#steffensen

[antiqueanimals]

A Geese Quacks a Dog Away. Poul Steffensen (1866-1923)

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[zahroreadsthings]

Was just thinking my thoughts on the way back from the shops today and remembered this book I read a few years ago - it's a nonfiction book by Indigenous land management expert Victor Steffensen that goes into the practice of cultural burning and how it's tied to the Australian landscape and iirc is part memoir too, and a book I'd highly recommend

Additionally I'd suggest if you're able you kick a few dollars over to the nonprofit Firesticks Alliance (cofounded by Steffensen) who are doing great work in running workshops on revitalising the practice of cultural burning

https://www.firesticks.org.au/about/

[tinyreviews]

The entertainment is in the pacing. The writing is superb. Great setup, suspense, new information, escalating stakes, mystery, twists and turns, and an ending that ties everything together.  

The only gripe I have is there is no happy ending*.

Talk to Me is a 2022 Australian supernatural horror film directed by Danny and Michael Philippou and written by Danny Philippou and Bill Hinzman, based on a concept by Daley Pearson. It stars Sophie Wilde, Alexandra Jensen, Joe Bird, Otis Dhanji, Miranda Otto, Zoe Terakes, Chris Alosio, Marcus Johnson, and Alexandria Steffensen. 

[moviehealthcommunity]

Talk to Me (2023)

This is a Movie Health Community evaluation. It is intended to inform people of potential health hazards in movies and does not reflect the quality of the film itself. The information presented here has not been reviewed by any medical professionals.

Talk to Me has multiple instances of harsh flickering lights at the end of possession scenes. The opening scene shows a severe strobe light being used at a party at night. Emergency vehicle strobe lights illuminate a scene where someone steps into a car in pouring rain.

Handheld cameras are used frequently, with occasional, very brief shaking. There are sudden rolling motions of the camera that follow unnatural contortions of people's bodies.

Flashing Lights: 9/10. Motion Sickness: 4/10.

TRIGGER WARNING: This film deals with bodily possession, and multiple people under the influence of it commit acts of self-harm and suicide attempts, one of which is successful.

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Image ID: A promotional poster for Talk to Me

[nihillist-blog]

Talk to Me (2022)

[twenty-words-or-less]

Talk To Me (2022)

Summary: A group of friends (Sophie Wilde, Alexandra Jensen, Joe Bird, Oris Dhanji, Zoe Terakes, Chris Alosio) learn how to conjure spirits using an embalmed hand, and do it over and over again... until one of them (Wilde) goes too far and blurs the line between the real world and spirit world.

Enjoyable concept, excellent practical effects, fleshed-out characters, good cliffhanger ending. Doesn’t explore themes as well as it wants to, however.

Rating: 3.5/5

Photo credit: Rotten Tomatoes

[moviemosaics]

Talk to Me

directed by Danny Philippou and Michael Philippou, 2022

[spookytuesdaypod]

spooky tuesday is a (now not so new!) podcast where we’re breaking down all of our favorite slashers, thrillers, monster movies and black comedies on the new scariest day of the week.

CRAZY! pervert ghost hand possesses teens! (prank!) (gone wrong!) (gone real?!) it’s the viral new video everyone is ~talking~ about — and after debuting in theaters this summer, talk to me (2023) is now officially available to watch at home. with a24’s latest release doing numbers and maybe even kicking off a new franchise, we knew we had to get in on the game here at spooky tuesday. for our season 3 finale, we’re traveling to the land down under as we ~talk~ about whippets (don’t do them), sophie wilde (obsessed), and which sequels we’d like to see (all of them).

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[ninetynine-centdreams]

Aspekt Office, Hans Toft Hornemann, Terkel Skou Steffensen

photo by Rasmus Dengso

[toomuchlovereviews]

Talk to Me (2022)

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

So spooky. Perfect amount of jumpscares, even though the eye gore was slightly too much for my taste. The lore was amazing and the whole film was well thought out.

It was shocking, disturbing, and tense. I loved it, and I love how certain callbacks were made throughout.

Tremendous ending, and it made me so excited for the sequel.

You should watch this film if:

The premise itself is enough to pique your interest (come on, talking to ghosts through an embalmed hand?)

You love the twisted and recurring themes

You need more A24 horror in your life (spoiler: you do)

Similar titles (I’m not sold on these suggestions yet):

The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror II (specifically the story with the monkey paw)

Insidious (2010) (unrelenting spirits haunting a family)

[antiqueanimals]

A Horse Trade. Poul Steffensen (1866-1923)

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[laderniereseancedecedrique]

LA MAIN (2022)

Un groupe d'adolescents découvre le moyen d'entrer en contact avec le monde des esprits grâce à une main embaumée dont la règle principale est de ne pas tenir la main plus de 90 secondes. L'expérience devenue virale sur les réseaux sociaux, Mia , bouleversée par une tragédie familiale, décide de tenter l'expérience mais les conséquences vont être bien plus violentes et terrifiantes que prévu.

[stuff-diary]

Talk To Me

Movies watched in 2023

Talk to Me (2022, Australia)

Directors: Danny Philippou & Michael Philippou

Writers: Danny Philippou & Bill Hinzman (based on a concept by Daley Pearson)

Mini-review:

This was basically the buzziest horror movie of the year and, fortunately, it mostly lives up to the hype. Pretty much all the scenes with the hand thingy are incredibly gripping and intense, to the point of giving me a bit of anxiety. Also, I just love how original the whole idea feels. Like, I know we've seen tons and tons of possession movies and stuff like that, but Talk to Me manages to give the genre a twist that feels super refreshing. Kudos must be given to the sound design and the score, which immerse the viewer in the film's world from the very first scene. And the script tends to include moments of very dark humor that made me laugh out loud. Last but not least, I need to commend Sophie Wilde's bravura performance. Tbh, the one complaint I have is that the movie sometimes struggles to keep a steady pace. So, yeah, Talk to Me is a pretty scary and refreshing horror film, and I'm really curious to see where it will go as a franchise.

[jmunneytumbler]

'Talk to Me' Invites You to Talk to the Hand and Take a Death Trip

'Talk to Me' Invites You to Talk to the Hand and Take a Death Trip

Start talking (CREDIT: A24) Starring: Sophie Wilde, Alexandra Jensen, Joe Bird, Otis Dhanji, Miranda Otto, Zoe Terakes, Chris Alosio, Marcus Johnson, Alexandria Steffensen Directors: Danny and Michael Philippou Running Time: 95 Minutes Rating: R for Bloody Possessions and Horny Dialogue Release Date: July 28, 2023 (Theaters) What’s It About?: Let’s give ’em a hand! On second thought, maybe not.…

[tollosebio-stuff]

[i12bent]

Poul Steffensen (Dec. 2, 1866 - 1923) was a Danish painter who trained at the Royal Academy but never finished due to poor health and overwork at his job in a factory which he needed to finance his studies.

Steffensen specialized in rural life, esp. livestock paintings, mainly of cows. This canvas shows farm work, though:

Potato Harvest, 1891 - oil on canvas (Privately owned)