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For this Friday Movie Night, first up is The Spirit of the Beehive (1973), a Spanish slice-of-life set in 1940, following the devastation of the Spanish Civil War. A child sees the movie Frankenstein (1931) and begins to imagine that the monster is lurking around, just out of sight. Some surrealism, spookiness, and childlike wonder ensue as the mystery centers upon a derelict barn. This is the best-known and best-regarded film of Spanish auteur Victor Erice, who is otherwise best-known for El Sur (1983) and Close Your Eyes (2023), neither of whichwe have yet watched.

After that is F1 (2025), the blockbuster racecar-driving saga starring Brad Pitt as a washed-up former star who gets one last one last chance to get back in the driver’s seat and win some cash and glory. Cars go fast. Probably some crashes, too. Director Joseph Kosinski previously ddi Top Gun: Maverick (2022), and this fills pretty much the same niche as that film, but with cars. Reviews are good, and an HD rip just appeared, so we’ll give it a shot.

We’ll start at 8PM EST on Blorptube, right here:

https://blorp.bot.nu/o/visual_cuisine

Be there, comrades!

Letterboxd:

• The Spirit of the Beehive: https://letterboxd.com/film/the-spirit-of-the-beehive/
• F1: https://letterboxd.com/film/f1/

Doesthedogdie.com links:

• The Spirit of the Beehive: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/51562
• F1: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/1518310

CWs for The Spirit of the Beehive:

• Gaslighting.
• Cruelty to animals.
• Trypophobia.
• Shaving.
• Blood and gore.
• Poverty.

CWs for F1:

• Gambling addiction.
• Burn injury.
• Hand damage.
• Dislocations.
• Car crashes.
• Unconsciousness.
• Broken bones.
• Death of parent.
• Shower scene.
• Hospital scene.
• PTSD.
• Jump scares.
• Shaky cam.
• Profanity.
• Screaming.
• Flashing lights.
• Sex.
• Honking horns.
• Screeching tires.
• Blood and gore.

Links to movies:

• The Spirit of the Beehive: https://tankie.tube/w/iLyqRc2TnfWAeLeX9H4ARf
• F1: https://tankie.tube/w/ds7iR3CYX4GD3E3w9VkHSu