Completed build of the LEGO Game Boy with The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening cartridge.
The LEGO Game Boy was an absolute joy to build. The attention to detail and mechanics really impressed, was continually surprised with how parts came together. I am kind of hooked now!
In game image from Pilotwings Resort. A plane is flying high over an island resort, sun shining bright in the sky.
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Pilotwings Resort - Asuka Ito
Top-tier summer vibes ☀️
Game still from Donkey Kong Bananza, showing Pauline atop Donkey Kong’s shoulders.
#NowPlaying
Donkey Kong Bonanza - Kazuya Takahashi & Wataru Tanaka
This game is pure joy, has had me smiling the whole way so far. It feels great to have a new 3D platformer from Nintendo.
The score is also hitting the extremely high quality the series is known for.
OH, BANANA! 🍌
Film still from Pavements, showing Joe Keery in front of a projection of Stephen Malkmus. Both touching their own faces.
#JustWatched
Pavements - Alex Ross Perry
An ambitious documentary that playfully blurs the lines between fact and fiction in hilarious and heartwarming ways. It felt very appropriate for showcasing the story of Pavement.
#NowPlaying
Don’t think I have skipped backwards so much while listening to an episode of a podcast just to rehear sections again.
Very much enjoyed the ride 👏
Still of Nathan Fielder from season 2 of The Rehearsal, emerging from the curtain of a large set inside a marquee.
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The Rehearsal - Nathan Fielder
Season 2 is now finally available in the UK ❤️ 🤯
Album artwork for Even As We Speak: The Music of David Van Tieghem, showing multiple black and white photos of the artist.
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Even As We Speak: The Music of David Van Tieghem - David Van Tieghem
If Kenji Kawai’s score for Ghost in the Shell decided to throw a party, then it would have sounded like this joyous and lush compilation of percussionist David Van Tieghem.
Film still, soaked in red, of Andrea Riseborough as Mandy, sitting in a car staring towards the viewer.
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Mandy - Panos Cosmatos
I don’t think I appreciated back in 2018 just what an intoxicating acid-trip into hell Mandy was. The brooding cosmic visuals and Jóhann Jóhannsson score were extremely affecting and have left me eager to make the journey again.
Screenshot from Blue Prince of the Campsite area, showing a tent and campfire surrounded by trees.
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Blue Prince - Tonda Ros
Score - Trigg & Gusset
This week has been spent piecing together my journey towards the elusive Room 46, slowly.
Despite my slight progress, every trip has felt rewarding and the atmospheric score pairs perfectly with the lonesome exploration of Mt. Holly.
Album artwork for Transient Random-Noise Bursts with Announcements by Stereolab.
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Transient Random-Noise Bursts with Announcements - Stereolab
Nothing quite gets the foot tapping like Crest. Extremely exited by the news of Instant Holograms On Metal Film dropping in May.
Thumbnail image of the Rainbow Road course from F-Zero X Expansion Kit.
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F-Zero X Expansion Kit - Taro Bando & Hajime Wakai
Newly added to Nintendo Music and as you would expect, it rips extremely hard for 13 minutes.
Bring on the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct!
Album cover for Mystic Voyage by Roy Ayers Ubiquity.
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❤️
Mystic Voyage - Roy Ayers Ubiquity
Roy Ayers made music that could brighten any mood.
Film still from Sing Sing. Colman Domingo, as Divine G, stands with his back to camera, staring into a spotlight on a dark stage.
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Sing Sing - Greg Kwedar
A powerfully poignant and impressively performed story about the potential art has to help rebuild lives.
They did it! 😍
Film still of Gene Hackman as Harry Zimm in Get Shorty. Sitting in his dimly lit office.
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Get Shorty - Barry Sonnenfeld
Not sure enough praise is given to Gene Hackman’s performance as a bumbling Hollywood producer in this fun and focused adaptation that absolutely flies by.
Film still from Night Moves showing Gene Hackman and Susan Clark, mid conversation, in a kitchen at night.
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Night Moves - Arthur Penn
Gene Hackman as a Private Investigator caught in the middle of a sordid neonoir conspiracy, with an on-point score from Michael Small. Couldn’t ask for more from a Friday night film.
❤️
Album artwork for Total Blue, showing a close up sculpture of a face with blue duotone.
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Total Blue - Total Blue
Since watching To Live and Die in L.A. at the weekend I have been revisiting one of my most played albums from last year. Lush arrangements with a dark hue that engulf you in your own neo-noir film.
Artwork by Michael Willis
Film still from To Live and Die in L.A. showing John Pankow’s character staring through a gunshot hole in the rear windscreen of a car.
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To Live and Die in L.A. - William Friedkin
This film encapsulates everything I adore about 80’s movies. A raw and frantic thriller that pairs Friedkin with the masterful compositions of Robby Müller. Not to mention a totally infectious score from Wang Chung.
You’re welcome! Hope you enjoy if you get round to Bird. I believe Cow is also on MUBI, though I have not seen that myself yet.
Highly recommend Andrea Arnold’s slice of Southeast England ‘Bird’ and ‘Fish Tank’. Also: ‘First Cow’, ‘La Chimera’, ‘Passages’, ‘Perfect Days’, ‘Shiva Baby’ and ‘Revenge’ are all worth adding if you haven’t seen elsewhere.
Film still from Enys Men showing Mary Woodvine’s character standing over dark rocks.
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Enys Men - Mark Jenkin
A folk horror fever dream with a festering 16mm aesthetic. I can’t wait to see what feature Jenkin’s follows this, and the equally insidious Bait, with next.
#SaveThePCC
Some of you may have read about the situation regarding our new landlord wishing to add a new redevelopment break clause, with only 6 months notice to our lease.
For now, we're simply asking you all to share & sign the petition below;
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Film still of Kôji Yakusho playing Hirayama, parking a bicycle outside of a store.
#JustWatched
Perfect Days - Wim Wenders
“Next time is next time. now is now.”
There is often an underlying sadness in Wim Wenders work but it’s the appreciation for the simple everyday here that has really stuck with me. Spotless.
Edge Magazine cover showing artwork from Eternal Strands by Yellow Brick Games.
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Edge - Issue 406
Always a treat picking up the latest issue and a joy seeing what new categories the Alternative Edge Awards section invents each January.
Artwork for the cover of Adventures in the Otherworld showing a sphere decomposing and producing smoke.
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Adventures in the Otherworld - 11:11
Twice in a row for this journey across trippy beats and astral arrangements, guided by spoken words from Lucky I’m Luke.
Film still of Actor, Franz Rogowski, in Bird.
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Bird - Andrea Arnold
A fantastical fable set in the southeast of England with magical and moving performances from its cast and slimy toad 🐸.
Album artwork for ‘The Way Out of Easy’. Photography by David Haskell and layout by Jeremiah Chiu.
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The Way Out of Easy - Jeff Parker ETA IVtet
Last pick up of the year and WOW was it worth the wait. 80 minutes of mesmerising improvisation to get lost in. The dub groove towards the end of ‘Chrome Dome’ is dynamite.
Album artwork for the 1987 film ‘The Gate’.
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The Gate - J. Peter Robinson & Michael Hoenig
Revisited one of my most beloved VHS tapes growing up and was taken aback by how ridiculously good the score is!
