teenagelobotomy

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Anathema: A Natural Disaster
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Anathema: A Natural Disaster
16 jan 17
Besides the trilogy (as far as I'm concerned) "of life" from the '90s Eternity-Alternative 4-Judgement, sublime and unattainable in their discography, this is the album that I hold closest to my heart. The duo Balance-Closer, the final Electricity-Violence, and especially the title track stand among the absolute compositional peaks of the band. But even the other tracks, everything is worth remembering.
  • De...Marga...
    16 jan 17
    Let's add "The Silent Enigma" to their essential albums from the nineties. And about "A Natural Disaster," I absolutely love the buildup in "Flying." I have a photo with Vincent taken in 2004 at the Transilvania in Milan.
  • teenagelobotomy
    17 jan 17
    I love Silent Enigma, a milestone in the genre, but given the band's shift from Eternity onwards, it's as if I consider them two different bands. That's why I feel more connected to the more emotional, alternative, Floydian Anathema of the post Silent Enigma period.
  • perfect element
    18 jan 17
    I’m not convinced, Weather systems is definitely superior to it.
Apichatpong Weerasethakul: Lo Zio Boonmee che si ricorda le vite precedenti
DVD Video I have it ★★★★★
Apichatpong Weerasethakul: Lo Zio Boonmee che si ricorda le vite precedenti
17 jul 16
If you simply want an example of what it means to create visionary cinema. If you simply want something that has no equals (as much as "Joe" Weerasethakul recalls the fantastic Mizoguchi in some of the most magical and evocative sequences). Cinema at its peak.
Darren Aronofsky: The Wrestler
DVD Video I have it ★★★★
Darren Aronofsky: The Wrestler
29 jul 16
Essentially, this is the only great film by Aronofsky. Or at least, the only one I truly like, and that makes me tolerate his shaky cam (unlike the awful Black Swan).
Of course, the storyline isn’t original, but the ability to be moving while telling simple and already well-trodden stories is a quality that's becoming increasingly rare. Credit where it's due, and to a monumental Mickey Rourke.
David Lynch: INLAND EMPIRE
DVD Audio I have it ★★★
David Lynch: Inland Empire
20 apr 16
Disturbing, claustrophobic, epileptic, theoretical film. Impossible to decipher at a first viewing, but always on the edge of the inaccessible. A game of Russian dolls, a collection of parallel universes, cinema within cinema. Or a way for Lynch to subtly mock the audience with a film shot in digital without a script. Or all of this together, or everything opposite. An extreme experience in content, experimentalism, and length, which may please the most hardened Lynch fans (some even see it as his masterpiece), or irritate. As far as I'm concerned, it remains an indigestible hodgepodge, far from the dreamlike and heart-wrenching wonder of Mulholland Drive and the revolutionary, otherworldly power of Lost Highway.
David Lynch: Una Storia Vera
DVD Audio I have it ★★★★★
David Lynch: Una Storia Vera
20 apr 16
The most beautiful film across America, life, the wounds, the pain of memories. The linear flow of existence and of everything. A film that emanates humanity in every frame, one of those rare films where kindness and selflessness are something truly genuine and moving. One of the greatest masterpieces of American cinema.
  • CoolOras
    20 apr 16
    5 to this and 3 to Inland Empire seems absurd to me. But tastes differ!
  • teenagelobotomy
    21 apr 16
    Beyond the discussion about Inland, which, as I said, I know is adored by Lynch's extremist fans but that I personally can't digest, am I underestimating A Straight Story? Underestimation is a common mistake, especially for those more connected to Lynch's surreal and dreamlike dimension. It's a mistake I made myself back in the day, but now it’s clear to me that it's one of Lynch's high points.
  • CoolOras
    23 apr 16
    I don't underestimate it; it's a great film, but it's still just a story. Personally, from Lynch's cinema, I want it to "shake" me, to disturb me, to show me the genius. Inland Empire is a film that goes beyond the concept of film, and for me, it holds much more value than a beautiful but fundamentally "normal" movie. That said, tastes differ! :)
Gus Van Sant: Last Days
DVD Video I have it ★★★★★
Gus Van Sant: Last Days
19 apr 16
Labeled by many, quite superficially, as a sort of biopic about Cobain's last days, it is in fact one of Van Sant's most beautiful and personal films (along with Gerry and Elephant, his masterpiece). It is also an experience (inspired, of course, by the story of the Nirvana frontman, but it would be reductive to stop there in the judgment) that is extreme and distant from any cinematic conventions regarding alienation and estrangement. Not for everyone’s taste, certainly not for those who love popcorn, but a film of the highest caliber.
  • madcat
    19 apr 16
    I also loved "Paranoid Park" a lot.
  • teenagelobotomy
    19 apr 16
    me too, just like Restless. and the early Drugstore Cowboy and My Own Private Idaho. great author Van Sant.
  • HOPELESS
    19 apr 16
    I agree. The film is empty, but it precisely aims to communicate emptiness and human coldness. For me, an important film. The other night they showed My Own Private Idaho again, I watched it. River of my mind. How sad...
Hou Hsiao-Hsien: Millennium Mambo
DVD Audio I have it ★★★★
Hou Hsiao-Hsien: Millennium Mambo
30 jan 14
Kenji Mizoguchi: I Racconti della Luna Pallida d'Agosto
DVD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Kenji Mizoguchi: I Racconti della Luna Pallida d'Agosto
13 feb 17
The zenith of Japanese cinema, and among the peaks of world cinema.
Lars von Trier: L'Elemento Del Crimine
DVD Video I have it ★★★
Lars von Trier: L'Elemento Del Crimine
19 apr 16
Raw is von Trier's immature first work, blatantly borrowing visually and atmospherically from Scott and Tarkovsky, yet it still manages to emanate a certain charm. Paradoxically, this film is sometimes overly criticized, when Lars has done much worse in his years as an overrated auteur.
Mark Frost & David Lynch: Twin Peaks
DVD Video I have it ★★★★★
Mark Frost & David Lynch: Twin Peaks
2 jul 16
(The Entire Mystery)

It's like I'm having the most beautiful dream and the most terrible nightmare all at once.
Popol Vuh: Aguirre
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Popol Vuh: Aguirre
19 apr 16
If the film is perhaps even superior, within the Herzogian oeuvre, compared to Nosferatu, the soundtrack is perhaps slightly inferior. Even though we're only talking about different degrees of perfection.
Popol Vuh: Nosferatu
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Popol Vuh: Nosferatu
19 apr 16
The audio-visual duo Herzog/Popol Vuh represents one of the highest artistic and sensory peaks of the 20th century. If I were asked what my all-time favorite soundtrack is, I would probably answer this one (and the film is the definitive representation of the myth of Nosferatu, with Kinski still an unmatched performer).
R.e.m.: New Adventures in Hi-fi
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
R.E.M.: New Adventures in Hi-Fi
6 may 16
Without taking anything away from the marvelous saga of IRS, the poignant Automatic for the People, and all their other beautiful creations, time and again, when it comes to R.E.M., this is the masterpiece of their discography, the peak of their journey. One might argue that perhaps something could have been left out, that it has an excessive duration, but it certainly also holds a symbolic significance for many reasons, not least because it is the last with the complete lineup featuring Bill Berry. This album truly represents the summa and the best of every phase they have gone through. (...)
  • teenagelobotomy
    6 may 16
    (...) Both the electrifying moments post-Monster, where all the influences of the era were sublimated, and the more melancholic and intimate ones that have always characterized them and reached deep within. Above all, the pairing of E-Bow the Letter/Leave is a deadly blow, perhaps the highest point they have ever achieved. The '90s were coming to an end, and this, although it may not have changed the course of music history (some might say), is one of the most beautiful episodes of an unrepeatable decade.
  • madcat
    7 may 16
    While I prefer others, I must say that your definition is spot on.
R.E.M.: Fables Of The Reconstruction
CD Audio I have it ★★★★
R.E.M.: Fables of the Reconstruction
5 jan 17
Strangely, incomprehensibly, this is one of the most underrated R.E.M. albums and the most undervalued of the I.R.S. era. While it's also reasonable to prefer the others (which, after all, include the likes of Murmur, Reckoning, Document...), I believe this one doesn’t have much to envy its more celebrated companions, quite the opposite. A collection of eleven (plus the CD extras) splendid tracks for their lyrics and music. Always great.
  • madcat
    5 jan 17
    For instance, I at least prefer Reckoning, and it still remains one of my favorites from R.E.M.
  • hjhhjij
    5 jan 17
    I agree with madcat. Um... Lately I've almost started to prefer it over "Murmur"... This one has that slightly "dark" vibe that drives me crazy, and then the melody of "Wendell Gee," come on...
  • teenagelobotomy
    5 jan 17
    I haven't listened to Murmur in a while, my favorite I.R.S. is always Document, but right after that, this one fits perfectly.
  • madcat
    5 jan 17
    With Murmur it's really tough, but I understand why it might be preferred, both for the atmosphere and for the sound. Personally, I think I prefer Murmur overall, as I find it more "complete," even though Fables moves me more.
  • madcat
    5 jan 17
    that then I already include Life's rich pageant and Document, ideally, in their second phase; the first, in my opinion, ends with this.
  • hjhhjij
    5 jan 17
    I am for Life's... Look, I've always preferred "Murmur" to this, but with the latest listens, I don't know, they're all great albums anyway. The only one I haven't listened to in a while because it didn't convince me is "Reckoning."
  • madcat
    5 jan 17
    Yes, Reckoning is also my least favorite, although there are great tracks (Pretty Persuasion above all, and by the way, how indicative was that song for the future path of the four?!)
  • teenagelobotomy
    5 jan 17
    Indeed, Murmur-Reckoning-Fables form an ideal trilogy of the early R.E.M. In any case, each of their works is a goldmine; they are among the few bands from my adolescence that I still like just as much.
  • madcat
    5 jan 17
    By the way, they also ended with Collapse into Now, which I find their best since New Adventures!
  • teenagelobotomy
    5 jan 17
    Reckoning has these two that make me love it regardless :D
  • hjhhjij
    5 jan 17
    Alright, hi beautiful people, I'm into Wilco, Motorpsycho, and Dead Can Dance. I have things to do today, so I'm off :D
  • teenagelobotomy
    5 jan 17
    Mad Collapse immediately seemed to me the best of the recent period; in hindsight, they ended in the best way possible :'(
  • madcat
    5 jan 17
    Exactly!
  • De...Marga...
    5 jan 17
    An album that opens with the enveloping yet threatening harmony of "Feeling Gravitys Pull" can only be rated top-notch; and we’re only on the first track. Then let's add the restlessness of "Driver 8" and "Can't Get There From Here," the folk elements of "Green Grow The Rushes," and the sonic wonder of "Maps and Legends." This album was produced by R.E.M. while they were on location in London in less than idyllic circumstances; in this regard, I recall a phrase from Peter Buck about the recordings: "When it wasn't raining, it was snowing; it resulted in a pessimistic, psychotic, complicated, and deep album." Wise words, my good Peter.
R.E.M.: Document
CD Audio I have it ★★★★★
R.E.M.: Document
17 apr 16
After many years, I re-listened to this album, which I can consciously consider the pinnacle, the climax, and the definitive manifesto of the IRS era. Superior, for me, albeit not by much, to the beautiful Murmur and Reckoning. Among so many gems (starting with the opening track Finest worksong) and the famous The one I love and It's the end of the world as we know it, my favorite is Welcome to the occupation.
  • De...Marga...
    17 apr 16
    My favorite from the Athens band. I discovered them with this album, and it's been years since then.
  • teenagelobotomy
    17 apr 16
    my favorite has always been New Adventures in Hi Fi, Document is certainly on the ideal podium. I still listen to them today with emotion.
  • De...Marga...
    17 apr 16
    Thanks to your definition of the work, I'm listening to it again now; aside from the songs you rightly point out, I would like to draw attention to "Fireplace" with that wild sax that concludes the piece, leaning on Peter's guitar. And then the final and dark "Oddfellows Local 151." Such high emotional sensations even today.
  • madcat
    17 apr 16
    It's extremely difficult for me to choose one from the IRS era (after that it's easier: I'd say Automatic and New Adventures). Here you can definitely sense that they've reached an important point of evolution from which to further begin anew.
  • madcat
    17 apr 16
    Ah, welcome to the memorable occupation, I also mention Disturbance at the heron house and King of birds, among those that stick with me the most from the album (besides the more famous ones already mentioned).
  • De...Marga...
    17 apr 16
    So let's also mention the cover "Strange" by Wire, and we've said it all. When it comes to the post-IRS era, I have no doubts: "Green"...Orange Crush...
  • teenagelobotomy
    17 apr 16
    In the post-IRS era, Automatic is certainly an indestructible pillar, but I must say I’ve always had a soft spot for the often underappreciated Monster. So, to complete the podium I mentioned earlier, after New Adventures in Hi-Fi and Document, I would definitely choose Monster, which features the poignant "Let Me In."
  • De...Marga...
    17 apr 16
    Let's try to create a ranking of the top five: Document, Lifes Rich Pageant, Green, Murmur, Automatic... What a damn band!!!!
Ramones: It's Alive 1974-1996
DVD Audio I have it ★★★★★
Ramones: It's Alive 1974-1996
21 jun 16
Spike Lee: S.O.S. Summer of Sam
DVD Video I have it ★★★★
Spike Lee: S.O.S. Summer of Sam
10 jul 16
Lee has a sympathy for Italian-Americans (the film was released the same year as the first season of The Sopranos, by the way, and is co-written by the legendary Michael Imperioli) comparable only to Gibson's for the Jews, but the film is truly phenomenal, exuberant, and irresistible. One of Lee's best films.
  • hjhhjij
    10 jul 16
    Imperioli has made a career XD
  • teenagelobotomy
    10 jul 16
    Spider always in the heart. But paired with Paulie, he delivered his best.
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