Zak Shannon
@bigblkhrt.bsky.social
I hang out with dogs for a living
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You can’t be pro-physical media for one thing while being ok with, and complicit in, the real time collapse of integrity in another. If we want physical media to survive, it’s not just Blu-ray’s. It’s also records/tapes/CDS, printed books, hard copies of video games. All of it is one ecosystem.
December 4, 2025 at 1:02 PM
You can’t be pro-physical media for one thing while being ok with, and complicit in, the real time collapse of integrity in another. If we want physical media to survive, it’s not just Blu-ray’s. It’s also records/tapes/CDS, printed books, hard copies of video games. All of it is one ecosystem.
What an incredibly safe and boring assortment of choices.
December 4, 2025 at 5:05 AM
What an incredibly safe and boring assortment of choices.
Thinking about hands in Angel's Egg.
December 3, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Thinking about hands in Angel's Egg.
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UK: Takashi Miike’s transition from DTV ‘V-cinema’ to international acclaim is charted in UNDERWORLD CHRONICLES, collecting three yakuza fables
UNDERWORLD CHRONICLES includes a 4K UHD of FUDOH: THE NEW GENERATION, and Blu-rays of AGITATOR and DEADLY OUTLAW: REKKA.
UNDERWORLD CHRONICLES includes a 4K UHD of FUDOH: THE NEW GENERATION, and Blu-rays of AGITATOR and DEADLY OUTLAW: REKKA.
December 3, 2025 at 11:08 AM
UK: Takashi Miike’s transition from DTV ‘V-cinema’ to international acclaim is charted in UNDERWORLD CHRONICLES, collecting three yakuza fables
UNDERWORLD CHRONICLES includes a 4K UHD of FUDOH: THE NEW GENERATION, and Blu-rays of AGITATOR and DEADLY OUTLAW: REKKA.
UNDERWORLD CHRONICLES includes a 4K UHD of FUDOH: THE NEW GENERATION, and Blu-rays of AGITATOR and DEADLY OUTLAW: REKKA.
Woke up with a headache this morning and it had me feeling a little nauseous. Some ibuprofen and a scalding hot shower later; I’m beginning to feel like my usual self.
December 2, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Woke up with a headache this morning and it had me feeling a little nauseous. Some ibuprofen and a scalding hot shower later; I’m beginning to feel like my usual self.
Let’s start an over 30 selfie thread.
38.
38.
November 30, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Let’s start an over 30 selfie thread.
38.
38.
You love to see it.
Bong Joon Ho hit me up for the squad you legend deadline.com/2025/11/bong...
November 29, 2025 at 3:57 PM
You love to see it.
if you see this, post an anime you love
November 27, 2025 at 2:46 PM
if you see this, post an anime you love
It’s raining in the Midwest and I’m vibin’ with the Patlabor 2 soundtrack.
November 25, 2025 at 1:57 PM
It’s raining in the Midwest and I’m vibin’ with the Patlabor 2 soundtrack.
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Four Flies on Grey Velvet (1971), Dario Argento // Angel Dust (1994), Gakuryū Ishii
#filmsky #gialloscience if you know you know 📽️👁️
#filmsky #gialloscience if you know you know 📽️👁️
November 23, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Four Flies on Grey Velvet (1971), Dario Argento // Angel Dust (1994), Gakuryū Ishii
#filmsky #gialloscience if you know you know 📽️👁️
#filmsky #gialloscience if you know you know 📽️👁️
I’m already four days into my vacation and simply do not want to do anything. I thought it’d bug me more since my lazy mornings are creeping into the PM, but goddamn: it feels really nice to just relax.
November 20, 2025 at 7:06 PM
I’m already four days into my vacation and simply do not want to do anything. I thought it’d bug me more since my lazy mornings are creeping into the PM, but goddamn: it feels really nice to just relax.
I think this rules! Hope it gets released here too. I know it’s basically a motion comic, but the fact it was lost for fifty years should be cause to want to slap it on a disc for archival purposes.
The "Golgo 13" anime (from 1971) will be released on Blu-ray in Japan.
This series was considered lost until the masters were found two years ago.
natalie.mu/comic/news/6...
This series was considered lost until the masters were found two years ago.
natalie.mu/comic/news/6...
November 20, 2025 at 5:42 PM
I think this rules! Hope it gets released here too. I know it’s basically a motion comic, but the fact it was lost for fifty years should be cause to want to slap it on a disc for archival purposes.
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Japanese poster for "Angel's Egg" 4K remaster by Mamoru Oshii (in Japanese theaters on November 14).
This is a brand new illustration by Yoshitaka Amano, and you can see him painting it in this video interview: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWY5...
This is a brand new illustration by Yoshitaka Amano, and you can see him painting it in this video interview: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWY5...
August 21, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Japanese poster for "Angel's Egg" 4K remaster by Mamoru Oshii (in Japanese theaters on November 14).
This is a brand new illustration by Yoshitaka Amano, and you can see him painting it in this video interview: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWY5...
This is a brand new illustration by Yoshitaka Amano, and you can see him painting it in this video interview: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWY5...
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we have the girl from angels egg at home!!
the girl from angels egg at home:
the girl from angels egg at home:
November 20, 2025 at 3:37 AM
we have the girl from angels egg at home!!
the girl from angels egg at home:
the girl from angels egg at home:
Heath Ledger’s passing and Nolan’s choice not to recast the character out of respect, certainly changed whatever plans they might have had for The Dark Knight Rises. We do get a little bit of the cops hunting Batman, it’s just over too soon and the former are bumbling too much for it to matter.
I gotta say, I'm still thinking about rewatching The Dark Knight and then starting The Dark Knight Returns, and feeling a strong sense of NOPE.
TDK ends with a promise: "The cops will be hunting Batman".
TDKR begins by saying: "oh yeah, Batman just kinda vanished and the cops didn't care."
TDK ends with a promise: "The cops will be hunting Batman".
TDKR begins by saying: "oh yeah, Batman just kinda vanished and the cops didn't care."
November 15, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Heath Ledger’s passing and Nolan’s choice not to recast the character out of respect, certainly changed whatever plans they might have had for The Dark Knight Rises. We do get a little bit of the cops hunting Batman, it’s just over too soon and the former are bumbling too much for it to matter.
Nothing irks me more than the folks who get big mad at a physical media company for re-releasing a specific title on a new format. “What do you mean you’re releasing it on 4K? I already bought it on Blu-ray.” Get over yourself.
November 13, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Nothing irks me more than the folks who get big mad at a physical media company for re-releasing a specific title on a new format. “What do you mean you’re releasing it on 4K? I already bought it on Blu-ray.” Get over yourself.
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I feel like we have the opportunity to turn David Lynch's quote into this moment's "Keep Calm and Carry On" and it's a far better rallying cry too.
November 7, 2025 at 1:15 PM
I feel like we have the opportunity to turn David Lynch's quote into this moment's "Keep Calm and Carry On" and it's a far better rallying cry too.
Nothing's going to make a customer more uncomfortable than every single employee asking them if they need help.
"Store employees are now required to smile if they are within 10 feet of a shopper.
They also must make eye contact with and wave to or greet the customer.
If they’re within four feet, the employee should ask how the customer’s day is going or if they need help."
🙄 Won't stop the boycott, y'all.
They also must make eye contact with and wave to or greet the customer.
If they’re within four feet, the employee should ask how the customer’s day is going or if they need help."
🙄 Won't stop the boycott, y'all.
Target is now requiring its employees to smile more
As the holiday season fast approaches, Target is urging its employees to add a little more “jolly” to their work routine.
www.wilx.com
November 8, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Nothing's going to make a customer more uncomfortable than every single employee asking them if they need help.
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Kiyoshi Kurosawa's Columbo
August 6, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Kiyoshi Kurosawa's Columbo
I have watched Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers approximately three different times in the span of two weeks. The theatrical cut, the infamous producer’s cut, and a fan edit that ideally combines the best parts of the two.
November 4, 2025 at 7:20 PM
I have watched Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers approximately three different times in the span of two weeks. The theatrical cut, the infamous producer’s cut, and a fan edit that ideally combines the best parts of the two.
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"I asked ChatGPT" "I asked Grok" ok well I asked Gandalf and he said he has not passed through fire and death to bandy crooked words with a witless worm
June 19, 2025 at 12:42 PM
"I asked ChatGPT" "I asked Grok" ok well I asked Gandalf and he said he has not passed through fire and death to bandy crooked words with a witless worm
I woke up this morning thinking I should get myself a labubu.
October 28, 2025 at 1:37 PM
I woke up this morning thinking I should get myself a labubu.
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Sasuke's notorious exploding puppy meme only scratches the surface of AnimEigo's surprisingly engrossing Blu-ray release. Looks sharp, sounds fantastic, and moves at a pace that'll keep you saying "Okay, just *one* more...for reals this time". www.mediaocd.com/product-page...
October 19, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Sasuke's notorious exploding puppy meme only scratches the surface of AnimEigo's surprisingly engrossing Blu-ray release. Looks sharp, sounds fantastic, and moves at a pace that'll keep you saying "Okay, just *one* more...for reals this time". www.mediaocd.com/product-page...
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we're entering what historians call The Weekend Zone
October 17, 2025 at 9:24 PM
we're entering what historians call The Weekend Zone
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No other film ending has ever gone this hard. Every time this rolls up on-screen I immediately think, “Damn right I have.”
October 12, 2025 at 5:55 PM
No other film ending has ever gone this hard. Every time this rolls up on-screen I immediately think, “Damn right I have.”