The more I think about this the more I think this is the actual correct answer. Let that man yell at puppets.

I know the word “iconic” has been driven headfirst into the ground, but man oh man that bassline. RIP.

I need someone to post the Prisencolinensinainciusol clip as soon as humanly possible.

Werner Herzog Nick Cave Laurie Anderson Daniel Day-Lewis Courtney Love

Loot that drops after defeating me: -membership card to long-defunct video store -ticket stubs -notebook filled with indecipherable scribbles -cup of coffee (medium hot regular) -bag of Haribo gummies (half-eaten) -Pynchon novel (half-read) -assorted tchotchkes and figurines of indeterminate origin

One of the most fascinating customers at the record store was the classical musician who suddenly decided, at age fiftysomething, to become acquainted with pop music after somehow seemingly avoiding it *entirely* her entire life.

The new teen horror WHISTLE is basically diet FINAL DESTINATION, but it’s harmless enough if you have a soft spot for that sort of thing. I might’ve erred positive if it was released closer to Halloween. Review in @bostonhassle.bsky.social! bostonhassle.com/review-whist...

Everyone always talks about how Willard should have been nominated for this movie (and he should have been), but Posey should have been nominated *and won*.

Loot that drops after defeating me: -membership card to long-defunct video store -ticket stubs -notebook filled with indecipherable scribbles -cup of coffee (medium hot regular) -bag of Haribo gummies (half-eaten) -Pynchon novel (half-read) -assorted tchotchkes and figurines of indeterminate origin

Pleased to see that my interview with Sabrina Sutherland— in which she revealed that Toby Jones was to have led David Lynch’s UNRECORDED NIGHT— is reaching the world at large! ICYMI, here’s the full interview (which was an absolute delight). bostonhassle.com/interview-sa...

The new teen horror WHISTLE is basically diet FINAL DESTINATION, but it’s harmless enough if you have a soft spot for that sort of thing. I might’ve erred positive if it was released closer to Halloween. Review in @bostonhassle.bsky.social! bostonhassle.com/review-whist...

MANHUNTER (1986) dir. Michael Mann

My initial instinct is to say Blockbuster, but realistically Sam Goody is the one I know for certain I would shop at regularly if it reopened tomorrow.

"One of the most disquieting — and prescient — indie films of the ’90s." – Oscar Goff, Cambridge Day Read the complete review for SAFE at the link below. The new 4K restoration of Todd Haynes's SAFE screens Friday through Sunday at The Brattle.

New in @cambridgeday.com! This week the mighty @bostonscifi.bsky.social returns to @somervilletheatre.bsky.social, plus SAFE in 4k at @brattletheatre.bsky.social, Kubrick, Antonioni, and Bertolucci on 35mm at HFA, and Poitier on 16mm(!) at the SPL!

Steven Kostanski announced to direct the Zelda movie.

OTOH, hear me out: a BAND OF BROTHERS-type series about Choptop’s service in Vietnam.

Periodic reminder that, when presented with a story about someone’s net worth, your first question should be: “What have they done for me lately?”

Better idea: an EATEN ALIVE workplace sitcom a la FAWLTY TOWERS.

introduce yourself with the name your parents almost gave you I came pretty close to being Dexter (after Dexter Gordon and Desmond Dekker). Axel was also in the running, which would have become pretty funny a few years into my late ‘80s/early ‘90s childhood.

1) Hell yes, and 2) incredible postscript to EDDINGTON.

KIDS IN THE HALL: BRAIN CANDY all day every day.

Crumbling to dust as I realize Rifftrax has now been active for twice as long as MST3K was on the air.

Following this lemur conservation center on Instagram is the best social media decision I’ve made in ages.

“What’s Opera Doc” was just on TCM, and on top of everything else perfect about it, that horse is just an incredible character design.

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I *loved* watching stuff as a kid with references that went over my head, both because it made me feel smart about what I did get and because I got to learn about a new grownup thing. The popularity of ANIMANIACS tells me I was not alone in this.

I know both Rifftrax and MST3K have been going concerns for a while now, but as someone whose road to film-criticdom began by tuning into the beginning of the SciFi Channel run in sixth grade… this means a lot.

If Isaac Chotiner ever said the words “I see” to me I would immediately start making preparations to fake my own death.

It doesn’t seem right that Boston does not have a resident prognosticating animal.

Good for him, and also I love that one of his Emmys is for A PINKY AND THE BRAIN CHRISTMAS.

January ‘26 views. 🎞️🎥📽️

If you’re lucky enough to have a car with a CD player, I cannot recommend highly enough the experience of buying Diamond Jubilee on disc and leaving it in the player for weeks on end as your errand-running soundtrack.

Albums I make sure I have when I’m on the road: Modern Lovers - s/t T. Rex - Electric Warrior Cramps - Psychedelic Jungle Cindy Lee - Diamond Jubilee Funkadelic - Mothership Connection Pixies - Doolittle Twin Peaks: The Return sdtk Halloween Hootenanny (v/a) Technicolor Paradise (v/a)

I remember going into a college class and hearing rumors of a bomb threat across town. When I got out, I had a voicemail from my dad telling me they arrested my friend Master Shake. Life was confusing before smartphones.

One of my all-time favorite SCTV sketches: O’Hara and Martin do PERSONA (with bonus Count Floyd!)

SEND HELP is a delightfully nasty return to form for Sam Raimi— more EC than Marvel. Review is up at @bostonhassle.bsky.social! bostonhassle.com/review-send-...

SHELTER is this year’s January Jason Statham movie. Further review is nearly irrelevant, but I reviewed it anyway for @cambridgeday.com!

One of my all-time favorite SCTV sketches: O’Hara and Martin do PERSONA (with bonus Count Floyd!)

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Killers Kiss and Fear and Desire don’t screen everyday. Get thee to Somerville.

SEND HELP is a delightfully nasty return to form for Sam Raimi— more EC than Marvel. Review is up at @bostonhassle.bsky.social! bostonhassle.com/review-send-...

Make your bed every morning. This is something that did not even *occur* to me to do until I hit my 30s, but I thank myself for it every night.

Barry Keoghan Is Ringo Starr.

New column in @cambridgeday.com! Big story this week is the HFA’s Complete Kubrick retrospective, which kicks off with the director’s least screened films. Plus more of the Best of 2025 at @brattletheatre.bsky.social, double Antonioni at HFA, and Mass Ave on screen at @somervilletheatre.bsky.social!

Brutal choice between the Godfather double feature and the William Girdler killer animal double feature.

What rules about this news cycle is of *course* Amazon knew they weren’t going to make money on their bribe movie, but reporting on it bombing like it was a real movie is probably going to get under Trump’s skin more than all the ICE coverage combined.

Still trying to wrap my head around LARRY THE CABLE GUY: HEALTH INSPECTOR.

Review to come, but the thing I need everyone to know about the new Jason Statham thriller SHELTER is that it was shot on the property of notorious spoon-bending psychic Uri Geller.