Michael Snydel @snydel.bsky.social · 12hI’m not too bothered by pixel art or more specifically pixel art de-make but it very quickly can become same-y. This does a great job varying the visual styles whether it’s the Anime character designs or the first person parts. 000
Reposted by Michael SnydelAsh Parrish, Kotaku's LeBron James @adashtra.bsky.social · 14hHi. I would very much like it if black gamers/devs (specifically those from Chicago) would get in touch for a story. You can get me here or on discord @adashtra 24280255
Michael Snydel @snydel.bsky.social · 17hIt's definitely old school survival horror, but i've found it very rewarding even if the combat can be a little frustrating in the Silent Hill mold. Still, it's always evocative and the interplay of the sound design/ambient music/score is superb. 111
Reposted by Michael SnydelAnt @agramuglia.bsky.social · 12/10/2026So Danny Trejo was manipulated and tricked into being in Ben Shapiro's newest film. Holy shit. 421123524564
Michael Snydel @snydel.bsky.social · 17hHalloween game recommendation: I have finally gotten around to Signalis, a pixel-art dystopian survival horror game with a welcome abstract approach to questions of agency and duty in a fallen world. Available on PSN, and also available to buy everywhere else. www.playstation.com/en-us/games/...playstation.comSIGNALISClassic survival horror in a dystopian retrotech future 130
Reposted by Michael SnydelMichael Snydel @snydel.bsky.social · 09/10/2026I also added about 25 new things to my ongoing streaming list. boxd.it/RPVTiboxd.itA Curated List of 2026 Releases Available On Streaming Services (US Dates)The world of streaming content is very challenging to follow, and increasingly dystopian, but you can discover interesting things if you dig deep enough. Streaming services not only withhold release d... 021
Michael Snydel @snydel.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Happy birthday, Michelle!! Sounds like it was a great night. 010
Michael Snydel @snydel.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Finally caught up on this very good essay. Only a little bit ironic that there was a corner pop-up AI prompt that repeatedly asked me, "what I was looking for?". time.com/7293926/ai-t...time.comIf We Let AI Tell Our Stories, We'll Be Lost In The Dark"It will be one more way for us not to know each other," writes Jayson Greene. 010
Michael Snydel @snydel.bsky.social · 09/10/2026I also added about 25 new things to my ongoing streaming list. boxd.it/RPVTiboxd.itA Curated List of 2026 Releases Available On Streaming Services (US Dates)The world of streaming content is very challenging to follow, and increasingly dystopian, but you can discover interesting things if you dig deep enough. Streaming services not only withhold release d... 021
Reposted by Michael SnydelJacob Oller @jacoboller.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Got to write about some weird stuff this week that I haven't seen anyone else covering, starting with some of the best animation of the year (which is somehow on Netflix!) www.avclub.com/mononoke-the...avclub.comThe trippy Mononoke trilogy is some of the most adventurous filmmaking Netflix has ever platformedA feminist, period-piece crime anime unfolds over three overwhelmingly psychedelic parts in Netflix's Mononoke The Movie. 3459
Reposted by Michael Snydelweeder @weeder.bsky.social · 01/09/2026So funny watching the media try to write 2000's era Grand Theft Auto Outrage articles now that the whole country is a casino run by murderers. 66116942330
Michael Snydel @snydel.bsky.social · 09/10/2026I am not a Baz person, but this is still one of my favorite things i've seen all year. Turn it off a minute before the end if you want to be spared Bono's poem. 010
Michael Snydel @snydel.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Baz Luhrmann's 2026 documentary remix, EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert, is streaming on Kanopy. www.kanopy.com/en/product/j... 210
Reposted by Michael SnydelAndrew Deck @andrewdeck.bsky.social · 05/10/2026ChatGPT is adding the signatures of real New Yorker cartoonists to its AI-generated images. So far, I've found the signatures of more than 15 contributors. "It’s slop, and unlike the other slop that I’ve encountered, this is slop that’s pretending to be me." www.niemanlab.org/2026/10/chat... 9042481699
Reposted by Michael SnydelLee Cronin's Clint Worthington @clintworthing.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Decided to hop on over to the video game beat for @ebertvoices.bsky.social with STAR WARS: GALACTIC RACER, which kicked my ass in all the best ways: 1136
Michael Snydel @snydel.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Massive ymmv for YNWH Nailgun as a band. They evoke both dubby 70s avant-garde entities like The Pop Group and the more gothic end of industrial like Cabaret Voltaire and Coil. Liars at their most alienating and early Iceage with more art rock flourishes for more contemporary examples. 000
Michael Snydel @snydel.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Lane Stewart's 2026 short, Magazine, which is a video accompaniment to experimental NY band, YHWH Nailgun's latest album of the same name, is streaming on Criterion Channel. www.criterionchannel.com/films/ImxraM...criterionchannel.comMagazineBucolic isolation takes on a sense of impending doom in this full-album video for the blistering second album by experimental rock outfit YHWH Nailgun. 100
Michael Snydel @snydel.bsky.social · 05/10/2026No room for a final metaphorical loop that ties everything together. 010
Michael Snydel @snydel.bsky.social · 05/10/2026I like Dune 1/2 more than anything else I’ve ever seen from Denis V (I’ve seen 8 features and a few shorts). 110
Michael Snydel @snydel.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Eighty perfectly paced minutes. Changes gears every time the scenery starts to feel too familiar. 000
Michael Snydel @snydel.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Watched Spielberg’s Duel last night, and there should be at minimum, five Duel rip-offs every year. 150
Michael Snydel @snydel.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Here are all those links!! bsky.app/profile/ettl... 000
Michael Snydel @snydel.bsky.social · 02/10/2026I can’t believe i’m included with so many smart, insightful people here. You should absolutely listen to all of their respective episodes if you have a passing interest in Madonna, star studies, pop, or pop culture. 210
Reposted by Michael SnydelMichael Snydel @snydel.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Favorite September First Watches Mysterious Skin (Araki, 2004) Straight Time (Grosbard, 1978) Home from the Hill (Minnelli, 1960) China Girl (Ferrara, 1987) Drive (Wang, 1997) The Legend of the Swordsman (Siu-Tung, 1992) Steel Magnolias (Ross, 1989) 041
Reposted by Michael SnydelBrandon Sheffield @brandon.insertcredit.com · 01/10/2026Several weeks ago, Phil Tippett's legendary animation studio in Berkeley, CA closed. An anonymous hero noticed a folder of CDs. This turned out to be hundreds of unseen hi-res images and videos from Star Wars, Robocop, Jurassic Park, etc. ~90 isos for you to browse: archive.org/details/tipp... 5458352570
Reposted by Michael SnydelMad Scholar Frights @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Godzilla Minus Zero "uses the monster as an avatar for collective wartime guilt, sublimated urges for revenge against those who dropped the bomb, and—finally—losing faith in our institutions’ power to protect us." — @clintworthing.bsky.social, kaiju connoisseur www.rogerebert.com/reviews/godz...rogerebert.comGodzilla Minus Zero review: R-rated sequel follows in the first's cavernous footsteps“Minus Zero” doesn’t quite reach the miraculous highs of its predecessor, but the old boy still has plenty of bite. 2409
Reposted by Michael SnydelKotaku @kotaku.com · 01/10/2026Gaming show MinnMax has removed YouTuber Jacob Geller following a recently surfaced allegation of past sexual misconduct. "Jacob Geller is no longer a part of MinnMax," the show announced. "He won't be on conte... kotaku.com/jacob-geller-minnmax-you…kotaku.comGaming Show Minnmax Removes YouTuber Jacob Geller After Recently Surfaced Allegation Of Past Sexual MisconductGeller is known for his video game essays on YouTube 10412116
Michael Snydel @snydel.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Favorite September First Watches Mysterious Skin (Araki, 2004) Straight Time (Grosbard, 1978) Home from the Hill (Minnelli, 1960) China Girl (Ferrara, 1987) Drive (Wang, 1997) The Legend of the Swordsman (Siu-Tung, 1992) Steel Magnolias (Ross, 1989) 041
Michael Snydel @snydel.bsky.social · 30/09/2026This has also been available on criterion channel for most of this year, but this is the only place that it’s been streaming for free. 010
Michael Snydel @snydel.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Bi Gan’s acclaimed 2025 film, Resurrection, is streaming on Kanopy. www.kanopy.com/en/product/j...kanopy.com 111
Michael Snydel @snydel.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I hadn’t heard anything about this until Juan’s post here. This is incredibly damning and should be discussed more. remezcla.com/film/carlos-...remezcla.comCarlos Reygadas' Directing Master Class Canceled After Protests Amid Sexual Abuse AllegationsAt the beginning of the class, protestors chanted, "Violador, violador, no te vas a escapar, violador." 140
Reposted by Michael SnydelJustine Peres Smith @redroomrantings.bsky.social · 28/09/2026For those who missed it, I've launched a newsletter on Substack to write about movies and other stray thoughts. If you like my writing, I'd love if you could subscribe! afilmdiary.substack.comafilmdiary.substack.comRed Room Rantings | SubstackJustine Smith is a writer who has been published in Little White Lies, Roger Ebert and Ultra Dogma. She programs the Underground Section at the Fantasia International Film Frstival. Click to read Red ... 0127
Reposted by Michael SnydelDevan Scott @dagscott.bsky.social · 28/09/2026My latest: a defense of piracy in the name of film preservation. It's not often one gets commissioned to write one's dream piece, yet here we are! Featuring @damnfoolcrusade.bsky.social @jamesflowerfilm.bsky.social and @willaharlowross.bsky.socialmubi.comPirating the PiratesNotes from the underground of film preservation. 210441
Reposted by Michael SnydelScott Nye @railoftomorrow.bsky.social · 28/09/2026MIAMI VICE, MARIE ANTOINETTE, and SPEED RACER all getting splashy 4K editions this year….don’t tell me millennials haven’t ascended to positions of power. 0214
Reposted by Michael SnydelWillow Catelyn Maclay @willowcatelyn.bsky.social · 25/09/2026It is one of the greatest honors of my life to say that I helped with @arrowvideo.bsky.social upcoming 4k release of BLUE VELVET. I wrote an essay to accompany the film. www.arrowfilms.com/p/blue-velve...arrowfilms.comBlue Velvet Limited Edition 4K UHD | Arrow FilmsShop Blue Velvet Limited Edition 4K UHD at Arrow Films. Free UK Delivery 1221848
Michael Snydel @snydel.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Just skimmed, but did zero non-English shows made the cut? 100
Michael Snydel @snydel.bsky.social · 25/09/2026You all realize that this is based on 500 voters. There are quite a few bizarre choices, but It's a popularity contest to determine this ranking. 230
Michael Snydel @snydel.bsky.social · 25/09/2026NTM #230-#254. Twenty-five more recent albums/eps that i've listened to. Highlights that came out in 2026 are the albums/eps from La Estrategia Del Caracol, Perennial, Batu/Nick León, Tatyana, DJ Gomes Original, and Maquina. 031
Michael Snydel @snydel.bsky.social · 24/09/2026It seems like this might be limited to US and Canada. 000
Michael Snydel @snydel.bsky.social · 24/09/2026In honor of Patricio Guzmán, all of his available filmography is streaming for free on Ovid, Docuseek, and Icarus Films until the end of tomorrow. www.ovid.tv/patricio-guz...ovid.tvPatricio Guzmán - OVID.tvPatricio Guzmán (1941-2026) was born in Santiago, Chile. As an adolescent in the late 1950's he became drawn to documentary filmmaking when he had the opportunity to see some of the films of Chris Mar... 133
Reposted by Michael SnydelChris Plante @plante.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Casting a very narrow line, but... Are you a historian/filmmaker/artist/academic with a deep interest/expterise in any of the Universal Monster Movies... Who also lives in SoCal and would be interested in attending an event in October? 187874
Reposted by Michael SnydelSubway Cinema @subwaycinema.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Happy 80th, John Woo! 210536
Michael Snydel @snydel.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Jonah is consistently one of my favorite writers about action movies. It’s incredible to see him so deftly contextualize The Raid series’ massive impact on both the way action filmmaking is discussed and as a gateway for many to Southeast Asian genre cinema. 151
Michael Snydel @snydel.bsky.social · 21/09/2026I'm tired of seeing the existence of things I love threatened by things that are completely out of my control. 030
Michael Snydel @snydel.bsky.social · 18/09/2026I’ll make sure to tell them that they’re wrong. While I have you here, can you force Dan to make these sour patch cookies? I’m afraid to try them. 020
Michael Snydel @snydel.bsky.social · 18/09/2026@giantbomb.com @grubb.wtf I think I watch too much of your content. I mispronounced Kojima’s name the other day, and I didn’t even realize it until my friend called me out. 120
Reposted by Michael SnydelSean Gilman @theendofcinema.bsky.social · 17/09/2026KK coming to The Channel 216147
Michael Snydel @snydel.bsky.social · 12/09/2026I really need to see this thing haha. Way too many interesting conversations out there about it. I might also be overdue for a rewatch of The Wailing. I know so many people who love that one. 010
Michael Snydel @snydel.bsky.social · 12/09/2026The Wailing did very little for me, but I did think The Chaser was slickly propulsive. Haven’t seen Hope yet, but I wonder if the polarized reactions broadly hinge on whether you believe the cg? 100