Joe Lorenzini
@quidprojlo
Chicagoan back from Philly Cities, movies, and politics Letterboxd:
That was the most humiliating defeat for France at the hands of Spain since the time when they actually captured the French king in battle
Every time Norway scores they should play this scene to make the crowd go wild
Utah is still very Republican (the 13th reddest state in 2024), but it's been trending blue since 2000 It probably won't be a toss-up state soon, but it could definitely become likely/lean R such that next time there's a blue wave year, Democrats can make a play for statewide races
Obviously there's no way Republicans will become the multi-racial coalition their leaders tout when they hold this attitudes, and they're not changing that attitude anytime soon The question is where will conservative voters of color go? Do they bring their views to Dems, sit out, or go 3rd party?
You know what else is happening in 2027? The Mississippi Gubernatorial Election And Democrats have miraculously come close the past two times With Trump's collapsing numbers and this power grab that will energize Democrats, one of the reddest states in the nation might actually go blue
Seeing the massive rockets at the Houston Space Center made me want to go back and watch all the fantastic movies about the US space program. The ones that come to mind are >October Sky >The Right Stuff >Hidden Figures >First Man >Apollo 13 Any ones that I missed?
Security line for George Bush Airport in Houston is out the door and folding over on itself
You never know what celebrities you'll meet when you travel! Also I bet no one will guess what city this is
> Best Picture winner also won for its overdue director, its villain Supporting Actor, and Adapted Screenplay for adapting a new American classic novel that takes place in the 80s > Runner-up won Best Actor for the antihero protagonist and Cinematography in a surprise 2025 was 2007 all over again
Happy Oscar Sunday! Finally caught up with all the 2025 films, here are my favorites
Man, I really hope Diane Warren wins an Oscar someday Not just because all her hard work is really admirable, but based on this interview, her acceptance speech would be absolutely iconic
Interesting data from this article that finds that younger and wealthier Americans are more likely to go to the movies variety.com/2026/film/ne...
Chicago just had a flash hailstorm. It downpoured for about 60 seconds, and then it pretty much cleared up Really feeling like the end times are here
It was a rough day between long hours at work and a bad date, but Small Cheval gave me a free shake! Good things do still happen
I remember when disgraced former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich used to have his name on the new automatic toll roads At the time we made fun of him for how vain it was, but ultimately, it was good politics, because if you don't take credit for the good things under your watch, someone else will