Doug Dillaman
@dillamonster.bsky.social
American in Aotearoa New Zealand. Film editor, filmmaker (Gut Instinct [2024], Jake [2014], etc), musician (The Sea Plus), helpful guy.
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i often think about this review
February 14, 2026 at 3:13 AM
i often think about this review
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Doomscrolling.
Name a videogame you've put 500 hours into.
February 14, 2026 at 3:23 AM
Doomscrolling.
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Sometimes, racist muhfuckas just need someone to talk to. variety.com/2026/music/o...
What I Learned About MAGA Men After Responding to Angry Emails About Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Halftime Show
Bad Bunny and Kid Rock had dueling halftime shows, and after writing about them, my inbox was flooded with angry messages from MAGA men.
variety.com
February 13, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Sometimes, racist muhfuckas just need someone to talk to. variety.com/2026/music/o...
The funniest movie I saw last year - and possibly the most jawdropping - is now in cinemas in America. (Two weeks, NZ.)
Yes, it's based on a series. No, you don't need to have seen it, or know a damn thing. As Negativland used to say, copyright infringement is your best entertainment value.
Yes, it's based on a series. No, you don't need to have seen it, or know a damn thing. As Negativland used to say, copyright infringement is your best entertainment value.
I wrote about the utterly improbable delights of Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie—now in theaters!
One of the Funniest Movies in Years Is Also One of the Most Canadian
The guys who made BlackBerry are back with another masterpiece of Canadianness.
slate.com
February 13, 2026 at 7:21 PM
The funniest movie I saw last year - and possibly the most jawdropping - is now in cinemas in America. (Two weeks, NZ.)
Yes, it's based on a series. No, you don't need to have seen it, or know a damn thing. As Negativland used to say, copyright infringement is your best entertainment value.
Yes, it's based on a series. No, you don't need to have seen it, or know a damn thing. As Negativland used to say, copyright infringement is your best entertainment value.
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I feel like there have been whole years, possibly decades, of America's history where this whole fiasco - the FAA shutting down an entire city's airport for ten days, without notifying the military or anyone else - could bring down the head of an agency. In 2026, it's a footnote in the day's news.
Four Mexican Cartel ‘Drones’ Near El Paso Airspace Were Actually Party Balloons
Mexican Cartel 'Drones' Near El Paso Airspace Were Actually Party Balloons: Report
FAA initially ordered the closure of airspace over El Paso for 10 days before backtracking.
gizmodo.com
February 12, 2026 at 12:07 AM
I feel like there have been whole years, possibly decades, of America's history where this whole fiasco - the FAA shutting down an entire city's airport for ten days, without notifying the military or anyone else - could bring down the head of an agency. In 2026, it's a footnote in the day's news.
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Invoking wealthy class solidarity to excuse sex crimes against children is sorta the Epstein Class in a nutshell
Bondi crashes out over Epstein: "The Dow is over 50,000 dollars! I don't know why you're laughing. You're a great stock trader as I hear, Raskin. The Dow is over 50,000 right now. The S&P at almost 7,000, and the Nasdaq smashing records. That's what we should be talking about."
February 11, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Invoking wealthy class solidarity to excuse sex crimes against children is sorta the Epstein Class in a nutshell
One disappearing package and excellent customer service later, my* Vinegar Syndrome** New Year's sale order has arrived. Six blind buys & one stone classic (GODMONSTER, natch).
*well, fraction of a friend's much larger order
**in which I seem not to have ordered any actual Vinegar Syndrome titles
*well, fraction of a friend's much larger order
**in which I seem not to have ordered any actual Vinegar Syndrome titles
February 11, 2026 at 9:36 AM
One disappearing package and excellent customer service later, my* Vinegar Syndrome** New Year's sale order has arrived. Six blind buys & one stone classic (GODMONSTER, natch).
*well, fraction of a friend's much larger order
**in which I seem not to have ordered any actual Vinegar Syndrome titles
*well, fraction of a friend's much larger order
**in which I seem not to have ordered any actual Vinegar Syndrome titles
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BOTD Jerry Goldsmith!!
Prolific composer over 50 yrs w/astonishing New Hollywood run, incl Seconds, Planet of the Apes, Cable Hogue, Chinatown... & Barnaby Jones
More:
@jonburlingame.bsky.social: variety.com/2017/music/s...
@victorfield.bsky.social: medium.com/the-riff/so-...
Prolific composer over 50 yrs w/astonishing New Hollywood run, incl Seconds, Planet of the Apes, Cable Hogue, Chinatown... & Barnaby Jones
More:
@jonburlingame.bsky.social: variety.com/2017/music/s...
@victorfield.bsky.social: medium.com/the-riff/so-...
February 11, 2026 at 12:12 AM
BOTD Jerry Goldsmith!!
Prolific composer over 50 yrs w/astonishing New Hollywood run, incl Seconds, Planet of the Apes, Cable Hogue, Chinatown... & Barnaby Jones
More:
@jonburlingame.bsky.social: variety.com/2017/music/s...
@victorfield.bsky.social: medium.com/the-riff/so-...
Prolific composer over 50 yrs w/astonishing New Hollywood run, incl Seconds, Planet of the Apes, Cable Hogue, Chinatown... & Barnaby Jones
More:
@jonburlingame.bsky.social: variety.com/2017/music/s...
@victorfield.bsky.social: medium.com/the-riff/so-...
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What we are seeing, from the ICE protests to the Super Bowl reaction, is that MAGA is a vocal minority, and most people don't want to live under that.
Liberals and lefties need to overcome the Reagan Syndrome that convinced them they were not "real America." Stop treating 1980 like it was Vietnam.
Liberals and lefties need to overcome the Reagan Syndrome that convinced them they were not "real America." Stop treating 1980 like it was Vietnam.
February 10, 2026 at 7:50 PM
What we are seeing, from the ICE protests to the Super Bowl reaction, is that MAGA is a vocal minority, and most people don't want to live under that.
Liberals and lefties need to overcome the Reagan Syndrome that convinced them they were not "real America." Stop treating 1980 like it was Vietnam.
Liberals and lefties need to overcome the Reagan Syndrome that convinced them they were not "real America." Stop treating 1980 like it was Vietnam.
"But Bluesky is only for political complai-"
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February 10, 2026 at 8:04 PM
"But Bluesky is only for political complai-"
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Someone asked for non-English language bangers and the now late Ebo Taylor had a stack of them miles deep. Here's one in honor of the greatest passing.
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Ebo Taylor - Atwer Abroba
YouTube video by maxitaxiphone
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February 10, 2026 at 5:57 AM
Someone asked for non-English language bangers and the now late Ebo Taylor had a stack of them miles deep. Here's one in honor of the greatest passing.
youtu.be/XyJur8RdsNQ?...
youtu.be/XyJur8RdsNQ?...
Oh, this is a real heartbreaker. I was fortunate enough to see the legend a couple years ago in America, and anyone who traveled in my car for about a ten year period had an upwards of 30% chance of hearing LIFE STORIES, his Strut comp that basically lived in my CD player. (Down to 10% of late.)
Ebo Taylor, who did for Ghanaian music what his friend Fela Kuti did for Nigeria, has been called the greatest rhythm guitarist in history.
His son Kweku Taylor:
“The world has lost a giant, a colossus of African music, leaving behind an unmatched artistry legacy. Dad, your light will never fade.”
His son Kweku Taylor:
“The world has lost a giant, a colossus of African music, leaving behind an unmatched artistry legacy. Dad, your light will never fade.”
Ebo Taylor, Ghanaian highlife pioneer and guitarist, dies age 90
Taylor, who did for Ghanaian music what his friend Fela Kuti did for Nigeria, has been called the greatest rhythm guitarist in history
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:32 AM
Oh, this is a real heartbreaker. I was fortunate enough to see the legend a couple years ago in America, and anyone who traveled in my car for about a ten year period had an upwards of 30% chance of hearing LIFE STORIES, his Strut comp that basically lived in my CD player. (Down to 10% of late.)
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always so funny to me when people are like “how am I supposed to explain Gay to my kids?” my kid asks me way harder shit all the time. “why did they build the road this way? why are some people bad?” I don’t know. please ask me about Gay
February 10, 2026 at 2:51 AM
always so funny to me when people are like “how am I supposed to explain Gay to my kids?” my kid asks me way harder shit all the time. “why did they build the road this way? why are some people bad?” I don’t know. please ask me about Gay
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this is so radically nice, 10/10
February 9, 2026 at 11:29 PM
this is so radically nice, 10/10
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Henry Fonda for President, one of last year's great docs, is streaming for free this week only on Le Cinema Club.
Read our interview with director Alexander Horwath: thefilmstage.com/charting-the...
Listen to Nick Newman and Zach Lewis' conversation: thefilmstage.com/emulsion-epi...
Read our interview with director Alexander Horwath: thefilmstage.com/charting-the...
Listen to Nick Newman and Zach Lewis' conversation: thefilmstage.com/emulsion-epi...
February 9, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Henry Fonda for President, one of last year's great docs, is streaming for free this week only on Le Cinema Club.
Read our interview with director Alexander Horwath: thefilmstage.com/charting-the...
Listen to Nick Newman and Zach Lewis' conversation: thefilmstage.com/emulsion-epi...
Read our interview with director Alexander Horwath: thefilmstage.com/charting-the...
Listen to Nick Newman and Zach Lewis' conversation: thefilmstage.com/emulsion-epi...
Nobody but @msicism.bsky.social does this kind of intellectual bridging work on a regular basis, opening green pastures and blowing minds.
Today's installment: the only review of a video game movie that discusses Michael Snow's WAVELENGTH at length, and contrasts Mike Judge with Yoko Ono.
Today's installment: the only review of a video game movie that discusses Michael Snow's WAVELENGTH at length, and contrasts Mike Judge with Yoko Ono.
Exit 8 (Genki Kawamura, 2025) | Michael Sicinski
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February 9, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Nobody but @msicism.bsky.social does this kind of intellectual bridging work on a regular basis, opening green pastures and blowing minds.
Today's installment: the only review of a video game movie that discusses Michael Snow's WAVELENGTH at length, and contrasts Mike Judge with Yoko Ono.
Today's installment: the only review of a video game movie that discusses Michael Snow's WAVELENGTH at length, and contrasts Mike Judge with Yoko Ono.
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Setting up for this show now- gonna be a good one if you know anyone near Iowa City…
Do I know anybody near Iowa City? Or anybody who knows anybody in Iowa City? Because on Monday I’ll be there (for the first time in 30 years) with my filmmaker spouse, who will be showing (mostly) 16mm works at a place called @icfilmscene.bsky.social (FilmScene). icfilmscene.org/film/the-cat...
THE CAT LANDS ON ALL FOURS: SOME MOVING IMAGE WORKS BY KERRY LAITALA - FilmScene
icfilmscene.org
February 9, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Setting up for this show now- gonna be a good one if you know anyone near Iowa City…
Important PSA for Wellington: the DUNE pinball machine has arrived at Ye Olde Pinball Shoppe, and is as mind-bendingly awesome as heralded. You will believe a sandworm can rise and swallow or spit your ball.
February 8, 2026 at 1:04 AM
Important PSA for Wellington: the DUNE pinball machine has arrived at Ye Olde Pinball Shoppe, and is as mind-bendingly awesome as heralded. You will believe a sandworm can rise and swallow or spit your ball.
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This Sunday (8 February at 3pm) i'll be talking with Jordy Rosenberg at The Open Book in Tāmaki Makaurau. It's a free event. Jordy's new book Night Night Dawn is AMAZING and i can't wait to talk to him about it. theopenbook.co.nz/events/2026/...
Reading and Writing Political Fiction Now — The Open Book
Writers Jordy Rosenberg and Pip Adam discuss the literatures of a resurgent Left in the shadow of the Far Right. What is it to write and read political fiction in our current moment? @jordyrosenberg...
theopenbook.co.nz
February 4, 2026 at 3:31 AM
This Sunday (8 February at 3pm) i'll be talking with Jordy Rosenberg at The Open Book in Tāmaki Makaurau. It's a free event. Jordy's new book Night Night Dawn is AMAZING and i can't wait to talk to him about it. theopenbook.co.nz/events/2026/...
Wellingtonians, if you're looking for the perfect capper to a long weekend, I recommend THE SICILIAN CLAN at the Roxy, 7.45 pm. Alain Delon! Jean Gabin! Lino Ventura! All in a five star (as rated by me) heist film by the underapprecaited Henri Verneuil.
February 8, 2026 at 12:23 AM
Wellingtonians, if you're looking for the perfect capper to a long weekend, I recommend THE SICILIAN CLAN at the Roxy, 7.45 pm. Alain Delon! Jean Gabin! Lino Ventura! All in a five star (as rated by me) heist film by the underapprecaited Henri Verneuil.
Introduced some friends to FISH STORY yesterday as part of a long-promised programmed by me binge and for a couple of them it wasn't just the discovery of the day, but the discovery of the year. Might just make this an all FISH STORY all the time account until it gets fully reclaimed.
February 7, 2026 at 8:26 PM
Introduced some friends to FISH STORY yesterday as part of a long-promised programmed by me binge and for a couple of them it wasn't just the discovery of the day, but the discovery of the year. Might just make this an all FISH STORY all the time account until it gets fully reclaimed.
FISH STORY (2009, Yoshihiro Nakamura)
February 7, 2026 at 8:20 PM
FISH STORY (2009, Yoshihiro Nakamura)
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“The global publishing platform Substack is generating revenue from newsletters that promote virulent Nazi ideology, white supremacy and antisemitism, a Guardian investigation has found…” www.theguardian.com/media/2026/f...
Revealed: How Substack makes money from hosting Nazi newsletters
Exclusive: Site takes a cut of subscriptions to content that promotes far-right ideology, white supremacy and antisemitism
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 5:09 PM
“The global publishing platform Substack is generating revenue from newsletters that promote virulent Nazi ideology, white supremacy and antisemitism, a Guardian investigation has found…” www.theguardian.com/media/2026/f...
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Go see this movie LA!
Plug into 'A Useful Ghost,' a quirky, deep Cannes winner about a possessed vacuum
Review: Plug into 'A Useful Ghost,' a quirky, deep Cannes winner about a possessed vacuum
Thai director Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke positions himself to be the next Yorgos Lanthimos with this smart and funny Cannes Grand Prix winner about haunted appliances.
www.latimes.com
February 7, 2026 at 12:26 AM
Go see this movie LA!