Mark Katerberg
@katerberg.bsky.social
Watched The Running Man (2025). They added more of the book but made it more muddled with no time for the emotion to impact of all the new characters. Not sure what anyone's motivations are or what is real, but I guess that's fine. This version could have worked as a show.
#MovieReview
#MovieReview
November 16, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Watched The Running Man (2025). They added more of the book but made it more muddled with no time for the emotion to impact of all the new characters. Not sure what anyone's motivations are or what is real, but I guess that's fine. This version could have worked as a show.
#MovieReview
#MovieReview
Watched SLC Punk!. A pretty exciting movie that feels like a mockumentary before there were visual definitions of it. Lots of interesting scenes, but the voice over feels more like a Ferris Bueller imitation than its own thing. Good acting despite awkward plotline.
#MovieReview
#MovieReview
November 15, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Watched SLC Punk!. A pretty exciting movie that feels like a mockumentary before there were visual definitions of it. Lots of interesting scenes, but the voice over feels more like a Ferris Bueller imitation than its own thing. Good acting despite awkward plotline.
#MovieReview
#MovieReview
Watched Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. My favorite western, even though it's far from a standard one. So much charisma all over, and I had forgotten how weird and long some of the scenes are. Expert pacing by Redford and just a fun romp.
#MovieReview
#MovieReview
November 7, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Watched Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. My favorite western, even though it's far from a standard one. So much charisma all over, and I had forgotten how weird and long some of the scenes are. Expert pacing by Redford and just a fun romp.
#MovieReview
#MovieReview
Watched Boogie Nights. This is what Crash wanted to be. Loved seeing all the characters and how they entangled and bounced from each other. Emotional roller coaster and deeply messed up, but has a lot of pathos and every character feels real.
PTA is hit or miss for me, but this hit.
#MovieReview
PTA is hit or miss for me, but this hit.
#MovieReview
November 5, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Watched Boogie Nights. This is what Crash wanted to be. Loved seeing all the characters and how they entangled and bounced from each other. Emotional roller coaster and deeply messed up, but has a lot of pathos and every character feels real.
PTA is hit or miss for me, but this hit.
#MovieReview
PTA is hit or miss for me, but this hit.
#MovieReview
Watched Lisa Frankenstein. Similar vibes to Edward Scissorhands. Fun chaotic energy and the main character has a fun arc, but similar to Warm Bodies, it is more of a sensory experience to watch than anything more than intense suspension of disbelief.
#MovieReview
#MovieReview
November 5, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Watched Lisa Frankenstein. Similar vibes to Edward Scissorhands. Fun chaotic energy and the main character has a fun arc, but similar to Warm Bodies, it is more of a sensory experience to watch than anything more than intense suspension of disbelief.
#MovieReview
#MovieReview
"It's the job that's never started as takes longest to finish"
JRR Tolkien
Bags 27 & 28
#lotr #parenting #lego
JRR Tolkien
Bags 27 & 28
#lotr #parenting #lego
October 25, 2025 at 2:42 PM
"It's the job that's never started as takes longest to finish"
JRR Tolkien
Bags 27 & 28
#lotr #parenting #lego
JRR Tolkien
Bags 27 & 28
#lotr #parenting #lego
My "now page" for this quarter is up! If you want to know what's going on in my life or what I'm thinking about, here it is.
katerberg.net/now
#NowPage#NowPage
katerberg.net/now
#NowPage#NowPage
Mark Katerberg
katerberg.net
October 23, 2025 at 2:45 PM
My "now page" for this quarter is up! If you want to know what's going on in my life or what I'm thinking about, here it is.
katerberg.net/now
#NowPage#NowPage
katerberg.net/now
#NowPage#NowPage
Watched Princess Mononoke. Beautiful vibe-movie. The plot was less important than the feel but the visuals are just so stunning that it's hard to not be enraptured. The harsh violence contrasts with the beautiful landscapes a bit much for me.
#MovieReview
#MovieReview
October 17, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Watched Princess Mononoke. Beautiful vibe-movie. The plot was less important than the feel but the visuals are just so stunning that it's hard to not be enraptured. The harsh violence contrasts with the beautiful landscapes a bit much for me.
#MovieReview
#MovieReview
Watched Lonely Wives. Comedy is hard to translate and this has some fun moments but felt like an awkward Marx Brothers wordplay film where the characters largely don't have any stable personality. Never makes clear why the main character is a Jekyll/Hyde. Confusing.
#MovieReview
#MovieReview
October 15, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Watched Lonely Wives. Comedy is hard to translate and this has some fun moments but felt like an awkward Marx Brothers wordplay film where the characters largely don't have any stable personality. Never makes clear why the main character is a Jekyll/Hyde. Confusing.
#MovieReview
#MovieReview
I like being married to someone who studied math in college.
October 10, 2025 at 7:41 PM
I like being married to someone who studied math in college.
Watched The Second Woman. Thrilling movie with magnetic acting for the first 3/4 suddenly spoiled by an abrupt pacing change and characters that make no sense in the final 10 minutes. Really cool set up that even has a sensical twist but just has no humanity left in the final scenes.
#MovieReview
#MovieReview
October 7, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Watched The Second Woman. Thrilling movie with magnetic acting for the first 3/4 suddenly spoiled by an abrupt pacing change and characters that make no sense in the final 10 minutes. Really cool set up that even has a sensical twist but just has no humanity left in the final scenes.
#MovieReview
#MovieReview
"… the thought pierced him that in the end the Shadow was only a small and passing thing: there was light and high beauty for ever beyond its reach."
JRR Tolkien
Bags 23 & 24
#lego #lotr #parenting
JRR Tolkien
Bags 23 & 24
#lego #lotr #parenting
September 20, 2025 at 7:10 PM
"… the thought pierced him that in the end the Shadow was only a small and passing thing: there was light and high beauty for ever beyond its reach."
JRR Tolkien
Bags 23 & 24
#lego #lotr #parenting
JRR Tolkien
Bags 23 & 24
#lego #lotr #parenting
Watched Thelma. Beautifully funny and sad (but mostly humanizing) view of aging and dependency. Brilliant dialogue with an "action" plot to keep engaged. Squibb is incredible and had similar vibes to Thursday Murder Club.
Anything but rote.
#MovieReview
Anything but rote.
#MovieReview
September 19, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Watched Thelma. Beautifully funny and sad (but mostly humanizing) view of aging and dependency. Brilliant dialogue with an "action" plot to keep engaged. Squibb is incredible and had similar vibes to Thursday Murder Club.
Anything but rote.
#MovieReview
Anything but rote.
#MovieReview
Watched Primary Colors. Pretty amazing fictionalized view of Clinton campaign. Travolta is amazingly convincing and the movie does great at showing the deeply dark side of politics in a believable way while also showing the inspiring parts. What a ride and way better than expected.
#MovieReview
#MovieReview
September 18, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Watched Primary Colors. Pretty amazing fictionalized view of Clinton campaign. Travolta is amazingly convincing and the movie does great at showing the deeply dark side of politics in a believable way while also showing the inspiring parts. What a ride and way better than expected.
#MovieReview
#MovieReview
Very bad news for the country that assassinations are happening. Regardless of political actions, this is a very bad thing and usually works out badly for all involved. #uspol
September 10, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Very bad news for the country that assassinations are happening. Regardless of political actions, this is a very bad thing and usually works out badly for all involved. #uspol
Watched Fallen. Great writing with the cop banter and legendary cast of great actors falls short for me with a weird plot that tries to be Se7en but ends up edgy without a payoff. Happy to have seen it because I love twisty thrillers, but this one made me want a few tweaks.
#MovieReview
#MovieReview
September 7, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Watched Fallen. Great writing with the cop banter and legendary cast of great actors falls short for me with a weird plot that tries to be Se7en but ends up edgy without a payoff. Happy to have seen it because I love twisty thrillers, but this one made me want a few tweaks.
#MovieReview
#MovieReview
Watched Sex Drive. Very 2010s coded horny comedy. Aims for the same kind of heartfelt endings of American Pie, Eurotrip, etc but is so deeply predictable that it doesn't land very well. None of the leads are engaging to the point that the Finch character is by far the most endearing.
#MovieReview
#MovieReview
September 6, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Watched Sex Drive. Very 2010s coded horny comedy. Aims for the same kind of heartfelt endings of American Pie, Eurotrip, etc but is so deeply predictable that it doesn't land very well. None of the leads are engaging to the point that the Finch character is by far the most endearing.
#MovieReview
#MovieReview
Watched Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Amazing how this movie crosses genres with suspense, horror, mystery, drama. Such an epic scope that feels so tight. One of Spielberg's best despite feeling a bit long in the second act. The sound design steals the show.
#MovieReview
#MovieReview
September 5, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Watched Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Amazing how this movie crosses genres with suspense, horror, mystery, drama. Such an epic scope that feels so tight. One of Spielberg's best despite feeling a bit long in the second act. The sound design steals the show.
#MovieReview
#MovieReview
Watched The Greeks Had a Word for Them. Hard watch, possibly because comedy ages poorly, but it was just full of bad people being bad to each other, and even the characters that had some depth just are clueless. Hard to watch Always Sunny from 1930 and understand the cultural mores.
#MovieReview
#MovieReview
August 28, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Watched The Greeks Had a Word for Them. Hard watch, possibly because comedy ages poorly, but it was just full of bad people being bad to each other, and even the characters that had some depth just are clueless. Hard to watch Always Sunny from 1930 and understand the cultural mores.
#MovieReview
#MovieReview
Happy Ukrainian Independence Day!
August 24, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Happy Ukrainian Independence Day!
Watched Rasputin and the Empress. Kinda a boring story but acting is top notch and worth it to see three Barrymores! Really want to see more John since he blew me away. Tons of fun history on set and in the story for this one so it's a beautiful artifact that is eminently watchable.
#MovieReview
#MovieReview
August 18, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Watched Rasputin and the Empress. Kinda a boring story but acting is top notch and worth it to see three Barrymores! Really want to see more John since he blew me away. Tons of fun history on set and in the story for this one so it's a beautiful artifact that is eminently watchable.
#MovieReview
#MovieReview
Watched Fantastic Four: First Steps. The most innovative superhero film since Spider-verse. Setting it in Earth 828 was a stroke of genius, since it let them have a standalone movie which was so refreshing. Avoiding the origin story worked great and all casting except Johnny worked.
#MovieReview
#MovieReview
August 12, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Watched Fantastic Four: First Steps. The most innovative superhero film since Spider-verse. Setting it in Earth 828 was a stroke of genius, since it let them have a standalone movie which was so refreshing. Avoiding the origin story worked great and all casting except Johnny worked.
#MovieReview
#MovieReview
I really wish platforms were less rage-baity. Identica back in the day was so positive but it seems like all of the micro blogs are just so freaking negative all the time now to drive engagement.
August 8, 2025 at 9:10 PM
I really wish platforms were less rage-baity. Identica back in the day was so positive but it seems like all of the micro blogs are just so freaking negative all the time now to drive engagement.
Watched Maltese Falcon. Probably the best noir film I've seen (of course) but not at all my favorite genre. Fat Man is my favorite character but no one to really root for. It's fun seeing the Casablanca crossover.
What an interesting romp!
#MovieReview
What an interesting romp!
#MovieReview
August 8, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Watched Maltese Falcon. Probably the best noir film I've seen (of course) but not at all my favorite genre. Fat Man is my favorite character but no one to really root for. It's fun seeing the Casablanca crossover.
What an interesting romp!
#MovieReview
What an interesting romp!
#MovieReview
Watched Yojimbo. Way more of a comedy than I thought, particularly after the really intriguing political dance at the beginning.
Some deeply intense scenes but with so much lightness. Much faster paced than his others that I've seen.
#MovieReview
Some deeply intense scenes but with so much lightness. Much faster paced than his others that I've seen.
#MovieReview
August 1, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Watched Yojimbo. Way more of a comedy than I thought, particularly after the really intriguing political dance at the beginning.
Some deeply intense scenes but with so much lightness. Much faster paced than his others that I've seen.
#MovieReview
Some deeply intense scenes but with so much lightness. Much faster paced than his others that I've seen.
#MovieReview