Gen X film junkie: silent horror to streaming chaos. Grew up on VHS gore and HBO late nights. Unapologetic recs for backyard screenings and Friday nights. No pretension, just movies that matter. https://substack.com/@backyardmoviecritichttps://bsky.app/profile/backyardcritic.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/backyardcritic.bsky.social/post/3mlyfehsfms2bhttps://open.substack.com/pub/backyardmoviecritic/p/10-romance-movies-that-screwed-up?r=77z0jo&utm_medium=ios16 May 2026 17:40 +0000at://did:plc:vtqw3uwqqtrbfhb4g57cmap6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlyfehsfms2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/backyardcritic.bsky.social/post/3mlp2qmpwtc26https://backyardmoviecritic.substack.com/p/10-romance-movies-that-screwed-up You gotta read it, it's funny. You ever been in love with a sheep?13 May 2026 00:36 +0000at://did:plc:vtqw3uwqqtrbfhb4g57cmap6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlp2qmpwtc26https://bsky.app/profile/backyardcritic.bsky.social/post/3mlmg4ztlfk2shttps://open.substack.com/pub/backyardmoviecritic/p/10-romance-movies-that-screwed-up?r=77z0jo&utm_medium=ios11 May 2026 23:22 +0000at://did:plc:vtqw3uwqqtrbfhb4g57cmap6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlmg4ztlfk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/backyardcritic.bsky.social/post/3mljwopk7is2zhttps://backyardmoviecritic.substack.com/p/genx-was-never-safe-how-we-grew-up10 May 2026 23:40 +0000at://did:plc:vtqw3uwqqtrbfhb4g57cmap6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mljwopk7is2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/backyardcritic.bsky.social/post/3mlf6j46wjc2whttps://backyardmoviecritic.substack.com/p/10-horror-movies-that-screwed-me Ok, a confession, these movies screwed me up, so I’m saying it screwed up an entire generation. Deal with it!09 May 2026 02:17 +0000at://did:plc:vtqw3uwqqtrbfhb4g57cmap6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlf6j46wjc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/backyardcritic.bsky.social/post/3mlcleycafk25https://backyardmoviecritic.substack.com/p/10-movies-you-have-to-watch-with08 May 2026 01:30 +0000at://did:plc:vtqw3uwqqtrbfhb4g57cmap6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlcleycafk25https://bsky.app/profile/backyardcritic.bsky.social/post/3mlchfjnjak24https://hisforhorror.substack.com/p/geralds-game-the-impossible-adaptation A fun read.08 May 2026 00:18 +0000at://did:plc:vtqw3uwqqtrbfhb4g57cmap6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlchfjnjak24https://bsky.app/profile/backyardcritic.bsky.social/post/3ml7xqrriqk26https://backyardmoviecritic.substack.com/p/10-superheroes-that-screwed-up-genx A fun read, I promise!07 May 2026 00:33 +0000at://did:plc:vtqw3uwqqtrbfhb4g57cmap6/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7xqrriqk26https://bsky.app/profile/backyardcritic.bsky.social/post/3ml34vh3fzk2hhttps://backyardmoviecritic.substack.com/p/ten-more-comedies-that-screwed-up05 May 2026 02:22 +0000at://did:plc:vtqw3uwqqtrbfhb4g57cmap6/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml34vh3fzk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/backyardcritic.bsky.social/post/3ml2z56fr422xMother's Day week on Backyard Movie Critic: movies I watched with my mom. She's been gone since 2008. No plans. I'd wander in, and ask What is this? She never dumbed it down. Those afternoons shaped how I see film. We both loved:05 May 2026 01:14 +0000at://did:plc:vtqw3uwqqtrbfhb4g57cmap6/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml2z56fr422xhttps://bsky.app/profile/backyardcritic.bsky.social/post/3ml2rjfcpss2uhttps://backyardmoviecritic.substack.com/p/10-movies-you-have-to-watch-with #genx #mothersday04 May 2026 22:58 +0000at://did:plc:vtqw3uwqqtrbfhb4g57cmap6/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml2rjfcpss2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/backyardcritic.bsky.social/post/3mkyl4pkr6c2uMovies that Made Me Love Horror Movies: Friday night, 1980s, watching this, eating pizza, vcr humming. We had a pact. If one of us ever turned into a zombie, the others would do what needed to be done. Middle school friendships hit different watching Dawn of the Dead.04 May 2026 01:58 +0000at://did:plc:vtqw3uwqqtrbfhb4g57cmap6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkyl4pkr6c2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/backyardcritic.bsky.social/post/3mkyhphkru223https://backyardmoviecritic.substack.com/p/dust-bunny-and-journey-to-the-west Dust Bunny Review: Influenced by Journey into the West....04 May 2026 00:57 +0000at://did:plc:vtqw3uwqqtrbfhb4g57cmap6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkyhphkru223https://bsky.app/profile/backyardcritic.bsky.social/post/3mkwfihqbzs2yMovies that Made Me Love Movies: My wife and I saw this in college with a group of friends. We went to dinner after and talked for hours. A worldwide pandemic? Impossible! A great night, great friends, and a movie that sparked exactly the kind of conversations only the best films can, we loved:03 May 2026 05:12 +0000at://did:plc:vtqw3uwqqtrbfhb4g57cmap6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkwfihqbzs2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/backyardcritic.bsky.social/post/3mkvxz2ifrc2cSome friends just love great movies. I was lucky to have a couple of them. We caught this one at 1am on HBO, many years again, two and a half hours long, up all night marveling at it. One of the most amazing stories ever told on film. We were both completely fascinated.03 May 2026 01:11 +0000at://did:plc:vtqw3uwqqtrbfhb4g57cmap6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkvxz2ifrc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/backyardcritic.bsky.social/post/3mktmv6pikc2oAnybody else watching?02 May 2026 02:47 +0000at://did:plc:vtqw3uwqqtrbfhb4g57cmap6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mktmv6pikc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/backyardcritic.bsky.social/post/3mktmo5ti3k2oMovies that Made Me Love Movies: In 1986 I watched Geraldo Rivera open Al Capone's Vault. He found nothing, but I became obsessed with mobsters. Got this one from Columbia House, told my mom it was a mistake. Watched it over and over. My comfort film. I was bonkers for:02 May 2026 02:43 +0000at://did:plc:vtqw3uwqqtrbfhb4g57cmap6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mktmo5ti3k2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/backyardcritic.bsky.social/post/3mktm7exocs25https://backyardmoviecritic.substack.com/p/10-comedies-that-screwed-up-gen-x This one is a must read. #genx02 May 2026 02:34 +0000at://did:plc:vtqw3uwqqtrbfhb4g57cmap6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mktm7exocs25https://bsky.app/profile/backyardcritic.bsky.social/post/3mkshuzfjl22qhttps://open.substack.com/pub/saharwrites/p/day-1-it-miniseries-the-scarestack?r=77z0jo&utm_medium=ios So much fun!01 May 2026 15:44 +0000at://did:plc:vtqw3uwqqtrbfhb4g57cmap6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkshuzfjl22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/backyardcritic.bsky.social/post/3mkquxlaedc2bhttps://open.substack.com/pub/backyardmoviecritic/p/10-movie-scenes-that-screwed-up-millennials?r=77z0jo&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true01 May 2026 00:33 +0000at://did:plc:vtqw3uwqqtrbfhb4g57cmap6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkquxlaedc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/backyardcritic.bsky.social/post/3mkm2b6c7s22rhttps://backyardmoviecritic.substack.com/p/michael-review-oh-baby-give-me-one29 Apr 2026 02:25 +0000at://did:plc:vtqw3uwqqtrbfhb4g57cmap6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkm2b6c7s22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/backyardcritic.bsky.social/post/3mkm2a7ne3s2rThe Lost Boys gave us permission to be reckless. We hung from an actual train bridge because of that movie. 60 feet. Six-foot-deep river. Pizza after. Rite of passage. Pure Gen X. #HorrorMoviesThatMadeMe29 Apr 2026 02:24 +0000at://did:plc:vtqw3uwqqtrbfhb4g57cmap6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkm2a7ne3s2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/backyardcritic.bsky.social/post/3mkifzugbzs2iSeeing some angry critics this morning that Michael smashed box office records. Hmmm…27 Apr 2026 15:45 +0000at://did:plc:vtqw3uwqqtrbfhb4g57cmap6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkifzugbzs2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/backyardcritic.bsky.social/post/3mkibzhfsad2bhttps://open.substack.com/pub/backyardmoviecritic/p/movies-that-screwed-up-genx-part?r=77z0jo&utm_medium=ios27 Apr 2026 14:33 +0000at://did:plc:vtqw3uwqqtrbfhb4g57cmap6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkibzhfsad2b