Labyrinth (1986)

Train Dreams (2025) dir. Clint Bentley

Blade Runner 2049 (2017) dir. Denis Villeneuve

Happy New Year’s Eve

logging into Bluesky like:

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showed my wife Wake Up Dead Man (2025) last night. i liked it even more a second time around. such a good discourse on faith but also pride - Benoit Blanc’s arc felt far clearer to me this time.

Die Hard

Eyes Wide Shut (1999) dir. Stanley Kubrick

When Harry Met Sally (1989) dir. Rob Reiner

The Shining (1980)

seeing The Shining (1980) in IMAX changed me

41 years of Dune (1984) again, it is the legend

Moonraker (1979)

The Killer (1989) dir. John Woo

Dune: Part Two (2024) dir. Denis Villeneuve

Netflix buying WB is really bleak for the future of cinema

Dune (1984) dir. David Lynch

Frank Herbert’s Dune was my introduction to these characters, Arrakis, and the Imperium the rest is history

Planet of Dinosaurs (1977)

3:10 to Yuma (1957)

Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)

Dune (2021) dir. Denis Villeneuve

The Irishman (2019)

most anticipated film of 2026 that’s not Dune or The Odyssey?

The Princess Bride (1987)

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)

when bro tells a Dune related joke

when someone in the same fandom as you starts using the fiction to justify gross viewpoints

they got gif support on Bluesky now?

me changing my mind every 10 seconds

one perfect shot

the energy we’re meeting transphobes with in 2025

they ended telework at my job which is mostly a bummer but there are some silver linings - namely getting twice as much @heynowdana.com each week with my morning commutes

if you were, like me, deeply affected by the unfortunate relevance of I’m Still Here (2024)’s portrayal of survival and resistance under a fascist regime let me recommend Argentina, 1985 (2022) as another recent film about how citizens can overcome & seek justice for fascist crimes against humanity

i found A Complete Unknown to be a little aimless. what’s the takeaway? is this film saying anything? other than “Bob was kind of a difficult guy” didn’t dislike it - had a good time spending vintage hangs Dylan, Cash, Baez, and co. i think that’s the appeal right there

D U N E

actually find myself in the minority that liked Emilia Perez 💀 despite any and all missteps/insensitivities, i was moved by the story about transformative social change starting with individual trans acceptance “what changes the body / changes the soul / changes society / changes it all”

I’m Still Here felt like an exceptionally scary movie to watch right now - as fascism encroaches on freedoms around the world questions linger: - when do you know it’s time to leave? - when do you know it’s time to stay and fight back? - what’s left in the wake of unexplained loss?

Flow is incredible

Superbowl Sunday

sent my sibling a bunch of blu-ray’s including Furiosa on 4k she finally saw and we’re been chatting nonstop about how good it is i love movies and the bonds they furnish

The Los Angeles Times on ‘Dune: Part Two’ for best picture: “It should win because Villeneuve has packed every frame with care, craft and sticky questions about humanity’s thirst to put its faith in false messiahs”

all the helicopters in 1960s James Bond films look so wild

Trump replacing “DEI” with “DIE”

if you’d like my thoughts on the Brutalist you can watch this video bc @mancarryingthing.bsky.social took the words from my mouth & thoughts from my mind on all things epic scale, AI, movie’s thesis, and awesome wives who support us new dads taking long trips to the cinema youtu.be/M51TsS_I71M?...

opening that google news tab like

one thing i have found ever true in life is that the people who bring up IQ tend to be the biggest rubes