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Leah Schnelbach @leahschnelbach.bsky.social · 5d

I loved Good Boy! (Both the movie, and the Good Boy himself.)

In order to serve your moviegoing needs, I have written a review that works its way from “no spoilers at all” to “but does the dog die???” to “oops all spoilers!”, because I want every dog-and-horror-loving one of you to see it.

Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 5d

Good Boy's genuine scares, dedication to the bit, and open heart make it an dog-gone good movie 🐶

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Good Boy: Great Horror, Even Better Dog - Reactor

An excellent, heartwrenching new horror film rises above its gimmick.

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Leah Schnelbach @leahschnelbach.bsky.social · 5d

thank you for writing it!!!

Leah Schnelbach @leahschnelbach.bsky.social · 5d

You know what's great?

Getting to publish an essay as insightful and heartening as this exploration of Serenity, the information economy, and sustainable change from @thenerdypriest.bsky.social.

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Serenity and the Myth of "Getting Out the Signal" - Reactor

We want to believe that knowledge will change the world for the better, but it's not always that simple.

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Leah Schnelbach @leahschnelbach.bsky.social · 14d

I can't say it was always fun to review a choppy show about a near-future capitalist hellscape—but I CAN say that I would die for a certain eyeball alien.

OPTIPUS 4-EVA.

Here are a few of my thoughts on the finale of Alien: Earth!
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The Lost Boys Find Themselves in Alien: Earth’s Tense Finale - Reactor

“Don’t say ‘It’s complicated’—that’s what powerless people say to make doing nothing OK.”

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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 26d

Neo Sora's fervent, anti-fascist dystopian film Happyend is finally out in the US, and @leahschnelbach.bsky.social recommends seeing it while you can:

#HappyEnd

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A Teenage Dystopia With a Dash of Hope: Neo Sora's Happyend - Reactor

A confident feature debut from a promising director.

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Leah Schnelbach @leahschnelbach.bsky.social · Sep 8

Locked room! Crime-solving priest! Andrew Scott as a mystery author who's involved somehow!

This is all my favorite things in one movie!

Rian Johnson @rianjohnson.bsky.social · Sep 8

The morning’s bright the sky is blue and we have a teaser trailer! WAKE UP DEAD MAN the new Benoit Blanc mystery, in theaters Thanksgiving and on Netflix 12/12

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Leah Schnelbach @leahschnelbach.bsky.social · Aug 29

Speaking as both a former janitor and a current film critic, Macon Blair's update on The Toxic Avenger is a delightful time at the movies.
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The Toxic Avenger Is the Hero We Need Right Now - Reactor

Toxie is back to mop up all of society's ills.

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LittleKuriboh @littlekuriboh.bsky.social · Aug 13

watched the first episode of Alien: Earth and couldn't believe when this literally happened

poorly edited image of Sid from Ice Age bursting out of Ripley

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Leah Schnelbach @leahschnelbach.bsky.social · Aug 13

My original title for this review was "Alien: Earth Hugs New Life Into The Face Of The Franchise", which is deeply stupid, but I love it and I'm giving it immortality here

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Leah Schnelbach @leahschnelbach.bsky.social · Aug 13

I'm writing weekly reviews of Noah Hawley's Alien: Earth for @reactorsff.bsky.social, and I don't know what mystical elixir was added to horror creators' water this year, but once again I find myself saying: holy shit!
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Alien: Earth Mixes Peter Pan and Xenomorphs to Extraordinary Effect - Reactor

Noah Hawley's new show is a thrilling addition to the Alien series.

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Leah Schnelbach @leahschnelbach.bsky.social · Aug 12

Are you, like me, still thinking about Weapons (2025)?

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I Can't Shake Weapons - Reactor

I love it when a movie decides to be about everything.

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Leah Schnelbach @leahschnelbach.bsky.social · Aug 8

love vetting horror for you 🖤

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Leah Schnelbach @leahschnelbach.bsky.social · Aug 8

Holy SHIT I love Weapons. I love the structure, the humor, the gore, Alden Ehrenreich's mustache, every single second of Benedict Wong, the gallons of vodka, the use of George Harrison, all of it.

I've summed up my love in as non-spoiler a manner as possible.
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Weapons Lives Up to the Hype, Then Laughs at the Hype and Transcends It - Reactor

Once again, horror is the best way to talk about most of society's ills.

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Leah Schnelbach @leahschnelbach.bsky.social · Jul 31

ughhhh the arc of the nail polish 😭

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Leah Schnelbach @leahschnelbach.bsky.social · Jul 31

The more I think about Murderbot the more I find to love, and I express my love through essays.

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Premium Quality Entertainment: The Joys of Murderbot and Sanctuary Moon - Reactor

You can only find Murderbot by looking for what it loves.

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Leah Schnelbach @leahschnelbach.bsky.social · Jul 28

Thank you for reading! I may have teared up a little on that line, and I'm not usually a tear-upper.

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Leah Schnelbach @leahschnelbach.bsky.social · Jul 22

Murderbot has been a bright spot in this thresher of a year—and the more I’ve thought about it, the more a certain prickly augmented human has stolen my heart.

Who wants to join me for a few thousand words on Dr. Gurathin and the horrors of capitalism?
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I Didn't Expect Dr. Gurathin To Be My Favorite Part of Murderbot - Reactor

I'd offer Dr. Gurathin a hug but he'd HATE that

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Jacob Oller @jacoboller.bsky.social · Jul 11

Superman is an action movie, a comedy, and also a horror movie, because a journalist types a massive exposé straight into the CMS and hits publish while on some kind of janky spaceship mobile hotspot

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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · Jul 10

ITS OFFICIAL.

MURDERBOT SEASON TWO.

#Murderbot

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Murderbot Has Been Renewed for a Second Season on Apple TV+! - Reactor

The season one finale of the show premieres on July 11, 2025

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Leah Schnelbach @leahschnelbach.bsky.social · Jul 10

I mean I guess I appreciate the surge of adrenaline? coffee wasn't cutting it this morning, but i'm sure as fuck awake NOW

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Leah Schnelbach @leahschnelbach.bsky.social · Jul 10

wow wow wow

Roseanna Pendlebury @chloroformtea.bsky.social · Jul 10

I'm not going to Seattle in person, but I was idly perusing through the programme and this appears to be the only review/crit focussed panel. I... just wow. Seriously?

Screenshot of a worldcon panel called They Said WHAT? which reads:

Criticism is hard. How do you avoid reading reviews? What happens when you do read reviews and must pick yourself up after a harsh one and still continue writing? Especially if the reviewer had a point? Authors will share their worst reviews and what they did to overcome them. This panel is focused on vulnerability, frustration, and how to maintain creativity when down in the dumps. Note: This is not intended to bash reviewers. Readers have the right to critique and give books one-star reviews.

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Leah Schnelbach @leahschnelbach.bsky.social · Jul 4

Thank you for reading!!! It's always nice when the movie gives you some ridiculousness to dig into

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Leah Schnelbach @leahschnelbach.bsky.social · Jun 27

I watch a lot of horror, and given my love of all things Irish, you can imagine my delight at finding a rich vein of terrifying films from the Emerald Isle.

I rounded up 15 of my faves, with tentacle monsters, vampires, FOLK DARKNESS, and religious trauma galore: reactormag.com/15-irish-hor...

15 Irish Horror Movies To Chill Your Summer - Reactor

Yes, there's folk horror, but there's so much more.

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Leah Schnelbach @leahschnelbach.bsky.social · Jun 20

What world are we in that I've spent more time thinking about the latest sequel to 28 Days Later than the new Wes Anderson movie???

(Which I also loved, but Wes doesn't have full frontal quasi-zombie nudity in his. You win this round, Danny Boyle.)
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28 Years Later Is a Weird and Thrilling Post-Apocalyptic Adventure - Reactor

This movie is probably not what you were expecting. In a very good way.

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Cooger & Dark’s Pandemonium Shadow Podcast @gonebabygone.bsky.social · Jun 18

Thanks so much again to Leah for working with me on this--including working in Pope Francis' death when it occurred midway through the process

Leah Schnelbach @leahschnelbach.bsky.social · Jun 17

Absolute joy to work with Zack Budryk (@gonebabygone.bsky.social) on this dive into the dark theological heart of Graham Greene's Brighton Rock.

There may come a day when I tire of Complicated Catholicism Feelings, but it is not this day.
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An Anti-Hero Predicts the Future in Graham Greene's Classic Brighton Rock - Reactor

Heaven was a word—Hell was something he could trust.

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