Ryan Terry
@ludwigvondrake8.bsky.social
Library worker and lover of words; Canadian who loves to travel; Enjoys the works of Robert Frost, Shel Silverstein, A.A. Milne, Sarah Vowell, Gregory Maguire and Judy Blume
Meat Puppets - Backwater (Official Music Video)
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January 23, 2026 at 4:35 AM
Saw the Oscar nominations announcement earlier this morning. Beyond excited for Michael B. Jordan, Wunmi Mosaku, Delroy Lindo, Ryan Coogler, Benicio del Toro, Teyana Taylor and the crews behind Elio and Zootopia 2.
January 22, 2026 at 9:58 PM
Saw the Oscar nominations announcement earlier this morning. Beyond excited for Michael B. Jordan, Wunmi Mosaku, Delroy Lindo, Ryan Coogler, Benicio del Toro, Teyana Taylor and the crews behind Elio and Zootopia 2.
I don’t think there’s ever been somebody who seems more uncomfortable watching movies than Richard Brody.
The Oscar nominations—what they got right, what they got wrong, and my own counter-Oscars: what I'd have nominated, what I'd pick to win:
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The 2026 Oscar Nominations and What Should Have Been Picked
It’s a pleasant surprise to find some of the year’s best movies enthusiastically acknowledged by the Academy, but plenty of greatness has been left by the wayside.
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January 22, 2026 at 9:10 PM
I don’t think there’s ever been somebody who seems more uncomfortable watching movies than Richard Brody.
Most of my comfort movies are the usual staples such as Paddington 2, The Bishop‘s Wife, What’s Up, Doc? and The Princess Bride. But I also have Total Recall (1990), Matilda (1996), Death Becomes Her and Burn After Reading.
I also find myself wanting to call Return to Oz a comfort movie.
I also find myself wanting to call Return to Oz a comfort movie.
I think it’s totally normal to have a comfort movie that, to an outsider, seems like irrevocably fucked up selection.
January 22, 2026 at 6:34 PM
Most of my comfort movies are the usual staples such as Paddington 2, The Bishop‘s Wife, What’s Up, Doc? and The Princess Bride. But I also have Total Recall (1990), Matilda (1996), Death Becomes Her and Burn After Reading.
I also find myself wanting to call Return to Oz a comfort movie.
I also find myself wanting to call Return to Oz a comfort movie.
Congrats to Delroy Lindo for his Oscar nomination for his fantastic acting performance in Crooklyn…I mean Sinners!
January 22, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Congrats to Delroy Lindo for his Oscar nomination for his fantastic acting performance in Crooklyn…I mean Sinners!
Madonna Film Songs Ranked from Best to Worst:
1. Beautiful Stranger
2. Into the Groove
3. Crazy for You
4. This Used to Be My Playground
5. Who’s That Girl
6. Sooner or Later
7. Vogue
8. I’ll Remember
9. You Must Love Me
10. Causing a Commotion
1. Beautiful Stranger
2. Into the Groove
3. Crazy for You
4. This Used to Be My Playground
5. Who’s That Girl
6. Sooner or Later
7. Vogue
8. I’ll Remember
9. You Must Love Me
10. Causing a Commotion
January 20, 2026 at 11:08 PM
Madonna Film Songs Ranked from Best to Worst:
1. Beautiful Stranger
2. Into the Groove
3. Crazy for You
4. This Used to Be My Playground
5. Who’s That Girl
6. Sooner or Later
7. Vogue
8. I’ll Remember
9. You Must Love Me
10. Causing a Commotion
1. Beautiful Stranger
2. Into the Groove
3. Crazy for You
4. This Used to Be My Playground
5. Who’s That Girl
6. Sooner or Later
7. Vogue
8. I’ll Remember
9. You Must Love Me
10. Causing a Commotion
Mother Tucker’s. (Yes! That was really the name.) They had the best chicken strip platter when I was a kid and the fries were nice and golden, covered with a mild seasoning. Yum!
My parents loved their pasta/stir-fry bar.
Please come back MT’s! I beg of you.
My parents loved their pasta/stir-fry bar.
Please come back MT’s! I beg of you.
Sunday night timeline cleanse
please tell me about your favorite lost restaurant (closed for at least 5 years, like I really want you to go back into the vault), why you loved it and what you ate there
please tell me about your favorite lost restaurant (closed for at least 5 years, like I really want you to go back into the vault), why you loved it and what you ate there
January 19, 2026 at 4:23 AM
Mother Tucker’s. (Yes! That was really the name.) They had the best chicken strip platter when I was a kid and the fries were nice and golden, covered with a mild seasoning. Yum!
My parents loved their pasta/stir-fry bar.
Please come back MT’s! I beg of you.
My parents loved their pasta/stir-fry bar.
Please come back MT’s! I beg of you.
Cutthroat Island (1995)
Reason 1: The battle scenes
Reason 2: Geena Davis
Reason 3: Practical sets
Reason 4: Stan Shaw
Reason 5: Frank Langella hamming it up
Reason 6: Geena Davis’s pet monkey
m.youtube.com/watch?v=7z8I...
Reason 1: The battle scenes
Reason 2: Geena Davis
Reason 3: Practical sets
Reason 4: Stan Shaw
Reason 5: Frank Langella hamming it up
Reason 6: Geena Davis’s pet monkey
m.youtube.com/watch?v=7z8I...
January 16, 2026 at 12:33 AM
Cutthroat Island (1995)
Reason 1: The battle scenes
Reason 2: Geena Davis
Reason 3: Practical sets
Reason 4: Stan Shaw
Reason 5: Frank Langella hamming it up
Reason 6: Geena Davis’s pet monkey
m.youtube.com/watch?v=7z8I...
Reason 1: The battle scenes
Reason 2: Geena Davis
Reason 3: Practical sets
Reason 4: Stan Shaw
Reason 5: Frank Langella hamming it up
Reason 6: Geena Davis’s pet monkey
m.youtube.com/watch?v=7z8I...
One of my favourite animated movies of all time! 🐱
January 15, 2026 at 4:23 AM
One of my favourite animated movies of all time! 🐱
I liked One Battle After Another quite a bit, especially Chase Infiniti and Benicio del Toro, not to mention the “Dirty Work” needle drop. But rethinking about them months after seeing both movies, I’ve got to say Sinners > OBAA.
January 12, 2026 at 2:35 AM
I liked One Battle After Another quite a bit, especially Chase Infiniti and Benicio del Toro, not to mention the “Dirty Work” needle drop. But rethinking about them months after seeing both movies, I’ve got to say Sinners > OBAA.
Pushing myself to write some more reviews, since liking George of the Jungle (1997), Muppets from Space (1999) and Trap (2024) already esteems me as a genuine movie critic.
listen you have to like some bad movies if you’re a genuine movie critic so you’re not just looking around making sure you have consensus opinions with everyone else — take some swings! have your own taste!
My favorite critics always have a handful of "brother, what the fuck are you talking about?" level opinions, real passion that comes out of left field for absolute dogwater, that they are not only willing but able to defend to the point where they almost win you over.
January 12, 2026 at 1:20 AM
Pushing myself to write some more reviews, since liking George of the Jungle (1997), Muppets from Space (1999) and Trap (2024) already esteems me as a genuine movie critic.
My New Year’s resolution is to get more people to watch Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret. (2023).
January 9, 2026 at 3:41 PM
My New Year’s resolution is to get more people to watch Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret. (2023).
I have to rewatch that one. I saw it for the first time about three years ago. Have you seen The Talk of the Town (1942), the film that inspired it? It’s more dramatic, but it’s also got some funny repartee.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tal...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tal...
January 8, 2026 at 3:33 AM
I have to rewatch that one. I saw it for the first time about three years ago. Have you seen The Talk of the Town (1942), the film that inspired it? It’s more dramatic, but it’s also got some funny repartee.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tal...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tal...
Fun fact: Celine originally wanted to sing “When I Fall in Love” with the late, great Warren Wiebe, the anthem singer for Los Angeles Kings home games.
The definitive Celine Dion 90s movie soundtrack single quadrilogy
January 7, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Fun fact: Celine originally wanted to sing “When I Fall in Love” with the late, great Warren Wiebe, the anthem singer for Los Angeles Kings home games.
Happy Birthday to one of the all-time greats, Robert Duvall! 95 years young.🎂🎈:
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Top 10 Favourite Robert Duvall Performances
I need to do a rewatch of The Godfather Part II, because I’m trying to remember what Tom Hagen did in that movie.
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January 6, 2026 at 2:42 AM
Happy Birthday to one of the all-time greats, Robert Duvall! 95 years young.🎂🎈:
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Yes! Please do watch this movie. It’s one of my all-time favourites and is a beautiful story of a multigenerational family and their trials and tribulations. The top-notch ensemble cast is a bonus.:
I’m watching this for the first time. Not just to ogle Aidan Quinn but it’s a perk. #TCMParty #Avalon
#ComingUpOnTCM
AVALON (1990) Aidan Quinn, Elizabeth Perkins, Armin Mueller-Stahl
Dir.: Barry Levinson 7:15 PM PT
A Polish immigrant comes to America in order to build a better future for his family.
2h 7m | Drama | TV-14
#TCM #TCMParty
AVALON (1990) Aidan Quinn, Elizabeth Perkins, Armin Mueller-Stahl
Dir.: Barry Levinson 7:15 PM PT
A Polish immigrant comes to America in order to build a better future for his family.
2h 7m | Drama | TV-14
#TCM #TCMParty
January 5, 2026 at 3:28 AM
Yes! Please do watch this movie. It’s one of my all-time favourites and is a beautiful story of a multigenerational family and their trials and tribulations. The top-notch ensemble cast is a bonus.:
I was a month old the day this video was filmed.:
🙃 🕰️
🙃 🕰️
In 1995, Sandra Bullock was the first person ever to buy movie theater tickets online, in promotion for her new film THE NET.
January 3, 2026 at 3:36 AM
I was a month old the day this video was filmed.:
🙃 🕰️
🙃 🕰️
January 2, 2026 at 5:58 PM
How I’m walking out of 2025.:
January 1, 2026 at 3:54 AM
How I’m walking out of 2025.:
January 1, 2026 at 3:48 AM
She’s the one with the true grind mentality.
December 30, 2025 at 3:46 PM
She’s the one with the true grind mentality.
I don’t know who Bon Jovi is (are?), but I’d love to see The Motels with Kid Creole and the Coconuts.
[December 28th, 1985] Ratt performed at the Cow Palace in Daly City, California
December 28, 2025 at 6:12 PM
I don’t know who Bon Jovi is (are?), but I’d love to see The Motels with Kid Creole and the Coconuts.
Name your fav film that nobody else knows about:
My Favorite Year (1982)
It’s sadly been relegated to the sidelines of great ‘80s comedies, but I think that it’s one of the best.
My Favorite Year (1982)
It’s sadly been relegated to the sidelines of great ‘80s comedies, but I think that it’s one of the best.
December 27, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Name your fav film that nobody else knows about:
My Favorite Year (1982)
It’s sadly been relegated to the sidelines of great ‘80s comedies, but I think that it’s one of the best.
My Favorite Year (1982)
It’s sadly been relegated to the sidelines of great ‘80s comedies, but I think that it’s one of the best.
1. It’s a Wonderful Life (1946)
2. A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965)
3. Arthur Christmas (2011)
4. The Snowman (1982)
5. The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)
6. Little Women (1994)
7. A Christmas Story (1983)
8. You’ve Got Mail (1998)
9. Elf (2003)
10. The Bishop’s Wife (1947)
2. A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965)
3. Arthur Christmas (2011)
4. The Snowman (1982)
5. The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)
6. Little Women (1994)
7. A Christmas Story (1983)
8. You’ve Got Mail (1998)
9. Elf (2003)
10. The Bishop’s Wife (1947)
Post your Top 10 #ChristmasMovies...
10. The Night Before (2015)
9. The Holiday (2006)
8. Home Alone (1990)
7. Christmas Vacation (1989)
6. Scrooged (1988)
5. It's A Wonderful Life (1946)
4. A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965)
3. Elf (2003)
2. Christmas Story (1983)
1. This is Christmas (2022)
10. The Night Before (2015)
9. The Holiday (2006)
8. Home Alone (1990)
7. Christmas Vacation (1989)
6. Scrooged (1988)
5. It's A Wonderful Life (1946)
4. A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965)
3. Elf (2003)
2. Christmas Story (1983)
1. This is Christmas (2022)
December 25, 2025 at 7:57 PM
1. It’s a Wonderful Life (1946)
2. A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965)
3. Arthur Christmas (2011)
4. The Snowman (1982)
5. The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)
6. Little Women (1994)
7. A Christmas Story (1983)
8. You’ve Got Mail (1998)
9. Elf (2003)
10. The Bishop’s Wife (1947)
2. A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965)
3. Arthur Christmas (2011)
4. The Snowman (1982)
5. The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)
6. Little Women (1994)
7. A Christmas Story (1983)
8. You’ve Got Mail (1998)
9. Elf (2003)
10. The Bishop’s Wife (1947)
Classics
-Ball of Fire (1941)
-Bells Are Ringing (1960)
-Bringing Up Baby (1938)
-Cinderella (1950)
-I Remember Mama (1948)
-It Should Happen to You (1954)
-A Night at the Opera (1935)
-Pollyanna (1960)
-The Trouble with Angels (1966)
-What’s Up, Doc? (1972)
-Ball of Fire (1941)
-Bells Are Ringing (1960)
-Bringing Up Baby (1938)
-Cinderella (1950)
-I Remember Mama (1948)
-It Should Happen to You (1954)
-A Night at the Opera (1935)
-Pollyanna (1960)
-The Trouble with Angels (1966)
-What’s Up, Doc? (1972)
Need to warm up this season? Dive into some Hollywood classics❄️
What’s your cozy comfort pick?
What’s your cozy comfort pick?
December 22, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Classics
-Ball of Fire (1941)
-Bells Are Ringing (1960)
-Bringing Up Baby (1938)
-Cinderella (1950)
-I Remember Mama (1948)
-It Should Happen to You (1954)
-A Night at the Opera (1935)
-Pollyanna (1960)
-The Trouble with Angels (1966)
-What’s Up, Doc? (1972)
-Ball of Fire (1941)
-Bells Are Ringing (1960)
-Bringing Up Baby (1938)
-Cinderella (1950)
-I Remember Mama (1948)
-It Should Happen to You (1954)
-A Night at the Opera (1935)
-Pollyanna (1960)
-The Trouble with Angels (1966)
-What’s Up, Doc? (1972)