juan barquin
@woahitsjuanito.bsky.social
neurotic, queer, latin american writer and programmer. they/them. co-creator & filmmaker for flaming classics. chair of the florida film critics circle.
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Hideo Kojima: Metal Gear Solid 3 & 4
The world of video gaming
reverseshot.org
What a thrill to finally share my piece on two of my favorite games: Snake Eater & Guns of the Patriots. I interrogate how Kojima shows us cyclical violent worlds but still attempts to guide us toward non-violence (in sometimes questionable ways).
I am still not sold on Mr Dua Lipa being more than just a pretty face, but Miles Teller and Elizabeth Olsen have such wild chemistry that I kind of fell for Eternity. One of the better romantic comedies in recent years.
Elizabeth Olsen Makes 'Eternity' Worth the Commitment
A24's new rom-com reminds us that Elizabeth Olsen has some serious comedic skills.
movieweb.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:35 PM
I am still not sold on Mr Dua Lipa being more than just a pretty face, but Miles Teller and Elizabeth Olsen have such wild chemistry that I kind of fell for Eternity. One of the better romantic comedies in recent years.
we should keep trans icon ozma safe from the very bad filmmakers who would try to capitalize on making more oz content
I'm honestly surprised that with all this renewed interest in the Wizard of Oz that nobody's tried to do a thing with Ozma recently, but I guess studios just assume mainstream audiences are only familiar with things from the 1939 movie
November 24, 2025 at 10:36 PM
we should keep trans icon ozma safe from the very bad filmmakers who would try to capitalize on making more oz content
top 100 comedy list not having gentlemen prefer blondes renders it worthless and i am choosing to no longer engage with it
November 24, 2025 at 8:37 PM
top 100 comedy list not having gentlemen prefer blondes renders it worthless and i am choosing to no longer engage with it
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One of my favorite things is getting to tell friends who are new to NYC that the subway "stand clear of the closing doors please" voice is a trans woman named Bernie Wagenblast and she's amazing.
November 24, 2025 at 6:19 PM
One of my favorite things is getting to tell friends who are new to NYC that the subway "stand clear of the closing doors please" voice is a trans woman named Bernie Wagenblast and she's amazing.
letterboxd stop taking down kevin perjurer stand alone docs from your website challenge
November 24, 2025 at 6:42 PM
letterboxd stop taking down kevin perjurer stand alone docs from your website challenge
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every time kevin says how insanely protective disney are of mickey you know exactly what i'm thinking
November 24, 2025 at 6:34 PM
every time kevin says how insanely protective disney are of mickey you know exactly what i'm thinking
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Lobotomy is French for I'm the bottom
June 18, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Lobotomy is French for I'm the bottom
decided on a whim to start reading the bloodborne comic and honestly kind of in love with “the death of sleep” as a short story. appropriately dreamy, casually queer, both playful and melancholic, and pleasantly in tune with translating the cycles of death and rebirth that come with the game.
November 24, 2025 at 6:13 AM
decided on a whim to start reading the bloodborne comic and honestly kind of in love with “the death of sleep” as a short story. appropriately dreamy, casually queer, both playful and melancholic, and pleasantly in tune with translating the cycles of death and rebirth that come with the game.
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I’m the one on the far left atm
November 24, 2025 at 5:09 AM
I’m the one on the far left atm
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where i post from
February 11, 2025 at 9:39 PM
where i post from
love watching defunctland and being forced to think about existing in a surveillance state
November 24, 2025 at 1:41 AM
love watching defunctland and being forced to think about existing in a surveillance state
watch party tonight queens???
November 23, 2025 at 11:20 PM
watch party tonight queens???
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If you could set aside 4 hours and 18 minutes today for my new video, that would be much appreciated.
November 23, 2025 at 4:50 PM
If you could set aside 4 hours and 18 minutes today for my new video, that would be much appreciated.
this guy from eephus could fix me
November 22, 2025 at 9:43 PM
this guy from eephus could fix me
we, as a culture, should stop doing Best of the Year lists in December and instead just do them all in January when the year has actually ended and there’s actual time to reflect
November 22, 2025 at 8:26 PM
we, as a culture, should stop doing Best of the Year lists in December and instead just do them all in January when the year has actually ended and there’s actual time to reflect
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November 21, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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put together a list of all the 16mm (and a couple of digital) screenings i programmed (and projected!) this year. pretty proud of what i managed to share with folks in miami through the public library in spite of all my limitations. really thankful to everyone who came to any of them.
2025 Programming
A list of all my 2025 screenings, largely curated and programmed by myself with additional other local folks. Further details included in Notes for each film. -- Series 1: “IN DREAMS, I TALK WITH YOU”...
letterboxd.com
November 21, 2025 at 10:05 PM
put together a list of all the 16mm (and a couple of digital) screenings i programmed (and projected!) this year. pretty proud of what i managed to share with folks in miami through the public library in spite of all my limitations. really thankful to everyone who came to any of them.
the sheer amount of art basel fringe fairs, including ones that boast their collection of artists being local and/or underrepresented, using generative AI for all of the advertising and promotions instead of hiring a real artist is beyond depressing
November 21, 2025 at 6:52 PM
the sheer amount of art basel fringe fairs, including ones that boast their collection of artists being local and/or underrepresented, using generative AI for all of the advertising and promotions instead of hiring a real artist is beyond depressing
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French authorities are taking X to court because Grok is now doing straight up holocaust denial. Gas chambers intended for disinfection, cyanide residue tiny, ‘story’ persists because of taboo against critical examination. (Full translation in alt text)
November 20, 2025 at 1:03 PM
French authorities are taking X to court because Grok is now doing straight up holocaust denial. Gas chambers intended for disinfection, cyanide residue tiny, ‘story’ persists because of taboo against critical examination. (Full translation in alt text)
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:smashes glass over emergency link to Rita Moreno and Animal performing "Fever" on The Muppet Show: youtu.be/qLxDS65RjLU?...
The Muppets - Fever (Rita Moreno & Animal)
YouTube video by KB
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November 21, 2025 at 6:23 PM
:smashes glass over emergency link to Rita Moreno and Animal performing "Fever" on The Muppet Show: youtu.be/qLxDS65RjLU?...
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It’s cool that ICE is on the streets terrorising communities and people are on the cusp of losing healthcare and so Democrats have decided that this would be the best use of their time. 🙄
Not two weeks after a democratic socialist is elected mayor of New York City, 86 Democratic House members vote to 'condemn socialism.'
November 21, 2025 at 6:25 PM
It’s cool that ICE is on the streets terrorising communities and people are on the cusp of losing healthcare and so Democrats have decided that this would be the best use of their time. 🙄
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♫ And just to clear the air I ask for Chu's head
for the things he's done to this whole show ♫
for the things he's done to this whole show ♫
Musical theatre has always thrived on the ability of characters being able to convey their thoughts and/or emotions through song, but has it ever felt quite as stupid and telegraphed as this?
Read our review of Wicked: For Good:
Read our review of Wicked: For Good:
Wicked: For Good review – Chu is as much a fraud as his Wizard
Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo shine together, but Jon M Chu's second instalment of the Broadway adaptation is otherwise a bloated, unimaginative mess.
lwlies.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:25 PM
♫ And just to clear the air I ask for Chu's head
for the things he's done to this whole show ♫
for the things he's done to this whole show ♫
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♫ Who can say Wicked’s been changed for the better?
I don’t believe it has been changed for the better
Because of Jon Chu
It has been changed… for bad ♫
I don’t believe it has been changed for the better
Because of Jon Chu
It has been changed… for bad ♫
Wicked: For Good review – Chu is as much a fraud as his Wizard
Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo shine together, but Jon M Chu's second instalment of the Broadway adaptation is otherwise a bloated, unimaginative mess.
lwlies.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:09 PM
♫ Who can say Wicked’s been changed for the better?
I don’t believe it has been changed for the better
Because of Jon Chu
It has been changed… for bad ♫
I don’t believe it has been changed for the better
Because of Jon Chu
It has been changed… for bad ♫