Brendan Hodges

brendanhodges.bsky.social

09 January 2026 19:43

there's been many complaints STRANGER THINGS suffered from endless planning scenes and characters who'd vanish for huge periods, but those same flaws oddly apply to THE FINAL RECKONING and FIRE AND ASH too, so I broke down that frustrating trend: nextbestpicture.com/closing-time...

Brendan Hodges

brendanhodges.bsky.social

09 January 2026 19:43

I wrote about the overstuffed endings of 2025 for @nextbestpicture.bsky.social, and how STRANGER THINGS, THE FINAL RECKONING and AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH struggled to balance their excesses with streamlined storytelling: nextbestpicture.com/closing-time...

Brendan Hodges

brendanhodges.bsky.social

01 January 2026 07:04

happy new year!

rancor58.bsky.social

10 March 2025 17:46

@clairacurtis.bsky.social @joearagon.bsky.social @countvolpe.bsky.social What surprised me about the Oscars was that in years past all the best original songs have had performances and there were none this year. And I think the in memoriam is difficult to pull off. But yeah, not great song choice.

rancor58.bsky.social

05 February 2025 18:34

@clairacurtis.bsky.social @joearagon.bsky.social @countvolpe.bsky.social The discussion with AI and the Brutalist was so fucking peak. Absolutely beautiful landlords.