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#film review

I Love Boosters (Boots Riley, 2026)

Psychedelic sci-fi treatise on class, labor, fashion. Superb cast having fun with serious politics.

Full Larry's 100 review: https://write.as/larrys100/i-love-boosters-boots-riley-2026

#film #BootsRiley #PoliticalCinema #SciFi #DemiMoore #Larrys100 #100DaysToOffload #moviereview #ILoveBoosters

#music review

Kacey Musgraves - Middle of Nowhere (Lost Highway, 2026)

No mainstream artist has captured my heart like Spacey Kacey over eight years. Classic country → disco → cottage core → electro-pop. I ride with it.

Full review: https://write.as/larrys100/kacey-musgraves-middle-of-nowhere-lost-highway-2026

#music #KaceyMusgraves #CountryMusic #AlbumReview #Larrys100 #100DaysToOffload

#music review

Kurt Vile - "Chance to Bleed" (Verve Records, 2026)

Song of the Summer? Breezy melody, chantable chorus, and a great vocal hook:

"Old time, lo-fi, DIY, Rock & Roll…Nights!"

Full Larry's 100 Review: https://write.as/larrys100/kurt-vile-chance-to-bleed-single-video-verve-records-2026

#music #KurtVile #IndieRock #SongOfTheSummer #Larrys100 #100DaysToOffload

Cut Worms' Transmitter lands in 2026 with Jeff Tweedy producing. Kinksian jangle, 21st century loneliness.

Full #Larrys100 review: https://write.as/larrys100/cut-worms-transmitter-jagjaguwar-2026

#Music #MusicReview #Albums #IndieRock #PowerPop #100WordReviews #Drabble #CutWorms #Transmitter

A novella-in-flash about Hawai'ian gods navigating late-stage capitalism.

Through keen observations of modern life and immortality, Brownlee uses the characters to reflect on the beauty and sadness of existence.

Full #Larrys100 Review: https://write.as/larrys100/kahi-and-lua-tales-of-the-first-and-second

#Books #BookReview #Bookstodon #FlashFiction #NovelaInFlash #MythologyFiction #100WordReviews #Drabble #ReadingCommunity #100daysToOffload

#tv review

Shoresy Season 5, Episode 2: The Great One (Hulu)

Full #Larrys100 review: https://write.as/larrys100/shoresy-season-5-episode-2-the-great-one

Shoresy is a generational talent at banter.

Stream it.

#tv #television #ComedySeries #Hockey #Shoresy #Hulu #LetterkennyUniverse #100DaysToOffload

#tv review

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (HBO, 2026) - Episodes 1-3

Chemistry between Ser Duncan the Tall and squire Egg powers this funny, bawdy, medieval buddy sitcom based on G.R.R. Martin's Dunk & Egg novellas.

Full review: https://write.as/larrys100/a-knight-of-the-seven-kingdoms-hbo-2026

#tv #television #PrestigeTV #GameOfThrones #HBO #KnightOfTheSevenKingdoms #FantasyTV #GRRMartin #Larrys100 #100DaysToOffload

#documentary review

The Perfect Neighbor (Geeta Gandbhir, 2025)

A visceral ride-along to a tragic end: local Karen vs. suburban Ocala, FL neighbors.

Full review: https://write.as/larrys100/the-perfect-neighbor-geeta-gandbhir-2025

#documentary #film #TrueCrime #Oscars2026 #GeetaGandbhir #BestDocumentary #Larrys100 #100DaysToOffload

Train Dreams (Clint Bentley, 2025)

Haunting and poetic. Bentley captures America when old ways transitioned to new.

Read Full review on #Larrys100: https://write.as/larrys100/train-dreams-clint-bentley-2025

#film #movies #cinema #Oscars2026 #AmericanCinema #NickCave #ClintBentley #LiteraryAdaptation #100DaysToOffload

Sentimental Value (Joachim Trier, 2025)

Norwegian award season juggernaut. Stellan Skarsgård as the prodigal patriarch - a sensitive and selfish filmmaker returning home after his daughter's mother dies.

Full review: https://write.as/larrys100/sentimental-value-joachim-trier-2025

#film #movies #Oscars2026 #NorwegianCinema #cinema #JoachimTrier #BestInternationalFilm #StellanSkarsgard #FilmReview #Larrys100 #100DaysToOffload

Larry's 100 Faves: 2025 Music

14 albums on heavy rotation.

Best Album: Ryan Davis & the Roadhouse Band
Best Single: Elderberry Wine (Wednesday)

The rest? Read my #Larrys2025FavesMusic list: https://write.as/larrys100/larrys-faves-2025-music

#music #albums #2025BestOf #MusicReviews #BestOfMusic #NewMusic #NowPlaying #Larrys100 #100DaysToOffload

Larry's 100 Faves: The year in books

26 books consumed. Fell short of my 35-book goal. Maybe reading goals are dumb?

Best: Death of the Author (Okorafor), Playground (Powers)
Best Debut: Brooklyn Motto (Johnson)
Best Memoir: The Harder I Fight (Neko Case)

The rest? Read my #Larrys2025FavesBooks list: https://write.as/larrys100/larrys-faves-a-year-of-books

#books #reading #2025BestOf #BookReviews #BestOfBooks #BookRecommendations #AmReading #Larrys100 #100DaysToOffload

Larry's 100 Faves: 2025 Movies

Bad year for movies. Or bad year for me seeing movies. Ten films I saw, ranked with microreviews.

#1) One Battle After Another: Brilliant, has a tragic flaw.

#2) Sinners: Juke Joint Cinema.

Award season cramming about to begin

The rest? Read my #Larrys2025FavesFilm list: https://write.as/larrys100/larrys-faves-2025-movies

#movies #film #2025BestOf #FilmReviews #BestOfFilm #Cinema #MovieReviews #Larrys100 #100DaysToOffload

Larry's 100 Faves: 2025 Television

Thirty scripted shows ranked. Stone-cold classics (Andor, Black Mirror) meet mind-bending genre work (Pluribus, The Eternaut).

Comedies returned to balance reality's darkness.

Top 3: Pluribus, Andor, The Rehearsal.

The rest? Read my #Larrys2025FavesTV list: https://write.as/larrys100/larrys-faves-2025-television

#tv #television #2025BestOf #TVReviews #BestOfTV #Streaming #Larrys100 #100DaysToOffload

Pluribus Episode 9: Save the World or Get the Girl (Season 1 Finale, Apple TV+, 2025)

Carol and Manousos meet, negotiate, clash, and team up.

The rest? Read my #Larrys100 review: https://write.as/larrys100/pluribus-episode-9-save-the-world-or-get-the-girl-season-1-finale

#tv #Pluribus #SciFi #VinceGilligan #AppleTV #100WordReview #Television #SeasonFinale #100DaysToOffload

Baltimorons (Jay Duplass, 2025)

Melancholy May-December rom-com. Improv comedian meets divorced dentist. Day-long adventure against grimy urban Christmas.

The rest? Read my #100HotChocolates review: https://write.as/larrys100/the-baltimorons-2025-duplass-brothers-productions-directed-by-jay-duplass-4

#movies #ChristmasMovies #IndieFilm #100WordReview #RomCom #HolidayMovies #JayDuplass #ChristmasReview #Larrys100 #100DaysToOffload

Pluribus Episode 8: Charm Offensive AppleTV 2025

Carol and Zosia's slow-burning love story. Sexual tension until the collective consciousness deduced that Carol needed to get laid.

The rest? Read my #Larrys100 review: https://write.as/4p88jk6t4i3zwab7.md

#tv #Pluribus #SciFi #VinceGilligan # #100WordReview #Television #100DaysToOffload

Oh. What. Fun. (Amazon, 2025)

Holiday party eggnog left out to curdle. 1970s gender stereotypes, check-collecting stars, and meanness as 'satire' blended together.

The rest? Read my #100HotChocolates review:
https://write.as/larrys100/oh

#movies #ChristmasMovies #AmazonPrime #100WordReview #RomCom #HolidayMovies #ChristmasReview #Larrys100 #100DaysToOffload

Pluribus Episode 7: The Gap (Apple TV+, 2025)

Meditative and harrowing. Carol is drowning in loneliness, Manousos is on a glass-huffing vision quest. Both nearly break.

The rest? Read my #Larrys100 review:
https://write.as/larrys100/pluribus-episode-7-the-gap

#tv #Pluribus #SciFi #VinceGilligan #AppleTV #100WordReview #Television #100DaysToOffload

Merry Christmas, Ted Cooper (Hallmark, 2025)

The season's first banger. Atypical male lead, Anchorman-style comedy, and Christmas Ale buzz romance.

Supporting cast matters: fruitcake of an ensemble.

The rest? Read my #100HotChocolates review: https://write.as/larrys100/merry-christmas-ted-cooper-hallmark-2025-4-out-of-5-hot-chocolates

#movies #ChristmasMovies #HallmarkMovies #100WordReview #RomCom #HolidayMovies #ChristmasReview #Larrys100 #100DaysToOffload

An Alpine Holiday (Hallmark Channel, 2025)

Real French Alps sets, sisterhood over romance, and Ashley Williams's quirky comic timing.

The rest? Read my #100HotChocolates review: https://write.as/larrys100/an-alpine-holiday-hallmark-channel-2025-2-5-5-hot-chocolates

#movies #ChristmasMovies #HallmarkMovies #100WordReview #RomCom #HolidayMovies #AshleyWilliams #ChristmasReview #100WordReview #Larrys100 #100DaysToOffload

Stranger Things is a hot mess. Bloated plot, adults playing teens. But by episode four of Season 5: Part 1, I was back in.

Full #100wordreview:

https://write.as/larrys100/stranger-things-season-5-part-1-netflix

#StrangerThings #TVReview #Netflix #ScienceFiction #FediTV #Drabble #Larrys100 #100DaysToOffload

Oathbreakers: The War of Brothers That Shattered an Empire and Made Medieval Europe by David M. Perry, Matthew Gabriele.

What does the Carolingian Empire warn us about in 2025?

Brinkmanship. Family infighting. Egos, power-mad schemers, and an endless supply of nepobabies turn out to be centuries-old tropes.

Full review: https://write.as/larrys100/oathbreakers

#BookReview #History #MedievalHistory #Oathbreakers #Carolingian #Nonfiction #PublicHistory #Larrys100 #Drabble #Bookstodon #2025Books

Neko Case - Bold and vulnerable look at poverty in North America, and a life saved by Rock & Roll

Cameron Crowe - Stories of Rock Stars galore, from Lou Reed to Dicky Betts. Tales of long tours, late nights.

Author-read memoirs, where the audiobook is another performance medium.

Follow the series here: https://write.as/larrys100/tag:AudioMemoir

Coming: Wayne Kramer, Evan Dando, Larry Charles

#Memoir #Audiobook #NekoCase #CameronCrowe #Larrys100 #Drabble #Bookstodon #FediBooks #AudioMemoir