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space pirate, robot whisperer, word wrangler, marteau sans maître, purveyor of weapons of mass deconstruction – formerly bylined at Birth.Movies.Death
Yo, if anybody wants 500 words on why Bladerunner isn't in THE RUNNING MAN either, hmu
November 16, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Yo, if anybody wants 500 words on why Bladerunner isn't in THE RUNNING MAN either, hmu
Kind of neat how this year we've had not one but two movies about a being who is brought into this world because daddy issues, then rebels against his creator who subsequently dies and, granted immortality, sets off on a journey of discovery in an effort to find meaning in his own existence
November 16, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Kind of neat how this year we've had not one but two movies about a being who is brought into this world because daddy issues, then rebels against his creator who subsequently dies and, granted immortality, sets off on a journey of discovery in an effort to find meaning in his own existence
Moved onto the next crappy late '70s Italian SF movie in the sequence, and it has an early scene which is quite literally this Monty Python bit from 1969
November 16, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Moved onto the next crappy late '70s Italian SF movie in the sequence, and it has an early scene which is quite literally this Monty Python bit from 1969
*sighs*
“Are we having… FUN yet?”
“Are we having… FUN yet?”
November 16, 2025 at 1:41 AM
*sighs*
“Are we having… FUN yet?”
“Are we having… FUN yet?”
Post your favorite Star Trek character. Wrong answers only.
November 15, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Post your favorite Star Trek character. Wrong answers only.
The thing about the NOW YOU SEE ME movies is that I haven't seen any of them.
November 14, 2025 at 7:24 PM
The thing about the NOW YOU SEE ME movies is that I haven't seen any of them.
GUN CRAZY (1950). A hugely stylish and clearly influential noir pushing the boundaries of the Code with a bank heist audaciously shot in a single take entirely from the back seat of the getaway car that would slot right into any number of contemporary movies.
November 9, 2025 at 8:44 PM
GUN CRAZY (1950). A hugely stylish and clearly influential noir pushing the boundaries of the Code with a bank heist audaciously shot in a single take entirely from the back seat of the getaway car that would slot right into any number of contemporary movies.
Watching high-quality 1968 SF movie THE BAMBOO SAUCER. One suspects the saucer in question is not in fact made from bamboo.
November 9, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Watching high-quality 1968 SF movie THE BAMBOO SAUCER. One suspects the saucer in question is not in fact made from bamboo.
Watched THE ASSESSMENT, which sidesteps the worst instincts of social dystopia movies while affording Alicia Vikander an outstanding opportunity to indulge both in pure acting workshop theatrics and a spot of dancing. Good, chilling high concept SF. Easily clears that pesky Bechdel-Wallace test too!
November 8, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Watched THE ASSESSMENT, which sidesteps the worst instincts of social dystopia movies while affording Alicia Vikander an outstanding opportunity to indulge both in pure acting workshop theatrics and a spot of dancing. Good, chilling high concept SF. Easily clears that pesky Bechdel-Wallace test too!
Newsflash, dipshit: the novel doesn't pass it either.
November 8, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Newsflash, dipshit: the novel doesn't pass it either.
To mark Lee Tamahori's passing, I'm on a first-time watch of his 1996 '50s-set neo-noir MULHOLLAND FALLS, which is doing a pretty good job of underlining just how hard this specific genre is to crack: L.A. CONFIDENTIAL (1997) this is not, although it was clearly reference material for L.A. NOIRE
November 7, 2025 at 7:55 PM
To mark Lee Tamahori's passing, I'm on a first-time watch of his 1996 '50s-set neo-noir MULHOLLAND FALLS, which is doing a pretty good job of underlining just how hard this specific genre is to crack: L.A. CONFIDENTIAL (1997) this is not, although it was clearly reference material for L.A. NOIRE
November 5th, when we celebrate ineptitude in the field of domestic terrorism and religiously-motivated regime change by blowing shit up and burning effigies of the ringleader
November 5, 2025 at 8:36 AM
November 5th, when we celebrate ineptitude in the field of domestic terrorism and religiously-motivated regime change by blowing shit up and burning effigies of the ringleader
So this year I have watched two movies starring Sydney Sweeney and yesterday at the cinema I saw trailers for two more movies both starring and produced by Sydney Sweeney which are releasing this year and my main takeaway is, damn girl, take a breath
November 2, 2025 at 7:13 PM
So this year I have watched two movies starring Sydney Sweeney and yesterday at the cinema I saw trailers for two more movies both starring and produced by Sydney Sweeney which are releasing this year and my main takeaway is, damn girl, take a breath
Quickly (as in, it's 86m long) polishing off the other horror in my MUBI queue, which turns out to have boobs in the opening shot, 5 stars
November 2, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Quickly (as in, it's 86m long) polishing off the other horror in my MUBI queue, which turns out to have boobs in the opening shot, 5 stars
Alright, ONE more Frankenstein movie
October 31, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Alright, ONE more Frankenstein movie
So help me, imma watch another FRANKENSTEIN
October 30, 2025 at 7:17 PM
So help me, imma watch another FRANKENSTEIN
Today in Emails You Get When You're Still On The Mailing List For An Oceanographic Institute You Visited A Couple Of Years Ago That Now Finds Itself In The Way Of A Hurricane
October 30, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Today in Emails You Get When You're Still On The Mailing List For An Oceanographic Institute You Visited A Couple Of Years Ago That Now Finds Itself In The Way Of A Hurricane
Hey, remember when Wally Pfister pivoted to directing? Yeah, that went well...
October 28, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Hey, remember when Wally Pfister pivoted to directing? Yeah, that went well...
The BFI running a James Cameron season that omits THE ABYSS is disappointing to say the least, given that it is his most mature movie at a narrative level whilst also being entirely illustrative of the preoccupations that permeate his entire filmography and life
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October 28, 2025 at 7:44 PM
The BFI running a James Cameron season that omits THE ABYSS is disappointing to say the least, given that it is his most mature movie at a narrative level whilst also being entirely illustrative of the preoccupations that permeate his entire filmography and life
whatson.bfi.org.uk/Online/defau...
whatson.bfi.org.uk/Online/defau...
It’s impressive how much Mike Johnson actually looks like a ventriloquist’s dummy. And we all know whose hand is up his ass.
October 28, 2025 at 1:51 PM
It’s impressive how much Mike Johnson actually looks like a ventriloquist’s dummy. And we all know whose hand is up his ass.
Watching THE CURSE OF FRANKENSTEIN starring Moff Tarkin, Count Dooku and some guy who was never in a STAR WAR, and it's kind of hilarious how all these different versions of Mary Shelley's story just mix and match characters and plot elements or plain make new shit up as they best see fit
October 27, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Watching THE CURSE OF FRANKENSTEIN starring Moff Tarkin, Count Dooku and some guy who was never in a STAR WAR, and it's kind of hilarious how all these different versions of Mary Shelley's story just mix and match characters and plot elements or plain make new shit up as they best see fit
The fact they've got the iceberg on the wrong side of the bow and it's in daylight gives me some pause regarding the ultimateness of this Titanic exhibition
October 27, 2025 at 8:33 PM
The fact they've got the iceberg on the wrong side of the bow and it's in daylight gives me some pause regarding the ultimateness of this Titanic exhibition
It's just one Best Director Oscar™-Winning Netflick After Another all up in this bitch today
October 26, 2025 at 7:35 PM
It's just one Best Director Oscar™-Winning Netflick After Another all up in this bitch today
Kind of surprised the streaming date for TRON ARSE hasn't been announced yet
October 26, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Kind of surprised the streaming date for TRON ARSE hasn't been announced yet