Christopher Smets
@cwsmets.bsky.social
Used bookstore peruser. Early morning movie watcher. Director of THE ASHGROVE EXPERIMENT. Other stuff.
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The shitty Mycroft!
November 30, 2025 at 5:42 PM
The shitty Mycroft!
Is there a better autumn movie?
November 30, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Is there a better autumn movie?
That's interesting! Because of childhood associations? And more so than, say, Marriage Story? It's funny, there's a lot in there that should trigger me, but I think the energy of it, and the specificity of the details, are what hook me in.
November 30, 2025 at 5:08 PM
That's interesting! Because of childhood associations? And more so than, say, Marriage Story? It's funny, there's a lot in there that should trigger me, but I think the energy of it, and the specificity of the details, are what hook me in.
I'm sure it's one of the stoner kids who winds up squealing after he wins. But Baldwin is a model of grace in that whole sequence; you can clearly see he knows what Eisenberg has done, but you can also tell he doesn't want to embarrass him.
November 30, 2025 at 4:52 PM
I'm sure it's one of the stoner kids who winds up squealing after he wins. But Baldwin is a model of grace in that whole sequence; you can clearly see he knows what Eisenberg has done, but you can also tell he doesn't want to embarrass him.
I think one of the great jokes is that, as much as they know about films and books, NO ONE in their artsy little Brooklyn community recognizes that Eisenberg has ripped off Pink Floyd except for "philistine" Billy Baldwin, and his silent reactions are a marvel.
November 30, 2025 at 4:48 PM
I think one of the great jokes is that, as much as they know about films and books, NO ONE in their artsy little Brooklyn community recognizes that Eisenberg has ripped off Pink Floyd except for "philistine" Billy Baldwin, and his silent reactions are a marvel.
Noah Baumbach reaches a transcendent level of cringe in THE SQUID AND THE WHALE, where every moment you're muttering "oh my god" and wanting to hide under the couch. I also love when failed author Daniels tells his son, "You'd like Kafka. He's one of my predecessors."
November 30, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Noah Baumbach reaches a transcendent level of cringe in THE SQUID AND THE WHALE, where every moment you're muttering "oh my god" and wanting to hide under the couch. I also love when failed author Daniels tells his son, "You'd like Kafka. He's one of my predecessors."
"All these moments where they fuck you at the drive-thru will be lost in time."
November 30, 2025 at 4:40 PM
"All these moments where they fuck you at the drive-thru will be lost in time."
Yes! I think he'd be GREAT at it.
November 30, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Yes! I think he'd be GREAT at it.
I feel like Glen Powell would be the villain in a Knives Out movie and the casting itself would be 90% of the joke.
November 30, 2025 at 3:36 PM
I feel like Glen Powell would be the villain in a Knives Out movie and the casting itself would be 90% of the joke.
41 and 36 are, coincidentally, also the number of years I aged just now.
November 28, 2025 at 12:58 AM
41 and 36 are, coincidentally, also the number of years I aged just now.
It's one of a very small handful of films set in the '70s that actually looks and feels like it could have been made then, too.
November 28, 2025 at 12:55 AM
It's one of a very small handful of films set in the '70s that actually looks and feels like it could have been made then, too.
Finish the night with THE LAST WALTZ, maybe the ultimate joyfully dysfunctional family Thanksgiving movie.
November 23, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Finish the night with THE LAST WALTZ, maybe the ultimate joyfully dysfunctional family Thanksgiving movie.
Yeah, it is. First saw this on a double-bill with REIGN OF TERROR and had my mind blown.
November 22, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Yeah, it is. First saw this on a double-bill with REIGN OF TERROR and had my mind blown.
Reposted by Christopher Smets
What a goddamn legend. Every big tough conservative masculinity guy has been crying about how terrifying cities are to live in for the past two years and now Trump wants to move back to NYC
Reporter to Trump: Would you feel comfortable living in NYC under a Mamdani mayoralty?
Trump: "I would. I really would. Especially after the meeting, absolutely."
Trump: "I would. I really would. Especially after the meeting, absolutely."
November 21, 2025 at 9:28 PM
What a goddamn legend. Every big tough conservative masculinity guy has been crying about how terrifying cities are to live in for the past two years and now Trump wants to move back to NYC
When it happens, it's the best feeling.
November 22, 2025 at 12:59 AM
When it happens, it's the best feeling.
Pretty funny story about Huey Lewis attempting to shout other Canadian city names in the studio and just giving up. (It has a good punchline, though.) youtu.be/3nFCZG39vME?...
Huey Lewis on Customizing "The Heart of Rock & Roll" for Different Cities
YouTube video by Songfacts
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November 21, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Pretty funny story about Huey Lewis attempting to shout other Canadian city names in the studio and just giving up. (It has a good punchline, though.) youtu.be/3nFCZG39vME?...
Man, Shout TV rules. Extremely underrated streamer.
November 21, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Man, Shout TV rules. Extremely underrated streamer.
I love that Brooks was allowed to basically just write all this stuff for his character himself.
November 18, 2025 at 1:59 AM
I love that Brooks was allowed to basically just write all this stuff for his character himself.
The small sections of text we get to see in THE BALLAD OF BUSTER SCRUGGS are really something. I chuckled at the last line here: "And so they traveled, forward, onward, towards dramas the outlines of which blurred in the dozing of the man, and were by the chicken dimly surmised."
November 17, 2025 at 4:59 AM
The small sections of text we get to see in THE BALLAD OF BUSTER SCRUGGS are really something. I chuckled at the last line here: "And so they traveled, forward, onward, towards dramas the outlines of which blurred in the dozing of the man, and were by the chicken dimly surmised."