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Almost from the start, I knew I was going to like The Blackening. I love when films take risks and bend genres, and a horror comedy is maybe one of the hardest combinations to pull off. After all, …

Chris Carey @vilezero.bsky.social · 10d

📽️ Finally got a chance to watch The Blackening (it’s on Netflix), and what a fun film to kick off the Halloween season! Not scary at all, but deeply funny. Anyone who enjoys satire that breaks down horror tropes will find a lot to enjoy with this.

The Blackening

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Chris Carey @vilezero.bsky.social · 10d

Welp, guess I’m furloughed then. What a year this has been.

Chris Carey @vilezero.bsky.social · 19d

Looks fun!

Rotten Tomatoes @rottentomatoes.com · 19d

Watch the first trailer for 'The Mandalorian and Grogu' - in theaters May 22, 2026.

Chris Carey @vilezero.bsky.social · 20d

I need to know what happens after this book ends. I NEED TO KNOW!!

Chris Carey @vilezero.bsky.social · 20d

Twenty years ago this fall, I walked into a used bookstore and bought damn near every @stephenking.bsky.social book they had. I was going to read them all, and then life got in the way.

Instead of reading as a college student, I read it this week as my daughter turned 4. This WRECKED me.

When cringe comedy is done right, I think it’s genius. To me, there’s little funnier than watching a scene that becomes so awkward and embarrassing that I need to release tension throug…

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Chris Carey @vilezero.bsky.social · 24d

📽️ Friendship brings to life the inexorable spiral into insanity that we’re probably all one bad day from experiencing. A deeply weird film, and not without its faults, but one that really fires on all cylinders when it works. It spoke to me in ways I really didn’t expect. More in my review.

Friendship

When cringe comedy is done right, I think it’s genius. To me, there’s little funnier than watching a scene that becomes so awkward and embarrassing that I need to release tension throug…

Chris Carey @vilezero.bsky.social · 24d

📽️ Friendship brings to life the inexorable spiral into insanity that we’re probably all one bad day from experiencing. A deeply weird film, and not without its faults, but one that really fires on all cylinders when it works. It spoke to me in ways I really didn’t expect. More in my review.

Friendship

I vividly remember sitting in the movie theater in 2002 to watch the animated Lilo & Stitch. I think it’s because, at the time, I wasn’t sure I’d ever see another traditionall…

Chris Carey @vilezero.bsky.social · 24d

My daughter turns 4 today. Happened in the blink of an eye. Happy birthday, my sweet girl. My movie-loving buddy. My beeeeeest fwiend. ❤️

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Chris Carey @vilezero.bsky.social · Sep 9

📽️ I expected to be let down, but the live-action Lilo & Stitch was very entertaining! It does deviate from the original film a lot, which can be a mixed bag, but it’s overall a great reimagining of an animated classic.

Lilo & Stitch (2025)

I vividly remember sitting in the movie theater in 2002 to watch the animated Lilo & Stitch. I think it’s because, at the time, I wasn’t sure I’d ever see another traditionall…

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Chris Carey @vilezero.bsky.social · Sep 9

📽️ I expected to be let down, but the live-action Lilo & Stitch was very entertaining! It does deviate from the original film a lot, which can be a mixed bag, but it’s overall a great reimagining of an animated classic.

Lilo & Stitch (2025)

Fit Check for Her Movie Theater Era

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Chris Carey @vilezero.bsky.social · Sep 7

I’m slowly getting back into reading comics, and decided to dive into ULTRAMEGA. The first volume is incredible! Such an intriguing premise, and bonkers artwork.

Then, it totally shits the bed in its second (and final) volume. What the hell happened?!

Chris Carey @vilezero.bsky.social · Sep 1

I wrote about taking my daughter to her first theatrical experience. No kid is built the same as another, but if you’ve got a little one and you’re considering how to tackle the first trip to the movie theater, maybe this will help!

For me, I just wanted to capture the full experience.

1,437 days. To be more specific, 3 years, 11 months, and 7 days. That’s how long we waited before my wife and I took our daughter to see her first movie at the movie theater.

Chris Carey @vilezero.bsky.social · Sep 1

The Invisible Man works so well because you stare at all the empty spaces throughout the movie and you just know he’s lurking there. Makes my hair raise just thinking about it!

Chris Carey @vilezero.bsky.social · Aug 29

Capote comes to mind!

Chris Carey @vilezero.bsky.social · Aug 27

Darmok!

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Chris Carey @vilezero.bsky.social · Aug 25

We had a WONDERFUL time. My daughter is in love with the theatrical experience (but will any future movie live up to the experience of singing along to your favorite movie with a packed crowd?) Can’t wait to write about the experience for The Film Legacy this week!

Chris Carey @vilezero.bsky.social · Aug 24

We are taking our daughter to see her first movie at the movie theater today. We had been weighing what would be a great first movie, but our daughter’s insatiable KPop Demon Hunters obsession made it an easy choice.

Can’t wait to see what she thinks about the theatrical experience!

How to Train Your Dragon (2025)

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Chris Carey @vilezero.bsky.social · Aug 22

Starting to feel like I’m screaming into the void on Bluesky with my movie reviews (📽️), but I’ll try again with a new review of the live-action remake of How to Train Your Dragon. I really loved this, and I didn’t expect to!

There have been many live-action remakes of animated films in the last decade. I’ve often wondered what the point is. Why remake a timeless animated film? What is the point of tweaking the source m…

How to Train Your Dragon (2025)

Chris Carey @vilezero.bsky.social · Aug 22

Starting to feel like I’m screaming into the void on Bluesky with my movie reviews (📽️), but I’ll try again with a new review of the live-action remake of How to Train Your Dragon. I really loved this, and I didn’t expect to!

There have been many live-action remakes of animated films in the last decade. I’ve often wondered what the point is. Why remake a timeless animated film? What is the point of tweaking the source m…

You know what you’re getting with Happy Gilmore 2. It’s the sequel to one of the most enduring comedies of the 1990s. That alone is enough to cause hesitance—does any sequel that takes 30 years to …

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Chris Carey @vilezero.bsky.social · Aug 21

The more I think about Happy Gilmore 2, the more annoyed I get. It kills me that it’s basically the antithesis of the first film. Now, instead of being the young upstart challenging the status quo, Happy is part of the old guard standing up against a new young upstart looking to do what he did.

Happy Gilmore 2

You know what you’re getting with Happy Gilmore 2. It’s the sequel to one of the most enduring comedies of the 1990s. That alone is enough to cause hesitance—does any sequel that takes 30 years to …

Chris Carey @vilezero.bsky.social · Aug 21

The more I think about Happy Gilmore 2, the more annoyed I get. It kills me that it’s basically the antithesis of the first film. Now, instead of being the young upstart challenging the status quo, Happy is part of the old guard standing up against a new young upstart looking to do what he did.

Happy Gilmore 2

Chris Carey @vilezero.bsky.social · Aug 18

Finally caught up on it tonight too. LOVE it. It is so damn good. Great pair of episodes.

The Fantastic Four: First Steps

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Chris Carey @vilezero.bsky.social · Aug 15

Had a lot to say about The Fantastic Four: First Steps. I deeply adored this film. How it portrays familial and parental love spoke to me on an elemental level. Plus, that score?! Incredible from top to bottom. Loved it.

I have always loved the Fantastic Four. I trace that love back to my dad. To his credit, he was always more of a DC Comics guy. But my dad read Fantastic Four growing up, back when they were much m…