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Quinn Rau
@quinnrau.bsky.social
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I like to write and talk about video games, horror, action cinema, tokusatsu, anime, and mecha. Lover of earnestly dumb, over the top nonsense. 33, He/They, No AI Youtube (In progress) - www.youtube.com/@TheBloodyDetails Letterboxd - https://boxd.it/vBpv
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Quinn Rau @quinnrau.bsky.social · 13h
Wow, damn. Evil movie. Brilliant.
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Quinn Rau @quinnrau.bsky.social · 15h
Time to finally see what the hubbub is with this one. Been sitting on it for quite some time.
Photo of my TV on the menu select screen for the 4k uhd disc of the movie "Cure"
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Quinn Rau @quinnrau.bsky.social · 16h
#Hooptober 12
Film 30/31: "Tales of Halloween (2015)"

A very fun anthology movie that emanates strong Halloween spirit and is a proper silly good time. Perfect movie leading up to the holiday. Would make a great double feature with Trick 'r Treat.

boxd.it/bw0fUz
#horror #filmsky
Screenshot from the movie "Tales of Halloween" showing the entryway of a house at night decorated for Halloween with two Jack O Lanterns at the entrance of the opening of a fence. Screenshot from the movie "Tales of Halloween" showing a man in a cape and top hat with a cane walking next to a child in a devil costume down a sidewalk completely drenched in red lighting. Screenshot from the movie "Tales of Halloween" showing some grafitti of a very goofy looking big pumpkin painted on the side of a building. Screenshot from the movie "Tales of Halloween" showing a tipped over orange candy bucket with candy spilling out onto a grassy field.
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Quinn Rau @quinnrau.bsky.social · 20h
The late 90's and early 00's way of reporting on Japanese media from sites, magazines, and shows truly did incomprehensible damage that we are still trying to escape from.
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Quinn Rau @quinnrau.bsky.social · 21h
Haven't heard of Monolith until now, will be checking that one out for sure. Thanks for the rec!
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Quinn Rau @quinnrau.bsky.social · 21h
I had my prior job for 10 years before this year, unfortunately I am one of those nearly 1 million now.
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Quinn Rau @quinnrau.bsky.social · 21h
Absolutely agree, it's far far too good for it's current status.
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Quinn Rau @quinnrau.bsky.social · 21h
Damn straight! For a movie that ostensibly takes place in singular rooms, it went so hard on it's cinematography and visuals. Extremely evocative imagery being sold by it's dialogue AND it's visuals in tandem.
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Quinn Rau @quinnrau.bsky.social · 1d
Thinking about "The Vast of Night" again and how this movie still doesn't have a proper physical release. An entrancing and beautiful movie marred by being stuck in streaming compression jail.
Screenshot from the movie "The Vast of Night" showing a car parked in front of a radio station at night with the front of the station displaying a bright neon red sign that says "WOTW" Screenshot from the movie "The Vast of Night" showing a woman wearing glasses sitting in the passenger seat of a car. It's night time and the scene is light with a soft blue.
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Quinn Rau @quinnrau.bsky.social · 1d
Thinking about "The Vast of Night" again and how this movie still doesn't have a proper physical release. An entrancing and beautiful movie marred by being stuck in streaming compression jail.
Screenshot from the movie "The Vast of Night" showing a car parked in front of a radio station at night with the front of the station displaying a bright neon red sign that says "WOTW" Screenshot from the movie "The Vast of Night" showing a woman wearing glasses sitting in the passenger seat of a car. It's night time and the scene is light with a soft blue.
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Quinn Rau @quinnrau.bsky.social · 1d
Zombi 3 being known as Zombi 2 OR Zombi 3 always kills me.
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Quinn Rau @quinnrau.bsky.social · 1d
That's such a cool venue, very jealous!!!
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Quinn Rau @quinnrau.bsky.social · 1d
Del Toro's Frankenstein was beautiful. A lavish and gorgeous adaptation. Jacob Elordi's Creature was as perfect a casting as I can imagine, his performance was equally as intimidating as it was moving.

Can't wait to double feature this with Eggers' Nosferatu some time in the future.
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Quinn Rau @quinnrau.bsky.social · 1d
#Hooptober 12
Film 29/31: "Raw (2016)"

A complicated, upsetting movie that challenges the viewer. Gut wrenching, but artistically profound.

boxd.it/buVDzh
#horror #filmsky
Screenshot from the movie "Raw" showing a woman staring intensly with a bloody nose. Screenshot from the movie "Raw" showing a woman crying in a curled up position under some bed sheets. Screenshot from the movie "Raw" showing a woman walking towards the end of a hallway, the hall is drenched in red lighting. Screenshot from the movie "Raw" showing a woman and a man embracing, the woman is biting her own arm intensely and causing herself to bleed.
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ρнoεвε🏳️‍🌈🎃💀🦇 @poisonphoebe.bsky.social · Mar 18
Looking at old drawings to post... I don't really do things like this but it was fun 🤭

#chainsawman #devilman
Akira Fudo protagonist of the manga series Devilman, in his demon form, locked in a fierce battle against Denji in his Devil-human hybrid form, Chainsaw Man of the same name series.
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Quinn Rau @quinnrau.bsky.social · 2d
Hell yeah, I own a full set of these and framed my favorites. Definitely my favorite Topps set.
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Quinn Rau @quinnrau.bsky.social · 2d
Bring Her Back is interesting for this specifically because it is a very upsetting and harrowing movie, but it's compelling and made with an eye for keeping you engaged enough to not be completely off-putting in the way some other films in that category can be, if that makes sense?
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Quinn Rau @quinnrau.bsky.social · 2d
#Hooptober 12
Film 28/31: "Alligator (1980)"

Managed to impress by being a fairly above average Jaws "ripoff". Some fun characters and actual messaging weaved in alongside some very fun giant alligator carnage.

boxd.it/bur7W9
#horror #filmsky
Screenshot from the movie "Alligator" showing a man with a shopping cart and a lamp walking down a very dark sewer corridor. Screenshot from the movie "Alligator" showing someone at the end of a damp sewer corridor lit in blue holding a flashlight pointed at the camera. Screenshot from the movie "Alligator" showing a giant alligator escaping from a sewer onto a street. Screenshot from the movie "Alligator" showing a dark alley being backlit by street lamps with two men walking down the alley in shadow, one is holding a rifle.
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Quinn Rau @quinnrau.bsky.social · 2d
Anime is in a weird place with storytelling mediums where it's been marred by decades of leery, shallow, misogynistic content that we're predisposed to not give benefit of the doubt when it may actually be using sex or sexual imagery to inform it's themes, rather than being there to be exploitative.
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Quinn Rau @quinnrau.bsky.social · 2d
And none of this is even beginning to touch on his relationship with Pochita and the imagery and meaning behind the chainsaw as his specific devil tool. One of the most phallic, masculine representations in horror, but with origins relating to birth and womanhood. (I may be doing an essay on this)
Chainsaw Man screenshot of Denji transformed yelling "Everybody's after my Chainsaw Heart! What about MY heart?! Denji's! Does nobody want that?! Huh?!"
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Quinn Rau @quinnrau.bsky.social · 2d
Maybe I feel particularly frustrated by people misconstruing his character because I was once that aimless, shallow, hormonal teenage boy. I feel a deep connection to Denji, it can be tough to watch, but everything he thinks and feels is, for better and worse, true to the experience.
Chainsaw Man screenshot of Denji crying and screaming "I'm always thinking with my dick!!!" and someone laughing at him and Denji saying "It's not funny!!!" while crying harder.
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Quinn Rau @quinnrau.bsky.social · 2d
It's easy to scoff at when Denji imagines all the women in underwear as a leery anime moment, but there's a reason Angel's there. Denji's conflicted with his sexuality and exploring possibilities. It's meant to show he's reflecting on how he feels about Angel because he is feminine presenting.
Chainsaw Man screenshot of the Angel devil who is a feminine looking man in his underwear with the quote "Not that Angel asshole, cause he's a guy"
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Quinn Rau @quinnrau.bsky.social · 2d
Also I wanted to add, since I saw someone disparaging Denji saying "I'm not into guys" at some point in the new film. This line isn't just there for a gay panic gag, it's projecting Denji's insecurities and his inability to truly understand where his feelings lie.
Chainsaw Man screenshot showing Denji being tackled by Beam and him saying "Quit clingin' to me! I'm not into guys!"
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Quinn Rau @quinnrau.bsky.social · 2d
Denji's journey is common, but isn't one to envy and it's worth witnessing and recognizing this as young men so we can better ourselves without placing that onto the women around us.
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Quinn Rau @quinnrau.bsky.social · 2d
A story like this existing, in a popular shounen no less, feels so important to me, because it is a male author tapped deeply into an experience he recognizes as harmful attempting to communicate through the safe lens of fiction that Denji is not in a healthy place.
Screenshot from Chainsaw Man showing Denji saying "I like people who like me."
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