wednesday.

deep sea edition.

Labyrinten, by Simon Stalenhag

Labyrinten, by Simon Stalenhag

In Film

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004). blunt expression throughout nautical nonsense

Leviathan (2012). metal beast tears across ocean (warning: experimental, risk of boredom)

Angel’s Egg (1985). surreal holy journey slowly unfurls

The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021). tale told bare, impressionist spin

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)

In Music

glass beach — plastic death (2021). gentle reaching into endless oceans

The Dead Texan — When I See Scissors I Can’t Help But Think of You (2004). finally float freely, cross eons

LilyNiku — POCKETS! (2023). dumb bouncy fun, digital hardcore

plastic death Orange Vinyl

plastic death Orange Vinyl

In Game

Iron Lung (2022). navigate blood ocean, minimal information

Baba Is You (2019). deconstructed ruleset, simple sokoban roots

Iron Lung (2022)

Iron Lung (2022)

In Video

Bonk Boy — Overthinking Michael Afton’s Monologue (20:02). <link>

Question & Answer (2020) dir. by Safdie Brothers (21:03). <link>

Ephraim225 — Tetris: The Grandmaster GM in 10:55 w/ Commentary (12:32). <link>

https://youtu.be/PrsUR3s9O-c

In Writing