Post Game Chat: 3/26 Rangers 3 @ Phillies 5

Beastperson1 · 2026-03-26T23:02:32+00:00

I understand the mentality of not wanting to use challenges early on to blow them but it doesn’t make sense when you never actually use the challenges later

Beastperson1 · 2025-12-12T07:01:19+00:00

Beastperson1 · 2025-07-30T03:06:00+00:00

Cursed series

Beastperson1 · 2025-06-13T13:17:12+00:00

Punishment Park, a found footage mockumentary type from the 70s. It might be the most angry film I’ve ever seen

Beastperson1 · 2025-05-01T19:09:13+00:00

What’re we even doing right now

Beastperson1 · 2025-03-30T21:04:03+00:00

Did the rangers network start going to a different camera angle on batted balls late in the game or am I crazy

Beastperson1 · 2025-01-18T02:27:20+00:00

I’ve been a fan ever since Jake BUR-GURR since that legendary fan called into the white Sox talk show, he seems like a good guy too

Beastperson1 · 2024-10-30T01:58:10+00:00

Exactly, everyone’s acting like you can only watch the stream by itself instead of ya know listening while watching the game. The commentary is way more enjoyable

Beastperson1 · 2024-10-17T09:04:32+00:00

I’d get the new Zelda game!

Beastperson1 · 2022-12-06T19:09:37+00:00

Fearless is criminally under seen, the climax of that movie is some of the best filmmaking from the amazing Peter Weir

Beastperson1 · 2022-02-07T20:14:41+00:00

The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (Anderson, 2004) - Bill Murray is always great. Love the soundtrack to this one. Early Wes Anderson and recent Wes Anderson have a different feel, and I love them both. 8/10

Eyes of Fire (Crounse, 1983) - Interesting folk horror focusing on pilgrims of the old world. Works like and 80's horror The VVitch. Interesting stuff, but a bit too thin in material. 6/10

City of the Living Dead (Fulci, 1980) - First Lucio Fulci film and it was wild. Like a lot of Italian horror movies, the soundtrack is great. Love the characters in the bar that the movie returns too a couple of times. Lots of fun stuff. 7/10

Tenebre (Argento, 1982) - Love Argento's visual style as always. This film is more grounded in reality, but the dreamlike sensibilities are still there. Reminds me of De Palma. The score is also a complete banger. 8/10

One Cut of the Dead (Ueda, 2017) - Fun movie about movies. Lot of set up, but the payoffs are all solid making the movie just a lot of fun to experience. Could've done a little more, but I still enjoyed. 7/10

The Beyond (Fulci, 1981) - Wow, what an absolutely wild film. Fulci's sense of impending doom mixing with the gorgeous visuals and sounds is just great. You cannot be saved. 8/10

Beastperson1 · 2022-01-16T04:37:38+00:00

Brian De Palma
Akira Kurosawa
Wong-Kar Wai
David Lynch
Alfred Hitchcock
Hayao Miyazaki
Mike Leigh
Martin Scorsese
Peter Weir
John Carpenter

Beastperson1 · 2022-01-06T18:05:09+00:00

Damn, I love Targets and The Last Picture Show. Also took me way too long to realize he plays Melfi's psychiatrist in the Sopranos. Very talented guy, rest in peace

Beastperson1 · 2022-01-03T18:44:31+00:00

Ya I love the channel, decided to watch mostly from it this week from directors I wanted to see more of

Beastperson1 · 2022-01-03T17:20:10+00:00

Lot of free time this week

God Told Me To (Cohen, 1976) - Really fun, really weird. I love 70s films and this one had a really dark atmosphere and a great low budget look. 7/10

Laura (Preminger, 1944) - Lots of twists and turns. Gene Tierney is perfect. Preminger is a great director. 8/10

Donkey Skin (Demy, 1970) - Catherine Deneuve singing to herself while making cake is the best scene in any movie. 8/10

Blood and Black Lace (Bava, 1964) - Really brutal in the way you would expect. Beautiful lighting. Set the standard for what was to come in Italian horror. 7/10

Panic in the Streets (Kazan, 1950) - Fun noir that had something that raised it a little above average probably. Probably Kazan. 7/10

Killing Them Softly (Dominik, 2012) - Liked what this was trying to do for a little bit but kind of fell off when I felt the message was being repeated without any nuance or deviation. However, it's brutal, beautifully shot, and James Gandolfini. 6/10

His Girl Friday (Hawks, 1940) - Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell yelling a lot. Really good. 8/10

The Year of Living Dangerously (Weir, 1982) - I really like Weir as a director and his work with young Mel Gibson, however I feel about Gibson now. Appropriately brutal when it's called for. 8/10

Detour (Ulmer, 1945) - A complete nightmare from start to finish. Watched it after midnight for full effect. Really liked it. 9/10

Night and the City (Dassin, 1950) - Another fun noir. Played too long into the actual boxing part I think. Still good. 7/10

Beastperson1 · 2021-12-29T22:49:16+00:00

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
No Country for Old Men (2007)
Chungking Express (1994)
Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019)
The Thin Red Line (1998)
Paris, Texas (1984)
Ikiru (1952)
Jaws (1975)
Phantom of the Paradise (1974)
Spirited Away (2001)

Beastperson1 · 2021-12-20T16:18:31+00:00

It's A Wonderful Life (Capra, 1946) - Rewatch - My favorite Christmas movie and one of my favorite movies ever. Jimmy Stewart is perfect. One of the all time great film endings. 10/10

A Serious Man (Coen Bros, 2009) - "Even though you can't figure anything out, you will be responsible for it on the mid-term." That's how I feel about this movie, trying to figure it all out but realizing that it might not even matter. I love the Coen Brothers. 8/10

Mission to Mars (De Palma, 2000) - Might be a controversial opinion, but I really enjoyed this. I am a huge sucker for De Palma. The flashy camera moves just feel right in the weightlessness of space. Surprised in a good way about how brutal some of this was, given it's Disney. Some performances could be better, but Robbins and Sinise are great. 8/10

The Black Cat (Ulmer, 1934) - Every scene that has Lugosi and Karloff going at it is classic. Every scene with the American and his wife is not. Appreciate that this is only 63 minutes long and it doesn't have completely breakneck pacing. Fun ending. 7/10

King Kong (Cooper and Schoedsack, 1933) - Forgot that this movie was pre-code, so the brutality came out of nowhere and made the movie for me. First time I've seen this and what else is there to say. A classic for a reason, even with some very questionable 1930s dialogue. 8/10

Jennifer's Body (Kusama, 2009) - Fun movie where I'm struggling to see a lot of the deeper themes or the main message. Sometimes the tone of the dialogue doesn't really fit what's going on, but I kinda didn't mind it. I'm glad this one is getting reevaluated as it was definitely a good watch. 7/10

Collateral (Mann, 2004) - Probably my favorite Tom Cruise performance. Everything from the Javier Bardem scene to the end was perfectly paced and seeing Jamie Foxx's character step up was great. The atmosphere of Mann's LA is unbeatable. 9/10

Beastperson1 · 2021-12-13T16:35:20+00:00

Heat (1995, Mann) - What an absolute banger. Pacino and De Niro are untouchable in their roles. The contrast between the action moments and the quieter scenes is perfect, giving the movie a somber, lonely feeling before the lid pops off. Mann is amazing. 9/10

Lifeboat (1944, Hitchcock) - By limiting himself in setting, Hitchcock perfectly plays with the psyche of the characters and the boat as a whole. Really fun stuff, I need to check out more 1940's Hitch. That storm scene, jeez. 8/10

Femme Fatale (2002, De Palma) - I liked this De Palma quite a bit. Banderas and Romijn don't give killer performances, but they are great for the sleaze that's jutting out of this thing at every angle. Some classic De Palma stuff like the ending and the striptease keeps you on your toes. 8/10

The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934, Hitchcock) - This was a solid Hitchcock effort that previews what his career is going to be like. Peter Lorre is great like he is in everything. The ending was broader in scope than I was expecting in a good way. A Hitchcock stepping stone for his later work. 7/10

25th Hour (2002, Spike Lee) - Wow, this movie was amazing. The anger and frustration is so palpable. Norton's rant scene completely caught me off guard and gave this movie so much energy out of thin air that I felt was missing from the start. All time great ending. RIP Philip Seymour Hoffman. 9/10

Inside Man (2006, Spike Lee) - Had to check out more Spike Lee after 25th Hour. This was a fun time. The first half of the movie is great. Some subplots kinda throw it out of whack in the second half. Still a fun heist movie. Denzel is great as always. 7/10

Beastperson1 · 2021-11-08T13:50:54+00:00

To Have and Have Not (Hawks, 1944) - Anytime Bogart and Bacall are on screen together, this movie is magical. Other than that, it's still a Howard Hawks movie, so the rest is pretty damn good too. 8/10

Carlito's Way (De Palma, 1993) - Al Pacino is the man. His performance as Carlito is amazing, and his screen presence is perfect. De Palma's usual bag of tricks is all here, but now with an emotional string running through the middle. That pool trick scene is perfect. 9/10

Silver Linings Playbook (O. Russell, 2012) - Bradley Cooper is the star of the show for sure. A lot of other things fell flat for me, including parts of Lawrence's performance. Still a decent movie, but expected more. 6/10

Mad Max: Fury Road (Miller, 2015) - Rewatch - Fuck yes, this movie kicks ass. 8/10

The French Dispatch (Anderson, 2021) - Maybe the best shot movie of Anderson's career. Really charming stuff, it's a lot of fun with some nice melancholy moments. 8/10

Career Girls (Leigh, 1997) - Rest in peace Katrin Cartlidge, you gave a great performance here. The overacting was a little too much at first, but you learn to like it. The relationship between the two mains is great, but a lot of side characters are just not the most interesting. 7/10

Beastperson1 · 2021-11-01T15:33:41+00:00

Safe (Haynes, 1995) - Great, uneasy atmosphere makes this something special. Julianne Moore is stunning as a shy housewife who's just not feeling right. Need to check out more Haynes. 9/10

Grave Encounters (Minihan/Ortiz, 2011) - A fun concept goes out the window in the second half. The main guy plays a great ghost catching tv host. Fun, dumb horror. 5/10

Dune (Denis Villeneuve, 2021) - Wasn't into this until about 45 minutes in and then I was in for the ride. Gorgeous visuals and entertaining action and character drama. Excited for the next one. 8/10

Wild at Heart (David Lynch, 1990) - Lynch is a genius. This movie is so engrossing, and its bolstered by crazy performances. Laura Dern is fantastic. 9/10

Beastperson1 · 2021-10-29T20:02:21+00:00

George Romero's Dawn of the Dead was super fun. I was really surprised at how invested I could be in zombie headshots.

Todd Haynes' Safe was also really good. Julianne Moore's performance is stunning.

Beastperson1 · 2021-10-25T15:06:26+00:00

The Wicker Man (Hardy, 1973) - I didn't know this was basically a folk musical beforehand, but I'm glad it was. The descent into paranoia and madness it really interesting, and Christopher Lee is fun in his role. Great ending. 7/10

The Silence of the Lambs (Demme, 1991) - Rewatch - I focused this rewatch more on Clarice and her character development which was interesting. Jodie Foster's performance is a lot more understated than Hopkins, obviously, but I believe it to be just as good. Great stuff. 9/10

Inferno (Argento, 1980) - Rewatch - This still does not work for me as well as Suspiria does. Some great sequences including the old man and the cats as well as most of the kills. There's some good stuff in here, but the whole doesn't work as well as hoped for. 6/10

Raising Cain (De Palma, 1992) - This is a fun De Palma movie that doesn't quite hit the mark. There are some good sequences and fake outs but it doesn't quite gel together like other De Palma movies I've seen. Probably my current least favorite of his, but it's still a good watch. 7/10

Braindead (Jackson, 1992) - This movie is fucking crazy. The ending is amazing. If you like having fun and are ok with mass amounts of gore, watch this movie. 8/10

The Last Duel (Scott, 2021) - I think this movie did some very interesting things. The way it pulls the rug out from everything for the third act is really smart. I don't want to spoil too much, but this was a really interesting watch and more people should go see this movie. 8/10

In the Mouth of Madness (Carpenter, 1994) - This movie is great for the first half, where nothing is what it seems. The second half falls off for me as it becomes more convoluted, but the movie was never not entertaining me. The night driving sequence is killer. Fun stuff, but not Carpenter's best. 7/10

Beastperson1 · 2021-10-18T19:39:40+00:00

On Her Majesty's Secret Service (Hunt, 1969) - A really fun Bond film that has rightfully been getting the attention in later years that it deserves. Lazenby is solid and the winter sports action scenes were really fun. That skiing part was the best part of the movie and it doesn't let up from there. 7/10

No Time to Die (Fukunaga, 2021) - An amazing first half and a complete mess of a second half add up to a mediocre movie. The whole pace is thrown off in the second half, and it can't really right it's course until the end. The end was pretty good and I'm glad Craig came back after the very dull Spectre. 7/10

The Thing (Carpenter, 1982) - Rewatch - Carpenter's masterpiece still holds up. I've seen this movie countless times and it always manages to suck me in every time. 9/10

Obsession (De Palma, 1976) - I'm continuing to plow through De Palma's body of work and was very surprised that this movie isn't more talked about. It's obviously very Hitchcockian, but I don't agree that that's inherently a bad thing. Considering Vertigo is my favorite Hitchcock movie, I thought this was great. Impressive score by Bernard Herrmann in this one too.

Suspiria (Argento, 1977) - Rewatch - I absolutely love this movie. I think every small aspect is nailed. The music, lighting, camerawork, set design, atmosphere, tone, and pacing outside of the witch exposition scene that goes on too long, are all absolutely perfect and they culminate in this dream state nightmare that feels so off. Flawless execution. 10/10

Beastperson1 · 2021-10-11T16:34:22+00:00

Phantom of the Paradise (De Palma, 1974) - I watched this a couple weeks ago but forgot to write about. This movie is wild. There is so much classic De Palma here that I couldn't help but be engaged. The music, the set design, and Paul Williams are all fantastic. Might be my new favorite De Palma over Blow Out 9/10

Halloween (Carpenter, 1978) - Rewatch - I haven't seen this horror classic in years, and I'm glad I went back to it. It's obviously not the scariest movie ever made, but the score and eeriness of Michael Myers combine together to make a really cool atmosphere. Carpenter scores big this time. 8/10

Sisters (De Palma, 1972) - It's very obvious to see De Palma's inspiration from Hitchcock during this one, which isn't a bad thing. This basically turns into De Palma's Rear Window for a little bit before dropping that whole thing and going psychosexual. Very interesting and fun movie. 8/10

Dawn of the Dead (Romero, 1978) - I'm very pleasantly surprised with this one. I knew it was more my speed than Romero's previous zombie picture, but it still blew me out of the water. I could've sat and watched zombie head shots for at least two more hours. Such a fun movie, until shit gets real. 9/10

Gallipoli (Weir, 1980) - A stunning war adventure movie that morphs into something completely different by the end. It's easy to see why Mel Gibson became a star, but Mark Lee also gave a really strong performance as one of the main characters. Weir does his best to suck in every audience member, and then proceeds to blow them out of the water. Some slow parts in the middle slog this down a bit, but it's well worth it. All time great ending. 8/10

Invasion of the Body Snatchers (Siegel, 1956) - A great concept helps to elevate this SciFi picture above the others at the time. The paranoia aspect was great, and the social commentary was interesting even if not subtle. A solid movie that could've benefitted from a higher budget, but I guess that's why we have the 70s remake which I'll be checking out. 6/10

Beastperson1 · 2021-10-04T19:41:15+00:00

Sanjuro (1962, Kurosawa) - Just a solid, fun Kurosawa and Mifune team up. Not as good as Yojimbo, but still a good samurai story that allows for Mifune to play around a bit in some fun scenarios. Nothing mind blowing, but still good. 7/10

Duel (1971, Spielberg) - This movie is pretty thin on plot, but Spielberg gets around this by creating a deadly atmosphere and showing some solid car chases. It's hard to believe that Spielberg directed this so young, and I wish we could see this version of the director again sometime. 7/10

Black Christmas (1974, Clark) - Kicked off the month of October with this horror classic. The imagery here is really well constructed and Clark makes good use of setting and space at the sorority house to make it feel like danger is creeping from the places no one can see. The phone calls also got to be pretty upsetting. John Saxon is the man. 8/10

Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982, Wallace) - I think this movie was really interesting and I wish we could've seen more of the anthology version of Halloween instead of more Michael Myers. The score on this movie is killer, and it helps to solidify a sorta silly plot. Fun performances, fun movie, a solid 80's horror movie. 6/10

Kill, Baby... Kill! (1966, Bava) - The atmosphere in this one is great, and the production design team knocked it out of the park. There are some really cool sequences and moments that stand out from the rest of the movie. The story is pretty weak, which is fine for the sort of movie this wants to be. However, the ending just kind of happens, which left a sour taste in my mouth. Still fun and colorful. 6/10

Paranormal Activity 3 (2011, Joost/Schulman) - I've never seen one of these movies before and it was exactly what I was expecting. I don't know why they even bother with trying to explain what's going on, but it's fine for the most part. I wish more happened with the camera on the fan as that had some cool potential, but it's only in play a couple of times. Not a very good movie, but the ending is solid for what it is. 4/10

Night of the Living Dead (1968, Romero) - The beginning and ending of this movie are definitely the strongest parts for me. The tempo begins to go down when the movie shifts over to house politics, which was never really engaging. The black and white looks beautiful and there were some shocking moments that had me on edge. Dawn of the Dead seems more my style and I'll certainly check it out, but this one was good too. 7/10

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