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Steve Carlson

@lcosgrove.bsky.social

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The lonely Magellan of disreputable exploitation cinema. Death merchant and amateur onion peeler. I like things that look like mistakes. He/him.

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Steve Carlson @lcosgrove.bsky.social · 20m

Please tell me if Oozing Wound's "Hypnic Jerk" made it in.

Steve Carlson @lcosgrove.bsky.social · 29m

He's also not a fan of his staff trying to unionize!

Steve Carlson @lcosgrove.bsky.social · 1h

Okay, one of these is just me being dumb, but the other is STRAIGHT-UP BULLSHIT.

Vulture Cinematrix No. 562: Oct 9, 2025

I got 7/9 Correct
Score: 2044

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Cinematrix No. 562: The Criterion 2000s Horror Edition

Can you name a Michelle Pfeiffer or Anna Faris horror?

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Jason Bailey @jasondashbailey.com · 13h

Would just like to reiterate that "send in Van Halen" is one of the most quietly pointed moments in ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER

Matthew Sheffield @matthew.flux.community · 18h

The very first riot after a George Floyd protest was started by a white supremacist nicknamed "Umbrella Man."

He spraypainted "free shit" on an AutoZone, broke the windows, and encouraged others to come in. abcnews.go.com/amp/US/man-h...

Man who helped ignite George Floyd riots identified as white supremacist: Police

A masked umbrella-wielding man helped incite riots and looting in the immediate aftermath of George Floyd's death, police said.

Steve Carlson @lcosgrove.bsky.social · 14h

It's definitely a schwa, the emphasis should be on the first O (but everyone out here wants to put it on the second, like oh-re-GONE)

Steve Carlson @lcosgrove.bsky.social · 14h

I was born in Oregon. Oregon famously has a terrific wine region in the Willamette Valley. I work on the East Coast in booze, have for 20+ years, and I don't need to take off my socks to count the number of times I've heard customers correctly pronounce "Oregon" and/or "Willamette."

Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 18h

What’s the word where you’re from that, when pronounced exactly as it looks, identifies a tourist immediately?

Steve Carlson @lcosgrove.bsky.social · 14h

You'll get there!

Steve Carlson @lcosgrove.bsky.social · 14h

I wish it was a film I liked, but it's tough to plan this stuff.

Steve Carlson @lcosgrove.bsky.social · 14h

Watched PROJECT: METALBEAST this morning, and updating my master list informs me that it was my 8000th unique full-length feature. Someone should throw a party.

Steve Carlson @lcosgrove.bsky.social · 14h

fuckin' ouroboros

Steve Carlson @lcosgrove.bsky.social · 20h

Just watched it myself a couple nights ago. Had the wild idea that a double feature of that and AGUIRRE, THE WRATH OF GOD could be productive.

Steve Carlson @lcosgrove.bsky.social · 22h

LOL that I correctly predicted what #1 was gonna be

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Cinema Smorgasbord @cinemasmorgasbord.bsky.social · 22h

Our look at the filmography of Kiyoshi Kurosawa CONTINUES with SERPENT'S PATH and on this episode we're discussing the controversial (and influential!) 1989 horror film SWEET HOME and the office slasher(?) THE GUARD FROM UNDERGROUND!

Episode 294 – Serpent’s Path: The Films of Kiyoshi Kurosawa – Sweet Home (1989) & The Guard From Underground (1992) » Cinema Smorgasbord

After a bumpy and controversial start to his career, that bumpiness would continue for Kiyoshi Kurosawa with 1989's SWEET HOME, a unique videogame/film collaboration that is colorful, entertaining and...

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Steve Carlson @lcosgrove.bsky.social · 1d

The fifth entry for my #superscarymovies journey (prompt: "a '90s horror film made for TV) was initially gonna be FULL ECLIPSE. But Scarecrow's copy was checked out. (Boo!) So I picked STRAYS, which definitely feels like something made by The USA Network.

A ★★½ review of Strays (1991)

The Important Cinema Club Super Scary Movie Challenge: Entry #5 Category: A '90s horror film made for TV Takes too long to get going, and never really surmounts the fundamental ridiculousness of its p...

Steve Carlson @lcosgrove.bsky.social · 1d

For #superscarymovies Entry #4 (which demands "a horror film that features virtual reality"), I figured it was a good opportunity to knock another film off my Albert Pyun watchlist. So... hey there, ARCADE.

A ★★★½ review of Arcade (1993)

The Important Cinema Club Super Scary Movie Challenge: Entry #4 Category: A horror film that features virtual reality Gloriously dorky, with a healthy dose of Pyun's steel-and-rust industrial futurism...

Steve Carlson @lcosgrove.bsky.social · 1d

#superscarymovies Entry #3 asked for "a horror film that can be found on a 50-DVD movie collection." I've got a lot of those. Ended up choosing DEATH FROM BEYOND, which is in the Pendulum TOMB OF TERRORS box. That was a good call in my opinion.

A ★★★★ review of Death from Beyond (2006)

The Important Cinema Club Super Scary Movie Challenge: Entry #3 Category: A Horror Film That Can Be Found on a 50-Movie DVD Collection I was unprepared for how much I enjoyed this. It's got a bloodthi...

Steve Carlson @lcosgrove.bsky.social · 1d

Time for #superscarymovies Entry #2, which is "a horror film from Kazakhstan." It's IN THE DARKNESS!

A ★★ review of In the Darkness (2018)

The Important Cinema Club Super Scary Movie Challenge: Entry #2 Category: A horror film from Kazakhstan Its country of origin is really all it has going for it. Boring, badly paced and utterly familia...

Steve Carlson @lcosgrove.bsky.social · 1d

Reposting this thread because I just realized I've been using the wrong hashtag! What a dope am I!

Anyway, here's #superscarymovies Entry #1: "a scary sports film." It's FATAL GAMES!

A ★½ review of Fatal Games (1984)

The Important Cinema Club Super Scary Movie Challenge: Entry #1 Category: A scary sports film Good Lord, does this thing drag ass. A bunch of characters defined almost solely by the sport they play ge...

Steve Carlson @lcosgrove.bsky.social · 1d

Better than doing nothing?

Steve Carlson @lcosgrove.bsky.social · 1d

She fell into the wellness trap, as I understand it... alas

Steve Carlson @lcosgrove.bsky.social · 1d

I think he survived in DEADLY PREY?

Steve Carlson @lcosgrove.bsky.social · 1d

Would this be an actress who decidedly does not have fond memories of working with a horror goat and a horror GOAT in the same project...?

Steve Carlson @lcosgrove.bsky.social · 1d

Oh my God I can hear it

David_j_roth @davidjroth.bsky.social · 1d

Yankees fans eyes rolling completely back and turning black, heads tilting backwards at an impossible angle, and their jaws opening and opening horribly like a shark's as they all emit the PC Richard Whistle Sound as one.

Steve Carlson @lcosgrove.bsky.social · 1d

......shit, I've been using the wrong hashtag

Steve Carlson @lcosgrove.bsky.social · 1d

It's very good! It's also very much not about what the trailers are selling - it's a lot smaller and sadder.