nintendo bring back panel de pon you absolute cowards

one of the greatest tools in the pocket of an asshole customer bullying customer service, no matter how in the wrong they are, is the sentence "I will be leaving negative reviews everywhere about my experience" nothing strikes more fear and panic up the chain-of-command

Made in Hong Kong (1997) A snapshot of life during the HK handover, following a generation of abandoned youth trying to survive and feel less alone in a harsh, hopeless environment. Extremely raw cinema, the kind that oscillates between sudden rushes of sadness and joy and anger.

fucked up that the new Street Fighter trailer had the 4 Non Blondes song but the Masters of the Universe one didn't

a thread of favorite things, not in any particular order let's start with... mobies

The Beast to Die (1980) One of the bleakest films I've seen recently. A pitch dark examination of violence and sociopathy. Starts off as a chilly neo-noir about a former war photographer committing random acts of crime for the sake of it, and then spirals into something far more horrifying.

I just yawned and hiccupped at the same time, and it came out sounding like a pained yelp

Peeping Tom (1960) "Whatever I photograph I always lose." An effectively creepy proto-slasher from Michael Powell (1/2 of The Archers). Stunningly shot and uncomfortable as all hell. Ahead of its time as a piece of psychological horror and Powell suffered for it.

welcome to the jungle, we got fun and games we got everything you want, including fun and games we are the people that can find whatever you may need if the thing you want is specifically fun and games

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love Char Aznable, what a great character

and you told us

I had a dream that I was visiting my dad, and he suddenly became dead serious and told me he had something important to show me he made me swear not to tell anybody about what I saw, or attempt to record it then he proceeded to make a chain of about a hundred balloon animals in under a minute

but really, where WERE they going without ever knowing the way?

after listening to the new Gorillaz album for the last week I can confirm that The Mountain is, in fact, a fucking banger also, I've been sleeping on Black Thought and need to correct myself because he is absolutely the album's MVP

some days you just feel like that one cat that presses the button that says "MAD" over and over

customer: "please this is an emergency, I need to update my shipping address" customer service: "sure thing, can you let me know the new address?" customer: "..." [several weeks later after no response] customer: "what the fuck you delivered my order to the wrong address"

chicken tortilla soup with cheesy green chile cornbread hoh yeah, eatin' good

MF DOOM

about two hours into RE Requiem, and after playing around with the camera options, I decided to go with third-person for both Grace and Leon intent be damned it feels better for both

Trans rights is human rights and that’s that.

High-Flying Adventurer #grapefulart

"I should wait until I have the skills to draw/write/make this, I'm not ready yet..." don't tell yourself this!! you can make the art you want to see now!! this is how you learn to make even more good stuff later!!

"you unga'd your last fuckin' bunga buddy," I say before I bring my comedically large club down on his head and make a soft 𝘣𝘰𝘯𝘬! noise

just watched Return to Silent Hill what in the absolute fuck

find you a friend group of about a dozen people where you meet up yearly at the sepulveda dam and recreate the buckaroo banzai credits sequence

removing my glasses with shaky hands, taking a moment to steel myself, and then staring ahead as I say in a solemn voice "the vengabus is coming."

"Head on straight, mask on crooked." For my friend @liquidmetalface.bsky.social

a good salad needs at least two varieties of crunchy things for the texture possibly more

The Blade (1995) A revisionist wuxia that tears down the genre to its raw exposed nerves. It's a whirlwind of brutal violence and scarred bodies and dirt and clashing metal and ANGER at an unjust world. First Tsui Hark film that I've seen. Need to see more.

seeing spoilers from Return to Silent Hill in my timeline and immediately taking psychic damage

sloppy joseph

Squeeze the juice out, of all the suckers with power And pour some back out, so as to water the flowers This world is ours, that's why the demons are leery It's our inheritance—this is my Robbin Hood Theory

One of my all-time favorite noir films, and arguably the final film of the classic period. It's a mean little film with razor-sharp writing, directing, and lead performances. A hidden gem of the genre. Sets up a lot of the pieces that neo-noir would later pick up and run with.

Elevator to the Gallows (1958) I love noir movies where characters' plans are undone by their own egos. This one is a perfect example. Still feels very modern with its atmosphere and editing. Also, it's THE film that bridged the gap between noir and jazz by hiring Miles Davis to do the soundtrack.

A rush of words, pleading to disperse Upon your naked walls, alive A political call, the fall guy accord We can't afford to be neutral on a moving train

Messiah of Evil (1974) One of those weird horror films that feels like drifting through a nightmare. Shot in technicolor with deliriously strange set design and lots of bright red paint for blood. Reportedly inspired in equal parts by Lovecraft and Antonioni. Extremely unique atmosphere.

having my Velma Day right now (I have no idea where I put my glasses before I fell asleep last night)

standing in my kitchen at 1 am, repeatedly calling a pickle jar a "motherfucker" as I try to unscrew the cap

Doctor Beverly Crusher: "Hey Wes, what are you working on there?" Wesley Crusher: "Oh, I'm doing a project on whether it's possible to make people's nightmares real." Doctor Beverly Crusher: "Well, I'll leave you to it. Just make sure that your little experiment doesn't get out of control!"

it my birthday

"There's something terrible about reality and I don't know what it is. No one will tell me." Red Desert (1964)

"There's something terrible about reality and I don't know what it is. No one will tell me." Red Desert (1964)

me, seeing an actual monster rampaging and attacking people: "so what is this a metaphor for? what is it symbolizing?"

I need to go back to Alan Wake 2 and actually finish it but now I'm torn on whether I restart only that game or do I revisit the whole sequence (AW1 -> American Nightmare -> Control -> AW2) it's so much to replay, but I've also forgotten so much...

Righting Wrongs (1986) One of those absolutely bonkers Hong Kong action flicks where every few minutes you get a scene that makes you legitimately fear for the actors' safety It's also tonally bizarre in a fascinating way, switching from goofy slapstick comedy to utterly bleak crime drama