Trying to decide which would make for a better double feature with THE GAME - TOTAL RECALL or THE TRUMAN SHOW?

LEON: THE PROFESSIONAL #milknoir - on the list (though, the photo I had on X was of Jean Reno)

I think 'sleeping with milk' would count... does BRAZIL fit my already quite loose noir/thriller criteria? That's the question... I will ponder #milknoir Good screen grab!

THE GAME #milknoir

Hopefully no one kills me

Having me on your podcast may mess with your stats

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Tomorrow night The Hi-Pointe theater (1005 McCausland Ave St. Louis, MO 63117) is showing my (most days) favorite Michael Mann film THIEF at 7:45pm. If I were paranoid or an exceptionally terrible person you might call this information 'assassination coordinates.'

Movies I watched in December 2025

My first ever newsletter is live! I wanted to get some thoughts down on the THREE Westlake film adaptations that released in 2025. I hope you check it out and subscribe for future missives about crime fiction. kinoventura.beehiiv.com/p/welcome-al...

2025 in movies is done. Calling it

2025 may end up being the most personally significant year of artistic losses of my life.

New David Mackenzie's real good.

One of my favorite things I did this year was talk to Abel Ferrara for @brightwalldarkroom.com about life, death, drugs, redemption, his films, and the World Series. (Artwork by @bturnerinfo.bsky.social) www.brightwalldarkroom.com/2025/11/03/a...

Oh, y'know what? I did write something in 2025. Exactly one thing - an essay for this upcoming Umbrella edition of Martin Campbell's NO ESCAPE (aka ESCAPE FROM ABSOLOM) shop.umbrellaent.com.au/products/no-...

Next batch. He's on a roll

The LESS THAN ZERO soundtrack is nuts

saw @splicedpersonality.bsky.social's incredible list of his year of repertory screenings, and while I don't get out to nearly as many movies as he does, I did have a pretty good year for me in rep screenings. So glad more movie theaters in St. Louis are doing these now. Looking forward to more

B&N is doing another pre-order deal for Head Cleaner until January 1st. BONUS: I'll give away three copies of the Blackstone audiobook version to the first three people who do this. (narrated by a human mouth)

New David Mackenzie's real good.

2nd viewing of ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER I realized the bounty hunter was Eric Schweig

This was a blast to do.

I joined Mike White and Ryan Luis Rodriguez for the @projectionbooth.bsky.social episode on Fernando Di Leo's BLOOD AND DIAMONDS. Di Leo's a favorite and BLOOD AND DIAMONDS is in direct conversation w/CALIBER 9 - my favorite of his. www.projectionboothpodcast.com/2025/03/epis...

Hardly did a thing in 2025. Abandoned X and deleted my original bsky account and the Hardboiled Wonderland blog at the end of 2024 out of self-preservation (abandoned FB a couple years earlier). I couldn't get through the next few years the same way I'd (barely) weathered the last few.

That temperature plunge was wild

EEPHUS was pretty good. Gonna have Ol' 55 stuck in my head for a minute

Last porch read of 2025: THE DARK OF THE SUN by Wilbur Smith. Gonna get a little outdoor reading in before the temperature plummets more than 50 degrees in a few hours

THE CREEP TAPES is fun. After the exquisite cringe of the features we're treated to vignettes of psychological torture and the multitude of victims say a lot about what drives Peachfuzz. I like how much these are specifically about movies and filmmakers too Krisha Fairchild as mom is a real treat!

I love this movie (more than the novel!) and I love this crew even when I enthusiastically disagree

Insert the score to BEYOND THE BLACK RAINBOW here

TERMS OF ENDOWMENT

right on also LONE STAR!!!!!

I'm done defending myself

MORE THINGS THAT HAPPENED is another David Lynch cheat, but again, I'm so glad it exists IN MY SKIN was a complete surprise Linklater, Bogdanovich, Altman, Argento, Baker blindspots Honestly, PINK PANTHER 2 belongs here too, but MISS CONGENIALITY and THE SLAMMIN' SALMON are big enough confessions

INDUSTRIAL SYMPHONY NO. 1 is a bit of a cheat (stage performance), but I'm so glad it was filmed-the loss of David Lynch was a terrible way to start '25 Not sure why I'd never seen the BEFORE movies. I'm a Linklater fan Pyun, Micklin Silver, To, Bogdanovich blindspots The others really surprised me!

The only list you'll find COME AND SEE and USED CARS together on? Not sure why I never hear talk about BLOOD RED-yeah Dennis Hopper's accent is too much! but Eric Roberts was still bringing the heat PINK CADILLAC belongs to a bygone era when Republicans hated Nazis ...kinda wild ground covered here

Couple pretty major blindspots (3 WOMEN and POSEIDON) VIOLENT STREETS - another Hideo Gosha Went looking for and very much enjoyed Joan Micklin Silver and Frank Perry movies this year (BETWEEN THE LINES, CHILLY SCENES OF WINTER and MAN ON A SWING) Is PUNISHMENT PARK is the most 2025 movie of 1971?

Hideo Gosha was an instant favorite - CASH CALLS HELL and the SAMURAI WOLF movies were so striking, stylish, bold, funny and hard boiled. Good stuff! I'm sure I watched them because one of you did first and said as much. Thanks

Noir-heavy selections

THE LONG NIGHT and OUT OF THE FOG-Anatole Livak! CALLING DR. DEATH and SON OF DRACULA-Lon Chaney Jr! SAHARA and THE TWO MRS. CARROLLS-Bogart! LADIES IN RETIREMENT and OUT OF THE FOG-Lupino! THE PHILADELPHIA STORY-another screwball comedy THE WOMAN ON PIER 13 is hilariously overwrought red-scare noir

Enjoyed watching some classic screwball comedies with my wife early in the year. IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT was one of my favorites THE UNKNOWN sent me off on Lon Chaney and Tod Browning runs and OTHER MEN'S WOMEN sent me after more William Wyler films saw A PAGE OF MADNESS theatrically with a live score

I love seeing everybody's end of the year lists - this is where I get the most important tips on the art I'm going to enjoy discovering most in the coming year(s). Also, I love seeing people respond to things I thought I was the only one who enjoyed. This is the main thing I want from social media

Christmas Eve/Christmas Day

Another one of my favorite first watches of 2025

One of my favorite first watches of 2025

Happy first week anniversary to this playing permanently in ma hed

Happy holidays from Tough Business! We’re celebrating with our new favorite Christmas movie, Play Dirty 😊🎁 You can read our interview with director Shane Black here: toughbusiness.neocities.org/shaneblackin...

Turns out all the pretty lights don't quite make ENTER THE VOID a Christmas movie