matt lynch
@colonelmortimer.bsky.social
Video store dirtbag.
For 50 grand? This is a challenge to you? Tell you what, you pick.
January 17, 2026 at 6:53 AM
For 50 grand? This is a challenge to you? Tell you what, you pick.
Usenet rec.arts.movies.current-films, where I first interacted with a not-insignificant amount of folks I still talk to today.
Okay, let's get nostalgic
What was the VERY FIRST online platform that you became addicted to posting on?????
What was the VERY FIRST online platform that you became addicted to posting on?????
January 17, 2026 at 6:39 AM
Usenet rec.arts.movies.current-films, where I first interacted with a not-insignificant amount of folks I still talk to today.
The interview with Mona Fastvold on Big Picture this week is really great and you should prioritize seeing ANN LEE if you're able to.
January 17, 2026 at 5:04 AM
The interview with Mona Fastvold on Big Picture this week is really great and you should prioritize seeing ANN LEE if you're able to.
It's fine to hate whatever you want -- I hate so much stuff people love -- but suggesting that people perforatively like the thing you hate says more about you than them.
I wrote about this a little when I reviewed AMBULANCE on letterboxd but theres an annoying affectation a bunch of critics and movie buffs have where they pretend to like one or two non-TRANSFORMERS michael bay movies as a counterintuitive populist nod and: I hate it. His movies suck ass
January 17, 2026 at 4:42 AM
It's fine to hate whatever you want -- I hate so much stuff people love -- but suggesting that people perforatively like the thing you hate says more about you than them.
lmao this is my apartment building.
Charles is asking the hard hitting questions, like why are modern apartment buildings so ugly? This is Stranger Places with @mudede.bsky.social
Is this the ugliest apartment building in Seattle?
YouTube video by strangervideo
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January 14, 2026 at 9:13 PM
lmao this is my apartment building.
I moved here in 2003 but Sean is right, for a while that little radius was the best place on Earth to be a cinephile. I learned everything.
When I moved to Seattle there were six movie theatres (18 screens) within walking distance of my apartment in the U-District, plus Scarecrow Video and a couple other solid video stores and the terrific Cinema Books shop. Scarecrow is the only one still in operation.
January 14, 2026 at 6:25 AM
I moved here in 2003 but Sean is right, for a while that little radius was the best place on Earth to be a cinephile. I learned everything.
Hate to correct my good friend but I believe this was actually NINJA ASSASSIN, part of a three-movie Thanksgiving marathon we ran that may have also included PORT OF CALL NEW ORLEANS. Don't remember the third film.
Fond memory of smoking weed out of a pinch hitter with @colonelmortimer.bsky.social outside under the marquee before going to watch Ninja (2009) on Thanksgiving day after our shift at Scarecrow.
The last moviehouse in the University District will close its doors this week, after 85 years. It’s very sad news; the Varsity — where my parents went to movies when they were at the UW, in the 1950s — was a place filled with stories. www.seattletimes.com/entertainmen...
January 14, 2026 at 2:01 AM
Hate to correct my good friend but I believe this was actually NINJA ASSASSIN, part of a three-movie Thanksgiving marathon we ran that may have also included PORT OF CALL NEW ORLEANS. Don't remember the third film.
The Varsity hadn't been in good shape for a long time but this is a real drag.
The last moviehouse in the University District will close its doors this week, after 85 years. It’s very sad news; the Varsity — where my parents went to movies when they were at the UW, in the 1950s — was a place filled with stories. www.seattletimes.com/entertainmen...
This longtime Seattle movie theater is closing
The Varsity Theatre is closing, effective Thursday, leaving the U District, once a hub of moviegoing, without a movie theater.
www.seattletimes.com
January 14, 2026 at 1:57 AM
The Varsity hadn't been in good shape for a long time but this is a real drag.
There's that Roman Coppola movie CQ (fun movie) where Jeremy Davies' character is basically making DAVID HOLZMAN'S DIARY, and after he very articulately explains his artistic impulses behind it to his girlfriend she goes, "But what if it's boring?" I think about this a lot.
January 14, 2026 at 12:33 AM
There's that Roman Coppola movie CQ (fun movie) where Jeremy Davies' character is basically making DAVID HOLZMAN'S DIARY, and after he very articulately explains his artistic impulses behind it to his girlfriend she goes, "But what if it's boring?" I think about this a lot.
BONE TEMPLE bad, you're all out of your minds.
January 13, 2026 at 4:57 AM
BONE TEMPLE bad, you're all out of your minds.
@seanfennessey.bsky.social I will do the Globes play by play with you if Amanda won't
January 12, 2026 at 11:53 PM
@seanfennessey.bsky.social I will do the Globes play by play with you if Amanda won't
Watched The Pitt season premiere again. My biggest problem with this show is that the episodes end.
January 10, 2026 at 5:22 AM
Watched The Pitt season premiere again. My biggest problem with this show is that the episodes end.
Questions. Also it's her birthday, she's 5.
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January 9, 2026 at 9:41 PM
Questions. Also it's her birthday, she's 5.
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I see now I'm going to have to mute The Pitt on show nights, you guys are just giving up every last little fun moment.
January 9, 2026 at 6:16 AM
I see now I'm going to have to mute The Pitt on show nights, you guys are just giving up every last little fun moment.
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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!
Shane Black has a cameo in AS GOOD AS IT GETS.
January 7, 2026 at 6:04 AM
Shane Black has a cameo in AS GOOD AS IT GETS.
Relax it's just his Terry Malick cosplay
January 7, 2026 at 12:44 AM
Relax it's just his Terry Malick cosplay
Starting my ER rewatch now. This will be my 5th run-through including the original airing.
January 6, 2026 at 3:24 AM
Starting my ER rewatch now. This will be my 5th run-through including the original airing.
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It's another tough day for an organization & staff that was already coming off of a tough year, so please support your local arts org however you're able 📽️
Also, always reach out if there is anything you would like to share: [email protected].
www.seattletimes.com/entertainmen...
Also, always reach out if there is anything you would like to share: [email protected].
www.seattletimes.com/entertainmen...
Seattle film nonprofit announces fresh layoffs after turbulent 2025
SIFF, the Seattle nonprofit that operates the indie film festival of the same name and three local moviehouses, announced a fresh round of layoffs on Monday.
www.seattletimes.com
January 5, 2026 at 10:54 PM
It's another tough day for an organization & staff that was already coming off of a tough year, so please support your local arts org however you're able 📽️
Also, always reach out if there is anything you would like to share: [email protected].
www.seattletimes.com/entertainmen...
Also, always reach out if there is anything you would like to share: [email protected].
www.seattletimes.com/entertainmen...
Rewatched SPANGLISH and despite or indeed perhaps because of its deeply confounding combination of Brooksian idiosyncrasy, mostly accidental but truly blinkered privilege, and real sincerity, I kind of loved it.
January 4, 2026 at 7:41 AM
Rewatched SPANGLISH and despite or indeed perhaps because of its deeply confounding combination of Brooksian idiosyncrasy, mostly accidental but truly blinkered privilege, and real sincerity, I kind of loved it.
Rewatched THE SOCIAL NETWORK after a decade away. Basically no notes on an objectively great and still fairly searing movie that I just don't love anymore. Wouldn't make my top 5 Fincher. It's a crime it didn't win Best Picture.
January 3, 2026 at 4:46 AM
Rewatched THE SOCIAL NETWORK after a decade away. Basically no notes on an objectively great and still fairly searing movie that I just don't love anymore. Wouldn't make my top 5 Fincher. It's a crime it didn't win Best Picture.