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Oscar Goff

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Writer/movie rat. EIC and Senior Film Critic, Boston Hassle. Film columnist, Cambridge Day. Member: BSFC, OFCS, BOFCA. 🍅-approved. He/him. https://bostonhassle.com/author/oscargoff/ https://www.cambridgeday.com/author/oscar-goff/

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Oscar Goff @theoscargoff.bsky.social · Oct 17

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Welcome! Oscar here— I review movies for Boston Hassle (which I also edit), cover the rep house beat for Cambridge Day, and post here about movies, music, and stuff ‘n’ such. Stick around why don’t ya!

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Oscar Goff @theoscargoff.bsky.social · 8h

New on @bostonhassle.bsky.social: I had a grand old time with DEATHSTALKER, the amiably goofy VHS throwback from director/SFX whiz Steven Kostanski. If you see one reboot of a vaguely remembered ‘80s franchise this week, make it this one! bostonhassle.com/review-death...

REVIEW: Deathstalker (2025) dir. Steven Kostanski // BOSTON HASSLE

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Oscar Goff @theoscargoff.bsky.social · 12h

Yeah, that’s probably my “real” answer too— it achieves a headspace few other horror movies have ever achieved. If you haven’t seen it, check out Hooper’s follow-up EATEN ALIVE. It’s not as good, but maybe even more nightmarish.

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Oscar Goff @theoscargoff.bsky.social · 12h

I wrote a piece some years ago to parse my feelings toward this movie (plus bonus Don Knotts content!). It succeeds, unequivocally, for precisely the reasons it should not exist. bostonhassle.com/cannibal-hol...

Cannibal Holocaust (1980) dir. Ruggero Deodato // BOSTON HASSLE

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Oscar Goff @theoscargoff.bsky.social · 12h

Will people get mad at me if I say CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST?

Arron Automata @arrontk.bsky.social · 1d

What’s the scariest horror movie you’ve ever seen?

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Oscar Goff @theoscargoff.bsky.social · 1d

I’ve gotten a few solicitations to review AI-made films, and like… that’s not criticism, that’s an ink blot test.

Bright Wall/Dark Room @bwdr.bsky.social · 1d

One thing AI is good for is reminding people how even the very worst movie they’ve ever seen is better than AI “movies”

Oscar Goff @theoscargoff.bsky.social · 1d

One element of TRON: ARES which is underdiscussed but I think notable is how much shittier the deepfake Jeff Bridges looks in the opening montage than the de-aged Jeff Bridges from LEGACY 15 years ago.

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Oscar Goff @theoscargoff.bsky.social · 1d

First time seeing a movie at Jordan’s Furniture and I have The Fear 😧

Oscar Goff @theoscargoff.bsky.social · 1d

For @cambridgeday.com I reviewed KISS OF THE SPDER WOMAN (pretty good!) and TRON: ARES (fun if you can ignore the lead performance!).

Reviewed: 'Kiss of The Spider Woman,' 'Anemone,' 'The Lost Bus' and 'Tron: Ares' in theaters and streaming - Cambridge Day

In theaters and streaming now are the musical “Kiss of The Spider Woman,” dramatic “Anemone,” true-life disaster thriller “The Lost Bus” and sci-fi sequel “Tron: Ares.”

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Oscar Goff @theoscargoff.bsky.social · 2d

If I wake up in a horror movie, I’ve already survived Freddy Krueger.

Elli Ellz👻 @ellithatgirl.blacksky.app · 2d

In the spirit of spooky season, I got an
interactive thread for yall 🤭

You wake up trapped in a horror movie. Which villain are you confident you could survive?

• Pennywise
• Michael Myers
• Candyman
• Jason
• Freddy Krueger

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Oscar Goff @theoscargoff.bsky.social · 2d

Prior to 2010 it was practically impossible to watch HAUSU outside of an unsubtitled VHS dub!

Oscar Goff @theoscargoff.bsky.social · 2d

I remember the 1996 edition of Videohound’s cult movie guide gave it a tepid 2 bones, but the revised edition in 2002 bumped it up to a full 4.

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Oscar Goff @theoscargoff.bsky.social · 2d

It was definitely considered inessential when I went through TP in high school— I didn’t get around to it until the DVD came out (a couple years after I finished the series) and was blown away!

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Oscar Goff @theoscargoff.bsky.social · 2d

Rodents of Unusual Shit.

Rejected Virginia License Plates @rejectedplates.bsky.social · 2d

A Virginia license plate reading ROUSHIT

Oscar Goff @theoscargoff.bsky.social · 2d

Probably tough to overstate Criterion’s role here too— foreign films are much more easily accessible than they once were, and they’ve played a huge part in that.

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Oscar Goff @theoscargoff.bsky.social · 2d

In general I think there’s been a major shift in the past 20ish years where people went from learning about films in books and review sites to Letterboxd/social media and podcasts, which has reshapes the canon in pretty dramatic ways.

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Oscar Goff @theoscargoff.bsky.social · 2d

I’ve said this before, but Michael Mann feels MUCH more enshrined in the film-geek pantheon than when I was coming up in the early ‘00s.

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Oscar Goff @theoscargoff.bsky.social · 3d

For @cambridgeday.com this week I’ve got some picks from round one of @iffboston.bsky.social’s Fall Focus, which kicks off tonight at @brattletheatre.bsky.social!

There's so much Independent Film Fest Boston it's in two parts, leading off with these five titles - Cambridge Day

Each year around this time Independent Film Festival Boston sets up shop at The Brattle Theatre for its annual Fall Focus series, a multiday bonanza of early screenings of some of the season’s most an...

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Oscar Goff @theoscargoff.bsky.social · 2d

Kind of incredible that political discourse in America has organically evolved into “good frogs vs. bad frogs.”

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Matinee Mode @matineemode.bsky.social · May 16

I'm finally starting this project to watch the entire Touchstone Pictures filmography (every film associated with the Disney label whether through production or distribution) from 1984-2016 & share my thoughts on each release in this thread. Follow along as I revisit the hits, misses & obscurities.

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Oscar Goff @theoscargoff.bsky.social · 2d

I am incapable of hearing the title “HAMNET” and not picturing a pig-themed Dragnet parody.

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Oscar Goff @theoscargoff.bsky.social · 2d

I didn’t win the Nobel Peace Prize this year either, if anyone’s wondering.

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Oscar Goff @theoscargoff.bsky.social · 2d

One thing I’ll never quite understand is why music videos didn’t regain cultural prominence in the 2010s, when YouTube became a primary avenue for listening to music.

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Oscar Goff @theoscargoff.bsky.social · 3d

I really wish there was a way to make CEOs hear every normal person’s moan of disappointment when they realize the cute/funny video they’re watching is AI.

Hannah Strong @hannahstrong.co.uk · 3d

'The consumer doesn't care if what they're looking at is AI' YES THEY DO WE KEEP HEARING THAT THEY DO maybe there's a percentage that don't BUT MANY PEOPLE REALLY FUCKING DO CARE

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Oscar Goff @theoscargoff.bsky.social · 3d

Say what you will about Pitchfork, but they definitely would have found a way to put some late period Scott Walker on that 21st century songs list.

Oscar Goff @theoscargoff.bsky.social · 3d

I heard an interview with Bruce McCulloch where he said, “If anyone has ever been under the impression we were cool, it’s because of Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet.”

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