Chris Gregory
@stobiepole.bsky.social
But if I be I, as I hope it be, I’ve a little dog at home, and he’ll know me; If it be I, he’ll wag his little tail, And if it be not I, he’ll bark and wail.
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"Carry On Editing"
February 3, 2026 at 10:33 PM
"Carry On Editing"
It is a sport. Everybody copies whatever was popular overseas twenty years ago, and whoever does the best impersonation gets a prize. But nothing too weird, mind you. A bureaucrat has to be able to enjoy it, and we all know how imaginative they are.
January 27, 2026 at 2:37 AM
It is a sport. Everybody copies whatever was popular overseas twenty years ago, and whoever does the best impersonation gets a prize. But nothing too weird, mind you. A bureaucrat has to be able to enjoy it, and we all know how imaginative they are.
Arts funding in Australia is firstly a way to manage dissent and secondly a form of political capital. That's it. Art is treated like it's sport, a zero-sum game. Nobody ever talks about what Gerald writes about, just the attention he receives. It's a cesspool. Best to keep well fucking clear of it.
January 27, 2026 at 12:13 AM
Arts funding in Australia is firstly a way to manage dissent and secondly a form of political capital. That's it. Art is treated like it's sport, a zero-sum game. Nobody ever talks about what Gerald writes about, just the attention he receives. It's a cesspool. Best to keep well fucking clear of it.
I think Plex or Bilibili TV but it depends on where you are...also the English subs often aren't so good, but you get used to it.
January 26, 2026 at 1:35 AM
I think Plex or Bilibili TV but it depends on where you are...also the English subs often aren't so good, but you get used to it.
His 2024 film Second Life is silly and good, and stars Yuen Qui, the landlord from Kung Fu Hustle, who is wonderful...it's always great to see old HK action stars still making films. letterboxd.com/film/second-...
Second Life (2024)
28 years ago, Liang gives birth to a boy named "Little Bean Jelly" in prison. When the kid turns one, the mother and son lose contact. Years later, Green Dragon Group's henchman "Ghost" is ambushed du...
letterboxd.com
January 25, 2026 at 10:04 PM
His 2024 film Second Life is silly and good, and stars Yuen Qui, the landlord from Kung Fu Hustle, who is wonderful...it's always great to see old HK action stars still making films. letterboxd.com/film/second-...
If you get the chance, watch this...it's a Satoshi Miki Japanese Twin Peaks homage/reboot, sorta...he's quite a good film director as well...in some ways I like this more than the real thing, which was a bit over-rated, I think: letterboxd.com/film/atamis-...
Atami's Police Investigators (2010)
The story begins with the disappearance of a school bus and four high school girls. Still unsolved three years later, the case gets revived when one of the girls reappears. Odagiri plays a sharp natio...
letterboxd.com
January 22, 2026 at 5:42 AM
If you get the chance, watch this...it's a Satoshi Miki Japanese Twin Peaks homage/reboot, sorta...he's quite a good film director as well...in some ways I like this more than the real thing, which was a bit over-rated, I think: letterboxd.com/film/atamis-...
Miike's Yakuza: Like a Dragon movie is pretty fun. It's not his best work, maybe, but it's worth watching for sure, and has a couple of great fan service moments. Mari Asato did the FF movie and she's great, does weird arthouse/commercial horror hybrids...Forbidden Siren was better than I expected.
January 22, 2026 at 5:37 AM
Miike's Yakuza: Like a Dragon movie is pretty fun. It's not his best work, maybe, but it's worth watching for sure, and has a couple of great fan service moments. Mari Asato did the FF movie and she's great, does weird arthouse/commercial horror hybrids...Forbidden Siren was better than I expected.
Not all video game movies suck...Fatal Frame was awesome in a bonkers way...same with the original Super Mario Brothers...Miike Takashi's Yakuza: Like a Dragon adaptation is pretty fun...uh...Kiyoshi Kurosawa's Sweet Home rocks...and Forbidden Siren is surprisingly good (the game kinda sucks though)
January 22, 2026 at 2:17 AM
Not all video game movies suck...Fatal Frame was awesome in a bonkers way...same with the original Super Mario Brothers...Miike Takashi's Yakuza: Like a Dragon adaptation is pretty fun...uh...Kiyoshi Kurosawa's Sweet Home rocks...and Forbidden Siren is surprisingly good (the game kinda sucks though)
South Australians always feel they need to compete with Victorians...
January 10, 2026 at 4:46 AM
South Australians always feel they need to compete with Victorians...