Kevin Murphy
@murphofilmo.bsky.social
Professional Nerd. Media reviews, criticism, analysis, and goofing off.
Staff Writer at moviejawn.com
https://linktr.ee/murphofilmo
Staff Writer at moviejawn.com
https://linktr.ee/murphofilmo
Noirvember continues...
The Blue Gardenia (1953)
Dir: Fritz Lang
The Blue Gardenia (1953)
Dir: Fritz Lang
November 15, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Noirvember continues...
The Blue Gardenia (1953)
Dir: Fritz Lang
The Blue Gardenia (1953)
Dir: Fritz Lang
@theonetruejames.bsky.social told me about this one, so here I am...
The Paper (1994)
Dir: Ron Howard
I think that this is the only time Keaton and Howard did a movie together aside from 1983's Night Shift and damn if the energy isn't great right from the start.
The Paper (1994)
Dir: Ron Howard
I think that this is the only time Keaton and Howard did a movie together aside from 1983's Night Shift and damn if the energy isn't great right from the start.
November 13, 2025 at 10:09 PM
@theonetruejames.bsky.social told me about this one, so here I am...
The Paper (1994)
Dir: Ron Howard
I think that this is the only time Keaton and Howard did a movie together aside from 1983's Night Shift and damn if the energy isn't great right from the start.
The Paper (1994)
Dir: Ron Howard
I think that this is the only time Keaton and Howard did a movie together aside from 1983's Night Shift and damn if the energy isn't great right from the start.
I've been rereading The Running Man; came across this bit tonight and it's got me thinking about something I saw recently discussing how white-collar financial crimes are inherently violent because of their impact on the lower classes.
Knowing how the story plays out really highlights this passage.
Knowing how the story plays out really highlights this passage.
November 12, 2025 at 3:20 AM
I've been rereading The Running Man; came across this bit tonight and it's got me thinking about something I saw recently discussing how white-collar financial crimes are inherently violent because of their impact on the lower classes.
Knowing how the story plays out really highlights this passage.
Knowing how the story plays out really highlights this passage.
Noirvember, Argentinian style, for an upcoming piece...
Los Tallos Amargos (1956)
Dir: Fernando Ayala
Los Tallos Amargos (1956)
Dir: Fernando Ayala
November 11, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Noirvember, Argentinian style, for an upcoming piece...
Los Tallos Amargos (1956)
Dir: Fernando Ayala
Los Tallos Amargos (1956)
Dir: Fernando Ayala
If you're at a loss for one, may I recommend:
November 11, 2025 at 9:23 PM
If you're at a loss for one, may I recommend:
Now watching...
Brief Encounter (1945)
Dir: David Lean
Just because one of my colleagues raved about the closing minutes of it and I got curious.
Brief Encounter (1945)
Dir: David Lean
Just because one of my colleagues raved about the closing minutes of it and I got curious.
November 10, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Now watching...
Brief Encounter (1945)
Dir: David Lean
Just because one of my colleagues raved about the closing minutes of it and I got curious.
Brief Encounter (1945)
Dir: David Lean
Just because one of my colleagues raved about the closing minutes of it and I got curious.
This tracks as the kind of garbage take you'd get from someone who also posts this misogynistic horseshit.
November 8, 2025 at 5:49 PM
This tracks as the kind of garbage take you'd get from someone who also posts this misogynistic horseshit.
"Sulfur Cave" is out, this shit is Shelob's Lair now.
November 8, 2025 at 12:34 PM
"Sulfur Cave" is out, this shit is Shelob's Lair now.
#LetterboxdFriday
#LastFourWatched
Four very different kinds of thrillers here, all of them good, three of them great (only because slashers don't do it for me, sorry Halloween). Apollo 13 remains great competence porn, and Pelham is SO awesome.
#filmsky #moviesky
letterboxd.com/Murphymanifesto/
#LastFourWatched
Four very different kinds of thrillers here, all of them good, three of them great (only because slashers don't do it for me, sorry Halloween). Apollo 13 remains great competence porn, and Pelham is SO awesome.
#filmsky #moviesky
letterboxd.com/Murphymanifesto/
November 7, 2025 at 11:33 PM
#LetterboxdFriday
#LastFourWatched
Four very different kinds of thrillers here, all of them good, three of them great (only because slashers don't do it for me, sorry Halloween). Apollo 13 remains great competence porn, and Pelham is SO awesome.
#filmsky #moviesky
letterboxd.com/Murphymanifesto/
#LastFourWatched
Four very different kinds of thrillers here, all of them good, three of them great (only because slashers don't do it for me, sorry Halloween). Apollo 13 remains great competence porn, and Pelham is SO awesome.
#filmsky #moviesky
letterboxd.com/Murphymanifesto/
It's about a full week late, but finally starting my Noirvember watching...
Kansas City Confidential (1953)
Dir: Phil Karlson
Lee Van Cleef? Yes please. Jack Elam? Man, this is gonna be good.
Kansas City Confidential (1953)
Dir: Phil Karlson
Lee Van Cleef? Yes please. Jack Elam? Man, this is gonna be good.
November 7, 2025 at 7:12 PM
It's about a full week late, but finally starting my Noirvember watching...
Kansas City Confidential (1953)
Dir: Phil Karlson
Lee Van Cleef? Yes please. Jack Elam? Man, this is gonna be good.
Kansas City Confidential (1953)
Dir: Phil Karlson
Lee Van Cleef? Yes please. Jack Elam? Man, this is gonna be good.
Now watching...
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)
Dir: Joseph Sargent
The opening of this movie is my gold standard for efficiently setting up a story. It wastes no time getting the guys on that train.
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)
Dir: Joseph Sargent
The opening of this movie is my gold standard for efficiently setting up a story. It wastes no time getting the guys on that train.
November 5, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Now watching...
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)
Dir: Joseph Sargent
The opening of this movie is my gold standard for efficiently setting up a story. It wastes no time getting the guys on that train.
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)
Dir: Joseph Sargent
The opening of this movie is my gold standard for efficiently setting up a story. It wastes no time getting the guys on that train.
Tonight's movie is a return to an old favorite...
Apollo 13 (1995)
Dir: Ron Howard
I will always be amazed by what we accomplished with space exploration, and especially the problem-solving involved. This illustrates a lot of that.
Apollo 13 (1995)
Dir: Ron Howard
I will always be amazed by what we accomplished with space exploration, and especially the problem-solving involved. This illustrates a lot of that.
November 4, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Tonight's movie is a return to an old favorite...
Apollo 13 (1995)
Dir: Ron Howard
I will always be amazed by what we accomplished with space exploration, and especially the problem-solving involved. This illustrates a lot of that.
Apollo 13 (1995)
Dir: Ron Howard
I will always be amazed by what we accomplished with space exploration, and especially the problem-solving involved. This illustrates a lot of that.
These games played so fast and loose with what actually happened and yet are so ingrained in my memory because I played them alongside seeing the movies for the first time so it's impossible for me to accept that some of this is not actually canon.
The Jawas definitely have this in the sandcrawler.
The Jawas definitely have this in the sandcrawler.
November 1, 2025 at 6:46 PM
These games played so fast and loose with what actually happened and yet are so ingrained in my memory because I played them alongside seeing the movies for the first time so it's impossible for me to accept that some of this is not actually canon.
The Jawas definitely have this in the sandcrawler.
The Jawas definitely have this in the sandcrawler.
Next Pokémon run I do, I'm naming one of these after you.
November 1, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Next Pokémon run I do, I'm naming one of these after you.
I'm not feeling up to any kind of social activity tonight, so I'm just chilling out tonight with...
Halloween (2018)
Dir: David Gordon Green
Last entry for Hooptober- one final "new to me" horror for the month.
Halloween (2018)
Dir: David Gordon Green
Last entry for Hooptober- one final "new to me" horror for the month.
October 31, 2025 at 11:03 PM
I'm not feeling up to any kind of social activity tonight, so I'm just chilling out tonight with...
Halloween (2018)
Dir: David Gordon Green
Last entry for Hooptober- one final "new to me" horror for the month.
Halloween (2018)
Dir: David Gordon Green
Last entry for Hooptober- one final "new to me" horror for the month.
In the history of Hooptober this is the first film required by name.
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Dir: Victor Fleming
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Dir: Victor Fleming
October 30, 2025 at 11:55 PM
In the history of Hooptober this is the first film required by name.
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Dir: Victor Fleming
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Dir: Victor Fleming
(Figuratively) spun the wheel and landed on this one.
Ghostwatch (1992)
Dir: Lesley Manning
I'm really interested in how this plays out, especially as an early version of modern analog horror.
Ghostwatch (1992)
Dir: Lesley Manning
I'm really interested in how this plays out, especially as an early version of modern analog horror.
October 30, 2025 at 12:07 AM
(Figuratively) spun the wheel and landed on this one.
Ghostwatch (1992)
Dir: Lesley Manning
I'm really interested in how this plays out, especially as an early version of modern analog horror.
Ghostwatch (1992)
Dir: Lesley Manning
I'm really interested in how this plays out, especially as an early version of modern analog horror.
Hooptober viewing time!
VIY (1967)
Dir: Georgi Kropachyov, Konstantin Ershov
VIY (1967)
Dir: Georgi Kropachyov, Konstantin Ershov
October 28, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Hooptober viewing time!
VIY (1967)
Dir: Georgi Kropachyov, Konstantin Ershov
VIY (1967)
Dir: Georgi Kropachyov, Konstantin Ershov
Now watching:
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me (1992)
Dir: David Lynch
It's been a while since I was in this world, and I'm glad to finally see this one.
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me (1992)
Dir: David Lynch
It's been a while since I was in this world, and I'm glad to finally see this one.
October 27, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Now watching:
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me (1992)
Dir: David Lynch
It's been a while since I was in this world, and I'm glad to finally see this one.
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me (1992)
Dir: David Lynch
It's been a while since I was in this world, and I'm glad to finally see this one.
Hadn't intended to watch the whole thing today but here we are!
Detour (1945)
Dir: Edgar G. Ulmer
Detour (1945)
Dir: Edgar G. Ulmer
October 26, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Hadn't intended to watch the whole thing today but here we are!
Detour (1945)
Dir: Edgar G. Ulmer
Detour (1945)
Dir: Edgar G. Ulmer
Hooptober continues...
Deep Red (1975)
Director: Dario Argento
Deep Red (1975)
Director: Dario Argento
October 25, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Hooptober continues...
Deep Red (1975)
Director: Dario Argento
Deep Red (1975)
Director: Dario Argento
She's not the best model, but when I can get a good photo of Willow it's always gorgeous.
October 25, 2025 at 5:03 PM
She's not the best model, but when I can get a good photo of Willow it's always gorgeous.
I'm overdue for a watch of this one since the short story was so good and I've heard nothing but awesome things about it.
The Black Phone (2021)
The Black Phone (2021)
October 24, 2025 at 10:38 PM
I'm overdue for a watch of this one since the short story was so good and I've heard nothing but awesome things about it.
The Black Phone (2021)
The Black Phone (2021)