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As 2025 comes to a close, I wrote about watching every Godzilla movie with Dalton, my three-year old son. I then ranked all 38 films in the franchise. All this and more on my brand new Substack:
Jake Tropila
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Jake Tropila
@JakeTropila
Film critic, editor, licensed troubleshooter, problem eliminator. May good luck plumb snow you under.
- Gave my three-year old son a digital camera and this is one of the first photos he took.
can yall pls tell me the lore behind your profile pictures - “You dated adult film star Melissa Stratton, but as soon as the news of your relationship went public you broke up with her a few days later. Despite looking cool while eating hot wings for a living, is it fair to say you’re the type of person who easily crumbles under pressure?”
- Really glad Tom Cruise is not a “normal” person. The ideal Ambassador of Movies should be a thrice-divorced, estranged-from-his-kids, exuberant, popcorn-gobbling cult member. You cannot get to his level without abandoning everything else in life.
- Neon Genesis Evangelion: The Platinum Collection -All 26 episodes with original translations and Fly Me to the Moon over end credits intact -Director’s Cut of episodes 21, 22, 23, & 24 -The End of Evangelion (w/ original ADV cast + commentary) Enjoy.
- We can argue for years what the best Lynch film is—each one is a masterpiece, and therefore a valid choice—but Sheryl Lee in Fire Walk With Me gives what is indisputably the greatest performance ever committed to celluloid.
- I keep seeing this clip pop up in my timeline so I gotta speak my truth and say this Texas Switch is Not Good. Eckhart and his stunt double are offscreen for approximately three years while the switch occurs, nullifying the effect. A good Texas Switch is all about timing. Behold:
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00:11I love a good Texas switch. Here’s one I did with Aaron Eckhart jumping out of a window- landing on a car- and continuing to chase the bad guy. Behind the scenes vs in camera gives you a good look at when Aaron enters frame and the stunt double exits. 💪
