Erik Mathews
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Kaiju Groupie. Pop culture junkie.
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I am a fraud because I totally forgot about Dune Part Three and The Adventures of Cliff Booth.
And, my most anticipated movies of 2026:
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
Avengers: Doomsday*
Disclosure Day
Evil Dead Burn
Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die
The Mandalorian and Grogu*
The Odyssey
Project Hail Mary
Ready Or Not 2: Here I Come
Resident Evil*
*Perhaps against my better judgement.
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
Avengers: Doomsday*
Disclosure Day
Evil Dead Burn
Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die
The Mandalorian and Grogu*
The Odyssey
Project Hail Mary
Ready Or Not 2: Here I Come
Resident Evil*
*Perhaps against my better judgement.
January 3, 2026 at 11:32 PM
I am a fraud because I totally forgot about Dune Part Three and The Adventures of Cliff Booth.
I've got plenty to catch up on, but these are currently my favorite movies of 2025:
28 Years Later*
Avatar: Fire and Ash*
Black Phone 2
Bring Her Back
Bugonia
Frankenstein*
One Battle After Another*
Paddington in Peru
Predator: Badlands
Sinners*
Superman
Warfare
Weapons
Wake Up Dead Man
*Top 5
28 Years Later*
Avatar: Fire and Ash*
Black Phone 2
Bring Her Back
Bugonia
Frankenstein*
One Battle After Another*
Paddington in Peru
Predator: Badlands
Sinners*
Superman
Warfare
Weapons
Wake Up Dead Man
*Top 5
December 28, 2025 at 11:39 PM
I've got plenty to catch up on, but these are currently my favorite movies of 2025:
28 Years Later*
Avatar: Fire and Ash*
Black Phone 2
Bring Her Back
Bugonia
Frankenstein*
One Battle After Another*
Paddington in Peru
Predator: Badlands
Sinners*
Superman
Warfare
Weapons
Wake Up Dead Man
*Top 5
28 Years Later*
Avatar: Fire and Ash*
Black Phone 2
Bring Her Back
Bugonia
Frankenstein*
One Battle After Another*
Paddington in Peru
Predator: Badlands
Sinners*
Superman
Warfare
Weapons
Wake Up Dead Man
*Top 5
Avatar: Fire and Ash rules btw. Nobody's doing blockbusters like James Cameron. Massive, completely engrossing. Pandora continues to be one of the most vibrant fictional worlds ever created. Obsessed with everything Oona Chaplin & Stephen Lang are doing. They're having so much fun being so very bad.
December 24, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Avatar: Fire and Ash rules btw. Nobody's doing blockbusters like James Cameron. Massive, completely engrossing. Pandora continues to be one of the most vibrant fictional worlds ever created. Obsessed with everything Oona Chaplin & Stephen Lang are doing. They're having so much fun being so very bad.
I don't know what it says - maybe it's because I saw an early show, maybe it's because most people already knew - But I didn't hear a single peep from the audience during that Avengers teaser when I saw Avatar yesterday (and the theater was packed). Obviously anecdotal tho.
December 24, 2025 at 11:19 PM
I don't know what it says - maybe it's because I saw an early show, maybe it's because most people already knew - But I didn't hear a single peep from the audience during that Avengers teaser when I saw Avatar yesterday (and the theater was packed). Obviously anecdotal tho.
It's funny how Microsoft tried to sell The Outer Worlds 2 for $80, then after some backlash they were like jk it's only $70, and now just one month after launch, on Black Friday, you can get it for a few dollars cheaper than the first game was at release.
Anyway, I bought it.
Anyway, I bought it.
November 29, 2025 at 2:32 AM
It's funny how Microsoft tried to sell The Outer Worlds 2 for $80, then after some backlash they were like jk it's only $70, and now just one month after launch, on Black Friday, you can get it for a few dollars cheaper than the first game was at release.
Anyway, I bought it.
Anyway, I bought it.
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Incredible headline.
Elon Musk Could 'Drink Piss Better Than Any Human in History,' Grok Says
Grok has been reprogrammed to say Musk is better than everyone at everything, including blowjobs, piss drinking, playing quarterback, conquering Europe, etc.
www.404media.co
November 20, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Incredible headline.
The new Assassin's Creed Mirage DLC (free) is better than Assassin's Creed Shadows' first expansion (only free if you preordered, $25 otherwise), and that's pretty damn wild if you ask me.
November 20, 2025 at 8:40 PM
The new Assassin's Creed Mirage DLC (free) is better than Assassin's Creed Shadows' first expansion (only free if you preordered, $25 otherwise), and that's pretty damn wild if you ask me.
Grimes' new single came across my YouTube recs the other day. I gave it a whirl despite not having heard much from her before, and I loved it. So I dove into all of her stuff. First two albums aren't for me, but I dig the rest. Art Angels in particular is crazy good. Miss Anthropocene is great too.
November 19, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Grimes' new single came across my YouTube recs the other day. I gave it a whirl despite not having heard much from her before, and I loved it. So I dove into all of her stuff. First two albums aren't for me, but I dig the rest. Art Angels in particular is crazy good. Miss Anthropocene is great too.
The Running Man - Incredibly shaggy, about as subtle as a brick to the skull, and very easily Edgar Wright's worst film. But, I still had fun, thanks in no small part to Glen Powell's fiery performance, even if he is far too hunky to be playing an everyman.
November 19, 2025 at 10:30 PM
The Running Man - Incredibly shaggy, about as subtle as a brick to the skull, and very easily Edgar Wright's worst film. But, I still had fun, thanks in no small part to Glen Powell's fiery performance, even if he is far too hunky to be playing an everyman.
Assassin's Creed Shadows very easily has the best feeling combat of the RPG installments, and probably of the entire franchise tbh. Storytelling and cutscene quality have also been significantly improved compared to Valhalla, at least in the early parts.
March 21, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Assassin's Creed Shadows very easily has the best feeling combat of the RPG installments, and probably of the entire franchise tbh. Storytelling and cutscene quality have also been significantly improved compared to Valhalla, at least in the early parts.
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mRNA vaccines are legit a near-miracle tech, there's one in testing that might be able to cure pancreatic cancer, and this fucking degenerate might take them from us arstechnica.com/health/2025/...
Report: mRNA vaccines are in RFK Jr’s crosshairs; funding in question
“Kennedy’s war on vaccines has started,” one researcher said.
arstechnica.com
March 18, 2025 at 3:49 PM
mRNA vaccines are legit a near-miracle tech, there's one in testing that might be able to cure pancreatic cancer, and this fucking degenerate might take them from us arstechnica.com/health/2025/...
I still have plenty to catch up on (award contenders and whatnot), but for now, my favorite movies of 2024, alphabetically:
Caddo Lake
Challengers
Civil War*
Conclave
Dune Part Two*
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga*
Love Lies Bleeding
Monkey Man
Parachute
Rebel Ridge
*Top 3
Caddo Lake
Challengers
Civil War*
Conclave
Dune Part Two*
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga*
Love Lies Bleeding
Monkey Man
Parachute
Rebel Ridge
*Top 3
January 14, 2025 at 11:31 PM
I still have plenty to catch up on (award contenders and whatnot), but for now, my favorite movies of 2024, alphabetically:
Caddo Lake
Challengers
Civil War*
Conclave
Dune Part Two*
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga*
Love Lies Bleeding
Monkey Man
Parachute
Rebel Ridge
*Top 3
Caddo Lake
Challengers
Civil War*
Conclave
Dune Part Two*
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga*
Love Lies Bleeding
Monkey Man
Parachute
Rebel Ridge
*Top 3
Yeah, that checks out. #LetterboxdWrapped
January 9, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Yeah, that checks out. #LetterboxdWrapped
An unfortunate growing trend I've noticed - Movies look darker at my local Regal (usually on the RPX screen) than they do at home.
There were parts of Alien: Romulus I could barely make out at the theater. On a decent 4K display at home, the image is crystal clear.
There were parts of Alien: Romulus I could barely make out at the theater. On a decent 4K display at home, the image is crystal clear.
December 18, 2024 at 11:43 PM
An unfortunate growing trend I've noticed - Movies look darker at my local Regal (usually on the RPX screen) than they do at home.
There were parts of Alien: Romulus I could barely make out at the theater. On a decent 4K display at home, the image is crystal clear.
There were parts of Alien: Romulus I could barely make out at the theater. On a decent 4K display at home, the image is crystal clear.
Loaded up an old DEAD SPACE remake save file last night, and found myself in first person with no inventory?
December 9, 2024 at 8:52 PM
Loaded up an old DEAD SPACE remake save file last night, and found myself in first person with no inventory?
It's that time of year. My most anticipated movies of 2025:
28 Years Later
Avatar: Fire and Ash
Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein
Jurassic World Rebirth
Mickey 17
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
Predator: Badlands
Sinners
Superman
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
28 Years Later
Avatar: Fire and Ash
Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein
Jurassic World Rebirth
Mickey 17
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
Predator: Badlands
Sinners
Superman
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
December 2, 2024 at 11:34 PM
It's that time of year. My most anticipated movies of 2025:
28 Years Later
Avatar: Fire and Ash
Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein
Jurassic World Rebirth
Mickey 17
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
Predator: Badlands
Sinners
Superman
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
28 Years Later
Avatar: Fire and Ash
Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein
Jurassic World Rebirth
Mickey 17
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
Predator: Badlands
Sinners
Superman
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
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If there has been one consistent element in my life it is this: In 1999 folks were outraged the “Troma guy” was doing Scooby-Doo - I was for the first time bombarded with online vitriol. Later, over two hundred thousand people signed a petition protesting Zack & I making Dawn of the Dead. 1/3
The same creature commandos who killed Weird War Tales. I know you’re good at what you do but is this really necessary.
November 19, 2024 at 6:52 PM
If there has been one consistent element in my life it is this: In 1999 folks were outraged the “Troma guy” was doing Scooby-Doo - I was for the first time bombarded with online vitriol. Later, over two hundred thousand people signed a petition protesting Zack & I making Dawn of the Dead. 1/3
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When Guardians of the Galaxy was announced we were endlessly told it was wrong to focus on them over more well-known heroes & it would be Marvel’s first bomb. Next, I was told over & over no one wanted to see a TV show about Peacemaker. 2/3
November 19, 2024 at 6:52 PM
When Guardians of the Galaxy was announced we were endlessly told it was wrong to focus on them over more well-known heroes & it would be Marvel’s first bomb. Next, I was told over & over no one wanted to see a TV show about Peacemaker. 2/3
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Even recently, we got thousands of mentions saying no one wanted a series about the Penguin. So I certainly have learned to ignore the chant “is this necessary?” or “no one wants to see this,” and instead focus on the passion in and the merits of each project itself. Finis! 3/3
November 19, 2024 at 6:52 PM
Even recently, we got thousands of mentions saying no one wanted a series about the Penguin. So I certainly have learned to ignore the chant “is this necessary?” or “no one wants to see this,” and instead focus on the passion in and the merits of each project itself. Finis! 3/3
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An important part of Korean culture is your mom cooking fried chicken for Robocop
September 13, 2024 at 5:03 AM
An important part of Korean culture is your mom cooking fried chicken for Robocop
When the KING KONG VS GODZILLA theme hits in GODZILLA MINUS ONE:
a man in a suit is sitting in the back seat of a car and smiling .
ALT: a man in a suit is sitting in the back seat of a car and smiling .
media.tenor.com
November 19, 2024 at 7:06 PM
When the KING KONG VS GODZILLA theme hits in GODZILLA MINUS ONE:
For a movie that was apparently a mess behind the scenes, ROUGE ONE holds up remarkably well. Characters are somewhat underdeveloped but still have enough personality to shine, it adds some real grit to the Star Wars universe, and the action is incredible (that space stuff during the climax tho).
November 17, 2024 at 3:15 AM
For a movie that was apparently a mess behind the scenes, ROUGE ONE holds up remarkably well. Characters are somewhat underdeveloped but still have enough personality to shine, it adds some real grit to the Star Wars universe, and the action is incredible (that space stuff during the climax tho).
Linkin Park's new album feels like a trip through almost every kind of sound they've experimented with over the years, proving that Emily Armstrong fits comfortably into all of them, while still very much adding her own flavor to the mix. Very good stuff. Need more ASAP.
November 15, 2024 at 9:05 PM
Linkin Park's new album feels like a trip through almost every kind of sound they've experimented with over the years, proving that Emily Armstrong fits comfortably into all of them, while still very much adding her own flavor to the mix. Very good stuff. Need more ASAP.
I genuinely don't know if John Williams ever cooked harder than he did with his REVENGE OF THE SITH score. While that film certainly has the best screenplay of the prequels, the writing is still the weak link. Williams elevates the material so much it's crazy.
November 14, 2024 at 6:20 PM
I genuinely don't know if John Williams ever cooked harder than he did with his REVENGE OF THE SITH score. While that film certainly has the best screenplay of the prequels, the writing is still the weak link. Williams elevates the material so much it's crazy.
ALAN WAKE II is a multimedia masterpiece with unparalleled confidence in the big budget gaming space. It's rare that a title of this size feels like it was made with zero compromises. Pure, unfiltered Remedy Entertainment weirdness. The culmination of everything they've built until this point.
November 4, 2023 at 2:18 AM
ALAN WAKE II is a multimedia masterpiece with unparalleled confidence in the big budget gaming space. It's rare that a title of this size feels like it was made with zero compromises. Pure, unfiltered Remedy Entertainment weirdness. The culmination of everything they've built until this point.