New "Mr. Coat" episode, on the history of Rogue Pictures, the genre label that has jumped through multiple owners and released cult movies directed by the likes of Trey Parker and Edgar Wright: www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPtB...

I wonder if all of the "Captain Planet" clips in "Short Cuts" is what inspired Ted Turner to buy New Line. letterboxd.com/mrcoat/film/...

Immediately recognised the castle the main characters fly to in the third act as the same one (Casa Loma) where Scott Pilgrim fights Lucas Lee in "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World." letterboxd.com/mrcoat/film/...

Biggest "Why should WE change? He's the one who sucks" energy ever.

BACKROOMS (2026)

fuck that noise. I say go see an Obsession / Backrooms double feature and then yap about both movies all weekend.

He saw Guillermo del Toro, Dana Terrace and Matt Braly subtweeting him and went "oh..."

Added This Week: The Brave Little Toaster, Psycho Killer letterboxd.com/mrcoat/list/...

It's okay to feel down and upset about current events regarding AI. They suck ass. But don't resort to hopelessness. We have what it takes to fight back and light our creative sparks in spite.

with respect, 2025 was a great year for horror. so was 2024. most years are. it's not a "revival."

Looking at the Disney movie "Holes" and why its clever storytelling makes it one of the studio's best live-action films: www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDqg...

My review of the World War II movie "Pressure", which has its moments and good performances, but can't overcome that it's about a bunch of people shouting at each other about the weather: www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvG-...

Random Thought: It's surprising Sigourney Weaver has never been in a Steven Spielberg movie.

Stan Lee suffered a lot of elder abuse in his last years, so it sadly doesn't surprise me he's still being exploited by charlatans after his death.

My review of the horror movie "Backrooms", an impressive debut feature for Kane Parsons that captures that feeling of creepiness about the spaces at the back of a store: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Or2l...

Legitimately thought this was a photoshopped image from The Onion. But no, it's real, because we live in a ridiculous universe.

On how the 1980s became a good decade for Paramount Pictures, partly thanks to a masked killer, an archaeologist and Eddie Murphy: www.youtube.com/watch?v=oi4V...

My review of the crime thriller "Tuner", which presents a gripping story with its lead protagonist and the negative effect loud noises have on him: www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_28...

I'm starting to realise maybe the Farrelly Brothers' low brow style of comedy isn't my cup of tea. letterboxd.com/mrcoat/film/...

I just remembered this is similar to "The Ring" having a 23% jump in its second weekend, thanks to excellent word-of-mouth "Obsession" is already past what "The Ring" made at that point and will continue to go even higher. I could even see people doing a Backrooms/Obsession double feature next week

you know how rare it is for a movie to go up 30% in its second weekend? (very.)

I wonder how Kevin Dunn felt when he was asked to play a news reporter in this movie and then read the script and found out Gary Sinise would be playing a character named...Kevin Dunne. letterboxd.com/mrcoat/film/...

Functionally, yes. Everyone who voted third party or didn't vote at all functionally voted for Trump. That's how it works in a functionally-binary election. When the Democrat loses, the Republican wins. And vice versa. With zero wiggle room. Every. Time.

New "Mr. Coat" episode, looking at the animated adaptations of J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings", from Gene Deitch to Rankin/Bass to Ralph Bakshi: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6aKF...

I've noticed I have a fondness for animated films that promote co-existence and realising we're all on this planet together, regardless of which community we're a part of. This message is so important and I'm glad to see films like these and others showcasing that.

Just going to add to the chorus of praise for Stephen Colbert, seen here right after he baptized me on The Daily Show. He is exactly who you would hope he’d be: hilarious, smart, and above all kind. May CBS’s stupid loss be the rest of the comedy world’s gain. m.youtube.com/watch?v=gLVh...

Looking at the low-budget movie "The Coney" and what makes Tubi, the home of such movies, a fascinating streaming service: www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8O4...

one of the best points in the movie is that by forcing her to love him, he turns her into a completely different (and highly disturbed) person. he actually destroys the woman he claims to love. it's terrifying.

You can tell I'm not an Ellison running Paramount, because if I was, there wouldn't be an attempted Warner Bros takeover, "The Legend of Aang" would stay in theatres and the Scary Creech Cut of "Monster Trucks" would be released.

My review of the new Star Wars movie "The Mandalorian and Grogu", which keeps with the Saturday matinee serial influence of the franchise as it takes Mando and Baby Yoda from one planet to the next: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zwx1...

The following is a statement from Rep. Josh Gottheimer and @repmoskowitz.bsky.social on antisemitic TX-35 candidate Maureen Galindo. If for some reason she wins TX-35, they will force votes to expel her every single day that they are in session. Her views have no place in the party or country.

AI-driven robots when they’ll try to overthrow the human race.

“Can we stop pretending [insert film here] is a good movie?” I don’t think that’s how opinions work.

It's good to finally get official confirmation on this, although this reason strikes me as similar to "Shaun the Sheep Movie" getting a PG for burping and "Home on the Range" being rated PG for a joke children wouldn't get, anyway.

On whether Michael Oher's recent lawsuit and revelations will lead to "The Blind Side" getting remade: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyPc...

My review of "Jack Ryan: Ghost War", which doesn't come up with an interesting enough story or action sequences to pull one into this mission: www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRVq...

DAMN. RIP voice actor extaordinaire Tom Kane, voice of Professor Utonium, Mr. Herriman, Darwin Thornberry, Yoda in the Clone Wars series, and of course... www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUHT...

One of my favourite Siskel and Ebert exchanges is over "Baby's Day Out" where Ebert talks about how in the screening they both attended, their audience was not into it, only for Siskel to be like "We didn't go to the same screening, Roger. We weren't even in the same city."

If you went to the cinema in December 2001 or January 2002, you had the option of seeing a movie with Gene Hackman and Owen Wilson...or a movie with Gene Hackman and Owen Wilson.

There's a scene in this that opens with a giant Pizza Hut logo in the centre of the frame followed immediately by some strategically placed Pepsi cans on a table. Like an unironic version of the corporate sponsors scene in "Wayne's World." letterboxd.com/mrcoat/film/...

New "Mr. Coat" episode, ranking Quentin Tarantino's movies from his high-octane action films to his alternate histories: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnPz...

To put this in perspective, Alex Haley was one of the main consultants on EPCOT's (tragically never-built) Africa pavilion. He appeared in EPCOT's 1982 opening special to promote it. DISNEY DURING THE WHAT WOULD WALT HAVE DONE ERA was less afraid of Haley than Tennessee is now!

Just saw Chuck Russell is disappointingly on board the AI train. Seeing a director who made his name on wildly imaginative movies like "Nightmare on Elm Street 3" and "The Mask", the latter a loving tribute to Tex Avery cartoons, go down this path is so disheartening.

I love the way Japanese artists in the '80s draw space stations and spaceships. There's just something immensely appealing about how sleek and high-tech they look. letterboxd.com/mrcoat/film/...

Looking at the Disney Channel Original Movie "Camp Rock" and its depiction of teenagers at a summer camp performing music: www.youtube.com/watch?v=njTW...

Having seen all of his movies, I have a hunch Hayao Miyazaki isn't particularly fond of wars. I happen to agree with him. letterboxd.com/mrcoat/film/...

It becomes inescapable after a while that a lot, and I mean a LOT of people on social media base their Opinions On Things SOLELY on the clickbait headlines. They don't even bother reading the articles most of the time, just the headlines. And the clickbait-makers are keenly aware of this.

My review of the Japanese animated movie "Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway: The Sorcery of Nymph Circe", which gives us less big mecha suit battles and more endless talking in drab (sometimes dark) rooms: www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6CE...

Not sure I agree with Variety calling an adaptation of one of history's most famous epic stories "original" and a "new idea."

On what approach should be taken if Disney decides to produce a live-action "Hercules" remake: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4n55...