JC

Battle Royale
Twister
Ringu

Given I had probably seen Battle Royale ten times in the span of a week as a teenager..... And Twister has been a hyperfixation since I was nine.... And Ringu still holds up to this day..... Ten times is waaaaaaay too low for these films

Not a drill, not a drill, not a drill!!!

Vcinema's unsung hero is coming back!!

There will always be hope! You'll get that there Sawcoaster one way or another!

a police officer is sitting in a chair and saying that makes me feel sad . i am sad . ALT: a police officer is sitting in a chair and saying that makes me feel sad . i am sad .

Actually devastated for you.

Tryin' to psych myself up to partake in interview facilitatin' - time to get Motorfuzzin', baby! A growin' playlist of desert-baked asphalt-kickers to be played loud amongst good folk with good beverages and good food for a rad as hell shindig! The Ibex stirs, folks, oh he stirs.....

Getting to hear your crush comfortably geek out over the things they love and receive such overwhelming joy from will never fail to leave me smiling like a smitten teenager 😊

Sidenote this should apply to everyone in your life!

Grand record!

YouTube video by Giant Rock Records Mark Lanegan "Strange Religion" (Live @ Stoned and Dusted 2019)

30 DAY SONG CHALLENGE Day 28: A song by an artist whose voice you love

I could never, ever tire of this man's voice, not his words, nor his lived experience. Harrowing life reflected in most things he poured himself into. Dayum. Tearing up just thinking about him

Mark Lanegan - Strange Religion

CINEWORLD'S 30 DAY FILM CHALLENGE Day 27: Your favourite superhero film

Ugh. I don't care for superhero films. But as a kid, those first two Spiderman and X-Men films were top tier cinema, do let's go with this one.

Close second is Watchmen, this cinches it because I can be a kid again!!

X-Men 2

YouTube video by Season of Mist CRIPPLED BLACK PHOENIX - The Invisible Past (Official Track)

30 DAY SONG CHALLENGE Day 27: A song that breaks your heart

I'd normally say anything by Warning or 40 Watt Sun but couldn't narrow down my choices so went with this.

Tears every single time. Dayum.

Crippled Black Phoenix ft. Jonathan Hultén - The Invisible Past

CINEWORLD'S 30 DAY FILM CHALLENGE Day 26: A film that made you feel happy

I saw with a bunch of streamers for that year's Berlinale and my god did it have me grinning from ear to ear and filling my heart with pure joy. It's tough in places but this is happiness in film form

We Are Little Zombies

YouTube video by Stoned Jesus - Topic I'm The Mountain

30 DAY SONG CHALLENGE Day 26: A song that makes you want to fall in love

Screw what this topic wants, how about falling (back) in love with life? Being in a crowd of thousands belting this title for all to hear and feel? Wow <3

Stoned Jesus - I'm The Mountain

#stonermetal #heavymusic #metal

If We Abandon the Gods - The Ten Best Films of Masahiro Shinoda Ten definitive films from Masahiro Shinoda If We Abandon the Gods - The Ten Best Films of Masahiro Shinoda

R.I.P. Masahiro Shinoda.

My favourite auteur. His work deconstructed form, genre, narrative, history, and traditions, reconstructing everything with pure genius.

Back when I used to be a semi-competent writer, I compiled this list. I highly recommend his Sapporo Winter Olympics film!

CINEWORLD'S 30 DAY FILM CHALLENGE Day 25: A film that inspired you

助けて。。。

It's been a while since I gave y'all a horror film to gawk at, so why not choose the film that inspired my undergrad dissertation as well as my own existential ennui and overwhelming sadness, eh?

助けて。。。

Pulse (Kairo)

YouTube video by bernardobarcellos Nina Simone Live At Montreux 1976 - Backlash Blues

30 DAY SONG CHALLENGE Day 25: A song you like by an artist no longer living

Shout-out to Ken Burns' The Vietnam War for introducing me to this and so many other choice cuts from the era. I freakin' love this record and it has been on repeat a fair bit as of late!

Nina Simone - Backlash Blues

Thanks for the heads up on this one!

CINEWORLD'S 30 DAY FILM CHALLENGE Day 24: A film made by your favourite director

To say I quickly became enamoured with Masahiro Shinoda's work would be a gross understatement. And this one, though not quite my favourite of his, is a shining example of cinema at it's most deconstructed

Himiko

YouTube video by Wasted Theory WASTED THEORY - RAWHIDE HELLRIDE [Official Video]

30 DAY SONG CHALLENGE Day 24: A song by a band you wish were still together

Without resorting to bands whose members are no longer with us, I typically go for In Solitude for this category.

But not today, baby!

Wanted Theory - Rawhide Hellride

#heavymetal #rocknroll #heavyrock

I forget the sequence of who I got into first or anything like that. But there came two turning points around 20 years ago that kick-started this endless journey: watching Battle Royale, and befriending someone via MSN Messenger who showed me copious amounts of emo music. * flips phantom fringe *

YouTube video by avex 浜崎あゆみ - UNITE! (ayumi hamasaki PREMIUM COUNTDOWN LIVE 2008-2009 A)

Sent this to the one whom I am completely smitten with in some attempt to maybe bridge a musical link.

But I also realised: 2025 marks two decades since I fell head over heels in love with music. And Ayumi Hamasaki was one of those first artists I got into myself.

Twenty years of sonic voyaging...

CINEWORLD'S 30 DAY FILM CHALLENGE Day 23: A film that means a lot to you personally

When I say this film is responsible for the puny human I have become, I understand red flags to be raised for some of y'all.

But it is also a gross understatement. Nothing impacted me quite like this

Battle Royale

YouTube video by Yoshiki ART OF LIFE - X JAPAN (Full ver 30 min) - Live at TOKYO DOME - Dec 31

30 DAY SONG CHALLENGE Day 23: A song you think everyone should listen to

Let's be real for a moment, I think everyone should listen to what I tell them to listen to 😉 and this has been one of those songs I go to first - the very definition of epic!

X Japan - Art of Life
#japanese #heavymetal #epic

I've been tasked to do something that I normally wouldn't do for anxiety reasons. Doesn't have to be anything major, could be something as trivial as "wearing non-matching shoes". Aside from actually talking to someone random, or making eye contact, I've no idea!

Ideas on a postcard, pleases?

Why anyone would have wanted to part with this is beyond me! £5 in my local Oxfam book shop and one very happy Ibex later, I feel like I've found the pot of gold at the end of a rainbow! Culture sucks downwards, but today I'll allow myself to revel in this!

#manicstreetpreachers

Hells yeah!!

CINEWORLD'S 30 DAY FILM CHALLENGE Day 22: Your favourite film set in a fantasy world

Does this count as a fantasy world? In an attempt to not go for the obviously obvious answer (you know the ones) I say that yes, yes this does. Goddamn I love this so much!

Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind

With Transatlanticism playing somewhere in the background

YouTube video by The Doors - Topic The WASP (Texas Radio and the Big Beat)

30 DAY SONG CHALLENGE Day 22: A song that moves you forward

Have I picked a Doors song yet? No? Good. Because we are going with this one. Because I said so!

Soft, driven, slow and mad, like some new language.

The Doors - The WASP (Texas Radio and the Big Beat)

#rock #seventies

CINEWORLD'S 30 DAY FILM CHALLENGE Day 21: A film that made you want to fall in love

Is this the healthiest film I could have picked for this? Far from it. But considering who I am, especially around the people I fall for, I saw a lot of myself in Miles. Hopefully not -as- pathetic!

Sideways

I found this on DVD in my local used movie store and I'm still needing to get around to watching it!