Rob B. driftin
@rbdriftin.bsky.social
you can’t take a picture of this, it’s already gone
I really like Del Toro's Frankenstein but I'm annoyed by the plasticky digital image and the obvious CGI sets and animals. Surely they could've figured something else out because there's also some fabulous practical work here. Overall it's a gorgeous gothic tale, full of life and texture.
November 10, 2025 at 9:03 PM
I really like Del Toro's Frankenstein but I'm annoyed by the plasticky digital image and the obvious CGI sets and animals. Surely they could've figured something else out because there's also some fabulous practical work here. Overall it's a gorgeous gothic tale, full of life and texture.
I just tried bubble tea for the first time. The drink itself was very nice but those tapioca balls at the bottom are the absolute worst. I haven't had that visceral a reaction to food since I was a kid and there was a milk skin on the top of my hot chocolate.
November 10, 2025 at 6:55 PM
I just tried bubble tea for the first time. The drink itself was very nice but those tapioca balls at the bottom are the absolute worst. I haven't had that visceral a reaction to food since I was a kid and there was a milk skin on the top of my hot chocolate.
I created an Instagram account to follow a couple of friends and maybe also use it to post some doodles or whatever but after a few minutes of scrolling the general feeds and seeing how quickly it descends into “4chan levels of “ironic” racism I’m thinking it was a mistake.
November 7, 2025 at 5:20 AM
I created an Instagram account to follow a couple of friends and maybe also use it to post some doodles or whatever but after a few minutes of scrolling the general feeds and seeing how quickly it descends into “4chan levels of “ironic” racism I’m thinking it was a mistake.
Nice piece about Autechre’s transformation from warm ravers into abstract conceptualists, but the thing that stuck out was an advert for a múm concert. I had no idea they were back.
'A consensus pick among fans, Tri Repetae marks a stylistic peak for Booth and Brown, the best representation of their work during that early period'
Many Happy Returns to #Autechre's Tri Repetae, which turns 30 today!
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Many Happy Returns to #Autechre's Tri Repetae, which turns 30 today!
buff.ly/1Wl68Zh
November 6, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Nice piece about Autechre’s transformation from warm ravers into abstract conceptualists, but the thing that stuck out was an advert for a múm concert. I had no idea they were back.
30 years old but Eutow still sounds like it was accidentally sent to us from the future.
November 6, 2025 at 2:00 PM
30 years old but Eutow still sounds like it was accidentally sent to us from the future.
Every year I always say the John Lewis Christmas adverts are well made schmaltz fests but after everything that’s happened this year with me and my family this one got me. It also helps that it’s obviously inspired by Aftersun, probably my favourite film of this decade.
** 2025 ** The John Lewis ad is here! It's a very different animal to the last few ads. Little actually happens, it's more of a mood piece about how to cross the divide between father and son. (Huge H/T to long-timer Faith @faith33xx.bsky.social) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1bRlnyQeDk
Where Love Lives | John Lewis & Partners | Christmas Ad 2025
If you can't find the words, find the giftWe don’t always know how to say how we feel. Not out loud. Not properly. But then comes Christmas and something in ...
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November 4, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Every year I always say the John Lewis Christmas adverts are well made schmaltz fests but after everything that’s happened this year with me and my family this one got me. It also helps that it’s obviously inspired by Aftersun, probably my favourite film of this decade.
Just my annual social media grumblings about how fireworks suck.
November 1, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Just my annual social media grumblings about how fireworks suck.
My taste in music has two modes and this pair of album covers summarise them well.
October 30, 2025 at 9:30 PM
My taste in music has two modes and this pair of album covers summarise them well.
This lovely assortment from @delysiumzine.bsky.social just arrived. It's all beautiful. What a great effort by everyone involved.
October 29, 2025 at 2:16 PM
This lovely assortment from @delysiumzine.bsky.social just arrived. It's all beautiful. What a great effort by everyone involved.
Let's go! Black Hole is packed with body horror and sadness so Jane Schoenbrun is perfect for the material. Since I read Black Hole decades ago I've wanted someone like Cronenberg to adapt it which means this news is more than welcome.
October 24, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Let's go! Black Hole is packed with body horror and sadness so Jane Schoenbrun is perfect for the material. Since I read Black Hole decades ago I've wanted someone like Cronenberg to adapt it which means this news is more than welcome.
I rewatched Dogtooth and I've come to the conclusion that Yorgos Lanthimos movies really annoy me.
October 23, 2025 at 11:36 AM
I rewatched Dogtooth and I've come to the conclusion that Yorgos Lanthimos movies really annoy me.
The bad news is thanks to this AWS outage, my bank account is inaccessible and my cards are being declined.
The good news is I discovered the band Arborea who fit right into my current need for haunting Autumnal folk. This is gorgeous.
youtu.be/3r2U4eINR3Y?...
The good news is I discovered the band Arborea who fit right into my current need for haunting Autumnal folk. This is gorgeous.
youtu.be/3r2U4eINR3Y?...
Daughters of Man
YouTube video by Arborea - Topic
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October 20, 2025 at 9:31 AM
The bad news is thanks to this AWS outage, my bank account is inaccessible and my cards are being declined.
The good news is I discovered the band Arborea who fit right into my current need for haunting Autumnal folk. This is gorgeous.
youtu.be/3r2U4eINR3Y?...
The good news is I discovered the band Arborea who fit right into my current need for haunting Autumnal folk. This is gorgeous.
youtu.be/3r2U4eINR3Y?...
More mad mixology from @alephg.bsky.social. That Ape of Naples one is really something. You seen this @darknessfish.bsky.social?
rateyourmusic.com/list/algroth...
rateyourmusic.com/list/algroth...
rateyourmusic.com
October 12, 2025 at 3:43 PM
More mad mixology from @alephg.bsky.social. That Ape of Naples one is really something. You seen this @darknessfish.bsky.social?
rateyourmusic.com/list/algroth...
rateyourmusic.com/list/algroth...
This is really hitting the spot right now. "Wild Eyes" is particularly immense.
October 11, 2025 at 7:18 PM
This is really hitting the spot right now. "Wild Eyes" is particularly immense.
It doesn't matter how long they've lived, how expected it is, or what else is happening in the world, when a loved one goes it hurts like nothing else.
Farewell dad. I love you.
Farewell dad. I love you.
October 5, 2025 at 12:55 PM
It doesn't matter how long they've lived, how expected it is, or what else is happening in the world, when a loved one goes it hurts like nothing else.
Farewell dad. I love you.
Farewell dad. I love you.
I thought this little guy was injured or sick, went to pick it up so it was out of harm’s way and it flew off. Hope it’s okay.
September 30, 2025 at 12:03 PM
I thought this little guy was injured or sick, went to pick it up so it was out of harm’s way and it flew off. Hope it’s okay.
I'm a bit disappointed with Anora. Mikey Madison and Yura Borisov are terrific with the material but I don't believe the young guy at all, the story's all over the place, the tone swings between different shades of hysteria, and the characters are cyphers. This is not what I know Sean Baker for.
September 26, 2025 at 2:35 PM
I'm a bit disappointed with Anora. Mikey Madison and Yura Borisov are terrific with the material but I don't believe the young guy at all, the story's all over the place, the tone swings between different shades of hysteria, and the characters are cyphers. This is not what I know Sean Baker for.
To think that the roots of Labour were trade unions and socialist parties and now it's this shameful pandering to right wing racists, the surveillance state, and data collectors. Fuck this digital ID shite.
September 26, 2025 at 10:53 AM
To think that the roots of Labour were trade unions and socialist parties and now it's this shameful pandering to right wing racists, the surveillance state, and data collectors. Fuck this digital ID shite.
It's not easy for me to go to the cinema these days so I won't be seeing One Battle After Another for quite a while but I did catch up with Licorice Pizza, a PTA that I didn't watch at the time, and I adored it. It's a real hangout film for youthful misfits and a love letter to a specific era.
September 25, 2025 at 9:02 PM
It's not easy for me to go to the cinema these days so I won't be seeing One Battle After Another for quite a while but I did catch up with Licorice Pizza, a PTA that I didn't watch at the time, and I adored it. It's a real hangout film for youthful misfits and a love letter to a specific era.
Frustrating end to Alien Earth. I wish they'd wrap things up and explore avenues that have only been teased so far. The pacing overall has been decent but with this cliffhanger it's padding things out for the sake of length.
September 24, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Frustrating end to Alien Earth. I wish they'd wrap things up and explore avenues that have only been teased so far. The pacing overall has been decent but with this cliffhanger it's padding things out for the sake of length.
jungle, drum and bass, garage, grime, dubstep
tikka masala, balti, peshwari naan, Singapore noodles
Diwali lights, Caribbean carnivals, multicultural slang
tikka masala, balti, peshwari naan, Singapore noodles
Diwali lights, Caribbean carnivals, multicultural slang
What's your favourite British things? I need a load of iconic stuff and I'm rubbish at patriotism or remembering. Stuff like the Mini or the Queen or the Beatles or Jaffa Cakes or the Hay wain or Big Ben, what are the first (good) things you think of?
September 24, 2025 at 12:05 PM
jungle, drum and bass, garage, grime, dubstep
tikka masala, balti, peshwari naan, Singapore noodles
Diwali lights, Caribbean carnivals, multicultural slang
tikka masala, balti, peshwari naan, Singapore noodles
Diwali lights, Caribbean carnivals, multicultural slang
I rewatched To Live and Die in LA earlier this year and it's still utterly terrific. It's a genuine example of 'they don't make them like they used to.' I told my friend about it today and he watched it. I should've joined him instead of watching Weapons.
September 23, 2025 at 9:32 PM
I rewatched To Live and Die in LA earlier this year and it's still utterly terrific. It's a genuine example of 'they don't make them like they used to.' I told my friend about it today and he watched it. I should've joined him instead of watching Weapons.
Zach Cregger's Weapons is well annoying.
September 23, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Zach Cregger's Weapons is well annoying.
So basically he was one dense bastard.
they don't want you to joke about a man's death but then they're out there saying things like this
September 21, 2025 at 3:38 PM
So basically he was one dense bastard.
Rewatching cult classics I liked as a teen has been eye-opening: Easy Rider, Basic Instinct, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Vampyr, and a bunch of De Palma films, Carrie, Body Double, and just now Blow Out. In my youth they were solid entertainment but in my early 40s they are deeper and more vivid.
September 20, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Rewatching cult classics I liked as a teen has been eye-opening: Easy Rider, Basic Instinct, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Vampyr, and a bunch of De Palma films, Carrie, Body Double, and just now Blow Out. In my youth they were solid entertainment but in my early 40s they are deeper and more vivid.