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For this Special Thursday Cinema Night, first up is Nostalgia (1983), a Soviet/Italian psychological drama from one of the USSR’s most renowned filmmakers, Andrei Tarkovsky. A Russian poet goes to Italy to research the life of an 18th-century composer, and things get strange and meditative from there, as he meets a man who insists that he knows how to save the world. Journeys into the mind follow, in Tarkovsky’s usual meditative style. This is considered one of the best Soviet films of all time, being currently ranked #173 on the Letterboxd Top 250.

After that is Superman (2025), the newest cape film from DC Studios, and the beginning of a new cinematic universe, this time helmed by Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) director James Gunn. Superman clashes with Lex Luthor once again as his archnemesis (and some superpowered henchmen) tries to orchestrate a war overseas. You know what to expect. A camrip has just appeared, and its quality looks acceptable. Reviews are good and it has a high score on Letterboxd, so let’s give it a whirl.

We’ll start at 8PM EST on Blorptube, right here:

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Be there, comrades!

Letterboxd:

• Nostalgia: https://letterboxd.com/film/nostalgia-1983/
• Superman: https://letterboxd.com/film/superman-2025/

Doesthedogdie.com links:

• Nostalgia: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/103970
• Superman: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/1481952

CWs for Nostalgia:

• Domestic violence.
• Drug use.
• Someone is burned alive.
• Mental hospital scene.
• Self-harm.
• Suicide.
• Ableism.
• Sad ending.

CWs for Superman:

• Someone leaves without saying goodbye.
• Child abandonment.
• Gaslighting.
• Cruelty to animals.
• Bullying.
• Someone is physically restrained.
• Someone’s mouth is covered.
• Hand damage.
• Dislocations.
• Someone struggles to breathe.
• Choking.
• Body horror.
• Asphyxiation.
• Unconsciousness.
• Broken bones.
• Tooth damage.
• Torture.
• Death by falling.
• Eye mutilation.
• Infant abduction.
• Death of non-human.
• Death of parent.
• Jump scares.
• Natural bodies of water.
• Vomiting.
• Spitting.
• Audio gore.
• Incarceration.
• Hospital scene.
• Self-harm.
• Unstable reality.
• Meltdown.
• Anxiety attacks.
• Jump scares.
• Crying baby.
• Screaming.
• Profanity.
• Rude gestures.
• Flashing lights.
• Babies.
• Misgendering.
• Hate speech.
• Discussion of existentialism.
• Blood and gore.
• Gun violence.

Links to movies:

• Nostalgia: https://tankie.tube/w/bRDAQN8L48vZdh7dquMWqK
• Superman: https://tankie.tube/w/m5dCi5NhzwZdTQFWrtPgWx