Snowpiercer (2013)

In a world frozen over because mankind thought it could fix global warning, one train plows on and on. The tail, the foot, is dirty, dark, the head, light, happy.... Riots ensue.

Yes, its premise reminded me of that other film and yes it is just as amazing and perhaps better (I do have to see the other one again.) Amazing film, amazing story. This is why magic realism is so fucking brilliant.

the Decemberists - "What A Terrible World, What A Beautiful World"

Poppy. Ok.

• Philomena: "all I lived for in this world / was to see a naked girl / but I got quickly bored..."
• Carolina Low - more subdued
• Easy Come, Easy Go - a bit Western style

Creature With the Atom Brain - "Transylvania"

Bit post-rock ish. Reminded me of Mogwai, though a lot more poppy than them and less soundscapey.

https://soundcloud.com/creaturewiththeatombrain/sets/creature-with-the-atom-brain

80s epicness with movie quotes

https://soundcloud.com/maddecent/blood-bros-first-blood

Midnight in Paris

Typical Woody Allen film where the scene and the feeling of the moments is more important than the actual characters. It is quite enjoyable, basically a big name dropping of famous writers and people in Paris, and the time travel does lend it a nice magic feeling. Nothing special and it seems a bit repetitive at some point though.

Black Mirror

Amazing mini series of a world with slightly more advanced technology, perfectly showing the creepiness of already existing technology.

Must watch. For everybody.

The Creatures - (misc)

True enough, most songs sound pretty much like Siouxie and the Banshees, if just because of her voice. And many of them are just as amazing.

• "Pluto Drive"
• "Don't go to sleep without me" (almost - but not at all - a Bond song)

Dan Mangan - "Blacksmith"

Though particularly the first couple of songs of this album are not terribly special, I keep returning to this singer-songwriter album (musically more advanced than man-with-guitar.)

Is it just the latter songs (the slow "War Spoils"?) that mean more to me, or is the build-up so good that even while working I pick up the intensifying mood as the album progresses?

Definitely the final "New Skies", full nose-diving trumpets and harrowing vocals.

Tim Minchin - "If I didn't have you"

Even though I am fiscally consistantly pitiable
And considerably less Brad Pitt than Brad Pitiful

...

And if I may conjecture a further objection, love is nothing to do with destined perfectionThe connection is strengthened, the affection simply grows over time
Like a flower
Or a mushroom
Or a guinea pig
Or a vine
Or a sponge
Or bigotry
... or a banana

...

But I'm just saying
I don't think you're special
I-I mean, I think your special
But you fall within a bell curve

Chasmaporthetes

Chasmaporthetes, also known as hunting or running hyena, is an extinct genus of hyenas endemic to North America, Africa, and Asia during the Pliocene-Pleistocene epochs, living from 4.9 million to 780,000 years ago, existing for about 4.12 million years.

Its name means "he who saw the canyon", because it was the only one of its kind to cross the Bering land bridge.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chasmaporthetes

Chase Holfelder - "Major to Minor"

He sounds like that guy from Starsailor. The minor version of Star Spangled Banner is quite gripping.

Billy Talent - "The Dead Can't Testify"

Pretty horrible yet happy-go-jumpy rock song, found via http://8tracks.com/toxicconspiracy/zombies

Harlan Ellison - "Dangerous Visions"

• Harlan Ellison - "The Prowler in the City at the Edge of the World" : a dark tale of Jack the Killer in a clean, sterile City of the future. The killer in us. Good.

Orphan Black (2013-2014)

First two seasons about cloned sisters. It's okay but nothing special. Completely slept through a few episodes and cannot say I minded much.

Frozen (2013)

Very meh. Ice and crystal animations are nice, but the story is mediocre and the songs sometimes plain boring.

The Married Monk - "Bird on board" (The Belgian Kick)

Came across this band because of member Etienne Jaumet.

This song is parlando, long stretches of music with a woman's voice half-speaking half-whispering. Quite cool.

Darkside - "Paper Trails"

Impressive long instrumental guitar+synths+sequencers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAAUqBghiVo

Etienne Jaumet

synths and a saxophone. Pretty amazing.

Wolf playlist

http://8tracks.com/hinatashouyou/wolf-and-i

Some songs that are borderline horrible yet okay

• Oh Land - Wolf & I
• First Aid Kit - Wolf

Oldboy (2003)

Have I ever seen it? Cannot remember. Hard, impressive film. Should watch it again, but not too soon.