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JP Larocque

@jplarocque.bsky.social

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Screenwriter & Producer (Sort Of, Allegiance, North of North, Small Achievable Goals, SkyMed, Coroner, Slasher, Jann, Diggstown, Another Life, Popularity Papers, Home Sweet Rome). Sometimes journo. they/them

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Jessica Ritchey @jmritchey.bsky.social · 3h

Jared Leto may have a toxic reputation, he may have a wildly unappealing screen presence, but say what you will, he also can't open a movie either.

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Anne Rice's Immortal Universe @annerice.amc.com · 19h

The secret that must no longer be kept. Introducing Sheila Atim as Akasha. #TheVampireLestat

JP Larocque @jplarocque.bsky.social · 17h

Ooooooh, will check out. Thanks, Jenn!

JP Larocque @jplarocque.bsky.social · 18h

I hope the 2021 Candyman gets its due one day. It's far from a perfect film and feels (weirdly) like it's missing an act, but what is there is so potent and visually striking that I'm excited to see what DaCosta does with the 28 Years Later sequel.

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David Rider @dmrider.bsky.social · 1d

Found this visitor take interesting, from Reddit yesterday. Lively dysfunction

JP Larocque @jplarocque.bsky.social · 1d

And I know some gays will be pissed at the Mrs. Loomis/Debbie Salt erasure. Look, Laurie Metcalf rules. And the twist was a good one. But I still think Scream 2 lapses into camp in a way that doesn’t make it the same grim kinda scary as Scream and Scream 4.

JP Larocque @jplarocque.bsky.social · 1d

I also think the choreography of the Olivia’s murder, the decision to kill Kirby, and the meta-opening suggesting franchise exhaustion are all brilliant.

JP Larocque @jplarocque.bsky.social · 1d

Scream 2, 3, 5 and 6 were all about franchises and fandoms. Which is fine, just heightened and less horrifying because the killers felt less real. Billy, Stu, and Jill are believable monsters. And the montage of Jill harming herself for an alibi is one of Craven’s best.

JP Larocque @jplarocque.bsky.social · 1d

The original Scream is a horror-thriller about two high school kids organizing a pre-Columbine mass killing. Scream 4 is about the flattening of fame and infamy and the idea that innocence is irrelevant in clickbait culture. Both had something interesting to say, and commented on the other.

JP Larocque @jplarocque.bsky.social · 1d

I still think Scream 4 is grossly underrated. If it had kept its original opening instead of going with the studio-mandated version, it’s a better film than Scream 2. There. I said it.

JP Larocque @jplarocque.bsky.social · 1d

You can tell that summer is officially over because Torontonians are rude again.

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The Onion @theonion.com · 2d

Dolly Parton Shares Video Confirming Sister A Shit-Stirring Bitch https://theonion.com/dolly-parton-shares-video-confirming-sister-a-shit-stirring-bitch/

Dolly Parton Shares Video Confirming Sister A Shit-Stirring Bitch

JP Larocque @jplarocque.bsky.social · 2d

Because they’re dumb and act like spoiled kids in a toy store!

JP Larocque @jplarocque.bsky.social · 2d

Regina Hall's promotional tour for One Battle After Another is about the only thing keeping me going these days.

JP Larocque @jplarocque.bsky.social · 2d

It’s a convenience that quickly gives way to subservience, and that erodes critical thought and the ability to resist. Our mind is the last frontier. Don’t give it to them.

JP Larocque @jplarocque.bsky.social · 2d

Capitalists have wanted to colonize our minds since forever — to squash our imaginations because the ability to imagine a better world is what keeps us free. Artificial intelligence sets limits on what we can dream and — ultimately — what we can be.

Justine Bateman Quote.

JP Larocque @jplarocque.bsky.social · 3d

Me: I feel an incredible sense of dread hanging over everything. This isn't good. Something bad is coming.

Me, twenty minutes later: Oh, shit. I've only had a protein bar today!

JP Larocque @jplarocque.bsky.social · 3d

Who knew the power of telling people that being kind is heroic and that family and identity are choices we can make?

JP Larocque @jplarocque.bsky.social · 3d

Reading the comments on YouTube videos from James Gunn's Superman and the stories of adopted kids and adults crying through the final scene and NOW I'M CRYING.

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Shawn Micallef @shawnmicallef.bsky.social · 4d

I get fed a lot of ads re Ontario place (Ontario taxpayer $). I hadn’t seen this rendering of the amphitheater before. Wild - a total rebuild? Note the spa doesn’t exist in background. Anyway, bookmark this image.

Rendering of new sleek amphitheater

JP Larocque @jplarocque.bsky.social · 4d

Didn’t read it as such! Totally okay to disagree on things like this. 🙂

JP Larocque @jplarocque.bsky.social · 4d

Again, I’m not crapping on Swift — she’s talented and people like her. I do take issue when she presents herself as something that she isn’t, and when a fandom doggedly rejects any kind of criticism of an artist. And I also don’t view sales figures as an indicator of artistry.

JP Larocque @jplarocque.bsky.social · 4d

Business acumen is apparent in spectacle. It’s collector’s editions of albums. It’s friendship bracelets evoking childhood. Some songs are catchy, but it’s the experience — a theme park ride.

And an artist’s legacy extends beyond fans. I don’t have to like The Beatles to understand their legacy.

JP Larocque @jplarocque.bsky.social · 4d

Neither of these things are bad. And Taylor Swift is absolutely the defining star of our time. She’s a billionaire who evokes childish nostalgia through the lens of capitalism.

JP Larocque @jplarocque.bsky.social · 4d

Whether you like her or hate her, there are two truths about Taylor Swift:

1) She was never the artsy drama kid or the misunderstood outcast. She is and always was the rich popular girl.

2) Her defining legacy as an artist isn’t her music but her business acumen. Period.

JP Larocque @jplarocque.bsky.social · 4d

Whether you like her or hate her, there are two truths about Taylor Swift:

1) She was never the artsy drama kid or the misunderstood outcast. She is and always was the rich popular girl.

2) Her defining legacy as an artist isn’t her music but her business acumen. Period.