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Carlos Alonzo Morales

@carlosalonzom.bsky.social

Novelist, screenwriter, and Mass Effect scholar. Trying to save the Western. Writes weird essays for IGN. Canada's favourite Mexican.

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Latest posts by carlosalonzom.bsky.social on Bluesky

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Train Dreams Review - IGN Train Dreams review: Clint Bentleyโ€™s soft-spoken Western is one of the most quietly beautiful films of the year.

I reviewed Clint Bentley's Train Dreams for IGN, a poignant pastoral Western featuring excellent performances from Joel Edgerton and Felicity Jones and some of the most gorgeous cinematography you'll see all year:

www.ign.com/articles/tra...

04.11.2025 14:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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40 Years Later, Lifeforce Is Still the Most Insane Would-Be Blockbuster Ever Released

Even 40 years after its release, the sci-fi/horror/zombie movie about space vampires may still be the most bonkers big-budget film of all time.

31.10.2025 12:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 39    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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40 Years Later, Lifeforce Is Still the Most Insane Would-Be Blockbuster Ever Released - IGN If youโ€™re looking for something different for your Halloween party this year, look no further than the 1985 Tobe Hooper film Lifeforce, starring Mathilda May and Steve Railsback. Even 40 years after i...

For its 40th anniversary, I used my Halloween piece to write about Tobe Hooper's Lifeforce, and why this horny space vampire movie is still the most insane big budget film of all time:

www.ign.com/articles/lif...

31.10.2025 14:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I was going to photoshop a fake news announcement about one of them being announced for showrunner as a joke, but this is how it feels googling which writers for the first three seasons of Doctor Who are still alive:

29.10.2025 02:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Can Doctor Who get a showrunner who didn't write in its first three seasons now

29.10.2025 02:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Every day this fucking technology makes the world worse and no one is doing a damn thing to stop it

28.10.2025 22:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
27.10.2025 08:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 251    ๐Ÿ” 66    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This is literally why I came back here today lmao

27.10.2025 03:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Hangouts 163: Talking Guillermo Del Toro & Frankenstein (with @carlosalonzom.bsky.social)

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20.10.2025 17:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

๐Ÿซก

26.10.2025 20:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Trying to get back on here since Elon is now intending to replace the Twitter algorithm with his pet AI

26.10.2025 20:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Excellent article from @carlosalonzom.bsky.social on why we need to adjust our box office expectations (CBMs especially). If a film makes ENOUGH $ for itself (let alone greenlighting a sequel) then that's all that matters. Merchandise sales & streaming deals certainly help. bsky.app/profile/ign....

30.08.2025 02:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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With the New Lex Luthor, James Gunnโ€™s Superman Unlocks the Trick to Supervillains - IGN Nicholas Houltโ€™s Lex Luthor runs away with the DC Universeโ€™s first film, James Gunn's Superman.

This article by @carlosalonzom.bsky.social is worth a read. Hoult's Lex is one of my CBM villains in recent memory primarily because he HATES Superman in all his petty glory. Sometimes a villain being truly evil (backed by a passionate performance) is all you need.
www.ign.com/articles/wit...

15.07.2025 03:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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To save the superhero movie, we need to bring back themes In the post-Endgame landscape, superhero movies like Captain America: Brave New World have abandoned themes for synergy.

I've been hard on the AV Club, a once vital & essential culture site that turned into a rote clearing house for thinly written click bait, but this is an excellent deconstruction of the disastrous post-Endgame MCU. I was surprised until i saw @carolinesiede.bsky.social wrote it. She knows her shit.

17.02.2025 16:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 18    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
Close angle photo of a cat, photoshopped to be situated in front of a wall full of video games. The cat has glasses and a shirt drawn over it, meant to resemble the angry video game nerd.

Close angle photo of a cat, photoshopped to be situated in front of a wall full of video games. The cat has glasses and a shirt drawn over it, meant to resemble the angry video game nerd.

>go back to the past
>look inside
>shitty games that suck ass

16.02.2025 22:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1497    ๐Ÿ” 480    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

(explaining bugs bunny to a girl) ok the thing you gotta know about this guy is hes basically never serious. He is always clowning on others

16.02.2025 17:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11526    ๐Ÿ” 1252    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 132    ๐Ÿ“Œ 27

Anybody who voted for Emilia Perez to win *any* award is an unserious person and should never be listened to in any context ever again

16.02.2025 20:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It really is time for the MCU to stop using military imagery (and military contributions in general) to prop up their superheroes. Sam's Cap should just be a civilian superhero at this point. My hope is that once the F4 and X-Men arrive that Marvel let's us root for underdogs for a change.

16.02.2025 05:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

the jacket from drive except instead of a scorpion on the back it is the word "Drive"

15.02.2025 16:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5868    ๐Ÿ” 623    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 45    ๐Ÿ“Œ 17
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Captain America: Brave New World Is the MCUโ€™s Military Fetishism at Its Worst - IGN Captain America: Brave New World proves that Marvel Studios has come to have a military fetish -- and that it doesn't understand what makes Cap work as a character anymore.

Captain America: Brave New World isn't great, and a big reason why is that it's the worst example yet of the MCU romanticizing the military. I dove into why this ruins the movie @IGN:

www.ign.com/articles/cap...

15.02.2025 16:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Captain America 4 is pretty bad. What happened to Marvel. We used to be a real country

14.02.2025 05:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

the left can accurately be defined as people who have made fun of me online. hereโ€™s why theyโ€™re responsible for everything going wrong

12.02.2025 15:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5815    ๐Ÿ” 653    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 32    ๐Ÿ“Œ 7
"Stop forcing AI into fucking everything. Nobody asked for it. Everybody hates it."

"Stop forcing AI into fucking everything. Nobody asked for it. Everybody hates it."

Please stop with the generative AI. It's garbage, theft, making us less capable. Image by www.nobodyssweetheart.com

12.02.2025 15:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3944    ๐Ÿ” 1337    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 32    ๐Ÿ“Œ 25
From an email from Hulu announcing changes to the subscription: "We are clarifying that, as we continue to increase the breadth and depth of the content we make available to you, circumstances may require that certain titles and types of content include ads, even in our 'no ads' or 'ad free' subscription tiers."

From an email from Hulu announcing changes to the subscription: "We are clarifying that, as we continue to increase the breadth and depth of the content we make available to you, circumstances may require that certain titles and types of content include ads, even in our 'no ads' or 'ad free' subscription tiers."

Incredible updates from Hulu

12.02.2025 20:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2304    ๐Ÿ” 338    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 142    ๐Ÿ“Œ 332

This includes often derided characters like Wanda and Jeff, who I think are undervalued because a lot of the community doesn't know what they can add to a team comp

12.02.2025 01:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Probably my most controversial take on Rivals is that it's very well-balanced overall. There are still some adjustments needed but aside from maybe Black Widow needing a serious buff there isn't an outright bad character in the game

12.02.2025 01:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

To be frank, if you "need" a defensive ultimate to win a match then you are not very good at the game. Defensive ults are nice to have but they aren't the be all and end all

12.02.2025 01:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It's actually crazy that so many Rivals players are still Rocket deniers when he has one of the highest winrates. He is an elite healer in all situations but people think he's bad because he doesn't have a "don't die" button for his ultimate

12.02.2025 00:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I love Rivals but dropping divisions mid-season is crazy. Please don't do this

10.02.2025 18:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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