Dan Berlinka
@danberlinka.bsky.social
Writer / director / coverer of waterfronts
Audience review:
Bad Shabbos. Curzon Mayfair. November 16th. (Jewish Film Festival)
This screening attracted a fairly narrow demographic who knew exactly what they'd come for.
No talking, no rustling, no fidgeting, just uproarious laughter.
*****/5 - a shayne audience
Bad Shabbos. Curzon Mayfair. November 16th. (Jewish Film Festival)
This screening attracted a fairly narrow demographic who knew exactly what they'd come for.
No talking, no rustling, no fidgeting, just uproarious laughter.
*****/5 - a shayne audience
November 17, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Audience review:
Bad Shabbos. Curzon Mayfair. November 16th. (Jewish Film Festival)
This screening attracted a fairly narrow demographic who knew exactly what they'd come for.
No talking, no rustling, no fidgeting, just uproarious laughter.
*****/5 - a shayne audience
Bad Shabbos. Curzon Mayfair. November 16th. (Jewish Film Festival)
This screening attracted a fairly narrow demographic who knew exactly what they'd come for.
No talking, no rustling, no fidgeting, just uproarious laughter.
*****/5 - a shayne audience
Last night at the Jewish Film Festival I saw Bad Shabbos. There are familiar tropes (Long Story Short starts the same way), but they're done really well. Excellent performances, with Method Man bringing the most surprises (and I'd like to think, a touch of The Angel Levine). I laughed a *lot*.
November 17, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Last night at the Jewish Film Festival I saw Bad Shabbos. There are familiar tropes (Long Story Short starts the same way), but they're done really well. Excellent performances, with Method Man bringing the most surprises (and I'd like to think, a touch of The Angel Levine). I laughed a *lot*.
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The bloody neighbours have gone out and left John Cage’s 4’33 on full blast again.
November 15, 2025 at 8:36 AM
The bloody neighbours have gone out and left John Cage’s 4’33 on full blast again.
Last night I watched The Ruins. I have a soft spot for "killer vine" movies because despite there being relatively few of them, it's still a recognisable subgenre. This one is also a "tourists go where they shouldn't" film, and it wrings a lot of tension out of a simple premise.
November 14, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Last night I watched The Ruins. I have a soft spot for "killer vine" movies because despite there being relatively few of them, it's still a recognisable subgenre. This one is also a "tourists go where they shouldn't" film, and it wrings a lot of tension out of a simple premise.
Yes!!!
Lovely film! Do see it, especially if you need cheering up.
"a rebel yell of positivism – with exclamation mark – that brings a fuzzy warmth to all the wintry Stockholm locations": Lukas Moodysson's pre-adolescent punk picture WE ARE THE BEST! (2013) is back screening in @curzon.com today projectedfigures.com/2014/04/18/w...
November 12, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Yes!!!
Last night I watched Angst, a 1983 Austrian horror /thriller that regularly shows up on "disturbing movies" lists. Think Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer made by Herzog and you're in the right area. It's not a fun watch but the cinematography, lead performance and general bleakness are compelling.
November 12, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Last night I watched Angst, a 1983 Austrian horror /thriller that regularly shows up on "disturbing movies" lists. Think Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer made by Herzog and you're in the right area. It's not a fun watch but the cinematography, lead performance and general bleakness are compelling.
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'Train Going Over A Bridge At Night' - Eric Ravilious, 1935.
November 11, 2025 at 12:18 PM
'Train Going Over A Bridge At Night' - Eric Ravilious, 1935.
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I was looking through the various Frankenstein books I have on my shelves and rediscovered this 1970s Corgi illustrated and abridged edition, which ends with the delightful vision of the Monster in a hooded snow jacket and mittens cavorting in the snow.
November 11, 2025 at 5:44 PM
I was looking through the various Frankenstein books I have on my shelves and rediscovered this 1970s Corgi illustrated and abridged edition, which ends with the delightful vision of the Monster in a hooded snow jacket and mittens cavorting in the snow.
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I played this again last night on my phone. Can't believe:
a) I made this
b) how long the damn thing took
a) I made this
b) how long the damn thing took
The Escapement by Candy Arcade Games
A surrealist side-scrollin' shoot-em-up!
candyarcade.itch.io
November 11, 2025 at 2:21 PM
I played this again last night on my phone. Can't believe:
a) I made this
b) how long the damn thing took
a) I made this
b) how long the damn thing took
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Who cares about James Bond? Why not go for a spy who is also a serial killer? Meet Russel Stickles...
Link to buy book below
Link to buy book below
November 11, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Who cares about James Bond? Why not go for a spy who is also a serial killer? Meet Russel Stickles...
Link to buy book below
Link to buy book below
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Love this story. The Louvre heist is truly the gift that keeps on giving.
Who is ‘fedora man’? Dapper French teenager in viral Louvre heist photo unmasked
Fifteen-year-old Pedro Elias Garzon Delvaux was captured looking suave in a picture outside the Paris museum on the day of a crown jewels heist
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Love this story. The Louvre heist is truly the gift that keeps on giving.
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*Carpenter writes Thing$ on a whiteboard, execs cheer*
John Carpenter says he's working on a sequel to 'The Thing'
"We'll see"
"We'll see"
November 7, 2025 at 10:05 PM
*Carpenter writes Thing$ on a whiteboard, execs cheer*
Shttl
(I also agree with the people who've picked Aftersun and The Beast, but I will never miss an opportunity to try to get more people to see Shttl.)
(I also agree with the people who've picked Aftersun and The Beast, but I will never miss an opportunity to try to get more people to see Shttl.)
November 7, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Shttl
(I also agree with the people who've picked Aftersun and The Beast, but I will never miss an opportunity to try to get more people to see Shttl.)
(I also agree with the people who've picked Aftersun and The Beast, but I will never miss an opportunity to try to get more people to see Shttl.)
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Aftersun
November 6, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Aftersun
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For those who aren't keeping up, Mamdani is a Zionist now (for condeming swastika graffiti on a yeshiva)
November 6, 2025 at 7:16 PM
For those who aren't keeping up, Mamdani is a Zionist now (for condeming swastika graffiti on a yeshiva)
In an attempt to cut down on doomscrolling, over the past few weeks I played (and completed) three "Room" games on my phone. They're beautifully designed puzzle games by UK indie Fireproof Games. Reader, I paid for them. That's how good they are.
November 7, 2025 at 7:15 AM
In an attempt to cut down on doomscrolling, over the past few weeks I played (and completed) three "Room" games on my phone. They're beautifully designed puzzle games by UK indie Fireproof Games. Reader, I paid for them. That's how good they are.
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RIP Gilson Lavis
First came across him as I fell in love with Squeeze & he was their drummer but he played with Buddy Holly & Jerry Lee Lewis previously.
Anyway, here’s a perfect kitchen sink pop song.
youtu.be/RQciegmLPAo?...
First came across him as I fell in love with Squeeze & he was their drummer but he played with Buddy Holly & Jerry Lee Lewis previously.
Anyway, here’s a perfect kitchen sink pop song.
youtu.be/RQciegmLPAo?...
Squeeze - Up The Junction
YouTube video by SqueezeVEVO
youtu.be
November 6, 2025 at 2:32 PM
RIP Gilson Lavis
First came across him as I fell in love with Squeeze & he was their drummer but he played with Buddy Holly & Jerry Lee Lewis previously.
Anyway, here’s a perfect kitchen sink pop song.
youtu.be/RQciegmLPAo?...
First came across him as I fell in love with Squeeze & he was their drummer but he played with Buddy Holly & Jerry Lee Lewis previously.
Anyway, here’s a perfect kitchen sink pop song.
youtu.be/RQciegmLPAo?...
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Incredible as it may seem, today is the birthday of TWO men who each invented a musical instrument that was named after them by adding "phone" to the end of their name.
John Philip Sousa (1854-1932): the Sousaphone
Adolphe Sax (1814-1894): the Saxophone
#musicsky #conicindence #synchronicity
John Philip Sousa (1854-1932): the Sousaphone
Adolphe Sax (1814-1894): the Saxophone
#musicsky #conicindence #synchronicity
November 6, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Incredible as it may seem, today is the birthday of TWO men who each invented a musical instrument that was named after them by adding "phone" to the end of their name.
John Philip Sousa (1854-1932): the Sousaphone
Adolphe Sax (1814-1894): the Saxophone
#musicsky #conicindence #synchronicity
John Philip Sousa (1854-1932): the Sousaphone
Adolphe Sax (1814-1894): the Saxophone
#musicsky #conicindence #synchronicity
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I've written a new audio adaptation of one of Dickens' other Christmas books, The Cricket On The Hearth, and it's available now to buy as a bundle with The Haunted Man scripted by @jonnymorris.bsky.social. Mine stars Graham Fellows, his stars Paterson Joseph! averageromp.com/the-cricket-...
The Cricket in the Hearth & The Haunted Man – Average Romp
averageromp.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:44 AM
I've written a new audio adaptation of one of Dickens' other Christmas books, The Cricket On The Hearth, and it's available now to buy as a bundle with The Haunted Man scripted by @jonnymorris.bsky.social. Mine stars Graham Fellows, his stars Paterson Joseph! averageromp.com/the-cricket-...
I finished Long Story Short S1, Raphael Bob-Waksberg animated comedy about Jewish identity. There's a line to walk between representation and stereotyping, but episodes 7 & 8 do things I've never seen before. I don't know how wide an audience there is for this, but I laughed and cried and loved it.
November 6, 2025 at 8:57 AM
I finished Long Story Short S1, Raphael Bob-Waksberg animated comedy about Jewish identity. There's a line to walk between representation and stereotyping, but episodes 7 & 8 do things I've never seen before. I don't know how wide an audience there is for this, but I laughed and cried and loved it.
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November 4, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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Kim Newman's Dracula shelfie is a beauty to behold!
I've contributed to the Shelfies online feature edited by Lavie Tidhar and Jared Shuren.
shelfies.beehiiv.com/p/shelfies-6...
shelfies.beehiiv.com/p/shelfies-6...
Shelfies #60: Kim Newman
I’m not a systematic collector – more an accumulator of mildly cool stuff.
shelfies.beehiiv.com
November 3, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Kim Newman's Dracula shelfie is a beauty to behold!
Audience review:
Hester Street. NFT2. November 3rd.
There were Yiddishists behind me, laughing extra loudly to make sure everyone knew they understood nuances the subtitles lost. But honestly, if my Yiddish was that good, I'd do the same.
****/5 (And wonderful to see so many young people there.)
Hester Street. NFT2. November 3rd.
There were Yiddishists behind me, laughing extra loudly to make sure everyone knew they understood nuances the subtitles lost. But honestly, if my Yiddish was that good, I'd do the same.
****/5 (And wonderful to see so many young people there.)
November 4, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Audience review:
Hester Street. NFT2. November 3rd.
There were Yiddishists behind me, laughing extra loudly to make sure everyone knew they understood nuances the subtitles lost. But honestly, if my Yiddish was that good, I'd do the same.
****/5 (And wonderful to see so many young people there.)
Hester Street. NFT2. November 3rd.
There were Yiddishists behind me, laughing extra loudly to make sure everyone knew they understood nuances the subtitles lost. But honestly, if my Yiddish was that good, I'd do the same.
****/5 (And wonderful to see so many young people there.)
Last night in NFT2 I saw Hester Street, Joan Micklin Silver's charming story of Jewish immigrants in New York in the late 1800s. The recreation of the Lower East Side feels almost like ethnography, but what makes it so much more is Carol Kane's magical performance. A small miracle of a film.
November 4, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Last night in NFT2 I saw Hester Street, Joan Micklin Silver's charming story of Jewish immigrants in New York in the late 1800s. The recreation of the Lower East Side feels almost like ethnography, but what makes it so much more is Carol Kane's magical performance. A small miracle of a film.