Buying stock in this Austin Abrams guy RIGHT NOW.

AI bro (talking to a friend after listening to Teddy Ruxpin for five minutes): "So it turns out stuffed animals are alive."

Watching a documentary on Robert Wise. After the clips of all his incredible films: “Everyone who worked with him said it was a pleasure to be on his sets and he was kind and easy to get along with.” I want more of this. Fuck being a tortured genius. Do the work. Be brilliant. Be nice.

Favorite film for each year of the ‘70s: 70: Original Cast Album Company 71: The Devils 72: The Godfather 73: The Exorcist 74: Chinatown 75: Picnic at Hanging Rock 76: Network 77: Star Wars 78: Watership Down 79: All That Jazz

Oscar Goff@theoscargoff.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Favorite film for each year of the ‘70s: 70: Equinox 71: A Clockwork Orange 72: Pink Flamingos 73: The Holy Mountain 74: Young Frankenstein 75: Death Race 2000 76: Taxi Driver 77: Eraserhead 78: Dawn of the Dead 79: Apocalypse Now

if I ever taught film criticism lesson one would be “you being smarter than the movie is not interesting to anyone”

“Isn’t it lovely/ How artists can capture us.”

Secret Drug Addict@scrtdrugaddict.bsky.social · 2mo ago

My ★★★★½ review of Christopher Nolan’s immense adaptation of THE ODYSSEY, a film that throttles forward with startling ferocity, as ancient as it is immediate, as haunted and horrifying as it is imaginative and enthralling. Check out my review at @maketheswitchau.bsky.social

The Odyssey Review: Nolan's shattering adaptation of Homer's monolithic epic | SWITCH.

'The Odyssey' is an immense achievement, even with its imperfections, perhaps even helped by its imperfections. Not only is it rare to see a film of this visual and aural scale rendered with such grit...

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Family legend has it that my mum tried to read me THE HOBBIT when I was seven, but her literacy wasn’t great because she never got to finish high school and she found it difficult, so I took the book and started reading it to her.

Gary Longsine 📱@arbiteriapetus.bsky.social · 3mo ago

How old were you, when you read The Hobbit?

How’s that?

I had such a great time reviewing this impressive two-disc release of the bizarre 1980 adventure film? Cold War thriller? Titanic fan-fic? RAISE THE TITANIC from @imprintfilms.bsky.social. As a long-time Titanic nut, I found it so fascinating. Check out my ★★★ review at @maketheswitchau.bsky.social

Raise the Titanic Blu-ray Review: A bonkers Titanic oddity gets a lavish Blu-ray release | SWITCH.

I'm glad it's 40-year-old Daniel watching it rather than 10-year-old Daniel. He would have been bored at the lack of action and frustrated at all the things they get wrong, not willing to give them th...

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Benjamín Schultz-Figueroa@benjaminschultzfig.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Whether a movie is good or bad should be the beginning not the end of any conversation about it. It's also the least interesting question to ask about a movie.

Criterion just gonna make me buy all of this man’s films again for like the fifth time (and gladly).

Bill Hunt@billhuntbits.bsky.social · 3mo ago

HELL yeah. I’ve been waiting MONTHS for this to finally be announced, not wanting to spoil it: Criterion’s 4K + Blu-ray box set this year is all about STANLEY KUBRICK! @thedigitalbits.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2Ks...

My ★★★★½ review of DISCLOSURE DAY, Steven Spielberg’s magnificent return to exploring the potential impact of our first contact with extraterrestrial life, made with furious energy, startling immediacy and immense heart. Check out my review at @maketheswitchau.bsky.social.

Disclosure Day Review: Spielberg's profound, breathtaking conspiracy thriller soars | SWITCH.

Steven Spielberg is a man reaching the final act of his life, and each film from him, each precious film, matters, and he is taking the opportunity to make these films his final statements. In 'Disclo...

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One of my many biases about Spielberg is that I don't have a huge amount of patience with moviegoers who want their childhoods spoon-fed back to them. If after the way The Fabelmans and Disclosure Day both address the problems with doing that, you still want it from him...then I just [shrug emoji].

What's your favorite movie from each decade of your life? 80s - Come and See 90s - The Silence of the Lambs 00s - The Lord of the Rings 10s - Moonlight 20s - Challengers

Emily St. James@emilystjams.bsky.social · 4mo ago

What's your favorite movie from each decade of your life? 80s - Back to the Future 90s - Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me 00s - Spirited Away 10s - Margaret 20s - The Worst Person in the World

Please god do not adapt THE SILMARILLION, Peter, please.

STARLOG Da7e Gonzales@da7e.com · 5mo ago

What’s happening with Lord of the Ring feels a lot like the Ellison years of attempting to make a new Terminator movie.

Hmm… Top 15 favourite TV shows… Well… The Leftovers Twin Peaks Lost Battlestar Galactica Arrested Development Heartstopper The Thick of It The Games Neon Genesis Evangelion Mindhunter Hannibal Ted Lasso Monty Python’s Flying Circus Sex and the City The Chronicles of Narnia

Alexandra Heller-Nicholas@horrornonna.com · 5mo ago

I'm bad at TV but in the spirit of community participation: Dark Metalocalypse La Linea Riget Dark Place Powerpuff Girls (og) Jam Micallef Pogrom The Goodies

Last night I stood at the alter of my favourite band, Mumford and Sons, and I fuckin’ worshipped.

Revisited this last year, and it hits something no other book quite does for me.

BeijingPalmer@beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 5mo ago

watership down goes unbelievably fucking hard.

That’s right. As it should be.

Krisi 🏳️‍⚧️@primaryradical.bsky.social · 6mo ago

David Duchovny played a transgender woman, Denise, on Twin Peaks in 1990 and when greeting Cooper, the show's protagonist, she says, "I prefer Denise, if you don't mind" and Cooper responds with "OK" and her identity is settled within a couple seconds and was a non-issue, 36 years ago.

Everyone have their monkey costumes ready for when the Artemis crew return, right?

My ★★★★ review of Kirk Jones’ film I SWEAR, a wonderful biopic of Tourette syndrome activist John Davidson that balances its mission to educate with a carefully constructed, deeply moving story. Robert Aramayo is superb as Davidson, dazzling and joyful. Read my review at @maketheswitchau.bsky.social

I Swear Review: A rousing and powerful film set to do good in the world | In-Cinema Giveaway | SWITCH.

'I Swear' is exactly the film you expect it to be. It's the story of someone overcoming a disadvantage, balancing humour and sadness, and building to a rousing finale that celebrates the human spirit....

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ACADEMY AWARD WINNER MICHAEL B. JORDAN

Academy Award Winner Ryan Coogler

I think it’s more about what you can learn from dating people who aren’t a great fit for you but still show you something new about yourself and the world. It’s not a cautionary tale

Dr. Sabrina Mittermeier@smittermeier.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Pillion is a great film about why you shouldn‘t be dating emotionally unavailable people but will do it anyway if they look like Alexander Skarsgard

Macbeth. Favourite Shakespeare play, one of my favourite plays full-stop, first play I ever directed.

Aaron Smith@aaronsmith377.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Just because I woke up thinking about it, those of you who have read Shakespeare, what is your favorite play (or plays, if you have several)?