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Movies, horror, sports, music, Tolkien, nerdy stuff, games, sarcasm, dad-life & general shenanigans. The journey is the destination; just keep telling the story. Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/4F43H

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Adam @astranchida.bsky.social · May 30

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Keeping my “pin my Nosferatu reviews” streak going (No. 3).
#FilmSky

A ★★★★★ review of Nosferatu (2024)

So my wife, who has grown out of new horror movies and doesn’t always enjoy the weird ones and never loved The VVitch, suddenly had an urge to watch The Northman a month or so ago. That went about as ...

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Adam @astranchida.bsky.social · 1h

I used to like the fist quite a bit, but always hated part 2. Rewatched them both this past week, and 1 is ok still, but not as good as I remember, and 2 honestly feels like it was made intentionally dislikable.

Adam @astranchida.bsky.social · 7h

My daughter apparently requested the original Halloween theme during her 2nd grade dance party today 🥹

I’ve never been more proud.

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Adam @astranchida.bsky.social · 12h

Happy #Halloween to everyone out there 🎃

May your doors and floors creak, your shadows creep and your spooks today run deep.

Adam @astranchida.bsky.social · 14h

I completed the Nightmare rewatch (skipping the remake, at least this season), Zombie’s Halloweens and a couple Universal masterpieces I haven’t watched in a very long time this week. A little more than a #LastFourWatched, but proper for a #LetterboxdFriday on Halloween; yay! #FilmSky 🎥

Movie posters and ratings for Rob Zombie’s Halloween (3.5), Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare (2), Bride of Frankenstein (4.5), Rob Zombie’s Halloween II (1.5), The Wolf Man (1941, 4.5) and New Nightmare (4).

Adam @astranchida.bsky.social · 1d

Took off work tomorrow, so it’s officially #Halloweekend time over here, and I need it 🎃 Got the Cthulhu onesie ready go for the 2nd grade party, a neighborhood that embraces the holiday, and only about 7 or 8 more horror movies I really wanted to get to this season… plus David Byrne on Saturday!

Adam @astranchida.bsky.social · 2d

The waiting room I’m in has old episodes of The Munsters playing.

Everything’s coming up Milhouse today!

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Cinefeast33 (but scarier) 📽📺📚 @cinefeast33.bsky.social · 3d

You know him, you love him...

Happy Birthday to ALF
BOTD 10/28/1756 on home planet Melmac.

#filmsky 📽 #tvsky 📺

a stuffed animal wearing a bow tie and a white shirt is holding a piece of bread .

Alt: a stuffed animal wearing a bow tie and a white shirt is holding a piece of bread . Alf

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Adam @astranchida.bsky.social · 4d

Saving this to check it out tonight; sounds like a great idea!

Adam @astranchida.bsky.social · 6d

35/??? is one of those classic greatest hits collections everyone seemed to have one way or another growing up.

It’s a damn great one for sure.

#NowPlaying #NowSpinning

Creedence Clearwater Revival - Chronicle: The Greatest 20 Hits

#vinyl

CCR’s “Chronicle” bifold on top of a record player surrounded by fall and Halloween decorations.

Adam @astranchida.bsky.social · 7d

Haha thanks- props to you as well. Yeah Resurrection is really rough, save mostly for only a handful of laughs. I think I say this every time, but that may be the last time I watch it.

Adam @astranchida.bsky.social · 7d

Typos drive me nuts haha 🤬

Adam @astranchida.bsky.social · 7d

Making up for last week’s shortage, and then some. I’ll call three Halloweens and three Nightmares,l in a week, plus a couple of classics, a success any time of the year.
#LetterboxdFriday #LastFourWatched #FilmSky 🎥

Movie posters for Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers, It’s the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown, A Nightmare of Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, Halloween H2O, ANES 4: The Dream Master, the Invisible Man (‘33), Halloween: Resurrection and ANES 5: The Dream Child.

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Adam @astranchida.bsky.social · 8d

I really like “Deadstream,” like you point out, especially because of how creepy it is! I knew the humor would be there, but the legit scare-factor was a welcome surprise.

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Adam @astranchida.bsky.social · 14d

Invisible Man is one of my “up nexts.” Haven’t seen it since I was a kid and I’m going through the Classic Monsters collection Universal put out a ways back. I’m excited.

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Adam @astranchida.bsky.social · 14d

Damn; that sounds awesome!

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Adam @astranchida.bsky.social · 14d

My #LastFourWatched is a little shy this week. #LetterboxdFriday

Movie posters for Army of Darkness, A Nightmare on Elm Street 2 and Halloween 5.

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Adam @astranchida.bsky.social · 15d

Finished Stranger Things S2 again. Though a step down from S1, it does eventually get great, and - no matter what - it’s fantastic for the Dustin/Steve pairing alone.

Adam @astranchida.bsky.social · 16d

Somehow we’re halfway through October already, so I’m giving some other horror favorites, I’ve never featured as a favorite before, some love. Happy hauntings 🎃
#FilmSky 🎥

Movie posters for The Evil Dead, As Above So Below, The Cabin in the Woods, and Last Night in Soho.

Adam @astranchida.bsky.social · 16d

Love this movie so much- I was 12 or 13 or when it came out, and it’s pretty much been my 2nd favorite sci-fi horror (to Alien) ever since.

Adam @astranchida.bsky.social · 17d

That’s crazy! Had to be scary; glad it wasn’t any worse for you at least.

Adam @astranchida.bsky.social · 18d

Some other highlights from my morning stroll.

Sunrise over Lake Michigan and a gazebo in the foreground.

Three dark rocks in the sand warmed by the sunrise, and Lake Michigan in the background.

Sand hills on the beach with shadows created by the sunrise off screen.

Adam @astranchida.bsky.social · 18d

Good morning.

Adam @astranchida.bsky.social · 20d

Always a good time for some CCR.

On 34 of ??? going through our vinyl by artist.

Creedence Clearwater Revival - Pendulum #NowSpinning #NowPlaying #vinyl

Credence Clearwater Revival’s album Pendulum displayed until of a records player, with various fall/Halloween decor scattered about, including an octopus skeleton.

Adam @astranchida.bsky.social · 21d

That’s a nice list! Some that I had a hard time keeping off mine are there 🍻

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Adam @astranchida.bsky.social · 21d

I know what you mean. Part VII (tho not full of big swings) went way up in my rankings this time, & I don’t recall liking it much before.

Similarly, last year’s Alien rewatch surprised me; found 3 to be bland now, and Resurrection a goofy but brutal & self-aware delight.

Time is a fickle beast🤣