Robert Joseph
@robertgjoseph.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer in the Department of Communication at the University of Dayton. Focus on cinematic geography, American independent cinema, mediations of hell and the apocalypse, and other things. On Letterboxd at https://boxd.it/iB7b.
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Rust belt grindhouse: Deadbeat at Dawn and the gentrification of East Dayton’s warehouse district
The deindustrialization of the Dayton, Ohio warehouse district, now known as Webster Station, preceded the area’s gradual conversion into a space of consumption marketed to the so-called ‘creative ...
www.tandfonline.com
For my second Bluesky post, more shameless self-promotion: an article about the gentrification of my home city of Dayton and how it’s mediated by the 1988 exploitation classic Deadbeat at Dawn www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...
November 21, 2025 at 6:33 PM
I like Network, but when Pauline was right…
[NETWORK] Chayefsky, in interviews, actually claims that he has created one of the few movie roles in which a woman is treated as an equal; this can be interpreted to mean that he thinks women who want equality are ditsey little witches. (1976)
November 20, 2025 at 11:46 PM
I like Network, but when Pauline was right…
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Funny how the Coens cleaved their sensibility into identifiable halves, whereas the Safdies split and then each made a biopic about a victory-obsessed American star of an unconventional sport who goes to compete in Japan.
November 20, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Funny how the Coens cleaved their sensibility into identifiable halves, whereas the Safdies split and then each made a biopic about a victory-obsessed American star of an unconventional sport who goes to compete in Japan.
There are 4 types of guys online. no exceptions
November 19, 2025 at 3:20 AM
There are 4 types of guys online. no exceptions
Stevenson was a photojournalist who saw Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me playing on mute at a bar and then decided that she needed to become a filmmaker.
The First Omen rocks, and is clearly the work of a thoughtful Lynch head. I can’t wait to see what she does next.
The First Omen rocks, and is clearly the work of a thoughtful Lynch head. I can’t wait to see what she does next.
The director of The First Omen, Arkasha Stevenson will next be directing an untitled horror movie for A24.
"The film reportedly centers on a bachelor party that spirals into terror."
Josh Hutcherson, Frank Dillane, Caleb Landry Jones & Whitmer Thomas star.
"The film reportedly centers on a bachelor party that spirals into terror."
Josh Hutcherson, Frank Dillane, Caleb Landry Jones & Whitmer Thomas star.
Josh Hutcherson, Frank Dillane, More Circling A24 Horror Film from ‘The First Omen’ Filmmakers
As fans of The First Omen — a prequel far better than it had any right to be — here at Bloody Disgusting, we’ve been anticipating whatever comes next from director Arkasha Stevenson. Deadline reports ...
bloody-disgusting.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Stevenson was a photojournalist who saw Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me playing on mute at a bar and then decided that she needed to become a filmmaker.
The First Omen rocks, and is clearly the work of a thoughtful Lynch head. I can’t wait to see what she does next.
The First Omen rocks, and is clearly the work of a thoughtful Lynch head. I can’t wait to see what she does next.
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you're andrew garfield, you're 42 years old, you were spiderman 13 years ago, you've been nominated for the academy award for best actor twice, and vanity fair in 2025 is saying you're part of a "new class of leading men"
November 18, 2025 at 7:20 PM
you're andrew garfield, you're 42 years old, you were spiderman 13 years ago, you've been nominated for the academy award for best actor twice, and vanity fair in 2025 is saying you're part of a "new class of leading men"
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Wishing a joyous 83rd birthday to the legendary Martin Scorsese!
November 17, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Wishing a joyous 83rd birthday to the legendary Martin Scorsese!
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Clearly the players who play the sports we love to watch hate gambling; think it's ruining the game. The only people who want it are networks and the league. I think it's important to remember that. Whenever you fire up the gambling app, you're fucking with the people you love to watch every week
Jesus Christ.
November 15, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Clearly the players who play the sports we love to watch hate gambling; think it's ruining the game. The only people who want it are networks and the league. I think it's important to remember that. Whenever you fire up the gambling app, you're fucking with the people you love to watch every week
November 15, 2025 at 12:04 AM
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I don't trust anyone who doesn't admit having at some time in his life enjoyed trashy American movies; I don't trust any of the tastes of people who were born with such good taste that they didn't need to find their way through trash. (1969)
November 14, 2025 at 5:34 PM
I don't trust anyone who doesn't admit having at some time in his life enjoyed trashy American movies; I don't trust any of the tastes of people who were born with such good taste that they didn't need to find their way through trash. (1969)
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Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
November 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
Mamdani is going to implement Sussudio law. Just say the word!
Mamdani is going to implement Sherilyn Fenn law. New Yorkers will be required to tie a knot in a cherry stem with their tongue.
Mamdani is going to implement Shari Lewis law.
Everyone will be required to stick their fist up a lamb's a
Excuse me, there's someone at the door.
Everyone will be required to stick their fist up a lamb's a
Excuse me, there's someone at the door.
November 9, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Mamdani is going to implement Sussudio law. Just say the word!
Dystopias! #LetterboxdFriday #LastFourWatched
November 7, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Dystopias! #LetterboxdFriday #LastFourWatched
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Not every idea is worth airing. Not every point of view is worth hearing. Not everything that "a lot of people believe" should be credentialed by homepage space. Would the NYT editorial board run "Did Homosexuals Ruin Culture?" or "Did Black People Get Too Big for Their Britches?" I guess we'll see.
November 6, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Not every idea is worth airing. Not every point of view is worth hearing. Not everything that "a lot of people believe" should be credentialed by homepage space. Would the NYT editorial board run "Did Homosexuals Ruin Culture?" or "Did Black People Get Too Big for Their Britches?" I guess we'll see.
For a second I got my wires crossed and thought this was Vin’s reaction to Dick Cheney dying
November 4, 2025 at 12:02 PM
For a second I got my wires crossed and thought this was Vin’s reaction to Dick Cheney dying
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Did not expect one of the best paragraphs I’d read about baseball would come from an Irish newspaper
www.irishexaminer.com/sport-column...
www.irishexaminer.com/sport-column...
November 2, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Did not expect one of the best paragraphs I’d read about baseball would come from an Irish newspaper
www.irishexaminer.com/sport-column...
www.irishexaminer.com/sport-column...
Favorite first-time viewings of films in October (a couple days late):
One Battle After Another (Paul Thomas Anderson, 2025)
Flow (Gints Zilbalodis, 2024)
Lifeforce (Tobe Hooper, 1985)
From Beyond (Stuart Gordon, 1986)
One Battle After Another (Paul Thomas Anderson, 2025)
Flow (Gints Zilbalodis, 2024)
Lifeforce (Tobe Hooper, 1985)
From Beyond (Stuart Gordon, 1986)
November 2, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Favorite first-time viewings of films in October (a couple days late):
One Battle After Another (Paul Thomas Anderson, 2025)
Flow (Gints Zilbalodis, 2024)
Lifeforce (Tobe Hooper, 1985)
From Beyond (Stuart Gordon, 1986)
One Battle After Another (Paul Thomas Anderson, 2025)
Flow (Gints Zilbalodis, 2024)
Lifeforce (Tobe Hooper, 1985)
From Beyond (Stuart Gordon, 1986)
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“Now let me get this straight. … We hired you to
babysit the kids, and instead you cooked and ate them
both?”
babysit the kids, and instead you cooked and ate them
both?”
October 31, 2025 at 12:10 PM
“Now let me get this straight. … We hired you to
babysit the kids, and instead you cooked and ate them
both?”
babysit the kids, and instead you cooked and ate them
both?”
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“You’ve always been Bill DeBlasio.”
October 30, 2025 at 1:15 PM
“You’ve always been Bill DeBlasio.”
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This must be what it’s like to meet Odin when you enter Valhalla. www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/...
October 28, 2025 at 12:04 PM
This must be what it’s like to meet Odin when you enter Valhalla. www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/...
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I think any story about Trump's autocracy should be mostly about the people and institutions who failed to stop it. This guy isn't a political genius, everything else just happens to be rotten. 'Toddler Consolidates Power In Household' is a story about incompetent parents, not shrewd maneuvering
October 28, 2025 at 2:07 PM
I think any story about Trump's autocracy should be mostly about the people and institutions who failed to stop it. This guy isn't a political genius, everything else just happens to be rotten. 'Toddler Consolidates Power In Household' is a story about incompetent parents, not shrewd maneuvering
Uncle Sam put your name at the top of his list. And the Statue of Liberty started shaking her fist…
Adding insult to injury
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ew.com/white-house-...
White House demolishes historic movie theater during East Wing construction
The White House's historic movie theater was demolished along with the building's entire East Wing. The demolition came as part of a construction project that will build a 90,000 square-foot ballroom.
ew.com
October 25, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Uncle Sam put your name at the top of his list. And the Statue of Liberty started shaking her fist…