Joseph Finn
@josephfinn.bsky.social
Movie lover, reader, terrible guitar player, Illinoisan forever.
#136: There Will Come Soft Rains (Будет ласковый дождь, 1984) - A very effective translation of one of the saddest of stories. ★★★ 1/2 / ★★★★★ letterboxd.com/josephfinn/f... #firsttimewatches2026
A ★★★½ review of There Will Come Soft Rains (1984)
An interesting and even sadder version of the classic Bradbury story from Uzbekistan. Effectively animated with some good "my voice should be soothing but this is creepy voicework
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We're catching up on Vampire Lestat...and Lestat just left a note for trick'or'treaters on his front door. Because he may be a monster but come on, it's just polite.
Just listened to Susana Mendoza taking caller questions on In The Loop. Somebody asked about traffic congestion and the first thing she did was blame bike lanes. The second was to blame crime on CTA, as opposed to bad service. Disqualifying.
I apparently had already muted this Will Stancil person. Looking at his account good lord I was right
I absolutely remember yelling at this commercial at 2am in my 20's, challenging its definition of "punk". youtu.be/dJoo7Tgjr8U?...
Punk CD - 90s commercial
YouTube video by dcsyxx
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I believe I have a winner for fans emails for this year so far: "I’d say Harrison Butker should kick Matt Nagy directly into the sun but he’d probably miss." JESUS.
Drew Magary@drewmagary.bsky.social · yesterday“All I wanted from last season was for Butker's leg to go kaboom. Mahomes suffered that fate instead.” HEAR IT FROM CHIEFS FANS! defector.com/why-your-tea...
Today’s @screendrafts.bsky.social Green Myths draft is 2 picks in just wild.
are we all aware that august 4 2026 is There Will Come Soft Rains day
There Will Come Soft Rains by Ray Bradbury
“Today is Mr. Featherstone’s birthday. Today is the anniversary of Tilita’s marriage. Insurance is payable, as are the water, gas, and light bills.”
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@hitchdied.bsky.social TIL I’ve been mispronouncing Deborah Kerr my entire life.
This is all to keep girls out of sports. Full stop.
Gillian Branstetter@gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 2d agoAn initiative on the ballot in Washington state in November would require all athletes seeking to play girl's sports from kindergarten to high school to undergo "genetic screening, a testosterone-levels test, or an examination of their reproductive anatomy" before they can play
Oh I love this movie and have no chill about it. I think this is one of Ford's best performances.
Mike Ryan@mikeryan.bsky.social · 2d agoOn this episode of FORD FOCUS: A HARRISON FORD PODCAST, @kateyrich.bsky.social joins me and @kphipps3000.bsky.social to breakdown a pretty weird movie, THE AGE OF ADALINE (this was a first time watch for both me and Keith)
Fuck it. I am sick to the back teeth of people today saying they never heard Glen Hansard was a groomer so therefore those of us who did hear it shouldn't talk about it. He groomed teenage girls. He was well known for it in certain circles. He would give out burner phones for them to text him from.
Another thing I’m thinking about THE DRAMA this morning…I love how it gives time to the wedding workers. Like the photographer who knows something is wrong, the DJ who may just be the target of their momentary ire, the wine tasting people annoyed the couple is treating it like a bar…
I despise Substack and have previously said I will never read it (and I don't). But I will break my rule just for this eally disturbing piece of writing by Neko Case, who was / is in a band, The New Pornographers, who were supported by The Frames in 2002. nekocase.substack.com/p/in-what-fu...
IN WHAT FUCKING UNIVERSE?
This last week I was just cookin’ along minding my business when I suddenly found myself quite depressed.
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Grace Chang movies are hard to find with English subtitles, but every one I’ve seen is very good, and she’s the best part of all of them.
#135: The Drama (2026) - Why yes I’m piggybacking on Sunil’s excellent review. ★★★★★ / ★★★★★ letterboxd.com/josephfinn/f... #firsttimewatches2026
A ★★★★★ review of The Drama (2026)
I’m very glad I skipped the discourse when this came out because wowwwwww it must have been something. Instead, I’ll just piggyback on Sunil here because his review is perfect while adding in that hol...
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There's a software update joke in THE DRAMA that should be studied for how to do REALLY dark comedy and make it land. It shouldn't work at all. But...damn.
Look...so far THE DRAMA is great. But who the fuck is making their wedding arrangements for what seems to be a pretty elaborate party a week before the wedding?
When I was small, my father held a knife to my mom’s throat as I screamed and scratched at his legs. Later she made dinner, because refusing to do so would have been worse. That was a few days before we left in the night, her bleeding, me silent. It was the worst night of my life. And the best.
The Bulwark@thebulwark.com · 3d agoRep. Max Miller: "My former wife has claimed that during a custody exchange at my home that day, I assaulted her…If I had assaulted her, would she have offered to cook me dinner six days later?"
#134: Sharks Of The Corn (2021) - No. 1/2 ★ / ★★★★★ letterboxd.com/josephfinn/f... #firsttimewatches2026
A ½ review of Sharks of the Corn (2021)
Even for a cheap monster flick...this is BAD. Like I admit I try to look for the best in a movie and rarely does anyone go out to make a bad movie but...damn. It's cheap but never in a good way. Lazy....
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#133: My Life as a Courgette (Ma vie de Courgette, 2016) - How to make animation that hits you right in the feels. ★★★★★ / ★★★★★ letterboxd.com/josephfinn/f... #firsttimewatches2026 #decadesproject #decadesproject2026
A ★★★★★ review of My Life as a Zucchini (2016)
The rare movie where I might want to rewatch it with the English-language dub because Michel Vuillermoz is so damn good as Raymond, a care worker who cares, that I want to hear Nick Offerman's version...
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Abby was the one that broke open the Max Miller story (and shame on NYT for not acknowledging that). Here is her original story: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Assault, misogyny, verbal threats: Records detail new allegations against Rep. Max Miller
Police reports and filings in a bitter custody dispute raise new questions about the conduct of an Ohio Republican as he campaigns for a third term.
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Abby Vesoulis@abbyvesoulis.bsky.social · 3d agoI first got 1000+ pages of court documents from Miller & Moreno's custody case. Anybody can request these from Cuyahoga County. I reviewed those by myself, one by one—no AI involved!—and the filings pointed to police reports. I then sought those out separately and spent days combing through them.
You can't just run an unlicensed nuclear reactor in Manhattan.
Sophia_Nyx 🏳️⚧️@sophianyx.bsky.social · 5d agoName a villain who was actually right.
Just bumping this up again. Hailey is also late with her rent — she just needs to hang in there until her scholarship kicks in in October. But she's the sole caregiver of her mom, who's recovering from cancer, so it's impossible to work right now. Please help if you can! #transcrowdfund
Hailey Kaas - Cancer fund ($520/$750)@transqueerfem.bsky.social · 6d agoThanks for the kind souls who contributed yesterday! We need at least $100 to buy meds though, can you help by boosting/chipping in? ❤️ #transcrowdfund #mutualaid #EN #helpsky ko-fi.com/haileykaas
I just subscribed to this block list, and I really appreciate the public service provided here
Tess is Surviving the Horrors@mothmother.com · 4d agoI started getting followed by some "film festivals" and "writing festivals" and thought "oh, these are cool!" Then I looked a little closer. They're all part of a network that preys on writers, charging us for reviews, and feeding our stuff into slop generators. So I made a list.👋🏻🖕🏻😠
She fucking sucks, and I WILL be booing her anytime she shows up on the screen in tomorrow's Lynx and Fever game.
The Athletic@theathletic.com · 4d agoSpeaking for the first time since ralliers began assembling in support of her stance against transgender participation in women’s sports, Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham said this was an opportunity for the WNBA to uphold its values of diversity and inclusion. nyti.ms/4fHr4Qn
