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{5/5} “Even though some of you are pretty thin, you all have fat hearts, and that’s what matters.” — Fat Amy Pitch Perfect, released in 2012 Beca’s father is making her attend college — it is free, though, since he teaches there. But she wants to go to LA to become a music producer. Her […]
I know Jessie J from a couple of her songs, but I’m not a huge fan or anything. I came across this video and I didn’t even know this song, but the video is absolutely stunning. She picks a 10-year-old girl out of the crowd in Romania — and the girl confidently sings the whole […]
{5/5} “You are the least useful person I’ve ever met.” Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die, released in 2025 A man walks into a diner and says he’s from the future. Of course, no one believes him. When they don’t pay attention, he says he has a bomb. He knows things about them. He says […]
{4/5} “He laid out his collection of stones that charted the stages of the moon. Nim did not understand most of what Dor said. He shook his head and insisted the sun god and the moon god were in constant battle; that accounted for their rise and fall. Power was what mattered.” The Time Keeper […]
Here’s an updated version of this list. I have added soundtracks that I heard first in 2021. The big winner of 2021 (so far) is Mark Mothersbaugh for his delightful The Mitchells vs. the Machines. As for movies from previous years that I added, the big news is that Alexandre Desplat is now the winner in […]
{5/5} “‘I’m going to need a number.’ ‘Ten. Six zeroes.’ ‘Including the one that’s in the ten?’” Jurassic World: Rebirth, released in 2025 Years ago at an InGen lab, there was a containment breach and a T-Rex got out. Now virtually all dinosaurs live around the equator and humans aren’t supposed to go there. A […]
{5/5} “Yeah, it’s just that it’s new and I know how important it is and I don’t want to mess it up or break it or burn it to the ground or anything.” — Sadness Inside Out 2, released in 2024 Riley is now a teenager and she has a couple of close friends that […]
Malcolm Gladwell doesn’t actually use that phrase in this interview but I love it. He explains that he believes a backlash against what 47 is doing will be swift. This is Malcolm Gladwell and Neal Brennan having a little chat: Malcolm Gladwell on Trump: A Moral Backlash is Coming
Here’s an updated version of this list. I have added soundtracks that I heard first in 2020 (I’m a bit behind). The big winner of 2020 is Daniel Pemberton for his delightful Enola Holmes. As for movies from previous years that I added, the big news is that I’m giving James Newton Howard’s Maleficent a […]
There are some credits that are a stunning melding of visuals and music. Here are two of them that are so stunning that other people have created their own versions by inserting actors from other shows. Dallas Opening Credits Here’s the original: Dallas Opening and Closing Theme 1978 – 1991 (HD Surround) Here’s TNG: Star […]