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Don't Be Afraid of the Clarke

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London. I make The Lost Cat Podcast, I make music, I make movies, I post a lot of nerdy shit about these sorts of things. All typos are to prove I am not AI. thank you. apclarke.studio

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Don't Be Afraid of the Clarke @apclarke.bsky.social · 22d

This is 'I Became A Singer', from the album Bones & Ghosts

youtu.be/9UqOOEmjbnE

I Became A Singer - Lyric Video

YouTube video by A P Clarke

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Don't Be Afraid of the Clarke @apclarke.bsky.social · 15h

Noooooooooooo!!!

Don't Be Afraid of the Clarke @apclarke.bsky.social · 18h

My last story didn't make the cut, but that was fair enough really :)

Don't Be Afraid of the Clarke @apclarke.bsky.social · 18h

An idea for a story called 'The Cull Gate', where a band of righteous types hunt down the evil cabal in charge of the brutal Cull Gate... only to find quivering, bent-back figures, leached of colour, weeping from fatigue, bound to their desks & tasked with reading an infinitely refilling book.

New Edge Sword & Sorcery Magazine @newedgeswordmag.bsky.social · 19h

Down to one and a half stories to read! Responses will go out before the weekend for sure.

New Edge Sword & Sorcery Magazine @newedgeswordmag.bsky.social · 3d

Our editor has a hearty stack of shortlisted submissions to read through today!

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Don't Be Afraid of the Clarke @apclarke.bsky.social · 20h

Even the relentless slicing up of generations feels like a knife across my ability to think compassionately, or even complete thoughts. Online looooves slicing up the gens.

I am an old man, shaking my fist at the cloud.

I'll take the hint and go do something useful for a bit.

x

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Michael Brunström @michaelbrunstrom.bsky.social · 1d

The most curious thing about the “Mandela Effect” is that I never believed that Nelson Mandela died in prison in the 1980s, and I have never encountered anyone who did believe that. #mandelaeffect

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Don't Be Afraid of the Clarke @apclarke.bsky.social · 1d

I can't wait for that Roofman branding to leave Letterboxd.

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Harris Dang aka Critic Name @filmmomatic.bsky.social · 1d

One thing that makes me laugh is that Derek Cianfrance was originally meant to direct WOLF MAN.

What did he end up making after all that?

ROOFMAN.

a close up of a man 's face with the words that 's amazing behind him

ALT: a close up of a man 's face with the words that 's amazing behind him

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Don't Be Afraid of the Clarke @apclarke.bsky.social · 1d

The revolution will not be copy editted!

Don't Be Afraid of the Clarke @apclarke.bsky.social · 2d

For record, here's the movies:

Death Screams:
letterboxd.com/andrewclarke...

Dead Of Night (77):
letterboxd.com/andrewclarke...

Hey... Stop Stabbing Me:
letterboxd.com/andrewclarke...

A review of Death Screams (1982)

Apocalyptically awful to levels that make me want to apologise to every other movie i've called bad in my life. And I think what really poisoned my soul was the fog of apathy that rose up from behind ...

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Don't Be Afraid of the Clarke @apclarke.bsky.social · 2d

Wait til Christmas?

I don't really mind about Christmas movies, I don't think there's a lot to spoil.

Don't Be Afraid of the Clarke @apclarke.bsky.social · 2d

Kids, do not play Tubi Roulette.

We did, and got shot in the head first round.

Then we went back for another round.

It was a painful night.

Kids, do not play Tubi Roulette.

Movies can be good. Movies can be good.

It's OK to watch good movies.

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Don't Be Afraid of the Clarke @apclarke.bsky.social · 3d

Bizarrely, I watched this movie just tonight.

Very strange, to immediately see it again as soon as I open my browser. Even... eerie...

(etc)

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Minilla Jovovich 🍉 @minillajovovich.bsky.social · 3d

I honestly think the years (decades?) of Serious Critique of Problematic Media has left people a little unable to cope with the very normal and human reaction "i think this just sucks aesthetically/stylistically"

If something is Ethically Wrong, you're just being a Good Person for disliking it!

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Don't Be Afraid of the Clarke @apclarke.bsky.social · 4d

... and is immediately arrested for murder as, in 2026, the only people with human rights are AI bots?

Don't Be Afraid of the Clarke @apclarke.bsky.social · 4d

I thought your editorial in the Fango newsletter this week, @philnobilejr.bsky.social, was particularly lovely.

They're always great, and I particularly like it when you are being Very Polite about some aspects of the horror crowd, but this one made my heart grow two sizes.

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Don't Be Afraid of the Clarke @apclarke.bsky.social · 4d

WOOF FULL PROUST.

Yep, I had the little one, but I think I played him as an Optimus Prime goodie I guess just coz he looked cool.

Anyways: thank you.

Don't Be Afraid of the Clarke @apclarke.bsky.social · 4d

Argh! I'm getting painful nostalgia flashbacks - what is Movie-Arcee on?

Don't Be Afraid of the Clarke @apclarke.bsky.social · 4d

Oooooh yeah today's one of these.

Don't Be Afraid of the Clarke @apclarke.bsky.social · 5d

Anything to shorten the games, I guess?

Don't Be Afraid of the Clarke @apclarke.bsky.social · 5d

"Aw yeah - a new Peter Jackson? I'm in!"

Don't Be Afraid of the Clarke @apclarke.bsky.social · 5d

The revolution will not be on social media.

Which is to say: the kids who turn against the poisons of this current moment will not posting their adventures on the carriers of these poisons.

They will, in effect, be invisible to us. This is a shame, as i'd like to know, but still: godspeed to them

Don't Be Afraid of the Clarke @apclarke.bsky.social · 5d

The signal here for me is 700 bucks for Godot. This is like cabaret seating for a GG Allin show.

Lux "Nightmare" Alptraum @luxalptraum.com · 6d

TFW you paid $1400 to see Beckett’s most famous work without knowing anything about it

One Star Review of Waiting for Godot on Broadway
I recently attended Waiting for Godot on Broadway and spent over $1,400 for two Row C seats (103 and 104). I'm a longtime admirer of Broadway productions and even hold a season pass for Shea's Performing Arts Theatre, so I came in with genuine enthusiasm and high expectations. Unfortunately, this show was unlike anything ! have ever experienced —and not in a good way.
What I encountered was not the artistry, music, or emotional storytelling I usually associate with Broadway, but instead what felt like an endless cycle of nonsensical conversation between characters who seemed trapped in their own madness. I tried-truly tried-to find meaning, symbolism, or even a thread of emotional resonance. I stayed through the first half hoping the second would offer clarity. But by intermission, it was clear: this was a waste of both time and money.
Keanu Reeves is an actor I respect greatly, but I cannot fathom why he would agree to participate in such a disjointed, inaccessible production. His talent was lost in a performance that defied reason rather than provoked insight.
To anyone considering attending: unless you are drawn to highly abstract, nearly incomprehensible theater, I strongly caution you against this show. For the average, educated, thoughtful theatergoer, it is far more frustrating than fulfilling. In my opinion, this was the single most disappointing Broadway experience I've ever had - an unfortunate waste of money and, more importantly, of time.

Don't Be Afraid of the Clarke @apclarke.bsky.social · 6d

How on earth do you hum The Four Horsemen?

If you manage it, frankly, all the prizes of heaven should be yours.

Don't Be Afraid of the Clarke @apclarke.bsky.social · 7d

"The Fly is less a horror movie than a drama about living life authentically."

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Anton Bitel @antbit.projectedfigures.com · 7d

When people complain that HALLOWEEN III: SEASON OF THE WITCH "isn't really part of the franchise", and all you can think is that this is precisely why it is good.

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