Wyeth Leslie
@wyethwashere.bsky.social
English professor, writer, local man trying his best. Essays: patreon.com/WyethLeslie Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/11CYl Publications: https://www.chillsubs.com/user/wleslie2142
This sadly was a Covid movie, so didn't get enough promotion on release but it is SO GREAT. Please seek it out.
Wyeth Leslie@wyethwashere.bsky.social · 4d agoNew essay. Noir is often about men accepting a life lived alongside the darkness of the world. The Kid Detective is about one such case that has resulted in a deeply broken leading man. It also happens to be a very funny film. www.patreon.com/WyethLeslie/...
Audibly gasped when Word automatically reverted a word that I had purposefully italicized. Like what are we even doing here with this programming.
Every day I realize a little bit more how insane 1999 was for movies.
ARMY OF DARKNESS is 81 minutes long. It retells EVIL DEAD II in about 3 minutes. Still has time for a whole slapstick Gulliver's Travels thing. Baby, this is efficiency
They’re calling it the most theater kid story of all time
Pixie Casey@pixiecasey.bsky.social · yesterdayin insane local news, the 26 year old director of a rocky horror production was arrested for sending threatening messages to himself in order to get the play shut down bc he didn’t want to deal with cast drama www.mynbc5.com/article/rock...
This is Massive Attack's response to what happened in Singapore, posted on their Instagram page. Good on them.
Kirsten Han 韩俐颖@kirstenhan.com · 5d agoMassive Attack has been banned from Singapore after they held up a Palestinian flag during their concert here last week. www.bbc.com/news/article...
This is what Resident Evil looks like to people who have never played Resident Evil.
Wyeth Leslie@wyethwashere.bsky.social · 23h agoIt’s still summer. People should be day drinking and watching Deep Rising.
Does this make sense? No. However, do I love to clap and cheer whenever Kevin J. O’Connor appears in a movie? Absolutely.
Bloody Disgusting@bloody-disgusting.com · 23h agoKevin J. O’Connor, who played Beni Gabor in 1999's THE MUMMY, has joined the cast of THE MUMMY 4. Brendan Fraser & Rachel Weisz will star. From directors Radio Silence. In theaters October 15, 2027.
The push and pull between wanting more physical media and encouraging people to buy physical media and seeing “Kangaroo Jack Steelbook 4K restoration - $79.99”
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.
Yeah, you could say I'm going for a Big Walk... Across Australia to connect the Chiral Network
LEGISLATIVE ALERT 🚨 The Senate Commerce Committee will vote on the SCREEN Act on August 5. This bill requires age verification for all websites deemed “harmful to minors”. Contact your legislators NOW, demand they vote NO on the SCREEN Act. www.defendonlineprivacy.com/screen/ @fsc.bsky.social
Defend Online Privacy: Stop the SCREEN Act!
The Senate Commerce Committee will vote on the SCREEN Act on August 5. ACT NOW to stop it!
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wouldn't surprise me one bit to see a couple teams wind up in the world series this year
Sex is cool but have you seen the Red Sox sweep the Dodgers?
Of a million great things about Collateral, I love the moment where Vincent bites it on a chair he threw through a glass panel then instantly recovers like a robot.
New essay. Noir is often about men accepting a life lived alongside the darkness of the world. The Kid Detective is about one such case that has resulted in a deeply broken leading man. It also happens to be a very funny film. www.patreon.com/WyethLeslie/...
Can't Forget It: The Kid Detective | Wyeth Leslie
It’s fascinating how readily mutable the Noir genre has proven. Literature and cinema worldwide have adopted the hallmarks and repurposed th
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I 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.👋🏻🖕🏻😠
this is why baseball is the best sport. hockey and basketball announcers are too busy commenting on the non-stop exciting action to have time to tell the world that they have never once used shampoo.
Awful Announcing@awfulannouncing.bsky.social · 3d agoBen McDonald admits he has NEVER used shampoo in his life during today's Orioles game on MASN 🥴 "For me it's just a bar of soap"
airbnb I’m staying at unintentionally created the toughest punk album cover of 2027
To stay absolutely on brand: The National's Alligator, Boxer, High Violet
Mia Murphy 🏳️⚧️@miamurphy.com · 4d agoWhat's the best three album run from a band? (the correct answer is Moving Pictures, Signals, and Grace Under Pressure by Rush, but I'm excited to learn second place)
