Frank Moraes
@franklycurious.bsky.social
In my fourth decade as a freelance writer. Currently focused on screenwriting and Psychotronic Review (https://psychotronicreview.com/)
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Rutger Hauer Starred in Many Fun Movies - Psychotronic Review
Rutger Hauer was born on 23 January 1944. Best known for Blade Runner, we are going to watch the under-seen Blind Fury.
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Rutger Hauer Starred in Many Fun Movies
The great actor was born on this day in 1944.
psychotronicreview.com/2026/01/23/r...
The great actor was born on this day in 1944.
psychotronicreview.com/2026/01/23/r...
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Reporters, if you wrote about learning loss due to covid school closures, you can write about learning loss due to state terror.
I am not being snarky. I need my colleagues who wrote on covid school lockdowns to engage with this. To be as loud as they have been about prior "learning loss." Hell, you can cite Tom & Mark's AERJ paper so you feel better that there's some econ somewhere in your argument.
"In St. Paul, at least one-fourth of students from Spanish-speaking homes have missed every day of school since Dec. 12."
January 23, 2026 at 11:06 PM
Reporters, if you wrote about learning loss due to covid school closures, you can write about learning loss due to state terror.
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Over 100 clergy and faith leaders were arrested at MSP Airport as they gathered in peaceful, prayerful resistance to demand airlines, especially Delta and Signature Aviation cease contracting deportation flights.
January 24, 2026 at 12:18 AM
Over 100 clergy and faith leaders were arrested at MSP Airport as they gathered in peaceful, prayerful resistance to demand airlines, especially Delta and Signature Aviation cease contracting deportation flights.
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Psychotronic Review is shut down for the National Day of Solidarity With Minnesota. Back up at 5:00 pm PSD today.
January 23, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Psychotronic Review is shut down for the National Day of Solidarity With Minnesota. Back up at 5:00 pm PSD today.
Psychotronics released Jan 23:
Killers From Space (1954)
Bloodthirsty Butchers (1970)
Creature From Black Lake (1976)
Phantoms (1998)
Wendigo (2001)
The Butterfly Effect (2004)
The Curse of the Black Dahlia (2007)
Underworld: Rise of the Lycans (2009)
Bloodsucking Bastards (2015).
Killers From Space (1954)
Bloodthirsty Butchers (1970)
Creature From Black Lake (1976)
Phantoms (1998)
Wendigo (2001)
The Butterfly Effect (2004)
The Curse of the Black Dahlia (2007)
Underworld: Rise of the Lycans (2009)
Bloodsucking Bastards (2015).
Rutger Hauer Starred in Many Fun Movies
The great actor was born on this day in 1944.
psychotronicreview.com/2026/01/23/r...
The great actor was born on this day in 1944.
psychotronicreview.com/2026/01/23/r...
Rutger Hauer Starred in Many Fun Movies - Psychotronic Review
Rutger Hauer was born on 23 January 1944. Best known for Blade Runner, we are going to watch the under-seen Blind Fury.
psychotronicreview.com
January 23, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Psychotronics released Jan 23:
Killers From Space (1954)
Bloodthirsty Butchers (1970)
Creature From Black Lake (1976)
Phantoms (1998)
Wendigo (2001)
The Butterfly Effect (2004)
The Curse of the Black Dahlia (2007)
Underworld: Rise of the Lycans (2009)
Bloodsucking Bastards (2015).
Killers From Space (1954)
Bloodthirsty Butchers (1970)
Creature From Black Lake (1976)
Phantoms (1998)
Wendigo (2001)
The Butterfly Effect (2004)
The Curse of the Black Dahlia (2007)
Underworld: Rise of the Lycans (2009)
Bloodsucking Bastards (2015).
As noted, it is Randolph Scott's birthday. Most of what I know about westerns comes from the great Andrew Bergman...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVGF...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVGF...
January 23, 2026 at 4:05 PM
As noted, it is Randolph Scott's birthday. Most of what I know about westerns comes from the great Andrew Bergman...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVGF...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVGF...
Psychotronic birthdays:
Randolph Scott (1898-1987)
Sonny Chiba (1939-2021)
Gil Gerard (1943-2005)
Richard Dean Anderson (1950-).
Randolph Scott (1898-1987)
Sonny Chiba (1939-2021)
Gil Gerard (1943-2005)
Richard Dean Anderson (1950-).
Rutger Hauer Starred in Many Fun Movies
The great actor was born on this day in 1944.
psychotronicreview.com/2026/01/23/r...
The great actor was born on this day in 1944.
psychotronicreview.com/2026/01/23/r...
Rutger Hauer Starred in Many Fun Movies - Psychotronic Review
Rutger Hauer was born on 23 January 1944. Best known for Blade Runner, we are going to watch the under-seen Blind Fury.
psychotronicreview.com
January 23, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Psychotronic birthdays:
Randolph Scott (1898-1987)
Sonny Chiba (1939-2021)
Gil Gerard (1943-2005)
Richard Dean Anderson (1950-).
Randolph Scott (1898-1987)
Sonny Chiba (1939-2021)
Gil Gerard (1943-2005)
Richard Dean Anderson (1950-).
Rutger Hauer Starred in Many Fun Movies
The great actor was born on this day in 1944.
psychotronicreview.com/2026/01/23/r...
The great actor was born on this day in 1944.
psychotronicreview.com/2026/01/23/r...
Rutger Hauer Starred in Many Fun Movies - Psychotronic Review
Rutger Hauer was born on 23 January 1944. Best known for Blade Runner, we are going to watch the under-seen Blind Fury.
psychotronicreview.com
January 23, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Rutger Hauer Starred in Many Fun Movies
The great actor was born on this day in 1944.
psychotronicreview.com/2026/01/23/r...
The great actor was born on this day in 1944.
psychotronicreview.com/2026/01/23/r...
Reposted by Frank Moraes
Most of the moral messaging in children's television programming when I was a kid was utterly uncontroversial at the time, and would be attacked as woke indoctrination today.
This is quite literally one of the stupidest human beings alive
January 22, 2026 at 11:06 PM
Most of the moral messaging in children's television programming when I was a kid was utterly uncontroversial at the time, and would be attacked as woke indoctrination today.
Reposted by Frank Moraes
Bill Bixby: Titan of Psychotronic TV
The iconic actor was born on this day in 1934.
psychotronicreview.com/2026/01/22/b...
The iconic actor was born on this day in 1934.
psychotronicreview.com/2026/01/22/b...
Bill Bixby: Titan of Psychotronic TV - Psychotronic Review
Bill Bixby was born on 22 January 1934. He is known for The Incredible Hulk, My Favorite Martian, and more.
psychotronicreview.com
January 22, 2026 at 2:22 PM
Bill Bixby: Titan of Psychotronic TV
The iconic actor was born on this day in 1934.
psychotronicreview.com/2026/01/22/b...
The iconic actor was born on this day in 1934.
psychotronicreview.com/2026/01/22/b...
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I'll say yet again: Trump & his party do something virtually every day that constitutes a more violent & alarming suppression of speech than anything that happened during the entire alleged tyranny of woke. Every day. Yet the entire Free Spech army has just vanished into mist.
I wrote on the shameful situation re: the recession of a deanship to Emily Suski at the University of Arkansas Law. What was the reason? Prof. Suski signed an amicus brief supporting trans rights. The Arkansas legislators admitted that was it! Horrible outcome. ballsandstrikes.org/legal-cultur...
A Law School Dean Signed a Brief Defending Trans Rights. She Lost Her Job Because of It
The revocation of Emily Suski’s job offer at the University of Arkansas sends a chilling message to law professors everywhere.
ballsandstrikes.org
January 22, 2026 at 6:49 PM
I'll say yet again: Trump & his party do something virtually every day that constitutes a more violent & alarming suppression of speech than anything that happened during the entire alleged tyranny of woke. Every day. Yet the entire Free Spech army has just vanished into mist.
Even Chinese restaurants are mocking me!
January 22, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Even Chinese restaurants are mocking me!
Psychotronic films released on Jan 22nd:
The Invisible Menace (1938)
A Stranger Is Watching (1982)
Burned at the Stake (1982)
Junk (2000)
Embrace the Darkness II (2002)
Venomous (2002)
The Dungeon of Dr Dreck (2008)
Legion (2010)
Tucker and Dale vs Evil (2010).
The Invisible Menace (1938)
A Stranger Is Watching (1982)
Burned at the Stake (1982)
Junk (2000)
Embrace the Darkness II (2002)
Venomous (2002)
The Dungeon of Dr Dreck (2008)
Legion (2010)
Tucker and Dale vs Evil (2010).
Bill Bixby: Titan of Psychotronic TV
The iconic actor was born on this day in 1934.
psychotronicreview.com/2026/01/22/b...
The iconic actor was born on this day in 1934.
psychotronicreview.com/2026/01/22/b...
Bill Bixby: Titan of Psychotronic TV - Psychotronic Review
Bill Bixby was born on 22 January 1934. He is known for The Incredible Hulk, My Favorite Martian, and more.
psychotronicreview.com
January 22, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Psychotronic films released on Jan 22nd:
The Invisible Menace (1938)
A Stranger Is Watching (1982)
Burned at the Stake (1982)
Junk (2000)
Embrace the Darkness II (2002)
Venomous (2002)
The Dungeon of Dr Dreck (2008)
Legion (2010)
Tucker and Dale vs Evil (2010).
The Invisible Menace (1938)
A Stranger Is Watching (1982)
Burned at the Stake (1982)
Junk (2000)
Embrace the Darkness II (2002)
Venomous (2002)
The Dungeon of Dr Dreck (2008)
Legion (2010)
Tucker and Dale vs Evil (2010).
Psychotronic birthdays:
Conrad Veidt (1893-1943)
Robert E Howard (1906-1936)
Piper Laurie (1932-2023)
John Hurt (1940-2017)
Jim Jarmusch (1953-)
John Wesley Shipp (1955-)
Linda Blair (1959-)
Dianne Lane (1965-)
Balthazar Getty (1975-).
Conrad Veidt (1893-1943)
Robert E Howard (1906-1936)
Piper Laurie (1932-2023)
John Hurt (1940-2017)
Jim Jarmusch (1953-)
John Wesley Shipp (1955-)
Linda Blair (1959-)
Dianne Lane (1965-)
Balthazar Getty (1975-).
Bill Bixby: Titan of Psychotronic TV
The iconic actor was born on this day in 1934.
psychotronicreview.com/2026/01/22/b...
The iconic actor was born on this day in 1934.
psychotronicreview.com/2026/01/22/b...
Bill Bixby: Titan of Psychotronic TV - Psychotronic Review
Bill Bixby was born on 22 January 1934. He is known for The Incredible Hulk, My Favorite Martian, and more.
psychotronicreview.com
January 22, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Psychotronic birthdays:
Conrad Veidt (1893-1943)
Robert E Howard (1906-1936)
Piper Laurie (1932-2023)
John Hurt (1940-2017)
Jim Jarmusch (1953-)
John Wesley Shipp (1955-)
Linda Blair (1959-)
Dianne Lane (1965-)
Balthazar Getty (1975-).
Conrad Veidt (1893-1943)
Robert E Howard (1906-1936)
Piper Laurie (1932-2023)
John Hurt (1940-2017)
Jim Jarmusch (1953-)
John Wesley Shipp (1955-)
Linda Blair (1959-)
Dianne Lane (1965-)
Balthazar Getty (1975-).
Bill Bixby: Titan of Psychotronic TV
The iconic actor was born on this day in 1934.
psychotronicreview.com/2026/01/22/b...
The iconic actor was born on this day in 1934.
psychotronicreview.com/2026/01/22/b...
Bill Bixby: Titan of Psychotronic TV - Psychotronic Review
Bill Bixby was born on 22 January 1934. He is known for The Incredible Hulk, My Favorite Martian, and more.
psychotronicreview.com
January 22, 2026 at 2:22 PM
Bill Bixby: Titan of Psychotronic TV
The iconic actor was born on this day in 1934.
psychotronicreview.com/2026/01/22/b...
The iconic actor was born on this day in 1934.
psychotronicreview.com/2026/01/22/b...
Reposted by Frank Moraes
Just watching excerpts from PM Mark Carney’s Davos speech. What an utter national humiliation for America to have this malevolent senescent and absurd clown representing this great nation before the nations of the world.
January 22, 2026 at 1:04 AM
Just watching excerpts from PM Mark Carney’s Davos speech. What an utter national humiliation for America to have this malevolent senescent and absurd clown representing this great nation before the nations of the world.
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Oren Peli and the Power/Limits of Found Footage
The remarkable filmmaker turns 56 today.
psychotronicreview.com/2026/01/21/o...
The remarkable filmmaker turns 56 today.
psychotronicreview.com/2026/01/21/o...
Oren Peli and the Power/Limits of Found Footage - Psychotronic Review
Oren Peli was born on 21 January 1970 in Israel. He is a successful producer known mostly for Paranormal Activity.
psychotronicreview.com
January 21, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Oren Peli and the Power/Limits of Found Footage
The remarkable filmmaker turns 56 today.
psychotronicreview.com/2026/01/21/o...
The remarkable filmmaker turns 56 today.
psychotronicreview.com/2026/01/21/o...
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McGovern: Well, he said a lot of crazy shit today. I think it’s time to take the keys away from grandpa. He doesn’t seem like he’s all there.
January 21, 2026 at 6:59 PM
McGovern: Well, he said a lot of crazy shit today. I think it’s time to take the keys away from grandpa. He doesn’t seem like he’s all there.
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The cognitive dissonance of constantly reading that I need to spend some time mastering generative AI while not knowing a single person in my industry who uses it to do good work 🤙
January 21, 2026 at 3:26 PM
The cognitive dissonance of constantly reading that I need to spend some time mastering generative AI while not knowing a single person in my industry who uses it to do good work 🤙
Psychotronic films released on Jan 21st:
The Spider Woman (1944)
The Convent (2000)
Murder Party (2007)
Knights of Badassdom (2013).
The Spider Woman (1944)
The Convent (2000)
Murder Party (2007)
Knights of Badassdom (2013).
Oren Peli and the Power/Limits of Found Footage
The remarkable filmmaker turns 56 today.
psychotronicreview.com/2026/01/21/o...
The remarkable filmmaker turns 56 today.
psychotronicreview.com/2026/01/21/o...
Oren Peli and the Power/Limits of Found Footage - Psychotronic Review
Oren Peli was born on 21 January 1970 in Israel. He is a successful producer known mostly for Paranormal Activity.
psychotronicreview.com
January 21, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Psychotronic films released on Jan 21st:
The Spider Woman (1944)
The Convent (2000)
Murder Party (2007)
Knights of Badassdom (2013).
The Spider Woman (1944)
The Convent (2000)
Murder Party (2007)
Knights of Badassdom (2013).
Psychotronic birthdays:
J Carrol Naish (1896-1973)
Benny Hill (1924-1992)
Charles Aidman (1925-1993)
Steve Reeves (1926-2000)
Telly Savalas (1922-1994)
Wolfman Jack (1938-1995)
Michael G Wilson (1942-)
Geena Davis (1956-)
Robby Benson (1956-)
Michael Wincott (1958-).
J Carrol Naish (1896-1973)
Benny Hill (1924-1992)
Charles Aidman (1925-1993)
Steve Reeves (1926-2000)
Telly Savalas (1922-1994)
Wolfman Jack (1938-1995)
Michael G Wilson (1942-)
Geena Davis (1956-)
Robby Benson (1956-)
Michael Wincott (1958-).
Oren Peli and the Power/Limits of Found Footage
The remarkable filmmaker turns 56 today.
psychotronicreview.com/2026/01/21/o...
The remarkable filmmaker turns 56 today.
psychotronicreview.com/2026/01/21/o...
Oren Peli and the Power/Limits of Found Footage - Psychotronic Review
Oren Peli was born on 21 January 1970 in Israel. He is a successful producer known mostly for Paranormal Activity.
psychotronicreview.com
January 21, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Psychotronic birthdays:
J Carrol Naish (1896-1973)
Benny Hill (1924-1992)
Charles Aidman (1925-1993)
Steve Reeves (1926-2000)
Telly Savalas (1922-1994)
Wolfman Jack (1938-1995)
Michael G Wilson (1942-)
Geena Davis (1956-)
Robby Benson (1956-)
Michael Wincott (1958-).
J Carrol Naish (1896-1973)
Benny Hill (1924-1992)
Charles Aidman (1925-1993)
Steve Reeves (1926-2000)
Telly Savalas (1922-1994)
Wolfman Jack (1938-1995)
Michael G Wilson (1942-)
Geena Davis (1956-)
Robby Benson (1956-)
Michael Wincott (1958-).
Oren Peli and the Power/Limits of Found Footage
The remarkable filmmaker turns 56 today.
psychotronicreview.com/2026/01/21/o...
The remarkable filmmaker turns 56 today.
psychotronicreview.com/2026/01/21/o...
Oren Peli and the Power/Limits of Found Footage - Psychotronic Review
Oren Peli was born on 21 January 1970 in Israel. He is a successful producer known mostly for Paranormal Activity.
psychotronicreview.com
January 21, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Oren Peli and the Power/Limits of Found Footage
The remarkable filmmaker turns 56 today.
psychotronicreview.com/2026/01/21/o...
The remarkable filmmaker turns 56 today.
psychotronicreview.com/2026/01/21/o...
Reposted by Frank Moraes
"The Ghost and Mr Chicken" and the Return of Universal Horror
This under-appreciated gem was released on this day in 1966.
psychotronicreview.com/2026/01/20/g...
This under-appreciated gem was released on this day in 1966.
psychotronicreview.com/2026/01/20/g...
"The Ghost and Mr Chicken" and the Return of Universal Horror - Psychotronic Review
Universal Pictures released The Ghost and Mr Chicken on 20 January 1966. It is so much more than a Don Knotts vehicle. Must see!
psychotronicreview.com
January 20, 2026 at 2:05 PM
"The Ghost and Mr Chicken" and the Return of Universal Horror
This under-appreciated gem was released on this day in 1966.
psychotronicreview.com/2026/01/20/g...
This under-appreciated gem was released on this day in 1966.
psychotronicreview.com/2026/01/20/g...
Reposted by Frank Moraes
MN Doctor: I learned that Renee Good still had a pulse 8 minutes after she was shot by an ICE agent. Yet the offer to administer aid from a physician on the scene was denied. I can't say how much that stirs the blood of everyone here as we try to fulfill our oath to care for the people of Minnesota
January 20, 2026 at 9:40 PM
MN Doctor: I learned that Renee Good still had a pulse 8 minutes after she was shot by an ICE agent. Yet the offer to administer aid from a physician on the scene was denied. I can't say how much that stirs the blood of everyone here as we try to fulfill our oath to care for the people of Minnesota
Psychotronic films released on Jan 20th:
The Invisible Ray (1936)
Hush… Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964)
The Tomb of Ligeia (1965)
Robot Holocaust (1987)
The Terror Within (1989)
The Prophecy II (1998)
Underworld: Evolution (2006)
Boogeyman 3 (2008)
Amusement (2009).
The Invisible Ray (1936)
Hush… Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964)
The Tomb of Ligeia (1965)
Robot Holocaust (1987)
The Terror Within (1989)
The Prophecy II (1998)
Underworld: Evolution (2006)
Boogeyman 3 (2008)
Amusement (2009).
"The Ghost and Mr Chicken" and the Return of Universal Horror
This under-appreciated gem was released on this day in 1966.
psychotronicreview.com/2026/01/20/g...
This under-appreciated gem was released on this day in 1966.
psychotronicreview.com/2026/01/20/g...
"The Ghost and Mr Chicken" and the Return of Universal Horror - Psychotronic Review
Universal Pictures released The Ghost and Mr Chicken on 20 January 1966. It is so much more than a Don Knotts vehicle. Must see!
psychotronicreview.com
January 20, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Psychotronic films released on Jan 20th:
The Invisible Ray (1936)
Hush… Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964)
The Tomb of Ligeia (1965)
Robot Holocaust (1987)
The Terror Within (1989)
The Prophecy II (1998)
Underworld: Evolution (2006)
Boogeyman 3 (2008)
Amusement (2009).
The Invisible Ray (1936)
Hush… Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964)
The Tomb of Ligeia (1965)
Robot Holocaust (1987)
The Terror Within (1989)
The Prophecy II (1998)
Underworld: Evolution (2006)
Boogeyman 3 (2008)
Amusement (2009).