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Mike Weaver @mfweaverwrites.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

My favourite theory is that at the end when MacReady offers Childs a drink from a whiskey bottle, is that it was actually gasoline from an unused Molotov cocktail and that lets Mac know that Childs is the Thing when he doesn’t react to the taste.

Keith David as Childs and Kurt Russell as MacReady in John Carpenter’s The Thing 1982

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Mike Weaver @mfweaverwrites.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

31 movies in October #10. John Carpenter’s The Thing (1982). What got me to rewatch it was Drew Struzan’s recent passing. It’s amazing that he captured the essence of the movie without going literal by showing the alien (and spoiling the reveal of the practical effects). Best movie poster ever.

Drew Struzan’s poster for John Carpenter’s The Thing (1980).

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Mike Weaver @mfweaverwrites.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

Shelley Duvall is an amazing actress and I think she could have given an equally quality performance without the psychological torment. She deserved so much more respect than she got it life.

Shelly Duvall looks at a typewriter in the shining 1980

Shelly Duvall smokes a cigarette in the shining 1980

Shelley Duvall screams in the shining 1980

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Mike Weaver @mfweaverwrites.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

31 movies in October #9. Kubrick’s The Shining (1980). Firstly, the book will always be better. But Kubrick is a master of imagery and the movie is its own iconic masterpiece. His treatment of Duvall will always be a blight on the movies reputation for me though.

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Mike Weaver @mfweaverwrites.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

The real stars of the film are Eiko Ishioka’s costumes. Dracula’s long red dressing gown is so strong, it makes Oldman’s performance exude power, even as he’s portraying an old man. And Lucy’s wedding dress allows Frost to juxtapose her performances as a sickly human versus a frightening Vampyre.

A shot from Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992), Dracula is wearing a long red dressing gown that drags behind him dramatically as he leads Johnathan Harker across a room.

A shot from Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992), Lucy after she awakens a a vampyre and confronts her past suitors. She is wearing an opulent white wedding dress that she had been buried in.

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Mike Weaver @mfweaverwrites.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

31 movies in the month of October #8, Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992). It’s a visually stunning film and the vibes are amazing. The acting overall is definitely a bit uneven. Winona Ryder’s performance is better than people give her credit for. Even if her accent is a bit off, the passion is there.

The movie poster for Bran Stoker’s Dracula (1992)

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Mike Weaver @mfweaverwrites.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

The other 2 stories are a completely different tone but haunting in their own ways. Stink Bug follows a man who is oblivious to the destruction that he is causing. And Cannon Fodder explores the horror of glorifying endless war and propaganda/indoctrination of youth.

The main character of the story Stink Bug that is trying to run away from a deadly cloud of green smoke, unaware that it is being created by him.

The city from Cannon Fodder that is obsessed with fighting an unnamed/unseen enemy.

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Mike Weaver @mfweaverwrites.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

Watching 31 movies in the month of October #7, Memories (1995). I want to focus on Magnetic Rose. I love a sci-fi ghost story about a lonely ghost in space that’s looking for someone to connect to. This is an hauntingly romantic story about whether it’s better to live in denial or accept the truth.

The cover for the anime movie Memories (1995)

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Mike Weaver @mfweaverwrites.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

I’ve always loved Yoshitaka Amano’s character designs for Vampire Hunter D. I first encountered his artwork in the booklet for Final Fantasy III (actually vi) for my SNES. It was one of 3 games my family actually owned and I played it religiously and his art gave so much emotion to the characters.

Yoshitaka Amano’s art of Celes Chere from Final Fantasy.

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Mike Weaver @mfweaverwrites.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Watching a movie a day for October day 6. Vampire Hunter D (1985). I honestly don’t remember where I first saw this film, but it was one of my first experiences with actual anime. It was also the first time encountering a post apocalyptic world that was a mix of sci-fi and fantasy.

The movie poster for Vampire Hunter D (1985)

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Mike Weaver @mfweaverwrites.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

My favourite monologue in any film is Debbie explaining herself to the Addams, and instead of hate and anger she finds sympathy. They understand her and would have forgiven her past murders and welcomed her into the family. She could have found love… and jewelry.

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Mike Weaver @mfweaverwrites.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

Day 5 of watching a movie a day for October, Addams Family Values (1993). I missed a day so I watched my favourite double feature. Joan Cusack’s Debbie is an amazing contrast to Morticia. Both are strong women. The moral of the story is: you can enslave your husband, but do it for love, not money.

The movie poster for Addams Family Values (1993)

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Mike Weaver @mfweaverwrites.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

She really highlighted the fact that though the Addams Family is weird they are still still a family and she shows genuine concern for other people, like when she finds another student in Wednesday’s class has chosen a reporter as their hero, “Have you talked to her parents?”

Anjelica Huston as Morticia talking to Wednesday’s teacher. Text added to image reads: Wednesday’s great-aunt Calpurnia. She was burned as a witch in 1706. They say she danced naked in the town square and enslaved a minister. But don’t worry. We’ve told Wednesday, college first.

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Mike Weaver @mfweaverwrites.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

Day 4 of watching a movie a day for the month of October, The Addams Family (1991). The highlight of the 90’s movies for me is Anjelica Huston as Morticia. Her acting in a corset so tight she couldn’t sit down and still giving a performance that is both aloof and intensely passionate is amazing.

The movie poster for the Addams Family (1991)

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Mike Weaver @mfweaverwrites.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

I also love the visual story telling they use by only casting actors over six feet in every scene Clarice is in.

Jodi foster in an elevator surrounded by men who are much taller than her.

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Mike Weaver @mfweaverwrites.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

Day 3 of watching a movie a day for the month of October, The Silence of the Lambs (1991). God, I love the idea of an antagonist that communicates in puzzles and Anagrams. The idea that he’s using the Socratic method to mentor Clarice about serial killers makes for such an interesting relationship.

The movie poster for the Silence of the lambs.

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Mike Weaver @mfweaverwrites.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

But, let’s be honest. Clare Higgins’ performance carried this movie. Without her incredible skill and nuance as an actor, the movie wouldn’t have been nearly as enjoyable.

Clare Higgins in the movie Hellraiser. She is looking sideways at herself in the mirror with smudged lipstick after having seduced and killed a man.

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Mike Weaver @mfweaverwrites.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

Day 2 of watching a horror movie a day for October, Hellraiser (1987). It’s been a while since I’ve watched it, and I always forget how visually impressive it is. Barker’s background as an artist allows him to create such impressive tableaux that fit the raw passion of the story.

The movie poster for Hellraiser (1987) featuring the cenobite Pinhead holding the puzzle box.

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Mike Weaver @mfweaverwrites.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

Day 1 of watching a horror movie a day for October, Alien (1979). Obviously the design and the atmosphere are impeccable, but what I really appreciate is the economy of exposition to establish the corporate world that the characters exist and the politics and relationships of the crew.

The movie poster for Alien (1979). An egg with a crack and an ominous green liquid oozing out of it.

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Mike Weaver @mfweaverwrites.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

I have a picture of each of my cats “helping” to decorate for Christmas.

Cloud, a small white cat climbing a Christmas tree. She is staring directly at the camera without shame.

Zelda, a black cat siting on a branch of a Christmas. Her eyes are focused as she keeps watch for Santa.

Link, a gray cat is hiding in a box of decorations, ready to pounce at any unsuspecting humans who may walk by.

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Mike Weaver @mfweaverwrites.bsky.social · 13/09/2024

Zelda would like to wish everyone a happy Friday the 13th.

A black cat with green eyes laying on the floor.

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