I didn't know I needed to read this today, but the kicker is especially hilarious.

One of my favorite stories.

Imagine the reaction on the right if federal agents had killed someone under precisely these circumstances and any non-Trump Administration justified it because the person was carrying a concealed licensed handgun. As every single “conservative” apologist should be asked to address.

From a FB post about Alex Pretti:

Just found out this dude’s store is called Dreamhaven Books. dreamhavenbooks.com

Five Women Lead Singer/Solo Artists I’ve Seen: Lauren Mayberry Nina Persson Amy Grant Gwen Stefani Jenny Lewis

The cognitive dissonance of constantly reading that I need to spend some time mastering generative AI while not knowing a single person in my industry who uses it to do good work 🤙

The underrated perk of signing with the Pirates is that you won’t have to face Skenes in an MLB game. I’m looking at you, Eugenio.

This and Mamdani’s revocation of all EOs after Adams’s corrupt bargain are the template moving forward. No nibbling around the edges; total bulldozing.

Uh. I did that last week.

You have to block them immediately. The full nuclear. They are only here to make folks angry, and that can’t happen if we lock them out.

Happy #LetterboxdFriday! #LastFourWatched were a grab bag.

These MLB teams have gone insane. It’s almost as if they expect a 2027 lockout. $126 million for Bo Bichette. That’s $42mil per season. More than $14 per win against replacement above Ronny Mauricio. They will still not make the playoffs. Because they’re the Mets.

Perversely excited to finally see the K2 4K up for pre-order. I finally get to scratch off another #NotonBluRay disc from my wishlist spreadsheet. amzn.to/4qtGQTl

"This is not a civil war. This is a federal invasion by a mafia state." Sarah Kendzior again...with poetry and prose.

Love some early-in-the-year @letterboxd.social stats.

I read the comments on the NYT Oscar wish list post. My god people just don’t have a clue that they’re the problem. They totally believe that their not knowing any of the listed movies is a failing of the critics, filmmakers, studios, etc.

Amnesiac is my favorite Radiohead album today.

50 fresh "How to Report ICE" zines folded and ready to deploy in Little Free Libraries around town. Versions for multiple regions available from @meganpiont.bsky.social drive.google.com/drive/folder...

Lovely article about “To Be or Not to Be…” Not just for Shakespeare addicts — it’s also a lovely primer about the various interpretations of Hamlet.

Friendly reminder that this Amazon ARROW VIDEO “sale” is once again a price match of the BARNES & NOBLE sale. Patronize the originator and not the imitator.

Marty Supreme is the Knight’s Tale David Bowie dance sequence of prestige bio-pics.

Once again, I’m going to keep a running list of the books I’ve completed in 2026. I always aim for 50, but then I do something like read Moby Dick. Reading more helped me endure the 2025 shitshow. 2026 might require more books. And now, on with the tally….

BREAKING: Massive Crowds of Anti-ICE protesters in Minneapolis, Minnesota as we speak. The tide is turning. America is Fed Up. Americans should be fighting back against what is happening in this country. Having masked, secret police shooting people, breaking into homes and cars, is NOT normal.

I drew a new flag for New York City. Enjoy.

Slightly diminish a band: Toad the Damp Sprocket

Time for the #LastFourWatched. Not playing the hits this week.

What was your #childhoodcinema? Plaza 2 - Portage, MI

Counting my revisitation tour of 2001. #nowlistening

I saw this video of a Vietnam vet in the fur coat yelling at ICE and thought to myself, "this is missing something," before I realized, "Ah, of course, the Ether instrumental. It's so obvious."

I'm pretty sure if you made a movie where someone walked up to a random woman in a vehicle, antagonized her, shot her in the face and then called her a "fucking bitch" as her car careened uncontrollably in a residential neighbourhood, they would be the one the hero is fighting against.

The world is falling apart, but at least I finally have John Woo’s BULLET IN THE HEAD on something better than that old Fortune Star DVD.

I took the morning off from the gym because my old ass body needed a minute after yesterday (long-ish story), so #nw Paul Verhoeven’s FLESH + BLOOD (1985) because @cinemashame.bsky.social.

The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.

And in other news MY BLUE HEAVEN became my first @letterboxd.social “review” to reach 200 likes. What do I win? Do I get an iron-on badge?

Here’s my 2025 Songs list in Medium post form. medium.com/@jamesdavidp...

This is really, really great. wantmymtv.vercel.app

This is one of my favorite lists to do: celebrating the side or supporting performers that made big impact. I got to go on about the Christmas Adventurers and others alongside @reeljeffewing.bsky.social. thefilmmaven.com/best-support...

Morning coffee and a movie. #nw CULT OF THE DAMNED (1969) dir. Robert Thom. AIP late-60’s psychedelia counterculture satire (I guess). Thom wrote some really good Corman scripts, but there’s a good reason why this was the only film he directed. Yikes. Roddy seems to be enjoying himself, though.

1916: Les Vampires-E10 1926: The General 1936: My Man Godfrey 1946: Notorious 1956: A Man Escaped 1966: Lord Love a Duck 1976: All the President’s Men 1986: Peking Opera Blues 1996: Bound 2006: Casino Royale 2016: Sing Street

I finally watched KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN (1985) for @cinemashame.bsky.social research and I’m rarely unable to form an opinion, but I absolutely don’t understand my reaction to this film. So, look forward to that on an upcoming episode. 🤷‍♂️

Wearing a ‘We Are Family” Pirates Championship tee!?

Watching TCM and bringing back a thing from @jamesdavidpatrick.bsky.social during the Twitter days. Now Voyager is on TCM.

Session 9

Other than it being a new year with new yet unknown horrors, I hope you watched all of the moves on your watchlist that disappeared from the @criterionchannl.bsky.social last night.

Gonna do one of those "things I wrote this year" thread before it's too late. 2025 was a year of tremendous highs and lows! Let's revisit them, for funsies!