Joseph Finn
@josephfinn.bsky.social
Movie lover, reader, terrible guitar player, Illinoisan/Virginian
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I've watched thousands of videos from the Jan. 6 riot as part of NPR's reporting and archive project on that day.
Here are some of the lesser known videos that have really stuck with me.
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Here are some of the lesser known videos that have really stuck with me.
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January 6, 2026 at 1:23 PM
I've watched thousands of videos from the Jan. 6 riot as part of NPR's reporting and archive project on that day.
Here are some of the lesser known videos that have really stuck with me.
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Here are some of the lesser known videos that have really stuck with me.
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@extrahotgreat.com I was weirdly disappointed Night Man wasn't eligible for the superhero bracket because I have inflicted these credits on everyone. And @sarahdbunting.bsky.social, Journeyman is a great pick. I always love that he keeps stealing his own cell phone. www.youtube.com/watch?v=47MM...
Night Man Intro and Credits (1997)
YouTube video by Kelly Birmingham
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January 6, 2026 at 9:08 PM
@extrahotgreat.com I was weirdly disappointed Night Man wasn't eligible for the superhero bracket because I have inflicted these credits on everyone. And @sarahdbunting.bsky.social, Journeyman is a great pick. I always love that he keeps stealing his own cell phone. www.youtube.com/watch?v=47MM...
This is a really cool interview and I'm definitely going to check this out and also catch up on her Kenny G doc.
"What you feed your children culturally is a really fraught topic.”
Assistant editor @clintworthing.bsky.social spoke w/ Penny Lane abt HAPPY AND YOU KNOW IT, finding the right subjects to tell the story of this underrecognized genre, & more:
Assistant editor @clintworthing.bsky.social spoke w/ Penny Lane abt HAPPY AND YOU KNOW IT, finding the right subjects to tell the story of this underrecognized genre, & more:
Cute Chaos: Penny Lane on "Happy And You Know It" | TV/Streaming | Roger Ebert
The documentarian discusses the curiously complex world of children's music and her latest Music Box documentary.
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January 6, 2026 at 5:20 PM
This is a really cool interview and I'm definitely going to check this out and also catch up on her Kenny G doc.
TIL on the second anniversary of her death that Glynis Johns played a mermaid. Twice. Absolutely MIRANDA (1948) is on the list now.
January 6, 2026 at 5:15 PM
TIL on the second anniversary of her death that Glynis Johns played a mermaid. Twice. Absolutely MIRANDA (1948) is on the list now.
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In honor of Doug lamalfa's passing, let's not forget his greatest hits
He was my rep. He was too much of a coward to actually show his face in district for 8 years, but he did send an underling to stir up shit at a local school meeting when some kid came out as nonbinary. Just a real piece of shit through and through. Good riddance!
January 6, 2026 at 4:58 PM
In honor of Doug lamalfa's passing, let's not forget his greatest hits
#5: 28 Days Later (2025) - Last year was insanely good for horror, no question.
★★★★★ / ★★★★★
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★★★★★ / ★★★★★
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A ★★★★★ review of 28 Years Later (2025)
OK, how the hell does the third movie in a series be the best version? Oh...why? Is this movie (and it is) very well filmed and acted and heartfelt? It is. Because this movie isn't about zombies. It i...
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January 5, 2026 at 9:35 PM
#5: 28 Days Later (2025) - Last year was insanely good for horror, no question.
★★★★★ / ★★★★★
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#firsttimewatches2026
★★★★★ / ★★★★★
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#firsttimewatches2026
@markharris.bsky.social I somehow haven't watched It's A Wonderful Life since reading FIVE CAME BACK and damn, the WWII section of this montage really does hit differently knowing about Capra in WWII. Thank you.
January 5, 2026 at 8:01 PM
@markharris.bsky.social I somehow haven't watched It's A Wonderful Life since reading FIVE CAME BACK and damn, the WWII section of this montage really does hit differently knowing about Capra in WWII. Thank you.
Ellen Corby. She’s the woman who asks for $17.50 in It’s A Wonderful Life.
January 5, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Ellen Corby. She’s the woman who asks for $17.50 in It’s A Wonderful Life.
"Ohhh, youth is wasted on the wrong people!" might be the best movie line of the '40s.
January 5, 2026 at 7:01 PM
"Ohhh, youth is wasted on the wrong people!" might be the best movie line of the '40s.
You know...when I put on It's A Wonderful Life because I didn't see it this season and I had completely forgotten about Gower's son dying of influenza and how he made a mistake.
Damn it Capra, way to be effective.
Damn it Capra, way to be effective.
January 5, 2026 at 6:44 PM
You know...when I put on It's A Wonderful Life because I didn't see it this season and I had completely forgotten about Gower's son dying of influenza and how he made a mistake.
Damn it Capra, way to be effective.
Damn it Capra, way to be effective.
I wish I still had a podcast because I need to argue for an hour about 28 Years Later, which I absolutely loved but I know other people won't.
January 5, 2026 at 6:25 PM
I wish I still had a podcast because I need to argue for an hour about 28 Years Later, which I absolutely loved but I know other people won't.
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Starting off 2026 with this headline surely bodes well...
When a coach gets the can and it makes him feel grand, that's Amorim: defector.com/when-a-coach...
When A Coach Gets The Can And It Makes Him Feel Grand, That's Amorim
Following Manchester United’s comeback draw against Leeds on Sunday, manager Ruben Amorim said in a heated press conference that he “came here to be the manager of Man United, not the head coach,”…
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January 5, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Starting off 2026 with this headline surely bodes well...
Oh...right...Ralph Fiennes rules.
January 5, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Oh...right...Ralph Fiennes rules.
Alex Garland, writing 28 YEARS LATER.
(For the record, in this case that's a compliment.)
(For the record, in this case that's a compliment.)
a man in a suit and tie is talking about writers who use subtext and they 're all cowards
Alt: a man in a suit and tie is talking about writers who use subtext and they 're all cowards
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January 5, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Alex Garland, writing 28 YEARS LATER.
(For the record, in this case that's a compliment.)
(For the record, in this case that's a compliment.)
#4: King Boxer (天下第一拳, Tiān xià dì yī quán, 1972) - Oh yeah, that’s the kung-fu stuff.
★★★★ / ★★★★★
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★★★★ / ★★★★★
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A ★★★★ review of Five Fingers of Death (1972)
I'm finally watching the Shaw Scope sets and man this is a fun, brutal start to it. There's desire, there's honor, there's gross eye-plucking and above all else, really fun kung fu! A tale of two riva...
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January 5, 2026 at 4:47 PM
#4: King Boxer (天下第一拳, Tiān xià dì yī quán, 1972) - Oh yeah, that’s the kung-fu stuff.
★★★★ / ★★★★★
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#firsttimewatches2026
★★★★ / ★★★★★
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#firsttimewatches2026
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I think it’s a bit more complicated, mostly no one was too excited about a third Walz term (no governor has ever won a third term), which left him vulnerable to these types of attacks. I also think that between the VP campaign and the assassination of Melissa Hortman, he might be pretty burnt out.
January 5, 2026 at 2:51 PM
I think it’s a bit more complicated, mostly no one was too excited about a third Walz term (no governor has ever won a third term), which left him vulnerable to these types of attacks. I also think that between the VP campaign and the assassination of Melissa Hortman, he might be pretty burnt out.
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RIP Loren Carpenter (1947-2025), who I just learned passed away on December 21 at the age of 78. He worked for the Lucasfilm Computer Graphics Division (where he helped create the Genesis effect for Star Trek 2, and Rescue on Fractalus!). He co-created RenderMan and was chief scientist of Pixar. 🤯
January 5, 2026 at 3:25 PM
RIP Loren Carpenter (1947-2025), who I just learned passed away on December 21 at the age of 78. He worked for the Lucasfilm Computer Graphics Division (where he helped create the Genesis effect for Star Trek 2, and Rescue on Fractalus!). He co-created RenderMan and was chief scientist of Pixar. 🤯
8 in the morning is a perfect time for some horror catch up from last year, right? Now watching: 28 YEARS LATER (2025).
January 5, 2026 at 12:55 PM
8 in the morning is a perfect time for some horror catch up from last year, right? Now watching: 28 YEARS LATER (2025).
OK, time to finally start watching the Shaw Brothers sets! Now watching KING BOXER (天下第一拳; Tiān xià dì yī quán, 1972)
January 5, 2026 at 2:26 AM
OK, time to finally start watching the Shaw Brothers sets! Now watching KING BOXER (天下第一拳; Tiān xià dì yī quán, 1972)
#3: The Only Son (一人息子, Hitori musuko, 1936 ) - Early Ozu but still sad and lovely.
★★★★ / ★★★★★
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#thedecadesproject
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★★★★ / ★★★★★
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#firsttimewatches2026
#thedecadesproject
#thedecadesproject2026
A ★★★★ review of The Only Son (1936)
Early Ozu, one of his first sound works and while not at the level of a Tokyo Story (or heck, Good Morning), I loved this a lot. A tender story of a single mother who raises her son and sacrifices for...
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January 4, 2026 at 9:33 PM
#3: The Only Son (一人息子, Hitori musuko, 1936 ) - Early Ozu but still sad and lovely.
★★★★ / ★★★★★
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#firsttimewatches2026
#thedecadesproject
#thedecadesproject2026
★★★★ / ★★★★★
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#firsttimewatches2026
#thedecadesproject
#thedecadesproject2026
....a Panthers watch party? Is nothing else going on in whatever Carolina that is?
LOL at footage of a Panthers fans watch party
a group of people are dancing in front of a building with the words keep it white
Alt: a group of people are dancing in front of a building with the words keep it white
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January 4, 2026 at 8:55 PM
....a Panthers watch party? Is nothing else going on in whatever Carolina that is?
Her work rules. Subscribe under penalty of...um..not getting to read her work!
Because I ended up working thru a bunch of my "break," I didn't get to do hardly anything I wanted to get done, including celebrating my work in 2025. In any case, I just wanted to share my site as I'd love some new subs (free & paid!) for the new year: from-the-desk-of-the-horror-chick.ghost.io
From the Desk of The Horror Chick
Heather Wixson explores horror, film, and pop culture, all while celebrating the creators, history, and artistry that keep the genre alive.
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January 4, 2026 at 7:18 PM
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There you go.
The US media is both-sidesing war: "mixed reactions" is what they call people who didn't like Maduro but were just under military assault.
Foreign media like @afp.com are saying things plainly: *trauma* and *utter disbelief* in a neighborhood bombed by the US military.
The US media is both-sidesing war: "mixed reactions" is what they call people who didn't like Maduro but were just under military assault.
Foreign media like @afp.com are saying things plainly: *trauma* and *utter disbelief* in a neighborhood bombed by the US military.
🇻🇪 Au Venezuela, traumatisme et incrédulité dans un quartier bombardé par les forces américaines
➡️ u.afp.com/S8j6
➡️ u.afp.com/S8j6
January 4, 2026 at 5:54 PM
There you go.
The US media is both-sidesing war: "mixed reactions" is what they call people who didn't like Maduro but were just under military assault.
Foreign media like @afp.com are saying things plainly: *trauma* and *utter disbelief* in a neighborhood bombed by the US military.
The US media is both-sidesing war: "mixed reactions" is what they call people who didn't like Maduro but were just under military assault.
Foreign media like @afp.com are saying things plainly: *trauma* and *utter disbelief* in a neighborhood bombed by the US military.
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Every major free speech org has said the IHRA definition suppresses constitutionally protected speech. Every major human rights group has said it suppresses legitimate advocacy. The scandal is that Adams adopted the definition, not that Mamdani rejected it. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/04/n...
Inside Mamdani’s Decision to Revoke Executive Orders That Backed Israel
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January 4, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Every major free speech org has said the IHRA definition suppresses constitutionally protected speech. Every major human rights group has said it suppresses legitimate advocacy. The scandal is that Adams adopted the definition, not that Mamdani rejected it. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/04/n...