John Portanova

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Thank you for all the birthday wishes yesterday! 40 got off to a pretty swell start. The fam and I got to be together all day and it ended with the boys' first viewing of UHF. There was much merriment and a great Cameo from Joe Bob Briggs.

In a theater with my kids too. A great time!

Sinners (2025)
Night Moves (1975)
Steve Jobs (2015)
My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
Final Destination Bloodlines (2025)

Piranha (1978) DVD cover

Piranha is a long-time favorite. When my family first got a DVD player, I rented it along with Bride of Chucky and Alien to dig into these new fangled things called "special features." #TheLastDriveIn

Letterboxd recent activity log with ratings: Joe Versus the Volcano (1990) 3 1/2 stars Fighting Mad (1976) 3 stars Moving Violation (1976) 3 stars Happy Gilmore 2 (2025) 2 1/2 stars

Silliness and hillbilliness
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#Top5FirstViews for July:

Sinners (2025)
Night Moves (1975)
Steve Jobs (2015)
My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
Final Destination Bloodlines (2025)

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Letterboxd recent activity log with ratings: Paycheck (2003) 2 1/2 stars Windtalkers (2002) 3 stars T2 Trainspotting (2017) 3 stars Broken Arrow (1996) 2 1/2 stars

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I like the first Carnosaur more than every Jurassic sequel and it deserves better on the home video front.

Letterboxd recent activity log with ratings: Shallow Grave (1994) 3 stars New Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Last Days of the Boss (1976) 3 1/2 stars New Battles Without Honor and Humanity: The Boss's Head (1975) 3 1/2 stars New Battles Without Honor and Humanity (1974) 3 stars

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Happy 1,000 episodes (and 20 years!) to my favorite film podcast. Been listening since I was searching for reviews of Willow Creek back in 2014.

Always nice to see people checking out my Bigfoot movie, which somehow still happens even on its 10th anniversary. Thanks @lionelraygreen.bsky.social! Happy to be part of The Bigfoot Files.

Dog Soldiers followed by Bad Moon is the best double feature so far this season. Happy werewolf night!
#TheLastDriveIn

Letterboxd recent activity log with ratings: Trackdown (1976) 2 1/2 stars Werewolves (2024) 1 1/2 stars Adventureland (2009) 4 stars Summer Rental (1985) 2 1/2 stars

Mixed bag this week.
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Congrats!

#Top5FirstViews for June:

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)
Truck Turner (1974)
Kung Fu Elliot (2014)
Unstoppable (2010)
My Heart Is That Eternal Rose (1989)

Letterboxd recent activity log with ratings: Unstoppable (2010) 4 stars The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009) 2 1/2 stars The Deliverance (2024) 3 stars The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1998) 2 stars

Some trains and some exorcisms.
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SModcast in 2007

I hadn't seen it since it first went to VHS. The recent 4K UHD from Vinegar Syndrome includes an R rated "Dirtier Cut" which gave me a lot of laughs.

Letterboxd recent activity log with ratings: The Invisible Swordsman (1970) 2 1/2 stars Dirty Work (1998) 3 1/2 stars It Came from Outer Space II (1996) 1 star It Came from Outer Space (1953) 3 1/2 stars

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A grid shows a picture of a boy holding up one finger on the first day of school on the left. Next to it is a picture of the boy holding his backpack above his head on the last day of school.

Today was Henry's last day of first grade! He's a mix of excited for summer and sad because he actually loves time at school with his friends and teachers. Here's a first and last day of school comparison for this silly whiz kid.

Letterboxd Recent Activity with ratings: Coffy (1973) 3 1/2 star Kung Fu Elliot (2014) 4 stars Truck Turner (1974) 4 stars Someone to Watch Over Me (1987) 2 1/2 stars

Real grab bag this week.
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Letterboxd recent activity log with ratings: Django Unchained (2012) 4 stars Inglourious Basterds (2009) 4 1/2 stars Thanksgiving (2023) 4 stars Machete Kills (2013) 1 star

At the tail end of a Tarantino deep dive. Past the Grindhouse spin-offs and into his period pieces.
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Breathless (1983)
Breathless (1960)
Baby It's You (1983)
Frankenweenie (2012)
Nowhere to Run (1989)

#Top5FirstViews for May:

Breathless (1983)
Breathless (1960)
Baby It's You (1983)
Frankenweenie (2012)
Nowhere to Run (1989)

Lucas or Stand by Me at the top, please and thank you.

We are so back!

Letterboxd recent activity log with ratings: From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter (1999) 3 stars From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money (1999) 2 1/2 stars From Dusk Till Dawn (1996) 5 stars Four Rooms (1995) 2 stars

In the midst of a Tarantino deep dive.
#LetterboxdFriday #LastFourWatched

A grid shows a picture of a boy giving thumbs up on the first day of school on top. Below it is a picture of the boy holding his hands to his shocked face as his teachers laugh at a graduation celebration.

Today is Wyatt's last day of preschool! Here is a first day (top) and graduation celebration (bottom) comparison. The face he's making on the bottom is him imitating Edvard Munch's "The Scream," which he must've seen in a cartoon or something. We're so proud of this kid!