Ben Mekler

Anyone else get raptured? Been alone up here with God for like two days. He keeps trying to get me to play Jackbox even though I told Him like fifty times that it’s not that fun with two people

Today we’re talking about the 2007 superhero comedy Underdog with special guest @benmekler.bsky.social.

Plus: the expansive Air Bud universe, Jim Belushi’s dog-centric career, and being the Amy Adams of the furry awards.

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So true

Thank you friend!! Maybe it’s time to make some more ‘casts…

completely forgot this was a website

Look everyone @benmekler.bsky.social, @chrisamick.bsky.social, and myself want to work on this thing together. Someone help us get this film made animated or not. You know it would be fun.

Donate to Ben and Kirby lost everything in the Eaton Fire, organized by Olga L I'm heartbroken to learn that my friend Ben and his wife Kirby lost their home … Olga L needs your support for Ben and Kirby lost everything in the Eaton Fire

happy birthday to @benmekler.bsky.social. a good gift might be donating to the gofundme from when his house burned down in the altadena fire and he lost everything!!! www.gofundme.com/f/ben-and-ki...

Tempt not a desperate man

No amusement as a parent will ever match the time my three year old daughter learned that Pixies is one of my favorite bands, enthusiastically asked to listen to them, and realized the disparity between reality and what she’d imagined

‘It Ends’ Review: The Kids Are Not Alright In Alex Ullom’s Evocative Existential Horror Debut [SXSW] Alexander Ullom's fascinating drama/existential hororr, 'It Ends' about fear, dread and the unknown makes him a instant filmmaker to watch.

It’s a simple yet haunting work that’s well-shot, written, and acted across the board, especially for a first feature. It also gets better as it goes along, finding surprising resonances that get at something truthful about how it is we find meaning in a bleak world 📽️
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James (Phinehas Yoon), Day (Akira Jackson), Bd Fisher (Noah Toth) stare out from a car into the woods as they find themselves trapped on a never-ending road in a still from writer-director Alex Ullom’s feature debut IT ENDS.

IT ENDS: Alex Ullom’s existential horror debut about a group of young friends who get trapped on a never-ending road is the discovery of this year’s #SXSW. It marks him as a filmmaker to watch & is a work I still can't stop thinking about 📽️

My final #SXSW2025 review: theplaylist.net/it-ends-revi...

Doing a gaggle of screeners as SXSW closes but my best of fest so far:
The Baltimorons
Hallow Road
It Ends
The Rivals of Amziah King

‘It Ends’ Filmmaker Discusses Genre-Bending “Horror Hangout” Debut [SXSW Interview] One of the standouts at this year’s SXSW film festival, at least so far, is writer/director/editor Alexander Ullom‘s feature debut It Ends, an audacious, genre-bending road trip nightmare with a lot o...

SXSW kicks off today with a slew of exciting premieres, including the genre-bender IT ENDS, which writer/director Alexander Ullom calls his "horror hangout" movie. The story behind getting it made is pretty wild, too.

IT ENDS (2025; d. Alexander Ullom): @sxsw.com Friends don’t let friends drive endlessly. But you need friends! Likable characters, terrific performances, empathetic direction. Audience loved it too!

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Congratulations to Alexander Ullom and team on the excellent IT ENDS, sure to be one of this year's genre breakouts. It has the feeling of a true original and an exciting new voice.

Can't wait for everyone else to experience it.

Saw "IT ENDS" and it's a certified banger. Alex Ullom is a major new talent and the young cast all deliver remarkable performances - a movie that starts out terrifying and then turns funny and philosophical and ultimately life-affirming

Day one of #SXSW
Got to see 3 movies
The Threesome
It Ends
Ghost Boy

I loved loved It Ends. It’s a psychological horror that leaves you wanting more and wondering what happened in the best way. The picture is the main cast. Lots of talent in this photo!

Saw 2 movies at SXSW today. IT ENDS and TOGETHER. Both rule.

SXSW 2025 Review: IT ENDS, Angst and Fear on the Endless Road to Adulthood A quartet of twenty-something friends out for a drive find themselves on a road to nowhere in first time feature director Alexander Ullom’s meditative sci-fi thriller, It Ends, premiering this w...

I really liked IT ENDS, a sci-fi horror about the nightmare of growing up
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SXSW Film Festival 2025: It Ends, The Threesome, Caper | Festivals & Awards | Roger Ebert On three premieres from the first night of SXSW, including an early standout.

SXSW Film Festival 2025: It Ends, The Threesome, Caper - by Brian Tallerico www.rogerebert.com/festivals/sx...

It Ends is the road trip from hell, as Alexander Ullom finds a way to to make something mundane interesting, making a character study of what happens when you are alone with your own thoughts and delivering one hell of a well made movie . #SXSW

First film of #SXSW

It Ends is a wild and unexpected ride that dabbles in multiple different genres. It’s a great debut film.

It Ends. It great.

Seriously, I might’ve already seen the best of SXSW 2025.

First winner of #sxsw for me was It Ends. A horror movie premise (group of friends stumble upon a seemingly endless road) that ends up being something much more interesting.

Come see the world premiere of our movie tonight at @sxsw.com

Come see our movie at @sxsw.com thanks!

Who is going to be at SXSW

IT ENDS is premiering at @sxsw.com This is a special movie and the first from @chrisamick.bsky.social and l's production company, Please Hold Pictures. We're EPs alongside some of our best friends and favorite partners. Some great news among the horrors, which suits the movie. See you in Austin.

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