Christopher Smets
@cwsmets.bsky.social
Used bookstore peruser. Early morning movie watcher. Director of THE ASHGROVE EXPERIMENT. Other stuff.
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I just want to see a slow zoom in on his face while Karp is ranting that then dissolves to him listening to Musk doing the same thing. Cue "Sound of Silence."
December 5, 2025 at 3:32 AM
I just want to see a slow zoom in on his face while Karp is ranting that then dissolves to him listening to Musk doing the same thing. Cue "Sound of Silence."
I just get a real Eugene Levy-hosting-Halfwits energy from these clips.
December 5, 2025 at 3:10 AM
I just get a real Eugene Levy-hosting-Halfwits energy from these clips.
Just add an "!" to the title and you're halfway there.
December 5, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Just add an "!" to the title and you're halfway there.
[writes something insane] "no offense"
December 5, 2025 at 2:22 AM
[writes something insane] "no offense"
The late, great Adam Schlesinger produced their penultimate album Good Times! in 2016 and even without Davy Jones, it's still incredibly fun, with a murderer's row of songwriting credits.
December 5, 2025 at 2:09 AM
The late, great Adam Schlesinger produced their penultimate album Good Times! in 2016 and even without Davy Jones, it's still incredibly fun, with a murderer's row of songwriting credits.
Wait, is this the same moderator who got stuck dealing with Elon's meltdown last year? God, his job sucks.
December 5, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Wait, is this the same moderator who got stuck dealing with Elon's meltdown last year? God, his job sucks.
Oh man, there's so much great stuff in it, wonderful little moments and character parts -- Trey Wilson KILLS -- and I think it's my favourite Michelle Pfeiffer performance. (She's also smoking hot as a brunette.)
December 5, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Oh man, there's so much great stuff in it, wonderful little moments and character parts -- Trey Wilson KILLS -- and I think it's my favourite Michelle Pfeiffer performance. (She's also smoking hot as a brunette.)
I'm guessing she was talking about 1988's MARRIED TO THE MOB, which somehow still feels like it's undervalued even after getting a nice Fun City Edition a few years ago.
December 5, 2025 at 1:48 AM
I'm guessing she was talking about 1988's MARRIED TO THE MOB, which somehow still feels like it's undervalued even after getting a nice Fun City Edition a few years ago.
Did a version of this story occur at some point? Maybe! But if it did, my guess is it happened much later, for a completely different movie. (Anyone know what it might have been?) And it ignores the fact that Spielberg & Stoppard collaborated on EMPIRE OF THE SUN and THE LAST CRUSADE.
December 5, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Did a version of this story occur at some point? Maybe! But if it did, my guess is it happened much later, for a completely different movie. (Anyone know what it might have been?) And it ignores the fact that Spielberg & Stoppard collaborated on EMPIRE OF THE SUN and THE LAST CRUSADE.
It was truly a golden age for late night TV in this city. I still remember not being able to sleep and watching Oliver Reed in Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype.
December 4, 2025 at 2:29 AM
It was truly a golden age for late night TV in this city. I still remember not being able to sleep and watching Oliver Reed in Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype.
A truth universally acknowledged that you were going to see naked ladies being chased around by hairy guys with big moustaches and waggling eyebrows.
December 4, 2025 at 2:24 AM
A truth universally acknowledged that you were going to see naked ladies being chased around by hairy guys with big moustaches and waggling eyebrows.
I remember this being such an old fashioned word-of-mouth thing, too, just guys at school telling each other: "Hey, y'know Channel 47? Well..."
December 4, 2025 at 2:12 AM
I remember this being such an old fashioned word-of-mouth thing, too, just guys at school telling each other: "Hey, y'know Channel 47? Well..."
I distinctly remember a '90s interview where Michael Stipe said he'd like to record a solo album of covers. I think he needs to get on that.
December 3, 2025 at 5:19 AM
I distinctly remember a '90s interview where Michael Stipe said he'd like to record a solo album of covers. I think he needs to get on that.
The shitty Mycroft!
November 30, 2025 at 5:42 PM
The shitty Mycroft!
Is there a better autumn movie?
November 30, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Is there a better autumn movie?
That's interesting! Because of childhood associations? And more so than, say, Marriage Story? It's funny, there's a lot in there that should trigger me, but I think the energy of it, and the specificity of the details, are what hook me in.
November 30, 2025 at 5:08 PM
That's interesting! Because of childhood associations? And more so than, say, Marriage Story? It's funny, there's a lot in there that should trigger me, but I think the energy of it, and the specificity of the details, are what hook me in.
I'm sure it's one of the stoner kids who winds up squealing after he wins. But Baldwin is a model of grace in that whole sequence; you can clearly see he knows what Eisenberg has done, but you can also tell he doesn't want to embarrass him.
November 30, 2025 at 4:52 PM
I'm sure it's one of the stoner kids who winds up squealing after he wins. But Baldwin is a model of grace in that whole sequence; you can clearly see he knows what Eisenberg has done, but you can also tell he doesn't want to embarrass him.
I think one of the great jokes is that, as much as they know about films and books, NO ONE in their artsy little Brooklyn community recognizes that Eisenberg has ripped off Pink Floyd except for "philistine" Billy Baldwin, and his silent reactions are a marvel.
November 30, 2025 at 4:48 PM
I think one of the great jokes is that, as much as they know about films and books, NO ONE in their artsy little Brooklyn community recognizes that Eisenberg has ripped off Pink Floyd except for "philistine" Billy Baldwin, and his silent reactions are a marvel.
Noah Baumbach reaches a transcendent level of cringe in THE SQUID AND THE WHALE, where every moment you're muttering "oh my god" and wanting to hide under the couch. I also love when failed author Daniels tells his son, "You'd like Kafka. He's one of my predecessors."
November 30, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Noah Baumbach reaches a transcendent level of cringe in THE SQUID AND THE WHALE, where every moment you're muttering "oh my god" and wanting to hide under the couch. I also love when failed author Daniels tells his son, "You'd like Kafka. He's one of my predecessors."
"All these moments where they fuck you at the drive-thru will be lost in time."
November 30, 2025 at 4:40 PM
"All these moments where they fuck you at the drive-thru will be lost in time."
Yes! I think he'd be GREAT at it.
November 30, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Yes! I think he'd be GREAT at it.