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[film club] AI Girlfriends and Blade Runner 2049

Posted on 31st Aug 2026

The latest installment of HOUDINI's [film club] -- And1 presents us with a final thinkpiece in their series on male loneliness, porn, and AI viewed through the lens of modern Hollywood movies. Today's target is the sequel to the cyberpunk classic, "Blade Runner."

[film club] Male Loneliness in Spike Jonze's Her (2013)

Posted on 16th Aug 2026

And1 returns with their ongoing series about male loneliness, porn, and AI through the lens of modern Hollywood movies. This week on [film club], they set their sights on Spike Jonze's prophetic tale of AI psychosis, "Her."

[film club] Her Private Hell

Posted on 28th Jul 2026

Our resident surrealist shares his semi-automatic thoughts on Nicolas Winding Refn's newly-minted sci-fi thriller, "Her Private Hell." Is the pinnacle of Ripperology in the 21st-Century Achieved through "It Girl" Giallobrutalism?

[film club] A Look at Don Jon (2013)

Posted on 10th Jul 2026

In the latest installment of HOUDINI Magazine's Film Club, And1basketballshorts waxes on gooning, porn addiction, and male loneliness through a deep-dive review of Joseph Gordon-Levitt's 2013 rom-com Don Jon.