May Media
Movies, Shows, etc
Ted Lasso, season two Got S caught up. She enjoyed it. I don’t think my second viewing changed my opinion of it. It was funnier, deeper, and more emotional than season one. But it also lacked the magic of that first year. Season one wins in a nose because it didn’t have the two extra episodes that messed with the momentum of the rest of the season.A-
Ted Lasso, season three I shared lengthy thoughts here. An uneven season that ended on a high note.
B+
Slow Horses I’m not sure why I go back and watch shows when I’ve already read the book. This got good reviews but I felt it didn’t come close to matching the book it was pulled from.
B
Air Basically written for people like me. Seriously, what could go wrong when you base a movie in the summer of 1984, include tons of pop culture references and music clips, focus it on the brand I was most obsessed with as a kid and the greatest basketball player ever? Well, plenty, but fortunately this was well written and acted so other than a few quibbles, it was a very enjoyable hour and 54 minutes.
A-
The Yin & Yang of Gerry Lopez My long-form surf video of the month. I didn’t know a thing about Lopez, and it was cool to learn his story. But even if you hate surfing this is an awesome movie to watch. Amazing production and music elevates the already incredible archival video of Lopez’s surfing prime in the 60s and 70s.
A-
Poker Face I read so many raves about this show when it came out earlier this year. A throwback to detective shows of the ‘70s with a very modern twist, or at least that was what I gathered from those raves. That description was accurate. But it seemed like a lot of the episodes were about 10 minutes too long. Tighten things up and I would have liked it more.
B
Real Genius One night after an NBA game I saw this was on and caught the last 45 minutes or so (From the beauty school tanning invitational scene on). An all-timer, a Pantheon flick, one of my most quoted movies ever. In fact, it inspired another post that I’ll get around to sometime this calendar year. A+
Shorts, YouTubes, etc
GrainyDays Kyle McDougall As part of my new interest in film photography, I watched a lot of film-related videos. None more than these two guys.How Does Film Get Processed? Never cared about this before.
Why Every Country Has Military Bases in Djibouti Djibouti. LOL.
The Invisible Barrier Keeping Two Worlds Apart One of those True Facts that both makes perfect sense and seems completely crazy.
Commando: On the Front Line: The 55 Year Old Commando Last year I watched the series about the British Royal Marines Commando recruits going through their training. I took until now to get to the companion piece, covering how the cameraman for the series also went through the training. Fifty-five year old badass.
21 Levels of Pen Spinning: Easy to Complex Twenty-one?!?!
Richmond, London according to Phil Dunster A Conversation with Brett Goldstein and Phil Dunster A Conversation with Hannah Waddingham and Juno Temple Lasso content.
The North Face presents: Lhotse ft. Hilaree Nelson and Jim Morrison Climb one of the tallest mountains in the world and then become the first people to ski its descent? Sure, why not? As incredible/inspiring as this was, when you go and read about this couples’ lives, it might ruin your day.
Shining Mountains Some people would label this as fiction since global warming/climate change don’t exist. Tracks - An Arctic Snowboarding Story Same for this one.
Nevia More cool shit from North Face.
Hawaii, Where Surfing Began Out Front: Ireland Out Front: Maui To Be Frank My short-form surfing content for the month.
Who Really Got to the North Pole First? A fun story I had never heard anything about before. I especially enjoyed the section near the end when the host compared the drama of this race to how modern billionaires compete for attention.
Flying eagle point of view #1 This is cool and all, but I want to see the bird snatch some unsuspecting creature for its next meal.
Arctic Post Road - Bikepacking Adventure in the Far North More adventure shit I enjoy watching but could never pull off.
My Morning Jacket - ‘Return to Thunderdome’ Documentary I’ve run hot-and-cold on MMJ over the years. This definitely falls into the hot category.
The Balkans Mirage: A Journey on Wheels Honestly one of the greatest things I’ve ever seen on YouTube. This really should be a whole series.
The Bear-A-Byte PC: Pentium III Teddy Bear Computer And this is one of the strangest things I’ve ever seen on YouTube.