Ben Buckingham
@dissolvedpet.bsky.social
Sharing debris.
Swamped by cats.
Cinema, society, terminal identity, anthropophagy. Viewer of THINGS!
Pro-Jesus Franco & Andy Milligan account.
Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/1cwB
Swamped by cats.
Cinema, society, terminal identity, anthropophagy. Viewer of THINGS!
Pro-Jesus Franco & Andy Milligan account.
Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/1cwB
Northern Exposure popping up in the news twice in a week seems like an unusual omen (to someone who watched it at all the weird hours that Australian TV used to stick the "not successful" US shows that ran for many, many seasons).
November 30, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Northern Exposure popping up in the news twice in a week seems like an unusual omen (to someone who watched it at all the weird hours that Australian TV used to stick the "not successful" US shows that ran for many, many seasons).
Just found out that Tatsuya Nakadai passed away a few weeks ago. You may not know his name but I guarantee that you know his face if you have even a passing interest in world cinema history. Too many films to name & so many of them populate greatest films of all time. An icon. Vale.
November 29, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Just found out that Tatsuya Nakadai passed away a few weeks ago. You may not know his name but I guarantee that you know his face if you have even a passing interest in world cinema history. Too many films to name & so many of them populate greatest films of all time. An icon. Vale.
I don't dislike the term 'skeets' but every time I come across it I instinctively feel that it belongs in a particular sentence, "I've got the skeets", that you say before you run to the toilet.
November 28, 2025 at 7:29 PM
I don't dislike the term 'skeets' but every time I come across it I instinctively feel that it belongs in a particular sentence, "I've got the skeets", that you say before you run to the toilet.
It makes sense that a business tears an artist a new one for any minor issue in supplied work, but doesn't care about the mutant AI slop. It was always about power & the derangement of tiny minded dickheads getting their sadistic kicks in anyway they can.
November 28, 2025 at 3:49 PM
It makes sense that a business tears an artist a new one for any minor issue in supplied work, but doesn't care about the mutant AI slop. It was always about power & the derangement of tiny minded dickheads getting their sadistic kicks in anyway they can.
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i know WHY this is but that just makes it even more of a kick in the pants lmao
November 28, 2025 at 3:28 AM
i know WHY this is but that just makes it even more of a kick in the pants lmao
As my father always said:
"Define 'normal'."
If that bigot was honest enough to do so then he'd categorise himself far more than this imagined Other that he wishes to yank the leash on.
"Define 'normal'."
If that bigot was honest enough to do so then he'd categorise himself far more than this imagined Other that he wishes to yank the leash on.
This is another widespread trope on Twitter at the moment. It’s ’the Queers went too far’ & includes strawmen arguments as in here (1) ungrateful Queer ppl & (2) in other cases, the inclusion of trans ppl in the community. It’s a ridiculously stupid & rightwing piece of rhetoric. Let’s examine it*
November 28, 2025 at 1:05 PM
As my father always said:
"Define 'normal'."
If that bigot was honest enough to do so then he'd categorise himself far more than this imagined Other that he wishes to yank the leash on.
"Define 'normal'."
If that bigot was honest enough to do so then he'd categorise himself far more than this imagined Other that he wishes to yank the leash on.
The rain didn't stop Franz Ferdinand 's extended version of This fffire from going off.
Now back to work.
Now back to work.
November 28, 2025 at 11:59 AM
The rain didn't stop Franz Ferdinand 's extended version of This fffire from going off.
Now back to work.
Now back to work.
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Today's the day! POPCORN DISABILITIES is out. Due to a variety of factors reviews are in short supply so if you see it out in the wild this week and/or have a review PLEASE post it online (Goodreads, Amazon, etc.) and I'll be sharing them all week!
November 27, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Today's the day! POPCORN DISABILITIES is out. Due to a variety of factors reviews are in short supply so if you see it out in the wild this week and/or have a review PLEASE post it online (Goodreads, Amazon, etc.) and I'll be sharing them all week!
There may not be a large quantity of Thanksgiving horror films but I reckon Bob Balaban's PARENTS has got it entirely covered.
November 27, 2025 at 6:34 PM
There may not be a large quantity of Thanksgiving horror films but I reckon Bob Balaban's PARENTS has got it entirely covered.
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It's 5:18am & all I want to do is discover what the fuck is going on with the filmography of Allison Burnett & her duo of films about a woman named Katie Kampenfelt, Ask Me Anything & Another Girl. It sounds like a weird cliff to dangle off of.
November 27, 2025 at 6:21 PM
It's 5:18am & all I want to do is discover what the fuck is going on with the filmography of Allison Burnett & her duo of films about a woman named Katie Kampenfelt, Ask Me Anything & Another Girl. It sounds like a weird cliff to dangle off of.
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Strewth!
I’ve got some English in my background, and that just felt like the right exclamation when seeing this page. Not sure I can wait until tomorrow to find out what happens next in Grimjack!
I’ve got some English in my background, and that just felt like the right exclamation when seeing this page. Not sure I can wait until tomorrow to find out what happens next in Grimjack!
November 26, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Strewth!
I’ve got some English in my background, and that just felt like the right exclamation when seeing this page. Not sure I can wait until tomorrow to find out what happens next in Grimjack!
I’ve got some English in my background, and that just felt like the right exclamation when seeing this page. Not sure I can wait until tomorrow to find out what happens next in Grimjack!
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Great interview by our beloved Travis View with Thomas Kelly, an academic who wrote an article debunking When Prophecy Fails - a classic in the field of New Religious Movements. I had heard there were problems with that book but I really did not know the half of it
soundcloud.com/qanonanonymo...
soundcloud.com/qanonanonymo...
When “When Prophecy Fails” Fails (E350)
The 1956 book When Prophecy Fails describes one of the most famous case studies in social psychology. The researchers Leon Festinger, Henry Riecken, and Stanley Schachter covertly joined a small, apoc
soundcloud.com
November 27, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Great interview by our beloved Travis View with Thomas Kelly, an academic who wrote an article debunking When Prophecy Fails - a classic in the field of New Religious Movements. I had heard there were problems with that book but I really did not know the half of it
soundcloud.com/qanonanonymo...
soundcloud.com/qanonanonymo...
"Old man yells at computer" will be the 21st century's "Old man yells at cloud".
November 26, 2025 at 8:11 PM
"Old man yells at computer" will be the 21st century's "Old man yells at cloud".
Between Charli XCX's Wuthering Heights soundtrack & @health.band's Conflict DLC album it is going to a magnificently intense summer of music. Bushfires & roaring emotions here we go!!
a close up of a woman in a costume with blood on her face and a crown on her head .
ALT: a close up of a woman in a costume with blood on her face and a crown on her head .
media.tenor.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Between Charli XCX's Wuthering Heights soundtrack & @health.band's Conflict DLC album it is going to a magnificently intense summer of music. Bushfires & roaring emotions here we go!!
In the last 65 hours I've slept for less than a third of the amount of time I have been in the office. It's almost double digits of sleep. I have no sparkling wit left. But you can call me Lieutenant Airtable (I ain't the captain but I made it do laps of that field table).
Table table table table.
Table table table table.
November 26, 2025 at 7:28 PM
In the last 65 hours I've slept for less than a third of the amount of time I have been in the office. It's almost double digits of sleep. I have no sparkling wit left. But you can call me Lieutenant Airtable (I ain't the captain but I made it do laps of that field table).
Table table table table.
Table table table table.
I only have vol.1-10 of Chainsaw Man manga, & those who have read it will know that being left hanging at the end of vol.10 is a low-key emotional stressor that I really need resolution on.
Faaaaaaaark.
Faaaaaaaark.
November 26, 2025 at 8:30 AM
I only have vol.1-10 of Chainsaw Man manga, & those who have read it will know that being left hanging at the end of vol.10 is a low-key emotional stressor that I really need resolution on.
Faaaaaaaark.
Faaaaaaaark.
Vast overreach is one way of putting it.
Deranged escalation opening the door onto abuse of power is another.
This is disgusting & needs to be shutdown, now.
Deranged escalation opening the door onto abuse of power is another.
This is disgusting & needs to be shutdown, now.
‘Vast overreach’: police allowed to conduct warrantless pat-downs of people across inner Melbourne for six months
Search powers, usually reserved for protests, will be in effect in the CBD and beyond in a move criticised by human rights groups
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Vast overreach is one way of putting it.
Deranged escalation opening the door onto abuse of power is another.
This is disgusting & needs to be shutdown, now.
Deranged escalation opening the door onto abuse of power is another.
This is disgusting & needs to be shutdown, now.
Udo Kier. He brought the battle of fire & ice to so many moments of cinema, his eyes dancing with strange glee. Truly an iconic performer who will continue to be loved & discovered anew by every generation until the end of days. Vale.
November 24, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Udo Kier. He brought the battle of fire & ice to so many moments of cinema, his eyes dancing with strange glee. Truly an iconic performer who will continue to be loved & discovered anew by every generation until the end of days. Vale.
There's a high likelihood I'll be doing a 14 hour shift tomorrow. Showbiz. Woo.
November 23, 2025 at 2:43 PM
There's a high likelihood I'll be doing a 14 hour shift tomorrow. Showbiz. Woo.
Liam Neeson was fine in The Naked Gun but I still say they should have done everything they could to cast Daniel Day Lewis as Frank Drebin Jnr.
November 23, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Liam Neeson was fine in The Naked Gun but I still say they should have done everything they could to cast Daniel Day Lewis as Frank Drebin Jnr.
Excellent gig tonight. Kim Dracula, who has proven that more metal should have saxophone.
If you don't know the name then I highly recommend you investigate. Jive Metal? Loud and fun and worth your time.
If you don't know the name then I highly recommend you investigate. Jive Metal? Loud and fun and worth your time.
November 23, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Excellent gig tonight. Kim Dracula, who has proven that more metal should have saxophone.
If you don't know the name then I highly recommend you investigate. Jive Metal? Loud and fun and worth your time.
If you don't know the name then I highly recommend you investigate. Jive Metal? Loud and fun and worth your time.
Heaven yeah!
He said "Amen" straight into the drop
Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible
Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible
November 22, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Heaven yeah!
I don't watch much TV but Dark Winds caught my attention thanks to Zahn McClarnon. Been a fan since he strolled through Benson & Moorhead's RESOLUTION, commanding the space around him.
November 21, 2025 at 10:21 AM
I don't watch much TV but Dark Winds caught my attention thanks to Zahn McClarnon. Been a fan since he strolled through Benson & Moorhead's RESOLUTION, commanding the space around him.