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Kyle Tague @kyletague.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

The Netflix WONKA game show is bizarre and dystopian. BEAST GAMES with Wonka theming. So many disillusioned or infuriated contestants get eliminated — losing their shot at winning three million very real dollars — and refuse to play along with their whimsical staged demises

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Kyle Tague @kyletague.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

STOLEN KINGDOM - the documentary about urban exploration and backstage pillaging in Disney theme parks - is really terrific. Remarkably distills many years of hyper-niche drama and mystery into an airtight 74 minutes, revealing the psyches of a variety of notorious personalities along the way.

A poster for the STOLEN KINGDOM documentary

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Kyle Tague @kyletague.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I irritated my ulnar nerve by sleeping funny on a plane. The nerve needs rest so that it can heal, but that means I can't use my dominant hand for most everyday tasks. Typing this post took 3x longer than it should've. With all the work I need to get done, not ideal!

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Kyle Tague @kyletague.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Visited Six Flags Magic Mountain for the first time in a year-ish yesterday. Operations have meaningfully improved. Every open coaster was running two trains, with reasonably swift dispatch times. Short queues. Twisted Colossus and Scream were closed without notice, but that's Six Flags for you!

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Kyle Tague @kyletague.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Programmed a double feature of ANIMAL HOUSE and THE HOUSE BUNNY last night. The latter is... so *weird.* Anna Faris is game as always, but it's a PG-13 movie about an orphaned Playboy bunny sexifying a loser sorority. The rating is a dead-weight anchor, neutering the comedy and mandating innuendo.

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Kyle Tague @kyletague.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

I’d love to win the lottery so I could fund Jane Schoenbrun’s films indefinitely

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Kyle Tague @kyletague.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

BUFFET INFINITY has the sauce. I’ve seen chatter around here singing its praises, but frankly I think folks are underselling the unique blend of absurd humor and cosmic horror. Drops on Shudder soon, but it’s worth the money to rent, too. Go in as blind as possible.

The poster for the film Buffet Infinity, featuring an oversized burger dripping with an unknown liquid

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Kyle Tague @kyletague.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

You know you’ve really settled into a neighborhood when the staff at your go-to Thai carryout place greet you by name. (Pink Pepper in Hollywood is great!)

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Kyle Tague @kyletague.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

I have no reason to be there (so it's easy to make this decision), but after that first deadly collision, I concluded I wouldn't fly into Washington, D.C. until the current administration leaves office.

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Kyle Tague @kyletague.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

What in the world is this tagline? I’m pretty sure Ebenezer was *always* Scrooge. There’s no before/after. It’s his literal last name!

The baffling film poster for Ti West’s Ebenezer, whose confounding tagline reads “Before He was Scrooge He Was…”

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Kyle Tague @kyletague.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Really dug the JAWS exhibition at the Academy Museum. Thorough, packed with neat artifacts, and frequently clever in its efforts to engage visitors. Learned quite a few things! The new Marilyn Monroe exhibit, sadly, was a disappointment. Shockingly surface level and mostly a collection of costumes.

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Kyle Tague @kyletague.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

We finished the assembly cut for my new movie, PREVIOUS TENANT, after some pickups on Sunday. Deeply proud of our cast and crew. Took me quite a bit longer than I would've liked, but one's wedding, a three-week honeymoon, and a new job tend to introduce delays.

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Kyle Tague @kyletague.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

I just don’t think you can in good faith use the word “immersive” to describe any of the new Universal Kids Park’s lands. They are empirically not. I get Universal marketing is going to abuse the word like everyone else, but I’m also seeing “creators” say it without irony, and it’s… revealing.

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Kyle Tague @kyletague.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Truthfully didn’t expect the “Shrek Is Love, Shrek Is Life” corner of the internet to melt down over the updated Shrek 5 character designs. That crowd really seemed to believe they could compel Dreamworks to radically reanimate a film deep in production…

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Kyle Tague @kyletague.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

So, uh, what exactly is the plan now that a third of the country is so breathtakingly stupid (and manipulated, yes) that they no longer believe elections are legitimate when Democrats win? Not rhetorical! Threads is a wasteland of bots, grifters, and genuine folks alike declaring fraud in Cali.

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Kyle Tague @kyletague.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Seeing "pay $99 down plus 12 monthly payment" advertisements for Disneyland Magic Keys on socials. Is the demand finally waning // did they finally hit their price ceiling?

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Kyle Tague @kyletague.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Hard to overstate the seismic implications of this weekend's box office. Two low budget horror films (one entirely original) -- stemming from young filmmakers who cut their teeth in YouTube shorts -- trouncing the second weekend of a STAR WARS film. Lot of chickens coming home to roost.

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Kyle Tague @kyletague.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

All that said, though? If you can game the system and navigate the queues effectively, Tokyo DisneySea is exceptional. Every environment is immaculate. Every ride is very good to outstanding. It is a miraculous place. If you love this form and have the means, you owe it to yourself to go.

Tower of Terror lit purple at night in Tokyo DisneySea

An elaborate planetarium at Tokyo DisneySea

The castle from Frozen in Tokyo DisneySea

A view of Fortress Explorations and Mount Prometheus from a gondola at Tokyo DisneySea

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Kyle Tague @kyletague.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

DisneySea, while easily one of the top 3 theme parks in the world, is not without major problems. The biggest is its layout, which is awkward, cumbersome, unintuitive, & plagued with choke points. One must generally pass through the relatively narrow caverns of Mysterious Island to cross the park.

The Nautilus sits docked amidst the rocky cliffs of Mysterious Island at Tokyo DisneySea

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Kyle Tague @kyletague.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

I’m not sure on-ride POV videos are doing many of Tokyo Disney’s latest attractions justice. They can’t capture the enormity of the scenes, the dozens of thoughtful details in any given moment, or the dynamic motion of the ride vehicles.

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Kyle Tague @kyletague.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

As some have said, Fantasy Springs is lush and splendorous, but it does feel tangential (at best) to DisneySea. Appreciated efforts are made to incorporate the port theme, but one wonders if it wouldn’t be more at home as another expansion to Fantasyland, which is geographically right behind it.

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Kyle Tague @kyletague.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Whenever we encountered a clearly overwhelmed Western group, we recommended the spectacular Sinbad’s Storybook Voyage, DisneySea’s one major attraction that never generates queues more than 20 minutes. Not a single group had heard of it. It became my mission to spread the good word of Chandu.

The adorable baby tiger, Chandu, hides amongst an enormous pile of bananas stacked on a ship in the Sinbad the Sailor dark ride at Tokyo DisneySea

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Kyle Tague @kyletague.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Anecdotally, we observed three times the number of Westerners in DisneySea vs Disneyland. I suspect many only visit one and choose the more unique park. We also noticed many didn’t do their research and were taken aback by the queues. Many exhausted families on benches, distraught.

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Kyle Tague @kyletague.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Some observations… the Japanese clearly and justifiably take an immense amount of pride in their parks, but Tokyo DisneySea, especially. Their passion for the 25th Anniversary offerings and even simple decoration was striking.

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Kyle Tague @kyletague.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

No one does dark rides like Tokyo Disney, period. In addition to classics like Pirates & Mansion, you’ve got the new Fantasy Springs rides, 20K Leagues Under the Sea, Journey to the Center of the Earth, Sinbad, Pooh’s Hunny Hunt, Monsters, Inc. Ride & Go Seek… It’s staggering.

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Kyle Tague @kyletague.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

The “unlimited priority pass” is as powerful as it sounds. We breezed by a 240-minute wait for Anna & Elsa’s Frozen Journey three times. We prioritized attractions without priority pass on our follow-up days at each park. This worked exceedingly well.

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Kyle Tague @kyletague.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

We chained together two back-to-back vacation packages. This was expensive, but for a once-in-a-lifetime trip, invaluable. By my rough count, we did about 90 attractions. We never waited more than 15 minutes for *anything,* and we enjoyed the top headliners multiple times each.

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Kyle Tague @kyletague.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Okay, finished our Tokyo Disney leg of the trip. 2 days at Tokyo Disneyland, 2 days at Tokyo DisneySea. Some more thoughts while I’m on the bullet train…

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Kyle Tague @kyletague.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

The Hotel MiraCosta almost exclusively plays the score from The Fifth Element, for some reason

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Kyle Tague @kyletague.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Tokyo Disneyland is running a Vanellope von Schweetz “candy” festival, its latest in a series of expansive park overlays. Very apparent they expected the new Wreck-It Ralph ride to be open by now. That said, the little parade for it is cute, and the song infectious. “Yummy yummy, we love sweets!”

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Kyle Tague @kyletague.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

We are staying at the MiraCosta. Harbor view. Dream come true. Every deluxe Disney resort should be this opulent and boast such attentive service

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Kyle Tague @kyletague.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Tokyo Disneyland has some rough edges, clunky transitions, and dated elements… but their Critter Country is unmatched. Shockingly intricate and multilayered. In awe.

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Kyle Tague @kyletague.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Pirates appears to almost always be a walk-on here! We breezed right to loading during the heat of the day

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Kyle Tague @kyletague.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

As expected, every attraction’s show set is immaculately maintained. I’m both euphoric at the pristine conditions and actively angry/resentful at how much the stateside parks have deteriorated. Haunted Mansion, Splash Mountain, & Pirates all look brand new.

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Kyle Tague @kyletague.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Rapid fire Tokyo Disney Resort thoughts incoming — first day at Disneyland First: there are SO many characters, always out, everywhere?? And so many are rare, secondary, or even tertiary characters that would require a hard ticket upcharge in the states?

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Kyle Tague @kyletague.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

Embarking on our honeymoon today! A glorious 3-week adventure to Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, and Seoul. We’ll be visiting TeamLabs, Rebecca the Musical, Tokyo Disneyland, Universal Studios Japan, and of course, Sleep No More at The McKithan Hotel. It still doesn’t feel real!

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Kyle Tague @kyletague.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Come on, man. What is this framing

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Kyle Tague @kyletague.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

I'm going to the Tokyo Disney resort (and Japan proper) for our honeymoon in a few weeks. I've dreamed of going since I was ten. It still doesn't feel real.

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Kyle Tague @kyletague.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

A kind old woman in my building told me that "there's a music to the way your walk sounds." I guess I'll be thinking about that for the rest of the day.

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Kyle Tague @kyletague.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Finally made a hard but necessary life move I’ve been putting off for a long time: creating a Tubi account

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Kyle Tague @kyletague.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

PRIMATE rips (off faces) -- a lean, old school, meat-and-potatoes creature feature done right. Director Johannes Roberts is also behind 47 METERS DOWN and its criminally underrated/unhinged UNCAGED sequel. In a just world, he should be given the $$ to make any "nature gone wild" flick he wants.

A movie poster for the film PRIMATE. An ominous ape peers through filtered glass.

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Kyle Tague @kyletague.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

I think it's a good idea for kids to be taught how to write by hand, even and especially in a digital age

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Kyle Tague @kyletague.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

It's been exhausting to see an endless supply of breathless articles and takes declaring AI slop video the future of narrative film. Countless grifting ghouls gleefully telling filmmakers they were out of a job... never mind the mountain of evidence to the contrary. Let Sora rot.

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Kyle Tague @kyletague.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

I need people to understand that "it's not this - it's THAT" messaging screams AI slop writing. It's arguably the biggest tell. More importantly, it makes me completely disengage at best and think less of the writer (?) at worst.

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Kyle Tague @kyletague.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

Visited Universal Studios Hollywood for the first time in a few months yesterday. Crowds were healthy but manageable. Animatronics were in great shape across the board. It looked like the critters on SECRET LIFE OF PETS received a tune-up recently. The final Indominus Rex was missing, however.

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Kyle Tague @kyletague.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Not immediately sure what it'd be for me, but for my wife, "Sweet Caroline." You can guess her name. You have no idea how many people demanded the DJ play it at our wedding. (It was on the "absolutely do not play" list.)

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Kyle Tague @kyletague.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Secured park tickets and premium express passes for Universal Studios Japan in May! We'll be missing The Flying Dinosaur (a Jurassic Park coaster) and the last standing Beetlejuice Graveyard show due to refurbishments... but we *will* get to experience the Jaws ride again in all its glory.

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Kyle Tague @kyletague.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

It's a rare Oscars where I'm pretty happy no matter the outcome. Both SINNERS and ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER are exceptional films worthy of the top prize. Can't help but root for all of the horror films in contention. (Yes, SINNERS is undeniably horror, and that doesn't diminish it in any way!)

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Kyle Tague @kyletague.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Oh no, the REBECCA musical stage adaptation is being remounted in Tokyo the very week we're visiting as part of our honeymoon. I am going to have to move heaven and earth to secure tickets.

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