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Carmelita Valdez McKoy @carmelitasays.bsky.social · 7h

Tonight's double feature: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 (1944) 𝘗𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘰𝘳𝘢 & 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘍𝘭𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘋𝘶𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘮𝘢𝘯 (1951) Seaside spectres, Stella by starlight, and hope rising from a sunken ship.

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Carmelita Valdez McKoy @carmelitasays.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Tonight's cinematic indulgence: 𝘋𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘋𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘜𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘌𝘷𝘪𝘭 (1971) [ Jaunty organ music playing ] Oh, girls, they wanna serve Satan Oh, girls just wanna serve Satan...

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Carmelita Valdez McKoy @carmelitasays.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Tonight's double feature: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘈𝘵𝘦 𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘴 (1974) 𝘋𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩 𝘉𝘦𝘥: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘦𝘥 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘌𝘢𝘵𝘴 (1977) Hungry and tired? It's tempting to stop, for sure. All the same, this is the wrong place to crash.

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Carmelita Valdez McKoy @carmelitasays.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

This evening's double feature: Dracula's Daughter (1936) Nadja (1994) Immortals wrestle with existential dread and dysfunctional family too. Psychotherapy could be beneficial, whether you're living or undead.

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Carmelita Valdez McKoy @carmelitasays.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Tonight's tonal whiplash: 𝘕𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘚𝘩𝘪𝘧𝘵 (1982) 𝘕𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩 (1997) The thematic overlap is undeniable. Even so, this pairing is really bizarre. I'm a little unsettled by it myself.

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Carmelita Valdez McKoy @carmelitasays.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Tonight's double feature: A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) 𝘉𝘦𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘋𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮'𝘴 𝘋𝘰𝘰𝘳 (1989) I've often said to myself, "I'll sleep when I'm dead," but these poor kids will die if they go into REM sleep.

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Carmelita Valdez McKoy @carmelitasays.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Housemate sent me this picture of Ruby waiting for me to get home. Dogs are the best. Metro Transit is the worst. Gonna be a long wait...

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Carmelita Valdez McKoy @carmelitasays.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

This evening's double feature: 𝘛𝘸𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘖𝘣𝘴𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 (1989) 𝘔𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘍𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘵 (1990) Give the devil his due; in the last gasp of the 1980s, Jeff Goldblum had a head of hair that was to die for. There's a body count, for sure.

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Carmelita Valdez McKoy @carmelitasays.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I had a great time discussing all the strange animal behavior in 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘪𝘳𝘥𝘴 with the hosts of Why Wasn't It Better podcast! The episode is available now on your podcast app of choice! Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/7oN2... Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

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Carmelita Valdez McKoy @carmelitasays.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Tonight's double feature: 𝘚𝘩𝘺 𝘗𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 (1987) 𝘌𝘺𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘎𝘰𝘥 (1997) From backwater to back roads, it's bleak out there when the people, like the place, are oil and water. Here, Martha Plimpton is mixed in.

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Carmelita Valdez McKoy @carmelitasays.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I had the best time talking about 𝘋𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘳 (1984) with my good friends @26mfhpod.bsky.social and @vhuspodcast.bsky.social on the latest episode of Movies From Hell! Hope you'll tune in to rob the information bank with us! Links bellow 🧵

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Carmelita Valdez McKoy @carmelitasays.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Tonight's cinematic odyssey: 𝘏𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘏𝘢𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 (1961) Directed by Mario Bava Besting Christopher Lee in a battle of wills may be too Herculean a task, but Hades help him, Reg Park will make the attempt.

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Carmelita Valdez McKoy @carmelitasays.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I was so excited (maybe too excited) to talk about 𝘔𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘦 𝘋𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵 (1981) on the latest episode of @cultmoviespodcast.bsky.social ! Hope you'll enjoy listening as we analyze this outrageous film!

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Carmelita Valdez McKoy @carmelitasays.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Tonight's cinematic adventure: 𝘑𝘶𝘨𝘨𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘶𝘵 (1974), dir. Richard Lester Passengers rest assured, Richard Harris is the man for this job. So long as a family of orcas doesn't show up, everything's going to be alright.

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Carmelita Valdez McKoy @carmelitasays.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

On the next episode of @cultmoviespodcast.bsky.social Joan Crawford swings an axe, while Anthony shakes a...

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Carmelita Valdez McKoy @carmelitasays.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Tonight's man-machine pairing: 𝘛𝘦𝘵𝘴𝘶𝘰: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘐𝘳𝘰𝘯 𝘔𝘢𝘯 (1989) 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘵 (2004) The inspiration came to me while listening to 'Chrome Injury' by The Church. Also puts me in the mood for 'Metal' by Gary Numan.

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Carmelita Valdez McKoy @carmelitasays.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Tonight's cinematic adventure: Media colludes with consumer culture to perpetuate the ongoing hostage situation we call modern life.

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Carmelita Valdez McKoy @carmelitasays.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Song as a synopsis, sort of: 🎶 Wire 🎶 🎶 French Film Blurred 🎶 youtube.com/watch?v=ci1O...

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French Film Blurred (2006 Remastered Version)

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Carmelita Valdez McKoy @carmelitasays.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Tonight's distortion double feature: Like the taste of straight strychnine? We do, wie du, wie du!

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Carmelita Valdez McKoy @carmelitasays.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Tonight's motion picture: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘏𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘓𝘢𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘞𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘴 (1976), dir. Pupi Avati It takes a unique artistic vision to really bring to life the gruesome torture and immense suffering of Catholic martyrs.

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Carmelita Valdez McKoy @carmelitasays.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

"With a yo-heave-ho And a fare-you-well..." This evening's double feature is ten fathoms deep on the road to hell:

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Carmelita Valdez McKoy @carmelitasays.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

We stole her face and oh, how we laughed... 🎶 Judy Teen 🎶 🎶 Steve Harley 🎶 🎶 & Cockney Rebel 🎶 youtube.com/watch?v=xLyI...

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Judy Teen (2012 Remaster)

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Carmelita Valdez McKoy @carmelitasays.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Monday night movie menagerie: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘙𝘦𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘚𝘬𝘪𝘯 (1990) Dolphin Blue, a family of Doves, prowling hep cats, bird-mad girls, and a blown up bullfrog.

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Carmelita Valdez McKoy @carmelitasays.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Tonight's cinematic adventure: Ralph Nelson's 𝘌𝘮𝘣𝘳𝘺𝘰 (1976) In the realm of science, it's a matter of ethics; in film, a question of taste. Just because you can doesn't mean that you should. And yet, I can't resist the pull of something this weird.

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Carmelita Valdez McKoy @carmelitasays.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Violet Bick was vulnerable on the streets of Pottersville, but in this exploitation double feature, Gloria Grahame plays the predator:

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Carmelita Valdez McKoy @carmelitasays.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Ferrara Friday night pairing: 𝘕𝘦𝘸 𝘙𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘏𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘭 (1998) 𝘛𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘢𝘴𝘰 (2019) "The unexamined life is not worth living," and rumination can be a living hell.

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Carmelita Valdez McKoy @carmelitasays.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Tonight's rewatch: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘨𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘙𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘒𝘸𝘢𝘪 (1957) Like so much silt from a riverbed, the more extreme aspects of ego and pride muddy the waters of moral simplicity.

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Carmelita Valdez McKoy @carmelitasays.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I was so honored to be invited to share some film discoveries with @purecinemapod.bsky.social supporters on Patreon earlier this year. And just look at the other distinguished guests featured in this sampler episode! Have a listen and consider supporting Pure Cinema!

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Carmelita Valdez McKoy @carmelitasays.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

The porpoise is laughing and the Monkee regards his tail as tonight's double feature invites humanity to get its head around de-evolution:

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Carmelita Valdez McKoy @carmelitasays.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

In tonight's transformative Olivier Assayas double feature, Maggie Cheung embodies the role of heroines who are acting as if:

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Carmelita Valdez McKoy @carmelitasays.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

She's not really normal And it's not really simple... 🎶 My Dad Is Dead 🎶 🎶 Baby's Got a Problem 🎶 youtube.com/watch?v=Lgl9...

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Baby's Got a Problem

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Carmelita Valdez McKoy @carmelitasays.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Tonight I'm revisiting 𝘌𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘕𝘦𝘸 𝘠𝘰𝘳𝘬 (1981) The Duke may be A-number-one and the Cadillac is amazing, but I'd rather ride shotgun in Cabbie's taxi.

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Carmelita Valdez McKoy @carmelitasays.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

I'm so stoked to be back on @cultmoviespodcast.bsky.social this week talking about a divisive Hitchcock film I adore! Tune in to hear me explain how 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘦 is my 𝘛𝘢𝘹𝘪 𝘋𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳:

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Carmelita Valdez McKoy @carmelitasays.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Theme for this evening's pairing: Touched by the Hand of God (Joan Crawford Remix)

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Carmelita Valdez McKoy @carmelitasays.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Trust me (and Sophie), you don't want to miss this upcoming episode of @cultmoviespodcast.bsky.social

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Movies from HELL @26mfhpod.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

↓ heads up ↓ our recently recorded DECODER episode is now streaming over on our MFH Patreon page for all followers and supporters our very special guests are @carmelitasays.bsky.social & @vhuspodcast.bsky.social (if you don't follow us, no prob, this episode streams everywhere in a couple weeks)

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DECODER : super fresh early release episode | MOVIES FROM HELL

recorded this a couple days ago, and as promised we are releasing the episode at least a couple weeks prior to being released widely - we ar

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Carmelita Valdez McKoy @carmelitasays.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Relatively sane Saturday night: 𝘗𝘶𝘻𝘻𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘋𝘰𝘸𝘯𝘧𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘊𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥 (1970) 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘋𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘭𝘺 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘱 (1971) Dunaway is in a downward spiral, but let's be fair, she had a push.

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Carmelita Valdez McKoy @carmelitasays.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Tonight's cinematic odyssey: Going to hell and back for the kind of girl you meet once in a blue moon. Is that "Surrender Dorothy" written in the stars?

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Carmelita Valdez McKoy @carmelitasays.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

In the headspace for podcasting about 𝘋𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘳 (1984) later tonight: 🎶 Muzak for Frogs 🎶 🎶 Genesis P-Orridge / Dave Ball 🎶 youtube.com/watch?v=EXZW...

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Decoder Soundtrack - Dave Ball/Genesis P-Orridge - Muzak for Frogs

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Carmelita Valdez McKoy @carmelitasays.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Tonight's rewatch: Wolf Gremm's 𝘒𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘬𝘢𝘻𝘦 1989 ('82) In this dystopian utopia, Fassbinder will need every ounce of skepticism, snark, and eccentricity he's got to resist the corporate forces at work.

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Carmelita Valdez McKoy @carmelitasays.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Tonight's documentary double feature flips through the Biography - Complex Literary Figures section of the card catalogue to the end of letter B:

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Carmelita Valdez McKoy @carmelitasays.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

60 years of Star Trek! One of my first sci-fi loves. Only took me like 40 years to accept that longing to be Vulcan is so thoroughly human. LLAP 🖤 🎶 Alien 🎶 🎶 Leonard Nimoy 🎶 youtube.com/watch?v=YXW8...

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Alien

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Carmelita Valdez McKoy @carmelitasays.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Revisiting tonight's movie: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘢𝘯 𝘞𝘩𝘰 𝘍𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘰 𝘌𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘩 (1976) I've got a headache. Dehydrated, probably. The obvious solution is to drink some water while I watch Bowie get sidetracked on his quest for this life sustaining resource.

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Carmelita Valdez McKoy @carmelitasays.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Sunday night with Sondra, paired: A quiet friend unlocks a young heart. An unhinged mind imagines a friend.

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Carmelita Valdez McKoy @carmelitasays.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Tonight's Chaplin double feature: Life under capitalism is a joke without a punchline, but The Tramp's spirit can't be trampled. He'll keep right on shuffling.

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Carmelita Valdez McKoy @carmelitasays.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Tonight's double feature: So it goes / C'est la vie

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Carmelita Valdez McKoy @carmelitasays.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

"Badges? We ain't got no badges"... 🎶 Felt 🎶 🎶 Mexican Bandits 🎶 youtube.com/watch?v=iOEX...

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Mexican Bandits (Remastered Edition)

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Carmelita Valdez McKoy @carmelitasays.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Tonight's podcast prep rewatch: Jane Campion's 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘰 (1993) Of all the strong emotions this film draws out, it's a little silly how much the fate of the titular piano affects me. Think of the salt water damage!

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Jason Bailey @jasondashbailey.com · 03/09/2026

One last clip from our VIDEODROME episode with @carmelitasays.bsky.social, in which we discover you can only pair Cronenberg movies with Cronenberg movies. Watch the full episode on YouTube: buff.ly/dRRcmhT Listen on Apple podcasts: buff.ly/HxZHJiQ Listen on Spotify: buff.ly/vcYGfcW

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Carmelita Valdez McKoy @carmelitasays.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Tonight's entertainment: A double dose of Dr. Phibes! His complicated grief has a body count. He's not a physician, so this isn't a violation of the Hippocratic Oath.

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