Brian Dear
@brianstorms.bsky.social
Author, THE FRIENDLY ORANGE GLOW (Pantheon, 2017) - 32 years in the making: http://amzn.to/2ol9Lu6
In Santa Fe NM
Writing
Music Project: https://confusionboats.bandcamp.com
Fmr. tech startup founder/CEO
Film fanatic: https://letterboxd.com/brianstorms_
In Santa Fe NM
Writing
Music Project: https://confusionboats.bandcamp.com
Fmr. tech startup founder/CEO
Film fanatic: https://letterboxd.com/brianstorms_
Is this some kind of marketing tie-in for that singer?
February 7, 2026 at 3:00 AM
Is this some kind of marketing tie-in for that singer?
ahhhh even better
instant relief
ask your doctor if bluesky filters are right for you
instant relief
ask your doctor if bluesky filters are right for you
February 6, 2026 at 10:45 PM
ahhhh even better
instant relief
ask your doctor if bluesky filters are right for you
instant relief
ask your doctor if bluesky filters are right for you
Wow, A PRIVATE LIFE was not:
Hitchcockian
sophisticated
comedy
silly
fluff
zany
chemistry
What it was, was:
weird
dumb
hard-to-follow
annoying
baffling even
And the film makes one wonder:
why should anyone care
why did Jodie do this
why is her character nuts
why was this film even made
Hitchcockian
sophisticated
comedy
silly
fluff
zany
chemistry
What it was, was:
weird
dumb
hard-to-follow
annoying
baffling even
And the film makes one wonder:
why should anyone care
why did Jodie do this
why is her character nuts
why was this film even made
February 6, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Wow, A PRIVATE LIFE was not:
Hitchcockian
sophisticated
comedy
silly
fluff
zany
chemistry
What it was, was:
weird
dumb
hard-to-follow
annoying
baffling even
And the film makes one wonder:
why should anyone care
why did Jodie do this
why is her character nuts
why was this film even made
Hitchcockian
sophisticated
comedy
silly
fluff
zany
chemistry
What it was, was:
weird
dumb
hard-to-follow
annoying
baffling even
And the film makes one wonder:
why should anyone care
why did Jodie do this
why is her character nuts
why was this film even made
Happy Paypal Friday*, to all those who celebrate!
*The day, often called #BandcampFriday, that #Bandcamp waives its fees but super-sneaky Paypal doesn’t, yet somehow everybody still thinks that artists get 100% of each purchase. A rather brilliant trick on Paypal’s part, I must say. 🤷♂️
*The day, often called #BandcampFriday, that #Bandcamp waives its fees but super-sneaky Paypal doesn’t, yet somehow everybody still thinks that artists get 100% of each purchase. A rather brilliant trick on Paypal’s part, I must say. 🤷♂️
February 6, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Happy Paypal Friday*, to all those who celebrate!
*The day, often called #BandcampFriday, that #Bandcamp waives its fees but super-sneaky Paypal doesn’t, yet somehow everybody still thinks that artists get 100% of each purchase. A rather brilliant trick on Paypal’s part, I must say. 🤷♂️
*The day, often called #BandcampFriday, that #Bandcamp waives its fees but super-sneaky Paypal doesn’t, yet somehow everybody still thinks that artists get 100% of each purchase. A rather brilliant trick on Paypal’s part, I must say. 🤷♂️
Surely all self-respecting film fanatics know their favorite films by their MPAA numbers?
Why, mine are 20110, 21197, 24416, and 27850.
How about you?
Why, mine are 20110, 21197, 24416, and 27850.
How about you?
February 6, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Surely all self-respecting film fanatics know their favorite films by their MPAA numbers?
Why, mine are 20110, 21197, 24416, and 27850.
How about you?
Why, mine are 20110, 21197, 24416, and 27850.
How about you?
Consider the placement of the camera in each of these photos widely seen on bsky today..
How might the camera placement send a message, or at least leave a subtle impression in the mind of anyone viewing the image?
How might the camera placement send a message, or at least leave a subtle impression in the mind of anyone viewing the image?
February 6, 2026 at 12:01 AM
Consider the placement of the camera in each of these photos widely seen on bsky today..
How might the camera placement send a message, or at least leave a subtle impression in the mind of anyone viewing the image?
How might the camera placement send a message, or at least leave a subtle impression in the mind of anyone viewing the image?
Well there goes my weekend!
Two books by @hamrahrama.bsky.social
[I didn’t realize LAST WEEK IN END TIMES CINEMA was the, I daresay, exact equivalent of doomscrolling a feed consisting of nothing but a year’s worth of Hollywood trade pub headlines 😂]
#filmsky
Two books by @hamrahrama.bsky.social
[I didn’t realize LAST WEEK IN END TIMES CINEMA was the, I daresay, exact equivalent of doomscrolling a feed consisting of nothing but a year’s worth of Hollywood trade pub headlines 😂]
#filmsky
February 5, 2026 at 9:46 PM
Well there goes my weekend!
Two books by @hamrahrama.bsky.social
[I didn’t realize LAST WEEK IN END TIMES CINEMA was the, I daresay, exact equivalent of doomscrolling a feed consisting of nothing but a year’s worth of Hollywood trade pub headlines 😂]
#filmsky
Two books by @hamrahrama.bsky.social
[I didn’t realize LAST WEEK IN END TIMES CINEMA was the, I daresay, exact equivalent of doomscrolling a feed consisting of nothing but a year’s worth of Hollywood trade pub headlines 😂]
#filmsky
Man oh man, there is just NOTHING as satisfying and wonderful as playing a 3-hr live gig of music and a packed audience responding and cheering and shouting out requests and dancing and showering us with tips.
A splendid time was had by all. Can't ask for more than that. So much fun. 😎
A splendid time was had by all. Can't ask for more than that. So much fun. 😎
February 5, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Man oh man, there is just NOTHING as satisfying and wonderful as playing a 3-hr live gig of music and a packed audience responding and cheering and shouting out requests and dancing and showering us with tips.
A splendid time was had by all. Can't ask for more than that. So much fun. 😎
A splendid time was had by all. Can't ask for more than that. So much fun. 😎
Ever notice how news and pharma industries are similar?
Both are aware bad things happen to people and hurt them.
But neither industry wants to stop the bad thing. Rather, they try to *manage* it, either through narratives or prescriptions, in order to monetize it as long as possible.
Both are aware bad things happen to people and hurt them.
But neither industry wants to stop the bad thing. Rather, they try to *manage* it, either through narratives or prescriptions, in order to monetize it as long as possible.
February 3, 2026 at 11:06 PM
Ever notice how news and pharma industries are similar?
Both are aware bad things happen to people and hurt them.
But neither industry wants to stop the bad thing. Rather, they try to *manage* it, either through narratives or prescriptions, in order to monetize it as long as possible.
Both are aware bad things happen to people and hurt them.
But neither industry wants to stop the bad thing. Rather, they try to *manage* it, either through narratives or prescriptions, in order to monetize it as long as possible.
One great thing about #SantaFe: this is a town that where in the same week you can see a bunch of great international films, like, showing right now: THE VOICE OF HIND RAJAB (devastating, and a MUST-SEE!), ALL THAT’S LEFT OF YOU (another devastating must-see), and IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT.
February 2, 2026 at 6:59 PM
One great thing about #SantaFe: this is a town that where in the same week you can see a bunch of great international films, like, showing right now: THE VOICE OF HIND RAJAB (devastating, and a MUST-SEE!), ALL THAT’S LEFT OF YOU (another devastating must-see), and IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT.
@ifindkarma.bsky.social
Hey Adam long time no see!
Nice to know you’re still out there.
Just sayin’ hello.
Hey Adam long time no see!
Nice to know you’re still out there.
Just sayin’ hello.
February 2, 2026 at 1:45 PM
@ifindkarma.bsky.social
Hey Adam long time no see!
Nice to know you’re still out there.
Just sayin’ hello.
Hey Adam long time no see!
Nice to know you’re still out there.
Just sayin’ hello.
You better believe I muted it
February 2, 2026 at 1:43 PM
You better believe I muted it
[I enjoy seeing in social media posts usage of popcult expressions like “Temu” that I have no idea what they mean, nor any inclination to google. The more jargon the better! For me it signals I’m becoming less online and more offline which I consider a very good thing in these dystopian times 🤷♂️]
Few people irritate me as much as the Temu John Prine guy on Instagram
February 1, 2026 at 5:54 PM
[I enjoy seeing in social media posts usage of popcult expressions like “Temu” that I have no idea what they mean, nor any inclination to google. The more jargon the better! For me it signals I’m becoming less online and more offline which I consider a very good thing in these dystopian times 🤷♂️]
SEND HELP sucked. Had same, trite, nudge-nudge/wink-wink tone of the Knives Out films, as well as same, performatively playful, empty orchestral score. An ugly, deeply cynical, very Republican attitude, desperate to be a comedy, failing thoroughly. CAST AWAY for the Idiocracy era. Raimi’s worst. 🤷♂️
January 31, 2026 at 7:56 PM
SEND HELP sucked. Had same, trite, nudge-nudge/wink-wink tone of the Knives Out films, as well as same, performatively playful, empty orchestral score. An ugly, deeply cynical, very Republican attitude, desperate to be a comedy, failing thoroughly. CAST AWAY for the Idiocracy era. Raimi’s worst. 🤷♂️
Congress should tariff Trump $100 per missing page of the fully unredacted Epstein documents, per day, starting back at the now long-ignored, long-missed deadline. 5 million pages, 500 million per day, times over 40 days and counting, why, it'd be already be adding up to real money.
January 30, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Congress should tariff Trump $100 per missing page of the fully unredacted Epstein documents, per day, starting back at the now long-ignored, long-missed deadline. 5 million pages, 500 million per day, times over 40 days and counting, why, it'd be already be adding up to real money.
I can't believe I am today, as in now, years old, and have only just this very split-second moment discovered this hilariously ancient-looking and obsessively-cared-for website called IMCDB, the Internet Movie Cars Data Base. OMG.
www.imcdb.org
www.imcdb.org
January 29, 2026 at 5:00 PM
I can't believe I am today, as in now, years old, and have only just this very split-second moment discovered this hilariously ancient-looking and obsessively-cared-for website called IMCDB, the Internet Movie Cars Data Base. OMG.
www.imcdb.org
www.imcdb.org
Good grief. Gold is crazy. Worldwide faith in the US Dollar (well, worldwide faith in the US itself) gotta be plummeting. How high can it go? $10,000? Higher?
January 29, 2026 at 4:13 AM
Good grief. Gold is crazy. Worldwide faith in the US Dollar (well, worldwide faith in the US itself) gotta be plummeting. How high can it go? $10,000? Higher?
One of the greatest rock/punk anthems of the 1960s or any time: Pushin’ Too Hard by the glorious, crazy, goofy Sky Saxon and the Seeds:
m.youtube.com/watch?v=d8hN...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=d8hN...
NEW * Pushin' Too Hard - The Seeds {Stereo} 1967
YouTube video by Smurfstools Oldies Music Time Machine
m.youtube.com
January 28, 2026 at 11:59 PM
One of the greatest rock/punk anthems of the 1960s or any time: Pushin’ Too Hard by the glorious, crazy, goofy Sky Saxon and the Seeds:
m.youtube.com/watch?v=d8hN...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=d8hN...
Reposted by Brian Dear
Reposted by Brian Dear
@metacritic.com
Is your website broken? Every time lately that I try to view "all critic reviews" it shows a very shortened list, and essentially, there's no longer a way to see all critic reviews.
It's been this way for last 5-10 days.
What's up? Or down?
Is your website broken? Every time lately that I try to view "all critic reviews" it shows a very shortened list, and essentially, there's no longer a way to see all critic reviews.
It's been this way for last 5-10 days.
What's up? Or down?
January 27, 2026 at 9:09 PM
@metacritic.com
Is your website broken? Every time lately that I try to view "all critic reviews" it shows a very shortened list, and essentially, there's no longer a way to see all critic reviews.
It's been this way for last 5-10 days.
What's up? Or down?
Is your website broken? Every time lately that I try to view "all critic reviews" it shows a very shortened list, and essentially, there's no longer a way to see all critic reviews.
It's been this way for last 5-10 days.
What's up? Or down?
NONE of the Detroit automakers has EVER been serious about EVs; it's all been BS with a quiet demand to US Gov that the only way they'd do EVs is if Gov pays them to make 'em. And the Gov has poured billions into Ford/GM, for naught.
Wall Street is thrilled.
(Even Tesla now not serious about EVs!)
Wall Street is thrilled.
(Even Tesla now not serious about EVs!)
January 27, 2026 at 4:53 PM
NONE of the Detroit automakers has EVER been serious about EVs; it's all been BS with a quiet demand to US Gov that the only way they'd do EVs is if Gov pays them to make 'em. And the Gov has poured billions into Ford/GM, for naught.
Wall Street is thrilled.
(Even Tesla now not serious about EVs!)
Wall Street is thrilled.
(Even Tesla now not serious about EVs!)
Song of the day.
This one’s for you, Bovino. El Centro.
A tribute to the greatest riddim section in the universe, Sly & Robbie, may they RIP. They gave Sinead’s cover of Downpressor Man its perfect foundation.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=JF0c...
This one’s for you, Bovino. El Centro.
A tribute to the greatest riddim section in the universe, Sly & Robbie, may they RIP. They gave Sinead’s cover of Downpressor Man its perfect foundation.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=JF0c...
Sinéad O'Connor - Downpressor Man (reggae)
YouTube video by Trip Hop Universe
m.youtube.com
January 27, 2026 at 12:58 AM
Song of the day.
This one’s for you, Bovino. El Centro.
A tribute to the greatest riddim section in the universe, Sly & Robbie, may they RIP. They gave Sinead’s cover of Downpressor Man its perfect foundation.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=JF0c...
This one’s for you, Bovino. El Centro.
A tribute to the greatest riddim section in the universe, Sly & Robbie, may they RIP. They gave Sinead’s cover of Downpressor Man its perfect foundation.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=JF0c...
SantaFe likes to mess with street signs:
January 26, 2026 at 3:57 AM
SantaFe likes to mess with street signs: