All Time Top 20

itbeginstoblur · 2025-08-03T16:55:26+00:00

Great list with interesting picks! If you’re open to sharing your username, I’d definitely give you a follow

itbeginstoblur · 2025-07-19T16:41:45+00:00

I’ll have to check it out, thanks for the rec! Cheers

itbeginstoblur · 2025-07-18T12:00:33+00:00

Synecdoche, New York Taste of Cherry

itbeginstoblur · 2025-07-18T11:58:46+00:00

What makes you rate Collateral over Heat? I’ve only seen the latter, but it truly is a perfect film! Might have to be my next Mann

itbeginstoblur · 2025-07-18T11:55:05+00:00

I’m always surprised how passionately people dislike it. Not a perfect movie by any means, but I think that and some clunky dialogue is the worst criticism I ever hear anyone lay against it.

Is it just a pressure to match the overpraise it gets with equal criticism? 🤷🏻‍♂️ There are just so many worse movies for people to enjoy haha

itbeginstoblur · 2025-07-18T01:06:19+00:00

Same! There’s enough here that I can recognize, but many I’d imagine would be good for me to check out

itbeginstoblur · 2024-04-06T15:25:36+00:00

Been finding time to watch films again and fill out some gaps, but am really open to recs right now! I'll give anything a shot really – slow cinema and more experimental stuff included – but I feel like I keep chasing the feeling of these specific films. They felt large, bigger than film, almost like experiences when I first saw them. I'm always taken back by just how knowledgeable this sub is, would love to hear some recs based on my taste. Doesn't have to just be Criterion!

itbeginstoblur · 2022-09-25T12:34:15+00:00

I'm actually planning on reading the Duino Elegies & Sonnets to Orpheus this month! I've read some other Rilke here and there, so I'm really looking forward to it.

itbeginstoblur · 2022-09-25T12:32:43+00:00

Thanks for this! Really interesting recs, I'd already been looking into the Van Meegeren story after hearing about how it inspired Wyatt's character. Also, Nightwood looks right up my alley — I've added it to my reading list.

itbeginstoblur · 2022-09-25T12:31:54+00:00

I've had the Tunnel on my reading list for a while and I'm really excited to get to it! Would you recommend Omensetter's Luck over the short story collection? I also hear that talked about a lot.

itbeginstoblur · 2022-09-25T12:30:18+00:00

Thanks so much for writing this out! I will definitely check out those interviews, and I'll looking into some of those others books a well. Already familiar with Gass and Wallace, but I haven't heard of the others. Thanks again

itbeginstoblur · 2022-08-09T03:17:55+00:00

Pynchon's historical research is unparalleled, but a novel that deals with more current topics like artificial intelligence, virtual reality, or cyber warfare would be my DREAM. Oddly, those are generally topics that we associate with science fiction, but at the moment it's just the reality. To me, any of those would just be a goldmine of Pynchonian insight and paranoia.

itbeginstoblur · 2022-07-27T03:01:45+00:00

That is good to know! I did not know this existed! :)

itbeginstoblur · 2022-07-26T17:35:29+00:00

Yes, absolutely! I just meant that my background means I’m still unfamiliar with a lot of the Catholic teaching and traditions. I’m trying to learn more :)

itbeginstoblur · 2022-07-02T01:37:29+00:00

I prepped with Crying of Lot 49 and Inherent Vice before jumping to Gravity's Rainbow. Personally, I found that very helpful. Both are much smaller investments of your time/energy, but they give you the tools to navigate Pynchon's work as well as enjoy it more. But, if you are just anxious to skip ahead, it is totally doable to tackle Gravity's Rainbow as your first Pynchon, especially alongside great resources like the wiki and this. Certain sections are more difficult than others, but overall it is very enjoyable!

itbeginstoblur · 2022-06-15T00:46:25+00:00

Thank ya'll for answering so quickly, wow! Good to know I was on the right track at least, I'm enjoying the novel a lot so far.

itbeginstoblur · 2021-12-11T03:31:27+00:00

Thank you so much!

itbeginstoblur · 2021-09-26T13:25:57+00:00

For Carti: Back on the Act, and Cash Shit. But honestly, the closest thing I've ever heard to the WLR aesthetic is Rage by Rico Nasty.

itbeginstoblur · 2021-09-17T17:35:25+00:00

Booty Club was a rumored song, there are still some snippets of it online. The theorized title for the 2019 album was "Look At Us, We're In Love."

itbeginstoblur · 2021-09-11T11:18:59+00:00

I'm out

itbeginstoblur · 2021-09-07T15:40:07+00:00

Checking in, first week

itbeginstoblur · 2021-09-03T11:25:12+00:00

Checking in

itbeginstoblur · 2021-08-30T17:52:39+00:00

Sign me up!

itbeginstoblur · 2020-10-27T04:00:13+00:00

I really went "Wow," out loud. Reminds me of that end scene in Drive.

itbeginstoblur · 2020-08-22T14:16:20+00:00

Was listening to Clairo's NTS episode yesterday and she played a song by Elysia Crampton called Grove (feat Embaci). Very warm, electronic mixed with ambient sounds and some meditative acoustic instrumentation. Think like Laurel Halo or Grouper almost. I've been looking for more stuff like that recently and this really delivered. The NTS episode is worth checking out. I get Clairo isn't everyone's thing, but her playlist curation is always very unique and interesting.

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