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John Orquiola @backofthehead.bsky.social · 2h

Mike Flanagan cast realistic looking high school kids in Carrie. This ain't The Shards.

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John Orquiola @backofthehead.bsky.social · 6h

You don't get 3 billion users by not fucking up the world

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John Orquiola @backofthehead.bsky.social · 10h

No one ever listened to Vision, except Wanda, and even then, not always.

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John Orquiola @backofthehead.bsky.social · 11h

My rewatch is nearly complete. @terrymatalas.bsky.social's VisionQuest is October 14!

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John Orquiola @backofthehead.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

WandaVision episode 6, "All-New Halloween Spooktacular," is still amazing. Evan Peters as "Pietro" / Ralph Bohner was mad genius on multiple levels.

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John Orquiola @backofthehead.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

It's obvious my civilian brother is awed...

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John Orquiola @backofthehead.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Kate Mulgrew talks Star Trek's future and playing Janeway again. 🖖 Thanks to @trekmovie.bsky.social screenrant.com/star-trek-ka...

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John Orquiola @backofthehead.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Quite good and, I think, underrated overall. Powered by an incredible performance by Elizabeth Olsen as The Scarlet Witch, plus all those fun multiverse cameos. No matter what Wanda did, though, I just can't root against her. I hope she returns to the MCU.

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John Orquiola @backofthehead.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

This the season 🎃 I find Tim Burton's Sleepy Hollow is very popular but, I think, also underrated. It's so good. One of Burton's best, filled with actors he'd worked with over the previous 15 years. It's visually stunning, enrapturing, and a perfect Halloween movie.

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John Orquiola @backofthehead.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

A lurid 1990s-style throwback thriller of sex, lies, and novel writing. A mix of The Housemaid, Misery, and... Arrested Development... with manipulative twists and turns that don't leave anyone worth rooting for. But it's entertaining.

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John Orquiola @backofthehead.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Digger defied every expectation. A scathing, on point Dr. Strangelove for our times, with a jaw-dropping bravura Tom Cruise performance at its center. One of the most important, timely films of 2026.

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John Orquiola @backofthehead.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Didn't even realize I published articles with banner images of all three Captain Kirks today. Don't think that's ever happened before.

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John Orquiola @backofthehead.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Very good, and sad, so far. Can even think of it as an alternate MCU Earth in the late 19th century with Yelena Belova and Charles Xavier (the new one who was just cast.)

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John Orquiola @backofthehead.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

First Thursday in 10 weeks without new Star Trek. I don't like it.

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John Orquiola @backofthehead.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

A beautiful, emotional tribute to PAC (Benjamin Satterley) by everyone at @allelitewrestling.com. The Death Riders as a crowd pleasing babyface faction are a lot of fun.

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John Orquiola @backofthehead.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Hawkeye pairing Yelena and Kate Bishop together was genius. 💜🖤 I hope they get more scenes together in Secret Wars.

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John Orquiola @backofthehead.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I love Hawkeye. MCU Christmas in New York. Kate Bishop's confidence, bravado, and vulnerability. Clint Barton's weariness. How Clint gradually accepted Kate because even though he has kids, he doesn't want them in danger but also warmed to being a mentor. This show is very underrated and special. 💜🖤

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John Orquiola @backofthehead.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Happy 30th anniversary to "Trials and Tribble-ations" 5 weeks too soon on Virtual Trek Con The Main Viewer 🖖 @malissalongo.bsky.social www.youtube.com/live/LHHybcD...

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John Orquiola @backofthehead.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Saw Eternals in the theater, didn't like it, didn't give it another thought. Finally rewatched to reassess. Same reaction. Doesn't feel like a Marvel movie. Stiff, plodding, uninvolving, and the Eternals have lame powers and dull personalities. I just don't think this should've been made.

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John Orquiola @backofthehead.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Ryan Coogler's Black Panther is still phenomenal. Wakanda is maybe the best world building in the MCU. Michael B. Jordan is electrifying as Killmonger, as is the story of T'Challa righting the sins of his father. RIP Chadwick Boseman, my King. Gone too soon, never forgotten.

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John Orquiola @backofthehead.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

18! Haven't had turtle or snake, that I know of.

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John Orquiola @backofthehead.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

RIP Dennis Haskins. As TV high school principals go, Mr. Belding was one of the best.

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John Orquiola @backofthehead.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Mr. Chekov, clean that up. Everyone just step around it until Chekov cleans it up.

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John Orquiola @backofthehead.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

We should have listened to King T'Challa 8 years ago.

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John Orquiola @backofthehead.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Lanterns 107 "The Jordan Boys' Legacy" (2026) Written by Damon Lindelof and Tom King Directed by Alik Sakharov

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John Orquiola @backofthehead.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Dormammu, I've come to bargain and say that Doctor Strange is a lot better than I remember. Stephen Strange was an acquired taste for me, and the movie is a variant on Iron Man's origin, but I was dazzled by the first depiction of the multiverse and how complex MCU concepts of magic were introduced.

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John Orquiola @backofthehead.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Endgame and Infinity War overshadow how incredible Civil War is. The airport fight is still awesome. The Russos, Markus and McFeely brought verisimilitude to the Avengers and MCU geopolitics. Spider-Man and Black Panther were perfect. Steve and Tony's split still hurts. My second fave of the MCU.

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John Orquiola @backofthehead.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

There are 3 fictional universes I escape to: 1. Star Trek, but it's also my job so sometimes I need an escape from my escape 2. Game of Thrones 3. Marvel Cinematic Universe Avengers: Endgame Encore has been a great prompt to revisit my favorite corners and characters in the MCU

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John Orquiola @backofthehead.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Some days living 12 hours ahead of the East Coast can be challenging. Other days, it means getting to watch #AEWAllOut and have hours of the best wrestling on Sunday morning. LFG @allelitewrestling.com

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John Orquiola @backofthehead.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Few would call Age of Ultron their favorite Avengers movie. A mixed bag. Age of Ultron felt reductive after The Winter Soldier and showed the limits of Joss Whedon's vision for the MCU. The Russos and Markus and McFeely would thankfully take over to launch the Avengers to its greatest heights.

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John Orquiola @backofthehead.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

My personal high water mark for the MCU feels even more relevant today. The Russo Brothers and writers Markus and McFeely escalated and vastly improved everything about Steve Rogers and SHIELD's corner of the MCU, with spectacular action, deeper characterizations, and real stakes. I love this movie.

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John Orquiola @backofthehead.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Gasp 😲 Blake Monroe watches Star Trek: Strange New Worlds!!

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John Orquiola @backofthehead.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Circle of death and the many names of @jennyrjohnsonart.bsky.social on Star Trek and Chill 🖖 @malissalongo.bsky.social www.youtube.com/live/5JSxllL...

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John Orquiola @backofthehead.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

What's your favorite era of the MCU? Mine is 2014 to 2016 from The Winter Soldier to Civil War. SHIELD and Hydra were still a thing at the start, the Avengers were at their peak, then the Sokovia Accords and heartbreak of the Avengers disassembled. Plus Guardians of the Galaxy in the middle.

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John Orquiola @backofthehead.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Probably the most underrated of the MCU hero origin movies. I love Marvel World War II, Chris Evans is ideal as Steve Rogers, and Hayley Atwell and Tommy Lee Jones are great. Third act feels soft and rushed, and the Russos' sequels would vastly improve the action and... everything else.

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John Orquiola @backofthehead.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Probably what I'd also say if I met Steve Rogers.

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John Orquiola @backofthehead.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Rewatched Avengers: Infinity War. Still breathtaking in scope and ambition, and that ending remains utterly devastating, seeing the Avengers lose and half the universe wiped out by Thanos. To me, the greatest pure comic book movie ever made.

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John Orquiola @backofthehead.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Read this a couple of years ago. Inspired to reread after Avengers: Endgame Encore.

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John Orquiola @backofthehead.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

The world would be better if Snoopy got to vote. He's always been anti-Red Baron.

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John Orquiola @backofthehead.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Forgot to tag Diedre Hall, but still true. It was a great 10 weeks.

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John Orquiola @backofthehead.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Natasha Romanoff has always been my favorite Avenger. Even though she was coping with trauma and survivor's guilt, Avengers: Endgame brought us the most chill and laid back Natasha until we saw her watching Moonraker in her trailer in Black Widow.

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John Orquiola @backofthehead.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The best reason to see Avengers: Endgame Encore on the big screen is to see the movie again on the big screen. The extra 2-6 minutes of footage depends on how you see it (Infinity Vision has all 4 new scenes; my screening only had 3). The real pleasure is to experience Endgame again in the theater.

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John Orquiola @backofthehead.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

It was an honor to meet and interview Joe and Anthony Russo in 2022, nerd out with them about movies, and tour AGBO Films. #Avengers #AvengersEndgame #AvengersEndgameEncore

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