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True Stories from a Former Video Store Clerk

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Mark McPherson @movieswithmark.bsky.social · 3d

New video is up about my experience working in a video store. Just in time for Halloween, even though it's not that scary, aside from a story about the spooky basement with poor lighting.
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=BI90...

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Mark McPherson @movieswithmark.bsky.social · 4d

Nice. I should've sought him out sooner. I've just been subscribed to his newsletter and been getting the consistent emails for his birthday week.

"Ballad of a Small Player" Review - Movies With Mark

Mark McPherson @movieswithmark.bsky.social · 4d

Review of Ballad of a Smaller Player, a gambling thriller drowned out more by the exotic visuals than by any greater contemplation on greed and regret.
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Ballad of a Small Player is too dazzled by its own decadent decor to find much personality beyond stylish broad strokes.

Saberspark, Bakshi, and the Limits of Cartoon Critics

Mark McPherson @movieswithmark.bsky.social · 4d

Happy 87th birthday to Ralph Bakshi, the legendary director of Fritz the Cat, Heavy Traffic, and Coonskin. Celebrate his legacy by watching his three groundbreaking adult animated films, and check out my video essay on why they're so great.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8Od...

New Horror Films You Need to Watch for Halloween 2025 - Movies With Mark

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Mark McPherson @movieswithmark.bsky.social · 5d

If you're looking for some new horror to watch this Halloween, here are ten of my favorites from this year you need to check out.
#Movies #FilmSky #Horror #Halloween
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If you missed them at the theater, get these horror films in for a watch before the demise of the spooky month.

If I Had Legs I'd Kick You Review

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Mark McPherson @movieswithmark.bsky.social · 5d

Video review of If I Had Legs I'd Kick You, a darkly comedic and psychologically chilling film about being a stressed-out parent.
#Movies #FilmSky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JoX...

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Mark McPherson @movieswithmark.bsky.social · 5d

"Don't them cow tools look mighty dusty."

Mark McPherson @movieswithmark.bsky.social · 6d

I'm guessing Disco Elysium was a huge inspiration because I adored how it was written.

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Mark McPherson @movieswithmark.bsky.social · 6d

All but two of them are from the 1990s, so these are mostly games I grew up with and still love.

Mark McPherson @movieswithmark.bsky.social · 6d

10 games to get to know me

Photo of myself surrounded by art for the games Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri, Disco Elysium, The Curse of Monkey Island, Baldur's Gate, Star Wars Battlefront II Classic, Starcraft, Sim City 3000, Grim Fandango, Heroes of Might and Magic III, and Blade Runner.

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Mark McPherson @movieswithmark.bsky.social · 6d

Video review of Bugonia and why it's not as weird as it could be.
#Movies #FilmSky #Bugonia
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFGD...

Bugonia Review

"The Hand That Rocks the Cradle" (2025) Review - Movies With Mark

Mark McPherson @movieswithmark.bsky.social · 6d

Review of The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (2025), a decent update of the classic thriller.
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movieswithmark.com/the-hand-tha...

The Hand That Rocks the Cradle won't rock the boat of remakes, but it does find its own groove of mind games fit for a psychological thriller.

BIRTHDAY REVIEW STREAM: Bugonia, A House of Dynamite, If I Had Legs I'd Kick You

Mark McPherson @movieswithmark.bsky.social · 7d

Now Live!

Mark McPherson @movieswithmark.bsky.social · 7d

In a half hour, come celebrate my 40th birthday with a stream reviewing the latest films, including Bugonia and A House of Dynamite, and a report on the films from Twin Cities Film Fest.
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youtube.com/live/3WGnbGa...

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BIRTHDAY REVIEW STREAM: Bugonia, A House of Dynamite, If I Had Legs I'd Kick You

Mark McPherson @movieswithmark.bsky.social · 7d

In a half hour, come celebrate my 40th birthday with a stream reviewing the latest films, including Bugonia and A House of Dynamite, and a report on the films from Twin Cities Film Fest.
#FilmSky #Movies
youtube.com/live/3WGnbGa...

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Mark McPherson @movieswithmark.bsky.social · 8d

I've got three of those Heavy Metal issues, including the June 1982 issue. Good haul.

a woman in a purple shirt is sitting on a stair lift with the caption rolling into your 40s be like

Mark McPherson @movieswithmark.bsky.social · 8d

I have reached level 40 in life today.

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Mark McPherson @movieswithmark.bsky.social · 9d

Review of Christy, a sports biopic more admirable for Sydney Sweeney's performance than its by-the-numbers approach to boxing and domestic abuse.
#Movies #FilmSky
movieswithmark.com/christy-2025...

"Christy" (2025) Review - Movies With Mark

Christy is too standard a boxing movie, more admirable for what it says about Sweeney's performance than Christy Martin's career.

"A House of Dynamite" Review - Movies With Mark

Mark McPherson @movieswithmark.bsky.social · 10d

Review of A House of Dynamite, another tense thriller from Kathryn Bigelow, crafting a gripping and existentially chilling scenario of a likely nuclear war in the near future.
#Movies #FilmSky #Netflix
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A House of Dynamite is a gripping thriller that focuses more on the lit fuse than the inevitable explosion.

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Mark McPherson @movieswithmark.bsky.social · 10d

"And why doesn't Batman do crafts anymore?"

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Mark McPherson @movieswithmark.bsky.social · 10d

Review of Bugonia, an underwhelming English remake of the weird Save The Green Planet that isn't weird enough.
#Movies #FilmSky
movieswithmark.com/bugonia-revi...

"Bugonia" Review - Movies With Mark

The most surreal aspect of Bugonia is how it favors more rigid than weird routes for its conspiracy satire.

Art The Clown: Our New Slasher Star?

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Mark McPherson @movieswithmark.bsky.social · 10d

Correct.

Mark McPherson @movieswithmark.bsky.social · 10d

Take a wild guess what you think this upcoming movie is about based on the poster.

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Mark McPherson @movieswithmark.bsky.social · 10d

New video on why Art the Clown is our new slasher star.
#Movies #FilmSky #Horror
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOSx...