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Vlazuvius

@vlazuvius.bsky.social

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He/him. No racists or terfs. Boise State football, MTG and D&D, vegan cooking. Sometimes I write stuff. Movie fans can find me on Letterboxd. https://boxd.it/3irB

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Vlazuvius @vlazuvius.bsky.social · 1d

Not my team, but the same awesome department. Boise State Facilities is hiring for a Material Handler/Mover in Central Receiving.

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Jobs - Boise State University

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Vlazuvius @vlazuvius.bsky.social · 1d

My team is hiring for a custodial lead worker. Please apply/share if you or someone you know would be a good fit.

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Jobs - Boise State University

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Vlazuvius @vlazuvius.bsky.social · 1d

Adored this early mad scientist mystery movie. I can see its fingerprints on so many things that have followed, that I also love.

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A ★★★★★ review of Doctor X (1932)

Cult movie perfection. I love the early two-tone technicolor. I love the fact that it's not just one, but a whole gaggle of mad scientists. I love the creepy atmosphere. I might waver on rewatches abo...

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Kelcie Moseley-Morris @kelciemmorris.bsky.social · 1d

William Hendrix, the Kansas Young Republicans’ vice chair, used the words “n--ga” and “n--guh,” variations of a racial slur, more than a dozen times in the chat. Bobby Walker, the vice chair of the New York State Young Republicans at the time, referred to rape as “epic.”

Rick Hasen @rickhasen.bsky.social · 1d

Even though few things shock me these days, this is a real eye opener about what this country is facing going forward.

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‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

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Vlazuvius @vlazuvius.bsky.social · 1d

Liked this even more upon revisiting it. Edgar Wright just has "it."

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A ★★★★½ review of Last Night in Soho (2021)

Liked it even more the second time. The foreshadowing. Just even more impressed with the visual dynamic of this story. Sometimes all it takes is knowing in advance that something *is* a slow burn to m...

Vlazuvius @vlazuvius.bsky.social · 1d

This 80s slasher had potential (and an early Vanna White performance), but it fumbled by having a boring killer/kills. Worth it for slasher completists but not much else.

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A ★★½ review of Graduation Day (1981)

Honestly, they were almost onto something. A woman on the track team dies during a race. Her sister returns for what would have been her graduation to receive an award on her behalf, but other members...

Vlazuvius @vlazuvius.bsky.social · 1d

Really disappointed by this one. Just pretentious and dull.

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A ★½ review of The Neon Demon (2016)

Like listening to someone who thinks they are much cleverer than they are. Cool visuals and Jenna Malone always kills.

Vlazuvius @vlazuvius.bsky.social · 1d

Decent throwback slasher that meanders a bit too much but has some nice moments.

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A ★★★ review of Night of the Reaper (2025)

Honestly, the first part of this movie (after the opening) isn’t great. It’s all a bit generic and whatever. But I enjoyed the final act, and the overall vibe. I can see dropping this at the end of th...

Vlazuvius @vlazuvius.bsky.social · 5d

The lead performance really undercuts the quality of this film.

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A ★★★ review of Scanners (1981)

Scanners has an all-time villain, which makes it harder that this movie is merely okay. The lead performance is just....so underwhelming. Not that they give him much of interest to do except at the st...

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Oregon Donor @ordeadhead.bsky.social · 5d

This is where we are as a country, and millions of people still think this is normal?

Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.bsky.social · 5d

BREAKING: Masked Border Patrol agents aggressively arrested WGN video producer Debbie Brockman in Lincoln Square Friday morning, supposedly for "obstructing justice." (Video via Josh Thomas on Facebook)

Follow @heartlandsignal for more.

Vlazuvius @vlazuvius.bsky.social · 5d

It definitely got a bit unnerving, especially in the middle.

But it was also pretty funny in places.

"My husband is somebody else."

"Are you sure he isn't just having an affair, or that he didn't become a Republican?"

Vlazuvius @vlazuvius.bsky.social · 5d

Finally knocked another classic off of the watchlist.

A ★★★★ review of Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)

Overall, a pretty solid movie that does a good job of building paranoia. My only real issues are that the start of the movie is a bit slow, and that some of the plot doesn't quite make sense (why are ...

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No_ID_Lady @no-id-lady.bsky.social · 7d

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United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 7d

Which is true? Either Trump’s Labor Department actually believes that immigration enforcement is threatening food security, or they are pretending the threat is real in order to crush wages for farm workers.

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Trump Labor Department Says His Immigration Raids Are Causing a Food Crisis

In a filing in the Federal Register, the Labor Department argues there are “immediate dangers to the American food supply” due to a lack of migrant agricultural workers.

Vlazuvius @vlazuvius.bsky.social · 7d

Describe your Bluesky account in a single image.

Vlazuvius @vlazuvius.bsky.social · 7d

Grafted was a decent movie, but the premise offered so much more than it could deliver.

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A ★★★ review of Grafted (2024)

Grafted had a lot of potential. Take the same self loathing at the core of The Substance, add in a unique thread of story about cultural assimilation by way of Mean Girls, and promise some body horror...

Vlazuvius @vlazuvius.bsky.social · 8d

Seriously gives me the ick that this guy is supposedly the Democratic frontrunner.

joesferatu🦇🔱 @24fps.bsky.social · 8d

actions speak louder than a social media intern's words

LGBTQ Nation @lgbtqnation.com · 8d

Gavin Newsom vetoes gender education bill, declines to sign other trans protections - buff.ly/MTUAV85

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GirlFuturist @girlfuturist.bsky.social · 8d

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Republicans post fake image of Oregon protest – using photos of South America

A federal judge had blocked Trump’s request to deploy California national guard to Portland

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Vlazuvius @vlazuvius.bsky.social · 8d

Plenty of fun, but the killer doesn't have that memorable factor that is present in the best slashers.

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A ★★★½ review of The Conference (2023)

It’s a pretty entertaining comedy slasher, although—mask aside—the killer is pretty dull. Here, it’s the victims who are the entertaining ones, giving off The Office vibes as they deal with conflicts ...

Vlazuvius @vlazuvius.bsky.social · 9d

Glad to finally catch up with Ghostwatch. Has been outpaced by imitators, but still really good.

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A ★★★★ review of Ghostwatch (1992)

Originally shot not as a film but as a prank for BBC viewers, Ghostwatch is a news program that purports to take the audience inside of a real haunted house on Halloween. The haunted family, the ghost...

Vlazuvius @vlazuvius.bsky.social · 9d

There was a lot to like about The Cursed, but ultimately it was just a bit too slow to rave about it.

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A ★★★ review of The Cursed (2021)

A werewolf movie with a twist. There is a decent amount to like here. First of all, this is a beautiful film. Foggy moors, rain drenched woods, grey stone...everything is bleak, but in a clearly shot ...

Vlazuvius @vlazuvius.bsky.social · 9d

The first half had a lot of promise, too.

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A ★★½ review of Last Straw (2023)

So, the first half of Last Straw is pretty good. We meet our protagonist--a character who is unlikeable, but played by a charismatic enough actress that we are rooting for her to survive AND have emot...

Vlazuvius @vlazuvius.bsky.social · 9d

So you're telling me a movie called "Rad Chad's Revenge" ISN'T great? 🤯

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A ★★½ review of Scare Package II: Rad Chad’s Revenge (2022)

Take my review of the last film in this series and copy/paste it. Appreciate the love it has for the genre, and whoever is on the practical effects team seriously rules, but the humor largely doesn’t ...

Vlazuvius @vlazuvius.bsky.social · 9d

Okay, if you judge people for liking pumpkin spice lattes or sweet cocktails, this probably isn't your movie. Spends most of its runtime as a gothic romance before eventually remembering it's supposed to be horror. It's simple. I had a good time with my wife.

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A ★★★★ review of The Invitation (2022)

Okay, this was a ton of fun. A lot of the negative reviews are strictly grading this on how effective of a horror movie it is, but that isn’t necessarily the point. This is a whole blender full of ot...

Vlazuvius @vlazuvius.bsky.social · 9d

If you missed this one in the theater...it's a straight up "drop everything" kind of movie. Fucked me up. I loved it.

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A ★★★★★ review of Bring Her Back (2025)

Another gut punch from this duo. I was grossed out (❤️), I was scared (rare!), I cried… Dare I say the best of 2025 so far? They’re 2/2. I need a shower. Holy shit.

Vlazuvius @vlazuvius.bsky.social · 9d

Fairly mild, all things considered, but an entertaining watch. If you want a fictional story with true crime vibes, that you can watch with people on the low end of the horror spice scale, this is for you.

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A ★★★★ review of The Clovehitch Killer (2018)

A really pleasant surprise. I loved the acting, the pacing, the tone. A good one to watch with people who aren’t hardcore with their horror. True crime vibes, but a bit less bleak than all that.