Oscar Goff
@theoscargoff.bsky.social
Writer/movie rat. EIC and Senior Film Critic, Boston Hassle. Film columnist, Cambridge Day. Member: BSFC, OFCS, BOFCA. 🍅-approved. He/him.
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Welcome! Oscar here— I review movies for Boston Hassle (which I also edit), cover the rep house beat for Cambridge Day, and post here about movies, music, and stuff ‘n’ such. Stick around why don’t ya!
Welcome! Oscar here— I review movies for Boston Hassle (which I also edit), cover the rep house beat for Cambridge Day, and post here about movies, music, and stuff ‘n’ such. Stick around why don’t ya!
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@theoscargoff.bsky.social's proposed biopic of Anthony Perkins starring Andrew Garfield.
If you were a despotic president, what movie would you force Hollywood to make? I want to see Quentin's Star Trek movie or maybe Kill Bill Vol 3.
November 26, 2025 at 12:53 AM
@theoscargoff.bsky.social's proposed biopic of Anthony Perkins starring Andrew Garfield.
I love that my hometown* made this account, and that this is the picture they used.
Baldwinville, Massachusetts
Population: 1,894
Photos from Google Places API
Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baldwinville,_Massachusetts
Population: 1,894
Photos from Google Places API
Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baldwinville,_Massachusetts
November 25, 2025 at 9:27 PM
I love that my hometown* made this account, and that this is the picture they used.
All of them. LIARMOUTH. BUCKAROO BANZAI AGAINST THE WORLD CRIME LEAGUE. The Wachowskis’ GEEK LOVE. Jodorowsky’s DUNE. They’d have to send the UN to stop me.
If you were a despotic president, what movie would you force Hollywood to make? I want to see Quentin's Star Trek movie or maybe Kill Bill Vol 3.
November 25, 2025 at 9:02 PM
All of them. LIARMOUTH. BUCKAROO BANZAI AGAINST THE WORLD CRIME LEAGUE. The Wachowskis’ GEEK LOVE. Jodorowsky’s DUNE. They’d have to send the UN to stop me.
Genuinely curious what happened here. AI? Misinterpreted leak? Expanded universe lore?
Dying at this bit in the Wikipedia entry for MARTY SUPREME which invents a brand new identity for Abel Ferrara’s character.
November 25, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Genuinely curious what happened here. AI? Misinterpreted leak? Expanded universe lore?
Been a while since I posted a Pye pic.
November 25, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Been a while since I posted a Pye pic.
Trump has reached the “Ian Holm as Napoleon in TIME BANDITS” stage of his presidency.
November 25, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Trump has reached the “Ian Holm as Napoleon in TIME BANDITS” stage of his presidency.
"you'll be visited by three spirits"
the three spirits:
the three spirits:
November 25, 2025 at 5:01 PM
"you'll be visited by three spirits"
the three spirits:
the three spirits:
Fun fact: the original Korean language track for this film is considered lost, as the producers screwed up and sent the original master elements in to be dubbed!
Yongary, Monster From the Deep (1967), Dir. Kim Ki-duk — He may not be as famous as his kaiju cousins, but this scrappy South Korean beast still leaves a big footprint.. Cheap, yes. Silly, of course. But Yongary is a low-budget stompfest that earns its spot in the giant-monster family tree-it's fun🎞️
November 25, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Fun fact: the original Korean language track for this film is considered lost, as the producers screwed up and sent the original master elements in to be dubbed!
Dying at this bit in the Wikipedia entry for MARTY SUPREME which invents a brand new identity for Abel Ferrara’s character.
November 25, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Dying at this bit in the Wikipedia entry for MARTY SUPREME which invents a brand new identity for Abel Ferrara’s character.
I have slept on this question and decided my answer is zine culture.
I figure Ken Burns has one, maybe two big documentary series in him before he fully retires. What do you think they should be? My votes include Football, Hip-Hop, World War 1, Reconstruction (though Skip Gates did this one well), Iraq/Afghanistan, 19th Century Expansionism.
November 25, 2025 at 1:32 PM
I have slept on this question and decided my answer is zine culture.
Great read, and spot on— I’ve always approached my lists less as a strict ranking of quality/enjoyment and more as an act of feng shui.
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November 24, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Great read, and spot on— I’ve always approached my lists less as a strict ranking of quality/enjoyment and more as an act of feng shui.
People are dunking on this, but the thing about X is that the MPA never trademarked it, which is why it instantly got co-opted by porn and became unusable for mainstream releases. There is nothing stopping Brady Corbet from slapping a giant X rating on his next film, and I truly hope he does.
Brady Corbet’s next film will be X-rated, shot entirely on 70mm, and span three centuries.
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November 24, 2025 at 6:49 PM
People are dunking on this, but the thing about X is that the MPA never trademarked it, which is why it instantly got co-opted by porn and became unusable for mainstream releases. There is nothing stopping Brady Corbet from slapping a giant X rating on his next film, and I truly hope he does.
Would personally swap 4 and 5, 6 and 7, and possibly 1 and 2, but overall can’t fault this list.
haven’t seen ROS or Solo but this seems like a pretty ball-knowing list from Pritzker, particularly if he volunteered the name “Star Wars” rather than “A New Hope”
November 24, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Would personally swap 4 and 5, 6 and 7, and possibly 1 and 2, but overall can’t fault this list.
Screengrabs you can hear.
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) Wizard Video Opening VHS 1982, New Line Cinema : 161s
November 24, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Screengrabs you can hear.
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Is JAY KELLY wildly self-indulgent? Sure. But it’s such immensely likable, well-crafted self-indulgence that it’s tough to care. Review in @cambridgeday.com!
Sweetly self-indulgent ‘Jay Kelly’ blurs the lines with its star, George Clooney - Cambridge Day
No actor better represents today's capital-M Movie Star than George Clooney, a fact that “Jay Kelly,” the new film from director Noah Baumbach, leans into.
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November 23, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Is JAY KELLY wildly self-indulgent? Sure. But it’s such immensely likable, well-crafted self-indulgence that it’s tough to care. Review in @cambridgeday.com!
“Hallelujah” being adopted as an unironic religious song is the funniest thing since “You Can Leave Your Hat On” being adopted as an unironic sex song.
November 24, 2025 at 3:41 PM
“Hallelujah” being adopted as an unironic religious song is the funniest thing since “You Can Leave Your Hat On” being adopted as an unironic sex song.
I had the pleasure of sitting in once again on the @bostonscifi.bsky.social podcast, talking superior sequels with @somervilletheatre.bsky.social manager Ian Judge! Listen where you get your podcasts, or watch my weird mug below!
Podcast: TAKE TWO: Superior SciFi Sequels
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November 24, 2025 at 3:20 PM
I had the pleasure of sitting in once again on the @bostonscifi.bsky.social podcast, talking superior sequels with @somervilletheatre.bsky.social manager Ian Judge! Listen where you get your podcasts, or watch my weird mug below!
Eternally jealous of my older cousin who grew up in Minnesota and saw MST3K over the airwaves on KTMA.
Today in 1988 Mystery Science Theater 3000 premiered on KTMA in St. Paul Minnesota. #MST3K
November 24, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Eternally jealous of my older cousin who grew up in Minnesota and saw MST3K over the airwaves on KTMA.
RIP Udo Kier, who, on top of a legendary 60-year career, was on an absolute 2020s hot streak.
November 24, 2025 at 1:12 AM
RIP Udo Kier, who, on top of a legendary 60-year career, was on an absolute 2020s hot streak.
I totally get the shift from physical FYC screeners to digital, but on the other hand I guess all the other studios are cool with Neon being the only one whose films are watched by critics traveling for the holiday.
November 23, 2025 at 10:40 PM
I totally get the shift from physical FYC screeners to digital, but on the other hand I guess all the other studios are cool with Neon being the only one whose films are watched by critics traveling for the holiday.
Is JAY KELLY wildly self-indulgent? Sure. But it’s such immensely likable, well-crafted self-indulgence that it’s tough to care. Review in @cambridgeday.com!
Sweetly self-indulgent ‘Jay Kelly’ blurs the lines with its star, George Clooney - Cambridge Day
No actor better represents today's capital-M Movie Star than George Clooney, a fact that “Jay Kelly,” the new film from director Noah Baumbach, leans into.
www.cambridgeday.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Is JAY KELLY wildly self-indulgent? Sure. But it’s such immensely likable, well-crafted self-indulgence that it’s tough to care. Review in @cambridgeday.com!
If HANNIBAL had continued, I think there’s a non-zero chance they eventually would have found a way to make him say “After all, I am the bitch.”
November 22, 2025 at 10:44 PM
If HANNIBAL had continued, I think there’s a non-zero chance they eventually would have found a way to make him say “After all, I am the bitch.”
Same (though I do find it funny that a vestige of it still exists in ROBOT CHICKEN).
I miss Wizard Magazine.
November 22, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Same (though I do find it funny that a vestige of it still exists in ROBOT CHICKEN).
There’s an episode of THE CRITIC where Jay tells his son’s class “I have the best job in the world! I get to watch movies and eat popcorn all day!” I’m not going to say I decided at that moment, at age ten, to be a film critic, but a seed was definitely planted.
November 22, 2025 at 10:35 PM
There’s an episode of THE CRITIC where Jay tells his son’s class “I have the best job in the world! I get to watch movies and eat popcorn all day!” I’m not going to say I decided at that moment, at age ten, to be a film critic, but a seed was definitely planted.
One of these days someone is going to take it upon themselves to colorize and AI-upscale BEGOTTEN :(
But... wait... it was 1974, it wasn't made in black and white because they couldn't afford color stock, it was made to resemble the original movies that... [trails off in disbelief]
[stares, mouth hangs open]
WHAT??!!??!?!?!!!!
[stares, mouth hangs open]
WHAT??!!??!?!?!!!!
November 22, 2025 at 9:30 PM
One of these days someone is going to take it upon themselves to colorize and AI-upscale BEGOTTEN :(