7. Christmas EvilI can't fight it anymore i have to be reminded of this time of the year, to let the cheer fill up my eyes, heart and soul. Seriously though, for a festive slasher this does get a little bleak and isn't all campy, not all the way. So it still... See More » (2)
6. Manila in the Claws of LightLucky to own this one, and it's a great one, revisting it only for the 2nd proper watch i seem to not remember a lot of it, feels fresh like a 1st viewing almost. Lino Brocka makes human despair films that are ablaze with reality, the kind of thing... See More » (1)
5. The RunnerI collected over 30 Iranian films when my best friend was from there, so this will be neat Directed by Amir Naderi • 1984 • Iran Starring Madjid Niroumand, Moussa Torkizadeh, Abbas Nazeri (Quote) Kaili Blues was a firm 4 out of 5, just... See More » (1)
Perhaps this is what's going on within my headThat i've lost much of my faith in humanity, and i'm essentially adrift in the cosmos, to use a phrase from Godard's Weekend. And also this includes films. Now I declare that with The Criterion Channel, and opportunistically choosing the right stuff... See More »
Sad, but trueIn order to watch my Criterion Channel films in full screen, I need my other computer on the SW page to see when notified. It's alright, I did this with Movie Forums too, it's like i'm chemically needing to be distracted, if I'm not distracted, I... See More »
Frugal Noodle's 2026 sedentary resolutions1. Read 50 books 2. Listen to 50 books 3. Watch 500 films on The Criterion Channel 4. Watch 2 complete shows i have in my collection and ALL of my best box sets. It's gonna be a busy year for sure!!
Either Saturday or Sunday is when i'll get some exercise Getting through the winter months is F-U-N!!! (1)
4. Kaili BluesWe're going back to China for our 4th film of the day, i'm quite tired so I might have a nap before finishing this, but i'm really stoked to see something calm, meditative and transcendent, with gorgeous foliage rich scenery, and long takes. I wish... See More » (1)
3. SmithereensAfter a couple heartbreaking films you know what I need as a palate cleanser, a punk film!! rawrrrr 🤟 Directed by Susan Seidelman • 1982 • United States (Quote) Farewell My Concubine is a 5/5 film even though I would have been more impressed... See More » (1)
It dawns on me... that I can as long as I have $$ that I can order PIZZA!!!! I don't have to settle on those grocery items that seem like dirt compared to our hoppin' pizza joint in town here. A bit more costly, but with each bite you know what that extra was for... See More »
11 directors who changed my perception of movies from 2004 to around 2012ish1. Werner Herzog -- it was his Nosferatu that kick-started my love affair with film as an art form, his prime decade was the 70s, where there was a mystical quality. I have a soft spot for the 2 starring Bruno in The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser and... See More »
2. Farewell My ConcubineFew weeks ago attempted to watch this, but was bowled over how brutal the training those young kids underwent to be in the Peking Opera. It's a visual feast, and on CC you get all the supplements that the physical releases has. It's very interesting... See More » (1)
My groceries for hopefully half a month16 sandwiches 98 500ml bottles of water 80 No. 2 cone coffee filters 15 bags of chips 10 chocolate bars 30 710ml bottles of coca cola 3 1.89 ml bottles of Vegetable juice 5 microwave meals -- these aren't big, but yummy!! International Delight... See More »
My nifty way of keeping my window open and not freezeIs to have the washroom window open on the main level, thus causing the furnace to go on more frequently, and it's nice and balmy up in my room with the window open to the -30 Celsius weather.
Bo Burnham's Welcome to the InternetInteresting fella, just watched a longish video on him, this song was his peak, and the video about him ends on a cliffhanger, was he just pretending to be all introspective and angsty as a schtick, or not, what do you guys think who may have known... See More » (1)
December 19, 8 o'clock pm updateDad called here, and told me about 20 times in a row for me to tell our Pastor and his brother that they can't talk about God when they visit him in the hospital, or they'll be arrested!! My brother called a little after and shared some more of his... See More »
Playlist 1 of 365This whole endeavor will represent a slow year of music and maybe other kinds of things I absolutely love that can be found on YouTube, in this first installment is mostly of new favorites, which I don't stumble upon that often. I hope there's... See More » (10)
The Frugal Noodle phase of my online activity here beginsHello everyone!! I was pretty sure i'd never come back, but I need to be able to think out loud here, nowhere else that I know of on the internet is like SW, where you can basically say anything. I'm in the process of deleting all my old posts,... See More »
The subtle art of having your head fully immersed in one's own buttThe inside, and not the of Being inside, all is of, so the usual of speech is only one of many more. So when you leave the many silent, you are bothered by them, some mild others more intense. The self diagnosed therapy does not always lend... See More »
Early morning August 29, 2025I'm editing further thoughts above the already typed stuff. There's a missing link to the listening palate, something dumb, goofy and sensational according to a sizeable amount of people, the Litrpg series Dungeon Crawler Carl, 7 books, sanity... See More »
A much overdue culinary updateSo as i got a chicken lasagna heating up, i'm carefully appetizing on chips and dip, a dip that was Best Before that was yesterday!! I'm tasting the tomato part as way too loud tasting, a loud i'm rotting taste, lasagna should be palatable, like it... See More »
