TRACES OF HOME fervently, yet lovingly digs up the traumatic pasts of filmmaker Colette Ghunim's Mexican mother and Palestinian father. filmobsessive.com?p=307277
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With a dedicated cast and confident direction, indie comedy LOCKJAW recaptures the magic of the mumblecore movement. filmobsessive.com?p=306605
Back to school season is the perfect time of year to spotlight teachers in all their complex glory. filmobsessive.com?p=306198
DREAMS IN NIGHTMARES tells a different kind of road story as it follows three queer Black femmes on a journey to find their missing friend. filmobsessive.com?p=306293
A PARADISE LOST is a mixed-media documentary, filled to the brim with love for the native Hawaiian Palila bird and its home of Mauna Kea. filmobsessive.com?p=305532
THE KIDNAPPING OF ARABELLA takes viewers on a witty, unpredictable journey through an Italian summer, exploring what it means to escape. filmobsessive.com?p=305131
CAMP is a surreal Bildungsroman set in a summer camp for troubled youth brimming with female friendship, magic, and horror. buff.ly/5TIvhGV
THE CURRENTS paints an enchanting, incomplete portrait of an Argentinian wife, mother, and artist at risk of unraveling her very existence. buff.ly/V7Vtj7Z
These films get mental health awareness right, depicting conditions like depression and anxiety with the care and consideration they deserve. buff.ly/KDPXQH3
Sometimes We Think About Dying: 5 Films For Mental Health Awareness Month
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Brazilian debut MANAS is a vital coming-of-age drama that weaves a devastating tale of sexual violence and family ties. buff.ly/f6JfAtN
TWO WOMEN is a fun, albeit surface-level, sex comedy that incorporates feminist themes into this historically male-dominated subgenre. buff.ly/2U6WXLZ
Bittersweet and semi-autobiographical, BLUE HERON is a one-of-a-kind debut forged from love, grief, and memory. buff.ly/dNhF2NX
From April showers in Tokyo to May flowers in Paris, here are five films that excel at capturing Spring’s rejuvenating essence. buff.ly/BSCHvJe
DAUGHTERS OF THE FOREST is a one-of-a-kind documentary that acts as a love letter to science fiction, cultural traditions, and mushrooms. filmobsessive.com?p=300540
tysm @pghreviewofbooks.bsky.social for republishing my review of THE VOICE OF HIND RAJAB, originally written for @filmobsessive.com! ❤️🍉✨
Pittsburgh Review of Books@pghreviewofbooks.bsky.social · 7mo ago“One of the most admirable qualities of this film is its determination to humanize everyone trapped in this situation, from Hind and her family members’ disembodied voices to the Red Crescent volunteers whose response is passionately reenacted by a small, yet mighty cast.” pghrev.com/the-voice-of...
The Film Obsessive staff gets out their crystal balls, Ouija boards, and tin-foil hats to predict the winners of the 98th Oscars. buff.ly/SyGo06D
HONEY BUNCH is a surreal, yet empty exploration of marriage, disability, and the lengths someone will go to for the person they love. buff.ly/2nuXbUb
“i want back my rocking chairs, / solipsist sunsets, / & coastal jungle sounds...” A poem by Renee Nicole Good, who was murdered by ICE earlier today. lithub.com/renee-nicole...
Renee Nicole Good, murdered by ICE, was a prize-winning poet. Here’s that poem.
Renee Nicole Good, 37, mother to a six-year-old boy, was murdered earlier today by an ICE agent in Minneapolis, a few blocks from her home. According to the Minnesota Star Tribune: [An ICE agent] s…
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The second annual @pghfilmcritics.com Awards have been revealed! Go find out how many awards we gave Sinners (a lot)! We are determined to keep the Rose Byrne and Amy Madigan trains rolling! Give a follow over at instagram.com/pghfilmcritics won't you?
The Pittsburgh Film Critics Association is proud to announce our nominees for Best Picture of 2025! The winner will be announced January 7th.
loved writing about BUGONIA and SORRY, BABY for @filmobsessive.com's best of 2025 list organized by @tinakakadelis.com! 🎞️✨
Film Obsessive@filmobsessive.com · 10mo agoClose out 2025 with the Film Obsessive staff's picks for the favorite films of 2025 including FRANKENSTEIN, HEDDA, and more! buff.ly/MX84ihn
tysm @pghfilmcritics.com for the shoutout! 💕✨
Pittsburgh Film Critics Association@handle.invalid · 10mo agoToday we’re highlighting a piece from @nataliedc.bsky.social, where she discusses the groundbreaking 1984 documentary LEILA AND THE WOLVES, which was released in a restoration earlier this year. filmobsessive.com/film/film-fe...
MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG finally finds mainstream success in its Broadway revival starring Jonathan Groff, Daniel Radcliffe, and Lindsay Mendez. buff.ly/TvOBXVS
NEW at @filmobsessive.com The writing staff and myself put a few gift ideas out there for the movie lover in your life. Happy shopping! filmobsessive.com/film/film-fe...
Film Obsessive's 2025 Holiday Gift Guide
In our 2025 HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE, the Film Obsessive staff shares staff picks for gifts for the cinephile in your life.
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I WISH YOU ALL THE BEST puts together a talented cast to tell a healing story of queer hope that fans of the book will not want to miss. filmobsessive.com?p=296353
With Halloween right around the corner, there’s no better time to explore and rank six underrated final girls in modern horror. filmobsessive.com?p=295962
thank you @marijasilk.bsky.social for facilitating this wonderful conversation with Emily Mkrtichian about her directorial debut for @filmobsessive.com! #FilmSky
Film Obsessive@filmobsessive.com · last yr.Emily Mkrtichian discusses the highs and lows behind the making of her groundbreaking directorial debut, THERE WAS, THERE WAS NOT. buff.ly/7G7A0rQ
