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Nick Luciano
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Recovering music theorist. Former staff writer/editor for 25yl and co-host of the 25 Yards Later fantasy football podcast. He/him
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The Swimmer is a favorite of mine! I ended up writing about it a few years back.

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The Swimmer: The Empty Life of a Suburban Odysseus
In The Swimmer (1968), Ned Merrill sets out on what he thinks is an adventure. Instead, it's a devastating portrait of the American Dream.
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August 21, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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What was the final verdict? I thought that on top of being really effective and well made, it had like 4 or 5 of the worst things I've ever seen (complimentary).
August 19, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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My favorite song is Nuclear War from Fireside Chat With Lucifer. It's angry and perverse while also being loose and playful. Plus, how can you not love the album art?
A Fireside Chat With Lucifer
Sun Ra · EP · 2023 · 4 songs
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July 2, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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These are the ones I picked up today!
Blurays of Sorcerer, Thelonious Monk Straight No Chaser, 32 Short Films about Glenn Gould, Smithereens, Carnival of Souls, Sure, The Bride from Hades, and GDT's Pinocchio.
June 29, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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This was my list. I have no qualms with your list for the movies that I've seen! Parasite and Fury Road were on my shortlist, but they were like Mulholland Drive, where I thought that enough other people would include them where I could make some other choices.

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nick-luciano.bsky.social Nick Luciano @nick-luciano.bsky.social · Jun 24
Tried my hand at the Best Films since 2000 ballot. I'm decently happy with it, although my shortlist was 3x the size.
Text: "The 100 best movies of the 21st century reader's choice, my ballot: Lord of the Rings the two towers, Godzilla Minus One, Kill Bill Vol 1, Werckmeister Harmonies, Portrait of a Lady on Fire, First Reformed, The Substance, Decision to Leave, Phantom Thread, Scott Pilgrim vs. The World.
June 24, 2025 at 3:07 PM