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@LyleSwithenbank @theo_mitchell Congratulations mate!!!

Wedding of the week in Perth! Huge shout out to the legendary @theo_mitchell for recording our reception entrance! What a spectacular day ❤️ perthnow.com.au/lifestyle/wedd…

@KindaCulty Really hope not mate haha. Loved the last video too💪🏼

OHH so we're gonna see a GREYING Hulk in Brand New Day, not the Grey Hulk. Easy mistake🤷‍♂️

Little things in life that make men happy. [📹 Nolan Reid]

@LyleSwithenbank What a win! & Happy Straya Day mate! 💪🏼🇦🇺💪🏼

Cheating refs couldn’t stop the Pelicans anyways. Win streak 😤

@ProPelsTalk That Yves dunk!!!!💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼

LIVE AFTER THE GAME

@ProPelsTalk Knew the 20-pt lead was too good to be true

To T up Trey in that situation is pathetic .

@cheddachaz Do it yesterday

Cinema is Train Dreams

Train Dreams is a film that fully captures an entire life - and an entire era - in a hundred minutes. Take A Bow To DOP The visuals and the score in this film absolutely knocked me to the ground.

Within minutes of starting Train Dreams (🌟🌟🌟🌟), it becomes impossible not to submit to this film’s power. At a time when we’re constantly bombarded with fake, computer-generated images plastered throughout cinema, Train Dreams reminds us that making real visuals with real artistry is still essential to storytelling. If ever there was a piece of art to stand up against the growing tide of bullshit that is AI, let it be a film like Train Dreams. I am so impressed by every last corner of this movie: the filmmaking itself, the story being told, and the actors who helped tell that story. The partnership between director Clint Bentley & lead actor Joel Edgerton could not be stronger- this is the perfect example of two artists in total lock step with one another. I love this movie. Train Dreams is based on the 2011 novella written by Denis Johnson and tells the story of the 80-year life lived by a quiet logger named Robert Grainer (Edgerton). As is the case with my last few reviews, I don’t really want to dive into the thick of the plot that much because I don’t want to give anything away for those who haven’t seen this. The idea here is that we follow Grainer throughout the ups & downs of his life, including his time as a railroad worker in the Pacific Northwest in the early 20th century. I want to get into the filmmaking immediately. Last week, I wrote a lengthy review about Paul Schrader’s First Reformed, where I not only admitted my lack of knowledge with regard to aspect ratio, but discussed my growing curiosity for the subject. Enter Train Dreams. Like I mentioned in my review last week, the aspect ratio of a film is the relationship between the picture’s height & width. Normally, films use an aspect ratio where the picture is 2.39 times wider than its length. Why? Because wide usually captures more images. But in Train Dreams, Bentley uses an aspect ratio of only 1.50:1, meaning the picture is much narrower than we see in most films. Why is aspect ratio important, particularly with a film like Train Dreams? Because it enhances the storytelling- that’s the bottom line. I felt that by using a more narrow aspect ratio, Train Dreams not only brought us closer to Grainer on a personal level, it gave so much *depth* to the picture. I thought that we could see miles behind what was before us: miles of forest, miles of desolate snow, miles of railroad track- miles of trees! I felt like the picture I was seeing was so extraordinarily deep. I don’t know if I’m doing the filmmaking here justice but it felt like we were pulled into such an intimate, tight frame that allowed us to speak to Grainer emotionally while seeing so much of what was behind him- not what was next to him. In this sense, Train Dreams achieves something absolutely beautiful & something I’m not sure I’ve totally seen in terms of the depth of imagery. But this utterly astounding filmmaking is spent telling an unbelievably powerful- relatable- story. Grainer’s life journey takes him through so many highs and so many lows, some of which he can never ultimately overcome. The beauty in this film’s story is witnessing Grainer continue to put one foot in front of the other- despite not knowing his parents, despite the unbelievably painful labor conditions he faces, and despite the looming loss that ultimately defines his life. It’s such an epic tail given the changes Grainer goes through in his life in which the story itself & the exceptional filmmaking result in an explosion of sheer cinema. There are a lot of great performances here. William H. Macy throws a few innings of no-hit baseball like it’s 1995. Kerry Condon & Felicity Jones remind us why they’re literally two of the best actresses alive. Will Patton even chips in with a voice-over performance that absolutely makes this movie a better viewing experience. But make no mistake, this is a career-defining performance from Joel Edgerton. Edgerton’s a journeymen actor- he’s been in the game for decades & the size of his roles in films has fluctuated like an M-shaped graph. With all that said, this is where Edgerton draws a line in the sand. This is the performance we will all remember him by when it’s all said and done. And this is a performance that’s absolutely worthy of Oscar consideration. Edgerton is quite literally in every last minute of this film & if his performance wasn’t so raw and wasn’t so real, this movie doesn’t work. I literally tip my cap to Joel Edgerton, who gives one of the year’s best performances. Train Dreams gives me hope for the future of cinema. Movies still have that power. This is proof.

Someone’s phone went off during Steph’s presser: Steph: *starts dancing* “Is that a little Seinfeld? Respect.” 😂

@collinsworth55 I’m in mate

100 push-ups a day! Hit this 5-6 times a week and you will see huge gains and also an increased desire to do more good things! Every good habit attracts an increased energy and desire to do more good things! Who’s joining me in doing a 100 push-ups 5-6 times a week?

@LyleSwithenbank @PelicansNBA Happy Pelly Xmas mate!

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from me to you. ❤️ After a massive 2025 here’s to an even bigger 2026! 💪 Let’s go @PelicansNBA 🎄🎅

@ThePeliPod We need more like him aye

Bey might be the only player on our team that doesn’t look scrawny next to Zion.

@joelvenile @LyleSwithenbank

James Borrego, you dawg

DUBS X5!!!!! #Pelicans | @HancockWhitney

@BattaKashmiri Fuck that stupid c*nt on the horse

A few months ago, a White woman was lecturing a boy about showing respect to a moron parading on a horse mocking & waving Palestinian flag. Today on the same #BondiBeach Jews got massacred. The West is scripting its own downfall yet cry #ISLAMOPHOBIA

NAS DJ PREMIER LIGHT-YEARS (NEW ALBUM) OFFICIAL TRACKLIST DROPPING THIS FRIDAY 🚨

#Nas x #DJPremier: Light-Years. Coming this Friday, 12/12. Presave now. nxp.lnk.to/light-years @Nas @RealDjPremier #LightYears #LegendHasit

@APH00PS @BrettSiegelNBA @cheddachaz

The Clippers are actively shopping John Collins, per @BrettSiegelNBA. (via clutchpoints.com/nba/los-angele…)