“Oh no! It’s just below boiling acid! WE’LL NEVER COOK RIGHT!”

The more I think about it, the more I’m ready to say FRANKENSTEIN sits just below HELLBOY II on my GDT ranking.

Holy shit, the pre-order Eagle has landed. Only care because the kid set and kept reading goals all last summer for this. I will probably be allowed to touch the #Switch2 for setup, and then the kid will go...

On the subject of cinematography, everyone involved in this shot deserves an Oscar.

Calling it a night. The kid's restless to hang out, I'm out of gas, and boy, oh boy, do I not care for Michael Bay movies. Might pop back on for the after show. As always, thanks to @patrickbromley.bsky.social and @erikabromley.bsky.social for some much needed light in the darkness. #FThisMovieFest

Even if we all knew Sinise did it, this feels like the moment it should've been revealed. #FThisMovieFest

I've never been to Atlantic City. Is it truly the most depressing place on Earth? #FThisMovieFest

I'd say SNAKE EYES has the most obvious and deflating villain reveal out there, but BLOOD WORK beat it a few years later. #FThisMovieFest

The coolest part of this movie is crooked characters realizing they're not *that* crooked. The moral grayness of Cage's character feels as rare now as it did in 1998. #FThisMovieFest

Cage and Sinise are two real interesting flavors to have in a stew together. #FThisMovieFest

I'm not sure Cage's character is living *the* life, but he's certainly living *a* life. #FThisMovieFest

Real curious to revisit SNAKE EYES, which I remember as a "good but not great" thriller that inexplicably got one-starred by most critics. One of the first times I recall critics seeming to be out for blood. #FThisMovieFest

PSYCHO 98 is an interesting experiment. Experiments are good. Experiments keep things moving forward, even if some lead to nothing. At the end of the day, you could watch this or the original. Watch the original. #FThisMovieFest

The problem with Vince Vaughn's performance is looking for the creepiness instead of the sweetness in Norman Bates. The creepiness is there. It's no big discovery to find. #FThisMovieFest

The nice thing about multiple personalities is you only need one megaphone when having a staged conversation you want someone to hear 300 feet away. #FThisMovieFest

Seeing a USA Today stand in the car lot is a pretty shocking reminder how long ago 1998 is these days. #FThisMovieFest

"Look, a couple of years, I'll have my father's debts paid off at the store. Then, all I gotta do is take that Hobbit to Mt. Doom, break a toe on an orc helmet..." #FThisMovieFest

I' ll do my best to be nice to our host, @patrickbromley.bsky.social, but I'm absolutely flummoxed by this movie. Not because it's a line-for-line, shot-for-shot remake of a classic, but because it's 95% that, with the other 5% being laughable additions to secure an R-rating. #FThisMovieFest

Every time I watch the funeral home scene now, I think of my dad, who could've afforded any ceremony or "receptacle" you could want, but declined everything he could in advance 'cause the whole thing's a racket. #FThisMovieFest

The UZI was a big laugh. This is one of the hardest laughs I've ever had. #FThisMovieFest

I embarrassed myself in front of others with how hard I laughed the first time seeing John Goodman jump out of the car and the UZI going off. #FThisMovieFest

The Coens following up LEBOWSKI with O BROTHER is a comedy achievement not seen since Mel Brooks did BLAZING SADDLES and YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN in the same year. #FThisMovieFest

Few people have funny baked into them like John Turturro. #FThisMovieFest

One of my recent obsessions is going all in on classic detective fiction, along with endless rewatches of MALTESE FALCON, CHINATOWN, etc. Love how this movie plays with the tropes and how it doesn't matter what narrative balls are in the air as long as they're in the air. #FThisMovieFest

Roger Deakins and light. Fuck, man. #FThisMovieFest

Every time I watch this movie, I appreciate Steve Buscemi more, being this guy who's so perfectly sweet and so obliviously annoying. #FThisMovieFest

"Obviously, you're not a golfer." One thing I love about this movie is the Dude has some classic movie star one-liners, with absolutely nothing backing it up. #FThisMovieFest

Here's one thought: how much less this movie would work if the Coens hadn't found the name Lebowski. Every word here and how they fit together is so important. #FThisMovieFest

This will be one of the weirder #FThisMovieFest watches. It's one of the most quotable movies of all time. It's flat-out gorgeous, shot by quite possibly the greatest cinematographer to date. And it's a movie deliberately about nothing. So, what do you say? Besides feel free to quote away.

"It's a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door... so sniff some of this sick shit." #FThisMovieFest

Bad Patrick Stewart impression: "Jean, it's Professor Xavier. I've just made some improvements to Cerebro AND HOLY FUCKING SHIT!!!" #FThisMovieFest

The football sequence is a reminder that Robert Rodriguez is a fantastic stylist who's somehow never been able to say that much with his imagery. That said, the guy can make pulp. And that's not a bad thing. #FThisMovieFest

So does this THING pastiche end with two characters facing off and one of them saying, "Why don't we just wait here for a little while... see what happens, titbags." #FThisMovieFest

I liked that little moment just now of Josh Hartnett trying to fix his hair as if there's any hope. #FThisMovieFest

Based on my school experience, the blade of that paper cutter wouldn't be able to cut through, well, paper... #FThisMovieFest

Two movies in a row with X-FILES drops. #FThisMovieFest

"I'm Zeke. It's short for Zekekofskirowiczstien." #FThisMovieFest

The real version of this sequence would be the dad going, "And you can, uh, keep the porno mags, 'cause I ain't touching them." #FThisMovieFest

From my somewhat limited X-FILES experience, his character was a solid dude.

I think Frodo wants to give her the "Bag End." #FThisMovieFest

Pizza’s here. I can’t eat and look at this high school at the same time. #FThisMovieFest

I've never failed to click with a screenwriter more than Kevin Williamson. #FThisMovieFest

One crazy thing about this #FThisMovieFest is watching many filmmakers last (or close to last) movies using a full photochemical process for cinematography. (Don't think I'm saying that quite right.)

Alright, second of two first-time watches for me this #FThisMovieFest.

Phil Hartman with one last amazing line delivery. #FThisMovieFest

Really something that this movie was playing side-by-side in theaters with SAVING PRIVATE RYAN. #FThisMovieFest

Kirsten Dunst has more agency and self-determination in this movie than all three SPIDER-MANs combined. #FThisMovieFest

Can David Cross and Robert Picardo occupy the same space? #FThisMovieFest

You know, for a guy who can’t sanction other people’s buffoonery, Tommy Lee Jones has a lot of buffoonery to sanction. #FThisMovieFest

“I am Archer, Emissary of the Gorgonites, and it’s not weird that I’m watching you sleep.” #FThisMovieFest