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Clint Worthington @clintworthing.bsky.social · 3d

How I write every piece

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Monica Castillo @mcastimovies.bsky.social · 2d

Me either 💔

Monica Castillo @mcastimovies.bsky.social · 2d

One of my all time favorites ❤️

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Monica Castillo @mcastimovies.bsky.social · 3d

Been devastated by the Diane Keaton news all day. What a singular talent and an inspiration for weirdos and girls with hat collections everywhere. Will miss her giddy presence and style on screen and off. 💔

Also, if you haven’t watched REDS, go watch REDS.

The Hollywood Reporter @thr.com · 3d

Diane Keaton, who won an Academy Award for best actress for her portrayal of the titular quirky character in Annie Hall and portrayed Kay Adams in the three Godfather films, has died. She was 79. Read about her life and legacy: bit.ly/47kDP0j

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Blake Leyh @earlofedgecombe.bsky.social · 3d

If you think you know why US newspapers died, this feature documentary now streaming for free on PBS might surprise you. It wasn't the Internet. Newspapers were specifically targeted by vulture capitalists.

I composed the score for the film, which features electric cello & Crowfoot guitars.

Stripped for Parts: American Journalism on the Brink

A handful of journalists rebel against a hedge fund that is gutting newspapers nationwide.

www.pbs.org

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Tom & Lorenzo @tomandlorenzo.bsky.social · 3d

Gene Hackman, Robert Redford and Diane Keaton all going in the same year. Absolute titans of '70s cinema

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Monica Castillo @mcastimovies.bsky.social · 3d

❤️❤️❤️

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Monica Castillo @mcastimovies.bsky.social · 3d

Ah, enjoy!

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Monica Castillo @mcastimovies.bsky.social · 3d

There are two other main actors in the movie but ok.

Monica Castillo @mcastimovies.bsky.social · 4d

As a fan of the original film, I was skeptical of Bill Condon’s adaptation of the musical, but he does such a great job, I cannot help but recommend the new KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN. 🕷️

Read my full review below. 🕸️

RogerEbert.com @ebertvoices.bsky.social · 4d

“KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN arrives at a time when we could perhaps use a little more distraction, an excuse to stop doomscrolling and fall into the old school charms of sweeping musicals and a story about love in the face of oppression,” writes @mcastimovies.bsky.social.

Kiss of the Spider Woman movie review (2025) | Roger Ebert

It’s kitsch but a delightfully surprising throwback, and a welcome reminder that in times of need, we still have art for escape.

www.rogerebert.com

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britt hayes @britthates.bsky.social · 6d

Jason Blum's take on AI sucks. an AI takeover isn't inevitable, and treating it as such (while also referring to filmmaking as "content creation," smdh) helps AI companies promote the lie that their deeply unprofitable, destructive tech is more powerful and useful than it actually is.

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Monica Castillo @mcastimovies.bsky.social · 6d

Loved Ira Sachs’ new film PETER HUJAR’S DAY, and I hope you will too. ❤️

RogerEbert.com @ebertvoices.bsky.social · 6d

"With Ira Sachs’ painterly compositions and Ben Whishaw’s deceptively effortless performance, PETER HUJAR’S DAY is a surprisingly beautiful and subtle tribute to the balancing act it takes to be a working artist,” writes @mcastimovies.bsky.social in her 4/4 star review.

Peter Hujar’s Day movie review (2025) | Roger Ebert

A surprisingly beautiful and subtle tribute to the balancing act it takes to be a working artist.

www.rogerebert.com

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Monica Castillo @mcastimovies.bsky.social · 6d

Excited to visit the Hamptons International Film Festival this weekend as part of their documentary jury! Say hello if you’re in town as well.

hamptonsfilmfest.org/hiff33-compe...

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J Hoberman @jhoberman.bsky.social · 8d

Ken Jacobs (1933-2025)

A great artist, a wonderful teacher, & speaking personally, a close friend for over 50 years. Linking to a piece I wrote to mark his 80th birthday.

www.nytimes.com/2013/05/19/m...

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Willow Catelyn Maclay @willowcatelyn.bsky.social · 8d

I'm too fucking tired to debunk every stupid thing that Ryan Murphy said about Christine Jorgensen or how the public response to Ed Gein was catastrophic to the the perception of trans people so I'll just point to my book. We covered all of it.

bookshop.org/p/books/corp...

Corpses, Fools and Monsters: The History and Future of Transness in Cinema

The History and Future of Transness in Cinema

bookshop.org

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Monica Castillo @mcastimovies.bsky.social · 8d

Made my way out to BONE LAKE for a bit of horror movie fun. Tis the season. 🎃

RogerEbert.com @ebertvoices.bsky.social · 11d

“BONE LAKE is a fun, messed-up horror thriller playing with both familiar tropes and modern-day anxieties of love, sex, and finding out that someone has booked the same rental home for the weekend,” writes @mcastimovies.bsky.social.

Bone Lake movie review & film summary (2025) | Roger Ebert

“Bone Lake” is still a fair bit of fun, rife with enough unexpected twists and weird tropes referencing other horror movies.

www.rogerebert.com

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Aaron W. Gordon @agordon.me · 14d

The amazing thing about the hundreds of billions of dollars being spent on AI development is it doesn't even include all the externalized costs like higher electricity prices for hundreds of millions of people.

AI Data Centers Are Sending Power Bills Soaring

Wholesale electricity costs as much as 267% more than it did five years ago in areas near data centers. That’s being passed on to customers.

www.bloomberg.com

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Monica Castillo @mcastimovies.bsky.social · 14d

I wish I found more things to like about it 😅

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Monica Castillo @mcastimovies.bsky.social · 14d

Bravo sir 👏

Monica Castillo @mcastimovies.bsky.social · 15d

My first bad time at the movies with Daniel Day-Lewis, or ANEMONE for thee but not for me. 😬

RogerEbert.com @ebertvoices.bsky.social · 15d

“ANEMONE is style over substance, focused more on the emotional displays of regret and violence than healing,” writes @mcastimovies.bsky.social on Ronan Day-Lewis’ debut.

Anemone movie review & film summary (2025) | Roger Ebert

Ronan Day-Lewis’s feature debut “Anemone” is an ambitious and expressionistic family drama about brothers and fathers, but its obtuse nature leaves the audience feeling estranged.

www.rogerebert.com

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Monica Castillo @mcastimovies.bsky.social · 16d

Happy New York Film Festival to all celebrating!

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Paul Duane 🥔 @paulduane.bsky.social · 17d

Kaleb's advice in his last piece of published writing is flawless, and we should all do what he says, in his memory, if not for our own good.

I also have advice. Everybody loves reading advice on the computer, so I’ll share it: the best thing you can do right now is log off as hard as you can. Go outside, talk to people in real life where it’s actually kind of rude to talk about the news, try to actually see the friends you usually just text message. Go for a long drive and turn the phone off while you do it. Get back into your hobbies or pick one and learn it for a while. Watch one of those studio movies that reviews called “wildly miscalculated” and you haven’t seen since high school. Play an album you like but find embarrassing. Go to free community events even if they sound stupid. If you take the freeway, try the surface streets. Go to a bad diner and just order some bad coffee because even bad coffee is good coffee.

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Monica Castillo @mcastimovies.bsky.social · 18d

Another TIFF review! Justice for June Squibb but ELEANOR THE GREAT is not it. 😬

RogerEbert.com @ebertvoices.bsky.social · 19d

“While ELEANOR THE GREAT never quite recovers from the moral issue at its center, Squibb’s lively performance makes it memorable,” writes @mcastimovies.bsky.social about Scarlett Johansson’s directorial debut, which arrives in theaters now.

Eleanor the Great movie review (2025) | Roger Ebert

Scarlett Johansson’s feature debut “Eleanor the Great” is quite the surprise.

www.rogerebert.com

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Monica Castillo @mcastimovies.bsky.social · 21d

They do marvelous work 👏👏👏

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Joe Dante @thejoedante.bsky.social · 21d

My pals at one of my favorite LA repertory theaters, @vidiots.bsky.social, are still thriving! New from the @latimes.com:

www.latimes.com/entertainmen...

L.A.'s repertory cinemas endure through an age of streaming and Hollywood turmoil

The box office revenue is not the same since the pandemic, yet repertory theaters in Los Angeles have shown endurance because of the curated experiences they create.

www.latimes.com

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