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Just a former amateur film critic enjoying life
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Here is my official ranking of Charles Laughton movies.
1. The Night of the Hunter.
1. The Night of the Hunter.
November 24, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Here is my official ranking of Charles Laughton movies.
1. The Night of the Hunter.
1. The Night of the Hunter.
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At 17, Gary Tyler was sentenced to death by an all white jury for a crime he didn’t commit. He was released from prison at age 57, after spending 42 years behind bars.
Wrongful convictions are a feature, not a bug, of the death penalty. We must end it once and for all.
Wrongful convictions are a feature, not a bug, of the death penalty. We must end it once and for all.
Gary Tyler Spent 42 Years on Death Row. Racism Put Him There. | ACLU
Tyler’s case shows how bias, fear, and discrimination drive wrongful convictions — and why confronting racial injustice in the legal system remains urgent today.
www.aclu.org
November 21, 2025 at 10:57 PM
At 17, Gary Tyler was sentenced to death by an all white jury for a crime he didn’t commit. He was released from prison at age 57, after spending 42 years behind bars.
Wrongful convictions are a feature, not a bug, of the death penalty. We must end it once and for all.
Wrongful convictions are a feature, not a bug, of the death penalty. We must end it once and for all.
Good. For some reason, this really pissed me off that they put them up.
November 18, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Good. For some reason, this really pissed me off that they put them up.
@shadowtodd.bsky.social I haven't watched your year end lists in a while so I've been rewatching your Best of the Year lists to cheer me up & I listened to an episode of your Song vs Song podcast. Never checked it out before. It was about this year's Grammys. Loved it. Gonna listen to all past eps.
November 18, 2025 at 9:51 PM
@shadowtodd.bsky.social I haven't watched your year end lists in a while so I've been rewatching your Best of the Year lists to cheer me up & I listened to an episode of your Song vs Song podcast. Never checked it out before. It was about this year's Grammys. Loved it. Gonna listen to all past eps.
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November 16, 2025 at 4:58 PM
One of the most brilliant films ever made and maybe in the top five or ten of the best cinematography ever.
With Night of the Hunter, Laughton made a film that could easily have been put on the stage. The lighting and theatricality have an ephemeral quality that blends fairy tale, noir, and puppet theatre. Even the rear projection doesn't feel dated because everything else is so stylized. Top 10 for me.
November 16, 2025 at 10:46 PM
One of the most brilliant films ever made and maybe in the top five or ten of the best cinematography ever.
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"You think your pain and your heartbreak are unprecedented in the history of the world, but then you read." - James Baldwin
November 15, 2025 at 12:30 PM
"You think your pain and your heartbreak are unprecedented in the history of the world, but then you read." - James Baldwin
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#90sTop30 in no particular order, 12/30:
You Oughta Know, Alanis Morissette
Please be upstanding for the national anthem, this fantastic red haze of rage released.
'I'm not gonna fade as soon as you close your eyes'
youtu.be/NPcyTyilmYY?...
You Oughta Know, Alanis Morissette
Please be upstanding for the national anthem, this fantastic red haze of rage released.
'I'm not gonna fade as soon as you close your eyes'
youtu.be/NPcyTyilmYY?...
Alanis Morissette - You Oughta Know (Official 4K Music Video)
YouTube video by Alanis Morissette
youtu.be
November 13, 2025 at 11:51 PM
#90sTop30 in no particular order, 12/30:
You Oughta Know, Alanis Morissette
Please be upstanding for the national anthem, this fantastic red haze of rage released.
'I'm not gonna fade as soon as you close your eyes'
youtu.be/NPcyTyilmYY?...
You Oughta Know, Alanis Morissette
Please be upstanding for the national anthem, this fantastic red haze of rage released.
'I'm not gonna fade as soon as you close your eyes'
youtu.be/NPcyTyilmYY?...
Every time RogerEbert.com @ebertvoices.bsky.social posts a video game review, I am going to reply reminding them how much Roger argued that video games are not art and he would be disgusted that they would be reviewed on a website that bears his name.
Movie reviews and ratings by Film Critic Roger Ebert | Roger Ebert
Movie reviews and ratings by Film Critic Roger Ebert | Roger Ebert
RogerEbert.com
November 14, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Every time RogerEbert.com @ebertvoices.bsky.social posts a video game review, I am going to reply reminding them how much Roger argued that video games are not art and he would be disgusted that they would be reviewed on a website that bears his name.
I just sold my car. The tow guy came with one of those two story things that tows eight cars. I had to watch him connect my car before I got my check which took 40 minutes but I'm not complaining because I don't want that car falling off that fucking terrifying contraption!
November 13, 2025 at 11:08 PM
I just sold my car. The tow guy came with one of those two story things that tows eight cars. I had to watch him connect my car before I got my check which took 40 minutes but I'm not complaining because I don't want that car falling off that fucking terrifying contraption!
Confession- As a kid, I used to suck on pennies because I liked the way they tasted.
November 12, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Confession- As a kid, I used to suck on pennies because I liked the way they tasted.
Roger Ebert would be fucking pissed that video games are being reviewed on his website!
“The game suffers from uninteresting exploration, dated graphics, and the continued absence of voice acting. Despite this, if you’re a Pokemon fan, this game still might be up your alley,” says George Yang about POKEMON: LEGENDS Z-A.
"Pokemon: Legends Z-A" is Several Steps Forward, Several Steps Back | Video Games | Roger Ebert
A review of the newest entry in the hit series, Pokemon.
www.rogerebert.com
November 4, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Roger Ebert would be fucking pissed that video games are being reviewed on his website!
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Going as Grandpa Joe from Willy Wonka and staying in bed all day tomorrow.
October 30, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Going as Grandpa Joe from Willy Wonka and staying in bed all day tomorrow.
I got to tell my heart doctor today that I lost ten pounds this month so I'm in a good mood.
October 29, 2025 at 6:56 PM
I got to tell my heart doctor today that I lost ten pounds this month so I'm in a good mood.
If you're looking for a really entertaining half hour or so, check out a few YouTube videos of people's first reactions to listening to Alanis Morissette's You Oughta Know.
October 27, 2025 at 6:31 PM
If you're looking for a really entertaining half hour or so, check out a few YouTube videos of people's first reactions to listening to Alanis Morissette's You Oughta Know.
Sorry Kamala, but no.
Kamala Harris says she is not done with politics and strongly suggested that she is considering another bid for president in a new interview
‘I am not done’: Kamala Harris says she may run for president again
In a BBC interview, former vice-president says she isn’t done with politics and could ‘possibly’ be the next president
www.theguardian.com
October 25, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Sorry Kamala, but no.
Turns out I have the same neck size as French royalty.
October 19, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Turns out I have the same neck size as French royalty.
Anyone interested in buying some French jewels I just acquired?
October 19, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Anyone interested in buying some French jewels I just acquired?
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Mary Pickford's Little Annie Rooney was released 100 years ago today, on Oct. 18, 1925
October 18, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Mary Pickford's Little Annie Rooney was released 100 years ago today, on Oct. 18, 1925
My take: There is so much else that's dangerous and evil in the world that the fucking orange devil is doing that to expend even one percent of your energy on being angry about George Santos' pardon is simply a small step toward complete despair and burnout. Give it no thought.
October 17, 2025 at 11:57 PM
My take: There is so much else that's dangerous and evil in the world that the fucking orange devil is doing that to expend even one percent of your energy on being angry about George Santos' pardon is simply a small step toward complete despair and burnout. Give it no thought.
@shadowtodd.bsky.social Teddy Swims' "Lose Yourself" is sitting at #17 this week shouting, "I'll give this bitch two weeks before I slide right back up into the bottom half of the top ten where I will once again perch on and off until the end of time!"
October 13, 2025 at 10:57 PM
@shadowtodd.bsky.social Teddy Swims' "Lose Yourself" is sitting at #17 this week shouting, "I'll give this bitch two weeks before I slide right back up into the bottom half of the top ten where I will once again perch on and off until the end of time!"
My Dad is dealing with health problems and Donald Trump is destroying my country, but the Dan and Phil video that came out today really picked me up. It was very much needed.
October 13, 2025 at 9:55 PM
My Dad is dealing with health problems and Donald Trump is destroying my country, but the Dan and Phil video that came out today really picked me up. It was very much needed.
I'm a 44 year old gay man who's been a huge fan of Dan and Phil for a long time. So happy that the two of them can just fully and completely relax. They have been unbelievably inspirational for countless queer and non-queer young people for so long. Definitely made my day!
October 13, 2025 at 9:15 PM
I'm a 44 year old gay man who's been a huge fan of Dan and Phil for a long time. So happy that the two of them can just fully and completely relax. They have been unbelievably inspirational for countless queer and non-queer young people for so long. Definitely made my day!
Please don't let Donald Trump's face be the first they see as newly freed people.
October 12, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Please don't let Donald Trump's face be the first they see as newly freed people.
Complete with sexy female vampires falling in love.
October 10, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Complete with sexy female vampires falling in love.