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Christopher John @christopherj0hn.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

I've managed to go without seeing a single one of these Angel Studios films, no matter how popular or acclaimed or ridiculed they are. No Sound of Freedom, no Runner, no Andy Serkis' Animal Farm. I just cannot be bothered giving my time or money to this Bible-belt cabal studio. I think I'm happy.

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Christopher John @christopherj0hn.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

new episode of my podcast #MoviesAreBack covering the biggest movie maybe this decade in #SpiderMan #BrandNewDay. probably our best episode yet in my opinion. youtu.be/GLeJG_ps0Kg

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spider-man is BACK

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Christopher John @christopherj0hn.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

#TheOdyssey is making big numbers again this weekend, so tune in to my latest podcast episode youtu.be/9lepbJfNemQ?...

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the odyssey is BIG MOVIE - - Movies Are Back #13

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Christopher John @christopherj0hn.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

I wish we had actual Asylum movies, instead of the Angel Studios trash pretending to be real movies but feel like the fake films in 90s sitcoms

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Christopher John @christopherj0hn.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

he remade it all by himself? nobody else wow gee you really shouldn’t have no…really…

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Christopher John @christopherj0hn.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Tuesday night at the movies and about 100 or more people pile out of one cinema, and definitely younger than 30, and most are still hanging about the foyer, talking intensely about Obsession. warms my heart that cinema’s future is alive and well.

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Christopher John @christopherj0hn.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

no one is prepared for how Citizen Vigilante, the new Uwe Boll movie starring Armie Hammer, is this year’s War of the Worlds. hilariously incompetent on all levels, but also racist, sexist, and pitifully hateful out-of-pocket Did a Muslim teenager stab Uwe’s dog or something? What the fuck.

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Christopher John @christopherj0hn.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

they held a meeting with the family and asked “who wants to play michael”, saw the hands and went…”too old…too young…yep you’ll do” and ta da!

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Christopher John @christopherj0hn.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

All the directors Cubby hired were workhorses by design. Get the films in under-budget, on-time and with only the slightest flourishes. It was still the same until maybe Martin Campbell but definitely Sam Mendes.

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Christopher John @christopherj0hn.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Look you’re raising interesting points. I also thought the same about how many times they keep crashing. Perhaps a lot of their initial contact was about desperate communication, and they figured this method was the best for us in our war-mongering state. Also our devices connect us today.

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Christopher John @christopherj0hn.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

no one would understand it. its scary and cannot communicate without Daniel and Margaret. that’s why they exist.

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Christopher John @christopherj0hn.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

the purpose of the videos is not to only prove the existence. its to show the awe but also the horror. the majesty and the cruelty. how we are capable of inflicting this on ourselves and beings from another planet. plus also you expose that alien at a time of war, it’ll turn into another disaster

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Christopher John @christopherj0hn.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

agree to disagree. i was immensely moved by the approach

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Christopher John @christopherj0hn.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

this isn’t ET. its not a boy and his dog. its adult humans struggling to connect. Hugo multiple times references how he is being communicated to by one of the aliens. not hard to put two and two together

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Christopher John @christopherj0hn.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

okay so i did a little digging & it is stated at some point that the alien (In Vivo 17) was released with Hugo 5 years ago which is why Wardex wants him so bad. and the drive heist by Daniel is just the newest conflict that we’re chasing. the whole movie is uniting the alien with Daniel and Margaret

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Christopher John @christopherj0hn.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

i think its also related to so many stories in the last 2 decades of whistleblowers against institutions denying rights to information or to abuses of ethics. Even the ending isn’t one of wonder but one of pain. Pain that we are capable of inflicting that on innocent beings

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Christopher John @christopherj0hn.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

look i’m not 100% but i will be watching it again soon and i’ll report back my findings

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Christopher John @christopherj0hn.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

they definitely knew but video evidence (all of their files) being leaked is a bigger deal. the alien is clearly fragile and would most likely die from prolonged exposure

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Christopher John @christopherj0hn.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

no it was most likely before the film had started. maybe long before. maybe when Hugo left as well. i’m not sure but does it need over-explaining?

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Christopher John @christopherj0hn.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

because of the scale of the operation we can surmise that they broke the captured alien out as well which is why Wardex is so pissed off. idk bout the mind control thing, but Noah giving is proof of his character’s exhaustion from all the diving and seeing his dead wife earlier.

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Christopher John @christopherj0hn.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

one is the work of a modern master craftsman of cinema speaking to a level of horror that one man could befall on a society, of power unbalanced setting fire to the world the other is one of the worst made movies of the year

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Christopher John @christopherj0hn.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

weird comparison. completely different films serving different masters. the aliens look the way they are because it is the classic idea of them. to embrace a simplicity of connection for the audience and characters to little green men with saucer eyes. its expected but its meaningful anyway.

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Scott Mendelson @scottmendelson.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Netflix can do as it pleases concerning theatrical releases. But filmmakers and theatre chains (including IMAX) must stop pretending that their Netflix movie will be the one that gets treated differently or gets the streaming giant to see the light. Yes, the leopard will indeed eat your face too.

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Christopher John @christopherj0hn.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Directors who demand theatrical releases for their films do not need Netflix. theatrical distribution is getting better with more variety of distributors continuing to dominate the box office AND awards season, far more than the biggest studios and streamers.

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Alanah Pearce @alanahpearce.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Friendly reminder that I haven’t slept with anyone in the games industry, at all, ever (unless you count my long-term boyfriend, who is an actor), but my vagina is still so powerful that it can single-handedly influence the success of multi-million dollar games.

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Christopher John @christopherj0hn.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

it was always kinda hilarious how a few years ago Scott Stuber said that he and Netflix were “actively courting” Christopher Nolan to make a film for them. i’m happier for the streamer to just accept they are the modern bigger-budget equivalent of “direct-to-video” with one or two awards hopefuls.

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Christopher John @christopherj0hn.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Anthony Head as Giles in Buffy was one of the most formative characters for my late teens & early 20s. Head played the character with a natural charm, resolute strength, and gentle weight that I have never forgotten. A gifted performer of stage and screen. this one hurts a lot. rest in peace sir.

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Christopher John @christopherj0hn.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Honestly....kind of a boss-ass pick. if more video games are helmed by visionary-type directors like this it's all for the better. i hope.

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Christopher John @christopherj0hn.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

I get that people do want a good laugh and seeing as horror is dominating the box office it makes sense #ScaryMovie is set to be the movie audiences see more this weekend. But #MastersoftheUniverse deserves your eyeballs more. funnier and more genuine in its silliness.

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Scott Mendelson @scottmendelson.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

The current generation of (often self-trained) talent is finally picking up the ball that Hollywood fumbled and, via learning from Tinseltown’s generational mistakes, running with it. The YouTube generation still views movie theaters and a theatrical release as aspirational.

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Box Office: 'Backrooms' Nabs $38M Friday as 'Obsession' Jumps 34%

The current generation of self-trained talent isn’t disrupting the theatrical system; rather, it’s picking up the ball Hollywood dropped to affirm its value.

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Christopher John @christopherj0hn.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

No competition soon from Masters of the Universe then hey? 😢

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Christopher John @christopherj0hn.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

What really sucks is that as far as Seasons 6 and 7 went on, despite a few interesting episodes, the Season 5 ending maybe should've been the actual end. Don't get me wrong I love "Once More with Feeling" but Spike's assault of Buffy and the whole Season 7 arc just do not hold up.

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Christopher John @christopherj0hn.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Nine Inch Noize in the comfort of my own (someone else’s) home

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Christopher John @christopherj0hn.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

thinking about #Dunesday today A lot of conversation seems to be pitting the two together in direct competition, but can’t we have the positivity of #Barbenheiner back? Celebrating widespread interest in two big movies, helping one another bring more and more back to the cinemas?

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Christopher John @christopherj0hn.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

I have no care in the world for this. It looks EXACTLY the same as the original film, just cheaper. I cannot fathom that this is what spoilt book-fans think they want, reportedly $100-million per episode to get a haircut and some bullying scenes? www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIu4...

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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone | Official Teaser | HBO Max

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Christopher John @christopherj0hn.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

I may or may not have run around my house in tears, cheering like my team won a final when Autumn Durald Arkapaw became the first woman to win for Best Cinematography. Really needed that.

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Christopher John @christopherj0hn.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

I saw both this past Sunday in IMAX. OBAA is still great but that one needs space. Rewatching it is more of a task due to the length and scope of the picture. Sinners is an experience, a full showcase of the entertainment and emotional power of IMAX and cinemagoing. Still my favourite of 2025 ☺️

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Christopher John @christopherj0hn.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

we truly do not deserve this album. absolute masterpiece.

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Christopher John @christopherj0hn.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

It’s unfortunate that neither one is all that good I’d say FINAL RECKONING has action sequences that are worth the price of admission. But it isn’t even the best FINAL movie in theatres right now 😉

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Christopher John @christopherj0hn.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Currently seated for #Sinners and it depresses me that there’s practically no cinemas in the country (except for IMAX Melbourne) that will show this movie in its correct aspect ratio. Once again, Australia fails Black filmmakers

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Dan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

This is the inevitable outcome of transphobic ideology. It harms cis people as well as trans if you don't fit a stereotype. If you don't look or act a specific way conjured up in the minds of the gender critical brigade you are, what they consider, a fair target. www.thepinknews.com/2025/03/27/c...

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6'4 cis woman says Walmart fired her after customer 'accused' her of being trans

A cisgender woman who says she was fired from Walmart after a customer “accused” her of being trans says the situation is “heartbreaking”.

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