Gregory Smalley

"The metaphor is obvious, but apt: this is a movie where you just catch Cage’s wave and ride it where it takes you, relishing the lack of control."--Gregory J. Smalley on "The Surfer" (in theaters now) https://t.co/FpHjFQGXOT

"[Plympton] suffers an insatiable desire to play with shapes and lines, and has spent his career developing plotlines sturdy enough to support his lively doodling."--Giles Edwards (@gilesforyou) https://t.co/btO1k9OSCU

"Set in the neon-drenched perpetual night of Yaounde twenty years from now, Bekolo’s genre-hopping Afrofuturist tale depicts a city caught up in the competing influences of power, money, sex, and an ancient elemental force called Mevoungou."--Enar Clarke https://t.co/AgyY2eiYeZ

Relax, today’s Saturday Short is just a little cosmic joke. https://t.co/mBSQQM9IYR

A short slate on Pod 366: "Tall Tales," upcoming visual album from Mark Pritchard & Thom Yorke with surreal visuals; Tim Robinson's "Friendship"; Dumont's sci-fi spoof "The Empire"; cryptid horror "Kryptic"; bonus mention of Cronenberg's "The Shrouds." https://t.co/rx1aSQfpB9

"Cronenberg is still able to invent delicious perversities—Karsh’s sexy amputation nightmares, conspiracy theories as aphrodisiacs—even as he seems less and less interested in conclusive narratives."--Gregory J. Smalley on "The Shrouds" (2024) https://t.co/CTsWX1fcPc

"This movie is not without its charm, and its seventy-odd-minutes breeze by on the winds of adventure and whimsy."--Giles Edwards (@gilesforyou) on late-Soviet fantasy "The Lilac Ball" (1987) https://t.co/uOmepzpDBI

"Unsatisfactory as a Shakespeare adaptation, Godard’s 'Lear' intrigues as the very type of cinematic artifact his characters endeavor to excavate within the movie, an ongoing quest to find the image pure and true."--Enar Clarke on "King Lear" (1987) https://t.co/wZSwtwe7Yq

"There’s strong reason to believe that we’re watching the dream—or possibly the 'Jacob’s Ladder'-style final moments—of our hero, possibly moments after perusing Pynchon’s novel while eating too much spicy food."--Shane Wilson on "Impolex" (2009) https://t.co/LTp8yENk6k

RT @DannyDrinksWine: On this day, 45 year ago, Volker Schlöndorff's "The Tin Drum" (1979) premiered in Mainz, West Germany. https://t.co/6…

Joel Potrykus joins Pod 366 to talk about his latest, the melancholy middle-age dramedy "Vulcanizadora," we discuss other movies: Nicolas Cage's "The Surfer"; "A Desert"; Bruce la Bruce's "The Visitor"; "Pale Rider"; Russ Meyer's "Up!"; and 7 more... https://t.co/2v809sbBhS

Joel Potrykus on "Vulcanizadora" ("It'll blow your mind") Potrykus discusses his new movie "Vulcanizadora", the stoners of his youth, and Quarantinos. #Vulcanizadora is in theaters from 5/2, premiering at @IFCCenter, expanding after. https://t.co/zEzOXwwM9r

"...the 'Citizen Kane' of New Jersey-shot microbudget invulnerable supernatural carjacker flicks."--Gregory J. Smalley on "Jacker 2: Descent to Hell" (1996) https://t.co/IrtoPyjHtb

"The intertwined narratives blur the boundaries between fiction and reality... But aside from the animated sequences, the film’s style remains realist. It hovers at the edge of the rabbit hole without ever tumbling in."--Enar Clarke on "Invention" (2024) https://t.co/LQ99bZtgwS

"A tale of two movies: 'Kung Fu contra As Bonecas,' an incomprehensible mishmash [of] martial arts conventions and gay flamboyance, and 'Bruce Lee versus Gay Power,' the elevator pitch for a truly irreverent version of that story..."--Shane Wilson https://t.co/hHaVwhu3rK

In today's Saturday Short, a butterfly teaches Michael about a mysterious force called “love,” but thankfully, it’s just a dream. (They're up to 6, and probably more, episodes in this series, but we've only just got to number 3). https://t.co/yaRKps5kU3

Happy World Penguin Day @Penguin_Pete and all who celebrate!

Global Penguin Society @penguin_gps

TODAY IS WORLD PENGUIN DAY! 🐧🌎 Every April 25th, we celebrate World Penguin Day — a day to honor these remarkable seabirds that are not only adorable but also climate sentinels and indicators of our oceans’ health. 🧵👇 https://t.co/aKA2lBJ4Cl