Daniel Lopez Training

Tough loss; great time.

Thoughts while doing the resistance band program I created for gym closures:

"How fun to be working out with my dad!"

"Wow, you really can get a good workout in with these things!"

*post-squats, when we still had some arm work to do . . .*

"Dad ( ), I think you should consider firing your trainer . . ."

Day 10: The Last Black Man in San Francisco (2019)

I missed this in theaters despite having heard it was good. It wasn’t in theaters long.

That’s a shame, as I think it was one of the best movies of last year. It’s certainly my favorite movie I’ve seen this year.

This was writer/director ‘s first feature, which is pretty upsetting . . . It feels as though a dude just walked onto a basketball court, picked up a ball for the first time, and went toe-to-toe with Damian Lillard. No one should be this good in their debut feature.

He had help, though, as he collaborated with lead actor (also in his first feature and giving a beautifully natural performance) to tell Jimmie’s real-life story. - who’s a force of nature - apparently took on a leadership role in the cast and his influence extends beyond his own performance (check out Joe Talbot’s interview on podcast to learn all about it).

I’ve actually already recommended this movie to my friend who reported back: “I’m in tears. Beautiful. Charming. Real . . . Deeply moved. And the music was stunning, too! Beautiful soundtrack.”

Be like David. Watch this movie.

And there’s good news on that front: you can stream this movie FOR FREE if you have Amazon Prime. Otherwise, it’s $3.99 to rent.

This is the last of my arbitrary 10 movies I’m talking about to , and it’s a very small contribution. I’ll do more. Lots of it won’t be on Instagram, but if I do see a useful way to contribute on social media, you’ll see it here.

Support Black artists. Support Blackbusinesses. Listen. Learn. Vote.

Black lives matter.