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Made my October 2026 pick for the Criterion Collection. Easiest pick of the year. www.itsthepictures.com/criterion-co...
Criterion Collection - October 2026 Releases
Normally there's some kind of debate in what I select for the the monthly pick. There's some great choices in October too, with Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein and Jonathan Demme's The Silence of th...
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🎙️New Podcast | Have you listened to the new episode on director Zach Cregger and Resident Evil yet? Watch @reelrecon.bsky.social and I talk about the great movies from Cregger. youtu.be/0aqJbzCp2Rg?...
Zach Cregger and Resident Evil | It's the Pictures 230
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Reviewed The History of Concrete which is expanding to Boston today. Give me a million more John Wilson projects. www.itsthepictures.com/the-history-...
The History of Concrete Is More Interesting Than It Has Any Right to Be
What’s in a name? For the new documentary feature, The History of Concrete, this particular name might signal a topic that few people would be interested in. But they’d be missing out. Documentary fil...
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I don't check the Criterion Channel page everyday, but there were some big changes today!
Wrote my final dispatch from TIFF 2026 this morning. Reviewed the crowd pleasing I PLAY ROCKY and the frenetic newspaper film INK www.itsthepictures.com/tiff-26-disp...
TIFF 26 Dispatch 3: I Play Rocky, Ink
I didn’t plan to make a third dispatch from TIFF, but sometimes things just happen. There were two additional movies from the festival that I really hadn’t said too much about, I Play Rocky and Ink. W...
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Reviewed a few more films out of TIFF 2026. Check them out www.itsthepictures.com/tiff-dispatc...
TIFF 26 Dispatch 2: Bucking Fastard, The Julia Set, Being Heumann, Elsinore
As promised, here is my second dispatch from TIFF. I can’t say I was shocked by the winner of the TIFF People’s Choice this year, which went to Netflix’s La Bola Negra. Perhaps stranger was the idea o...
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My first dispatch from TIFF26 is up. I reviewed Ha-Chan Shake Your Booty!, Wild Horse Nine, and Club Kid. www.itsthepictures.com/tiff26-dispa...
TIFF26 Dispatch 1
In my attempts to play catch up after TIFF, I’ve fallen a little behind on the dispatches that I planned for the festival, but fear not! They are now. I’ve already reviewed four of the movies I watche...
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My last review from TIFF for Pop Heist is now live. Seems fitting it’s for the charming TENDER LOVING CARE.
Pop Heist@popheist.com · 3w agoMike Leigh’s final film contains all the grace and spirit that has been prevalent in his films for the last fifty years. - @maxcovill.com buff.ly/1WICCgW
Since I'm woefully behind on writing, I wanted to share this article I wrote on Transformers: The Movie over a decade ago. Guess what? It's still the best Transformers movie. www.itsthepictures.com/transformers...
Transformers: The Movie Is Still the Best Adaptation 40 Years Later
Movies, television, anime, and everything else worth watching — with a little more pizzazz than your average entertainment newsletter.
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First bit of Post-TIFF26 content. @reelrecon.bsky.social and I talked about 5 movies from TIFF 2026 youtu.be/RkA6YkfLkIQ?...
TIFF 2026 Recap | It's the Pictures 229
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Happy to share my #TIFF2026 preview. Make sure to add these to your list! www.itsthepictures.com/10-anticipat...
10 Anticipated Films to Watch at TIFF 2026
Movies, television, anime, and everything else worth watching — with a little more pizzazz than your average entertainment newsletter.
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First up this week is a review #coyotevsacme. Check out my review on @itsthepicpod.bsky.social www.itsthepictures.com/coyote-vs-ac...
Coyote vs Acme Is a Ludicrously Good Time
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🎙️New Podcast | @reelrecon.bsky.social and I talk about the late Tim Curry for the latest episode of @itsthepicpod.bsky.social. #filmsky youtu.be/jTUMVrHDEqc?...
Tim Curry Forever | It's the Pictures 228
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The Office (US) was awful in season 1. Not every show is Arrested Development out of the gate
Emily St. James@emilystjams.bsky.social · 2mo agoMore shows* should get to make a new pilot between Seasons 1 and 2. *-shows without heavy serialization and especially comedies, which often take a while to figure out character and tone
While I didn't love it, I still thought Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma was fine. Late Night TV shows just resonate with me more than camp slashers. www.itsthepictures.com/teenage-sex-...
Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma Is a Camp Slasher That Left Me Cold
Director Jane Schoenbrun trades in the late night TV of the 90s for the camp slashers of the 80s in their newest feature, Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma. After premiering the film at the Cannes ...
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🎙️New Podcast | @reelrecon.bsky.social and I talk about the Fall Festival slate and what we are excited to see. Here us discuss movies like Wild Horse Nine, The Debut, and many others. youtu.be/1s1xKxQ7k8I?...
2026 Fall Festival Preview | It's the Pictures 227
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.@maxcovill.com reviewed the new Spider-Man: Brand New Day movie. www.itsthepictures.com/spider-man-b...
Spider-Man: Brand New Day Is a Strong Spider-Man Story Undercut by Shoehorned MCU Connections
The last time the world saw Tom Holland’s Spider-Man was way back in December of 2021. That entry in the Spider-Man filmography felt particularly vital, not only because it turned into a celebration o...
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If you prefer video, I just recorded the review below: youtu.be/fZpOotQj-YM?...
Cookie Queens Review: An Abundance of Hope, One Cookie at a Time
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Max Covill@maxcovill.com · 2mo agoMy review of the new documentary Cookie Queens is now up on the website. www.itsthepictures.com/cookie-queen...