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alx @greedlejuice.bsky.social · 2d

elordi gets one moment that really channels this with the dynamite - also one of my favorite beats in the movie. that moment even plays nicely with the sympathetic reading, but i wish that version of the character came out more

alx @greedlejuice.bsky.social · 2d

i don't personally take issue with del toro's overwhelming sympathy for the creature (it's such a common reading at this point) but i do always vastly prefer to read frankenstein as the monstrousness of mankind and victor's total indifference creating a sadistic demon

Willow Catelyn Maclay @willowcatelyn.bsky.social · 2d

I wish I liked Guillermo Del Toro's FRANKENSTEIN more, because I tend to love adaptations of this story. I think it's only partially successful, because the monster's appearance and behavior don't create enough contradictions for our empathy to be challenged.

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Guillermo Del Toro’s Frankenstein features a dedication to Mary Shelley, Boris Karloff and James Whale. This story, and the 1931 film adaptation, are sacred to him, his sensibilities as an artist, and to the shape of his life. He’s been very open and honest about how that film, and Victor Erice’s The Spirit of the Beehive (1973)—a wartime picture set during the opening stages of the Franco dictatorship of Spain, and featuring a visit from The Creature—were fundamental in shaping the person that he became. Shelley’s story is a religion for Del Toro, and his fairy-tale belief in empathizing with monsters, while distrusting man, has become the dominant narrative focal point throughout his career. While watching Del Toro’s passion project I thought about religious pictures, and movies about Christ. Del Toro’s most tantalizing image connects that religious symbolism by showing The Creature hung on a cross before being shocked into life. Lazarus and Christ as one. Shelley’s story is so provocative because she manages to evoke sympathy in the reader through her examination of the unnatural perversion of sustained mortality in a creature who never asked to be born, but, importantly, shows us the violent capabilities of the monster too. Del Toro perhaps loves the monster too much, and it prevents the film from forcing viewers to be confronted with dual truths. In most films about Christ, he’s positioned as only God, but the Bible stresses that he was God and man. Martin Scorsese’s The Last Temptation of Christ (1987) was a lightning rod of controversy, because it presented both sides of Christ’s condition, and because he did, it made the sacrificial crucifixion resonate with a genuine grappling of what it meant for his divinity. It’s a film that works whether you believe in God or not, because the human element that was cast aside is tied to the sacrifice, and it could realistically stand in as a moral tale for anyone. Del Toro’s picture comes up short...

a still image from Guillermo Del Toro's FRANKENSTEIN of Victor (oscar Isaac) working on the creature in his Gothic castle lab.

Screening Report 10/29/2025

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horizonlinemadison.bsky.social @horizonlinemadison.bsky.social · 8d

This week's screening report is now live!
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Bugonia and If I Had Legs I'd Kick You open to a host of Halloween cheer.

Screening Report 10/22/2025

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horizonlinemadison.bsky.social @horizonlinemadison.bsky.social · 15d

This week's screening report is now live!
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Guillermo Del Toro, Richard Linklater, Kelly Reichardt, Bruce Springsteen and more!

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alx @greedlejuice.bsky.social · 16d

morally uncomplicated, i will be rooting for the demon of the diamond

alx @greedlejuice.bsky.social · 19d

think it'll have decent legs into next week, too, mostly for lack of competition. can't imagine shelby oaks can fully capture the horror audience the weekend before halloween, and the other wider releases seem weak too

No Other Land creators to self-release film, after rejecting MUBI streaming deal

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The A.V. Club @avclub.com · 19d

"It made no sense to us that they would take our film showing Israel’s oppression of Palestinians, and then also partner with a company contributing to that oppression."
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alx @greedlejuice.bsky.social · 20d

zohran promos are competency porn - i have not seen people this good at talking into the camera and disintegrating their opposition since the attitude era

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · Aug 12

#ReleaseTheCuomoList

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Shane ValShane @shanemcpartlin.bsky.social · Jan 22

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alx @greedlejuice.bsky.social · 22d

This is the longest piece I've written in a while, a summary of four works that grabbed me over the past month. Come for One Battle After Another or Taylor Swift, hopefully stay for Spike Lee and Cameron Winter.

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Dirty Work

A MEDIA ROUNDUP ON ART VS. COMMERCE, GREED, AND THE GOOD FOOD.

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alx @greedlejuice.bsky.social · 21d

there's a kind of action gameplay that only itagaki could ever successfully communicate - the way characters hit one another in itagaki games is singular. gone too soon

Eurogamer @eurogamer.bsky.social · 21d

Dead or Alive and Ninja Gaiden creator Tomonobu Itagaki has died, age 58

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alx @greedlejuice.bsky.social · 21d

rewatched us and the extent to which my wife knew nothing about the film was a delight

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alx @greedlejuice.bsky.social · 21d

they know the bracket is going to crash their servers

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alx @greedlejuice.bsky.social · 22d

it's been a slow burn but i think it'll get there eventually - can't wait to see magellan myself

alx @greedlejuice.bsky.social · 22d

1000xRESIST

Watcher becomes Iris becomes ALLMOTHER becomes Iris’s mother becomes etc. – and if someone asked “who’s that on the screen?,” the player’s instinctive response is “that’s me!”

D’Angelo’s voice and instrumentation are so precise, so delectable, ethereal.

alx @greedlejuice.bsky.social · 22d

one of few games that actually fulfills the promise of what gaming offers narrative storytelling by actually telling a magnificent story in a way only a game can. an all-time favorite

1000xRESIST | Available Now @sunsetvisitor.studio · 22d

You are a clone named Watcher, and you’ve made a grave mistake.

💠 Surface a 1,000-year-old lie from the cosmic shadows
💠 Discover the forbidden truths about your god
💠 Unravel a tapestry of familial pain, love and revolution

1000xRESIST is coming to PlayStation, Xbox, and Game Pass on November 4.

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headfallsoff @headfallsoff.com · 22d

over a year old lol

headfallsoff @headfallsoff.com · Sep 9

like i am not exaggerating. it’s not an optional or one day feature, if this is a serious social media platform that wants to function similarly to Old Twitter, they gotta drop everything and implement private accounts like. tomorrow. they’re core to the social fabric of being online!

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alx @greedlejuice.bsky.social · 22d

really don't expect to see a full transition from twitter until we can have locked accounts and group DMs, but we are officially at the "you are taking a risk still having a public account" point over there. and, tbh, private accounts there are probably not as safe as you think!

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bharg.bsky.social @bharg.bsky.social · 22d

An excellent writeup (as you can always expect from alx) about one of the inarguable great titans of music

alx @greedlejuice.bsky.social · 23d

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R.I.P. D’Angelo

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Mr. Chau @srirachachau.bsky.social · 22d

Just putting out there that anyone being a scold about people wanting to keep in touch with their friends before this all happened is getting an instant block. It doesn't seem like anyone likes the CEO here either

Captain Chaos @captainchaos.myatproto.social · 22d

Brace for inevitable "I can't quit Twitter here's why you're a bad person for suggesting it" replies

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alx @greedlejuice.bsky.social · 22d

twitter in particular has become such a walled garden that getting linked to a tweet on facebook or discord is just miserable. this place isn't quite as bad as that yet, but if you want to link to a thread or conversation, forget it

Screening Report 10/15/2025

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horizonlinemadison.bsky.social @horizonlinemadison.bsky.social · 22d

This week's screening report is now live!
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Flooded theaters - what's worth seeing?

A MEDIA ROUNDUP ON ART VS. COMMERCE, GREED, AND THE GOOD FOOD.

alx @greedlejuice.bsky.social · 22d

This is the longest piece I've written in a while, a summary of four works that grabbed me over the past month. Come for One Battle After Another or Taylor Swift, hopefully stay for Spike Lee and Cameron Winter.

alexlovendahl.com/2025/10/15/d...

Dirty Work