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Matthew Essary

@wheelscritic.bsky.social

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“Just a guy who likes movies” - Writer/Sometimes Editor/Podcaster/Gif Maker. Licensed counselor. Pretty much always tired. Press contact: [email protected] Portfolio: https://muckrack.com/wheelscritic/portfolio

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Matthew Essary @wheelscritic.bsky.social · Nov 7

Thank you for all the new follows! I appreciate the love as I attempt to rebuild after fleeing the sinking u-boat that is Twitter. For anyone who doesn’t know me, I’m going to share a few of my favorite pieces of work. First, one on the horror themes of “Collateral” www.polygon.com/23006361/col...

Collateral made Tom Cruise into a slasher movie villain

Michael Mann’s gritty L.A. thriller inches close to the horror genre

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Matthew Essary @wheelscritic.bsky.social · 13h

Yo.

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OnePerfectHEADshot @headexposure.bsky.social · 1d

Did you know that Hong Kong stunt performers got the idea to use cardboard boxes to break falls from... the French?! 😳 I did not.

Page 131 from Lauren Steimer's EXPERTS IN ACTION, explaining that Hong Kong stunties got the idea to use cardboard boxes to break falls from the French production UP TO HIS EARS.

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Matthew Essary @wheelscritic.bsky.social · 23h

I deeply appreciate that Gunn is so hands on with Peacemaker and Creature Commandos but these wait times while he goes and does a movie too have got me like …

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Matthew Essary @wheelscritic.bsky.social · 1d

Man, I get narratively why “Peacemaker” Season 2 ended where it did. But it’s frustrating to know that Chris’s fate and what that last moment means will not be revealed for around 2 years from now.

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Pete Volk @petevolk.bsky.social · 1d

i talked to screenwriter Jesse Wigutow about his writing process, sci-fi, and his work on Tron: Ares and Daredevil: Born Again pvguide.ghost.io/jesse-wiguto...

Tron Ares writer Jesse Wigutow talks sci-fi, Daredevil, and the scriptwriting process

The screenwriter shares some of his influences for Tron Ares and what to expect from the next season of Daredevil

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Max Deering @odstspartan.bsky.social · 4d

PREDATOR BADLANDS being PG-13 means not a whole lot when you remember the Bay TRANSFORMER films are also PG-13. You can get away with a helluva lot when you aren't killing people onscreen.

The MPAA, odd as ever.

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Alex White @alexwhite.bsky.social · 2d

Hey, I know that everything is terrible right now, but I also have to make money, so I'm going to tell you that A Big Ship at the Edge of the Universe is on SUPER SALE this month! Just $1.99!

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A Big Ship at the Edge of the Universe (The Salvagers Book 1)

A washed-up treasure hunter, a hotshot racer, and a deadly secret society. They're all on a race against time to hunt down the greatest warship ever built. Some think the ship is lost forever, some t...

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Matthew Essary @wheelscritic.bsky.social · 2d

So happy to see Bernhardt leading a film again. I interviewed him once and he was just the coolest. Extremely humble.

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Matthew Essary @wheelscritic.bsky.social · 3d

I will stand with you on that hill to defend all four.

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Matthew Essary @wheelscritic.bsky.social · 3d

…into seasons. And the PPVs are insanely cheaper. I ordered All Out *and* Wrestle Dream for less than HBO Max charged for just All Out by itself. It’s totally worth the 8 dollars a month and the 3 for the vpn

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Matthew Essary @wheelscritic.bsky.social · 3d

Nord VPN. Very reliable. Lots of places offer promo codes for it where you can get 30 months at around $3 a month, billed monthly. AEW+ on Triller is the way to go. Besides uncensored feeds w/no commercials. It has the complete Dynamite/Rampage/Collision/Dark Archive already neatly organized

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matt lynch @colonelmortimer.bsky.social · 3d

This appears to be a Region B German blu of RICOCHET in, at long last, correct OAR. Thanks to @mattmccrac.bsky.social for the heads up. www.blu-ray.com/movies/Ricoc...

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Matthew Essary @wheelscritic.bsky.social · 4d

Agreed. I honestly don’t see the point in even doing it if Butler’s not young Chris.

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Matthew Essary @wheelscritic.bsky.social · 4d

I thought the general consensus was Austin Butler had that role locked down? There was even footage of him doing firearms training that looked extremely “Heat”-esque.

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Dan Tabor @dantabor.bsky.social · 4d

I wrote about some concerns I have with that Whole Bloody Affair release.

Cinapse @cinapse.bsky.social · 4d

KILL BILL: THE WHOLE BLOODY AFFAIR on 70mm?!? “You Didn’t Think It Was Gonna Be That Easy, Did You?”

Recently, Tarantino announced that on December 5th he would finally be releasing Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair, the mythic original cut of his two part kung-fu, samurai, western, revenge epic in theaters, in 35mm and 70mm flavors. This new release would include a “new” anime sequence that wasn’t finished in time for the film’s […] The post KILL BILL: THE WHOLE BLOODY AFFAIR on 70mm?!? “You Didn’t Think It Was Gonna Be That Easy, Did You?” first appeared on Cinapse.

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Matthew Essary @wheelscritic.bsky.social · 4d

Can’t forget about Paul Bunyan and Babe the blue ox. Also,

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Matthew Essary @wheelscritic.bsky.social · 5d

We use to be kings…

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Matthew Essary @wheelscritic.bsky.social · 5d

He looks like he’s building a cosplay of modern day Robert Patrick.

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Matthew Essary @wheelscritic.bsky.social · 5d

CM Punk currently looks like Homer Simpson from that one episode where Homer built an entire pompadour, for himself, out of black shoe polish.

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Matthew Essary @wheelscritic.bsky.social · 5d

You aren’t missing much. Though “Elvis” is an interesting curiosity.

Matthew Essary @wheelscritic.bsky.social · 5d

At this point no John Carpentar film is “underrated.” All the worthwhile ones have been thoroughly reappraised and reclaimed by a passionate and substantial fanbase. And those couple misfires? Collectively ignored in an almost hivemind-like unspoken unison.

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priscilla page @priscillapage.bsky.social · 6d

thrilled & honored to finally sit down with The Boys™ for a super fun chat about Shane Black, pulp, and Play Dirty

Action For Everyone @a4epodcast.bsky.social · 6d

NEW EPISODE! @hibachijustice.bsky.social, @vycevictus.bsky.social, Liam, and @odstspartan.bsky.social are back & they didn't come alone. This week they welcome @priscillapage.bsky.social to talk all things Shane Black with the release of PLAY DIRTY! creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/...

Hardboiled Throwbacks and PLAY DIRTY (2025) with Prisicilla Page by Action for Everyone

The Boys are back and in full force. Mike, Vyce, Liam, and Max return with a guest that has been a longtime coming. This week they welcome, the one, the only, Prisicilla Page to talk all things hard b...

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Matthew Essary @wheelscritic.bsky.social · 7d

I think anyone who is knowledgeable about both would probably agree. (What I’m saying is ‘me too.’)