V. Prasad
@quickdarshan.bsky.social
Detroit-based filmmaker. Screenwriting Lecturer at UofM. Curator of SOUTH ASIAN FILM SERIES. Author of the forthcoming WRITING THE ENSEMBLE FILM for UofM Press.
I described the premise of this movie to my screenwriting students while giving notes in our workshop. They were shocked it existed.
Randomly thought about the utter classic WHITE DOG just now. Can you imagine releasing this today?
February 6, 2026 at 6:44 PM
I described the premise of this movie to my screenwriting students while giving notes in our workshop. They were shocked it existed.
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This is a post about animal excrement and the English language.
bull$#!% = nonsense/lies
chicken$#!% = petty or cowardly
horse$#!% = nonsense/lies
dog$#!%= low quality
ape$#!% = wild
bat$#!%= crazy
Ordered above from oldest to newest: bull$#!% (1914), bat$#!% (1971).
bull$#!% = nonsense/lies
chicken$#!% = petty or cowardly
horse$#!% = nonsense/lies
dog$#!%= low quality
ape$#!% = wild
bat$#!%= crazy
Ordered above from oldest to newest: bull$#!% (1914), bat$#!% (1971).
February 2, 2026 at 3:23 PM
This is a post about animal excrement and the English language.
bull$#!% = nonsense/lies
chicken$#!% = petty or cowardly
horse$#!% = nonsense/lies
dog$#!%= low quality
ape$#!% = wild
bat$#!%= crazy
Ordered above from oldest to newest: bull$#!% (1914), bat$#!% (1971).
bull$#!% = nonsense/lies
chicken$#!% = petty or cowardly
horse$#!% = nonsense/lies
dog$#!%= low quality
ape$#!% = wild
bat$#!%= crazy
Ordered above from oldest to newest: bull$#!% (1914), bat$#!% (1971).
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You can test new tech ideas using the Seinfeld Test
Would the product eliminate the plot of an episode? (Google maps, cell phones, paypal, battery packs)
Good tech.
Would the product inspire new Seinfeld plots? (NFTs, AI chatbots, crypto currency, blindboxes, metaverse land sales)
Bad tech.
Would the product eliminate the plot of an episode? (Google maps, cell phones, paypal, battery packs)
Good tech.
Would the product inspire new Seinfeld plots? (NFTs, AI chatbots, crypto currency, blindboxes, metaverse land sales)
Bad tech.
January 31, 2026 at 6:57 AM
You can test new tech ideas using the Seinfeld Test
Would the product eliminate the plot of an episode? (Google maps, cell phones, paypal, battery packs)
Good tech.
Would the product inspire new Seinfeld plots? (NFTs, AI chatbots, crypto currency, blindboxes, metaverse land sales)
Bad tech.
Would the product eliminate the plot of an episode? (Google maps, cell phones, paypal, battery packs)
Good tech.
Would the product inspire new Seinfeld plots? (NFTs, AI chatbots, crypto currency, blindboxes, metaverse land sales)
Bad tech.
Sad news about Catherine O’Hara. So many good roles but my favorite was Gail in AFTER HOURS where she packs so many great moments in maybe 5-10 minutes of screen time.
January 30, 2026 at 7:18 PM
Sad news about Catherine O’Hara. So many good roles but my favorite was Gail in AFTER HOURS where she packs so many great moments in maybe 5-10 minutes of screen time.
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Might be recency bias but: the truck to car to motorcycle sequence from Mission Impossible: Fallout
What's the single overall best car chase in cinema history? One that almost has everything you would want from a car chase?
It's not a bold or original answer, but I think I have to go with the French Connection
It's not a bold or original answer, but I think I have to go with the French Connection
January 23, 2026 at 2:52 AM
Might be recency bias but: the truck to car to motorcycle sequence from Mission Impossible: Fallout
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Now THIS is a comedy skit! Lmfao
January 21, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Now THIS is a comedy skit! Lmfao
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The yelp I let out at the end of this play…
The dots on an absolutely absurd play that the Rams had no business surrendering.
And yet, they did.
Caleb Williams gets his answer prayered.
And yet, they did.
Caleb Williams gets his answer prayered.
January 19, 2026 at 2:39 AM
The yelp I let out at the end of this play…
An underrated series finale is SILICON VALLEY. The show always did a good job of capturing the megalomania of tech figures. And the finale has one final prescient thing to say about that world.
Given that apparently the Stranger Things finale was meh (idk, didn't watch it, just the scuttlebutt) and we're not that far removed from the disastrous GOT finale that retroactively made everyone have never cared about the show:
What's the *best* ending to a show you've ever seen? Quote/reply etc
What's the *best* ending to a show you've ever seen? Quote/reply etc
January 6, 2026 at 11:04 PM
An underrated series finale is SILICON VALLEY. The show always did a good job of capturing the megalomania of tech figures. And the finale has one final prescient thing to say about that world.
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At least we don’t live in a world of staggering class disparity in which a tech magnate attempts to quash left-wing sentiment using sexualized artificial intelligence!
How 2026 was depicted in the sci-fi classic 'Metropolis' (1927)
January 2, 2026 at 11:57 AM
At least we don’t live in a world of staggering class disparity in which a tech magnate attempts to quash left-wing sentiment using sexualized artificial intelligence!
Always excited for this annual recap. Just last night I watched Eye for an Eye: The Blind Swordsman because I learned about the prolific action director Pengfei Qin from last year’s video.
It's here! The 2025 Action Cinema recap!
An overview of the year's most interesting action films. Everything from Ne Zha 2 and Avatar 3 to Last Bullet, Kantara and The Prosecutor, to smaller gems like The Forbidden City, Tatsujin Warriors, and many more!
youtu.be/74ckedulSgo
An overview of the year's most interesting action films. Everything from Ne Zha 2 and Avatar 3 to Last Bullet, Kantara and The Prosecutor, to smaller gems like The Forbidden City, Tatsujin Warriors, and many more!
youtu.be/74ckedulSgo
The Action Year in Review - 2025
YouTube video by Kinemotions
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December 30, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Always excited for this annual recap. Just last night I watched Eye for an Eye: The Blind Swordsman because I learned about the prolific action director Pengfei Qin from last year’s video.
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the Lions remain absolute kings of “wait a game can end like that???”
December 22, 2025 at 12:52 AM
the Lions remain absolute kings of “wait a game can end like that???”
Out of the gate with a mockumentary, a road movie, a coming-of-age, a swashbuckling adventure, a romantic comedy, a suspense-thriller, and a courtroom drama.
December 15, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Out of the gate with a mockumentary, a road movie, a coming-of-age, a swashbuckling adventure, a romantic comedy, a suspense-thriller, and a courtroom drama.
Michael Haneke’s THE WHITE RIBBON, matinee at the Los Feliz 3 in LA. You could feel the growing hostility as the movie went on. To the point where there were multiple people shouting obscenities at the screen.
Raising the always fun question: What are your most memorable theater-going experiences?
Mine also include The Matrix, Blair Witch, and being way too stoned in Belgium when Fellowship of the Ring was sold out so we sat in the back row for Mulholland Drive instead.
Mine also include The Matrix, Blair Witch, and being way too stoned in Belgium when Fellowship of the Ring was sold out so we sat in the back row for Mulholland Drive instead.
It was hands-down one of the most memorable theater-going experiences I can remember, a collective 30-minute butt-clench/armrest-grab for the final climb. And we knew he lived! Wild.
December 13, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Michael Haneke’s THE WHITE RIBBON, matinee at the Los Feliz 3 in LA. You could feel the growing hostility as the movie went on. To the point where there were multiple people shouting obscenities at the screen.
I don't get out to the movies as much as I'd like but BAD GIRL (Tamil film) is the work of an exciting new voice. If you like films like Frances Ha, def seek it out.
My 2025 movie list for the fine folks at @filmcomment.com.web.brid.gy
December 12, 2025 at 5:27 PM
I don't get out to the movies as much as I'd like but BAD GIRL (Tamil film) is the work of an exciting new voice. If you like films like Frances Ha, def seek it out.
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Joint Statement of the Acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery by Netflix.
December 5, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Joint Statement of the Acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery by Netflix.
Nasty work by FOX to play “You Can’t Hurry Love” over a highlight package of Jordan Love roasting Lions secondary.
November 27, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Nasty work by FOX to play “You Can’t Hurry Love” over a highlight package of Jordan Love roasting Lions secondary.
The soundtrack to the film THE HARDER THEY COME is one of my all time favorite albums.
“Many Rivers to Cross” is a must listen today on his crossing.
“Many Rivers to Cross” is a must listen today on his crossing.
Wow, RIP. My father played guitar for him for several years.
Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican reggae singer, actor and cultural icon, dies aged 81 www.theguardian.com/music/2025/n...
Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican reggae singer, actor and cultural icon, dies aged 81 www.theguardian.com/music/2025/n...
Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican reggae singer, actor and cultural icon, dies aged 81
Star of The Harder They Come had hits including You Can Get It If You Really Want and I Can See Clearly Now
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:55 PM
The soundtrack to the film THE HARDER THEY COME is one of my all time favorite albums.
“Many Rivers to Cross” is a must listen today on his crossing.
“Many Rivers to Cross” is a must listen today on his crossing.
All the Shah’s Men was my first thought.
Ok BlueSky: what are your favorite history books in terms of sheer page-turning, narrative propulsion? Thinking along the line of Killers of the Flower Moon, etc. Nonfiction chronicles that read like novels or movies.
November 20, 2025 at 12:15 AM
All the Shah’s Men was my first thought.
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Affect = fuck around
Effect = find out
Effect = find out
affect vs effect really really really be kicking my ass 😭
November 14, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Affect = fuck around
Effect = find out
Effect = find out
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November 3, 2025 at 3:15 AM