James Preston Poole
@jamesprestonpoole.bsky.social
28. Writer. Cinema, media, and all the clownery in between.
For a film that I believe is one of the best, if not the best, of 2025, the MARTY SUPREME press tour is getting to be a bit… much.
December 9, 2025 at 11:51 PM
For a film that I believe is one of the best, if not the best, of 2025, the MARTY SUPREME press tour is getting to be a bit… much.
Certainly didn’t have IT: WELCOME TO DERRY being one of the few shows of the year I really liked being on my bingo card.
December 8, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Certainly didn’t have IT: WELCOME TO DERRY being one of the few shows of the year I really liked being on my bingo card.
Hello everyone… it’s been a minute!
December 8, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Hello everyone… it’s been a minute!
From #FantasticFest - ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER is a film at war with itself formally and tonally, a fascinating clash that makes it one of the most essential films of the 2020s.
Read my full review via @butwhytho.net:
butwhytho.net/2025/09/one-...
Read my full review via @butwhytho.net:
butwhytho.net/2025/09/one-...
One Battle After Another Review: A Wonderful Contradiction
One Battle After Another is a mixture of disparate elements that shouldn't work, but against all odds does, and it is a win for the audience.
butwhytho.net
September 25, 2025 at 9:48 PM
From #FantasticFest - ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER is a film at war with itself formally and tonally, a fascinating clash that makes it one of the most essential films of the 2020s.
Read my full review via @butwhytho.net:
butwhytho.net/2025/09/one-...
Read my full review via @butwhytho.net:
butwhytho.net/2025/09/one-...
Out of #FantasticFest- THE STRANGERS: CHAPTER 2 improves on its predecessor, but its “2nd act of one long movie movie”/feature chase scene approach wears thin due to a lack of personality. Still, Madelaine Petsch is great.
My review via @discussingfilm.net:
discussingfilm.net/2025/09/24/t...
My review via @discussingfilm.net:
discussingfilm.net/2025/09/24/t...
'The Strangers – Chapter 2' Review - Slasher Sequel is Too Basic for its Own Good
There’s no way to sugarcoat it: 2024’s The Strangers: Chapter 1 was a debacle. Despite its impressive $48.2 million box office return on an $8.5 million
discussingfilm.net
September 25, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Out of #FantasticFest- THE STRANGERS: CHAPTER 2 improves on its predecessor, but its “2nd act of one long movie movie”/feature chase scene approach wears thin due to a lack of personality. Still, Madelaine Petsch is great.
My review via @discussingfilm.net:
discussingfilm.net/2025/09/24/t...
My review via @discussingfilm.net:
discussingfilm.net/2025/09/24/t...
#GenV Season 2 Episode 4 is a fun caper that moves the story along incrementally, but there’s a nagging sense that the wheels are starting to spin here.
Read my recap via @butwhytho.net:
butwhytho.net/2025/09/gen-...
Read my recap via @butwhytho.net:
butwhytho.net/2025/09/gen-...
Gen V Season 2 Episode 4 Recap: Decent Superhero TV
Gen V Season 2 Episode 4 feels as if there's still a lot of table-setting happening, despite un reveals that move the plot forward ever so slightly.
butwhytho.net
September 24, 2025 at 10:49 PM
#GenV Season 2 Episode 4 is a fun caper that moves the story along incrementally, but there’s a nagging sense that the wheels are starting to spin here.
Read my recap via @butwhytho.net:
butwhytho.net/2025/09/gen-...
Read my recap via @butwhytho.net:
butwhytho.net/2025/09/gen-...
Bryan Bertino's VICIOUS will not work for those for need intensive logic in their horror films. However, as a simulation of the hell of depressive self-loathing, it's unforgettable.
My #FantasticFest review via @butwhytho.net :
butwhytho.net/2025/09/vici...
My #FantasticFest review via @butwhytho.net :
butwhytho.net/2025/09/vici...
Vicious (2025) Review: It More Than Lives Up To Its Title
Vicious (2025) is a suffocating, often cruel experience that accurately simulates depressive self-loathing while building a vague mythology.
butwhytho.net
September 24, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Bryan Bertino's VICIOUS will not work for those for need intensive logic in their horror films. However, as a simulation of the hell of depressive self-loathing, it's unforgettable.
My #FantasticFest review via @butwhytho.net :
butwhytho.net/2025/09/vici...
My #FantasticFest review via @butwhytho.net :
butwhytho.net/2025/09/vici...
Liam Hersworth as Geralt looks like a WITCHER p*rn parody y’all cannot be serious
September 14, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Liam Hersworth as Geralt looks like a WITCHER p*rn parody y’all cannot be serious
“A24 Prestige Television Texas Chainsaw Massacre with Glen Powell involved”
These words are not in the Bible.
These words are not in the Bible.
September 13, 2025 at 12:31 AM
“A24 Prestige Television Texas Chainsaw Massacre with Glen Powell involved”
These words are not in the Bible.
These words are not in the Bible.
My new goal in life is to write for DEXTER
September 12, 2025 at 1:02 AM
My new goal in life is to write for DEXTER
Anyways, he ain’t gonna be in RUSH HOUR 4!
September 10, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Anyways, he ain’t gonna be in RUSH HOUR 4!
Friendly reminder that empathy absolutely can be conditional if you spent your career spewing hatred.
September 10, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Friendly reminder that empathy absolutely can be conditional if you spent your career spewing hatred.
It took DEXTER less than a season to pull the long lost brother card. I have no choice but to Stan.
September 2, 2025 at 7:03 PM
It took DEXTER less than a season to pull the long lost brother card. I have no choice but to Stan.
lol DEXTER is some of the most fun I’ve had with a show in a while. I’ve had this idea of it as this hyper serious grimdarkfest but uhhh it’s kind of a serial killer farce? Highly recommend
September 2, 2025 at 2:50 AM
lol DEXTER is some of the most fun I’ve had with a show in a while. I’ve had this idea of it as this hyper serious grimdarkfest but uhhh it’s kind of a serial killer farce? Highly recommend
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SUCKER PUNCH FUCKING RULED
CRINGE IS DEAD
GIRLS ROCK
NEED MORE FEMME FATALE POWER FANTASTIES
AND I NEED THEM 𝗡𝗢𝗪
CRINGE IS DEAD
GIRLS ROCK
NEED MORE FEMME FATALE POWER FANTASTIES
AND I NEED THEM 𝗡𝗢𝗪
a woman with blonde hair is wearing a black hooded jacket
ALT: a woman with blonde hair is wearing a black hooded jacket
media.tenor.com
September 2, 2025 at 1:22 AM
SUCKER PUNCH FUCKING RULED
CRINGE IS DEAD
GIRLS ROCK
NEED MORE FEMME FATALE POWER FANTASTIES
AND I NEED THEM 𝗡𝗢𝗪
CRINGE IS DEAD
GIRLS ROCK
NEED MORE FEMME FATALE POWER FANTASTIES
AND I NEED THEM 𝗡𝗢𝗪
Betting big on THE SMASHING MACHINE turning out better than MARTY SUPREME
September 1, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Betting big on THE SMASHING MACHINE turning out better than MARTY SUPREME
It is funny how Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is seen as the worst of the wrestler actors when in his early career he was consistently turning out pretty damn great performances.
September 1, 2025 at 7:15 PM
It is funny how Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is seen as the worst of the wrestler actors when in his early career he was consistently turning out pretty damn great performances.
PEACEMAKER Season 2 Episode 2 continues the momentum after the spectacular season premiere, putting a bigger focus on comedy this time around.
Read my full recap via @butwhytho.net :
butwhytho.net/2025/08/peac...
Read my full recap via @butwhytho.net :
butwhytho.net/2025/08/peac...
Peacemaker Season 2 Episode 2 Recap: Outstanding Follow-up
More comedy focused this time around, Peacemaker Season 2 Episode 2 does enough to further develop the 11th Street Kids to make it a worthwhile installment
butwhytho.net
August 29, 2025 at 9:11 PM
PEACEMAKER Season 2 Episode 2 continues the momentum after the spectacular season premiere, putting a bigger focus on comedy this time around.
Read my full recap via @butwhytho.net :
butwhytho.net/2025/08/peac...
Read my full recap via @butwhytho.net :
butwhytho.net/2025/08/peac...
I, ROBOT is solid! Love the sleek, Apple Products version of the future, nice mainstream-facing cyberpunk story. I do think Will Smith was a little miscast, however. Works best when it’s an ominous Alex Proyas blockbuster rather than a “Will Smith movie”.
Shout out Sonny.
Shout out Sonny.
August 28, 2025 at 4:09 AM
I, ROBOT is solid! Love the sleek, Apple Products version of the future, nice mainstream-facing cyberpunk story. I do think Will Smith was a little miscast, however. Works best when it’s an ominous Alex Proyas blockbuster rather than a “Will Smith movie”.
Shout out Sonny.
Shout out Sonny.
#NowWatching I, ROBOT - First Viewing
a close up of a robot 's head and shoulder .
ALT: a close up of a robot 's head and shoulder .
media.tenor.com
August 28, 2025 at 2:01 AM
#NowWatching I, ROBOT - First Viewing
#CaughtStealing sees Austin Butler in leading man mode and Darren Aronofsky shifting gears completely in a pulse-pounding blend of thriller/dark comedy. Quietly some of the most fun I’ve had at the movies in 2025.
My review via @butwhytho.net:
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My review via @butwhytho.net:
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August 27, 2025 at 7:57 PM
#CaughtStealing sees Austin Butler in leading man mode and Darren Aronofsky shifting gears completely in a pulse-pounding blend of thriller/dark comedy. Quietly some of the most fun I’ve had at the movies in 2025.
My review via @butwhytho.net:
t.co/TONQBFSKDu
My review via @butwhytho.net:
t.co/TONQBFSKDu
#NowSeated for THE BRUTALIST in IMAX.
Spent this past week watching Brady Corbet’s previous two films which range from masterpiece to, uh, masterpiece.
Can’t wait for what’s been described as the next Great American Motion Picture.
Spent this past week watching Brady Corbet’s previous two films which range from masterpiece to, uh, masterpiece.
Can’t wait for what’s been described as the next Great American Motion Picture.
January 16, 2025 at 12:07 AM
#NowSeated for THE BRUTALIST in IMAX.
Spent this past week watching Brady Corbet’s previous two films which range from masterpiece to, uh, masterpiece.
Can’t wait for what’s been described as the next Great American Motion Picture.
Spent this past week watching Brady Corbet’s previous two films which range from masterpiece to, uh, masterpiece.
Can’t wait for what’s been described as the next Great American Motion Picture.
Started to watch IRREVERSIBLE last night for the first time until I decided I didn’t wanna watch something so unpleasant.
Anyways, I threw on SPLICE instead.
Anyways, I threw on SPLICE instead.
January 12, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Started to watch IRREVERSIBLE last night for the first time until I decided I didn’t wanna watch something so unpleasant.
Anyways, I threw on SPLICE instead.
Anyways, I threw on SPLICE instead.
BETTER MAN is a touching story of the perils of fame, addiction, and not being right with oneself.
It’s also a musical where Robbie Williams is portrayed as a CGI monkey THE most convincing digital character I’ve ever seen.
Utterly delightful. ELVIS (2022) level stuff.
It’s also a musical where Robbie Williams is portrayed as a CGI monkey THE most convincing digital character I’ve ever seen.
Utterly delightful. ELVIS (2022) level stuff.
a man is falling down a set of stairs with the words better man below him
ALT: a man is falling down a set of stairs with the words better man below him
media.tenor.com
January 10, 2025 at 2:27 AM
BETTER MAN is a touching story of the perils of fame, addiction, and not being right with oneself.
It’s also a musical where Robbie Williams is portrayed as a CGI monkey THE most convincing digital character I’ve ever seen.
Utterly delightful. ELVIS (2022) level stuff.
It’s also a musical where Robbie Williams is portrayed as a CGI monkey THE most convincing digital character I’ve ever seen.
Utterly delightful. ELVIS (2022) level stuff.
It really shows how much of a misfire MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - DEAD RECKONING was that I feel less than nothing when I see that trailer for FINAL RECKONING.
January 10, 2025 at 12:13 AM
It really shows how much of a misfire MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - DEAD RECKONING was that I feel less than nothing when I see that trailer for FINAL RECKONING.