Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Sam Inglis

@24fpsuk.bsky.social

1.5K followers 1.9K following 7.6K posts

Semi-Pro movie nerd. Novice gamer. Jennifer Jason Leigh superfan. DVD/Blu Ray/4K Collector. Co-Host of Fearless Pretender and Bede and Sam vs the Video Nasties. Talks about movies on other podcasts. Band Maid/J Rock fan. https://letterboxd.com/24FPSUK

letterboxd.com

Posts Media Videos Starter Packs

Pinned

Sam Inglis @24fpsuk.bsky.social · Jan 9

Recent viewing
letterboxd.com/24fpsuk/film...

Sam Inglis’s reviews

letterboxd.com

1 5

Sam Inglis @24fpsuk.bsky.social · 6h

And yes, I had to put Madonna despite the fact the last album of her's I liked (Confessions on a Dancefloor) is turning 20 next year (and getting a sequel). I picked Tori Amos rather than Kate Bush because I discovered Tori first, and ultimately I probably love more of her catalogue and more deeply.

Sam Inglis @24fpsuk.bsky.social · 6h

I tried to make this a mix of artists I grew up on and what I'm listening to now, as well as people that certain loves grew from be it JRock (Band Maid and Glim Spanky), Pop (Madonna and Saint Etienne) Singer/songwriters (Tori, Frightened Rabbit) or rock as a whole (Queen).

1 1

Sam Inglis @24fpsuk.bsky.social · 6h

Define your music taste in 8 artists [alphabetical order]

Tori Amos
Band Maid
Frightened Rabbit
Glim Spanky
The Knife
Madonna (Pre Hard Candy)
Queen (first band I loved, courtesy of my Mum and uncle)
Saint Etienne

Joe Griffin @thejoegriffin.bsky.social · 6h

Define your music taste in 8 artists

REM
Carly Rae Jepsen
Bruce Springsteen
Prince
Fountains of Wayne
Rolling Stones
Robyn
Tom Waits

Jessica Scott @wewhowalkhere.bsky.social · 6h

Define your music taste in 8 artists:

1. Nina Simone
2. X-Ray Spex
3. Yeah Yeah Yeahs
4. The Zombies
5. Parliament-Funkadelic
6. Harvey Danger
7. Le Tigre
8. Carly Rae Jepsen

1 5

Sam Inglis @24fpsuk.bsky.social · 11h

Maybe I've completely lost my critical faculties, but I had so much fun with this dumb, dumb movie.

A ★★★★ review of The VelociPastor (2017)

Remeber when, with Bridemic 2, James Nguyen tried to make a film that understood and riffed on how bad Birdemic was, only to show that he couldn't do that, because Birdemis was jst bad, and he didn't ...

letterboxd.com

Sam Inglis @24fpsuk.bsky.social · 19h

And a few more
MØ: No Mythologies to Follow
Aurora: All My Demons Greeting Me As A Friend
Smoke Fairies: Through Low Light and Trees
Annie: Don't Stop (her debut, Anniemal, is even better, but came out in 2004)
Saint Etienne: Words and Music By

Sam Inglis @24fpsuk.bsky.social · 19h

Restricting myself to just a few

The Knife: Silent Shout
Frightened Rabbit: The Midnight Organ Fight / Pedestrian Verse
Band Maid: Just Bring It / Unseen World

1 3

Sam Inglis @24fpsuk.bsky.social · 1d

Youtube is working again.

Sam Inglis @24fpsuk.bsky.social · 1d

Very glad it's not just me having issues with Youtube. Seems it's down for a lot of people.

1 2 2

Sam Inglis @24fpsuk.bsky.social · 1d

Latest 4K arrival is Come Drink With Me, starring Cheng Pei Pei. Here's my whole 4K collection, share yours if you have a list. letterboxd.com/24fpsuk/list...

My 4K Collection

A list of 180 films compiled on Letterboxd, including 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), Alien (1979), Almost Famous (2000), The Amityville Horror (1979) and Annihilation (2018).

letterboxd.com

Sam Inglis @24fpsuk.bsky.social · 1d

I used to use a VHS box as my pencil case at school, and change out the artwork week by week. I definitely used a LOT of Drew Struzan art, particularly Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.

Sam Inglis @24fpsuk.bsky.social · 1d

New single from Hwasa. It's a somewhat sad but largely upbeat track about trying to have a good breakup and keep the good memories of a relationship. Quite different from her last major single, Na, which was just "I'm hot as fuck" (which, yeah, true).

화사 (HWASA) - 'Good Goodbye' MV

YouTube video by HWASA

www.youtube.com

Sam Inglis @24fpsuk.bsky.social · 1d

I have a couple of minor gripes: I could do with a few more random encounters, because long rides can feel LONG, and the ranking up skills only at specific shrines feels like it takes SO much longer than in Tsushima. I liked the Legend system there, here everyone knows you immediately.

Sam Inglis @24fpsuk.bsky.social · 1d

Just a stunning looking game. The design is so good too. I climbed a mountain to get the charms Atsu's parents left there, and what's great is that it doesn't TELL you where to go, but it also doesn't make the path hard to find, so exploration is rewarding, not frustrating.

1 1

Sam Inglis @24fpsuk.bsky.social · 1d

I'd never heard of it before, just stumbled on it going through Prime (which is why, despite the dogshit UI, it's worth doing that on Prime)

Sam Inglis @24fpsuk.bsky.social · 1d

This is free on UK Amazon Prime, and you should absolutely check it out. GREAT fun.

A ★★★★ review of Highway to Hell (1991)

Tremendously entertaining horror/neo-western from, of all people, future Drop Dead Fred director Ate DeJong. Driving to Vegas to get married, a young couple (Chad Lowe and Kristy Swanson) are pulled o...

letterboxd.com

1 2 6

Sam Inglis @24fpsuk.bsky.social · 1d

This is such an incredible poster. It tells you nothing about the film, but also everything.

ℕ𝕒𝕔𝕙𝕠 ℕ𝕒𝕔𝕙𝕠 𝕄𝕒𝕟 @nachonachoman.net · 2d

Aww balls!

So sad to hear that Drew Struzan has passed. I think like most peeps from my generation we were all familiar with his art work. Like I had about 4 posters of his work on my walls growing up.

Anyway lets fill our TL with his amazing work, spread the love of his magical work.

1 5

Sam Inglis @24fpsuk.bsky.social · 2d

It's already October 15th in Japan, so Happy 34th birthday to Band Maid bassist MISA. If you've not seen it before, check out her bass/guitar duel with Kanami in this incredible live version of Hate? (BTW, switch on the subtitles, the lyrics are great)

BAND-MAID / HATE? (Official Live Video)

YouTube video by BAND-MAID

www.youtube.com

Sam Inglis @24fpsuk.bsky.social · 2d

One tiny issue I have with Ghost of Yotei, unless it's a settings issue, the game no longer tells you haw far away your set point on the map is. Slightly annoying. Otherwise, outstanding so far.

Sam Inglis @24fpsuk.bsky.social · 2d

Immediate no on the English voices. It just sounds wrong to me, coming out of realistic character models

Sam Inglis @24fpsuk.bsky.social · 2d

I'll give the English soundtrack a go tomorrow. I play Persona games in English because it's easier to follow, but here dialogue is largely distinct from gameplay and the world is (somewhat) more realistic, so Japanese feels right.

Sam Inglis @24fpsuk.bsky.social · 2d

BTW, how are you playing? I've gone with Japanese dialogue. So much improved from Tsushima now the lip sync matches.

Sam Inglis @24fpsuk.bsky.social · 2d

Switching weapons rather than stances is very cool.

1 1

Sam Inglis @24fpsuk.bsky.social · 2d

I've been playing Ghost of Yotei for just under 2 hours, and it is fantastic so far. I love the mechanic to access your memories, the storytelling and acting is amazing, and the combat is satisfying, well balanced at Medium difficulty so far (I just got the dual katana).

1 2

Sam Inglis @24fpsuk.bsky.social · 2d

Many of us didn't know his name, but I'm not sure there was anyone who got my generation more excited to see movies than Drew Struzan. His artwork often made the films it was produced for look funnier, more exciting, just flat out better than they were (and many were stone cold classics).

RIP.

Sam Inglis @24fpsuk.bsky.social · 2d

2023: Past Lives

A ★★★★★ review of Past Lives (2023)

A film for adults in the best way, in that it's dealing with complex emotions between believable characters, and making us feel the repercussions of those feelings between the people we're watching. I...

letterboxd.com