They sent over all of Groot's information today. Turns out his birthday is the same day as mine! He was supposed to be our dog.
Sam Van Helsing
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Associate Editor @talkfilmsociety.com Host of Keanu Believe It podcast, featured on various others. Talks too much about movies, cartoons, and Keanu. ♿️ he/him Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/8EtJ
V/H/S/94: Not the strongest entry overall or the weakest. Once again Timo Tjahanto makes the best use of the format. "The Subject" takes the horror elements inherent to cyberpunk to the extreme. Equal parts horrific and rad as fuck.
Am I excited for a movie starring Keanu and Don Lee directed by James Wan?
Marge Simpson Says 'Well Duh!'
Alt: Marge Simpson Says 'Well Duh!'
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Diminish an anime Partial Metal Alchemist
A.J. Wilden🏳️⚧️@wcwit.bsky.social · 19h agoDiminish an anime Aim for the Jack
Four more weeks until I can finally take the journey!
I love this tease of what Saulnier has been cooking up! I don't need to see one more second because he has forever earned my ass in a seat.
Slayground | Official Teaser HD | A24
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If JAWS and ALIENS are horror, then so is this. They are of a kind.
Sam Van Helsing@samshotfirst.bsky.social · yesterdayMovie #15: HOPE (2026), dir. Na Hong-jin Viewing History: First time watch Where I'm Watching: PVOD
HOPE is absolutely awesome! Full of stunning action, fun performances, truly unique creature design. So many insane shots that I quickly lost count. Ending is a bit abrupt but makes me crave more.
If the rumors are true, and Bungie ends up developing Battlefront III, then it would without a doubt have the best feeling gunplay ever in a Star Wars game.
Took a lot of different showrunners pushing on their various productions at Cartoon Network to get names in the end credits of the people who actually animated the shows in overseas studios. "If we credit them they'll get full of themselves and start asking for more money" Seems games are similar.
Aftermath@aftermath.site · 2d ago'Star Wars Galactic Racer was made by a core team of 75 people' aftermath.site/star-wars-gala...
Big day for short kings and muscle mommies! (seriously though, this is great news. MackenzIe Davis should be in all the things)
James Gunn@jamesgunn.bsky.social · 2d agoWelcoming Josh Hutcherson as Mister Miracle and Mackenzie Davis as Big Barda in @tomking.bsky.social forthcoming animated DCU series from DC Studios and Warner Bros. Animation, #MisterMiracle.
Have plans to see WILDWOOD for my brother's birthday on Saturday. Beyond excited to see what the magicians at Laika have conjured up this time.
I've always liked SHUTTER ISLAND, but it wasn’t until fairly recently that I realized how brilliant it is. Scorsese is the master of immersing you in the world of the characters, in finding truth within a narrative–and here it's the actual text of the thing.
“You don't know me.” “Oh, but I do. I know you. We've known each other for centuries.”
Sam Van Helsing@samshotfirst.bsky.social · 2d agoMovie #14: SHUTTER ISLAND (2010), dir. Martin Scorsese Viewing History: Rewatch Where I'm Watching: Own the 4K. Avail. on Paramount+ and Pluto
The flashback and dream sequences in SHUTTER ISLAND are some of my favorite looking scenes in any movie. Richardson is at his best when he's collaborating with Marty.
Some hand wave this as minor Scorsese. Not me though. I gladly place this genre exercise among his best.
Sam Van Helsing@samshotfirst.bsky.social · 2d agoMovie #14: SHUTTER ISLAND (2010), dir. Martin Scorsese Viewing History: Rewatch Where I'm Watching: Own the 4K. Avail. on Paramount+ and Pluto
You can finally narrow your search on here to just people you follow. Once you can send pictures and GIFs in Chats, it will be like the other place never existed.
Just learned that the Biddy Blas VA (Richard Summers-Calvert) is a professional wrestler and was the stand-in for The Thing on FIRST STEPS. The legend continues to grow!
Biddy Blas!
Alt: Biddy Blas! SCRIB DOON! A short vaguely Pachyderm looking alien with a helmet
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Happy birthday to the one and only @therealmattc.bsky.social!! The KBI episode I recorded with him and our friend Ale remains one of my favorites.
Keanu Believe It: Episode 14 - Bram Stoker's Dracula — Talk Film Society
It’s a very extra episode for a very extra Francis Ford Coppola film.
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I was not expecting DRACULA 1979 to be genuinely funny. Two moments got legit gut laughs from me. Donald Pleasance grabbing another crucifix as back up, and Laurence Olivier saying “bye” before the final confrontation.
As I watch more DRACULA movies, I'm realizing the reason I gravitate to the FCC version (aside from it being one of the best movies ever) is that it nails the balance of the Count's malevolent and romantic sides.
And goddamn is that Williams score magnificent. Which he had gotten more opportunities to do horror scores.
Sam Van Helsing@samshotfirst.bsky.social · 3d agoDRACULA (1979): Coppola's is still my favorite but this one is pretty high up there. Big fan of how the sets and costumes are almost exclusively monochromatic, giving the color film a distinct B&W feel. Olivier and Pleasance's performances are great fun.
DRACULA (1979): Coppola's is still my favorite but this one is pretty high up there. Big fan of how the sets and costumes are almost exclusively monochromatic, giving the color film a distinct B&W feel. Olivier and Pleasance's performances are great fun.
Another thing to love about ADVENTURE TIME, I could pretty much use it every time there's a [post horror creature] prompt.
Few things more obnoxious than randos replying to rhetorical questions.
Loved this one! Awesome atmosphere and pristine autumn horror vibes. Quietly very funny without ever undercutting the mood or surprisingly emotional story. Adam Scott has rarely been better.
Sam Van Helsing@samshotfirst.bsky.social · 4d agoMovie #12: HOKUM (2026), dir. Damien McCarthy Viewing History: First time watch Where I'm Watching: Hulu
I liked SACRIFICE quite a bit. Nothing revolutionary but I found it to be a fairly incisive satire. Well shot with fun performances, especially Malkovich and Richardson.