As a horror fan, I should probably be watching the SCREAM movies in anticipation of SCREAM VII. I just listened to a podcast about the first LEPRECHAUN movie, though, and I’m wondering if I should finally crack the lid open on those… (This poster terrified me as a kid, btw!)

FIDDLER ON THE ROOF is the biggest musical I’ve seen live since THE SOUND OF MUSIC in elementary school. I enjoyed it! It’s a solidly constructed show that had some cool production design. This was the most ambitious show I’ve seen live, and it was fun to see the big set pieces!

Playing TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES at a pizza place is a vibe I’m TOTALLY here for.

THE WONDER YEARS premiered right after the Super Bowl in 1988. This promo is all about the 1968 Winter Olympics. That means the best time to watch this video was yesterday. But the second best time is today! youtu.be/fo1t4diUQVY?...

Former Washington Post journalists have launched a GoFundMe to help repatriate fired staff members who are effectively stranded in foreign countries. One of the richest men in the world fired them from the paper and didn’t even pay to ensure they got home. Abolish the billionaire class:

I can confirm that I have zero idea what any of these stores are (except Kroger, but I live nowhere near DC).

I chose to interpret "top" as "favorite." I just say that because UNFORGIVEN is amazing, but there are other westerns I love more. So, that said: TOMBSTONE SILVERADO MAVERICK (problematic star notwithstanding) BACK TO THE FUTURE PART III THE QUICK & THE DEAD

This is being released this coming September and I’m already excited to get my hands on a copy (with or without the poster)!

MY FAVORITE YEAR had a pretty good run as my favorite film discovery of 2026 (basically a whole month), but it's been beaten out by PARENTHOOD. I liked this!

Forgive the earnestness, folks, but it’s kind of my whole deal: it took me 42 years to figure this out (and I still struggle with it daily), but when you stop hating yourself and learn to be kind and compassionate to yourself? Beautiful things will happen. It’s pretty incredible, honestly.

I’m not gonna say for certain that STIR OF ECHOES is better than THE SIXTH SENSE… but you could definitely make a compelling argument. The story is definitely more focused in STIR OF ECHOES!

I don’t know if this is serendipity or the algorithm just really cares about me, but I just got an anti-smoking PSA at the top of @junkfoodcinema.bsky.social’s episode on 200 CIGARETTES. I promise I’m okay, Internet! I don’t smoke!

It’s amazing how much a meal can impact your mood. I was feeling low yesterday morning with one thing and another, but once I got some food in my stomach, I felt better quickly!

Anyone who devalues “online friends” compared to IRL friends has never met someone like @williambwest.bsky.social. I only know what’s in the GoFundMe link below, but William has a major health scare going on and he and his family need financial support. www.gofundme.com/f/support-fo...

Share a TV show that raised you.

It’s funny: I wasn’t really into superheroes and comics as a kid (beyond a passing interest), but I’ve grown into it. I imagine it probably has something to do with our current times and the people in power in the U.S.

i think basically half of film youtube video essays at this point are just trying to fill this beloved niche of the DVD Extras

This really is one of the all-time great story songs. That ending is so bitterly humorous; it's funny, but it's also stinging in the way you can feel the sadness behind the joke! (I think it's better than "Cat's in the Cradle," too!) youtu.be/Bj6F8IGcqgo?...

Some guy was bagging on Superman for being terrifying because of his godlike powers over on that OTHER site. This is what I said in a QT. I'm kind of proud of it!

I've noticed that among movie lovers here, lately there's a renewed appreciation of the craft and polish of '80s/'90s studio movies--their pleasure and polish, their entertainment value. Rob Reiner's early filmography is such a good way to understand that. He knew how to deliver. A true craftsman. >

Green Arrow more than said "Fuck Ice" #GreenArrow #NoBorders #FuckIce #EmeraldArcher 1. This is how the story "Sanctuary" from Detective Comics #551-552 started. Back then was INS. The kid showed his passport after this, but his brother is not in the same situation.

I'm really sad to hear that Rob Reiner and his wife were killed. I feel like directors are lucky to have ONE perfect film on the resume. IMO, Rob Reiner had four. What an amazing body of work to leave behind. Thanks for all the great art, Mr. Reiner.

The one thing I'll say that's good out of all this nonsense is how the film community has really grown out of enjoying this kind of inter-personality sniping to become a body of positively, that just loves movies and the people who make them. The pushback against negativity is so refreshing in 2025.

Tired: Movie themed popcorn buckets Wired: Movie themed popcorn wine bottles

Today’s FYE haul! (I didn't realize that I'd picked up a Savage brothers double feature until I got home, btw!)

I've gotta say that I'm fairly tickled by that NBC logo in the title card. It feels like the network saying, "Heck yeah, we're NBC and we've got STEVEN SPIELBERG!" youtu.be/7c26YC1sIZo?...

Over the weekend, a Fox News host said homeless people should receive involuntary lethal injection. But, sure, let's go after the comedy folks.

QUANTUM LEAP came up on an episode of TV GUIDANCE COUNSELOR I listened to today! Ken Reid was saying that NBC moved the show to Friday out of disdain, figuring the nerds who loved the show wouldn’t have dates. Judging by the first ad, nerds fought back! youtu.be/L_5E2Sv1q0U?...

Apparently I'm in the minority on this, but I like this album cover and title! I think it's a bold, strong creative choice to be this blatantly goofy, and I appreciate the bravery-especially in the name of fun!

Remembering the late Robert Redford with a movie I like from four decades: one from the 1960s, '70s, '80s, and '90s. I like that this selection is so diverse; he did so much during his career and he left plenty of classics behind. He was one of the last real movie stars.

This was today's Sunday-afternoon watching! It's not a making-of documentary; it's more of a celebration of Hitchcock's artistry and of the push-and-pull between his artistic and showman sides. It also delves into his dark side just a little bit. youtu.be/-HAyVKtCqv4?...

This is the kind of stuff that will get me to start using Disney+. Good job, Dis.

Continuing my commercial kick with this gem from the '90s! It capitalizes on the documentary-crime-show craze of the time (I'm mostly talking about COPS) in a pretty funny way. The Jack-in-the-Box critic is great! youtu.be/6yXo5wWF4JA?...

This is part of a series of Midas commercials featuring Lee Van Cleef as the cowboy face of mechanics everywhere! Each of them also feature another celebrity from yesteryear. Most of them are good (of the ones I've seen), but this is my personal fave! youtu.be/6UCAhWSBjf4?...

Its “I2I” from A GOOFY MOVIE. As far as an original diagetic song in film its gotta be in the conversation.

I think ELECTRIC DREAMS is a fun-but-flawed romantic comedy (with some interesting things to say about AI's role in the arts), but there's one part that's flawless, and that's "Together in Electric Dreams." In fact, it WAS a hit in the UK!

This commercial popped up during @junkfoodcinema.bsky.social's episode on DOUBLE INDEMNITY and it definitely made an impression! That jingle sounds like an ‘80s heartland-rock singer ate an In-N-Out fry and couldn’t contain his rapturous joy. youtu.be/2nBQx5jxkPA?...

Let’s talk about an action thriller that moves on a good clip, keeps you guessing and is expansive & gorgeous. SHOOT TO KILL (1988) absolutely rips and deserves its place in the canon of great buddy action films. If you don’t own the DVD it’s currently available to watch on YouTube.

You know what's exciting? Roaming around Tubi and stumbling across a movie you've wanted to see for YEARS.

I don't have anything to say aboiut the TV show THE STUDIO. I however, would like to take this opportunity to say that John Gregory Dunne's book THE STUDIO could make an excellent miniseries (under a different title, of course). Seemed like a good time to bring it up!

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