Jack Rourke
@celluloiddrifter.bsky.social
Filmmaker. Cartoonist. Writer. Projectionalist. Occasional podcast host. Blue jean cowboy, Chuck Taylor gumshoe, raglan spaceman from Vegas.
UNIVERSE IN FLUX out now!
UNIVERSE IN FLUX out now!
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Jack Rourke
@celluloiddrifter.bsky.social
· Jun 18
UNIVERSE IN FLUX, a science-fiction anthology novel I’ve been working on with some terrific friends of mine, is dropping later this summer!
here’s a trailer for the interim youtu.be/gO1bZbcpRek?...
here’s a trailer for the interim youtu.be/gO1bZbcpRek?...
Stealin’ this too!
1 like = 1 thing I love about movies
1 like = 1 thing I love about movies
IM STEALING THIS
1 Like = 1 Thing I Like About Movies
1 Like = 1 Thing I Like About Movies
1 Like = 1 Thing I Like About Movies
(this till the world collapses or I get bored)
(this till the world collapses or I get bored)
January 22, 2026 at 3:57 AM
Stealin’ this too!
1 like = 1 thing I love about movies
1 like = 1 thing I love about movies
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GoodFellas is a genre. Many films besides GoodFellas are GoodFellas. Boogie Nights is a GoodFella. Summer of Sam is a GoodFella. Casino, The Wolf of Wall Street, The Irishman: all GoodFellas, obvs. I think you can argue Uncut Gems is a GoodFella. Anora feels like a GoodFella to me.
January 22, 2026 at 3:32 AM
GoodFellas is a genre. Many films besides GoodFellas are GoodFellas. Boogie Nights is a GoodFella. Summer of Sam is a GoodFella. Casino, The Wolf of Wall Street, The Irishman: all GoodFellas, obvs. I think you can argue Uncut Gems is a GoodFella. Anora feels like a GoodFella to me.
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One of Christ's closest followers, and the first to reach the empty tomb after the Resurrection, was a sex worker
Pastors working for ICE
Sex workers running mutual aid for immigrants
Which one looks more like Jesus???
Sex workers running mutual aid for immigrants
Which one looks more like Jesus???
January 21, 2026 at 2:10 PM
One of Christ's closest followers, and the first to reach the empty tomb after the Resurrection, was a sex worker
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October 17, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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This isn’t immigration policy. It’s a business model.
ICE keeps growing, not because it makes America safer, but because corporations are raking in billions off cages, bodies, and suffering. ICE’s existence is a massive revenue stream.
ICE keeps growing, not because it makes America safer, but because corporations are raking in billions off cages, bodies, and suffering. ICE’s existence is a massive revenue stream.
January 19, 2026 at 3:05 AM
This isn’t immigration policy. It’s a business model.
ICE keeps growing, not because it makes America safer, but because corporations are raking in billions off cages, bodies, and suffering. ICE’s existence is a massive revenue stream.
ICE keeps growing, not because it makes America safer, but because corporations are raking in billions off cages, bodies, and suffering. ICE’s existence is a massive revenue stream.
look who just met The Bear Jew himself!!
January 18, 2026 at 5:22 AM
look who just met The Bear Jew himself!!
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I will make it my mission on earth to punish Meta and every social network for making apps that play sounds without warning
January 16, 2026 at 6:05 AM
I will make it my mission on earth to punish Meta and every social network for making apps that play sounds without warning
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I think about a time travel story I read once in which scientists brought a man from the future back to the present.
Excited, they asked him question after question.
He had no answers. He was skill-less and ignorant because the future was completely automated.
How prescient that story was.
Excited, they asked him question after question.
He had no answers. He was skill-less and ignorant because the future was completely automated.
How prescient that story was.
January 14, 2026 at 7:01 AM
I think about a time travel story I read once in which scientists brought a man from the future back to the present.
Excited, they asked him question after question.
He had no answers. He was skill-less and ignorant because the future was completely automated.
How prescient that story was.
Excited, they asked him question after question.
He had no answers. He was skill-less and ignorant because the future was completely automated.
How prescient that story was.
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AOC has the unnerving habit of saying exactly what happened.
Raju: The Speaker and others have said that this driver was weaponizing her vehicle.
AOC: Their editorializing of this event to justify a public murder is disgusting. It is horrifying. Watch it for yourself and make that assessment for yourself on which of these leaders are lying to you.
AOC: Their editorializing of this event to justify a public murder is disgusting. It is horrifying. Watch it for yourself and make that assessment for yourself on which of these leaders are lying to you.
January 8, 2026 at 1:34 AM
AOC has the unnerving habit of saying exactly what happened.
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on Marty Supreme and the sound of the future
This Is What You Want... This Is What You Get
A few words about the sound of 'Marty Supreme'
www.justatad.xyz
January 7, 2026 at 4:26 AM
on Marty Supreme and the sound of the future
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LA DOT would say “too hard, won’t do” and then city council would throw up their hands and give LAPD another million dollars
Zohran just went out and fixed the Williamsburg Bridge bike entrance. Just did it. No faffing, no nonsense. Bam. Fixed.
January 6, 2026 at 7:49 PM
LA DOT would say “too hard, won’t do” and then city council would throw up their hands and give LAPD another million dollars
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"Creators" coming up with AI writing prompts are now complaining other sloppers are stealing *their* prompts. Irony, but, dipshits, a prompt aint nothing. I shed fifty prompts before breakfast. Prompt this, ya jerks.
January 5, 2026 at 6:46 AM
"Creators" coming up with AI writing prompts are now complaining other sloppers are stealing *their* prompts. Irony, but, dipshits, a prompt aint nothing. I shed fifty prompts before breakfast. Prompt this, ya jerks.
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amazing how the entire machine can pivot within 24 hours. no need to slowly upsell the argument; just issue new marching orders
January 5, 2026 at 6:50 AM
amazing how the entire machine can pivot within 24 hours. no need to slowly upsell the argument; just issue new marching orders
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How many government handouts has Jeff Bezos received? 🤔
"The purpose of entitlements is not to spend as much as possible," the Editorial Board writes.
"It is to make sure the truly vulnerable get the help they need without becoming dependent on government handouts. Scrutinizing food stamp rolls is a small step in that direction."
"It is to make sure the truly vulnerable get the help they need without becoming dependent on government handouts. Scrutinizing food stamp rolls is a small step in that direction."
Opinion | Scrutinizing food stamp rolls will ensure the truly needy get benefits
Amid Minnesota fraud scandal, Democratic governors are refusing to share SNAP details with the feds.
wapo.st
January 5, 2026 at 1:52 AM
How many government handouts has Jeff Bezos received? 🤔
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Isabella Rossellini, by Tony Viramontes, 1985
December 29, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Isabella Rossellini, by Tony Viramontes, 1985
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Sorry, Baby is a very good, bold movie revolving around a sensitive subject. Really gets to the heart of a terrible thing with compassion, dark absurdity, humor, and pathos. Extremely sharp script.
December 27, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Sorry, Baby is a very good, bold movie revolving around a sensitive subject. Really gets to the heart of a terrible thing with compassion, dark absurdity, humor, and pathos. Extremely sharp script.
Happy Holidays everyone!! 🎅🏻 🎄
December 26, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Happy Holidays everyone!! 🎅🏻 🎄
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"One company, Rocket Money, is capitalising by selling an app that helps cancel subscriptions. It too charges a monthly fee."
Subscription overload is exhausting Americans
The battle for Warner Bros could be the last straw for cash-strapped viewers
www.ft.com
December 24, 2025 at 6:29 PM
"One company, Rocket Money, is capitalising by selling an app that helps cancel subscriptions. It too charges a monthly fee."
cinematic faves of 2025!!
plz respond/repost w/ your own
plz respond/repost w/ your own
December 23, 2025 at 2:07 AM
cinematic faves of 2025!!
plz respond/repost w/ your own
plz respond/repost w/ your own
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Abolish “A.i.”
Do people realize that this is also happening with case law?
Like Do You Understand What That Fucking Means???
Like Do You Understand What That Fucking Means???
December 20, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Abolish “A.i.”
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Expressing ideas is a skill, it has value and worth, and it the first step in showing you can lead a crew to a unified vision, that you are capable of all the technical and soft skills that come with leading. Expressing an idea is THEEE entry level
If you need AI you're not fit for the role tbqh
If you need AI you're not fit for the role tbqh
December 18, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Expressing ideas is a skill, it has value and worth, and it the first step in showing you can lead a crew to a unified vision, that you are capable of all the technical and soft skills that come with leading. Expressing an idea is THEEE entry level
If you need AI you're not fit for the role tbqh
If you need AI you're not fit for the role tbqh
…back to posting musings again… open.substack.com/pub/jackrour...
Who is this man? And why is he on my Substack?
(AKA the Contractually Obligated™ introduction post)
open.substack.com
December 18, 2025 at 2:21 AM
…back to posting musings again… open.substack.com/pub/jackrour...
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“I miss blockbuster video” the library has every dvd totally untouched and I never see you there
December 12, 2025 at 8:42 PM
“I miss blockbuster video” the library has every dvd totally untouched and I never see you there