September 2026 movie/music/etc recap
During this month was the 10th and last edition of the ZEvent, a french event that brings streamers together for charity during basically a whole week-end. It was really fun! And a bit sad, too, as it has been years that I've been watching this event - I wasn't there from the very beginning in 2016 but started watching these definitely before COVID. But I can definitely understand why it has ended, it got a bit too big in the end, with too much drama (most of it made on twitter by assholes), and it's much better to end with a bang (almost 33mio!!!) rather than with a whimper.
Anyway, the rest of this post will be pretty short this time, I've been pretty busy with work this month and I just watched my usual movie-of-the-week-end without writing any kind of notes except for "like it/didn't like it".
Movie
The Lego Movie (2014)
Fun movie! A colleague told me I'd love its humor and yeah, I wasn't surprised when I saw who were the directors.
Loved the care about animating legos exactly how they should move. It was so nice to rewatch some moves/scenes just for that. I didn't think there would be an "IRL" moment, so it was a nice surprise to see it, and even moreso when it actually had some meat to it! Pretty cool stuff.
Tau (2018)
Only picked it up because I wanted a ~90min movie, and I ended up speeding it at around the half mark. Not worth it!
It's too bad because the premise, if overdone by now, still sounded good (escape from an AI project) but the execution is mid at best. And I think even the director knew because there is a Wilhelm's scream in that movie and it's literally at the worst time possible LOL
This being said, there are some really nice visuals, and the lights in the flat make for some pretty cool backgrounds.
Sherlock Jr. (1924)
Oh boy I missed seeing Buster Keaton's non plussed face. It had been a while since I last watched one of his movies.
Anyway, it's a classic, it was great. And of course I had to wonder how he did some stunts. It's nice watching old movies pre-CGI and know everything is practical effects and camera trickery.
Music
The habitual list of albums I liked from 1001 Albums this month:
- A Walk Across The Rooftops by The Blue Nile
- Tracy Chapman's eponymous album (which I've loved ever since I was a kid in my parents' car; it was one of the main cassette tapes we used to listen to)
- Safe As Milk by Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
- Strange Cargo Ill by William Orbit
- At Mister Kelly's by Sarah Vaughan
- Tanto Tempo by Bebel Gilberto
- Destroy Rock & Roll by Mylo
- Bryter Layter by Nick Drake