Sean Burns
@splicedpersonality.bsky.social
Film Critic. Projectionalist.
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Introducing the Spliced Personality Substack
“Two reviews a week. Seven bucks a month. Cheap!”
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So I'm hanging out a shingle in newsletter land. Two reviews a week. Seven bucks a month. As Alfred E. Neuman would say, "Cheap!" Details below.
Never been a big Baz Luhrmann fan but I am very much enjoying his late-career project of trying to make Elvis even gaudier.
February 12, 2026 at 2:39 AM
Never been a big Baz Luhrmann fan but I am very much enjoying his late-career project of trying to make Elvis even gaudier.
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I vividly remember Bud Cort in M*A*S*H as the nurse Frank Burns blames for someone dying, Cort had one of those expressions of innocence shocked and then corrupted by that whole situation that helped emphasise the ethos of that picture so well.
February 11, 2026 at 7:57 PM
I vividly remember Bud Cort in M*A*S*H as the nurse Frank Burns blames for someone dying, Cort had one of those expressions of innocence shocked and then corrupted by that whole situation that helped emphasise the ethos of that picture so well.
At WBUR this week I reviewed Emerald Fennell’s thrillingly adolescent WUTHERING HEIGHTS.
Emerald Fennell's unsubtle 'Wuthering Heights' intertwines love and death
Starring Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi, the baroquely stylized film doesn’t stick strictly to Emily Brontë's story, "but even its deviations feel true to the doomy spirit of the prose," reviews WBUR ...
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February 11, 2026 at 11:39 AM
At WBUR this week I reviewed Emerald Fennell’s thrillingly adolescent WUTHERING HEIGHTS.
My commute this morning.
February 9, 2026 at 7:09 PM
My commute this morning.
New Tyler and the Names video by Brett and Ren. Love the GOODFELLAS title cards.
Tyler and The Names - North Star (Live)
YouTube video by Brett Melican
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February 9, 2026 at 4:19 PM
New Tyler and the Names video by Brett and Ren. Love the GOODFELLAS title cards.
See Cliff Booth the way you’ve never seen him before… in GlaucomaVision!
February 9, 2026 at 3:13 PM
See Cliff Booth the way you’ve never seen him before… in GlaucomaVision!
I don’t follow football but I’m happy to hear that Robert Kraft is having a terrible day.
February 9, 2026 at 3:47 AM
I don’t follow football but I’m happy to hear that Robert Kraft is having a terrible day.
The Somerville Theatre has had this 70mm print of ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER since September and there’s not a scratch or a speck of dirt on it. Flawless presentation.
February 9, 2026 at 3:44 AM
The Somerville Theatre has had this 70mm print of ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER since September and there’s not a scratch or a speck of dirt on it. Flawless presentation.
Football-free SAFE space.
February 8, 2026 at 11:29 PM
Football-free SAFE space.
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Every ad with a celebrity is actually an ad for Tom Cruise because I think about how he wouldn’t do that
December 6, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Every ad with a celebrity is actually an ad for Tom Cruise because I think about how he wouldn’t do that
Over at the new Spliced Personality Substack this week I reviewed Luc Besson's DRACULA.
Review - Dracula
Starring Caleb Landry Jones, Christoph Waltz, Zoë Bleu, Matilda De Angelis.
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February 8, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Over at the new Spliced Personality Substack this week I reviewed Luc Besson's DRACULA.
Just watched this and I agree with everything Gene and Lily say in their wonderful write-up. An astounding film about America and all its broken promises. Do yourself a favor.
Thankfully, for this week, Le Cínema Club is hosting for free an online screening of one of our Top Ten films of 2025, Alexander Horwath's brilliant video essay, Henry Fonda for President! Our full review for @ink19.bsky.social is here: ink19.com/2025/07/maga...
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HENRY FONDA FOR PRESIDENT a film by ALEXANDER HORWATH.
A free, curated platform streaming one film every week.
www.lecinemaclub.com
February 7, 2026 at 5:13 AM
Just watched this and I agree with everything Gene and Lily say in their wonderful write-up. An astounding film about America and all its broken promises. Do yourself a favor.
At the new Spliced Personality Substack this week I also reviewed Charli xcx’s brat mockumentary THE MOMENT.
Review - The Moment
Starring Charli xcx, Alexander Skarsgård, Rosanna Arquette, Hailey Benton Gates.
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February 6, 2026 at 8:12 PM
At the new Spliced Personality Substack this week I also reviewed Charli xcx’s brat mockumentary THE MOMENT.
The first movie I reviewed for the new Spliced Personality Substack is A POET, a bruisingly funny Colombian film that opens today at the AMC Boston Common, of all places.
Review - A Poet
Starring Ubeimar Rios, Rebeca Andrade, Guillermo Cardona, Alisson Correa.
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February 6, 2026 at 4:00 PM
The first movie I reviewed for the new Spliced Personality Substack is A POET, a bruisingly funny Colombian film that opens today at the AMC Boston Common, of all places.
So I'm hanging out a shingle in newsletter land. Two reviews a week. Seven bucks a month. As Alfred E. Neuman would say, "Cheap!" Details below.
Introducing the Spliced Personality Substack
“Two reviews a week. Seven bucks a month. Cheap!”
splicedpersonality.substack.com
February 6, 2026 at 8:48 AM
So I'm hanging out a shingle in newsletter land. Two reviews a week. Seven bucks a month. As Alfred E. Neuman would say, "Cheap!" Details below.
“A decade of SPOTLIGHT” means it’s been ten years since I was roasted by the guys at the barbershop: “The Boston Globe says the movie about how awesome they are is the best movie of the year. Gee, I wonder how that happened? Are all you fuckin’ critics on the take or what?”
Michael Keaton reflects on a decade of #Spotlight and what ‘scares’ him about the state of journalism
www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/05/a...
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Michael Keaton reflects on a decade of ‘Spotlight’ and what ‘scares’ him about the state of journalism - The Boston Globe
Keaton returns to the Boston area on Friday to accept Hasty Pudding’s Man of the Year honor, with this year’s trip coinciding with the 10th anniversary of “Spotlight” winning best picture.
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February 5, 2026 at 4:22 PM
“A decade of SPOTLIGHT” means it’s been ten years since I was roasted by the guys at the barbershop: “The Boston Globe says the movie about how awesome they are is the best movie of the year. Gee, I wonder how that happened? Are all you fuckin’ critics on the take or what?”
An old friend from high school sent me this amazing illustration of my MELANIA review.
February 5, 2026 at 1:58 PM
An old friend from high school sent me this amazing illustration of my MELANIA review.
The Wild Bunch
Rio Bravo
Unforgiven
McCabe & Mrs. Miller
My Darling Clementine
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
Once Upon a Time in the West
The Searchers
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Rio Bravo
Unforgiven
McCabe & Mrs. Miller
My Darling Clementine
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
Once Upon a Time in the West
The Searchers
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Top 10 Westerns (my favorite genre):
Unforgiven
No Country for Old Men
The Ox-Bow Incident
Johnny Guitar
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
The Man from Laramie
The Gunfighter
Bend of the River
McCabe & Mrs. Miller
Open Range
Unforgiven
No Country for Old Men
The Ox-Bow Incident
Johnny Guitar
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
The Man from Laramie
The Gunfighter
Bend of the River
McCabe & Mrs. Miller
Open Range
My Top "10" Westerns, no particular order:
Except "The Naked Spur" which is definitely #1
The Naked Spur
The Treasure of Sierra Madre
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Lone Star
Forty Guns
The Great Silence
Far Country/Johnny Guitar
Pale Rider
No Country for Old Men
48 hrs
Except "The Naked Spur" which is definitely #1
The Naked Spur
The Treasure of Sierra Madre
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Lone Star
Forty Guns
The Great Silence
Far Country/Johnny Guitar
Pale Rider
No Country for Old Men
48 hrs
February 5, 2026 at 11:12 AM
The Wild Bunch
Rio Bravo
Unforgiven
McCabe & Mrs. Miller
My Darling Clementine
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
Once Upon a Time in the West
The Searchers
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Rio Bravo
Unforgiven
McCabe & Mrs. Miller
My Darling Clementine
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
Once Upon a Time in the West
The Searchers
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Love this girl.
Kristen Stewart’s Bold Plan to Bring a Beloved Los Angeles Theater Back to Life
How the actor-director is restoring the historic Highland Theatre as a community-centered home for adventurous cinema in LA
www.architecturaldigest.com
February 4, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Love this girl.
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That new MUPPET SHOW special on Disney Plus is just delightful. Someone should do a COLOR OF MONEY remake with Sabrina Carpenter and Miss Piggy.
February 4, 2026 at 1:38 PM
That new MUPPET SHOW special on Disney Plus is just delightful. Someone should do a COLOR OF MONEY remake with Sabrina Carpenter and Miss Piggy.
I’d never been to a late show at the Alamo Drafthouse before and I gotta tell you that having a guy walk in front of you holding a sign at eye-level that says “LAST CALL” when they’re closing the kitchen really preserves the sanctity of the moviegoing experience.
February 4, 2026 at 5:43 AM
I’d never been to a late show at the Alamo Drafthouse before and I gotta tell you that having a guy walk in front of you holding a sign at eye-level that says “LAST CALL” when they’re closing the kitchen really preserves the sanctity of the moviegoing experience.
Just what I needed, another credit card in my wallet that doesn’t work.
February 4, 2026 at 3:56 AM
Just what I needed, another credit card in my wallet that doesn’t work.
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YEESH. Brutal. But very well-written.
This is a great review: northshoremovies.wpcomstaging.com/2026/01/31/r...
Review – Melania
MELANIA. A documentary directed by Brett Ratner. Featuring Melania Trump, Donald Trump. Rated PG. 107 minutes. In theaters. Signifying nothing One of the most stultifying moviegoing experiences ima…
northshoremovies.wpcomstaging.com
February 1, 2026 at 6:43 PM
YEESH. Brutal. But very well-written.