Sam Van Haren

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Associate Editor @talkfilmsociety.com Host of Keanu Believe It podcast, featured on various others. Talks too much about movies, cartoons, and Keanu. ♿️ he/him Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/8EtJ

Letterboxd recent activity (Right to left) Send Help - four star rating Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice - four star rating Nirvanna The Band The Show The Movie - 4.5 star rating Good Luck Have Fun Don’t Die - 3.5 star rating
Luke Goss as Nomak in BLADE II
Grandpa Simpson and Grandma Bouvier sitting on a couch
The logo for defunct film financier Virtual Studios
Christopher Plummer in Inside Man with an oh shit expression
A Simpsons character in a board room says “I keep telling you, he’s 73 years old… and he’s dead”
Max Casella in The Newsies as Racetrack Higgins holding a cigar
Markwayne with red typo line underneath
Predator: Badlands, Prey, The Northman, Sisu, John Wick Chapter 2, Pacific Rim, Riddick, War for the Planet of the Apes, The Transporter, Star Trek Beyond, Hero (2002), Shadow
Screenshot of a Letterboxd list titled Genndy Tartakovsky Coded Live-Action. Films listed are Predator: Badlands, Prey, and The Northman
Can I has charmander
Edward Norton in FIGHT CLUB says that’s the stupidest thing I’ve ever heard.
Screen grab from THE SIMPSONS. A poster for Troy McClure in The Contrabulus Fabtraption of Professor Horatio Hufnagel.
Muted words on Bluesky: Trump
A 5-star letterboxd rating of PREDATOR BADLANDS
Homer Simpson sits contemplatively in an empty auditorium next to a film projector
Brad Pitt in AD ASTRA in a lunar rover with a reflection of an Applebee’s sign in the window
Daffy Duck arms raised mouth open in a a massive pile of gold with an oversized diamond on his head
The most handsome smooth red dachshund you’ve ever seen shown in profile. His nose is light brown.
Recent Letterboxd Activity (right to left): History of the World Part 1 - 3 stars Sweet Virginia - 3.5 stars Skyfall - 5 stars The Great Muppet Caper - 4.5 stars
An extreme closeup of Mario with a comically bewildered expression
A small flying robot with an oversized head repairing a starship
Recent Letterboxd log activity From right to left: Licence to Kill - 4 stars GoldenEye - 4.5 stars Tomorrow Never Dies - 3.5 stars The World Is Not Enough - 3 stars
Tony, Pussy, and Paulie in a hospital waiting room. Pussy says “he’s full of bad energies”
Antony Starr in BANSHEE
Homer looks at Bart in irritated bewilderment, and Bart looks at Homer smiling excitedly
A weather forecast for Friday 1/23 in south central Wisconsin. Shows a low of -21 and a high of -7
Divine Presence to Be Shot
Sinners Frankenstein 28 Years Later Wake Up Dead Man Weapons Mickey 17 The Long Walk Avatar: Fire & Ash Thunderbolts Superman Black Bag Relay One Battle After Another Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning KPop Demon Hunters Predator: Killer of Killers Jay Kelly Kiss of the Spider Woman Freaky Tales Highest 2 Lowest
Screen capture of Letterboxd activity log showing viewings of Avatar. June 2016 - 3.5 stars August 2021 -4.5 stars December 2022 - 4.5 stars December 2026 - 5 stars
Avatar (2009), theatrical poster
The Hateful Eight 2015 ***** Rewatched Dec 20, 2025 Quentin, you are a know-it-all shit talker who needs to grow up but you can make a hell of a good motion picture. Maybe try that again. Think this might be my favorite of his after the peak that is Basterds and Jackie Brown. A great script, beautifully shot by Richardson and a perfect cast and score. Righteously angry and appropriately cynical. Love it.
Joaquin Phoenix in THE MASTER stands behind a camera in a department store
Robert De Niro in COP LAND during his iconic “You blew it!” rant
Grunkle Stan and Dipper from GRAVITY FALLS next to a rusty RV
cultural conversation Payakan Kiri Neytiri Sully Nav'i Cameron fireandash Avatar (all muted for 30 days)
A picture of my back patio at night. Ice and snow cover the ground and sinister icicles hang from the eaves
Pope Leo XIV on an airplane holding a baseball bat
Letterboxd log history showing Fantastic Mr. Fox watched every Thanksgiving since 2021
Bob’s Burgers. A cooked turkey holds an umbrella with the Belcher’s clan in a Miyazaki inspired fever dream.
Jeff Bridges and Karen Allen in John Carpenter’s STARMAN. They are driving in a car at night when Bridges creates a bright orb out of thin air
Results of my Cinematrix attempt for the November 20th game. Game over! You got 9/9 Correct Your Score: 2626 Top 4% of players today
Quentin Tarantino and Uma Thurman next to the Pussy Wagon at a red carpet event for Fortnite
Mordecai, Rigby, Muscle Man, and High Five Ghost from REGULAR SHOW sitting on the couch excitedly yelling
Martin Scorsese on set of Bringing Out the Dead having a discussion with Nicolas Cage
Production still from Wes Ball’s upcoming Legend of Zelda movie. Actors Bo Bragason as Zelda and Benjamin Evan Ainsworth as Link are crouched in a picturesque natural green field landscape
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Crimson Peak. Tom Huddleston removes his top hat as he shows Mia Wasilkowska into a picturesque mansion
The tank with eerie green liquid from PRINCE OF DARKNESS
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Album cover for Give Up by The Postal Service
Groundskeeper Willie looks back at Bart while holding a watering can
Finn and Jake the Dog of ADVENTURE TIME sitting at a campfire