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Ben Miller @nebisben.bsky.social · Nov 7
I already like this place. Reminds me of old Twitter
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Turn your brain off, grab a beverage, and enjoy this film on a late night. Few films are more perfectly made for the world of streaming, but this is exactly what the doctor ordered.

My review of The Wrecking Crew (3.5/5.0) at IceCream4Freaks
Review: “The Wrecking Crew” is a Perfect Film for Streaming
It's Saturday night and there's nothing on regular TV. You look over at your significant other for some suggestion to watch. Maybe it's late, and you've already had a few. The perfect film to watch is now on streaming, thanks to Ángel Manuel Soto's The Wrecking Crew. Grab another drink, turn your brain off, and enjoy.
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January 30, 2026 at 7:28 PM
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I’m On A Podcast! – “Octopussy”

Listen in as I join Gavin and Chels on The Q Division podcast, where we discuss James Bond films through a queer lens.
I’m On A Podcast! – “Octopussy”
Listen in as I join Gavin and Chels on The Q Division podcast, where we discuss James Bond films through a queer lens.
icecream4freaks.com
January 30, 2026 at 4:04 PM
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Christopher Walken as Sensei Sergio St. Carlos
River Phoenix as the Creature
Louis Gossett Jr. as Delta Slim
George C. Scott as Col. Steven J. Lockjaw
Walter Huston as Gustav Borg
kevinjacobsen.bsky.social Kevin Jacobsen @kevinjacobsen.bsky.social · 1d
Recast the Best Supporting Actor nominees with stars old and new:

___ as Sensei Sergio St. Carlos in One Battle After Another
___ as the Creature in Frankenstein
___ as Delta Slim in Sinners
___ as Col. Steven J. Lockjaw in One Battle After Another
___ as Gustav Borg in Sentimental Value
January 29, 2026 at 5:34 PM
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Olivia de Havilland as Agnes Shakespeare
Joanne Woodward as Linda
Anne Bancroft as Claire Sardina
Kim Stanley as Nora Borg
Shirley MacLaine as Michelle Fuller
kevinjacobsen.bsky.social Kevin Jacobsen @kevinjacobsen.bsky.social · 4d
Recast the Best Actress nominees with stars old or new:

___ as Agnes Shakespeare in Hamnet
___ as Linda in If I Had Legs I'd Kick You
___ as Claire Sardina in Song Sung Blue
___ as Nora Borg in Sentimental Value
___ as Michelle Fuller in Bugonia
January 28, 2026 at 7:34 PM
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Natalie Wood as Rachel Kemp
Patricia Neal as Agnes Borg Pettersen
Mercedes McCambridge as Gladys
Loretta Divine as Annie
Dorothy Dandridge as Perfidia Beverly Hills
kevinjacobsen.bsky.social Kevin Jacobsen @kevinjacobsen.bsky.social · 2d
Recast the Best Supporting Actress nominees with stars old or new:

___ as Rachel Kemp in Sentimental Value
___ as Agnes Borg Pettersen in Sentimental Value
___ as Gladys in Weapons
___ as Annie in Sinners
___ as Perfidia Beverly Hills in One Battle After Another
January 28, 2026 at 6:03 PM
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John Garfield as Marty Mauser
Kevin Kline as Bob Ferguson
Leslie Howard as Lorenz Hart
Jim Brown as Smoke and Stack Moore
Max von Sydow as Anders/Mikeael/Fredrik
kevinjacobsen.bsky.social Kevin Jacobsen @kevinjacobsen.bsky.social · 3d
Recast the Best Actor nominees with stars old or new:

___ as Marty Mauser in Marty Supreme
___ as Bob Ferguson in One Battle After Another
___ as Lorenz Hart in Blue Moon
___ as Smoke and Stack Moore in Sinners
___ as Armando / Marco / Fernando in The Secret Agent
January 27, 2026 at 6:51 PM
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There's a new Alli Haapasalo film coming out soon, and I don't think we are hyping it up enough.
January 27, 2026 at 12:46 AM
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This might be my favorite Live Action Short lineup since I've been covering the category. Top-to-bottom quality with no stinkers.

Reviewing the 2025 Live Action Short Oscar Nominees at IceCream4Freaks
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Reviewing the 2025 Live Action Short Nominees
This might be the best batch of Live Action Short nominees we’ve had in a long time. Top-to-bottom quality. Check out my reviews of each as well as where to see them (if they are available).
icecream4freaks.com
January 26, 2026 at 7:27 PM
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I have some light thoughts on the Oscar nominations, including what might be my best prediction year ever.

Oscar nomination reactions at IceCream4Freaks
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2025 Oscar Nomination Reactions
The 2025 Oscar Nominations are here! Now that we know what will be competing for the biggest prize of the film year, let’s dig in to each of the main categories.
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January 23, 2026 at 6:54 PM
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A casting bonanza! #Octopussy starring James Brolin as #JamesBond? It almost happened, and we explain more w/ guest @nebisben.bsky.social in the clip from the #podcast! Follow the link below for the full episode!

🍎: tiny.cc/QDivOctApple
🟢: tiny.cc/QDivOctSpotify
🏳️‍🌈: www.glitterjaw.com/the-q-division
January 21, 2026 at 9:54 PM
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This film firmly belongs in the drudges of January action thrillers. It is of minor importance, and very little significance. I will definitely forget I ever watched it.

My review of Mercy (2.0/5.0) at IceCream4Freaks
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Review: “Mercy” is Too Dumb to Be Playing it So Straight
For a film as goofy and nonsensical as Timur Bekmambetov’s Mercy, you would think it would be a little more fun. Instead, you get an over-serious slog where half-committed actors give passabl…
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January 21, 2026 at 6:26 PM
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I have finalized my Oscar nominations. I have no confidence at all!

My final 2025 Oscar Nomination Predictions at IceCream4Freaks
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Final 2025 Oscar Predictions
We are less than two days from the actual 2025 Oscar Nominations! While much of the race has begun to coalesce, there’s still plenty to be determined. Here are my final Oscar predictions befo…
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January 20, 2026 at 3:31 PM
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I appreciate the film for the unflinching vision of director Mona Fastvold and the monumental performance of Amanda Seyfried. The film doesn’t quite get there, but I commend the effort.

My review of The Testament of Ann Lee (3.5/5.0) at IceCream4Freaks
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Review: “The Testament of Ann Lee” is a Fully-Executed Artistic Vision of Obscurity
I have no doubt The Testament of Ann Lee was made exactly how director Mona Fastvold wanted to make it. While many other films are steered by studio notes from tone-deaf producers, the artistic fre…
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January 16, 2026 at 12:23 AM
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A really fun podcast to be on covering rhe most ridiculous of Moore Bond films
qdivisionpod.bsky.social The Q Division Podcast @qdivisionpod.bsky.social · 16d
All aboard our alligator sub, we have a new mission agents! This month we cover the #JamesBond adventure #Octopussy w/ guest @nebisben.bsky.social! Listen at the links below or wherever you get your #podcasts!

🍎: tiny.cc/QDivOctApple
🟢: tiny.cc/QDivOctSpotify
🏳️‍🌈: www.glitterjaw.com/the-q-division
Cover for the 15th episode of the James Bond rewatch podcast The Q Division about the movie Octopussy (1983) with guest Ben Miller. Podcast brought to you by Glitterjaw!
January 14, 2026 at 2:45 PM
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All aboard our alligator sub, we have a new mission agents! This month we cover the #JamesBond adventure #Octopussy w/ guest @nebisben.bsky.social! Listen at the links below or wherever you get your #podcasts!

🍎: tiny.cc/QDivOctApple
🟢: tiny.cc/QDivOctSpotify
🏳️‍🌈: www.glitterjaw.com/the-q-division
Cover for the 15th episode of the James Bond rewatch podcast The Q Division about the movie Octopussy (1983) with guest Ben Miller. Podcast brought to you by Glitterjaw!
January 14, 2026 at 2:24 PM
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As someone who did not like 28 Years Later, THE BONE TEMPLE is an improvement in every single way.

Shocked how much I dug it
My review at InSession Film
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Movie Review: ’28 Years Later: The Bone Temple’ is a Meditative, Funny, and Gory Blast | InSession Film
28 YEARS LATER: THE BONE TEMPLE easily surpasses its predecessor.
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January 13, 2026 at 9:19 PM
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With the BAFTAs and SAGs shaking things up, let's check in on the Oscar predictions less than two weeks out.

Oscar updates at IceCream4Freaks
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Oscar Updates: SAG Shakeup
All the important precursors have released their nominees, and the Oscar nominations are only two weeks away. With the recent announcement of the Screen Actors Guild nominations, let’s do a c…
icecream4freaks.com
January 9, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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Good morning!

Time to look back at 2025 with @nebisben.bsky.social and his Top Ten of 2025!

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The image is from the film, Train Dreams. The image is of a husband and wife, walking through a wooded area. The man is holding their young child, who is staring at a flower that he has picked.
January 7, 2026 at 3:16 PM
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2025 was a GREAT year in film. In a very top-heavy year, here are my picks for the best films. I hope you enjoy it.

The Top 10 Films of 2025 at IceCream4Freaks
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The Best Films of 2025
I consider 2025 to be a great year for film. In fact, of the films released in 2025, I watched over 130 and gave over 75 of them a 3.5 rating or higher. That’s plenty of high-quality movies.
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January 2, 2026 at 8:49 PM
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2025 was by far my busiest year for film
January 1, 2026 at 9:26 PM
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This film does a fine job of zagging from the well-worn cliches of the zombie film, turning the genre into a backdrop, rather than the selling point.

My review of We Bury the Dead (3.5/5.0) at IceCream4Freaks
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Review: “We Bury the Dead” Turns the Zombie Film on Its Ear
Needless to say, the zombie film has certain expectations attached to it. You know the general rules, and who those rules would be applied to a current setting. Director Zak Hilditch subverts as ma…
icecream4freaks.com
December 29, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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This film had a chance to be a crowd-pleaser, and instead gets stuck in a middle ground of middling and misery. That's not a place you want to be.

My review of Song Sung Blue (2.0/5.0) at IceCream4Freaks
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Review: “Song Sung Blue” Knows What It’s Doing, Until It Doesn’t
For all my disdain of all things musical biopic, the subversion of that genre is, at the very least, interesting. The story of a Neil Diamond-inspired love story should work on paper. Unfortunately…
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December 24, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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This film has a lot going good for it, just don't be surprised when the worst film bro you know keeps telling you how it's a modern-day masterpiece.

My review of Marty Supreme (4.0/5.0) at IceCream4Freaks
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Review: Welcome “Marty Supreme” to the Film-Bro Cannon
If you have never heard of Josh Safdie’s Marty Supreme, then mentally prepare yourself. For the next few weeks, months, and years, this film will be the subject of every awful movie podcast a…
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December 22, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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This film might be a retread of the same Avatar material, but it's still a thrilling, albeit overlong, and entertaining time at the movies.

My review of Avatar: Fire and Ash (3.5/5.0) at IceCream4Freaks
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Review: “Avatar: Fire and Ash” is Captivating and Repetitive
Director James Cameron clearly has a full story to tell when it comes to the Avatar franchise. With five films planned, and two already proven as massive successes, you are almost forced to give hi…
icecream4freaks.com
December 16, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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World Cinema Grandly Represented as the 7th Pandora International Film Critics Nominations Are Revealed

With two American heavyweight films front and centre this awards season, even the vastly international body of the Pandora International Film Critics couldn't shy away from Sinners (17…
World Cinema Grandly Represented as the 7th Pandora International Film Critics Nominations Are Revealed
With two American heavyweight films front and centre this awards season, even the vastly international body of the Pandora International Film Critics couldn't shy away from Sinners (17 nominations) and One Battle After Another (14). Hamnet and Sentimental Value also scored high with 10 nods each. Not far behind were Frankenstein and No Other Choice with 7. Then there was the dark horse, …
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December 14, 2025 at 9:55 PM