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jeff @jvdgoot.bsky.social · 5h

A screen cap from Columbo Season 1 Episode 9. A very Southern Gentleman-looking guy is pointing at another guy in a suit on a construction site and say "Don't ever speak to my wife or me again."

You know, kinda like the meme.

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jeff @jvdgoot.bsky.social · 5h

once again i mourn the loss of physical media

jeff @jvdgoot.bsky.social · 5h

You know what we don’t have anymore? Bad guys who build a little maquette of the city they’re going to build once their evil plans reach fruition.

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jeff @jvdgoot.bsky.social · 7h

That jewelry ain't gonna output in 4K

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jeff @jvdgoot.bsky.social · 7h

Watching some Columbo. Columbo is exempt from ACAB.

Probably because he's fictional.

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jeff @jvdgoot.bsky.social · 1d

The Lure (2015)
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A ★★★★ review of The Lure (2015)

There’s a charming off-kilter magical realism here that reminds me of Jeunet. Much like his work, there’s a refreshing amount of buy-in here from the start: mermaids/sirens are real, and we’ll keep on...

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Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 1d

LMAOOOOO

A bunch of comedians tried to make up for their participation in the Riyadh comedy festival by donating their pay to Human Rights Watch and Human rights Watch was like “nah bitch we don’t want your dirty blood money” 😂😂 I’m dying

Human Rights Watch Doesn’t Want Any Riyadh Comedy Festival Money

Taking money from those who took money from Saudi Arabia would impact perception of the org’s independence.

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jeff @jvdgoot.bsky.social · 2d

Oh this is that terrible episode where Sawyer gets himself tortured over inhalers.

Yeah, where they just immediately go into torture mode. And of course Sayid knows torture because he’s an Iraqi and of course he was in the Republican Guard.

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jeff @jvdgoot.bsky.social · 2d

Hey, is Lost... Actually Good?

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jeff @jvdgoot.bsky.social · 2d

I gotta go back.

Doing my like 4th or 5th rewatch of Lost.

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jeff @jvdgoot.bsky.social · 3d

Wanting basic human fucking rights is not a “wish” it is a prerogative, a necessity, a foundational fucking requirement.

It shows empathy, caring about human beings and not thinking about elections as popularity contests where your morals are negotiable and subject to what you THINK is “popular”

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Mary Gillis @marygillis.bsky.social · 3d

I can't even imagine how disconcerting the mechanical soulless slop machines must be if you're an organic soulless slop machine.

MrBeast: AI means it's 'scary times' for YouTube creators

He says he's worried about what will happen to millions of creators when AI videos are as good as normal ones.

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jeff @jvdgoot.bsky.social · 3d

it still looks nice and pixelly, just hi-res!

A GZDoom screenshot with the texture filters on

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jeff @jvdgoot.bsky.social · 3d

Not a man, but hell yeah baby, Normal4x

Broken Mirror @brokenmirror.poke.social · 3d

THAT MAN IS PLAYING GZDOOM WITH THE TEXTURE FILTERS ON

Mr Incredible confronts his annoying boss

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jeff @jvdgoot.bsky.social · 3d

It's not like I'm sitting there going frame-by-frame or zooming in, I just immediately clock it?

jeff @jvdgoot.bsky.social · 3d

I'm not nuts am I that it's all so obviously fake? Like people saying it looks life-like, it doesn't at all. Everything is lifeless, the lighting is all off, everything is way too smooth, quality is off, there's no consistency throughout even short clips...

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jeff @jvdgoot.bsky.social · 3d

This is a quick like reality check for me, if y'all can help me out. Like I don't feel like I'm a savant or anything, but everyone is hyping up that Sora video AI Slop generator and everything I've seen of it I was able to clock it immediately as generated.

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jeff @jvdgoot.bsky.social · 4d

Spooktober 2025 Movie #4:

Blood And Black Lace (1964)
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A ★★★★ review of Blood and Black Lace (1964)

So lush and colorful! I can see how this inspired the giallo movement. Incredible lighting design, featuring colored mood lighting reminiscent of a custom Quake II map. Now, it is a case of style over...

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jeff @jvdgoot.bsky.social · 4d

I’m the kind of Annoying Movie Person that’ll pick the Original Theatrical Mono audio track over the Remixed Dolby Atmos 7.1 one even though my soundbar supports Dolby Atmos

We gotta hear the original theatrical mix, save any remasters for potential rewatches

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jeff @jvdgoot.bsky.social · 5d

Do y’all think like 50s/60s/80s Big Hair is ever going to come back?

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jeff @jvdgoot.bsky.social · 5d

A Thing I Don't Like:

they've started putting ads on the transaction confirmation screen of my bank's app. Sure, it's just ads for the services of the bank itself, for now...

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Summer Sandiego @summerasana.bsky.social · 5d

Can y’all PLEASE stop projecting other intentions on to a regime that has made it very clear that what they’re doing is taking the United States down as a global superpower.

Trump avoiding legal liability for pedophilia is not The Reason this is happening.

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Summer Sandiego @summerasana.bsky.social · 5d

“Meant to distract.”

Or maybe it’s meant to do what it’s ACTUALLY DOING, which is destabilizing, terrorizing, and dividing the United States.

Jason Kander @jasonkander.bsky.social · 5d

I was a skeptic about the import of the Epstein files.

But 3 invasions of cities, one military buildup outside Venezuela, a government shutdown, and so many other things meant to distract have me convinced whatever’s in there is the biggest presidential scandal in U.S. history.

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jeff @jvdgoot.bsky.social · 5d

me during Fantastic Four: First Steps

🏳️‍⚧️ Josephine Riesman (Horrifying) @josie.zone · Sep 11

Oh yeah, I read this X-Men story

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jeff @jvdgoot.bsky.social · 6d

Spooktober 2025 Movie #3:

The Company Of Wolves (1984)
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A ★★★★ review of The Company of Wolves (1984)

This movie looks like a fairy tale. The obvious soundstage exterior sets are charming and give it an uncanny look that befits its tone. I got excited as soon as I saw “animatronic wolf by” in the open...

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