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Nolan McBride @nolanmcbride.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

My post about ONSLAUGHT got lost last week, but I was lucky enough to be in the first audience to see Adam Wingard’s new movie last week (thanks to @ahouseingotham.bsky.social) and it rules. He takes the HALLOWEEN influence in THE GUEST to its logical endpoint with a brutal slasher/siege flick.

Director Adam Wingard talking about his movie Onslaught in front of a theater (next to Austin King, who introduced the movie/Adam)

The Onslaught popcorn “bucket” (a box with the three killers posed on the front) and collectible cup that looks straight out of the 1990s.

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Nolan McBride @nolanmcbride.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Seated for SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY with @katmcbride.bsky.social, who hasn’t been to the theater in probably about a year (not by choice).

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Nolan McBride @nolanmcbride.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Seated for THE ODYSSEY in IMAX (but I think not “true” IMAX). Not the biggest Nolan head but I’ve gotten pretty excited about this one.

Movie poster for Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey. An ancient warrior helmet with a feather mohawk and a metal piece that looks like a human spine.

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Nolan McBride @nolanmcbride.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Kat and I had to say goodbye unexpectedly to our precious girl Edie a week ago. I’m so grateful for the 12 years we had, but no amount of time would be enough to spend in the company of this sweet, little lovebug. I will miss and love you forever ❤️

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Nolan McBride @nolanmcbride.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Stuck at the ER vet while we wait for Edie to get looked at. Sent here by the regular vet but they forgot to send her records, which has held up the doctor here. She seems to have ITP and a related gastric ulcer. Any and all good vibes would be appreciated for our sweet lil’ baby.

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Nolan McBride @nolanmcbride.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Finally seated for THE FURIOUS with @monsterpopcorn.com. Been very excited to see a new Hong Kong martial arts flick featuring Joe Taslim.

Movie poster for Hong Kong action movie, The Furious, featuring Xie Mao and Joe Taslim fighting off a lot of opponents

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Nolan McBride @nolanmcbride.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Ducked outta work early to see MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE in 4DX, more for circumstances than a rush to see it. Though I’m a mild, only in the last 5ish years kinda MOTU fan, I think this looks like it knows what it’s doing and it looks fun. Also a fan of Travis Knight.

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Nolan McBride @nolanmcbride.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Made a big batch of homemade, MORTAL KOMBAT-themed Oreos to celebrate the release of MKII last month.

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Nolan McBride @nolanmcbride.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Seated for MORTAL KOMBAT II with @ahouseingotham.bsky.social (and sadly without @katmcbride.bsky.social). To say I’m hyped would be an understatement.

Movie poster for Mortal Kombat 2, the sequel to the 2021 reboot. The poster features best friends Kung Lao and Liu Kang facing off against each other in front of a Chinese-style gate in a blue, abstract liminal space (the portal stage from MK2, the game)

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Nolan McBride @nolanmcbride.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

It’s MKII week and I’m labbing Kung Lao; time for a quick look at last season of Kombat League. Coming off my best season plus a 2-month break with less training, I knew Sektor was going to be tough. I did fairly well despite hitting a ceiling with her combo routes. Still a very fun aggro character.

A leaderboard for Mortal Kombat 1’s Kombat League. This lists the top players of “Grand Master” rank plus my stats while maining Sektor + Kung Lao last season: 76 wins, 75 losses.

Sektor (red robot ninja) from Mortal Kombat 1 stands posed in a forest, her right arm across her chest like she’s pledging herself, and her left arm extended straight at a downward angle. She is in trademark red but with green tassles/accents.

Sektor (red robot ninja) from Mortal Kombat 1 stands posed in a forest, her arms at her side. Her trademark red is limited to accents while the rest of her suit is black.

Sektor (red robot ninja) from Mortal Kombat 1 stands posed in a forest, her arms at her side. She’s in her trademark red and classic helmet.

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Nolan McBride @nolanmcbride.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Took an extra long time again because I wanted to put together some highlights. I love how fluid and unrelenting his move set is. (music credit to Joey Valence and Brae)

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Nolan McBride @nolanmcbride.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Little over a week into my run with Sektor, time to look at last season of Kombat League. I planned to avoid maining Smoke in MK1 cuz of how frustrating & formulaic Smoke players usually are, but this turned out to be my best competitive season. Hit Demi God for the 2nd time and with a solid W/L.

A leaderboard for Mortal Kombat 1 showing 90 wins and 83 losses for a player user Smoke with Cyrax as a Kameo

Smoke (the gray ninja) stands amid a serene forest setting, holding his curved knife to the outside; his outfit is a pattern of lines that evoke vent openings

Smoke (the gray ninja) stands amid a serene forest setting, holding his curved knife out in front of him; he’s in the classic Mortal Kombat 3 ninja outfit

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Nolan McBride @nolanmcbride.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

If you see this post a little guy

A cat sleeping with its head upside down, framing his sleepy teef face with a curly paw

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Nolan McBride @nolanmcbride.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Seated for SEND HELP in 3D 4DX. This is one of the last movies I’d expect to see in 3D, but this combo feels especially appropriate for a Sam Raimi flick. I better feel like Bruce Campbell in THE EVIL DEAD by the end of this.

Movie poster for Sam Raimi’s island survival horror thriller, Send Help, featuring a bloodied Rachel McAdams holding a knife and her work ID and the edges of palm trees in the background.

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Nolan McBride @nolanmcbride.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

Buncha banger first-time watches. 28 YEARS LATER: THE BONE TEMPLE is equally stellar to the previous movie but in different ways. DANGEROUS ANIMALS feels like Sean Byrne hitting similar highs to his debut and Jai Courtney rules. THE UGLY STEPSISTER’s dreamy body-horror fairy tale is fantastic.

A screenshot of recently watched movies from Letterboxd featuring 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, Dangerous Animals, The Ugly Stepsister, and The Personal History of David Copperfield.

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Nolan McBride @nolanmcbride.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Seated for 28 YEARS LATER: THE BONE TEMPLE. Haven’t been able to make it to the theater much lately, but 28 YEARS LATER is my favorite horror movie of 2025 and I needed to see this one on the big screen.

A movie poster for Nia DeCosta’s zombie movie, 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple. The silhouette of Ralph Fiennes face contains a buncha people standing and a collection of skulls.

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Nolan McBride @nolanmcbride.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

Seated for AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH in 3D 4DX, which I’m very stoked to see, mostly for the spectacle. I don’t like the first movie but loved the sequel and was surprised how much I dug the HFR 3D.

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Nolan McBride @nolanmcbride.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

Finally catching up with Guillermo del Toro’s FRANKENSTEIN, which I’m very excited for. After two failed attempts at finishing the book (once in college, once years ago; both times my fault since I loved what I’d read), I finally finished it this year & adored it. This looks appropriately faithful.

Movie poster for Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein (2025), featuring the titular creation shrouded in shadow.

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Nolan McBride @nolanmcbride.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

Doing some end of year catch-up tonight with TORNADO. I really dug SLOW WEST and am very on board with the idea of Maclean adding samurais to his westerns.

Movie poster for samurai western (set in America), Tornado. A woman with her back turned holds a sort to her right, under the blade of which can be seen a bunch of western lookin’ folks.

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Nolan McBride @nolanmcbride.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

The 4K restoration of the first TMNT is fantastic. Revisiting TMNT II: THE SECRET OF THE OOZE tonight. This loses a lot of the bite of the original (and I think it was my preferred movie of the trilogy as a kid) but it’s still a fun time.

A 4K blu-ray of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret Of The Ooze

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Nolan McBride @nolanmcbride.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

Got my copy of Arrow’s 4K TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES trilogy earlier this week and tonight I’m revisiting the original. This movie rules unbelievably hard.

4K box set of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles live-action trilogy, with the first movie pulled out and set in front

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Nolan McBride @nolanmcbride.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

Rest in peace, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa. The guy was instant gravitas. He brought so much to a character like Shang Tsung that he ended up defining him.

Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa as Shang Tsung in Mortal Kombat (1995), holding his hand out to signal the start of a fight

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Nolan McBride @nolanmcbride.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

Started my run with Smoke last night, time to look back at last season of Kombat League. I mained Nitara, easily one of the most unique characters I’ve played. She’s got a whole button dedicated to flight & air dashes. Had a positive W/L, but feel like I hit a wall competitively. Still rad though.

A leaderboard for Mortal Kombat 1, showing 160 matches played, 82 won, and 78 lost

Nitara from Mortal Kombat 1 in a red leather outfit, her wings tucked behind her

Nitara from Mortal Kombat 1 wearing a purple outfit with one wing extended to her side

Nitara from Mortal Kombat 1 wearing a red outfit with spiky features on the shoulder and bra/shirt, her wings tucked behind her back

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Nolan McBride @nolanmcbride.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

BURNING PARADISE is one of my favorite discoveries from recent years and I’m very eager to see more of Ringo Lam’s filmography. Just got a copy of CITY ON FIRE so that’s what I’m doing tonight.

Blu-ray/4K cover for Hong Kong action flick, City On Fire; cover features 3 faces in grayscale, 1 being Chow Yun-fat.

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Nolan McBride @nolanmcbride.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

My copy of THE CAT still hasn’t arrived, but @monsterpopcorn.com brought his and that’s how we’re celebrating my birthday (well that and pizza and cupcakes). First time watch and very stoked.

Cover for the blu-ray of Chinese sci-fi/horror/bonkers flick, The Cat

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Nolan McBride @nolanmcbride.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

Kicking off my birthday (as of midnight) with Steven Kostanski’s DEATHSTALKER, which I’ve been pretty excited for despite not having much affection for the original. But Kostanski applying his practical/special effects wizardry to a dark fantasy action flick starring Daniel Bernhardt sounds great.

A movie poster for the remake of Deathstalker, a fantasy/sword-and-sorcery flick from 1983; features a collage of fantastical and menacing characters

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Nolan McBride @nolanmcbride.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

Seated for PREDATOR: BADLANDS in 3D 4DX. I adore both PREY and KILLER OF KILLERS and am very excited to see Dan Trachtenberg & the series get the deserving big-screen treatment again.

A movie poster for Predator: Badlands, featuring a titular Predator kneeling in the foreground of an alien landscape with its sword stuck in the ground

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Nolan McBride @nolanmcbride.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

Closing out this year with BODY SNATCHERS. Big fan of both previous adaptations but never seen this one.

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Nolan McBride @nolanmcbride.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

Movies #4 and #5 are CLOWN IN A CORNFIELD and I BOUGHT A VAMPIRE MOTORCYCLE.

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Nolan McBride @nolanmcbride.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

Movie #3 is one I’ve been meaning to see for a while, THE MANITOU, which sounds bonkers.

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Nolan McBride @nolanmcbride.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

Today is Night Of The Creeps, @monsterpopcorn.com’s and my annual horror marathon. Six brand-new-to-us spooky flicks from across decades and sub-genres. First up this year is LET’S SCARE JESSICA TO DEATH.

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Nolan McBride @nolanmcbride.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

I checked out (and loved) MAGIC COP a couple of years ago and was happy to find out it was technically part 4 of a larger series. Since I’m maining Nitara right now and in the mood for vampires, I’m using that as my excuse to watch MR. VAMPIRE tonight.

A region B blu-ray of Chinese horror-comedy, Mr. vampire, stood amongst some Halloween decorations

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Nolan McBride @nolanmcbride.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

I’ve started playing Nitara this week, so time to look back at the most recent season of Kombat League. I mained Takeda, who has an absurd arsenal of stylish moves and feels like an evolved Scorpion. He’s easily one of my favorite characters I’ve played in MK1 (likely tied with his cousin Kenshi).

A leaderboard from Kombat League in Mortal Kombat 1

Takeda from Mortal Kombat 1 posed in a nice rock garden/forest, wearing a yellow and black full-body suit with whip chains hanging from his hands

Takeda from Mortal Kombat 1 posed in a nice rock garden/forest, wearing a purple, gold, and black full-body suit with whip chains extended to the side from his hands

Takeda & Sektor from Mortal Kombat 1 posed together on the left side of a traditional Versus screen; both in red & black; Takeda holds a whip chains between his hands

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Nolan McBride @nolanmcbride.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

Been itching to revisit SUPERMAN (2025) and then my disc got delayed last week. Tried in vain to find a disc locally. It finally arrived today. It’s one of my favorite movies of the year and I’m excited to watch it again tonight.

A 4K blu-ray of James Gunn’s Superman, the cover featuring the titular character standing against a crowd

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Nolan McBride @nolanmcbride.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

I’ve been listening to @anamanaguchi.bsky.social since 2012 and finally got to see them last Friday and they’re so awesome live. It was a genuinely energizing and uplifting experience.

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Nolan McBride @nolanmcbride.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

Catching up with FRIENDSHIP tonight. I love Tim Robinson and adore ITYSL so I’m hoping this is straight up my alley.

Movie poster for oddball comedy, Friendship, featuring stars Tim Robinson and Paul Rudd standing together

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Nolan McBride @nolanmcbride.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

It’ll probably be a while before I know if the nerve transfer takes, but surgery went well and recovery’s been pretty smooth so far. Pain has been pretty minimal & manageable, mostly just a lotta tenderness and now itching. Ready to get my second evolution cast tomorrow.

A person (me) holding up a soft cast in a wave gesture

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Nolan McBride @nolanmcbride.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

Picked up THE STREET FIGHTER collection a while back. Haven’t seen any of these and I wanted to watch a new-to-me martial arts flick, so I’m checking out the original tonight.

A TV screen featuring the blu-ray menu for Sonny Chiba action flick, The Street Fighter

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Nolan McBride @nolanmcbride.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

Finally catching up on KPOP DEMON HUNTERS tonight with @katmcbride.bsky.social. Been very excited to see this one.

Movie poster for Netflix animated movie, KPop Demon Hunters, featuring the titular KPop stars onstage holding weapons

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Nolan McBride @nolanmcbride.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

So Ji-sub (from ALIENOID) kills it as the lead, a former gangster whose Achilles tendon was cut as part of a peace deal. He moves slow, with the weary menace and unflinchingness of a character like Wick, unbothered by how much of a beating he takes on his way to finishing the job. It’s glorious.

South Korean actor, So Ji-sub, from Mercy For None, looking very bloodied and beat up

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Nolan McBride @nolanmcbride.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

I caught up on some other South Korean revenge last week with the limited series, MERCY FOR NONE, which fuckin’ rips. Plot-wise, it’s got a lot in common with JOHN WICK, but it’s grounded in the brutal violence & blurry morality you’d expect from South Korean cinema. Highly recommended.

A poster for the South Korean revenge series, Mercy For None, featuring the protagonist in a traditional professional suit, standing between two groups of fallen bad guys with a metal baseball bat in his hand

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Nolan McBride @nolanmcbride.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

I unfortunately didn’t vibe with BALLERINA (2025), but through Walter Chaw’s review heard about the movie it may have…borrowed a whole lotta elements from. Checking out the South Korean BALLERINA (2023) tonight.

Movie poster for South Korean action movie, BALLERINA, featuring the movie’s beat up heroine in an action pose

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Nolan McBride @nolanmcbride.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

Playing Takeda in MK1 right now, who is coded very much like a Yakuza Punisher, so that’s my excuse to revisit PUNISHER: WAR ZONE. Still the best depiction of the character and directed with so much fuckin’ flair. Ray Stevenson is pitch perfect.

Steelbook case/cover for Punisher: War Zone

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Nolan McBride @nolanmcbride.bsky.social · 09/08/2025

It’s not been long since I rewatched SMALL SOLDIERS, but excited to check out the 4K disc tonight. Don’t upgrade everything, but this is a comfort movie and I love steelbooks. Plus, this is from the era where 4K can (in my opinion) do wonders for blending early SFX with film (see also: PITCH BLACK).

The cover for Joe Dante’s killer toy movie, Small Soldiers. It features Chip Hazard facing off against Archer, with the rest of the titular soldiers standing below.

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Nolan McBride @nolanmcbride.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

Starting Takeda tonight, so time to look back at last season of MK1’s Kombat League. I mained Kitana cuz I wanted a bit of a meat ‘n potatoes character and she turned out a lot like Li Mei: a a zoner who can hold her own up close, lots of pop-ups & airplay (esp. with Sonya as Kameo). Super fun.

A leaderboard for online competitive Mortal Kombat 1

Kitana in her standard MK1 outfit (with a palette of light blue and red accents)

Kitana in an empress-style skin from MK1

Kitana in her upcoming MKII movie skin in MK1 (with a light blue accented palette)

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Nolan McBride @nolanmcbride.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

Seated for UNIVERSAL SOLDIER: DAY OF RECKONING with @ahouseingotham.bsky.social. Stoked to see this action masterpiece on the big screen with a crowd — and in 3D?! Bonus: @outlawvern.bsky.social & @a4epodcast.bsky.social got shout outs in the introduction.

Movie poster for sci-fi action movie UNIVERSAL SOLDIER: DAY OF RECKONING. Featuring Jean-Claude Van Damme, Dolph Lundgren facing forward and Scott Adkins with his back turned

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Nolan McBride @nolanmcbride.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

We also got to visit the Denver Zoo. It was hot as hell but also a really good time. I got to feed some birds and we touched manta rays.

A whole buncha penguins standing at the edge of their water at the zoo

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