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Ryan Terry @ludwigvondrake8.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

To Die For (1995), particularly Best Actress for Nicole Kidman, but also for Buck Henry’s script and Danny Elfman’s score.: m.youtube.com/watch?v=DC88...

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To Die For - Kidman Monologue

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Ryan Terry @ludwigvondrake8.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I don’t even know if I’ll like Digger, but you do know that American Made (2017) exists, right?

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Ryan Terry @ludwigvondrake8.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The jokes just write themselves. “You will see people staring at your fridge.” Oh, I can imagine.

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Ryan Terry @ludwigvondrake8.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

To the Rolling Stone writer who’s mad because people have never heard of Choosin’ Texas, where was all that energy when radio stations were refusing to play Cowboy Carter? Or when Billboard removed Old Town Road from the Hot Country Songs chart because it wasn’t “country enough?”

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Ryan Terry @ludwigvondrake8.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Perusing through my old Rolling Stone magazines and caught up to this little capsule review of The Nice Guys in a 2016 issue and man Peter Travers must have woke up on the wrong side of the bed that day.

Capsule review by Peter Travers of the 2016 neo noir buddy comedy The Nice Guys in an issue of Rolling Stone magazine.

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Ryan Terry @ludwigvondrake8.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Me, when that song was “Bad Habit” by Steve Lacy.:

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Ryan Terry @ludwigvondrake8.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

My contribution to the New York Times’s Top 10 TV Shows of the 21st Century debate.:

The 10 TV Shows which I think are the best of the 21st Century thus far.

1. Arrested Development
2. Bob’s Burgers
3. Malcolm in the Middle
4. Barry
5. 30 Rock
6. Clone High (Canada)
7. Curb Your Enthusiasm
8. Kim Possible
9. Party Down
10. Flight of the Conchords

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Ryan Terry @ludwigvondrake8.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I wish that Dolly Parton could’ve gotten to see inside the Criterion Closet.

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Ryan Terry @ludwigvondrake8.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

”The son of some musician is the father of the grandson of some guy who was in some band that was on the show of some guy who liked to talk to a mouse puppet.”

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Ryan Terry @ludwigvondrake8.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

2 Broke Girls. What a waste of Garrett Morris! And Jennifer Coolidge. And Eric Andre. And the many talented people who guested on the show. And Peter, Björn and John. And the CBS television network. And my free time. And the concept of laughter. And my university’s electricity. And Philo Farnsworth.

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Ryan Terry @ludwigvondrake8.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Trying to balance knowing this with still loving Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, The Prince of Egypt, Real Genius and Willow.

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Ryan Terry @ludwigvondrake8.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Name a candy you miss from your childhood.: I miss them so much.

A bag of Hershey’s Kissables candy with a few pieces at the front of the photo.

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Ryan Terry @ludwigvondrake8.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

The current genres that makeup my CD collection.: -Classical (Including Opera) -Country -Disco -Easy Listening -Folk -Funk -Hip-Hop/Rap -Jazz -Latin -Pop -R&B -Reggae -Rock (Alternative, Blues, Classic, Grunge, Heavy Metal, Punk, Roots, Soft) -Soul -Soundtrack (Movies/TV) -Theatre (Showtunes) -World

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Ryan Terry @ludwigvondrake8.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Trying to offset some timeline negativity by asking this question.: What is a movie that you like that many don’t? For me, there’s a few answers, but I’ll say George of the Jungle (1997). It’s a goofy, fun sendup of Tarzan pictures with a strong ensemble cast. Also, that poster is terrific.

Theatrical poster for George of the Jungle (1997).

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Ryan Terry @ludwigvondrake8.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Describe your musical taste in three artists, no genres: -The Doobie Brothers -Carole King -Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

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Ryan Terry @ludwigvondrake8.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

It happens with every generation. Teenage beatnik: “Say pops! What is this unhip music? This jive is total squaresville daddy-o!” Older man: “It’s Bing Crosby. It came out in 1942.” Beatnik: “1942?! Man, check out this cat. He’s a geezer chickie baby. (Draws square with fingers.) Let’s shake it!”

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Ryan Terry @ludwigvondrake8.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

I have found something to like in pretty much every music genre, even, to my continuous disbelief, nü-metal. (What can I say? Korn’s Got the Life is a banger.) There are two genres however that are complete musical detritus: crunkcore and screamo.

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Ryan Terry @ludwigvondrake8.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

@jamesdavidpatrick.bsky.social Are you going to be posting more reactions to Siskel and Ebert episodes? I can’t wait to hear you thought of their reviews of Joe Versus the Volcano (1990).

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Ryan Terry @ludwigvondrake8.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Fave film for each year of the 1980s: 1980: The Blues Brothers 1981: Raiders of the Lost Ark 1982: The Snowman 1983: Local Hero 1984: This Is Spinal Tap 1985: Back to the Future 1986: Stand by Me 1987: Radio Days 1988: Who Framed Roger Rabbit* 1989: Do the Right Thing *=Favourite of the decade

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Roger Rabbit's Sly Smile

Alt: Roger Rabbit (voiced by Charles Fleischer) slyly acknowledging the camera in a scene from Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988).

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Ryan Terry @ludwigvondrake8.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

I hope this is the wrong answer.:

Front cover of the first Bailey School Kids book “Vampires Don’t Wear Polka Dots”, written by Debbie Dadey and Marcia Thornton Jones and illustrated by John Steven Gurney.

Two students, Melody and Howie, stare apprehensively between themselves and their new teacher, Mrs. Jeepers. They are not sure if she’s a vampire, but she certainly does wear polka dots.

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Ryan Terry @ludwigvondrake8.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

I do impressions of Old Hollywood actors, such as Jimmy Stewart, Peter Lorre, Katharine Hepburn and Lionel Barrymore. I do more modern impressions too, but I love doing Jimmy Stewart’s voice.

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Ryan Terry @ludwigvondrake8.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Fave horror film from each year of the ‘80s: 1980-The Shining 1981-An American Werewolf in London 1982-Poltergeist 1983-Something Wicked This Way Comes 1984-Gremlins 1985-Fright Night 1986-Little Shop of Horrors 1987-The Lost Boys 1988-Child’s Play 1989-The ‘Burbs

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Ryan Terry @ludwigvondrake8.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Watching a bit of Cinderella Man (2005) tonight and thinking about how that used to be the kind of movie in which they’d have cast Robert Wuhl in the ‘90s.

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Ryan Terry @ludwigvondrake8.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

If you have yet to see this film, please do. It is excellent! Easily one of my favourite Robert Wise movies.

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Ryan Terry @ludwigvondrake8.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

It feels weird to say because it’s got people in it and elements about it that I like, but I think Barbie (2023) is just fine. I enjoy Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling and the production design. I just don’t think it was one of the best 10 films of that year or that it should’ve been up for Best Picture.

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Ryan Terry @ludwigvondrake8.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Cool! 60 Minutes just hired Ross Douthat. Or as I like to call him, Ross Douchehat.🙄

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Ryan Terry @ludwigvondrake8.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

I was inadvertently reminded of the Lunch Dances held at the New York Public Library this Spring and even though the performing arts are an integral part of my DNA, doing so in a space devoted to quiet reading and research in the 2nd most populous city in North America sounds ill-advised at best.

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Ryan Terry @ludwigvondrake8.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Insomnia (2002) is too low. It is for sure not below TDKR.

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Ryan Terry @ludwigvondrake8.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

I generally enjoy movies that are stereotypically thought of as “manly.” I love Die Hard, Butch Cassidy, Total Recall, The Godfather, Saving Private Ryan and The Dirty Dozen. But dang it, this movie is a masterpiece and I won’t hear otherwise. I also like the song. #TCMParty #TheWayWeWere

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The Way We Were: Streisand & Redford Scene

Alt: An offscreen Katie Morosky (Barbra Streisand) running her gloved hand over Hubbell Gardiner’s (Robert Redford) face in a scene from The Way We Were (1973)

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Ryan Terry @ludwigvondrake8.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

One thing that I have come to appreciate over the years of watching and rewatching episodes of Siskel and Ebert is that Gene Siskel was not the stuffed shirt critic who didn’t like commercial, non-artsy movies that many make him out to be.

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Ryan Terry @ludwigvondrake8.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Happy Birthday to one of the great animated movies, and also the first Studio Ghibli movie I ever watched, Spirited Away (2001)! I wouldn’t say it’s my absolute favourite (Here’s looking at you my beloved Kiki’s Delivery Service and Porco Rosso!), but it’s for sure one of Miyazaki’s best.

Chihiro and her friend Haku, in his dragon form, in a scene from Spirited Away (2001).

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Ryan Terry @ludwigvondrake8.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

My attempt at casting an Alpha Flight movie (Having never read the comics.): Vindicator/Guardian-Rachel McAdams Puck: Aaron Beelner Sasquatch: Jacob Elordi Shaman: Adam Beach Snowbird: Anna Lambe Northstar: Xavier Dolan Aurora: Shenae Grimes Marrina: Sophia Lillis

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Ryan Terry @ludwigvondrake8.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

I know you like this one. It’s my favourite Holofcener.:

Eva (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) and Albert (James Gandolfini) sitting in an theater and watching a movie in a scene from Enough Said (2013).

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BadgerNoonan @badgernoonan.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Odysseus, Odysseus, and Achilles

Picture of Matt Damon, George Clooney, and Brad Pitt in Oceans 11.

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Ryan Terry @ludwigvondrake8.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Did a rewatch of Roger Ebert’s Best and Worst of 1999 episodes and Rog could not win with the other critics and Magnolia. Janet Maslin wasn’t completely sold on it. Joel Siegel said it lost him with an hour to go. Joyce Kulhawik said she didn’t understand what it was trying to say.

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Ryan Terry @ludwigvondrake8.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Does anybody still enjoy watching There’s Something About Mary (1998)? Has it been entirely lost to the dustbin of film history, or is there still a small audience for that Farrelly Brothers brand of humour? I still find certain parts funny, despite some dated scenes and jokes.

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Ryan Terry @ludwigvondrake8.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Rewatched this yesterday and they were spot on about it. The fact that they liked this movie and not the prestigiously-cast, pedigree civil rights legal drama Ghosts of Mississippi still blows my mind. Sometimes you just need a movie that allows you to turn your brain off for an hour and a half.

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Ryan Terry @ludwigvondrake8.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

I understand the criticisms that this movie is a little on the loud side, but come on, it’s a movie about gunfights. It’s never boring. This was definitely a big miss by S&E.

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Ryan Terry @ludwigvondrake8.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

This is a terrific movie by a relatively unsung director. Euzhan Palcy put a lot of care into this production. 👍🏻👍🏻

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Ryan Terry @ludwigvondrake8.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

🦖 Sam Neill was one of those actors I admired gradually over time. The first movie I saw him in was The Jungle Book (1994) where he played the father of Mowgli’s friend and eventual love interest Kitty. I then saw Jurassic Park as a preteen and it was exactly as great as I thought it would be.

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Ryan Terry @ludwigvondrake8.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Hearing the first performance of a great piece of art. Being in a grand concert hall and hearing the first performance of Moonlight Sonata by Beethoven himself would bring me to tears. Seeing the original production of The Nutcracker and thinking “People are going to love this 70 years from now.”

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Ryan Terry @ludwigvondrake8.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

This looks like fun. Fire away fellow Blueskyers!:

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Ryan Terry @ludwigvondrake8.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Also, it contains one of the best comedy moments in a horror movie of all-time.: m.youtube.com/watch?v=AmRS...

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Ugly Doll - Child's Play [1080p HD]

YouTube video by TheEgyptianApparition

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Ryan Terry @ludwigvondrake8.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

“Look! I’m Woody. Howdy howdy howdy!”

Shark from Toy Story (1995) imitating Woody, which the Sheriff is not too pleased with.

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Ryan Terry @ludwigvondrake8.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Happy Fourth of July 🇺🇸 to my American mutuals! It took a lot of waiting, but I can finally reveal my Letterboxd list that showcases my favourite movie set in each of the 50 states. Enjoy this cinematic tribute to the cultural hodgepodge that is the United States.:🗽📽️ letterboxd.com/rterry/list/...

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My Favourite Movie That Takes Place in Each State

This is my little tribute to the wide swath of American cinema, as varied as the cultures, traditions, people and places that make up the United States itself. It’s not a complete list as I still have...

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Ryan Terry @ludwigvondrake8.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

It’s too bad she hasn’t had more leading roles. I enjoy her quite a bit in The Matchmaker (1997), but especially in The Truth About Cats & Dogs (1996). Also, she kills it as the voice of Colette Tatou in Ratatouille (2007).

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Ryan Terry @ludwigvondrake8.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Trying to wrap my head around Jeff Kanew being both the editor of Ordinary People (1980) and the director of Troop Beverly Hills (1989).

Theatrical poster for Ordinary People (1980).

Theatrical poster for Troop Beverly Hills (1989).

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Ryan Terry @ludwigvondrake8.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

That’s a good movie! I put it on my recent Top 100 Favourite Comedies list on Letterboxd. This moment always makes me lose it.: m.youtube.com/watch?v=VP3e...

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Coming to America - Good Morning My Neighbors!

YouTube video by Peter Ghosh

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