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Hollywood: Shit or Garbage?

Greeks are unhappy being written out of their own foundational national myth in the upcoming The ODEIssy.


To the cast and creative team of Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey,
We write to you as Greeks, not as fragments of antiquity, not as echoes from museum displays, and not as characters sealed in marble, but as a living people whose story has never stopped being written.

First, we wish you well.

Cinema has always carried the power to reimagine ancient texts, to cross borders of language and time, and to reintroduce old stories to new generations. Homer's Odyssey belongs, in many ways, to the shared cultural imagination of humanity. We understand the ambition behind bringing it to the screen on a global scale, and we recognise the artistic tradition of reinterpretation that has surrounded these epics for centuries.

But we also ask you to consider something that is often overlooked in modern retellings of Greek stories.

We did not vanish.

Greek people did not disappear after the age of myth. Greek culture was not frozen in classical marble. Greek language was not extinguished in antiquity.

We are still here.

...

At every stage, something essential remained unbroken: language, memory, and cultural continuity.

Greek is still spoken today, the oldest continuously surviving language in Europe. Not reconstructed. Not revived. But lived.

That continuity matters when stories like The Odyssey are retold.

Odysseus is not only a universal symbol of endurance, struggle, and homecoming. He is also part of a cultural inheritance that has been carried through every one of those historical layers -- retold by Byzantine scholars, preserved in manuscripts copied through the medieval world, studied during the Renaissance, and still taught, spoken, and reinterpreted in Greece today.

This is why conversations about representation matter deeply to us.

We are not asking for exclusion or limitation. We are not arguing against diversity, nor against reinterpretation. Greek culture itself has always been shaped by exchange, migration, and encounter across centuries.

What we are asking is something simpler and more human.

That when Greek stories are retold on a global stage, Greek people are not rendered invisible within them.

...

So as you step into Homer's world - into seas, wanderings, gods, and returning kings - we ask that you carry this awareness with you:

That Greece is not only a setting in antiquity.

It is a living country.

Greek people are not historical figures.

We are contemporaries.

...

We did not vanish.

We are still here.

It's interesting, if a little sad, that the only answer to a Muh Representation argument is another Muh Representation argument.

The Mandala Effect and Gorp made $101 million over the four-day (actually five) day weekend, matching the original low projections, but beating the revised, even-lower projections of $80 million. Which I now wonder wasn't an effort at expectations-lowering so that Disney could claim they matched expectations.

Something kind of amazing has been happening since the weekend, beginning Tuesday. The independent, super-low-budget, YouTuber-made horror film Obsession -- which is about a Low-T Beta Cuck who wishes for a hot girl to love him more than she has ever loved before, and then discovers that the love of an obsessed, magically-deranged psychotic stalker isn't so wonderful --has been slowly catching up to the Star Wars film's daily takings, and has now overtaken it.

Obsession' Has Dethroned 'The Mandalorian And Grogu' At The Box Office

By Paul Tassi

There is effectively no precedent to describe what's happening with Obsession right now, the low-budget horror film that has achieved milestones like increasing 39% in revenue in its second weekend after word-of-mouth spread.

But that was even more impressive given that it was going up against the first new Star Wars movie in seven years, The Mandalorian and Grogu, which did win the weekend handily. But now? Obsession is...beating it.

Daily box office tracking is now showing that Obsession is now beating The Mandalorian and Grogu handily as of this Wednesday, earning $5.6 million domestically to Mando's $4.1 million on that day. And again, this is the second week of Obsession's release (this Wednesday is practically a non-existent drop from last Wednesday) and this is Mando's first week.

It also appears that Obsession could be heading into a third weekend where its revenue increases from last week's $24 million. That would now be going up against both The Mandalorian and Grogu and fellow YouTuber-directed, low-budget horror film Backrooms, which is now projected to make a mammoth $40-60 million, resulting in back-to-back hits for the genre. But Obsession is still in a league of its own in terms of its earning trajectory.

Backrooms itself is based on YouTube short films, and directed by the original YouTuber.

There's every chance that Obsession will battle Backrooms for the #1 spot, dropping Mufflerrepair and Gauges to #3 in its second weekend. Beaten by two low-budget YouTube movies.

Film Threat's Chris Gore says it's "riveting." He says it's "going to be huge." Allen Ng agrees it's "anxiety-inducing" but also says that the mysteries posed by the film aren't resolved. They both agree that this is intended as the first film in a franchise, so they're not going to properly finish it now.

Eh, I'm not sure I object to that. The thing about WTF Bizarro Mysteries is that they're not supposed to be resolved. The solution to the mystery would be antithetical to the point of posing a question which is supposed to be imponderable, without an answer.

I have thoughts about this. I'm a big fan of thrillers. Thrillers are just mysteries with simpler plots and lots of running around and yelling.

I'm also a fan of Twilight Zone WTF premises. This kind of thriller just has something impossibly strange happen in the opening, and promises you, don't worry, by the end, we'll have explained this impossibly strange situation in a logical and satisfying manner.

But here's the thing: That promise is a lie 95% of the time. The more bizarre and fantastical your opening gambit is, the less likely it will be that you can conjure any sort of explanation of any degree of plausibility or satisfaction. And this whole subgenre depends on starting off with the most outlandish and impossible premise you can think of.

That's why 90% of these stories end with some variation of "It was all a dream... or was it?" or "Oh my God, we've been dead the whole time! We're in hell!" The most original and startling the opening, the more you can be sure that the cameras are all in comas imaging it all in some kind of group hallucination.

Because seriously, what the hell kind of "logical" explanation can you actually come up with to explain this nonsense?

Normal thrillers-- those without the sci-fi/fantasy/bizarro weirdness premise -- also struggle to explain why anything in the movie actually happened. North by Northwest famously makes no real sense, and is just one set piece after another.

So my point is that anyone who likes this kind of thing and has been around the block a few times goes into it knowing there will almost certainly not be a satisfying and logical third-act explanation, and that the enjoyment will just derive from the freaky-deaky premise and the exploration of that through the second act. These movies (and books and stories) are all journey, no destination.

Every once in a long while, a thriller or Twilight Zone thriller will actually conjure up an ending that does make sense and does answer all of your questions. And that will become an instant classic.

But that is definitely not the way most of these go.

So if Backrooms never explains what's going on -- 1, it's not supposed to, the question is more interesting than any possible answer and 2, any answer they give will be stupid so why don't they just save us the disappointment and say We May Never Know the Motive.

The NY Post says Hollywood is afraid... of interlopers from YouTube beating them up and stealing their lunch money.

Hollywood trembles in fear of the havoc the internet has wrought and will continue to wreak on its core business. Execs wake up in a cold sweat from a nightmare that blockbusters have been replaced by 30-second TikTok videos. And, yikes, they almost have. But perhaps the key to a prosperous future is collaboration.

Enter "Backrooms": A disquieting and smart new horror film from A24 that, for now, can only be seen in theaters, yet is the brainchild of 4chan and YouTube users. Its director Kane Parsons is just 20 years old and his movie is already an uncommonly hot title with the younger set. Eighty-eight percent of its packed preview night audiences around the country were under 35.

You can see why. While the main character of "Backrooms," Clark (Chiwetel Ejiofor), is a sleep-deprived, middle-aged man whose dreams of being an architect have been crushed as irreparably as his marriage, a youthful energy pervades Parsons' strange and engrossing journey into the unfurnished abyss.

The seed of "Backrooms" was planted in 2019 when a user posted an image on the website 4Chan of an architecturally unsettling room -- tinted yellow with fluorescent lights, patterned wallpaper, ceiling tiles and gray carpet. People wrote horror stories online about the picture, which led to the detailed lore of the Backrooms, a labyrinth of eerie spaces accessible by hidden portals around the world.


Parsons turned the trend into a popular YouTube series with millions of views when he was 16. And he rooted his creation in documentary-style "found footage," like "The Blair Witch Project."

The director used that same on-edge aesthetic for his debut feature, which is set in no-smartphones 1990. Clark, who runs Cap'n Clark's Ottoman Empire, a failing furniture store, stumbles into the Backrooms when he walks through a wall in his building's basement.

The confused man tells his therapist, Mary (Renate Reinsve of "Sentimental Value"), who has her own demons, about what the messed-up oddity he's found. And Clark sounds completely insane.

"It's like the store just continues, I guess?," he says.

I love when arrogant but untalented people find out they're completely untalented and that their previous "success" had just been due to connections in the industry.

It's got a 78% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes, which is good, but not as good as Obsession or some other recent horror offerings.

Now, reviews are coming for Backrooms, and while decent enough, they are not sky-high like a few other horror entries this year, including the runaway hit from just two weeks ago, Obsession, which is on its way to make 100x its budget amidst 95% and 94% critic and audience Rotten Tomatoes scores. Backrooms, in contrast, has a 78% Rotten Tomatoes score right now with three dozen reviews in. How does that stack up against the other horror offerings of the year? Here's the list of major releases:

Obsession -- 95% critic score
Send Help -- 93% critic score
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple -- 92% critic score
Hokum -- 88% critic score
We Bury the Dead -- 88% critic score
Backrooms -- 78% critic score
Primate -- 78% critic score

Und so weiter.

Eh. I'll see it on streaming.

Either way, The Marzipan and Gorget will drop to #3 in just its second weekend.

Last week, I mentioned that I would put up a thread for older/less-known movie recommendations. Please consider this that thread!

No corporate slop. Movies from an earlier, less stupid era, or smaller/unnoticed movies that people might have missed.

Oh: Question for y'all. I tried to watch Spider-Noir but I don't see any way to choose the "Authentic Black and White" version. I get a title screen that tells me I can select this, "Below," but there's nothing "below" for me to click on.

The "True-Hue color" version looks decent and I'd probably watch a lot of it in color anyway but I'm cheesed that I don't have the option to watch in B&W as promised.

Can you help a blogger out? What am I missing?


Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 03:45 PM




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1 Hollywood is so Fucked up. John Huston could eat a can of Kodak and puke a better movie than the shit these days

Posted by: night lifted at May 29, 2026 03:46 PM (kJmLc)

2 I'll fetch em

Posted by: Skip at May 29, 2026 03:46 PM (Ia/+0)

3 Mandingo and Gravy

Posted by: banana Dream at May 29, 2026 03:47 PM (3uBP9)

4 Embrace the word And

Posted by: Skip at May 29, 2026 03:47 PM (Ia/+0)

5 Last week, I mentioned that I would put up a thread for older/less-known movie recommendations. Please consider this that thread!

=======

John Ford made a couple of movies.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1tin1xHgQA

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 29, 2026 03:47 PM (7RBt4)

6 Just for nothing

Karl Childers >>>>> Forest Gump

Posted by: polynikes at May 29, 2026 03:47 PM (XMuV+)

7 Greek is still spoken today, the oldest continuously surviving language in Europe. Not reconstructed. Not revived. But lived.

Hoo boy, the Italians are not going to like this.

Posted by: the Welsh might also want a word at May 29, 2026 03:49 PM (gKWVE)

8 The Oddity

Posted by: wth at May 29, 2026 03:49 PM (UjdFS)

9 7 Greek is still spoken today, the oldest continuously surviving language in Europe. Not reconstructed. Not revived. But lived.

Hoo boy, the Italians are not going to like this.

Posted by: the Welsh might also want a word at May 29, 2026 03:49 PM (gKWVE)

=======

"I don'ta capisco Latino!"
-Dante

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 29, 2026 03:50 PM (7RBt4)

10 Marzipan and Homestarrunner > The Marzipan and Gorget

Posted by: 18-1 at May 29, 2026 03:51 PM (sKqQm)

11 I'm kinda done with movies like I'm done with SNL.

Too much craptasm.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 29, 2026 03:52 PM (RIvkX)

12 https://tinyurl.com/3ephj5v3
Here you go on John Ford Series

Posted by: Skip at May 29, 2026 03:52 PM (Ia/+0)

13 what do we think of Disclosure Day ?

Posted by: Don Black at May 29, 2026 03:52 PM (ZxPkt)

14 Making horror movies is like painting abstract art.

It's the easiest to do .

Posted by: polynikes at May 29, 2026 03:52 PM (XMuV+)

15 Greek is still spoken today, the oldest continuously surviving language in Europe. Not reconstructed. Not revived. But lived.

Hoo boy, the Italians are not going to like this./i]

Be a real shame if someone dropped by and burned your cities you know Greece? Just sayin...

Posted by: Lucius Mummius at May 29, 2026 03:52 PM (sKqQm)

16 Hollywood: Shit or and Garbage? !!

Behold! The power of and!

Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 29, 2026 03:52 PM (0sNs1)

17 The Oddity

Great little movie...keeps you guessing

Posted by: 18-1 at May 29, 2026 03:53 PM (sKqQm)

18 To ask is to have answered.

Posted by: ShainS -- During Trans Period Pride Month AKA Menstrual Equity??? at May 29, 2026 03:53 PM (BGLxh)

19 Posted by: the Welsh might also want a word at May 29, 2026 03:49 PM

Go long on vowels!

Posted by: Jim Cramer at May 29, 2026 03:54 PM (0sNs1)

20 10 Marzipan and Homestarrunner > The Marzipan and Gorget

lonestar and yogurt > marzipan and homestarrunner > the marzipan and gorget

Posted by: spaceballs: the moron at May 29, 2026 03:54 PM (v3pYe)

21 It's Hollywoke.

I warned everybody last year when they were crowing DEI IS DEAD, that no, it wasn't, all of this stuff, movies and video games, have a long, LONG pipeline of 4-6 YEARS.

All the stuff coming out now was approved in the ~2021-2022 era, when Democrats thought they'd won and lost their freaking minds spiking the football from their perceived win.

There's more woke nonsense coming.

They haven't learned, they think they can just dial it back a LITTLE and con the rubes.

Posted by: DudeAbiding at May 29, 2026 03:55 PM (lCHt6)

22 Hollywood doesn't care about making good movies often now. Hence Matt Damon on Odysseus.

Imagine taking the case of The Return and just having it focused on more of The Odyssey. It would like be a great movie and make a ton of money

Posted by: 18-1 at May 29, 2026 03:55 PM (sKqQm)

23 Worst movie I've seen this year: -- or perhaps any year -- was "The Wacky World of Dr. Morgus" from 1962. Starring "Dr. Morgus," the late-night horror-film TV host from New Orleans in the 1960s.

God, it was horrible beyond belief. The Morgus character is supremely ugly, the "jokes" are non-existent, nothing about it is even remotely funny, scenes go on forever for no reason, the acting is Z-grade,most of the dialogue was improv, and the plot is ludicrous and flimsy.

Not all "indies" are good.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wacky_World_of_Dr._Morgus

nly two tings about it were: The girl Dr, Morgushas hypnitized was kinda cute, and the actor playing the reporter was halfway decent -- but he seemed like he was in a different movie.

Ended up being a spy spoof, similar to "The Mouse That Roared," about an imaginary tiny European cuntry trying to use dr. Morgus' invention to invade America,

Avoid at all costs.

Posted by: zombie at May 29, 2026 03:55 PM (Av6i5)

24 I'm not a huge movie buff and have no real issue with odd experimental movies, its your investment you might lose.

This contempt for the general audience has to go, though from the studios to the actors to the commentariat.

Posted by: Oldcat at May 29, 2026 03:55 PM (8avO+)

25 I watched Sisu yesterday. It wasn't bad. Revenge flicks are definitely in vogue now. Like they were during the 70s in response to the craziness coming out of the 60s. Friggin hippies...

Posted by: banana Dream at May 29, 2026 03:55 PM (3uBP9)

26 Nope( I'm
Not into seeing horror films right now, but the movie/ stage critic at the "NY Post" says "Backrooms" is appealing to younger people and was very cheap to produce.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 29, 2026 03:56 PM (looXz)

27 on topic of languages which probably haven't moved much from where they started, here's Albanian since maybe 2500 BC or before -
tinyurl.com/ja8phsty
I haven't even got into the Basques yet because I don't wanna get bombed.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 29, 2026 03:56 PM (gKWVE)

28 Every once in a long while, a thriller or Twilight Zone thriller will actually conjure up an ending that does make sense and does answer all of your questions. And that will become an instant classic.

*******

"Three Body Problem" actually did that. Admittedly, it was using alien technology (Sophons) that was so far advanced, that until it is explained, the effects it could create seemed absolutely impossible, driving physicsts to psychosis and suicide.

I am refering to the Chinese version of this, both the novels and the TV series, NOT the Netflix version.

Posted by: EFG at May 29, 2026 03:57 PM (ut7Zw)

29 Thrillers are just mysteries with simpler plots and lots of running around and yelling.
---
But most thrillers have forgotten the running around and yelling community in their casting!

Far too few running-around-and-yellers are actually cast in these roles!

Posted by: The Running Around and Yelling Community at May 29, 2026 03:57 PM (Fi81e)

30 Here's a review of "Backrooms":

https://tinyurl.com/5an2pcnv

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 29, 2026 03:57 PM (looXz)

31 15 Greek is still spoken today, the oldest continuously surviving language in Europe. Not reconstructed. Not revived. But lived.

Hoo boy, the Italians are not going to like this./i]

Be a real shame if someone dropped by and burned your cities you know Greece? Just sayin...
Posted by: Lucius Mummius at May 29, 2026 03:52 PM (sKqQm)

16 Hollywood: Shit or and Garbage? !!

Behold! The power of and!
Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 29, 2026 03:52 PM


* snaps mandibles *

Curse you, Duncanthrax! May the penguins launch a mephitic TOT barrage on you!

Posted by: The Barrel at May 29, 2026 03:57 PM (WqA0P)

32 on topic of languages which probably haven't moved much from where they started, here's Albanian since maybe 2500 BC or before -
tinyurl.com/ja8phsty


Didn't Epirus speak Greek? Was Albanian a mountain language and eventually came down to the cities?

Posted by: 18-1 at May 29, 2026 03:57 PM (sKqQm)

33 That Irun place will nots every sign any deel with Trump because they knows he be lyed to our Black Presdent and that's bothers them two !!!

Posted by: Mary Clogginstein from Brattleboro, Vt at May 29, 2026 03:58 PM (9VJYb)

34 Legend of Hell House was a horror from the 70s. Roddy McDowel. Clive ... Reville(?) Creepy.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 29, 2026 03:58 PM (zZu0s)

35 Sharbage?

Posted by: 29Victor at May 29, 2026 03:58 PM (0MjtC)

36 I like the backrooms.

Oh wait, sorry, misread that

Posted by: Sandra Fluke putting down a bottle of lube at May 29, 2026 03:58 PM (sKqQm)

37 I am going to see "Pressure" this weekend . It is about the decisions by Eisenhower and others around the D Day invasion.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 29, 2026 03:59 PM (looXz)

38 Far too few running-around-and-yellers are actually cast in these roles!
Posted by: The Running Around and Yelling Community at May 29, 2026 03:57 PM (Fi81e)

We all lurch around looking like zombies now.

Posted by: Former freakout actor at May 29, 2026 03:59 PM (Rxz7v)

39 Posted by: banana Dream at May 29, 2026 03:55 PM (3uBP

Sisu was too way over the top for me to enjoy it. Admittedly I only made it a little more than halfway through.

Posted by: polynikes at May 29, 2026 04:00 PM (XMuV+)

40 I haven't even got into the Basques yet because I don't wanna get bombed.
Posted by: gKWVE

Most everyone here on Friday nights is.

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at May 29, 2026 04:00 PM (W5mpo)

41 I am going to see "Pressure" this weekend . It is about the decisions by Eisenhower and others around the D Day invasion.

That movie has a real downer of an ending

Posted by: Graham Platner at May 29, 2026 04:00 PM (sKqQm)

42 My son and his girlfriend watched Obsession last night. Said it was awesome.

Posted by: Jmel at May 29, 2026 04:00 PM (3TlS+)

43 Did anybody else like Bubba Ho-Tep or just me?

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at May 29, 2026 04:00 PM (n5tGW)

44 You never hear albanian except in inside job and taken

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at May 29, 2026 04:01 PM (bXbFr)

45 Peruvian!

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at May 29, 2026 04:01 PM (W5mpo)

46 Hollyweird is filled with low talent hacks and don't even get me started on the actors.

Posted by: Gmac-WTF did you think was going to happen? at May 29, 2026 04:01 PM (Q/FnY)

47 >an architecturally unsettling room -- tinted yellow with fluorescent lights, patterned wallpaper, ceiling tiles and gray carpet

Literally just a cheap rented office that the occupants had just moved out of. Nobody on 4Chan has ever had a real job.

Backrooms II will be about a demon-possessed backhoe or something.

Posted by: Daniel Ream at May 29, 2026 04:01 PM (LgYtf)

48 >>>Last week, I mentioned that I would put up a thread for older/less-known movie recommendations. Please consider this that thread!

Excellent!

erm... Where did you hide those recommendations?

Posted by: No Name Today at May 29, 2026 04:01 PM (8mulE)

49 43 Did anybody else like Bubba Ho-Tep or just me?
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at May 29, 2026 04:00 PM (n5tGW)

I think 90% of the horde loves it.

Posted by: polynikes at May 29, 2026 04:01 PM (XMuV+)

50 Don't watch Obsession.

Watch Possession:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLXW-oVbTxE

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 29, 2026 04:02 PM (7RBt4)

51 Most everyone here on Friday nights is.
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at May 29, 2026 04:00 PM (W5mpo)

I have to work in an hour. Should, but can't, get bombed.

Posted by: Reforger at May 29, 2026 04:02 PM (Rxz7v)

52 None of it's Greek to me.

/Christopher Nolan

Posted by: muldoon at May 29, 2026 04:02 PM (qgHp7)

53 Worst movie I've seen this year: -- or perhaps any year -- was "The Wacky World of Dr. Morgus" from 1962. Starring "Dr. Morgus," the late-night horror-film TV host from New Orleans in the 1960s.

....

Ended up being a spy spoof, similar to "The Mouse That Roared," about an imaginary tiny European cuntry trying to use dr. Morgus' invention to invade America,

Avoid at all costs.

Posted by: zombie at May 29, 2026 03:55 PM (Av6i5)

I'm something of a bad movie buff, they can have charm. I have one around that is about the dangers of drug addiction and the funny part is how clean cut the dregs of society look in the film compared to, well, lots of current day people.

I'll put in a word for the Canadian movie "The Uncanny"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuWy2vcecXY

Its a 'horror' movie about the international conspiracy of Cats to rule the world and has both a star studded cast hamming it up and terrible acting and cat stunt work.

Cat haters and lovers should enjoy it, or the kitties will git ya.

Posted by: Oldcat at May 29, 2026 04:02 PM (8avO+)

54 >>>34 Legend of Hell House was a horror from the 70s. Roddy McDowel. Clive ... Reville(?) Creepy.

I've had that in my watch list for like five years!

A couple of movies:

"Cobweb." This is on Pluto, for free, but man are they going to wack you with frequent ad breaks. A well-made movie with Lizzie Caplan in a dramatic role and Anthony "Homelander" Starr as a couple of protective parents who might be... weird. A little kid keeps hearing banging on his wall and his parents keep telling him he's imagining it.

Pretty good! Well made, well shot, well acted. Has a kind of fairy-tale logic to it.

One thing, it's kind of like Weapons in that I really enjoyed the mystery part of it (the first two thirds) and kind of didn't want to see the horror payoff. Like, the mystery part with just the *tease* of something monstrous or strange was better than the payoff of the monstrous or strange. but, as with weapons, the payoff was good enough. Just liked the stuff before the payoff better.

Posted by: ace at May 29, 2026 04:02 PM (1wjle)

55 what do we think of Disclosure Day ?
Posted by: Don Black at May 29, 2026 03:52 PM (ZxPkt)


The final trailer with Spielberg outgassing explanations and motives pretty much spoils the overall story...if not the exact plot.

So SPOILER more or less.

Benevolent godlike space critters show up and humanity loses its mind be cause of course.

But, then everyone chills out.

FIN.

Posted by: naturalfake at May 29, 2026 04:02 PM (iJfKG)

56 Quechua is a niche

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at May 29, 2026 04:02 PM (bXbFr)

57 The thing about WTF Bizarro Mysteries is that they're not supposed to be resolved. The solution to the mystery would be antithetical to the point of posing a question which is supposed to be imponderable, without an answer.

-----------

* "The X-Files" have entered the post *

Posted by: ShainS -- During Trans Period Pride Month AKA Menstrual Equity??? at May 29, 2026 04:02 PM (BGLxh)

58 Hard Times with Charles Bronson is a must watch.

Posted by: polynikes at May 29, 2026 04:03 PM (XMuV+)

59 I'll bet Hebrew is right up there with Greek as the oldest spoken language.

And I wonder about those subcontinent languages...

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 29, 2026 04:03 PM (iERP6)

60 Funny Farm with Chevy Chase is fun

Posted by: It's me donna at May 29, 2026 04:03 PM (yLn/F)

61 I am watching the Bloodryane trilogy.

They are based on a video game. I've never played it.
I'm pretty sure it used the source as more a jumping off point and didn't bother with the game lore.

The first has Michael Madson and Ben Kingsley.
Cost $20 million; grossed like $3.7.
It's stupid bad. Shot in Romania and using Vlad's castle.
But the dialog is just terrible.

The second jumps to the old West. Has Billy the Kid as the vampire boss who, unexplained, prefers the blood of ... kids.
It's a direct-to-DVD release (like the 3rd).
With better dialog, it could have been good because the plot point of Billy the vampire is new.

I've not seen 3 yet, where she fights Nazis.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 29, 2026 04:03 PM (73/SM)

62 Obligatory go watch Frailty right now

I highly recommend two Melissa George movies - Triangle and A Lonely Place To Die.

The first is a horror movie that packs even more of a punch when you realize the story it is telling.

A Lonely Place To Die is a thriller that takes a simple premise of help a kidnapped girl down a mountain and makes the most of the premise.

Also, I absolutely Byzantium and not just because Gemma Arterton is hot like the center of the Sun. It's a vampire movie and has an interesting take on vampirism.

Posted by: alexthechick at May 29, 2026 04:03 PM (sJZBK)

63
You never hear albanian except in inside job and taken
Posted by: Miguel cervantes


Inside Man.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 29, 2026 04:03 PM (ixS3i)

64 'The Mandala Effect' - I saw that. Madeleine McGraw - Gwen from 'The Black Phone' was the guys daughter.

I'm looking forward to 'Obsession' and 'Backrooms' which I've been seeing advertised on Instagram when I escape for a few minutes to not be pissed off.

A lot of the actresses have also been posting videos of 'Scary Movie' so I guess they put out another one of those.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. at May 29, 2026 04:04 PM (Sco7b)

65 Latest horror movie I saw ( unless you want to put "Alien" in that category which was sort of horror in space ) was "The Haunting" from 1963. I didn't watch it until much later than 1963, however. It was very good.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 29, 2026 04:04 PM (looXz)

66 I am going to see "Pressure" this weekend . It is about the decisions by Eisenhower and others around the D Day invasion.

That movie has a real downer of an ending
Posted by: Graham Platner at May 29, 2026 04:00 PM (sKqQm)

Killer soundtrack song, though.

Posted by: ZZ Top at May 29, 2026 04:04 PM (wVcYX)

67 So as far as movies, the one I watched last week was The Island of Lost Souls. A competent squeeze of the important ideas from "Dr Moreau" into 70ish minutes. Maybe even the editor HG Wells needed at the time, unless you really want to read Wells pontificate about atheism and human-nature (Wells thought he was Swift; Wells was not Swift).
The Criterion edition seems to be the best edition, from 2011; although still a little degraded from its original 1932 glory.
As is fairly well known, the later attempts to do Moreau have all been ludicrous failures.
Apparently Beavis and Butthead were designing the script and couldn't take the name "Prendick" seriously so he's "Parker" here.
Best performance is universally agreed to be Charles Laughton's as the Doctor. [Marlon Brando probably would have played the part well too, but his daughter took the quick way out when Brando was in the middle of shooting that remake so the poor man pretty-much went insane as a result.]

Posted by: gKWVE at May 29, 2026 04:04 PM (gKWVE)

68 Obligatory go watch Frailty right now

Bonus points, get your best atheist buddy to watch it with you.

Posted by: 18-1 at May 29, 2026 04:05 PM (sKqQm)

69 We saw "The Sheep Detectives" in the theater this last weekend. It was really good.

Posted by: 29Victor at May 29, 2026 04:05 PM (0MjtC)

70 I hear Ryan Goslings new movie, Project Hail Mary is really good.

If you like space semi horror/drama movies.

Posted by: polynikes at May 29, 2026 04:05 PM (XMuV+)

71 55 The final trailer with Spielberg outgassing explanations and motives pretty much spoils the overall story...if not the exact plot.

So SPOILER more or less.

Benevolent godlike space critters show up and humanity loses its mind be cause of course.

But, then everyone chills out.

FIN.

Posted by: naturalfake at May 29, 2026 04:02 PM (iJfKG)

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When they pull out trailers like that, Spielberg talking directly to camera, it's confirmation that the studios don't think it's going to perform well.

Sudden changes in marketing strategy are evidence of panic.

Not necessarily at the quality of the film, but at the film's potential performance at the box office.

Disclosure Day looks like the kind of movie people say they want from Hollywood, and people are not going to go see it. So Hollywood will have another incentive to not make movies like it anymore. Instead, we will get Super Mario 3.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 29, 2026 04:05 PM (7RBt4)

72 >>>60 Funny Farm with Chevy Chase is fun

yes. Super-underrated. Was at the time, too.

The actress in it, Madelynn Smith or something like that, is in this two-actor thriller movie with Malcolm McDowell I want to see but I can't find on streaming. Well it's on MGM and Philo but I don't have those.

It's called The Caller. Supposedly good.

Posted by: ace at May 29, 2026 04:05 PM (1wjle)

73 "All the evidence points to a single conclusion: Physics has never existed, and will never exist."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4w47F8g8EgM


(Whole bunch of Chinese commercials/stuff before the episode starts...

Posted by: EFG at May 29, 2026 04:05 PM (ut7Zw)

74 on topic of languages which probably haven't moved much from where they started, here's Albanian since maybe 2500 BC or before -
tinyurl.com/ja8phsty
I haven't even got into the Basques yet because I don't wanna get bombed.
Posted by: gKWVE at May 29, 2026 03:56 PM (gKWVE)

most mountain remnant languages got driven up into them hills by later movement of peoples. Etruscan was another who moved out of the area, probably, and into North Italy. Back after the fall of Rome the Slavs stated migrating from their origins into that whole area from wherever they originated.

Posted by: Oldcat at May 29, 2026 04:06 PM (8avO+)

75 The link in comment #73 goes to the Chinese version of the first episode of "Three Body Problem."

Posted by: EFG at May 29, 2026 04:06 PM (ut7Zw)

76 What happened with the Odyssey is one of those peculiar things that happen when leftists gather in groups, and somebody says something really stupid that they all know isn't true, but because its one of the Leftist Golden Idols, nobody dares question it.

There was some kind of casting conversation around Helen of DeTroit that went something like, 'OK, who can play The Most Beautiful Woman In The World', and some true believer said, 'Everybody agreed that Lupita Nyongo was Most Beautiful Woman Ever except for those racist MAGA chuds, so we should cast her'. And nobody else in the room dared disagree. They all knew it wasn't true, none of them at any point actually believed she was MOST BEAUTIFUL WOMAN, but they couldn't object.

A lot of leftist corporate insanity happens this way, where they KNOW it's going to go badly, but none of them are going to individually be on the hook for the failure that results, butif they speak up before it happens, they WOULD be fired and blacklisted forever due to being a Racist MAGA Chud.

That's how this happens.

Media does it too, declaring anybody that disagrees she is literally Most Beautiful Woman Ever is just a stupid racist MAGA incel chud.

Posted by: DudeAbiding at May 29, 2026 04:06 PM (lCHt6)

77 Okay all you smarties, who names their kid Chiwetel?

And don't say Mr. & Mrs. Ejiofor...

Posted by: muldoon at May 29, 2026 04:06 PM (qgHp7)

78 The fact that people think "The Mandala Effect" was actually once "The Mandela Effect" is the best example of the Mandala Effect.

Posted by: Eric in Atlanta at May 29, 2026 04:06 PM (aQZli)

79 Posted by: alexthechick at May 29, 2026 04:03 PM

Didja y'all hear sumpin' jus' now comin' from down around your knees?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 29, 2026 04:07 PM (0sNs1)

80 Okay. I've got nothing.

I can't even give Ace the rest of the week off.

Posted by: muldoon at May 29, 2026 04:07 PM (qgHp7)

81 Latest horror movie I saw ( unless you want to put "Alien" in that category which was sort of horror in space ) was "The Haunting" from 1963. I didn't watch it until much later than 1963, however. It was very good.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 29, 2026 04:04 PM (looXz)
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It was.

Robert Wise directed an unparalleled eery movie.

Posted by: The Running Around and Yelling Community at May 29, 2026 04:07 PM (Fi81e)

82 I don't consider Frailty to be horror . More supernatural drama.

I guess that's self serving because I dislike horror movies but love Frailty.

Posted by: polynikes at May 29, 2026 04:08 PM (XMuV+)

83 Georgia!

Atlanta judge caught having LOUD S*X in her chambers during work hours for 2 YEARS, LIED to investigators about it, and got NOTHING but a "private reprimand.

...her own law clerks told investigators they could hear MOANING, KISSING, and MUSIC through the walls.

One partner is an ATL police chief. She's married to another judge.

No consequences, she's keeping her job.

x.com/mattvanswol/status/
2060360406405652909

Posted by: banana Dream at May 29, 2026 04:08 PM (3uBP9)

84 Epirus had a Greek-speaking aristocracy like Macedon. The people belowdecks were speaking whatever, because they only met the homos during tax time.
The Albanian people in antiquity clustered in what today is the Kosovo/Albanian border.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 29, 2026 04:08 PM (gKWVE)

85 It means something in west africa

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at May 29, 2026 04:08 PM (bXbFr)

86 >>>81 Latest horror movie I saw ( unless you want to put "Alien" in that category which was sort of horror in space ) was "The Haunting" from 1963. I didn't watch it until much later than 1963, however. It was very good.

i watched that for the first time around Halloween. Very good. They always say it's a "psychological horror" which I assumed meant "it's all in their heads."

It's not.

Posted by: ace at May 29, 2026 04:08 PM (1wjle)

87 The Paolo is well acquainted with this "Three body problem."

Posted by: The Paolo at May 29, 2026 04:08 PM (Fi81e)

88 I would recommend “Shotcaller” to anyone who hasn’t seen it. It’s got some well known actors, but it was a smaller movie when it came out

Posted by: UGAdawg at May 29, 2026 04:09 PM (4MsaP)

89 Also, I absolutely Byzantium and not just because Gemma Arterton is hot like the center of the Sun. It's a vampire movie and has an interesting take on vampirism.
Posted by: alexthechick at May 29, 2026 04:03 PM (sJZBK)

******

Can you say more about the interesting take?

Posted by: EFG at May 29, 2026 04:09 PM (ut7Zw)

90 The link in comment #73 goes to the Chinese version of the first episode of "Three Body Problem."
Posted by: EFG at May 29, 2026 04:06 PM (ut7Zw)


I got bored silly with the Chinese 3BP and gave up.

I liked the Netflix better despite all the DEI crapola because it moved along nicely.

Does Sino-3BP get any better?

Posted by: naturalfake at May 29, 2026 04:09 PM (iJfKG)

91 86 i watched that for the first time around Halloween. Very good. They always say it's a "psychological horror" which I assumed meant "it's all in their heads."

It's not.

Posted by: ace at May 29, 2026 04:08 PM (1wjle)

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Yeah, but it doesn't have slick CGI like the remake from the 90s!

/jk

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 29, 2026 04:09 PM (7RBt4)

92 I saw the FNAF movies. Because my kid is into that. The first one was better. The second one was a bit predictable and was really driving towards the obvious conclusion.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 29, 2026 04:09 PM (3uBP9)

93 Watched that "Bang" on amazon.

It has the guy who played Robocop as the bad guy boss.

I mean, a hitman who has a literal change of heart and that causes a moral change of heart?
LOL, dumb.

At some point, some guy kills some girl in the shower 'cause I guess the unmade bed proved she'd been cheating on him?
And I'm like, "who is this guy? where did he come from? who is she? Why is he mad she's cheating, did he suspect her? cheating with who?"
I may not have been paying close enough attention.

But, the conclusion scene, the big showdown, was actually pretty good. Really solid.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 29, 2026 04:09 PM (73/SM)

94 Apropos of nothing, I thought Eye of the Needle a pretty good thriller flick.

Posted by: Count de Monet at May 29, 2026 04:09 PM (wVcYX)

95 The Others is also a supernatural movie I really enjoyed .

Posted by: polynikes at May 29, 2026 04:10 PM (XMuV+)

96 Okay all you smarties, who names their kid Chiwetel?

And don't say Mr. & Mrs. Ejiofor...
Posted by: muldoon at May 29, 2026 04:06 PM


The name Chiwetel is of Igbo (Nigeria) origin, meaning "God is with us". It is a powerful and auspicious name that reflects a sense of divine presence and protection. In Igbo culture, names hold significant meaning, and Chiwetel conveys a deep reverence for the spiritual realm.

Chiwetel symbolizes the presence of God and the power of faith. It represents a belief in the divine and the belief that we are never alone in our journey. The name also symbolizes hope and renewal, suggesting a person who is optimistic and always looking for the positive in life.

Posted by: Wesley Crusher at May 29, 2026 04:10 PM (0sNs1)

97 I haven't even got into the Basques yet because I don't wanna get bombed.
Posted by: gKWVE


***********

Don't care to basque in the warm afterglow, eh?

Posted by: muldoon at May 29, 2026 04:10 PM (qgHp7)

98 Last week, I mentioned that I would put up a thread for older/less-known movie recommendations. Please consider this that thread!
____________________________

Instead of plopping your anklebiter in front of a screen showing a retarded purple dinosaur or four asian kids swinging around kitchen knives....consider this a great recommendation for a kids movie that is actually educational and entertaining as hell:

"The Great Race" -1965- (Tony Curtis, Peter Falk, Jack Lemmon, Natalie Wood, Keenan Wynn, Larry Storch, Ross Martin, Vivian Vance etc.)

It really is family friendly, and most of you likely have seen it. Kids love it. And parents don't consider OD'ing on Ambien after the 250th showing of Barney.

Posted by: Orson at May 29, 2026 04:11 PM (dIske)

99 Best Jackie Chan movie. You will be surprised how good it is.

The Foreigner.

Posted by: polynikes at May 29, 2026 04:11 PM (XMuV+)

100 It would the twist

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at May 29, 2026 04:11 PM (bXbFr)

101 Also, I absolutely Byzantium and not just because Gemma Arterton is hot like the center of the Sun. It's a vampire movie and has an interesting take on vampirism.

Posted by: alexthechick at May 29, 2026 04:03 PM (sJZBK)


And Saoirse Ronan is in it too, and she can act!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 29, 2026 04:11 PM (iERP6)

102 I finished "Hellraiser 5" and "Final Destination 4". They were entertaining but not really scary. They're kind of like zombie movies, not really scary if you pretty much know everyone will die.

Movies I want to see again because they did disturb me - 'Eden Lake', 'The Human Centipede 1' and the french version called 'Inside' - those were pretty nicely f'ed up movies.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. at May 29, 2026 04:11 PM (Sco7b)

103 79 Posted by: alexthechick at May 29, 2026 04:03 PM

Didja y'all hear sumpin' jus' now comin' from down around your knees?
Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 29, 2026 04:07 PM (0sNs1)

To be fair, I usually hear something down around my knees every time I stand up, so...

Posted by: tcn in AK at May 29, 2026 04:11 PM (DwqWV)

104 About byzantium

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at May 29, 2026 04:11 PM (bXbFr)

105 Posted by: 29Victor at May 29, 2026 04:05 PM (0MjtC)

I was planning g to go see that. Sounds fun

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 29, 2026 04:12 PM (Nx5jP)

106 As for Spider Noir, I just clicked on it for the first time yesterday to add to my watchlist on Prime (through Roku) and found out about the color/B&W options. I wondered at first how to choose. It wasn't until I clicked to play the first episode that it popped up with the option to watch in black and white or color. It was a simple left/right tile choice for me.

Posted by: Brian448 at May 29, 2026 04:12 PM (H46jI)

107 87 The Paolo is well acquainted with this "Three body problem."
_____

Any sex that involves more than one dick is gay. Just sayin'

Posted by: Chuck Martel at May 29, 2026 04:12 PM (Dv3i1)

108 The walls closing in on the therapist in the "Backrooms" trailer is enough to keep it off of my see list.

Posted by: javems at May 29, 2026 04:12 PM (zFsEm)

109
Backrooms II will be about a demon-possessed backhoe or something.
Posted by: Daniel Ream at May 29, 2026 04:01 PM (LgYtf)



So, a remake of Killdozer...

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 29, 2026 04:12 PM (y9nCu)

110 I saw Backrooms last night. I liked it.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at May 29, 2026 04:12 PM (Y6K7e)

111 By Paul Tassi


Is this the GHEYIST movie review ever?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 29, 2026 04:12 PM (+5YP2)

112 Latest horror movie I saw ( unless you want to put "Alien" in that category which was sort of horror in space ) was "The Haunting" from 1963. I didn't watch it until much later than 1963, however. It was very good.

i watched that for the first time around Halloween. Very good. They always say it's a "psychological horror" which I assumed meant "it's all in their heads."

It's not.
Posted by: ace at May 29, 2026 04:08 PM (1wjle)


The Haunting (1963) is one of my faves.

Turn out the lights and watch it. A great non-gory movie that just wants to creep you out.

The little vignette at the beginning indirectly sets the mood very nicely.

BONUS!!! It's now available in 4K.

Posted by: naturalfake at May 29, 2026 04:12 PM (iJfKG)

113 "That when Greek stories are retold on a global stage, Greek people are not rendered invisible within them."

Too late, suckers! It's indeed sad that the ancient Greeks had an amazing civilization and culture, and created some of the greatest art and literature and science of all human existence, and without them we probably wouldn't be where we are today.

But they were too white, so fuck them. They must be memory-holed and forgotten -- if not ridiculed and shit on -- to appease failed, feral cultures that happen to have more melanin in their skin.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 29, 2026 04:13 PM (iFTx/)

114 Both.

Posted by: Glenn at May 29, 2026 04:14 PM (nvKZ7)

115 Watched The Pianist, that is horrifying

Posted by: Skip at May 29, 2026 04:14 PM (Ia/+0)

116 CBD: Hebrew - the language of the Apiru? - is a clear substrate of the Akkadian noted in the Amarna Tablets. Sadly we don't have clear literature written in Bronze Age Canaanite.
Ugaritic is a different language, if a very similar one, and shared the same mythology.
These weren't spoken in Europe yet however. Canaanite will get exported to western Sicily but much later.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 29, 2026 04:14 PM (gKWVE)

117 *smacks Duncanthrax*

The Minus Man with Owen Wilson is one of those movies that I wouldn't necessarily say is good, but it gets under your skin. Hr is a serial killer with no real pattern or even reason to why he kills and watching him wander into people's lives and cause havoc without ever being overly dangerous, or even really trying to be evil, is very creepy.

Posted by: alexthechick at May 29, 2026 04:14 PM (sJZBK)

118 OT, Seattle libs are aghast as Mark Zuckerberg brings $300M super yacht into the area, moors it in Bellevue on Seattle s east side. (As he lays off 14 thousand employees.)

Maybe Mayor Katie and her merry band of Somali pirates can hijack it.

Posted by: Rex B at May 29, 2026 04:15 PM (wZmRG)

119 >> The Paolo is well acquainted with this "Three body problem."

You should aspire to up your game to the general N-body problem.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 29, 2026 04:15 PM (w6EFb)

120 Those Greeks seem unaware of the Greek homos who stole all their culture from Africa.

Posted by: Axeman at May 29, 2026 04:15 PM (Fi81e)

121 Watching the great Heather MacDonald on Winston Marshall on YouTube now

Posted by: Skip at May 29, 2026 04:15 PM (Ia/+0)

122 Death Hunt with Charles Bronson and Lee Marvin

Emperor of the North with Lee Marvin and Ernest Borgnine.

Posted by: polynikes at May 29, 2026 04:15 PM (XMuV+)

123 I got bored silly with the Chinese 3BP and gave up.

I liked the Netflix better despite all the DEI crapola because it moved along nicely.

Does Sino-3BP get any better?
Posted by: naturalfake at May 29, 2026 04:09 PM (iJfKG)

*****
Not sure what you mean by Chinese 3BP vs Sino-3BP.

Anyway, sorry you didn't like the version I posted. Different strokes for different folks.

I read the 3 Body Problem novel trilogy twice...and watched the Chinese 3BP series three times. Once by myself, once with my wife, and once with my niece.

As you can see, I'm not exactly unbiased here.

The Netflix version very probably was good. Some of the Youtube clips looked great. But, they were doing a bunch of DEI race swapping in it, so I just decided to give it a pass.

But if you liked, that's cool. Try the novels.

Posted by: EFG at May 29, 2026 04:16 PM (ut7Zw)

124 Does anyone think there'll ever be a House of Leaves movie? Probably not. They could play it off as one of the meta levels of the book. I mean, the book discussed a movie about one of itself, and I think a documentary movie about the making of the movie about it. I don't know how good it could be. MZD is an acquired taste.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 29, 2026 04:16 PM (3uBP9)

125 *smacks Duncanthrax*
Posted by: alexthechick at May 29, 2026 04:14 PM


Despite the abuse, it's nice to have you back, AtC!

Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 29, 2026 04:16 PM (0sNs1)

126 Literally just a cheap rented office that the occupants had just moved out of.

Spaces that someone has just moved out of are creepy. And the awful white balance of circa-2003 digital cameras is the cherry on top for making the original photo even creepier.

Also it'll be nice to see Cheezwhiz Eekamouse in something where he's not threatening Nathan Fillion.

Posted by: Ian S. at May 29, 2026 04:17 PM (2ocoG)

127 The Mangojuice and Gromet

Posted by: SpeakingOf at May 29, 2026 04:17 PM (6ydKt)

128 Posted by: Wesley Crusher

************

Thanks for explaining that.

Did you know that Neveah is 'heaven' spelled backwards...

...incorrectly?

Posted by: muldoon at May 29, 2026 04:17 PM (qgHp7)

129 Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 29, 2026 04:13 PM (iFTx/)

Western civilization is in the process of being destroyed by Western governments and nearly all the major power centers in the West. This includes saying that there is no white culture which helps disguise what they are doing.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at May 29, 2026 04:18 PM (Dv3i1)

130 TJM got me started on YouTube when I got home, now on 3rd lkng video

Posted by: Skip at May 29, 2026 04:18 PM (Ia/+0)

131 what do we think of Disclosure Day ?
Posted by: Don Black at May 29, 2026 03:52 PM (ZxPkt)


Is that the one where the Browns learn that they still suck despite Robin Hood getting all the picks in the draft or something?

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 29, 2026 04:18 PM (ExV1e)

132 "older/less-known movie recommendations"

"Madam Satan" (1930) Spunky hoofer Lillian Roth serves up loads of luscious leg. She'll jazz the dullness right out of you. Suddenly, the movie turns into 'Eyes Wide Shut' aboard a f'n zeppelin. Then things get weird.
youtube.com/watch?v=LldVvHWTctw

"Indecent" (1932) A rough take on 'Vanity Fair.' Myrna Loy in very sheer wardrobe. Her accumulating sins gradually run her through one of those 'Faces Of Meth' deterioration sequences. Geez, she's way tall in this one. Or the rest of the cast is short.
youtube.com/watch?v=6oC3LnRj_Yc

Posted by: gp at May 29, 2026 04:18 PM (Wq24h)

133 Watched The Pianist, that is horrifying
Posted by: Skip at May 29, 2026 04:14 PM (Ia/+0)

Great movie imo. And yes it is horrifying .

Posted by: polynikes at May 29, 2026 04:18 PM (XMuV+)

134 But if there was a movie Poe could write the soundtrack and it would all be worth it for a new album. I'd like more Poe in my life.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 29, 2026 04:18 PM (3uBP9)

135 what do we think of Disclosure Day ?

Posted by: Don Black at May 29, 2026 03:52 PM (ZxPkt)

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It ends Christianity is my understanding.

I'm not going to have any party to ending Christianity.

Posted by: Axeman at May 29, 2026 04:20 PM (Fi81e)

136 "The Devil" from 2010 was really good.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devil_(2010_film)

Posted by: EFG at May 29, 2026 04:20 PM (ut7Zw)

137 Get Low (2009) is a great film with the late, great Robert Duval, Bill Murray, and Gerald McRaney. Duval's character is a 1930s rural hermit who comes into town to visit the local funeral parlor to plan his own funeral - to be held while he is alive.

Posted by: Frasier Crane at May 29, 2026 04:20 PM (bNf8H)

138 Posted by: gp at May 29, 2026 04:18 PM (Wq24h)

Between those two movies, the catgirl in "Lost Souls", and Tarzan and Jane practically doin' it in the water I can't believe any voters at the time wanted a Hayes Code.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 29, 2026 04:20 PM (gKWVE)

139 133 Watched The Pianist, that is horrifying
Posted by: Skip at May 29, 2026 04:14 PM (Ia/+0)

****

That is the WWII holocaust movie, right?

Man, that was a rough one...

Posted by: EFG at May 29, 2026 04:21 PM (ut7Zw)

140
Speaking of shit and garbage, here's Tom Steyer:

Jackson Thompson
@JackThompsonFOX
·
3h
California Gov. candidate Tom Steyer just posted this video with trans athlete AB Hernandez, who will compete for a girls' state track & field title this weekend.

"I'm so proud of you for what you're doing," Steyer told him/her.

Posted by: beckster at May 29, 2026 04:22 PM (kX27y)

141 Did anybody else like Bubba Ho-Tep or just me?
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at May 29, 2026 04:00 PM (n5tGW)

I liked it. Fun, goofy movie.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at May 29, 2026 04:22 PM (0aYVJ)

142
Not so much horror and terrifying real life --

"Lost on a Mountain in Maine"

https://youtu.be/NDve7wOCEAE

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 29, 2026 04:22 PM (ixS3i)

143 Finally able to find Sling Blade streaming on an app called Red Coral.

Watched it last night. Should go on the top 100 all time movies list .

Posted by: polynikes at May 29, 2026 04:22 PM (XMuV+)

144 Steyer should pack it in. He has NO chance. Maybe he and Porter can enjoy a consolation potato-salad together.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 29, 2026 04:23 PM (gKWVE)

145
Not horror but something I enjoyed a lot recently was the series "Scrubs" streaming on Hulu.

The series really holds up with a few good laughs per episode.

Seasons 1-8 are excellent with the good and satisfying ending.

Season 9 is a pile o'poo because two of the main actors left and just pop in for guest shots. It destroyed the shows Chemistry.

Season 10 is new and continues the same characters back together after 15 years or so. Great chemistry still. some good laughs. It pretty much ret-cons all of the stuff in Season 9 so that's mostly good.

Give it a rewatch. It's fun. Or give it a test drive if you've never seen it.

Posted by: naturalfake at May 29, 2026 04:23 PM (iJfKG)

146 Watched The Pianist, that is horrifying
Posted by: Skip

**********

The Paolo will probably point out that it is too long.

Posted by: muldoon at May 29, 2026 04:23 PM (qgHp7)

147 Fandago

Maybe its just a memory of a time for me.

Posted by: Heirloominati, always wanted to skydive at May 29, 2026 04:23 PM (erhDr)

148
Re: the Greeks.

Ehh, sorry, guys, but you are not the same people as the ones who built the Acropolis and gave us the titans of philosophy and figured in epics like The Odyssey.

You're pretty much the example of westerners' fear about the decline of our civilization yet again. We fear that we're repeating the ancient classical civilizations that became crappy Middle Eastern and European commie shit-holes.

No one knows what a "Greek" is now. It's not a minority, it's not a recognizable identity. Greek actors, Greek singers, Greek designers, how would I recognize one except by their last name?

I do think it's kind of fun that Greeks are spitting on woke Hollywood, but I can't much defend casting Genuine Greeks except on the basis that you probably look the part more than Ellen Page and Lupita N'Yongo.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 29, 2026 04:23 PM (n7rxJ)

149 When people are enjoying memes about The Odyssey more than the trailers , there's a problem

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 29, 2026 04:24 PM (SW0z7)

150 >>> Did anybody else like Bubba Ho-Tep or just me?
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at May 29, 2026 04:00 PM (n5tGW)

I liked it. Fun, goofy movie.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at May 29, 2026 04:22 PM (0aYVJ)


Anything with Bruce Campbell in it is good in my book.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 29, 2026 04:24 PM (3uBP9)

151 My favorite instrumental song by the Canadian flamenco guitarist Jesse Cook is entitled "Byzantium Underground:"

youtube.com/watch?v=dTArM5WZKcg

Posted by: ShainS -- During Trans Period Pride Month AKA Menstrual Equity??? at May 29, 2026 04:24 PM (BGLxh)

152 1 Hollywood is so Fucked up. John Huston could eat a can of Kodak and puke a better movie than the shit these days
Posted by: night lifted at May 29, 2026 03:46 PM (kJmLc

Nominated: the most meritorious first comment of the third millenium.

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at May 29, 2026 04:24 PM (YlWIZ)

153 It's actually depressing that CA might get that retard Becerra to lead them (into the abyss)

Posted by: gKWVE at May 29, 2026 04:24 PM (gKWVE)

154 Worthy of an Oscar, Spencer Pratt's latest as posted by Rick Grenell:


https://tinyurl.com/5b8evj86

Posted by: beckster at May 29, 2026 04:25 PM (kX27y)

155 Posted by: naturalfake at May 29, 2026 04:23 PM (iJfK

Love Scrubs but if you have Hulu you can also watch Mr In Between. My favorite crime series.

Posted by: polynikes at May 29, 2026 04:25 PM (XMuV+)

156
... as terrifying real life --

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 29, 2026 04:25 PM (ixS3i)

157 There was an Exircist parody with Leslie Nielson and Linda Blair. Repossessed. It was horrible, but the breasts were good.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 29, 2026 04:25 PM (zZu0s)

158 Ace, you like weird unexplainable stuff, you should watch the series FROM, Pluribus, and Severance. From is made by the Lost creators and I love it and expect nothing to be resolved, ever. The other two are just as excellent.

Posted by: Taq, Rickrolled by Jesus at May 29, 2026 04:25 PM (IhL8c)

159 Exorcist.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 29, 2026 04:26 PM (zZu0s)

160 I hear Ryan Goslings new movie, Project Hail Mary is really good.

If you like space semi horror/drama movies.
Posted by: polynikes

Strongly endorse!

I laughed, I cried.
It was better than Cats.

Posted by: Heirloominati, amaze amaze amaze! at May 29, 2026 04:26 PM (erhDr)

161 Not horror but something I enjoyed a lot recently was the series "Scrubs" streaming on Hulu.

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That's a good series. John C. McGinley as Dr. Cox--and Krista Miller as his ex-wife--are standouts. The main characters are great, and so is Neil Flynn as the "The Janitor".

Posted by: Axeman at May 29, 2026 04:26 PM (Fi81e)

162 Watched The Pianist, that is horrifying
Posted by: Skip

**********

The Paolo will probably point out that it is too long.
Posted by: muldoon at May 29, 2026 04:23 PM (qgHp7)

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And deep!

Posted by: ShainS -- During Trans Period Pride Month AKA Menstrual Equity??? at May 29, 2026 04:26 PM (BGLxh)

163 I always like this movie Tin Men with DeVito and Dreyfuss. I don't think it did as well as Diner (same director) but I liked it better.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at May 29, 2026 04:26 PM (n5tGW)

164 Anything with Bruce Campbell in it is good in my book.
Posted by: banana Dream at May 29, 2026 04:24 PM (3uBP9)

Bruce is so cool. He wrote a memoir, "If Chins Could Talk." Dude is awesome.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at May 29, 2026 04:26 PM (0aYVJ)

165 I laughed, I cried.
It was better than Cats.

Posted by: Heirloominati, amaze amaze amaze! at May 29, 2026 04:26 PM (erhDr)
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Hold up, there!

Posted by: ALF at May 29, 2026 04:27 PM (Fi81e)

166
Seeing alexthechick again made me think of The Descent (hi, alex!), which I remember she really enjoyed, as I did. Incredibly creepy flik. Too bad that Neil Marshall blew his talent wad early and became a hack.

Of course there's always Evil Dead II, THE GREATEST FILM EVER MADE BY MAN. Raimi had the same problem as Marshall, blowing his talent wad early, although it took him longer.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 29, 2026 04:27 PM (y9nCu)

167 love when arrogant but untalented people find out they're completely untalented and that their previous "success" had just been due to connections in the industry.

Worked for plenty of those in movie advertising.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at May 29, 2026 04:27 PM (Kt19C)

168 "Between those two movies, the catgirl in "Lost Souls", and Tarzan and Jane practically doin' it in the water I can't believe any voters at the time wanted a Hayes Code."

I find it 100X more arousing to watch Lillian Roth dance fully dressed, than to see Sydney Sweeney's butthole fully exposed on "Euphoria." The pre-code movies were titillating without being downright gross and degrading.

Posted by: gp at May 29, 2026 04:27 PM (Wq24h)

169
A supernatural movie that freaked the shyte out of me was The Innocents. It's based on Henry James's Turn of the Screw. I never knew why that novella was supposed to be so scary until I saw the movie.

WOW, that is psychological horror. It ends with a big question mark as to just how bad things were and who was the most twisted -- barring actual ghostly intervention in human affairs.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 29, 2026 04:28 PM (n7rxJ)

170 Anything with Bruce Campbell in it is good in my book.
Posted by: banana Dream at May 29, 2026 04:24 PM (3uBP9)

Bruce is so cool. He wrote a memoir, "If Chins Could Talk." Dude is awesome.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at May 29, 2026 04:26 PM (0aYVJ)

He was great in Burn Notice .

Posted by: polynikes at May 29, 2026 04:28 PM (XMuV+)

171 Can you say more about the interesting take?

Posted by: EFG at May 29, 2026 04:09 PM (ut7Zw


Without spoiling too much, you become a vampire through a ritual, not being turned. The way feeding is accomplished is interesting as well, a long fingernail is used to puncture the throat, then feeding.

It also has a world and rules that exist but are not fully explained, which I like. The people involved know the rules and act accordingly and the viewer can then put it together.

Posted by: alexthechick at May 29, 2026 04:28 PM (V14+8)

172 Good on Obsession.

The power of good writing and good acting and the director not messing up.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at May 29, 2026 04:29 PM (xcxpd)

173 And for people that saw it, was the remake of "The Haunting" was it any better than the 1963 version? ! I don't want to see remakes of older films which I enjoyed. I don't really see the point.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 29, 2026 04:29 PM (ix8EF)

174 Anything with Bruce Campbell in it is good in my book.
Posted by: banana Dream at May 29, 2026 04:24 PM (3uBP9)

What impressed me most about the 'Dead' movies were the effects, especially the skeletons and this being done decades ago.

Same with 'Hellraiser'. The makeup and effects were fantastic for so long ago.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. at May 29, 2026 04:29 PM (Sco7b)

175 I'll watch "Odyssey" when I can see it for free. I shan't diss the casting until I have actually watched it.

Posted by: gp at May 29, 2026 04:29 PM (Wq24h)

176 I'm enjoying "Widow's Bay" which is a horror series on Apple.

Slow burn start but builds nicely to the 4th episode which is a knockout.

I was hoping they'd keep up the craziness but they took a step back so we'll see.

Anyway, give it a look.

Posted by: naturalfake at May 29, 2026 04:29 PM (iJfKG)

177 And yes, Triangle is a really good horror movie one of the few to handle it's plot twist well.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at May 29, 2026 04:29 PM (xcxpd)

178 Bull
it's on Amazon, its a Father that was missing comes back looking for his son, it's revenge movie. I really like it.

https://tinyurl.com/3u6fbkb8

Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at May 29, 2026 04:30 PM (7db69)

179 162 Watched The Pianist, that is horrifying
Posted by: Skip

**********

The Paolo will probably point out that it is too long.
Posted by: muldoon at May 29, 2026 04:23 PM (qgHp7)

-----------

And deep!
Posted by: ShainS -- During Trans Period Pride Month AKA Menstrual Equity??? at May 29, 2026 04:26 PM (BGLxh)
____________________________

I'm sorry, but the best thin about "The Pianist" was that the Director couldn't receive his Academy Award or the coppers would have locked him up (Polanski). And, all the incessant whining amongst his peers that a pedophile couldn't show up in California and be honored.

Posted by: Orson at May 29, 2026 04:30 PM (dIske)

180 Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 29, 2026 04:28 PM

I did see that one as well- the original one it was very good . I don't know if they did a remake of that as well.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 29, 2026 04:30 PM (ix8EF)

181 And for people that saw it, was the remake of "The Haunting" was it any better than the 1963 version? ! I don't want to see remakes of older films which I enjoyed. I don't really see the point.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 29, 2026 04:29 PM (ix8EF)
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I saw it.

I liked Liam Neeson at the time.

They should not have called it a remake. Every subtlety of Wise's is shredded with jump scares and CGI effects.

Posted by: Axeman at May 29, 2026 04:31 PM (Fi81e)

182 And yes, Triangle is a really good horror movie one of the few to handle it's plot twist well.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at May 29, 2026 04:29 PM (xcxpd)

And where it is easy to have no pity.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 29, 2026 04:31 PM (zZu0s)

183 Widow's Bay is excellent.

I loved the sheriff at the end of the most recent epispde who when a character tries to explain more he is all nope, I'm good, also I quit.


Posted by: alexthechick at May 29, 2026 04:32 PM (V14+8)

184 160 I hear Ryan Goslings new movie, Project Hail Mary is really good.


It's damn good, The chemistry between GRACE (human) and Rocky (alien) is really good and you can take your family to this movie.

Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at May 29, 2026 04:32 PM (7db69)

185 There is a Korean monster movie coming out called Hope

youtu.be/Vt7860xZFXk

Posted by: Kindltot at May 29, 2026 04:32 PM (rbvCR)

186 And for people that saw it, was the remake of "The Haunting" was it any better than the 1963 version? ! I don't want to see remakes of older films which I enjoyed. I don't really see the point.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 29, 2026 04:29 PM (ix8EF)


The remake is awful. Avoid at all costs.

Posted by: naturalfake at May 29, 2026 04:32 PM (iJfKG)

187 185 There is a Korean monster movie coming out called Hope

youtu.be/Vt7860xZFXk

Posted by: Kindltot at May 29, 2026 04:32 PM (rbvCR)

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This screened at Cannes.

Like, in competition at the festival.

It's apparently just a gory thrill ride.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 29, 2026 04:33 PM (7RBt4)

188 154 Worthy of an Oscar, Spencer Pratt's latest as posted by Rick Grenell:


https://tinyurl.com/5b8evj86
Posted by: beckster


Agreed.

Of all the Spencer Pratt ads, this new one is actually my favorite. Very simple, not too many characters, hilarious, and devastating.

Posted by: zombie at May 29, 2026 04:33 PM (Av6i5)

189 Jeremy Jahns, as middle of the road as they come, called Backrooms a good time. Nothing special. That's what The Mandalorian and Grogu is. it's fine. Not an abomination like The Last Jedi or laughably bad like The Rise of Skywalker.

Remember that "anti-woke" YouTubers like Gore and Critical Drinker glazed (as the kids say) the Super Mario Bros sequel, which is pretty f*cking terrible and made significantly less than its predecessor, because it wasn't made by Disney and Grace Randolph hated it.

Posted by: Jim at May 29, 2026 04:33 PM (D7MKZ)

190 I've binged watched all of the Jesse Stone movies last week. Sad when I ran out of movies. Nine of them I think.

Posted by: polynikes at May 29, 2026 04:33 PM (XMuV+)

191 Bruce is so cool. He wrote a memoir, "If Chins Could Talk." Dude is awesome.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at May 29, 2026 04:26 PM (0aYVJ)


Shop Smart. Shop S-Mart.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at May 29, 2026 04:34 PM (Ucgf4)

192 I liked Scrubs back when, but recently tried watching it again, and it missed. Not sure what happened. It might be the rat-a-tat-tat jokes every 20 seconds thing. I have become more a fan of the slow build-up, like the Beetlejuice bit in Community: three seasons, you guys!

*adjusts onion on belt*
*scans for kids on lawn*

Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at May 29, 2026 04:34 PM (0aYVJ)

193 190 I've binged watched all of the Jesse Stone movies last week. Sad when I ran out of movies. Nine of them I think.
Posted by: polynikes at May 29, 2026 04:33 PM (XMuV+)

Tom Selleck is really good in those. But it falls into the trap of most long-running series. It kinda all blends together except for the first one.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at May 29, 2026 04:34 PM (xcxpd)

194 The remake is awful. Avoid at all costs.

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I completely agree.

Posted by: Lady in Black at May 29, 2026 04:34 PM (qBdHI)

195 And for people that saw it, was the remake of "The Haunting" was it any better than the 1963 version? ! I don't want to see remakes of older films which I enjoyed. I don't really see the point.

The remake was a garish over-the-top comic book take on the atmospheric and terrifying original.

Don't waste your time.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 29, 2026 04:35 PM (+5YP2)

196 There is a Korean monster movie coming out called Hope

youtu.be/Vt7860xZFXk

Posted by: Kindltot at May 29, 2026 04:32 PM (rbvCR)

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This screened at Cannes.

Like, in competition at the festival.

It's apparently just a gory thrill ride.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 29, 2026 04:33 PM (7RBt4)

Koreans know how to make good movies

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at May 29, 2026 04:35 PM (xcxpd)

197
The walls closing in on the therapist in the "Backrooms" trailer is enough to keep it off of my see list.
Posted by: javems

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What, it can't be any worse than cave diving and realizing you're 100 feet deeper than your plan with only 10 minutes of oxygen left and you need to swim through hundreds of feet in a cavern full of silt with dozens of false exit tubes.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 29, 2026 04:36 PM (n7rxJ)

198 An Trump-inspired immigration win you may have forgotten about from a few months ago:

Former Des Moines Public Schools (DMPS) Superintendent Ian Roberts was sentenced Friday to two years in prison after pleading guilty to federal immigration and weapons charges.

Imagine things in your own country are SO bad, you willingly choose prison here instead of going home. I bet if he did go home, the bad guys would find him

It wasn’t his choice. The Feds could have offered him the chance to plead and deport, but this was too much publicity for them. So of course us taxpayers get to flip the bill for his incarceration. Total waste of money.

Exactly. I'd be 100% ok if he just got deported and saved us the 40k/year it costs to house an inmate at a federal pen. This is just about the perp walk.

So guilty by black because Trumps family and Epsteins friends illegal immigrant violations seem to go unpunished.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at May 29, 2026 04:37 PM (JCZqz)

199 196 Koreans know how to make good movies

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at May 29, 2026 04:35 PM (xcxpd)

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Na Hong-jin's previous film, The Wailing, sounds really interesting and is apparently really good. And it was on Prime.

I put it on my watchlist. I went back like three days later and it was gone from the platform.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 29, 2026 04:37 PM (7RBt4)

200 Shaggy Dog DA
I thought as a kid their is no way the DA, Cops and Mayor all corrupt, let the city go to hell with crime, Dean Jones runs for DA because his whole house is robbed and the Cops, DA won't do anything, sure as hell it's happening NOW. I rewatched it with my son and it Holds up, except that the FBI were the good guys

Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at May 29, 2026 04:37 PM (fPsYl)

201 182 And yes, Triangle is a really good horror movie one of the few to handle it's plot twist well.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at May 29, 2026 04:29 PM (xcxpd)

And where it is easy to have no pity.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 29, 2026 04:31 PM (zZu0s)

Yeah, you go into it feeling sorry for the woman and by the end you're like...nope

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at May 29, 2026 04:37 PM (xcxpd)

202 Help me Obi-wan Kenobi, you're my only hope -

https://tinyurl.com/3nch3rjy

Posted by: Chuck Martel at May 29, 2026 04:37 PM (Dv3i1)

203 Anything with Bruce Campbell in it is good in my book.

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His cameo in 1989's The Intruder! That one's a particularly "so bad it's good" category of 80s slashers.

Posted by: Lady in Black at May 29, 2026 04:37 PM (qBdHI)

204 Anyone see The Entity with Barbara Hershey?

If I was a ghost I might have to 'haunt' Barbara Hershey too.

Posted by: polynikes at May 29, 2026 04:37 PM (XMuV+)

205
A favorite of mine.... that I never watch. Carnival of Souls by Herk Harvey from 1962. Filmed on a shoestring budget, horrible acting performances, but the setting at the Saltair Pavilion is one of the greatest creepy locations ever.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 29, 2026 04:38 PM (y9nCu)

206 199 196 Koreans know how to make good movies

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at May 29, 2026 04:35 PM (xcxpd)

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Na Hong-jin's previous film, The Wailing, sounds really interesting and is apparently really good. And it was on Prime.

I put it on my watchlist. I went back like three days later and it was gone from the platform.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 29, 2026 04:37 PM (7RBt4)

Eeek. Hopefully I bought it and didn't just wishlist it.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at May 29, 2026 04:38 PM (xcxpd)

207 Anything with Bruce Campbell in it is good in my book.

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Happy to find another Escape from LA fan.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 29, 2026 04:38 PM (7RBt4)

208 206 I put it on my watchlist. I went back like three days later and it was gone from the platform.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 29, 2026 04:37 PM (7RBt4)

Eeek. Hopefully I bought it and didn't just wishlist it.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at May 29, 2026 04:38 PM (xcxpd)

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Well, platform is the wrong word.

From the streaming service. The movie itself is still listed, just for sale.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 29, 2026 04:38 PM (7RBt4)

209 175 I'll watch "Odyssey" when I can see it for free. I shan't diss the casting until I have actually watched it.

where's the fun in that?

Posted by: anachronda at May 29, 2026 04:39 PM (v3pYe)

210 I guess these aren't really small films, but they feel that way to me because I saw them in the Grandview Theater, which was Columbus's arthouse venue at the time. First is Searching for Bobby Fischer about a child chess prodigy. The child actor has very disturbing eyes, but in a good way. The second is Shallow Grave, which is one of those movies where they almost smack you in the face with clues, but you miss them all anyway.

Posted by: Oglebay at May 29, 2026 04:39 PM (m5VHW)

211 Koreans know how to make good movies

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If you can overlook the obvious CGI, the Train to Busan is a very good, zombie-like horror flick from Korea.

Posted by: Lady in Black at May 29, 2026 04:39 PM (qBdHI)

212 Anyone see The Entity with Barbara Hershey?
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I think so....

Posted by: Axeman at May 29, 2026 04:39 PM (Fi81e)

213 210 The second is Shallow Grave, which is one of those movies where they almost smack you in the face with clues, but you miss them all anyway.

Posted by: Oglebay at May 29, 2026 04:39 PM (m5VHW)

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Danny Boyle's first film.

Every film after that, Boyle's father would say, "It's good, but it's not as good as Shallow Grave."

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 29, 2026 04:40 PM (7RBt4)

214 What, it can't be any worse than cave diving and realizing you're 100 feet deeper than your plan with only 10 minutes of oxygen left and you need to swim through hundreds of feet in a cavern full of silt with dozens of false exit tubes.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 29, 2026 04:36 PM (n7rxJ)

Just don't pin my arms in one of the tubes, in the dark.

Posted by: javems at May 29, 2026 04:40 PM (zFsEm)

215 Anthropod movie about the assassination of SS commander Reinhard Heydrich is more a tragic story

Posted by: Skip at May 29, 2026 04:40 PM (Ia/+0)

216 211 If you can overlook the obvious CGI, the Train to Busan is a very good, zombie-like horror flick from Korea.

Posted by: Lady in Black at May 29, 2026 04:39 PM (qBdHI)

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I didn't like it.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 29, 2026 04:40 PM (7RBt4)

217 “ The Man From Nowhere “ is the best Korean movie I’ve ever seen. I heard it’s due for an American remake, which they will likely fuck up

Posted by: UGAdawg at May 29, 2026 04:40 PM (4MsaP)

218 A favorite of mine.... that I never watch. Carnival of Souls by Herk Harvey from 1962. Filmed on a shoestring budget, horrible acting performances, but the setting at the Saltair Pavilion is one of the greatest creepy locations ever.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 29, 2026 04:38 PM (y9nCu)

Saw that one, via Rifftrax, of course. It no longer exists. Son and his wife live in SLC. I recognize a lot of the location shots.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at May 29, 2026 04:41 PM (0aYVJ)

219 135 what do we think of Disclosure Day ?

Posted by: Don Black at May 29, 2026 03:52 PM (ZxPkt)
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It ends Christianity is my understanding.

I'm not going to have any party to ending Christianity.
Posted by: Axeman at May 29, 2026 04:20 PM (Fi81e)

A few theologians believe aliens are a demonic op to usher in the whole endgame of history. To 'prove' Christianity wrong by a big dog and pony show.

Speilberg being involved is very on brand for him.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at May 29, 2026 04:41 PM (xcxpd)

220 215 Anthropod movie about the assassination of SS commander Reinhard Heydrich is more a tragic story
Posted by: Skip at May 29, 2026 04:40 PM (Ia/+0)


The bugs got him?

Posted by: Emily Litella at May 29, 2026 04:41 PM (gKWVE)

221 Anthropod movie about the assassination of SS commander Reinhard Heydrich is more a tragic story

He died, didn't he?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 29, 2026 04:41 PM (+5YP2)

222
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 29, 2026 04:30 PM (ix8EF)

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I just checked, and there were some other remakes or movies inspired by The Turn of the Screw, but:

"Most critics still regard The Innocents as the definitive adaptation because it captures the novella's central ambiguity. Many later versions lean more heavily toward one explanation or the other, whereas The Innocents leaves the question hauntingly unresolved."

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 29, 2026 04:42 PM (n7rxJ)

223
I like the "The Appointment" with Edward Woodward.

Such an eerie atmosphere.

Posted by: Axeman at May 29, 2026 04:42 PM (Fi81e)

224 185 There is a Korean monster movie coming out called Hope

youtu.be/Vt7860xZFXk
Posted by: Kindltot at May 29, 2026 04:32 PM (rbvCR)

Koreans do know how to make good movies

It's ok but MONSTRUM set during the Joesnen era (Swords no guns) A monster is in the Forest and is killing people so a retired General must find out it if it's real or a rumour that was put out by the Kings' enemies saying the King is cursed.

Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at May 29, 2026 04:42 PM (fPsYl)

225 I didn't like it.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 29, 2026 04:40 PM (7RBt4)

Don't like fast zombies

Posted by: polynikes at May 29, 2026 04:42 PM (XMuV+)

226 Yeah they got him, but Nazis being Nazis wiped out thousands from it

Posted by: Skip at May 29, 2026 04:43 PM (Ia/+0)

227 Get Low (2009) is a great film with the late, great Robert Duval, Bill Murray, and Gerald McRaney. Duval's character is a 1930s rural hermit who comes into town to visit the local funeral parlor to plan his own funeral - to be held while he is alive.
Posted by: Frasier Crane

Loved that film. Saw it in the theater when it came out.

Posted by: Tuna at May 29, 2026 04:43 PM (lJ0H4)

228
The Blair Witch Project was going on during my college days. Everybody had to watch it. It did have a growing uneasiness about it as I remember.

Posted by: Frank Barone at May 29, 2026 04:43 PM (IifOV)

229
Someone mentioned "Inside" up stairs, which is one of the best horror thrillers I've seen.

If you can handle some gore check it out.

Be sure to watch the French original, and not the terrible American remake.

It concerns a pregnant women alone on Christmas Eve when a psychotic woman shows up wanting to take her baby.

It is really good.

Posted by: naturalfake at May 29, 2026 04:43 PM (iJfKG)

230
Just don't pin my arms in one of the tubes, in the dark.
Posted by: javems

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heh, you want horror, watch YouTube videos about cave diving disasters, or caving disasters.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 29, 2026 04:43 PM (n7rxJ)

231 Backrooms fans may like 'The Messiah of Evil'. Atmospheric horror with no clear happy ending due to production problems.

Very interesting, I've seen it a few times.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at May 29, 2026 04:43 PM (xcxpd)

232 i thought obsession sucked(premise was good..a knock off of the old genie in a bottle thing)...poorly executed...

and "send help" is a feminist wet dream....both (as always) female-centric)...as is pretty much most movie fare these days...

Posted by: uncouth jay marks at May 29, 2026 04:44 PM (uc/1V)

233 In The Grey and The Breadwinner have wildly different critic v audience scores on RT. Critics hate 'em, audiences love 'em.
Breadwinner is for dads; In The Grey is for male action fans.
Hmm.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 29, 2026 04:44 PM (gKWVE)

234 Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 29, 2026 04:42 PM (n7rxJ

Thanks for that

And Deborah Kerr was such a good actress.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 29, 2026 04:44 PM (ix8EF)

235 Outlander. Has vikings AND aliens. Not sure it counts as a hidden gem though.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at May 29, 2026 04:44 PM (n5tGW)

236 I had a feeling Send Help was going to be a squirtfest so had no desire to see it.
Obsession I dunno. That one might actually be antimale against a sort of male I detest too.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 29, 2026 04:45 PM (gKWVE)

237 One thing that the AppleTV series Severance had going for it was a "Backrooms" vibe.

Posted by: Axeman at May 29, 2026 04:45 PM (Fi81e)

238 The ending of Night of the Living Dead is my favorite. Might be a Pittsburgh thing.

Posted by: Oglebay at May 29, 2026 04:45 PM (m5VHW)

239 Anyone see The Entity with Barbara Hershey?

Watched it ages ago and found it...disturbing.

It certainly kept my interest...

Posted by: 18-1 at May 29, 2026 04:46 PM (sKqQm)

240 238 The ending of Night of the Living Dead is my favorite. Might be a Pittsburgh thing.
Posted by: Oglebay at May 29, 2026 04:45 PM (m5VHW)

I like that rednecks with guns are handling the zombies just fine.

But Romero is such an misanthropic Liberal ass, he had to make the sequels worse and worse in tone.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at May 29, 2026 04:47 PM (xcxpd)

241 Bill Murray has a couple of just story telling type movies that are pretty good .

St Vincent
Broken Flowers

Posted by: polynikes at May 29, 2026 04:47 PM (XMuV+)

242 217 “ The Man From Nowhere “ is the best Korean movie I’ve ever seen. I heard it’s due for an American remake, which they will likely fuck up
Posted by: UGAdawg at May 29, 2026 04:40 PM (4MsaP)

India remade that movie it's called ROCKY HANDSOME lol

Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at May 29, 2026 04:47 PM (fPsYl)

243
Watchers in the Woods which was a Disney Movie from the 70's was a horrifying scary movie for a kid. It has an old Bette Davis in it.

Posted by: Frank Barone at May 29, 2026 04:47 PM (IifOV)

244 All Of Us Are Dead is a fantastic Korean TV series. It is a zombie story set in a high school where the zombies are possibly the lesser threat than the humans.

Posted by: alexthechick at May 29, 2026 04:48 PM (CSPbn)

245 Posted by: 18-1 at May 29, 2026 04:46 PM (sKqQm)

Disturbing is the perfect description.

Posted by: polynikes at May 29, 2026 04:48 PM (XMuV+)

246 "Just shoot 'em in the head. They aren't moving too fast. They're dead, they're in pretty bad shape"

Or something like that.

Posted by: Oglebay at May 29, 2026 04:48 PM (m5VHW)

247
I didn't like it.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 29, 2026 04:40 PM (7RBt4)

Don't like fast zombies
Posted by: polynikes at May 29, 2026 04:42 PM (XMuV+)


Yeah, fast zombies kind of misses the point, the slow inevitability of death approaching.

But I really enjoyed Busan regardless.

Best fast zombie film is the first, The Return of the Living Dead. Send. More. Paramedics.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 29, 2026 04:48 PM (y9nCu)

248 India remade that movie it's called ROCKY HANDSOME lol

Oh Lord. I saw the knife fight from that on YouTube and it was dogshit

Posted by: UGAdawg at May 29, 2026 04:48 PM (4MsaP)

249 Wind River
Taylor Sheridan movie starring Jeremy Renner
Excellent movie about a very unpleasant topic.

Posted by: FLKraka at May 29, 2026 04:49 PM (TXtcH)

250 Outlander. Has vikings AND aliens. Not sure it counts as a hidden gem though.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at May 29, 2026 04:44 PM (n5tGW)

I liked it a lot. It had the ending I wanted.

Posted by: polynikes at May 29, 2026 04:49 PM (XMuV+)

251 I find that any time I look at my streaming service options I can find a good thriller, fantasy, horror, or SF movie (often foreign, but still)

But comedy? Very hard to find now

Posted by: 18-1 at May 29, 2026 04:49 PM (sKqQm)

252 Oh: Question for y'all. I tried to watch Spider-Noir but I don't see any way to choose the "Authentic Black and White" version. I get a title screen that tells me I can select this, "Below," but there's nothing "below" for me to click on.

Doof at it again? Last night's ONT wouldn't completely load for me a couple of times. It'd cut off at David Lee Roth. Then, poof, the whole thing loaded. Must be some kind of weird science going on.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 29, 2026 04:49 PM (1Ff7Z)

253 a nifty little throwback blood and guts horror movie?...try "abigail".....excellent cast....great atmosphere.....fun watch....

Posted by: uncouth jay marks at May 29, 2026 04:49 PM (uc/1V)

254 It's apparently just a gory thrill ride.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 29, 2026 04:33 PM (7RBt4)


It is a Korean monster movie. It brings the same ethos that the Korean gang / war / assassin movies bring.
You can tell the heroes because they do not swerve in their dedication and honor on their path to being turned into stringy bits between destiny's toes.

Posted by: Kindltot at May 29, 2026 04:49 PM (rbvCR)

255
If you don't mind "found footage" a Japanese movie titled "Noroi: The Curse" is a real knockout.

It's a slowburn but stick with it by the end you'll be blown away.

The story concerns a paranormal journalist that goes missing after putting a documentary together.

Posted by: naturalfake at May 29, 2026 04:50 PM (iJfKG)

256 "where's the fun in that?"

Two tips on how to have fun watching movies:
- Don't pay to watch them. That puts a floor under your level of disappointment.
- Enjoy them simply for what's on the screen, and fret less about how much you hate director A, actor B, and production company C. Since you didn't put money in their pocket, (see tip 1,) then who cares how much you hate them.

Posted by: gp at May 29, 2026 04:50 PM (Wq24h)

257 Wasn't supposed to be a good Korean show where it is set in medieval korea/china with zombie. Like the Kingdom, or something?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 29, 2026 04:50 PM (zZu0s)

258 Ma Dong-seok the Korean actor is from Ohio LOL he went to Columbus State, I really like his movies, he was Train to Busan and The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil which is really good when a serial Killer tries to kill a mob boss fails, and the mob boss hunts for the Killer because he wants to kill him or let the cops have him

Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at May 29, 2026 04:51 PM (fPsYl)

259 The super-indie filmmakers are drinking Hollywood's milkshake because they write interesting stories that draw people in, something Hollywood has forgotten all about. This is how a youtuber puts together a horror movie a complete shoestring and blows an expensive Disney anti-Star Wars VFX AI piece of slop out of the water, especially on ROI. It's not because the audience is misogynist, or homophobic, or bigoted, or whatever like Disney claims when one of the projects flop, it's because Disney keeps making shit and people are starving for non-shit entertainment.

Posted by: It's a simple formula at May 29, 2026 04:52 PM (TbWk/)

260 "Police Reveal NHL Great Claude Lemieux Hanged Himself"

Breitbart

Not a hockey fan but this is sad.

Posted by: javems at May 29, 2026 04:52 PM (zFsEm)

261 I'm beginning to think I like crappy movies. One of my favorites is from 1988:

"The Seventh Sign" (Demi Moore, Michael Biehn, Jürgen Prochnow)

It's not fantastic, but the premise was original. The story was it's strength. They lost some points on execution. It's about the Second Coming. And, throughout the movie they put a modern twist on the Seven Seals from the book of Revelation. It all circles around a death sentence placed on a kid with Downs Syndrome.

Posted by: Orson at May 29, 2026 04:53 PM (dIske)

262 a nifty little throwback blood and guts horror movie?...try "abigail".....excellent cast....great atmosphere.....fun watch....
Posted by: uncouth jay marks at May 29, 2026 04:49 PM (uc/1V)

I liked that one! It maybe should have ended a bit sooner (felt a little long), but I did enjoy it. The little girl who plays Abigail does a nice job.

Abigail: I'm sorry.
Woman: For what?
Abigail: For what's getting ready to happen to you.

Posted by: hobbitopoly at May 29, 2026 04:53 PM (k9OZB)

263
Wasn't supposed to be a good Korean show where it is set in medieval korea/china with zombie. Like the Kingdom, or something?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 29, 2026 04:50 PM (zZu0s)



Kingdom is awesome. A really interesting and creative twist to the zombie genre.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 29, 2026 04:53 PM (y9nCu)

264 Doof at it again? Last night's ONT wouldn't completely load for me a couple of times. It'd cut off at David Lee Roth. Then, poof, the whole thing loaded. Must be some kind of weird science going on.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 29, 2026 04:49 PM (1Ff7Z)

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Earlier today on a "classic rock" station I head the old 1985 "Just A Gigolo / I Ain't Got Nobody" David Lee Roth song.

Holds up pretty good (I remember the music video had babes in swimsuits) ... and he so much was trying to sound like Satchmo.

Posted by: ShainS -- During Trans Period Pride Month AKA Menstrual Equity??? at May 29, 2026 04:53 PM (Na5xP)

265 But comedy? Very hard to find now
Posted by: 18-1 at May 29, 2026 04:49 PM (sKqQm)

She's Out of My League
Going the Distance
Spy

Highly recommend Spy. I was shocked how much I enjoyed it.

Posted by: polynikes at May 29, 2026 04:54 PM (XMuV+)

266 Kingdom is a pretty good zombie series that had some freaky scary zombies. The asians really like zombie movies.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at May 29, 2026 04:54 PM (n5tGW)

267 I watched a movie produced 20 years ago the other night, "The Matador," with Pierce Brosnan and Greg Kinnear. Highly entertaining in a way simply impossible to pull off today. It occurred to me that Hollywood started dying around 2010. It's like pod people took over after that.

Posted by: Ordinary American at May 29, 2026 04:54 PM (b4LBp)

268 I've been rewatching the Basil Rathbone Sherlock Holmes movies on YouTube. I turn off lights and watch them in the dark which gives them that much more mysterious.

Finished The Hound of the Baskerville and The Claw.

Posted by: Beartooth at May 29, 2026 04:54 PM (IYeV+)

269 257 Wasn't supposed to be a good Korean show where it is set in medieval korea/china with zombie. Like the Kingdom, or something?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 29, 2026 04:50 PM (zZu0s)

Rampant, yes same premise as Kingdom

Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at May 29, 2026 04:55 PM (fPsYl)

270 Holds up pretty good (I remember the music video had babes in swimsuits) ... and he so much was trying to sound like Satchmo.
Posted by: ShainS -- During Trans Period Pride Month AKA Menstrual Equity??? at May 29, 2026 04:53 PM (Na5xP)

Perfect cleanser for BBQ Guy last night.

(shudder)

Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 29, 2026 04:55 PM (1Ff7Z)

271 Huge films, but have a wonderful creative quality are Hero and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Hero is just beautiful to watch even if you pay no attention to the story.

Posted by: Oglebay at May 29, 2026 04:56 PM (m5VHW)

272 K-horror is good stuff. It takes a little adjustment since their storytelling follows a slightly different path than what we're used to, but usually a good bet if you're just looking for something to watch.

Posted by: K-drama isn't bad either at May 29, 2026 04:56 PM (TbWk/)

273 Backrooms?

So if I understand these things, they usually end up in a room with couch, two dudes and a camera...

Posted by: FOMSG at May 29, 2026 04:56 PM (VmHAb)

274 I've been having dreams like Backrooms ever since I started on chemotherapy. Or since I first got cancer, maybe - who knows? Anyway, it's weird.

And I am always VERY glad when I wake up from those "dreams", because they are real nightmares....

Anyway, Hello, Horde! 😊♥️

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at May 29, 2026 04:56 PM (SRRAx)

275 Earlier today on a "classic rock" station I head the old 1985 "Just A Gigolo / I Ain't Got Nobody" David Lee Roth song.

Holds up pretty good (I remember the music video had babes in swimsuits) ... and he so much was trying to sound like Satchmo.
Posted by: ShainS -- During Trans Period Pride Month AKA Menstrual Equity??? at May 29, 2026 04:53 PM (Na5xP)

That song was originally recorded by Louis Prima.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 29, 2026 04:57 PM (8zz6B)

276
And Deborah Kerr was such a good actress.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke

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Yessssss!

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 29, 2026 04:58 PM (n7rxJ)

277 Is kingdom on netflix?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 29, 2026 04:58 PM (zZu0s)

278 I haven't heard if Roth ever paid Lious Prima for, "Just A Giggolo." It would be niceif he did.

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at May 29, 2026 04:58 PM (YlWIZ)

279 "Police Reveal NHL Great Claude Lemieux Hanged Himself"

Breitbart

Not a hockey fan but this is sad.

Posted by: javems at May 29, 2026 04:52 PM (zFsEm)

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Very sad. Had heard the news of his death (R.I.P.) earlier but not the cause.

Being on the wrong side of 60 (and soon 65), it's always stunning to hear about deaths of younger individuals -- ESPECIALLY my fellow classmates from high school (and thus I suffer from a heavy dose of "survivors' guilt").

Posted by: ShainS -- During Trans Period Pride Month AKA Menstrual Equity??? at May 29, 2026 04:58 PM (Na5xP)

280 Earlier today on a "classic rock" station I head the old 1985 "Just A Gigolo / I Ain't Got Nobody" David Lee Roth song.

Holds up pretty good (I remember the music video had babes in swimsuits) ... and he so much was trying to sound like Satchmo.
Posted by: ShainS -- During Trans Period Pride Month AKA Menstrual Equity??? at May 29, 2026 04:53 PM (Na5xP)
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Dave's tastes in Big Band, swing, and blues was a big part of the early VH character.

Posted by: Axeman at May 29, 2026 04:58 PM (NxZ4/)

281 Huge films, but have a wonderful creative quality are Hero and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Hero is just beautiful to watch even if you pay no attention to the story.
Posted by: Oglebay at May 29, 2026 04:56 PM (m5VHW)

Sorry but imo the greatest Kung Fu movie of all time is Kung Fu Hustle

Posted by: polynikes at May 29, 2026 04:58 PM (XMuV+)

282 I've been having dreams like Backrooms ever since I started on chemotherapy. Or since I first got cancer, maybe - who knows? Anyway, it's weird.

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at May 29, 2026 04:56 PM (SRRAx)

I've had those. Going through a house looking for something or someone, and on the other side of a door is a completely different house.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 29, 2026 04:58 PM (1Ff7Z)

283
Good Limey horror flick from the 80s, The Woman in Black (avoid the Harry Potter Hollywood remake like it's the monkeypox). Wonderfully creepy story/setting with a couple of fantastically scary scenes.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 29, 2026 04:58 PM (y9nCu)

284 Wind River
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Excellent movie about a very unpleasant topic.

Posted by: FLKraka at May 29, 2026 04:49 PM (TXtcH)


Seconded. The acting was first rate. That Olsen chick actually did an excellent job. And the character actors were all great.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 29, 2026 04:58 PM (iERP6)

285 "Police Reveal NHL Great Claude Lemieux Hanged Himself"

Breitbart

Not a hockey fan but this is sad.
Posted by: javems at May 29, 2026 04:52 PM (zFsEm)

This hit me hard. A) he was close to my age, a little older, B) He was an yuge part of why I became such a fan of hockey (Avalanche fan). These bastards mean business. Toughest muthafuckas in the sporting world.

Slapshot is a documentary. FYI

Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at May 29, 2026 04:58 PM (0aYVJ)

286 Wanted to see the D Day Movie Pressure, until a friend told me half the cast is openly Gay

Posted by: Jerry J at May 29, 2026 04:59 PM (YCxFk)

287 Oh, Deborah Carr reminds me of a very fun movie. James Garner and her in The Wheeler Dealers.

She's beautiful, he's charming. Comedy.

From a bygone era. Its on Amazon.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 29, 2026 04:59 PM (zZu0s)

288 It's too bad Hollywood doesn't do snuff films anymore.

Maybe they should give it another go around.

Get Rosie and that other fella to star in one. Or Two.

Posted by: Hollis P. Wood at May 29, 2026 04:59 PM (54bnG)

289 I discovered the British Carry On comedy movies the other day. I had never heard of them.

The Carry On Up the Khyber was very funny with lots of scantily clad young women, which seems to be a trademark of the series.

Posted by: Beartooth at May 29, 2026 04:59 PM (IYeV+)

290 Of all the Spencer Pratt ads, this new one is actually my favorite. Very simple, not too many characters, hilarious, and devastating.
Posted by: zombie at May 29, 2026


***
Subtle and entertaining, with an edge. The mother looks kind of like the actress, Julie Benz, who played vampire Darla on Buffy and Angel.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 29, 2026 05:00 PM (wzUl9)

291 Black 47 is a great movie.

It's John Wick in 1847. And he's Irish.

Posted by: polynikes at May 29, 2026 05:00 PM (XMuV+)

292 I have found that Korea makes some really good Christian movies
The Priests (exorcism)
The Guest (Exorcism)
Detective K funny detective but Christian
Blood Rain
Fiery Priest

Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at May 29, 2026 05:00 PM (NHQe3)

293
Husband and i are not movie watchers. Mostly you are giving your hard earned money to people who hate you and who want to destroy our country.

We prefer having awesome sex. Much more satisfing than watching shit on tv.



Posted by: four seasons at May 29, 2026 05:01 PM (3ek7K)

294 Anyway, Hello, Horde! 😊♥️

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at May 29, 2026 04:56 PM (SRRAx)

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Always makes my day to see you here, Teresa -- and so glad I got to meet and hug you at last years TX MoMe.

[We're supposed to be out of the country -- in Israel if it's not closed down -- this year, but hope to see you again at the 2027 MoMe.]

Posted by: ShainS -- During Trans Period Pride Month AKA Menstrual Equity??? at May 29, 2026 05:01 PM (Na5xP)

295 Hamnet was very good. As was Once upon a time in Hollywood, Manchester by the Sea. Movies without DEI and Social Justice are for me

Posted by: Jerry J at May 29, 2026 05:01 PM (YCxFk)

296 I've had those. Going through a house looking for something or someone, and on the other side of a door is a completely different house.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 29, 2026


***
The dreams I remember on waking usually focus on me trying to find a decent restroom, one with a stall or room door you can close or which isn't in an open space with other people watching.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 29, 2026 05:02 PM (wzUl9)

297 Gloria Grahame just ate up every scene in In A Lonely Place, probably my favorite movie.

Her performance was supported by Humphrey Bogart.

Posted by: Oglebay at May 29, 2026 05:02 PM (m5VHW)

298 nood

Posted by: gp at May 29, 2026 05:02 PM (Wq24h)

299
I really enjoyed "The Monkey" which came out last year.

It concerns two brothers who inherit a cursed toy monkey which causes the death of those around you, usually in some grotesque fashion.

It's a horror comedy. you'll probably enjoy it if you enjoy splatstick.

I saw it twice in the theater which is something I almost never do.

Posted by: naturalfake at May 29, 2026 05:02 PM (iJfKG)

300 We prefer having awesome sex. Much more satisfing than watching shit on tv.
Posted by: four seasons at May 29, 2026 05:01 PM (3ek7K)


A movie can last 90 minutes, and it is less embarrassing to fall asleep to.

Posted by: Kindltot at May 29, 2026 05:03 PM (rbvCR)

301 I'm gonna try the spider man thing on Amazon. Plan on watching n black and white if I can

We will see if H.I. s a good Spider-Man

Posted by: Bixby Snyder at May 29, 2026 05:03 PM (HcoTw)

302 I've had those. Going through a house looking for something or someone, and on the other side of a door is a completely different house.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 29, 2026 04:58 PM (1Ff7Z)

I have those damn dreams all the time. I usually go from someone's backyard to the house to another backyard to a house...all while knowing that at some point I'm going to get caught...

Posted by: hobbitopoly at May 29, 2026 05:03 PM (k9OZB)

303 The Movies! over-the-air channel is running a lot of the things TCM used to, with commercials but apparently uncut. Lots of B & W films, and on Thursdays their "film noir" series.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 29, 2026 05:03 PM (wzUl9)

304 272 K-horror is good stuff. It takes a little adjustment since their storytelling follows a slightly different path than what we're used to, but usually a good bet if you're just looking for something to watch.
Posted by: K-drama isn't bad either at May 29, 2026 04:56 PM (TbWk/)

Their Crime dramas are really good, same with their Thrillers, because it's not always the White Christian Male. like in Hollywood

Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at May 29, 2026 05:04 PM (NHQe3)

305 I discovered the British Carry On comedy movies the other day. I had never heard of them.

The Carry On Up the Khyber was very funny with lots of scantily clad young women, which seems to be a trademark of the series.
Posted by: Beartooth at May 29, 2026 04:59 PM (IYeV+)

The "Carry On Gang" made a lot of movies. Benny Hill got a lot of his shtick from them. Lot's of double-entendre jokes.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 29, 2026 05:04 PM (8zz6B)

306 We prefer having awesome sex. Much more satisfing than watching shit on tv.



Posted by: four seasons at May 29, 2026 05:01 PM (3ek7K)


Do you ever get together to compare notes?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 29, 2026 05:04 PM (+5YP2)

307
Husband and i are not movie watchers. Mostly you are giving your hard earned money to people who hate you and who want to destroy our country.

Posted by: four seasons at May 29, 2026 05:01 PM (3ek7K)



The last two films I paid to watch were Top Gun Maverick (Mom was dying to see it, so I took her), and Sisu.

As for the rest, BitTorrent FTW. Because fuck Hollywood.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 29, 2026 05:05 PM (y9nCu)

308 Just wait until Shards comes to Netflix. Based on the very disturbing book by Brett Easton Ellis.

Posted by: beckster at May 29, 2026 05:06 PM (kX27y)

309 Manchester by the Sea. Movies without DEI and Social Justice are for me
Posted by: Jerry J at May 29, 2026 05:01 PM (YCxFk)

I just remembered I bought this one on DVD, but have not yet watched it. I buy a lot of movies in the Walmart bin, on a hunch.

Which is how I found "Mud," one of my favorite McConnaughey movies. Has the kid who later was in "Landman."

Hidden treasures.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at May 29, 2026 05:06 PM (0aYVJ)

310 Wind River
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Excellent movie about a very unpleasant topic.

Posted by: FLKraka at May 29, 2026 04:49 PM (TXtcH)

Seconded. The acting was first rate. That Olsen chick actually did an excellent job. And the character actors were all great.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 29, 2026 04:58 PM (iERP6)

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Thanks. Only recently became a big fan of Taylor Sheridan (damn, that dude is proflic!) who wrote and directed this movie I'd not previously heard of.

Big fan of his various TV series, although I find "Tulsa" requires tremendous suspension of disbelief and Marshals" is not a very worthy "Yellowstone" spinoff (a poor-man's "Strike Back").

Posted by: ShainS -- During Trans Period Pride Month AKA Menstrual Equity??? at May 29, 2026 05:06 PM (Na5xP)

311 Best Jackie Chan movie. You will be surprised how good it is.

The Foreigner

Polynikes.

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Best Jackie Chan movie is Armor of God 2: Operation Condor.

Posted by: Darth Randall at May 29, 2026 05:07 PM (XB1Qt)

312
I have those damn dreams all the time. I usually go from someone's backyard to the house to another backyard to a house...all while knowing that at some point I'm going to get caught...
Posted by: hobbitopoly at May 29, 2026 05:03 PM (k9OZB)


My most consistent nightmare is returning to basic training at 61, trying to find a clean and wrinkle-free uniform in my wall locker while hearing the drill sergeant's heel taps on his mirror-shined jump boots.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 29, 2026 05:09 PM (y9nCu)

313 Hollywood is mostly garbage. Just like these sportsball leagues, - the focus is self-perpetuation. Sell tickets. I don't give any of these people a fucking dime yet they're still millionaires and billionaires.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 29, 2026 05:15 PM (D1E+2)

314 I have recurring dream themes a lot. One, back in the service, but I am still in BDUs, and/or with a full beard.

Another, which distresses me more, is trying to contact my wife via phone as I navigate some kind of crazy huge mall, or airport, and all the things go wrong, and if I don't get a hold of her, things will go badly.

I no longer have the dreams where I go to class and have to take the final, despite having never been in class.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at May 29, 2026 05:16 PM (0aYVJ)

315 I started watching The Expanse. So far a really great, high quality production. Into season 3 now which is kinda a shift in gears to the nonstop kickass action of the first 2 seasons.

Posted by: MAGA_Ken at May 29, 2026 05:24 PM (Vh9CX)

316 310 Wind River
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Excellent movie about a very unpleasant topic.

Posted by: FLKraka at May 29, 2026 04:49 PM (TXtcH)

Seconded. The acting was first rate. That Olsen chick actually did an excellent job. And the character actors were all great.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 29, 2026 04:58 PM (iERP6)

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Thanks. Only recently became a big fan of Taylor Sheridan (damn, that dude is proflic!) who wrote and directed this movie I'd not previously heard of.

Posted by: ShainS -- During Trans Period Pride Month AKA Menstrual Equity??? at May 29, 2026 05:06 PM (Na5xP)

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Such a good movie, I looked up why it hadn't gotten much "press"... seems it was caught up in the Harvey Weinstein fallout.
I'm a prolific reader of AoS daily, rarely a poster... so kinda honored the CBD seconded my post!

Posted by: FLKraka at May 29, 2026 05:24 PM (TXtcH)

317 293
Husband and i are not movie watchers. Mostly you are giving your hard earned money to people who hate you and who want to destroy our country.

We prefer having awesome sex. Much more satisfing than watching shit on tv.

Posted by: four seasons at May 29, 2026 05:01 PM (3ek7K)

cool story

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at May 29, 2026 05:25 PM (xcxpd)

318 I highly recommend "OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies" and the follow up movie. Hilarious anti-DEI spy movies.

Posted by: MAGA_Ken at May 29, 2026 05:27 PM (Vh9CX)

319 Season 10 is new and continues the same characters back together after 15 years or so. Great chemistry still. some good laughs. It pretty much ret-cons all of the stuff in Season 9 so that's mostly good.

Give it a rewatch. It's fun. Or give it a test drive if you've never seen it.
Posted by: naturalfake at May 29, 2026 04:23 PM (iJfKG)

I enjoyed Season 10/2026 Season 1. I'm currently going back to rewatch the original series after seeing it back when it was new. I'd forgotten Brendan Fraser was a guest star in the first season - I thought he came later.

Posted by: Octochicken at May 29, 2026 05:43 PM (oCS0o)

320 315 I started watching The Expanse. So far a really great, high quality production. Into season 3 now which is kinda a shift in gears to the nonstop kickass action of the first 2 seasons.
Posted by: MAGA_Ken at May 29, 2026 05:24 PM (Vh9CX)

The TV show does some necessary changes to the early books - the first season would have been really slow if they did a straight adaptation of the first book, but overall the series was pretty faithful to the material.

Posted by: Octochicken at May 29, 2026 05:45 PM (oCS0o)

321 For Spider Noir, choose an episode, click on it and you will see a Tru Color panel on the left and Black and White on the right. Just use your controller's left and right arrows to move from one to the other and click on it to open. I had the same problem last night. It's so simple it's not obvious.

Posted by: FelixL at May 29, 2026 05:49 PM (wiK+s)

322 Shit or garbage? Embrace the power of 'and.'

Posted by: vivi at May 29, 2026 06:05 PM (OFw3k)

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