Damon Houx
@damonhoux.bsky.social
Well, there’s less nazis here for one thing
If you’ve ever been curious about @brianwcollins.bsky.social ‘s beloved SHOCKER, the 4K is now for sale at Amazon for $7.
December 7, 2025 at 9:19 AM
If you’ve ever been curious about @brianwcollins.bsky.social ‘s beloved SHOCKER, the 4K is now for sale at Amazon for $7.
One of the best parts of working evenings is during the winter months you go into work when there’s still daylight and you leave when it’s dark so you don’t notice as much the when, and so it’s harder to be depressed about it being dark by 5.
December 7, 2025 at 7:32 AM
One of the best parts of working evenings is during the winter months you go into work when there’s still daylight and you leave when it’s dark so you don’t notice as much the when, and so it’s harder to be depressed about it being dark by 5.
Don’t mean to sub-Blusky, but I saw clowning on Tarantino’s face on the VHS box for CHUNGKING EXPRESS. What an asshole for using his then-clout to get a theatrical release for a Wong Kar-Wai film. Or a Takeshi Kitano. What are we doing?
December 6, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Don’t mean to sub-Blusky, but I saw clowning on Tarantino’s face on the VHS box for CHUNGKING EXPRESS. What an asshole for using his then-clout to get a theatrical release for a Wong Kar-Wai film. Or a Takeshi Kitano. What are we doing?
Watching PEE WEE supplements. Paul Reubens has that thing all stars - but most importantly people who perform for children - have where he locks in to people. It’s so wild there’s a third PEE WEE movie that does and doesn’t exist.
December 6, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Watching PEE WEE supplements. Paul Reubens has that thing all stars - but most importantly people who perform for children - have where he locks in to people. It’s so wild there’s a third PEE WEE movie that does and doesn’t exist.
Watching PEE WEE’S BIG ADVENTURE supplements and the editor also cut BEVERLY HILLS COP. It struck me how amazing a title BEVERLY HILLS COP is. Even more so than SNAKES ON A PLANE, it creates the image of a movie in your head. Even if the movie doesn’t fit the title, the title is a movie.
December 6, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Watching PEE WEE’S BIG ADVENTURE supplements and the editor also cut BEVERLY HILLS COP. It struck me how amazing a title BEVERLY HILLS COP is. Even more so than SNAKES ON A PLANE, it creates the image of a movie in your head. Even if the movie doesn’t fit the title, the title is a movie.
One of the ways I try to remain zen about online cinema ignorance is remembering that online loves David Lynch and none of his movies for the last thirty-some years made money. WILD AT HEART did $15 million, everything after made less than $10 million.
December 6, 2025 at 5:09 AM
One of the ways I try to remain zen about online cinema ignorance is remembering that online loves David Lynch and none of his movies for the last thirty-some years made money. WILD AT HEART did $15 million, everything after made less than $10 million.
There is no such thing as a merger that engineers growth of late, generally the opposite, so it’s hard to be stoked about Warner Netflix. There are two possible goods that could out of this: Zaslav goes away, Netflix feels more comfortable releasing physical media. Most everything else is bad.
December 6, 2025 at 4:41 AM
There is no such thing as a merger that engineers growth of late, generally the opposite, so it’s hard to be stoked about Warner Netflix. There are two possible goods that could out of this: Zaslav goes away, Netflix feels more comfortable releasing physical media. Most everything else is bad.
This sort of shot used to be less of a big deal, but, it’s pretty impressive:
December 6, 2025 at 1:07 AM
This sort of shot used to be less of a big deal, but, it’s pretty impressive:
One of the fascinating thing about PEE WEE’S BIG ADVENTURE now is that - though it announced Tim Burton - it’s way more Paul Reuben’s movie. Burton’s at, like, 20% (BOTTLE ROCKET is similar) where he’s partly muted because he has a limited budget but also because he has to prove things cut together.
December 6, 2025 at 12:45 AM
One of the fascinating thing about PEE WEE’S BIG ADVENTURE now is that - though it announced Tim Burton - it’s way more Paul Reuben’s movie. Burton’s at, like, 20% (BOTTLE ROCKET is similar) where he’s partly muted because he has a limited budget but also because he has to prove things cut together.
NW: the only Phil Hartman film in the Criterion Collection.
December 6, 2025 at 12:18 AM
NW: the only Phil Hartman film in the Criterion Collection.
Per Oscars, HAMNET may lose because giving more wins to Chloe Zhao in this short a period feels like an anointing. Buckley likely the best actress, but pic/director could swing PTA or Coogler, who seem poised for screenwriting wins. Moura, Del Toro, and Madigan my other favorites at the moment.
December 5, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Per Oscars, HAMNET may lose because giving more wins to Chloe Zhao in this short a period feels like an anointing. Buckley likely the best actress, but pic/director could swing PTA or Coogler, who seem poised for screenwriting wins. Moura, Del Toro, and Madigan my other favorites at the moment.
I have yet to meet a person who doesn’t have at least one actor they just don’t like.
December 5, 2025 at 8:31 PM
I have yet to meet a person who doesn’t have at least one actor they just don’t like.
Unexpectedly get to play catch up with recent purchases, so NW: ENTER THE NINJA, which is either great stage direction, or… HUH HUH… HUH HUH… HUH HUH.
December 5, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Unexpectedly get to play catch up with recent purchases, so NW: ENTER THE NINJA, which is either great stage direction, or… HUH HUH… HUH HUH… HUH HUH.
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Time is a flat circle...
December 5, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Time is a flat circle...
CAUGHT STEALING: I love Aronofsky’s pretentious wide swing films (MOTHER!, THE FOUNTAIN). He said he was trying to have fun with this one. He doesn’t know fun, man could ruin a knock knock joke. Third act picks up, but tone and motivation sucks.
December 5, 2025 at 9:57 AM
CAUGHT STEALING: I love Aronofsky’s pretentious wide swing films (MOTHER!, THE FOUNTAIN). He said he was trying to have fun with this one. He doesn’t know fun, man could ruin a knock knock joke. Third act picks up, but tone and motivation sucks.
One of the things about awards seasons is that there’s always performers who are obviously the reliable fifth nominee. Like, nothing against Felicity Jones in THE BRUTALIST, or Michelle Williams in THE FABLEMANS, or Bill Nighy in LIVING, etc.
December 4, 2025 at 10:30 PM
One of the things about awards seasons is that there’s always performers who are obviously the reliable fifth nominee. Like, nothing against Felicity Jones in THE BRUTALIST, or Michelle Williams in THE FABLEMANS, or Bill Nighy in LIVING, etc.
Thinking on READY OR NOT, and often the difference between an action or western movie and a horror movie is if the lead’s a man or a woman.
December 4, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Thinking on READY OR NOT, and often the difference between an action or western movie and a horror movie is if the lead’s a man or a woman.
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i think the inability to tell the difference between "i don't like it" and "i don't like it so i have to figure out a way to imply this thing i don't like is morally evil" is the most fundie thing i see people who are aren't technically fundie regularly do these days
December 4, 2025 at 3:12 PM
i think the inability to tell the difference between "i don't like it" and "i don't like it so i have to figure out a way to imply this thing i don't like is morally evil" is the most fundie thing i see people who are aren't technically fundie regularly do these days
I like READY OR NOT. It functioned as a horror comedy because - even if the hand was tipped - the protagonist could’ve died. I hope the sequel leans into being more of a comedic action movie because you can’t flippantly kill the og lead - audiences will hate that - so it’s not load bearing.
December 4, 2025 at 11:36 AM
I like READY OR NOT. It functioned as a horror comedy because - even if the hand was tipped - the protagonist could’ve died. I hope the sequel leans into being more of a comedic action movie because you can’t flippantly kill the og lead - audiences will hate that - so it’s not load bearing.
I’m agnostic/ambivalent about the rise of people watching things with subs on. I would be more into it if it boosted people’s vocabulary. Unfortunately the only new word it’s taught people is squelching.
December 4, 2025 at 11:16 AM
I’m agnostic/ambivalent about the rise of people watching things with subs on. I would be more into it if it boosted people’s vocabulary. Unfortunately the only new word it’s taught people is squelching.
THE TOXIC AVENGER (25): It’s hard to get movies made these days and I was willing to do some of the heavy lifting, and it’s very Troma in that way where it needs even more than that. I liked the violence, I guess, the mop deaths were fun. I don’t dislike it.
December 4, 2025 at 10:57 AM
THE TOXIC AVENGER (25): It’s hard to get movies made these days and I was willing to do some of the heavy lifting, and it’s very Troma in that way where it needs even more than that. I liked the violence, I guess, the mop deaths were fun. I don’t dislike it.
I hate Spotify lists. And they often come from people who also say “Fuck AI” and they’re the exact same problem. All modern bullshit convenience is the same thing. And yes, that also includes social media, it’s just that some of it has more practical uses. But we’re helping destroy the middle class.
December 3, 2025 at 10:28 PM
I hate Spotify lists. And they often come from people who also say “Fuck AI” and they’re the exact same problem. All modern bullshit convenience is the same thing. And yes, that also includes social media, it’s just that some of it has more practical uses. But we’re helping destroy the middle class.
People defending Paul Dano: Have you seen THERE WILL BE BLOOD? Cause, Tarantino? He has a point.
December 3, 2025 at 9:17 PM
People defending Paul Dano: Have you seen THERE WILL BE BLOOD? Cause, Tarantino? He has a point.
The reason why LA traffic going insane with running yellows at top speed obsesses me is because there was just an accident where two cars crashed because of it and it sent one into The Oaks, which is where I was standing about five minutes before.
December 3, 2025 at 9:00 PM
The reason why LA traffic going insane with running yellows at top speed obsesses me is because there was just an accident where two cars crashed because of it and it sent one into The Oaks, which is where I was standing about five minutes before.
One of the things about Tarantino is he’s always been a provocateur. For a lot of people that is more engaging in their twenties and high school years than middle age because by then they have conformed and he hasn’t.
December 3, 2025 at 12:38 AM
One of the things about Tarantino is he’s always been a provocateur. For a lot of people that is more engaging in their twenties and high school years than middle age because by then they have conformed and he hasn’t.