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  1. Kaliyev is the guy who's been said to phone it in at times.
  2. Alright, I'll be the 1 out of 10 crazy mofo who would take Newhook over Cozens. I think Cozens will probably be the better player over their early years, but once Newhook figures out the NHL I think he's got a decent chance of having the better career. It's a mix of how the league as a whole is trending, and the fact that he would fit in very nicely with the Canucks. We don't really have anyone other than Jake playing that style of super fast & finesse/skill. I see a bit of that from Gaud, he looks fast by the eye test, but I don't know what he actually clocks at. Should say though that Cozens is a bit of a blindspot for me, just because for so long it's been assumed he would be gone. I've seen some offensive highlights, can anyone speak to the defensive or physical side of the game for him? I know Newhook holds his own in that respect. edit - and in the time I took to type that, Brobidus comes in with exactly what I asked.
  3. Damn, this is so similar to how I've been feeling I may as well have written it. Still pretty much impossible to predict who will end up where specifically, but it seems (to me) that the 3 Tiers have separated a lot more cleanly recently: Tier 1: Hughes & Kakko Tier 2: Byram, Turcotte, Dach, Cozens, Zegras Tier 3: Boldy, Broberg, Soderstrom, Newhook, Krebs, Kaliyev Wildcards: Podkolzin, Caufield, Seider Thought about shoehorning a few more guys in there but in the interest of keeping it clean, that's 16 guys and we can choose from at least 7 of them. The good news is unlike recent years there's no one guy I want to stay away from. Kaliyev is probably the most 'meh' of the bunch for me and I could still get behind him. I hope we keep the pick unless there's a knock the socks off offer on a young bluechip defenseman.
  4. I know it's heresy to suggest anything other than BPA these days but I keep looking at the gaping hole at the 1st line LW spot and thinking we need to fill that sooner than later. It's quietly been our weakest position for well on a decade now but was always masked by the presence of Daniel Sedin. We can do another year, or two if necessary, of mid-20s reclamation projects there but we need someone coming up who can take that spot and run with it. I really really doubt that Lind or Gadjovich or whoever is gonna be that guy. The names I keep circling around: Boldy Krebs Newhook Kaliyev Kaliyev doesn't strike me so much as a Benning pick, but I'd be down with the other 3. Truth be told I've been getting PLD flashbacks with Newhook, like I'm afraid to focus on him too much for fear of other teams honing in on him. Of course by all means, if we get a repeat of last year where some of the top tier guys drop, stick with BPA. I'd be more than happy especially for Byram, Cozens or Turcotte, but otherwise I'm not against picking for position. Weighing BPA vs. Position has a lot to do with where you're at in your team building imo.
  5. The guy who played 'Ray' is an actual career criminal who served time at Rikers Island https://nypost.com/2017/08/19/this-brand-new-movie-star-has-been-in-prison-8-times/ Check out Heaven Knows What - way grittier than Good Time, if you can believe it. Borderline documentary.
  6. Straight Outta Crampton!! Stalker 9.5/10 One of the greats of cinema history. It's also legendarily difficult so I kept talking myself out of watching it. Honestly though it was very watchable. 2h40m and yes it moves at its own pace, but I adjusted pretty quickly. Stunningly beautiful - even the early black and chrome scenes in the city popped, and then it pulls a Wizard of Oz switch to colour once they enter the Zone. There's stuff in there that straight up mindF---s you, like, how did they do that? This is way before computer graphics Anyhow my reading of the film is that Stalker has secretly already been to The Room and his deepest inner wish is ... he just wants a dog. Poor ol Stalker wants man's best friend. That's why he's so happy once they arrive, he knows he's about to get his wish, and once Black Dog shows up he's finished, Writer and Professor can go to The Room if they want, who gives a.
  7. We Are Still Here 6/10 I know it's a popular horror thing recently, with stuff like House of the Devil & It Follows, to give off a timeless feel, as though the movie could be set in the golden age 70s/80s. But man this one took it to another level. Feels like it time traveled from 1988, like something I would have rented on vhs as a kid. First half had a fresh take on the new england haunted house genre, creepy vibe, nicely shot, bad acting but that kind of added to the appeal. Then it goes gonzo with splatter deaths, terrible effects, bad ghostmonster costumes, the works. Good Time 8/10 Robert Pattinson goes 'gritty' as a vague NYC criminal without much background. He takes his dim witted brother along on a bank heist. Things don't go so well. I really liked it, and will probably watch it again, but at the same time it felt kind of random and pointless. The story never circled back on itself. But, sharp colours, unpredictable set pieces, fast pace, and a kickass (best of the year imo) score. I had a good time.
  8. Probably important for context to remember that Stranger Things s1 came out in the middle of summer when it had no competition. There was barely anything else new on tv/netflix and just superhero blockbusters at the theater. Can only speak for myself but right now I'm alternating my annual halloween horror binge and catching the awards contender movies currently being released. I also have a backlog of tv I'm slowly catching up on (Better Call Saul, Broad City, Mindhunter etc). I might watch STs2 in like .... Jan or Feb when I run out of stuff. It seemed like people were more excited to be excited about ST if that makes sense. I haven't heard anyone talk about it since it dropped. Maybe it's too soon? I said it after the first season though, it's fun but really just like they put a bunch of 80s references into a blender. Classic style over substance problem.
  9. @Monty @Down by the River have y'all watched Primer before? I think it was one of the big inspirations for Coherence and they often get compared. Hard to describe - super low budget about 4 guys who accidentally build a time machine, almost completely dialogue driven, with similar hard-sci-fi metaphysical aspects. I watched Split again. First time since The Cabin in the Woods where I had that urge to re-watch something immediately. I think now that it's a stone cold masterpiece, a 9 or 9.5. The combination of attention to detail in the script, perfect camera work, and McAvoy (as well as Anya Taylor Joy, she gets overshadowed, literally) nailing every nuance of the character(s) is phenomenal.
  10. Coherence was great. I can see the comparison to The Invitation, although I liked it a lot more. Rather than levelling out in to a straightforward genre movie it just gets weirder and more confusing as it plays out. I should def put that and The Guest on to my mental re-watch list.
  11. Yes from my hazy memory of it the ending was the one part I really enjoyed. I think it took place at a highschool dance? With sort of trippy visuals and the synth score, felt John Carpenter inspired.
  12. Better Watch Out 6/10 Christmas horror, of a sorts, and kinda like the anti-Home Alone. Kept threatening to drag but was just creative and zippy enough to be enjoyable. The Invitation 7/10 It's like they drove through Hollywood on a busy afternoon and threw out a net to capture all the character actors. Everyone in this movie was a "Wait, where do I know them from?" type. Nice slow burn tension. The final shot was definitely the best thing in it. Hush 7.5/10 Deaf woman defending her home from an invasion. Made for an interesting fresh take. Split 8.5/10 Been meaning to watch this for awhile. All I'd heard was raves about McAvoy's performance and yet it still managed to blow me away. Solid film too. I was never big on M'Night even during his first phase, but his last two (this and The Visit) were great and really turned me around on him. I take it this is set up for a sequel given the ending. Looking forward. Leatherface 5.5/10 Not bad for another horror franchise reboot. Well made and kept me guessing, but a bit of a let down in the end.
  13. more bad Halloween flicks Friday the 13th (2009) 4.5/10 I didn't know this remake existed - 'remake' seems to exist as the 2nd + 3rd of the originals? - but it does. Didn't hate it. It's in the same realm of the Hills Have Eyes remake from 2006 being competent and true to the original spirit and general mythos. Switches up the pacing a bit too. But still reverts to a slasher formula of one by one kill-offs that bores. Vampires (1999) 5.5/10 Later career John Carpenter. First time watching. Probably only time. Love JC and over time I'll work my way through all of his stuff Here he's doing an intentional B-movie style, James Woods as the leader of a squad of vampire hunters in New Mexico, part of a larger worldwide religious vampire hunter organization, who stumble across the OG Vampire. It's all so over the top. Even by B standards the treatment of women in the film is super uncomfortable. ps @Monty one day I'll have to try The Guest again. I did not get it - it seemed like a properly bad low budget thriller to me. I've wondered since if it was just the filmmaker playing his cards so close to his chest that I missed it. So many people since have raved about it being tongue in cheek.
  14. A Ghost Story 9/10 This is probably the best movie I've watched so far this year, and yet at the same time I'm not even sure I liked it - sounds weird to say, but it's one of the slowest movies I've ever seen, to the point that almost nothing happens. Having said that, I can already tell that it'll be echoing around in my brain for months, and will nag me until I watch it again. So subtly beautiful, sad, creepy, and funny.
  15. October! time for a lot of bad horror movie reviews The Vault 2/10 Yep this was bad. Like so many horror movies, it's got a cool concept (a bank that was robbed in the early 80s, the robber went nuts and murdered all the employees and customers, so now their ghosts appear when someone else tries to rob it) executed terribly. I got a bit of enjoyment from James Franco's cameo as the bank manager who always looks uncertain and confused, imagining him thinking "Wait, am I in a bad B movie? I think I am.." Turned it off after an hour, maybe it turned things around. Happy Hunting 4/10 More of a dark action than horror, like The Purge. Alcoholic drifter washes up in a town where once a year they round up the undesirables, send them out into the desert, and hunt them. I think this one was sponsored by AA. Super Dark Times 7.5/10 I'm not sure if it just seemed good in comparison to the other two, or if it was the mid-90s nostalgia, but this I liked. High schoolers who cover up a violent accident, then things get complicated, then they get weird. Nothing really new, but extremely tight and atmospheric.
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