Kevin Murphy
@murphofilmo.bsky.social
Professional Nerd. Media reviews, criticism, analysis, and goofing off.
Staff Writer at moviejawn.com
https://linktr.ee/murphofilmo
Staff Writer at moviejawn.com
https://linktr.ee/murphofilmo
The weather is crappy and so is my mood. This might fix at least one of those...
Battle Royale (2000)
Dir: Kinji Fukasaku
Battle Royale (2000)
Dir: Kinji Fukasaku
November 30, 2025 at 9:22 PM
The weather is crappy and so is my mood. This might fix at least one of those...
Battle Royale (2000)
Dir: Kinji Fukasaku
Battle Royale (2000)
Dir: Kinji Fukasaku
I don't like romcom, I'm not super keen on Christmas stuff, there's so many issues with characters and actions and improbabilities...
And yet I am an absolute sucker for LOVE ACTUALLY. Makes me laugh, makes me feel all those sappy feelings (but doesn't make me cry),
(1/2)
And yet I am an absolute sucker for LOVE ACTUALLY. Makes me laugh, makes me feel all those sappy feelings (but doesn't make me cry),
(1/2)
November 30, 2025 at 11:33 AM
I don't like romcom, I'm not super keen on Christmas stuff, there's so many issues with characters and actions and improbabilities...
And yet I am an absolute sucker for LOVE ACTUALLY. Makes me laugh, makes me feel all those sappy feelings (but doesn't make me cry),
(1/2)
And yet I am an absolute sucker for LOVE ACTUALLY. Makes me laugh, makes me feel all those sappy feelings (but doesn't make me cry),
(1/2)
Happy #LetterboxdFriday! What's YOUR #LastFourWatched?
Saw a mostly-good adaptation that's less fun than the cheesy first adaptation; a long-overdue watch of DBZ at its best; one hell of a stark work from Denis; and a banger of a car chase thriller.
#Letterboxd
Saw a mostly-good adaptation that's less fun than the cheesy first adaptation; a long-overdue watch of DBZ at its best; one hell of a stark work from Denis; and a banger of a car chase thriller.
#Letterboxd
November 28, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Happy #LetterboxdFriday! What's YOUR #LastFourWatched?
Saw a mostly-good adaptation that's less fun than the cheesy first adaptation; a long-overdue watch of DBZ at its best; one hell of a stark work from Denis; and a banger of a car chase thriller.
#Letterboxd
Saw a mostly-good adaptation that's less fun than the cheesy first adaptation; a long-overdue watch of DBZ at its best; one hell of a stark work from Denis; and a banger of a car chase thriller.
#Letterboxd
Time for a (neo-)Noirvember movie...
The Driver (1978)
Dir: Walter Hill
Based on a recommendation down at the video store.
The Driver (1978)
Dir: Walter Hill
Based on a recommendation down at the video store.
November 27, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Time for a (neo-)Noirvember movie...
The Driver (1978)
Dir: Walter Hill
Based on a recommendation down at the video store.
The Driver (1978)
Dir: Walter Hill
Based on a recommendation down at the video store.
Now playing...
Beau Travail (1999)
Dir: Claire Denis
Beau Travail (1999)
Dir: Claire Denis
November 24, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Now playing...
Beau Travail (1999)
Dir: Claire Denis
Beau Travail (1999)
Dir: Claire Denis
And to try and take the angry edge off...
Dragon Ball Z: Battle of God's
Dir: Masahiro Hosoda
(I'm mostly glad this is on Hulu and I can watch it easily!)
Dragon Ball Z: Battle of God's
Dir: Masahiro Hosoda
(I'm mostly glad this is on Hulu and I can watch it easily!)
November 22, 2025 at 9:56 PM
And to try and take the angry edge off...
Dragon Ball Z: Battle of God's
Dir: Masahiro Hosoda
(I'm mostly glad this is on Hulu and I can watch it easily!)
Dragon Ball Z: Battle of God's
Dir: Masahiro Hosoda
(I'm mostly glad this is on Hulu and I can watch it easily!)
Now showing...
The Running Man (2025)
Dir: Edgar Wright
The Running Man (2025)
Dir: Edgar Wright
November 22, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Now showing...
The Running Man (2025)
Dir: Edgar Wright
The Running Man (2025)
Dir: Edgar Wright
Almost forgot to do my #LastFourWatched for this #LetterboxdFriday (prior to tonight's watch, shhhhh)
Watched an okay Lang work, an arthouse embodiment of 3 a.m. on the overnight, one of the most fatal femme fatales (wish the overall was better, though), and a lifelong favorite.
#filmsky
Watched an okay Lang work, an arthouse embodiment of 3 a.m. on the overnight, one of the most fatal femme fatales (wish the overall was better, though), and a lifelong favorite.
#filmsky
November 22, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Almost forgot to do my #LastFourWatched for this #LetterboxdFriday (prior to tonight's watch, shhhhh)
Watched an okay Lang work, an arthouse embodiment of 3 a.m. on the overnight, one of the most fatal femme fatales (wish the overall was better, though), and a lifelong favorite.
#filmsky
Watched an okay Lang work, an arthouse embodiment of 3 a.m. on the overnight, one of the most fatal femme fatales (wish the overall was better, though), and a lifelong favorite.
#filmsky
My therapist was raving about this one during our last session (we spend ten minutes on movie talk, he's as big of a nerd as I am). Therefore, tonight's movie is...
...and Justice for All (1979)
Dir: Norman Jewison
...and Justice for All (1979)
Dir: Norman Jewison
November 21, 2025 at 11:54 PM
My therapist was raving about this one during our last session (we spend ten minutes on movie talk, he's as big of a nerd as I am). Therefore, tonight's movie is...
...and Justice for All (1979)
Dir: Norman Jewison
...and Justice for All (1979)
Dir: Norman Jewison
Now watching...
RoboCop (1987)
Dir: Paul Verhoeven
I love this movie.
RoboCop (1987)
Dir: Paul Verhoeven
I love this movie.
November 20, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Now watching...
RoboCop (1987)
Dir: Paul Verhoeven
I love this movie.
RoboCop (1987)
Dir: Paul Verhoeven
I love this movie.
Noirvember continues with..
Decoy (1946)
Dir: Jack Bernhard
Decoy (1946)
Dir: Jack Bernhard
November 18, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Noirvember continues with..
Decoy (1946)
Dir: Jack Bernhard
Decoy (1946)
Dir: Jack Bernhard
Someone else watched it and it sounded interesting. I'm feeling very susceptible to movie suggestions lately...
Nightshift (1981)
Dir: Robina Rose
Nightshift (1981)
Dir: Robina Rose
November 17, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Someone else watched it and it sounded interesting. I'm feeling very susceptible to movie suggestions lately...
Nightshift (1981)
Dir: Robina Rose
Nightshift (1981)
Dir: Robina Rose
Noirvember continues...
The Blue Gardenia (1953)
Dir: Fritz Lang
The Blue Gardenia (1953)
Dir: Fritz Lang
November 15, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Noirvember continues...
The Blue Gardenia (1953)
Dir: Fritz Lang
The Blue Gardenia (1953)
Dir: Fritz Lang
@theonetruejames.bsky.social told me about this one, so here I am...
The Paper (1994)
Dir: Ron Howard
I think that this is the only time Keaton and Howard did a movie together aside from 1983's Night Shift and damn if the energy isn't great right from the start.
The Paper (1994)
Dir: Ron Howard
I think that this is the only time Keaton and Howard did a movie together aside from 1983's Night Shift and damn if the energy isn't great right from the start.
November 13, 2025 at 10:09 PM
@theonetruejames.bsky.social told me about this one, so here I am...
The Paper (1994)
Dir: Ron Howard
I think that this is the only time Keaton and Howard did a movie together aside from 1983's Night Shift and damn if the energy isn't great right from the start.
The Paper (1994)
Dir: Ron Howard
I think that this is the only time Keaton and Howard did a movie together aside from 1983's Night Shift and damn if the energy isn't great right from the start.
I've been rereading The Running Man; came across this bit tonight and it's got me thinking about something I saw recently discussing how white-collar financial crimes are inherently violent because of their impact on the lower classes.
Knowing how the story plays out really highlights this passage.
Knowing how the story plays out really highlights this passage.
November 12, 2025 at 3:20 AM
I've been rereading The Running Man; came across this bit tonight and it's got me thinking about something I saw recently discussing how white-collar financial crimes are inherently violent because of their impact on the lower classes.
Knowing how the story plays out really highlights this passage.
Knowing how the story plays out really highlights this passage.
Noirvember, Argentinian style, for an upcoming piece...
Los Tallos Amargos (1956)
Dir: Fernando Ayala
Los Tallos Amargos (1956)
Dir: Fernando Ayala
November 11, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Noirvember, Argentinian style, for an upcoming piece...
Los Tallos Amargos (1956)
Dir: Fernando Ayala
Los Tallos Amargos (1956)
Dir: Fernando Ayala
If you're at a loss for one, may I recommend:
November 11, 2025 at 9:23 PM
If you're at a loss for one, may I recommend:
Now watching...
Brief Encounter (1945)
Dir: David Lean
Just because one of my colleagues raved about the closing minutes of it and I got curious.
Brief Encounter (1945)
Dir: David Lean
Just because one of my colleagues raved about the closing minutes of it and I got curious.
November 10, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Now watching...
Brief Encounter (1945)
Dir: David Lean
Just because one of my colleagues raved about the closing minutes of it and I got curious.
Brief Encounter (1945)
Dir: David Lean
Just because one of my colleagues raved about the closing minutes of it and I got curious.
This tracks as the kind of garbage take you'd get from someone who also posts this misogynistic horseshit.
November 8, 2025 at 5:49 PM
This tracks as the kind of garbage take you'd get from someone who also posts this misogynistic horseshit.
"Sulfur Cave" is out, this shit is Shelob's Lair now.
November 8, 2025 at 12:34 PM
"Sulfur Cave" is out, this shit is Shelob's Lair now.
#LetterboxdFriday
#LastFourWatched
Four very different kinds of thrillers here, all of them good, three of them great (only because slashers don't do it for me, sorry Halloween). Apollo 13 remains great competence porn, and Pelham is SO awesome.
#filmsky #moviesky
letterboxd.com/Murphymanifesto/
#LastFourWatched
Four very different kinds of thrillers here, all of them good, three of them great (only because slashers don't do it for me, sorry Halloween). Apollo 13 remains great competence porn, and Pelham is SO awesome.
#filmsky #moviesky
letterboxd.com/Murphymanifesto/
November 7, 2025 at 11:33 PM
#LetterboxdFriday
#LastFourWatched
Four very different kinds of thrillers here, all of them good, three of them great (only because slashers don't do it for me, sorry Halloween). Apollo 13 remains great competence porn, and Pelham is SO awesome.
#filmsky #moviesky
letterboxd.com/Murphymanifesto/
#LastFourWatched
Four very different kinds of thrillers here, all of them good, three of them great (only because slashers don't do it for me, sorry Halloween). Apollo 13 remains great competence porn, and Pelham is SO awesome.
#filmsky #moviesky
letterboxd.com/Murphymanifesto/
It's about a full week late, but finally starting my Noirvember watching...
Kansas City Confidential (1953)
Dir: Phil Karlson
Lee Van Cleef? Yes please. Jack Elam? Man, this is gonna be good.
Kansas City Confidential (1953)
Dir: Phil Karlson
Lee Van Cleef? Yes please. Jack Elam? Man, this is gonna be good.
November 7, 2025 at 7:12 PM
It's about a full week late, but finally starting my Noirvember watching...
Kansas City Confidential (1953)
Dir: Phil Karlson
Lee Van Cleef? Yes please. Jack Elam? Man, this is gonna be good.
Kansas City Confidential (1953)
Dir: Phil Karlson
Lee Van Cleef? Yes please. Jack Elam? Man, this is gonna be good.
Now watching...
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)
Dir: Joseph Sargent
The opening of this movie is my gold standard for efficiently setting up a story. It wastes no time getting the guys on that train.
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)
Dir: Joseph Sargent
The opening of this movie is my gold standard for efficiently setting up a story. It wastes no time getting the guys on that train.
November 5, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Now watching...
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)
Dir: Joseph Sargent
The opening of this movie is my gold standard for efficiently setting up a story. It wastes no time getting the guys on that train.
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)
Dir: Joseph Sargent
The opening of this movie is my gold standard for efficiently setting up a story. It wastes no time getting the guys on that train.
