Jesse Hassenger
@rockmarooned.bsky.social
Writer & editor & stuff.
There aren't a lot of reviews out for KEEPER yet because Neon didn't screen it very widely, but I was randomly lucky enough to get into see it for The Guardian and it seems like I liked it more than most! Simple stuff, well done, with pervasive eeriness. www.theguardian.com/film/2025/no...
Keeper review – romance goes to hell in effectively eerie horror
Longlegs director Osgood Perkins takes us on a dark journey to the woods in a creepy and visually inventive nightmare with a killer lead performance
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:12 PM
There aren't a lot of reviews out for KEEPER yet because Neon didn't screen it very widely, but I was randomly lucky enough to get into see it for The Guardian and it seems like I liked it more than most! Simple stuff, well done, with pervasive eeriness. www.theguardian.com/film/2025/no...
And we're never gonna tour again
No, we're never gonna tour again
No, we're never gonna tour again
November 13, 2025 at 12:02 AM
And we're never gonna tour again
No, we're never gonna tour again
No, we're never gonna tour again
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You've heard of Barbenheimer, but today I did Predimental Value (seeing two Elle Fanning movies in one day).
November 9, 2025 at 11:32 PM
You've heard of Barbenheimer, but today I did Predimental Value (seeing two Elle Fanning movies in one day).
Kiddo's first PREDATOR movie
November 9, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Kiddo's first PREDATOR movie
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I’ve seen several Godzilla flicks in the theater over the past few years and you can feel, viscerally, that we are all praying for Godzilla to rise from the sea and give us what we deserve
November 9, 2025 at 2:52 PM
I’ve seen several Godzilla flicks in the theater over the past few years and you can feel, viscerally, that we are all praying for Godzilla to rise from the sea and give us what we deserve
I thought the controversial choice I made here would involve PREDATORS (2010) but so far the commenters think it involves THE PREDATOR (2018). Both of which are good!
I cannot fully vouch for the final Predator ranking here, but always a treat to read @rockmarooned.bsky.social Run The Series www.avclub.com/predator-run...
Like their prey, the Predator movies have evolved in order to survive
The flexible Predator franchise has changed alongside its longtime Alien counterpart, with fewer classics but more eccentricity.
www.avclub.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:54 PM
I thought the controversial choice I made here would involve PREDATORS (2010) but so far the commenters think it involves THE PREDATOR (2018). Both of which are good!
My last review at Paste is for a really good one. TRAIN DREAMS starts its pre-Netflix theatrical run today and it's worth seeing out in the world. www.pastemagazine.com/movies/clint...
Train Dreams Chronicles the Quiet Passage of History and Loss of Time
Clint Bentley's Train Dreams, adapted from a Denis Johnson novella, sends Joel Edgerton on a quiet yet monumental 20th century journey.
www.pastemagazine.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:47 PM
My last review at Paste is for a really good one. TRAIN DREAMS starts its pre-Netflix theatrical run today and it's worth seeing out in the world. www.pastemagazine.com/movies/clint...
I enjoyed PREDATOR: BADLANDS because it seems like it was made by someone who made had some of the same conversations @jonkern.bsky.social and I have had after watching Predator movies (though the movie's answers are more earnestly dorky). www.pastemagazine.com/movies/dan-t...
The Predator Series Softens Its Claws As It Enters the Fun Badlands
After several R-rated installments, Predator: Badlands takes the long-running series into PG-13 territory with a human-free sci-fi adventure.
www.pastemagazine.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:30 PM
I enjoyed PREDATOR: BADLANDS because it seems like it was made by someone who made had some of the same conversations @jonkern.bsky.social and I have had after watching Predator movies (though the movie's answers are more earnestly dorky). www.pastemagazine.com/movies/dan-t...
They say that Cuomo can't get elected dogcatcher in this town but I for one would like to see him try and then get humiliated by Curtis Sliwa
November 5, 2025 at 4:34 AM
They say that Cuomo can't get elected dogcatcher in this town but I for one would like to see him try and then get humiliated by Curtis Sliwa
Say what you will about Cuomo but he understands coalition-building. The city's many dorks and creeps are united in support.
November 4, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Say what you will about Cuomo but he understands coalition-building. The city's many dorks and creeps are united in support.
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Godzilla represents a desire in all of us for our reputation to shift from being seen as a villain to a good guy while changing our behaviour in no way, shape or form.
November 3, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Godzilla represents a desire in all of us for our reputation to shift from being seen as a villain to a good guy while changing our behaviour in no way, shape or form.
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October 31st November 1st
November 1, 2025 at 7:01 AM
October 31st November 1st
Welcome to the bonus hour, all crime is legal
November 2, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Welcome to the bonus hour, all crime is legal
Happy Noirvember! I'm in this Polygon staff round-up recommending THE KILLING, BLAST OF SILENCE, my beloved PHANTOM LADY, and CROSSFIRE, which is on the Criterion's latest noir collection. www.polygon.com/noirvember-s...
The best noir movies to stream this #Noirvember
Join the Noirvember project, streaming noir picks from Orson Welles and Alfred Hitchcock to hidden gems and modern neo-noirs.
www.polygon.com
November 1, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Happy Noirvember! I'm in this Polygon staff round-up recommending THE KILLING, BLAST OF SILENCE, my beloved PHANTOM LADY, and CROSSFIRE, which is on the Criterion's latest noir collection. www.polygon.com/noirvember-s...
E's costume received the highest possible compliment: multiple teenage girls going "are you Bill Cipher?!? That's awesome!!"
November 1, 2025 at 1:29 AM
E's costume received the highest possible compliment: multiple teenage girls going "are you Bill Cipher?!? That's awesome!!"
Happy Halloween! Voted early for Zohran Mamdani, though it could be confusing because my shirt does have what I understand to be Cuomo's campaign slogan.
October 31, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Happy Halloween! Voted early for Zohran Mamdani, though it could be confusing because my shirt does have what I understand to be Cuomo's campaign slogan.
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OUT NOW! @rockmarooned.bsky.social actually DEFENDS Halloween Kills. How passionately? How compellingly? Do the rest of us find more to enjoy in the adaptation by frequent contemporary novelizer (and Authorized guest) Tim Waggoner? Listen: shorturl.at/lDZ45
October 30, 2025 at 3:22 PM
OUT NOW! @rockmarooned.bsky.social actually DEFENDS Halloween Kills. How passionately? How compellingly? Do the rest of us find more to enjoy in the adaptation by frequent contemporary novelizer (and Authorized guest) Tim Waggoner? Listen: shorturl.at/lDZ45
There are Dark Universes everywhere for those with eyes to see www.polygon.com/universal-mo...
Stream these six great Universal-style monster movies for Halloween
If you're looking for more Dracula, Frankenstein's Monster, the Wolf Man, and other Universal greats, these indies make great alternates versions.
www.polygon.com
October 30, 2025 at 1:21 AM
There are Dark Universes everywhere for those with eyes to see www.polygon.com/universal-mo...
I still think Twitter is unfortunately much funnier on average but on the other hand I feel safer here in posting that I find it incredibly cringeworthy how many mutuals on the other site refer to a comedian they listened to on a horrible-sounding podcast as "Stavvy" like they're all college buddies
October 27, 2025 at 3:01 PM
I still think Twitter is unfortunately much funnier on average but on the other hand I feel safer here in posting that I find it incredibly cringeworthy how many mutuals on the other site refer to a comedian they listened to on a horrible-sounding podcast as "Stavvy" like they're all college buddies
One thing I miss about Rough Trade NYC being in North Brooklyn is that I blind-bought records from them sometimes and once in a while I'd get a Caroline Rose out of the deal. Love their stuff, loved their solo show tonight!
October 25, 2025 at 1:29 AM
One thing I miss about Rough Trade NYC being in North Brooklyn is that I blind-bought records from them sometimes and once in a while I'd get a Caroline Rose out of the deal. Love their stuff, loved their solo show tonight!
BONE LAKE, BLACK PHONE 2, and SHELBY OAKS... just a stunning run of horrible wide-release horror cinema. So glad I got to see INFLUENCERS in the middle of it.
October 24, 2025 at 11:16 PM
BONE LAKE, BLACK PHONE 2, and SHELBY OAKS... just a stunning run of horrible wide-release horror cinema. So glad I got to see INFLUENCERS in the middle of it.
Hahahaha @sbmorrison.bsky.social with a truly exceptional and thoughtful gift
October 24, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Hahahaha @sbmorrison.bsky.social with a truly exceptional and thoughtful gift
I don't think she actually cried but I would say that E was visibly moved when she realized we got a family Switch 2 to go with the new Pokémon game she got for her birthday.
October 24, 2025 at 12:09 AM
I don't think she actually cried but I would say that E was visibly moved when she realized we got a family Switch 2 to go with the new Pokémon game she got for her birthday.
It's impossible for me to truly dislike MARY SHELLEY'S FRANKENSTEIN because it makes sense for at least one Frankenstein movie to be directed by an egomaniac ultimately ill-equipped to manage his creation.
October 23, 2025 at 2:44 PM
It's impossible for me to truly dislike MARY SHELLEY'S FRANKENSTEIN because it makes sense for at least one Frankenstein movie to be directed by an egomaniac ultimately ill-equipped to manage his creation.
My latest Together Again zig-zags across four different decades of Sydney Pollack directing Robert Redford. HAVANA is about as good as I heard! (Not very.) JEREMIAH JOHNSON was way better than I remembered! www.avclub.com/together-aga...
Sydney Pollack found a New Hollywood comfort zone for Robert Redford
Over three decades, Sydney Pollack guided Robert Redford, his favorite leading man, through an unpredictable filmmaking wilderness.
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October 21, 2025 at 8:27 PM
My latest Together Again zig-zags across four different decades of Sydney Pollack directing Robert Redford. HAVANA is about as good as I heard! (Not very.) JEREMIAH JOHNSON was way better than I remembered! www.avclub.com/together-aga...