Simon Abrams
@simonsaybrams.bsky.social
Film Critic at Roger Ebert dot com, New York Times, New Yorker, Hollywood Reporter, Village Voice, The Wrap, Vanity Fair, and so on. Author of THE NORTHMAN: A CALL TO THE GODS (Insight Editions). Alt weekly kid. Let the monkey drive.
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Netflix fell backwards into KPop Demon Hunters' success
The streamer's approach to KPop Demon Hunters means that its next big thing will likely once again come about thanks to external factors.
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For @avclub.com I wrote about KPOP DEMON HUNTERS and why Netflix simultaneously is and isn’t responsible for its runaway success. Thanks to @scottmendelson.bsky.social @pierceconran.bsky.social and a few others for your insights! www.avclub.com/kpop-demon-h...
Ticketmaster: Cattle Decapitation tickets go on sale tomorrow!
Me: Nice, they were great when they opened for Amon Amarth, where is that show?
Ticketmaster: .....click through and find out...
Me: .....ok, but it isn't going to be Holmdel or Sayreville, right?
Ticketmaster: ...Reading, PA.
Me: CMON!
Me: Nice, they were great when they opened for Amon Amarth, where is that show?
Ticketmaster: .....click through and find out...
Me: .....ok, but it isn't going to be Holmdel or Sayreville, right?
Ticketmaster: ...Reading, PA.
Me: CMON!
February 12, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Ticketmaster: Cattle Decapitation tickets go on sale tomorrow!
Me: Nice, they were great when they opened for Amon Amarth, where is that show?
Ticketmaster: .....click through and find out...
Me: .....ok, but it isn't going to be Holmdel or Sayreville, right?
Ticketmaster: ...Reading, PA.
Me: CMON!
Me: Nice, they were great when they opened for Amon Amarth, where is that show?
Ticketmaster: .....click through and find out...
Me: .....ok, but it isn't going to be Holmdel or Sayreville, right?
Ticketmaster: ...Reading, PA.
Me: CMON!
Obi-Wan's had a lifelong Cerveza Cristal problem
YouTube video by Bryan Lee
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February 12, 2026 at 12:51 PM
The one good thing about this Luc Besson DRACULA movie is that it reminds me that I need to pick up a copy of that Matt Wagner/Kelley Jones DRACULA comic, because hfs
February 12, 2026 at 2:14 AM
The one good thing about this Luc Besson DRACULA movie is that it reminds me that I need to pick up a copy of that Matt Wagner/Kelley Jones DRACULA comic, because hfs
I let Jene give me my eyedrops tonight and she thankfully didn't steal my eyelashes. (She wants my eyelashes; there is no additional context)
February 12, 2026 at 1:47 AM
I let Jene give me my eyedrops tonight and she thankfully didn't steal my eyelashes. (She wants my eyelashes; there is no additional context)
Sorry to read that Bud Cort has died. As a sullen teenager, I found it very easy to identify with Cort's disaffected and eminently sympathetic performance as Harold in HAROLD & MAUDE. Years later, I realized that Cort is also the voice of The Toyman on SUPERMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES. He'll be missed.
February 11, 2026 at 7:40 PM
Sorry to read that Bud Cort has died. As a sullen teenager, I found it very easy to identify with Cort's disaffected and eminently sympathetic performance as Harold in HAROLD & MAUDE. Years later, I realized that Cort is also the voice of The Toyman on SUPERMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES. He'll be missed.
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Wrote about Hisayasu Satô and RE-WIND for Metrograph's journal -- the film plays NYC next weekend via @muscledistribution.bsky.social
metrograph.com/re-wind-sato/
metrograph.com/re-wind-sato/
Re-wind - Journal - Metrograph
On the AV dreams and celluloid nightmares of Hisayasu Satô’s Re-Wind.
metrograph.com
February 11, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Wrote about Hisayasu Satô and RE-WIND for Metrograph's journal -- the film plays NYC next weekend via @muscledistribution.bsky.social
metrograph.com/re-wind-sato/
metrograph.com/re-wind-sato/
Netflix has just released STATE OF FEAR, a Brazilian crime thriller about the kidnapping of a gang leader’s teenage daughter by corrupt police. Looks promising.
February 11, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Netflix has just released STATE OF FEAR, a Brazilian crime thriller about the kidnapping of a gang leader’s teenage daughter by corrupt police. Looks promising.
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I’m making beef bourguignon for the first time tonight and it is TAKING FOREVER*
*I forgot I needed a whole bottle of red wine and had to pause while waiting for my saintly gf to come home with one
*I forgot I needed a whole bottle of red wine and had to pause while waiting for my saintly gf to come home with one
February 11, 2026 at 1:36 AM
I’m making beef bourguignon for the first time tonight and it is TAKING FOREVER*
*I forgot I needed a whole bottle of red wine and had to pause while waiting for my saintly gf to come home with one
*I forgot I needed a whole bottle of red wine and had to pause while waiting for my saintly gf to come home with one
”Hot merging action!”
Does anyone else have an MST3K line they use regularly, even if it makes no sense out of context?
Because I have both "That'll keep your panfish down for a while." and "Come come, boys, we must confound Jerry at every turn!" from MST3K the movie alone.
Because I have both "That'll keep your panfish down for a while." and "Come come, boys, we must confound Jerry at every turn!" from MST3K the movie alone.
February 10, 2026 at 4:19 PM
”Hot merging action!”
Age verification? I remember when the subway fare increased to $1.75.
Age verification? I paid $21 to see David Bowie at Giants Stadium.
Age verification? I had to watch a season with Coy and Vance instead of Bo and Luke.
February 10, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Age verification? I remember when the subway fare increased to $1.75.
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"How do we promote Bullet in the Head?"
"Make Tony Leung and Fennie Yuen juice oranges on TV against members of the audience! John Woo presents the winners with a 7-day package tour of Zhangjiajie, twin share!"
"Make Tony Leung and Fennie Yuen juice oranges on TV against members of the audience! John Woo presents the winners with a 7-day package tour of Zhangjiajie, twin share!"
February 10, 2026 at 11:45 AM
"How do we promote Bullet in the Head?"
"Make Tony Leung and Fennie Yuen juice oranges on TV against members of the audience! John Woo presents the winners with a 7-day package tour of Zhangjiajie, twin share!"
"Make Tony Leung and Fennie Yuen juice oranges on TV against members of the audience! John Woo presents the winners with a 7-day package tour of Zhangjiajie, twin share!"
My favorite thing about discovering the frat guy sports league charms of World Chase Tag—the sport is sponsored by Zaxby’s!
February 10, 2026 at 4:09 AM
My favorite thing about discovering the frat guy sports league charms of World Chase Tag—the sport is sponsored by Zaxby’s!
Bluesky may be slow today, but today’s Kim’s Video marathon is going well enough…
February 9, 2026 at 10:53 PM
Bluesky may be slow today, but today’s Kim’s Video marathon is going well enough…
Hold all my calls.
February 9, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Hold all my calls.
Something’s coming……
February 9, 2026 at 8:16 PM
Something’s coming……
Now I’m watching HENRY FONDA FOR PRESIDENT.
February 9, 2026 at 12:47 AM
Now I’m watching HENRY FONDA FOR PRESIDENT.
Rewatching BRAZIL, a load-bearing favorite since I was 13 years old.
February 8, 2026 at 10:14 PM
Rewatching BRAZIL, a load-bearing favorite since I was 13 years old.
Now watching: Peter Wang’s THE LASER MAN (1988). With a theme by Ryuichi Sakamoto.
February 8, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Now watching: Peter Wang’s THE LASER MAN (1988). With a theme by Ryuichi Sakamoto.
It’s ELLA MCCAY time.
February 8, 2026 at 2:24 AM
It’s ELLA MCCAY time.
Excited to receive contributors’ copies of the 2025 Kino Lorber blurays that I recorded audio commentaries for. Look at them. Look at them!!
February 7, 2026 at 10:16 PM
Excited to receive contributors’ copies of the 2025 Kino Lorber blurays that I recorded audio commentaries for. Look at them. Look at them!!
“For you, the day Thulsa Doom graced your village was the most important day of your life. For me, it was Tuesday, no cap.”
February 7, 2026 at 5:49 PM
“For you, the day Thulsa Doom graced your village was the most important day of your life. For me, it was Tuesday, no cap.”
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Rajinikanth
Who do you want to guest host a potential revival of The Muppet Show?
Here’s Who We Want to Guest Host ‘The Muppet Show’ If It’s Revived
February 7, 2026 at 3:46 AM
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