David Chen
@davechen.bsky.social
I’ve been reviewing movies and TV on the internet for 15 years. I host podcasts like Decoding TV and The Filmcast. Check out my newsletter: www.Decodingeverything.com
Me every time I start over on a new social media platform
November 5, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Me every time I start over on a new social media platform
I will go to my grave wondering what the heck her history with Ethan Hunt was
November 1, 2025 at 1:01 PM
I will go to my grave wondering what the heck her history with Ethan Hunt was
Wow this was a beautiful film but also I thought it was very boring and bad
November 1, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Wow this was a beautiful film but also I thought it was very boring and bad
Packed up my entire life into these bags and today I will be bringing them to another country.
Subscribe at davechentravels.com to follow along
Subscribe at davechentravels.com to follow along
October 27, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Packed up my entire life into these bags and today I will be bringing them to another country.
Subscribe at davechentravels.com to follow along
Subscribe at davechentravels.com to follow along
A few thoughts on HOUSE OF DYNAMITE over on my Letterboxd boxd.it/buPJiz
October 26, 2025 at 1:09 PM
A few thoughts on HOUSE OF DYNAMITE over on my Letterboxd boxd.it/buPJiz
Question: does anyone have $75,000 I could borrow? Because if so, Joe Rogan is potentially about to have a pretty rough evening this January
October 21, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Question: does anyone have $75,000 I could borrow? Because if so, Joe Rogan is potentially about to have a pretty rough evening this January
I’ve watched all 6 eps of TASK to prepare for the finale this wknd.
The show is emotionally devastating. The “task” sequences (for lack of a better term) are extremely well executed. But it’s probably a few notches bleaker than it needs to be to make its point.
Excited to see how it all wraps up.
The show is emotionally devastating. The “task” sequences (for lack of a better term) are extremely well executed. But it’s probably a few notches bleaker than it needs to be to make its point.
Excited to see how it all wraps up.
October 18, 2025 at 4:44 AM
I’ve watched all 6 eps of TASK to prepare for the finale this wknd.
The show is emotionally devastating. The “task” sequences (for lack of a better term) are extremely well executed. But it’s probably a few notches bleaker than it needs to be to make its point.
Excited to see how it all wraps up.
The show is emotionally devastating. The “task” sequences (for lack of a better term) are extremely well executed. But it’s probably a few notches bleaker than it needs to be to make its point.
Excited to see how it all wraps up.
I’ll be honest: Took me awhile to get into BLACK PHONE 2, which doesn’t have the elegant simplicity of the first film and is more of a slow burn.
Having finished it, I believe it to be a wildly ambitious, formally interesting, & emotionally rich sequel.
Bravo to @crobertcargill.bsky.social & co!
Having finished it, I believe it to be a wildly ambitious, formally interesting, & emotionally rich sequel.
Bravo to @crobertcargill.bsky.social & co!
October 17, 2025 at 3:34 AM
I’ll be honest: Took me awhile to get into BLACK PHONE 2, which doesn’t have the elegant simplicity of the first film and is more of a slow burn.
Having finished it, I believe it to be a wildly ambitious, formally interesting, & emotionally rich sequel.
Bravo to @crobertcargill.bsky.social & co!
Having finished it, I believe it to be a wildly ambitious, formally interesting, & emotionally rich sequel.
Bravo to @crobertcargill.bsky.social & co!
Extremely special night seeing my movie THE PRIMARY INSTINCT projected in a theater with a live audience. People laughed and cried! It was beautiful.
October 7, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Extremely special night seeing my movie THE PRIMARY INSTINCT projected in a theater with a live audience. People laughed and cried! It was beautiful.
Picked up a Shure MV7+ mic to use on the road and gotta say this thing sounds amazing and is very easy to use. I wish the mute button was easier to access and I don’t love that you need to use the Shure Motiv app to get the best results. Otherwise tho, big fan.
October 4, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Picked up a Shure MV7+ mic to use on the road and gotta say this thing sounds amazing and is very easy to use. I wish the mute button was easier to access and I don’t love that you need to use the Shure Motiv app to get the best results. Otherwise tho, big fan.
I’m in LA for the next few days. If we are mutuals and you want to connect, hit me up and we can try to make something happen.
October 4, 2025 at 3:08 AM
I’m in LA for the next few days. If we are mutuals and you want to connect, hit me up and we can try to make something happen.
This is so weird because I distinctly remember during the campaign tons of people telling me that we shouldn’t be associating him with Project 2025 so much
October 2, 2025 at 2:30 PM
This is so weird because I distinctly remember during the campaign tons of people telling me that we shouldn’t be associating him with Project 2025 so much
I loved GOOD FORTUNE (in theaters Oct 17). A hilarious movie that’s about what it means to be human and to struggle. A tight script with great payoffs and a wonderful performance by Keanu as an angel who’s just trying to help, man.
The ending was beautiful and moving and left me in tears.
The ending was beautiful and moving and left me in tears.
September 30, 2025 at 5:03 AM
I loved GOOD FORTUNE (in theaters Oct 17). A hilarious movie that’s about what it means to be human and to struggle. A tight script with great payoffs and a wonderful performance by Keanu as an angel who’s just trying to help, man.
The ending was beautiful and moving and left me in tears.
The ending was beautiful and moving and left me in tears.
SLOW HORSES season 5 (Apple TV+) is an amazing time. The gang’s trademark wit is here but the main plot of the season involves a ticking time bomb scenario that’s absolutely riveting.
There are moments that are so wild and outlandish that they left me howling with laughter. Highly recommended.
There are moments that are so wild and outlandish that they left me howling with laughter. Highly recommended.
September 27, 2025 at 7:01 PM
SLOW HORSES season 5 (Apple TV+) is an amazing time. The gang’s trademark wit is here but the main plot of the season involves a ticking time bomb scenario that’s absolutely riveting.
There are moments that are so wild and outlandish that they left me howling with laughter. Highly recommended.
There are moments that are so wild and outlandish that they left me howling with laughter. Highly recommended.
Holy crap The ALIEN: EARTH season 1 finale was a disaster. It completely jettisons that fascinating ideas introduced early on in the season in favor of a Jurassic-Park-lite-style action movie. One of the characters is ridiculously overpowered, sapping all tension. The ending is totally unsatisfying.
September 24, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Holy crap The ALIEN: EARTH season 1 finale was a disaster. It completely jettisons that fascinating ideas introduced early on in the season in favor of a Jurassic-Park-lite-style action movie. One of the characters is ridiculously overpowered, sapping all tension. The ending is totally unsatisfying.
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER is electrifying. Non-stop kinetic filmmaking of the highest order. An epic spanning decades that feels perfectly calibrated for our current moment. A profound statement about how ultimately, the people in the revolution are just that: people.
Best movie of 2025 so far.
Best movie of 2025 so far.
September 24, 2025 at 4:52 AM
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER is electrifying. Non-stop kinetic filmmaking of the highest order. An epic spanning decades that feels perfectly calibrated for our current moment. A profound statement about how ultimately, the people in the revolution are just that: people.
Best movie of 2025 so far.
Best movie of 2025 so far.
"For Fans of the Filmcast"
September 20, 2025 at 5:24 PM
"For Fans of the Filmcast"
My face when Fallon is the only one remaining
September 18, 2025 at 2:00 AM
My face when Fallon is the only one remaining
I have this printed out and hung on the wall and I hit it everyday like that TED LASSO sign
September 9, 2025 at 9:41 PM
I have this printed out and hung on the wall and I hit it everyday like that TED LASSO sign
In the latest episode of ALIEN: EARTH, one of the characters reads a letter from his daughter and it talks about how she wants to go to Harvard but would rather go to a school that Weyland Yutani pays for.
I'm just glad that in the universe of the movies/show, Harvard is still around.
I'm just glad that in the universe of the movies/show, Harvard is still around.
September 4, 2025 at 9:48 PM
In the latest episode of ALIEN: EARTH, one of the characters reads a letter from his daughter and it talks about how she wants to go to Harvard but would rather go to a school that Weyland Yutani pays for.
I'm just glad that in the universe of the movies/show, Harvard is still around.
I'm just glad that in the universe of the movies/show, Harvard is still around.
I really wanted to enjoy THE PAPER (on Peacock). It's a love letter to American newspapers and the team behind it is great.
But it feels like it's desperately trying (and failing) to replicate the same dynamics as THE OFFICE.
You can't just build another Michael Scott or Jim/Pam at will.
But it feels like it's desperately trying (and failing) to replicate the same dynamics as THE OFFICE.
You can't just build another Michael Scott or Jim/Pam at will.
September 4, 2025 at 4:42 PM
I really wanted to enjoy THE PAPER (on Peacock). It's a love letter to American newspapers and the team behind it is great.
But it feels like it's desperately trying (and failing) to replicate the same dynamics as THE OFFICE.
You can't just build another Michael Scott or Jim/Pam at will.
But it feels like it's desperately trying (and failing) to replicate the same dynamics as THE OFFICE.
You can't just build another Michael Scott or Jim/Pam at will.
UNKNOWN NUMBER: THE HIGH SCHOOL CATFISH (Netflix) is a competently made documentary about one of the most fucked up stalking/harrassment scenarios I’ve ever seen.
I felt like I looked at the true face of sociopathy/evil in this movie and it chilled me to my core.
I felt like I looked at the true face of sociopathy/evil in this movie and it chilled me to my core.
August 31, 2025 at 6:04 AM
UNKNOWN NUMBER: THE HIGH SCHOOL CATFISH (Netflix) is a competently made documentary about one of the most fucked up stalking/harrassment scenarios I’ve ever seen.
I felt like I looked at the true face of sociopathy/evil in this movie and it chilled me to my core.
I felt like I looked at the true face of sociopathy/evil in this movie and it chilled me to my core.
Popping on a classic Labor Day movie tonight, no specific reason why
August 30, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Popping on a classic Labor Day movie tonight, no specific reason why
Me now that the gray and rain are finally returning to Seattle after weeks of warmth and sun
August 28, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Me now that the gray and rain are finally returning to Seattle after weeks of warmth and sun