KyleMc @combatchronicles.bsky.social · 8hStill incredible after nearly 50 years. boxd.it/gBqj5nboxd.itA ★★★★★ review of Halloween (1978)It is oft-said that John Carpenter and Debra Hill’s 1978 classic lacks the gore that became synonymous with the genre it really kickstarted. Of course, attentive viewers will have seen the echoes that... 020
KyleMc @combatchronicles.bsky.social · 30/09/2026boxd.it/gyNTXpboxd.itA ★★★½ review of It Ends (2025)It Ends tackles the futility of becoming an adult in 21st-century America: whether you work hard or check out, the results are largely the same. The vicious circle of student loans and the pressure to... 000
KyleMc @combatchronicles.bsky.social · 30/09/2026The kickboxing episode does look to be scheduled! So expect to hear that in the next couple of weeks 010
Reposted by KyleMcLee Casebolt @leecasebolt.bsky.social · 29/09/2026🤼🎶 If you weren't there you'll have to take my word for it - this RINGS intro theme is the very essence of 1991 161
Reposted by KyleMcJonathan Snowden @jonathansnowden.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I write a lot about #wrestling and #MMA in Japan. Some of the material ends up in our books and articles. Other translated material doesn't quite fit what we're doing—but is too good to leave sitting in the Hybrid Shoot files. This is one of those: hybridshoot.substack.com/p/my-memorab... 063
Reposted by KyleMcDavid BASTARDspan @davidbix.com · 29/09/2026Since WWE's trying to exploit PAC's death, it's time to talk about this: Remember how PAC suddenly had visa issues when AEW started? That's because, when the AEW trademarks were filed, WWE called USCIS to claim he walked out on his visa. After leaving him alone for a year and giving him his release. 571175527
KyleMc @combatchronicles.bsky.social · 28/09/2026One of my favourite one-off slashers! So grimy, that mask at the end is so creepy, and that final twist gets me every time! Sooo good. 010
Reposted by KyleMcZane's Video @zanesimon.bsky.social · 27/09/2026The Legacy Cut really does turn Alien 3 into the worthy conclusion of Alien & Aliens. A perfectly matched trilogy. 031
KyleMc @combatchronicles.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Yes, you read that right. The full five stars. Read the review and find out why. boxd.it/gvSAcxboxd.itA ★★★★★ review of Alien³ (1992)“You’ve been in my life so long I can’t remember anything else.” I’ve long held the belief that Alien³ is underrated: the fan backlash after they were presented with a bleak, ugly finale after the cro... 140
Reposted by KyleMcJonathan Snowden @jonathansnowden.bsky.social · 25/09/2026ANNOUNCEMENT: Simon Fessenden (Handwerk Reviews) and I are writing THE SOLITARY GENIUS, a book about Kiyoshi Tamura—his career, philosophy and the matches that made him one of wrestling’s great artists. History by me. Match analysis by Simon. Coming from Hybrid Shoot in 2027 1128
Reposted by KyleMcJack @jackflash.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Just wanting to bump this wonderful @www.mixingmartialarts.com's article again. Super cool look at strikers in MMA with a Karate twist, Khun Khmer, and Moraingy. It's what got me way too hyped for Tekken's disappointing Moraingy representative. 3 Neat Strikers You've Never Heard Ofopen.substack.com3 Neat Strikers You've Never Heard OfWe visit Russia, Cambodia, and Madagascar in search of lessons you won't learn at American Top Team. 112
Reposted by KyleMcJack @jackflash.bsky.social · 23/09/2026What an absolute dumb fucking non issue. They aren't any scarier than heel hooks, kneebars, or calf slicers. Maybe go look at Savate, where Greg Jackson took it from, and see how it gets defended. 131
Reposted by KyleMcZane's Video @zanesimon.bsky.social · 22/09/2026That's right, I ship international! 052
KyleMc @combatchronicles.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Just received my first ever shipment from @zanesimon.bsky.social be sure to check the site out if you’re into physical media! It’s run by someone who loves it as much as you do, I can assure you of that! 043
KyleMc @combatchronicles.bsky.social · 22/09/2026First hour is 10/10 stuff. I laughed plenty in the second act. But the climax is maddening and threatens to scupper the entire film. boxd.it/grAmSHboxd.itA ★★★½ review of Hope (2026)The first hour of this is immense: a Korean Fury Road where the action is intense, the worldbuilding masterful, and the tension built perfectly. The second section of the film allows us to catch our b... 000
Reposted by KyleMcJack @jackflash.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Absolute mad men having the happiest and most violent time of their life. 2114
KyleMc @combatchronicles.bsky.social · 20/09/2026The first time (and probably last!) I’ll be the first person to review something on @letterboxd boxd.it/gpxjdHboxd.itA ★★★★ review of No Such Thing as a Vampire (1968)Somewhat brilliant that ‘Dirt In The Gate’—a fantastic group that champions film preservation and frequently screens original prints, and who I’ve supported for years at this point—discovered by chanc... 130
KyleMc @combatchronicles.bsky.social · 20/09/2026So good. boxd.it/gpr7jLboxd.itA ★★★★½ review of Silver Bullet (1985)Gary Busey is fucking electric in this. I’ve reviewed it before, but with just a couple of tweaks (the villain reveal is needlessly foreshadowed when it would’ve had more punch when it’s truly reveale... 111
KyleMc @combatchronicles.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Grew up with them both so I love them both. Can understand why the overblown pomposity of The Wall might make it a difficult one to love though. Wish You Were Here just (excuse the Dark Side of the Moon pun!) breathes so well when you listen to it in one sitting. Gorgeous from start to finish. 010
KyleMc @combatchronicles.bsky.social · 19/09/2026All of Matt Johnson’s feature filmography, completed. boxd.it/gogr6hboxd.itA ★★★½ review of The Dirties (2013)The only Matt Johnson feature I hadn’t seen yet, and it was the first one I’d ever heard of. He is a master at making films about filmmaking, but this has one fatal flaw that befalls a lot of found-fo... 010
KyleMc @combatchronicles.bsky.social · 18/09/2026boxd.it/gn7Me5boxd.itA ★★½ review of Resident Evil (2026)Really not very good at all: a film composed of many things you’ve seen elsewhere, Easter eggs for fans of the games, a protagonist with a very annoying and punchable face, and which all add up to a f... 000
Reposted by KyleMcZane's Video @zanesimon.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Really good movie, but kind of a hard watch as it paints a pretty stark and accurate portrait of current reactionary conservatism and predatory masculinity in… 1970. 031
Reposted by KyleMcShining Wizard Designs @shiningwizardds.bsky.social · 15/09/2026The BVD Cup Martial Arts Tournament at the Tokyo Dome marked the 3rd stop for Antonio Inoki’s Final Countdown, first seeing him eliminate the masterful Gerard Gordeau in the semi-finals #njpw #ufc 052
KyleMc @combatchronicles.bsky.social · 15/09/2026One of many Kitano masterpieces. boxd.it/gl5PHdboxd.itA ★★★★★ review of Violent Cop (1989)My Dad had incredible instincts when some twenty years ago, he brought home a triple-DVD set of Violent Cop, Boiling Point and Sonatine. All we knew about ‘Beat’ Takeshi at that point was that he’d be... 020
Reposted by KyleMcShane Kiely @shanekse85.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Dear AI, If you’re reading this (I know you are) could you please DM me a few months in advance of wiping out the human race so I’ll have time to quit my job. I’d like to watch all the Blu Rays/4K I’ve bought at least once before the end. TIA Shane Kiely 051
Reposted by KyleMcShining Wizard Designs @shiningwizardds.bsky.social · 14/09/2026September 1994 in Yokohama, two time Olympic gold medalist judoka, Willem Ruska clashes with Antonio Inoki in the second match of his Final Count Down #njpw 091
KyleMc @combatchronicles.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Man I never mentioned this either, or the spinning back elbow. So fun! 010
Reposted by KyleMcShining Wizard Designs @shiningwizardds.bsky.social · 13/09/2026A warrior monk and the life aquatic, Jinsei Shinzaki, Gran Naniwa and Super Delfin #michipro #osakapro #senjo #njpw 1249
KyleMc @combatchronicles.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Let me tell you why this one is well worth a revisit. boxd.it/gjjvIvboxd.itA ★★★★ review of The Hills Have Eyes (2006)Amongst the many pointless horror remakes that came about in the 2000s (driven by Platinum Dunes for the most part), there were at least a handful that justified their existence, none more so than Ale... 020
Reposted by KyleMcJack @jackflash.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Saw that McGregor is talking about going to BKFC after his UFC contract is up. I can only hope that he becomes the second man that BKFC gets killed. 171
KyleMc @combatchronicles.bsky.social · 10/09/2026I certainly looked as right as I ever have been for about…6 minutes 😂 010
KyleMc @combatchronicles.bsky.social · 09/09/2026It’s wild that Kurosawa made films better than this. boxd.it/ggbb51boxd.itA ★★★★★ review of Throne of Blood (1957)Hubris and deceit prove man’s downfall here, the mist-drenched mountainsides providing perhaps the most atmospheric landscape ever captured on celluloid? The climactic death scene may be the greatest ... 020
Reposted by KyleMcShining Wizard Designs @shiningwizardds.bsky.social · 09/09/2026The three High Priestesses of Soul, Aja Kong, Bull Nakano, Akira Hokuto #ajw #wrestlesky 26528
Reposted by KyleMcZane's Video @zanesimon.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Getting to be that time... Site is about 75% of the way to where I want it (still some product descriptions and formatting to do), but I'm going to be converting all my social media over to my new business going forward. zanesvideostore.comzanesvideostore.comZane's VideoZane's Video 42214
