Gabe Powers (Genre Grinder)
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I also saw B:MotP in theaters, but my claim to fame is seeing Ravenous & my roommate & I being the only people in the theater. It lasted a single week.
I also had a couple of friends see a test screening of Gore Verbinski's The Mexican who claimed the final release was completely different.
I also had a couple of friends see a test screening of Gore Verbinski's The Mexican who claimed the final release was completely different.
Have asked this before and always like the responses. What are your biggest “I saw that in the first run cinema” flexes? Couple of mine:
Transformers: The Movie (1986)
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993)
Office Space (1999)
Transformers: The Movie (1986)
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993)
Office Space (1999)
February 11, 2026 at 10:38 PM
I also saw B:MotP in theaters, but my claim to fame is seeing Ravenous & my roommate & I being the only people in the theater. It lasted a single week.
I also had a couple of friends see a test screening of Gore Verbinski's The Mexican who claimed the final release was completely different.
I also had a couple of friends see a test screening of Gore Verbinski's The Mexican who claimed the final release was completely different.
I remember seeing Bubba Ho-Tep and Attack the Block in surprisingly packed stadium style theaters. I don't remember what they were each up against, but they probably could've made a lot of money if they kept them going.
February 11, 2026 at 10:33 PM
I remember seeing Bubba Ho-Tep and Attack the Block in surprisingly packed stadium style theaters. I don't remember what they were each up against, but they probably could've made a lot of money if they kept them going.
It's a side plot for one of the two leads so far.
February 11, 2026 at 9:47 PM
It's a side plot for one of the two leads so far.
There MIGHT be lesbian twist on the latest episode of Ponies I watched, if you have access to that.
February 11, 2026 at 9:43 PM
There MIGHT be lesbian twist on the latest episode of Ponies I watched, if you have access to that.
No offense to Mike Newell, but Alfonso Cuarón is far and away the best filmmaker to direct one of them. There's just no comparing his work to someone like Chris Columbus or David Yates.
February 11, 2026 at 9:34 PM
No offense to Mike Newell, but Alfonso Cuarón is far and away the best filmmaker to direct one of them. There's just no comparing his work to someone like Chris Columbus or David Yates.
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HAPPENING NOW: A massive crowd of hundreds of rabbis, cantors, and other Jews have gathered outside ICE headquarters in DC for the largest ever Jewish protest against ICE’s violence and crimes. #jewsagainstICE
February 11, 2026 at 6:36 PM
HAPPENING NOW: A massive crowd of hundreds of rabbis, cantors, and other Jews have gathered outside ICE headquarters in DC for the largest ever Jewish protest against ICE’s violence and crimes. #jewsagainstICE
I used to be kinda proud that one of my 20 year old reviews of Avatar the Last Airbender was quoted on wikipedia, but today I found out that a much more recent review of mine (with a working link) is quoted on the Messiah of Evil wiki! Twice!
February 11, 2026 at 3:48 AM
I used to be kinda proud that one of my 20 year old reviews of Avatar the Last Airbender was quoted on wikipedia, but today I found out that a much more recent review of mine (with a working link) is quoted on the Messiah of Evil wiki! Twice!
Not hearing much about Ponies. It's a good time. Recommended. Are people not into '70s spy shit? I remember no one talking about The Sympathizer either and that show was fantastic. Also recommended.
February 11, 2026 at 3:26 AM
Not hearing much about Ponies. It's a good time. Recommended. Are people not into '70s spy shit? I remember no one talking about The Sympathizer either and that show was fantastic. Also recommended.
So I remembered that Messiah of Evil had nearly been lost for a time. Prompting me to look it up to verify and discover that I'm quoted on the wikipedia page! So thank you!
February 11, 2026 at 2:22 AM
So I remembered that Messiah of Evil had nearly been lost for a time. Prompting me to look it up to verify and discover that I'm quoted on the wikipedia page! So thank you!
At the time I actually found it kind of charming. I just didn't like the movies very much. I tried saying I kinda liked the 5th one and he got even more upset, because apparently that one was least like the book.
February 11, 2026 at 1:46 AM
At the time I actually found it kind of charming. I just didn't like the movies very much. I tried saying I kinda liked the 5th one and he got even more upset, because apparently that one was least like the book.
My funniest HP story is that years ago (before the revelations) I was at a restaurant with friends at like midnight and the movies came up. I said "I only really liked the 3rd one." and some guy from a different table that I didn't know came over to explain why I was wrong.
February 11, 2026 at 1:41 AM
My funniest HP story is that years ago (before the revelations) I was at a restaurant with friends at like midnight and the movies came up. I said "I only really liked the 3rd one." and some guy from a different table that I didn't know came over to explain why I was wrong.
You add home video sales and it's gotta be Purple Rain, right? Mighty Ducks was a pretty big hit too.
February 10, 2026 at 10:03 PM
You add home video sales and it's gotta be Purple Rain, right? Mighty Ducks was a pretty big hit too.
I dunno, Inside Out only has flashbacks to Minnesota, right? It's really a California movie to me.
It's probably actually Dario Argento's smash hit Trauma.
It's probably actually Dario Argento's smash hit Trauma.
February 10, 2026 at 9:33 PM
I dunno, Inside Out only has flashbacks to Minnesota, right? It's really a California movie to me.
It's probably actually Dario Argento's smash hit Trauma.
It's probably actually Dario Argento's smash hit Trauma.
Heartbreaking to drive around St. Paul and see parents in high visibility vest patrolling the perimeter of elementary schools to ensure that children won't be kidnapped by ICE.
February 10, 2026 at 9:23 PM
Heartbreaking to drive around St. Paul and see parents in high visibility vest patrolling the perimeter of elementary schools to ensure that children won't be kidnapped by ICE.
Sorry, I made a spelling error and had to repost it!
Episode 58: The Neurotic Women of ‘70s Giallo, feat. Sharon Gissy of Mental Filmness
SPLIT PERSONALITIES! BURIED TRAUMA! DEMANDING CAREERS! SHITTY BOYFRIENDS! COLD-BLOODED MURDER! IT’S HARD OUT HERE FOR A WOMAN!!We’ve already talked about the giallo movies released during the genre’s ...
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February 10, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Sorry, I made a spelling error and had to repost it!
NEW PODCAST EPISODE!!!
Episode 58: The Neurotic Women of ‘70s Giallo, feat. Sharon Gissy of Mental Filmness
SPLIT PERSONALITIES! BURIED TRAUMA! DEMANDING CAREERS! SHITTY BOYFRIENDS! COLD-BLOODED MURDER! IT’S HARD OUT HERE FOR A WOMAN!!We’ve already talked about the giallo movies released during the genre’s ...
www.genregrinder.com
February 10, 2026 at 6:25 PM
NEW PODCAST EPISODE!!!
You know you're old when most of the songs at the Drs office are on your iPod. Also, you still use an iPod.
February 10, 2026 at 5:21 PM
You know you're old when most of the songs at the Drs office are on your iPod. Also, you still use an iPod.
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People on Reddit are getting Amazon to refund their Ring products because of their partnership with Flock and that creepy Super Bowl ad
www.reddit.com/r/FlockSurve...
www.reddit.com/r/FlockSurve...
February 10, 2026 at 9:55 AM
People on Reddit are getting Amazon to refund their Ring products because of their partnership with Flock and that creepy Super Bowl ad
www.reddit.com/r/FlockSurve...
www.reddit.com/r/FlockSurve...
I just got in. They don't know what's wrong with me. Gonna contact my regular doctor in the morning.
February 9, 2026 at 1:48 AM
I just got in. They don't know what's wrong with me. Gonna contact my regular doctor in the morning.
I see now that was too much to ask for
February 8, 2026 at 10:29 PM
I see now that was too much to ask for
I think the Timberwolves should win this game for me, watching from the ER. It would make the time more enjoyable.
February 8, 2026 at 9:57 PM
I think the Timberwolves should win this game for me, watching from the ER. It would make the time more enjoyable.
It is, thankfully, way more chill than the pitt here.
February 8, 2026 at 9:44 PM
It is, thankfully, way more chill than the pitt here.
Hanging out in the ER for the first time in I think 6 years? It hasn't gotten more fun here in that time.
February 8, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Hanging out in the ER for the first time in I think 6 years? It hasn't gotten more fun here in that time.
Olympic freestyle skiing competitions are a great place to get lyrics for your Beck song.
Doublecork flat bottom jibbing future spin
Pretzel rodeo Japan grab
Screamin' seaman nose butter
Kinked rail knuckle kicker
Doublecork flat bottom jibbing future spin
Pretzel rodeo Japan grab
Screamin' seaman nose butter
Kinked rail knuckle kicker
February 8, 2026 at 1:12 AM
Olympic freestyle skiing competitions are a great place to get lyrics for your Beck song.
Doublecork flat bottom jibbing future spin
Pretzel rodeo Japan grab
Screamin' seaman nose butter
Kinked rail knuckle kicker
Doublecork flat bottom jibbing future spin
Pretzel rodeo Japan grab
Screamin' seaman nose butter
Kinked rail knuckle kicker