I just watched Drive-In Massacre (1977). It's a surprisingly good low-budget film featuring one very impressive bit of gore. It has a dorky William-Castle-style ending. But the dialog is way better than usual and it features some very fun characters.

This print is by far the best I've seen. Most prints (including the free ones on Archive) suck.

https://tubitv.com/movies/705296

This is sweet. But I already liked the kid because of the Jaws t-shirt. And then there was a second t-shirt in the story! I know it's not the point, but...

https://www.kcra.com/article/boy-rang-neighbors-doorbell-looking-friends-viral-video/44523616

Capsule review of Unknown Visitor (2019)

This is a 52-minute video (only available on Prime). It isn't great but the last half is very strong. And it's amazing given the film is basically no-budget.

https://psychotronicreview.com/short-takes/u/#unknown-visitor

Capsule review of Graveyard Alive (2003)

Excellent first film of Elza Kephart. Funny but dry zombie romantic comedy. Sadly, none of the disc releases are very good. And it isn't streaming anywhere. But you can see Kephart's most recent and arguably better, Slaxx (2020), on Shudder and AMC+.

https://psychotronicreview.com/short-takes/g/#graveyard-alive

This is a wonderful short video from Seth Andrews about why, after giving up Christianity when he was politically conservative, he became a liberal Democrat. Short answer: not having morality dictated to him, he was able to find his true beliefs. He's a humanist and the Democratic Party is the one that best supports that.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1rvH_vVQZE

That's all I can find for now. It'd be nice to have more comedy. I tried to find The Pajama Game, but it's only available through OK.RU, which I can't use in watch2gether. If anyone knows of a better system, let me know!

The Grapes of Wrath (1940)

https://archive.org/details/the-grapes-of-wrath-1940

I'm All Right Jack (1959)

https://archive.org/details/ImAllRightJack1960

On the Waterfront (1954)

https://archive.org/details/On.the.Waterfront.1954.720p.BRrip.x265.HEVC.10bit.PoOlLa

The Molly Maguires (1970)

Nice print of this one...

https://archive.org/details/6.9-6.8-molly-maguirres-1970

At the River I Stand (1993)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mo2_ryvwr70

Matewan (1987)

https://archive.org/details/matewan-1987

Harlan County, USA (1977)

https://archive.org/details/harlan.county.usa.1977

Native Land (1942)

https://archive.org/details/native-land

I just heard that UPS may go on strike at the end of the month. So I thought I would put together a watch2gether film festival. But first I need to find the free films. I'm going to make a list here (assuming I can figure out how to chain these together. First up: 10,000 Black Men Named George:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iiHhxHk64A

Twitter is still good for some things (at least for a bit)...

I believe this is only on Shudder (and AMC+), but if you get a chance, check out Etheria Film Fest 2023. It's a collection of short horror films by female directors. All of it is excellent but about half is outstanding.

I just discovered this band Hawktail today. I'm pretty sure I've seen them play with people like Caitlin Canty and Sarah Jarosz and that's why they were offered to me. (Been on a bit of a roots music kick recently.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCQibdmj4Fk

This is a good article about the current state of Twitter. It's behind a paywall, but you can read it all if you turn off JavaScript. (I run Opera for this purpose.)

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2023/07/twitter-outage-elon-musk-user-restrictions/674609/