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John Atom

@jmhimara.bsky.social

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Scientist. Film enthusiast. Writer. Reviewer. Fascinated with classic SF. Former contributor of vcinemashow.com and sffreviews.com. Co-host of the Heroic Purgatory podcast: @heroicpurgatory.bsky.social

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heroicpurgatory.bsky.social @heroicpurgatory.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

In this episode of #HeroicPurgatory, John @jmhimara.bsky.social and Jason @filmnohito.bsky.social talk about standout films watched over 2026, like The Odyssey and Backrooms, Kolchak: The Night Stalker and 28 Years Later: Bone Temple. Check it out here: www.heroic-purgatory.com/2026/09/spec...

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Special - Midyear Catch Up (2026)

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heroicpurgatory.bsky.social @heroicpurgatory.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

For #HeroicPurgatory, @jmhimara.bsky.social and @filmnohito.bsky.social discuss Jang Joon-hwan's idiosyncratic 2003 South Korean black comedy SAVE THE GREEN PLANET! and discuss its fantastic art direction and acting and how it became a cult hit www.heroic-purgatory.com/2026/07/s6e8...

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S6E8 - Save the Green Planet! (2003)

John Atom @jmhimara.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

🎬📽️ filmsky

John Atom @jmhimara.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Gun slingers and heart throbs. The new @heroicpurgatory.bsky.social episode from Jon (me!) and @filmnohito.bsky.social tackles John Woo's 1986, A Better Tomorrow, a film that (arguably) introduce the world to the heroic bloodshed genre. Enjoy!

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S6E7 - A Better Tomorrow (1986)

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Jason M @filmnohito.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

"Film is something that has never made me grow tired of it": Shunji Iwai on His Style and Career in this Interview Shunji Iwai answers questions on his style, films like Love Letter and All About Lily Chou-Chou and his upcoming project. genkinahito.wordpress.com/2026/06/12/f...

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“Film is something that has never made me grow tired of it”: Shunji Iwai on His Style and Career in this Interview

Shunji Iwai answers questions on his style, films like Love Letter and All About Lily Chou-Chou and his upcoming project.

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heroicpurgatory.bsky.social @heroicpurgatory.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

If you go down in the woods today, You're sure of a big surprise, because it's Studio Ghibli's My Neighbor Totoro! Join John @jmhimara.bsky.social and Jason @filmnohito.bsky.social as they analyse Hayao Miyazaki's beloved children's film on #HeroicPurgatory www.heroic-purgatory.com/2026/06/s6e6...

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S6E6 - My Neighbor Totoro (1988)

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heroicpurgatory.bsky.social @heroicpurgatory.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

The latest "gateway movie" discussed on #HeroicPurgatory is MY SASSY GIRL (2001), the South Korean rom-com that was a global phenomenon. John @jmhimara.bsky.social and Jason @filmnohito.bsky.social discuss the gags, the romance, and its legacy in the show. www.heroic-purgatory.com/2026/05/s6e5...

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S6E5 - My Sassy Girl (2001)

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heroicpurgatory.bsky.social @heroicpurgatory.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

The latest #HeroicPurgatory episode covers Edward Yang's Yi Yi (2000). John @jmhimara.bsky.social and Jason @filmnohito.bsky.social analyse the multigenerational family drama and its Taiwanese context to explore why this movie is considered a classic. www.heroic-purgatory.com/2026/05/s6e4...

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S6E4 - Yi Yi (2000)

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heroicpurgatory.bsky.social @heroicpurgatory.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Season Six of #HeroicPurgatory sees John @jmhimara.bsky.social and Jason @filmnohito.bsky.social return to the idea of gateway films, those titles that get people into Asian cinema. They open by looking at Akira Kurosawa’s seminal jidaigeki SEVEN SAMURAI. www.heroic-purgatory.com/2026/03/s6e1...

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S6E1 - Seven Samurai (1954)

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heroicpurgatory.bsky.social @heroicpurgatory.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Time flies! It's already February 2026 and with the new year comes a new season of #HeroicPurgatory. Before then, John @jmhimara.bsky.social and Jason @filmnohito.bsky.social look back on 2025 and list their favourite films of the year. www.heroic-purgatory.com/2026/02/best...

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Best Films of 2025

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heroicpurgatory.bsky.social @heroicpurgatory.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

With awards season in full swing, #HeroicPurgatory looks at Park Chan-wook’s 2025 feature NO OTHER CHOICE. The podcast covers the genesis of this critically-acclaimed satire of the dog eat dog nature of capitalism, Lee Byung-hun's compelling performance... www.heroic-purgatory.com/2026/01/awar...

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Award Special - No Other Choice (2025)

John Atom @jmhimara.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

Probably same reason why serial killers collect trophies.

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heroicpurgatory.bsky.social @heroicpurgatory.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

John Carpenter's THEY LIVE (1988) is #HeroicPurgatory 's 2025 Xmas Special John @jmhimara.bsky.social and Jason @filmnohito.bsky.social look at this bro-tastic action/romance's critiques of Reagan-era America, iconic lines, and influences. MERRY CHRISTMAS! www.heroic-purgatory.com/2025/12/xmas...

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Xmas Special - They Live (1988)

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heroicpurgatory.bsky.social @heroicpurgatory.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

The film selected for the 2025 #HeroicPurgatory Halloween special is John Carpenter's Halloween (1978). @jmhimara.bsky.social and @filmnohito.bsky.social discuss slasher genre standards, themes of women vs patriarchy and sequels! HAPPY HALLOWEEN! www.heroic-purgatory.com/2025/10/spec...

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Special - Halloween (1978)

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heroicpurgatory.bsky.social @heroicpurgatory.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

The #HeroicPirgatroy podcast took a bit of a break over the summer because Jason @filmnohito.bsky.social was in Japan for Osaka Asian Film Festival's Expo edition / #OAFF2025. Stay tuned for a podcast special with director interviews and views on upcoming and award-winning Asian films!

John Atom @jmhimara.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

idk, what's that saying about cockroaches and how they live forever?

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heroicpurgatory.bsky.social @heroicpurgatory.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

For episode 8 of season 5, which is dedicated to historical martial arts films, #HeroicPurgatory’s John @jmhimara.bsky.social and Jason @filmnohito.bsky.social return to Jackie Chan’s body of work with an episode dedicated to Project A (1983). www.heroic-purgatory.com/2025/07/s5e8...

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S5E8 - Project A (1983)

John Atom @jmhimara.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

I mean, South Park had been on the anti Trump train since around 2015, so this is definitely not new. I think people are extra amused because this is exactly the kind of toilet humor that may get a rise out of Trump, more than anything Colbert or Stewart might say.

John Atom @jmhimara.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

Not explicitly but kinda. They did say in an interview a couple of years ago that they were wrong about many things.

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heroicpurgatory.bsky.social @heroicpurgatory.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

Witness the Qing invasion of Joseon-era Korea alongside John @jmhimara.bsky.social and Jason @filmnohito.bsky.social as the boys takes on Kim Han-min’s historical actioner THE WAR OF THE ARROWS for Season 5 episode 7 of #HeroicPurgatory www.heroic-purgatory.com/2025/07/s5e7...

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S5E7 - War of the Arrows

John Atom @jmhimara.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

I when I lived in Greece in the early 2000s, Ancient Greek was mandatory in high school. It was part of the exams you had to take to graduate. Pretty much every kid hated it. I left Greece when I was still in elementary, so I never got to take it. I heard some schools did Latin as well, though idk.

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John Atom @jmhimara.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

And even your local library. They have amazing stuff.

John Atom @jmhimara.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

Early Heinlein was amazing. Late Heinlein, eh....

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John Atom @jmhimara.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

Do you have a different version of windows than I do? I don't see any adds in mine. I'm always confused when people say this....

John Atom @jmhimara.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

Joe is kinda dumb but not that dumb. I still think this is him trying to appear as the "centrist" and playing both sides.

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heroicpurgatory.bsky.social @heroicpurgatory.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

John @jmhimara.bsky.social l and Jason @filmnohito.bsky.social ky.social are joined by Jack Eason @jackeason.bsky.social ocial of Optimism Vaccine to discuss Hideo Gosha's 1965 nihilistic chanbara THE SWORD OF THE BEAST for #HeroicPurgatory. www.heroic-purgatory.com/2025/07/s5e6...

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S5E6 - The Sword of the Beast (with guest Jack Eason)

John Atom @jmhimara.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

To be fair, most science fiction predictions (realistic or not) do not end well for humanity. Murray Leinster predicted the internet and that people would use it for nefarious reasons.

John Atom @jmhimara.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

The research institution where I work claims it will reimburse you if you want to take a class at a nearby university. They do, but anyone who's tried it says it's a major pain in the ass to actually get it.

John Atom @jmhimara.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

I think it's about time you guys buried the hatchet. Do a youtube stream together and let bygones be bygones.

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John Atom @jmhimara.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

This didn't really grab me. Chained Echoes did a much better job at evoking 90s rpgs while also being a pretty great game on its own.

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heroicpurgatory.bsky.social @heroicpurgatory.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

Continuing their Wuxia wanderings, John @jmhimara.bsky.social and Jason @filmnohito.bsky.social drop by Dragon Gate Inn, the 1967 movie directed by King Hu, and also pay a visit to Raymond Lee's 1992 remake, New Dragon Gate Inn, for #HeroicPurgatory. www.heroic-purgatory.com/2025/05/s5e5...

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S5E5 - Dragon Inn

John Atom @jmhimara.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

Maybe because I'm not American and I've never owned a car, but I don't really see the appeal. Still, I'm glad people have something they enjoy listening on long rides.

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Jason M @filmnohito.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

Missing Child Videotape ミッシング・チャイルド・ビデオテープ, by director Ryota Kondo, is light on scares but big on chills due to its rich horror atmosphere borrowed from venerable forebears, [Nippon Connection 2025] #nipponconnection25 @nipponconnection.com genkinahito.wordpress.com/2025/05/28/m...

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Missing Child Videotape ミッシング・チャイルド・ビデオテープ Director: Ryota Kondo [Nippon Connection 2025]

Missing Child Videotape ミッシング・チャイルド・ビデオテープ, by director: Ryota Kondo, is light on scares but big on chills due to its rich horror atmosphere borrowed from venerable forebears. [Nippon Connection 20…

John Atom @jmhimara.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

After "The Seed of the Sacred Fig", another Iranian film made in similar circumstances, was snubbed last year, I'm happy to see the jury reward courageous and bold filmmaking.

John Atom @jmhimara.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

Not having read the book, I do wonder.... Is the character meant to be unlikeable? Perhaps the author doesn't see her that way.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 20/05/2025

Breaking News: George Wendt, a six-time Emmy nominee for his role as the beer-chugging everyman Norm Peterson on “Cheers,” is dead at 76. nyti.ms/3ZuGwrN

George Wendt holding a glass mug and smiling. A headline reads: “George Wendt, Norm from 'Cheers’, Dies at 76.” Photo credit: NBCUniversal, via Getty Images.

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heroicpurgatory.bsky.social @heroicpurgatory.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

I was wary about a remake to Akira Kurosawa film but this review has sold it to me. "[Spike] Lee has taken “High and Low” to new highs, delivering a soul-searching genre movie that entertains while also sounding the alarm about where the culture could be headed." variety.com/2025/film/re...

‘Highest 2 Lowest’ Review: Spike Lee’s Kurosawa-Inspired Kidnapping Drama Isn’t So Much a Remake as a Manifesto

Denzel Washington plays a music mogul who faces a series of big moral choices in a film whose sensational third act justifies remaking Akira Kurosawa.

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heroicpurgatory.bsky.social @heroicpurgatory.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

This episode of #HeroicPurgatory features John @jmhimara.bsky.social and Jason @filmnohito.bsky.social examining Zhang Yimou's 2002 wuxia film, Hero. Zhang's first wuxia, this is a visually sumptuous and epic tale of assassins and the forging of a nation. www.heroic-purgatory.com/2025/05/s5e4...

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S5E4 - Hero (2002)

John Atom @jmhimara.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

Until quite recently, I thought "bootstraps" (as in "lift yourself by your bootstraps") were a different kind of suspenders. Not sure how or why, the word "boot" is right there in the name.

John Atom @jmhimara.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

I understand when a struggling actor will take any gig because they don't really have a choice, but I would think Adam doesn't need the money. Then again, I've never been offered a shitload of money to betray my principles, so who am I to judge.

John Atom @jmhimara.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

Always be weary of billionaire philanthropy. There's almost always a catch. www.youtube.com/watch?v=69At...

Billionaire Philanthropy Is Kind Of A Scam - SOME MORE NEWS

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John Atom @jmhimara.bsky.social · 11/05/2025

True, but I also think some people fall into cynicism out of sheer exhaustion.

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John Atom @jmhimara.bsky.social · 11/05/2025

It's always been about spinning the right message, I guess. Remember the sharpie?

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John Atom @jmhimara.bsky.social · 11/05/2025

I've only gone to Target when I want to buy someone a gift, but I have no idea what to get. I'll usually find something walking around the isles. Otherwise I see no point. There are better places that share my values, if that's where I want to put my money in.

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heroicpurgatory.bsky.social @heroicpurgatory.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

In a double-bill, John @jmhimara.bsky.social and Jason @filmnohito.bsky.social cover 13 Assassins via the 1963 Eiichi Kudo black-and-white original and the 2010 Takashi Miike action-packed and bawdy remake. #HeroicPurgatory www.heroic-purgatory.com/2025/05/s5e3...

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S5E3 - 13 Assassins

John Atom @jmhimara.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

I think there is research to suggest that students who are told they are "smart" or "gifted" tend to respond by working less hard in school, and therefore fall behind.

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John Atom @jmhimara.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

I think the East Coast is mostly fine. Everywhere else, not so much.

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John Atom @jmhimara.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

Even before I knew anything about Krauss' personal life, I found him pretty insufferable. He was an obvious opportunist who rode on the coattails of the "anti-theist" movement of the early 2000s. Dawkins was at least a decent debater and speaker. Krauss was always kinda cringey to listen to.

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John Atom @jmhimara.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

Great video! I recommend the SMN video on the first Blue Origin flight: www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7TQ... They REALLY don't like billionaires!

Jeff Bezos Didn't Learn A Damn Thing In Space - SOME MORE NEWS

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heroicpurgatory.bsky.social @heroicpurgatory.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

John @jmhimara.bsky.social, Jason @filmnohito.bsky.social, and Paul Quinn of hangulcelluloid.com go to Korea, 1978, for the film Once Upon a Time in High School: The Spirit of Jeet Kune Do 말죽거리 잔혹사 (2004), the Yoo Ha high school romance action drama. www.heroic-purgatory.com/2025/04/s5e2...

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S5E2 - Once Upon a Time in High School