After passively observing the discourse in my feed from the last week or two, I can confidently say I've never been less excited to see a movie than YOU CAN SEE EVERYTHING.
Matt Monagle
@monagle.bsky.social
Co-founder of Certified Forgotten (@certifiedforgotten.com), a writer-owned horror publication. Also a freelance film critic. Find my work at IGN, Polygon, Inverse, and more.
I was thrilled to chat with @bjcolangelo.bsky.social for this special @fangoria.bsky.social piece all about how the Chainsaw Awards come together, what it takes to build a show that's a little "weird," and why it ultimately feels like one big horror summer camp. Give it a read!
FANGORIA@fangoria.bsky.social · 2h agoFor the past five years, Michael Varrati has written, directed, and produced the FANGORIA Chainsaw Awards. Today, he explains how the hell he makes it happen.
One of the core tenets of the Trump era has been to never apologize and just wait out the backlash, and unfortunately, it's been effective as hell. I'm taking some small comfort in the fact that this approach seems to be nontransferable, especially as we near the end of Trump's reign.
Kirsten Bladh@kerstanley.bsky.social · yesterdayOver 2,000 alumni from Vivek’s all-boys catholic high school in Cincinnati have signed and circulated a petition demanding that he pull the ad and issue a public apology for “ignoring the moral responsibilities” of his Jesuit education. I think he’s pretty cooked.
Deborah Ann Woll is terrific in THE CYCLE, a psychological thriller that splendidly morphs into a horrifying creature feature with some impressive practical effects. Really enjoyed this! On @shudder.com. #filmsky #horrorsky
The best part of October is all the people in your life who don't typically want anything to do with horror reaching out to ask you for horror book and movie recommendations. It's a small window, but we make the most of it, friends, yes we do.
I got sick of y'all falling for all the propaganda so I made an album called PROPAGANDA that's out today in the music platform of your choice. Songs include fun diss tracks like "Eat The Rich" to a cumbia called "Sueño Americano" 💃🏻 tinyurl.com/Propaganda26
Magic players agreeing that Jadzia Dax and Kira Nerys are the two best commanders from the STAR TREK set (so far) is real validation of DS9 supremacy.
This bar is playing the Rob Zombie HALLOWEEN and I am SEETHING.
We have a new podcast episode, and we're biting into Jordan Downey's THE CYCLE. Listen in to hear us discuss [redacted], analyze [redacted], and praise how Downey handles [redacted]. Sorry about the vagueness, but we don't want to spoil what surprises await if you haven't seen it yet!
Podcast: 'The Cycle' Gets Uncertified
The Matts sit down to discuss Jordan Downey's 'The Cycle,' one of their most-anticipated horror movies of the year.
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One of the few lessons I've held onto from my FSR days is to try to have different writers handle reviews and interviews for a film. So when I got the chance to talk to Jordan Downey about THE CYCLE - coming next week! - I knew I needed to get @fakerobhunter.bsky.social to sing its praises.
Certified Forgotten@certifiedforgotten.com · 3d ago"Come for the moody, atmospheric procedural thriller, stay for the year’s best creature feature." We're big fans of Jordan Downey 'round these parts, so we're happy to report that THE CYCLE is the real deal.
Most of the STAR TREK MTG cards I've seen so far have been pretty disappointing - just glorified headshots of actors. So color me surprised that the Kira Nerys card is actually pretty righteous.
I wrote about the influence credit cards have on the restaurant industry, and how it increasingly feels like if you don't have the right card, you can't get into the cool restaurants (and how swipe fees contribute to the fact that you can't afford it anyway) www.weareravenous.com/restaurant-c...
Can You Only Dine Out if You Have the Right Credit Card?
Almost 80 years after the Diners' Club was founded, eating out is increasingly a matter of having the right card. If you don't, you're probably subsidizing other people's elite reservations.
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If you encounter ICE, here's what every New Yorker should know.
Just beautiful.
Bilge Ebiri@bilgeebiri.bsky.social · 4d agoRIP Tom Skerritt. A great actor who had an uncanny ability to show up in the most iconic movies, even if it was with the briefest part. I did a wide-ranging talk with him a few years ago that's still one of my favorite interviews [Gift link]: www.vulture.com/2021/10/tom-...
Trans voter to @aoc.bsky.social: Trans people in America feel like they've been abandoned by the Democratic Party, that we are a losing issue, that it's not worth defending us. What do you say to that? AOC:
The US government is now asking Elon Musk to restore the access they say was never removed, Elon says was shut down by the US government, and both briefly tried to pretend was down due to a technical glitch, in between darkly hinting Ukrainians deserve to die for being stubborn or ungrateful.
Reuters@reuters.com · 4d agoTrump asks Musk to lift Ukraine Starlink restrictions, WSJ reports reut.rs/4yxCLkh
I really want to back this but I have a shelf full of TTRPGs I never play so you should back it instead
Old Oak Games | Emmet (he/him)@oldoakgames.bsky.social · 4d agoWe'll be live in 15 minutes with @spongeonmaster.bsky.social , @elainelithgow.bsky.social , and @byodinsbeardrpg.com to celebrate the end of the Ink Ribbon campaign! Come hang out! www.youtube.com/live/pk_86Jb... #ttrpg #horror
Oh yes, I quite enjoyed CLAYFACE. It's gnarly. It's mean. It knows exactly what kind of film it is and has the confidence to be so with its whole chest. www.picketywitch.com/clayface-rev...
CLAYFACE Review
At the beginning of this new DCU adventure, James Gunn assured fans that the reboot to the franchise would not be homogeneous. Tones and genres would differ from project to project. Gotham would look ...
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There is no better way to get on my forever shitlist than emailing me at my Certified Forgotten address to sell me something for Amplify Credit Union. As Andrea always says, I lack a hater's heart, but for those folks, I'll make an exception.
Back in my ScreenCrush days, it felt like every other article I wrote was about Han Solo casting rumors. Then SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY came and went and was promptly mind-holed by popular culture. Obviously, Bond is more resilient than that, but still. Can't believe how long this has dragged on.
James Bond Final Screen Tests Are Happening This Week
Final screen tests for the new James Bond are set to happen in the next week, with Callum Turner and James Lowden apparently in the mix.
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it’s been this way since trump made fun of that reporter’s congenital joint condition ten years ago. all that “donald trump will tear this nation’s moral fiber apart” was insufferably cringe pearl clutching and it was also all absolutely correct.
FactPost@factpostnews.bsky.social · 5d agoUnearthed footage of Vivek Ramaswamy mocking Amy Acton for being a survivor of childhood abuse: "She has no vision other than to complain about what someone else did to her"
I think I'd be frustrated with this one no matter what, but it's reeeeally compounded by the fact that it's the only thing sitting between me and HELLRAISER: REVIVAL.
Uh, that's a big fuck yes to THE CYCLE. A smart, engrossing entry in the procedural/horror subgenre drenched in dread, PNW atmosphere, and the sacrifices made between fathers and their children. Levitated out of my seat at the start of the 3rd act, was crying 15 minutes later. Best horror of 2026.
Vamps is such an infectiously good time! I've made so many people watch it 😂 I also unironically think that the scene where Justin Kirk's Vadim turns a human into a vampire as a favor to Goody might be... THE best comedic vampire transformation scene? (I love Justin Kirk in this movie)
Certified Forgotten@certifiedforgotten.com · 5d ago"Heckerling never lets things get too scary or serious, ending the movie on a bittersweet note that centers the power of friendship and the possibility of new life." It may not be your typical vampire movie, but that's exactly what makes VAMPS such a breath of fresh air.
I'm back at @certifiedforgotten.com to praise Amy Heckerling's delightfully goofy vampire comedy 'Vamps.'
'Vamps' Is a Feel-Good Vampire Flick Where Friendship Is Forever
Amy Heckerling's 'Vamps' is a breezy take on the vampire genre, where friendship is the only thing that truly lasts forever.
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Amen. Coffee & TV is pure uncut Graham greatness, and Trimm Trabb is perennially in my Blur top 10. The way this album was Frankenstein-ed together by a band that was no state to really be a band, plus William Orbit, is really something. With respect to the op, I detect zero bullshit on this record.
Craig Jenkins@craigsj.bsky.social · 5d agoi will brook no blur's 13 slander. stream the most convoluted part immediately www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwW8...
JD Vance is determined to make sure that all undecided voters across the whole country and not just Ohio associate Republicans even more loudly as defenders of pedophiles
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 5d agoJD Vance: "Now the media and the Democrats in the state of Ohio are obsessed because Vivek Ramaswamy had the audacity to run a TV commercial which calls it out like it is and call Amy Acton a liar"
There are times where I get tired of running @certifiedforgotten.com - tired of us absorbing the costs of keeping it going, resentful of having to build the audience through social media. But then something like that BioWare news hits my feed, and I'm reminded why I will never give it up.
I just got laid off from my full-time job, which is awful. If you're looking to hire someone (or know someone looking to hire someone) who's excellent at writing, editing, communications in general, and/or cultural criticism, email me at mousterpiececinema at gmail dot com. Don't be shy! Seriously.