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Mathew Buck

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Film nerd, creator of Bad Movie Beatdown & Projector. He/him. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FilmBrain Patreon: http://patreon.com/FilmBrain Ko-fi: http://ko-fi.com/filmbrain Linktree: https://linktr.ee/filmbrain

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Mathew Buck @filmbrainbmb.bsky.social · 8d

New Projector Short! Good Boy (not to be confused with the others ones) is a microbudget horror film where the director made his pet dog the star, where the canine POV gimmick is pretty much the whole show. And he is indeed a good boy. 📽️ youtube.com/shorts/iylkL...

Horror from a dog's POV | Good Boy (2025) (REVIEW) | Projector #shorts

YouTube video by Film Brain

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Mathew Buck @filmbrainbmb.bsky.social · 19h

Today's #LFF was a double of two films overshadowed by other exploring similar themes at the fest. I thought Jay Kelly was better than Sentimental Value, and H is for Hawk isn't even the best bird-themed grief movie when The Thing with Feathers exists.

Mathew Buck @filmbrainbmb.bsky.social · 19h

H is for Hawk: D is for Disappointing in this adaptation of Helen MacDonald's memoir, where Claire Foy trains a goshawk after her father Brendan Gleeson's death. Unfortunately too clean it's depiction of grief and depression, and while there's lots of lovely bird shots, it's rather dull. #LFF

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Mathew Buck @filmbrainbmb.bsky.social · 19h

Sentimental Value: Director Stellan Skarsgard wants daughter Renate Reinsve to star in a personal project, but has to settle for movie star Elle Fanning, in Joachim Trier's comedy-drama. Has it's moments, especially about dealing with trauma through storytelling, but a bloated run time hinders. #LFF

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Mathew Buck @filmbrainbmb.bsky.social · 21h

The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle for me

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SCAREon - Thorgi's Haunted Arcade @thorgisarcade.bsky.social · 1d

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Justin LaLiberty @jlalibs.com · 1d

What an absolute treasure Diane Keaton was. Her wit never tired, nor did her style.

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Mathew Buck @filmbrainbmb.bsky.social · 1d

RIP Diane Keaton, 79. Credits include Annie Hall, The First Wives Club, The Godfather, Something's Gotta Give, Father of the Bride, Book Club, Baby Boom, Reds, The Family Stone, Finding Dory, Hampstead, Radio Days, Sleeper, Looking for Mr. Goodbar, Arthur's Whisky, Poms, Manhattan, and more.

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Mathew Buck @filmbrainbmb.bsky.social · 1d

I wish!

Mathew Buck @filmbrainbmb.bsky.social · 1d

After the Hunt: A great Julia Roberts performance can't save Luca Guadagnino's cancel culture campus drama, where Ayo Edebiri accuses Andrew Garfield. Tries to hit every hot-button topic, but it says very little ultimately despite all the wordy, portentous debating. Reminded me of Eddington. #LFF

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Mathew Buck @filmbrainbmb.bsky.social · 1d

Exemplifying how powerful the film is, even one of the security people checking for phones started crying at the end. Easily one of the year's best films. #LFF

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Mathew Buck @filmbrainbmb.bsky.social · 1d

Hamnet: JessIe Buckley and Paul Mescal star in the origin of Shakespeare's Hamlet, based on Maggie O'Farrell's book, in Chloe Zhao's drama, that's heartbreakingly brilliant. Some fantastic performances from the young actors (Noah Jupe especially), this is an emotional powerhouse. Not a dry eye. #LFF

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Mathew Buck @filmbrainbmb.bsky.social · 1d

We can only hope this is the end of big budget films led by Jared Leto.

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Allison Pregler 📼🎃🇨🇦 @allisonpregler.bsky.social · 3d

Craig and April start a romance, but Dr. Shark has returned to put a stop to it. The Baywatching on No Way Out is now public, please share!
youtu.be/98Nq34ktWCU

My thumbnail for Baywatching: No Way Out. Craig and April smile at each other. Dr. Shark (a shark in a doctor's coat) sits sinisterly between them.

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Forbidden Worlds Film Festival @fwfilmfestival.bsky.social · 3d

On 24 October, Forbidden Worlds will open submissions for next year's Genre Film-makers of the Future: Shorts Showcase as part of 2026's festival.

If you've made a short genre film (sci-fi, action, horror, fantasy), find out how it could be shown on an IMAX screen!

filmfreeway.com/fwfilmfestival

Tristan Sherfield, winner of Best Sci-Fi Short 2025, holds aloft his wooden trophy while holding a mic in front of an applauding crowd.

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Kathryn Salamander @transsalamander.bsky.social · 1d

Jenny Nicholson tweet continues to not miss

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How come major film studios keep being like Jared Leto may have allegations, but at least he looks weird, stars in box office bombs, and is not a good actor

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Mathew Buck @filmbrainbmb.bsky.social · 2d

Bloody hell!

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nic.tattoos @nicterhorst.com · 3d

This means if you're in the UK and haven't signed this yet, please do. At 100k signatures they have to discuss it again.

Literally the least you can do!!

GamesMarket @gamesmarkt.bsky.social · 3d

UK Gouvernment: Payment Processors Can Ban NSFW Content
According to the UK treasury, payment processors are in the right and the gouvernment has no plans to step in. This puts it in direct contrast to what artists and the UK games industry have asked for.
www.gamesmarket.global/en/business/...

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Mathew Buck @filmbrainbmb.bsky.social · 2d

Genuinely think this is the worst film at the festival this year, in all likelihood. There was a number of walkouts, although I was surprised how many stuck it out.

Mathew Buck @filmbrainbmb.bsky.social · 2d

The Souffleur: Willem Dafoe's hotel manager is distraught to learn it has been bought by Argentinians who plan who knock it down and rebuild it - although, frankly, that synopsis makes it sound coherent than it is. Plays like a film edited at random, like it was threatening to have a plot. #LFF

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Mathew Buck @filmbrainbmb.bsky.social · 2d

Jay Kelly: George Clooney's movie star has an existential crisis and takes his entourage across Europe in Noah Baumbach's star-studded comedy-drama, which blurs Clooney with the character he's playing in it's examination of celebrity. However, Adam Sandler steals the show as his loyal agent. #LFF

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Mathew Buck @filmbrainbmb.bsky.social · 2d

Bugonia: Jesse Plemons and Aidan Delbis kidnap Emma Stone believing she's an alien in Yorgos Lanthimos' remake of Korean film Save the Green Planet, which blends darkly comic absurdity with very dark nihilism. Often quite tense, as this plays up the conspiracy angle, maybe clouding the ending. #LFF

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Mathew Buck @filmbrainbmb.bsky.social · 3d

With hindsight, we should have been harsher on the AI in Furiousa.

Film Stories @filmstories.bsky.social · 4d

Mad Max and Happy Feet filmmaker George Miller has spoken enthusiastically about generative AI. It's a "dynamically evolving tool", he says.
filmstories.co.uk/news/george-...

George Miller: "AI is here to stay and change things"

Mad Max and Happy Feet filmmaker George Miller has spoken enthusiastically about generative AI. It's a "dynamically evolving tool", he says.

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Mathew Buck @filmbrainbmb.bsky.social · 3d

a person is carving a large pumpkin with a hole in it

ALT: a person is carving a large pumpkin with a hole in it

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Mathew Buck @filmbrainbmb.bsky.social · 3d

Some pictures from #LFF from the last few days.

Also a quick shout-out to all the people who've spoken to me the last few days. Probably the most I've ever done at the fest, so I'm doing a good impression of being able to interact socially!

Picturehouse Screen 1 prior to Train Dreams

Mathew Buck @filmbrainbmb.bsky.social · 3d

I've had a day off from the festival, which has been enforced by the tooth situation. It has not been a good day.

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