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Thoth Penswell

@thothpenswell.bsky.social

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Co-Organizer of @riffponies.bsky.social, @harmonycon.bsky.social Social Media, fandom MC, film programmer, panel producer, sometimes streamer, future Lightning Fast VCR Repair employee, Film Hors (profile art by @baja.bsky.social)

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Thoth Penswell @thothpenswell.bsky.social · Feb 24

With ✨the biggest week in Film✨ upon us in the form of the Academy Awards, I suppose there's no better time than NOW to present...

✨🎞️MY TOP FILMS OF 2024!🎞️✨

Anybody who ever breathed the words "bad year for movies" is absolutely clueless - what an INSANE year for cinema~💜

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RiffPonies! @riffponies.bsky.social · 14h

🌕TOMORROW!🌕

JOIN @nevaylin.bsky.social @silvermelody.bsky.social & @xengaming101.bsky.social as we celebrate 🎂 @banquo0.bsky.social 's BIRTHDAY🎂 with a pair of childhood favs!

It's a🐴RIFFPONIES WATCH-ALONG🐴of 💥"LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN" (2003)💥 & ☠️"THE GOONIES" (1985)!☠️

🎂TOMORROW @ 7pm!🎂

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Thoth Penswell @thothpenswell.bsky.social · 20h

“1 ticket for Tron Ares please”

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RiffPonies! @riffponies.bsky.social · 1d

🌕THIS SATURDAY NIGHT!🌕

We're celebrating a 🎂very special member of the RiffPonies crew's birthday🎂 with a ✨very special edition✨ of 🐴RIFFPONIES WATCH-ALONG!🐴

Join us for 2 childhood classics - one from the 2000s & one from the 1980s - 🎂THIS SATURDAY NIGHT @ 7pm ET!🎂

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RiffPonies! @riffponies.bsky.social · 2d

🔴NOW LIVE!🔴

It's a 🐴RIFFPONIES WATCH-ALONG🐴 of 🎮"TRON LEGACY" (2010)!🎮

Going live ✨RIGHT NOW✨ at the link below!~⬇️⬇️⬇️

www.twitch.tv/riffponies

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RiffPonies! @riffponies.bsky.social · 2d

🌕LATER TONIGHT!🌕

JOIN @phes.bsky.social @yuraynus.bsky.social @silvermelody.bsky.social & @thothpenswell.bsky.social for a LightCycle riding, disc dueling, Daft Punk thumping trip thru a ✨2010s Sci-Fi CULT CLASSIC!✨

It's a 🐴RIFFPONIES WATCH-ALONG🐴 of 🎮"TRON LEGACY" (2010)!🎮

🌕TONIGHT @ 10pm ET!🌕

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RiffPonies! @riffponies.bsky.social · 3d

🌕TOMORROW NIGHT!🌕

JOIN @phes.bsky.social @yuraynus.bsky.social @silvermelody.bsky.social & @thothpenswell.bsky.social as we reboot our LightCycles & blast Daft Punk as loud as humanly possible for a ✨SCI-FI CULT CLASSIC!✨

It's a 🐴RIFFPONIES WATCH-ALONG🐴 of 🎮"TRON LEGACY" (2010)!🎮

🎮TOMORROW @ 10!🎮

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RiffPonies! @riffponies.bsky.social · 4d

🌕THIS WEDNESDAY NIGHT!🌕

Join us for a 🐴RIFFPONIES WATCH-ALONG🐴 of one of ✨the most gorgeously-designed blockbusters✨ of the 21st century - and did we mention 🤖DAFT PUNK🤖 on the score?~

All this and more - 🌕THIS WEDNESDAY NIGHT @ 10pm ET!🌕

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RiffPonies! @riffponies.bsky.social · 6d

🔴GOING LIVE NOW!🔴

It's a 🐴RIFFPONIES WATCH-ALONG🐴 of stop-motion horror classics 🧵"CORALINE" (2009)🧵 & 🐒"MONKEYBONE" (2001)!🐒

🎃LIVE NOW🎃 at the link below!~⬇️⬇️⬇️

www.twitch.tv/riffponies

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RiffPonies! @riffponies.bsky.social · 6d

🕖IN 1 HOUR!🕖

JOIN @nevaylin.bsky.social @phes.bsky.social @yuraynus.bsky.social @xengaming101.bsky.social & @silvermelody.bsky.social for an evening of 🎃STOP-MOTION HORROR!🎃

It's a🐴RIFFPONIES WATCH-ALONG🐴 of🧵"CORALINE" (2009)🧵 & 🐒"MONKEYBONE" (2001)!🐒

🎃Starts @ 7pm ET!~🎃

www.twitch.tv/riffponies

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Thoth Penswell @thothpenswell.bsky.social · 6d

You DO NOT wanna miss me forcing my friends to watch MONKEYBONE - which I've gone on record as saying is one of ✨the horniest movies ever made✨ - in the year of our lord 2025

Join us for the cinematic masterpiece Monkeybone (oh and also Coraline I guess) - TONIGHT @ 7pm ET!~✨✨✨

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RiffPonies! @riffponies.bsky.social · 6d

🌕LATER TONIGHT!🌕

JOIN @nevaylin.bsky.social @phes.bsky.social @yuraynus.bsky.social @xengaming101.bsky.social & @silvermelody.bsky.social for an evening of 🎃STOP-MOTION HORROR!🎃

It's a 🐴RIFFPONIES WATCH-ALONG🐴 of 🧵"CORALINE" (2009)🧵 & 🐒"MONKEYBONE" (2001)!🐒

🎃TONIGHT @ 7🎃

www.twitch.tv/riffponies

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RiffPonies! @riffponies.bsky.social · 7d

🌕TOMORROW!🌕

JOIN @nevaylin.bsky.social @phes.bsky.social @yuraynus.bsky.social @xengaming101.bsky.social & @silvermelody.bsky.social as we kick-off Spooky Season with a night of 🎃STOP-MOTION HORROR!🎃

It's a 🐴RIFFPONIES WATCH-ALONG🐴 of 🧵"CORALINE" (2009)🧵 & 🐒"MONKEYBONE" (2001)!🐒

🎃TOMORROW @ 7!🎃

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Petirep @petirep.bsky.social · 6d

Free Draw Request Stream! LIVE NOW: www.twitch.tv/petirep

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RiffPonies! @riffponies.bsky.social · 8d

🌕THIS SATURDAY NIGHT!🌕

We're kicking-off the month of October with an evening of 🎃STOP-MOTION HORROR🎃, a Watch-Along Spooky Season tradition!

Join us for 2 ✨classics✨ in the world of gothic animation - 🎃THIS SATURDAY NIGHT @ 7pm ET!🎃

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RiffPonies! @riffponies.bsky.social · 13d

🔴GOING LIVE NOW!🔴

It's a 🐴RIFFPONIES WATCH-ALONG🐴 of 🪩"BOOGIE NIGHTS" (1997)🪩 & ❤️"PUNCH-DRUNK LOVE" (2002)!❤️

🔴Going LIVE NOW at the 🔗below!~ 🔽

www.twitch.tv/riffponies

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RiffPonies! @riffponies.bsky.social · 13d

🕖IN 1 HOUR!🕖

JOIN @banquo0.bsky.social @phes.bsky.social & @thothpenswell.bsky.social for a night of Paul Thomas Anderson ✨CLASSICS!✨

It's a 🐴RIFFPONIES WATCH-ALONG🐴 of 🪩"BOOGIE NIGHTS" (1997)🪩 & ❤️"PUNCH-DRUNK LOVE" (2002)!❤️

🎞️Starting in 1 hour - 7pm ET!~🎞️

www.twitch.tv/riffponies

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RiffPonies! @riffponies.bsky.social · 14d

🌕TOMORROW NIGHT🌕

JOIN @banquo0.bsky.social & @thothpenswell.bsky.social (and ✨surprise guests!✨) for an evening with one of our greatest cinematic minds! It's 🎞️PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON NIGHT!🎞️

It's a 🐴RIFFPONIES WATCH-ALONG🐴 of 🪩"BOOGIE NIGHTS" (1997)🪩 & ❤️"PUNCH-DRUNK LOVE" (2002)!❤️

🌕TOMORROW @ 7!🌕

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Lisa Naffziger @lisanaffziger.bsky.social · 14d

Orga オルガ

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RiffPonies! @riffponies.bsky.social · 15d

🌕THIS SATURDAY NIGHT🌕

Join us at RiffPonies Watch-Along as we ring-in one of ✨the biggest blockbusters of the year✨ with a celebration of one of Cinema's ✨greatest directors!✨

It's ONE WATCH-ALONG AFTER ANOTHER - and 2✨MASTERPIECES✨of cinema!

🌕THIS SATURDAY @ 7pm ET!🌕

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Thoth Penswell @thothpenswell.bsky.social · 16d

Now seated for…🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

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HarmonyCon @harmonycon.bsky.social · 16d

𝘱𝘴𝘴𝘴𝘴𝘴𝘴𝘴𝘴𝘴𝘴𝘴𝘴𝘴𝘴𝘴𝘴𝘴𝘵

You didn't hear this from us but we just added more hotel rooms at the Hyatt Regency Dallas for #HarmonyCon2026 weekend

𝑩𝒐𝒐𝒌 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒓𝒐𝒐𝒎𝒔 (𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒅𝒐𝒏'𝒕 𝒕𝒆𝒍𝒍 𝒂𝒏𝒚𝒑𝒐𝒏𝒚) 𝒃𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒘~ 🔽🔽🔽

harmonycon.org#venue

HarmonyCon 2026

The magic continues — HarmonyCon returns February 13 to 15, 2026, at the Hyatt Regency Dallas! Join us for another incredible weekend filled with community panels, special guests, lively events, and u...

harmonycon.org

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HarmonyCon @harmonycon.bsky.social · 18d

🐴GREETINGS, CYBERPONIES!🐴

What is ✨YOUR FAVORITE✨ piece of Cyberpunk media?~ 📺🖥️💽💾

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RiffPonies! @riffponies.bsky.social · 19d

🕖IN 1 HOUR!🕖

Join us for 🏴‍☠️PIRATE MOVIE NIGHT!🦜

It's a 🐴RIFFPONIES WATCH-ALONG🐴 of 🏴‍☠️"MUPPET TREASURE ISLAND" (1996)🏴‍☠️ & 🏴‍☠️"PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL" (2003)!🏴‍☠️

🦜Starts in 1 HOUR - 7pm ET!🏴‍☠️

www.twitch.tv/riffponies

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Thoth Penswell @thothpenswell.bsky.social · 19d

us sailing up to your Sunday night plans like:

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RiffPonies! @riffponies.bsky.social · 19d

🌕TONIGHT🌕

JOIN @lerovun.bsky.social @coledonnerstag.bsky.social @yuraynus.bsky.social @silvermelody.bsky.social & @xengaming101.bsky.social for 🏴‍☠️PIRATE MOVIE NIGHT!🦜

It's a🐴RIFFPONIES WATCH-ALONG🐴 of 🏴‍☠️"MUPPET TREASURE ISLAND"🏴‍☠️+🏴‍☠️"PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL"!🏴‍☠️

🦜TONITE @ 7!🦜

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