The Handlen, The Zack, And The Crypt

Autism is not a disease, you fucks.

And now back to my full time job, texting the word "stop" to every living Democrat.

There are 4 kinds of BlueSky users: -Harry Truman -Doris Day -Red China -Johnnie Ray

Finished Belmont’s Curse! Good game. Can be a little frustrating to start, but as it expands, it hits that sweet spot of encouraging exploration while making you earn every step. Lots of “oh fuck I can’t do that—but maybe?” platforming challenges.

ah yes, the best part of starting a new job: the desperate search for the small slip of paper i need to prove i exist and can therefore be paid.

i don't give a rat's ass what matt yglesias has to say

Replaying the Silent Hill 2 remake—it’s more flawed than I think I realized at first, mostly because they get enough of what made the original great right that I overlooked the padding and cruft. I don’t have high hopes for Bloober’s SH1 remake, because they’ll likely end up changing more.

“And for those of you heading southbound on the Golden Gate tonight, if you look up to your left, you’ll get a glimpse of an enormous lion penis…”

revisiting THE ENDLESS, a really neat cult horror movie that does not go the way you’d expect, and deserves way better than its “1/5” rating on Prime.

oh man, this Cheesecake Factory thing is taking me back. it’s wild to be debating the sensitivities of chain restaurant goers and not, like, having to insist that trans people are real and science exists.

This was decent, provided you just want a solidly made action thriller with a nasty edge. Mostly interesting now as a period piece in terms of editing and camera-work. Not a patch on the original, which was unsettling and eerily sad in a way modern horror often avoids.

I got the job. 😁

Watching tonight: THE CRAZIES, the remake. Romero’s original is great, but I heard the remake’s pretty good? It has Timothy Olyphant playing a cop, which is already a good sign.

i have no content but i must post.

Did not hear back. Unsure if “end of week” meant today or tomorrow, and it’s not a definite no but probably? feel bummed and confused.

all right, time for a stress nap.

The essay that we wrote on THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS for Criterion's 4k release is now online. This is a piece about Jame Gumb that addresses how the transgender perception of the character was formed. criterion-v2.herokuapp.com/current/post...

i'm not completely sure, but the first vivid memory i have of seeing a movie in the theater is my mom taking me to a revival showing of Snow White, and her having to take me out of the theater because i freaked out when the Queen goes full witch. early '80s, would've been.

Bumping this because...well, why not.

man, Amanda Seyfried is so cool. Obviously she’s gorgeous, but finding out she’s a smart weirdo makes me happy.

That isn’t what’s “enough.” What’s enough is that they know this will hurt her and things have gotten awful enough that they’re betting they can get away with it. No one supporting this disbelieves the allegations. It is simply enough to find a potential lever of power and pull it.

had a funny, grim thought: I'm trying to get my first colonoscopy done before my current health insurance runs out, and i just today realized, if they did find something right before i lose health care... what the fuck would i do about it?

as always, the catharsis of reading a @davidjroth.bsky.social essay about these monsters isn't that it solves anything; it's just being reminded that you aren't alone in feeling like this.

It will what now

This whole thing is really getting to me. It’s obviously evil, but I feel this… personal discomfort at the idea of people denying abuse allegations and then weaponizing that denial. Not trying to make it about me, I’m just really unsettled and wanted to say it.

I’ve been spending a lot of time with Belmont’s Curse, and I’m liking it a lot. The combat is nowhere near as punishing as I thought it would be, and the platforming is tricky but pretty satisfying.

That was… okay! More of a fun curiosity than an effective horror film, but it’s neat to see people figuring out how to use the faux-doc form. Ending doesn’t work—feels someone wrote themselves into a hole and decided to dig their way out.

watching THE LAST BROADCAST tonight, which I think I’ve seen before but don’t remember. I know it’s often mentioned as a precursor to Blair Witch.

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you want to know how broke i am? i'm "i didn't even talk myself into buying a Criterion disc during the flash sale" broke.

god how i hated this terrible, terrible show.

Holds up better than i was expecting—check it out if you’re up for a clever one.

I’m curious—does Kubrick’s LOLITA have defenders? Like, it’s not a bad movie, but it feels dispensable to me, and i never really see people talking about it when Kubrick comes up on here.

Revisiting COHERENCE, a low-budget sci-thriller that has an extremely cool premise. (Go in unspoiled if you can, it’s a fun surprise.)

...how long does he think it takes to turn a boat around.