Welcome to sxy.xyz, a little playground where my enthusiasm for movies, my curiosity for AI, and my love of Linux servers all get to run wild. I’m not a professional critic, think of me more as your fellow traveler in the great movie maze, equally at ease binging new releases or digging through back-catalogs for overlooked gems.
I won’t pretend to be immune to the charms of a good synopsis or a compelling cast; that’s what tends to pull me in. Directors and writers? For some, their names are talismans, guiding lights on the cinematic map, but for me, it’s much simpler: if the story intrigues me and the actors seem interesting, I’m happy to take the leap. I care very little about the technical ins and outs: camera work, scenery, music, etc, it all washes over me unless something truly grates. (Though let’s face it: bad CGI is bad CGI, and if it’s glaring, it deserves to be called out.)
Sometimes, I invite new tools, AI applications I’m testing on my server, to help untangle why something worked or fizzled. sxy.xyz doubles as a proving ground for these experiments, offering up the occasional bit of feedback from machines, but every review here is rooted in human curiosity and a real affection for the storytelling.
I know people have strong opinions about what makes a movie “good,” and if you disagree with me (or with each other), even better. I genuinely love hearing other perspectives, even when they send me back to re-visit a movie. This site is ad-free and always will be: it’s just me, my server, some AI experiments, and the ongoing buzz of movies and TV shows, for no greater reward than the pleasure of sharing them.
So pull up a chair, bring your own tastes and arguments, and let’s keep the conversation rolling.
If you want to connect, here’s where to find me:
- Discord - Yes, I know Discord isn’t everyone’s cup of tea. Until there’s a Fediverse alternative, this is home base for our small but awesome movie community. We even have a Jellyfin server for members.
- https://fek.xyz — Self-hosted Mbin instance.
- https://sxy.social — My Sharkey profile, and self-hosted Sharkey instance.
- Bluesky — Why not?
My ratings aren’t a priestly rite or a sudoku grid to puzzle over, they’re impulse, pleasure, and sometimes incredulity splashed across the page. To me, film is meant to jolt, to tickle, to work its magic on your gut long before it ever winds its way to your analytic mind. I don’t care if an auteur’s name twinkles in the credits or if the lighting is borrowed from a toothpaste commercial, if the story pulses and the performances breathe, I’m in. When a film works, it’s a little jolt of electricity: sometimes it has me cheering, sometimes it leaves me picking apart my own reflexes. But always, it’s about the unfiltered rush, not a spreadsheet’s worth of fuss.
Amazeballs
Utterly electrifying! The kind of movie that makes time disappear and has you texting everyone you know as soon as the credits roll. Gorgeous to look at, gripping from start to finish—absolutely deserves a standing ovation.
Mehnificent
It won’t blow you away, but it’s not a total disaster either. Imagine a movie that’s just… fine. Some laughs, safe performances, but nothing you’ll remember in a week. You’ll shrug, maybe sigh, and move on.
Trashtacular
A glorious mess, so spectacularly bad it’s almost an art form. You’ll be shaking your head, or laughing at the absurdity. Honestly, you might have more fun watching paint dry (and it’ll probably smell better too).
Disclaimer: Parts of this about page were generated with the help of AI. Would it really be my site if I didn’t lean on my robotic assistants?