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@lcosgrove

The lonely Magellan of disreputable exploitation cinema. Death merchant and amateur onion peeler. I like things that look like mistakes. He/him.

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I would argue that there's nothing particularly quiet about the depiction of Riley and Docter's only pacified because that one made a metric fuckton of money.

08.03.2026 02:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

INSIDE OUT 2 literally ends with a depiction of a panic attack, dude's a tool

08.03.2026 02:10 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I don't know how INSIDE OUT 3 can even exist without broaching that extremely obvious point.

08.03.2026 01:44 ๐Ÿ‘ 9 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

THREAD: I got laid off from NYMag/Vulture after 14 years. The family lost 75% of income + medical. Now mzs.press bookstore, once a side project. is do-or-die for Judith & I. I feel weird telling you this because others are doing much worse. But if you could like or share this, we'd be so grateful!

08.03.2026 00:29 ๐Ÿ‘ 2359 ๐Ÿ” 1542 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 156 ๐Ÿ“Œ 113

Serious ringlets

07.03.2026 19:53 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

LOL two of our three Tatum films are the same (I went for the Montiel sweep)

07.03.2026 18:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Shout-out Amityville Gas Chamber iykyk

07.03.2026 16:08 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

AMITYVILLE GAS CHAMBER is amusing!

07.03.2026 16:08 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It is actually a lot of fun!

07.03.2026 16:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Cinematrix No. 711: March 7, 2026 Can you name a Christian Slater movie with a one or two-word title?

Could have sworn I had an easy 0% in my back pocket, but it was a 1%

Vulture Cinematrix No. 711: Mar 7, 2026

I got 9/9 Correct
Score: 2632

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Play at:
vulture.com/vulturecinem...

07.03.2026 16:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

There is nothing petty about aesthetic objections.

07.03.2026 05:30 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I'm a full introvert, so it's very good I married an introverted extrovert

07.03.2026 02:49 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A pouch of Big Machine Vodka Spiked Cooler. (It's cranberry flavored.)

A pouch of Big Machine Vodka Spiked Cooler. (It's cranberry flavored.)

I hear the roar of the

07.03.2026 01:19 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

No sweat, the last film I watched was by the great... Anthony M. Lanza?

Ah shit.

07.03.2026 00:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I bought the first part from Weard's Gumroad account forever ago and still have yet to watch it. Someday soon!

06.03.2026 22:52 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

LOL okay, fair

06.03.2026 16:52 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
The cover for BENEATH ASH AND BONE by D. Alexander Ward.

The cover for BENEATH ASH AND BONE by D. Alexander Ward.

Dunno why it's taken so long, but I finally finished my first book of the year. Hopefully I can pick up the pace from here. Anyway, thread for '26.

#1: BENEATH ASH AND BONE by D. Alexander Ward

Evocatively written and pulls off a neat genre shift 3/4 through. I dug it.

06.03.2026 16:52 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Recent history suggests they did not pay for it.

06.03.2026 16:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Aggressive foot funk

06.03.2026 15:24 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Cinematrix No. 710: March 6, 2026 Can you name a Maggie or Jake Gyllenhaal movie with an 80%+ Rotten Tomatoes score?

Vulture Cinematrix No. 710: Mar 6, 2026

I got 9/9 Correct
Score: 2651

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Play at:
vulture.com/vulturecinem...

06.03.2026 15:21 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Oh Jesus, I never did beat that fuckin' thing

06.03.2026 14:45 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Ridiculed, hit with bricks, thrown into the sea... so many options

06.03.2026 14:22 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Objectively THE best movie.

06.03.2026 12:59 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I remember being weirdly willing to defend VULGAR? Like, it's not a good movie but it's Trying Stuff, and it almost works at times through sheer audacity.

But you didn't miss anything with A BETTER PLACE, oof.

06.03.2026 12:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I'll let you know, of course!

06.03.2026 12:53 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Wad gonna see THE BRIDE! tonight, but decided instead to take a chance on a Malayalam-language sci-fi drama, MASTHISKA MARANAM, instead. Wish me luck!

06.03.2026 12:52 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I still gotta get to that one

06.03.2026 03:02 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

CLERKS was such a formative and important film for me (I was 14 when it came out, of course it was gonna hit) that I willingly watched both VULGAR and A BETTER PLACE. (Never got around to DRAWING FLIES, though.)

06.03.2026 02:45 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It's trying to save you from yourself, respect that

05.03.2026 23:08 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Tony Orlando and Dawn is early '70s but still feels like the right answer.

05.03.2026 18:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0