Author Archives: Daniel (@MKNN)

FIFA U20 World Cup: Group Stage

Posted on June 12, 2015 by Daniel (@MKNN)

{Written having watched all of the group stage matches on FS1 or FS2, but not any of the Round of 16. DVR’s are beautiful things.} GROUP A This group for the USA has been hailed as the best youth team produced … Continue reading →

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You Can’t Live in the Songs of People Who Do Not Know Your Name

Posted on June 11, 2015 by Daniel (@MKNN)

The quote–which I love–comes from a comment on Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor’s Dust, which I very much enjoyed. This comes from the always impressive Africa Is A Country folks: http://africasacountry.com/lots-of-little-kenyas-a-conversation-with-yvonne-adhiambo-owuor/ I have not listened to the interview, but I was struck by the … Continue reading →

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@The Movies with PopPop: Twenty Feet From Stardom

Posted on June 10, 2015 by Daniel (@MKNN)

Twenty Feet From Stardom is the Oscar-winning 2013 documentary about some of the great (mainly black) back-up singers of the last half of the 20th century and their occasional pursuits of solo careers. Merry Clayton, Darlene Hill, Claudia Lennear and … Continue reading →

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WWC2015: Group Match 1 Thoughts

Posted on June 10, 2015 by Daniel (@MKNN)

{Written after viewing all of the initial group games in the 2015 Women’s World Cup} Canada’s World Cup has started with an odd mix of the scintillating, the sublime, and the snooze-worthy. Some miscellaneous thoughts on the games so far, … Continue reading →

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Pain & Excitement

Posted on June 9, 2015 by Daniel (@MKNN)

Chapter 3 of In Time has been a slog. It’s been a slog because, fundamentally, I kne/ow that something was very wrong with it. It was too slow, too drunk, and too unclear in getting Elliot acting on his primary motivations. … Continue reading →

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Have You Tried Turning It Off and On?

Posted on June 9, 2015 by Daniel (@MKNN)

We’re rebooting. I mean, we barely booted the first time. But it feels like the right time to write a bit more publicly about various things. So, I’m going to try that. Initially, look for thoughts about the football (no, not … Continue reading →

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@The Movies with PopPop: Mr. Turner

Posted on June 9, 2015 by Daniel (@MKNN)

We saw Mr. Turner — and it far exceeded our expectations! It’s a biopic focusing on a couple of decades of the life of JMW Turner, the British landscapist who reached his pinnacle in the late 1800’s, the focus of the … Continue reading →

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@The Movies with PopPop: The Past

Posted on May 23, 2014 by Daniel (@MKNN)

The Past is an excellent 2013 French-Iranian film written and directed by Asghar Farhadi (the auteur also of 2011’s A Separation). An Iranian, Ahmad, married to a French woman, Marie, from whom he’s been separated for 4 years, returns to … Continue reading →

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@The Movies with PopPop: Mud

Posted on January 14, 2014 by Daniel (@MKNN)

Mud is a film that I think should have gotten more attention than it did.  It’s essentially a fable located on the Arkansas River.  Two 14 year olds have discovered a boat in a tree — deposited on an island … Continue reading →

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@TheMovies with PopPop: All Is Lost

Posted on December 19, 2013 by Daniel (@MKNN)

All is Lost, starring Robert Redford, a sinking sailboat and a life raft, is a remarkable movie. It has essentially one word of dialogue, a very loud fuck about 1/2 way through. While the direction and cinematography are excellent, it … Continue reading →

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