Reposted by nick johnstonHaus of Decline @hausofdecline.bsky.social · 09/04/2026Ogres - Strippers - FFS Surgeons Will all grind your bones to make their bread 15994130
nick johnston @enh-jay.bsky.social · 08/04/2026“you turn my drama into a comedy” is one of the first lines. it’s not that hard, guys! 020
nick johnston @enh-jay.bsky.social · 08/04/2026FINISHING TOUCHES by thomas tessler — the squeamish should be thankful that CRIMES OF PASSION-era ken russell never got a galley of this immensely fucked-up horror novel. a descent into the blackest kind of affluenza anhedonia, utterly captivating. 000
nick johnston @enh-jay.bsky.social · 05/04/2026TCM playing WATERSHIP DOWN before the religious epics today — quality easter programming 000
nick johnston @enh-jay.bsky.social · 31/03/2026MUSCLE MAN by jordan castro — probably the funniest possible scourging of hypermasculine wellness’ literary side outside of the genuine articles themselves. youtu.be/2rlycgDcbMc?...youtu.beArnold Schwarzenegger ''Pump feels like cumming'' (Edit) (Motivational Video)YouTube video by BozaProtein 100
nick johnston @enh-jay.bsky.social · 30/03/2026it’s the answer to the question: “what if ruben ostlund still made bangers?” 000
nick johnston @enh-jay.bsky.social · 29/03/2026you know you’ve fucked up as an umpire when trevor story starts acting like an uncorked george brett. 010
nick johnston @enh-jay.bsky.social · 29/03/2026THE LAST MANAGER by john w. miller — earl weaver’s baseball-saturated brain punched above his featherweight stature, and miller captures the essence of the longtime oriole manager and hall-of-famer in an accessible, intelligent way for baseball fans and non-fans alike. youtu.be/FrhmUGRaOwY?...youtu.beBaltimore Oriole's Earl Weaver argues with Umpire Bill Haller in 1980.YouTube video by Rick Armstrong 100
nick johnston @enh-jay.bsky.social · 29/03/2026THE FEELING OF IRON by giaime alonge — a professor of film history and screenwriter, alonge has cooked up an epic revenge potboiler with a psychedelic tinge. if you liked THE SECRET AGENT as much as i did, i know you’ll enjoy this too. 110
nick johnston @enh-jay.bsky.social · 27/03/2026IN LOVE by alfred hayes — rossellini’s go-to collaborator documents the bitterness of a break-up in all of its nude ugliness with some astonishingly lovely prose. 100
nick johnston @enh-jay.bsky.social · 27/03/2026ANGEL DOWN by daniel krauss — JOHNNY GOT HIS GUN meets the angel of mons. gorgeously written. read it aloud from time to time while you’re absorbed in it. 341
nick johnston @enh-jay.bsky.social · 27/03/2026books i have read in 2026 and liked enough to recommend - the continuing mission: 100
Reposted by nick johnstonI Nied braaaaiiiiins 🧟 @nied.bsky.social · 24/03/2026The point ladies and gentlemen, is that cringe, for lack of a better word, is good. Cringe is right. Cringe works. 319636
Reposted by nick johnstonVanyaland @vanyaland.bsky.social · 30/10/2025Film Preview: IFFBoston's Fall Focus returns for another installment at Brattle Theatre, so here are 5 films to check out this weekend and beyond. 🔗 vanyaland.com/2025/10/30/i... @brattletheatre.bsky.social @enh-jay.bsky.social @iffboston.bsky.social 023
Reposted by nick johnstonVanyaland @vanyaland.bsky.social · 03/10/2025Film Review: 'Good Boy' is a loving tribute to the bond between dog and human, and it's also an engrossing horror movie. That's a win-win in our book. 🔗 vanyaland.com/2025/10/03/g... @enh-jay.bsky.socialvanyaland.com'Good Boy' Review: A doggone great horror picture'Good Boy' is a loving tribute to the bond between dog and human, and it's also an engrossing horror movie. That's a win-win in our book. 001
nick johnston @enh-jay.bsky.social · 03/10/2025it’s awesome that channing tatum is an animotion fan. 010
Reposted by nick johnstonVanyaland @vanyaland.bsky.social · 02/10/2025Film Review: Ronan Day-Lewis's 'Anemone' is a swell mess: Uneven, frequently gorgeous, and slowly paced, featuring a dynamic performance by his father. 🔗 vanyaland.com/2025/10/02/a... @enh-jay.bsky.social #Anemonevanyaland.com'Anemone' Review: Daniel Day-Lewis still has itRonan Day-Lewis's 'Anemone' is a swell mess: Uneven, frequently gorgeous, and slowly paced, featuring a dynamic performance by his father. 021
Reposted by nick johnstonVanyaland @vanyaland.bsky.social · 01/10/2025Film Review: Kathryn Bigelow's 'A House of Dynamite' is let down by an aggressively inert narrative and the unintended effects of the director's style. 🔗 vanyaland.com/2025/10/01/a... @enh-jay.bsky.socialvanyaland.com'A House of Dynamite' Review: Bigelow's latest never goes criticalKathryn Bigelow's 'A House of Dynamite' is let down by an aggressively inert narrative and the unintended effects of the director's style. 001
Reposted by nick johnstonVanyaland @vanyaland.bsky.social · 01/10/2025Film Review: In light of recent box office drubbings, it’s somewhat poetic that The Smashing Machine is Dwayne Johnson's big return to the multiplex. 🔗 vanyaland.com/2025/10/01/t... @enh-jay.bsky.socialvanyaland.com'The Smashing Machine' Review: The Rock dominatesIn light of recent box office drubbings, it’s somewhat poetic that 'The Smashing Machine' is Dwayne Johnson's big return to the multiplex. 001
Reposted by nick johnstonVanyaland @vanyaland.bsky.social · 16/09/2025New from TIFF: Bob Odenkirk's upper lip isn't the only thing strange in Ben Wheatley's 'Normal.' There's also the Yakuza and Henry Winkler. 🔗 vanyaland.com/2025/09/16/t... @enh-jay.bsky.social #TIFF50vanyaland.comTIFF50 Review: Bob Odenkirk kicks ass with a 'stache in 'Normal'Bob Odenkirk's upper lip isn't the only thing strange in Ben Wheatley's 'Normal.' There's also the Yakuza and Henry Winkler. 011
nick johnston @enh-jay.bsky.social · 16/09/2025gotta say i’ll be really disappointed in modern hip-hop if some rapper doesn’t use “one bad ho after another” as a mixtape title 000
Reposted by nick johnstonVanyaland @vanyaland.bsky.social · 15/09/2025Just in from TIFF: Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal give two of the most accomplished and moving performances of the decade. Grab the tissues. 🔗 vanyaland.com/2025/09/15/t... @enh-jay.bsky.social #TIFF50vanyaland.comTIFF50 Review: Chloe Zhao astounds with the spectacular 'Hamnet'Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal give two of the most accomplished and moving performances of the decade. Grab the tissues. 011
Reposted by nick johnstonVanyaland @vanyaland.bsky.social · 15/09/2025The latest from TIFF: Go see 'No Other Choice'. Seriously, just f*cking go to it when it comes out on Christmas Day. You won’t be sorry, writes Nick Johnston. 🔗 vanyaland.com/2025/09/15/t... @enh-jay.bsky.social #TIFF50vanyaland.comTIFF50 Review: ‘No Other Choice’ is probably the best movie of 2025Go see 'No Other Choice'. Seriously, just fucking go to it when it comes out on Christmas Day. You won’t be sorry. 021
Reposted by nick johnstonVanyaland @vanyaland.bsky.social · 10/09/2025New from TIFF: In light of recent drubbings, it’s somewhat poetic that 'The Smashing Machine' is Dwayne Johnson's big return to the multiplex. 🔗 vanyaland.com/2025/09/10/t... @enh-jay.bsky.social #TIFF50vanyaland.comTIFF50 Review: The Rock dominates 'The Smashing Machine'In light of recent drubbings, it’s somewhat poetic that 'The Smashing Machine' is Dwayne Johnson's big return to the multiplex. 011
Reposted by nick johnstonVanyaland @vanyaland.bsky.social · 09/09/2025The latest from TIFF: 'Roofman' is a rare pleasure: A big-hearted true crime picture with legitimate depth and soul. Oh, and humor. What a hoot. 🔗 vanyaland.com/2025/09/09/t... @enh-jay.bsky.social #TIFF50vanyaland.comTIFF50 Review: Channing Tatum steals hearts in 'Roofman''Roofman' is a rare pleasure: A big-hearted true crime picture with legitimate depth and soul. Oh, and humor. What a hoot. 022
Reposted by nick johnstonVanyaland @vanyaland.bsky.social · 09/09/2025New from TIFF: 'The Christophers' is a lovely tribute to the process of creative evolution via how, rightly or wrongly, an audience engages with an artist’s work. 🔗 vanyaland.com/2025/09/09/t... @enh-jay.bsky.social #TIFF50vanyaland.comTIFF50 Review: Soderbergh goes 3-for-3 in 2025 with 'The Christophers''The Christophers' is a lovely tribute to the process of creative evolution via how, rightly or wrongly, an audience engages with an artist’s work 011
Reposted by nick johnstonVanyaland @vanyaland.bsky.social · 08/09/2025New from #TIFF50: 'The Testament of Ann Lee' is spiritually inert, its passions reserved for aestheticization and accuracy rather than insight. 🔗 vanyaland.com/2025/09/08/t... @enh-jay.bsky.socialvanyaland.comTIFF50 Review: 'The Testament of Ann Lee’ won't shake things up too much'Ann Lee' is spiritually inert, its passions reserved for aestheticization and accuracy rather than insight. 011
Reposted by nick johnstonVanyaland @vanyaland.bsky.social · 08/09/2025The latest from #TIFF50: There are a fair number of frustrating things about Potsy Ponciroli’s new film 'Motor City' -- often by design. 🔗 vanyaland.com/2025/09/08/t... @enh-jay.bsky.socialvanyaland.comTIFF50 Review: Messy yet masterful 'Motor City' has musical muscleThere are a fair number of frustrating things about Potsy Ponciroli’s new film 'Motor City' -- often by design. 011
nick johnston @enh-jay.bsky.social · 06/05/2025i spoke with sean baker about ANORA, japanese pinku flicks, TURKISH DELIGHT, and his first criterion discs. check it out at @vanyaland.bsky.social! vanyaland.com/2025/05/06/i...vanyaland.comInterview: Sean Baker on Criterion, 'Anora', and exploitationPalme d'Or and Best Picture-winning director Sean Baker chats with us about sexploitation, Letterboxd, and his first Criterion purchases. 042
nick johnston @enh-jay.bsky.social · 15/04/2025hi friends, I got pull-quoted in the trailer for @mikeflanaganfilm.com ‘s incredible THE LIFE OF CHUCK. honored! youtu.be/dOyXdwXt8d4?...youtu.beTHE LIFE OF CHUCK - Official Trailer - In Theaters JuneYouTube video by NEON 133
Reposted by nick johnstonAlex Kittle @alexxkittle.bsky.social · 06/04/2025Oh my goodness, Coolidge invited me back for another seminar! I’ll be talking about one of my all-time faves, Vera Chytilová’s inventive and rebellious feminist comedy Daisies! Local movie fans please come out ❤️ coolidge.org/events/semin...coolidge.orgSeminar: DaisiesThis seminar will cover the film's production history and reception, while also offering a brief overview of Vera Chytilova's and co-writer Ester Krumbachová careers. We will also explore how Daisies ... 4749
nick johnston @enh-jay.bsky.social · 07/04/2025blame the state/federal divide. it’s harder to attribute what’s your local government at work versus what’s controlled by the feds (air quality regulation in california vs arkansas, etc.). once it becomes clear an issue is a problem everywhere, it’s easier to focus anger. 000
nick johnston @enh-jay.bsky.social · 01/04/2025there’s no way this could backfire. right, sam? right? 010
Reposted by nick johnstonStereogum @stereogum.com · 31/03/2025Dude got Daft Punk'dstereogum.comDaft Punk'd: Former Kraftwerk Member Tricked Into Collaborating With Thomas Bangalter ImposterAnonymity has always been a major component of the Daft Punk ethos. Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem Christo kept their faces hidden under robot helmets for years, allowing them to go about th... 0172
Reposted by nick johnstonVanyaland @vanyaland.bsky.social · 28/03/2025‘Death of a Unicorn’ Review: Gallop away from this one 🔗 vanyaland.com/2025/03/28/d... @enh-jay.bsky.socialvanyaland.com'Death of a Unicorn' Review: Gallop away from this oneAlex Scharfman's 'Death of a Unicorn' has a high-concept premise that's brought to the screen in a truly terrible fashion. 001
nick johnston @enh-jay.bsky.social · 29/03/2025god those are all dope. I found a TEMPLE promo shirt at a vintage shop once, but there was no way in hell I could squeeze into it. 110
nick johnston @enh-jay.bsky.social · 26/03/2025breaking: evan stone’s the riddler (THIS AIN’T BATMAN XXX)will be returning in AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY. 000
nick johnston @enh-jay.bsky.social · 26/03/2025RDJ’s doom is probably a maker analogue. alt-universe tony stark who becomes a utilitarian psychopath. 000
nick johnston @enh-jay.bsky.social · 26/03/2025so I guess marvel’s doing hickman’s “time runs out” avengers/new avengers arc for DOOMSDAY, just with the fox-verse standing in for the ultimate universe. 100