Absolutely awful news. So sad.

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SPIDER-NOIR: The New York Times calls it a washout, and adds DOA. It's much better than that. A lovingly created caricature of film noir that's mesmerizing in its carefully created look (Dutch angles aplenty) and snappy dialogue. It's heartfelt and fun, the last thing from DOA.

Fine. I love all the actors, and there’s some fun, but even with knowledge this is a remake of The Trip, I didn’t expect it to follow it beat for beat and gag for gag. And yet, Wirkola’s was nastier and meaner. Also, a moratorium on Potter references, please. They‘re so tired.

Now watching: Over Your Dead Body (2026) Dir. Jorma Taccone

I feel like I’m going to throw up. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/02/b...

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I think it’s really cool that something as weird and non-traditional as Backrooms has such a following, especially with Gen Z. My sold out audience was riveted. People stayed through the credits and were talking theories in the lobby and outside like a pre-COVID MCU movie.

Far more psychological than I expected! Neural pathways open doors both familiar and strange, leading back to YOU - assuming you recognize yourself. Razor blade in the frontal and temporal lobes. Ever unnerving, NeverEnding story. Ejiofor shines! 4 more, Parsons! #Backrooms

Now watching: Backrooms (2026) Dir. Kane Parsons

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Uneven but enjoyable. Ovredal always knows how to make a great looking picture (fantastic use of Roman Holiday). The Passenger himself looked too generic, and I didn’t care for the needle drops. Not a bad horror movie imo, but a safe one in a month of big swings and new voices.

Now watching: Passenger (2026) Dir. Andre Ovredal

Really dug this! Wildly creative, visually stunning, and ambitious. Critiques capitalism, consumerism, isolation, and how folks sell their souls to become products. Not subtle but considering where we are culturally, fuck subtlety. This is graffiti. Boots is a singular visionary.

Now watching: I Love Boosters (2026) Dir. Boots Riley

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Enjoyable but definitely feels like 4 episodes of Mandalorian stitched together. Luckily, it’s a show I like, but its episodic structure does not benefit the runtime and it drags at times. There’s some great stuff (Rotta is particularly compelling), but it’s large format TV.

School’s out for summer, so we’re taking the kids to see a Star War! Now watching: Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu (2026) Dir. Jon Favreau

Comic book letters pages are always a “fun” reminder that “fans” were never normal. 😂 These are from ‘84.

Xavier too fucking funny.

This is awful beyond words. The persecution and murder of transgender people cannot stand. Being anti-trans is anti-human and if you don’t stand with them, support them and fight for their right to exist, you stand against humanity.

Clever, sexy, and funny with a nasty bite. Great cast. Pedretti is a scene stealer. Alloway isn’t coy about influences. This is The Craft for women raised on Mean Girls and Starbucks who traded pentagrams and spell books for pathological altruism and bohemian apparel. Really dug.

Now watching: Forbidden Fruits (2026) Dir. Meredith Alloway

Go see Obsession! It is truly great. Inde Navarrette’s performance is something to behold. Curry Barker is set to become one of our most exciting contemporary horror voices. #Obsession

This was fun. Wish it was a little longer but it gets the job done and sets the stage for more Punisher after BND. Whether that’s another Special Presentation or a series, a lot can be done with Ma Gnucci as his antagonist. Polar bears. The Russian. Welcome Back, Frank.

Now watching: The Punisher: One Last Kill (2026) Dir. Reinaldo Marcus Green

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Wonderfully gonzo. Funny and increasingly fucked up. Definite Casper Kelly influence. Reminiscent of stuff you’d find on Adult Swim at 3am and later wonder if you dreamed it. A smorgasbord of little details that form a meal: a tentacle between two buns and special sauce. Mmmm.

Now watching: Buffet Infinity (2025) Dir. Simon Glassman

Decent debut. I love the idea of a horror film focusing on found audio, and the single setting, but it didn’t quite come together for me as a whole narratively. I don’t think the answers really addressed the questions the film posed. Nina Kiri was great.

Now watching: Undertone (2025) Dir. Ian Tuason

This was sick! 🤘🏾 Amazingly, the marketing did not reveal everything so I was plenty surprised when that first act reveal happened. Bloody and badass with a banging soundtrack and shades of a Blaxploitation. Zazie Beetz is cool as hell. A fantastic late night horror movie.

Now watching: They Will Kill You (2026) Dir. Kirill Sokolov

Well, if he wants a war with us serotonin deficient folks…

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A defining film about the human condition that hypothesizes the biggest fatality of our culture is a lack of empathy- no flawless victory exists in its absence. Nah.😂 But very fun/bloody. Major step-up. You get what you came for and this is pretty much the ideal MK movie imo.

Now watching: Mortal Kombat II (2026) Dir. Simon McQuoid

Just discovered the wresting promoter in Spider-Man (2002) is the same actor who played Glazer in The Burning. Larry Joshua. My worlds are colliding!

Liked this quite a bit. The parents’ side of this story is particularly heartbreaking. Wang’s perspective is really interesting and effective when the film focuses on the Asian-American experience, maybe less so when it touches other POC like Black-Americans. Strong debut though.

Now watching: Slanted (2025) Dir. Amy Wang

Oh shit!! I’m grinning so hard right now! Inject it into my veins! #ResidentEvil

Oh. There are the faintest ghosts of potential ideas here. But Jesus wept. Whole chunks of this movie are gone. I love Campbell but Archer has no arc, no traits. Inept, unpleasantly goofy plotting where each act feels like a different film. I cannot condone what I’ve seen here.

Now watching: Psycho Killer (2026) Dir. Gavin Polone

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Enjoyed this! It feels like something that would’ve come out in the 90s. Lawrence Sher shoots the hell out of it. Taron Egerton goes full freak and it’s so much fun to watch.

Now watching: Apex (2026) Dir. Baltasar Kormákur

Radio Silence has come a long way, but honestly this isn’t bad at all. A bit overly familiar but it’s got good bones. Zach Gilford is always a joy to watch, and Allison Miller is really good. I think this is another that got caught by a “found footage is bad” mindset at the time.

Now watching: Devil’s Due (2014) Dirs. Tyler Gillet, Matt Bettinelli-Olpin

Such a bloody good time. Wirkola always entertains but I think this is his best (with the exception of not having seen Dead Snow 2). I miss seeing Noomi Rapace in movies all the time and I wish she was playing Mrs. Claus in Violent Night 2. Anyway, excited for Taccone’s take.

Now watching: The Trip (2021) Dir. Tommy Wirkola