Formerly Quint of Ain't It Cool News, current co-host of The Kingcast (@Kingcast19) and The Spiel. Bylines at Slashfilm, Collider, Syfy Wire, Fangoria. ericvespe@gmail.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/ericvespe.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/ericvespe.bsky.social/post/3mizwyywwo22sWilliam Sadler is our guest on The Kingcast this week and we talk about a ton of his King work, from Shawshank to The Mist. Here's a tiny taste of wha the had to say about The Shawshank Redemption:09 Apr 2026 04:13 +0000at://did:plc:eazwxef4k45xycyd4cohh7ss/app.bsky.feed.post/3mizwyywwo22shttps://bsky.app/profile/ericvespe.bsky.social/post/3micm3bzpys2qMe and @drewmcweeny.com are on our bullshit again. This one’s a favorite of mine and has a very interesting development story that we dive into on this commentary. Now chant it with me: “Satan is good. Satan is our pal.”30 Mar 2026 21:26 +0000at://did:plc:eazwxef4k45xycyd4cohh7ss/app.bsky.feed.post/3micm3bzpys2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/ericvespe.bsky.social/post/3mhwj3jdehc2kListen to Martin. He is wise. [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Mar 2026 02:01 +0000at://did:plc:eazwxef4k45xycyd4cohh7ss/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhwj3jdehc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/ericvespe.bsky.social/post/3mhwir4gmr22k@wilwheaton.net returns to The Kingcast to talk about his new audiobook narration of The Body, the 40th Anniversary of Stand By Me, his personal King fandom, and the impact the late, great Rob Reiner had on his life. Fair warning: this one gets emotional right out of the gate.26 Mar 2026 01:55 +0000at://did:plc:eazwxef4k45xycyd4cohh7ss/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhwir4gmr22khttps://bsky.app/profile/ericvespe.bsky.social/post/3mh7mp32kn22uWatched a good Aussie horror flick called Leviticus. It’s a queer take on It Follows that swaps sex for conversion therapy. While the message is a tad heavy-handed, Joe Bird (Talk to Me) and Stacy Clausen do a remarkable job carrying us through the love and horror. #sxsw16 Mar 2026 23:34 +0000at://did:plc:eazwxef4k45xycyd4cohh7ss/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh7mp32kn22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/ericvespe.bsky.social/post/3mh6vswaaes2uSaw the latest flick from Damian McCarthy, the director of the criminally underseen Oddity, at #sxsw last night. It’s called Hokum and takes place in a spooky Irish hotel and once again shows that McCarthy understands suspense and tension better than most genre filmmakers.16 Mar 2026 16:45 +0000at://did:plc:eazwxef4k45xycyd4cohh7ss/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh6vswaaes2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/ericvespe.bsky.social/post/3mh4mran4qc22Latest #sxsw flick: Pizza Movie starring Gaten Matarazzo, Sean Giambrone, & Lulu Wilson, made by the BriTANicK guys. Imagine the tripping balls sequence from 21 Jump Street but the whole movie. I thought it was hilarious, but I admittedly have the sense of humor of a rowdy 9 year old.15 Mar 2026 18:58 +0000at://did:plc:eazwxef4k45xycyd4cohh7ss/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh4mran4qc22https://bsky.app/profile/ericvespe.bsky.social/post/3mh2pma2dlk2lOver Your Dead Body - latest from Jorma Taccone is an absolute blast. Jason Segel and Samara Weaving go to an isolated cabin with plans to kill each other and that’s as normal as the movie gets. Chaotic comedy that somehow is more gory than Evil Dead. Right up my alley.15 Mar 2026 00:43 +0000at://did:plc:eazwxef4k45xycyd4cohh7ss/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh2pma2dlk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/ericvespe.bsky.social/post/3mgydzvpwvs2kI liked the first Ready or Not a lot and I feel like Ready or Not 2 matches the original’s comic energy while expanding the lore in a satisfying way. The new additions to the cast all rock. Bonus points for casting Cronenberg in a pivotal role and for the Wood/Hatosy Faculty reunion.14 Mar 2026 02:11 +0000at://did:plc:eazwxef4k45xycyd4cohh7ss/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgydzvpwvs2khttps://bsky.app/profile/ericvespe.bsky.social/post/3mgxjpzmgzs2uHey, look! It’s Steven Spielberg!13 Mar 2026 18:20 +0000at://did:plc:eazwxef4k45xycyd4cohh7ss/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgxjpzmgzs2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/ericvespe.bsky.social/post/3mgvrsypsuk2cGot a reserved seat for the big Spielberg talk tomorrow at SXSW. I’ll be the one holding up the homemade “Justice For Temple of Doom” sign. https://media.tenor.com/_9v0V8PnsZQAAAAC/lao-che.gif?hh=343&ww=49813 Mar 2026 01:39 +0000at://did:plc:eazwxef4k45xycyd4cohh7ss/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgvrsypsuk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/ericvespe.bsky.social/post/3mgvqjpswes26This week we dive into @stephenking.bsky.social’s Nightmares and Dreamscapes with the wonderful author @natcassidy.bsky.social who has his own badass short story collection, I Know A Place, coming soon. We talk vampires, drain fingers, demon children, and more! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-kingcast/id1512844649?i=100075462083313 Mar 2026 01:16 +0000at://did:plc:eazwxef4k45xycyd4cohh7ss/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgvqjpswes26https://bsky.app/profile/ericvespe.bsky.social/post/3mgvod2qcps26If you thought Sorry to Bother you was unhinged, wait until you see I Love Boosters. Super funny, full of insane plot twists, and overloaded with delightful what-the-fuck moments. Boots Riley is a madman. #sxsw13 Mar 2026 00:37 +0000at://did:plc:eazwxef4k45xycyd4cohh7ss/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgvod2qcps26https://bsky.app/profile/ericvespe.bsky.social/post/3mgpzud35lk2yEmbargo seems to be up. Project Hail Mary is the crowd-pleasing, hope-giving, big A-list movie-movie we don’t get much anymore. Scope is massive and the humor is on point, keeping the dire stakes from being overwhelmingly bleak. I’d lie, cheat, steal, kill, and die for Rocky. https://media.tenor.com/qM0QN7g8nrUAAAAC/thumbs-up-ryland-grace.gif?hh=281&ww=49810 Mar 2026 18:47 +0000at://did:plc:eazwxef4k45xycyd4cohh7ss/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgpzud35lk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/ericvespe.bsky.social/post/3mglxw5qhwc2yDaylight Savings Time not happening during SXSW for once feels like a mini-miracle. Anybody who ever got home at 4am after their midnight movie knows what I’m talking about.09 Mar 2026 04:02 +0000at://did:plc:eazwxef4k45xycyd4cohh7ss/app.bsky.feed.post/3mglxw5qhwc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/ericvespe.bsky.social/post/3mffkbosgfk2lAm I time traveling focus-puller? (If you don’t know what I look like, it’s pretty much this dude working on Spielberg’s TV movie, Savage, except without the rad mutton chops)21 Feb 2026 21:17 +0000at://did:plc:eazwxef4k45xycyd4cohh7ss/app.bsky.feed.post/3mffkbosgfk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/ericvespe.bsky.social/post/3mffig6kcds2lLate birthday outing. Being treated like the princess I am.21 Feb 2026 20:43 +0000at://did:plc:eazwxef4k45xycyd4cohh7ss/app.bsky.feed.post/3mffig6kcds2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/ericvespe.bsky.social/post/3meyu3j47i22yBoth are wild rides and both benefit hugely from not knowing a goddamn thing about them going in. [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Feb 2026 20:07 +0000at://did:plc:eazwxef4k45xycyd4cohh7ss/app.bsky.feed.post/3meyu3j47i22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/ericvespe.bsky.social/post/3meyshfkszk2yWe lost another titan. Robert Duvall lived a long, prosperous life and left behind a hell of a legacy. Of course there’s his Coppola work, but two roles of his I’ll always think about are Falling Down and The Outfit. Two radically different characters, both equally fascinating.16 Feb 2026 19:38 +0000at://did:plc:eazwxef4k45xycyd4cohh7ss/app.bsky.feed.post/3meyshfkszk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/ericvespe.bsky.social/post/3mdofawgloc24Grateful for all the happiness this absolute legend gave the world. She’s what my friends and I call a never-bad. To be the best thing in just about everything you’ve been in for 45+ years is incredible. RIP Catherine O’Hara. https://media.tenor.com/DlQYKpEBtxkAAAAC/i-will-go-insane-i-will-take-you-with-me.gif?hh=278&ww=49830 Jan 2026 22:50 +0000at://did:plc:eazwxef4k45xycyd4cohh7ss/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdofawgloc24https://bsky.app/profile/ericvespe.bsky.social/post/3mbat57ujok2gHappy birthday to a real one. Miss you, buddy.31 Dec 2025 02:31 +0000at://did:plc:eazwxef4k45xycyd4cohh7ss/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbat57ujok2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/ericvespe.bsky.social/post/3m7yqlyewfs23What a fucking gut punch it is to hear about Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele. The man made the gold standard of damn near every genre he approached. Coming of age movies all try to measure up to Stand By Me, mockumentaries to Spinal Tap, rom-coms to When Harry Met Sally. https://media.tenor.com/7RQQxqLSYuEAAAAC/crying-gordie-lachance.gif?hh=269&ww=49815 Dec 2025 03:59 +0000at://did:plc:eazwxef4k45xycyd4cohh7ss/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7yqlyewfs23https://bsky.app/profile/ericvespe.bsky.social/post/3m6ljcaufks22If nothing else The Duffers got this right: Peanut Butter Boppers fucking ruled.27 Nov 2025 04:19 +0000at://did:plc:eazwxef4k45xycyd4cohh7ss/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6ljcaufks22https://bsky.app/profile/ericvespe.bsky.social/post/3m4mcka5drc2lMy two nerddoms unite.02 Nov 2025 01:00 +0000at://did:plc:eazwxef4k45xycyd4cohh7ss/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4mcka5drc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/ericvespe.bsky.social/post/3m4hbpk6oic25Caught Guillermo Del Toro’s Frankenstein on the big screen tonight. What a treat. Sad, romantic, deeply human, and a flat out extraordinary performance from Jacob Elordi.31 Oct 2025 01:02 +0000at://did:plc:eazwxef4k45xycyd4cohh7ss/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4hbpk6oic25https://bsky.app/profile/ericvespe.bsky.social/post/3m45kjzlfwc2fFollow along with Watching IT: Welcome to Derry. @brezwrites.bsky.social and I will be going in depth on each episode of the HBO series each week. What we liked, what we didn’t, connections to the original novel, etc. Links to YouTube, Spotify, et al below! https://www.fangoria.com/kingcast-hosts-return-to-break-down-hbos-new-nightmare-watching-it-welcome-to-derry/27 Oct 2025 04:13 +0000at://did:plc:eazwxef4k45xycyd4cohh7ss/app.bsky.feed.post/3m45kjzlfwc2f