Oscar Goff
@theoscargoff.bsky.social
Writer/movie rat. EIC and Senior Film Critic, Boston Hassle. Film columnist, Cambridge Day. Member: BSFC, OFCS, BOFCA. 🍅-approved. He/him.
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Welcome! Oscar here— I review movies for Boston Hassle (which I also edit), cover the rep house beat for Cambridge Day, and post here about movies, music, and stuff ‘n’ such. Stick around why don’t ya!
Welcome! Oscar here— I review movies for Boston Hassle (which I also edit), cover the rep house beat for Cambridge Day, and post here about movies, music, and stuff ‘n’ such. Stick around why don’t ya!
Catching up with WICKED in anticipation of the new one, and I’m not sure what to make of the fact that the Munchkins are all people of average height and Peter Dinklage plays a goat.
November 17, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Catching up with WICKED in anticipation of the new one, and I’m not sure what to make of the fact that the Munchkins are all people of average height and Peter Dinklage plays a goat.
The thing about “Top 5 Scorsese” posts is that he’s so consistently good that practically any group of five will read as obvious. That said, at this moment:
TAXI DRIVER
AFTER HOURS
GOODFELLAS
KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON
LAST TEMPTATION OF CHRIST
TAXI DRIVER
AFTER HOURS
GOODFELLAS
KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON
LAST TEMPTATION OF CHRIST
November 17, 2025 at 4:44 PM
The thing about “Top 5 Scorsese” posts is that he’s so consistently good that practically any group of five will read as obvious. That said, at this moment:
TAXI DRIVER
AFTER HOURS
GOODFELLAS
KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON
LAST TEMPTATION OF CHRIST
TAXI DRIVER
AFTER HOURS
GOODFELLAS
KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON
LAST TEMPTATION OF CHRIST
Hats off to a real one! The soundtrack to our Sunday morning breakfasts will never be the same.
Jeff Sarge has announced that the last episode of his Reggae Schoolroom radio show on @wfmu.bsky.social will be the November 30th, 2025 one – ending the popular show's 41-year(!!) run.
#reggae #DJ #dub #WFMU #ReggaeSchoolroom #JeffSarge #music #photograph #portrait #environmental #radio
#reggae #DJ #dub #WFMU #ReggaeSchoolroom #JeffSarge #music #photograph #portrait #environmental #radio
November 17, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Hats off to a real one! The soundtrack to our Sunday morning breakfasts will never be the same.
My crackpot opinion is that, if the title of your movie is just the first and last name of your fictional protagonist, it has to be an unusual or intrinsically interesting name.
November 17, 2025 at 1:21 PM
My crackpot opinion is that, if the title of your movie is just the first and last name of your fictional protagonist, it has to be an unusual or intrinsically interesting name.
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This is like the pictures of people wearing clothes from the future in civil war era photos.
Odd moment at the 2:00 mark of the video for “Rush” by Big Audio Dynamite in which an extra does what appears to be the Macarena, despite the video predating that dance craze by a good five years.
Big Audio Dynamite - Rush
YouTube video by bigaudiodynamiteVEVO
youtu.be
November 17, 2025 at 12:34 PM
This is like the pictures of people wearing clothes from the future in civil war era photos.
So do we think Baumbach declined going to the Vatican, or did the Pope just not think to extend the invite to him?
November 17, 2025 at 12:02 PM
So do we think Baumbach declined going to the Vatican, or did the Pope just not think to extend the invite to him?
Odd moment at the 2:00 mark of the video for “Rush” by Big Audio Dynamite in which an extra does what appears to be the Macarena, despite the video predating that dance craze by a good five years.
Big Audio Dynamite - Rush
YouTube video by bigaudiodynamiteVEVO
youtu.be
November 17, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Odd moment at the 2:00 mark of the video for “Rush” by Big Audio Dynamite in which an extra does what appears to be the Macarena, despite the video predating that dance craze by a good five years.
Planting my flag on team “KEEPER rocks.”
November 17, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Planting my flag on team “KEEPER rocks.”
OK, now explain why he isn’t in SENTIMENTAL VALUE.
Why Isn’t Pennywise in The Running Man? It's more complicated than you might think... bit.ly/4a04Vvk
November 15, 2025 at 4:20 PM
OK, now explain why he isn’t in SENTIMENTAL VALUE.
One of several Far Side cartoons embedded so deeply in my brain I sometimes can’t remember if I imagined it or not.
November 14, 2025 at 11:51 PM
One of several Far Side cartoons embedded so deeply in my brain I sometimes can’t remember if I imagined it or not.
Reposted by Oscar Goff
Missed the “two books” part of the prompt, so let’s add the minutes of the 1988 MUFON International UFO symposium on Abductions and the ET Hypothesis.
November 14, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Missed the “two books” part of the prompt, so let’s add the minutes of the 1988 MUFON International UFO symposium on Abductions and the ET Hypothesis.
Reposted by Oscar Goff
In the long run, I suspect “That cute cat video might be AI” will turn more people away from social media and the internet as a whole than decades of misinformation and abuse.
November 14, 2025 at 5:10 PM
In the long run, I suspect “That cute cat video might be AI” will turn more people away from social media and the internet as a whole than decades of misinformation and abuse.
Reposted by Oscar Goff
I seem to have had more fun with Edgar Wright’s THE RUNNING MAN than most; a topical and gleefully crass slice of Verhoevensploitation, with bonus points for namechecking Jamaica Plain. Review in @cambridgeday.com!
Reviewed: 'One to One: John & Yoko,' 'Nouvelle Vague,' 'The Running Man,' 'Hedda' and 'Lurker' in theaters and streaming - Cambridge Day
In theaters and streaming now are the sharp documentary “One to One: John & Yoko,” Linklater flashback “Nouvelle Vague,” timely action remake “The Running Man,” updated “Hedda” and clout-obsessed “Lur...
www.cambridgeday.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:26 PM
I seem to have had more fun with Edgar Wright’s THE RUNNING MAN than most; a topical and gleefully crass slice of Verhoevensploitation, with bonus points for namechecking Jamaica Plain. Review in @cambridgeday.com!
Woke up this morning with the question “What ever happened to the girl from the Rentals who wasn’t Petra Haden?” on my mind, and I never in a million years would have guessed the answer.
November 14, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Woke up this morning with the question “What ever happened to the girl from the Rentals who wasn’t Petra Haden?” on my mind, and I never in a million years would have guessed the answer.
He learned what “one for me” feels like, and decided that it’s not for him.
November 13, 2025 at 10:42 PM
He learned what “one for me” feels like, and decided that it’s not for him.
I’m not sure I can fully articulate it, but this feel related to the James Bond discourse from the other day. Canon is for nerds; similarly, we should reject the style guide and embrace “This looks rad as hell.”
Super Mario World has an extremely eclectic art style whereby many enemies are drawn in completely different ways. Development files reveal Mario went through many stylistic changes; it is possible that all the enemies were made to fit Mario, but at different points in time.
November 13, 2025 at 9:51 PM
I’m not sure I can fully articulate it, but this feel related to the James Bond discourse from the other day. Canon is for nerds; similarly, we should reject the style guide and embrace “This looks rad as hell.”
Reposted by Oscar Goff
I’ve taken to compiling quick collages in my planner out of the bits of ephemera I collect each week. I’m particularly proud of this one (from Halloween week).
November 13, 2025 at 2:28 PM
I’ve taken to compiling quick collages in my planner out of the bits of ephemera I collect each week. I’m particularly proud of this one (from Halloween week).
Catch me on the right day and I might tell you this is my favorite Coens.
'Hail, Caesar!' cultural/critical reevaluation time
November 13, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Catch me on the right day and I might tell you this is my favorite Coens.
I feel like there’s a piece to be written about the middlebrow studio pictures which dominate on specific platforms: THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION on IMDb, studio-era Peter Weir on Letterboxd.
November 13, 2025 at 4:27 PM
I feel like there’s a piece to be written about the middlebrow studio pictures which dominate on specific platforms: THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION on IMDb, studio-era Peter Weir on Letterboxd.
I seem to have had more fun with Edgar Wright’s THE RUNNING MAN than most; a topical and gleefully crass slice of Verhoevensploitation, with bonus points for namechecking Jamaica Plain. Review in @cambridgeday.com!
Reviewed: 'One to One: John & Yoko,' 'Nouvelle Vague,' 'The Running Man,' 'Hedda' and 'Lurker' in theaters and streaming - Cambridge Day
In theaters and streaming now are the sharp documentary “One to One: John & Yoko,” Linklater flashback “Nouvelle Vague,” timely action remake “The Running Man,” updated “Hedda” and clout-obsessed “Lur...
www.cambridgeday.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:26 PM
I seem to have had more fun with Edgar Wright’s THE RUNNING MAN than most; a topical and gleefully crass slice of Verhoevensploitation, with bonus points for namechecking Jamaica Plain. Review in @cambridgeday.com!
I’ve taken to compiling quick collages in my planner out of the bits of ephemera I collect each week. I’m particularly proud of this one (from Halloween week).
November 13, 2025 at 2:28 PM
I’ve taken to compiling quick collages in my planner out of the bits of ephemera I collect each week. I’m particularly proud of this one (from Halloween week).