Mack the Knife
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Given how long it's taken me to reconcile with my nature, I can't see me changing it on your account.
How it be feeling to watch an Obayashi movie
November 24, 2025 at 10:22 PM
How it be feeling to watch an Obayashi movie
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Going to three movies at the Trylon today. I'm a little afraid they're going to think I'm trying to live there, which, now that I'm saying it, would solve a lot of my problems
November 23, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Going to three movies at the Trylon today. I'm a little afraid they're going to think I'm trying to live there, which, now that I'm saying it, would solve a lot of my problems
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hey, i'm looking for work! full-time or freelance 💜
journalist, critic, author
proficient in features, criticism, reporting, reviews, previews, news, guides
words at lost in cult, RPS, VGC, unwinnable, gamesradar+, polygon, EDGE, PLAY
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November 22, 2025 at 11:52 AM
hey, i'm looking for work! full-time or freelance 💜
journalist, critic, author
proficient in features, criticism, reporting, reviews, previews, news, guides
words at lost in cult, RPS, VGC, unwinnable, gamesradar+, polygon, EDGE, PLAY
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ashleyschofieldwrites@gmail.com
journalist, critic, author
proficient in features, criticism, reporting, reviews, previews, news, guides
words at lost in cult, RPS, VGC, unwinnable, gamesradar+, polygon, EDGE, PLAY
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word on the street
November 19, 2025 at 2:13 PM
word on the street
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A good piece about a great, thought provoking movie (suppressed in part by the FBI) that you must see. You must also militate for someone solid to release the new 4K restoration on blu. (The only DVD release was 26 years ago!)
New today on the site:
“Ivan Dixon’s THE SPOOK WHO SAT BY THE DOOR (1973) is a pipe bomb on the video store shelf, a gasoline-filled wine bottle in your DVD cabinet, a vicious bit of malware streamed through hijacked plutocrat satellites.”
- Bryan Miller
“Ivan Dixon’s THE SPOOK WHO SAT BY THE DOOR (1973) is a pipe bomb on the video store shelf, a gasoline-filled wine bottle in your DVD cabinet, a vicious bit of malware streamed through hijacked plutocrat satellites.”
- Bryan Miller
The Spook Who Sat By the Door (1973): Weaponized Expectations
Ivan Dixon's The Spook Who Sat By the Door is a pipe bomb on the video store shelf, a gasoline-filled wine bottle in your DVD cabinet.
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November 19, 2025 at 8:11 AM
A good piece about a great, thought provoking movie (suppressed in part by the FBI) that you must see. You must also militate for someone solid to release the new 4K restoration on blu. (The only DVD release was 26 years ago!)
Gonna go out on a WILD limb here and say I'd bet money there are a statistically disproportionate number of pedophiles working for ICE
ICE employee among 16 men arrested in Bloomington sex trafficking sting, police say.
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
ICE employee among 16 men arrested in Bloomington sex trafficking sting, police say
According to Bloomington Police Chief Booker Hodges, officers started the three-day sting on Nov. 5. They used several methods to find people who were attempting to solicit a 17-year-old girl for sex.
www.cbsnews.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Gonna go out on a WILD limb here and say I'd bet money there are a statistically disproportionate number of pedophiles working for ICE
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This whole discussion was great, but if I had to boil it down to a moment:
Aaron and I watched the movie together, and I commented on how Tom Waits’s music persona was informing how I thought about his character in DOWN BY LAW. While recording, Harry then brought up the same point… independently!
Aaron and I watched the movie together, and I commented on how Tom Waits’s music persona was informing how I thought about his character in DOWN BY LAW. While recording, Harry then brought up the same point… independently!
November 18, 2025 at 1:50 PM
This whole discussion was great, but if I had to boil it down to a moment:
Aaron and I watched the movie together, and I commented on how Tom Waits’s music persona was informing how I thought about his character in DOWN BY LAW. While recording, Harry then brought up the same point… independently!
Aaron and I watched the movie together, and I commented on how Tom Waits’s music persona was informing how I thought about his character in DOWN BY LAW. While recording, Harry then brought up the same point… independently!
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Execs are trying to muddy the waters around Gen-AI as a ‘push against all AI’ because they hear the unified dissent and they want to crush it via division. Don’t let them. Say it louder. Every time you see a statement like this, push back harder. Let them know you see them exactly for who they are.
"Surely there's a middle ground here?" The CEO of Helldivers 2 studio Arrowhead says people "jump to extreme takes" when debating generative AI, and that there needs to be more nuance in the discussion.
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/surely-...
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/surely-...
‘Surely there’s a middle ground here?’ Helldivers studio CEO says people ‘jump to extreme takes’ when debating GenAI | VGC
“This is such a trigger point for big parts of the games industry today”…
www.videogameschronicle.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Execs are trying to muddy the waters around Gen-AI as a ‘push against all AI’ because they hear the unified dissent and they want to crush it via division. Don’t let them. Say it louder. Every time you see a statement like this, push back harder. Let them know you see them exactly for who they are.
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HIS MOTORBIKE, HER ISLAND (1986) was a big one for @trylovepodca.st years ago, despite not actually playing at the @trylon.org then.
Now it is!
This ep’s from the first couple months of the pandemic, and you can hear in our voices that it was weird times. But at least it was a nice distraction.
Now it is!
This ep’s from the first couple months of the pandemic, and you can hear in our voices that it was weird times. But at least it was a nice distraction.
𝐿𝑜𝑜𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑤𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝑎𝑔𝑎𝑖𝑛?
We covered HIS MOTORBIKE, HER ISLAND (1986) five years ago, when it seemed like nobody in the US had seen it.
Now that it’s playing at @trylon.org, we’ve republished our old episode. As a treat.
Pinecast: bit.ly/47ShXqf
Apple: apple.co/3ePGKBl
Spot: spoti.fi/32tGNOo
We covered HIS MOTORBIKE, HER ISLAND (1986) five years ago, when it seemed like nobody in the US had seen it.
Now that it’s playing at @trylon.org, we’ve republished our old episode. As a treat.
Pinecast: bit.ly/47ShXqf
Apple: apple.co/3ePGKBl
Spot: spoti.fi/32tGNOo
November 17, 2025 at 12:33 PM
HIS MOTORBIKE, HER ISLAND (1986) was a big one for @trylovepodca.st years ago, despite not actually playing at the @trylon.org then.
Now it is!
This ep’s from the first couple months of the pandemic, and you can hear in our voices that it was weird times. But at least it was a nice distraction.
Now it is!
This ep’s from the first couple months of the pandemic, and you can hear in our voices that it was weird times. But at least it was a nice distraction.
I've been thinking about this headline every day since it dropped
November 16, 2025 at 7:17 PM
I've been thinking about this headline every day since it dropped
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Wrote a quick piece on Joseph Kuo/The Mysteries of Chess Boxing because Dan Halsted is coming back to town for another 35mm Kung Fu Double Feature! Courtesy of @trylon.org @cultfilmcollective.bsky.social www.perisphere.org/2025/11/15/c...
Chess Moves, Rice Bowls, and Full Throttle Vengeance – Perisphere
|Matt Clark| During the 1970s peak of kung fu film popularity, films from the Shaw Brothers’ legendary studio were known for lavish sets, period detail, and often outrageous kung fu styles. Rival stud...
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November 16, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Wrote a quick piece on Joseph Kuo/The Mysteries of Chess Boxing because Dan Halsted is coming back to town for another 35mm Kung Fu Double Feature! Courtesy of @trylon.org @cultfilmcollective.bsky.social www.perisphere.org/2025/11/15/c...
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Harry Mackin discusses memories of color (and summer) in Nobuhiko Ôbayashi's His Motorbike, Her Island. HIS MOTORBIKE starts Sunday as it continues our series THE UNTETHERED VISIONS OF NOBUHIKO ÔBAYASHI
www.perisphere.org/2025/11/09/m...
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Memories of Summer – Perisphere
|Harry Mackin| Spoilers for His Motorbike, Her Island—watch the movie before you read this! We meet several different versions of His Motorbike, Her Island's protagonist, Koh. First, we meet Koh the n...
www.perisphere.org
November 15, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Harry Mackin discusses memories of color (and summer) in Nobuhiko Ôbayashi's His Motorbike, Her Island. HIS MOTORBIKE starts Sunday as it continues our series THE UNTETHERED VISIONS OF NOBUHIKO ÔBAYASHI
www.perisphere.org/2025/11/09/m...
www.perisphere.org/2025/11/09/m...
Saw her bringing this across the restaurant and heard These Days by Nico start playing
November 13, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Saw her bringing this across the restaurant and heard These Days by Nico start playing
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Instead of our usual podcast this week, check out our #ThinkyCon talk about how your players can’t Read, Count, or Listen - and what to do about it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEvW...
#gamedev #indiedev #gamedesign @videogameworkshop.com @thinkygames.com @charlie.videogameworkshop.com
#gamedev #indiedev #gamedesign @videogameworkshop.com @thinkygames.com @charlie.videogameworkshop.com
Adults Can’t Count Either - Dennis Ramirez & Charlie Mackin (ThinkyCon 2025)
YouTube video by Thinky Games
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November 13, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Instead of our usual podcast this week, check out our #ThinkyCon talk about how your players can’t Read, Count, or Listen - and what to do about it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEvW...
#gamedev #indiedev #gamedesign @videogameworkshop.com @thinkygames.com @charlie.videogameworkshop.com
#gamedev #indiedev #gamedesign @videogameworkshop.com @thinkygames.com @charlie.videogameworkshop.com
I wasn't sure this one was going to be as special to me as most Obayashis but it really snuck up on me, especially after this clarifying conversation, which really deepened my appreciation. I'm so glad I have this podcast to help me figure this stuff out lol
𝕀𝕥'𝕤 𝕒𝕓𝕠𝕦𝕥 𝕝𝕖𝕒𝕣𝕟𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕥𝕚𝕞𝕖. 🍐
THE GIRL WHO LEAPT THROUGH TIME (1983) is a different kind of time travel tale, rife with teen drama and melancholy, told in a way only HAUSU (1977) auteur Nobuhiko Ōbayashi could.
Here's our look at it!
(links in 🧵)
#japanesefilm #scifi #80s
THE GIRL WHO LEAPT THROUGH TIME (1983) is a different kind of time travel tale, rife with teen drama and melancholy, told in a way only HAUSU (1977) auteur Nobuhiko Ōbayashi could.
Here's our look at it!
(links in 🧵)
#japanesefilm #scifi #80s
November 12, 2025 at 3:28 AM
I wasn't sure this one was going to be as special to me as most Obayashis but it really snuck up on me, especially after this clarifying conversation, which really deepened my appreciation. I'm so glad I have this podcast to help me figure this stuff out lol
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The northern lights are visible in Minnesota on Tuesday night. We spotted the aurora borealis from Watertown and St. Paul. Can you see it near you?
November 12, 2025 at 2:21 AM
The northern lights are visible in Minnesota on Tuesday night. We spotted the aurora borealis from Watertown and St. Paul. Can you see it near you?
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Tatsuya Nakadai was a true legend and one of the last of his kind.
Obviously a standout among Kurosawa and Kobayashi's casts, but he also really tore up the screen as the lead, the villain, and occasionally both — like in Kihachi Okamoto's SWORD OF DOOM (1966).
Rest easy, king
Obviously a standout among Kurosawa and Kobayashi's casts, but he also really tore up the screen as the lead, the villain, and occasionally both — like in Kihachi Okamoto's SWORD OF DOOM (1966).
Rest easy, king
November 11, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Tatsuya Nakadai was a true legend and one of the last of his kind.
Obviously a standout among Kurosawa and Kobayashi's casts, but he also really tore up the screen as the lead, the villain, and occasionally both — like in Kihachi Okamoto's SWORD OF DOOM (1966).
Rest easy, king
Obviously a standout among Kurosawa and Kobayashi's casts, but he also really tore up the screen as the lead, the villain, and occasionally both — like in Kihachi Okamoto's SWORD OF DOOM (1966).
Rest easy, king
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I got to write about one of my favorite movies of all time for Perisphere! www.perisphere.org/2025/11/09/m...
Memories of Summer – Perisphere
|Harry Mackin| Spoilers for His Motorbike, Her Island—watch the movie before you read this! We meet several different versions of His Motorbike, Her Island's protagonist, Koh. First, we meet Koh the n...
www.perisphere.org
November 9, 2025 at 7:15 PM
I got to write about one of my favorite movies of all time for Perisphere! www.perisphere.org/2025/11/09/m...
I got to write about one of my favorite movies of all time for Perisphere! www.perisphere.org/2025/11/09/m...
Memories of Summer – Perisphere
|Harry Mackin| Spoilers for His Motorbike, Her Island—watch the movie before you read this! We meet several different versions of His Motorbike, Her Island's protagonist, Koh. First, we meet Koh the n...
www.perisphere.org
November 9, 2025 at 7:15 PM
I got to write about one of my favorite movies of all time for Perisphere! www.perisphere.org/2025/11/09/m...
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i’m a dedicated student of great communists like Marx, Stalin, and Mao, but get this: i’m also obsessed with Japanese cartoons
November 8, 2025 at 4:32 PM
i’m a dedicated student of great communists like Marx, Stalin, and Mao, but get this: i’m also obsessed with Japanese cartoons
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Ok, here's the situation: now that your rose is in bloom, a light hits the gloom on the grey
November 6, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Ok, here's the situation: now that your rose is in bloom, a light hits the gloom on the grey