#jinglejangle

[monsiclethethird]

Idiot creature

[charlottesweetly]

jingle jangle jingle jangle

[adamwatchesmovies]

Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey (2020)

You can feel the passion in Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey. This colorful, ambitious Christmas musical enthusiastically showcases a promising new talent in the form of Madelen Mills. Will it become a holiday staple? Maybe. It depends greatly on how many holiday films you truly call your own.

Jeronicus Jangle (Forest Whitaker) was an inventor and toymaker until his latest invention - a walking, talking doll (voiced by Ricky Martin) - convinced his disgruntled apprentice, Gustafson (Keegan-Michael Key) to steal his book of inventions. After the death of his wife, Jeronicus and his daughter Jessica (Anika Noni Rose) grew distant, and the business fell on hard times. As the bank threatens to foreclose on his shop, Jeronicus is joined by his granddaughter Journey (Madalen Mills). Her spark of invention may be just what the toymaker needs.

It’s clear David E. Talbert wanted to make a movie for his family. Black people have all of the main roles but there’s no talk about “the struggle”, no hood, or any of the other subjects Hollywood comfortably forces upon black casts. It’s just a candy-coated, bright Christmas movie - the kind in which an epic snowball fight might erupt at any second - with black people in it. At the same time, the musical numbers and flamboyant costumes evoke soul, R&B, and gospel. It’s so bright, beautiful, enthusiastic, and earnest it’s hard not to get swept up in its charms.

All that said, Talbert might’ve been slightly too invested in the film. It would’ve benefitted greatly from a co-writer making the plot more concise. There’s no reason for this simple a story to clock in at just under two hours (credits not included). There are A LOT of characters and many could’ve been omitted, or combined. The toy matador? He’s not crucial; just a special effect. The postwoman with a crush on Jeronicus (Lisa Davina Phillip) and his present-day apprentice (Kieron L. Dyer) could’ve also been omitted. There’s a wraparound story whose conclusion is way predictable and does little more than add more child actors. Even Mills, whom I'm convinced we'll be seeing more of due to her charisma and great singing voice, is not 100% convincing in all of her scenes. Finally, the musical numbers are good but not great. You’ll tap your feet, admire the choreography of their dances, and probably forget the tunes once the movie is done.

Jingle Jangle is on the verge of being great. As is, it’s merely good. With its tenuous link to the Christmas Holiday, I suspect this will be another Polar Express; the kind of movie that will delight audiences today but won't age well. Then again, I can easily see this becoming a family staple. It's so unabashedly joyful and bright-eyed. Everything about it feels new and fresh, from the costumes to the visuals, the story, and the cast. For what it does well, Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey is worth seeing. (December 4, 2020)

[flashex3410]

The Holigays™ wish you a happy New Year's!

[westkss]

uma vontade constante e incessante

de viver tudo o que não vivi ainda

de ver tudo o que não vi também

de ser tudo o que se pode ser

como um estalo num momento retórico

com o tempo que não cansa de perder tempo

e eu vivendo por viver

sentindo por sentir

estática, sólida, dura, muda

num vão qualquer de qualquer coisa

na beira do abismo

que é a vida e as pessoas

na beira de mim mesma

caminhando em temporais até chegar em casa

sentindo um vazio frustrado dentro de mim

às vezes só querendo ser o que ainda não fui

sentindo esse desejo incansável de fazer algo que não sei o que é

mas que me faz querer continuar

que merda

[riverdalereviewpodcast]

gargoyle king is anyone you want it to be: riverdale theory

we’ve been thinking... the gargoyle king has been many people already. most recently we’ve seen both tall boy and moose’s father revealed to be underneath the gargoyle king mask.  additionally, other characters have been seen wearing the mask or something similar throughout the years (even betty plays a modified gargoyle king to save the girls being poisoned). what if no one in particular is behind the gargoyle king? what if it is just something people have conveniently used over the years to manipulate people? this whole season we’ve been hoping for a “reveal” like with the black hood, but what if there really isn’t a reveal to be had? 

[goodwitchyoga]

Thank you friends for coming to get your summer/fall for our new @greendreamsdotcom video! 🎉🎢💯 Can’t wait to share the fun, thank you @cried_linger & co! #hereatcastlemakeout #gobacktothehorse #jinglejangle https://www.instagram.com/p/BnhWRtinHpP/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=qzffxxtj2m8q

[twinkandwink]

Bob - The Tropic Club, Bristol 4th Feb 1989. The other week at The Wolfhounds gig someone was wearing a BoB T-shirt so I dug out my BoB photos. Their tune Convenience which reached number 31 in John Peel''s Festive 50 in 1989