Armando Morales
@moralero.bsky.social
If I get more books, music, movies, art and football, I’ll be fine
In the “Cinema took Daddy away from daughter” Category, Sentimental Value easily beats Jay Kelly
December 26, 2025 at 9:30 PM
In the “Cinema took Daddy away from daughter” Category, Sentimental Value easily beats Jay Kelly
Slow Horses, Department Q and City of Shadows prove that the formula of a troubled policeman getting a difficult ad hoc assignment is a winner
December 25, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Slow Horses, Department Q and City of Shadows prove that the formula of a troubled policeman getting a difficult ad hoc assignment is a winner
Rob Reiner got up to eleven
December 19, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Rob Reiner got up to eleven
Train dream, a minimalist movie with something to say
November 27, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Train dream, a minimalist movie with something to say
Several of my favorite podcasts have male-female dynamics: Unhedged, Pivot, Odd Lots, Capitalisn’t
November 18, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Several of my favorite podcasts have male-female dynamics: Unhedged, Pivot, Odd Lots, Capitalisn’t
I just watched again Dr Strangelove. It makes you worry less about AI and more about how the intelligence of the people in charge has been getting weaker since the movie was made
November 15, 2025 at 2:37 AM
I just watched again Dr Strangelove. It makes you worry less about AI and more about how the intelligence of the people in charge has been getting weaker since the movie was made
In a flight back to DC, I picked The Ballad of Wallis Island expecting an easy going film, and it turned out to be a great movie
November 1, 2025 at 12:56 PM
In a flight back to DC, I picked The Ballad of Wallis Island expecting an easy going film, and it turned out to be a great movie
Reading The Melancholy of Resistance, Lazlo #Krazsnahorkai creates an atmosphere and doesn’t want the reader to take a breath, so that the reader shares the characters’ feeling of oppression
October 30, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Reading The Melancholy of Resistance, Lazlo #Krazsnahorkai creates an atmosphere and doesn’t want the reader to take a breath, so that the reader shares the characters’ feeling of oppression
I’m back! I watched A Poet, a Colombian movie that manages humor in the framework of a nuanced social narrative in a pleasant and entertaining way
October 10, 2025 at 7:47 PM
I’m back! I watched A Poet, a Colombian movie that manages humor in the framework of a nuanced social narrative in a pleasant and entertaining way
Very impressed by #TheEternaut, great management of narrative and tension, superb acting, very well directed. Looking forward to the next season
May 11, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Very impressed by #TheEternaut, great management of narrative and tension, superb acting, very well directed. Looking forward to the next season
#Challengers 3 sick people play tennis. The end
January 29, 2025 at 1:57 AM
#Challengers 3 sick people play tennis. The end
The brutalist, ambitious movie where things happen in one way, but could have happened in a different way, such is the lack of tension throughout a long film with nice cinematography and some good moments
January 21, 2025 at 12:43 AM
The brutalist, ambitious movie where things happen in one way, but could have happened in a different way, such is the lack of tension throughout a long film with nice cinematography and some good moments
Emilia Pérez is fun to watch, despite dealing with a tough subject. Music makes sense when it comes. Aware of Spanish-language difficulties, but I did not find it distracting.
January 16, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Emilia Pérez is fun to watch, despite dealing with a tough subject. Music makes sense when it comes. Aware of Spanish-language difficulties, but I did not find it distracting.
Good songs about cars or driving:
Fast car (Tracy Chapman)
Chasing cars (Snow patrol)
Drive my car (The Beatles)
Getaway car (Taylor Swift)
Drive (Incubus)
Drive (REM)
Driver’s License (Olivia Rodrigo)
Car Wash (Rose Royce)
Mercedes Benz (Janis Joplin)
And of course….
Drive (The Cars)
Fast car (Tracy Chapman)
Chasing cars (Snow patrol)
Drive my car (The Beatles)
Getaway car (Taylor Swift)
Drive (Incubus)
Drive (REM)
Driver’s License (Olivia Rodrigo)
Car Wash (Rose Royce)
Mercedes Benz (Janis Joplin)
And of course….
Drive (The Cars)
January 5, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Good songs about cars or driving:
Fast car (Tracy Chapman)
Chasing cars (Snow patrol)
Drive my car (The Beatles)
Getaway car (Taylor Swift)
Drive (Incubus)
Drive (REM)
Driver’s License (Olivia Rodrigo)
Car Wash (Rose Royce)
Mercedes Benz (Janis Joplin)
And of course….
Drive (The Cars)
Fast car (Tracy Chapman)
Chasing cars (Snow patrol)
Drive my car (The Beatles)
Getaway car (Taylor Swift)
Drive (Incubus)
Drive (REM)
Driver’s License (Olivia Rodrigo)
Car Wash (Rose Royce)
Mercedes Benz (Janis Joplin)
And of course….
Drive (The Cars)
Christopher Nolan is already one of my favorite directors, and with The Prestige, which I finally watched, he confirmed his versatility. Very different from my favorite movie of his, Inception, but great acting and brilliantly managed twist and turns
December 24, 2024 at 2:58 AM
Christopher Nolan is already one of my favorite directors, and with The Prestige, which I finally watched, he confirmed his versatility. Very different from my favorite movie of his, Inception, but great acting and brilliantly managed twist and turns
All the meaning of the phrase apply to A Real Pain, a well-crafted movie with great acting by Kieran Culkin and Jesse Eidlssenberg, where the key aspects of the story are what you don’t see
December 21, 2024 at 2:55 PM
All the meaning of the phrase apply to A Real Pain, a well-crafted movie with great acting by Kieran Culkin and Jesse Eidlssenberg, where the key aspects of the story are what you don’t see
Tottenham beat Manchester United in a 7-goal game made possible by poor goalkeepers’ performance.
December 20, 2024 at 3:49 AM
Tottenham beat Manchester United in a 7-goal game made possible by poor goalkeepers’ performance.
I just read Khalil, a novel narrated from the point of view of a terrorist. The author shows great capacity to manage very different characters within the plot, with a surprising but credible psychological evolution for the main character. Great book by the Algerian Yasmina Khadra (pseudonym)
December 16, 2024 at 11:10 PM
I just read Khalil, a novel narrated from the point of view of a terrorist. The author shows great capacity to manage very different characters within the plot, with a surprising but credible psychological evolution for the main character. Great book by the Algerian Yasmina Khadra (pseudonym)
I watched Maria directed by Pablo Larraín, and In her place, the latest movie directed by Maité Alberdi, both films confirm that Chilean movies are now in the big leagues
December 10, 2024 at 12:49 AM
I watched Maria directed by Pablo Larraín, and In her place, the latest movie directed by Maité Alberdi, both films confirm that Chilean movies are now in the big leagues
Finished watching Six Feet Under. Dysfunctional family with the duty to help others grieve while being unable to handle grief themselves for years. Fourth season is weaker, but the others are well done. Worthwhile
December 6, 2024 at 11:27 AM
Finished watching Six Feet Under. Dysfunctional family with the duty to help others grieve while being unable to handle grief themselves for years. Fourth season is weaker, but the others are well done. Worthwhile
I just finished reading #TheVegetarian. I didn’t expect it to be so devastating. Great writing though
December 4, 2024 at 3:59 PM
I just finished reading #TheVegetarian. I didn’t expect it to be so devastating. Great writing though