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Kieran.Boo! Pumpkin King

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(he/they/them) Lefty London Irish film/TV geek Alt Text: PFP - Kieran with a hand raised to his chin in thought Banner - The Cowardly Lion and Kieran looking very similar

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Kieran.Boo! Pumpkin King @kieran.blue · Oct 2

I've decided to start watching movies with my eyes closed to avoid spoilers 📽️

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(Dr) Rena Maguire @justrena.bsky.social · 1d

I saw angels last night in O'Connell St. Or heroes. Maybe both. Massive queue of all ages under the dying eye of CuChullain in the GPO window - and there were the angels,serving food. The Muslim Sisters of Eire , those are the heroes of our time, staving off the hunger on the streets of Dublin.

Kieran.Boo! Pumpkin King @kieran.blue · 2d

One of my favs

Kieran.Boo! Pumpkin King @kieran.blue · 2d

🎃 Spooktober '25 📽️

18/ The Ugly Stepsister

Another one that we've been saving. Deserves the hype and I look forward to seeing more from everyone involved.

A ★★★★½ review of The Ugly Stepsister (2025)

Sublime. Now matter how extreme the body modifications seemed I'm sure they pale against modern cosmetic procedures.

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Kieran.Boo! Pumpkin King @kieran.blue · 3d

🎃 Spooktober '25 📽️

17/ Fréwaka

We had been saving this especially and it was well worth the wait. Irish horror is really doing well right now.

A ★★★★½ review of Fréwaka (2024)

Glorious. Feels original and authentic. Full of social commentary without taking anything away from the story and characters it contains. Superb score that really ratcheted up the tension.

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Trudging Spineripper @grudgingsignup.bsky.social · 2d

Our main weapon is splendor. Splendor and victory, victory and splendor.

Our two main weapons, are splendor, victory... and nice white uniforms.

Our THREE! Amongst our weapons... are such diverse elements as splendor, victory; I'll come in again.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

Trump: "We don't know anything about defeat. We heaped honor upon honor and carved greatness and splendor into the pages of history. We only talk about the Navy and only use the word, splendor. We also say victory because that's the other. We have splendor and we have victory."

Kieran.Boo! Pumpkin King @kieran.blue · 3d

The milkshake straw scene would definitely hit different

Kieran.Boo! Pumpkin King @kieran.blue · 3d

🎃 Spooktober '25 📽️

17/ Fréwaka

We had been saving this especially and it was well worth the wait. Irish horror is really doing well right now.

A ★★★★½ review of Fréwaka (2024)

Glorious. Feels original and authentic. Full of social commentary without taking anything away from the story and characters it contains. Superb score that really ratcheted up the tension.

Kieran.Boo! Pumpkin King @kieran.blue · 4d

🎃 Spooktober '25 📽️

16/ Dual

The final short for the night didn't live up to its potential.

A ★★ review of Dual (2018)

Hampered by the performances and dialogue, this still has an undeveloped core that I liked.

Kieran.Boo! Pumpkin King @kieran.blue · 4d

🎃 Spooktober '25 📽️

15/ The Dollmaker

YouTube gave me a trigger warning before playing this which is understandable.

A ★★★★ review of The Dollmaker (2017)

That was unexpected! Packs a great deal into a quick simple short.

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Kieran.Boo! Pumpkin King @kieran.blue · 4d

🎃 Spooktober '25 📽️

14/ Devil

My second "people trapped in a scary box" movie of the week.

Cube is much better.

A ★★★ review of Devil (2010)

Feels like a gory Doctor Who bottle episode which isn't necessarily a bad thing. The opening shot is still absolutely stunning. Suffers on a rewatch because even after 15 years I still remembered all ...

Kieran.Boo! Pumpkin King @kieran.blue · 4d

🎃 Spooktober '25 📽️

14/ Devil

My second "people trapped in a scary box" movie of the week.

Cube is much better.

A ★★★ review of Devil (2010)

Feels like a gory Doctor Who bottle episode which isn't necessarily a bad thing. The opening shot is still absolutely stunning. Suffers on a rewatch because even after 15 years I still remembered all ...

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Kieran.Boo! Pumpkin King @kieran.blue · 5d

🎃 Spooktober '25 📽️

13/ The Vanishing

It's been so long since I've seen the American remake that I had thankfully forgotten everything in it.

I can see why the original gets so much praise.

A ★★★★ review of The Vanishing (1988)

A wonderfully dark and quirky movie. Slow, intimate and unexpectedly funny. Full of points that have you asking what you would do and a puzzle that keeps you guessing through every turn.

Kieran.Boo! Pumpkin King @kieran.blue · 5d

🎃 Spooktober '25 📽️

13/ The Vanishing

It's been so long since I've seen the American remake that I had thankfully forgotten everything in it.

I can see why the original gets so much praise.

A ★★★★ review of The Vanishing (1988)

A wonderfully dark and quirky movie. Slow, intimate and unexpectedly funny. Full of points that have you asking what you would do and a puzzle that keeps you guessing through every turn.

Kieran.Boo! Pumpkin King @kieran.blue · 5d

🎃 Spooktober '25 📽️

12/ Threshold

Two minute short from Dylan Clark.

Some interesting shots but the reactions of the characters are inexplicable.

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Kieran.Boo! Pumpkin King @kieran.blue · 5d

🎃 Spooktober '25 📽️

11/ Spree

Massively different than I was expecting.

A ★★★★ review of Spree (2020)

Marketing dropped the ball on this one because it is not a crazed cab driver going on a murderous rampage while incidentally streaming. Instead we see the far too real extremes of terminally online cu...

Kieran.Boo! Pumpkin King @kieran.blue · 5d

🎃 Spooktober '25 📽️

11/ Spree

Massively different than I was expecting.

A ★★★★ review of Spree (2020)

Marketing dropped the ball on this one because it is not a crazed cab driver going on a murderous rampage while incidentally streaming. Instead we see the far too real extremes of terminally online cu...

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Kieran.Boo! Pumpkin King @kieran.blue · 6d

🎃 Spooktober '25 📽️

10/ Warnings

A slightly underwhelming short film with some strong Donnie Darko vibes.

A ★★ review of Warnings (2023)

I'm surprised to see that this was made after The Chair. It definitely feels like this is the less polished version of some shared concepts.

Kieran.Boo! Pumpkin King @kieran.blue · 6d

🎃 Spooktober '25 📽️

10/ Warnings

A slightly underwhelming short film with some strong Donnie Darko vibes.

A ★★ review of Warnings (2023)

I'm surprised to see that this was made after The Chair. It definitely feels like this is the less polished version of some shared concepts.

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Kieran.Boo! Pumpkin King @kieran.blue · 6d

🎃 Spooktober '25 📽️

9/ Night of the Reaper

There are enough surprises to pay off the more pedestrian portions of the movie. Jessica Clement is great in the lead role.

A ★★★ review of Night of the Reaper (2025)

I'm glad I went in blind because this would be really easy to spoil. There's a lot of good but it really drags towards the end.

Kieran.Boo! Pumpkin King @kieran.blue · 6d

🎃 Spooktober '25 📽️

9/ Night of the Reaper

There are enough surprises to pay off the more pedestrian portions of the movie. Jessica Clement is great in the lead role.

A ★★★ review of Night of the Reaper (2025)

I'm glad I went in blind because this would be really easy to spoil. There's a lot of good but it really drags towards the end.

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Kieran.Boo! Pumpkin King @kieran.blue · 6d

🎃 Spooktober '25 📽️

8/ Cube

Back in my Blockbuster Video days this was always an easy recommendation for oatrons. Solid appeal to Sci-Fi and Horror viewers and very low chance they had already seen it.

A ★★★ review of Cube (1997)

Cult Sci-Fi/Horror. You can see it's influence on so many films that came later. A few more traps would have been great but the flaws are mostly due to budget and general 90s-ness.

Kieran.Boo! Pumpkin King @kieran.blue · 6d

🎃 Spooktober '25 📽️

8/ Cube

Back in my Blockbuster Video days this was always an easy recommendation for oatrons. Solid appeal to Sci-Fi and Horror viewers and very low chance they had already seen it.

A ★★★ review of Cube (1997)

Cult Sci-Fi/Horror. You can see it's influence on so many films that came later. A few more traps would have been great but the flaws are mostly due to budget and general 90s-ness.

Kieran.Boo! Pumpkin King @kieran.blue · 6d

Sometimes that happens to my food deliveries.

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Emma Newman @emmanewman.bsky.social · 6d

This is the Starship Alexandria episode in which we talk about this book (one of my personal favourites): starshipalexandria.com/episode-1-th...

Kieran.Boo! Pumpkin King @kieran.blue · 6d

They were great when we saw them live a few years ago