The Moast
@themoast.bsky.social
Profoundly boring. I mostly just wanted a place to share my musings about basketball (and occasionally other things).
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The Moast
@themoast.bsky.social
· Oct 28
Because I have the memory of a goldfish with end-stage dementia, I keep a running list of game notes (primarily just observations that occurred to me while watching the games) and a friend suggested that I might find some community on #NBASky, so I created an account and here we are.
This Blazers can’t get out of their own way sometimes. Just because you hit a bunch of threes in the first quarter doesn’t mean you have to keep putting them up. Phoenix cannot stop the Blazers penetration… Perhaps they should do that more.
February 4, 2026 at 5:45 AM
This Blazers can’t get out of their own way sometimes. Just because you hit a bunch of threes in the first quarter doesn’t mean you have to keep putting them up. Phoenix cannot stop the Blazers penetration… Perhaps they should do that more.
Movie OTD (1/21): A Trip to the Moon (1902) dir. by Georges Méliès
OSR: I’m not sure how to properly assess the quality of this film, given its context. In addition to A Trip to the Moon, I watched six other short films by Méliès was very impressed his inventiveness and creativity in such a new…
OSR: I’m not sure how to properly assess the quality of this film, given its context. In addition to A Trip to the Moon, I watched six other short films by Méliès was very impressed his inventiveness and creativity in such a new…
January 23, 2026 at 4:46 AM
Movie OTD (1/21): A Trip to the Moon (1902) dir. by Georges Méliès
OSR: I’m not sure how to properly assess the quality of this film, given its context. In addition to A Trip to the Moon, I watched six other short films by Méliès was very impressed his inventiveness and creativity in such a new…
OSR: I’m not sure how to properly assess the quality of this film, given its context. In addition to A Trip to the Moon, I watched six other short films by Méliès was very impressed his inventiveness and creativity in such a new…
Movie OTD (1/19): Hackers (1995) dir. by Harold Becker
OSR: This is one of the worst movies I’ve ever seen and I am utterly baffled by the unreasonably high reputation it has. The plot makes absolutely no sense and the over-stylized look of the film doesn’t work. I was just nostalgically praising…
OSR: This is one of the worst movies I’ve ever seen and I am utterly baffled by the unreasonably high reputation it has. The plot makes absolutely no sense and the over-stylized look of the film doesn’t work. I was just nostalgically praising…
January 22, 2026 at 8:28 AM
Movie OTD (1/19): Hackers (1995) dir. by Harold Becker
OSR: This is one of the worst movies I’ve ever seen and I am utterly baffled by the unreasonably high reputation it has. The plot makes absolutely no sense and the over-stylized look of the film doesn’t work. I was just nostalgically praising…
OSR: This is one of the worst movies I’ve ever seen and I am utterly baffled by the unreasonably high reputation it has. The plot makes absolutely no sense and the over-stylized look of the film doesn’t work. I was just nostalgically praising…
Movie OTD (1/19): Sea of Love (1989) dir. by Harold Becker
OSR: I like this version of Pacino when he was just on the edge of losing control of his ability to modulate his voice. Previous to this, the only movie that I’ve ever seen with Ellen Barkin prior to this is Ocean’s 13, so this is a major…
OSR: I like this version of Pacino when he was just on the edge of losing control of his ability to modulate his voice. Previous to this, the only movie that I’ve ever seen with Ellen Barkin prior to this is Ocean’s 13, so this is a major…
January 21, 2026 at 8:09 AM
Movie OTD (1/19): Sea of Love (1989) dir. by Harold Becker
OSR: I like this version of Pacino when he was just on the edge of losing control of his ability to modulate his voice. Previous to this, the only movie that I’ve ever seen with Ellen Barkin prior to this is Ocean’s 13, so this is a major…
OSR: I like this version of Pacino when he was just on the edge of losing control of his ability to modulate his voice. Previous to this, the only movie that I’ve ever seen with Ellen Barkin prior to this is Ocean’s 13, so this is a major…
Movie OTD (1/18): Varsity Blues (1999) dir. by Brian Robbins
OSR: Time and cultural awareness has, to a very uncomfortable degree, ruined my ability to enjoy some of these 80s and 90s movies on a pure level. There are multiple moments that make you go “yikes” in this. This hits all of the familiar…
OSR: Time and cultural awareness has, to a very uncomfortable degree, ruined my ability to enjoy some of these 80s and 90s movies on a pure level. There are multiple moments that make you go “yikes” in this. This hits all of the familiar…
January 20, 2026 at 7:42 AM
Movie OTD (1/18): Varsity Blues (1999) dir. by Brian Robbins
OSR: Time and cultural awareness has, to a very uncomfortable degree, ruined my ability to enjoy some of these 80s and 90s movies on a pure level. There are multiple moments that make you go “yikes” in this. This hits all of the familiar…
OSR: Time and cultural awareness has, to a very uncomfortable degree, ruined my ability to enjoy some of these 80s and 90s movies on a pure level. There are multiple moments that make you go “yikes” in this. This hits all of the familiar…
Movie OTD (1/17): The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934) dir. by Harold Young
OSR: This is my second Leslie Howard film and he was charming again. I don’t know if it’s a positive or negative that he was so great at playing a high class slob, but he really was. My very first thought when Merle Oberon showed…
OSR: This is my second Leslie Howard film and he was charming again. I don’t know if it’s a positive or negative that he was so great at playing a high class slob, but he really was. My very first thought when Merle Oberon showed…
January 19, 2026 at 6:22 AM
Movie OTD (1/17): The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934) dir. by Harold Young
OSR: This is my second Leslie Howard film and he was charming again. I don’t know if it’s a positive or negative that he was so great at playing a high class slob, but he really was. My very first thought when Merle Oberon showed…
OSR: This is my second Leslie Howard film and he was charming again. I don’t know if it’s a positive or negative that he was so great at playing a high class slob, but he really was. My very first thought when Merle Oberon showed…
Film/Album OTD
Movie OTD (1/16): The Rip (2026) dir. by John Carnahan
OSR: Matt Damon and Ben Affleck are always great when they team up and that’s no different in this film. They’re both magnetic and every conversation that they have feels electric. Almost everything else in this movie is weak. …
Movie OTD (1/16): The Rip (2026) dir. by John Carnahan
OSR: Matt Damon and Ben Affleck are always great when they team up and that’s no different in this film. They’re both magnetic and every conversation that they have feels electric. Almost everything else in this movie is weak. …
January 18, 2026 at 8:37 AM
Film/Album OTD
Movie OTD (1/16): The Rip (2026) dir. by John Carnahan
OSR: Matt Damon and Ben Affleck are always great when they team up and that’s no different in this film. They’re both magnetic and every conversation that they have feels electric. Almost everything else in this movie is weak. …
Movie OTD (1/16): The Rip (2026) dir. by John Carnahan
OSR: Matt Damon and Ben Affleck are always great when they team up and that’s no different in this film. They’re both magnetic and every conversation that they have feels electric. Almost everything else in this movie is weak. …
Movie OTD (1/15): Witness (1985) dir. by Peter Weir
OSR: Harrison Ford is at his Harrison Fordiest in this movie. On paper, this premise is dumb and should not work, but Ford and Kelly McGillis have such great chemistry at the movie somehow works. The final confrontation is laughably limp and this…
OSR: Harrison Ford is at his Harrison Fordiest in this movie. On paper, this premise is dumb and should not work, but Ford and Kelly McGillis have such great chemistry at the movie somehow works. The final confrontation is laughably limp and this…
January 17, 2026 at 4:21 AM
Movie OTD (1/15): Witness (1985) dir. by Peter Weir
OSR: Harrison Ford is at his Harrison Fordiest in this movie. On paper, this premise is dumb and should not work, but Ford and Kelly McGillis have such great chemistry at the movie somehow works. The final confrontation is laughably limp and this…
OSR: Harrison Ford is at his Harrison Fordiest in this movie. On paper, this premise is dumb and should not work, but Ford and Kelly McGillis have such great chemistry at the movie somehow works. The final confrontation is laughably limp and this…
Movie OTD (1/14): 65 (2023) dir. by Scott Beck, Bryan Woods
OSR: Nah. | 1.3/5
OSR: Nah. | 1.3/5
January 16, 2026 at 3:47 AM
Movie OTD (1/14): 65 (2023) dir. by Scott Beck, Bryan Woods
OSR: Nah. | 1.3/5
OSR: Nah. | 1.3/5
Album OTD 1/13/26: “Planet Patrol” by Planet Patrol (1983)
OSR: You can tell that this album is from a transitional stretch in music history. There are elements of several genres that are not fully realized and don’t necessarily marry seamlessly in the end product. Also, on almost every song, the…
OSR: You can tell that this album is from a transitional stretch in music history. There are elements of several genres that are not fully realized and don’t necessarily marry seamlessly in the end product. Also, on almost every song, the…
January 15, 2026 at 3:38 AM
Album OTD 1/13/26: “Planet Patrol” by Planet Patrol (1983)
OSR: You can tell that this album is from a transitional stretch in music history. There are elements of several genres that are not fully realized and don’t necessarily marry seamlessly in the end product. Also, on almost every song, the…
OSR: You can tell that this album is from a transitional stretch in music history. There are elements of several genres that are not fully realized and don’t necessarily marry seamlessly in the end product. Also, on almost every song, the…
Film/Album OTD 1/13/26
Movie OTD: Perfect Blue (1997) dir. by Satoshi Kon
OSR: Off the top of my head, I cannot readily recall a film that I’ve seen in recent years that left me as simultaneously confused and dazzled as I was while watching Perfect Blue. This movie is a banger. It’s incredible…
Movie OTD: Perfect Blue (1997) dir. by Satoshi Kon
OSR: Off the top of my head, I cannot readily recall a film that I’ve seen in recent years that left me as simultaneously confused and dazzled as I was while watching Perfect Blue. This movie is a banger. It’s incredible…
January 15, 2026 at 2:54 AM
Film/Album OTD 1/13/26
Movie OTD: Perfect Blue (1997) dir. by Satoshi Kon
OSR: Off the top of my head, I cannot readily recall a film that I’ve seen in recent years that left me as simultaneously confused and dazzled as I was while watching Perfect Blue. This movie is a banger. It’s incredible…
Movie OTD: Perfect Blue (1997) dir. by Satoshi Kon
OSR: Off the top of my head, I cannot readily recall a film that I’ve seen in recent years that left me as simultaneously confused and dazzled as I was while watching Perfect Blue. This movie is a banger. It’s incredible…
Film/Album OTD 1/12/26
Movie OTD: Pusher (1996) dir. by Nicolas Winding Refn
OSR: Considering that this was Refn’s directorial debut and Mads Mikkelsen’s film debut, I’m blown away. Following Frank and Tonny as they made their rounds going about their peurile existences felt more like…
Movie OTD: Pusher (1996) dir. by Nicolas Winding Refn
OSR: Considering that this was Refn’s directorial debut and Mads Mikkelsen’s film debut, I’m blown away. Following Frank and Tonny as they made their rounds going about their peurile existences felt more like…
January 14, 2026 at 6:31 AM
Film/Album OTD 1/12/26
Movie OTD: Pusher (1996) dir. by Nicolas Winding Refn
OSR: Considering that this was Refn’s directorial debut and Mads Mikkelsen’s film debut, I’m blown away. Following Frank and Tonny as they made their rounds going about their peurile existences felt more like…
Movie OTD: Pusher (1996) dir. by Nicolas Winding Refn
OSR: Considering that this was Refn’s directorial debut and Mads Mikkelsen’s film debut, I’m blown away. Following Frank and Tonny as they made their rounds going about their peurile existences felt more like…
Both of these teams are generating fantastic shots primarily off of ball movement.
Through the 8:15 mark of the second quarter, the Celtics have 9 assists on 14 made baskets and the Pacers have 11 assists on 13 made baskets. That’s outstanding.
Through the 8:15 mark of the second quarter, the Celtics have 9 assists on 14 made baskets and the Pacers have 11 assists on 13 made baskets. That’s outstanding.
January 13, 2026 at 1:22 AM
Both of these teams are generating fantastic shots primarily off of ball movement.
Through the 8:15 mark of the second quarter, the Celtics have 9 assists on 14 made baskets and the Pacers have 11 assists on 13 made baskets. That’s outstanding.
Through the 8:15 mark of the second quarter, the Celtics have 9 assists on 14 made baskets and the Pacers have 11 assists on 13 made baskets. That’s outstanding.
Peyton Pritchard is the Allen Iverson of TJ McConnells.
January 13, 2026 at 1:03 AM
Peyton Pritchard is the Allen Iverson of TJ McConnells.
Film/Album OTD 1/11/26
Movie OTD: The Gift (2015) dir. by Joel Edgerton
OSR: This is a competently made and acted movie in which most of the character choices or plot points make no sense. I said, out loud, “why on earth would you do that?” multiple times while watching this movie. | 2.8/5
Movie OTD: The Gift (2015) dir. by Joel Edgerton
OSR: This is a competently made and acted movie in which most of the character choices or plot points make no sense. I said, out loud, “why on earth would you do that?” multiple times while watching this movie. | 2.8/5
January 12, 2026 at 11:10 PM
Film/Album OTD 1/11/26
Movie OTD: The Gift (2015) dir. by Joel Edgerton
OSR: This is a competently made and acted movie in which most of the character choices or plot points make no sense. I said, out loud, “why on earth would you do that?” multiple times while watching this movie. | 2.8/5
Movie OTD: The Gift (2015) dir. by Joel Edgerton
OSR: This is a competently made and acted movie in which most of the character choices or plot points make no sense. I said, out loud, “why on earth would you do that?” multiple times while watching this movie. | 2.8/5
Film/Album OTD 1/10/26
Movie OTD: Quo Vadis (1951) dir. by Mervyn Leroy, Anthony Mann
OSR: Relegate this film to the “They don’t make em like they used to” pile. There is a sense of scale and grandeur about these older period pieces that I feel is largely missing in modern movies. Somehow a bunch…
Movie OTD: Quo Vadis (1951) dir. by Mervyn Leroy, Anthony Mann
OSR: Relegate this film to the “They don’t make em like they used to” pile. There is a sense of scale and grandeur about these older period pieces that I feel is largely missing in modern movies. Somehow a bunch…
January 11, 2026 at 11:56 PM
Film/Album OTD 1/10/26
Movie OTD: Quo Vadis (1951) dir. by Mervyn Leroy, Anthony Mann
OSR: Relegate this film to the “They don’t make em like they used to” pile. There is a sense of scale and grandeur about these older period pieces that I feel is largely missing in modern movies. Somehow a bunch…
Movie OTD: Quo Vadis (1951) dir. by Mervyn Leroy, Anthony Mann
OSR: Relegate this film to the “They don’t make em like they used to” pile. There is a sense of scale and grandeur about these older period pieces that I feel is largely missing in modern movies. Somehow a bunch…
Film/Album OTD 1/9/26
Movie OTD: Bugonia (2025) dir. by Yorgos Lanthimos
OSR: What a delightfully weird movie. Jesse Plemons and Emma Stone both are outstanding, with Plemons especially turning in (I think) the best performances that I’ve seen from him. Not for a second do you believe that he…
Movie OTD: Bugonia (2025) dir. by Yorgos Lanthimos
OSR: What a delightfully weird movie. Jesse Plemons and Emma Stone both are outstanding, with Plemons especially turning in (I think) the best performances that I’ve seen from him. Not for a second do you believe that he…
January 10, 2026 at 11:32 PM
Film/Album OTD 1/9/26
Movie OTD: Bugonia (2025) dir. by Yorgos Lanthimos
OSR: What a delightfully weird movie. Jesse Plemons and Emma Stone both are outstanding, with Plemons especially turning in (I think) the best performances that I’ve seen from him. Not for a second do you believe that he…
Movie OTD: Bugonia (2025) dir. by Yorgos Lanthimos
OSR: What a delightfully weird movie. Jesse Plemons and Emma Stone both are outstanding, with Plemons especially turning in (I think) the best performances that I’ve seen from him. Not for a second do you believe that he…
Film/Album OTD 1/8/26
Movie OTD: Two Distant Starngers (2021) dir. by Travon Fee, Martin Desmond Roe
OSR: “Nightmare Groundhog‘s Day,” that could’ve been an alternative title for this short film. I was engaged and saddened by how familiar it felt. There are some actors who are just meant…
Movie OTD: Two Distant Starngers (2021) dir. by Travon Fee, Martin Desmond Roe
OSR: “Nightmare Groundhog‘s Day,” that could’ve been an alternative title for this short film. I was engaged and saddened by how familiar it felt. There are some actors who are just meant…
January 9, 2026 at 8:11 PM
Film/Album OTD 1/8/26
Movie OTD: Two Distant Starngers (2021) dir. by Travon Fee, Martin Desmond Roe
OSR: “Nightmare Groundhog‘s Day,” that could’ve been an alternative title for this short film. I was engaged and saddened by how familiar it felt. There are some actors who are just meant…
Movie OTD: Two Distant Starngers (2021) dir. by Travon Fee, Martin Desmond Roe
OSR: “Nightmare Groundhog‘s Day,” that could’ve been an alternative title for this short film. I was engaged and saddened by how familiar it felt. There are some actors who are just meant…
#Grizzlies vs #Lakers
Jake Laravia seems to always be in the right place at the right time. I’m not sure whether he is more of a professional basketball player or a chaos agent. His effort is a superpower.
Jake Laravia seems to always be in the right place at the right time. I’m not sure whether he is more of a professional basketball player or a chaos agent. His effort is a superpower.
January 9, 2026 at 8:10 AM
#Grizzlies vs #Lakers
Jake Laravia seems to always be in the right place at the right time. I’m not sure whether he is more of a professional basketball player or a chaos agent. His effort is a superpower.
Jake Laravia seems to always be in the right place at the right time. I’m not sure whether he is more of a professional basketball player or a chaos agent. His effort is a superpower.
Film/Album OTD 1/7/26
Movie OTD: Police Story (1985) dir. by Jackie Chan
OSR: Jackie Chan is an international treasure. I’ve seen the mall stunt 100 times and never knew that it came from Police Story. The stunt work is amazing and he’s hamming it up as only he can without feeling annoying…
Movie OTD: Police Story (1985) dir. by Jackie Chan
OSR: Jackie Chan is an international treasure. I’ve seen the mall stunt 100 times and never knew that it came from Police Story. The stunt work is amazing and he’s hamming it up as only he can without feeling annoying…
January 8, 2026 at 11:51 AM
Film/Album OTD 1/7/26
Movie OTD: Police Story (1985) dir. by Jackie Chan
OSR: Jackie Chan is an international treasure. I’ve seen the mall stunt 100 times and never knew that it came from Police Story. The stunt work is amazing and he’s hamming it up as only he can without feeling annoying…
Movie OTD: Police Story (1985) dir. by Jackie Chan
OSR: Jackie Chan is an international treasure. I’ve seen the mall stunt 100 times and never knew that it came from Police Story. The stunt work is amazing and he’s hamming it up as only he can without feeling annoying…
Film/Album OTD 1/6/26
Movie OTD: Pygmalion (1938) dir. by Anthony Asquith, Leslie Howard
OSR: I’ve never seen the stage adaptation of this play, so I was immediately and pleasantly surprised by how the film adaptation seems to maintain a very stage like feel to it (in a good way). Wendy Higgins…
Movie OTD: Pygmalion (1938) dir. by Anthony Asquith, Leslie Howard
OSR: I’ve never seen the stage adaptation of this play, so I was immediately and pleasantly surprised by how the film adaptation seems to maintain a very stage like feel to it (in a good way). Wendy Higgins…
January 7, 2026 at 8:10 AM
Film/Album OTD 1/6/26
Movie OTD: Pygmalion (1938) dir. by Anthony Asquith, Leslie Howard
OSR: I’ve never seen the stage adaptation of this play, so I was immediately and pleasantly surprised by how the film adaptation seems to maintain a very stage like feel to it (in a good way). Wendy Higgins…
Movie OTD: Pygmalion (1938) dir. by Anthony Asquith, Leslie Howard
OSR: I’ve never seen the stage adaptation of this play, so I was immediately and pleasantly surprised by how the film adaptation seems to maintain a very stage like feel to it (in a good way). Wendy Higgins…
@raptorqueenspod.bsky.social Any thoughts on the Trae Young situation in Atlanta? Do y’all think that he might be a fit in Toronto?
His abysmal defense would obviously be anegative, but I think that having a guy with his passing and scoring punch has a lot of potential next to Ingram and Barnes.
His abysmal defense would obviously be anegative, but I think that having a guy with his passing and scoring punch has a lot of potential next to Ingram and Barnes.
January 6, 2026 at 8:53 PM
@raptorqueenspod.bsky.social Any thoughts on the Trae Young situation in Atlanta? Do y’all think that he might be a fit in Toronto?
His abysmal defense would obviously be anegative, but I think that having a guy with his passing and scoring punch has a lot of potential next to Ingram and Barnes.
His abysmal defense would obviously be anegative, but I think that having a guy with his passing and scoring punch has a lot of potential next to Ingram and Barnes.