For the life of me, I cannot fathom what they were thinking. Even putting all the shit about celebs and ads to the side (and those were both unquestionably massive issues in and of themselves)…there was almost no theatricality. It felt like a slightly above average episode of SD, if that. Baffling.
Just finished night 2 literally seconds ago. Night 1 entirely skippable. Night 2 solid. I stand by almost all my notes. Seth/Gunter was a little better than expected, as was Punk/Roman. Everything else pretty much played out as expected.
I think the only two folks that follow me *and* are into wrestling are @pinkalpacas.bsky.social and @bwlkr.bsky.social …but for anyone that might care, here are my hype levels (and reasoning) for each match now that all the talking is done and we are hurtling toward #Wrestlemania #WWE #IWC
It comes around faster every year.
Happy #RexManningDay to all that celebrate.
youtu.be/s1A5XflSkMo?...
March reads:
5 books/1 Audiobook
All brand new to me .
King - 3⭐️
Welsh (Cabbage) - 3⭐️
Welsh (Knives) - 3⭐️
Niven - 4⭐️
24 Stories - 3⭐️
Kayfabe - 3⭐️
📚 #BookSky
#LastFourWatched
#Letterboxd
#FilmSky
📽️🎬🎞️🍿
Triple bill with POSSESSION and EVENT HORIZON, you cowards!!!
Kaijumax is SO goddamn good.
Shout out @billyhynes.bsky.social for turning me on to it.
Have you been reading Sleep?
Recommended, if not.
It just wrapped up.
8 issue mini.
I need to go back and read the whole thing in a single sitting because I got it…but I didnt get it…but I got it…I think?
Basingstoke in the Spider-Man: Brand New Day trailer
What movie(s) did you watch over and over again as a kid?
A owl?
3 screenshots taken from my letterboxd account, showing the 41 films released since January 1st 2020 that I have given a 5 star rating. Those 41 films are as follows: Mass (2021) Titane (2021) Drive My Car (2021) The Five Devils (2022) Past Lives (2023) Love Lies Bleeding (2024) Oppenheimer (2023) Everything Everywhere All At Once (2022) Polite Society (2023) Tornado (2025) Supernova (2020) One Battle After Another (2025) RRR (2022) Men (2022) Red Rocket (2021) Censor (2021) Rye Lane (2023) The Voice Of Hind Rajab (2025) Poseur (2021) Sanctuary (2022) Limbo (2020) Bull (2021) Are We Good? (2025) Dig! XX (2024) Femme (2023) The Substance (2024) Poor Things (2023) Aftersun (2022) Babylon (2022) Anatomy Of A Fall (2023) Perfect Days (2023) Late Night With The Devil (2023) No Other Choice (2025) Sentimental Value (2025) Heart Failure (2022) Tár (2022) Licorice Pizza (2021) Minari (2020) Another Round (2020) Anora (2024) Banshees Of Inisherin (2022)
3 screenshots taken from my letterboxd account, showing the 41 films released since January 1st 2020 that I have given a 5 star rating. Those 41 films are as follows: Mass (2021) Titane (2021) Drive My Car (2021) The Five Devils (2022) Past Lives (2023) Love Lies Bleeding (2024) Oppenheimer (2023) Everything Everywhere All At Once (2022) Polite Society (2023) Tornado (2025) Supernova (2020) One Battle After Another (2025) RRR (2022) Men (2022) Red Rocket (2021) Censor (2021) Rye Lane (2023) The Voice Of Hind Rajab (2025) Poseur (2021) Sanctuary (2022) Limbo (2020) Bull (2021) Are We Good? (2025) Dig! XX (2024) Femme (2023) The Substance (2024) Poor Things (2023) Aftersun (2022) Babylon (2022) Anatomy Of A Fall (2023) Perfect Days (2023) Late Night With The Devil (2023) No Other Choice (2025) Sentimental Value (2025) Heart Failure (2022) Tár (2022) Licorice Pizza (2021) Minari (2020) Another Round (2020) Anora (2024) Banshees Of Inisherin (2022)
3 screenshots taken from my letterboxd account, showing the 41 films released since January 1st 2020 that I have given a 5 star rating. Those 41 films are as follows: Mass (2021) Titane (2021) Drive My Car (2021) The Five Devils (2022) Past Lives (2023) Love Lies Bleeding (2024) Oppenheimer (2023) Everything Everywhere All At Once (2022) Polite Society (2023) Tornado (2025) Supernova (2020) One Battle After Another (2025) RRR (2022) Men (2022) Red Rocket (2021) Censor (2021) Rye Lane (2023) The Voice Of Hind Rajab (2025) Poseur (2021) Sanctuary (2022) Limbo (2020) Bull (2021) Are We Good? (2025) Dig! XX (2024) Femme (2023) The Substance (2024) Poor Things (2023) Aftersun (2022) Babylon (2022) Anatomy Of A Fall (2023) Perfect Days (2023) Late Night With The Devil (2023) No Other Choice (2025) Sentimental Value (2025) Heart Failure (2022) Tár (2022) Licorice Pizza (2021) Minari (2020) Another Round (2020) Anora (2024) Banshees Of Inisherin (2022)
I don’t know if anyone will be interested in this, but spinning off a conversation elsewhere…
There have been 2,257 days so far this decade.
In those days, I’ve watched 3,868 films.
Of those, 982 have been released this decade.
Of those, these 41 are the ones I’ve given full marks.
#FilmSky
February reads:
4 books
King was a reread (after over 20 years) everything else was new.
King - 2⭐️
Welsh (Ride) - 4⭐️
Mamet - 2⭐️
Welsh (Crime) - 3⭐️
📚 #BookSky
Honestly, same.
That reminds me, have I ever told you…
@pinkalpacas.bsky.social and I have now watched every nominee in the attached 16 categories for this years #AcademyAwards
My annual predictions will follow soon.
But for now, I’ll say, every single nominee in International is an absolute banger. Watch them all, if you can.
#FilmSky #Oscars
5 authors I’ve read at least 5 books by
Stephen King
Haruki Murakami
Bret Easton Ellis
Poppy Z. Brite
Walter Mosley
*Bonus 5*
Irvine Welsh
Richard Stark
Chris Carter
Ben Elton
Mark Kermode
*Bonus Bonus 5*
Lee Child
Douglas Coupland
Matt Wesolowski
Hunter S. Thompson
Nick Hornby
RIP Tom Noonan.
Obviously, I’m a massive fan of his work as Francis Dollarhyde/the Red Dragon in particular, but it was always a treat to see him appear in anything. Too many to list the best roles, but if you’ve never seen it, check out his superb X-Files episode, Season 4 Eps 10, “Paper Hearts”
RIGHT???!!!
Over 20 years that’s been on my shelf now and it *still* irks me every single time I look at it.
I keep meaning to look into getting a custom dust jacket, but it’s just below the threshold of that level of irritation.
So, 68, if I’m counting correctly.
The Gillen/McKelvie Young Avengers one at the very end is annoyingly labelled as an Omnibus, even though it contains less issues than several of the OHCs which are not labelled as Omnis.
Otherwise it would be 69….nice.
These two shelves hold all my OHCs. There are others that are the exact same format, but are called something else (the Powers ones that you can see the start of, on the right, for example), but these are all my Marvel OHCs.
The Cadillac of collected editions.
Accept no substitutes.
ICostBillyMoney
All nominees across the “big 8” #AcademyAwards categories (Picture, Director, Original Screenplay, Adapted Screenplay, Actor, Actress, Supporting Actor & Actress) have now been watched.
Annual prediction list of what *should* win in each and what *will* win in each to follow shortly.
#Filmsky 📽️🎬🎞️🍿
Event Horizon (1997) - 4 times
The Neon Demon (2016)
Raw (2016)
Colossal (2016)
Rumble In The Bronx (1995)
Grosse Pointe Blank (1997)
Swingers (1996)
Palookaville (1995)
Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
Ravenous (1999)
Dogma (1999)
Lost In Translation (2003)
Shaun Of The Dead (2004)
Scott Pilgrim (2010)
…
I love the Evil Dead franchise, but for me it’s A Simple Plan, Raimi channelling his early collaborators, The Coens, to superb effect.
And a shout out to The Gift too, an excellent ensemble cast ghost story with a genuinely terrifying turn from Mr Quantum Baby himself.
A top shelf double bill.
Lone Wolf & Nub
January reads:
3 books/1 Audiobook
King was a reread (after over 20 years) everything else was new.
King - 2⭐️
Wolfe - 4⭐️
Long - 2⭐️
Crowe - 3⭐️
📚 #BookSky
