Chris DeLuca

Marty Supreme, 2025 - ★★★½

A man in glasses and a tank top is featured prominently, with the text Marty Supreme and smaller images of six individuals beneath.

Another safdie joint where one asshole burns his life to the ground and everyone yelling. I had a good time.

My letterboxed year in review for 2025. I watched 48 movies. Is that…good? 🍿

Buckaroo Banzai Declassified, 2002

A colorful movie poster for The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension features characters posing with a car, guitar, and a dramatic backdrop of space.

Watched on Thursday January 1, 2026.

Watched: Buckaroo Banzai Declassified 🍿

Started reading: Frankenstein by Mary Shelley 📚

Year in books for 2025

Here are the books I finished reading in 2025. I didn’t read as much as 2024, but I’m still happy with it.

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension, 1984

A stylized movie poster for The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension features a central character with a briefcase, set against a sci-fi backdrop.

Watched on Thursday January 1, 2026.

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Watched: Chernobyl. Fantastic as it is devastating. I learned a lot. 🍿

Started reading: The Dark Tower III by Stephen King 📚

Finished reading: The Dark Tower II by Stephen King 📚

🙋‍♂️ I’m interested in learning #AppKit (yes, not SwiftUI). I found Resources for learning Objective-C and AppKit by Jeff Johnson, which seems great. Does anyone have any other recommendations? 💽

I saw LCD Soundsystem over the weekend. What a great show. First time seeing them. They’re a band I’ve had on my list to dig into, and never did. This is that push. 🎵

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I’ve been using the Helium browser for about a week, and I really like it. Fast, minimal, open source, and no ads/spyware/bloat. Honestly, the worst thing about it is the icon. 💽

Currently reading: The Dark Tower II by Stephen King 📚

Finished reading: Dave Barry Slept Here by Dave Barry 📚

The Return of Godzilla, 1984

A giant, lightning-surrounded Godzilla towers over skyscrapers in a fiery red scene, accompanied by the title The Return of Godzilla.

The models, destruction, and monster suit look amazing. The ending is a wet noodle. The product is pretty fun.

Currently reading: Scholarly Pursuits by Robin S. Blackwood 📚

An interesting explanation for why preppers prep from Cory Doctorow.

Someone on Bluesky said to read the synopsis for the Disney TV movie The Luck of the Irish (2001). I did, and I encourage you to as well. 🍿

In science class, a magnet attaches to his coin and he realizes that his lucky gold coin was stolen. He rushes home to tell his parents and walks in to see that his mother has shrunk to one foot tall.

This is so cool: an old school print magazine full of cool HTML programs you can type in and run. Bought a copy immediately. 💽

Mothra vs. Godzilla, 1964 (contains spoilers)

A poster for the 1964 film Mothra vs. Godzilla features the iconic monsters Mothra and Godzilla engaged in a battle.

This review may contain spoilers.

Really nice cinematography, doing wide shots and camera moves that you don’t always see in the human scenes. Also, two caterpillars kick Godzilla's ass with webbing.

King Kong vs. Godzilla, 1962 (contains spoilers)

A dramatic movie poster features King Kong and Godzilla in an epic battle against a fiery background.

This review may contain spoilers.

In this one, it’s pretty racist.