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Jed Shaffer

@streetsajed.bsky.social

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He/him, 48, married, dad of 3 boys, gamer. Cohost of @firstgengamerspod.bsky.social, a celebration of gaming's weird history. Find links here: https://linktr.ee/firstgengamerspodcast DM's are open, but no soliciting or I will block you.

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Jed Shaffer @streetsajed.bsky.social · Jan 28

#promosky post

My interests:
Video games (not online)
Movies, esp. horror
90's MTV animation
Music, esp. 90's alternative
Community
MST3K (the Mike era)/RiffTrax
Co-hosting @firstgengamerspod.bsky.social w/@fthatpod.bsky.social

Not interested in:
MAGA
NFT/crypto/AI

DM's are open.

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Jed Shaffer @streetsajed.bsky.social · 4h

If they’d expanded on some of the ideas and made them made sense within the universe, I think it would be easier to swallow. But the movie pretty much demands fan theories to cover the gaps.

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Jed Shaffer @streetsajed.bsky.social · 4h

Was this good enough to crack my already horror-heavy top ten for the movies of 2023?

The movies of 2023

An ever-evolving list of 2023 releases, ordered by rank

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Jed Shaffer @streetsajed.bsky.social · 4h

It's hard to know who to recommend this to, but if you have the slightest bit of interest, check it out. Just go in with an open mind. #Letterboxd #MovieSky #FilmSky

A ★★★★ review of The Toxic Avenger Unrated (2023)

I grew up watching the original Toxic Avenger. I remember, as a kid, thinking the movie's incredibly graphic violence and puerile sense of humor was the best thing since pants with pockets. While I th...

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Jed Shaffer @streetsajed.bsky.social · 5h

Rewatched it for the first time in decades a couple months back. It is a movie that makes some choices, that's for sure.

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Jed Shaffer @streetsajed.bsky.social · 6h

STOP CASTING THIS GOOBER.

Cosmic Marvel @dailycosmicmarvel.bsky.social · 9h

‘TRON: ARES’ has earned $14.3M in its opening day at the domestic box office.

For comparison, ‘MORBIUS’ opened to $17.3M.

Jed Shaffer @streetsajed.bsky.social · 10h

Updated ranking of the movies of 2024.

The movies of 2024

An ever-evolving list of 2024 releases, ordered by rank

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Jed Shaffer @streetsajed.bsky.social · 10h

"Samara Weaving going John Wick on silent, post-apocalyptic cultists in the forest" is either going to hook you or repel you. It hooked me, once I learned to appreciate it for what it is. #Letterboxd #FilmSky #MovieSky

A ★★★★½ review of Azrael (2024)

Modern silent movies are a tricky sell. Since spoken dialogue has been the standard in movies for almost a century now, silent movies now feel like a gimmick. A movie that chooses not to have dialogue...

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Jed Shaffer @streetsajed.bsky.social · 23h

See where it landed on my ranking of the movies of 1984.

The movies of 1984

An ever-evolving list of 1984 releases, ordered by rank

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Jed Shaffer @streetsajed.bsky.social · 23h

When weird becomes annoying. #FilmSky #MovieSky #Letterboxd

A ★ review of Screamplay (1984)

Screamplay, if you couldn't tell by my rating, has a mountain of problems. Its principal actor is also its writer and director, and it shows. It's not just that the movie centers around Rufus Butler S...

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Jed Shaffer @streetsajed.bsky.social · 1d

I wouldn’t be mad at it, but he wouldn’t be my first choice. I was thinking John Lithgow.

Jed Shaffer @streetsajed.bsky.social · 1d

Oh, sure, make me add something to the wishlist. THANKS. 😁

Jed Shaffer @streetsajed.bsky.social · 1d

At least, if they're going to do social commentary, pick ONE thing. Trying to be about brand worship, corporate "family" culture, third-world exploitation, AND body image is a little crowded for a movie about killer jeans.

Jed Shaffer @streetsajed.bsky.social · 1d

It is a Lovecraftian, technicolor madhouse of a movie. Not as loud and aggressive as Mandy is, but crazy all the same.

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Jed Shaffer @streetsajed.bsky.social · 1d

I'd be down for that.

Jed Shaffer @streetsajed.bsky.social · 1d

The perfect band to have one of its members say "can the poems, it's ass-whipping time!". No other band could make that joke work quite as well.

Jed Shaffer @streetsajed.bsky.social · 1d

I found it overly ambitious for such a silly concept. Tried to have commentary on too many issues for any one idea to feel fully formed, while also trying to be straight-up scary, while also trying to be silly and OTT. Too many ingredients working against each other.

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Jed Shaffer @streetsajed.bsky.social · 1d

I vastly prefer Color Of Out Shape to Mandy for weird, stylish, crazy movies with Nic Cage. But I seem to be in the minority on that.

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Jed Shaffer @streetsajed.bsky.social · 1d

Just saw the news about John Lodge, and my iTunes brought up "Nights In White Satin" not ten minutes later. That'll do, universe. That'll do. RIP

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Jed Shaffer @streetsajed.bsky.social · 1d

It's #LetterboxdFriday so here's my #LastFourWatched

An average wilderness survival horror movie,
Vincent Price goes all in on sinister,
An irresponsible puff-piece of a documentary,
And a disappointing haunted house movie that never pays off its vibes.

Posters from my Letterboxd account of the last four movies I've seen, with the most recent on the left.

Don't Move, from 2024, three stars.
The Abominable Dr. Phibes, from 1971, four stars
Unknown Number: The High School Catfish, from 2025, half a star
The Innocents, from 1961, three stars

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Jed Shaffer @streetsajed.bsky.social · 2d

Correct.

Jed Shaffer @streetsajed.bsky.social · 2d

11, and I'm fine with that.

💕Adrienne💕 @adrienne.blacksky.app · 2d

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Jed Shaffer @streetsajed.bsky.social · 2d

I'm on the opposite end of this. I thought it was excellent. Great acting, love how the movie works to convince the viewer that the apocalyptic prophecy may actually be real, and the weight of the burden these "missionaries" carry ... to each their own.

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Jed Shaffer @streetsajed.bsky.social · 2d

Pro tip: alternate with Lucy Dacus and Julien Baker.

Jed Shaffer @streetsajed.bsky.social · 2d

See where it landed in my ranking of the movies of 2024.

The movies of 2024

An ever-evolving list of 2024 releases, ordered by rank

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Jed Shaffer @streetsajed.bsky.social · 2d

Won't remember. #Letterboxd #FilmSky #MovieSky

A ★★★ review of Don't Move (2024)

Don't Move falls into a sub-genre of horror that has some of the most rigid tropes and uncompromising borders: the wilderness survival horror movie. A cat-and-mouse game between a crazed killer and a ...

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