My last name is German. I hate that it got used by those nazi fucks. But it just means “air.” Plenty of non-fascist usage. There’s someone in my apartment building who also has a German last name. It’s—I swear to you—Fuhrer. I sympathize. J/K. WTF are you doing, man? You gotta change that shit!
November 12, 2025 at 7:42 PM
My last name is German. I hate that it got used by those nazi fucks. But it just means “air.” Plenty of non-fascist usage. There’s someone in my apartment building who also has a German last name. It’s—I swear to you—Fuhrer. I sympathize. J/K. WTF are you doing, man? You gotta change that shit!
Neighbors who called the cops on me last month for singing “THERE’S A BOMB IN MY CAR” now calling for “I THINK I’M GONNA DIE IN THIS HOUSE”
November 10, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Neighbors who called the cops on me last month for singing “THERE’S A BOMB IN MY CAR” now calling for “I THINK I’M GONNA DIE IN THIS HOUSE”
Rewatched Cure (1997) in February. First watch was Halloween 2023. Was even more enigmatic and gripping upon rewatch. A truly impressive feat. It’s now one of my all-time favorite films. Ready to be mesmerized by it again and again.
What is the best movie not from this year that you’ve seen this year? Bonus points if you say why
November 9, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Rewatched Cure (1997) in February. First watch was Halloween 2023. Was even more enigmatic and gripping upon rewatch. A truly impressive feat. It’s now one of my all-time favorite films. Ready to be mesmerized by it again and again.
My heart goes out to my father, friends & everyone else who can’t enjoy cilantro because they’ve got The Soaps. Cilantro may not be much on its own, but with the right ingredients it elevates a dish. I wish you could experience those heights. I wish we could vibe together high on that cilantro plane
November 7, 2025 at 2:35 AM
My heart goes out to my father, friends & everyone else who can’t enjoy cilantro because they’ve got The Soaps. Cilantro may not be much on its own, but with the right ingredients it elevates a dish. I wish you could experience those heights. I wish we could vibe together high on that cilantro plane
Eating a piece of warm bread dipped in a flavorful sauce has got to be a top 10, maybe top 5 thing you can do on this fucking rock, no?
November 7, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Eating a piece of warm bread dipped in a flavorful sauce has got to be a top 10, maybe top 5 thing you can do on this fucking rock, no?
I want to pay my respect to the unsung hero of game 3 of the World Series: the Dodgers fan who, in the middle of the 18th inning, rally-capped themself (turned their body inside-out) to appease the baseball gods and get that Freeman walk-off. That’s true fandom
October 28, 2025 at 3:16 PM
I want to pay my respect to the unsung hero of game 3 of the World Series: the Dodgers fan who, in the middle of the 18th inning, rally-capped themself (turned their body inside-out) to appease the baseball gods and get that Freeman walk-off. That’s true fandom
To sleep, perchance to dream of Californication. Ay, there's the rub
October 21, 2025 at 10:12 PM
To sleep, perchance to dream of Californication. Ay, there's the rub
The worst phase I or any of my fellow white male millennial friends had was wearing cargo shorts
this also drives me insane, this idea that it is the most normal thing in the world for a young (white) man to have a nazi curious phase. it isn’t!
October 21, 2025 at 5:04 PM
The worst phase I or any of my fellow white male millennial friends had was wearing cargo shorts
If the many-worlds interpretation is correct and there are parallel universes, then there’s one with a Sane Clown Posse and, as shitty as ours currently is, I think we can all agree that that universe fucking sucks
October 17, 2025 at 12:29 AM
If the many-worlds interpretation is correct and there are parallel universes, then there’s one with a Sane Clown Posse and, as shitty as ours currently is, I think we can all agree that that universe fucking sucks
peak mischievousness
October 2, 2025 at 2:01 AM
peak mischievousness
Saw One Battle After Another yesterday (in glorious 70mm at the gorgeous Oriental Theatre in Milwaukee.) Mind still abuzz. The acting. An angry call versus a calm, casual evacuation. Lockjaw’s walk. The humor. Two kids on a radio. The hilly chase. The hope. Can’t wait to see it again.
September 28, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Saw One Battle After Another yesterday (in glorious 70mm at the gorgeous Oriental Theatre in Milwaukee.) Mind still abuzz. The acting. An angry call versus a calm, casual evacuation. Lockjaw’s walk. The humor. Two kids on a radio. The hilly chase. The hope. Can’t wait to see it again.
All these malignant bigots about. These indignant cowards, these insecure losers. You get to walk this earth with the divine Sade and this is how you choose to be?!
September 12, 2025 at 7:10 PM
All these malignant bigots about. These indignant cowards, these insecure losers. You get to walk this earth with the divine Sade and this is how you choose to be?!
tfw all the pigs are all lined up
September 11, 2025 at 2:45 AM
tfw all the pigs are all lined up
One of my favorite things about Alien: Earth is that it gets you saying shit like, “If I don’t see that little eyeball monster commandeer a xenomorph I’m gonna be so upset!”
September 10, 2025 at 7:09 PM
One of my favorite things about Alien: Earth is that it gets you saying shit like, “If I don’t see that little eyeball monster commandeer a xenomorph I’m gonna be so upset!”
I just wanna take this moment to say thank you to everyone responsible for dips. I’m talking guacamole. I’m talking hummus. I’m talking salsa, spinach artichoke, and tzatziki. Your contributions have enriched my life and have a special place in my heart (my stomach). Bless you, oh noble dipmeisters.
September 8, 2025 at 7:30 PM
I just wanna take this moment to say thank you to everyone responsible for dips. I’m talking guacamole. I’m talking hummus. I’m talking salsa, spinach artichoke, and tzatziki. Your contributions have enriched my life and have a special place in my heart (my stomach). Bless you, oh noble dipmeisters.
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once again thinking about how goddamn good and beautiful Strange Days is
August 25, 2025 at 6:11 AM
once again thinking about how goddamn good and beautiful Strange Days is
My family still teases me about this but I bawled when Goose died in Top Gun. (I was 7 & Goose was the movie’s heart, the true Top Gun, so they can never embarrass me!) Didn’t realize it then, being devastated & all, but it was huge re: empathy & (paraphrasing Ebert) the movies’ power to generate it
What movie has had the most impact on your actual literal life? Not necessarily your favorite, but the one that’s most influenced or shaped something in your trajectory?
August 24, 2025 at 12:40 AM
My family still teases me about this but I bawled when Goose died in Top Gun. (I was 7 & Goose was the movie’s heart, the true Top Gun, so they can never embarrass me!) Didn’t realize it then, being devastated & all, but it was huge re: empathy & (paraphrasing Ebert) the movies’ power to generate it
Sorry, what did you say? I was deep in Slimer lore.
![The day before his deadline, Johnson learned Aykroyd and Ramis had wanted Slimer to be an homage to John Belushi's likeness. With that information and a series of Belushi headshots, Johnson took at least three grams of cocaine and believed that Belushi's ghost was visiting him to provide encouragement. It was during this episode that he sculpted the final Slimer design that appears in the film.[3] Aykroyd admitted the character was inspired by Belushi, particularly his body.[6] Ramis said the comparison was not malicious, explaining that Belushi was the person most likely to trip over a coffee table and knock a bookcase over.[7] The](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:o32aneseaynrosne2hcqdsdi/bafkreihe7j6ix5fqjkwsd4z2qjrzg3vu42tfdcu6xzrtdsm6d2vnfqpz34@jpeg)
August 20, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Sorry, what did you say? I was deep in Slimer lore.
How about this: Repost with a movie you love that you didn't expect to love at all
August 19, 2025 at 4:31 AM
How about this: Repost with a movie you love that you didn't expect to love at all
Me seeing Eyes Wide Shut is joining the Criterion Collection
a woman in a white lace dress is sitting in a stadium with eurosport written on the screen
Alt: Nicole Kidman, in a white lace dress, sitting in a stadium and having a seemingly orgasmic moment
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August 18, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Me seeing Eyes Wide Shut is joining the Criterion Collection
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After reading, like, three pieces on BWDR I gladly subscribed. The reward was a bounty of hundreds of issues. Was as pumped as Lynch on the set of Twin Peaks: The Return where he’s like, “Look at how beautiful those curtains look! So beautiful!” Easily some of the best movie writing out there.