When you can’t find it on Google.

Author: J. J.

  • Woodstock 1969 official compilation releases

    UPDATE: See notes at the end of this post about the unprecedented 2019 Rhino collection. It renders some of my statements in this 2017 post obsolete.* I’ve spent the last couple of months obsessively researching recordings from the 1969 “Woodstock Music & Art Fair.” The spreadsheet here is primarily for people wondering which compilation release(s)…

  • 2016 Movie Roundup

    I’ve posted on several categories of film in the past, in particular the 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die annual list (my latest 1001 list was in November 2015). Here is a hodgepodge of stats, including my favorite films that were released in 2016 (films made available to me this year in Louisville, KY).

  • Zepfanman’s other favorite films

    Here are some films that fit outside of the other categories I’ve written about recently (particularly the 1001 Movies list [1]) with a focus on my favorites from 2015. 11 out of 52 of these are currently streaming on Netflix (N). More details below the list.

  • Two years of watching Movies You must See Before You Die

    Listed in this post are my favorite films that I’ve watched since October 2014 from the 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die. You can read more about the first year, but I do have a couple of things I’d add to my initial commentary: In case you hadn’t noticed already, I place a…

  • What is same love?

    So I’m not asking for a tough critique of this music video, but I thought I’d throw this out there. This song doesn’t get everything right, but the spirit of it definitely gets me sometimes when I hear it, almost three years later. I still ask, “What is same love?” How can we even agree…

  • John Wick Candle

    Surely this exists somewhere in real life. Otherwise, here is an image at least for the public domain. By Zepfanman.com. Not available for sale (from me, anyway).