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Chris Cox
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Movie critic, theater manager, podcaster, and more.
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Barring realizing that something awful actually happened to me a long time ago and it making me see demons tearing my life apart, I will be there. Hope to see you all there.
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Please join us on Wednesday November 5th at the Violet Crown Cinema for a screening of one of my very favorite movies ever, the cerebral horror film "Jacob's Ladder" (not the crappy remake, the original of course).
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October 29, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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On this Mack Daddy of an episode, Brian is joined by @chriscoxcritic.bsky.social to take flight with FINAL DESTINATION!

Also, Baby Junkfood (Zane) shares his thoughts on the whole franchise!

RsKT to get on a Rocky Mountain high!

#HalloweenSpirit #Aughtstober

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October 24, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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Never mind every other single abominable or corrupt thing to this miserable moment, the extrajudicial and unevidenced execution of 34 human beings by the U.S. Navy on the orders of a U.S. President acting in peacetime is sufficient for his impeachment and conviction.

If we were a republic, I mean.
October 23, 2025 at 12:04 AM
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Join me tonight for the way to kick off the spooky season - watching two horror icons face off against each other on the screens at the Violet Crown Cinema! With hosts Eric and Wright and prizes for the crowd, this is not to be missed.
October 8, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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Screener Squad: Dead of Winter

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#DeadOfWinter #EmmaThompson #JudyGreer #MovieReview #Podcast #ScreenerSquad #OneOfUs
October 2, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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Always great to review stuff with Martin Thomas and now we have the pleasure of his daughter Guinevere joining us as well as we talk about more Fantastic Fest stuff!
October 1, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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Tonight! I shall actually be there in my triumphant return to the real world after being at Fantastic Fest. Come out and see me, clink some glasses, have some pizza, and enjoy the heavy-metal horror that is Black Roses and the exquisite and deadly charms of the hostess Roxy Midnite! At Violet Crown!
October 1, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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Solid actioner from Indonesia but could have used less shaky-cam. With top-notch performers and choreographers, there's no reason to use it.
September 29, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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I adored this super-dark horror and you should really see it in the theater if supernatural stuff freaks you out like it does me. One of the best horror films of the year and coming out very soon.
September 29, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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J-Horror from the 90s that ends up more like Indonesian horror by the end. I liked it but it's not a must-see.
September 29, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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Surprisingly, this was my jam. Switches up a lot of the story to make it a Christmas Dexter with a 'chosen one' trope. I would watch a tv series continuation of this for sure. Plus, LOTS of Nazi killing.
September 29, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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This was not for me. At all. Pretty lame.
September 29, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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One of the other best films to play this years fest. What starts as a nerdy horror comedy ends up as a seriously frightening monkey's paw story where the protagonist is the moral antagonist and you root for the antagonist to come out okay (even though they are TERRIFYING and deserve awards)
September 29, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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Well this was tense. One of the best performances by Rose Byrne of her career. For moms who are beyond stressed out.
September 29, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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Killer shark, WWI soldiers on a Raft....good times.
September 29, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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One of the absolute best films to play Fantastic Fest this year. An Italian romantic family foodie dramedy mixed with an A+ (and I MEAN A+) Chinese action film that somehow works so well, it can only be described as EPIC.
September 29, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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Super-solid balls-to-the-wall sequel that is somehow even bloodier and hysterically implausible than the original.
September 29, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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I think this is a very good film. The fact that it's the first Anderson film I liked a lot since There Will Be Blood was nice, since I was expecting otherwise. I don't think it's the masterpiece that some are saying, I think he just wanted to make a fun film, and he succeeded.
September 29, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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Another Lanthimos film I dug. Surprised to see that Plemons is the best here (and the best in his career I would say) but everyone is good.
September 29, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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I dug most of this. Sam Rockwell is so good in it and the idea of doing a dystopian sci-fi satire the way they do is solid and quite funny. But it doesn't totally work.
September 29, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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We reviewed this film about Austin Public Access television in the 80s and 90s and of course, I had to invite my bud Martin Thomas and his daughter Guinevere Thomas to discuss the times. Because we used to be on a popular show on there, dontcha know.
oneofus.bsky.social One Of Us @oneofus.bsky.social · Sep 29
Infestation: Fantastic Fest 2025 - When We Were Live

A look at Austin Public Access with the help of Martin and Guinevere Thomas...

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#WhenWeWereLive #Documentary #Infestation #AustinPublicAccess #FantasticFest #MovieReview #MartinThomas #Podcast #OneOfUs
September 29, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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Just a whiff. Some of the most ham-handed metaphorical horror stuff I've ever come across. It's a skip.
September 18, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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More like a big bunch of bullshit. I tend to LOVE magical realism romance films and this did not work for me at all. Some of my other critics were quite taken with it though. This is why I cannot trust anyone.
September 18, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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Always fun doing these home release shows with @gholson.bsky.social and we get to explain (again) why you should really go out of your way to watch a "Baby Assassins" movie.
September 17, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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I was both deeply amused and moved by this terrific film that had both such a great script and really inventive cinematography.
September 3, 2025 at 5:25 PM