Mark Palermo
@markpalermo.bsky.social
Screenwriter of DETENTION (2011), filmmaker, starrer in some stuff. Check out my pod MOVIES AND CHAOS.
I’m kind of shocked how much impact this one scene in a 32-year-old movie I never see referenced in any other context had on my generation. Also, listen to our new podcast because we talk about it.
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November 18, 2025 at 9:31 PM
I’m kind of shocked how much impact this one scene in a 32-year-old movie I never see referenced in any other context had on my generation. Also, listen to our new podcast because we talk about it.
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I’m not sure there’s been an actor more on top of the world than Jim Carrey in 1994.
November 6, 2025 at 7:46 PM
I’m not sure there’s been an actor more on top of the world than Jim Carrey in 1994.
We even have a whole (now obscure) movie called KITCHEN PARTY starring the alien girl from THE FACULTY and the squinty boy from FELICITY. It has the most late-90s poster design I’ve ever seen.
November 3, 2025 at 8:48 PM
We even have a whole (now obscure) movie called KITCHEN PARTY starring the alien girl from THE FACULTY and the squinty boy from FELICITY. It has the most late-90s poster design I’ve ever seen.
New Movies and Chaos!
HORROR HOT TAKES 2: REQUIEM
You sent us more of your Horror Hot Takes, so we argue about them. It’s the ultimate showdown between good and evil. Plus, class and moral struggle in the movie industry.
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HORROR HOT TAKES 2: REQUIEM
You sent us more of your Horror Hot Takes, so we argue about them. It’s the ultimate showdown between good and evil. Plus, class and moral struggle in the movie industry.
shorturl.at/ojmu2
October 30, 2025 at 7:07 PM
New Movies and Chaos!
HORROR HOT TAKES 2: REQUIEM
You sent us more of your Horror Hot Takes, so we argue about them. It’s the ultimate showdown between good and evil. Plus, class and moral struggle in the movie industry.
shorturl.at/ojmu2
HORROR HOT TAKES 2: REQUIEM
You sent us more of your Horror Hot Takes, so we argue about them. It’s the ultimate showdown between good and evil. Plus, class and moral struggle in the movie industry.
shorturl.at/ojmu2
How can you hate them if they don’t hate you?
October 20, 2025 at 12:15 AM
How can you hate them if they don’t hate you?
I went to a haunted corn maze last night. To not get scared, it’s important to remember that even if the workers there know Kung fu it’s illegal for them to use it except in self-defense.
October 20, 2025 at 12:01 AM
I went to a haunted corn maze last night. To not get scared, it’s important to remember that even if the workers there know Kung fu it’s illegal for them to use it except in self-defense.
New MOVIES AND CHAOS!
HORROR HOT TAKES!
We asked for your horror movie hot takes, and now we debate 'em! Michael Myers, Jason, Freddy, m'f'in Caspar, Argento vs. Fulci, it's all here.
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HORROR HOT TAKES!
We asked for your horror movie hot takes, and now we debate 'em! Michael Myers, Jason, Freddy, m'f'in Caspar, Argento vs. Fulci, it's all here.
shorturl.at/cd4cn
October 16, 2025 at 5:59 PM
New MOVIES AND CHAOS!
HORROR HOT TAKES!
We asked for your horror movie hot takes, and now we debate 'em! Michael Myers, Jason, Freddy, m'f'in Caspar, Argento vs. Fulci, it's all here.
shorturl.at/cd4cn
HORROR HOT TAKES!
We asked for your horror movie hot takes, and now we debate 'em! Michael Myers, Jason, Freddy, m'f'in Caspar, Argento vs. Fulci, it's all here.
shorturl.at/cd4cn
RIP Drew Struzan. His posters helped cement my early fascination with movies.
Some of my faves from him…
Some of my faves from him…
October 14, 2025 at 6:30 PM
RIP Drew Struzan. His posters helped cement my early fascination with movies.
Some of my faves from him…
Some of my faves from him…
“The series was terrible when they were in Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo. Everyone is saying FAST AND FURIOUS 11: ST. LOUIS is the best one.”
September 29, 2025 at 6:04 PM
“The series was terrible when they were in Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo. Everyone is saying FAST AND FURIOUS 11: ST. LOUIS is the best one.”
The 1937 SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS has the best Halloween atmosphere of any movie.
September 21, 2025 at 6:46 PM
The 1937 SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS has the best Halloween atmosphere of any movie.
Good point, Dictionary. But consider: “booty dial” and “butt call” sound synonymous.
September 13, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Good point, Dictionary. But consider: “booty dial” and “butt call” sound synonymous.
This is amazing!
September 12, 2025 at 6:24 PM
This is amazing!
I’ve had this shirt for at least 20 years, and am wearing it for the first time in probably 10. I wish XL everything didn’t used to be the style or my old tees would get more present use.
August 27, 2025 at 9:13 PM
I’ve had this shirt for at least 20 years, and am wearing it for the first time in probably 10. I wish XL everything didn’t used to be the style or my old tees would get more present use.
New Movies and Chaos!
COMEDY COMEBACK?
With the reboot of THE NAKED GUN and sequels to SPACEBALLS and SCARY MOVIE on the way, will we enter a new era of film comedies? We talk why the genre has been away so long, and how well Liam Neeson plays Frank Drebin Jr. (born: 1994).
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COMEDY COMEBACK?
With the reboot of THE NAKED GUN and sequels to SPACEBALLS and SCARY MOVIE on the way, will we enter a new era of film comedies? We talk why the genre has been away so long, and how well Liam Neeson plays Frank Drebin Jr. (born: 1994).
shorturl.at/xMCxn
August 22, 2025 at 7:46 PM
New Movies and Chaos!
COMEDY COMEBACK?
With the reboot of THE NAKED GUN and sequels to SPACEBALLS and SCARY MOVIE on the way, will we enter a new era of film comedies? We talk why the genre has been away so long, and how well Liam Neeson plays Frank Drebin Jr. (born: 1994).
shorturl.at/xMCxn
COMEDY COMEBACK?
With the reboot of THE NAKED GUN and sequels to SPACEBALLS and SCARY MOVIE on the way, will we enter a new era of film comedies? We talk why the genre has been away so long, and how well Liam Neeson plays Frank Drebin Jr. (born: 1994).
shorturl.at/xMCxn
The best outdoor night-running albums this week:
Janet Jackson - RHYTHM NATION 1814
Fantastic Negrito - HAVE YOU LOST YOUR MIND YET?
You want something inspiring with driving beats and not too many tempo changes per song. These are incredible outdoor night-running albums.
Janet Jackson - RHYTHM NATION 1814
Fantastic Negrito - HAVE YOU LOST YOUR MIND YET?
You want something inspiring with driving beats and not too many tempo changes per song. These are incredible outdoor night-running albums.
July 24, 2025 at 1:24 AM
The best outdoor night-running albums this week:
Janet Jackson - RHYTHM NATION 1814
Fantastic Negrito - HAVE YOU LOST YOUR MIND YET?
You want something inspiring with driving beats and not too many tempo changes per song. These are incredible outdoor night-running albums.
Janet Jackson - RHYTHM NATION 1814
Fantastic Negrito - HAVE YOU LOST YOUR MIND YET?
You want something inspiring with driving beats and not too many tempo changes per song. These are incredible outdoor night-running albums.
Also kind of interesting that international box office for American movies is way down. This is only comparing these two films but it’s pretty across the board for modern blockbusters.
July 15, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Also kind of interesting that international box office for American movies is way down. This is only comparing these two films but it’s pretty across the board for modern blockbusters.
It’s important to have text in movies that tells you the location.
July 13, 2025 at 12:15 AM
It’s important to have text in movies that tells you the location.
I can’t tell for sure, but does this doctor have a portrait of Jar-Jar Binks on her wall?
June 17, 2025 at 7:32 PM
I can’t tell for sure, but does this doctor have a portrait of Jar-Jar Binks on her wall?
“Sorry the correct answer was ‘eighth grade,’ not ‘grade eight.’ And earlier you took your shoes off upon entering a house. Citizenship denied.”
May 29, 2025 at 7:12 PM
“Sorry the correct answer was ‘eighth grade,’ not ‘grade eight.’ And earlier you took your shoes off upon entering a house. Citizenship denied.”
It’s an absurdist film about nonsense, but I could sense Alex Winter was on the correct side of things when I was fourteen and saw FREAKED. Peoples’ style of humour is inherently political.
May 21, 2025 at 3:30 PM
It’s an absurdist film about nonsense, but I could sense Alex Winter was on the correct side of things when I was fourteen and saw FREAKED. Peoples’ style of humour is inherently political.
I’ve been watching the Japanese THE RING movies and am liking them, but I’m confused about the moral crisis at the centre of them. From what I understand, if you watch the haunted VHS you will die in a week unless you pass the tape on to someone else (who will then face the same dilemma).
May 10, 2025 at 5:13 PM
I’ve been watching the Japanese THE RING movies and am liking them, but I’m confused about the moral crisis at the centre of them. From what I understand, if you watch the haunted VHS you will die in a week unless you pass the tape on to someone else (who will then face the same dilemma).
This is really bad. It’s not other countries’ fault living and filming in LA became so expensive.
“Fuck world culture. We made FREEGUY.”
“Fuck world culture. We made FREEGUY.”
May 5, 2025 at 12:44 AM
This is really bad. It’s not other countries’ fault living and filming in LA became so expensive.
“Fuck world culture. We made FREEGUY.”
“Fuck world culture. We made FREEGUY.”