Tessa
@thebiparadox.bsky.social
Freelance film writer, associate editor and contributor to MovieJawn and host of Pay Attention, 007 podcast
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My cat listening to Wendy Carlos’ Switched on Bach on vinyl. She made me play the second side again because she loves it. Excuse the kitchen sounds in the background.
October 12, 2025 at 2:20 PM
My cat listening to Wendy Carlos’ Switched on Bach on vinyl. She made me play the second side again because she loves it. Excuse the kitchen sounds in the background.
My September reading stats!
October 1, 2025 at 3:33 PM
My September reading stats!
For this week’s #LastFourWatched, a PTA about the failure of white Gen Xers, a Rodriguez about “what if all the adults *were* out to get you?,” a fantastic Louis-Seize about being a demisexual vampire, and an early Disney success with the multi plane camera.
September 26, 2025 at 11:30 PM
For this week’s #LastFourWatched, a PTA about the failure of white Gen Xers, a Rodriguez about “what if all the adults *were* out to get you?,” a fantastic Louis-Seize about being a demisexual vampire, and an early Disney success with the multi plane camera.
For this week’s #LetterboxdFriday, we have a lot of “The” titles: a stoner manifesto, a movie about doing your best, a silent movie about not leaving someone on read before getting major surgery, and a movie I reviewed for @moviejawn.com.
September 19, 2025 at 3:04 PM
For this week’s #LetterboxdFriday, we have a lot of “The” titles: a stoner manifesto, a movie about doing your best, a silent movie about not leaving someone on read before getting major surgery, and a movie I reviewed for @moviejawn.com.
Now watching HORROR NOIRE for the first time!
September 10, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Now watching HORROR NOIRE for the first time!
For this week’s #letterboxdfriday, I started spooky season watching this week (because I can; that’s why): a classic Dracula, a pretty fun campy Troma that is nevertheless too polished to be memorable, an alien invasion in London, and, of course, homework for @payattention007pod.bsky.social.
September 5, 2025 at 7:56 PM
For this week’s #letterboxdfriday, I started spooky season watching this week (because I can; that’s why): a classic Dracula, a pretty fun campy Troma that is nevertheless too polished to be memorable, an alien invasion in London, and, of course, homework for @payattention007pod.bsky.social.
My reading stats for August!
September 1, 2025 at 7:42 PM
My reading stats for August!
For this week’s #lastfourwatched, a gorgeous Chinese animated film I reviewed for @moviejawn.com, homework for @asimovcast.bsky.social, a movie about how great of a father Splinter is, and the second neo-Western I’ve seen this year. #LetterboxdFriday
August 23, 2025 at 12:15 AM
For this week’s #lastfourwatched, a gorgeous Chinese animated film I reviewed for @moviejawn.com, homework for @asimovcast.bsky.social, a movie about how great of a father Splinter is, and the second neo-Western I’ve seen this year. #LetterboxdFriday
Saw the 1990 TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES for the first time ever and in a theater.
August 21, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Saw the 1990 TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES for the first time ever and in a theater.
My #lastfourwatched: two homework films for my upcoming appearance on @asimovcast.bsky.social, a silly sequel to a film from my childhood, and a film about how a bureaucratic government would deal with a kaiju attack.
August 16, 2025 at 1:59 AM
My #lastfourwatched: two homework films for my upcoming appearance on @asimovcast.bsky.social, a silly sequel to a film from my childhood, and a film about how a bureaucratic government would deal with a kaiju attack.
My #LastFourWatched include an excellent if flawed action thriller, a perfect anti-authoritarian middle finger, homework for an upcoming @asimovcast.bsky.social project, and a much, much needed laugh.
August 9, 2025 at 2:07 AM
My #LastFourWatched include an excellent if flawed action thriller, a perfect anti-authoritarian middle finger, homework for an upcoming @asimovcast.bsky.social project, and a much, much needed laugh.
Watching TRANSFORMERS (1986) for a project and has any movie ever gone this hard?
August 2, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Watching TRANSFORMERS (1986) for a project and has any movie ever gone this hard?
This scene alone is so thrilling and yet so many emotions go over their faces during their tense convo. It’s basically their meet cute, and their relationship gets even deeper from there.
God, now I need to watch this movie again.
God, now I need to watch this movie again.
July 31, 2025 at 8:51 PM
This scene alone is so thrilling and yet so many emotions go over their faces during their tense convo. It’s basically their meet cute, and their relationship gets even deeper from there.
God, now I need to watch this movie again.
God, now I need to watch this movie again.
I tried to match the vibes
July 27, 2025 at 4:54 PM
I tried to match the vibes
I get to see the 1933 KING KONG, the 1954 GODZILLA, and MOTHRA VS GODZILLA for the first time on the big screen tonight, courtesy of @mahoningdit.bsky.social.
July 26, 2025 at 1:00 AM
I get to see the 1933 KING KONG, the 1954 GODZILLA, and MOTHRA VS GODZILLA for the first time on the big screen tonight, courtesy of @mahoningdit.bsky.social.
My #LastFourWatched seem to have a theme (and yes, this was my third watch of ON HER MAJESTY’S SECRET SERVICE this year).
July 25, 2025 at 7:59 PM
My #LastFourWatched seem to have a theme (and yes, this was my third watch of ON HER MAJESTY’S SECRET SERVICE this year).
My top 4 superhero movies:
July 23, 2025 at 4:48 PM
My top 4 superhero movies:
This back foot is too cute to be legal.
July 19, 2025 at 6:10 PM
This back foot is too cute to be legal.
DR. STRANGELOVE is leaving the Criterion Channel streaming service at the end of the month. If you haven’t seen Stanley Kubrick’s silly and brilliant political satire, I highly recommend. It’s more relevant than it’s been since the ‘80s, and I’m microdosing some catharsis this Saturday morning.
July 19, 2025 at 1:18 PM
DR. STRANGELOVE is leaving the Criterion Channel streaming service at the end of the month. If you haven’t seen Stanley Kubrick’s silly and brilliant political satire, I highly recommend. It’s more relevant than it’s been since the ‘80s, and I’m microdosing some catharsis this Saturday morning.
My #lastfourwatched contains spoilers for an upcoming Pay Attention, 007 bonus episode.
July 18, 2025 at 8:37 PM
My #lastfourwatched contains spoilers for an upcoming Pay Attention, 007 bonus episode.
My new fashion inspiration
July 15, 2025 at 12:55 AM
My new fashion inspiration
Just for fun, name two completely unrelated movies that share the same director
Still can’t believe he did these back to back
Still can’t believe he did these back to back
July 13, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Just for fun, name two completely unrelated movies that share the same director
Still can’t believe he did these back to back
Still can’t believe he did these back to back
Ever since @chickentendi.bsky.social observed that one of my ferns looks like Sideshow Bob’s hair, I can’t unsee it.
July 11, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Ever since @chickentendi.bsky.social observed that one of my ferns looks like Sideshow Bob’s hair, I can’t unsee it.
Watching a lot of hot weather movies in my #lastfourwatched for #letterboxdfriday
July 11, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Watching a lot of hot weather movies in my #lastfourwatched for #letterboxdfriday