John Pemble
@johnpemble.bsky.social
Journalist. Public radio announcer. Producer. Podcaster. Photographer. Enjoyer of glowing moving pictures.
Yes I have logged 666 films on @letterboxd.social
September 24, 2026 at 2:37 AM
Yes I have logged 666 films on @letterboxd.social
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Jack Haven is a vital part of one of this year’s best films. And they’re in need of some help.
The film industry, man…
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqB5...
The film industry, man…
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqB5...
Are You Casting?
YouTube video by Jack Haven
www.youtube.com
September 18, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Jack Haven is a vital part of one of this year’s best films. And they’re in need of some help.
The film industry, man…
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqB5...
The film industry, man…
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqB5...
Reposted by John Pemble
One of my first pieces as the new Digital Managing Editor at @fangoria.bsky.social is writing a love letter to the woman who had the job before me, BECAUSE @horrorgirlprobs.bsky.social IS @shudder.com’S NEW DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMMING!!! 🥹🥹🥹
www.fangoria.com/fangoria-ang...
www.fangoria.com/fangoria-ang...
Fango’s Angel Melanson Brings Her Incredible Talents To Shudder
FANGORIA's Angel Melanson has joined AMC Global Media as the new Director of Programming for our horror pals over at Shudder.
www.fangoria.com
September 17, 2026 at 4:08 PM
One of my first pieces as the new Digital Managing Editor at @fangoria.bsky.social is writing a love letter to the woman who had the job before me, BECAUSE @horrorgirlprobs.bsky.social IS @shudder.com’S NEW DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMMING!!! 🥹🥹🥹
www.fangoria.com/fangoria-ang...
www.fangoria.com/fangoria-ang...
One of billions of reasons to never trust AI's reasoning.... this picture is NOT the Iowa Senate's president.
September 14, 2026 at 2:25 AM
One of billions of reasons to never trust AI's reasoning.... this picture is NOT the Iowa Senate's president.
Why you should never ever ever trust AI results.
This image is NOT Sen Sinclair.
When we search engine a thing, the AI disinformation shows up. You can escape it by using your brain.
You can also denounce auto integration of AI.
This image is NOT Sen Sinclair.
When we search engine a thing, the AI disinformation shows up. You can escape it by using your brain.
You can also denounce auto integration of AI.
September 11, 2026 at 6:58 AM
Why you should never ever ever trust AI results.
This image is NOT Sen Sinclair.
When we search engine a thing, the AI disinformation shows up. You can escape it by using your brain.
You can also denounce auto integration of AI.
This image is NOT Sen Sinclair.
When we search engine a thing, the AI disinformation shows up. You can escape it by using your brain.
You can also denounce auto integration of AI.
Cats are amazing.
Your dog is amazing too.
I just can't adapt to that need 365.
Know what you can do. Want to do. Will do.
Your dog is amazing too.
I just can't adapt to that need 365.
Know what you can do. Want to do. Will do.
September 11, 2026 at 6:20 AM
Cats are amazing.
Your dog is amazing too.
I just can't adapt to that need 365.
Know what you can do. Want to do. Will do.
Your dog is amazing too.
I just can't adapt to that need 365.
Know what you can do. Want to do. Will do.
Star Trek Strange New Worlds S4 E7 has tremendous emotional payoff, but takes a long time to get there. In a season of "novelty" episodes it's hard to wait for it.
Should have been E1 of this season.
Would have built more trust in this season.
Regardless, E8 better be a straight up non bizzaro ep
Should have been E1 of this season.
Would have built more trust in this season.
Regardless, E8 better be a straight up non bizzaro ep
September 4, 2026 at 2:05 AM
Star Trek Strange New Worlds S4 E7 has tremendous emotional payoff, but takes a long time to get there. In a season of "novelty" episodes it's hard to wait for it.
Should have been E1 of this season.
Would have built more trust in this season.
Regardless, E8 better be a straight up non bizzaro ep
Should have been E1 of this season.
Would have built more trust in this season.
Regardless, E8 better be a straight up non bizzaro ep
Sometimes there is good news. This is good.
Some News. After five wonderful years at /Film, I am saying goodbye and coming home to @fangoria.bsky.social , fully. I have a lot of big feelings about this and plenty more to say but for now, just know that I cannot wait to make you all proud.
August 29, 2026 at 7:43 AM
Sometimes there is good news. This is good.
Reposted by John Pemble
COYOTE VS. ACME is glorious. Funniest movie of the year, emotionally moving, and Will Forte is doing amazing work. Any Looney Tunes fan will adore it. As anti-corporate as it can get, subversive and so very punk rock. WB knew what they were doing when they dumped it. This cartoon kills fascists.
Acme Vs Coyote Acme Sucks
ALT: Acme Vs Coyote Acme Sucks
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August 23, 2026 at 8:56 PM
COYOTE VS. ACME is glorious. Funniest movie of the year, emotionally moving, and Will Forte is doing amazing work. Any Looney Tunes fan will adore it. As anti-corporate as it can get, subversive and so very punk rock. WB knew what they were doing when they dumped it. This cartoon kills fascists.
movies made in the 2020s have some to hundreds of digital VFX shots. When press, directors, or actors say it's shot for real & practical, they are lying and taking away the credit to VFX artists making the movie amazing.
CC: Joseph Kosinski, a piece of shit liar.
Tom Cruise can also go to hell.
CC: Joseph Kosinski, a piece of shit liar.
Tom Cruise can also go to hell.
Lovely, quick visual effects breakdown of Mr. Wolf's work on "Backrooms" (2026). 'Moving through a wall that doesn't really exist' shots are harder than you think, and these are fantastic.
youtu.be/-h0gNF8BmfY?...
youtu.be/-h0gNF8BmfY?...
Backrooms - VFX breakdown - Mr. Wolf
YouTube video by befores & afters
youtu.be
August 13, 2026 at 5:03 AM
movies made in the 2020s have some to hundreds of digital VFX shots. When press, directors, or actors say it's shot for real & practical, they are lying and taking away the credit to VFX artists making the movie amazing.
CC: Joseph Kosinski, a piece of shit liar.
Tom Cruise can also go to hell.
CC: Joseph Kosinski, a piece of shit liar.
Tom Cruise can also go to hell.
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I started getting followed by some "film festivals" and "writing festivals" and thought "oh, these are cool!"
Then I looked a little closer.
They're all part of a network that preys on writers, charging us for reviews, and feeding our stuff into slop generators.
So I made a list.👋🏻🖕🏻😠
Then I looked a little closer.
They're all part of a network that preys on writers, charging us for reviews, and feeding our stuff into slop generators.
So I made a list.👋🏻🖕🏻😠
August 1, 2026 at 2:31 PM
I started getting followed by some "film festivals" and "writing festivals" and thought "oh, these are cool!"
Then I looked a little closer.
They're all part of a network that preys on writers, charging us for reviews, and feeding our stuff into slop generators.
So I made a list.👋🏻🖕🏻😠
Then I looked a little closer.
They're all part of a network that preys on writers, charging us for reviews, and feeding our stuff into slop generators.
So I made a list.👋🏻🖕🏻😠
Cancel filmmakers that bring known problematic artists to their projects.
Buy-bye Ti.
Throwing my copies of your movies in the trash.
Buy-bye Ti.
Throwing my copies of your movies in the trash.
July 24, 2026 at 3:51 AM
Cancel filmmakers that bring known problematic artists to their projects.
Buy-bye Ti.
Throwing my copies of your movies in the trash.
Buy-bye Ti.
Throwing my copies of your movies in the trash.
I think I may have to throw my Aronofsky movies away
Darren Aronofsky Raising Cash For His AI Film Studio (Exclusive)
Darren Aronofsky Raising Cash For His AI Film Studio (Exclusive)
Primordial Soup, the AI Film and content studio launched by filmmaker Darren Aronofsky (The Whale, Black Swan, Requiem For a Dream) is raising cash as AI-first filmmaking continues to proliferate, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.
bit.ly
July 23, 2026 at 6:00 AM
I think I may have to throw my Aronofsky movies away
Yeah. I think we gotta cancel this guy.
Darren Aronofsky Raising Cash For His AI Film Studio (Exclusive)
Darren Aronofsky Raising Cash For His AI Film Studio (Exclusive)
Primordial Soup, the AI Film and content studio launched by filmmaker Darren Aronofsky (The Whale, Black Swan, Requiem For a Dream) is raising cash as AI-first filmmaking continues to proliferate, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.
bit.ly
July 23, 2026 at 4:57 AM
Yeah. I think we gotta cancel this guy.
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Today is the day. @bjcolangelo.bsky.social gave me an update to share about how she's feeling as she heads in to have all of her teeth removed and replaced.
www.gofundme.com/f/bj-needs-a...
www.gofundme.com/f/bj-needs-a...
Donate to BJ Needs A New Mouth (Keep Her Yappin'), organized by Amelia Emberwing
If you're reading this, you're not new to the fact that eventually the "pass … Amelia Emberwing needs your support for BJ Needs A New Mouth (Keep Her Yappin')
www.gofundme.com
July 21, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Today is the day. @bjcolangelo.bsky.social gave me an update to share about how she's feeling as she heads in to have all of her teeth removed and replaced.
www.gofundme.com/f/bj-needs-a...
www.gofundme.com/f/bj-needs-a...
When a franchise can expand, evolve, and be new while maintains its core nemesis: which of course is the Necronomicon.
Ash was amazing. And we got 30 episodes of Ash vs Evil Dead with 3 films. That's a hella lot.
So glad Evil Dead continues to explore new characters and tones. It's all so great
Ash was amazing. And we got 30 episodes of Ash vs Evil Dead with 3 films. That's a hella lot.
So glad Evil Dead continues to explore new characters and tones. It's all so great
Bruce Campbell still has no plans on returning to the Evil Dead franchise.
He tells Detroit Free Press, "We’ve moved away from Ash & Bruce Campbell."
"Evil Dead Rise made the most money [of any Evil Dead], and it validated that we can get away from those main elements."
He tells Detroit Free Press, "We’ve moved away from Ash & Bruce Campbell."
"Evil Dead Rise made the most money [of any Evil Dead], and it validated that we can get away from those main elements."
June 8, 2026 at 8:09 PM
When a franchise can expand, evolve, and be new while maintains its core nemesis: which of course is the Necronomicon.
Ash was amazing. And we got 30 episodes of Ash vs Evil Dead with 3 films. That's a hella lot.
So glad Evil Dead continues to explore new characters and tones. It's all so great
Ash was amazing. And we got 30 episodes of Ash vs Evil Dead with 3 films. That's a hella lot.
So glad Evil Dead continues to explore new characters and tones. It's all so great
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good thing it only has over 100K views fuuuuuuuck
I try to restrain myself from just yelling at clouds like an old man, but when misinformation goes viral it ought to be pushed back against: this video is a nearly-unbroken string of misinformation and should be entirely disregarded when it comes to digital color science.
June 1, 2026 at 2:05 AM
good thing it only has over 100K views fuuuuuuuck
Jesus Fucking Christ.
OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG
Paramount+ wanted to use the image on the left as a poster for the wrath of Khan, so they used everyone's least favorite technology to generate the rest of the image.
May 29, 2026 at 6:06 AM
Jesus Fucking Christ.
Reposted by John Pemble
OpenAI Announces Construction Of New Data Center On Top Of Sick Child
May 20, 2026 at 5:03 PM
OpenAI Announces Construction Of New Data Center On Top Of Sick Child
Reposted by John Pemble
I'm back with some more TALES FROM THE CRYPT coverage. This time I'm spotlighting Season Two's "Television Terror", which is now streaming at @shudder.com
You can read my thoughts at @bloody-disgusting.com
You can read my thoughts at @bloody-disgusting.com
Tales from ‘Tales from the Crypt’: Exhuming Season Two’s “Television Terror” Episode
Episodes of Tales from the Crypt (1989–1996) have a tendency to revolve around immoral characters, which, when you think about it, is very fitting. This anthology series loved to dish out just dessert...
bloody-disgusting.com
May 8, 2026 at 5:08 PM
I'm back with some more TALES FROM THE CRYPT coverage. This time I'm spotlighting Season Two's "Television Terror", which is now streaming at @shudder.com
You can read my thoughts at @bloody-disgusting.com
You can read my thoughts at @bloody-disgusting.com
Maul Shadow Lord concluding on May 4th is one hell of a present
May 5, 2026 at 3:16 AM
Maul Shadow Lord concluding on May 4th is one hell of a present
"Filmmaking is a collaborative experience, and all crafts work together to achieve the director's vision. But there's no need to weaponize their enthusiasm of physical production against visual effects"
from 2023
The Most Egregious Example of "We Didn't Use CGI" Mythology (So Far)
fxrant.blogspot.com/2023/12/the-...
The Most Egregious Example of "We Didn't Use CGI" Mythology (So Far)
fxrant.blogspot.com/2023/12/the-...
April 27, 2026 at 3:37 PM
"Filmmaking is a collaborative experience, and all crafts work together to achieve the director's vision. But there's no need to weaponize their enthusiasm of physical production against visual effects"
Always providing some clarity about movie things. In this case, clarifying that IMAX doesn't really mean anything.
It's a brand name that doesn't translate to being better because you have no idea what you are going to get till you are there.
Which is why stopped going to IMAX anything.
It's a brand name that doesn't translate to being better because you have no idea what you are going to get till you are there.
Which is why stopped going to IMAX anything.
Confused as to what "IMAX" really means? I'm here to explain it.
What Does "IMAX" Mean?
fxrant.blogspot.com/2026/04/w...
What Does "IMAX" Mean?
fxrant.blogspot.com/2026/04/w...
April 9, 2026 at 6:36 AM
Always providing some clarity about movie things. In this case, clarifying that IMAX doesn't really mean anything.
It's a brand name that doesn't translate to being better because you have no idea what you are going to get till you are there.
Which is why stopped going to IMAX anything.
It's a brand name that doesn't translate to being better because you have no idea what you are going to get till you are there.
Which is why stopped going to IMAX anything.