CHECKS AND RECS - JUNE

Been busy reading a novel by Larry McMurtry as well as slowly discovering a horror movie called Eyes Without A Face ( which inspired that Billy Idol movie) which I was like a TV Series ( In parts) . 


But so far, here are the other recommendations


Eyes Without A Face by George Franju

Colleen

FPJ's Kapag Puno Na Ang Salop remastered from FPJ Productions' YouTube page

Phosphorescent

Under Paris on Netflix

The Hold Steady - The Death Of The Punch/Radar and Leda
They Might Be Giants - Book

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