Seldom Seen Smith
@ghayduke.bsky.social
Portlander, lazy writer. Horror lit fan, obsessive reader and movie watcher.
I could have watched an entire movie of just Richard Farnsworth and Frances Sternhagen’s characters in Misery.
December 16, 2025 at 1:27 AM
I could have watched an entire movie of just Richard Farnsworth and Frances Sternhagen’s characters in Misery.
I overheard a couple of bus drivers once commiserating about how it’s like someone pulls a switch after 10 PM.
December 14, 2025 at 5:35 AM
I overheard a couple of bus drivers once commiserating about how it’s like someone pulls a switch after 10 PM.
Saw it this afternoon, I absolutely concur.
December 13, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Saw it this afternoon, I absolutely concur.
I’m so very sorry, and so glad you all got to see her.
December 13, 2025 at 1:13 AM
I’m so very sorry, and so glad you all got to see her.
Not a specific movie, but I always enjoy the attire of my fellow indie filmgoers. I didn’t know you could get a Andrei Tarkovsky baseball cap or a t-shirt of Michael Hanneke’s The Piano Teacher, but now I do!
December 12, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Not a specific movie, but I always enjoy the attire of my fellow indie filmgoers. I didn’t know you could get a Andrei Tarkovsky baseball cap or a t-shirt of Michael Hanneke’s The Piano Teacher, but now I do!
Eastern Promises, these two older ladies cackled throughout the entire steam bath fight scene at all the floppy bits on screen.
December 12, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Eastern Promises, these two older ladies cackled throughout the entire steam bath fight scene at all the floppy bits on screen.
Possibly my number one 80s crush.
December 12, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Possibly my number one 80s crush.
Yes! We should have a relatively dry weekend and I’m looking forward to checking out an Oregon State Park I’ve never visited before.
December 12, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Yes! We should have a relatively dry weekend and I’m looking forward to checking out an Oregon State Park I’ve never visited before.
Great, now I’m picturing Jayber Crow as some kind of Sweeney Todd figure.
December 12, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Great, now I’m picturing Jayber Crow as some kind of Sweeney Todd figure.
I really enjoyed that one. The sequel was fun too.
December 11, 2025 at 9:32 PM
I really enjoyed that one. The sequel was fun too.
It just sounds lazy. Change it to meatbusiness.
December 11, 2025 at 7:29 PM
It just sounds lazy. Change it to meatbusiness.
A lot of libraries have a cart available for reshelving, try to see if your library has one.
December 11, 2025 at 7:25 PM
A lot of libraries have a cart available for reshelving, try to see if your library has one.
I really loved The Antidote by Karen Russell.
December 11, 2025 at 5:54 AM
I really loved The Antidote by Karen Russell.
So big they made two movies about them!
December 10, 2025 at 6:57 PM
So big they made two movies about them!
For mine it’s not enough petting and/or not enough chips.
December 10, 2025 at 6:47 PM
For mine it’s not enough petting and/or not enough chips.
Rewatched it this past summer after 30+ years, this time in the theater. Completely different experience with a large audience, I think it brings a lot of Pasolini’s themes to life.
December 10, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Rewatched it this past summer after 30+ years, this time in the theater. Completely different experience with a large audience, I think it brings a lot of Pasolini’s themes to life.
Irreversible. Too much to go through again.
Also, Green Room, same reason.
Also, Green Room, same reason.
December 10, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Irreversible. Too much to go through again.
Also, Green Room, same reason.
Also, Green Room, same reason.
On movie nights, more often than not I end up there.
December 9, 2025 at 10:52 PM
On movie nights, more often than not I end up there.
R.E.M. VISA, for your finest hour.
December 9, 2025 at 3:23 AM
R.E.M. VISA, for your finest hour.