Spain/Germany/Portugal) Showing Up (Kelly Reichardt, USA) No Bears (Jafar Panahi, Iran) Holy Spider (Ali Abbasi, Denmark) Between Two Worlds (Emanuele Carrere, France) Enys Men (Mark Jenkin, United Kingdom) Plan 75 (Chie Hayakawa, Japan) RMN... Read more →

CHART: 2022_MY FAVORITE DOCUMENTARIES

Disclaimer I have seen fewer documentaries (and overall, movies) in 2022 than in the previous five years - for a variety of reasons - and I missed, among other things: Carbon and Captivity (Oliver Ressler), The Oil Machine (Emma Davie), The Plains (David Easteal), The Andy Warhol Diaries (Andrew Rossi), Moonage Daydream (Brett Morgen), The Territory (Alex Pritz), and De... Read more →

CHART: MY FAVORITE TV SERIES OF 2022 (RANKED)

In 2022, TV gave the middle finger to Silicon Valley’s scammers and full blown gangsters, whose antics are now despised even by the normies: Elizabeth Holmes, Adam Neumann, Trevor Travis Cordell Kalanick uber alles. But there could be many more coming in 2023, e.g. how about a limited series on Elon Musk’s Twitter? American Horror Story meets Black Mirror turning... Read more →