Austin Vashaw
@vforvashaw
Editor at Cinapse, Board Member at KC Film Critics Circle. TMNT authority. Surfskate enthusiast. Friend of the podcast. Team Zissou.
Is it possible for an album to be both a multi-platinum smash hit and massively underrated?
If you're a fan of TMNT comics, you know and love his stunning artwork from the Mirage era. AC Farley, my favorite Turtles artist, is struggling with major health issues and the associated financial burdens. Please share the GoFundMe for his recovery! www.gofundme.com/f/help-donna...
#TMNT hive, the masterful AC Farley, one of the all-time great TMNT artists, has been going through hell lately with major health and financial difficulties. He has been sharing updates of his struggles on FB, and selling his original art. He can really use all your encouragement and support.
I made my kids write reports on MINIONS & MONSTERS for your reading enjoyment. cinapse.net/2026/07/the-...
Add my voice to the resounding chorus of praise for Kenji Tanigaki's martial arts epic FURIOUS. Catch it at the theater if you can.
Kansas City - Head to City Market tomorrow (10am - 6pm) and look for RED ORIGAMI CARDINALS in the area for your chance to win 2 Fandango codes to see Steven Spielberg's DISCLOSURE DAY arriving in theaters on June 12th. Only 100 birds will have codes, available while supplies last. #DisclosureDay
The good news is there's a 14 for $14 sale on Charlton Heston movies at Fanflix. The bad news is they're Paramount titles so these are Fandango only (no Apple/iTunes). fanflix.co/c/1lu9uq86zd...
(Browsing showtimes for a late movie) Ooh, a Korean one! What’s “THE KING’S WARDEN”? 5 seconds into the trailer when this MF’s face pops up. No idea what happens next in the trailer because I’m already in the car.
Been waiting for this announcement for a long time. New Social D incoming!! www.socialdistortion.store
I've seen and enjoyed THE SEARCHERS a few times before but I think this was the first time I actually GOT it. A simple realization that blew me away. (Yeah, I'm a little thick)
I'm not sure if I have the time or energy to write about it fully, but DEPECHE MODE: M (Memento Mori tour, live in Mexico City) is a unique concert film that's both a tribute to Fletch and a rumination on mortality (intercut with non-concert asides about Mexico's cultural approach to death and art).
For @cinapse.bsky.social - Ma Dong-seok investigates a missing girl's disappearance in Korean crime thriller THE VILLAGERS (aka ORDINARY PEOPLE) - New on Blu from @wellgousa.bsky.social. cinapse.co/2026/01/kore...
Imagine being such a beta-baby bitch-boy that you would even entertain the notion of accepting someone else’s Nobel Prize because they’re an adult who placated your temper tantrum.
Well, I'm upper, upper-class, high-society God's gift to ballroom notoriety
Sad to see that Scott Adams has passed away on such a sour endnote. Dilbert was a hilariously insightful workplace comic I loved. I once had a lot of respect for him. Then he radicalized and torched his legacy with racist and hateful rhetoric. May he find the peace in death that eluded him in life.
I'm overdue on reviewing the TOM & JERRY GOLDEN ERA ANTHOLOGY because the volume is staggering - the complete 114-cartoon classic run. Includes everything from prior 'Golden' and 'Cinemascope' Collections (60 cartoons), w/all extras, then roughly doubles that with 54 more (all), + 2 new featurettes.
The longer you look at these pictures, the dumber they get. (this post brought to you by shopping online for a sport tent)