Drew McWeeny

@drewmcweeny.com

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Caustically optimistic. Potty mouth. FILM NERD 2.0. Netflix's VOIR. MASTERS OF HORROR. '80s ALL OVER. FEAR ITSELF. I helped break the Internet. Sorry about that. Keto for life. Visit drewmcweeny.com for all my shit.

A screenshot of my Letterboxd list of favorite films from 1988. In order: MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO, THE LAST TEMPTATION OF CHRIST, CINEMA PARADISO, WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT, DIE HARD, MIDNIGHT RUN, THE UNBEARABLE LIGHTNESS OF BEING, A FISH CALLED WANDA, TUCKER: THE MAN & HIS DREAM, HAIRSPRAY. DEAD RINGERS, WINGS OF DESIRE, THEY LIVE, BEETLEJUICE, AKIRA, BIG, DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS, MARRIED TO THE MOB, WOMEN ON THE VERGE OF A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN, BULL DURHAM, DANGEROUS LIASONS, MISSISSIPPI BURNING, TALK RADIO, EIGHT MEN OUT, and RAIN MAN. Whatta year, right?!
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A screenshot of my Letterboxd list ranking all the films I've seen so far this year. In order, starting at #1, it's 28 YEARS LATER: THE BONE TEMPLE, NIRVANNA THE BAND THE SHOW THE MOVIE, THE FURIOUS, BLUE HERON, EPiC - ELVIS PRESLEY IN CONCERT, OBSESSION, PROJECT HAIL MARY, I LOVE BOOSTERS, MILE END KICKS, SEND HELP, PILLION, BACKROOMS, CAROLINA CAROLINE, JACKASS: BEST AND LAST, POWER BALLAD, DISCLOSURE DAY, MIKE AND NICK AND NICK AND ALICE, GOOD LUCK HAVE FUN DON'T DIE, THE DRAMA, BILLIE EILLISH - HIT ME HARD AND SOFT, THEY WILL KILL YOU, HOKUM, MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE, and IS GOD IS.
Titania punches Spidey into next week.
A pigeon does a motherfucking double take thanks to the genius of John Glen.
A package of limited edition Oreos for the band BTS, which appear to be "brown sugar pancake" flavored.
AOC and Mamdani, all smiles in their Knicks jerseys.
This does not please Nikki at all.
Drew stands with his new high school graduate, Allen.
A screenshot of a Letterboxd list, showing (in order): 28 YEARS LATER: THE BONE TEMPLE, NIRVANNA THE BAND THE SHOW THE MOVIE, PROJECT HAIL MARY, BLUE HERON, E.P.I.C. - ELVIS PRESLEY IN CONCERT, OBSESSION, I LOVE BOOSTERS, SEND HELP, PILLION, BACKROOMS, MIKE AND NICK AND NICK AND ALICE, GOOD LUCK HAVE FUN DON'T DIE, THE DRAMA, BILLIE EILISH HIT ME HARD & SOFT 3D, THEY WILL KILL YOU, HOKUM, HOPPERS, MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE, IS GOD IS, and VIDEO HEAVEN.
Two posts back to back, one a joke about Grogu ending up in porn after the disappointing performance of his new film and the other a serious thought about how much each phone call or email matters in this industry.
Nikki is not happy.
Robert Forster, bleeding from his forehead, drives a cab in a scene from WALKING THE EDGE.
A shot of Inde Navarrette in OBSESSION as Nikki, after she learns that her boyfriend is supposed to kiss another girl as part of a game. She is not happy about it. Extremely.
A screenshot of the CMS for my Ghost newsletter, with a picture of Dustin Hoffman and Warren Beatty over the headline, "80s Roulette: ISHTAR."
Griffin Dunne just really wants to go home in AFTER HOURS.
The colorful cover to Chuck Tingle's LUCKY DAY.
A masked wrestler says, "Don't do drugs even though they're fun. Always listen to your dad if he's cool. And never ever owe money to a titty bar owner."
The front of the program for a comedy show Calle WESTWOOD NIGHT LIVE at UCLA.
PAUL FISCHER in conversation with DREW MCWEENY. APRIL 20, MONDAY at 7PM. VROMAN'S BOOKSTORE. You can RSVP@VROMAN'S BOOKSTORE for free.
According to this awkwardly lettered comic panel, the Batman will goon, with or without the manor.
A promotional image for Paul Fischer's booksigning at Vroman's Bookstore at 7PM on April 20th, where he'll be having a conversation onstage with Drew McWeeny about Fischer's amazing new book THE LAST KINGS OF HOLLYWOOD.
An image from Phil Kaufman's INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS, featuring a dog with a human head.
The Joker, in close-up, says "This emphasis on BONERS has given me an idea FOR A NEW ADVENTURE IN CRIME! Gotham City will rue the day it mentioned the word BONER!" Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeelarious.
A screenshot of a column in which Drew's two sons argue about the movie BLADE RUNNER. Toshi is convinced that "Blade Runner" is a robot, but Allen is adamant that there is no way "Blade Runner" is a robot. Much chaos ensues.
Over the top of Drew's computer, we have a great view of a large park on a sunny day.
A copy of the screenplay for FLASH GORDON by Stephen Sommers sits on Drew's desktop, marked FIRST DRAFT, MARCH 4, 2005.
Our Australian Cattle Dog/chihuahua/boxer mix Maggie looks up at the camera on a sunny day.
The top of the latest issue, with a headline reading "November 1981 kicks off with Bo Derek and the Time Bandits." The header photo is from Terry Gilliam's TIME BANDITS, with the entire group, including Kevin, holding up the map they stole from the Supreme Being.
Swan and McWeeny, age 16, sitting on a couch in Swan's downstairs rumpus room in 1986. The decor could not be more '80s, and Swan and McWeeny look like wee babies.
Frank Miller's Dark Knight is shown breaking a rifle in half and, in modified text from the original comic, says "AI is the weapon of the enemy. We do not need it. We will not use it."
A screenshot of the CMS for my newsletters. There are various issues of THE LAST '80s NEWSLETTER and FORMERLY DANGEROUS in progress, as well as an '80s ROULETTE review of MOONWALKER scheduled for tomorrow morning.
Covers for sixteen new comics coming out today, including THE INFERNAL HULK, ABSOLUTE MARTIAN MANHUNTER, STAR GREK: THREADS OF DESTINY, THE PERIL OF THE BRUTAL DARK, THE MORTAL THOR, INGLORIOUS X-FORCE, WRESTLING HEIST, ABSOLUTE WONDER WOMAN. THE ULTIMATES, THE NEW HISTORY OF THE DC UNIVERSE, RED BOOK, THE BAT-MAN, JUSTICE LEAGUE VS GODZILLA, MASTERMINDS, PREDATOR BLOODSHED, and HULK SMASH EVERYTHING.
Drew is holding the new Arrow 4K box set of John Boorman's EXCALIBUR.
The cover of Keith Rosson's brilliant horror novel, COFFIN MOON.
A photo of a 14-ounce container of Dole Whip from the grocery store. Pineapple flavor. I would eat the fuck out of this.
A screenshot of the CMS page for "2025 in 50 Films - Part Four," an article that I published by mistake last week with no text in the actual body of the newsletter. Ooooops. There is a photo from the film WEAPONS at the top of the page.
A screen shot of a searchable version of the full Epstein Archive. A search has been run for the name "Drew McWeeny," and it says there are no results found. Whew.
A preview page of my latest '80s ROULETTE column, a review of 1982's EATING RAOUL, with a photo of Paul Bartel and Mary Woronov.
The preview page for my article, "2025 in 50 Films - Part Three," with a banner photo at the top showing Channing Tatum in the film ROOFMAN.
The poster for the 1982 animated film THE PLAGUE DOGS, with a tagline that should read "A Special Kind of Horrifying Trauma From The Creators of WATERSHIP DOWN."
The featured articles include the new episode of THE HIP POCKET with guest Jeff Roland, part one of 2025 in 50 FILMS, and my most recent July 1985 newsletter.
A screenshot of the beginning of my "2025 in 50 Films" article, with a film still from EEPHUS at the top.
A screenshot of my Letterboxd Year in Review, where my Most Watched actor is, apparently, Moe Howard.
Close up of me holding a Vision Elite in my big fat meatpaw.
A screenshot of my desktop with an open document, a retrospective review of TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY.
A photo of the sign for Honey's Kettle Fried Chicken in Culver City, which is goddamn delightful and you should totally eat there.