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The OG episodes were and still are some of the most important and iconic docs of an era in skateboarding thats gone but not forgotten. Antwan Dixon And Ed Templetons are amazing. Watch from the very beginning.
Feb 21, 2024
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Just to ramble off the top of my head…
Toy Machine-Welcome to Hell
Surely a million love letters have been written about this but it just goes. Melted my brain with the heaviest skating I’d ever seen at the time. Whole crew just bangs. I was listening to NPR this week talking about Jefferson Airplane being inducted into the library of Congress and all I could think about was the friends montage section here.Â
World Industries/Blind/101-Trilogy
The soundtrack on this thing is just incredible. 101 firing it off with Dill and Gino parts. The whole Blind section is so pleasant. Kareem skating to Nas. Sam Devlin skating to Jesus Lizard, so weird I love it. Something to this day you can put on and vibe out and do chores around the house and enjoy the music and pop in and watch something amazing on screen. The only downside is mid 90s cali spot overload.Â
Stereo-Tincan Folklore
When skate videos were little films. The complete opposite of something like the Toy videos. More meandering and vibey, lots of super 8, lots of cruising sf at night.Â
Alien Workshop-Timecode
It’s a more structured version of something like Stereo was doing. Alien has always been weird and cool and had their own lane and I love this era. Photosynthesis gets so much love for good reason but I like this. If for nothing else, take in the final part from Lenny Kirk. The flash in the pan and descent into madness is wild. Head injuries are serious. Escape hell.Â
Solid Brand-Take Five
This is kind of a deep cut but it’s just like the skate video equivalent of comfort food for me. Based around Cincinnati, it was different because it just looked like home.  It opens with cruising past a carousel to Van Morrison’s Sweet Thing and I can just feel the whole thing in my bones every time.  The music is awesome, the skating is great and the spots are crusty.Â
Apr 24, 2024
This show is in no way underrated, in fact I think it’s perfectly rated. Fred and Bill are the twin sisters I never had. I just wanted to highlight some standout episodes. IN NO ORDER.
- bats … valley 1 &2
- the original album: co-op
- any given saturday afternoon
- globesman
- parker gail's location is everything
- sandy passage
- dronez
- the eye doesn’t lie
Sep 11, 2024
A documentary about grafitti and breakdancing. Between the antagonists (Ed Koch and Cap), the pearl clutching public and the charismatic subjects it really keeps you engaged. Also really solid editing. Tony silver was on one.
you can watch it on nightflight but if money is tight I’m sure if you poke around the usual spots you can find it ;)
May 12, 2024
Top Recs from @billymacadamia
easily one the most overlooked and powerful flicks of the 00s, BIRTH is mystical, haunting and all around hard to Digest, but difficult has never looked so beautiful. Kidmans best performance too. Currently part of THREE by Jonathan Glazier on Criterion.
Feb 18, 2024
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Quite potentially (hopefully not) the last great smartphone size. As powerful as any other model on the market with the best hand feel. I’ll use this bad boy til its out of service.
Feb 18, 2024
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the selection feels like when Netflix first came to streaming. Its the type of movies you’d watch alone at a friends when everyone else has passed out. The ultimate streaming app.
Feb 19, 2024