A ★★★★★ review of Blue Velvet (1986) "I can't decide if you're a detective or a pervert. "That's for me to know and you to find out" Screened with Blue Velvet Revisited, the meditation/documentary on the film.

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NEMIK'S MANIFESTO There will be times when the struggle seems impossible. I know this already. Alone, unsure, dwarfed by the scale of the enemy. Remember this. Freedom is a pure idea. It occurs spontaneously and without instruction. Random acts of insurrection are occurring constantly throughout the galaxy. There are whole armies, battalions that have no idea that they've already enlisted in the cause. Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward. And then remember this. The Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that. And know this, the day will come when all these skirmishes and battles, these moments of defiance will have flooded the banks of the Empire's authority and then there will be one too many. One single thing will break the siege. Remember this.

My partner just reminded me about Nemik’s incredible manifesto in Andor Season 1.

If you get tired of the fight, remember this.
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A profound message in any galaxy. #Andor

Sunrise at Eildon

Sunrise at Eildon

Sunrise at Eildon

Nazi oligarchs have seized treasury control of an authoritarian White House and everyone seems kinda chill about it - The Shot Capitalism and democracy, despite what you’ve been led to believe, are not the same thing. Capitalism eats democracy if unsupervised.

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A ★★★ review of Carry-On (2024) So so writing elevated by good action sequences

Watched Carry-on the latest Netflix thriller. The writing is average but the film is elevated by some bonkers action sequences and brisk direction: #filmsky boxd.it/85OQjX

A ★★★½ review of Downhill (1927) One of the few Hitchcock's I hadn't seen. The story has some weaknesses but it's beautifully filmed by Hitchcock, his mastery of blocking and framing is already evident.

It's Hitchcock for the holidays . Inspired by Walter Chaw I started by watching one of the few I haven't seen, one of his silents, Downhill. Very well directed with an average story. Letterboxd comment: boxd.it/7Z1m0p

Very heartened by the love for Lifeboat. It may be Hitch's most underrated film. Same applies to Foreign Correspondent to a slightly lesser extent.

Just listened to this, disagree with some choices but great discussions, in particular around Vertigo's shock nom. I do think Walter's anecdote about James Ellroy on Vertigo is actually a testament to the films power and how well made it is.

On Twitter in one of my threads someone just said "Threads had 30M signups in one day, Bluesky has lost its chance to become the next Twitter" and he may be right, but what he doesn't know is that people here are like "cool, dodged THAT bullet"