Hey. A horror film called #ManFindsTape is on Tubi and it’s excellent. Clever mix of the found footage format meets podcast meets doc. Super creepy religious stuff and a lot of WTF moments. Watch it in the dark. And then try to sleep. Bye.
Drew McWeeny
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Caustically optimistic. Potty mouth. FILM NERD 2.0. Netflix's VOIR. MASTERS OF HORROR. '80s ALL OVER. FEAR ITSELF. I helped break the Internet. Sorry about that. Keto for life. Visit drewmcweeny.com for all my shit.
That's just not true. What changed is the time and money spent on FX in films. Studios cut their own throats by rushing productions or being indecisive and forcing major changes at a point when it hurts the process. There is work being done now that is so mind-boggling that you never notice it.
....the ongoing delights of being both a Hugo finalist and a wheelchair user. "The backstage is for walking participants," said directly to my face, as a wheelchair user.
Mari Ness, writer of things@mariness.bsky.social · 6h ago"The backstage is for walking partipants," something that I was just told by a Worldcon staffer. #LACon #Worldcon #Hugos
That burger's so fucking big that dude needed to grow an extra finger to hold it.
✨queer commie terrorist✨@britculpsapp.bsky.social · 7h agopeople fall for this shit in droves
Today’s the last day to get Opposable Thumbs for $2. Two thumbs, two bucks. Thanks to everyone who picked up a copy this week. (New book comes out in six weeks!)
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Indie wrestling show I was at tonight ended with a run-in by the promotion’s first champion, who took off her hoodie and came out as trans. Standing ovation from the crowd. The most Chicago shit that ever happened. I was sincerely touched.
I think about this clip all the time, it was like a dating game or something, men standing in queue behind the guy at the mic, and the woman behind the table says "what's your favorite Joe Rogan episode" and he says "oh great question--" and she says "no, that was a trick question, goodbye"
Zoë “Baddie Proctor” Quinn@unburntwitch.com · yesterdayimpromptu dating tip for 2026: before agreeing to leave the house to meet any new and potentially interesting stranger, ask if they're into podcasts and which ones. Any gender. There are wrong answers.
One last look inside Tippett Studio. The legendary f/x house is closing, and its models, props & precious artifacts are being sold off. I spent a day inside the workshop, surrounded by Star Wars, RoboCop, Jurassic Park & decades of handmade movie magic. www.popculturalprecursors.com/p/one-last-l...
I hate that the worst people in American can take anything good and make it rancid with their hatred.
Melissa Gira Grant@melissagiragrant.com · yesterdaysetting this down here also:
I won't use the word at all anymore because (A) it's been repurposed to mean something different by truly terrible people and (B) most of them now use it as a way of saying the n-word without saying the n-word. Same as "DEI." Both terms have been poisoned by racist fuckwits.
Cleg@clegggg.bsky.social · yesterdaythis is a pretty wild exchange with someone seemingly in a moderator position
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Drew McWeeny@drewmcweeny.com · yesterdayI met Kevin Feige for the first time when Marvel was set up at Artisan Films and trying to produce a handful of films about their characters. I pitched him and Ari on a (not great) version of DEADPOOL. Obviously didn't sell it, but it was a great introduction. Been writing about Kevin ever since.
a prominent member of Film Twitter told me to "Suck his dick" just because i said that my favorite movie is the tv show Scrubs
Happy birthday to Elliott Gould, the star of Robert Altman's THE LONG GOODBYE, one of the greatest movies about LA.
It's true, I'm another year older. If you want to celebrate, give a gift to yourself and watch some underground or indie cinema. The works of Ted V. Mikels, Doris Wishman, Roberta Findlay, Rudy Ray Moore, Phillip R. Ford, Melvin Van Peebles, or Bruce LaBruce are a good place to start.
WNBA Los Angeles Sparks forward Cameron Brink spoke out about the discussion surrounding transgender athletes, saying: “When it comes to the trans issues, I think it’s a non-issue, and I think it’s people trying to just come for the trans community, and I just don’t stand for that.” #NOH8
My main memory of DAYS OF THUNDER is that it was the first film in DTS to play the Chinese, and when we went opening day, it absolute fucking destroyed the center channel speakers in the theater. Like literally ruined them and they had to cancel a few screenings. Good times!
I am begging websites to remember they are read by human beings, who possess at least some small amount of dignity: aftermath.site/video-game-mov...
A short thread about my newsletters, a special deal, and a bonus you really should take advantage of!
Drew McWeeny@drewmcweeny.com · yesterdayI met Kevin Feige for the first time when Marvel was set up at Artisan Films and trying to produce a handful of films about their characters. I pitched him and Ari on a (not great) version of DEADPOOL. Obviously didn't sell it, but it was a great introduction. Been writing about Kevin ever since.
I met Kevin Feige for the first time when Marvel was set up at Artisan Films and trying to produce a handful of films about their characters. I pitched him and Ari on a (not great) version of DEADPOOL. Obviously didn't sell it, but it was a great introduction. Been writing about Kevin ever since.
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Drew McWeeny@drewmcweeny.com · 2d agoAnd while we're on the subject, it's time for a subscriber drive. I need to add ten new annual subscribers to The Bundle, so let me sweeten the deal. The next ten people to sign up for an annual Bundle will get a brand-new 4K blu-ray sent to them!
“Billy over there is the best damn FBI agent we ever had” “Is he-“ “I want you to concentrate on the wider picture here, but yes he is fucking that goat for money”
Mediaite@mediaite.com · 2d agoFBI Reportedly Loosens Hiring Rules So ‘Prostitution and Bestiality’ Are No Longer ‘Automatic Disqualifiers’
Note on pieces like these, not only is there no suggestion that Republicans should distance themselves from him, there's no hint that there's a reason to. No recap of his CSAM machine. No inflammatory racist quotes. No mention of the DOGE death toll. No history of his fabulist quotes.
Exclusive: Musk plans massive push for GOP in midterms
Musk is resuscitating his America PAC, which spent more than $260 million in 2024.
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