Cinema Strikes Back
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Movie reviews, news and interviews since 2004. We particularly love the unusual and absurd – kung fu, giallo, Czech New Wave, etc.
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prepare to get wrecked, provolone sourdough
January 3, 2026 at 8:46 PM
prepare to get wrecked, provolone sourdough
vamp team almost done, just in time for the start of the league
January 3, 2026 at 5:13 PM
vamp team almost done, just in time for the start of the league
My sister always buys my dog the classiest holiday presents:
January 3, 2026 at 5:03 PM
My sister always buys my dog the classiest holiday presents:
As usual, journalist, environmentalist, and Venezuelan Quico Toro has the most interesting take on the possible internal effects of last night’s action that I’ve seen so far.
I don’t usually post actual news here bc I don’t find social media to be a useful forum for it, but this is worth reading.
I don’t usually post actual news here bc I don’t find social media to be a useful forum for it, but this is worth reading.
Maduro Is Gone—Venezuela’s Dictatorship Is Not
Bloodied and humiliated, the regime could turn even nastier.
substack.com
January 3, 2026 at 1:56 PM
As usual, journalist, environmentalist, and Venezuelan Quico Toro has the most interesting take on the possible internal effects of last night’s action that I’ve seen so far.
I don’t usually post actual news here bc I don’t find social media to be a useful forum for it, but this is worth reading.
I don’t usually post actual news here bc I don’t find social media to be a useful forum for it, but this is worth reading.
Seen at the supermarket yesterday, at least we know what’s next after Maduro.
January 3, 2026 at 1:36 PM
Seen at the supermarket yesterday, at least we know what’s next after Maduro.
For directors, at least a couple more RMs I need to log, watching a lot while I’m reading his bio.
January 3, 2026 at 1:34 PM
For directors, at least a couple more RMs I need to log, watching a lot while I’m reading his bio.
Most watched actors in 2025, the Dolph of course (at least one or two more with him from 2025 I have to
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log)
January 3, 2026 at 1:32 PM
Most watched actors in 2025, the Dolph of course (at least one or two more with him from 2025 I have to
log)
log)
y’all, just because some nitwit has a dumb take doesn’t mean you have to all spend the day rampantly promoting and spreading that take by complaining about it, consider maybe not doing that
January 2, 2026 at 4:50 PM
y’all, just because some nitwit has a dumb take doesn’t mean you have to all spend the day rampantly promoting and spreading that take by complaining about it, consider maybe not doing that
surprise surprise, Man-Eating Crab Island was actually inhabited by man-eating crabs. Truth in advertising.
January 2, 2026 at 4:47 PM
surprise surprise, Man-Eating Crab Island was actually inhabited by man-eating crabs. Truth in advertising.
Crowd source question: what is this bird that has spent the past few days just hanging around my window? (With sound)
January 2, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Crowd source question: what is this bird that has spent the past few days just hanging around my window? (With sound)
where I summer, the foliage in spring is delightful:
January 2, 2026 at 4:31 PM
where I summer, the foliage in spring is delightful:
Was trying to explain the overall Avatar plot to my daughter (who never saw the first two) on the way to the theater. At the end I was like, “oh and by the way there were also a bunch of space whales but that probably won’t matter in this new one” - how wrong I was.
January 2, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Was trying to explain the overall Avatar plot to my daughter (who never saw the first two) on the way to the theater. At the end I was like, “oh and by the way there were also a bunch of space whales but that probably won’t matter in this new one” - how wrong I was.
These movies are like Oz Perkins films to me - I invariably give them a gentleman’s 6 out of 10.
#Watched Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025) - You know, I’ve never been at all in the camp that finds the tall space smurfs sexy, but Blue Bêlit can definitely get some. Damn! Can we jettison the entire rest of the deadly dull cast and just follow her having drug-fueled pirate adventures?
a close up of a person 's face with feathers on it
Alt: I’m here for it
media.tenor.com
January 1, 2026 at 5:01 PM
These movies are like Oz Perkins films to me - I invariably give them a gentleman’s 6 out of 10.
#Watched Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025) - You know, I’ve never been at all in the camp that finds the tall space smurfs sexy, but Blue Bêlit can definitely get some. Damn! Can we jettison the entire rest of the deadly dull cast and just follow her having drug-fueled pirate adventures?
a close up of a person 's face with feathers on it
Alt: I’m here for it
media.tenor.com
January 1, 2026 at 4:55 PM
#Watched Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025) - You know, I’ve never been at all in the camp that finds the tall space smurfs sexy, but Blue Bêlit can definitely get some. Damn! Can we jettison the entire rest of the deadly dull cast and just follow her having drug-fueled pirate adventures?
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Okay, might as well get this started.
It's January 1, which means, as I'm sure you all know, that there's a whole new bunch of characters who have entered the public domain. This time around, it's characters created in 1930.
The following is a list of pulp & pulpy characters now in the p.d.
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It's January 1, which means, as I'm sure you all know, that there's a whole new bunch of characters who have entered the public domain. This time around, it's characters created in 1930.
The following is a list of pulp & pulpy characters now in the p.d.
1/
January 1, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Okay, might as well get this started.
It's January 1, which means, as I'm sure you all know, that there's a whole new bunch of characters who have entered the public domain. This time around, it's characters created in 1930.
The following is a list of pulp & pulpy characters now in the p.d.
1/
It's January 1, which means, as I'm sure you all know, that there's a whole new bunch of characters who have entered the public domain. This time around, it's characters created in 1930.
The following is a list of pulp & pulpy characters now in the p.d.
1/
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Wrapping up my #dreadcember drawathon with Guyver doodle & best wishes for us all in 2026 ! Huge Thanks to everyone for all the support during this weird year that 2025 was for me! You all rock & I hope we'll rock even harder in upcoming months! #art #guyver #manga #comics #tokusatsu #illustration
December 31, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Wrapping up my #dreadcember drawathon with Guyver doodle & best wishes for us all in 2026 ! Huge Thanks to everyone for all the support during this weird year that 2025 was for me! You all rock & I hope we'll rock even harder in upcoming months! #art #guyver #manga #comics #tokusatsu #illustration
Which is more embarrassing, being a fighting Uruk-hai who got taken out by a Hobbit, or being an Imperial Stormtrooper who got taken out by an Ewok?
December 31, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Which is more embarrassing, being a fighting Uruk-hai who got taken out by a Hobbit, or being an Imperial Stormtrooper who got taken out by an Ewok?
#Rewatched LotR: Fellowship of the Ring (2001) - perfect for a day when walking the dog felt like climbing Caradhras, so much snow. Shockingly my control freak sister-in-law let my little niece and nephew join, they spent most of the movie being like “oh no, are they going to die!?” They dug it.
December 31, 2025 at 2:06 PM
#Rewatched LotR: Fellowship of the Ring (2001) - perfect for a day when walking the dog felt like climbing Caradhras, so much snow. Shockingly my control freak sister-in-law let my little niece and nephew join, they spent most of the movie being like “oh no, are they going to die!?” They dug it.
Doing our annual family Lord of the Rings rewatch all week.
a man with long hair and a beard says it is a gift .
Alt: a man with long hair and a beard says it is a gift .
media.tenor.com
December 31, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Doing our annual family Lord of the Rings rewatch all week.
I also love that Arnold’s wife and child are incapable of recognizing him in the Turbo Man costume despite being 3 feet away and hearing his deep Austrian accent, which I choose to believe is not poor scripting but an intentional reference to what a horrendous absentee father and husband he is.
December 26, 2025 at 6:29 PM
I also love that Arnold’s wife and child are incapable of recognizing him in the Turbo Man costume despite being 3 feet away and hearing his deep Austrian accent, which I choose to believe is not poor scripting but an intentional reference to what a horrendous absentee father and husband he is.
Christmas sweater time
December 26, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Christmas sweater time
Man, this shit is like Bailey’s if Bailey’s were actually good, two thumbs up, been putting a generous amount in my coffee and hot chocolate over the holidays while the in laws are here.
December 26, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Man, this shit is like Bailey’s if Bailey’s were actually good, two thumbs up, been putting a generous amount in my coffee and hot chocolate over the holidays while the in laws are here.