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when im home alone and i hear a noise, i sit and listen for ages- killing seasons

one of my fave dead-of-winter alt rock albums. melancholy guitar tone and sort of disconnected, disinterested vocals. my top tracks are window seat, smother and winter fog. i’ve also always just loved the album art. (the band’s old name was papergirl and they still appear as such on apple music).

@deardoveswings

Feb 21, 2025

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Sling and Static & silence

These two albums are always there for me when I’m feeling down. I know Sling gets quite a bit of hate, but I find it to have some of the best lyrics ever written. It’s the first album to ever make me cry! This album made me fall in love with Claire’s music. It has continued to be the album I go to when I am experiencing difficult things. Static & Silence (along with the other two records by the Sundays) have stuck with me in ways I did not expect. I first heard their music during the pandemic and since then, they have been the backdrop for my life up until this point. I could talk about them All Day!!

@valoorie

Sep 16, 2024

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Helplessness blues - fleet foxes

i have listened to this over and over and over again. whenever it’s playing, i feel like i’m listening to what music was always meant to be. i’ve written essays on it, i’ve cried to it, and i’ve gone on many road trips with it…i love it dearly. in my opinion, it’s a once in a lifetime album made by a once in a lifetime band.

@carolinebreeden

Nov 7, 2024

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December DVD Haul

already posted this on my insta but i want to start a log of my monthly dvd/blu-ray/4k disc hauls :) i love love love physical media and im so glad to finally have a sizable collection of my own and not worry about streaming services. you can see it in the photo but here is a comprehensive list of everything: 1. Taxi The Complete Series Box Set DVD (has been my #1 comfort show as of late) 2. The Muppets Show DVD (Season 1) 3. Juno DVD 4. Rock N’ Roll High School DVD (picked this one up since i did grow up watching it, but mostly because the director of this movie follows me on letterboxd now haha) 5. Wizard of Oz Blu-ray Steelbook 6. National Lampoon’s Animal House 4k Steelbook 7. Shrek 4k Steelbook 8. Coraline 4k Steelbook 9. The Last Unicorn 4k Steelbook 10. The Muppets (2011) Blu-ray Steelbook 11. Funny Girl (Criterion Collection) 4k 12. Barbie Blu-ray 13. South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut Blu-ray 14. Three Amigos Blu-ray 15. Superbad Blu-ray 16. Akira 4k 17. Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure 4k

@karterwithak

Jan 9, 2025

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My Letterboxd Top 4:

1. The Three Caballeros (1945) i’m a big animation nerd, and i truly believe that this is visually one of the most creative and beautiful animated films ever. i know there’s not really much of a “plot,” but i love how anarchical the flow of the movie is, disney has not and will never make anything like it again. the musical sequences/song numbers are so much fun and joaoaqin garay and josé oliveira give amazing performances as panchito and josé carioca 2. Who Framed Roger Rabbit this was my #1 favorite for the longest time, and it’s now a *very* close second. this movie is just the epitome of expertly crafted film making on so many different levels, from the writing, directing, acting, practical effects, and animation. it’s a perfect homage and combination to two of my favorite film eras, old film noir and the golden age of animation. richard william’s animation direction is also mindblowingly brilliant; so many insane shots in this movie that i know were almost impossible to animate. 3. A Clockwork Orange i am aware that this is a starkly different pick from my first two, lmao. but this is genuinely such a fascinating film that speaks to me on so many levels. malcom mcdowell truly gives a performance of a lifetime, and the intentional setting of 60’s/70’s brutalist futurism is genuinely so iconic. obviously kubrick’s direction and camera work is also genius, don’t have much to add there. i don’t necessarily agree with every point this film tried to get across, but the question if even the worst people in our society deserve the autonomy to choose between right and wrong is so fascinating. 4. Amadeus perfect movie from beginning to end in my opinion. it is a master class in character writing, i can never get over how salieri and mozart are THE perfect character foils of eachother. the opera segments in this film are so beautifully shot, designed, and choreographe. this film is responsible for me genuinely falling in love with opera, where i now shoot/film my university’s operas as a consistent favorite gig of mine (and hope to professionally shoot operas as a part of my career in the future).

@karterwithak

Jan 9, 2025

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Underrated Ablum: going...going...GONE!

i’m not generally big into pop music, but damn is Hemlocke Springs extremely underrated. i know her song ‘girlfriend‘ was viral for a bit a couple years ago, but she’s released new music since and her debut album ‘Going…Going…Gone!’ is genuinely very good. i still find myself listening to it frequently

@karterwithak

Jan 10, 2025