Rick Burin
@rickburin.bsky.social
I write stuff (i Paper, Empire, Sight & Sound, Guardian, Line of Best Fit, Indicator Blu-ray). I like old movies, old books, old buildings and new music. Rep’d by The North Lit Agency.
If that’s not strong enough, he presses some buttons for a couple of minutes and then it comes back and says you’re an idiot and have herpes
November 27, 2025 at 9:06 AM
If that’s not strong enough, he presses some buttons for a couple of minutes and then it comes back and says you’re an idiot and have herpes
My friends and I find it hard to come up with jokes, especially at short notice, but Gary’s phone can call you ugly
November 27, 2025 at 9:04 AM
My friends and I find it hard to come up with jokes, especially at short notice, but Gary’s phone can call you ugly
This is great stuff
November 27, 2025 at 9:03 AM
This is great stuff
What did you think?
November 27, 2025 at 8:43 AM
What did you think?
I’ve got it at number eight. boxd.it/5P2o I love it but I also think it’s one of those where you have to forgive Ford a lot of his foibles (the Victor McLaglen stuff is interminable, yet that’s part of the deal). boxd.it/3MRnex
John Ford ranked
My favourite director ever – and I can make a case for him being the greatest. Here's all the stuff I've seen, in order of preference. My introduction to his work can be read here: advicetothelovelorn...
boxd.it
November 27, 2025 at 8:43 AM
I’ve got it at number eight. boxd.it/5P2o I love it but I also think it’s one of those where you have to forgive Ford a lot of his foibles (the Victor McLaglen stuff is interminable, yet that’s part of the deal). boxd.it/3MRnex
Wagon Master should be up your street! On iPlayer, though the print on there is grotty
November 27, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Wagon Master should be up your street! On iPlayer, though the print on there is grotty
Is it She Wore a Yellow Ribbon? Rio Grande?
November 27, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Is it She Wore a Yellow Ribbon? Rio Grande?
This is awful and made me laugh out loud
November 26, 2025 at 10:17 PM
This is awful and made me laugh out loud
A weird subtext of violence to everything they say
November 26, 2025 at 10:14 PM
A weird subtext of violence to everything they say
<listens sadly to Watching the Wheels>
November 26, 2025 at 10:14 PM
<listens sadly to Watching the Wheels>
I quite liked the Felzenger book on him, and *loved* Heather Hendershot’s one on Firing Line (‘Open to Debate’).
November 26, 2025 at 10:12 PM
I quite liked the Felzenger book on him, and *loved* Heather Hendershot’s one on Firing Line (‘Open to Debate’).
Man if there’s two things i fucking hate
November 26, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Man if there’s two things i fucking hate
<audio of them saying something that is quick and glib but doesn’t quite constitute a joke or witticism>
November 26, 2025 at 10:07 PM
<audio of them saying something that is quick and glib but doesn’t quite constitute a joke or witticism>