bloviation extrordinaire
Magnificently exhilarating, grandly fantastical and exquisitely precise! I have not enjoyed a ride like this since I cannot say when.
Also recently viewed:
Stranger Than Fiction – sweet as gold with the best supporting cast ever
Better Living Through Chemistry – Sam Rockwell will always be my inspiration, this continues the tradition
The Book Thief – beautiful poetic tension
The Ref – old skool comedy from some fabulous old friends
A superb independent scifi film with that broody indie pacing. I hear the star also wrote and got funding for the film.
The president of Epic and an Xbox One rep were in the crowd, pretty awesome. And all the teams’ games were playable after the presentations! Sweet.
A sweet slow tender story with genuine “unassuming, introspective acting” (nicked from IMDB’s profile of Keith Carradine, son of acting legend John Carradine, brother of “Kung Fu” Dave and Robert, father of Martha Plimpton) by Carradine, Ben Foster, Rooney Mara and Casey Affleck, who always seems to leave an impression…
This completely excellent show plays out with such authenticity that all others pale. Subject matter with the depth of a well-written novel. And incredible acting – either one of McConaughey’s younger or older versions of his character are by themselves Oscar-level material.
Tree of Life (Level 27)
This was easy – once I figured out that you can enter the finish station from any direction! Ha!
Flower (Level 34)
Fun one!
Northeast (Level 37)
They keep getting better…
Amazing Race 21, time to go around the world again!
are listed in finishing order:
Team Relationship Position (by leg) Roadblocks
11 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Tim & Marie Exes 1st Tim 1, Marie 1
Nicole & Travis Married ER Doctors 2nd2 Nicole 1, Travis 1
Rowan & Shane Theater Performers 3rd Rowan 1, Shane 1
Chester & Ephraim Former NFL Teammates 4th Chester 1, Ephraim 1
Nicky & Kim Baseball Wives 5th Nicky 1, Kim 1
Ally & Ashley NHL Ice Crew 6th Ally 1, Ashley 1
Leo & Jamal Cousins 7th Leo 1, Jamal 1
Jason & Amy Dating 8th Jason 1, Amy 1
Tim & Danny Best Friends 9th Tim 1, Danny 1
Brandon & Adam Childhood Friends 10th Brandon 1, Adam 1
Hoskote & Naina Father/Daughter 11th Hoskote 1, Naina 1
| Team | Relationship | Symbol |
|---|---|---|
| Rachel & Dave | Army Wife & Combat Pilot | D |
| Brendon & Rachel | PhD Student & Event Hostess | R |
| Vanessa & Ralph | Dating Divorcees | V |
| Art & J.J. | Border Patrol Agents | A |
| Bopper & Mark | Best Friends | B |
| Nary & Jamie | Federal Agents | J |
| Joey “Fitness” & Danny | Trainer & Club Promoter | F |
| Kerri & Stacy | Cousins | K |
| Elliot & Andrew | Twins | E |
| Dave & Cherie | Married Clowns | C |
| Misa & Maiya | Sisters | M |
WIN PICKS
| Viewer | Ep01 D |
Ep02 D |
Ep03 A |
Ep04 A |
Ep05 A |
Ep06 D |
Ep07 D |
Ep08 B |
Ep09 D |
Ep10 D |
Ep11 |
Ep12 |
| Larry | J | J | J | J | J | J | J | J | V | V | V | A |
| Jane | E | E | E | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A |
| Andrea | K | K | K | K | K | A | A | A | A | A | A | A |
| Mike | E | E | E | V | V | V | V | V | V | V | V | A |
| Wren/Rei/Nick | J | J | J | J | J | J | J | J | A | A | A | A |
LOSE PICKS
| Viewer | Ep01 M |
Ep02 C |
Ep03 E |
Ep04 (K) |
Ep05 K |
Ep06 F |
Ep07 (J) |
Ep08 J |
Ep09 (B) |
Ep10 B |
Ep11 V |
Ep12 |
| Larry | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | B | A | A |
| Jane | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Andrea | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Mike | C | C | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Wren/Rei/Nick | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
BBC goodness with a genius hero who seems to have Asperger’s syndrome and is only tolerable alongside his quietly charming sidekick. Together they are dynamite.
The Guy Ritchie movies that I love so well (as I do all things Guy Ritchie) actually complement the vision of the BBC show, sharing enough to make them an expansive terrain but bringing such a different set of creative elements that neither really interferes with the other.
In the end, it comes down to Benedict Cumberbatch, a genius playing a genius…
This was a nice breath of fresh air, unblinkingly addressing our human need to be sexual, and humanizing the severely handicapped. Oh, and William H. Macy.
OK this one is weird. What right does a white guy have to write about the plight of a black person?
Well… it goes a little deeper than that. Like, shaving your head, taking pigmentation pills, tanning sessions and following up with skin dye. In the 50s and 60s. In the deep south. This man left behind his comfort to really try to understand what was going on in his two-world country. He had more guts than anyone else I know, willfully stepping into a world of persecution.
Maybe not the greatest literature per se… but it’s a great read for any white person who thinks that they “understand”. A pretty good shakeup, humbling. And hard to describe.