weinberg
@weinbergs.bsky.social
GenX movie nut; Philly guy; cat fan; former film critic; nerdy podcaster
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weinberg
@weinbergs.bsky.social
· Nov 14
I am a big fan of "bad movie" shows. MST3K, Flop House, WHM, HDTGM, etc., but a few years ago I thought, "why not do the opposite? do a podcast praising hated, bad, or underappreciated movies." so I did.
the guest *always* likes the movie, and I provide historical context for the negativity. 😉
the guest *always* likes the movie, and I provide historical context for the negativity. 😉
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Oh, man. Tom Noonan died? His performance as Francis Dolarhyde in Manhunter is one of the most terrifying, mesmerizing I've ever seen in a film.
February 18, 2026 at 4:09 AM
Oh, man. Tom Noonan died? His performance as Francis Dolarhyde in Manhunter is one of the most terrifying, mesmerizing I've ever seen in a film.
does Amazon sell eyeball cleanser?
After today, I can't be the only one wishing for an "unsee" button on bluesky.
February 18, 2026 at 1:03 AM
does Amazon sell eyeball cleanser?
this is not me Pratt-bashing, but Mercy is one of the dullest and stupidest movies I've seen in years. truly inept in many different ways.
February 18, 2026 at 12:25 AM
this is not me Pratt-bashing, but Mercy is one of the dullest and stupidest movies I've seen in years. truly inept in many different ways.
Agreed. If a certain AI can help cure cancer, use it. but we don't need generative AI for books and films. humans are already pretty good at creative writing.
It isn't what Jack Shipley is arguing here, but I do make distinctions between generative and non-generative AI if that's considered a grey area.
February 18, 2026 at 12:16 AM
Agreed. If a certain AI can help cure cancer, use it. but we don't need generative AI for books and films. humans are already pretty good at creative writing.
what shades of grey are we missing? your book should be YOURS. not 50% yours and 50% slop derived from the work of other writers.
The Anti-AI community is quite lacking in any shades of grey on this topic. I've only experienced contentious discussions when trying to discuss the topic. Anti-AI'ers want to burn it all down.
February 18, 2026 at 12:08 AM
what shades of grey are we missing? your book should be YOURS. not 50% yours and 50% slop derived from the work of other writers.
no. fucking NO. stop asking.
Writers if you could drop your novel or short story into an AI and have it make a great and watchable movie out of your story, and you could sell that movie, would you do it? #writers #WritingCommunity
February 18, 2026 at 12:04 AM
no. fucking NO. stop asking.
some men should require a license to grow facial hair.
Shia LaBeouf was arrested in New Orleans after an alleged fight during Mardi Gras
Shia LaBeouf arrested in New Orleans after brawl during Mardi Gras
The 39-year-old actor was allegedly kicked out of a business on Royal Street after causing a disturbance, according to police.
www.nbcnews.com
February 17, 2026 at 11:52 PM
some men should require a license to grow facial hair.
fuckin' Dick Tracy goons
February 17, 2026 at 11:47 PM
fuckin' Dick Tracy goons
take me down to Atlantic City
where the boardwalk's brown
and people use the word jitney
where the boardwalk's brown
and people use the word jitney
February 17, 2026 at 6:56 PM
take me down to Atlantic City
where the boardwalk's brown
and people use the word jitney
where the boardwalk's brown
and people use the word jitney
could not agree more. the absolute nadir of Muppets TV and movies.
I'm launching a new column inspired by my 7-year-old's love of Jim Henson called Muppetational. We begin with 2005's The Muppets' Wizard of Oz, whose bad CGI, wildly inappropriate references, and Tarantino cameo make it the Muppet Star Wars Holiday Special. nathanrabin.substack.com/p/introducin...
February 17, 2026 at 6:28 PM
could not agree more. the absolute nadir of Muppets TV and movies.
looks like an image from The Electric State. (book, not movie)
February 17, 2026 at 6:15 PM
looks like an image from The Electric State. (book, not movie)
yeah, here's your prompt:
talentless idiot with no ideas wastes $30k on something nobody wants.
talentless idiot with no ideas wastes $30k on something nobody wants.
AI filmmaking is completely unserious.
You've got people with $30k begging the internet for ideas by next week because they have nothing of their own to say, it's just slop for the sake of slop. Embarrassing state of affairs.
You've got people with $30k begging the internet for ideas by next week because they have nothing of their own to say, it's just slop for the sake of slop. Embarrassing state of affairs.
February 17, 2026 at 6:06 PM
yeah, here's your prompt:
talentless idiot with no ideas wastes $30k on something nobody wants.
talentless idiot with no ideas wastes $30k on something nobody wants.
anyone in the Maryland area need a kitten? these babies need homes.
It’s hard to believe but the Auto Club family— mama Porsche & her now 7-month old kittens Ferrari, Mercedes, and Bentley— have had no applications. Not one for any of them. They’ve been growing up together in foster care, shy at first & needing a quiet home. Elkton, MD Apply crits4cats.petfinder.com
February 17, 2026 at 6:00 PM
anyone in the Maryland area need a kitten? these babies need homes.
woke up today feeling like crap. just had a brief battle with "the chills." it was not pretty. can't find the thermometer. going to lay down.
February 17, 2026 at 5:57 PM
woke up today feeling like crap. just had a brief battle with "the chills." it was not pretty. can't find the thermometer. going to lay down.
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Do you like spooky horror fiction? How about a ghost story / supernatural slasher mashup? Got $5?
THE DEAD FRIENDS SOCIETY (written by myself and @peterhallhuman.bsky.social) is on sale on Kindle for $4.99!
Check out what we cooked up before MAN FINDS TAPE!
www.amazon.com/Dead-Friends...
THE DEAD FRIENDS SOCIETY (written by myself and @peterhallhuman.bsky.social) is on sale on Kindle for $4.99!
Check out what we cooked up before MAN FINDS TAPE!
www.amazon.com/Dead-Friends...
February 17, 2026 at 4:43 AM
Do you like spooky horror fiction? How about a ghost story / supernatural slasher mashup? Got $5?
THE DEAD FRIENDS SOCIETY (written by myself and @peterhallhuman.bsky.social) is on sale on Kindle for $4.99!
Check out what we cooked up before MAN FINDS TAPE!
www.amazon.com/Dead-Friends...
THE DEAD FRIENDS SOCIETY (written by myself and @peterhallhuman.bsky.social) is on sale on Kindle for $4.99!
Check out what we cooked up before MAN FINDS TAPE!
www.amazon.com/Dead-Friends...
write a rhyme in graffiti and
every show you see me in
deep concentration
cuz I'm no comedian
every show you see me in
deep concentration
cuz I'm no comedian
What’s the best song lyric in history?
February 17, 2026 at 4:24 AM
write a rhyme in graffiti and
every show you see me in
deep concentration
cuz I'm no comedian
every show you see me in
deep concentration
cuz I'm no comedian
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February 17, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Roger Corman produced the best Star Wars knock-off... and this one too. 😆
Roger Corman recycled the effects and score from another space movie, and then got the writer of Deathstalker and 11 episodes of Care Bears to write and direct it. It's SPACE RAIDERS and it will be one of four films for The RiffTrax Experiments
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Support us on Kickstarter: rifftrax.com/kickstarter
February 17, 2026 at 3:16 AM
Roger Corman produced the best Star Wars knock-off... and this one too. 😆
just saw the new Jessica Henwick / Margaret Qualley film. not bad! also it has Glen Powell.
February 17, 2026 at 2:25 AM
just saw the new Jessica Henwick / Margaret Qualley film. not bad! also it has Glen Powell.
I read this paperback about 25 years ago, and I called it the best non-horror book I've ever read. Now there are sequels, a prequel, and a mini-series, so I'm reading it again, audio-style.
February 16, 2026 at 10:05 PM
I read this paperback about 25 years ago, and I called it the best non-horror book I've ever read. Now there are sequels, a prequel, and a mini-series, so I'm reading it again, audio-style.
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Something I wrote last year, upon the big retro at @filmlinc.bsky.social, about this singular artist. RIP, king crookedmarquee.com/the-comfort-...
February 16, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Something I wrote last year, upon the big retro at @filmlinc.bsky.social, about this singular artist. RIP, king crookedmarquee.com/the-comfort-...
in March of 2003 I was at the SXSW film festival. as I was leaving the Paramount theater I held the door open for a woman. she nodded politely and then behind her was her husband, Robert Duvall. He said "thank you, young man," and I just stood there, stunned. 100% true story.
February 16, 2026 at 8:52 PM
in March of 2003 I was at the SXSW film festival. as I was leaving the Paramount theater I held the door open for a woman. she nodded politely and then behind her was her husband, Robert Duvall. He said "thank you, young man," and I just stood there, stunned. 100% true story.
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two recent, efficient, and entertaining horror films that evoke a playful '80s vibe:
February 16, 2026 at 3:30 AM
two recent, efficient, and entertaining horror films that evoke a playful '80s vibe:
blatant, repulsive.
Have you ever once seen the New York Times quote Trump like this?
February 16, 2026 at 8:11 PM
blatant, repulsive.
Rest in peace, Robert Duvall. He and Hackman were my all-time favorites.
February 16, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Rest in peace, Robert Duvall. He and Hackman were my all-time favorites.