I was too exhausted for anything good, so I figured I'd watch something stupid and put on "In the Lost Lands". I, uh, got my wish.

He then promoted policies that keep similar children in conditions that force them to make choices like these.

Taking bets on how long before it's taken down because users find a way around whatever precautions Disney thinks will prevent the generation and sharing of R and X-rated material.

Kicking off a string of recent Christmas action flicks with Novocaine, a solid action/romcom mashup with light (but unmistakable) holiday elements. I'm uneasy with it treating a very real, very tragic medical condition as some kind of superpower, but I still liked it overall. #filmsky

I haven't seen Christmas Above the Clouds yet, but I did just rewatch the 2001 romcom, Christmas in the Clouds, which I maintain is a very good movie. The ending is particularly clever, at once a hilarious gag and an insightful critique on genre tropes.

I mean honestly, it *does* explain how elite backlash against MeToo was about as intense as the reaction to 9/11.

Far better (or at least more entertaining) than a 90's Lifetime TV movie has any right to be, "A Different Kind of Christmas" stars Shelley Long as a woman trying to conceal her connection to a celebrity Santa. #filmsky

So I try not to give too many gory details about life with long covid, but I also think it’s important to give a clear picture of what can happen to anyone. Over the last yearish, I’ve become allergic to more than 70 foods. Today I lost soy. I’m not how long I can keep eating at all.

If I don't know about the existence of an entire season of a new animated Batman series until the day after it drops on Amazon Prime, someone in Amazon's marketing department isn't doing their damn job.

Here's one you probably missed - I certainly did. A Sudden Case of Christmas is an unexpectedly good Christmas family dramedy set nowhere near Christmas. But that's kind of the gimmick - this is absolutely a Christmas movie, and not just due to a technicality. #filmsky

This isn't Moonraker science. Make two movies: a full reboot set in the 1960's, and a legacy sequel set in a separate universe with one of Bond's kids.

get to know your mutuals! list 10 random things you like Jethro Tull Fantasy movies made before 1960 Winnie the Pooh Action figures Christmas folklore Time travel stories Scooby Doo: Mystery Inc The Legend of Zelda: BotW Movies that change genre in the 3rd act Slow Cookers

Assembled and tested the new animatronic ghost I bought on clearance. When does next Halloween get here?

Jack and Jill's reputation is so bad, I find myself in the awkward position of saying it's awful but not as awful as you might have heard. #filmsky

When you buy a stack of used movies, do you ever spend time wondering how many came from the collections of dead people, or have you already come to terms with the fact it's "most of them"?

I'm leaning towards "Christmas movie" for Catch Me if You Can, though there's a strong case to be made either way. #filmsky

How big of an issue was cocaine use in the 80's? This was written and produced by an ad agency and would have required approval by multiple business executives.

Oh God. A few movies I saw for the first time in 2025: M Wild Strawberries Do the Right Thing Paper Moon The Lady Vanishes The Taking of Pelham One Two Three Halloween My Life as a Zucchini The Big Country Winter Light Of these, the best is definitely - WAIT! WHAT IN THE WORLD COULD THAT BE?!!!

I can't do the "post a pic of you from a different era" thing, because - seriously, ask anyone who's ever known me - I've *always* been like this [derogatory].

No one's ever actually asked me why I'm wearing a mask, and I hate it because I've got like a dozen stupid answers taken from comic books ready at all times.

My kid has been getting interested in superheroes as a concept, so we showed her Sky High. I remembered Mary Elizabeth Winstead was in this as the teen supervillain, but I forgot her adoptive father was played by Jim Rash. #filmsky

If it dies, it dies.

Pandora's Box may or may not count as a Christmas movie, but the final act (which is entirely set around the holidays) is nothing like anything you've seen counterintuitively because it's ALMOST EXACTLY like things you've seen countless times. #filmsky

I'd include Skeleton Crew on this list, as well. "Treasure Island but also Goonies but also Star Wars" was inspired and made for great TV.

Thinking more about Frankenstein, I think it would have gone over better if del Toro hadn't followed the outline of the story. The Shape of Water isn't any more subtle, it just gets a lot of leeway because we're watching it as a statement on Creature from the Black Lagoon, rather than a remake.

I'm confused. I think this could have been a great promotion creating a unique shopping experience, except.... Halloween was last month. Why are they simulating the inside of a horror movie NOW. Seems mistimed.

Second best del Toro film released this year, behind him saying, "Fuck AI."

Well, it's very pretty.

Impossible to put into words how affirming it is to discover that Paddington, like me, loves A Canterbury Tale.

Whether or not you want to count it as a Christmas movie, Female Trouble's Christmas sequence is worth discussing. #filmsky

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Okay, First Steps was really good. Kind of wish this was just the start of a full Marvel reboot, rather than something about to be folded into the MCU (though I figure it's at least 50/50 the next few Avengers movies involve some kind of soft reboot anyway).

I'm here to gloat. Unlike you peons, I've received *exclusive* emails from multiple companies personally inviting me to take advantage of *early* Black Friday prices TODAY. How do you like them apples, Bluesky?!!!

Growing up were there any moments in movies that traumatized you? 😬 I made it about a minute into this scene before dragging my parents out of the theater, and seeing it now I'm not even the slightest bit embarrassed.

I've definitely worked with more women than men who gave me direct, honest feedback.

Goddamn this is hard. Is it cheating to do a tie? Oh, it is? Well, fuck it, I'm doing it anyway. I'm giving the non-existent best ending of the 2020's award to: THE SACRIFICE GAME and SHADOW IN THE CLOUD #filmsky

Hey! I set up a Mixcloud account to share my Christmas mixes. On December 1st, my new mix will go live. Head over here and check them out, give me a follow so you'll see when the new one drops. Thanks! www.mixcloud.com/zachmalm/

Ghosts of Girlfriends Past is surprisingly good as an unconventional adaptation of A Christmas Carol but shockingly bad as a romantic comedy. But maybe kind of good as a farce? God, this one's a mixed bag.... #filmsky

A few thoughts on the trillion dollar thing: 1. It obviously shouldn't be legal 2. I'm begging people to learn what the word, "trillion," means 3. It's contingent on the company being worth $14 trillion (which will never happen) in 10 years (how's his health again?)

This is one of those tricks where you can figure out how it's done pretty easily, and it doesn't matter. It's still just magic.

It's taken me longer than it should have, but I finally feel capable of defending the thesis that 12 Monkeys is, in fact, a Christmas movie. #filmsky

I'm so sorry... I know everyone tried, but the money and endorsements were insurmountable, and.... It looks like Cuomo is going to win Staten Island.

Play Dirty is the second Shane Black movie in a row that feels lazy, which still isn't something I'm used to saying about Shane Black movies. #filmsky

We haven't done this since having a kid, but my wife and I used to throw Black Friday parties where we'd combine Halloween and Christmas decorations into unholy abominations.

It's *possible* I just ordered more Halloween stuff for next year....

I'm confused. Is this supposed to *help* Cuomo?

I haven't got an exact count, but I'm pretty sure I own between 175 and 200 Christmas movies. Yeah. I'm a little surprised it isn't more, too.

If anyone needs me, I'll be dying on the hill called, "Police Story is a Christmas movie." #filmsky

Yesterday, we looked at a mediocre genre movie starring Chris Pratt that's right on the margin of counting as a Christmas movie. So today we're looking at something completely different: a mediocre genre movie starring Chris Pratt that's right on the margin of counting as a Christmas movie. #filmsky