Sean Redlitz

A still from MESSIAH OF EVIL showing the view through an opaque glass and iron skylight through which scary silhouettes and shadows of figures can be seen, their hands pressed up against the translucent glass.

Yes to all of this + anyone who's a fan of CARNIVAL, Lynch, Romero, and Bergman and hasn't yet seen MESSIAH OF EVIL would be wise to bump it to the top of their list.

MISSING MOVIES MONDAY! We need your help finding Eli Cohen's powerful 1991 drama #TheQuarrel! It features brilliant performances by Saul Rubinek & R.H. Thomson as two Holocaust survivors arguing over faith & God. Where is this award-winning film? #LostFilm #FilmTwitter

You’re not the Pope of TV, don’t try to dictate your orthodoxy to the rest of us! 😂

Respectfully, this is not only mindless gatekeeping, it’s factually wrong.

When this was on HBO, before streaming or DVDs, the vast majority of viewers started on an episode OTHER than 101. That’s how TV used to work! Your buddy would tell you about a great show and you’d jump in the next week.

Is it better if you know all the layers and history?

Sure. But the point is to find themselves right door for you, which isn’t always the front door.

Get into a great show any way you can, and then go back to the start for the full experience. Especially on great TV that is endlessly rewatchable.

Nah. Sometimes the right entry point for someone isn’t episodes 1. Most shows take some time to find themselves and their tone.

Someone who watches, say, episodes 301-303 and is hooked might then have the right motivation to go back to 101 and watch the full story.

FWIW, I love both yet couldn’t get into Breaking Bad!

The Sopranos isn’t really a crime drama. It’s a family drama tied to a workplace dramady, with occasional brutality.

If you’re curious about The Wire, maybe just try starting with season 4, the one focusing on the school system and that gave us Michael B Jordan.

Eventually You're Going to Have to Stand for Something On accepting the fascist offer and being better than Ezra.

I wrote about why the regrettable conclusions of Ezra Klein pissed me off so badly in the last couple weeks.

On moral cowardice in an era that calls for clarity, and a popular political instinct to try to solve divisions of abuse by ignoring causes. www.the-reframe.com/eventually-y...

Try to make sure you’re not replaced by a new John in season 2.

Find the reel the FX team did for their well-deserved Oscar submission and you’ll be even more impressed.

I visited the apartment building ICE raided on Tuesday today. Story to come, but you can walk right in. Half of the apartments have no doors on them. Children's stuff abandoned in some flats. *Citizen* residents told me they were arrested and held for hours in zipties. This is America

Israel accused of detaining Greta Thunberg in infested cell and making her hold flags Activist tells Swedish officials she has been subjected to harsh treatment, including insufficient food and water

““They dragged little Greta [Thunberg] by her hair before our eyes, beat her, and forced her to kiss the Israeli flag. They did everything imaginable to her, as a warning to others,” the Turkish activist ErsinÇelik, a participant in the Sumud flotilla, told Anadolu news agency.”+

Federal officer blasts chemical spray into vocal but nonviolent Portland protester, video shows

The interaction illustrates how federal law enforcement officers do use aggressive tactics against protesters who yell and needle officers but don’t appear to present clear physical threats.

What’s that first one?

Hmm, maybe I need to go back to school and get a PhD....

The Great Halloween Puzzle & Podcast A mysterious Halloween puzzle that changes as you build it, with a spooky podcast that gives you clues. Made by a father-daughter team.

Had a pretty good day for The Great Halloween Puzzle but not quite where we need to be. If you want to back a mysterious Halloween puzzle with a spooky podcast, now is a perfect time to do it!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/448...

Interesting to note that the coal industry in the U.S. employs just a tad over 40,000 people, according to the BLS. The same source tells us that 64,000 people work at wineries.

jolly_good_ginger Retired Army Vet Dropping Facts

Lola is an all-time great horror villain.

Exciting news! I'm taking part in a panel about horror-film books at Brooklyn's The Twisted Spine bookstore, 5pm, Oct. 22, as part of the @brooklynhorror.bsky.social. RSVP link below. It would be lovely to see you.

YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live Jimmy Kimmel is Back!

ABC has posted the first 28 minutes of @jimmykimmellive.bsky.social

WATCH:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1tj...

How Can We Live Together? - Boston Review Ezra Klein is wrong: shame is essential.

"Common decency stigmatizes people that do not participate in it—removes them from voluntary association. We indeed have to live with one another, but terms and conditions apply."

me on why Ezra Klein should be ashamed / why shame is Good Actually

www.bostonreview.net/articles/how...

“What people want to replace you with is what they think you already are. If [they] want to replace you with a robot or an AI model, that’s because they already see you and what you do as simply the workings of a machine with far too many bugs.”

Another banger from @citymystic.bsky.social.

RESTORATION AT GRAYSON MANOR is some good demented fun. A little BEAST WITH FIVE FINGERS, a little WHATEVER HAPPENED TO BABY JANE?, a little WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF, and more camp than every FRIDAY THE 13TH movie combined. Alice Krige vs. Chris Colfer! #FantasticFest

While ppl are boycotting Disney a reminder that Sinclair and Nexstar are also the problem. They started this. Canceling Disney subscriptions hurts Disney but does nothing to Sinclair/Nexstar. We also need to boycott companies that advertise on Nexstar and Sinclair stations.

Important thread.

Opinion | The MAGA Movement Is Not a Debating Society

a few thoughts (gift link) www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/o...

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