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Read @ Joe’s
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Movie & TV Critic Joe Kucharski. Gen X. Jersey.
Reviews & Original Stories: www.readatjoes.org
& www.Cinefied.com

Really, it’s never the good guys who ban books.
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“Interesting, charming, and beautifully made… but like its protagonist, it never quite lets you in.”
#JayKelly #moviesky
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A ★★★½ review of Jay Kelly (2025)
“Jay Kelly” isn’t “George Clooney playing George Clooney” so much as it is “George Clooney playing Cary Grant”—all effortless charm and immaculate tailoring, but with a distance that keeps the story a...
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December 6, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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Kelley Mack's last on-screen credit, the indie speculative #scifi UNIVERSAL, is now #streaming on #AppleTV & @primevideo.bsky.social

👉"Mack delivers a performance ... while posing as a narrative wrecking ball." Check it out.
#RIPKelleyMack #universal #moviesky

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Universal
Universal packs a wallop in plot but the tight confines and limited cast prevents the story from breathing.
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December 6, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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Gave MARVEL COMICS IN THE 1980s a single ⭐️ send-off, mostly because 0️⃣ wasn’t available. Turns out the real crisis wasn’t on infinite earths... it was in this book.

#bookreview #marvelcomics #comichistory #genx #booksky
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Marvel Comics In The 1980s
Marvel Comics in the 1980s is less of a field guide and instead resembles a cranky blog.
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December 3, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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Ruby Lee Dove’s WERK is a fun, fast, mockumentary-style glide through the chaos of office life. Not the funniest show on YouTube, but definitely one of the most charming.
#Werk #RubyLeeDove #Mockumentary #IndieTV #YouTube #moviesky

Full review @ Joe's: readatjoes.org/2025/11/26/w...
Werk
Each bite-sized episode is perfect for lunch-break streaming.
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November 28, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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hey @scottedelman.bsky.social

After listening to your memories about the big Marvel ‘76 con on your podcast, I was happy to find a promo.
Were you responsible for creating this in-house ad? Isn’t that image of Stan the one used for the Marvel Value Stamps? Thx!
November 25, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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On the latest @cinefiedcom.bsky.social Podcast, I join Connor, Josh, and John and discuss the history of Predator, wisecracking sidekicks... and Nick Fury?!

LISTEN wherever good podcasts are available!
#PredatorBadlands
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PREDATOR: BADLANDS Review - Episode 17 | The Cinefied Podcast
YouTube video by Cinefied | The Official Channel
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November 10, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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Alien world, giant monsters, and blood everywhere. PREDATOR: BADLANDS is crazy, loud, and built for teenaged fandom.
Go see it!
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#PredatorBadlands #Predator #MovieReview #moviesky
Predator: Badlands
Complete with a wisecracking sidekick and a cute CGI critter, Predator: Badlands takes a proto-Disney dynamic and soaks it with blood, turning this franchise entry into teenage boy heaven.
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November 9, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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Big miss in not having the Springsteen song play over the closing creds

#nowwatching #predator #predatorbadlands #badlands #moviesky
November 7, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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In MURDER IN RETROGRADE, Greg Hickey brings the gumshoe to the future. In a world of holoheads, billionaires & burnout, this is slick, sardonic & surprisingly soulful.
#BookReview #Noir #SciFi #MurderInRetrograde #booksky @greghickeywrites.bsky.social

Full review: readatjoes.org/2025/11/06/g...
Murder in Retrograde
Sleek, sci-fi noir that mashes up the fedora and the firewall.
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November 6, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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Happy Release Day Anniversary!
#TheyLive #JohnCarpenter #moviesky

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A ★★★ review of They Live (1988)
“Chew bubblegum. Kick ass. Realize it’s all still true.” John Carpenter goes full pulp prophet with They Live, a campy sci-fi gut punch that’s somehow even more relevant now than it was in the Reagan ...
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November 5, 2025 at 12:31 AM
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Dig it. #SlowHorses showing its music geek roots!
#Fish #AppleTV
October 27, 2025 at 1:46 AM
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SHRINKiNG!
#LFG #Shrinking #AppleTV
October 27, 2025 at 12:42 AM
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NIGHT OF THE REAPER proves old tech makes for new terror.
Check it out on @shudder.com

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A ★★★★ review of Night of the Reaper (2025)
Night of the Reaper is pure, unfiltered spooky-month candy: a loving, retro-polished horror throwback that actually lives in the pre-cellphone era instead of merely wearing it as a costume. The babysi...
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October 26, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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#NowWatching
#NightOfTheReaper #Moviesky
@shudder.com

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Night of the Reaper (2025) ⭐ 5.9 | Horror
1h 33m | Not Rated
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October 26, 2025 at 2:22 AM
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Dave “The Hammer” Schultz tells his story like he played: tough, direct & with a surprising amount of heart. HAMMERED goes from Broad Street Bullies nostalgia into something honest & deeply human

READ the full #bookreview:
#Flyers #BroadStreetBullies #Hockey #booksky
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Hammered
Hammered is a deeply human story about pride, pain, and the long, slow process of getting back up after life knocks you cold. Triumphant, raw, and unforgettable.
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October 24, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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OTHER locks Olga Kurylenko inside a haunting childhood home & a slow-burn spiral of paranoia. Stunning to watch, chilling to feel, but the reveal crawls when it should strike

Creepy, elegant horror. Full #MovieReview @ Joe's
#Other #OlgaKurylenko #horror #moviesky

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Other
Other is certainly worth a viewing even with the ridiculously-late payoff being more narratively detrimental than cinematically clever.
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October 15, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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Nelson & Alex DeMille take their Army CID duo into sci-fi territory with TIN MEN — killer robots, sharp dialogue, and a final mission for a thriller icon 🤖📘
#TinMen #RIPNelsonDeMille #booksky

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The Tin Men
This is a bold swing for the DeMilles and mostly, it connects.
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October 10, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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Haunted houses. Trick or treats. Urban legends. And … diet cola. Scare up the latest CINEFIED PODCAST as me and the @cinefiedcom.bsky.social team unwrap the grab bag of goodies that is V/H/S HALLOWEEN

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V/H/S/HALLOWEEN Review - Episode 13 | The Cinefied Podcast
YouTube video by Cinefied | The Official Channel
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October 8, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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#OctoberMovieChallenge
#moviesky #filmsky

08-Oct - something on fire

Hereditary (2018)

Yup.
#fire #ImOnFire #hereditary
October 8, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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Only a few more days before I let a professional hockey team determine my mood for the next 8 months

#LetsGoFlyers
October 8, 2025 at 1:56 AM
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PLAY DIRTY? Man. It’s dull. It’s flat. It’s disappointing, especially for a Shane Black movie.

My full #moviereview on Read @ Joe's has a lot more swing: readatjoes.org/2025/10/07/p...

#PlayDirty #ShaneBlack #MGM #moviesky
Play Dirty
It’s dull. It’s flat. It’s disappointing, especially for a Shane Black movie.
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October 7, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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#OctoberMovieChallenge
#moviesky #filmsky

07-Oct - something being assembled

Frankenstein (1931)

…like a monster…?
#assembly #assemble #Frankenstein #ItsAlive
October 7, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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#OctoberMovieChallenge
#moviesky #filmsky

06-Oct - something other than a bank is being robbed in a movie

Die Hard (1988)
Nakatomi Plaza Skyscaper

#robbery #DieHard #NakatomiPlaza
October 6, 2025 at 11:39 PM
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V/H/S Halloween is bloody, gory, and a total Halloween treat. 🎃📼
#VHSHalloween #HorrorMovies #Halloween #FoundFootage #moviesky

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V/H/S Halloween
V/H/S Halloween is a grab bag of six fun-sized tricks and treats stuffed with old school, gross-out horror movie gore and plenty of shrieks and screams.
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October 6, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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Ah. #Football season. When 5 minutes of actual playtime is sprinkled among the constant pharmaceutical, beer, & gambling ads.

Is it #hockey season yet?!
October 5, 2025 at 5:55 PM