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Close Up Mushrooms I just couldn't help but stare at these Portabello mushrooms. The underside ripples, weirdly mesmerizing, almost alien up close. ... .. . #mushrooms #portabello #closeup #photography #waves #ripples https://www.instagram.com/p/CKv1kEzl4B2/?igshid=pfxjbkvhwhkx

I saw Sound of Metal. A drummer(Ruben) for a metal band loses his hearing in the middle of a tour. He is driven to regain what he will most likely lose rather than to accept his new life. I just had to see this because I love Riz Ahmed's work and I had also recently tried to learn ASL through Skillshare. A very character centered film focusing of Riz Ahmed's character of Ruben. He goes through a major unexpected change and Ahmed gives an amazing performance of portraying the difficulties of dealing with that change. The movie shows the lives of a deaf community through the eyes of Ruben as they live on in support of each other. 3/5⭐ ... .. . #film #movie #movies #filmbuff #movieaficionado #cinephile #movienight #filmfan #movieclub #movieguy #movers #filmnerd #films #steaming #soundofmetal #deafcommunity #signlanguage #asl #metal #drummer https://www.instagram.com/p/CKA-eWhlO11/?igshid=g8w6oj6lhh8i

I saw Tokyo Godfathers... ...at around the holidays. I love Satoshi Kon films and this one has been a long time coming, especially since he didn't make many films before his passing. The holidays were the perfect time to see it finally. Tokyo Godfathers follows a group of homeless people, an estranged father, a cross dresser gay man, and a runaway girl, who find an abandoned infant on Christmas eve and try to care for it and reunite the child with its parents. In short, I really liked this. It had this happy yet sad feel to it almost akin to Taika Waititi's happy-sad storytelling. However the sad moments hit a bit harder in this. The harshness of their livelihoods show this grounded reality of being homeless, and bites more in the background of the bitter cold of winter. Through all this though, the characters really charmed me with how they pull together, how they care for each other in their own rough ways, and the sense of community they have with other people in the same predicament as opposed to the rest of the world that just moves on. The Christmas element is like a driving plot point in this movie because it's filled with little miracles throughout that push the story and characters forward. Sometimes to humourous effect and others a relief. Its just fun. But also sad, I may have forgotten to mention that maybe. Anyways I'd recommend it. 4/5⭐ ... .. . #filmbuff #movieaficionado #cinephile #movienight #filmfan #movieclub #movieguy #movers #filmnerd #films #tokyogodfathers #anime #animatedmovie #satoshikon #christmas #homeless #miracles #happysad #moviereview #film #movie #movies https://www.instagram.com/p/CJ9bFZKsJDL/?igshid=aubx4x7hqwia

Before the year ends, I watched a highly recommended Christmas movie, Better Watch Out. Very much liked it though the subject matter was quite disturbing for me personally. Home invasion gone different and creepy. ... . .. #betterwatchout #movies #movienight #film #filmbuff #cinephile #movieaficionado #movie #movieclub #christmas #movie #horror #suspense #thriller #babysitting https://www.instagram.com/p/BsB4TRYlIBa/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=6thjcxfqgyj9

Pine ... .. . #evening #sky #photography #dusk #trees #nature #weather #silhouette https://www.instagram.com/p/BsAckeuFdJV/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=tlvv86cjlscm

Dusk ... .. . #sky #dusk #evening #photography #clouds #snow #orange https://www.instagram.com/p/BsAcZUElLHE/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=16l43sv5akw38

I completely forgot about this most recent Christmas song from our friendly NYC based superhero until it just literally came on. ... .. . #spideybells #spiderman #peterparker #marvelcomics #christmas #songs #christmassongs #music #averyspideychristmas #chrispine #heroslament #intothespiderverse #spidermanintothespiderverse https://www.instagram.com/p/BrzfZMbA31F/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=thgsbxa4fqa1

"I really like Christmas, its sentimental I know, but I just really like it..." An atheist's Christmas song. As one, I like it. ... .. . #timminchin #whitewineinthesun #atheist #christmas #songs #christmassongs #music https://www.instagram.com/p/Brzea7eAC73/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1p6mtjyaxpynn

"If God came down on Christmas day, I know exactly what he'd say, he'd say Oi to the punks, and Oi to the skins, buy Oi to the world and everybody wins." ... .. . #thevandals #oi #oitotheworld #punks #rock #christmas #songs #christmassongs #music #oiband https://www.instagram.com/p/BrzdvNmAtTk/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=18dkj8wwx5b65

I really like finding these old Christmas folk songs. This one is a sad one too. ... .. . #ladygay #buellkazee #wherewillyoubechrisymasday #old #christmas #folkmusic #folksongs #christmas #songs #christmassongs #music https://www.instagram.com/p/Brzc8zvgORm/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=qq49mqlvve73

Definitely one of the more bizarre Christmas songs... ... .. . #santacameonanuclearmissile #heathernoel #christmas #songs #christmassongs #music #santaclaus https://www.instagram.com/p/Brzcm0LA-Ef/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=hm669oxeh0x5

My preferred version of the song. ... .. . #winterwonderland #christmas #songs #christmassongs #music #goldfrapp https://www.instagram.com/p/BrzcLevgfcm/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=hd902ltkgwjx

"Have yourself a merry merry Christmas, have yourself a good time, but rememer the kids who got nothig, while youre drinlong dow your wine"... I get why some Christmas aren't played enough. People want to stay happy and positive about Christmas. Stay humble. ... .. . #fatherchristmas #cover #christmas #songs #christmassongs #coversong #saveferris #poor #kids https://www.instagram.com/p/BrzcCKyANK_/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1hvrsqinbd34m

Don't Shoot Me Santa ... .. . #thekillers #dontshootmesanta #christmas #songs #christmassongs https://www.instagram.com/p/BrzbKF6AMa0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=16anobpdrg0lc

ALSO, right after seeing the Bumblebee movie, there was a yellow beetle right in the parking lot!!! ... .. . #bumblebee #transformers #film #filmbuff #cinephile #movieaficionado #movie #movies #movienight #movietheatre #movieclub #haileesteinfeld #🐝 #80s #volkswagen #yellow #beetle #car https://www.instagram.com/p/BryTRd9AANx/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=xoj3y7ct6nki