Two more months before the year is going to end and honestly, I want this year to be over as there is so much shit happening. The recent train collision in Spain that has killed a bunch of people. Riots in France. Iranian rebels fighting in Saudi Arabia while TKO still wants to do a WWE show in the country for money. Elections here in America is at a breaking point as it is a reminder of why democracy sucks. There is so much happening around the world that I want this year to be over with. This is not a good year unless you are from Milwaukee. Congratulations to the Milwaukee Brewers on winning your first World Series.
Despite all the chaos that is happening, I have started to back into writing again although in a slower pace than usual as I am working on my review of Zack Snyder’s Army of the Dead as it was one of the few films that I saw this month. Most of my time was devoted to a couple of TV shows and a limited series though I feel more relaxed in watching things than in the past several months. In the month of October, I saw a total of 11 films in five first-timers and 6 re-watches with 3 of the first-timers being films directed or co-directed by women as part of the 52 Films by Women pledge. My highlight of the month is Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma.
Monthly Mini-Reviews/What Else I Am Watching
East of Eden
Having seen the 1955 film by Elia Kazan, I knew the limited series was going to be a different beast since the 1955 only covered the last fourth of the book by John Steinbeck. What I did not expect in this new adaptation was the depth that showrunner in Kazan’s granddaughter Zoe would bring in, along with co-writer Alexander Chee and its directors in Garth Davis and Laure de Clermont-Tonnere, to study two generations of families consumed by guilt, desire, sin, and ambition. If Florence Pugh does not get any major awards for her performance as Cathy Ames/Kate Abley. Then what is the fucking point of having awards? Pugh elevated herself into another level in a performance as a complicated woman while the ensemble that include standout performances from Mike Faist as Charles Trask and Hoon Lee as the Trask family servant Lee are performances to watch as they deserve as much praise. It is an astonishingly rich and heartbreaking limited series to watch as it is one that cannot be ignored. I am often critical of what Netflix puts out but this limited series on the other hand is just outstanding.
The Blackcoat’s Daughter
I have heard about this film for years as this ended up being a gem of a film from Osgood Perkins. It is a film with paralleling narratives set in a cold period in upstate New York where a young student is stuck at a prep school with a senior as she starts to behave erratically. The other narrative involves a young woman who had left a mental hospital as she has been picked up by a couple who are on their way home in the cold weather. This is unlike any other horror film as it has a lot of chills and moments that are scary with great performances from Kiernan Shipka, Emma Roberts, and Lucy Boynton. It has a lot of amazing technical work from its crew as I am now more interested in what else Perkins is doing as a filmmaker.
The Stylist
Shoutout to Brittani for suggesting this film as this was a gem of a film that people need to seek out. Directed by Jill Gevargizian from a short film she did as it revolves around a hair stylist who scalps women and wears their scalps. An old friend asks her to style her for an upcoming wedding as things get more problematic as tension emerge where her client’s friends say awful shit about her and the growing distance between herself and her friend. Njarra Townsend is great as the titular character as she embodies a troubled woman who feels slighted where the ending of the film is just something to watch.
Ted Lasso (season 4, episode 10)
The season finale is an absolute delight as the cameos from characters in the past seasons were fun to watch including an impromptu Diamond Dogs session with Alice being part of it as Cat People. The David Bowie fan in me was geeking out over that. I knew who was the person that was trying to buy the AFC Richmond shares as it was obvious, yet it was followed by a big surprise that I knew was going to happen. It showed maturity in the writing and characters. The show does mark the end of something while it also marks the beginning of something new. The season’s MVP is Tanya Reynolds as Alice Chilton as she is just a great character as someone who loves the beautiful game as she is trying to find herself as a coach. Her arc is one of the best things in the show where she eventually loosens up and earn a spot that is deserving while Ted Lasso makes a decision that becomes suitable for him in his need to be with his son Henry.
VisionQuest (episodes 1-6)
I admit I have not really been enamored with Marvel in the past few years as I am not looking forward to Avengers: Doomsday as I have no faith in the Russo Brothers and the writers involved. This series, however, is a joy to watch as I am happy to see Paul Bettany return as Vision, but it is the return of James Spader as Ultron that has been a joy to watch. Spader’s performance as the human avatar of Ultron is just full of charm as I cannot help but root for him. Even as we meet a villainous android in Jocasta, who is played with such gusto in T’Nia Miller, whom Ultron has fallen in love with. I think I want to watch a porno between those 2 characters as I just love watching them together. The ensemble that includes James D’Arcy as an avatar of J.A.R.V.I.S., Orla Brady as an avatar of F.R.I.D.A.Y., Emily Hampshire as an avatar of E.D.I.T.H., Henry Lewis as an avatar of D.U.M.-E., and Jonathan Sayer as an avatar of U are fun to watch in how they interact with Vision.
Ruaridh Mollica’s performance as Thomas Shepherd/Tommy Maximoff is excellent as is Todd Stashwick as the bounty hunter Paladin. So far, the show is incredible while I am waiting for Tommy to meet his twin brother in Billy Maximoff/Billy Kaplan/Speed. Plus, I think the mysterious figure who hired the Paladin in trying to kill Vision is the first AI robot in J.I.M./Synthetic Man.
Well, that is all for October 2026. Other than a few films I had hoped to watch this month that I had prepared reviews for. I am hoping to catch up on new releases with Marc by Sofia being the most notable film. I am not sure which Blind Spot film I will do now that I have gained access to another film with only 3 films to get soon either on Blu-Ray or digital. Other than that, I am not sure what I will watch as I am not interested in any upcoming theatrical releases except for Dune Part 3. Before I bid adieu, for those who are fans of Star Trek are in mourning with the loss of two figures this month. The first is Walter Koenig aka Pavel Chekov from the original series in the 1960s and in the film versions that followed. The second is in Sir Patrick Stewart aka Captain Jean-Luc Picard from Star Trek: The Next Generation and their own film franchise. While Stewart is also known for other projects including his performance as Charles Xavier/Professor X from the X-Men movies and its related franchises with Marvel. These two men will certainly be missed.
Other notable figures who passed away this month and will be missed include activist Dolores Huerta, actress Barbara Barrie, actress Elke Sommer, filmmaker Peter Medak, actor/singer Bobby Wright, musician Donnie Iris, actress Susan St. James, voice actor Eric Bauza, professional wrestler Jack Armstong, professional wrestler Jumbo Baretta, music engineer Phil McDonald, Nigel Durham of Saxon, Alan Dysert of All My Children, singer-songwriter John Anderson, Tom Skerritt, Indian film composer Deva, actor Michael Gray of Shazam!, character actor Richard Riehle, David Surkamp of Pavlov’s Dog, video game designer Richard Gray, actor RJ Mitte, actor Gary Waddell, actor Pierre Lindstedt, the legendary Eva Marie Saint, music composer George Fenton, musician Freddie Jackson, comedian Reggie McFadden, storyboard artist J. Todd Anderson, actress Mary Louise Weller, and the greatest American football coach of all-time in Mike Ditka. We will miss you all. This is thevoid99 signing off… and go Dream!
Written and directed by Jane Schoenbrun, Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma is the story of a queer filmmaker who decides to reboot a famed yet controversial horror film franchise where she meets the original film’s final girl who has become a recluse as they discuss the idea of rebooting the franchise. It is a film that explores a woman who wants to bring something new to a horror franchise she loves as well as meet the woman who starred in the original film. Starring Hannah Einbinder, Gillian Anderson, Patrick Fischler, Kevin McDonald, Sarah Sherman, Zach Cherry, Dylan Baker, Arthur Conti, Amanda Fix, and Jack Haven as Little Death. Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma is a whimsical yet terrifying film by Jane Schoenbrun.
The film follows a filmmaker who is given the chance to reboot a once popular horror film franchise as she seeks the reclusive star of the first film to star in the new reboot. It is a film that follows this woman who not only want to do something new to a film franchise she loved but also update it to be in more in line with today’s views as the franchise had issues in relation to a transgender killer known as Little Death. Jane Schoenbrun’s screenplay explores a film franchise known as Camp Miasma where it an 80s slasher film set in a camp where camp counselors get killed by this mysterious killer known as Little Death who wreaks havoc on everyone as the killer had been drowned to death by campers because the person was transgender. For its new director Kris Williams (Hannah Einbinder), she is an enthusiastic fan of the first film as she also knows the franchise as she also wants to fix the franchise to be more palatable towards today’s audiences.
One of Williams’ ideas in rebooting the film is to find the first film’s final girl played by Billy Presley (Amanda Fix) who disappeared after the film’s release. After discovering her whereabouts, Williams meets the reclusive Billy (Gillian Anderson) who has been living on the set where Camp Miasma had been filmed as Billy is intrigued by Williams’ pitch as it leads to stories about Billy’s time making the film where she showed Williams her own print of the first film. For Williams, she would reveal her own sexual desires as she starts to fall for Billy while learning the origins of Little Death who was this transgender camper that wants to kill everyone and only comes out of the water when it is hungry for more.
Schoenbrun’s direction is stylish from the opening of the film where it shows video footage of a crew making Camp Miasma as it then leads to a shot in the film where Little Death kills a couple. Shot on location in British Columbia to play into the Pacific Northwest setting of where Camp Miasma was shot. Schoenbrun creates this weird world where the first act has this sense of hyper-realism in the world that Williams lives in as it is colorful and vibrant, but it is a stark contrast to the world of Camp Miasma and the world that Billy lives in. It is a world that has this air of artificiality that plays into a world that Billy prefers instead of what is happening in the real world. Schoenbrun’s direction also has this inspired usage of the split diopter shots where one character is in the foreground with another character in the background. It adds to some of the dramatic tension and romanticism as it relates to Williams own fascination towards Billy. Even as Billy show her a different cut of Camp Miasma that adds a lot of intrigue to the lore of Little Death.
The scenes in Camp Miasma are presented in a typical 1980s style in terms of its compositions with the usage of wide and medium shots to set a tone of how characters interact with one another as well as to build suspense. Most notably a sequence where Little Death would come out of the water and kill people where it is presented in an unbroken tracking shot with different close-ups and point-of-view shots as it plays into the moment where Billy’s character becomes the final girl. Schoenbrun also plays into the world of fantasy in its third function as it relates to Williams’ own sexual desires though it is considered unfitting with today’s view of morality. Schoenbrun also play up the element of surrealism in the final function as well as making fun of the tropes expected in a slasher film. Overall, Schoenbrun crafts a provocative and witty film about a queer filmmaker trying to pitch a reclusive actress into starring a slasher film reboot.
Cinematographer Eric Yue does brilliant work with the film’s cinematography with its usage of low-key lighting for the interior/exterior scenes at night as well as natural lighting for the daytime scenes at Billy’s cabin as well as some vibrant colors for some of the daytime exterior scenes. Editor Graham Mason does excellent work with the editing with its usage of jump-cuts and knowing when not to cut as well as some usage of slow-motion edits to play into Williams’ fantasy. Production designers Matt Hyland and Brandon Tonner-Connolly, along with set decorator Hana Cook and art director Courtney Stockstad, do amazing work with the look of Billy’s cabin as well as Camp Miasma and the sets in the Camp Miasma movie. Costume designer Kendra Terpenning does fantastic work with the costumes in the stylish clothing that Billy wears as well as the 80s-style clothing of the characters in the Camp Miasma film.
Makeup effects designer Werner Pretorius does terrific work with the look of some of the characters including the counselors in the slasher film as well as the design of some of the gore including in some of the kill scenes. Visual effects supervisor Fenner Rockliffe does incredible work with the special effects in the look of Camp Miasma in how Billy sees it and the usage of gore that occurs throughout the film. Sound designer Tim Korn does superb work with the sound in how Little Death appears from his/her view as well as sparse sound effects that add to the sense of horror and dark comedy. The film’s music by Alex G is wonderful for its eerie electronic score that play into the suspense and horror as well as playing up to the style of 80s slasher films while music supervisors Scotty Taylor and Menno Versteeg create a fun soundtrack that includes music from R.E.M., Counting Crows, Donna Lewis, M83, Sade, Andy Shauf, Sally Shapiro, Sergei Stern, Mark Maxwell, and Okay Kaya doing a synth-pop cover of the R.E.M. song Nightswimming in the film’s opening credits.
The casting by Courtney Bright, Nicole Daniels, Errin Lally, and Annalese Tilling is phenomenal as it feature some notable small roles from Freya Edwards as young Kris, Jess McLeod and Louise Weard as a couple of studio officials with the latter being a queer assistant, Dylan Baker as a top studio executive, Kevin MacDonald as a hotel clerk in Anthony who appeared in the first Camp Miasma as a country sheriff, Patrick Fischler as a gas station clerk in Camp Miasma, Aren Buchholz as a partner that Kris’ girlfriend is dating, Jasmin Savoy Brown as Kris’ girlfriend Mari who is not interested in monogamy, and Sarah Sherman in a hilarious performance as Kris’ agent who always like to say some profane shit.
For the ensemble in the Camp Miasma film, there is Zach Cherry as the camp counselor Will, Eva Victor as a camp counselor in the punk DJ Ella Giastic, Quintessa Swindell as a friend of Billy’s character, Arthur Conti as Billy’s character’s love interest, and Amanda Fix in an excellent performance as Billy’s character as a young woman that would be the final girl in the first film. Jack Haven is brilliant in the role of the film franchise killer known as Little Death as this transgender camper who would wear a giant metal thing on its head while killing a bunch of people. Haven may not say anything as he/she is more of a presence, yet Haven does manage to make this mysterious character to be an interesting figure that also deserves sympathy over the transphobic message that the first film implied.
Gillian Anderson is great as Billy Presley as a reclusive film star who is unsure about returning to the film franchise where she only did the first film. Anderson sports a Southern accent that is intoxicating to listen to as she is also someone filled with ambiguity and intrigue as it is one of Anderson’s finest performances. Finally, there is Hannah Einbinder in a tremendous performance as the queer filmmaker Kris Williams as someone who has a love for the film franchise and Presley where she wants to update and bring something new while is also gaining a sexual awakening in her time with Presley. It is a performance where Einbinder brings a complexity of someone whose fantasy is considered misogynistic yet there is something entrancing in what Williams wants as it also plays into a woman trying to find herself through her love of horror, candy, and dipping sauce.
Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma is a spectacular film by Jane Schoenbrun that features sensational performances from Hannah Einbinder and Gillian Anderson. Along with its colorful visuals, study of sexuality and horror film tropes, mixture of humor and suspense, and a rapturous music soundtrack. It is a film that is not afraid to be provocative in its exploration of slasher films as well as make fun of its tropes while allowing a young woman wanting to bring something new to a franchise while experiencing her own sexual awakening. In the end, Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma is a tremendous film by Jane Schoenbrun.
Jane Schoenbrun Films: (We’re All Going to the World’s Fair) – (I Saw the TV Glow)
More than 20 years ago today, Mike Judge released a film that received little-to-no promotion called Idiocracy as it came and went in its theatrical release. Since its release, the film has gained a cult following as it explores the decline of intelligence and rationality in society as it was meant to be a satirical comedy that also criticized consumerism, capitalism, commercialization, overpopulation, and anti-intelligence. What happened instead feels truer now than it has ever been as what Mike Judge and co-writer Etan Cohen have created feels more prophetic in how the world has started to come apart. Notably in America given who is in charge and how stupid everyone has become. Yes, this country is the stupidest country in the world while there is so much shit happening right now.
There has been so much happening right now as I have also been dealing with things at home as I learned a few days ago that my parents’ longtime family friends are coming back to Atlanta but will be staying in Canton instead of our house. Still, I am unhappy about them as I do not want to see them or talk to them as my sister and her husband want nothing to do with them either. I have no idea why my mother is still attached to them as I feel like they are manipulating her as I keep trying to tell her that, but she does not believe that. There is always a bad vibe whenever they are around and given my own apprehension over them coming last year which did lead to trouble. I know they will overstay their welcome as they have no respect for boundaries or anyone’s privacy.
Given all the chaos that has been happening, something good has come as I have started to watch more films again as I found the time to watch them. Some of it late at night on my smartphone as well as what I can watch on my laptop or in my living room. Some of it takes a while but I have managed to find a bit of time to watch things.
In the month of September 2026, I saw a total of 14 films in 7 first-timers and 7re-watches with 6 of the first-timers being films directed or co-directed by women as part of the 52 Films by Women pledge. A major improvement over the last few months as the highlight of the month is Carlos Reygadas’ Nuestro Tiempo.
Monthly Mini-Reviews/What Else I Am Watching
Discipline
The first of two shorts as part of the Women’s Tales series from Miu Miu that I saw on MUBI comes from Mona Fastvold. Featuring a special appearance from Amanda Seyfried, the short revolves around a group of faceless dancers working with life-like puppets as they all do everything together except for one. Featuring the music of Daniel Blumberg and the choreography of Celia Rowlson-Hall who both collaborated with Fastvold in The Testament of Ann Lee. The short is an extraordinary one that has these dancers and puppets in something that is just intoxicating to watch.
I Wanna Dance with Somebody
Kasi Lemmons is a filmmaker that does not get enough credit as she has made great films like Eve’s Bayou and Talk to Me. Her 2022 bio-pic on Whitney Houston does fall into the many tropes expected in a bio-pic as it does follow something that can be read on Wikipedia. However, Lemmons does manage to create something compelling in its character study of a woman trying to find her identity amidst the high expectations the world wants from her because of her gift as a singer. Naomi Ackie is great as Houston with some amazing supporting work from Stanley Tucci as Clive Davis, Ashton Sanders as Bobby Brown, and Nafessa Williams as Houston’s best friend/lover Robyn Crawford. It is a solid film that is flawed due to the schematics of what to expect in a bio-pic but Lemmons’ approach to the story and the cast is what makes the film work.
Beyond the Lights
Gina Prince-Blythwood is a director that deserves a lot more love as she is one of the African-American women filmmakers working today as her 2014 film is an absolute gem. It is the story of a pop singer who is about to release her debut album but is overwhelmed with her growing fame and a sexualized persona that she hates leads to a suicide attempt until she is saved by a policeman with aspirations into politics. Gugu Mbatha-Raw’s performance in the film is a major highlight as this pop singer that is struggling to find her true voice while also falling in love with the man who saved her who is played wonderfully by Nate Parker. The film also has great supporting work from Minnie Driver and Danny Glover as well as an amazing music soundtrack aside from the awful music of Machine Gun Kelly who is in the film acting as Mbatha-Raw’s wannabe rapper boyfriend. This is truly a gem of a film that needs an audience.
Bryan Ferry: Don’t Stop the Music
This 2020 documentary film by Catherine Ulmer for France’s ARTE TV program is about the British singer Bryan Ferry. The 53-minute film explores Ferry’s career as well as his infatuation with the world of art as he would be a founding member of the 1970s art rock band Roxy Music while also having a paralleling solo career at that time. The film also touch upon his background as the son of a coal miner as he still lives in the town of Washington in Britain despite the fame he had acquired throughout his life. It is also a film that explores Ferry’s love for fashion as it played a great role in not just his own persona but also for Roxy Music in the 1970s and early 1980s.
Roommates
For all the shitty films Adam Sandler and Happy Madison productions make, there are the rare moments where they do create something that is a gem as well as doing something outside of low-brow comedies. This film by Chandler Levack along with screenwriters Jimmy Fowlie and Ceara Jane O’Sullivan is a gem of a film that revolves around a college freshman who gets the worst roommate ever as it is told in a unique style by Sarah Sherman who talks to a couple of feuding roommates about these two women who are total opposites. Sherman plays the dean who is also in this story as a resident advisor as she is the best thing in the film as well as two great leading performances from Sadie Sandler and Chloe East as these two roommates who are the opposite of one another. It is a way better film than it needed to be as it is funny but also has a lot of heart. Especially as it has a great supporting cast that includes Nick Kroll, Natasha Lyonne, Aidan Langford, and appearances from Megan Thee Stallion, Steve Buscemi, Janeane Garafalo, Bailee Madison, Chloe Cherry, and Storm Reid.
Avec Kim
The second short film from the Miu Miu Women’s Tales short film series is from Claire Denis who presents an 11-minute short film set in Paris featuring music by Kim Gordon who makes an appearance in the short film. It plays into a mechanic who drives around Paris dropping things off while wearing this cool leather coat from Miu Miu. It is a short that does not have much plot, but it is still a fascinating short that features a superb performance from Suzanne Lindon in the lead role.
Dark Side of the Ring (season 6, episodes 6-8, episode 10)
Thanks to Hulu airing previous seasons of the series on the dark tales of pro wrestling, I was able to catch up on what I have missed from the past season. The four episodes from the sixth season that I did not get to see include one about “Hot Stuff” Eddie Gilbert who was a popular wrestler in the 80s in the territory days while was also a creative force until his death in 1995. The episode on Billy Jack Haynes who was popular in the Pacific Northwest and had a stint in the WWE in the 1980s and later tried to sue them in the early 1990s over the steroid scandal. Haynes is currently in prison awaiting trial next year over the death of his wife back in 2024.
The episode on the original Sheik is among one of the most insane episodes I had seen about a man who was a top star in Detroit but also one of the most dangerous as it featured an interview with his nephew in the late, great Sabu. The season finale is on Marc Copani who would have brief fame in 2005 as Muhammad Hassan as his story is among the best as someone who was given a controversial character just 4 years after 9/11 as Muslim-American even though Copani is Italian-American in real life. His story is one of someone who rose too fast and had no control of his character who would become radicalized until the London bombings on July 7, 2005, where a controversial angle involving the Undertaker aired on that day. That killed his wrestling career though Copani is fortunate to live a much better life as an educator and working at upstate New York in the education department.
Ted Lasso (season 4, episodes 5-9)
I have been aware that this season has gotten mixed reviews although for me personally, I am enjoying it as I love the exploration of women’s football and the struggles women must go through. Tanya Reynolds is the real breakthrough star as coach Alice Chilton as she is someone that is going through an arc as someone who is frustrated that she cannot play anymore while Ted Lasso would briefly suspend her as it shows Lasso not repeating the same mistake he made with Nate back in season 2. Reynolds has made Chilton someone that is going through a lot while the eighth episode where she has a breakdown shows how much she does care about the team.
The season so far has this great guest appearance from Tracey Ullman as Zelda as she is a wildfire who also raises some red flags in her new role in the women’s team. Especially in a discovery Higgins makes about shareholders selling their shares to a mysterious figure where the last episode did make a reveal which was obvious but there is also a lot of intrigue. Yet, the episode however does on a sad note that is followed by a tribute to Anthony Head who died earlier this year as he played Rupert Mannion in the last 3 seasons.
4. Popeye the Sailor Man Meets Ali Baba’s Forty Thieves
5. Big with Evan Rachel Wood and Darren Criss
6. The Secret of My Success
Well, that is all for September 2026. Next month will be devoted entirely to horror films and anything related to horror including horror-comedy and all sorts of weird shit. One of these films that I will watch will be one of my Blind Spots in Altered States by Ken Russell as I also hope to get a chance to watch his widely-controversial 1971 film The Devils which might be the only film this year I will watch in the theaters if it is playing nearby. That is what I have planned for October since it is Halloween season.
Before I bid adieu, I must acknowledge towards those who have passed away this month as for anyone here in the pro wrestling community. This month has been the hardest as earlier this month saw the shocking death of Andy Williams aka the Butcher who was also the guitarist for Every Time I Die. Another notable figure is a long-time WWE fan known as Rick the Sign Guy as he is beloved by the community as well. Another notable fan of pro wrestling everyone loves is actor Dennis Haskins who is famous for his role as Mr. Belding in Saved by the Bell as he will be missed. Yet, no death this month or year is as shocking as Benjamin Satterley aka Adrian Neville aka PAC who died this past Sunday at the age of 40 just less than a day after having a match with Andrade El Idolo on AEW All Out as there will be a tribute show tonight on AEW Dynamite as his death is the most shocking and saddest this year.
Also who have passed away this month include film editor John Grover, music producer/songwriter Manuel Seal, Mighty Sparrow, cinematographer Ryszard Lenczewski, Chuck Varga of GWAR, Angry Anderson of Rose Tattoo, Chad Gilbert of New Found Glory, film editor Elliot Graham, Duncan Sheik, filmmaker Patricio Guzman, Pete Byrne of Naked Eyes, the legendary costume designer Bob Mackie, Cheetah Chrome of the Dead Boys & Rocket from the Tombs, film producer Jeremy Thomas, filmmaker David Worth, professional wrestler Bill Dundee, music video director Jon Small, Gloria Steinem, Cassandra Wilson, and Presley Gerber. We will miss you all. This is thevoid99 signing off….
Written, directed, edited, and co-starring Carlos Reygadas, Nuestro Tiempo (Our Time) is the story of a couple’s open relationship coming apart while they raise bulls for bullfighting. The film is an exploration of a couple who run a ranch as their marriage starts to crumble due to the presence of a newcomer in an American horse trainer. Also starring Natalia Lopez, Phil Burgers, and Rut Reygadas. Nuestro Tiempo is a rapturous and unsettling film by Carlos Reygadas.
Set in rural Mexico, the film is an exploration of a couple’s open marriage falling apart where the husband copes with his wife’s growing interest towards an American horse trainer as that relationship is also falling apart. It is a film that does not have much of a plot as Carlos Reygadas explores a rich couple who runs a ranch where they raise bulls for bullfighting, starting to fall apart as the open relationship starts to crack. Reygadas’ script does not play into traditional narrative schematics in favor of something that builds slowly as it explores the life of Juan (Carlos Reygadas) and Ester (Natalia Lopez) who invited the American horse trainer Phil (Phil Burgers) to observe their bulls for bullfights. Ester is enamored with Phil as she goes to Mexico City with him where their relationship becomes serious with Juan coping with the fact that his open marriage to Ester is starting to crack as they also have children. The film would also feature voice-over narration from not just two of Juan and Ester’s children, but also through corresponding letters among the adults in this affair that is starting to unravel.
Reygadas’ direction is wondrous for its usage of space as it is shot on various locations in Mexico including parts of Mexico City. Shot in a 2:39:1 aspect ratio, Reygadas creates a film that is slow-building in its narrative where he employs a lot of long takes in his shots as well as a lack of stylized editing in favor of a straightforward approach to allow shots to linger for a few minutes. Even as it plays into the drama where Reygadas would use wide and medium shots to observe the drama as well as scenes in the ranch where Juan and Ester look over things. Notably a scene where a bull goes wild and gores a mule to death as it would set the tone for the chaos that would loom throughout the film.
Reygadas also use close-ups for scenes shot in a car as it has this claustrophobic feel to play into a marriage that is about to implode. Given the film’s near-3 hour running time as it also includes a few sex scenes as it play into Juan’s growing jealousy as he is forced to confront his own contradictions as it relates to the many fallacies of open marriages. Notably in the third act where Juan’s voyeuristic tendencies has many drawbacks while its ending that involves bulls is a metaphorical one that raises more questions than answers. Overall, Reygadas crafts a riveting and evocative film about the disintegration of an open marriage.
Cinematographers Diego Garcia and Adrian Durazo, with additional work by Daniel Valdes, do incredible work with the film’s cinematography with its emphasis on natural lighting for many of the exteriors including some low-key lighting for some of the interior scenes in the day and night . Art director Emmanuel Picault does amazing work with the look of the home that Juan and Ester live filled with books and art work to play into a posh lifestyle. Costume designer Stephanie Brewster does excellent work in costumes as they are casual apart from the chaps and cowboy hats that Juan and other ranchers wear. Visual effects supervisor Diego Vazquez Lozano does terrific work with the visual effects for a few aerial scenes in Mexico City.
Sound designer Javier Umpierrez does phenomenal work with the sound in capturing the natural elements of the sound as well as how music sounds in a room or at a concert hall. The film’s music soundtrack features an array of classical pieces including one performed by an orchestra at a concert as well as music from an avant-garde Mexican performer who appears in the film and progressive rock music from Genesis and King Crimson.
The film’s wonderful ensemble cast largely consist of non-actors that includes Ernesto Vazquez as a farm boss, Blanca Villamil as the family maid/cook, Joaquin del Paso as a dying friend of Juan and Ester in Pablo, Maria Hagerman as Juanito’s girlfriend Lorena, Rut and Eleazar Reygadas in their respective roles as Juan and Ester’s younger kids in Lenora and Gaspar, and Yago Martinez as Juan and Ester’s teenage son Juanito who is experiencing first love as well as going to a boarding school outside of his life at the ranch. Phil Burgers is excellent as the American horse trainer Phil who befriends Juan and Ester where he is enamored with their relationship while enjoying a sexual relationship with Ester that has become complicated.
Carlos Reygadas is brilliant as Juan as a revered poet who runs a ranch as he becomes jealous of his wife’s affair with Phil where he delves into voyeuristic tendencies to the point that he starts to lose control of his emotions and his own need to control everything. Finally, there’s Natalia Lopez in an amazing performance as Ester as a woman whose affair with Phil has her raising questions about herself and her marriage where she starts to unravel as she wonders if she is being used while also realizing that the concept of open marriage has its faults.
Nuestro Tiempo is a spectacular film by Carlos Reygadas. Featuring a great cast, gorgeous visuals, intoxicating sound design, and a compelling study of an open marriage disintegrating. It is a film that is not easy to watch due to its methodically-slow pacing, lack of plot, and a near-3 hour running time that will not appeal to casual viewers. Yet, it is a film that does take its time to highlight a marriage that is on the verge of collapse due to decisions two people made at great risk in a style that requires patience and open interpretation. In the end, Nuestro Tiempo is a sensational film by Carlos Reygadas.
Remember 2016? Remember how bad that year was with all these awful events including the U.S. Presidential election that year along with shootings and the deaths of famous people? Well, 2026 feels a lot similar like the decade except there is no big U.S. presidential election this year. However, the U.S. continues to be an embarrassment with our dumb-fuck dictator finding new ways to embarrass everyone while also doing what he can to fill his fragile ego as he has now pissed off Canada by re-naming Lake Ontario to Lake America. We are living in the worst timeline as there have been so much happening in the world including flash-floods in Nepal where a lot of people have died. The year for me personally has not been good as I have struggled to finish projects while having a hard time trying to get back to regular film-watching though I am glad that I have access to certain TV shows.
Yet, this year did see a major loss that I do not think anyone will get over and that is passing of Dolly Parton at the age of 80 on August 25 of this year. This death has now cast a shadow over everything else as there has been no one that is saintlier than Dolly. As a child of the 80s, I grew up on her image not just in music and movies but also on what she has given back to the world. Her Imagination Library is probably the greatest thing she has created where it allowed children access to books at no cost as she created it to honor her father who had never learned to read and write but she still considered him an intelligent man. This is a woman that also gave back to her community as she came from a very poor small town in the Smoky Mountains in East Tennessee and that little town is where her theme park Dollywood is at.
I do not consider myself to be a fan of country music as I loathe today’s country music as I much prefer the country music going back to its early years to the 1970s. Dolly on the other hand was a major exception as she did not just fuse country music with pop music but also with so much more as she was also a traditionalist that also loved bluegrass and roots-based music. Her music was extremely accessible and inclusive as it played into who she is while she connected with artists from other genres. Hip-hop artists such as Eminem and Three 6 Mafia paid tribute to her as they kept letters that she wrote to them. The latter of which beat her at the Academy Awards in 2006 for Best Original Song, yet she congratulated them saying it was a win for Tennessee.
There are so many stories about Dolly that showcase how great she is as a person, including the story of the song that she wrote in I Will Always Love You. The story that Elvis Presley wanted to record the song, but his manager Colonel Tom Parker wanted Dolly to sell half of the publishing to Elvis which Dolly refused as Elvis never recorded the song. In 1992, Whitney Houston recorded her legendary version of the song that became iconic for the movie that Houston was starring in. The song is now attached to both Houston and Parton as you cannot go wrong with either version as Dolly got a lot of money for that song, yet she used the money to give back to the African-American community in Tennessee in tribute to Houston. She was also a champion for the LGBTQ community as she is an icon for that community as the story about her being in a Dolly Parton look-a-like contest and lost is among those great stories. This loss is immense as there will never be anyone like Dolly Parton. She will be missed for everyone as she should be renamed as St. Dolly Parton. Thank you, Dolly. We will miss you.
Since this month has been dark with losses and so many bad things happening, there was however something positive that did happen this month in the world of rock n’ roll. At the Jones Beach Theater in Wanaugh, New York on Long Island on August 12 of this year, an unexpected event happened though it was teased hours before the concert with many saying, “I’ll see it when I believe it”. What happened on that night was unimaginable as Deep Purple played their show that night where for the encore. Ritchie Blackmore arrived on stage for the first time in 33 years to play Smoke on the Water with the band with current guitarist Simon McBride playing along in support. Given the history of Deep Purple, the legendary tension between Blackmore and vocalist Ian Gillan that led to Blackmore’s departure in 1993. This was a surprise as from the videos on YouTube, it was a historical event even though Blackmore and Gillan are dealing with health issues. They managed to play this legendary song as it did not matter if Blackmore played a few bum notes as it was the feeling of what he was playing and the sense of joy that happened that matter. If this was going to be the last time Blackmore will ever play with his old band. At least he went out on his own terms and made peace with his old band.
In the month of August 2026, I saw a total of 4 films in 2 re-watches and 2 first-timers as I largely watched TV shows this month though I was able to watch a few films as I now have access to a new Smartphone I received this month having replaced my dad’s old one. The 2 re-watches I watched were Little Miss Sunshine and Modern Girls.
Monthly Mini-Reviews/What Else I Saw
Jason Becker: Not Dead Yet
Jesse Vile’s 2012 documentary film about guitar prodigy Jason Becker who at the age of 19 received the gig of all gigs in being the lead guitarist for David Lee Roth’s 1991 studio album A Little Ain’t Enough following in the footsteps of previous players Roth had played with in Eddie Van Halen and Steve Vai. What happened afterwards would be considered tragic as Becker would be diagnosed with ALS as he would complete his work on Roth’s album but was unable to tour. Due to the serious conditions of ALS, Becker was only expected to live for a few years but as of 2026. Becker is still alive and well despite not being able to speak yet he communicates with his eyes while continuing to make music with the aid of his parents as well as musicians such as Richie Kotzen, former Megadeth guitarist Marty Friedman, Steve Hunter, and Greg Bissonette who are among those that are interviewed in the film. It is also a film about the human spirit as it plays into the life of a man who may have been cut down by a horrible disease, but it did not stop him from living and creating great art as this film is a must for music lovers.
Al’s Brain in 3-D
Weird Al Yankovic is indeed a genius. He made this 11-minute short film back in 2009 about the wonders of the human brain. The most powerful organ in the human body ever. Yet, we only use so little of it as the short film was widely considered to be lost media until now. Yet, he made this short film for one specific person. Me. That is right. All of you humanoids do not deserve to see this! YOU WILL ALL BOW DOWN TO ME! I AM YOUR GOD!!!!! 😆😆😆😆😆😆
Spartacus: House of Ashur
Starz should be ashamed of themselves for cancelling this series as the writing on this show is phenomenal. The series explores an alternate reality in which the character of Ashur was the one who killed Spartacus and was given his master’s own house in return. What makes this series unique is not just the exploration of social and racial politics as Ashur is Syrian but also in his need to prove himself amongst the Romans where he would also have to deal with an unwanted alliance with Julius Caesar as well as to try and get his champion gladiator Achilla to become the champion of the arena. The series retains many of the gratuitous sex and violence of its predecessor yet what makes it work is the cast as Nick Tarabay continues to be this great force as Ashur while the ensemble that includes Graham McTavish as Ashur’s gladiator trainer, Tenika Davis as the gladiator Achilla, Claudia Black as a senator’s wife who does not like Ashur, Ivana Baquero as one of Ashur’s slaves in Messia, and a special appearance from Lucy Lawless in the show’s first episode as a ghost of Lucretia from the series.
The only thing I did not like is Jackson Gallagher as Julius Caesar as I thought he was way too pretty to be Caesar as he was a poor replacement for Todd Lasance from the show’s final season. Still, it was better than I thought it would be though the fact that the show does not get a proper conclusion with so many things in the open as it relates to Ashur as well as the people he tried to win over.
Ted Lasso (season 4, episodes 1-4)
I was initially hesitant about the fourth season for the series given how great the third season ended. However, four episodes so far and I am invested in what the titular character is doing as it relates to the A.F.C. Richmond’s women’s team where he becomes their head coach. Several cast members from the series do make their return as it does explore gender politics as well as the difficulty of trying to get people to be invested in a women’s football team. Especially with leagues not making money and getting the attention of the public as it is something that needs to be normalized with the NWSL here in America starting to gain some momentum with Atlanta getting their own teaming in a few years. The series also showcase the idea of feminism as it relates to Rebecca Welton trying to gain support for the women’s team as well as one of the team’s coaches in a new character in Alice Chilton (Tanya Reynolds) who wonders why Lasso was chosen for the head coach job instead of her. It does play into some unique dynamics as this series continues to be this source of positivity as well as the need to be curious and not judgmental.
Dark Side of the Ring (season 7, episodes 6-9 & season 6, episodes 4-5)
Despite having a few episodes posted on their YouTube page, VICE has not put out any of their recent episodes on their YouTube page forcing other channels to post episodes on YouTube. Still, the episodes in season 7 are good as include episodes on Rick Wilson aka the Renegade, Mr. Wonderful Paul Orndorff, Missy Hyatt, and Zach Gowen. The ones on the Renegade and Orndorff are tragic with the former being someone who came to WCW as a wannabe-version of the Ultimate Warrior only to go nowhere and eventually kill himself in early 1999. The latter is about someone who was a big superstar that included a legendary feud with Hulk Hogan only for unfortunate events including health issues to derail him. The episodes on Missy Hyatt and Zach Gowen do have happy endings as they both went through a lot in their own lives with Hyatt as a woman who had a lot of personality but was treated unfairly in WCW. The latter is someone who came to fame way too young and too fast while being a one-legged wrestler who has managed to mature and still do well.
Catching up on what I missed in the previous season, the episodes on Tony Atlas and the late Superstar Billy Graham are great with the former being about someone who came to fame in the late 70s and early 80s but was overwhelmed with the fame money he had received. The latter on Graham is about someone who became the WWWF champion in the 1970s after defeating the much-revered Bruno Sammartino as he would become popular despite being a heel only to lose it to the more clean-cut Bob Backlund. Despite Graham’s brief time as the WWWF champion, his look and promo work were influential as guys like Hogan and Jesse Ventura would model themselves after Graham.
Well, that is all for August. I have no clue what I will do next month as well as no clue if whatever projects I am working on will be finished. I have also become more doubtful about returning to the movie theaters as I have lost a lot of enthusiasm. I was also troubled by movie tickets being scalped as the prices for the pre-sales for Dune: Part III in IMAX are fucking expensive. I will not pay hundreds to thousands of dollars for a movie ticket. Fuck off with that bullshit. No wonder going to the movies suck these days.
Since this has been a terrible month in terms of the many deaths that has happened, I would like to express my condolences to those who have died including the people in Nepal at the flash flood. Also, who passed away this month include the great Tim Curry, Frank Beard of ZZ Top, voice actor Peter Cullen, David Fair of Half Japanese, Hayden Panettiere, Jackie Glass, actor Samuel Monroe Jr., Jaye P. Morgan of The Gong Show, Debbie Clark aka Storm of American Gladiators, actor/stuntman James Lew, Shelley Fabares, songwriter Janie Bradford, actress Bunny Levine, Italian actor Virginio Gazzolo, actor Michael Wright, Queen bassist Brian Mitchell, film composer Nick Glennie-Smith, Yayoi Kusama, filmmaker Mark Rydell, filmmaker John Irvin, actor Reggie Bannister, music manager Peter Katsis, actor Jon Cypher, music producer David Z, and Vincent Pastore aka Big Puss of The Sopranos. We will miss you all. This is thevoid99 signing off…
Rising gas prices, rising temperatures, rising chaos around the world. This is another typical summer where so much shit is happening as well as the fact that it is fucking hot out there. Not just here in America but around the world as Europe is going through a heatwave while there are also other things happening as there was an earthquake in Japan recently and more shootings here in the U.S. I have become numb to it as I have this feeling of “not again” as it has become normal and not in a good way. I am glad to have the World Cup being a distraction as I watched it mainly because of my dad as I wanted to keep his love of the game alive. I have a lot to say about this year’s World Cup, but I am half-finished with my thoughts on the whole event as that will be a completely different thing I will talk about when it is finished.
Even though I use this blog to discuss cinema, right now I have been disenchanted and disconnected with what is happening right now as I have been struggling to return to watching films. I only saw a couple of short films this month on YouTube. I have not been to the movie theaters since November of last year and I have no clue what will get me back to the movie theaters. I wanted to see The Odyssey, but I have issues with the different presentations of the film. The fact that it is in 3 different formats in 4 different aspect ratios is jarring as Christopher Nolan shot the film entirely only IMAX 70mm as there are two versions of the film in the full 1:43:1 aspect ratio for IMAX theaters and 1:90:1 aspect ratio in IMAX while there is also a 70mm version non-IMAX version in 2:39:1 aspect ratio. There are only 45 theatres around the world that show films in true IMAX form as it is expensive and there are not a lot of locations where people can get access to see it. Audiences who will go to their nearest multiplex will watch the film in a 1:85:1 aspect ratio but will be missing certain things in a shot from other versions of the film as they will not be getting the whole story.
I have a problem with that, and I know Christopher Nolan wants to bring an immersive experience to audiences, but this is not the way to go. If you cannot get audiences to see the film in the way you intended, it to be where they will not see everything you are presenting. Then you are being an asshole. Sorry Nolan but you lost me. I know I will be called a hypocrite since I did see The Hateful Eight in 70mm with an aspect ratio of 2:76:1 back in December of 2015 but that was a rare event as I was able to afford it at the time. Plus, the version that everyone else saw in theaters in version that was 20 minutes shorter did not have many alterations on the visual front despite being in a slightly different aspect ratio.
Then there is what is happening with Marvel with the release of the teaser trailer for Avengers: Doomsday, their recent appearance at Comic Con, and the announcement of new films at Comic Con. I had expressed my own frustrations on the MCU, and I have not caught up with some of their recent films and TV projects. The trailer for Avengers: Doomsday is underwhelming and it feels desperate in trying to get people to watch the film as was the big announcement at Comic Con with the cast. The appearance of Ryan Reynolds disguised as Deadpool made me cringe as I do not like Reynolds at all. There are rumors he is in the film and if it is true. The rumors about some production issues as he did not have a good relationship with some cast members suggests that his standing in the film industry is starting to wane after that whole debacle involving his wife over that awful movie, he produced that I never want to see.
I am intrigued by the announcement for the third Black Panther film as I knew Ryan Coogler would come back to direct the film while he was joined by Letitia Wright and Winston Duke in the announcement that included David Jonsson to play the role of the adult Toussaint/T’Challa II as this is good news. It is sad that Chadwick Boseman passed away a few years ago as it is impossible to recast the role, but this is an excellent idea. The news about Ghost Rider started off fine when it was announced that Ryan Gosling would play the lead role as I was excited until I heard that Shawn Levy would direct the film. I do not like Levy as a filmmaker as he is the definition of mediocrity and he is someone with no sense of style as a filmmaker. We have now entered the dark ages of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Monthly Film Reviews/What Else I Am Watching
Return to Mortville
Released as part of a special features extra for the Criterion Blu-Ray release of Desperate Living, this 13 ½ minute documentary short film about the making of the film has its director John Waters revisiting the locations where he made the film. It is a short film that fans of Waters would want to see where he reminisces about the film and the places near his home in Baltimore where he shot the film. Even when he talks to people who live in these locations where some of them are fans of Waters as it is a wonderful short documentary to watch.
The Mastodon in the Room
It has been more than a year since the passing of Mastadon’s founding guitarist Brent Hinds as the remaining members of the band in vocalist/bassist Troy Sanders, guitarist Bill Kelliher, and drummer/vocalist Brann Dailor speaking at the Lefont Plaza Theatre in Atlanta about Hinds through archival film footage as they continue to struggle with his passing and how their relationship with Hinds had deteriorated years before his death where they reluctantly cut ties with him months before he died. It is a sobering documentary short film that is about grief as the band is about to release a new album in Marrow Deep with new guitarist Nick Johnston and keyboardist Joao Nogueira coming in late August.
King of the Hill (season 15)
I am happy that the show made its return last year as it was great to see these characters all over again. This season can be summed up in one word. Perfect. This is a rare thing on television these days as this season saw some amazing character arcs that happen. While I admit I was not fond of Ronny Chieng as the new voice of Kahn Souphanousiphone as the character was previously voiced by Toby Huss in the original series. Chieng’s voice has grown on me as he has provided a lot of nuances to Kahn who has now been divorced and living with Bill of all people in this season. Yet, their odd couple dynamic is among the funniest moments in the season while the season also explore AI frauds, cosplay conventions, menopause, and other bits. The episode also touches upon a few things that fans wanted to know in the previous season as it also relates to the passing of the Hill family dog Ladybird as Hank and Peggy got a new dog in Caesar Salad as the former was not initially fond of but would grow to care for that dog. The scene where Hank and Caesar Salad visit Ladybird’s tombstone is among one of the most emotional moments of the revival as it plays into grief and why losing a pet is so hard.
The season also has what I think is one of the best season finales ever where it is about why and how Hank and Peggy Hill went to Saudi Arabia in relation to why Hank left Strickland Propane. The episode also reveals how their son Bobby found his passion through cooking as it is an episode that also has one of the best endings ever where Hank has finally become King.
Dark Side of the Ring (season 7, episodes 1-5)
While I had not watched all the episodes of the last season as many of them were unavailable on YouTube as I do not have access to VICE nor cable TV (the latter of which is now unnecessary). I am glad VICE is posting the episodes of the new season on YouTube as the first 3 episodes is about Jeff Jarrett and the company he created in TNA. Jarrett has been a polarizing figure in professional wrestling, but this season has allowed to be seen in a positive light in relation to his wrestling career as well as creating Total Nonstop Action (TNA) following the death of WCW. The three episodes on TNA revealed its early struggles where it would financial stability in collaborating with Panda Energy CEO Bob Carter and his daughter Dixie as the latter would become TNA’s president. Dixie Carter declined to be interviewed though the episodes do not paint her in a good light as the various people interviewed in the series do not have kind stories about her.
The other 2 episodes that has been shown on YouTube so far includes the infamous IWA match between Samoa Joe and Necro Butcher in the mid-2000s that was created through the Internet wrestling culture as the match finally happened between these two different wrestlers who are both interviewed in the film along with wrestler Eddie Kingston and AEW referee Bryce Remburg who was the referee for this match. It is a dark episode but with some light-hearted moments that kept it from being dark. The fifth episode is on Ray Traylor aka the Big Boss Man who was a popular WWE superstar in the late 80s and early 90s where he started off as a heel but then became a much popular babyface in the early 1990s. Upon his return to WWE in 1998 following a stint in WCW that did not go anywhere, he would be in some infamous moments and feuds that were quite comical but was starting to cope with an addiction to painkillers that nearly killed him until the death of fellow wrestler Curt Henning got him to clean up and leave the wrestling business. Sadly, he would pass away at the age of 41 in 2004 as his family still struggle with his passing though they are happy that he remains beloved by wrestling fans.
Spartacus: House of Ashur (episode 1)
I am a fan of the Spartacus TV series from the 2010s as it is a great show that had a lot of action, graphic violence, hardcore nudity, and all sorts of shit. This spin-off is an alternate universe take of the story on what if the traitorous gladiator was the one who killed Spartacus. It plays into a former slave and gladiator who now runs his own house where he has slaves as gladiators while trying to gain his stature in Roman society. The first episode so far is amazing though it is a shame the show got cancelled by Starz as it is a reason the streaming service has lost a lot of subscribers. I was fortunate to buy the season at a nice discount price from Fandango at Home as I can now finish the series.
Well, that is all for July 2026. I have no clue what I will watch for next month despite having pre-written reviews for Carlos Reygadas’ Our Time and Sofia Coppola’s Marc by Sofia. I am doubtful I will return to the theaters unless there is something that will motivate me to see it. The only thing I know I will be releasing is my World Cup post-mortem while I am trying to figure out how to re-start my Blind Spot Series now that I have purchased another film that I wanted to see for the series.
Before I bid adieu, I must acknowledge on those who have passed away this month that include the people in Japan who have died tragically at the recent earthquake along with recent incidents around the world. Also who have passed away this month and will be missed include Sir Sam Neill, Glen Hansard, Kavinsky, Jennifer Finch of L7, Bonnie Tyler, Lou Keller of Sick of It All, Italian football legend Franco Baresi, Spanish actor Manolo Solo, Arlene Smith of the Chantels, actor Johannes Krisch, actor Tom Chadbon, actress Hope Clarke, film producer Luiz Carlos Barreto, filmmaker Chuck Russell, actress Kaylee Hottle, English football legend Kevin Keegan, baseball legend Duane Ward, singer Freddy Cannon, wrestler Siva Afi, the legendary cricket player Sir Garfield Sobers, Brenda Fricker, Capricorn Records founder Alan Walden, actor Hal Williams, screenwriter William Wisher Jr., actor Scott Bryce, MTV veejay Dave Kendall, production designer Barbara Ling, actor Peter Van Norden, American football legend Greg Hawthorne, Canadian actor/writer Mark Messier, actress Louise Lasser, and Beaky of Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick, & Tich. We will miss you all. This is thevoid99 signing off…
