Greg Fantomas F
@fantomascinema.bsky.social
Film historian, movie writer (various, including TCM, MSN Movies, Cinema Retro, Bulwark), director and actor (Sustained Reaction, Cetilusine), and host of YouTube Channel Unexplained Cinema Presents. https://www.youtube.com/@UnexplainedCinemaPresents/video
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My honest to goodness favorite part of Rope is the incredibly detailed New York backdrop behind the window that gradually goes from day to night.
I rewatched THE SENTINEL for the first time in years and using people with facial body abnormalities as the demons from Hell made me feel kinda gross. Like, in Freaks, it's about people in a side show, and they're treated as human beings. In THE SENTINEL, they're used to save on the makeup budget.
November 14, 2025 at 2:01 PM
I rewatched THE SENTINEL for the first time in years and using people with facial body abnormalities as the demons from Hell made me feel kinda gross. Like, in Freaks, it's about people in a side show, and they're treated as human beings. In THE SENTINEL, they're used to save on the makeup budget.
When oh when oh fucking when is this goddamn AI bubble going to burst?!?!! I'm beyond sick of it. I have entered the "in a rage every day" stage of AI hatred.
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AI-Powered Toys Caught Telling 5-Year-Olds How to Find Knives and Start Fires With Matches
AI-powered toys are flying off the shelves -- but they're engaging in horrifically inappropriate conversations with children.
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November 13, 2025 at 2:03 PM
When oh when oh fucking when is this goddamn AI bubble going to burst?!?!! I'm beyond sick of it. I have entered the "in a rage every day" stage of AI hatred.
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What movie villain is a horrible person, but an absolute joy to watch on screen?
November 11, 2025 at 4:42 PM
What movie villain is a horrible person, but an absolute joy to watch on screen?
What movie villain is a horrible person, but an absolute joy to watch on screen?
November 11, 2025 at 12:16 PM
What movie villain is a horrible person, but an absolute joy to watch on screen?
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My theory about Joyce Carol Oates is that all her bad posts are her charging up like Godzilla's spines until she lets loose with a radioactive blast that leaves the world's richest Nazi a pile of ash
November 9, 2025 at 2:31 PM
My theory about Joyce Carol Oates is that all her bad posts are her charging up like Godzilla's spines until she lets loose with a radioactive blast that leaves the world's richest Nazi a pile of ash
"You know, there are only two things more beautiful than a good gun: a Swiss watch or a woman from anywhere."
November 3, 2025 at 4:04 PM
"You know, there are only two things more beautiful than a good gun: a Swiss watch or a woman from anywhere."
Godspeed You! Black Emperor has removed their entire catalog from all music streaming platforms. Well, I've still got functioning CDs so that's good. Honestly surprised they were ever on them to begin with. F♯ A♯ ∞ remains a cherished favorite.
November 1, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Godspeed You! Black Emperor has removed their entire catalog from all music streaming platforms. Well, I've still got functioning CDs so that's good. Honestly surprised they were ever on them to begin with. F♯ A♯ ∞ remains a cherished favorite.
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Today for @thebulwark.com I take a look at two undersung folk horror classics, Masahiro Shinoda's UNDER THE BLOSSOMING CHERRY TREES, and Lindsey C. Vickers's THE APPOINTMENT!
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An International Folk-Horror Double Feature
The Japanese and British isles bring us ‘Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees’ and ‘The Appointment.’
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October 31, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Today for @thebulwark.com I take a look at two undersung folk horror classics, Masahiro Shinoda's UNDER THE BLOSSOMING CHERRY TREES, and Lindsey C. Vickers's THE APPOINTMENT!
www.thebulwark.com/p/an-interna...
www.thebulwark.com/p/an-interna...
I think this is finally going to be the year for @faceyouhate.bsky.social
Who Do You Think Will Be People’s Sexiest Man Alive For 2025?
Who Do You Think Will Be People’s Sexiest Man Alive For 2025?
It's almost that time of year again. People Magazine has gathered its writers, locked them into the conclave, and told them to pick the next choice for the title of the sexiest man alive. The white smoke will go up...
Read more...
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October 31, 2025 at 7:10 PM
I think this is finally going to be the year for @faceyouhate.bsky.social
That'll show 'em, Venezuela! Bet those Norwegians are quaking in their boots.
October 14, 2025 at 6:43 PM
That'll show 'em, Venezuela! Bet those Norwegians are quaking in their boots.
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Goddess. Cutup. Role model. Fashion original. And a fine filmmaker too. She directed “Unstrung Heroes” 30 years ago. R.I.P. 💔
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FILM REVIEW; Nuttiness As Solace In a Son's Moment Of Grief (Published 1995)
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October 11, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Goddess. Cutup. Role model. Fashion original. And a fine filmmaker too. She directed “Unstrung Heroes” 30 years ago. R.I.P. 💔
www.nytimes.com/1995/09/15/m...
www.nytimes.com/1995/09/15/m...
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I decided to have a nostalgia hit this morning and watch an episode of Ultraman (episode 23, My Home is Earth) and quickly realized it had more interesting shot setups and lighting than almost any studio movie of today.
October 10, 2025 at 1:00 PM
I decided to have a nostalgia hit this morning and watch an episode of Ultraman (episode 23, My Home is Earth) and quickly realized it had more interesting shot setups and lighting than almost any studio movie of today.
It has now been over 8 years since my seminal TCM article on The Hound that Thought He was a Raccoon. When is the Nobel Literature committee going to recognize me?
October 10, 2025 at 8:01 PM
It has now been over 8 years since my seminal TCM article on The Hound that Thought He was a Raccoon. When is the Nobel Literature committee going to recognize me?
I decided to have a nostalgia hit this morning and watch an episode of Ultraman (episode 23, My Home is Earth) and quickly realized it had more interesting shot setups and lighting than almost any studio movie of today.
October 10, 2025 at 1:00 PM
I decided to have a nostalgia hit this morning and watch an episode of Ultraman (episode 23, My Home is Earth) and quickly realized it had more interesting shot setups and lighting than almost any studio movie of today.
When you're building a channel, it's definitely reassuring to have new viewers watch the older stuff as well. Also, sharing the videos they watch. That's always encouraging too.
October 5, 2025 at 12:49 PM
When you're building a channel, it's definitely reassuring to have new viewers watch the older stuff as well. Also, sharing the videos they watch. That's always encouraging too.
Hey, anybody know when U.S.A. for Africa is going to release its next album? It's been 40 years. What's taking them so long?!
October 3, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Hey, anybody know when U.S.A. for Africa is going to release its next album? It's been 40 years. What's taking them so long?!
The Many (artificial) Faces of Horror
October 1, 2025 at 12:25 PM
The Many (artificial) Faces of Horror
After all these years, these possible responses from The Terminator still work for just about any question.
September 30, 2025 at 6:32 PM
After all these years, these possible responses from The Terminator still work for just about any question.
The backseat of the 1967 Oldsmobile Barris 70-X Toronado, concept car designed by George Barris, just blows my mind. I have never seen one of these in person but I would so love to.
September 30, 2025 at 12:33 AM
The backseat of the 1967 Oldsmobile Barris 70-X Toronado, concept car designed by George Barris, just blows my mind. I have never seen one of these in person but I would so love to.
Look, we're not using this as an excuse, and we really are so sorry, but the truth is, Uncle Albert, we haven't done a bloody thing all day.
September 28, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Look, we're not using this as an excuse, and we really are so sorry, but the truth is, Uncle Albert, we haven't done a bloody thing all day.
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I have posted the first two books of horror fiction to be covered in my October Reading Project. These posts will be exclusive to free subscribers, but you can read more about it, and find out which two books, by clicking this free post!
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The October Haunt of Horrors Shall Begin...
...WITH THESE TWO BOOKS!!!
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September 26, 2025 at 1:37 PM
I have posted the first two books of horror fiction to be covered in my October Reading Project. These posts will be exclusive to free subscribers, but you can read more about it, and find out which two books, by clicking this free post!
billryan64.substack.com/p/the-octobe...
billryan64.substack.com/p/the-octobe...
Sunstein: "And so Adolph was really sweet to dog-sit for us that summer."
Chotiner: "But he was Hitler."
Sunstein: "Yes but he was generous to dog-sit."
Chotiner: "Well the next time someone brings up the Holocaust, I'll tell them the dog sitting story."
Chotiner: "But he was Hitler."
Sunstein: "Yes but he was generous to dog-sit."
Chotiner: "Well the next time someone brings up the Holocaust, I'll tell them the dog sitting story."
September 24, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Sunstein: "And so Adolph was really sweet to dog-sit for us that summer."
Chotiner: "But he was Hitler."
Sunstein: "Yes but he was generous to dog-sit."
Chotiner: "Well the next time someone brings up the Holocaust, I'll tell them the dog sitting story."
Chotiner: "But he was Hitler."
Sunstein: "Yes but he was generous to dog-sit."
Chotiner: "Well the next time someone brings up the Holocaust, I'll tell them the dog sitting story."
I'm hoping to hit 30k subscribers soon at Unexplained Cinema Presents. So please, if you are a male, aged 25 to 34, and live in the USA or India, do your duty.
September 23, 2025 at 3:20 PM
I'm hoping to hit 30k subscribers soon at Unexplained Cinema Presents. So please, if you are a male, aged 25 to 34, and live in the USA or India, do your duty.
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My neighbor's dad had a two door Lincoln Continental that was shiny burgundy. I miss the days when cars weren't afraid to look like wild west whorehouses.
September 22, 2025 at 11:01 PM
My neighbor's dad had a two door Lincoln Continental that was shiny burgundy. I miss the days when cars weren't afraid to look like wild west whorehouses.