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Brandon King
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He/Him // 28 // Currently @ KTAR News, @plotdevicespod // Music @ The End of History, Nick Noodle & The Angelhairs // Class of 2019 Cronkite ASU // IG @ themovieking45 // Letterboxd @ brandon_king // Always try to be nice, never fail to be kind
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Interestingly on that film score point, I cross-referenced this with the past five years' Wrapped reports.

On those metrics, Alexandre Desplat has made four of the past five, followed by Natalie Holt and/or Daft Punk (who I'm counting bc of 'Tron Legacy').
December 3, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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Not my own band as my most played song (go stream ‘Wish’ by Cablebox lol)

Also, another year dominated by film scores, this is not shocking, but some of the non-movie omissions are a bit perplexing (no Beatles, Black Country New Road, Florence + The Machine, etc.)
December 3, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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Me hearing the ‘Superman’ sequel drops a few months ahead of ‘The Batman P2,’ and doing the math in my head, and wait what if-
Bart Simpson writing on a classroom chalkboard, “I will not encourage Matt Reeves’ Batman to be in the DCU.”
September 3, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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Phoenix peeps, I’m playing a show with The End of History tomorrow at Pho Cao in Scottsdale,
Some fantastic bands on the bill, no cover and great food too,

We’re on at 10 PM, if you’re up and in the area, hope to see you!

#newmusicfriday #azmusicscene #desertrock
The Pho Cao Sessions, featuring The End of History, Lose Parade, Family Obligation, BRENYAMA and Simply Chaotic. Presented by The Antibacteria Cafeteria. No Cover. 6 PM Start Time. Saturday July 19th.
July 18, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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Arizona people!
I’m playing an acoustic show w/ Nick Noodle and The Angelhairs tomorrow night at MySpace in Downtown Phoenix
Free entry (donations encouraged), hope to see you there!
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#azmusicscene #phxmusicscene #azindie #newindie
A show flyer presented by THE COVEN PHOENIX, featuring a yelling goat man. The text reads “Nick Noodle, with Our Feet In The Garbage Disposal and Vox Manicka”
June 17, 2025 at 12:29 AM
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PHOENIX ☀️
Myself and the rest of Nick Noodle & The Angelhairs are joining Peggy-Lou Palmer at King Pigeon Thrift Store tomorrow night!

7 PM, hope to see you there!
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#azmusicscene #phxmusic #arizonaindie
May 23, 2025 at 1:53 AM
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T-minus 3 hours until #FinalReckoning and I have been busy…

Here’s the results of my #MissionImpossible series rewatch!
A series of posters from the Mission: Impossible film series. Top row: Fallout, Dead Reckoning, Rogue Nation, Mission Impossible (96) Bottom row: Ghost Protocol, MI3, Mission Impossible 2
May 21, 2025 at 11:17 PM
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⭐️Best Lead Actress📷

- Willa Fitzgerald #StrangeDarling
- Natasha Lyonne #HisThreeDaughters
- Mikey Madison #Anora
- Demi Moore #TheSubstance
- June Squibb #Thelma

RU:
Cynthia Erivo #WickedMovie, Kani Kusruti #AllWeImagineAsLight, Stevie-Jean Placek #LadyLazarus and Anya Taylor-Joy #Furiosa
March 2, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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⭐️Best Supporting Actress📷

- Joan Chen #DIDIMovie
- Ariana Grande #WickedMovie
- Felicity Jones #TheBrutalist
- Katy O’Brian #LoveLiesBleeding
- Zendaya #DunePartTwo

RU:
Rebecca Ferguson #DunePartTwo, Maya Hawke #InsideOut2, Liza Soberano #LisaFrankenstein & Isabella Rossellini #Conclave
February 22, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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⭐️Best Supporting Actor📷

- Kieran Culkin #ARealPain
- Chris Hemsworth #Furiosa
- Clarence Maclin #SingSing
- Jeremy Strong #TheApprentice
- Denzel Washington #GladiatorTwo

RU:
Javier Bardem #DunePartTwo, Yura Borisov #Anora, Guy Pearce #TheBrutalist & Adam Pearson #ADifferentMan
February 21, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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⭐️Best Original Screenplay📷

- #AllWeImagineAsLight
- #ARealPain
- #DIDI
- #MyOldAss
- #ThelmaMovie

RU:
#Anora #TheBrutalist #HisThreeDaughters #Kneecap & #TheSubstance
February 18, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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⭐️Best Adapted Screenplay📷

- #ACompleteUnknown
- #ConclaveFilm
- #HitMan
- #TurtlesAllTheWayDown
- #SingSing

RU:
#DunePartTwo #InsideOut2 #KingdomOfThePlanetOfTheApes #SmallThingsLikeThese & #YoungWomanAndTheSea
February 17, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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⭐️Best Cinematography📷

- #BlinkTwice
- #TheBrutalist
- #ChallengersMovie
- #DunePartTwo
- #SingSing

RU:
#CivilWarMovie #ConclaveFilm #EvilDoesNotExist #NationalAnthemFilm #SocietyOfTheSnow & #TheZoneOfInterest
February 14, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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⭐️Best Production Design📷

- #BlinkTwice
- #TheBrutalist
- #ConclaveFilm
- #DunePartTwo
- #WickedMovie

RU:
#BeetlejuiceBeetlejuice #Furiosa #SaturdayNight #SingSing & #SocietyOfTheSnow
February 12, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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⭐️Best Costume Design🎬

- #BeetlejuiceBeetlejuice
- #ConclaveFilm
- #DunePartTwo
- #FuriosaMovie
- #WickedMovie

RU:
#TheBikeriders #BlitzMovie #Gladiator2 #QueerMovie & #SingSing
February 12, 2025 at 3:13 AM
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⭐️Best Editing🎬

- #Anora
- #ChallengersMovie
- #SaturdayNight
- #TurtlesAllTheWayDown
- #TheZoneOfInterest

RU:
#BlinkTwice #TheBrutalist #EvilDoesNotExist #DunePartTwo #TheTasteOfThings & #TwistersMovie
February 11, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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⭐️Best Sound🎬

- #ChallengersMovie
- #ConclaveFilm
- #DunePartTwo
- #TwistersMovie
- #TheZoneOfInterest

RU:
#BlitzMovie, #Furiosa #SmallThingsLikeThese #SocietyOfTheSnow and #TheSubstance
February 9, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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⭐️Best Visual Effects🎬

- #DunePartTwo
- #HundredsOfBeavers
- #KingdomOfThePlanetOfTheApes
- #PieceByPiece
- #TheSubstance

RU:
#BeetlejuiceBeetlejuice #GodzillaXKong #Sonic3 #TwistersMovie & #TheWildRobot
February 6, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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⭐️Best Stuntwork🎬

- #TheFallGuy
- #FuriosaMovie
- #Gladiator2
- #KingdomOfThePlanetOfTheApes
- #MonkeyMan

RU:
#ArgylleMovie #DeadpoolAndWolverine #DunePart2 #HundredsOfBeavers and #RebelRidge
February 4, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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⭐️Best Original Score🎬

-Daniel Blumberg #TheBrutalist
-Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross #Challengers
-Hans Zimmer #DunePart2
-Eiko Ishibashi #EvilDoesNotExist
-Kris Bowers #TheWildRobot

RU:
#LoveLiesBleeding #QueerMovie #SaturdayNight #SingSingFilm #SocietyOfTheSnow #YoungWomanAndTheSea
February 3, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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⭐️Best Original Song🎬

-“Compress/Repress #Challengers
-“Jean Kayak” #HundredsOfBeavers
-“Te Maldigo” #QueerMovie
-“Kiss The Sky” #TheWildRobot
-“Harper and Will Go West” #WillAndHarper

RU:
“Winter Coat,” “Champagne,” “All Around Me Now,” “Piece by Piece” and “Like A Bird”
February 1, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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TLDR, this is not necessarily Plot Devices return announcement, but I’ve got a lot of end-of-the-year awards to hand out, so for the 2nd year in a row*…

TIME FOR THE 2025 KERNEL AWARDS!🍿

*instead of all at once like last year, expect a new one every other day(ish) before the Oscars
A pink background reading “Twenty-twenty five Kernel Awards, presented by Plot Devices.” Underneath is a sentient bag of popcorn eating itself.
February 1, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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Last min. #Oscars2025 wish list:
-Sing Sing in Best Picture & Supp. Actor for Clarence Maclin
-Sebastian Stan in Actor
-Joan Chen in Supp. Actress
-Challengers in Orig. Screenplay & Score
-Blitz in Sound/Costume Design
-Literally anything for Evil Does Not Exist or Saturday Night
Left to right: Colman Domingo and Clarence Maclin inside the titular prison of the 2024 film, 'Sing Sing,' Joan Chen in the 2024 film, 'DIDI' Saoirse Ronan and Eliot Heffernan in the 2024 film, 'Blitz' From left to right: Hitoshi Omika and Ryo Nishikawa in the 2024 film 'Evil Does Not Exist'
January 22, 2025 at 11:27 PM
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…i smell a conspiracy.
December 28, 2024 at 7:50 PM
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Top 4 artists were absolutely expected, though Norah Jones is a welcome surprise.

Top Songs all track, although I guess I am in fact a bigger Chappell Roan fan than I thought.
In order on the left TOP ARTISTS section: Joe Hisaishi, Alexandre Desplat, Daft Punk, Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, and Norah Jones In order on the right TOP SONGS section: Another Life, Them Changes, Red Wine Supernova, Atlantic City and Come Friday Below under MINUTES LISTENED is the number 69 Thousand 5 Hundred and 59.
December 4, 2024 at 10:20 PM