Remi Olsen

Videoheaven, 2025 - ★★★★ A bit niche, admittedly.

Letterboxd Update: Videoheaven, 2025 - ★★★★

Reese’s vs. Trader Joe’s: The Unlikely Peanut Butter Cup Smack Down Plus, a case for the quesadilla.

Which one wins when you pin Reese’s against Trader Joe’s peanut butter cups? Don’t worry, I hold the answer.

The SpiceaWAR Logo -- a take on Andy Warhol's Velvet Underground banana.

Today’s post is all about injectable sauces, flaming Peeps, and Italian horror movies. www.theawesomenessdigest.email/p/secret-bur...

That’s my July 19th booked.

Four Flies on Grey Velvet, 1971 - ★★★★½ Half an extra star for Bud Spencer.

Letterboxd Update: Four Flies on Grey Velvet, 1971 - ★★★★½

The Cat o' Nine Tails, 1971 - ★★★★½ Classic Argento.

Letterboxd Update: The Cat o' Nine Tails, 1971 - ★★★★½

Short Night of Glass Dolls, 1971 - ★★★★½ Commie giallo.

Letterboxd Update: Short Night of Glass Dolls, 1971 - ★★★★½

The House with Laughing Windows, 1976 - ★★★★ Folk horror meets giallo. Folk giallo.

Letterboxd Update: The House with Laughing Windows, 1976 - ★★★★

Tenebre, 1982 - ★★★★½ Daria Nicolodi, one of the all-time best screamers.

Letterboxd Update: Tenebre, 1982 - ★★★★½

Bang Bang Kitchen’s Chile Relleno, and Talking Heads’ “Stop Making Sense” Deep-fried peppers and perfect concert films – I challenge you to find a better combination.

Today’s post of Awesomeness – all about Bang Bang’s chile relleno, and a look at the classic Talking Heads film, “Stop Making Sense.”

Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die, 2026 - ★★★★ I, for one, had a lot of fun.

Letterboxd Update: Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die, 2026 - ★★★★

Fight Club, 1999 - ★★★★½ Too bad all the wrong people took all the wrong lessons from this movie.

Letterboxd Update: Fight Club, 1999 - ★★★★½

Banana Bread v2.0 Another year, another take on a banana bread recipe.

A new piece of Remi Writing: “Banana Bread v2.0”

Tales from SCUMM University: The Class of '89 | The International House of Mojo Maybe it wasn’t a party college, but its graduates went on to shape the world -- at least in the only way that matters to the likes of us. Enroll (ho, ho!) in this article to learn all about the crash...

Jason went all in on this SCUMM U article. mixnmojo.com/features/sit...

Loose Thoughts on Cross-Country Skiing I went cross-country skiing and I more or less lived to tell the tale.

A new piece of Remi Writing: “Loose Thoughts on Cross-Country Skiing”

Send Help, 2026 - ★★★★ Fun movies in the theater are, indeed, fun.

Letterboxd Update: Send Help, 2026 - ★★★★

Stop Making Sense, 1984 - ★★★★★ Man, Tina Weymouth is cool.

Letterboxd Update: Stop Making Sense, 1984 - ★★★★★

On Christmas Cards and Red Gnome Hats: Symbols of Norwegian World War 2 Resistance Never underestimate Norwegian passive aggressiveness.

A new piece of Remi Writing: “On Christmas Cards and Red Gnome Hats: Symbols of Norwegian World War 2 Resistance”

The Rubber Chicken and the Museum Dedicated to It Plus, to stay with the theme, a bird feeder.

A new piece of Remi Writing: “The Rubber Chicken and the Museum Dedicated to It”

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, 2011 - ★★★½ Pretty humorless for being about a guy called Smiley.

Letterboxd Update: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, 2011 - ★★★½

The Housemaid, 2025 - ★★★ Gotta love a good beach-read movie.

Letterboxd Update: The Housemaid, 2025 - ★★★

The Great Bánh Mì Hunt: Sun Ta Tofu and Bánh Mì Deluxe Two South End Seattle spot duke it out – neither lose; we win.

A new piece of Remi Writing: “The Great Bánh Mì Hunt: Sun Ta Tofu and Bánh Mì Deluxe”

One Battle After Another, 2025 - ★★★★½ A highfalutin Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle.

Letterboxd Update: One Battle After Another, 2025 - ★★★★½

People We Meet on Vacation, 2026 - ★★½ You know, it might not be great cinema, but in the year of our lord, 2026, I’m OK with light airy romcoms making a comeback.

Letterboxd Update: People We Meet on Vacation, 2026 - ★★½

2025: The Year in Awesomeness And also tortas. Because, c’mon.

A new piece of Remi Writing: “2025: The Year in Awesomeness”

Opinion Guest Essay When A.I. Took My Job, I Bought a Chain Saw

Sadly this did not end up being what I'd hoped

In 2023 I became obsessed with videos of dads in cargo shortswaiting in parking lots during Taylor Swift's Eras Tour. So when she came to town, I grabbed a camera and headed down to talk to them. I thought it'd be funny. It turned out to be something else entirely.

Five Nights at Freddy's 2, 2025 - ★ Favorite part was when ten kids got kicked out of the theater.

Letterboxd Update: Five Nights at Freddy's 2, 2025 - ★

You know, I’m just gonna leave that one alone.

(Or maybe I won’t.)

Olympia: Where “Hallmark Christmas Town” Meets Riot Grrrl Or, a Hallmark meets Riot Grrrl guide to this melting pot of a town.

A new piece of Remi Writing: “Olympia: Where “Hallmark Christmas Town” Meets Riot Grrrl”