Ray Sidman
@raysidman.bsky.social
College instructor, supporter of DEIB and LGBTQ+, pop-culture geek, dog enthusiast, TTRPG lover, ostensible thinker and philosophizer, reader, raconteur, and occasional writer and filmmaker
(he/him)
See my cinephile page at filmnerdness101.bsky.social
(he/him)
See my cinephile page at filmnerdness101.bsky.social
The wedding scene in Alligator might be the greatest scene in American cinematic history*. Discuss.
* - No, not really. That designation goes to the Walken/Hopper scene in True Romance.
* - No, not really. That designation goes to the Walken/Hopper scene in True Romance.
Alligator is generally considered one of the best of the Jaws-knockoff subgenre. And it’s a film I’ve never seen, as I recall. I mean, John Sayles. I’m correcting this rather glaring, longtime oversight right now as a wind-down from the day at work.
Alligator (1980) ⭐ 6.1 | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
1h 31m | R
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November 25, 2025 at 11:58 PM
The wedding scene in Alligator might be the greatest scene in American cinematic history*. Discuss.
* - No, not really. That designation goes to the Walken/Hopper scene in True Romance.
* - No, not really. That designation goes to the Walken/Hopper scene in True Romance.
I call this photo “Class Is in Session the Week of Thanksgiving.”
November 24, 2025 at 11:52 PM
I call this photo “Class Is in Session the Week of Thanksgiving.”
Couldn’t say it any better myself. R.I.P. Udo Kier.
Udo Kier was one of the great character actors while also being a hell of a character offscreen, too. Truly one of God’s own prototypes. Rest in peace, you magnificent bastard.
November 24, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Couldn’t say it any better myself. R.I.P. Udo Kier.
BREAKING NEWS: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is urging Americans to address any medication and vitamin supplement needs by taking Trioxin 245.
November 20, 2025 at 10:12 PM
BREAKING NEWS: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is urging Americans to address any medication and vitamin supplement needs by taking Trioxin 245.
1925 is one of my favorite years for literature. So many amazing works, and I’ve read and reread a lot of them. Plus, I’ve read at least a few Virginia Woolf novels, and loved them. Yet somehow, I’ve never read Mrs. Dalloway … until now.
Mrs. Dalloway
Heralded as Virginia Woolf's greatest novel, this is a …
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November 20, 2025 at 1:51 AM
1925 is one of my favorite years for literature. So many amazing works, and I’ve read and reread a lot of them. Plus, I’ve read at least a few Virginia Woolf novels, and loved them. Yet somehow, I’ve never read Mrs. Dalloway … until now.
Let be be finale of seem.
The only emperor is the emperor of ice-cream.
The only emperor is the emperor of ice-cream.
November 19, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Let be be finale of seem.
The only emperor is the emperor of ice-cream.
The only emperor is the emperor of ice-cream.
Tonight’s chill formula.
November 18, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Tonight’s chill formula.
Prelim grading the latest batches of student papers while listening to the John Carpenter Anthology. What could possibly go wrong.
November 14, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Prelim grading the latest batches of student papers while listening to the John Carpenter Anthology. What could possibly go wrong.
Now watching one of my all-time favorite action movies …
The Rock (1996) ⭐ 7.4 | Action, Adventure, Thriller
2h 16m | R
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November 14, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Now watching one of my all-time favorite action movies …
Hell yeah, I’m watching Sudden Death!
#vandamme
#vandamme
This checks so many boxes including:
- in-his-prime Van Damme
- “Die Hard in a …” subgenre
- Hockey film
- directed by Peter Hyams
- Big bad played by Powers Boothe
Haven’t revisited Sudden Death in a couple decades. I’m literally excited to be doing so tonight!
- in-his-prime Van Damme
- “Die Hard in a …” subgenre
- Hockey film
- directed by Peter Hyams
- Big bad played by Powers Boothe
Haven’t revisited Sudden Death in a couple decades. I’m literally excited to be doing so tonight!
Sudden Death (1995) ⭐ 5.9 | Action, Crime, Thriller
1h 51m | R
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November 13, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Hell yeah, I’m watching Sudden Death!
#vandamme
#vandamme
With Gremlins 3 in development, wonder whether the studio’ll bring in Key & Peele to brainstorm story ideas.
November 11, 2025 at 11:49 PM
With Gremlins 3 in development, wonder whether the studio’ll bring in Key & Peele to brainstorm story ideas.
“Thus did a handful of rapacious citizens come to control all that was worth controlling in America. Thus was the savage and stupid and entirely inappropriate and unnecessary and humorless American class system created. Honest, industrious, peaceful citizens were classed as bloodsuckers, if
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November 10, 2025 at 2:36 AM
“Thus did a handful of rapacious citizens come to control all that was worth controlling in America. Thus was the savage and stupid and entirely inappropriate and unnecessary and humorless American class system created. Honest, industrious, peaceful citizens were classed as bloodsuckers, if
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And it’s snowing. First of the season.
November 9, 2025 at 1:14 AM
And it’s snowing. First of the season.
Tonight, watching Tugg Speedman, Jeff Portnoy, and Kirk Lazarus do their thing. ❤️🤘🏼
November 8, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Tonight, watching Tugg Speedman, Jeff Portnoy, and Kirk Lazarus do their thing. ❤️🤘🏼
I can see the headlines tomorrow:
“GOP gets a preview of just how fucking fucked they’re going to be at the mid-terms.”
“GOP gets a preview of just how fucking fucked they’re going to be at the mid-terms.”
November 5, 2025 at 3:42 AM
I can see the headlines tomorrow:
“GOP gets a preview of just how fucking fucked they’re going to be at the mid-terms.”
“GOP gets a preview of just how fucking fucked they’re going to be at the mid-terms.”
We
are
fighting
back.
One day at a time.
One race at a time.
Never give up.
are
fighting
back.
One day at a time.
One race at a time.
Never give up.
November 5, 2025 at 2:41 AM
We
are
fighting
back.
One day at a time.
One race at a time.
Never give up.
are
fighting
back.
One day at a time.
One race at a time.
Never give up.
AP calls Mamdani the winner for NYC!❤️
November 5, 2025 at 2:39 AM
AP calls Mamdani the winner for NYC!❤️
Watching election results roll in from around our country, and seeing multiple glimmers of hope for us.
November 5, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Watching election results roll in from around our country, and seeing multiple glimmers of hope for us.
12 minutes left.
Down by 15.
4th and 17.
Andy: Let’s go.
Down by 15.
4th and 17.
Andy: Let’s go.
November 2, 2025 at 11:55 PM
12 minutes left.
Down by 15.
4th and 17.
Andy: Let’s go.
Down by 15.
4th and 17.
Andy: Let’s go.
“Do not let those numbers drive you crazy. Use an eraser. Get rid of all of them.”
- Rocky Balboa
- Rocky Balboa
November 1, 2025 at 7:37 AM
“Do not let those numbers drive you crazy. Use an eraser. Get rid of all of them.”
- Rocky Balboa
- Rocky Balboa
For only the second (perhaps third) time in some two decades of participating, this year, I’ve completed the 31DoH Challenge.
31 Days of Horror-HALLOWEEN:
The White Reindeer (1952)
For the second (maybe third) time ever, this year, I completed the 31DoH Challenge of watching a horror film each day this month. Concluding the festivities tonight with this Finnish schism-mode horror-fantasy.
First-time watch
Source: Shudder
The White Reindeer (1952)
For the second (maybe third) time ever, this year, I completed the 31DoH Challenge of watching a horror film each day this month. Concluding the festivities tonight with this Finnish schism-mode horror-fantasy.
First-time watch
Source: Shudder
The White Reindeer (1952) ⭐ 6.9 | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
1h 14m | Not Rated
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November 1, 2025 at 12:43 AM
For only the second (perhaps third) time in some two decades of participating, this year, I’ve completed the 31DoH Challenge.
The new Brandi Carlile is an all-new sound for her, and it’s a fist-pumping, guitar-rocking anthem for our times. Mind fucking blown.
#brandicarlile
#brandicarlile
Brandi Carlile - Church & State (Live From Red Rocks)
YouTube video by Brandi Carlile
youtu.be
October 30, 2025 at 1:56 AM
The new Brandi Carlile is an all-new sound for her, and it’s a fist-pumping, guitar-rocking anthem for our times. Mind fucking blown.
#brandicarlile
#brandicarlile