Dan Hassler-Forest
@danhf.bsky.social
Author, speaker, all-purpose movie guy, media studies prof @ Utrecht University. Forthcoming: books on the Fast & Furious franchise and The Texas Chain Saw Massacre.
Pre-order: https://www.upress.umn.edu/9781517921088/fast-and-furious-franchising/
Pre-order: https://www.upress.umn.edu/9781517921088/fast-and-furious-franchising/
What a week to be watching this movie. 😬
November 13, 2025 at 9:31 PM
What a week to be watching this movie. 😬
This evening’s double feature.
November 13, 2025 at 9:17 PM
This evening’s double feature.
Excited to discuss this week's required viewing with my students tomorrow!
November 13, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Excited to discuss this week's required viewing with my students tomorrow!
Shout-out to the great James Karen, a character actor who’s an absolute Hall-of-Famer for his performances in RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD and POLTERGEIST alone.
November 11, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Shout-out to the great James Karen, a character actor who’s an absolute Hall-of-Famer for his performances in RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD and POLTERGEIST alone.
My listing of most-watched movies on Letterboxd as of today.
November 11, 2025 at 10:18 PM
My listing of most-watched movies on Letterboxd as of today.
What a week to be teaching feminism in media studies. 😅
November 11, 2025 at 9:59 PM
What a week to be teaching feminism in media studies. 😅
Only in hindsight did I realize how much these two heartbreaking movies about blonde doppelgängers have in common.
November 11, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Only in hindsight did I realize how much these two heartbreaking movies about blonde doppelgängers have in common.
What movie villain is a horrible “person,” but an absolute joy to watch on screen?
November 11, 2025 at 9:25 PM
What movie villain is a horrible “person,” but an absolute joy to watch on screen?
The movie’s barely started and already it’s time to freak all the way out 😱
November 11, 2025 at 9:19 PM
The movie’s barely started and already it’s time to freak all the way out 😱
David Lynch: "The thing that kills me is that the murder of Laura Palmer was never supposed to be solved." #TwinPeaks
November 10, 2025 at 4:09 PM
David Lynch: "The thing that kills me is that the murder of Laura Palmer was never supposed to be solved." #TwinPeaks
Indeed! I couldn't resist devoting an entire chapter to it in my book on sci-fi, fantasy and capitalism.
November 10, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Indeed! I couldn't resist devoting an entire chapter to it in my book on sci-fi, fantasy and capitalism.
“I apologize on behalf of the hotel.”
Impossible to even read this scene without bursting into tears.
Impossible to even read this scene without bursting into tears.
November 9, 2025 at 7:04 PM
“I apologize on behalf of the hotel.”
Impossible to even read this scene without bursting into tears.
Impossible to even read this scene without bursting into tears.
If you see this, post an album cover with a motor vehicle on it.
November 8, 2025 at 9:43 AM
If you see this, post an album cover with a motor vehicle on it.
Woke up to find these incredible back-cover blurbs for my new FAST AND FURIOUS FRANCHISING book in my e-mail. What a way to start the day! Endlessly grateful to @markbould.bsky.social and @fraserelliott.bsky.social. 🙏🏻
"Read or die," LMAO. 🤣
"Read or die," LMAO. 🤣
November 7, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Woke up to find these incredible back-cover blurbs for my new FAST AND FURIOUS FRANCHISING book in my e-mail. What a way to start the day! Endlessly grateful to @markbould.bsky.social and @fraserelliott.bsky.social. 🙏🏻
"Read or die," LMAO. 🤣
"Read or die," LMAO. 🤣
Teaching PARASITE this week alongside Mark Fisher’s CAPITALIST REALISM. For tonight’s viewing (my tenth, I think) I’m switching it up again and watching the black-and-white version.
November 6, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Teaching PARASITE this week alongside Mark Fisher’s CAPITALIST REALISM. For tonight’s viewing (my tenth, I think) I’m switching it up again and watching the black-and-white version.
What a day to be teaching classes on Gramsci’s notion of political hegemony. Optimism of the will!! 👊🏻
November 5, 2025 at 8:47 AM
What a day to be teaching classes on Gramsci’s notion of political hegemony. Optimism of the will!! 👊🏻
Big book milestone today: I finished and filed all my page proof corrections and the indexing to my book FAST & FURIOUS FRANCHISING. In print soon from @uminnpress.bsky.social!!
November 4, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Big book milestone today: I finished and filed all my page proof corrections and the indexing to my book FAST & FURIOUS FRANCHISING. In print soon from @uminnpress.bsky.social!!
Nobody will ever match the Simpsons’ perfect summation of America’s indefensible two-party system.
November 4, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Nobody will ever match the Simpsons’ perfect summation of America’s indefensible two-party system.
And some people still refuse to understand why progressives weren’t excited to vote for this person.
November 4, 2025 at 9:22 PM
And some people still refuse to understand why progressives weren’t excited to vote for this person.
Never change, Vin Diesel!
November 4, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Never change, Vin Diesel!
My >7 movie list is pretty expansive, lmao.
November 3, 2025 at 1:25 PM
My >7 movie list is pretty expansive, lmao.
What an ending. 👏
November 2, 2025 at 10:42 PM
What an ending. 👏