ObsessaFilma ✡
@obsessafilma.bsky.social
Soon-to-be film scholar/historian, my soul is in the cinema. Budding video essayist. Horror is my speciality & research area. Silents to Golden Age is my era. Loud Socialist.
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DW Griffith directed BIRTH OF A NATION (1915), a virulently racist film (and neither his first nor his last one of those) that saw racist violence follow wherever it was screened.
So, naturally, there are film bros and gals who think we should "ignore the racism" and keep it in the canon.
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So, naturally, there are film bros and gals who think we should "ignore the racism" and keep it in the canon.
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May 23, 2025 at 12:39 PM
DW Griffith directed BIRTH OF A NATION (1915), a virulently racist film (and neither his first nor his last one of those) that saw racist violence follow wherever it was screened.
So, naturally, there are film bros and gals who think we should "ignore the racism" and keep it in the canon.
Thread
So, naturally, there are film bros and gals who think we should "ignore the racism" and keep it in the canon.
Thread
....so Twitter's completely fucked beyond all hope of usage. What's new with you?
May 24, 2025 at 12:57 PM
....so Twitter's completely fucked beyond all hope of usage. What's new with you?
I'm back in time for #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth! This year, I actually intend to participate beyond a vague "you're not alone" post with associated hashtags - so, throughout the month of May, I'll be periodically posting about my own mental illness and how it's seen by society.
May 1, 2025 at 6:31 PM
I'm back in time for #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth! This year, I actually intend to participate beyond a vague "you're not alone" post with associated hashtags - so, throughout the month of May, I'll be periodically posting about my own mental illness and how it's seen by society.
TW: Neil Gaiman, vague references to sexual assault, my imposter complex in full swing, my academic pretentiousness.
January 16, 2025 at 3:50 AM
TW: Neil Gaiman, vague references to sexual assault, my imposter complex in full swing, my academic pretentiousness.
I made a couple of threads on the fascism app that I guess should also go here. First, my Hitchcock thread (to give context to the next.)
January 16, 2025 at 3:41 AM
I made a couple of threads on the fascism app that I guess should also go here. First, my Hitchcock thread (to give context to the next.)
I really want to distract myself from real life (aka our collective descent into hell) with a movie. However, I don't just have a weird aversion to genres like screwball comedy/silly slice of life/most anything that might actually cheer me up, but somehow naturally gravitate toward depressing shit.
January 10, 2025 at 9:41 PM
I really want to distract myself from real life (aka our collective descent into hell) with a movie. However, I don't just have a weird aversion to genres like screwball comedy/silly slice of life/most anything that might actually cheer me up, but somehow naturally gravitate toward depressing shit.
[34x Convicted Felon-Elect]2028 is trending on the dumpster fire app, and for some reason I keep getting bombarded with all-caps meltdowns and people blocking me in multiple threads just for asking an innocent question:
Do you think an 82 year old whose blood type is McDouble would be alive enough?
Do you think an 82 year old whose blood type is McDouble would be alive enough?
January 10, 2025 at 8:08 PM
[34x Convicted Felon-Elect]2028 is trending on the dumpster fire app, and for some reason I keep getting bombarded with all-caps meltdowns and people blocking me in multiple threads just for asking an innocent question:
Do you think an 82 year old whose blood type is McDouble would be alive enough?
Do you think an 82 year old whose blood type is McDouble would be alive enough?
Look, when you put the words "A24", "horror", and "Malkovich" in the same sentence, there's absolutely nothing more you need to tell me because I want it immediately injected straight into my veins. GIMME.
bloody-disgusting.com/movie/385021...
bloody-disgusting.com/movie/385021...
A24 Horror Movie 'Opus' Stars John Malkovich as a Popstar Cult Leader [Image]
A24 brings fresh horror back to the big screen here in early 2025 with Opus starring Ayo Edebiri (The Bear) and John Malkovich (Billions), and USA Today
bloody-disgusting.com
January 10, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Look, when you put the words "A24", "horror", and "Malkovich" in the same sentence, there's absolutely nothing more you need to tell me because I want it immediately injected straight into my veins. GIMME.
bloody-disgusting.com/movie/385021...
bloody-disgusting.com/movie/385021...
Still completely consumed by the aftereffects of NOSFERATU. Good lord, the sheer amount of possibilities for analyses...
January 10, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Still completely consumed by the aftereffects of NOSFERATU. Good lord, the sheer amount of possibilities for analyses...
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The world premiere of Fritz Lang's METROPOLIS took place in Berlin #OnThisDay in 1927.
January 10, 2025 at 12:39 PM
The world premiere of Fritz Lang's METROPOLIS took place in Berlin #OnThisDay in 1927.
Every so often YouTube's incredibly bizarre, possibly demonically possessed recommendations for me include one that actually appeals to me. A fantastic essay on a beloved show from my youth by someone whose enthusiasm and love for media is delightfully at the forefront.
youtu.be/_zLfjvu3hjg?...
youtu.be/_zLfjvu3hjg?...
The Cartoon That Traumatized a Generation (And Why We Love It)
YouTube video by lvl 1 rock
youtu.be
January 10, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Every so often YouTube's incredibly bizarre, possibly demonically possessed recommendations for me include one that actually appeals to me. A fantastic essay on a beloved show from my youth by someone whose enthusiasm and love for media is delightfully at the forefront.
youtu.be/_zLfjvu3hjg?...
youtu.be/_zLfjvu3hjg?...
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THIS. I know an enormous array of people in the industry, at nearly all levels & esp in recent years, they've been unemployed, working multiple jobs, moving out of LA and/or living paycheck to paycheck--barely. Crews, actors, producers, writers, directors, a fair few execs--they're just getting by.
There is a persistent myth that if you work in entertainment - if you've done something people have absolutely heard of or enjoyed - that you must be rich. Actors, writers, producers: rich.
The sad truth is most of Hollywood is working class. So when you see a Go Fund Me, there's a reason it exists
The sad truth is most of Hollywood is working class. So when you see a Go Fund Me, there's a reason it exists
January 10, 2025 at 6:04 AM
THIS. I know an enormous array of people in the industry, at nearly all levels & esp in recent years, they've been unemployed, working multiple jobs, moving out of LA and/or living paycheck to paycheck--barely. Crews, actors, producers, writers, directors, a fair few execs--they're just getting by.
Anyway, gonna try and use this app more and slowly wean myself off the other. It's honestly only enhancing the damage inflicted by people being more and more monstrous every single day, and that itself is bad enough.
January 10, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Anyway, gonna try and use this app more and slowly wean myself off the other. It's honestly only enhancing the damage inflicted by people being more and more monstrous every single day, and that itself is bad enough.
Guess this goes here! (4.34pmET)
The credits are rolling on #Nosferatu. I have to say, I really, *really* wanted to love this one, but...
...love doesn't even come close to describing how I feel about this film. It's exquisite, near-immaculate, and I could write 6 papers about 6 different aspects.
The credits are rolling on #Nosferatu. I have to say, I really, *really* wanted to love this one, but...
...love doesn't even come close to describing how I feel about this film. It's exquisite, near-immaculate, and I could write 6 papers about 6 different aspects.
January 10, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Guess this goes here! (4.34pmET)
The credits are rolling on #Nosferatu. I have to say, I really, *really* wanted to love this one, but...
...love doesn't even come close to describing how I feel about this film. It's exquisite, near-immaculate, and I could write 6 papers about 6 different aspects.
The credits are rolling on #Nosferatu. I have to say, I really, *really* wanted to love this one, but...
...love doesn't even come close to describing how I feel about this film. It's exquisite, near-immaculate, and I could write 6 papers about 6 different aspects.
I really need to stop forgetting about this place.
January 9, 2025 at 9:22 AM
I really need to stop forgetting about this place.
You know what I already love about Bluesky? That Posie fucking Parker isn't on it, which means I'll never randomly get jumpscared by her fucked up tweets even though I blocked her AND muted her name(s). Pure bliss.
December 18, 2024 at 1:09 PM
You know what I already love about Bluesky? That Posie fucking Parker isn't on it, which means I'll never randomly get jumpscared by her fucked up tweets even though I blocked her AND muted her name(s). Pure bliss.
So I was just getting myself a coffee and minding my own business when suddenly I saw a huge flock of drones. They must be a stronger variant of the American species because they were disguised as cheap windup barking puppy toys you buy last minute Christmas Eve.
December 17, 2024 at 4:04 PM
So I was just getting myself a coffee and minding my own business when suddenly I saw a huge flock of drones. They must be a stronger variant of the American species because they were disguised as cheap windup barking puppy toys you buy last minute Christmas Eve.
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I have a helluva good idea for a podcast that is kind of left field for me (not 100%). If you’re a film lover with some type of theologian background, are a religious person of any stripe, or have an interest in the morbidly curious hit me up. Bonus if you have podcast production experience.
December 17, 2024 at 3:42 AM
I have a helluva good idea for a podcast that is kind of left field for me (not 100%). If you’re a film lover with some type of theologian background, are a religious person of any stripe, or have an interest in the morbidly curious hit me up. Bonus if you have podcast production experience.
Feels so weird to have been on here for 15 minutes and somehow haven't had a single person call me fat or a slur yet.
December 16, 2024 at 7:50 PM
Feels so weird to have been on here for 15 minutes and somehow haven't had a single person call me fat or a slur yet.
Holy notifications Batman.
December 16, 2024 at 7:34 PM
Holy notifications Batman.
Script for the August video (that may or may not actually come out in August at this rate) is finally complete. This is doubly satisfying for me as it means I don't have to research the horrifying and depressing topic of American eugenics anymore.
August 13, 2023 at 8:45 AM
Script for the August video (that may or may not actually come out in August at this rate) is finally complete. This is doubly satisfying for me as it means I don't have to research the horrifying and depressing topic of American eugenics anymore.
Going to see The Last Voyage of the Demeter in 3.5 hours and I'm obsessed with all the glorious memes born of this film already.
August 11, 2023 at 10:35 AM
Going to see The Last Voyage of the Demeter in 3.5 hours and I'm obsessed with all the glorious memes born of this film already.