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Sam Van Haren

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Associate Editor @talkfilmsociety.com Host of Keanu Believe It podcast, featured on various others. Talks too much about movies, cartoons, and Keanu. ♿️ he/him Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/8EtJ

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And they absolutely pulled off Zoro killing 100 bounty hunters in live-action. Mackenyu has the goods.

12.03.2026 01:24 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

ONE PIECE, E203. Gotta say it’s nice to re-experience the Baroque Works assassins in small doses. You get their fun quirks without them becoming irritating.

12.03.2026 01:21 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Pokémon Pokopia is great. Already lost four hours to it on my first session. I love doing favors for my pocket monster buddies. Going to make Charmander my bestie, obviously.

11.03.2026 23:55 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Not to pit artists again each other but Kacey Musgraves is who a certain “biggest act in the world” wishes they were. She crossed over into pop while holding on to her country roots. She’s cool, a bit edgy, a hell of a singer, and her songs feel truly authentic.

11.03.2026 18:19 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

She’s so cool and talented.

11.03.2026 18:13 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Exactly what I needed today.

11.03.2026 18:03 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

That would rock. Or a Predator riff on The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

11.03.2026 18:02 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

HANNA rocks. Joe Wright could make only crap for the rest of his career and I’ll still buy the guy a drink for that one.

11.03.2026 18:00 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Predator but sword and sandal survival epic. Coolest.

11.03.2026 17:57 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Understandable. Bet it was a tough balancing act to make them lovable but also look tough without giving away the game right away. Love the design of teenager Bud in the ending the most.

11.03.2026 17:55 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Ohh I gotcha. Yeah the editor in question made a bad note, glad Trachtenberg ignored it.

11.03.2026 17:46 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Wish I could give an in person hug, cyber one will have to suffice. 🫂

11.03.2026 17:43 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

I need some cozy and I want to ease back into video games (haven’t played in almost two months, combo of health issues/depression) so I bought POKÉMON POKOPIA. I’m going to build a community with my freakish human form Ditto.

11.03.2026 17:42 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I know I got lucky with the draw as they are only my second ever therapist. They are a queer progressive badass who gets why my sudden withdrawal from video games is a big deal for my mental health status.

11.03.2026 17:35 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

That’s tough. Like I haven’t been with them long enough that we’ve gotten fully in the weeds but I’ve shared some with them and gotten reassuring responses, where my last/first was all to ready to move on.

11.03.2026 17:31 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Bro I’m so glad my therapist gets the weird shit that can get me spinning out. Or at least understands it enough to not dismiss it.

11.03.2026 17:26 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0
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a man in a military uniform is standing in front of a room with people sitting at tables . Alt: Fred Armisen in a South American military uniform says “right to jail. Right away” in Parks and Recreation
11.03.2026 17:25 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

The moment where the synth goon asks Thia “what are you doing with that creature” and Bud is standing there in a poncho. I died.

11.03.2026 17:20 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Predator: Badlands filmmakers were wary of Bud's reception: 'He sounds like Jar Jar' The alien sidekick in Dan Trachtenberg's adventure film turned out to be a huge hit. Read more at Empire.

Glad the filmmakers stood by our favorite girl. Movie isn’t the movie without her. Could have called it PREDATOR: BUDLANDS.

11.03.2026 17:16 👍 7 🔁 1 💬 3 📌 0

The latest medical fun I’ve been dealing with involves stomach cramping and readers, it’s the god damn worst. It’s exhausting. Zero energy. And you know, the pain.

11.03.2026 17:07 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Watching KIKI’S DELIVERY SERVICE on HBO Max and the Kiki voice track is real tinny especially when she yells (so, most of the time). Don’t know if it’s a transfer or app thing. A cozy masterwork, regardless.

10.03.2026 22:20 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

It’d been on mine for years. Glad I made the time finally.

10.03.2026 02:01 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Probably the best of the “simple man with kind heart” films, which is a low bar but this one never feels like it’s exploitative or like they’re making fun of Chance.

10.03.2026 01:23 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Great movie. Ashby’s direction is impressively constrained, with interesting pacing and shot composition. Sellers, MacLaine and Douglas are wonderful.

10.03.2026 01:22 👍 7 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0

It’s ridiculous how lovable Shirley MacLaine is.

09.03.2026 23:46 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Watching BEING THERE for the first time.

09.03.2026 21:59 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1

Even with the occasional miss, it’s a great time to be a Guy Ritchie fan. IN THE GREY looks like a blast.

09.03.2026 18:24 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

That’s good because you’re awesome

09.03.2026 02:37 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Watching GAME NIGHT for the first time since release. It holds up. Very funny and a kind of creative camera you just don’t see much in studio comedy these days.

08.03.2026 23:10 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Donate to domestic. violence. shelters! 💙 Often they support numerous safe house homes for families, so anything you’d need/want in a home, they can probably use. Look for a “most needed list” on their site, or speak to them directly before you donate if you’re unsure.

08.03.2026 20:39 👍 42 🔁 40 💬 4 📌 1