Grosse Pointe Blank (1997) Still so damned good. Just a brilliantly consistently funny movie. Great soundtrack, too. 4⭐

The Godfather (1972) Just absolutely perfect. Still. 4⭐

Munich (2005) While it doesn’t drag, its nearly three-hour running time is on the verge of being absurd. Some of its conclusions don’t exactly provide comfort – for example, it took the death of 9 of the 11 original targets, and a number of others, (and the realization that he and his family might be targeted) for the main character, A...

Tenet (2020) I was surprised how entertained and interested I was for most of the movie. Dunno if I’ll ever revisit it, but it had some cool ideas and a good cast. 3⭐

Casablanca (1942) “Who are you, really? And what were you before? What did you do? And what did you think?” –Rick At this point, I’m unsure how many times I’ve watched this incredible masterpiece, but it just never gets old. It’s one of the two most romantic movies ever made (the other being Brief Encounter – another masterpiece) and s...

45.71km Rode down to お台場, 有明, Kachidoki, Toyosu, etc. to see Olympic venues. Tetsuya joined me. Fun long and incredibly hot under a blistering Sun. 2253.29km

70.27km After the Olympic ride. I took my bike straits a bike shop to have my bottom bracket changed. This was my first ride with it. Was nice. Was brutally fucking hot out tho. Sunburned af. But worth it. 2207.58km.

63.19km Woke up early for work and idly checked the start time of the men’s road race the following day. Except it wasn’t the following day. It was in 90 minutes. Got up, got my shit together, and flew, absolutely flew, to get to the start on time. Made it. Watched the start. Was awesome. Started Strava but it didn’t take. All the cuss...

18.84km Got a new stem and took a ride to make sure it was okay. It was. Hot day. No memory otherwise. 2074.12km

7.82km Had repairs done and now bike is scary. So I gotta go back to the bike shop and figure out a solution. Pfft. Shortest ride in absolutely ages. 2055.28km.

Safe House (2012) I didn’t mind this movie so much. Great cast, aside from Brendan Gleason’s accent. The movie is both overwrought and overdone but it wasn’t an awful watch. 3⭐

Body of Lies (2008) I somehow missed this when it came out and I was still in the States and still watching everything. Not sure why or how. A so-so spy tale. Probably the worst DiCaprio performance. Not bad; just felt phoned in. Golshifteh Farahani should be in more stuff. 2.5⭐

Summer of Soul (or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (2021) Really effective documentary with probably the best soundtrack in documentary history. Incredible music. 3.5⭐

69.57km Ride out to Mitaka as is now normal. And climbed the Kilometer Zero hill and explored a bit up top. Rode home. Very, very hot day. 39° felt like 39°. Was supposed to be 31°. Eye roll forever. Am extremely sunburned. Felt like my bottom bracket may have broken. Went to a bike shop nearby to check. Ended up with new (used) wheels...

68.65km Was hot. Was pre-work. Don’t recall a whole helluva lot else. Woke up early. 1977.89km

Deep Impact (1998) The cast! Haven’t seen this movie in years. I like how Téa’s character kinda happens upon the story. But… can no one keep a secret? Gumments should show the first part of this movie to everyone with high-level clearances. Check to confirm that the other person knows what you know before you tell them what you know – ...

68.94km The sweatiest ride of my life, I’m pretty sure. Like pedaling thru haze. My helmet dropped like a faucet. Forgot to charge my ᴡᴀᴛᴄʜ, so I had to stop and restart it during a sojourn to rest and sweat (more) outside of a Starbucks. Made it home with about 24% remaining. Also, accidentally paused my workout(!) and lost about 10k...

Independence Day (1996) I love this magnificent trash. A great, nearly-annual rewatch. 1⭐ but also 3.5⭐

Medium Cool (1970) Watched it last night. Damned fine. I like a movie in which people move thru stories/events that are happening. Slice-of-life or what have you. Ending was a total surprise. 3.5⭐

88.89km Decided to climb a hill on the other side of the river way up by Mitaka. Not a mistake at all, but hard. Very hard. Pretty much killed one. The rest of the ride was fine, save for the absolutely intense headwind near Haneda. Incredible. 1740.30km

91.17km Hard humid hard hot hard windy ride. But the Clippers won, so I pushed thru. Like a hero, basically. 1651.41km

85.53km Another new second-longest ride in Japan. A bit rainy. Managed to basically infinity symbol around the rain, kinda sorta. Stayed almost totally dry, until some big drops at the end. Humid (rain), but not overly hot. I may have almost bonked. Or I saw that the Clippers lost and I was just bummed out…. 1560.22km

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) Good, fun movie. Hadn’t seen it in decades. Quality. 3.5⭐

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) Raiders is Raiders. Temple is a okay but deeply problematic movie that utterly destroyed by Kate Capshaw’s unbelievably irritating character. She’s over-doing every line, overacting every scene, and is downright awful. I’ll die on this hill, you can’t stop me. I understand the issues, but I s...

Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) This is extremely good. I don’t love it as much as most people but it’s undeniably fantastic. Hadn’t seen it in about 18 years. 3.5⭐

62.91km Had a private lesson in the afternoon, so I woke up earlier, again, and rode to Mitaka again. But was pretty gassed and concerned about my sunburn, so I cut it short and headed back. 1474.69km

84.40km A new new second-longest in Japan. Also an early morning ride – earlier, actually. But I ended up riding for ages. Sunburned my sunburn. Good ride. Windy, but just good. 1411.78km

The Town (2010) I’d never noticed how much this movie copies Heat’s pitline. It does it effectively and well, so this isn’t a complaint. If you’re gonna mimick a movie, Heat’s a pretty good choice. The Town remains pretty damned good, well-made and well-acted. A gripping, exciting rewatch. 3.5⭐

Step Brothers (2008) “What poem is that from? Is that James Joyce?” That’s the only funny line in this debacle of a movie I just could not have disliked more. 1⭐ (Because of the cast, pretty much. Otherwise 0⭐.)

83.27km New second-longest Japanese ride. Windy as absolute fuck. But a good, early morning (for me) ride. Left early because of sunburn. Ended up riding way long. Now really sunburned. 1327.38km