Found this "look how they massacred my boy" display by the apartment complex's trash compactor...guess the holiday season is over

It might be Monday night, but Friday Night is a great night for football. And with 10 days until Christmas, you got a count on certain classics to get you through the short days & long nights. Now Watching: THE LAST BOY SCOUT

It's Friday, in December & I'm at Screenland Armour for @nightmarejunkhead.bsky.social's Friday Night Fright screening of DIAL CODE SANTA CLAUS. A banger of a wild and crazy Christmas film. A film I discovered at Fantastic Fest, hosted at Terror Tuesday and now get to see with a sold out crowd!

TFW you slice your hand open at work & your wife offers to re-clean & redress the wound later that night (you agree it looks fabulous, right?)

I've been lucky enough in the past decade to have more than a dozen pull quotes pop up here & there. Yet it's this one for the DEATHSTALKER remake that made my day. This film put a big dumb giddy smile on my face the whole way through, and that's something I needed in what's been a tumultuous year

It's been a week...hell a month...no no a dastardly year, so I needed a break. And what better way to take a break from everything than going to the local indie theater (SCREENLAND ARMOUR) for a double feature of HALLOWEEN (1978) & TRICK 'R TREAT (2007) with good buds @nightmarejunkhead.bsky.social

Only one day left in our Halloween sale! You can get your first month of Certified Forgotten for just a dollar, but only if you act in the next 24 hours.

Our sale didn't exactly go as hoped, but I totally understand that people don't have a lot of money to support projects like this right now. That said, fuck it, gonna redo my personal budget in November to start paying for more pieces out of pocket again. We're here for a good time, not a long time.

Corbin is home now. Surgery went well, but they were worried about his hydration levels & kept him for a 2nd night. He has a little onesie (sorry "body shirt" I think is the term) so he doesn't try to lick the surgery area & such. He's wobbly & lovey right now & I'm just glad he's patched up & back

After 8 hrs of no updates, my wife (who is a former Vet Tech & now works in animal ins claims) who is dealing with POTS & long covid let me know that little baby cat Corbin was being transferred to another ER to get ready for surgery, as they think he has a foreign body blockage & she's coming home.

Was just joking last week about being glad that the holidays were coming, b/c maybe there would be a slight respite from all the health issues my wife & I have been suffering from....and then our senior dog had a vestibular event & now our 1 year old cat is having to go to the ER. 2025 really sucks

Christopher Walken had a wild 1995, showing up in THE ADDICTION, NICK OF TIME, THINGS TO DO IN DENVER WHEN YOU'RE DEAD, yet it's THE PROPHECY that always sticks out in my mind as he primps, preens, and peacock struts his way through every scene The rest of the movie is equally nuts and entertaining

It's time kids. It's time for @nightmarejunkhead.bsky.social's annual NERD-O-WEEN! They're celebrating their 11th year of the event, while also celebrating Shudder's 10th anniversary! This year's theme is "Shudder Around The World"! 3 mystery movies! A night of shenanigans!

If you get a chance, I highly recommend making your way to your local indie (or mainstream, if you must) theater & take in the delight that is DEATHSTALKER! Caught it as part of my remote Fantastic Fest coverage & thoroughly enjoyed the retro feel & gore on display www.thepitchkc.com/fantastic-fe...

Been curious to revisit this film since I first saw it at Cinepocalypse in 2019. I just remember that it starts out dark & mean, before taking a left turn into some crazy & gonzo stuff. Curious to see how it holds up. Now Watching: BELZEBUTH

I needed something lite & fun to put on, so I'm showing my wife DEADSTREAM for the first time. She's a fan of several Twitch streamers, I'm very interested to see what she thinks!

THE ADDICTION is a movie that's long stayed in my head, even though I've only watched it a couple times. The flow of the dense dialogue, the lighting and b&w photography, Lili Taylor just crushing it, how Walken says "nothing" & "defecate", the repeated power dynamics. One of Ferrara's best films.

Ladies and gentlemen... the weekend. (also: you are important and are not alone 🧡)

Telluride Horror Show returns to Colorado later this month, with a stacked 16th edition lineup that includes DUST BUNNY, GOOD BOY, SHELBY OAKS and much more.

In each of the big AI talks this week there's the same line that AI creators tout "xx is not meant to replace traditional actors/directors/movies," to which I have to foolishly ask "then what's the point?" are the AI avenues being mentioned for attention, clout or what? It's all bad & should go away

My brain is confused, as normally I'd be arriving in Austin at this time, readying for Fantastic Fest. Due to not working January & my wife having a major surgery & finally getting a long COVID diagnosis, it wasn't in the cards. Yet it's the friends I normally see that I am so sad to be missing.

It's Friday Night Frights at Screenland Armour & @nightmarejunkhead.bsky.social are showing the full uncut version of Quentin Tarantino's DEATH PROOF as part of the theater's RUSSELLMANIA set of films!

Today is the last day for my wife's surgery recovery, before heading back to work and the one thing she wanted to do was go see a movie, so we're finally seeing WEAPONS as we both have the day off!

It's been a very long & complicated & difficult year, but in-between the madness & attempts to heal, I was able to watch & review some films from FANTASIA 2025! Now that my reviews are posted over at @thepitch.bsky.social, here's a little thread sharing what I liked!

devastated for my colleagues today. they, and we, deserve so, so much better than this.

Some highlights from my weekend screener notes: * Did not have "getting Rick-Rolled by a foreign movie" on my bingo card in 2025 * Did we ever name the subgenre of "lapsed Catholics getting supernaturally messed with because they're lapsed Catholics"? * Is it bad I want to eat at Buffet Infinity?

KC Film Fans: This might be one of the biggest things I mention that the community needs to rise up & help. Currently in Kansas City there is no place to see 35mm (or 70mm) & so Screenland Armour is trying to rectify that, but they need your help to make it happen! www.screenland.com/film

One of those absolutely fun things about having arthritis your entire life, is remembering to manage yourself more on days when there's an excessive heat index day (today was 105*) & then factoring in that you have a manual labor job... I won't be moving these joints for the next day or so. Fun.

I've watched several film screeners & the UNTIL DAWN movie (the wife really wanted to watch it) over the weekend and it seems like 2025 might be the year of exploding bodies in films. Not sure what that means, but I might have had my fill for a few months.

Daily Beasts: GODZILLA VS DESTOROYAH (1995) @yoadriantorres.bsky.social looks at the end of Heisei era which brings about one of the most impressive and enduring Godzilla films to date. www.neonsplatter.com/daily-beasts... #Kaijuly

For the prize round, there was a Coors guzzling game, because if there's one thing that defeats a werewolf....it's a silver bullet!

You know you're in good hands when @thejoelynch.bsky.social is on the big screen at Screenland Armour for @nightmarejunkhead.bsky.social's Friday Night Frights! This week's screening: AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON

Glad this week is finally in a breathable state, as it's been a mess. Wife went in for major surgery on Tues, which involved being at the hospital for 12 hours. Wed she was in pain throughout & led to a 14 hour ER visit on Thurs & now she's doing better, able to rest easily & actually start recovery

Every article about someone falling in love with an LLM is just about Dr. Krieger and his hologram waifu

Backyard movies are so back at the @nightmarejunkhead.bsky.social home base & things are kicking off with a movie that would make @thejoelynch.bsky.social remind you that HBO stands for "Hey, Beastmaster's On!"

my wife is having a major surgery on Tuesday and will be out of commission for a bit, so I asked her what she wanted to do this weekend...so we are now getting haircuts together from the wonderful & immensely talented @jillsixx.bsky.social!

Hadn't watched this movie in ages. What a delight! The image looks great in 4K! Also forgot a subplot involves a middle eastern country wanting to lessen its dependence on oil & develop a strain of wheat that can be grown in the desert...& also features a school of psychic children drawing Godzilla

I've never been a big "stickers on water bottle" kind of person...and then I saw these 2 items in the wild & had to buy them.

Heading to the F1 The Movie press screening (as an F1 fan) and my wife asked what I needed for the movie to succeed in my eyes... Well, dear reader, without hesitation I said "it would need to be better than SPEED RACER" (and I freaking love SPEED RACER)

It might be 2am, but when @thejoelynch.bsky.social sends a special video message to Screenland Armour before a FRIDAY THE 13TH (🎶Thank God It's Friday🎶) Mystery Double, imploring people to watch FRIDAY THE 13TH PART V: A NEW BEGINNING, then you sacrifice sleep and you do that...if you're me.

First up was Part III which the audience ate up Then the wheel was spun again and stopped for a moment on number 8...and as the audience was mixed the wheel slowly rolled back and landed on... FRIDAY THE 13TH: THE FINAL CHAPTER. A perfectly magical double feature

It's Friday the 13th, which means I'm out at Screenland Armour in KC, where @nightmarejunkhead.bsky.social are hosting a SOLD OUT (!!) FRIDAY THE 13TH double feature mystery roulette. What films will be shown? Who knows but it will be amazing.

It's only June and it feels as if this year has been 3 bad ones smashed together. Just too many overwhelmingly distraught things compiling on top of each other. Hate admitting but that's just where things are now. I just want to be able to breathe easily for one day.

I worry that recommendation algorithms may be getting too good.

Been sitting with THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME for around 3 weeks & think I'm ready to call it my favorite Wes Anderson film. There's something unexpected about it that just connected with how this year has gone for me & was really really what I needed in a film. www.thepitchkc.com/auteur-wes-a...

Today’s Terror Teletype: a year without this dearly departed sonofabitch. manage.kmail-lists.com/subscription...

RIP George Wendt, remember the time he stopped by on Late Night with Conan O'Brien's debut episode to leg wrestle John Goodman

it's actually incredible how much shit we still post about and riff off that originated with Conan goddamn O'Brien

As with any movie screening, I end up putting on a movie when I get home, to unwind. Tonight's choice is inspired by one moment in MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - THE FINAL RECKONING, which most won't get until they see the film. Now Watching: THE ABYSS