RIP George Michael

Literally just dusted off George Michael's greatest hits about a week ago and overplayed it one day in the office at work. Had people singing along and tapping their feet, it reminded me how great George Michael is. Then my friend Black Philip posted Wham!'s Last Christmas as a kind of warm-up song this past Friday for his Christmas edition of the Joup Friday Album. Then earlier today I grab my phone to message Tommy from Heaven is an Incubator with some Christmas cheer and what do I see?

2016 has claimed another victim. I watched Desperately Seeking Susan last night and now feel like maybe Madonna should lock herself in a panic room for the next week (that has a selfish backend to it as well - Madonna has done anything non-embarrassing in years; this would keep her safe while putting her out of our misery at the same time).

Anyway, Careless Whisper was the obvious go-to for all its forlorn reverie, but a bit too much on the nose me thinks. Instead I thought I'd do something different; another Wham! song I really dig. Rest in Peace GM. You were pretty awesome.

Alien: Covenant Trailer

Now please. First Blade Runner and now the new Alien (which I still kinda wish was Prometheus 2, but oh well, a new, good Alien film is not something I'm gonna complain about. Either way, 2017 is shaping up to be the year of Ridley Scott.

New Perturbator! Uncanny Valley - Bonus

You know what I love? When I am able to post the words "New Perturbator!"

Buy it here and name your price!

Godflesh - Carrion

'Tis the season...

For GODFLESH

Gordon Cole Eating Donuts

Is really all it takes to make me happy these days. I've got one big bee in my bonnet for 2017 and it's Twin Peaks!!!

Dictionary

I invent a lot of terminology for very specific reasons. Here's a dictionary.

Fan Inertia - when your fandom of anything shuts down your better judgment and/or critical analysis in blind obeisance to your fandom. Example: After seeing Tim Burton's latest film, I realized I haven't liked the last several he has made, despite saying I did for years. My fan inertia took over and blindly accepted these films despite realizing now I didn't really like them at all.

Deep Horror Intoxication - That feeling a Horror movie instills in you upon first viewing; the regular world dissipates and you are fully submerged in the experience the filmmaker has set out to bestow upon you.

Blade Runner 2049

Denis Villeneuve is easily one of the only 'newer' directors who are on my "Must See Their New Film Right Now" list,* so it's his name in the director column that almost trumps the Blade Runner franchise.

Almost. However, I looooove me some Blade Runner and based on this trailer they're a perfect match. I know, I know, you can't base much on a trailer - especially one this length, but I have fan inertia with both franchise and director so allow me the indulgence. Please. And seriously, just based on the imagery contained in these first, guarded glimpses I'm pretty sure this is going to hit the same sweet spot as the first. I mean, yes this is basically another "Harrison Ford passing the mantle to someone else, a la last year's The Force Awakens, but that worked out pretty good and I have a hunch this will work out better, even if I do sense a bit of a ham on his face as he emerges, gun-first, from the shadows. Still, move him out and bring the new guy up front, 'cuz what a new guy. What can I say?  I'm quite the fan of Ryan Gosling - his acting and his music (haven't seen Lost River yet so can't comment on his directing), so even in spite of j. leto's presence (which, as Chester Whelk's pointed out to me recently, may indeed be tolerable due to the most likely unintentional irony of him playing a replicunt) I can't wait for this one.




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* Nicolas Winding Refn and Fede Alvarez being the others on the list.