Today is the 72nd birthday of Sam Neill, star of Possession, Event Horizon, In the Mouth of Madness, and, most important to me, Jurassic Park. However, he’s become famous in recent years for his Twitter account, which is one of the most delightfully wholesome things on the internet. 'GOOD NEWS little pig. Sam Neill's #Instagram account has finally been verified with a blue tick. @SamNeillTheProp. Accept no substitute.''Ok Mum…We're still lost though aren't we? Mum?''Not if we follow Sam, little pig' pic.twitter.com/jDzhq6B2CU — Sam Neill (@TwoPaddocks) November 13, 2018 Seriously, look through it. He loves his farm animals. Hope you … Continue reading Scott OT #198: The Night Thread of Sam Neill’s Twitter Account (9/14)

In 2009, the bad movie gods delivered onto us an amazing disaster by the name of Partners. It has a needlessly complex plot (the bad guy intentionally gets shot because he bought his own ambulance, I guess?), has abysmal sound mixing, and violates the 180-degree so thoroughly, you’d guess that Doug Walker was the cinematographer. It’d be perfect for twoseven (if it worked at all). What transforms Partners from just a hilariously poor movie to a bad movie classic is the knowledge of who the director is. If you watched the movie, you’d assume that director Peter James Iengo was … Continue reading Scott OT #197: The Night Thread of Partners (9/9)

It’s the end of the month, so it’s time for the best movies I saw for the first time in August. [spoiler title=’August movies’] 10.) Major Dundee directed by Sam Peckinpah, 1965 (rented from Netflix) 9.) Train to Busan directed by Yeon Sang-ho, 2016 (seen on Netflix) 8.) Dance, Girl, Dance directed by Dorothy Arzner, 1940 (seen on The Criterion Channel) 7.) Ex Libris: The New York Public Library directed by Frederick Wiseman, 2017 (rented from Netflix) 6.) What Have I Done to Deserve This? directed by Pedro Almodovar, 1984 (rented from Amazon) 5.) Ready or Not directed by Matt … Continue reading Scott OT #196: The Last Night Thread of August (8/31)

It’s the last day of July so it’s time for the best movies I saw for the first time this month. [spoiler title=’The best of July’] 10.) Apollo 11 directed by Todd Douglas Miller, 2019 (rented from my local library) 9.) David Lynch: The Art Life directed by Jon Nguyen, Rick Barnes, & Olivia Neergaard-Holm, 2016 (seen on Amazon Prime) 8.) Midsommar directed by Ari Aster, 2019 (seen in theaters) 7.) Spider-Man: Far from Home directed by Jon Watts, 2019 (seen in theaters) 6.) Moonrise directed by Frank Borzage, 1948 (seen on The Criterion Channel) 5.) The Art of Self-Defense … Continue reading Scott OT #194: The Last Night Thread of the Month (7/31)

Today marks the one year anniversary of me starting my job. I must admit that, at the start of last year, I genuinely couldn’t have seen this coming. I had given up on finding a job, much like I had given up on finding a girlfriend. But now I have a job and that second thing might be changing soon too… I’ve made many great friends, saw many great movies, and have mostly had fun here (Tuesdays aside). Overall, it’s been a good year for me. Hope you all have fun posting here tonight and have a great night. Continue reading Scott OT #192: The Night Thread Celebrates One Year of Working (7/16)

It’s the end of the month, so it’s time for my list of the best movies I saw for the first time in June. [spoiler title=’Best of June’] 10.) Liebelei directed by Max Ophuls, 1933 (seen on YouTube) 9.) An Actor’s Revenge directed by Kon Ichikawa, 1963 (seen on The Criterion Channel) 8.) Under the Silver Lake directed by David Robert Mitchell, 2018 (seen through Redbox) 7.) Images directed by Robert Altman, 1972 (seen on Shudder) 6.) Jubal directed by Demer Daves, 1956 (seen on The Criterion Channel) 5.) Toy Story 4 directed by Josh Cooley, 2019 (seen in theaters) … Continue reading Scott OT #190: The Last Night Thread of June (6/30)

Work wasn’t too bad today but I had to do a great many things after work and I have to get up super early tomorrow, so I can’t really create a more detailed thread. So, inspired by me maining it in Pokken Tournament DX, here’s a Suicine gif! Hope you all have fun posting here tonight and have a great night. Continue reading Scott OT #189: The Night Thread Is Busy (6/28)

Hope you all have fun posting here tonight and have a great night. Continue reading Scott OT #188: The Night Thread With a Plan (6/20)

Today would have been the 92nd birthday of noted Italian director Lucio Fulci. He made movies in a variety of genres but he’s most known for his giallo movies. I’m focusing on what’s widely considered his best movie, 1981’s The Beyond. (genuinely the tamest poster I could find for it) The Beyond tells the story of Liza Merrill (played by Catriona MacColl), a New Yorker who inherits a hotel in New Orleans. Unbeknownst to her, the hotel was host to a grizzly ritual in 1927 that opened on of the Seven Doors of Death on its premises. Creepy shit ensues. … Continue reading Scott OT #187: The Night Thread Goes Beyond (6/17)

Miami Connection is a hilariously violent action movie from 1987. It’s exceptionally poorly made, which just adds the charm to it. The ending battle is one of the best bad movie finales ever, with the ending card a delightful cherry on top: Try and see it if you get a chance (it pops up on TCM Underground from time to time) and have fun posting here tonight. Continue reading Scott OT #185: The Miami Connection Night Thread (6/7)

It’s the end of the month, so it’s time for the best movies I saw for the first time this month. [spoiler title=’Best movies of the month’] 10.) Fighting with My Family directed by Stephen Merchant, 2019 (seen through Redbox) 9.) Deadwood: The Movie directed by Daniel Minahan, 2019 (seen on HBO) 8.) Burning directed by Lee Chang-dong, 2018 (seen on Netflix) 7.) The Soft Skin directed by Francois Truffaut, 1964 (seen on The Criterion Channel) 6.) Dust in the Wind directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien, 1986 (seen on Amazon Prime) 5.) Mysteries of Lisbon directed by Raul Ruiz, 2010 (seen … Continue reading Scott OT #183: The Last Night Thread of May (5/31)

It’s the end of the month, so it’s time for the best films I saw for the first time in April. Thanks to the Criterion Channel, the runner-up list is packed this month. [spoiler title=’The best movies I saw this month’] 10.) 24 Frames directed by Abbas Kiarostami, 2017 (seen on Criterion Channel) 9.) Shazam! directed by David F. Sandberg, 2019 (seen in theaters) 8.) Kaagaz Ke Phool directed by Guru Dutt, 1959 (seen on Amazon Prime) 7.) Le Havre directed by Aki Kaurismaki, 2011 (seen on Criterion Channel) 6.) Avengers: Endgame directed by Anthony Russo & Joe Russo, 2019 … Continue reading Scott OT #179: The Last Night Thread of the Month (4/30)