Tom Connors
@baloobas.bsky.social
I watch movies, read comics, buy crap I don’t need and go to the pub but I have weekends off and I am my own boss.
Saw a trailer last night for a new film called Primate about a family with a pet chimpanzee who gets bitten by a snake and goes on a murderous rampage. I love this time of year when the studios release all their big award hopefuls.
November 26, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Saw a trailer last night for a new film called Primate about a family with a pet chimpanzee who gets bitten by a snake and goes on a murderous rampage. I love this time of year when the studios release all their big award hopefuls.
I can’t wait for that new Timmy Chalet May film where he plays a gifted table tennis player who invents an orange ball that’s easier to see said no one ever.
November 26, 2025 at 2:17 PM
I can’t wait for that new Timmy Chalet May film where he plays a gifted table tennis player who invents an orange ball that’s easier to see said no one ever.
Went to the cinema last night. Allocated seating but there were no letters on the rows or numbers on the seats. It was like the opening of 2001: A Space Odyssey - people huddling in fear at the weird numberless system that had suddenly appeared before them.
November 26, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Went to the cinema last night. Allocated seating but there were no letters on the rows or numbers on the seats. It was like the opening of 2001: A Space Odyssey - people huddling in fear at the weird numberless system that had suddenly appeared before them.
This is really cheap for a Criterion 4K so OBVIOUSLY I’m thinking about buying it. The only problem is I’m pretty sure I’d hate the film or, at the very least, dread the idea of watching it so much that I’d just leave it on my shelf. I’ve heard it’s a masterpiece and also heard it’s boring shite.
November 25, 2025 at 11:43 PM
This is really cheap for a Criterion 4K so OBVIOUSLY I’m thinking about buying it. The only problem is I’m pretty sure I’d hate the film or, at the very least, dread the idea of watching it so much that I’d just leave it on my shelf. I’ve heard it’s a masterpiece and also heard it’s boring shite.
As a younger man my pet hate was people telling me jokes which always ended up with me faking a laugh and them asking “did you not think that was funny?” (I’m terrible at faking laughter). Today’s equivalent is someone handing me a phone and saying “watch this, it’s brilliant/fascinating”. Stop it.
November 25, 2025 at 11:33 PM
As a younger man my pet hate was people telling me jokes which always ended up with me faking a laugh and them asking “did you not think that was funny?” (I’m terrible at faking laughter). Today’s equivalent is someone handing me a phone and saying “watch this, it’s brilliant/fascinating”. Stop it.
It’s hard to make a terrible film from such fascinating material but the director is guilty of having a go a couple of times here. Way too long, some ridiculous subplots but Crowe is decent and the gripping subject matter just about saves it. Ok but extremely flawed.
November 25, 2025 at 11:29 PM
It’s hard to make a terrible film from such fascinating material but the director is guilty of having a go a couple of times here. Way too long, some ridiculous subplots but Crowe is decent and the gripping subject matter just about saves it. Ok but extremely flawed.
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New limited editions, box sets, and a certain Stanley Kubrick (erotic thriller) Christmas movie are at your fingertips this holiday season. For lovers of movies and physical media, here are the 4Ks and Blu-rays to shop for now.
A 2025 Blu-ray Gift Guide for Movie Lovers
New limited editions, box sets, and a certain Stanley Kubrick (erotic thriller) Christmas movie are at your fingertips this holiday season. For lovers of movies and physical media, here are the 4Ks and Blu-rays to shop for now.
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November 25, 2025 at 5:10 PM
New limited editions, box sets, and a certain Stanley Kubrick (erotic thriller) Christmas movie are at your fingertips this holiday season. For lovers of movies and physical media, here are the 4Ks and Blu-rays to shop for now.
2026 is fast approaching and we have the Ilsa She Wolf films on 4K but David Lean’s Ryan’s Daughter has never even had a blu-ray release (the Spanish Blu is a bootleg) - a film that would look spectacular in 4K.
A crying shame for a hugely underrated and important film from a great director.
A crying shame for a hugely underrated and important film from a great director.
November 24, 2025 at 8:58 PM
2026 is fast approaching and we have the Ilsa She Wolf films on 4K but David Lean’s Ryan’s Daughter has never even had a blu-ray release (the Spanish Blu is a bootleg) - a film that would look spectacular in 4K.
A crying shame for a hugely underrated and important film from a great director.
A crying shame for a hugely underrated and important film from a great director.
Looks like Amazon has fucked me on my order of Barry Lyndon 4K and One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest 4K. Ordered months ago and now completely out of stock. Wankers.
November 24, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Looks like Amazon has fucked me on my order of Barry Lyndon 4K and One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest 4K. Ordered months ago and now completely out of stock. Wankers.
A few mildly amusing moments aside I was mostly bored by this grim, slightly depressing nonsense. The action scenes are so flat you'll appreciate even more the work and skill of someone like George Miller. It might play better if you're drunk but that's hardly a recommendation.
November 24, 2025 at 4:57 PM
A few mildly amusing moments aside I was mostly bored by this grim, slightly depressing nonsense. The action scenes are so flat you'll appreciate even more the work and skill of someone like George Miller. It might play better if you're drunk but that's hardly a recommendation.
#nowwatching Expectations are subterranean.
November 24, 2025 at 12:07 PM
#nowwatching Expectations are subterranean.
Diving into The Wes Anderson Archive tonight and starting with his first film - Bottle Rocket. Hope to watch his entire filmography over the next couple of weeks.
November 23, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Diving into The Wes Anderson Archive tonight and starting with his first film - Bottle Rocket. Hope to watch his entire filmography over the next couple of weeks.
Nah you’re ok thanks.
November 23, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Nah you’re ok thanks.
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Two Bob Dylan tickets for sale for tonight (sunday) gig at INEC. 150 each, open to offers. Can be transferred via ticket master app.
November 23, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Two Bob Dylan tickets for sale for tonight (sunday) gig at INEC. 150 each, open to offers. Can be transferred via ticket master app.
Anyone? Still driving me mad
A modern film. A woman is telling off a professor/teacher/academic type man who is shocked and protesting his innocence. She is saying something like "I think you do enjoy the sexual tension between you and your students and you play up on it".
Any ideas? Driving me mad.
Any ideas? Driving me mad.
November 22, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Anyone? Still driving me mad
Sony are conducting a survey for physical media fans (USA only 🙁) to see what films they’d like released on 4K. Safe to say we can expect a few of these next year.
November 22, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Sony are conducting a survey for physical media fans (USA only 🙁) to see what films they’d like released on 4K. Safe to say we can expect a few of these next year.
A modern film. A woman is telling off a professor/teacher/academic type man who is shocked and protesting his innocence. She is saying something like "I think you do enjoy the sexual tension between you and your students and you play up on it".
Any ideas? Driving me mad.
Any ideas? Driving me mad.
November 22, 2025 at 12:58 PM
A modern film. A woman is telling off a professor/teacher/academic type man who is shocked and protesting his innocence. She is saying something like "I think you do enjoy the sexual tension between you and your students and you play up on it".
Any ideas? Driving me mad.
Any ideas? Driving me mad.
Still bizarre to me that they need to put warnings on Tom and Jerry cartoons that they may not be suitable for children.
November 22, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Still bizarre to me that they need to put warnings on Tom and Jerry cartoons that they may not be suitable for children.
This got fantastic reviews but didn’t work at all for me. An overlong, unfunny mess with horrible characters doing unbelievable things. I’ve liked some of the director’s previous films quite a bit but this was a serious misfire for me. Everyone seems to love it so I’m surprised how much I didn’t.
November 21, 2025 at 11:22 PM
This got fantastic reviews but didn’t work at all for me. An overlong, unfunny mess with horrible characters doing unbelievable things. I’ve liked some of the director’s previous films quite a bit but this was a serious misfire for me. Everyone seems to love it so I’m surprised how much I didn’t.
Watching this and within a few minutes my “this doesn’t look like America, this looks like Dublin” sense was tingling and sure enough.
November 21, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Watching this and within a few minutes my “this doesn’t look like America, this looks like Dublin” sense was tingling and sure enough.
I wasn’t crazy about the original Sisu but the sequel looks even dumber so I might be tempted into the pictures to see it.
November 21, 2025 at 5:30 PM
I wasn’t crazy about the original Sisu but the sequel looks even dumber so I might be tempted into the pictures to see it.
Amazon are price matching a few of the HMV 4K 20% off deals by way of a 20% off voucher on the product page.
If you use the app you can get a further £10 off with code ENJOY10
A one use only code BUT you can use it once on all the different Amz country sites (only valid with app).
If you use the app you can get a further £10 off with code ENJOY10
A one use only code BUT you can use it once on all the different Amz country sites (only valid with app).
November 21, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Amazon are price matching a few of the HMV 4K 20% off deals by way of a 20% off voucher on the product page.
If you use the app you can get a further £10 off with code ENJOY10
A one use only code BUT you can use it once on all the different Amz country sites (only valid with app).
If you use the app you can get a further £10 off with code ENJOY10
A one use only code BUT you can use it once on all the different Amz country sites (only valid with app).
Slow, talky film with an oddly intrusive score (although some of it works) and angry, unpleasant characters. Saying that Roberts is very good and there's a chilling revelation made by her character late in the film that really worked for me. Not great but better than I was expecting.
Watching a half hour of this before I have to go out. From the opening titles to its scenes of academics discussing weighty issues it’s hard not to feel like I’m watching a serious Woody Allen film.
November 21, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Slow, talky film with an oddly intrusive score (although some of it works) and angry, unpleasant characters. Saying that Roberts is very good and there's a chilling revelation made by her character late in the film that really worked for me. Not great but better than I was expecting.