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Devin is Putting His Phone To Bed in October

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Devin R Bruce. Singer, speech-language pathologist, citizen, curmudgeon. If you have AI art as your profile picture, I will block you.

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Devin is Putting His Phone To Bed in October @doctorteeth.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Comedy is often a hard sell with horror, and another culture’s comedy can be doubly hard. But despite the fun & breezy comedy, the supernatural stuff is shot and lit like a real horror movie. Not *scary* exactly, but neither is the 1931 DRACULA and it’s still worth a watch.
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Devin is Putting His Phone To Bed in October @doctorteeth.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
It's important in BHOOT POLICE that both brothers are fully committed to their beliefs: Chiraunji is a true believer in the supernatural, Vibhooti in material reality. A good story needs characters with clear perspectives. Without that, there’s no conflict, either in the plot or between characters.
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Devin is Putting His Phone To Bed in October @doctorteeth.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
One reason I picked this movie is its producer and star, Saif Ali Khan. I love him because he makes takes risks with his movie choices, unlike many of his peers. The movies aren't always good but he’s always worth watching. And he has good chemistry with his co-star and straight man Arjun Kapoor.
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Devin is Putting His Phone To Bed in October @doctorteeth.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
When they find the jar containing the Kichkandi's spirit, Vibhooti smashes it to give his brother a reality check. After all, if the spirit was in the jar, who’s been terrorizing the estate all this time? Unfortunately for them, the real Kichkandi doesn’t care about any of that. She needs a body.
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Devin is Putting His Phone To Bed in October @doctorteeth.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
The brothers find a man who tells them that 27 years ago his wife was possessed by a a Kichkandi, the spirit of a woman who died an untimely death. Their father exorcised his wife, but not without a cost: she dies and the husband is scarred forever. Then he trapped the spirit and hid it in a tree.
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Devin is Putting His Phone To Bed in October @doctorteeth.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
At Maya's tea estate we meet her older sister, the cynical social media maven Kanika (Jaqueline Fernandez). She’s not a believer either, and immediately clocks them as scammers. She especially doesn’t like Vibhooti.
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Devin is Putting His Phone To Bed in October @doctorteeth.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
They head to a spiritualist fair where they run afoul of a police inspector who also hassled their father (the venerable Javed Jaffrey). They also meet the sweet & earnest Maya (Yami Gautam), who needs their help with a spirit their father banished 27 years ago who has seemingly returned.
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Devin is Putting His Phone To Bed in October @doctorteeth.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
See, their father was a famous tantric exorcist who died when the boys were very young The brothers inherited their father’s ghost hunting business as well as his grimoire. The younger brother feels they just need one real case to be real tantric exorcists.
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Devin is Putting His Phone To Bed in October @doctorteeth.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
They decide to help each other out: a fake exorcism reveals that grandpa's ghost will leave only if she gets her PhD before getting married. The family pays up, and the brothers move on to their next con. Except Chiraunji is a true believer who wants to follow in their father's footsteps.
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Devin is Putting His Phone To Bed in October @doctorteeth.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Quickly Vibhooti susses out that she’s faking it. A lot of makeup, a tank of gas to change her voice, and yellow contact lenses. She's gone to drastic lengths because she wants to go to University, but her family has arranged a marriage for her. Fortunately for her: the brothers are faking it too.
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Devin is Putting His Phone To Bed in October @doctorteeth.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
They’ve arrived at a house late at night to exorcise a young girl who's possessed by her grandfather’s ghost. Her room is trashed, with bloody footprints on the floor that eventually go up the wall. They discover the young girl, who immediately attacks Chiraunji while Vibhooti pokes around the room.
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Devin is Putting His Phone To Bed in October @doctorteeth.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
BHOOT POLICE is the story of the Vaidya brothers, travelling exorcists. Older brother Vibhooti (Saif Ali Khan) is the smooth talking worldly tough guy, while younger brother Chiraunji (Arjun Kapoor) is the sensitive, celibate exorcist who gets a shoulder twitch every time a bad spirit is near.
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Devin is Putting His Phone To Bed in October @doctorteeth.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
It’s #hauntalong again! That’s when the RPG writers at the Coldhearth Collective share some of their favourite and/or most notorious horror movies. This year they let me tag along & I am starting my entries with the Hindi horror-comedy BHOOT POLICE. (That's GHOST POLICE for any English speakers.)
Poster for BHOOT POLICE (2021). Four attractive Indian people are walking towards the camera. Probably in slow motion; it's hard to tell with a still image.
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Devin is Putting His Phone To Bed in October @doctorteeth.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Today is The Purge. But it’s a nice purge, when we give our stuff away to pals and neighbours in exchange for a friendly chat and some cash for a local charity. Almost no-one will be murdered.
A trolley cart loaded with bankers and moving boxes.Two tables covered with books, movies, board games, puzzles, comics, and other knickknacks
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Devin is Putting His Phone To Bed in October @doctorteeth.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
RAY MILLAND
THE SAME BUT MORE INTENSE AND ORANGE TINTED
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Devin is Putting His Phone To Bed in October @doctorteeth.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Just casually watching COLUMBO as you do and then out of nowhere *Ray Fucking Milland* shows up.
Ray Milland, balding with white hair, is in a great suit with a blue and red striped tie, against fake wood paneling.
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Devin is Putting His Phone To Bed in October @doctorteeth.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Love being a Canadian and taking these kinds of tests.
A heat map of the USA that purports to show the pattern of my dialect, as an urban prairie Canadian. According to the map my dialect is either from New York, Boston, Arlington, Florida, or the Midwest.
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Devin is Putting His Phone To Bed in October @doctorteeth.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Coffee Number Four: this was supposed to be a nice pourover coffee, but apparently I have no paper filters. So it’s espresso-style black coffee.
A small ceramic cup festooned with images from the classic Canadian animated TV series THE RACCOONS.
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Devin is Putting His Phone To Bed in October @doctorteeth.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Coffee Number Three: a flat white. When I was in Australia years ago I had like four of these a day; those Aussies know how to do coffee right.
A small to-go coffee cup with a white plastic lid; its golden brown sleeve is decorated with leaves and the word COLOMBIAN.
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Devin is Putting His Phone To Bed in October @doctorteeth.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
They also have “White” which is…less accurate. But more creamylicious.
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Devin is Putting His Phone To Bed in October @doctorteeth.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Coffee Number Two: site office coffee (think “slightly better than school staff room coffee”) with cream, sugar, and a little hot chocolate powder. I call it a Folk Fest Mocha.
A tall insulated tumbler with The Gauntlet logo on it. It’s full of…decent coffee that’s been significantly adulterated.  In the background there’s a dusty Edmonton Folk Fest site.
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Devin is Putting His Phone To Bed in October @doctorteeth.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
It’s finally coffee day! Coffee Number One: starting things off sweet and instant with a Kopiko Brown coffee. Just to ease into things.
A package of Kopiko Brown instant coffee powder leaning against a Return Of The Jedi mug.
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Devin is Putting His Phone To Bed in October @doctorteeth.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
The four words that every Devin wants to hear? “Let’s watch RAM-LEELA.”
A woman and a man stand head to head. She looks at him intensely, his eyes are closed. She has a red dress and big earrings, he has a blue scarf and a white shirt; they both have colour powder on their faces, clothes, and hands.
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Devin is Putting His Phone To Bed in October @doctorteeth.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
NOW PLAYING: It's been quite a while since I watched a three hour movie on a Sunday afternoon, and I miss it. So I'm going to watch LAMHE (1991), and trick myself into using the interval to tidy some of the house. Surely Sridevi and Anil Kapoor would approve?
Poster for LAMHE (1991), featuring a yellow-orange tinged painting of Anil Kapoor awkwardly holding Sridevi in his arms and looking off into the distance.
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Devin is Putting His Phone To Bed in October @doctorteeth.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Last night I finished my June challenge, to paint for at least 20-30 minutes a day. I didn’t accomplish everything I was hoping during that time, but in the last week I managed to make a couple things I was kind of proud of.
Two acrylic paintings resting on an easel. On the left, a recreation of NEW GODS (1984) #1, featuring Darkseid holding a planet in his hands and looking slightly askew while a dude gets wrecked in the background in an explosion of yellow light. On the right, a mountain landscape made using only black, blue, and white, with distant chairlifts and the vaguest impression of skiers.
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Devin is Putting His Phone To Bed in October @doctorteeth.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
I’m painting every day for my June challenge; I’m not very good but I am learning some stuff. Tonight I finished up an experiment I started on Friday. I kind of like it, which is a strange Thing for me, liking my own artistic endeavours.
An acrylic painting on paper of the  slightly misshapen head of Benjamin J. Grimm, the ever loving blue-eyed Thing.
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Devin is Putting His Phone To Bed in October @doctorteeth.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Saturday mood (I only got four hours sleep)
A rumpled James Garner looks bemusedly at someone off-camera.
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Devin is Putting His Phone To Bed in October @doctorteeth.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
Got my movie snacks ready. Not sure what movie I’m gonna watch, but at least I have the snacks.
A small cheese board with sliced apple, crackers, figs, baguette, pâté, guava jam, and three cheeses.
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Devin is Putting His Phone To Bed in October @doctorteeth.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
I’ll link to the website but all you really need is these two screenshots. www.loveandlemons.com/pasta-fagioli/
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Devin is Putting His Phone To Bed in October @doctorteeth.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Tonight’s soup is pasta e fagiole.
Top-down view of a pot of soup, containing white navy beans, macaroni, carrots, onions, garlic, and a little green chard. PASTAFAJOOOOOL!
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Devin is Putting His Phone To Bed in October @doctorteeth.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
Tonight: ALIEN: ROMULUS. I have heard nothing but bad things but am trying to have an open mind.
Poster for ALIEN: ROMULUS (2024).
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Devin is Putting His Phone To Bed in October @doctorteeth.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Okay, discourse-obsessives, I get the message.
A screenshot of me muting the words “Harry Potter” forever.
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Devin is Putting His Phone To Bed in October @doctorteeth.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Got some Unholy Donuts as my last “meal” in Toronto. Impeccable presentation and flavour.
Two brioche filled donuts on tissue paper. The top is Strawberry Cheesecake complete with white cheesecake spread, graham crumbs, and strawberry jam; the bottom is salted caramel with broken pretzel sticks and chocolate stripes.
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Devin is Putting His Phone To Bed in October @doctorteeth.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
Brunch in Toronto at Gusto 101. More than makes up for my bad sleep.
A milk-based hot cocktail in a tulip glass with a fair amount of foam, atop a rustic wooden table top; in the background there’s a blue hardcover book.Same table, this time with a plate of scrambled eggs, shaved ham, chili paste, and sourdough toast.
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Devin is Putting His Phone To Bed in October @doctorteeth.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Fifteen years ago I visited my brother in Toronto, and he took me to Mother’s Dumplings. Easily the best meal of my trip. Today I went back (without him, sadly, as he has long since moved). It was better than I remembered.
A table full of plates and steamers containing entirely too many dumplings for one man to eat, plus some spring rolls and a delicious cucumber salad.
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Devin is Putting His Phone To Bed in October @doctorteeth.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
I know, Usagi. I just can’t stop myself.
Black & white manga panels. Usagi, a blonde schoolgirl who looks vaguely like the Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon, shouts “All of you! Get away from those computers! They’re making you sick!”
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Devin is Putting His Phone To Bed in October @doctorteeth.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Hope everyone’s having as nice an evening as I’m about to have.
A close up shot of: a glass filled with amber liquid, life, and a slice of orange; a small Martian Manhunter Funko; and a stack of reading material. Keen-eyed observers will notice telltale signs of a messy desk in the background.
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Devin is Putting His Phone To Bed in October @doctorteeth.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
@iamatrex.com got me a pretty good birthday present this year.
Devin holding up two vinyl LPs, Prince’s THE HITS Vol.s 1&2. There’s significant glare, both in the sense of “light reflecting off the surface of one album” and “Prince is giving you quite a look on the other.”
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Devin is Putting His Phone To Bed in October @doctorteeth.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Had fun at Hawksley Workman tonight. My knees might have words with me tomorrow, but that’s tomorrow Devin’s problem.
A picture of two people on stage in front of a bunch of happy concertgoers. One’s sitting at a piano on the left side and one is standing in the middle holding a white guitar.
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Devin is Putting His Phone To Bed in October @doctorteeth.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
Update: most of my smoothies have been some variety of green, thanks to using lots of cruciferous vegetables and spinach. This morning I made one of my “fun” recipes, a Carrot Cake Smoothie, and it’s a frickin’ delight.
A tall glass of orange smoothie with a straight metal straw. Some clutter and the CAN-GER women’s Olympic hockey game.
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Devin is Putting His Phone To Bed in October @doctorteeth.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
Gonna bust open a new puzzle this fine Sunday afternoon. Been looking forward to this one for a while.
A puzzle box containing “The World of The Harlem Renaissance.” The background is a colourful drawing of Harlem in the early 20th century.
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Devin is Putting His Phone To Bed in October @doctorteeth.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Sal Buscema was a legend by the time I started reading comics; he felt like he was an integral part of the medium in general. His version of the Green Goblin was my favourite; lean, angular, and menacing. RIP to a legend.
Cover for a SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN collection by J.M. DeMatties & Sal Buscema. Spidey and the Green Goblin are sucking it out against a background of webs.
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Devin is Putting His Phone To Bed in October @doctorteeth.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
I thought I stopped caring about the Oscars years ago, yet seeing that Delroy Lindo is nominated for Best Supporting Actor gave me a massive emotional boost this morning. I would have pumped my fists in the air, if I could currently bend my fingers.
A shot of Delroy Lindo, in SINNERS. He is looking incredulous.
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Devin is Putting His Phone To Bed in October @doctorteeth.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Went to the movies and caught NO OTHER CHOICE, which I liked even better than PARASITE. A vicious look at the inhumanity of contemporary life and business through dark humour and almost-magical imagery. I had lots to chew on after the lights came up.
Poster for NO OTHER CHOICE (2024).
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Devin is Putting His Phone To Bed in October @doctorteeth.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
Then on Sunday night, I burned my left hand and spent the whole night in emerg. I’m taking at least three days off work while my burns heal. This throws a medium sized wooden boot into the gears of my plan, but I’m still moving forward. The universe will have to do more than that to stop me.
My left hand. The fingers are individually bandaged, while the thumb and palm are wrapped in gauze. In the background, you can see packages of guys and other medical supplies lying on a blue hospital bed.
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Devin is Putting His Phone To Bed in October @doctorteeth.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
Okay, it’s New Year’s Day and I’ve had two naps. I think I’m ready to get started on this year’s notebook. First things first: stickers.
On the left, a red Lechtturm notebook festooned with stickers. On the right, an orange Leuchtturm notebook buried under loose stickers.
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Devin is Putting His Phone To Bed in October @doctorteeth.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
Oh. Great.
According to Mirriam-Webster, my word of 2026 is “melancholic.”
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Devin is Putting His Phone To Bed in October @doctorteeth.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
#Hindicember Tonight: I have been missing my man Saif Ali Khan so I'm picking something not from my original list. Have read nothing about LOVE AAJ KAL but I'm hoping it scratches my itch.
Poster for LOVE AAJ KAL (2009).
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Devin is Putting His Phone To Bed in October @doctorteeth.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
I am watching GRAFFITI BRIDGE for the first time and I am not neurochemically altered enough for this.
Poster for GRAFFITI BRIDGE (1990).
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Devin is Putting His Phone To Bed in October @doctorteeth.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
#Hindicember This Morning: THUGS OF HINDOSTAN was a huge bomb but hearing it described as a Hindi PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN intrigues me. Surely it can’t be the worst movie I’ve seen this month, right? Right??
Poster for THUGS OF HINDOSTAN (2018).
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