Jason Overbeck
@bentclouds.bsky.social
Good mail day/week. Two 4Ks that I’m pretty eager to revisit (especially the Woo, which I haven’t seen in decades—pretty sure VHS) and a Teruo Ishii that I haven’t seen and missed that it had been released.
January 9, 2026 at 10:50 PM
Good mail day/week. Two 4Ks that I’m pretty eager to revisit (especially the Woo, which I haven’t seen in decades—pretty sure VHS) and a Teruo Ishii that I haven’t seen and missed that it had been released.
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The run of Filmmaker Magazine under Scott & Vadim produced some of the most fascinating and important work on understanding indie film in terms of economics, technology, and the actual stakes of art. I was honored to write for Vadim, easily one of the best editors I've worked with. Hire Vadim!
Some news: I'm being laid off! After 11+ years and 48 issues, Friday will be my last day. I'm 100% looking for work and definitely not married to being in film. I have many transferable corporate/organizational skills. Email is first dot last at gmail
January 8, 2026 at 7:11 PM
The run of Filmmaker Magazine under Scott & Vadim produced some of the most fascinating and important work on understanding indie film in terms of economics, technology, and the actual stakes of art. I was honored to write for Vadim, easily one of the best editors I've worked with. Hire Vadim!
1926: THE ADVENTURES OF PRINCE ACHMED
1936: DODSWORTH
1946: THE BIG SLEEP
1956: A MAN ESCAPED
1966: PERSONA
1976: TAXI DRIVER
1986: HANNAH AND HER SISTERS
1996: MY SEX LIFE…OR HOW I GOT INTO AN ARGUMENT
2006: THE DEPARTED
2016: NOCTURAMA
1936: DODSWORTH
1946: THE BIG SLEEP
1956: A MAN ESCAPED
1966: PERSONA
1976: TAXI DRIVER
1986: HANNAH AND HER SISTERS
1996: MY SEX LIFE…OR HOW I GOT INTO AN ARGUMENT
2006: THE DEPARTED
2016: NOCTURAMA
What is your favorite film celebrating a decade anniversary in 2026? We're thinking films released in 2016, 2006, 1996, 1986, 1976, 1966, 1956, 1946, 1936, 1926, etc.
January 6, 2026 at 7:20 AM
1926: THE ADVENTURES OF PRINCE ACHMED
1936: DODSWORTH
1946: THE BIG SLEEP
1956: A MAN ESCAPED
1966: PERSONA
1976: TAXI DRIVER
1986: HANNAH AND HER SISTERS
1996: MY SEX LIFE…OR HOW I GOT INTO AN ARGUMENT
2006: THE DEPARTED
2016: NOCTURAMA
1936: DODSWORTH
1946: THE BIG SLEEP
1956: A MAN ESCAPED
1966: PERSONA
1976: TAXI DRIVER
1986: HANNAH AND HER SISTERS
1996: MY SEX LIFE…OR HOW I GOT INTO AN ARGUMENT
2006: THE DEPARTED
2016: NOCTURAMA
Thankful to have been asked to again participate in this poll, my ballot weighed heavily on the side of Japanese exploitation this year because those were the most exciting releases for me. Banner year for Criterion. Great year overall for physical media.
Happy New Year!
Published are our Poll Results of the Best Physical Media of 2025:
www.dvdbeaver.com/subsite/best...
Let's have a super 2026!
Thanks to all those who participated.
Best,
Gary
Published are our Poll Results of the Best Physical Media of 2025:
www.dvdbeaver.com/subsite/best...
Let's have a super 2026!
Thanks to all those who participated.
Best,
Gary
January 4, 2026 at 1:09 AM
Thankful to have been asked to again participate in this poll, my ballot weighed heavily on the side of Japanese exploitation this year because those were the most exciting releases for me. Banner year for Criterion. Great year overall for physical media.
Over halfway through the decade! What are your favorite films each year so far?
2020: LOVERS ROCK
2021: MEMORIA
2022: THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN
2023: FERRARI
2024: CHALLENGERS
2025: ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER
2020: LOVERS ROCK
2021: MEMORIA
2022: THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN
2023: FERRARI
2024: CHALLENGERS
2025: ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER
Over halfway through the decade! What are your favorite films each year so far?
2020: Da 5 Bloods
2021: Pig
2022: The Banshees of Inishirin
2023: Killers of the Flower Moon
2024: Anora
2025: One Battle After Another
2020: Da 5 Bloods
2021: Pig
2022: The Banshees of Inishirin
2023: Killers of the Flower Moon
2024: Anora
2025: One Battle After Another
Over halfway through the decade! What are your favorite films each year so far?
2020: American Utopia
2021: We're All Going to the World's Fair
2022: RRR (amazing year)
2023: All of Us Strangers (amazing year)
2024: I Saw the TV Glow
2025: Sinners
2020: American Utopia
2021: We're All Going to the World's Fair
2022: RRR (amazing year)
2023: All of Us Strangers (amazing year)
2024: I Saw the TV Glow
2025: Sinners
January 2, 2026 at 8:38 AM
Over halfway through the decade! What are your favorite films each year so far?
2020: LOVERS ROCK
2021: MEMORIA
2022: THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN
2023: FERRARI
2024: CHALLENGERS
2025: ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER
2020: LOVERS ROCK
2021: MEMORIA
2022: THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN
2023: FERRARI
2024: CHALLENGERS
2025: ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER
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Here are my top fifteen movies with a 2025 world premiere date. Still have several to see, so this is a snapshot. Good year for new movies imo.
boxd.it/Nswqy
boxd.it/Nswqy
January 1, 2026 at 3:30 AM
Here are my top fifteen movies with a 2025 world premiere date. Still have several to see, so this is a snapshot. Good year for new movies imo.
boxd.it/Nswqy
boxd.it/Nswqy
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January 1, 2026 at 3:24 AM
January 1, 2026 at 3:24 AM
I grabbed THE IDIOTS and DOGVILLE on Blu Ray from @4xblu.bsky.social today. I probably should have sprung for the Curzon boxset of Von Trier films but I owned too many already for it to make sense. Good special features on these discs, for those able to play Region B discs.
December 28, 2025 at 2:13 AM
I grabbed THE IDIOTS and DOGVILLE on Blu Ray from @4xblu.bsky.social today. I probably should have sprung for the Curzon boxset of Von Trier films but I owned too many already for it to make sense. Good special features on these discs, for those able to play Region B discs.
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Merry Christmas from John Woo 🥲
December 26, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Merry Christmas from John Woo 🥲
My mom gave me the Shout! blaxploitation classics boxset for Christmas. It was fun explaining to everyone in my family what exactly “blaxploitation” means and why I would want it.
December 25, 2025 at 7:21 AM
My mom gave me the Shout! blaxploitation classics boxset for Christmas. It was fun explaining to everyone in my family what exactly “blaxploitation” means and why I would want it.
Good mail day / early Christmas gifts to myself. The lovely new 4K editions of POSSESSION and RE-ANIMATOR from the wonderful folks at Second Sight. Should be a final, definitive copy of each of those.
December 23, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Good mail day / early Christmas gifts to myself. The lovely new 4K editions of POSSESSION and RE-ANIMATOR from the wonderful folks at Second Sight. Should be a final, definitive copy of each of those.
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Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:
December 22, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:
I don't watch comedy specials. I prefer good recap article. That way you get both the comic’s ideas as well as the critic’s thinking.
December 20, 2025 at 10:54 PM
I don't watch comedy specials. I prefer good recap article. That way you get both the comic’s ideas as well as the critic’s thinking.
I still have a few on the way, but here’s my vinyl collection of new music released in 2025. Somewhere around 45 new releases added to my collection (with a few unavoidable doubles like Clipse, Wet Leg, Marissa Nadler, etc). Good year in music.
December 19, 2025 at 10:52 PM
I still have a few on the way, but here’s my vinyl collection of new music released in 2025. Somewhere around 45 new releases added to my collection (with a few unavoidable doubles like Clipse, Wet Leg, Marissa Nadler, etc). Good year in music.
Time for that monkey’s paw to do the funniest thing ever.
December 19, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Time for that monkey’s paw to do the funniest thing ever.
Doing catch up on this year’s albums and I’m immediately smitten with Maria Somerville’s LUSTER, which is on 4AD and sounds like 4AD in the best possible way. Lovely, ethereal dream pop.
Also, really digging Sharp Pins’ BALLOON X3 on K Records, which hits my Guided By Voices joy receptors bullseye.
Also, really digging Sharp Pins’ BALLOON X3 on K Records, which hits my Guided By Voices joy receptors bullseye.
December 19, 2025 at 6:36 AM
Doing catch up on this year’s albums and I’m immediately smitten with Maria Somerville’s LUSTER, which is on 4AD and sounds like 4AD in the best possible way. Lovely, ethereal dream pop.
Also, really digging Sharp Pins’ BALLOON X3 on K Records, which hits my Guided By Voices joy receptors bullseye.
Also, really digging Sharp Pins’ BALLOON X3 on K Records, which hits my Guided By Voices joy receptors bullseye.
Good mail day. Got the Vinegar Syndrome / Mélusine Black Friday sale films (of which I’ve seen TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE PART 2, THE STENDHAL SYNDROME and NEW ROSE HOTEL). I also got a lathe cut record with a demo from Eleanor Friedberger, her first new music in several years.
December 18, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Good mail day. Got the Vinegar Syndrome / Mélusine Black Friday sale films (of which I’ve seen TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE PART 2, THE STENDHAL SYNDROME and NEW ROSE HOTEL). I also got a lathe cut record with a demo from Eleanor Friedberger, her first new music in several years.
If any of you missed out on the Shout! UHD of HARD-BOILED, it’s probably a good idea to jump on the Arrow disc that was just announced (and will likely be the better choice anyways). It’s a limited edition and I bet it will sell out as well. It’s a UK release, the UHD disc will be region free.
(4k UK) Hardboiled (LE Arrow UK 4k UHD) Preorder – DiabolikDVD
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December 18, 2025 at 7:31 PM
If any of you missed out on the Shout! UHD of HARD-BOILED, it’s probably a good idea to jump on the Arrow disc that was just announced (and will likely be the better choice anyways). It’s a limited edition and I bet it will sell out as well. It’s a UK release, the UHD disc will be region free.
Just found this at the local thrift store. Pretty crazy if it’s real, not sure why it would exist if it wasn’t real…
December 17, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Just found this at the local thrift store. Pretty crazy if it’s real, not sure why it would exist if it wasn’t real…
I’m confused about SIRÂT. Did it already come out for a limited run? Is it going to be released again? Twice this month I’ve been at an AMC and have been shown a trailer for it, but I don’t see any indication it is coming back. Anyone know?
December 16, 2025 at 8:53 PM
I’m confused about SIRÂT. Did it already come out for a limited run? Is it going to be released again? Twice this month I’ve been at an AMC and have been shown a trailer for it, but I don’t see any indication it is coming back. Anyone know?
Happy Josh O’Connor streaming weekend everyone. Wish REBUILDING had been added somewhere so it could have been a trifecta.
December 14, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Happy Josh O’Connor streaming weekend everyone. Wish REBUILDING had been added somewhere so it could have been a trifecta.
Where’d I get it: Estate sale
Why’d I get it: I like doo-wop and I didn’t have it. Good copy too
On Spotify: Yes
How many plays: 2
Verdict: Always thought of The Coasters as a singles band but this is pretty consistently great and wonderfully strange collection of songs. 9/10
Keep or sell: Keep
Why’d I get it: I like doo-wop and I didn’t have it. Good copy too
On Spotify: Yes
How many plays: 2
Verdict: Always thought of The Coasters as a singles band but this is pretty consistently great and wonderfully strange collection of songs. 9/10
Keep or sell: Keep
December 11, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Where’d I get it: Estate sale
Why’d I get it: I like doo-wop and I didn’t have it. Good copy too
On Spotify: Yes
How many plays: 2
Verdict: Always thought of The Coasters as a singles band but this is pretty consistently great and wonderfully strange collection of songs. 9/10
Keep or sell: Keep
Why’d I get it: I like doo-wop and I didn’t have it. Good copy too
On Spotify: Yes
How many plays: 2
Verdict: Always thought of The Coasters as a singles band but this is pretty consistently great and wonderfully strange collection of songs. 9/10
Keep or sell: Keep
$15 dollar vinyl sale happening at Barnes and Noble:
Vinyl Special Offer
www.barnesandnoble.com
December 10, 2025 at 8:07 PM
$15 dollar vinyl sale happening at Barnes and Noble: