Monday, August 18, 2025
Good Morning, World
Friday, August 15, 2025
Chain Reactions in 250 Words or Less
Kusama is once again brilliant to listen to here, but it turns out that everybody Philippe assembled for this film is top notch and, even better, all of them are coming at the movie from totally different directions. Patton Oswalt's the fanboy, the great Alexandra Heller-Nicholas's the critic, Stephen King was Hooper's friend, and Takashi Miike is... Takashi fucking Miike! (Turns out he's an incredibly thoughtful man for being such a maniac.) Fifty years on it's damned near impossible to find new things to say about a film as discussed & dissected as TCM has been, but the terrific Chain Reactions does a bang-up job doing just that. And Philippe's very much got a very specific thing going on with these essay movies, but this is truly his best one to date. I look forward to whatever blast of nastiness finds itself under his microscope next.
Thursday, August 14, 2025
5 Off My Head -- Scary Movies To Swallow Us Up
Jesse Williams Four Times
Everything You Ever Need To Know About Life...
... you can learn from:
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988)
Freddy: I didn't steal any money from her! She gave it to me.Inspector Andre: But she filed this complaint against you.Freddy: She caught me with another woman.C'mon. You're French, you understand that!Inspector Andre: To be with another woman,that is French. To be caught, that is American.
Whose Hunt, His Hunt
Good Morning, World
Wednesday, August 13, 2025
Everything You Ever Need To Know About Life...
... you can learn from:
A Different Man (2024)
Oswald: Guy, you're a masterful actor,which is why this is so tragic. I reallydon't know what the ethical thing to do is.Ingrid: The right thing to do is for you to take the role,and you still get to play Edward, Guy, just transformed.And you don't have to hide your face behindthat idiotic thing! You- you get more recognition.Edward: For one scene.Oswald: But what a scene. The finale.Edward: No one's gonna believe that Edward lookslike him and then suddenly he just looks like me.Oswald: Magic!Edward: But she loves him for who he is.If he changes, then who is he then?
If There's One Take Away From Weapons...
Tahar Rahim Eleven Times
Stick It To Me, Thom
Don't Go Breakin' My Balls
Tuesday, August 12, 2025
Yessir Mister Plainclothes
Okay here's one more gif, just cuz: