James Beckett
@kickthebeckett.com
He/Him. I'm a critic and podcaster for sites like @AnimeNewsNetwork. Godzilla Stan. World's #1 Lightning Returns apologist.
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Momentary Lily ‒ SEASON PREMIERE
In which our critic awakens one morning from uneasy dreams...
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Speaking of neat things that happened in 2025, did you know that my weekly reviews of "Momentary Lily" also function as a serialized novella of eldritch meta-horror? It was a blast to write, even if the show itself is another classic GoHands garbage fire.
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Noiselund feat. Red Letter Media and friends - Look At Me (Bop Bop Bop)
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January 24, 2026 at 12:00 AM
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Minnesota is the best of us.
January 23, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Minnesota is the best of us.
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A quick pick-me-up
Once again basking in the absolute wonder that is Noriyoshi Ohrai's Heisei era Godzilla posters
January 23, 2026 at 1:40 PM
A quick pick-me-up
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EYES OF FIRE (1983, Shudder, #film)
An unmissable, *bonkers* folk horror artifact about cultish exiles stranded in a cursed valley. It's Kimiyoshi Yasuda meets Ruggero Deodato set in ghastly Missouri.
Massively overdelivers; see this!!
h/t: @gaijinrando.bsky.social & @cyberphoenix001.bsky.social
An unmissable, *bonkers* folk horror artifact about cultish exiles stranded in a cursed valley. It's Kimiyoshi Yasuda meets Ruggero Deodato set in ghastly Missouri.
Massively overdelivers; see this!!
h/t: @gaijinrando.bsky.social & @cyberphoenix001.bsky.social
January 22, 2026 at 5:55 AM
EYES OF FIRE (1983, Shudder, #film)
An unmissable, *bonkers* folk horror artifact about cultish exiles stranded in a cursed valley. It's Kimiyoshi Yasuda meets Ruggero Deodato set in ghastly Missouri.
Massively overdelivers; see this!!
h/t: @gaijinrando.bsky.social & @cyberphoenix001.bsky.social
An unmissable, *bonkers* folk horror artifact about cultish exiles stranded in a cursed valley. It's Kimiyoshi Yasuda meets Ruggero Deodato set in ghastly Missouri.
Massively overdelivers; see this!!
h/t: @gaijinrando.bsky.social & @cyberphoenix001.bsky.social
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it's in the public domain now. We could publish this
November 30, 2025 at 3:36 AM
it's in the public domain now. We could publish this
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January 21, 2026 at 7:45 PM
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ICE should be dismantled immediately.
I will not support funding for the Department of Homeland Security when ICE and Border Patrol agents are assaulting protestors, detaining and arresting people with impunity, inciting violence, and shooting and killing American citizens.
Read my statement:
I will not support funding for the Department of Homeland Security when ICE and Border Patrol agents are assaulting protestors, detaining and arresting people with impunity, inciting violence, and shooting and killing American citizens.
Read my statement:
January 21, 2026 at 10:36 PM
ICE should be dismantled immediately.
I will not support funding for the Department of Homeland Security when ICE and Border Patrol agents are assaulting protestors, detaining and arresting people with impunity, inciting violence, and shooting and killing American citizens.
Read my statement:
I will not support funding for the Department of Homeland Security when ICE and Border Patrol agents are assaulting protestors, detaining and arresting people with impunity, inciting violence, and shooting and killing American citizens.
Read my statement:
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NOT A BRIT SAYING THIS
I don't think the Americans, and yes, I mean all of you, are prepared for how hated you now are by everyone.
Its not going away folks. Youve lost all rights to speak to us without being told to go fuck yourselves.
Its not going away folks. Youve lost all rights to speak to us without being told to go fuck yourselves.
Lutnick heckled in Davos. FT: “The gathering on Tuesday night descended into uproar after combative remarks from Lutnick, the people said, with widespread jeering, some guests walking out and appeals for calm from Fink.”
January 21, 2026 at 5:44 PM
NOT A BRIT SAYING THIS
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CRASHOUT FOR THE AGES
January 21, 2026 at 12:49 AM
CRASHOUT FOR THE AGES
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from Terry Pratchett's Hogfather
January 21, 2026 at 5:10 AM
from Terry Pratchett's Hogfather
I'm sorry, but y'all slept on this one, and it's a damn shame. War for the Rohirrim is fuckin' awesome.
January 21, 2026 at 12:11 AM
I'm sorry, but y'all slept on this one, and it's a damn shame. War for the Rohirrim is fuckin' awesome.
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All ANN After Show episodes are now up-to-date wherever you stream your podcasts! (As of 4pm PST)
January 20, 2026 at 10:55 PM
All ANN After Show episodes are now up-to-date wherever you stream your podcasts! (As of 4pm PST)
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Big tell the post doesn't end "let this teach you the distinction between the powerful & populace & how gross generalizations dehumanize, lack insight & empathy & are bad strategy in organizing a global fight against fascism" and vexing how many sharing it also fail to recognize this.
January 20, 2026 at 10:29 PM
Big tell the post doesn't end "let this teach you the distinction between the powerful & populace & how gross generalizations dehumanize, lack insight & empathy & are bad strategy in organizing a global fight against fascism" and vexing how many sharing it also fail to recognize this.
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petition to stop calling things cozy just based on the premise that some people mean "it has an ending which isn't 100% fully tragic" whereas other people mean "nothing of any substance happens in it whatsoever" and I just never know which one it is
January 20, 2026 at 1:01 AM
petition to stop calling things cozy just based on the premise that some people mean "it has an ending which isn't 100% fully tragic" whereas other people mean "nothing of any substance happens in it whatsoever" and I just never know which one it is
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hair clip
January 19, 2026 at 7:19 PM
hair clip
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[Review] "Where One Belongs" makes for such a powerful, beautiful, and achingly human sentiment for us to linger on, for now.
To Your Eternity Season 3 ‒ Episode 14
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January 19, 2026 at 2:30 PM
[Review] "Where One Belongs" makes for such a powerful, beautiful, and achingly human sentiment for us to linger on, for now.
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Hellllll yes. 28 YEARS LATER: THE BONE TEMPLE is a mean, gnarly, and metal-as-hell follow-up to Danny Boyle's dark fairy-tale. I prefer the first 28 YEARS for its emotional resonance and poetic tone, but Nia DaCosta makes this one her own in a big, bad way. Ralph Fiennes 4 Ever.
8/10
8/10
January 18, 2026 at 12:36 AM
Hellllll yes. 28 YEARS LATER: THE BONE TEMPLE is a mean, gnarly, and metal-as-hell follow-up to Danny Boyle's dark fairy-tale. I prefer the first 28 YEARS for its emotional resonance and poetic tone, but Nia DaCosta makes this one her own in a big, bad way. Ralph Fiennes 4 Ever.
8/10
8/10
"Dump's Hole" is honestly a very apt English title for Gachiakuta
Benoit Blanc, talking about Gachiakuta: "You see, there's a slum that's like a hole, a dump if you will. But we must look a little closer. Inside that hole is another hole called the pit, which is like a dump where you put your trash. A bigger hole with it's own pit. A pits hole inside a dumps hole"
January 17, 2026 at 5:21 PM
"Dump's Hole" is honestly a very apt English title for Gachiakuta
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Benoit Blanc, talking about Gachiakuta: "You see, there's a slum that's like a hole, a dump if you will. But we must look a little closer. Inside that hole is another hole called the pit, which is like a dump where you put your trash. A bigger hole with it's own pit. A pits hole inside a dumps hole"
January 17, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Benoit Blanc, talking about Gachiakuta: "You see, there's a slum that's like a hole, a dump if you will. But we must look a little closer. Inside that hole is another hole called the pit, which is like a dump where you put your trash. A bigger hole with it's own pit. A pits hole inside a dumps hole"
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