Stuff & Things
Irregular posts about various shit I find cool. Books, music, games, and whatever else. Not so much reviews, as me geeking out. Messy, random, and weird.
Top 25 Albums of 2023
Top 25 of 2023.
This was a difficult year. I had 111 albums on my playlist that I really liked throughout the year and choosing 25 was a nightmare. These are not ranked in order of favorites as I could work figuring that out for decades and die without reaching a solution. Instead I have listed them in alphabetical order.
Each album art thumbnail links to a related Youtube video.
Cormac McCarthy | 1933-2023
Not since Faulkner has there been such a singularly unique and original voice in literature.
Overkill | Scorched
Shazam!
So, this is my first post since a) starting the Podcast and b) switching to substack. I’m going to start off with the usual nonsense…
On my new rating system
No Cool Shit…
Nothing for this week at this point other than making some good writing progress so I’m just sticking with that for now.
Cocaine Bear
POSSIBLE SPOILERS!!!
It’s been a bit since I’ve posted but these drafts have been hanging about so I’m trying to get them out.
”I honestly can’t think of anything to compare it with.”
Stella Maris by Cormac McCarthy
POSSIBLE SPOILERS!!!
It’s been a bit since I’ve posted but these drafts have been hanging about so I’m trying to get them out.
“Stella Maris blew my mind by changing the context of the entire other novel.”
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
POSSIBLE SPOILERS!!!
It’s been a bit since I’ve posted but these drafts have been hanging about so I’m trying to get them out.
”Also, kudos to Marvel for finally getting around to including one of my all-time favorite villains since I was a kid.”
The Passenger by Cormac McCarthy
the passenger exists in a world where the questions are more important than the answers; a world where people talk about science and mathematics over dinner or in bars, as if it were normal and that sounds absolutely fantastic to me.
A Plague Tale: Innocence
This game initially came out in mid-2019. I’ve passed it countless times while browsing the Xbox Store, and it always looked intriguing, but I never gave it a shot. I’m not sure why, as everything about it looked right up my alley.
2022 Albums of the Year
My favorite 25 albums of 2022. In no particular order other than alphabetical by artist name.
The Pale Blue Eye
I’m not even sure what to say about Scott Cooper’s newest film other than that he is definitely - literally without fail - one of the most consistently fantastic directors currently working.
The Menu
No single film has ever made me want a cheeseburger more than this one.
The Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Since it’s been a bit since I’ve done one of these, I want to point out that I don’t really do reviews. I just kind of geek out at shit. I’m not even going to pretend that the anticipation for this movie didn’t almost kill me through most of 2022. I loved Knives Out. Like, really, really. I’ve watched it probably a dozen times in three years.
Long Tunnel Out of Hell
It’s been a long last few years of batshit crazy bullshit…
GoT: The Iron Throne (Spoilers)
Oof… this didn’t age well at all. Holy shit. In hindsight I can see how stoked I was but after traveling a bit further down the road, I can see the giant pile of waste that was this finale blotting out the horizon.
GoT: The Bells (Spoilers)
This also didn’t age well in hindsight.
GoT: The Last of the Starks (Spoilers)
This one will be quick. I'm going to talk about my issues with the episode first and end in an attempt at defending it because conflicted is my middle name.
GoT: The Long Night (Spoilers)
However, I would like to say, fuck Melisandre. Not that she didn’t serve her purpose but, I’m good with that. In Shireen Baratheon’s name, we pray.