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Definitely too CGI-ey for my liking. "Bud" gave me quite Baby Yoda-esque vibes. And I'm not terribly feeling either the direction the possible sequel might be taking given the ending. 🤨 But at least it's no The Predator! 🤫 #PredatorBadlands 📽️🎞️
Frame from the sci-fi action movie 'Predator: Badlands' (2025). An alien Yautja (Mike Homik as Kwei) wilding a blade in its right hand standing on the opening of a massive cave. Half of a moon (or a planet) visible in the background. Frame from the sci-fi action movie 'Predator: Badlands' (2025). Close-up of a small alien creature with black round eyes sitting on the ground at night. Frame from the sci-fi action movie 'Predator: Badlands' (2025). View of the pool underneath a waterfall. A white haired female synthetic (Elle Fanning as Thia) wearing a dirty white jacket and missing its feet on the shore on the left. A young alien Yautja (Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi as Dek) kneeling next to the pool on the right. Frame from the sci-fi action movie 'Predator: Badlands' (2025). On the foreground in the middle of the frame a young alien Yautja (Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi as Dek) with its back to the camera facing a massive alien creature (Kalisk) on all fours in a foggy landscape.
December 19, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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I wasn't expecting #PredatorBadlands to be better or to be totally honest even as good as Prey. 🫣 And while it definitely has got its moments (for example the buddy cop aspect of the story and Elle Fanning) I must say it did leave me with a bit of a lukewarm feeling in the end. 📽️🎞️
Poster for the sci-fi action movie 'Predator: Badlands' (2025), the seventh installment in the Predator franchise. Directed by Dan Trachtenberg. Starring Elle Fanning and Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi. On the poster an illustration of an alien (Yautja) wielding a blade in his right hand and carrying the torso of a female synth on its back. The helmet of another Yautja visibile behind the two. On the right side of 'em a small illustration of two Yautjas fighting, the alien Kalisk and a white haired female synthetic. On the left side next to the Yautja's leg an illustration of a small alien creature with big round eyes. At the bottom of the poster on top of the film's title an illustration of a yellow power loader mech on the left facing an alien Yautja on the right in a research base with crates and a spaceship in the background. Frame from the sci-fi action movie 'Predator: Badlands' (2025). Helmeted alien predator (Reuben de Jong as Njohrr) standing on Yautja homeworld in the gackground. On the foreground a blade being hald in the hand of another alien predator. Frame from the sci-fi action movie 'Predator: Badlands' (2025). Close-up of an alien Yautja (Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi as Dek) on the left carrying a white haired female synthetic (Elle Fanning as Thia) on its back with straps made from vines.
December 19, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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🎄 Definitely not my cup of tea! ☕️
Close-up of a tea bag wrapper on a tea Advent calendar's 19th door. On a rose coloured wrapper the brand's name ('pukka') on top in white letters. Underneath the brand name the text "elderberry & echinacea" in orange letters and below that "organic/bio" in white letters. At the bottom texts "Holunderbeere & Echinacea" and "baie de sureau et échinacée" in German and French, both in orange letters. All of that surrounded by orange decoration.
December 19, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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📚 #ReadingNow Michael Ledwidge: Stop at Nothing 📖
Cover of the Finnish edition of Michael Ledwidge's novel 'Stop at Nothing' (2020), the first book in the Michael Gannon series. On the over an illustration of a man running away on a city street in the rain. The oncoming lanes on the left have cars. At the bottom the novel's Finnish title ("Saaliin jäljillä") in red letters on top of the author's name in white.
December 19, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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Once #Si2u finally kicks off it keeps moving in such a frenetic pace that you almost feel exhausted after the first third and cannot actually believe there's still almost an hour to go. 😲 But it's then that #SisuRoadToRevenge unfortunately almost literally, twice, jumps the shark for me. 🫣 #Sisu2 📽️🎞️
Frame from the Finnish action movie 'Sisu 2' (2025), stylized as 'Si2u' on the promotional materials in Finland and released worldwide as 'Sisu: Road to Revenge'. View outside of a prison at night. Two men standing facing each other in the rain in the middle of the frame. The man on the left with his back to the camera is holding an umbrella. The man on the right is shackled to a metal ball lying on the ground in front of his feet. Parked 1940s car on the foreground at the left edge of the frame. Prison wall topped by barbed wire in the background. Guard tower searchlight shining on the right edge of the frame. Frame from the Finnish action movie 'Sisu 2' (2025), stylized as 'Si2u' on the promotional materials in Finland and released worldwide as 'Sisu: Road to Revenge'. A scruffy turqoise truck with loads of timber on the back driving towards the camera on a concrete road. The truck's being chased by four motorcycles (two on each side) driven by men wearing face covering metal helmets. A Soviet car in the background on the left side of the truck. Frame from the Finnish action movie 'Sisu 2' (2025), stylized as 'Si2u' on the promotional materials in Finland and released worldwide as 'Sisu: Road to Revenge'. A scruffy turqoise truck with loads of timber on the back speeding out of an exploding wooden barn. Frame from the Finnish action movie 'Sisu 2' (2025), stylized as 'Si2u' on the promotional materials in Finland and released worldwide as 'Sisu: Road to Revenge'. View inside a dimly lit train car with bunk beds on either side of the train car. Sleeping Soviet Red Army soldiers on the bunks. A bloodied bearded man (Jorma Tommila as Aatami Korpi) holding a knife in his left hand a pickaxe in his right standing in front of the door in the background.
December 18, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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Even though I liked #Sisu I wasn't as head over heels in love with it as a lot of people seemed to be. And while fans of the first film will probably get a kick out of this as well #Si2u did leave me quite lukewarm in the end. #Sisu2 #SisuRoadToRevenge 📽️🎞️
The Finnish poster for the Finnish action movie 'Sisu 2' (2025), stylized as 'Si2u' on the poster and released worldwide as 'Sisu: Road to Revenge'. Directed by Jalmari Helander. Starring Jorma Tommila, Stephen Lang and Richard Brake. On the poster an image of a bearded man (Jorma Tommila as Aatami Korpi) holding two Soviet PPSh-41 submachine guns against a yellow background. Three fighter planes in the background above the man's shoulders. At the bottom of the poster an image of a tank carrying baulks, on the foreground on the left there's a sitting Bedlington terrier and on the right an image of a moustached Soviet Red Army soldier holding a knife in his right hand. On top of the poster in black letters the tagline "Oma kosto kullan kallis" ("Revenge, Sweet Revenge"). In the center of the poster the film's title (stylized as 'SI2U') in white letters with the names of the film's two stars (Jorma Tommila & Stephen Lang) on top. Frame from the Finnish action movie 'Sisu 2' (2025), stylized as 'Si2u' on the promotional materials in Finland and released worldwide as 'Sisu: Road to Revenge'. Close-up of a stern looking bearded man's (Jorma Tommila as Aatami Korpi) eyes. Frame from the Finnish action movie 'Sisu 2' (2025), stylized as 'Si2u' on the promotional materials in Finland and released worldwide as 'Sisu: Road to Revenge'. Close-up of a white haired moustached and spectacled man (Stephen Lang as Igor Draganov) wearing a grey shirt and a brown jacket (on the left) facing a shirtless grey haired bearded man (Jorma Tommila as Aatami Korpi) with a bloodied face and a whipped back hanging by his arms from the roof of a train car. The closed wooden door of the train car on the background.
December 18, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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🎄 I'm not sure whether it's just drinking so unusually much herbal tea it's finally having an effect on me... 😕 Or whether it was just the slight licourice-ish aftertaste. But I wasn't expecting to actually like this after all. ☕️
Close-up of a tea bag wrapper on a tea Advent calendar's 18th door. On a dark green wrapper the brand's name ('pukka') on top in white letters. Underneath the brand name the text "three fennel" in yellow and below that "organic/bio" in white. At the bottom texts "Drei Fenchel" and "trois fenouils" in German and French, both in yellow letters. All of that surrounded by yellow decoration.
December 18, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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🥞 First time using coconut milk for making crêpes (well, not entirely since it was about half and half with cream). And I don't know why but I wasn't actually expecting 'em to taste so fine. 🍽️
Couple of crêpes on a round white plate.
December 18, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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🎄 I do like Earl Grey quite a bit! So this is definitely one of the best ones so far in the tea Advent calendar. Even if I don't taste the lemon and lavender that's supposedly there. ☕
Close-up of a tea bag wrapper on a tea Advent calendar's 17th door. On a grey/silvery wrapper the brand's name ('pukka') on top in white letters. Underneath the brand name the text "earl grey" in black and below that "organic/bio" in white. All of that surrounded by black decoration.
December 17, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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🎄 Overbearing smell and taste of peppermint. Which isn't a bad thing 'cos I doubt I would've particularly cared for "radiant blend" of fennel and nettle that supposedly is there with the peppermint. ☕️
Close-up of a tea bag wrapper on a tea Advent calendar's 16th door. On a white wrapper the brand's name ('pukka') on top in golden letters. Underneath the brand name the text "radiance" in light green letters and below that "organic/bio" in golden letters. At the bottom "Klar" and "purifier" in golden letters. All of that surrounded by light green decoration.
December 16, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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Bangkok's oriental exoticism switched to Hong Kong but sequel's basically the same film as the first. Certain bits haven't aged well and can actually be triggering to some. But it'll titillate enough just like the first #Emmanuelle. #EmmanuelleLAntivierge #Emmanuelle2 #EmmanuelleTheJoysOfAWoman 📽️🎞️
The American poster for the French softcore erotic film 'Emmanuelle: L'antivierge', 'Emmanuelle 2/II' or 'Emmanuelle: The Joys of a Woman' (1975). The first sequel to 'Emmanuelle' (1974). Directed by Francis Giacobetti. Starring Sylvia Kristel, Umberto Orsini, Catherine Rivet and Frédéric Lagache. On top of the poster on a white background the tagline "Nothing is wrong if it feels good." in black letters. On the poster an image of a brown haired moustached man (Umberto Orsini as Jean) on the left about to kiss a brown haired woman (Sylvia Kristel as Emmanuelle) on the right. A younger woman (Catherine Rivet as Anna-Maria) lying on her back underneath the man. Below the image the text "Paramount Pictures presents Emmanuelle The Joys of a Woman" in black letters. At the bottom left corner a black X inside a circle with the text "No one under 17 admitted" next to it on the right. Collage of four frame from the French softcore erotic film 'Emmanuelle: L'antivierge', 'Emmanuelle 2/II' or 'Emmanuelle: The Joys of a Woman' (1975). Top left: Close-up of a brown haired woman (Sylvia Kristel as Emmanuelle) leaning back her head. There's a long acupuncture needle in her lower lip, and another on her right temple. Top right: Close-up of a brown haired green eyed woman (Sylvia Kristel as Emmanuelle) peeking into a phenakistoscope machine. Bottom left: Naked fair haired woman (Catherine Rivet as Anna-Maria) lying on her stomach as she's peeking to the right above her right arm as her right hand is resting on top of her head. Bottom right: Kneeling moustached brown haired man (Umberto Orsini as Jean) draped in a white towel (on the left) kissing a fair haired young woman (Catherine Rivet as Anna-Maria) wearing a white short sleeved shirt and sitting on the edge of a bed. Lounging on the bed on the right edge of the frame a brown haired woman (Sylvia Kristel as Emmanuelle) wrapped in a blanket as she's watching the two.
December 15, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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Released #OnThisDay 50 years ago. The first sequel to the French softcore erotic film that spawned the #Emmanuelle film series (6 theatrical releases, 7 made-for-TV movies and even a reboot last year) and multitude of knockoffs. #EmmanuelleLAntivierge #Emmanuelle2 #EmmanuelleTheJoysOfAWoman 📽️🎞️
Poster for the French softcore erotic film 'Emmanuelle: L'antivierge', 'Emmanuelle 2/II' or 'Emmanuelle: The Joys of a Woman' (1975). The first sequel to 'Emmanuelle' (1974). Directed by Francis Giacobetti. Starring Sylvia Kristel, Umberto Orsini, Catherine Rivet and Frédéric Lagache. On top of the poster on a black background in white letters the film's title 'Emmanuelle L'Antivierge'. Below the title in white the tagline "vous croyez me connaître? vous ne me connaissez qu'à moitié...". At the bottom an image of the film's star Sylvia Kristel. Collage of four frame from the French softcore erotic film 'Emmanuelle: L'antivierge', 'Emmanuelle 2/II' or 'Emmanuelle: The Joys of a Woman' (1975). Top left: Brown haired woman wearing a white nightie sleeping face down in a bed. Lowered green blanket exposing her bare derrière. Top right: Close-up of a brown haired green eyed woman (Sylvia Kristel as Emmanuelle) resting her face on her right hand as she's staring at the camera. Bottom left: Brown haired woman (Sylvia Kristel as Emmanuelle) sitting on a chair next to bed as she's about to undress her green dress. There's a nightstand with a lamp and a black telephone at the foot of the bed on the right. Bottom right: Close-up of a shirtless brown haired woman (Sylvia Kristel as Emmanuelle) lying on her stomach as she's looking to the right at the camera.
December 15, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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🎄 When I first saw this I was certain it would taste absolutely rubbish! But that didn't turn out to be the case. Although I didn't detect the "uplifting lemony zing" it was the "gingery rush" that saved this for me. ☕
Close-up of a tea bag wrapper on a tea Advent calendar's 15th door. On a light green wrapper the brand's name ('pukka') on top in white. Underneath the brand name the text "lemongrass & ginger" in darker green letters and below that "organic/bio" in white letters. At the bottom "Zitronengras & Ingwer" and "citronnelle et gingembre" in darker green letters. All of that surrounded by darker green decoration.
December 15, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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🎲 Admittedly not as funny as you might assume a Robin Williams movie to be. And since it's focusing more on the thrills might not be the most suitable choice for too young. 🫣 #Jumanji 📽️🎞️
Frame from the fantasy adventure film 'Jumanji' (1995). A growling lion (on the left) inside a large house facing a man holding a knife in his right hand (on the foreground on the right edge of the frame). Frame from the fantasy adventure film 'Jumanji' (1995). Close-up of a fair haired moustached and goateed big game hunter (Jonathan Hyde as Van Pelt) wearing a khaki coat and a safari helmet aiming a large rifle. Frame from the fantasy adventure film 'Jumanji' (1995). Close-up through the broken windshield of a police car of a moustached African American police officer (David Alan Grier as Carl Bentley) on the left and a brown haired Caucasian man (Robin Williams as Alan Parrish) driving the car on the right. Frame from the fantasy adventure film 'Jumanji' (1995). View inside a large house overgrown with vines and roots with a curved staircase going up to the second floor in the background. Mist covering the floor.
December 15, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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🎲 Also released #OnThisDay 30 years ago. Undoubtedly one of the most beloved films of the 90s. Entertaining thrill ride adventure for the whole family to enjoy. #Jumanji 📽️🎞️
Poster for the fantasy adventure film 'Jumanji' (1995). Based on the children's picture book of the same name by Chris Van Allsburg. Directed by Joe Johnston. Starring Robin Williams, Kirsten Dunst, Bradley Pierce, Bonnie Hunt, David Alan Grier, Jonathan Hyde and Bebe Neuwirth. On top of the poster with a black background Robin Williams' name on top of the film's title. Below the title the tagline "An adventure for those who seek to find a way to leave their world behind" in yellow and orange letters. Then an illustration of the Jumanji game box opening with light shining from the game board. Below the illustration another tagline "It's a jungle in here". Frame from the fantasy adventure film 'Jumanji' (1995). A pigtailed light brown haired older girl (Kirsten Dunst as Judy Shepherd) wearing a purple jacket and denim overalls kneeling on the left next to a box with a boardgame on it. Kneeling on the right a brown haired younger boy (Bradley Pierce as Peter Shepherd) wearing a purple and dark blue jacket. He's handing dice with his extended right arm. Attic full of furniture, boxes and stuff in the background. Frame from the fantasy adventure film 'Jumanji' (1995). Four people, two seated children and two standing adults in a room. On the left sitting next to a boardgame on a round wooden table a brown haired younger boy (Bradley Pierce as Peter Shepherd) wearing a purple and dark blue jacket and jeans and a pigtailed light brown haired older girl (Kirsten Dunst as Judy Shepherd) wearing a purple jacket, a white shirt and denim overalls. Standing in the background in the middle of the frame a brown haired man (Robin Williams as Alan Parrish) wearing a blueish plaid shirt, a green blazer and brown trousers and next to him on the right a fair haired woman (Bonnie Hunt as Sarah Whittle) wearing a blue cardigan, a patterned skirt and black stockings.
December 15, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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Well worth its lengthy running time. And while it might be easy for some to think that #Heat is just Al Pacino's and Robert De Niro's rodeo. Lest we forget that the film has an absolutely brilliant ensemble cast supporting the film's two stars! 📽️🎞️
Frame from the crime film 'Heat' (1995). Five police detectives in suits standing outside on the side of a street at night. From left to right: A dark haired Native American (Wes Studi as Det. Sammy Casals), a brown haired Caucasian (Jerry Trimble as Det. Danny Schwartz) in the background, a dark haired Caucasian (Al Pacino as Lt. Vincent Hanna), a moustached African American (Mykelti Williamson as Sgt. Bobby Drucker) and standing with his left side to the camera a moustached balding brown haired Caucasian (Ted Levine as Det. Mike Bosko). Frame from the crime film 'Heat' (1995). Close-up of a dark haired goateed man (Robert De Niro as Neil McCauley) wearing a dark suit and a tie standing facing the camera in a restaurant kitchen and holding a telephone receiver in his right hand. Frame from the crime film 'Heat' (1995). Four men standing outside next to two parked cars. On the left standing in front of a white car a grey haired man (Tom Sizemore as Michael Cheritto) wearing a dark brown jacket and dark trousers. In the middle of the frame standing with his back to the camera a long fair haired man (Val Kilmer as Chris Shiherlis) dressed in black and a dark haired goateed man (Robert De Niro as Neil McCauley) dressed in black holding a plastic cup in his right hand and leaning against the front of a black van. Standing beside the van on the right a moustached dark haired Latino man (Danny Trejo as Gilbert Trejo). Frame from the crime film 'Heat' (1995). Close-up of a dark haired man ( Al Pacino as Lt. Vincent Hanna) wearing a dark grey suit sitting in a restaurant facing another dark haired man (only the back of his head visible on the foreground in the right edge of the frame).
December 15, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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Remembered mostly of course from that epic bank robbery and subsequent shootout sequence. #Heat 📽️🎞️
Frame from the crime film 'Heat' (1995). View of a bank with vast glass windows being robbed by masked armed robbers. Bank employees and customers cowering on the floor all around. Security guard on his knees being threatened by a masked robber with an assault rifle on the foreground on the left. Frame from the crime film 'Heat' (1995). Close-up of a brown haired police detective (Al Pacino as Lt. Vincent Hanna) wearing a black suit standing on a sidewalk next to a white van on his right as he's aiming with an FN FNC assault rifle towards the camera. Frame from the crime film 'Heat' (1995). A fair haired man (Val Kilmer as Chris Shiherlis) standing behind a stopped car in the middle of a Los Angeles street and firing a Colt Model 733 assault rifle towards a row of police cars blocking the road in the distance. Frame from the crime film 'Heat' (1995). An armed robber (Robert De Niro as Neil McCauley) wearing a dark suit and sunglasses standing on the sidewalk next to a tree and firing a Colt Model 733 assault rifle to the right. In the background on the left another armed robber (Val Kilmer as Chris Shiherlis) in a grey suit pointing also a Colt Model 733 assault rifle to the right. Third robber (Tom Sizemore as Michael Cheritto) in the background in the middle of the frame. A black Saab with bullet holes on the street on the right with a windowed van visible behind the Saab.
December 15, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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Released #OnThisDay 30 years ago. One of the greatest (if not THE GREATEST) crime films in cinema history. Michael Mann's magnum opus. #Heat 📽️🎞️
Poster for the crime film 'Heat' (1995). Written and directed by Michael Mann. Starring Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Val Kilmer, Tom Sizemore, Jon Voight, Diane Venore, Amy Brenneman, Ashley Judd, Mykelti Williamson, Wes Studi, Ted Levine, Dennis Haysbert, William Fichtner, Natalie Portman, Danny Trejo and Dennis Haysbert. On a light blue background on top of the poster the faces of the two film's two main stars (Al Pacino and Robert De Niro) side by side underneath their names in white. Below the two images an image of Val Kilmer holding an assault rifle with a bipod. Underneath that on top of the film's title five police detectives in suits standing around. Frame from the crime film 'Heat' (1995). An armed robber wearing a grey paramedic uniform and a white hockey mask holding a Colt Model 733 assault rifle. An armored truck lying on its side with three masked robbers next to it in the background. Frame from the crime film 'Heat' (1995). On the foreground on the left edge of the frame a fair haired man (Val Kilmer as Chris Shiherlis) dressed in black kneeling on the roof of a building with his back to the camera and firing a Heckler & Koch HK91A2 assault rifle at the white pickup truck in the middle of the empty disused drive-in theater's parking lot. Another car backing fast behind the pick-up truck.
December 15, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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Since All in the Family was before my time Rob Reiner was always more of a director than an actor to me. And even though I don't particularly care for neither This Is Spinal Tap or The Princess Bride. 🫣 Stand by Me, Misery and esp. A Few Good Men are hard to top by many. 📺📽️🎞️ RIP 🪦
Black and white collage of two photographs of actor/director Rob Reiner (1947-2025). On the right a moustached younger man (Rob Reiner in 1970) wearing a leather jacket, a collared shirt and a tie sitting astride on a backwards chair and resting his arms on the back of the chair. On the left an older bald headed bearded man wearing a shirt. Collage of three film posters. On the left the poster for the coming-of-age drama 'Stand by Me' (1986), in the middle the poster for the psychological horror thriller 'Misery' (1990) and on the right the poster for the legal drama 'A Few Good Men' (1992). All directed by Rob Reiner (1947-2025).
December 15, 2025 at 5:36 AM
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🏃‍♂️📺 #TheRunningMan is a surprisingly faithful adaptation of the Stephen King novel! 😲 Which is partly why I just couldn't warm up to this version despite the changes. 'Cos I didn't particularly care for the novel. And it's not like the lack of surprises helped either. 📽️🎞️
Poster for the dystopian action thriller 'The Running Man' (2025). Second film adaptation of Stephen King's (published under the pseudonym Richard Bachman) 1982 novel of the same name. Directed by Edgar Wright. Starring Glen Powell, Josh Brolin, Colman Domingo, Lee Pace, Michael Cera, Emilia Jones, William H. Macy, Daniel Ezra, Jayme Lawson, Katy O'Brian and Karl Glusman. On the poster's red background a montage of images. A high-rise office building, a dark haired TV executive (Josh Brolin as Dan Killian) in a dark suit, a dark brown haired slightly stubbled younger man (Glen Powell as Ben Richards) wearing a hoodie, a futuristic helicopter, a bearded man (Michael Cera as Elton Parrakis) with glasses and wearing a cap, an African American woman (Jayme Lawson as Sheila Richards), a moustached African American man (Colman Domingo as Bobby T) wearing a black tuxedo with his arms stretched out to his sides surrounded by a fireball between two large buildings with large TV screens on its outside walls, a masked man (Lee Pace as Evan McCone) wearing a beret and sunglasses and holding a pistol in his right hand and a horde of armed men marching on a street. On the top left corner the tagline "Survive 30 days while the world hunts you down" in white letters. At the bottom the name of the film's main star (Glen Powell) on top of the film's title. Below the title the texts "From Edgar Wright the director of Baby Driver". "Only in theatres November 14" and "Screenplay by Michael Bacall & Edgar Wright Direcred by Edgar Wright". All of those in white letters. Frame from the dystopian action thriller 'The Running Man' (2025). Image through a video recording device. Yellow quadrangle with rounded corners circling the screen. Red dot on the top left corner and the name "Richards" at the bottom of the quadrangle. A man (Glen Powell as Ben Richards) wearing a white wifebeater and underpants lying sideways on his left side on a hotel room bed with his back to the camera and is giving the middle finger to the camera with his right hand. There's a white sheet covering the wall in the background. Frame from the dystopian action thriller 'The Running Man' (2025). Close-up through the windscreen of two people sitting in a stopped car. Brown haired man (Glen Powell as Ben Richards) wearing a hoodie on the passenger seat on the left and a dark haired woman (Emilia Jones as Amelia Williams) wearing a red jacket with white and black lines sitting behind the wheel of the car on the right. Green battery symbol indicating 93% charge reflecting on the windscreen on the foreground.
December 15, 2025 at 5:12 AM
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🎄 Didn't find this particularly "heart-warming" in taste, or even smell (mix of rose, chamomile and lavender). 😐 Prime example of why I don't generally care for herbal teas. ☕️
Close-up of a tea bag on a tea Advent calendar's 14th door. On the red wrapper the brand's name ('pukka') on top in white. Underneath the brand name the text "love" in pink and "organic/bio" in white below that. At the bottom the word "amour" in pink. All of that surrounded by pink decoration.
December 14, 2025 at 9:53 AM
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And two things became abundantly clear while rewatching #UncleBuck. The world was deprived of John Candy's brilliance way too soon. And the importance of casting absolutely RIGHT when it comes to child actors. 📽️🎞️
Frame from the comedy film 'Uncle Buck' (1989). Close-up of a smiling brown haired overweight man (John Candy as Buck Russell) sitting in a bar wearing a dark blazer, a checkered shirt and a maroon jumper. Frame from the comedy film 'Uncle Buck' (1989). Two children sitting at a table in a kitchen. A brown haired girl (Gaby Hoffmann as Maizy Russell) wearing a black patterned sweater on the left side of the table and a fair haired boy (Macaulay Culkin as Miles Russell) wearing a grey sweater with a black stripe in the middle sitting at the end of the table facing the camera in the middle of the frame in the background. Both have homework scattered on the table and they are both raising one of their arms, the girl her right and the boy his left. Frame from the comedy film 'Uncle Buck' (1989). Close-up of a fair haired boy (Macaulay Culkin as Miles Russell) sitting with his back to the camera on a low white step ladder at the front door of a house. He's got an opened can of soda and an opened bag of Doritos on the floor on his left side and a magazine on the right. He's wearing a grey sweater and black trousers and he's about to open the mail flap with his left hand. Frame from the comedy film 'Uncle Buck' (1989). Close-up of a brown haired overweight man (John Candy as Buck Russell) standing at a doorway holding an electric drill in his right hand. He's wearing a grey hat and a coat, and has a lit cigar in his mouth.
December 14, 2025 at 7:20 AM
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Don't think I had seen #UncleBuck since I was a kid, and while it wasn't as wall-to-wall laught out loud funny as I had remembered it being, it did still work better than most comedies. And I did laugh to one bit more than I've laughed in a LONG while. 📽️🎞️
Poster for the comedy film 'Uncle Buck' (1989). Directed by John Hughes. Starring John Candy, Jean Louisa Kelly, Gaby Hoffmann, Macaulay Culkin, Amy Madigan, Elaine Bromka, Garrett M. Brown and Laurie Metcalf. On the poster an image of a cigar smoking man (John Candy as Buck Russell) wearing a grey hat, coat and scarf, and black trousers standing outside a front door (on the left) holding a suitcase and a newspaper under his right arm. On the right on the other side of the front door a family of five, a brown haired girl (Gaby Hoffmann as Maizy Russell) dressed in white sitting on the floor, a fair haired boy (Macaulay Culkin as Miles Russell) wearing a green jumper and jeans leaning against the door with a brown haired woman (Elaine Bromka as Cindy Russell), a brown haired teenage girl (Jean Louisa Kelly as Tia Russell) dressed in maroon standing behind the two with a spectacled brown haired man (Garrett M. Brown as Bob Russell). On the image the beginning of a tagline "OH NO! IT'S...". Below the image the film's title and the tagline "He's Crude. He's crass. He's family." below that. Frame from the comedy film 'Uncle Buck' (1989). View from above of three people sleeping in a bed in a darkened bedroom. On the left a man (John Candy as Buck Russell) sleeping on his right side trying to cover himself with a blanket, in the middle a girl (Gaby Hoffmann as Maizy Russell) also sleeping on her right side and on the left sleeping on his back a boy (Macaulay Culkin as Miles Russell). Frame from the comedy film 'Uncle Buck' (1989). Close-up of a brown haired girl (Gaby Hoffmann as Maizy Russell) wearing pink pyjamas on the left and a fair haired boy (Macaulay Culkin as Miles Russell) wearing a red plaid pyjama on the right. Both looking surprised with their mouths open.
December 14, 2025 at 7:20 AM
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📖 Maybe I would feel differently IF I had seen #ThePrincessBride as a kid/teen? 🤔 But I seriously don't get why this is so beloved by so many people. 😕 Genuinely felt like a bad fairy tale/swashbuckler spoof. 📽️🎞️
Poster for the film 'The Princess Bride' (1987). Directed by Rob Reiner. Starring Cary Elwes, Robin Wright, Mandy Patinkin, Chris Sarandon, Christopher Guest, Wallace Shawn, André the Giant, Fred Savage, Peter Falk, Mel Smith, Carol Kane and Billy Crystal. On the poster an illustration of an old moustached and spectacled man sitting in a rocking chair (on the right) reading a book to a boy sitting in a bed (on the left) in between two columns on both edges of the poster. There's a baseball leaning against the column on the left, and a robot toy and a baseball on the floor next to it. In the background there are clouds and mountains with a castle. Below the film's title at the bottom half of the poster the tagline "It's as real as the feelings you feel." Frame from the film 'The Princess Bride' (1987). Angled shot from below of a cliff face. On the foreground with his back to the camera a man (Cary Elwes as Westley/the Dread Pirate Roberts) wearing a black bandana, shirt and gloves clinging onto the side of the rock face. Moustached man (Mandy Patinkin as Inigo Montoya) with long dark brown hair wearing a dirty green shirt, a brown waistcoat and brown leather trousers standing at the top on the edge of the cliff looking down. Frame from the film 'The Princess Bride' (1987). Close-up of a fair haired woman (Robin Wright as Buttercup) wearing a red dress lying on her back on a grassy hill as she's being held by a fair haired man (Cary Elwes as Westley/the Dread Pirate Roberts) wearing a black shirt.
December 13, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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And I totally get why #Clue gained its ultimate cult status. It does a good job at utilizing the aspects of the board game into the film. While also working reasonably well as a murder mystery/whodunit spoof providing a decent amount of genuinely funny moments. 📽️🎞️
Collage of six frames from the comedy film 'Clue' (1985). On top left: Close-up of a woman holding a box with a gilded candlestick. On top right: Close-up of a male hand holding a wrench. Middle left: Close-up of a woman holding a rope with a noose that's in a black box. Middle right: Close-up of a hand reaching to take a revolver from a box. Bottom left: Close-up of a seated spectacled brown haired man (Michael McKean as Mr. Green) wearing a dark blue suit and holding a lead pipe. Bottom right: Close-up of a woman holding a dagger that she's taken from a box in her right hand. Frame from the comedy film 'Clue' (1985). Angled view from above of a room. There's a dead body lying face down on the floor on the right and a brown haired man (Christopher Lloyd as Professor Plum) wearing a dark suit kneeling next to the body. There are two women standing on the right looking at the body. There's a revolver lying on the floor next to one of the women. Two men and a woman are standing in the middle of the frame next to red armchairs. Brown haired butler standing on the left furthest from the dead body. Frame from the comedy film 'Clue' (1985). Close-up of a brown haired French maid (Colleen Camp as Yvette) with an ample bosom in the middle of the frame. On her left side there's a spectacled brown haired man (Christopher Lloyd as Professor Plum) wearing a dark suit, a white shirt and a bowtie and staring at her cleavage. Behind him there's a moustached brown haired man (Michael McKean as Mr. Green) wearing a maroon suit. Arms of a woman on the foreground on the right edge of the frame. Frame from the comedy film 'Clue' (1985). A group of men and women standing at the doorway of a house. On the foreground a brown haired butler (Tim Curry as Wadsworth) wearing a black suit and a tie. Behind him from left to right a brown haired French maid (Colleen Camp as Yvette) wearing a black dress with a white apron, a brown haired woman (Eileen Brennan as Mrs. Peacock) wearing a strapless green dress and a dark haired woman (Madeline Kahn as Mrs. White). On the back the faces of three men visible. From left to right: a spectacled brown haired man (Michael McKean as Mr. Green), another spectacled man (Christopher Lloyd as Professor Plum) and a man (Martin Mull as Colonel Mustard) whose bottom half of his face is blocked from view by the face of the woman standing in front of him.
December 13, 2025 at 1:47 PM