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Jefferson

@jetpacks.bsky.social

This is a terrific interview with one of my favorite filmmakers, Sam Raimi. Well done, @letterboxd.social and Brian Formo.

Coworkers in Paradise: Sam Raimi on the fake blood and real effects of Send Help • Journal • A Letterboxd Magazine

As Send Help crashes into theaters, splatter-horror-comedy auteur Sam Raimi talks to Brian Formo about the misunderstood art of fluids, his long-time filmmaking friendship with the Coen Brothers and w...

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January 31, 2026 at 5:22 PM

Jefferson

@jetpacks.bsky.social

Vulture Cinematrix No. 676: Jan 31, 2026

I got 7/9 Correct
Score: 1917

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Cinematrix No. 676: January 31, 2026

Can you name a Javier Bardem movie with a punctuation mark in the title?

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January 31, 2026 at 4:04 PM

Jefferson

@jetpacks.bsky.social

Vulture Cinematrix No. 675: Jan 30, 2026

I got 8/9 Correct
Score: 2297

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Cinematrix No. 675: January 30, 2026

Can you name a Rachel McAdams movie that made $100 million?

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January 30, 2026 at 12:18 PM

Jefferson

@jetpacks.bsky.social

Vulture Cinematrix No. 674: Jan 29, 2026

I got 6/9 Correct
Score: 1691

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Cinematrix No. 674: January 29, 2026

Can you name a Taraji P. Henson movie released between 2005 and 2020?

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January 29, 2026 at 4:37 PM

Jefferson

@jetpacks.bsky.social

Made a couple lucky guesses on this one.

Vulture Cinematrix No. 673: Jan 28, 2026

I got 9/9 Correct
Score: 2575

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Cinematrix No. 673: January 28, 2026

Can you name a Matthew Lillard movie with a two to four-word title?

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January 29, 2026 at 3:21 AM

Jefferson

@jetpacks.bsky.social

Riding school buses down backroads was a great part of growing up.

January 28, 2026 at 11:00 PM

Jefferson

@jetpacks.bsky.social

Is it just me, or does today’s Spelling Bee have a lot of naughty words today? Could just be me.

January 28, 2026 at 10:55 PM

Jefferson

@jetpacks.bsky.social

Top 3%!!!

Vulture Cinematrix No. 672: Jan 27, 2026

I got 9/9 Correct
Score: 2686

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Cinematrix No. 672: January 27, 2026

Can you name an Uma Thurman movie with a one or two-word title?

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January 27, 2026 at 5:25 PM

Jefferson

@jetpacks.bsky.social

Every now and then, my last four watched gets some kind of weird synergy. These two posters go together, no?

January 27, 2026 at 6:13 AM

Jefferson

@jetpacks.bsky.social

Film the police.

January 26, 2026 at 7:46 PM

Jefferson

@jetpacks.bsky.social

Vulture Cinematrix No. 671: Jan 26, 2026

I got 9/9 Correct
Score: 2589

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Cinematrix No. 671: January 26, 2026

Can you name a Tommy Lee Jones movie that contains “the”?

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January 26, 2026 at 7:45 PM

Jefferson

@jetpacks.bsky.social

Vulture Cinematrix No. 670: Jan 25, 2026

I got 9/9 Correct
Score: 2532

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Cinematrix No. 670: January 25, 2026

Can you name a John Turturro movie with 3+ words in the title?

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January 25, 2026 at 4:28 PM

Jefferson

@jetpacks.bsky.social

I know it doesn’t usually get me many points, but I will include The Shining in my movie grid any chance I get.

Vulture Cinematrix No. 667: Jan 22, 2026

I got 9/9 Correct
Score: 2551

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Cinematrix No. 667: January 22, 2026

Can you name an Oscar-nominated Warren Beatty or Ned Beatty movie?

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January 23, 2026 at 2:07 AM

Jefferson

@jetpacks.bsky.social

Vulture Cinematrix No. 666: Jan 21, 2026

I got 9/9 Correct
Score: 2584

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Cinematrix No. 666: January 21, 2026

Can you name a Jennifer Coolidge or Parker Posey comedy?

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January 21, 2026 at 8:07 PM

Jefferson

@jetpacks.bsky.social

The Fabulous Baron Munchausen (1962)

January 20, 2026 at 3:38 AM

Jefferson

@jetpacks.bsky.social

Vulture Cinematrix No. 664: Jan 19, 2026

I got 9/9 Correct
Score: 2562

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Cinematrix No. 664: January 19, 2026

Can you name a Ben Affleck movie with double letters in the title?

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January 20, 2026 at 3:34 AM

Jefferson

@jetpacks.bsky.social

I had some thoughts on Jeremiah Johnson, Robert Redford, westerns, the Great Gatsby, and stupid fucking Hollywood legends.

A review of Jeremiah Johnson (1972)

As a general rule, I tend to enjoy revisionist westerns, and the more subjective the better. I like westerns as a whole, and as a genre it makes perfect sense that westerns are by far the most common ...

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January 17, 2026 at 4:35 PM

Jefferson

@jetpacks.bsky.social

This will mark my second time seeing @bradmeltzer.com speak. His new book is pretty dope. He also wrote one of my favorite JLA stories. I would recommend pretty much anything he writes.

January 16, 2026 at 11:59 PM