#ernst and alex my favourites

[whoregaylorenzo]

MY COMMS ARE SUPERIOR TO YOURS ACTUALLY

#pls I love them so so so much #ernst and alex my favourites #alex wurz #ernst hausleitner

[sub-danny]

I love your blog!! Your headcanons are top tier, just pure *chef's kiss* perfection

So my question is: what toys/kinds of toys are each of the Danny Bunch's favourites?

I know this is a bit vague but I wanted to give you room to really go nuts

Awh thank you so much! And now you are really testing my knowledge on sex toys😅hope you enjoy it though!

Zemo:

This may be because I have read a load of fanfic's with Zemo and these things, but vibrators. Man loves the feeling of something inside of him, pressing up against his prostate and just vibrating. Constantly stimulating him. Bonus points are one which has a remote control so you can increase and lower the sensitivity when you want. Especially if the two of you are out somewhere, maybe he is at an important business deal or on a mission and during it, you just turn up the vibrations just to see him tense up and then try to pretend that he isn't completely turned on.

Laszlo:

There weren't many types of sex toys back in Laszlo's era, and what there was, were probably not the best. But honestly, I see Laszlo enjoying things more along the bondage side of things. Where you tie up his arms for example. He is very self-conscious because of his arm but in tieing it up and his other arm, he no longer has control over both and so he doesn't feel bad about not being able to do things because of his arm, because he physically can't as it is restrained. He also loves the feeling of handing over all the control to you and letting you do what you want to him. Bonus point is putting a blindfold on him as well so not only can he not move, he can't see you either.

Andrea:

Once again because of the era, there weren't as many sex toys, especially not for male pleasure. But I do see Andrea enjoying being pegged, so maybe a very simple strap on. Very unconventional for the time period but then again since when was Andrea really a normal guy? He's so adorable though. But yeah Andrea loves for you to peg him, he loves you being on top of him and pushing into him and just feeling all the pleasure from his prostate which he had no idea about till he met you.

Niki:

Niki would never say out loud what his favourite sex toy is. Frankly, he'd be very embarrassed to admit it but honestly, for that brat, it's a paddle to spank him with. He secretly loves to be punished which is why he acts out so regularly. He can't help it in a way but the thought of you punishing him and putting him in his place makes him so incredibly turned on. I'd see him preferring a plastic or leather one to a wooden one, texture-wise, but he wants you to hit as hard as you can so that his ass is red afterwards (though it's hard for him to drive for a few days afterwards)

Ernst:

Modern guy likes his modern things. Who knows what technology we will have in the future and what new type of sex toys we will have. Going off something more technically advanced though, I'd see Ernst enjoying an automatic masturbator. A machine you can put on him which feels like a cunt and pumps him. Like an automatic fleshlight. You'd have a remote thought to be able to control the movement, how fast and how slow. You get to control his pleasure and tease him with it, till he is begging for you to turn it up so he can come. You can also overstimulate him with it, not stopping the movement and vibrations even though he has already cum.

Alex:

After the wall goes down, Alex wants to experiment with everything including sex toys so really he doesn't want you to hold back with using things on him. I think something that he would really be interested in, and what would make him cum too hard his legs are shaking would be a vibrator, but instead of pushing it inside of him, pressing a wand vibrator up against his balls and pressing it against his prenum, that bit of skin between his balls and ass which helps stimulate his prostate. Pushing a vibrator around that area while also doing over things would bring him so much pleasure, honestly, he would just lose it.

Sebastian:

Another one of the boys who loves pegging. Honestly, he probably prefers it to what people would consider normal sex. He loves acting bratty just for you to ram him into the bed later. Really what else can I say apart from the fact that he just craves the feeling of you thrusting inside of him, and seeing you on top of him.

David:

I don't think David likes to experiment too greatly. He sticks to what he is used to and so for that matter, using toys really are not a common circumstance. However, this thought just came into my mind so I'm going to write it down and that is while I don't think he would enjoy pegging and such (he thinks that's too much for him to cope with) he would let you use anal beads on him. Like I said it's only occasionally you two would use toys and he would need other things as well as the anal beads, but he does love the feeling of you pushing some small ones into him, them being in him while you ride them and then you pull them out when he comes undone.

Tony:

Tony is another one who I personally think, doesn't really use toys in the bedroom. It's just not really his thing, he prefers more traditional sex with you. However, the one exception would be a fleshlight or a toy similar to that. Usually, when you two sleep together, you are the one topping him. You might give him a handjob or a blowjob but you don't really let him make love to you. So using that toy is an alternative for the two of you, so his cock still gets stimulation which feels like he is fucking something even though he isn't actually fucking you. He enjoys the feeling of the toy and how good you are able to use it on him. But he definitely prefers it when you are making love to him.

Alex Garel:

Electro toys! Not commonly known about but these things do exist. I came across one once where you place it on the tip of a guy's cock and from pressing something it sends quick bursts of electricity out stimulating him. I can see Alex thriving off that. The gasps and moans he would make as he thrashes around for a few seconds from it. It would make him incredibly hard. I can also see Alex designing his own toys to fit his own needs and for you to use on him.

Konrad Koch:

Once again the time period he is in is quite limiting in terms of sex toys. But even then I personally don't see Konrad being into a lot more kinky things. I think he is more traditional things, though maybe he did experiment in his university days. But yeah now he is older and living at the school I don't think he is too big on sex toys. However, I do see him, much like Laszlo, enjoying being tied up from time to time just to let go of all control and let you use him however you want to.

#subdanielbrühl #sub!zemo #sub!laszlo kreizler #sub!andrea marowski #sub!niki lauda #sub!ernst schmidt #sub!alex garel #sub!sebastian zollner #sub!david kern #sub!tony balerdi #sub!alex kerner #sub!konrad koch #daniel brühl

[thedaisycrownwitch]

SIMP ANNOUNCEMENT

So, I won't change the name of this blog, because there is big nostalgia attached to it,

EDIT: I changed the name. RIP my promise.

but I also wanna share with you guys my absolute WILD love I have developed for Baron Zemo and Daniel Brühl in general, over the last couple of months.

First, how did this happen?

I literally have no heckin idea, my friend wanted me to watch FATWS, because she likes Bucky and wanted to write a Marvel RP with me. So I started watching, and then the 3rd episode came on and oh boi, Zemos pure existence made my heart beat a bit faster.

From then on, I went down the full Daniel Brühl rabbit hole, watching movies of him left and right, loving his work. And thats how we ended up here.

What movies of him do you like the most?

Ich und Kaminski has shaped into my comfort movie over the last couple of months, when I feel bad, I watch it. Sebastian Zöllner is the loveliest asshole I can imagine.

Cloverfield Paradox would be my second pic. I'm just a sucker for sci-fi and that just hits that nerve. Also Ernst Schmidt is my space meow meow, I wuv him sm.

Other then that...Rush is pretty neat, Good-Bye Lenin is cute (Alex issa baby and he likes stars and space and he wanted to become and astronaut omg i love him so much 🥺) and Face of an Angel is heckin weird (but Thomas Lang hot af, so idc)

What are your favourite Daniel Brühl Characters?

Oh god, don't make me choose, thats so hard 😭 I'll give you like my top 5 and the rest is about equal in how much I like them.

Sebastian Zöllner (Ich und Kaminski)

Tonda (Krabat)

Baron Helmut Zemo (MCU)

Ernst Schmidt (The Cloverfield Paradox)

Alex(ander) Kerner (Good-Bye Lenin)

Notable Mentions: Jan (The Edukators), Hans Krämer (The Coming Days), Escherich (Alone in Berlin), Hubertus Czernin (Woman in Gold), Wilfried Böse (7 Days in Entebbe)

You already got fanart, didn't you?

Okay, listen. I- When I fall down into the simp hole, I kinda had to. Soo...here's the fanart I got with small descriptions, as well as the artists who made it, in case you'd like to commission them as well ❤

So there first two are fanarts with Zemo and the new OC I made for him, kind of? Her name is Katharina Mühlendorf and she works with the air force. Much like Sam, she was trained in using the Falcon Glider, and carried out missions during the blip. She's friends with Sam and Torres, so Sam pulled her in on the mission in Madripoor, where she acted as Sams (or rather Smiling Tiger's body guard). And she just fell hard for Zemo simply being Zemo, because why the heck not and hot sokovian man hot.

Meggsssart: https://instagram.com/meggsssart - tdk: https://twitter.com/KitKombat?s=09

And then there are just the ones with me and Zemo...or a marvel version of me? Idk, just Zemo and me, okey?

Potadumplin: https://twitter.com/potadumpling?s=09 - Shinkomiii: https://twitter.com/shinkomiii?s=09

You are pairing your OCs with canon characters...?

Yes, and there is nothing you can do about it.

You know what? I like doing it. My OC Yule and Tonda are my favourite couple at the moment, she's a white (green) magic witch, he's a dark wizard with deep sadness. They are baby, they are cute, I love them, and I won't let anyone ruin them for me!

(I'm so sorry for the bad photoshop, I wipped dis up in 5 minutes 😭)

#daniel brühl #baron helmut zemo #baron zemo #marvel #marvel oc #oc #witchoc #tonda krabat #i just think hes neat #i just think they're cute #i will never shut up about the yin-yang thing tonda and yule have

[treason-and-plot]

List 5 facts about your most favorite sim of yours and send this to 10 simblrs whose sims you adore ♥♥♥

Thank you dearest! I’m sorry I took so long to get to this, I’m bad at cleaning out my inbox. Anyway I thought I’d choose Naomi because a few people have asked me lately about what she is up to, especially since there’s been some spotlight lately shone on her ex-husband Raj. I have a lot planned for Naomi but I need a huge chunk of time to give her story the treatment I feel it deserves, and I probably won’t have that amount of time available to me until Christmas holidays. Thank you everyone very much for your patience. I love youse all!

1) Naomi has been radiating a sense of calm and serenity of late. It is the serenity that comes from having reached an important decision, the type of decision that requires unshakeable strength and determination.   

2) She is also very happy because her sister Valentina is coming to visit soon from Monte Vista. Naomi loves her sister more than anyone else in the world. 

3) Alex bought her a Stradivarius violin worth more than 10 million for her birthday recently. For the first time ever she allowed him to hear her play, a Bach sonata. (although she did so very grudgingly.)

4) Naomi’s favourite solo violin piece is Der Erlkönigby Schubert, arranged by Heinrich Ernst. It is based on a poem byGoethe in which a child is attacked by a supernatural being called the Erlkönig, or Elf King. She loves its doom-laden mood of suspenseful anticipation, the quickening sense of fear and foreboding. It’s a wild and terrifying ride, resulting in death. She would not ever waste her time playing it for Alex. Raj said he found it lovely, but terrifying. Much like Naomi herself!

5) Sheis still paying Raj’s rent on Joël’s houseboat in Isla Paradiso. She feels like this is a very adult and considerate thing to do for one’s ex-husband, particularly if one’s ex-husband has just gotten out of jail and has no job or immediate prospects. Perhaps she should also send him a food hamper once or twice a month?

#simslife-simblr #naomi #character development #Raj #Alex Dunlop

[thecoveys]

spring awakening for the musicals ask game!

Leave a musical in my ask and I will tell you…

• my favourite character

Oooh man, I have to pick, don’t I?? 

Well, I am a true Moritz stan (you can quote me on that) and I do love him a lot, but we also stan Ilse and Wendla on this blog. If haaaaad to pick though, I’d go with Moritz.

• a song that reminds me of my favourite character

I’m gonna do all three that I mentioned bc I’m a rebel like that

Moritz - “Start Again” by Conrad Sewell

Ilse - “Hurricane” by Halsey

Wendla - “If I Die Young” by The Band Perry

• a character that deserved better

*bursts into confetti that spells out Martha*

• an unpopular opinion about one of the characters

I’m not good with unpopular opinions tbh. I’m not good at serving tea in the way some people in this fandom are.

HOWEVER I do have some strong feelings about the general characterization of my boy Ernst that I see in this fandom. Ernst as a character on his own is awesome, we stan, but for some reason the fandom doesn’t do him justice (I too am guilty of this, but at least I am aware and I actively try to be better)

oh, and I also don’t hate Melchior as strongly as some people. I recognize his flaws and I don’t condone his actions, and I do give him a hard time for the memes, but I don’t hate him in the way some people do.

• the character that has the best development

Am I allowed to say Melchior, or will that open Pandora’s Box of negativity in my ask box? I mean, Melchior is the only character of the main characters that survives and actually gets to have decent development.

I wanna say Wendla, but y’know, she ded.

• my least favourite character

Any adult character. Fanny Gabor can stay, but she’s on thin fucking ice.

• the character that I relate to the most

I don’t think I necessarily relate to any of the kids, but I did take to Moritz right away when I first discovered the musical.

• the character (if any) I have an inexplicable crush on

Otto and Thea. Like bro, they’re barely there but when they are there, I love them to pieces.

• my favourite version of my favourite character (which production? who played them?)

In the original Broadway run, I absolutely love Gerard Canonico’s Moritz. He’s one of my favourite actors for Moritz, and tumblr is hardcore sleeping on Gerard’s version of him.

However, nothing will ever surpass Daniel Durant and Alex Boniello as Moritz in the Deaf West production. Their chemistry on stage is something unlike anything I’ve ever seen on a stage. Daniel is a fantastic actor and I admire him a lot, and all of his choices for Moritz worked so well and Alex bouncing off of what Daniel did while simultaneously bringing life to Moritz’ subconscious is something that I have yet to see again on a stage.

I also hardcore stan Sandra Mae Frank and Katie Boeck’s Wendla, for many of the same reasons. Lea Michele who??

• a random headcanon about one of the characters

Otto writes. That’s it, that’s the headcanon. He writes poems, stories, notes, diaries.

#ask games #answered #spring awakening #dwsa #i got way too into this and i am not sorry #i love ask games like this where i can rant about my favourite musicals #send me more??? #coniello

[thinkingoutlouddblog]

You Like Him Better

Request:  So I work as a caregiver for senior citizens. Could you make an imagine with Harry styles Where he visit me at a clients house and realizes that the son of my client (alex Ernst) and I have formed a very close bond and he gets jealous and it leads to an argument but it all gets fixed in the end? @fairlygothparent

Pairing: Harry Styles x reader

A/N: To everyone who has sent me requests, I have not forgotten about you! I am writing I promise x

There was nothing you loved more than having clients who made your job rewarding. As a caregiver for senior citizens, it was very hit and miss as to whether you would have a client you enjoyed spending time with and taking care of. But Mr Ernst was a joy to work for. And it also didn’t hurt that his son had become a good friend of yours.

You and Alex had just clicked as soon as you met. You always made easy conversation and shared similar senses of humour. You had really gotten to know each other well since you’ve started as Mr Ernst’s caregiver and he was easily one of your closer friends. But of course, that was all you were. Friends.

You were making cups of tea for the three of you when there was a knock at the door. “I’ll get it,” Alex spoke as he stood from his chair.

Thinking nothing of it, you continued pouring the hot water into the mugs. That was until you heard an all too familiar voice from the front door. “I’m here to see Y/N. Sorry to pop in unexpectedly I just wanted to surprise her is all,” Harry, your boyfriend of eight months, could be heard from the doorway.

You placed the kettle down and followed the sound of his voice. “Harry!” you grinned upon seeing him with a bunch of your favourite flowers in hand. “H, you didn’t have to do this,” you said as you wrapped your arms around him.

“You’ve been working so hard recently, I just wanted to do something nice for yeh,” you could hear the smile in his voice as he held you tight. After a long moment he pulled away from you and turned to face Alex. “Hi, I’m Harry. Nice to meet you,” he said, but his smile was tight.

“Alex. Nice to meet you too.” Despite their polite words and shaking hands, you could tell they weren’t going to be fast friends.

You led Harry to the lounge room where Mr Ernst sat on the couch with a newspaper. Unlike with Alex, Harry instantly hit it off with the older man and began making conversation as soon as they were done with their polite introductions.

You made your way back into the kitchen, grabbing an extra mug for Harry. “I’ll give you a hand,” Alex said as he followed you into the kitchen.

He opened the fridge door and handed you the milk as he began talking. “So I was thinking we could maybe go and see a movie sometime in the next week or so? It’s been awhile since we’ve done something.”

You glanced up at Alex as you poured the milk. “Yeah sure, Harry’s going to be away for the next couple weeks so I’ll be free most of the time.” You handed Alex two of the mugs to take to the living room. “As long as you don’t start crying during this movie,” you teased him.

“That was one time and it was your fault! You’re the one who picked the movie!” he defended.

“Yeah well next time I’m not going to be the one drying your tears and holding you as the credits roll,” you laugh, not noticing the set of Harry’s jaw as he watches your interaction. “Here you go, H,” you say as you hand him his tea.

For the next ten minutes, the four of you make casual conversation, Harry answering Mr Ernst’s questions about what it’s like to be so successful in the music industry and the rest of you sharing stories about your more ordinary lives. It didn’t escape your attention that anytime Alex would speak Harry’s stare would harden and he would quickly try to take over the conversation. Mr Ernst however, appeared to be completely unaware and was clearly charmed by Harry.

“Well, I’m beat. Would you be able to help me get into bed Y/N? I think I’m going to have an early afternoon nap,” Mr Ernst said with a smile.

“Of course,” you said as you stood from your chair.

“Nice to meet you, Harry. This one’s a keeper I’m telling you,” he smiled at Harry as you helped him stand. “Trust me, I won’t be letting her go,” he stared straight at Alex as he spoke.

You couldn’t believe he was acting this way. Harry had never done anything like this before. The last thing you wanted to do at that moment was leave him in a room alone with Alex but you knew you had to go help Mr Ernst into bed, so you turned and walked out of the room.

Just having finished putting him to bed, you shut Mr Ernst’s bedroom door behind you to be met with Alex standing alone in the hallway. “You can knock off now, I have the rest of the day off so I’ll be here to help him out of bed and get him dinner,” he spoke softly so he wouldn’t disturb his father. “Plus I think you and Harry have some talking to do,” he said with a sad smile.

“Thank you so much, Alex. I’m so sorry about how he’s been behaving today. I promise you he isn’t usually like this,” you frowned.

“Hey, don’t worry about it. I can tell from how he was talking with my Dad he’s a good guy. I’m sure you’ll sort it out,” he gives you a reassuring smile before pulling you into a hug. A moment later, you heard someone clearing their throat. You pulled away to see Harry standing in the hallway, watching you with his arms crossed. “We’d better get going, Y/N,” he said icily.

You followed as he turned on his heel and walked out the door without saying goodbye to Alex. It wasn’t until you were already off the street that you realised you had left your bunch of flowers behind. You sighed and turned to face Harry as he drove, eyes staring straight ahead and jaw clenched. “What was that all about?” you asked exasperatedly.

He scoffed and rolled his eyes, but said nothing in response.

“Harry, you better give me a damn good explanation as to why you just treated Alex like absolute shit. He’s the son of one of my clients and someone I consider to be a friend, so you better start explaining yourself. Right now,” you demanded.

“Please, I think you consider him to be a bit more than a friend,” he sneered, shaking his head at you without looking at you.

“Are you actually being serious right now, Harry? We’re clearly just friends,” you said, not believing this was genuinely what Harry thought. After all the months you had been together and all the commitment you had given him, you couldn’t believe he actually thought you would be so blatantly unfaithful. “Please, Y/N. Friends don’t flirt like that,” Harry scoffed.

“That wasn’t flirting! We’re just close friends is all. Honestly H, that’s all there is to it!” You were beginning to become increasingly defensive, slowly realising how much Harry believed what he was saying.

“Well, if you don’t realise that that’s flirting I would hate to see how you act when you do. When you realise that you really actually like him. Hell, you might even realise you like him better,” he hissed. You looked at him in pure shock as he parked at your apartment and finally turned to look at you, not even flinching at your expression. “If you’re just going to use him as a replacement for me when I go away, then you might as well just use him as a full-time replacement. Don’t bother waiting for me to go on tour.”

“Harry, do you actually hear yourself right now?” How could he accuse you of such things? The two of you had come so far in your relationship and you had honestly never felt more connected to anyone in your life. He wasn’t just your boyfriend, he was your best friend. “I would never try and replace you! I don’t understand where all this is coming from,” your eyes began to water as you spoke.

“Yeah, whatever, Y/N. I saw you two today, I know what I’m talking about,” he rolled his eyes at you as if he thought you were completely stupid.

“No, you don’t!” you yelled in frustration, wiping angrily at your eyes in an attempt to prevent your tears from spilling. Harry shook his head one last time before swiftly exiting the car, slamming the car door behind him.

You sat in the car in silence, wanting to be hot on Harry’s heels as he rushed into the apartment, giving him a piece of your mind, but knowing he needed time to cool down. If you followed him in and kept the argument going you knew it would only continue to heat up and make the situation worse. So you got out off the car, sent Harry a quick text saying you would be back soon and began a quick walk around the block.

Twenty minutes later, you slowly creaked the apartment door open to be met with a deafening silence. “Harry?” you called out tentatively. The silence only continued on.

You crept into the apartment with uncertainty. You tried to stop the doubtful thoughts that were entering your mind to no avail. Surely he wouldn’t leave you over something like this. He just couldn’t. You were beginning to curse yourself for leaving him to cool down instead of immediately following after him when you arrived at your open bedroom door.

For a moment, your anger was forgotten as you saw him lying on your bed, his face buried into a pillow. You straightened up as you remembered just how he had acted that day. “Harry,” you alerted him to your presence.

He looked up from the pillow and in that moment your resolve to be harsh and put him in his place crumbled. You had only seen Harry cry a few times over the course of your relationship but looking at his red rimmed eyes and blotchy face, you knew there was something seriously upsetting him. You knew you had good reason to be mad at him and this didn’t excuse his behaviour, but your priority was making sure the man you loved was okay.

“Oh, H.” He shoved his face back into the pillow in embarrassment. Within in an instant, you were right beside him, wrapping your arms around him from behind. “What’s going on, Harry?”

“You’re better off with a guy like him,” he whispered after a moment. He turned away from the pillow and sat up to face you as he spoke. “You’re better off with someone who will always be around. You’ll realise that when I’m away for ages. There’ll be all these guys who are interested in you who could give you so much more than I could. Who could be there for you so much more than I could? I got so mad today because I looked at Alex and saw that he could do for you what I can’t. Be a boyfriend who’s always here with you.”

“Harry, that’s complete bollocks. Yes, it’ll be hard when you’re away for longer more often. Yes, I could be dating a boy who wasn’t away so much. But no one will ever compare to you. You’re the person I want to be with, I don’t want anyone else. This is what I signed up for when I started dating you. Nothing is going to make me go back on that,” you gave him a reassuring smile and when you saw a smile play at his lips, you knew he was going to be okay.

“Even when you’re an asshole to my friend,” you gave him a pointed look.

“Fuck, I’m so sorry, Y/N. Logically I knew you guys weren’t really flirting and there was nothing going on but I was just so caught up in my own insecurities. I’ll go back there and apologise right now if you want me to,” he said, already standing up and getting ready to go.

“You can go back and apologise tomorrow. How about for now you just kiss me?” a faux innocent smile played at your lips.

“Don’t have to tell me twice,” he said before closing the distance between you and crashing his lips to yours.

masterlist // send me a request!

#harry #styles #harry styles #harry styles x reader #harry styles imagine #harry styles x you #harry styles on tour #harry styles live #hs #dunkirk #dunkirk imagine #alex imagine #dunkirk alex #alex x reader #harry styles preference #harry styles fic #harry x reader #harry imagine #one direction #1D #one direction imagine #one direction preference #1D imagine

[davidsvlogs]

Heyy! I know this isn't exactly what you usually do, but you are my favourite Vlog squad's blog and I thought I could ask you this :) do you know any good fanfiction about the vlog squad? Or like some fanfiction recs blog or something like this. Because I can't really find any of them. It would be fantastic if you could help me, but if you can't it's okay

i haven’t come across a whole lot of fanfics for anyone in the squad, but then again i haven’t looked, the only ones i have seen were for colby and elton. i’m sure youve already done this but try searching “alex ernst (or whatever name) imagine”, i just did and a couple came up!

[hcneybaby]

i saw a couple of these masterlists floating around... so i decided to make one of my own! under the cut you will find my favourite faceclaims to use in twitter roleplays. everyone’s instagram handle is linked back to their page, and please note that many of these faceclaims have public finstas/spam instagrams, snapchat/tumblr/twitter accounts, and fan pages that may have additional pictures and resources! i have tried to check back to make sure that all these faceclaims are comfortable with being roleplayed, but if you have any evidence that suggests otherwise, please let me know! please like or reblog if you use or find this helpful!

121 male fcs, 198 female fcs, 6 nonbinary fcs.

(notes: underage fcs are noted, fcs whose ages i couldnt get confirmation for are marked with a *) LINKS ARE NOT WORKING AT THIS TIME.

aankita.b (ankita b) - f

adryanhanson - m

aidettec (aidette cancino) - f

air_thugger (zack) - m

alannaarrington - f

alessiasmusic (alessia cara) - f

alexisgzall - f

alexjordonez - m

aliaabhatt - f

alinabaraz - f

alishanesvat - f

altonmason - m

alxcext (alice t) - f

amandlastenberg - nb

ameerabelle - f

amine - m

angelzuri (zuri tibby) - f

anniemarie - f

angelinagalvis_ - f

ansel (ansel elgort) - m

anwarhadid - m

arielle (arielle vandenberg) - f

artbitch666 (helena) - f

arzaylea (arzaylea rodriguez) - f

asamizdrenka  - f

ashley_moore_ (ashley moore) - f

ashtondsanders - m

ayushsahota - m

babykateli (kate li) - f

bae.doe (minahil mahmood) - f

barbienox (barbie ferreira) - f

beamiller  - f

beansiie (bean mclean) - f

bella.ashlynn (isabella ashlynn) - f

blakemichael14 (blake michael) - m

braydenbradshaw - m

brennen (brennen taylor) - m

brianhwhittaker - m

brumarquezine (bruna marquezine) - f

bryanaholly - f

brycealakai (bryce dettloff) - m

brycehall - m

bryonyloft - f

brysontiller - m

camilakilla (camila low) - f

camilalalaaa (camila romero) - f

captainbarto (adam bartoshesky) - m

carlsonyoung - f

carololiveiraoficial (carolina oliveira) - f

caroviee - f

cartiamallan - f

catherineallenn (catherine marie allen) - f

celia_leslie - f

chachigonzales - f

chaelincl (lee chae rin) - f

cheriemadeleine (madeleine rose) - f

chloebbbb (chloe b) - f

chloebridges - f

chiquifairydust (amanda arcuri) - f

cindymello - f

cleolazuli - f

cocojanelle_  (janelle mughannam)  - f

codyko - m

codyryle - m

colormenae (reginae carter) - f

creolekourt (kourtney jorge) - f

cristalserranoo (cristal serrano) - f

daisymarquez_ - f

daltonjackson - m

darth_bador (emily bador) - f

darwingray - m

daviddobrik - m 

delilahbelle - f

denjiel (deni el’ abdel) - m

denzeldion - m

destryallyn - f

devonleecarlson - f

didargh (didar) - f

diegobarrueco - m

dopeisland (angelo zeigler) - m

dounia (dounia tazi) - f

duckieofficial (duckie thot) - f

dylanjordan - m

dysndysn - m

ed1thx (edith) - f [underage]

eduardtorres7 (eduard torres) - m

elesaaa (elesa anthony) - f

ellise - f

elijahdanielistrash (elijah daniel) - m

ellamai - f

elizabeth.wood - f

emilysteaparty (emily rudd) - f

en_jajaja (enya umanzor) - f

erikalipps - f

eringilfoy - f

ernst (alex ernst) - m

fabiangrayy (fabian gray) - m

feralcreature (eugenie grey) - f

fingermonkey (camille rowe-bel) - f

foxillaa/remeliedj (rebecca fox) - f

froy (froy guiterrez) - m

g1avasis (taylor giavasis) - f

gabi (gabi demartino) - f

gabrielconte - m

gabriella_brooks - f

gemmajanes - f

georgiafowler - f

godhatesmiles (miles mckenna) - m

graciepiscopo - f

griffinarnlund - f

grace_auten - f

haleyluhoo (haley lu richardson) - f

harinef - f

harrisonwebb97 - m

hayden.graye - nb

hayleaulaw - f

hayley_bui - f

heathhussar - m

herizen_fawn (herizen guardiola) - f

holyscum - m

hyulari - f

iamamypham - f

iambeckyg - f

iamkittens (lauren abedini) - f

iamlucascoly - m

ibellapeschardt (isabella peschardt) - f

imaanhammam - f

imbribtw (bri nicole) - f

imcalledconnor (connor samuel john ball) - m

imjennim - f

indyyelich1 (india yelich o’connor) - f

iskra (iskra lawrence)- f

itsalexisnelly - f

j.franciss (jack francis) - m

jacobbix (jacob bixenman) - m

jacobwhitesides - m

jacksonguthy - m

jaerichards - m

jassmineskye - f

jazminegarcia - f

jesserutherford - m

jessicamichel - f

jessica.syj (jessica jung) - f

jessie.li._ (jessie li wang) - f

jessmclements (jessica clements) - f

jin_a_nana (im jin-ah) - f

joeykidney - m

jogia (avan jogia) - m

jona2santos (jonathon dos santos) - m

jordanbunker - m

jordan_fisher - m

joshleviworld (josh levi) - m

jsunghoon (sunghoon jang) - m

jusreign - f

justinemaebiticon - f

kalinwhite - m

kaliuchis - f

kardelenxhy - f

karonbyers - m

kealanaihe (kealamakia naihe) - m

keiynanlonsdale - m

kelliberglund - f

kellybellyboom (kelly gale) - f

kennyjknox - m

kevincinema - m

kevinogarrett - m

kianalede - f

killedthemfortheurl (apple elizabeth drysdale) - f

kiyoko11 (hayley kiyoko) - f

kortajarenajon (jon kortajarena) - m

kristenhancher - f

kristenmcatee - f

kurtisconner - m

laleekley (lauren leekley)   - f

laraghraoui - f

lauijan (lauko farhad) - m

laurengiraldo - f

lewishamilton - m

lia (lia marie-johnson) - f

lilhunnytay (taylor mcdonald) - f

lilyachty - m

lilyrose_depp - f

lindsaydemeola - f

linmick (lindsay vrckovnik) - f

lizakoshy - f

lohanthony (anthony quintal) - m

londonrichards - m

lordemusic (ella yelich-o'connor) - f

lucafersko - m

lucyvives - f

lukasabbat - m

madisonpettis - f

mahoganylox - f

malikoa (mali koa hood) - f

maluma - m

marcbartra - m

matthbennett (matt bennett) - m

mattrking (matt king) - m 

meechonmars (demetrius harmon) - m

meghancurrrie - f

meghanrienks - f

_melton_ (charles melton) - m

mikahlcaci - f

mimielashiry - f

minji_money - f

mirapatelll (mira patel) - f

morguemami (kailee morgue)  - f

msrebeccablack - f

mvkdre (makayla london) - f

mylifeaseva (eva gutowski) - f

mynamesdiana (diana veras) - f

naomigscott - f

nataliacastellarcalvani - f

natalyneri - f

nathanzed - m

neelamkg (neelam gill) - f

neil_milan - m

niki (niki demartino) - f

nisrinasbia - f

nolanzarlin - m

noodz (micah mahinay) - f

nyane (nyané lebajoa) - f

ollyyears (olly alexander) - nb

okaspen (aspen mansfield) - f

palomija (paloma elsesser) - f

pameluft - f

papibrad (brad huffman) - m

partynextdoor - m

paytoncaci - f

pepebarrososilva - m

priyasidhu - f *

pugluvr98 (sydney smith) - f

purp.alpaca (nyla lueeth) - f

pyperbleu (annabelle g) - f

rafaella - f

raury - m

rechellemansour - f

reiflerpaige - f

rheacarter - f

rhodesaaron (aaron rhodes) - m

rhodesaustin (austin rhodes) - m

romanroyale - m

romilhemnani - m

ronniebanks - m

royenglish - m

rudymancuso - m

russ - m

ryandestiny - f

sabs0ul (sabrina avelar) - f

sadeemondino - f

sahlt_ (alycia tyre) - f

sageelsesser - m

salemmitchell - f

samxfazz (sam fazz) - f

sarahbaskaa - f

sebas (sebastián villalobos) - m

sewintabaei - f

shameikmoore - m

sighmike (michael mancari)  - m

simisear_ (simran randhawa) - f

skawngur (nam joo hyuk) - m

slickwoods - f

snitchery (eleanor barnes) - f

sofisolars (sofia solares) - f

sonialeslie - f

_sonofvasco (blake anthony) - m

sonnyturner___ - f

sophiahadjipanteli - f

sora_pppp (park so ra) - f

sorrycody - m

sruthijayadevan - f

standup4justice (justice smith) - m

sterlingbeau (sterling beaumon) - m

sunnysoofiani - f

stevenkelly - m

sydneylcarlson - f

symphanisoto - f

sza - f

tashimrod (tashi rodriguez) - f

thatbohogirl (krithika khurana) - f

thatsheart (heart defensor) - f

thatsojack (jack baran) - m

thecallumalexander - m

thecameronboyce - m

thegabbieshow (gabbie hanna) - f

thegr8khalid (khalid robinson) - m

thekaranbrar - m

theoneprinceton (princeton perez) - m

therealfouz (fouz alfahad) - f

thomasadoherty - m

tinashenow (tinashe) - f

tinawoodsss - f

tom_harlock - m

todderic_ (toddy smith) - m

tonyrevolori - m

trapjes - f

trejsamuels - m

treyrichards - m

trisdhaliwal (tristin dhaliwal) - f

tristful.spirit (justin llarena) - nb

ttylteala (teala dunn) - f

uglyworldwide (jazzelle zanaughtti) - nb

vanessamerrell - f

vanilladingdong (scotty sire)  - m

veronicamerrell - f

victoriavillarroel - f

vivv (vivian benitez) - f

wahlidm (wahlid mohamed) - m

wallisday - f

warukatta (fernanda ly) - f

wavy_ting (chasity renae) - f

weeknds (dominic deangelis) - m

whoiselijah (stephen james) - m

winnieharlow - f

wolftyla - f

xeniaoverdose (xenia van der woodsen) - f

xxxbgdrgn - m

yasminmoonmoon - f 

yourboyfai (fai khadra) - m

yrntakeoff (takeoff from migos) - m

zane (zane hijazi) - m

zionkuwonu - m

zolee_g (zolee griggs) - f

zunai_mayi - f

2jam4u (jam wilson) - nb

#rpt #fc masterlist #fc help #rph #twitter rp #masterlist #mine

[unfortunatelysirius]

About Me!

Rule: Copy this post into a new text post; remove my answers and put in your own. When you are done, tag up to 10 people. Most importantly, have fun! Tagged by @spn-destiel-sabriel-fanfics! Thank you for tagging me in this :) At the end, I've tagged 10 of you all that are following me! You don't have to actually do this, but I'd like for you to tag me if you do! Love you all xx a / age: 16, but I'm turning 17 on September 14th! b / biggest fear: Needles, driving, and being put in pressuring situations. c / current time: 10:57 P.M. d / drink you had last: Water. e / everyday starts with: Me wishing I could stay in bed and not have anything to worry about. f / favourite song: I have several, so here's a few! Winter by PVRIS, Arcadia by The Kite String Tangle, Fourth of July by Fall Out Boy, Carry That Weight by The Beatles, Nonstop by Lin Manuel-Miranda, and Season 2 Episode 3 by Glass Animals. g/ ghosts are real? I hope so, because I'm a slut for the paranormal. h / hometown: Hindman. i / in love with: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Chris Pratt, Ben Barnes, Alex Ernst, Kit Harrington, and Bob Morley. j / jealous of: People who are more intelligent than me. I don't really care if someone's more attractive than me, to be perfectly honest. k / killed someone: I've killed a lizard before and it's haunted me everyday since. Lol, jk. l / last time you cried: Quite a while ago. Can't remember when, but it was out of stress for the future. m / middle name: Michelle. n / number of siblings: 1. His name's Thomas, and he's absolutely adorable! o / one wish: To be a published author. p / person you last called/texted: My best friend, Kennedy. q / questions you’re always asked: Where I want to go to college at, what I plan on majoring in, and why I act like such a bitch. r / reasons to smile: My dog Abby, Game of Thrones, getting straight A's, and good music! s / song last sang: Dear Theodosia from Hamilton. t / time you woke up: 6:30. u / underwear colour: Gray, lol. v / vacation destination: New York City or Great Britain. w / worst habit: Biting my nails, waiting till the last minute to do things, and talking over people. x / xrays you have had: My teeth. y / your favourite food: Lasagna or French fries. z / zodiac sign: Virgo I tag — @ilovedracomorethanilovemyself @hedwigdidntdeservetodie @rose-lovegood @mariettew @quirkyminded-wizard @fangirlingxo @xmarauder-potterx @purefictionist @oliviagrace02 @angustieis

#thanks for tagging me! #hope I don't sound too boring #love you all!

[ezekielfigucro]

i saw a couple of these masterlists floating around... so i decided to make one of my own! under the cut you will find my favourite faceclaims to use in twitter roleplays. everyone’s instagram handle is linked back to their page, and please note that many of these faceclaims have public finstas/spam instagrams, snapchat/tumblr/twitter accounts, and fan pages that may have additional pictures and resources! i have tried to check back to make sure that all these faceclaims are comfortable with being roleplayed, but if you have any evidence that suggests otherwise, please let me know! please like or reblog if you use or find this helpful!

91 male fcs, 165 female fcs, 5 nonbinary fcs.

(notes: underage fcs are noted, fcs whose ages i couldnt get confirmation for are marked with a *)

aankita.b (ankita b) - f aidettec (aidette cancino) - f air_thugger (zack) - m alannaarrington - f alessiasmusic (alessia cara) - f alexisgzall - f alexjordonez - m aliaabhatt - f alinabaraz - f alishanesvat - f altonmason - m amandlastenberg - nb ameerabelle  - f angelzuri (zuri tibby) - f anniemarie - f angelinagalvis_ - f ansel (ansel elgort) - m anwarhadid - m arielle (arielle vandenberg) - f artbitch666 (helena) -f arzaylea (arzaylea rodriguez) - f asamizdrenka  - f ashley_moore_ (ashley moore) - f ayushsahota - m babykateli (kate li) - f bae.doe (minahil mahmood) - f barbienox (barbie ferreira) - f beamiller  - f beansiie (bean mclean) - f bella.ashlynn (isabella ashlynn) - f blakemichael14 (blake michael) - m braydenbradshaw - m brennen (brennen taylor) - m brumarquezine (bruna marquezine) - f bryanaholly - f bryonyloft - f brysontiller - m cakenblake_ (blake anthony) - m camilakilla (camila low) - f captainbarto (adam bartoshesky) - m carlsonyoung - f carololiveiraoficial (carolina oliveira) - f cartiamallan - f catherineallenn (catherine marie allen) - f celia_leslie - f chachigonzales - f chaelincl (lee chae rin) - f chloebbbb (chloe b) - f chloebridges - f chiquifairydust (amanda arcuri) - f cleolazuli - f cocojanelle_  (janelle mughannam)  - f codyko - m codyryle - m colormenae (reginae carter) - f creolekourt (kourtney jorge) - f cristalserranoo (cristal serrano) - f daisymarquez_ - f daltonjackson - m darth_bador (emily bador) - f daviddobrik - m  delilahbelle - f denjiel (deni el’ abdel) - m denzeldion - m destryallyn - f devonleecarlson - f didargh (didar) - f [underage] dopeisland (angelo zeigler) - m dounia (dounia tazi) - f dylanjordan - m elesaaa (elesa anthony) - f ellise - f elijahdanielistrash (elijah daniel) - m ellamai - f emilysteaparty (emily rudd) - f en_jajaja (enya umanzor) - f erikalipps - f eringilfoy - f ernst (alex ernst) - m feralcreature (eugenie grey) - f fingermonkey (camille rowe-bel) - f foxillaa/remeliedj (rebecca fox - f froy (froy guiterrez) - m g1avasis (taylor giavasis) - f gabi (gabi demartino) - f gabrielconte - m gabriella_brooks - f gemmajanes - f georgiafowler - f godhatesmiles (miles mckenna) - m graciepiscopo - f haleyluhoo (haley lu richardson) - f harinef - f harrisonwebb97 - m hayleaulaw - f hayley_bui - f heathhussar - m herizen_fawn (herizen guardiola) - f heyamine - m iamamypham - f iambeckyg - f iamlucascoly - m ibellapeschardt (isabella peschardt) - f imaanhammam - f imbribtw (bri nicole) - f imjennim - f indyyelich1 (india yelich o’connor) - f iskra (iskra lawrence)- f itsalexisnelly - f j.franciss (jack francis) - m jacobbix (jacob bixenman) - m jacobwhitesides - m jaerichards - m jesserutherford - m jessicamichel - f jessica.syj (jessica jung) - f jessie.li._ (jessie li wang) - f jessmclements (jessica clements) - f jin_a_nana (im jin-ah) - f jogia (avan jogia) - m jona2santos (jonathon dos santos) - m jordan_fisher - m joshleviworld (josh levi) - m jusreign - f justinemaebiticon - f kalinwhite - m kaliuchis - f karonbyers - m kealanaihe (kealamakia naihe) - m keiynanlonsdale - m kelliberglund - f kellybellyboom (kelly gale) - f kennyjknox - m kevincinema - m kevinogarrett - m kianalede - f killedthemfortheurl (apple elizabeth drysdale) - f kiyoko11 (hayley kiyoko) - f kortajarenajon (jon kortajarena) - m kristenhancher - f kristenmcatee - f kurtisconner - m laleekley (lauren leekley)   - f laraghraoui - f lauijan (lauko farhad) - m laurengiraldo - f lewishamilton - m lia (lia marie-johnson) - f lilhunnytay (taylor mcdonald) - f lilyachty - m lilyrose_depp - f lindsaydemeola - f linmick (lindsay vrckovnik) - f lizakoshy - f londonrichards - m lordemusic (ella yelich-o'connor) - f lucafersko - m lucyvives - f lukasabbat - m madisonpettis - f mahoganylox - f malikoa (mali koa hood) - f maluma - m marcbartra - m matthbennett (matt bennett) - m mattrking (matt king) - m  meechonmars (demetrius harmon) - m meghancurrrie - f meghanrienks - f mikahlcaci - f mimielashiry - f minji_money - f morguemami (kailee morgue)  - f msrebeccablack - f mvkdre (makayla london) - f mylifeaseva (eva gutowski) - f mynamesdiana (diana veras) - f naomigscott - f nataliacastellarcalvani - f [underage] natalyneri - f nathanzed - m neelamkg (neelam gill) - f neil_milan - m niki (niki demartino) - f nisrinasbia - f nyane (nyané lebajoa) - f ollyyears (olly alexander) - nb okaspen (aspen mansfield) - f papibrad (brad huffman) - m partynextdoor - m paytoncaci - f pepebarrososilva - m pugluvr98 (sydney smith) - f rafaella - f raury - m rechellemansour - f reiflerpaige - f rheacarter - f romanroyale - m ronniebanks - m royenglish - m russ - m ryandestiny - f sabs0ul (sabrina avelar) - f sahlt_ (alycia tyre) - f salemmitchell - f samxfazz (sam fazz) - f sarahbaskaa - f sebas (sebastián villalobos) - m sewintabaei - f shameikmoore - m sighmike (michael mancari)  - m simisear_ (simran randhawa) - f skawngur (nam joo hyuk) - m slickwoods - f snitchery (eleanor barnes) - f sofisolars (sofia solares) - f sonialeslie - f sophiahadjipanteli - f sora_pppp (park so ra)- f standup4justice (justice smith) - m stevenkelly - m sydneylcarlson - f sza - f tashimrod (tashi rodriguez) - f thatbohogirl (krithika khurana) - f thatsheart (heart defensor) - f thecallumalexander - m thecameronboyce - m thegabbieshow (gabbie hanna) - f thegr8khalid (khalid robinson) - m thekaranbrar - m theoneprinceton (princeton perez) - m therealfouz (fouz alfahad) - f tinashenow (tinashe) - f tinawoodsss - f tom_harlock - m todderic_ (toddy smith) - m tonyrevolori - m trapjes - f trejsamuels - m treyrichards - m tristful.spirit (justin llarena) - nb ttylteala (teala dunn) - f uglyworldwide (jazzelle zanaughtti) - nb vanessamerrell - f vanilladingdong (scotty sire)  - m veronicamerrell - f vivvrogue (vivian benitez) - f wahlidm (wahlid mohamed) - m warukatta (fernanda ly) - f weeknds (dominic deangelis) - m winnieharlow - f wolftyla xeniaoverdose (xenia van der woodsen) - f xxxbgdrgn - m yasminmoonmoon - f  yourboyfai (fai khadra) - m yrntakeoff (takeoff from migos) - m zane (zane hijazi) - m zolee_g (zolee griggs) - f 2jam4u (jam wilson) - nb

[whoregaylorenzo]

reunited!!! <3

#ernst and alex my favourites #alex wurz #ernst hausleitner #austria lb

[sub-danny]

I MUST KNOW THE BOIS FAVOURITE/MOST PREFERRED FORM OF AFTERCARE - 🦇

YOUR WISH IS MY COMMAND

And this is a reminder to everyone as well, aftercare is so important when engaging in sub and dom dynamics! Plus who wouldn't want to shower your sub in love and attention afterwards 🥰

Zemo:

I think Zemo would really enjoy it if you brought him some food afterwards, he definitely has a sweet tooth so I could see he might enjoy you bringing him lots of different sweets, though Turkish delight would be his favourite. I also imagine feeding him strawberries in bed, maybe chocolate coated strawberries 😋 He would also enjoy spending time with you after either reading to each other/reading separately or watching some Netflix as he is curled within your arms. Also, stroke his hair, he adores the feeling.

Laszlo:

Laszlo would need a lot of praise afterwards, especially if during it you were degrading him, you would need to remind him afterwards how much you love him, how worthy he is and that he deserves everything that he had. You'd have to help clean him up and then just hold him in your arms, pressing light kisses to his forehead and cheek as you reassure him of those things and he would just melt into your arms.

Andrea:

With Andrea, it would be something really light-hearted. Maybe you would say things that would make him laugh because laughing and smiling always makes him feel great afterwards. Also just looking after him, clearing him up, making a bath for him and washing him, helping him to bed, letting him suck on your chest. All of those things would be his favourite form of aftercare as he just loves to know how much you love him and he sees that through acts.

Niki:

I feel like Niki is one of those guys who would need a lot of water afterwards so you would have to quickly go and grab him lots of water bottles for him to drink and pour all over himself. He is also one of those guys who tries to pretend he doesn't need aftercare, even though he does, so you kinda have to trick him into it or force him into letting you look after him. I can see him being wrapped in your arms and suddenly realising 'wait how did I get here 😡' but he does secretly love being surrounded by your warmth. He would also just need telling that he did a good job because he can become quite self-conscious of it all.

Ernst:

If he is not too worn out afterwards he would like to do a fun activity, such as play a board game with you or a game on whatever game console they have in the future. If he was a bit too tired for that however he would love just listening to you talk, or you listen to him talk about a subject he is passionate about. It makes him feel better especially as you have just given him lots of love and now also showing him love by listening and being interested in the things he also likes.

Alex:

He wants to suck your chest. He is content with you cleaning him up and then just lying on top of you in bed, his face buried in your chest, lips around nipples as he slowly falls asleep sucking them. It calms him down a lot and brings him comfort. Also just rubbing his back, kissing him on the top of his head, giving him a few compliments. Things like that just make him melt in your arms.

Sebastian:

He'll need to smoke after. If you smoke you could join him or if you don't you might just wait inside for him or go and prepare some drinks for him. I think he would drink alcohol afterwards. Being the brat he is he might tell you that you did good, pretending once again he was the one in control even though you both know he wasn't. Deep down though really what he needs is a gentle kiss and reassurance that he is doing well, he wouldn't like to acknowledge it but he really needs to hear that.

#subdanielbrühl #daniel bruhl #daniel brühl #zemo #laszlo kreizler #andrea marowski #niki lauda #ernst schmidt #alex kerner #sebastian zöllner #sub!alex #sub!laszlo #sub!niki #sub!andrea #sub!ernst #sub!zemo

[janovec]

DWSA?

um anon you own my heart?????? spring awakening is literally my favorite show and i saw the deaf west revival on bway twice i’m trash for this musical tysm for sending this lmao

Favourite Character: moritz 100% always, but specific for this production not just the show i liked what they did with ernst too, but like moritz is and always will be my favorite 

Least Favourite Character: um idk herr knochenbruch??? i feel like i never loved ilse as much as everyone else but i still like her and love her music and her story maybe it was just the way i’ve seen her portrayed 

Favourite OBC Cast Member: if we’re talking about obc spring awakening then johnathan groff, lea michelle, and john gallagher jr. i know it’s basic to say the three leads but i honestly look up to all three of them still and love them with all my heart

Favourite Current Cast Member (If Applicable): um lmao alex boniello my friend and i made a fan account for him and like gave him gifts at the stagedoor and tweeted him and he like got to know who we are lmao we still try to keep tabs on him, also i think austin mckenzie was incredible, also the entire deaf cast were so incredible and i remember sandy being so sweet when we met her and also treshelle gives the BEST hugs

Favourite Song: um all of them lmao??? but probably left behind, those you’ve known, and then there were none, touch me, and mama who bore me reprise?? but also like totally fucked and bitch of living will always be classics

Least Favourite Song: maybe word of your body?? it’s always been too slow and kinda uncomfy for my taste

Favourite Act (If Applicable): shittttt um act II probably even though like all of my favorite characters are dead or die then it has really beautiful songs and i feel like melchior develops a lot and like shit idk it makes me cry every time lmao

Favourite Ship: um????? man i don’t have a lot of musical ships maybe like ernst/hanschen??? even tho that feels wrong bc i know hanschen is just trying to be manipulative

Least Favourite Ship: melchior/wendla it just feels so wrong because she really doesn’t know what she’s doing and he manipulates her and like idk maybe they are in love but they’re just so young, in this version it felt less weird i guess bc austin was so young and sweet and baby faced but like when you read melchior you’re like..........sir

If There is Something I Would Change about The Musical: not have moritz die bc like i know it’s crucial to the plot but he’s also my favorite ever

Ratings: 10000000/10 guys you should all love spring awakening

thank you so much for asking!!!!!!

send me a musical!!

[mediumalto]

Spring awakening

Thank you!!

Favourite Character: Moritz Stiefl

Least Favourite Character: idk I guess any of the mean adults?

Favourite OBC Cast Member: Jonathan Groff

Favourite Current Cast Member (If Applicable): I’ll just say my fav DWSA cast member which is Alex Wyse

Favourite Song: Touch Me

Least Favourite Song: The Mirror Blue Night

Favourite Act (If Applicable): 1

Favourite Ship: Hanschen and Ernst

Least Favourite Ship: idk I don’t really have one but I’m not a fan of how Melchior went about doing things with Wendla

If There is Something I Would Change about The Musical: Get rid of the handheld mics

Ratings: 7/10

Send me a musical!

#me #spring awakening #deaf west spring awakening #asks

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The Oscars 2019

This is two years in a row now that I've seen every single Oscar-nominated feature film, and I have a fear that the completist in me now sees this as something I need to justify doing every year going forward. But I've only managed it the past few years because I've happened to have been in the United States in the period leading up to the Oscars. And honestly, that's not something I necessarily want to keep doing. So, enjoy it while it lasts, is I guess what I'm saying. This has not been a good year for the Oscars, themselves, obviously—what with all of the stupid things they've been trying to do to make the awards ceremony more relevant to people who don't travel to another country to watch all of the nominated films. Obviously, I'm going to keep watching anyway. However, I've found that the films this year have all been of a reasonably good standard. Sure, there have been some which lean too heavily on the formula, and some which fall pretty flat. But there's only one film I think this year that I actively hated, and usually there's at least a handful. So good work in screening out most of the absolute dross, Academy voters. By the same token, while there were some excellent films this year, many of, say, my top 10 are not films that I would say I completely loved either. In previous years, I've had 10 or more films that have absolutely filled me with joy. Anyway, let's get to the count down. As usual, I'm going from top to bottom, because my bottom films tend to be more fun to write (and, I believe, to read). But be aware, as I said above, there are fewer films than usual that are worthy of a proper shellacking.

1. Free Solo

Directed by Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi & Jimmy Chin

My top film this year is an honestly brilliant, monumental piece of film-making. It catalogues the first solo ascent of El Capitan in Yosemite done without safety ropes, which is enough of an achievement that a fairly dry account would still be fairly compelling. But the filmmakers really manage to make this something profoundly more as a piece of cinema. We follow Alex Honnold, a professional rock climber, as he prepares for the ascent, and we get a deep sense of the danger involved in such an endeavour, and the mindset required of a person to even attempt something so monumental. More interestingly, the filmmakers delve into what makes up the man, with a particular focus on his burgeoning relationship with his girlfriend Sanni McCandless—what we discover is probably his first real romantic relationship. This adds such another level of interest to the film; it provides the human connection we need to not only see Honnold as more than a machine. But it also provides the stakes to make the danger of the ascent resonate with us. By the time we actually see the ascent——we not only understand the risks involved, but the consequences for characters that we care about were things to go wrong. It makes for absolutely scintillating viewing. And there's another level (I know, does it need more?). The filmmakers themselves make the choice to insert themselves into the story as well—it's a ploy that often massively backfires for me (as it did last year with Icarus), but in this case, it's a masterful stroke. It allows the introspection of the makers to explore how complicit they are in something potentially horrific. Is the presence of cameras pushing Honnold beyond his limits? Is this something he would attempt were there not a documentary film crew following him? How do they feel about capturing on film the death of someone they consider a friend, knowing full well before they start the cameras rolling that this might be how it ends up? What if their mere presence in filming him causes him to make a mistake? These are all questions which are well-explored in the film itself. In the end, watching the footage of the actual ascent is magnified a hundred-fold due to the groundwork in the storytelling. This is why this film ends up being much much more than a technically-proficient documentation of an incredible human feat. It becomes a masterful achievement in itself.

2. First Reformed

Directed by Paul Schrader

I honestly knew almost nothing about this film before sitting down to watching it, apart from that it was nominated for Best Original Screenplay. The film tells of a protestant priest, Ernst Toller (Hawke), who is now the chaplain of the First Reformed church, a historical chapel now mostly serving as a tourist attraction, but which is now mostly run by the local megachurch. To say much about the plot is to give away vital points, which are better left to unravel at their own pace on screen. But it manages to do so gently while building into a huge emotional impact. It's in no small part to Ethan Hawke, who is utterly compelling as the complex Toller. It's just a beautifully constructed film, well-shot in winter bleakness, and capturing the themes that the screenplay demands of it. It touches on deep issues of many kinds: faith, environmentalism, the legacy you consider as you face death. And each is woven into a tapestry that as a whole is nothing short of sublime. Yes, it's a very fine film, and one which I recommend even as I know it will not be to everyone's tastes as it is to mine. I think it's a(nother) testament to the fact that I often find the films on the Screenplay nominations to be the source of hidden gems that don't turn up otherwise.

3. Roma

Directed by Alfonso Cuarón

There's certainly a bit of momentum behind this one to take out Best Picture, and while I obviously liked it (sitting as it is here high in my rankings), it's an unexpected film to be the frontrunner. It's released by Netflix, it's a foreign-language film, in black and white. It's also not the crowd-pleasing story you often see in a front-runner. But maybe that's a sign that the Academy is actually doing its fucking job for once. But this is indeed a brilliant film. It's a film really made with care and craft. Everything is beautifully done—the cinematography is astonishing (I saw it at the cinema, which amplified it, but I'm sure much of it still resonates on a smaller screen), the production design is crystal perfect in setting up this world of two worlds between the upper and lower classes in a Mexico City household. But it's not just a technical film, it's one crafted with love, and a story which resonates with emotional impact. The craft just allows us to better immerse ourselves in the story and its human participants. It feels like a labour of love for Cuarón, and he has all the skills required to make it compelling on screen. If this wins Best Picture, I'll be cheering, even though it's the outcome that everyone expects. I think this winning the award will show that the Academy is really now genuinely awarding excellence in filmmaking.

4. Black Panther

Directed by Ryan Coogler

I honestly feel as though Marvel Studios is going to take the wrong message out of Black Panther, one of its obviously biggest hits, and, honestly, probably the best superhero film ever made. This film was great not because it had the best action sequences, the best characterisation, the best super powers, or because they've perfected digital eyelash rendering. It was brilliant because they got the stakes right, and they managed to make them connect to the audience. This, I believe, is squarely the doing of Ryan Coogler, who had previously managed to do something similar with the Rocky series in Creed. But credit to Marvel for giving him the creative freedom to do just that. The film works so well because we see the resonances of Wakanda in our world—it's relevant right now, right this minute when you walk out of the cinema. It's not merely a piece of escapism, despite the fact that there are technically good action sequences and visual effects. Moreover, it manages to avoid the ever-escalating tropes of superhero films which seem to think that you need to make them more exciting by increasing the size of the destruction were our heroes to fail. Let's be honest——to me, the destruction of my home & family, the destruction of my city, my planet, or the universe pretty much work out to the same net outcome. But Black Panther really grapples with the legacy of the choices of history—and it ties them to the modern day in a subtle but very powerful way. So sure, go for the special effects, but you'll likely get more out of it than a well-made superhero film. That's the reason why this sits so high on my list. I just hope that Marvel sees it the same way, and that they have a willingness to explore this kind of filmmaking in the future. Given the success of Black Panther, I hope they will.

5. The Favourite

Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos

I was so waiting for this film by Lanthimos. I've loved what he's done back to Dogtooth, but in every film he'd done to this point there was a certain kind of similarity——it was as though he had taken the basic structure of Dogtooth and was replaying it in different ways and in different scenarios. Breaking out of the mould by working with a script not written by the director himself seems to have been a good move, because we get to see Lanthimos's skills in another domain. And I'm very happy about that. The story revolves around a love triangle between three women, Queen Anne (Olivia Colman), Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough (Rachel Weisz), and Abigail Hill (Emma Stone), and the various political machinations surrounding the war in France. It's interesting enough as a historical drama, but the focus and the success of the film both are in the exploration of the relationships. Olivia Colman is utterly brilliant as Queen Anne, and I believe is the front-runner to take out the award, thereby denying Lady Gaga her own kind of fairytale. She manages to balance so many elements to her performance——the power, the insecurity, the vulnerability, the strength. She is at times both compelling and repellent. It's the kind of performance that comes around once in a career for an actor, and it requires such skill on the part of the performer and the people surrounding her to get it so pitch-perfect. It's a really engaging film all up, and one which is unusual in all the ways you want Yorgos Lanthimos's films to be. But it's also so different from his oeuvre to date that I feel like it's adding something more to the repertoire than any of his films had done since Dogtooth. That's high praise from me.

6. First Man

Directed by Damien Chazelle

I was quite concerned about this film. Having loved Whiplash and having abhorred La La Land, I wasn't quite sure where I'd land on Damien Chazelle's latest. But it's the kind of story I really love (and honestly, intrinsically an excellent story), and it sounded different enough to La La Land that I was willing to give it a shot. And honestly, it was kind of brilliant. I know, I still had a bit of a La La Land hangover, but I found it a really surprisingly believable portrait of Neil Armstrong, and an utterly engaging tale of the race to put a man on the moon. Ryan Gosling shakes off his last role with Chazelle, and returns to his laconic best self as the notably reserved Armstrong, and while that's something of a blank canvas, it's also a strong central performance for a film like this. More surprisingly, perhaps, is that the directorial touches in this are actually one of the strongest elements, which shows that Chazelle perhaps has something more in his arsenal than banality. There's a reserved quality to the filmmaking which matches its subject, and gives the film at time an impressionistic feel. Surprisingly it works. More than that, the somewhat dreamlike quality of parts of the production means that the elements of action, in particular the Gemini 8 mission, become stronger and more forceful by comparison. I really thought this was a very good film indeed, and one which definitely fell off the radar after it was released many months back. But I think it's one that's going to stand up over time. In a way that La La Land certainly will not.

7. The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

Directed by Joel & Ethan Coen

This is a true anthology film. Six short films set in the Old West, which share some similar themes and mood, but are otherwise disconnected from one another. Am I surprised that it's this high? Maybe, but it does have the Coen brothers at the helm, and a surprisingly strong cast. Why this film is so successful though is because each of the stories holds up on its own, perhaps with the exception of the eponymous tale, which serves more as a way to introduce the rest of the tales, in any case. But all the rest grabbed my attention. In particular, I found The Gal Who Got Rattled and All Gold Canyon genuinely enjoyable to watch, and Meal Ticket was a story with a strong emotional impact. But it's a film that rides on the success of its individual pieces, and it's truly quite exceptional that each of the pieces manages to be strong enough to stand up on its own. As a collection, I found them a very entertaining way to spend my time.

8. Never Look Away

Directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck

One of the fine crop of foreign language Oscars this year, this film (titled "Work Without Author" in German) follows the life of a young artist as he tries to find a path in the contemporary art world while processing the resonances of his childhood, in particular the death of his beloved Aunt at the hands of the Nazis. It's a brilliantly constructed film, and one which allows its meaning to become fully realised piece by piece. At the same time, the director carefully balances the revelations with a sense of dramatic irony, allowing us to see things slightly before the characters themselves discover them. It's a fine balance to do this well enough to keep the film captivating. I also found the film to be quite a compelling portrait (haha) of the mid-century modern art movement. Although it's something I don't know much about, it's presented in such a way that it feels like it's providing insights into the movement. It shows the way in which even the most abstract of forms can find scope for political and social commentary. In some senses that puts it two steps adrift of making actual political commentary itself, but expounding the value of art is to some extent a purely political position nowadays. Anyway, I enjoyed this film a great deal, and I honestly think it's a film with even more value than I probably ascribed it myself. It's a strong Foreign Language Oscar field this year, but in another year, I could definitely see this being a winner.

9. The Wife

Directed by Björn Runge

I honestly found this film captivating. Lead by strong performances from Glenn Close (an actress I always love), and Jonathan Pryce, it tells the tale of a husband and wife, as the husband travels to Stockholm to accept the Nobel Prize for Literature. The film, however, also focuses on their early relationship through flashbacks, as we see the cracks in their facade start to become more noticeable. Thematically, there's a strong feminist element to the story, and it makes for a suitably ascerbic lens for the tale. What could be overplayed as melodrama has a cutting satire at its core, which helps make the film deeper and more resonant than it might otherwise have been. Helping this is Glenn Close's restrained, but certainly brilliant, performance, which has rightly earned her a nod for Best Actress. Interestingly, it's the only nomination for this film: perhaps in other years this would have seen more acclaim in other categories, but I do feel that there was a trend against more traditional filmmaking—and to some extent, this does follow a certain type of film-making formula. But at the same time, when the formula is put on screen as well as it is here, I can't help but enjoy myself with it.

10. Mary Poppins Returns

Directed by Rob Marshall

I remember very much enjoying Mary Poppins as a child, even though it's a film that I'd not seen for many years when I watched the (very long-in-coming) sequel. But the film very much manages to capture the spirit of the original, while also updating enough to be palatable to a modern audience. This is quite a feat, and I'll admit that I'm surprised Rob Marshall was the one to pull it off. One of the most brilliant things that this film managed to do is to make me see the original a different way. As a child, it's easy to accept all of the magical happenings in the presence of Mary Poppins at face value, but this film makes you look at them through the lens of adulthood, as Jane & Michael Banks look back on their childhood and question their own memories. It's a striking thing to do, and it makes both the original and this one seem deeper films as a result. It's also true that to some extent this film is trying to recapture some of the iconic sequences of the original, and has mixed success——the animated sequence is just about as delightful in this one as in the original, but the lamplighters' big dance number doesn't quite capture the magic and energy of the chimney sweeps dancing on the rooftops. All up though, I found this quite a magical experience, and that probably means its utterly successful in its goals. Despite some reservations, I was able to embrace it in the way that it wanted me to. And I had a great time doing it.

11. BlacKkKlansman

Directed by Spike Lee

Outside of the top ten, I'm going to be a bit briefer in my write-ups, for the sake of time (mine and yours), and will probably limit my writeups in the central section to just a paragraph each. Starting with BlacKkKlansmanm, a surprisingly fun film about a black police officer who goes undercover (in a manner) to infiltrate the KKK. Based on a true story, it's a lot of fun, and one which really tried to pound home its message about the perils of accepting white supremacy in the mainstream. It's an unsubtle film when it comes to its politics, but we're in an era that doesn't respect subtlety any more.

12. Mary Queen of Scots

Directed by Josie Rourke

I really enjoyed this film, although I'll admit that it's a film that plays to my particular traits. Historical drama starring Saoirse Ronan is always going to be in my wheelhouse. And this is a lush production, well served by its two nominations for Costume Design and Makeup & Hairstyling. It's an interesting take on the story two, focusing mostly on the tension between Mary of Scotland and Queen Elizabeth's desire for familial closeness despite the underlying political tension. It's an interesting framing, albeit one which many critics have pooh-poohed for having little historical basis. But I still liked it. I'll keep seeing films like this, in the same way that everyone else will keep going to see the latest Marvel film.

13. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

Directed by Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, Rodney Rothman

This was a really engaging detour from the regular superhero fare. As an animated film, it has a leeway to do something quite different, and this film chose to do so in a way which accentuates the comic book form on which it is based. It's a decent, if fairly convoluted story, but it adds something to the Spiderman ethos which I think is warranted. It's an enjoyable film, and one which I liked a lot more than many of its ilk.

14. At Eternity's Gate

Directed by Julian Schnabel

Willem Dafoe is in his golden era, quite clearly. Here, he provides a startling portrait of Vincent Van Gogh, a man who had little success in his life, and suffered a great deal because of it. This film manages to both explicate why this may have been the case, and also to illustrate to a great extent why there genuinely is brilliance to Van Gogh's work. Director Julian Schnabel (best known for directing The Diving Bell & The Butterfly is an artist himself, and he puts a distinctly impressionistic form on the film, which is a perfect touch, especially when you have such a powerhouse in the lead role to ground it in humanistic reality. It isn't a really easy film to watch, but there is brilliance within it.

15. If Beale Street Could Talk

Directed by Barry Jenkins

An adaptation of James Baldwin's novel of the same name, this is a fine film with a good deal of resonance in the modern world. It follows a non-linear storyline following Tish (KiKi Layne) and Fonny (Stephan James), as they explore life as young lovers, as well as dealing with the aftermath of Fonny's arrest years later. It deals a great deal with the injustices of the time, but strongly resonates in a time when the same injustices survive in much the same form. It's also quite a literary film, with Tish's narration coming straight from Baldwin's, which is rich in poetry. It provides a juxtaposition with the naturalistic dialogue of the scenes, which at time jars, but it allows more of Baldwin's intended work onto the screen. And that's a good thing.

16. Solo: A Star Wars Story

Directed by Ron Howard

I seem to be largely alone in liking this film. Beset as it was with production difficulties, it's really quite something that it managed to come out as well as it did. And honestly, I think it came out pretty damn well. It's the kind of film that I think Lucasfilm really wanted to be making to expand the Star Wars universe. It doesn't need to really push the main storyline of the various wars, but it can have a bit of fun along the way. The set pieces are inventive and engaging, and well produced in such a way that you can feel and follow along with the action, and the cast of characters are well drawn and entertaining. Hell, even Alden Ehrenreich is quite good at channelling the cool of young Harrison Ford. So, despite everything, I think this managed to be successful in just about every way you might have expected it to be. I don't know what everyone else is complaining about.

17. Ralph Breaks The Internet

Directed by Rich Moor & Phil Johnston

I was a big fan of the first Wreck-It Ralph film, which managed to beautifully capture its subject matter, while also providing a snide commentary on it. So it's no surprise that I enjoyed the sequel as well. Admittedly, though, this isn't as good as the original, largely due to lacking the freshness of the concept of the original. What replaces it is satirisation of internet culture, some of which is successful (like Ralph's series of viral videos), and some which is less so, in particularly the personification of certain aspects of internet infrastructure. The new realm also gives the filmmakers license to shoe-horn in a whole stack more pop-culture references, and these feel sloppy to a large extent. But overall, there's enough charisma in the characters, and in the concepts that they're playing with that the film is still successful. It's just less successful than the original.

18. Cold War

Directed by Pawel Pawlikowski

Another good foreign language film from this year, it tells the story of a teacher and student who develop a passionate, destructive relationship around the time of the segregation of Germany. Forced to pursue propaganda in communist Poland, the film follows the destruction of the characters after one decides to flee to West Germany. It's a beautifully shot film, and one with a lot of artistic merit. However, I found the story to be a little bit tired at times, and it lacked the emotional resonance that another similar film might have had—perhaps due to the fact that both of the main characters are at times rather unpleasant. It's still a good film, but there's a reason it's in 18th place rather than rubbing shoulders with Roma and Never Look Away.

19. Shoplifters

Directed by Hirokazu Koreeda

Speaking of foreign language films that don't quite make the cut, here we have the latest from Koreeda Hirokazu, who I honestly think of as one of the finest filmmakers currently working in the world today. What is it that made this film resonate with me less than his previous work? Honestly, I'm trying to figure that out myself, because on the surface this bears much similarity to some of his previous films that I've loved, in particular Nobody Knows. This film tells the tale of a man and a woman living in poverty, and teaching their children to steal. I think I've just really enjoyed the subdued nature of some of his previous works, and this one is genuinely more plot-driven, and never necessarily in a way that you expect. I think that I could watch this at a different time and a different place, and probably have quite a different reaction to it. That's maybe just a cheating way of getting out of working out why it didn't work for me this time. But I'm still going to be following Koreeda's work in the future.

20. A Star Is Born

Directed by Bradley Cooper

I was deeply skeptical of this film when it came out. Why on earth did Bradley Cooper (of all people) feel the need (or the right) to remake A Star Is Born (again). But I was surprised as many people were when it turns out this is genuinely very good. In fact, having watched some of the previous adaptations, I can honestly believe that this is the best adaptation yet made of the story. Lady Gaga is, indeed, something of a revelation in a dramatic role, and Bradley Cooper is serviceable in front of the camera and behind it (although he does put himself in front of the camera much more than is warranted). Moreover, there is genuine thought in the musical numbers, including Shallow, up for Best Original Song, which I'll admit is the only of the nominees that I can still hum along to after the film. All up, it's a film that has its limits, but it's a perfectly serviceable adaptation.

21. Can You Ever Forgive Me?

Directed by Marielle Heller

An interesting and somewhat unexpected film, about author Lee Israel, who faces a decline in her success and turns to forging letters from celebrities in order to make a living. It's an odd premise for a film, but it's put together with a lot of heart, and pulled off through strong performances from Melissa McCarthy as Israel, and Richard E. Grant as a miscreant who she befriends. It's played without a lot of sympathy for any of its characters, despite the way it's structured—intrinsically there is something that puts you at arms length. It feels like a delibrate decision by the director, but at the same time it did limit my enjoyment somewhat.

22. Incredibles 2

Directed by Brad Bird

The Incredibles was another of those animated films which really managed to break out of its mould to some extent, and provide a concept that had its tongue in its cheek to the extent that an otherwise straightforward story would seem transgressive in some form. But as a result, like Wreck It Ralph 2: The Ralphening above, this is less than the original film. Since the conceit of the first is now not novel, we're left with just revisiting the characters in a different scenario. I think it does help that the film focuses this time largely on Elastigirl, who is curiously but enjoyably performed by Holly Hunter (who, I'll note, doesn't get top billing, despite being clearly the main character in this film). But there's only so much impact that these characters can have the second time around, when the world is already established. This is perhaps the first film on this list that I can say the world probably could have done without. Despite my enjoyment of it.

23. Hale County This Morning, This Evening

Directed by RaMell Ross

A very impressionistic documentary, this film takes snippets of life from the inhabitants of Hale County in Alabama, focusing on tiny pieces of vignettes (calling them vignettes themselves is overselling them), it manages to fuse the pieces together into the semblance of greater meaning. While it's up to you how you interpret them, it's hard to deny that there's something to the pieces. It's also beautifully shot, and RaMell Ross takes great joy in expressing the beauty in the mundane——a particularly poignant sequence shows light streaming through fog in jagged shards, while the director talks off screen about the beauty of the scene to someone asking why he's set up a camera on this street in this part of town. It's a film that's perhaps too ephemeral to grasp at times, but it's still an artistic construction.

24. Minding the Gap

Directed by Bing Liu

An interesting documentary from first-time director Bing Liu, who returns to his hometown of Rockford, Illinois, and chronicles the lives of his friends who he was connected with through skateboarding. He explores where life has taken them since adulthood has been thrust upon them, and examines themes of poverty, especially its cyclic nature. It doesn't shy away from tough questions and themes either, and the filmmaker is quite skillful in managing to make it as autobiographical as it is, while also seeming to be hands-off in its filming. I didn't like it, overall, as much as many of the films above it here, obviously, but that's not to detract from it as a piece of cinema. M

25. Isle of Dogs

Directed by Wes Anderson

I honestly thought this was going to end up lower on my list. I was honestly pretty skeptical about this from a conceptual point of view, and it seemed like an odd choice for Anderson to take on, unless he'd had a particularly good time making The Fantastic Mr. Fox. But it's not a bad film. It's a bit formulaic, but it's made up for in excess of Wes Anderson's stylistic embellishments. I honestly just kind of hope that they're put to better use in the next film he makes.

26. RBG

Directed by Betsy West & Julie Cohen

This is a perfectly serviceable documentary about Ruth Bader Ginsberg. The subject matter is very interesting, and watching this portrait of the supreme court justice is entertaining just intrinsically. It's not an inventive or exemplary exercise in artistic filmmaking though, and that's why it's below some of the other documentaries, even those which I might have found less intrinsically interesting.

27. Mirai

Directed by Mamoru Hosoda

Ah, there's a good tradition in rounding out the Best Animated Feature category with an anime film, and this year's is Mirai No Mirai (Mirai of the Future), a film which explores the changes in a family from the perspective of a young boy who has recently gained a new baby sister, Mirai. Through a sequence of fantastical episodes, he interacts with both his sister from the future, the personification of their dog (who misses the time before any children, when he was the prince of the household), and other characters rounding out their family history. It ties the past to the future, and explores family in an interesting way, wresting pathos from its story at many points. My only reticence in really embracing this is that it feels extremely slow, and the episodic nature of the film really restricts it from feeling as though it can build up any kind of momentum. Over and over again, it feels like we're just resetting in the present. Only at the end does it manage to tie everything together, and to be honest, I was a bit over it by then.

28. Border

Directed by Ali Abbasi

I found this a pretty unpleasant film, but it's hard to deny that it's a pretty singular one as well. It follows Tine (Eva Melander), who works as a border guard for the ferry between Sweden and Denmark, and who has the ability to sniff out people hiding contraband. She meets a man who resembles her strange facial structure, when he tries to cross the border, and the two strike up an unusual friendship, as he helps her discover her real self. The concept behind the film is honestly pretty unusual, and the way that it plays out actively kind of alienates the audience. But it's hard to deny the impact.

29. Of Fathers And Sons

Directed by Talal Derki

This is a documentary that honestly has a fascinating story behind it. It follows a family helmed by an extremist in the al-Nusra Front in Syria, and his influence in forcing his children along the same path. It's notable for the almost unfettered access that the filmmaker Talal Derki has to these people, and the fact that it tells a story that would otherwise be lost. It's an achievement that it was created at all. But honestly, I found it a pretty indifferent film. Narratively speaking, it doesn't really capture the attention of the audience, unless you already have an ingrained interest in the subject matter. By necessity, it's shot with largely handheld digital camera work, which further alienates the subject and the audience. As a result, I found there were always barriers between me and the film, and I didn't really engage with it in the way it wanted me to. Not a film I disliked, but certainly one that sits at the lower end of my list.

30. A Quiet Place

Directed by John Krasinski

Another film that is conceptually pretty good, but really let down by its execution. I honestly had so many problems with this film, from the obvious "oh god these characters are too stupid to live", to some of the directorial choices, including the mind-boggling decision to ruin moments of silent tension with non-diagetic music. For a film that's based around the idea that noises can kill you, it effectively ruins any tension that comes from the concept. It's a shame, because honestly, this was one of the more interesting ideas for a film in some years, and I really wanted it to be good, and before I saw it, people had told me it was good. I found this to be a real disappointment though.

31. Capernaum

Directed by Nadine Labaki

I'll admit it: this film is so low mostly because I found it such a struggle to watch. It's a deeply, deeply depressing film, not an intrinsically bad one. It focuses on a young boy, Zain, living on the streets of Lebanon. Opening with him suing his parents for giving birth to him, it then delves deeply into the kind of horrors that could result in such a statement. It's a genuinely unpleasant film, and one which feels, at times, obscene for its (undoubtedly realistic) depiction of severe poverty. It's a powerful film for this reason, but I honestly found it excruciating: in particular a sequence where Zain is left to care for a baby on his own when the baby's mother is arrested. It does have a very vaguely positive suggestion towards the end of the film, but by the end it's almost too late to save the film, and I was already to deep to see any sense of optimism.

32. Bohemian Rhapsody

Directed by Bryan Singer & Dexter Fletcher

Alright, I have things to say about this film, so I'll probably write a couple of paragraphs. First up: this just isn't that good a film. At best, it follows the formula of the musical biopic really closely, to the extent that it almost starts to feel like a parody of itself——or at best it feels like a tired cliche. (Someone, not me, pointed out that it was basically Walk Hard, which is such a funny and insightful observation). But worse than this, it's just not very well made. The dialogue is, at times, cringe-worthy. It's clunky, it's unnatural, or it stinks up the joint with trying to seem profound, and bombing terribly. It's shot in a really quite pedestrian way, and doesn't manage to capture to any great extent the spectacle of one of the century's greatest rock bands. To his credit, Rami Malek does his utmost with the material he's given, and tracks out a fairly compelling figure as Freddy Mercury. I found him honestly pretty engaging on screen, and certainly quite a sympathetic character. Overall, indeed, it paints a fairly rosy portrait of the band (a band I like a good deal), especially Brian May and Roger Taylor. And their music being such a large part of the film gives it a certain intrinsic enjoyment. But to be honest, the quality of the music actually made me angrier about the film as a whole: Queen deserves a better biopic than this one, and I'm really disappointed that this is what they got. It doesn't help that it was thrown into production chaos, no doubt, and that seems like it mostly rests on the shoulders of Bryan Singer—by all accounts a pretty unpleasant dude. For his sake, I hope this doesn't get any accolades. But to be honest, it doesn't really deserve any in any case.

33. Green Book

Directed by Peter Farrelly

You may notice that to some extent, the films that end up near the bottom of this list are those which are not intrinsically bad in the traditional sense, but merely those which too rigidly follow an ascribed formula. Green Book is definitely one of the biggest offenders this year, and this crime is compounded by the fact that apparently there is significant license taken with the reality of the story in order to make it more rigidly adhere to the formula. There's something to be said for Maharshala Ali's laconic portrayal of Don Shirley, and Viggo Mortenson provides the classic foil as his Italian-American driver-slash-bodyguard. But apart from the chemistry of the leads, there's almost nothing in this film that we haven't seen hundreds of times before. It's a predictable clash-of-cultures film that doesn't even manage to eke out the cultural and social messages you might want from a film a black man travelling in the deep south——outside the most mundane and pedestrian. "Wow, racism is bad isn't it?" it seems to scream at every turn, while never once really engaging with the subject matter at a deeper level. Really, we've gone beyond that point in cinema now right? Hell, Black Panther had far, far more engaging points than this film. So yeah, this film really struggled to survive after you cracked through its wafer-thin shell. It honestly didn't have a lot to say in any really deep way, and while you might enjoy the story on the surface, it's hard to really take it seriously when you take a deeper look.

34. Vice

Directed by Adam McKay

Look, this just wasn't a great film. I thought there'd be a certain amount of fun from the portrayals from Christian Bale as Dick Cheney, and Sam Rockwell as George Dubya, but while Christian Bale is serviceable, after a while it starts to feel a little like a caricature (which fits with the overall irreverent feel of the film from the somewhat odious Adam McKay). And Sam Rockwell is fun, but he gets very little screen time. Overall though, this fails because of the same stylistic choices Adam McKay made in The Big Short, a film I found equally vacuous. There's some commentary to be made later in the film——suggesting that it was the Bush/Cheney administration (and in particular Dick Cheney), which led to the current state of American politics. It's probably a good point to make, but this wasn't the right film to make it. It's a shame.

35. Christopher Robin

Directed by Marc Forster

This was, conceptually, a real mess. The idea is that Christopher Robin, best friend of Winnie-The-Pooh, has grown up, and no longer visits the Hundred Acre Wood. Instead, he has a menial job and a family to support. Pooh goes looking for him one day and causes havoc in the real world. It professes to have things to say about lost childhood—and indeed, I could see a better film based around the same kind of concept. But this is only so good. Fortunately, this is only up for Best Visual Effects, and there is something to that, with the compositing of the characters being relatively well done—indeed, there is an achievement in so well blending the cartoonish qualities of the animals with the real world, and not letting either feel misplaced. But that's a technical achievement in a film that had some fundamental cinematic flaws. And let's face it: Paddington and Paddington 2 had the same technical achievements, and used them in far, far superior films.

36. Avengers: Infinity War

Directed by Anthony & Joe Russo

Eh... I don't even really know what to say about this aside from the things I've already made mention of in the better superhero films ahead of this. My problems with this are twofold: firstly, as I mentioned above, the stakes in this film are so high as to be meaningless. I don't care about Thanos having the power to destroy the universe——it's at a level that has no personal resonance. And I honestly can't see anyone in the audience on the edge of their seat going "oh no, what happens if Thanos gets the last Infinity Stone??". Secondly, and this is a problem with all of the Avengers films to date: the cast is so large that the screen time of any one character is limited, and the ability to give anyone a convincing personal storyline even more so. That doesn't stop the Russos from trying though, and to their minor credit, things are helped somewhat by splitting the Avengers into distinct sub-plots which we jump between. But that only helps a certain amount. Overall, this felt like a pretty underwhelming, and slightly cynical entry in the Marvel money machine.

37. Ready Player One

Directed by Steven Spielberg

Do you remember when Steven Spielberg was a good director? I don't even mean, like, a visionary director: creator of blockbusters, classics like E.T. and Indiana Jones. I just mean good. Solid filmmaking with a good conceit and laudable subject matter. Because fuck me if it isn't a long, long time since we've seen that man. The latest in a string of stink-bombs from Spielberg is Ready Player One, and let's be fair to him, this is a stink-bomb intrinsically. All Spielberg does is put it up on screen, perhaps, you might even say, competently. Because the entire conceit of this film is straight up balls. Spielberg just either lacks the insight or the will to turn it into something, anything, slightly better. Story-wise, it's plain and simple wish-fulfillment for every single incel dude on the internet who dreams of a time when their encyclopaedic knowledge of pop culture is the one thing that can save the world. That was how Ernest Cline's book was described to me, and that's how this film plays out as well. It's absolutely a concept that we do not need, in any case, but specifically, there's also this weird jarring inconsistency with the vague semblance of plot, and the pop culture references, which are honestly crowbarred in in such a way that they're actively, continuously distracting. And when they're distracting, rather than intrinsic to the film, you just realise how much of a rotting pustule the concept is. And there's some straight up trash in the story too. Plot concepts that are laughable, characterisations that are moronic, or cut-out caricatures, dialogue that made me actively cringe, or (occasionally) actually moan out loud in pain. And let's not talk about the whole "utterly conventionally attractive woman says 'oh, no one could ever love me because I'm hideous and deformed' so our protagonist shows her she's beautiful", oh god I guess I just talked about it so excuse me while I go and vomit for a few seconds. In many ways, I'm grateful that this film came around at the Oscars this year. If it weren't for Ready Player One, Avengers: Infinity War would have taken out the bottom spot. And it didn't deserve this. Few films, in fact, deserve the bottom spot in the way Ready Player One does. It's the kind of film that I really hope at some point people stop making—it actively, I believe, makes the world a worse place, by reinforcing and fortifying a particular type of toxic attitude. There are much better uses that you could put a competent director to. Shame on Spielberg. Alright, now that I've had my moment of catharsis. You might have noticed above that I said I'd watched all of the "feature films", not all of the nominees. The reason why I've not seen all of the nominees is two-fold this year. For one, one of the Animated Shorts seems not to be available by any legitimate means this year. And secondly, I honestly just ran out of time to watch all of the Documentary Short Subject nominees, although if today goes well, I'll watch some this afternoon and evening before the Oscars telecast. If so I'll update this list. The Live Action Shorts tend to dominate this year, because they were brutal and unforgiving, and had more emotional power than just about any of the long form films this year. They were honestly exceptional pieces of filmmaking. I'd say you need to watch them, but in truth there's things in there I wouldn't inflict on the unwilling. The exception is my top film, which manages an emotional punch without the side of existential horror. Here's my ordering, anyway.

Marguerite (live action)

Detainment (live action)

Skin (live action)

One Small Step (animated)

Mother (live action)

A Night At The Garden (documentary)

Fauve (live action)

Bao (animated)

Weekends (animated)

Animal Behaviour (animated)

Let's fill in the Oscars Ballot. As always, this is how I would vote given the nominees. There are other nominees I might like to consider, and films that didn't get recognised at all (did no one go and see Disobedience for instance?). But I've limited myself to just the 3-5 candidates in each category: Best Picture: Roma Best Director: Alfonso Cuarón (Roma) Best Actress: Olivia Colman (The Favourite) Best Actor: Willem Dafoe (At Eternity's Gate) Best Supporting Actress: Regina Kind (If Beale Street Could Talk) Best Supporting Actor: Richard E. Grant (Can You Ever Forgive Me?) Best Original Screenplay: First Reformed Best Adapted Screenplay: The Ballad of Buster Scruggs Best Animated Feature: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Best Foreign Language Film: Roma (with apologies to Never Look Away) Best Documentary Feature: Free Solo Best Documentary Short: A Night at the Garden Best Live Action Short: Marguerite Best Animated Short: One Small Step Best Original Score: Mary Poppins Returns Best Original Song: "Shallow" from A Star Is Born Best Sound Editing: First Man Best Sound Mixing: First Man Best Production Design: Roma Best Cinematography: Roma Best Makeup and Hairstyling: Border Best Costume Design: Black Panther Best Film Editing: The Favourite Best Visual Effects: Solo: A Star Wars Story Until next year, then, folks, when I should really try to break my streak of seeing all the films. Otherwise, this is going to become a chore.

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