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a cartoon drawing of a space ship with lots of guns

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Mark McPherson @movieswithmark.bsky.social · 1d

It looks like the guns of the SDF-1.

ALT: a cartoon drawing of a space ship with lots of guns

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Mark McPherson @movieswithmark.bsky.social · 2d

"Do not be fooled by Cookie Monster. Those are concrete cookies. I know this because he threw one at my head and it gave me a concussion. No, wait, brain damage. No, wait, actually, I'm dead. I'm a ghost now, reporting from the afterlife. Watch my interview on Fox News tonight."

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Mark McPherson @movieswithmark.bsky.social · 2d

He looks like the dude from Mars Attacks who tries to sell a dumb hotel towards the aliens taking over Earth.

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Mark McPherson @movieswithmark.bsky.social · 4d

I'm nostalgic for the days when the most annoying pricks talking about video games were the dorks on G4.

Mark McPherson @movieswithmark.bsky.social · 5d

Review of Roofman, a true crime comedy that doesn't quite find a good balance of romance, drama, and absurdity.
#FilmSky #Movies #Roofman
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"Roofman" Review - Movies With Mark

Roofman has moments of charm but lacks moments that make the true story seem more grounded.

REVIEWS: Roofman, The Smashing Machine, V/H/S/Halloween

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Mark McPherson @movieswithmark.bsky.social · 6d

Congrats! You're in for a fun ride.

Mark McPherson @movieswithmark.bsky.social · 6d

Streaming shortly with reviews of #Roofman, #SmashingMachine, V/H/S/Halloween, and more! #FilmSky #Movies
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Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

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Mark McPherson @movieswithmark.bsky.social · 7d

Now Watching #Roofman

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Mark McPherson @movieswithmark.bsky.social · 7d

"Asking occupants if I can steal stuff from their homes is really going to dampen my burglary business."

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

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Mark McPherson @movieswithmark.bsky.social · 8d

If their hair was wrapped around a Pocky stick, they'll only glomp you.

Mark McPherson @movieswithmark.bsky.social · 10d

V/H/S/Halloween is not the best of the franchise, but there is some decent gore and solid cleverness in a few of the shorts, especially the twisty thriller premise of "Kidprint."
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"V/H/S/Halloween" Review - Movies With Mark

V/H/S/Halloween is a mixed trick-or-treat bag, highlighting the tasty highs and sour lows of Halloween-themed horror shorts.

"The Smashing Machine" (2025) Review - Movies With Mark

Mark McPherson @movieswithmark.bsky.social · 11d

To clarify, the points for each Hype are higher if your sub count is lower, thus giving smaller creators a bigger chance of getting on the board.

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Mark McPherson @movieswithmark.bsky.social · 12d

The Hype points place the video on a leaderboard for more exposure, and I think the size of your subscribers determines the value of the points each time somebody hypes it.

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Mark McPherson @movieswithmark.bsky.social · 15d

The Smashing Machine thankfully delivers more than a by-the-numbers sports biopic. Dwayne Johnson gives a powerfully nuanced performance, and director Benny Safdie defies the genre's tired cliches.
#FilmSky #Movies #SmashingMachineMovie
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The Smashing Machine manages to land a few blows against conventional sports biopics, with direction that is more human than heroic.

One Battle After Another Review

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Mark McPherson @movieswithmark.bsky.social · 16d

Now Watching, The Smashing Machine. #FilmSky #Movies

Promo poster for The Smashing Machine, starring Dwayne Johnson.

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Mark McPherson @movieswithmark.bsky.social · 16d

Of course, this is AI. Only in a creepy, manufactured cartoon would anybody EVER be nostalgic for 2002 Wal-Mart, a suburban commercial hell scape of bland requiring the thickest of rose-colored glasses to see the allure.

grimm ☀️ @mugrimm.bsky.social · 16d

This is doing numbers on social media right now and it's so depressing how people truly yearn for this shit and want to preserve that feeling indefinitely like a mausoleum of false memories.

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Mark McPherson @movieswithmark.bsky.social · 17d

The film Look Who's Back sounded that alarm over a decade ago. Hitler is revived in modern times, people are unfazed by his presence, and as Hitler looks at all the right-wing groups and political fervor of the world, he remarked, "Yeah, I can work with this."

Mark McPherson @movieswithmark.bsky.social · 19d

Video review of One Battle After Another. Seriously, see it this weekend if you can. I can't stop thinking about it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQ0Y...

"Marvel Zombies" Season 1 Review - Movies With Mark

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Mark McPherson @movieswithmark.bsky.social · 19d

Marvel Zombies is a messy show that offers few thrills for assembling so much of the underused MCU for little more than a numbing slaughter fest amid ill-fitting quips.
#Marvel #TV
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Marvel Zombies merges undead horror with the spirited MCU like a sandwich composed of peanut butter and ketchup.

"One Battle After Another" Review - Movies With Mark

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Mark McPherson @movieswithmark.bsky.social · 19d

One Battle After Another will be hard to beat as one of the year's best films. Paul Thomas Anderson hit a home run by making one of this decade's most important and entertaining films. Read my review on my website.
#FilmSky #Movies
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One Battle After Another is the most perfectly poignant and political picture for our time while still being a thrilling cinematic adventure.

REVIEWS: One Battle After Another, HIM, Twinless

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Mark McPherson @movieswithmark.bsky.social · 20d

Going Live in a few minutes to review One Battle After Another, HIM, and Twinless. Stop on by to catch up on the latest movies.
#FilmSky #Movies
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Shadiversity and the Swords of Anti-Intellectualism

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Mark McPherson @movieswithmark.bsky.social · 21d

Sure, DM me the details.

Mark McPherson @movieswithmark.bsky.social · 21d

New video essay on Shadiversity and his bizarre views on Superman, Mario, Barbie, and fantasy writing. www.youtube.com/watch?v=MW19...