KyleMc
@combatchronicles.bsky.social
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A fun night at the flicks. If you’re going to watch Primate you’ll get exactly what you’re after. boxd.it/cz9M29
A ★★★½ review of Primate (2025)
Just as Ed Gein left an indelible mark on filmmakers of the next few generations, Travis the Chimp seems to clawing his way into the minds of today’s imagineers. First, a pretty obvious homage in Jor...
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January 10, 2026 at 10:06 PM
A fun night at the flicks. If you’re going to watch Primate you’ll get exactly what you’re after. boxd.it/cz9M29
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New on @btsheetspod.bsky.social's Patreon: The 1st of back to back weeks covering Vince McMahon's 2001 Playboy interview. XFL plans, Vince's awful childhood & heavily fabricated young adulthood, the WWF's presentation of women, & more.
Just $5.00/month or $50.40/year at Patreon.com/BetweenTheSheets
Just $5.00/month or $50.40/year at Patreon.com/BetweenTheSheets
January 10, 2026 at 2:16 PM
New on @btsheetspod.bsky.social's Patreon: The 1st of back to back weeks covering Vince McMahon's 2001 Playboy interview. XFL plans, Vince's awful childhood & heavily fabricated young adulthood, the WWF's presentation of women, & more.
Just $5.00/month or $50.40/year at Patreon.com/BetweenTheSheets
Just $5.00/month or $50.40/year at Patreon.com/BetweenTheSheets
Essential further viewing for fans of the Safdie’s. boxd.it/cyyNUH
A ★★★★ review of Frownland (2007)
Josh and Benny might be actual brothers but if Ronald Bronstein is their spiritual big brother then Frownland is the equivalent of a sibling giving you a CD and saying, ‘you’ll like this’ Less anxiety...
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January 10, 2026 at 11:14 AM
Essential further viewing for fans of the Safdie’s. boxd.it/cyyNUH
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Rare disagree from me. Certainly not the deepest movie, but Elle carried it well and I actually gave a shit about a mostly CG character that spoke a made up language by the end of it!
January 9, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Rare disagree from me. Certainly not the deepest movie, but Elle carried it well and I actually gave a shit about a mostly CG character that spoke a made up language by the end of it!
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I’ve gotten a great response to the first week of #HittingTheBooks
We’ll be looking at THE HARDER THEY FALL for the months of Jan, Feb, and March, so there’s plenty of time to join in!
We’ll be looking at THE HARDER THEY FALL for the months of Jan, Feb, and March, so there’s plenty of time to join in!
Starting off #HittingTheBooks strong, here’s a close read of page one of the novel THE HARDER THEY FALL.
Schulberg is doing a lot of work to set himself (or rather his narrator) up as an insider to the world of boxing, with references to Mickey Walker’s bar and “Granny” Rice.
Schulberg is doing a lot of work to set himself (or rather his narrator) up as an insider to the world of boxing, with references to Mickey Walker’s bar and “Granny” Rice.
January 9, 2026 at 5:27 PM
I’ve gotten a great response to the first week of #HittingTheBooks
We’ll be looking at THE HARDER THEY FALL for the months of Jan, Feb, and March, so there’s plenty of time to join in!
We’ll be looking at THE HARDER THEY FALL for the months of Jan, Feb, and March, so there’s plenty of time to join in!
10 years since this masterpiece dropped
January 9, 2026 at 10:26 AM
10 years since this masterpiece dropped
What did everyone think of Predator: Badlands?
For me it was everything wrong with blockbuster filmmaking in the modern age.
boxd.it/bLbuEt
For me it was everything wrong with blockbuster filmmaking in the modern age.
boxd.it/bLbuEt
A ½ review of Predator: Badlands (2025)
Whether Dan Trachtenberg has been forced into this by execs and group think at a company that has seen this formula work before (and box-office suggests it has worked again) or whether he’s using the ...
boxd.it
January 9, 2026 at 9:34 AM
What did everyone think of Predator: Badlands?
For me it was everything wrong with blockbuster filmmaking in the modern age.
boxd.it/bLbuEt
For me it was everything wrong with blockbuster filmmaking in the modern age.
boxd.it/bLbuEt
My top 5 films of the year regardless of genre
1. Marty Supreme
2. One Battle After Another
3. Weapons
4. Bugonia
5. Eddington
What were yours?
1. Marty Supreme
2. One Battle After Another
3. Weapons
4. Bugonia
5. Eddington
What were yours?
January 8, 2026 at 9:16 AM
My top 5 films of the year regardless of genre
1. Marty Supreme
2. One Battle After Another
3. Weapons
4. Bugonia
5. Eddington
What were yours?
1. Marty Supreme
2. One Battle After Another
3. Weapons
4. Bugonia
5. Eddington
What were yours?
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I wrote something new for the first time. Going to challenge myself to read and break down The Book of the New Sun every few chapters. Please try reading along, it's worth it.
medium.com/@mannishboyw...
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Interpreting the Interpreter: Reading The Book of the New Sun
To quote an anonymous Reddit user: “Dark Souls is the Book of the New Sun of video games.” Like many millennials with a taste for swords…
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January 7, 2026 at 2:13 PM
I wrote something new for the first time. Going to challenge myself to read and break down The Book of the New Sun every few chapters. Please try reading along, it's worth it.
medium.com/@mannishboyw...
medium.com/@mannishboyw...
The horror film I considered MOST overrated in ‘25. Saw this cropping up on a LOT of best-of-the-year lists. boxd.it/awDtWz
A ★½ review of Together (2025)
A lot of potential but the body horror allegory doesn’t work, tonally it’s all over the place, and although we get some very cool practical effects the final act not only features some utterly terribl...
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January 7, 2026 at 7:15 AM
The horror film I considered MOST overrated in ‘25. Saw this cropping up on a LOT of best-of-the-year lists. boxd.it/awDtWz
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I made a video about something my latest article discussed - split step takedown entries
Entering on a split step is a great way to get a clean route onto the hips from far away
It also solves some issues with changing levels in an upright stance without visible telegraph
Entering on a split step is a great way to get a clean route onto the hips from far away
It also solves some issues with changing levels in an upright stance without visible telegraph
Wrestling for MMA: Split Step Takedown Entries
YouTube video by The Fight Site
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January 5, 2026 at 5:49 PM
I made a video about something my latest article discussed - split step takedown entries
Entering on a split step is a great way to get a clean route onto the hips from far away
It also solves some issues with changing levels in an upright stance without visible telegraph
Entering on a split step is a great way to get a clean route onto the hips from far away
It also solves some issues with changing levels in an upright stance without visible telegraph
The Death of Robin Hood looks pretty decent!
January 6, 2026 at 7:35 PM
The Death of Robin Hood looks pretty decent!
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Join us this Thursday for the inaugural installment of Chris's TV Party!
January 6, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Join us this Thursday for the inaugural installment of Chris's TV Party!
Not as good as I remembered as a whole but the climax is as exactly as good as I remembered. boxd.it/ctShg1
A ★★★★ review of Pusher II (2004)
Been so long since I watched this I didn’t realise how Pusher II-coded Marty Supreme was. This is more reliant on vignettes than the first in the series, yet it really does build to a crescendo. The l...
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January 6, 2026 at 6:55 AM
Not as good as I remembered as a whole but the climax is as exactly as good as I remembered. boxd.it/ctShg1
My current list of MOST anticipated 2026 horror movies! Which one are you most looking forward to? boxd.it/OAVwQ
2026 Most Anticipated Horror Films
A list of 20 films compiled on Letterboxd, including Werwulf (2026), Resident Evil (2026), Terrifier 4 (2026), Scream 7 (2026) and Obsession (2025).
boxd.it
January 5, 2026 at 7:09 PM
My current list of MOST anticipated 2026 horror movies! Which one are you most looking forward to? boxd.it/OAVwQ
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After enduring the very depths of EVIL , Aaron Wolf snuffs out the dark flame and captures the NEVER Openweight Championship in his professional wrestling debut yesterday in Tokyo #njpw #njwk20 #wrestlesky
January 5, 2026 at 8:44 AM
After enduring the very depths of EVIL , Aaron Wolf snuffs out the dark flame and captures the NEVER Openweight Championship in his professional wrestling debut yesterday in Tokyo #njpw #njwk20 #wrestlesky
Interesting, sure. But on first watch this feels like a further indictment of the Sight and Sound top 100. boxd.it/csBqsR
A ★★★ review of Meshes of the Afternoon (1943)
Some gorgeous imagery here, and although he apparently never saw it (and I for one believe him) this 14-minute surrealist short feels to inform much of what David Lynch did, especially Lost Highway, M...
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January 5, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Interesting, sure. But on first watch this feels like a further indictment of the Sight and Sound top 100. boxd.it/csBqsR
Darn good. boxd.it/crUdpz
A ★★★★ review of Dune: Part Two (2024)
My thoughts really have not changed since the first time I saw this. Two things though: the black & white black sun sequence is still cool as fuck. And watching them neatly back-to-back it’s really o...
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January 4, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Darn good. boxd.it/crUdpz
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🤼The wildest henka I've ever seen, courtesy Ama vs an unknown opponent (most likely Miyabiyama or Kasugao) at the June 2007 Governor's Cup tournament in Hawaii. Ama would go on to become yokozuna Harumafuji.
January 4, 2026 at 9:01 PM
🤼The wildest henka I've ever seen, courtesy Ama vs an unknown opponent (most likely Miyabiyama or Kasugao) at the June 2007 Governor's Cup tournament in Hawaii. Ama would go on to become yokozuna Harumafuji.
Obviously very good but not my bag. boxd.it/crutaN
A ★★★ review of Sentimental Value (2025)
Much too long and boring, but everyone is acting their asses off and their was one genuine laugh from me (you’ll know what it is when you see it) As I’ve said before, maudlin adult dramas ain’t really...
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January 4, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Obviously very good but not my bag. boxd.it/crutaN
Such a banger. boxd.it/cr8f7V
A ★★★★½ review of Pusher (1996)
I haven’t watched this since the trilogy DVD boxset I bought around the end of the aughts. Which is odd because in it’s obviously Alan Clarke-inspired camerawork, and gritty, realistic portrayal of lo...
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January 4, 2026 at 9:16 AM
Such a banger. boxd.it/cr8f7V
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From Stalker Ichikawa through Shibata and round again to Okada, what a final run it’s been…who now are the very greatest to measure themselves against? Hiroshi Tanahashi retires from the ring after 26 years a pro wrestler #njpw #wrestlesky #njwk20
January 3, 2026 at 8:31 PM
From Stalker Ichikawa through Shibata and round again to Okada, what a final run it’s been…who now are the very greatest to measure themselves against? Hiroshi Tanahashi retires from the ring after 26 years a pro wrestler #njpw #wrestlesky #njwk20
I suspect I will still find the sequel far superior, but I was surprised that I enjoyed Dune more this time around. boxd.it/cq7KbX
A ★★★½ review of Dune (2021)
Maybe I was a bit unfair first time around or maybe I appreciated how much this breathes given I know the far superior sequel is next on the dock for me. Maybe I have a better tele now, maybe I’m in a...
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January 3, 2026 at 8:18 PM
I suspect I will still find the sequel far superior, but I was surprised that I enjoyed Dune more this time around. boxd.it/cq7KbX