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alisha mughal

@alishamgl.bsky.social

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journalist and film critic in Toronto; words in Film Daze, RogerEbert[dot]com, Catapult, Exclaim!, The Asian Cut; book on The Crow out via ECW

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alisha mughal @alishamgl.bsky.social · Jul 20

I forgot to tell you guys, to celebrate here, but my book came out on July 15 :) you can find it here or at your local bookstore or your library

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It Can’t Rain All the Time: The Crow

Near the completion of filming The Crow, the star was killed in a shooting accident on set. Mughal argues against the criticism that the tragedy overshadows the quality of the film and shows readers t...

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alisha mughal @alishamgl.bsky.social · 10h

OH MY GOSH!!!! THIS IS SO EXCITING!!!!!!!! 🤗🤗🤗🤗🩷

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Matt Zoller Seitz @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · 10h

My next book will be a biography of Jack Nicholson, written as an epic story of the transformation of the movie industry and modern masculinity from the 1950s to the present, with Nicholson as the main character. The title: Leading Man.

New York Times bestselling author and film & TV critic at New York Magazine Matt Zoller Seitz's LEADING MAN, the definitive biography of Jack Nicholson, casting Nicholson as the complex main character in an era of American culture spanning six decades, while shining a light on the actor’s crucial role in shaping modern masculinity, both on and off the screen, based on new interviews and original reporting, to Amar Deol at Grand Central, in an exclusive submission, by Ethan Bassoff at WME.

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alisha mughal @alishamgl.bsky.social · 10h

oh thank you so much for reading 🤗 I really do hope you'll watch it when it comes out, it's truly jaw-dropping-ly amazing :)

alisha mughal @alishamgl.bsky.social · 10h

hi I reviewed "if I had legs I'd kick you," a film I can't stop thinking about

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TIFF 2025: If I Had Legs I’d Kick You Has Us Stare Into the Void of Motherhood

“Watching this film feels like fainting, like the last thing you see before you pass out: the world made up of paint smears of colours sliding out of your comprehension.”

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alisha mughal @alishamgl.bsky.social · 1d

i dont think i got the job :(

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alisha mughal @alishamgl.bsky.social · 1d

thank you 🤗🥹🩷🩷🩷

alisha mughal @alishamgl.bsky.social · 1d

ok not to be dramatic but "good boy" is the best movie ever ever ever ever

alisha mughal @alishamgl.bsky.social · 7d

exactly!!! 🤗

alisha mughal @alishamgl.bsky.social · 7d

hi I moved

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This Magazine @thismagazine.bsky.social · 10d

This consulting firm focuses on people, the land they live on, and their relationships to it. This profile by @alishamgl.bsky.social spotlights Narratives Inc. and the care they take to work closely with Indigenous communities in Canada.

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Changing the narrative

For Somia Sadiq, a registered professional planner and founder of Winnipeg-based impact assessment consulting firm Narratives Inc., we don’t tell ourselves stories in order to live. Rather, we live in...

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alisha mughal @alishamgl.bsky.social · 13d

if u need anyone to talk about "Ouija Shark" and how people on tiktok love it then I'm your gal

alisha mughal @alishamgl.bsky.social · 14d

THANK YOU!!!

alisha mughal @alishamgl.bsky.social · 14d

I got an interview for my dream job oh my gosh I am trembling please wish me luck

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alisha mughal @alishamgl.bsky.social · 14d

and here are Meeko the dog and Russell the crow: vt.tiktok.com/ZSD4chnMx/

TikTok - Make Your Day

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alisha mughal @alishamgl.bsky.social · 14d

here is sweet Marceline: vt.tiktok.com/ZSD4vqxUS/

TikTok - Make Your Day

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alisha mughal @alishamgl.bsky.social · 14d

I also follow this dog named Marceline who loves to watch ballet and she does little beautiful jumps as she watches oh my gosh she is pure joy and goodness

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alisha mughal @alishamgl.bsky.social · 15d

I am very proud of me right now :''')

alisha mughal @alishamgl.bsky.social · 15d

*~alisha mughal bestselling writer*~*~~*~***

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alisha mughal @alishamgl.bsky.social · 15d

oh thank you so much 🥹🤗🩷

alisha mughal @alishamgl.bsky.social · 15d

IM ON A BESTSELLERS LIST IN HAMILTON!!!!!!

hamiltonreviewofbooks.com/blog/2025/09...

The Hamilton Review of Books' Independently Published Bestsellers List: Summer 2025 — Hamilton Review of Books

Take a look at which independently published books Canadians are purchasing from independent bookstores.

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alisha mughal @alishamgl.bsky.social · 15d

which I know is a weird thing for me to say!!! I think I'm having a stable week??? feeling alright ! haven't cried in two days I think !!

alisha mughal @alishamgl.bsky.social · 15d

on tiktok I follow this beautiful border collie who's friends with a crow it's the most magical thing in the world it makes you so happy to be alive oh my gosh :')

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alisha mughal @alishamgl.bsky.social · 16d

i love you Shudder please love me back

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Richie Assaly @rdassaly.bsky.social · 18d

Good piece by Alaa Salama, on the futility and dangers of symbolic statehood

www.972mag.com/palestinian-...

Forget symbolic statehood — the world must recognize Israeli apartheid

The push to recognize a Palestinian state creates the illusion of action, but delays the real remedies: sanctioning and isolating Israel's apartheid regime.

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alisha mughal @alishamgl.bsky.social · 20d

is it normal to sleep all week because that's what I did I didn't get any work done just slept and wept that's normal right