David Chen

YouTube video by David Chen My movie played at a film festival

My movie played at a film festival. I made a vlog about it! Shot completely on iPhone. youtu.be/AMCDWFsMH-8

YouTube video by Vanity Fair ILM's VFX Secrets Behind Star Wars, Transformers & More | Vanity Fair

A wonderful video about the unseen artistry of VFX from @adamlancegarcia.bsky.social and @tvaziri.com.

Send this to anyone who says VFX doesn’t look as good as it used to. youtu.be/ERKEsIzTFas?...

Extremely special night seeing my movie THE PRIMARY INSTINCT projected in a theater with a live audience. People laughed and cried! It was beautiful.

Prepare to have your mind changed.

Love Is Blind S9 Eps 1-6 - A Season of Overcompensation Podcast Episode · Decoding TV Presents: Decoding Reality · 10/04/2025 · 1h 37m

Here’s 100 mins of analysis on the first 6 episodes of Love Is Blind season 9 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d...

Excellent piece.

Love Is Blind S9 Eps 1-6 - A Season of Overcompensation Podcast Episode · Decoding TV Presents: Decoding Reality · 10/04/2025 · 1h 37m

Here is 100 minutes of analysis on the first six episodes of LOVE IS BLIND season 9. Enjoy! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d...

The shure mv7+ mic with a laptop in the background

Picked up a Shure MV7+ mic to use on the road and gotta say this thing sounds amazing and is very easy to use. I wish the mute button was easier to access and I don’t love that you need to use the Shure Motiv app to get the best results. Otherwise tho, big fan.

Decoding TV Presents: Decoding Reality TV Reviews Podcast · Updated Monthly · In Decoding Reality, amazing co-hosts from around the internet analyze the latest and greatest reality TV shows.Decoding Reality is a Decoding TV podcast. Hosted...

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LOVE IS BLIND season 9 on Netflix is not a trainwreck. That’s because the word trainwreck is not adequate to denote how horrific this is. This is a full-on natural disaster, like a Kaiju-laid waste-to-the-city type deal.

This show has proven that it no longer has any redeeming value whatsoever.

LA from the sky

I’m in LA for the next few days. If we are mutuals and you want to connect, hit me up and we can try to make something happen.

a man is sitting on the floor with the words `` not like this . '' ALT: a man is sitting on the floor with the words `` not like this . ''

Me before watching this season of LOVE IS BLIND: Wow the near-total lack of Asian representation on this show is really disappointing.

Me after watching this season of LOVE IS BLIND:

This is so weird because I distinctly remember during the campaign tons of people telling me that we shouldn’t be associating him with Project 2025 so much

Keanu Reeves Aziz Ansari and Seth Rogen in Good Fortune

I loved GOOD FORTUNE (in theaters Oct 17). A hilarious movie that’s about what it means to be human and to struggle. A tight script with great payoffs and a wonderful performance by Keanu as an angel who’s just trying to help, man.

The ending was beautiful and moving and left me in tears.

Either way im disappointed the convo never fully reckons with TNC’s comments about Kirk and what Klein’s support of Kirk actually means in that context.

Despite that, a great convo and one that needs to continue among everyone.

TNC argues, hey, maybe we shouldn’t really care about those ideas if they are opposed to our humanity. Sometimes being right means being unpopular and cutting people and their ideas out of our lives.

Klein is grappling with the idea that excluding people and not talking to the other side has led to the current predicament, and hey, maybe we should look at what the other side is doing, appreciate it for what it is, and try to convince them.

Klein is in the midst of an existential crisis about how everything he’s attempted to do in public life has essentially ended in utter failure with Trump’s election.

Of course these two starting positions would lead to extremely different conclusions on how best to approach our current problems.

The biggest thing that struck me was how these two seem to be trying to accomplish different things entirely during the course of the convo.

TNC situated his actions as a writer in the context of a generational struggle for justice.

Ta-Nehisi Coates and Ezra Klein Hash Out Their Charlie Kirk Disagreement YouTube video by The Ezra Klein Show

Some thoughts on the Ezra Klein podcast ep with Ta-Nehisi Coates: first of all, it’s a great episode and I’d recommend people check it out regardless of how much you disagree with either party.

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Whoa I had no idea corn dogs on a stick could be bad for you

SLOW HORSES season 5 (Apple TV+) is an amazing time. The gang’s trademark wit is here but the main plot of the season involves a ticking time bomb scenario that’s absolutely riveting.

There are moments that are so wild and outlandish that they left me howling with laughter. Highly recommended.

I think about this a lot too. In general I think people won’t remember your work, but they will remember how you made them feel.

(Not you specifically just using the 2nd person generically)

It’s live now for paid subscribers and goes live on the free feed tomorrow!

Just gonna leave this here.

Just gonna leave this here.

Wow forgot about this

I don’t think it’s worth it

Strongly recommend checking out @mattgoldberg.bsky.social’s recap of ALIEN: EARTH’s finale over on Decoding TV. Matt has done a wonderful job all season exploring the show’s themes. www.decodingtv.com/p/alien-eart...

Strongly recommend checking out @mattgoldberg.bsky.social’s recap of ALIEN: EARTH’s finale over on Decoding TV. Matt has done a wonderful job all season exploring the show’s themes. www.decodingtv.com/p/alien-eart...