Chris Gumprich 🇨🇦
@gumprich.bsky.social
Writing about things I read and watch because somebody, somewhere might care.
Knows entirely too much about the history of Winnipeg movie houses.
I follow whatever and whoever interests me.
Knows entirely too much about the history of Winnipeg movie houses.
I follow whatever and whoever interests me.
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RULES OF BLUESKY
1. Follow people who post things that interest you.
2. Follow at least one person who reposts awesome art.
3. Leave the occasional comment to show your appreciation.
4. Remember that nobody owes you a response.
5. If you want to debate, go somewhere else.
1. Follow people who post things that interest you.
2. Follow at least one person who reposts awesome art.
3. Leave the occasional comment to show your appreciation.
4. Remember that nobody owes you a response.
5. If you want to debate, go somewhere else.
It’s winter 1978, and my parents lose me in a Safeway because I can’t believe Marvel has a gender-flipped version of Wonder Woman.
It’s July 1984 and I’m stuck in a car on a road trip, reading WEST COAST AVENGERS #2 while my parents scream at each other.
It’s 2026 and I turn on the TV…
It’s July 1984 and I’m stuck in a car on a road trip, reading WEST COAST AVENGERS #2 while my parents scream at each other.
It’s 2026 and I turn on the TV…
February 3, 2026 at 2:09 AM
It’s winter 1978, and my parents lose me in a Safeway because I can’t believe Marvel has a gender-flipped version of Wonder Woman.
It’s July 1984 and I’m stuck in a car on a road trip, reading WEST COAST AVENGERS #2 while my parents scream at each other.
It’s 2026 and I turn on the TV…
It’s July 1984 and I’m stuck in a car on a road trip, reading WEST COAST AVENGERS #2 while my parents scream at each other.
It’s 2026 and I turn on the TV…
Looks like I picked the wrong day to try and get by on four non-consecutive hours of sleep.
February 2, 2026 at 5:35 PM
Looks like I picked the wrong day to try and get by on four non-consecutive hours of sleep.
NOW PLAYING: Roadblock (1951).
February 1, 2026 at 12:52 AM
NOW PLAYING: Roadblock (1951).
“There are no stupid questions” should not be seen as a challenge.
January 31, 2026 at 3:56 AM
“There are no stupid questions” should not be seen as a challenge.
Describe your Bluesky account in a single image
January 31, 2026 at 3:09 AM
Describe your Bluesky account in a single image
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She’s going to rightfully be remembered for so many things, (Schitt’s Creek, Beetlejuice, Home Alone, the Guest movies), but please don’t forget she was funny as hell from the jump on SCTV. Lola Heatherton alone is comedy gold if you’re familiar with the self congratulatory pseudo celebs of the era.
January 30, 2026 at 7:09 PM
She’s going to rightfully be remembered for so many things, (Schitt’s Creek, Beetlejuice, Home Alone, the Guest movies), but please don’t forget she was funny as hell from the jump on SCTV. Lola Heatherton alone is comedy gold if you’re familiar with the self congratulatory pseudo celebs of the era.
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1979.
Catherine O'Hara and Rick Moranis worked together for the first time on a CBC satire of talk radio.
It was written by Elaine Pope who later won an Emmy for an episode of Seinfeld she wrote with her writing partner Larry Charles.
Catherine O'Hara and Rick Moranis worked together for the first time on a CBC satire of talk radio.
It was written by Elaine Pope who later won an Emmy for an episode of Seinfeld she wrote with her writing partner Larry Charles.
January 30, 2026 at 9:06 PM
1979.
Catherine O'Hara and Rick Moranis worked together for the first time on a CBC satire of talk radio.
It was written by Elaine Pope who later won an Emmy for an episode of Seinfeld she wrote with her writing partner Larry Charles.
Catherine O'Hara and Rick Moranis worked together for the first time on a CBC satire of talk radio.
It was written by Elaine Pope who later won an Emmy for an episode of Seinfeld she wrote with her writing partner Larry Charles.
#LetterboxdFriday #LastFourWatched
I am watching very few movies this month, a sign that I’m really digging into my vintage TV collection.
A reminder that my stars refer to the objective quality of a film, not necessarily my enjoyment of said film (SKATETOWN USA was a blast!)
I am watching very few movies this month, a sign that I’m really digging into my vintage TV collection.
A reminder that my stars refer to the objective quality of a film, not necessarily my enjoyment of said film (SKATETOWN USA was a blast!)
January 30, 2026 at 2:29 PM
#LetterboxdFriday #LastFourWatched
I am watching very few movies this month, a sign that I’m really digging into my vintage TV collection.
A reminder that my stars refer to the objective quality of a film, not necessarily my enjoyment of said film (SKATETOWN USA was a blast!)
I am watching very few movies this month, a sign that I’m really digging into my vintage TV collection.
A reminder that my stars refer to the objective quality of a film, not necessarily my enjoyment of said film (SKATETOWN USA was a blast!)
Hey babe what’s your sign?
January 27, 2026 at 8:22 PM
Hey babe what’s your sign?
WOJECK is a 1965 CBC drama starring John Vernon as a crusading coroner. And it is absolutely incredible.
No spoilers, but this show dealt with subjects that are still controversial sixty years later. And they did it first.
Highest possible recommendation.
No spoilers, but this show dealt with subjects that are still controversial sixty years later. And they did it first.
Highest possible recommendation.
Wojeck A Canadian tv series from the CBC - YouTube
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January 27, 2026 at 1:50 AM
WOJECK is a 1965 CBC drama starring John Vernon as a crusading coroner. And it is absolutely incredible.
No spoilers, but this show dealt with subjects that are still controversial sixty years later. And they did it first.
Highest possible recommendation.
No spoilers, but this show dealt with subjects that are still controversial sixty years later. And they did it first.
Highest possible recommendation.
NOW PLAYING: Secret Mall Apartment (2024)
January 24, 2026 at 8:31 PM
NOW PLAYING: Secret Mall Apartment (2024)
If you have to say “it is obvious” multiple times in a statement, guess what?
It isn’t obvious to anyone except you.
It isn’t obvious to anyone except you.
January 23, 2026 at 2:30 PM
If you have to say “it is obvious” multiple times in a statement, guess what?
It isn’t obvious to anyone except you.
It isn’t obvious to anyone except you.
Tell me your pet's name in a gif.
January 23, 2026 at 1:29 AM
Tell me your pet's name in a gif.
Me when I’m about to start a presentation and see the audience is 5x larger than expected.
January 22, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Me when I’m about to start a presentation and see the audience is 5x larger than expected.
"We built something new!"
"We didn't ask for this and don't want it."
"That's your problem!"
"We didn't ask for this and don't want it."
"That's your problem!"
I was present for the birth of the web, the explosion of personal sites, and the blogging revolution, and you know what we never had to do? Beg people to use our shit.
AI boom could falter without wider adoption, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella warns
Big tech boss tells delegates at Davos that broader global use is essential if technology is to deliver lasting growth
www.irishtimes.com
January 21, 2026 at 5:28 PM
"We built something new!"
"We didn't ask for this and don't want it."
"That's your problem!"
"We didn't ask for this and don't want it."
"That's your problem!"
A virtually unrecognizable Robert Forster on this episode of N.Y.P.D.
January 19, 2026 at 1:56 AM
A virtually unrecognizable Robert Forster on this episode of N.Y.P.D.
NOW PLAYING: Skatetown U.S.A. (1979).
If this turns out to be a great movie I will be sorely disappointed. I’m not in the mood for “great.”
If this turns out to be a great movie I will be sorely disappointed. I’m not in the mood for “great.”
January 18, 2026 at 8:47 PM
NOW PLAYING: Skatetown U.S.A. (1979).
If this turns out to be a great movie I will be sorely disappointed. I’m not in the mood for “great.”
If this turns out to be a great movie I will be sorely disappointed. I’m not in the mood for “great.”
NOW PLAYING: Hero at Large (1980).
January 17, 2026 at 9:01 PM
NOW PLAYING: Hero at Large (1980).
I'm washing windows, baby
On the penthouse of love
And the view is getting clearer
From the heavens above
Your kisses send me higher
Your rejection makes me fall
And the last thing that you'll hear from me is one great SPLAT!
That's all
That's all
That's all...
On the penthouse of love
And the view is getting clearer
From the heavens above
Your kisses send me higher
Your rejection makes me fall
And the last thing that you'll hear from me is one great SPLAT!
That's all
That's all
That's all...
January 16, 2026 at 3:37 PM
I'm washing windows, baby
On the penthouse of love
And the view is getting clearer
From the heavens above
Your kisses send me higher
Your rejection makes me fall
And the last thing that you'll hear from me is one great SPLAT!
That's all
That's all
That's all...
On the penthouse of love
And the view is getting clearer
From the heavens above
Your kisses send me higher
Your rejection makes me fall
And the last thing that you'll hear from me is one great SPLAT!
That's all
That's all
That's all...
#LetterboxdFriday #LastFourWatched
Two movies I enjoyed, two I felt nothing. Not bad, not good, but meh.
The rest of my “August 27, 1980” bucket list promises to be a drag. I’ve been putting off THE BLUE LAGOON for ages.
Two movies I enjoyed, two I felt nothing. Not bad, not good, but meh.
The rest of my “August 27, 1980” bucket list promises to be a drag. I’ve been putting off THE BLUE LAGOON for ages.
January 16, 2026 at 3:07 PM
#LetterboxdFriday #LastFourWatched
Two movies I enjoyed, two I felt nothing. Not bad, not good, but meh.
The rest of my “August 27, 1980” bucket list promises to be a drag. I’ve been putting off THE BLUE LAGOON for ages.
Two movies I enjoyed, two I felt nothing. Not bad, not good, but meh.
The rest of my “August 27, 1980” bucket list promises to be a drag. I’ve been putting off THE BLUE LAGOON for ages.
I’m old enough to remember when the phrase “what an age we live in” was an expression of joy and wonder.
January 14, 2026 at 5:49 PM
I’m old enough to remember when the phrase “what an age we live in” was an expression of joy and wonder.
You know, it’s nice to come in to the office every now and then. I don’t know why I don’t do it more often.
(Somewhere close by, someone sniffles. And again. And again. Every thirty seconds.)
(Elsewhere a loud discussion about politics starts.)
(The network fails.)
(Someone drops in to chat.)
(Somewhere close by, someone sniffles. And again. And again. Every thirty seconds.)
(Elsewhere a loud discussion about politics starts.)
(The network fails.)
(Someone drops in to chat.)
January 14, 2026 at 2:49 PM
You know, it’s nice to come in to the office every now and then. I don’t know why I don’t do it more often.
(Somewhere close by, someone sniffles. And again. And again. Every thirty seconds.)
(Elsewhere a loud discussion about politics starts.)
(The network fails.)
(Someone drops in to chat.)
(Somewhere close by, someone sniffles. And again. And again. Every thirty seconds.)
(Elsewhere a loud discussion about politics starts.)
(The network fails.)
(Someone drops in to chat.)
As usual, Andrew puts it better than I ever could.
I used to have a Sunday panel from Dilbert on my desk in the 1990s about one of the advantages of being stupid is that complex problems become simple, with the dinosaur saying "If people are starving in Africa, they should move to France."
And the dude who made that strip fell for THAT SAME BS.
And the dude who made that strip fell for THAT SAME BS.
January 13, 2026 at 5:00 PM
As usual, Andrew puts it better than I ever could.
What's your #ChildhoodCinema?
As anyone who knows me can attest, there are several possible answers. Is it the Starlite Drive-In, where I saw many movies, all age-inappropriate?
As anyone who knows me can attest, there are several possible answers. Is it the Starlite Drive-In, where I saw many movies, all age-inappropriate?
January 12, 2026 at 9:36 PM
What's your #ChildhoodCinema?
As anyone who knows me can attest, there are several possible answers. Is it the Starlite Drive-In, where I saw many movies, all age-inappropriate?
As anyone who knows me can attest, there are several possible answers. Is it the Starlite Drive-In, where I saw many movies, all age-inappropriate?