NEW: For @indiewire.com, I spoke to Peter Jackson, Richard Taylor, Jamie Selkirk and *many* more for an oral history of The Frighteners as it turns 30. Specifically, how the commercial flop drove innovation at Wētā, paved the way for The Lord of the Rings, and was just a whole lot of fun to make.

IndieWire@indiewire.com · yesterday

Peter Jackson and more reflect on 'The Frighteners,' their first Hollywood film, and the growth of Wētā for its 30th anniversary. Oral history.

I really enjoyed the first “Violent Night” but, honestly, I am not feeling this trailer at all. Hopefully it’ll be a worthy follow up. Nice to see AEW’s MJF featured. It looks like he may be the main henchman? youtu.be/BcKzI8NYzTU?...

Violent Night 2 - Official Trailer (2026) David Harbour, Jared Harris, Kristen Bell

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Fuck Eli Roth. All my homies hate Eli Roth.

Justin LaLiberty@jlalibs.bsky.social · yesterday

I really hope that all of the people in my feeds who rail against gen-AI flyer art (and rightfully so) and are also horror fans, don’t fall prey to Ice Cream Man now that the reviews are pointing to its abundance of AI effects. Don’t be a contradiction, speak with your wallets here.

Absolutely no one: “…” Jonah Hill with tears in his eyes:

Dan of the Year@downwithdan.bsky.social · 2d ago

He will never understand that being "the fat guy from Superbad" is infinitely better than being "the martial arts chud nobody likes"

Unfortunately, with my wife being essentially forced into retirement our financial situation has gone from bad to worse. we are still waiting on a number of checks & reimbursements but have past due bills & expenses we can no longer burden our families with & need help. (Thread)

Yet another example of good ol’ Shout Factory shitting the bed. Glad I have the UK releases of these Jet movies.

Naika Video@naikavideo.bsky.social · 3d ago

Did anyone else notice these subs for Shout's release of FIST OF LEGEND? Got the set for cheap but I was NOT expecting this:

if I ever taught film criticism lesson one would be “you being smarter than the movie is not interesting to anyone”

Doris Day 1973. Photo by Ellen Graham.

Maybe it’s the lowered expectations, but I enjoyed “Supergirl” now that I have finally had a chance to sit down and watch it. I would say it’s better than at least 60% of all the MCU movies and better than almost every DCU (?) attempt before James Gunn’s universe do-over.

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I really try not to flaunt my negative opinions on here (or anywhere really) because the last thing I want is a friend, or someone I like and respect, to see it in passing and think to themselves, “Jesus fucking Christ” while shaking their head in disbelief.

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Well, it’s invoicing day, and since they’re really apparently not going to pay me for something I wrote for them two months ago, I guess today is the day to post about how @vulture.com fucks over its film freelancers. Long (sorry) thread, with receipts:

Vulture@vulture.com · 2mo ago

There are 118 feature films, plus galas, talks, podcast recordings, and more at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival. Our guide to the movies and events worth lining up for.

To the surprise of no one, Arrow has yet again made Shout Factory look terrible. SF put out “A Chinese Ghost Story” trilogy as Blu-ray only w/ their typical bad cover art. Then Arrow comes along & offers the set in 4K UHD w/ more extras & vastly improved cover art.

Say what you want about needless remakes. (No movie is necessary. Every film is technically unneeded.) The fact that Jordan is directing this himself is what’s exciting about it. Creed 3 was extremely stylish and MBJ applying his anime sensibilities to a suave heist story is really enticing.

Film Combat Syndicate@fcsyndicate.bsky.social · last wk.

THE THOMAS CROWN AFFAIR: Michael B. Jordan’s Reimagined Take On The Classic Heist Flick Gets A Trailer "Jordan directs, produces, and stars in a visually breathtaking, sensual, and unexpectedly moving heist thriller, where the most dangerous man in the room is the one nobody's watching."

What a flawed premise for a piece of writing. You can find countless takes that any filmmaker, since the dawn of the moving picture, is “Eh … fine.” Nolan is not *that* divisive. It’s not as if he’s a shock guy like Lucifer Valentine or an arthouse hero like Ryūsuke Hamaguchi. He’s a pop culture guy

Kaarel Kressa@kaarelkressa.bsky.social · last wk.

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My Review of SEVEN SNIPERS is up now at Film Combat Syndicate. filmcombatsyndicate.com/seven-sniper...

SEVEN SNIPERS Review: A Tense Genre Bender From Down Under | Film Combat Syndicate

Seven Snipers is currently available on VOD and arriving August 11th on Blu-ray from Well Go USA Set in the Australian countryside Seven Snipers is an

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Tired of being regular depressed. Strive to be a Wes Anderson character instead. Become more. Get quirky with it. Wear a fun hat.

I honestly was sort of jazzed at the thought of Ryan Gosling as Ghost Rider. But Shawn Levy seems like an awful match of director and material. I don’t even really dislike any of Levy’s work and enjoy a couple of his films. There is just nothing he’s done that screams “Ghost Rider” to me.

Eddie Kingston will always be my guy in wrestling and IWA-MS from 2004 to 2007 was the best American indie promotion. I will die on that hill.

Tom.@notthattomgreen.bsky.social · 2w ago

When Eddie Kingston nearly ENDED a fan in Indiana…

The Paramount and Warner Bros merger is officially on hold. The merger will not move forward until June 1, 2027 OR until the courts provide a ruling on the lawsuits facing the merger.

For my next Summer of (Movie) Love entry, I’m celebrating THE HITCHER. John Ryder was more terrifying to me than Freddy Krueger as a kid & the film still feels like a cinematic powder keg: from-the-desk-of-the-horror-chick.ghost.io/summer-of-mo... Open to both free & paid subscribers- thanks y’all!

Summer of (Movie) Love: The Hitcher

Exploring horror, film, and pop culture, all while celebrating the creators, history, and artistry that keep the genre alive.

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Anti-pro wrestling folks always say, "You know it's fake, right? Watch a movie" & they miss the point. Wrestling is actual live people doing incredibly athletic sleight of hand in front of you. It's performers interacting with a crowd of actual live people, it's the realest fake thing there is.

Lupita Nihongo@otsumamiboy.blacksky.app · 2w ago

My general feeling on the idea of films & high media generated with AI is that it's very funny to me that there are people who don't know that audiences want to see performers perform and actors act. Incredible declaration that you're a simpleton to not know that media consumers are craft enjoyers.

One of the greatest matches of all time. The kind of thing they write songs about. I don’t even know how many times I’ve watched it since it first happened. I firmly believe that pro wrestling as an art form is at its best when, frankly, everything looks like it fucking hurts.

David Bixenspan@davidbix.com · 2w ago

Also, if you've never seen Samoa Joe vs. Necro Butcher in its entirety before or just haven't in a while, it's available for free on the IWA Mid-South YouTube channel:

I came here, in part, to get away from knowing when people on Twitter post dumb shit. But it’s inescapable all because I want to talk and read about my wholly unrelated niche interests. Depressing. It seems like if folks don’t have something to mockingly react to, they don’t have much else to say.

I just saw a meme that said “get in losers, we’re reclaiming the emdash”. People. PEOPLE. Where are your STANDARDS? It CLEARLY should be “get in, losers — we’re reclaiming the em dash.”

Don't really want to have to do this but if you know me at all you know why I have to do this. Looking to raise at least $5k with a stretch of $10 coz I don't even have a full time job. Lawyers are expensive! Anyway link below.

News for the movie & #AEW fans that follow me.

New York Attorney General Letitia James@newyorkstateag.bsky.social · 2w ago

We just won a court order stopping the merger of Paramount and Warner Bros. while our lawsuit continues.     We’re going to keep fighting to keep costs down for consumers, protect jobs, and stop this illegal merger.

It’s weird to me, that I can look at this crossover from three films that I enjoyed and feel absolutely nothing. They really poisoned the well.

Culture Crave 🍿@culturecrave.co · 2w ago

The Avengers, New Avengers and Fantastic Four meeting in ‘Avengers: Doomsday'

John Landis on the set of three amigos told Chevy Chase he was going to kill him and Chase responded “with what, there’s no helicopter here,” and that may be the only funny and good thing Chevy has ever said