Ian Loring
@ianloring.bsky.social
Co-host of the Film Basterds podcast
Also on Reddit as FilmBIan
X profile gone and replaced with some guy I don’t know. Probably a nazi?
Also on Reddit as FilmBIan
X profile gone and replaced with some guy I don’t know. Probably a nazi?
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January 30, 2026 at 10:30 PM
We'll be live with our MinnMax x Giant Bomb ICE OUT stream in 30 minutes! Watch, enjoy, and help protect our neighbors!
Catherine O’Hara dying is the real icing on the fucking shitty January cake. RIP to a GREAT.
January 30, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Catherine O’Hara dying is the real icing on the fucking shitty January cake. RIP to a GREAT.
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A very happy New Jason Statham Day to all who celebrate.
January 30, 2026 at 5:15 AM
A very happy New Jason Statham Day to all who celebrate.
LABOUR. STOP. HITTING. YOURSELVES. Who the fuck wants their child training an AI while getting answers which may or may not be right? God you’re disappointing.
We want to make sure tutoring isn't the preserve of a lucky few, but accessible to every child who needs it.
AI can help us do that.
Safe, personalised, one-to-one learning support to help every child achieve and thrive.
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/01...
AI can help us do that.
Safe, personalised, one-to-one learning support to help every child achieve and thrive.
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/01...
Poorest pupils to be given AI tutors
Bridget Phillipson says tuition would no longer be the preserve of ‘the lucky few’
www.telegraph.co.uk
January 29, 2026 at 9:51 PM
LABOUR. STOP. HITTING. YOURSELVES. Who the fuck wants their child training an AI while getting answers which may or may not be right? God you’re disappointing.
Ooooo I mean that sounds more interesting than I was expecting!
January 23, 2026 at 7:12 AM
Ooooo I mean that sounds more interesting than I was expecting!
F1 best picture nominee. Let’s fucking go.
January 22, 2026 at 1:49 PM
F1 best picture nominee. Let’s fucking go.
Delroy Lindo and Amy Madigan noms, you love to see it
January 22, 2026 at 1:38 PM
Delroy Lindo and Amy Madigan noms, you love to see it
Marty Supreme rocks. Stressful as fuck but also funny with Timmy giving what should be a Leo beating Best Actor performance. A film you wish they made more like.
January 2, 2026 at 11:13 AM
Marty Supreme rocks. Stressful as fuck but also funny with Timmy giving what should be a Leo beating Best Actor performance. A film you wish they made more like.
The music of Blade 2 really does tie the Kingdom of Heaven room together
January 2, 2026 at 11:12 AM
The music of Blade 2 really does tie the Kingdom of Heaven room together
Not “catch up” but saw The Housemaid yesterday. The twist is really made better by one of the performances but it’s Feig back in give a shit more after a while off the boil, it’s fun and a good audience movie.
December 30, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Not “catch up” but saw The Housemaid yesterday. The twist is really made better by one of the performances but it’s Feig back in give a shit more after a while off the boil, it’s fun and a good audience movie.
Good watching ahead man!
December 30, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Good watching ahead man!
Year end catch up continues. It Was Just An Accident is as good as everyone says, funnier in parts than expected but a chilling ending. Enjoyed Caught Stealing more than expected, maybe too dark for the crime caper feel but Butler is ace and the sense of place is terrific.
December 30, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Year end catch up continues. It Was Just An Accident is as good as everyone says, funnier in parts than expected but a chilling ending. Enjoyed Caught Stealing more than expected, maybe too dark for the crime caper feel but Butler is ace and the sense of place is terrific.
…I thought it was going to be but the way it escalates was fun and a good comment on a part of online life which hasn’t been studied much on screen.
December 28, 2025 at 3:37 PM
…I thought it was going to be but the way it escalates was fun and a good comment on a part of online life which hasn’t been studied much on screen.
Bit of year end catch up. The Mastermind is more evidence that I’m not on Kelly Reichart’s wavelength, decent opening half hour but becomes quite limp and directionless with a solid lead performance from O’Connor but nothing in the character to hang my hat on. Enjoyed Cloud, kinda less genre than…
December 28, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Bit of year end catch up. The Mastermind is more evidence that I’m not on Kelly Reichart’s wavelength, decent opening half hour but becomes quite limp and directionless with a solid lead performance from O’Connor but nothing in the character to hang my hat on. Enjoyed Cloud, kinda less genre than…
Really enjoyed Anaconda, most I’ve had an audience laugh in a cinema for ages. Black and Rudd very funny but the entire cast gets good bits. Hope it makes money, we need goofy, silly comedies on the big screen.
December 26, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Really enjoyed Anaconda, most I’ve had an audience laugh in a cinema for ages. Black and Rudd very funny but the entire cast gets good bits. Hope it makes money, we need goofy, silly comedies on the big screen.
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Couldn’t find an un-smiling photo this year, so I guess tis a very merry Chris Messina to you all.
Here’s a present from me: my book is free for the holidays.
UK -
www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B0F3...
US -
www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0F3...
Here’s a present from me: my book is free for the holidays.
UK -
www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B0F3...
US -
www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0F3...
December 24, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Couldn’t find an un-smiling photo this year, so I guess tis a very merry Chris Messina to you all.
Here’s a present from me: my book is free for the holidays.
UK -
www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B0F3...
US -
www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0F3...
Here’s a present from me: my book is free for the holidays.
UK -
www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B0F3...
US -
www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0F3...
Did the music in the opening titles explode your eardrums like it did when I saw it in IMAX? Just straight abrasive
December 22, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Did the music in the opening titles explode your eardrums like it did when I saw it in IMAX? Just straight abrasive
Ha yeah that music just keeps ratcheting eh? So tense!
December 20, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Ha yeah that music just keeps ratcheting eh? So tense!
Didn’t expect HFR to get all up in Avatar in IMAX, literally switches between frame rates within shots in dialogue scenes at times. Looks bloody good during action though fair play.
December 20, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Didn’t expect HFR to get all up in Avatar in IMAX, literally switches between frame rates within shots in dialogue scenes at times. Looks bloody good during action though fair play.
Enjoyed the new Avatar more than expected but my highlight of that several hours was the Odyssey prologue by a distance. That score is going to be an all timer.
December 20, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Enjoyed the new Avatar more than expected but my highlight of that several hours was the Odyssey prologue by a distance. That score is going to be an all timer.
Yeah felt like a major response to Glass Onion in that regard
December 19, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Yeah felt like a major response to Glass Onion in that regard
Vulture Cinematrix No. 632: Dec 18, 2025
I got 7/9 Correct
Score: 1910
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Too many bad guesses at Tyler Perry…
I got 7/9 Correct
Score: 1910
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Play at:
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Too many bad guesses at Tyler Perry…
Cinematrix No. 632: December 18, 2025
Can you name an Oscar-nominated Paul Dano movie?
vulture.com
December 19, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Vulture Cinematrix No. 632: Dec 18, 2025
I got 7/9 Correct
Score: 1910
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Play at:
vulture.com/vulturecinem...
Too many bad guesses at Tyler Perry…
I got 7/9 Correct
Score: 1910
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Play at:
vulture.com/vulturecinem...
Too many bad guesses at Tyler Perry…
Have to say, The Force Awakens being 10 years old? Could have told me it was older and I’d believe you, we’ve had more Star Wars content in that time than between ‘77 and then and it feels like there’s been the opposite of a temporal pincer movement because of it
December 19, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Have to say, The Force Awakens being 10 years old? Could have told me it was older and I’d believe you, we’ve had more Star Wars content in that time than between ‘77 and then and it feels like there’s been the opposite of a temporal pincer movement because of it