119: Long Leaks

Another movie to avoid, Francis Ford No-polla, a dumb thought on ratings, don't go chasing waterfalls, a small time likable noir, a crackerjack unmissable thriller, and the genius and madness of Denis Johnson. Stuff mentioned: Jay Kelly (2025), Kicking and Screaming (1995), Sullivan's Travels (1941), The Godfather (1972), Apocalypse Now (1979), Peggy Sue Got Married (1976), Megalopolis (2024), Megalopolis Unbound (2026?), Megadoc (2025), Leaving Las Vegas (1995), It's a Wonderful Knife (2023), Stone Creek Killer (2025), Relay (2025), Hell or High Water (2016), Avatar (2009), Dwight Garner "A Writer Who Dazzled on the Page but Lived for the Margins" (The New York Times, December 2, 2025 https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/01/books/review/denis-johnson-flagrant-self-destructive-gestures.html), Denis Johnson Jesus' Son (1992), The Velvet Underground & Nico "Heroin" (1967), and Jesus' Son (1999).