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Independent film critic, est. 2011 - https://moviegoing.rocks / blogger & columnist | SEFCA member | 🍅s approved | Always ⚜️🍿 #TeamNOLAFilm
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Movie reviews "that care forgot," from Hollywood South's independent film critic.
www.moviegoing.rocks
...and I'm now on Ghost! www.moviegoing.rocks
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One of my favorite creators, Pop Arena, has made video companions explaining the history of every title that ran on Nickelodeon in the 80s and 90s. This is such an impressive feat. It seems like they're having some trouble re: income and housing right now. Please help if you can.
ko-fi.com/poparena
ko-fi.com/poparena
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ko-fi.com
November 27, 2025 at 8:18 AM
One of my favorite creators, Pop Arena, has made video companions explaining the history of every title that ran on Nickelodeon in the 80s and 90s. This is such an impressive feat. It seems like they're having some trouble re: income and housing right now. Please help if you can.
ko-fi.com/poparena
ko-fi.com/poparena
That and 'Pictures of Ghosts.' Incredible filmmaker!
November 27, 2025 at 2:41 AM
That and 'Pictures of Ghosts.' Incredible filmmaker!
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If you're interested, this tribute to Alice Wong was written by one of the people who knew her best
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
A Tribute to an Oracle, Alice Wong
Alice had the ability to look to the future and a world where laws and attitudes did not keep disabled people poor, pitied, and isolated.
www.thenation.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:18 PM
If you're interested, this tribute to Alice Wong was written by one of the people who knew her best
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
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"Once in a while, you see a movie that doesn’t feel made, but extracted from a dreaming mind. It won’t go to you and hand over its meanings. You have to go to it." I reviewed The Secret Agent, my favorite film of 2025. Haunting, beautiful, profound. www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-...
The Secret Agent movie review (2025) | Roger Ebert
This is one of the year’s best films, and one of the most distinctive.
www.rogerebert.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:19 PM
"Once in a while, you see a movie that doesn’t feel made, but extracted from a dreaming mind. It won’t go to you and hand over its meanings. You have to go to it." I reviewed The Secret Agent, my favorite film of 2025. Haunting, beautiful, profound. www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-...
During this paid time off for Turkey Day/Black Friday week/end, I'll finally be writing up some movie reviews. Going forward, I'm thinking moviegoing.rocks will focus exclusively on Hollywood South films, from modern indies to regional classics.
I'm also planning stuff for cinema-scenes.leaflet.pub
I'm also planning stuff for cinema-scenes.leaflet.pub
November 26, 2025 at 8:16 PM
During this paid time off for Turkey Day/Black Friday week/end, I'll finally be writing up some movie reviews. Going forward, I'm thinking moviegoing.rocks will focus exclusively on Hollywood South films, from modern indies to regional classics.
I'm also planning stuff for cinema-scenes.leaflet.pub
I'm also planning stuff for cinema-scenes.leaflet.pub
I noticed that the nuts/bolts of the website that I've been writing content for (my new job) are now online. No, I won't be sharing the link (yet?). Very interesting, though.
November 26, 2025 at 8:12 PM
I noticed that the nuts/bolts of the website that I've been writing content for (my new job) are now online. No, I won't be sharing the link (yet?). Very interesting, though.
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Yes!
Good news Frankenfans - Guillermo del Toro has confirmed that FRANKENSTEIN will have a physical media release, complete with deleted scenes.
Guillermo Del Toro Confirms FRANKENSTEIN Physical Media Release With Deleted Scenes
Good news Frankenfans - Guillermo del Toro has confirmed that FRANKENSTEIN will have a physical media release, complete with deleted scenes.
dlvr.it
November 26, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Yes!
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Caring about and remembering other human beings is just too woke for the GOP, which, not coincidentally, did its very best to usher them into the grave.
SCOOP: The Trump administration has instructed employees and grantees not to use U.S. funds to commemorate World AIDS Day — because the observance was started by the World Health Organization.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/h...
Trump Administration Cancels U.S. Observance of World AIDS Day
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Caring about and remembering other human beings is just too woke for the GOP, which, not coincidentally, did its very best to usher them into the grave.
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Hey! My book is now on sale everywhere (you’ll probably have better luck getting it online than from bookstores, alas), but come buy a signed copy at one of the following events! Thread:
November 26, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Hey! My book is now on sale everywhere (you’ll probably have better luck getting it online than from bookstores, alas), but come buy a signed copy at one of the following events! Thread:
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I strongly support this kind of gloating, it’s good for everyone’s souls!
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 7:19 PM
I strongly support this kind of gloating, it’s good for everyone’s souls!
Turkey Day + Black Friday = paid time off, starting now. Nice.
November 26, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Turkey Day + Black Friday = paid time off, starting now. Nice.
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It's as engrossing to remember and write about as to watch: www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
“The Secret Agent” Is a Political Thriller Teeming with Life
The Brazilian director Kleber Mendonça Filho conjures fateful interconnections among vivid characters living in the grip of military dictatorship.
www.newyorker.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:30 PM
It's as engrossing to remember and write about as to watch: www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
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As more American children die from preventable disease under RFK Jr’s watch, he continues to appoint people who enable “subservient confirmation of his misinformation and lies.” #CDC
Louisiana's surgeon general Dr. Ralph Abraham, who has praised Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s tenure as health secretary and called COVID vaccines "dangerous," will become the second-highest ranking official at the CDC. n.pr/49Af0z8
Louisiana's top health official, a critic of the COVID vaccine, will be CDC deputy
Louisiana's surgeon general Dr. Ralph Abraham, who has praised Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s tenure as health secretary and called COVID vaccines "dangerous," will become the second-highest ranking official at the CDC.
n.pr
November 26, 2025 at 12:03 PM
As more American children die from preventable disease under RFK Jr’s watch, he continues to appoint people who enable “subservient confirmation of his misinformation and lies.” #CDC
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Our team as it stands could fuck up a baked potato, so let's not get cocky
Democrats Could Take The House Next Year As Fed-Up Republicans Say They Will Resign
www.politicususa.com/p/democrats-...
www.politicususa.com/p/democrats-...
Democrats Could Take The House Next Year As Fed-Up Republicans Say They Will Resign
Several House Republicans are threatening to follow Marjorie Taylor Greene and immediately resign, which would give the House majority to Democrats.
www.politicususa.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Our team as it stands could fuck up a baked potato, so let's not get cocky
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Nice to see the city's libraries represented here. hyperallergic.com/1059590/meet...
Meet the Members of Mamdani’s Arts and Culture Transition Committee
Mellon Foundation President Elizabeth Alexander, curator Kimberly Drew, and The Kitchen Executive Director Legacy Russell are among the 28 members of the advisory team.
hyperallergic.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Nice to see the city's libraries represented here. hyperallergic.com/1059590/meet...
post a famous bathroom scene
November 26, 2025 at 1:47 AM
post a famous bathroom scene
I love how The Broadside is hosting one. From the good folks behind The Broad Theater. #nolasky #MoviegoersAgainstICE
Both 🧊 watch trainings happening tonight are jam packed! new orleans showed up tonight! 👏👏
November 26, 2025 at 1:44 AM
I love how The Broadside is hosting one. From the good folks behind The Broad Theater. #nolasky #MoviegoersAgainstICE
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WOW, a reader from California donated $50.
$85 raised so that a self-employed labor reporter can enjoy a paid holiday over Thanksgiving.
$85 raised so that a self-employed labor reporter can enjoy a paid holiday over Thanksgiving.
As a self-employed labor reporter, I have no paid holidays and stress when holidays like Thanksgiving.
Donate to help a broke labor reporter take Thanksgiving off
paydayreport.com/help-a-broke...
Donate to help a broke labor reporter take Thanksgiving off
paydayreport.com/help-a-broke...
Help a Broke Labor Reporter Take Off Thanksgiving
I’d love to take some time off for the holidays, but these past few weeks, Payday Report has been in a fundraising drought.
paydayreport.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:26 AM
WOW, a reader from California donated $50.
$85 raised so that a self-employed labor reporter can enjoy a paid holiday over Thanksgiving.
$85 raised so that a self-employed labor reporter can enjoy a paid holiday over Thanksgiving.
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I assume Rush Hour 4 will fix this.
Average electricity cost increase since Jan:
Missouri ⬆️ 37%
Iowa ⬆️ 30%
North Dakota ⬆️ 30%
Oklahoma ⬆️ 30%
New Jersey ⬆️ 27%
Nebraska ⬆️ 25%
Montana ⬆️ 25%
Wyoming ⬆️ 23%
NATIONWIDE ⬆️ 11%
Instead of working to lower costs, Trump is boosting power-hungry AI data centers.
Missouri ⬆️ 37%
Iowa ⬆️ 30%
North Dakota ⬆️ 30%
Oklahoma ⬆️ 30%
New Jersey ⬆️ 27%
Nebraska ⬆️ 25%
Montana ⬆️ 25%
Wyoming ⬆️ 23%
NATIONWIDE ⬆️ 11%
Instead of working to lower costs, Trump is boosting power-hungry AI data centers.
November 25, 2025 at 10:08 PM
I assume Rush Hour 4 will fix this.
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I’m hearing the only actor returning for Trump and Brett Ratner’s Rush Hour 4 is Rush Hour 3 star Roman Polanski
November 25, 2025 at 11:13 PM
I’m hearing the only actor returning for Trump and Brett Ratner’s Rush Hour 4 is Rush Hour 3 star Roman Polanski
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1. I see elsewhere on Bluesky that the discourse has turned toward telling writers not to be ashamed to admit they have day jobs or other sources of income (or spousal/family financial support), and you know what, that's 100% correct. Day jobs and support from loved ones are great if you have them!
November 26, 2025 at 12:35 AM
1. I see elsewhere on Bluesky that the discourse has turned toward telling writers not to be ashamed to admit they have day jobs or other sources of income (or spousal/family financial support), and you know what, that's 100% correct. Day jobs and support from loved ones are great if you have them!
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“Political prescription isn’t the point; teasing out the humanity of these people is.”
An incredible critique by @angelicabastien.bsky.social’s via @vulture.com that looks at the faults of ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER without negating the agency of its Black actresses.
An incredible critique by @angelicabastien.bsky.social’s via @vulture.com that looks at the faults of ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER without negating the agency of its Black actresses.
Black Actresses Are Carrying One Battle After Another
Teyana Taylor, Chase Infiniti, and Regina Hall propel the film’s most conflicted ideas, for better and worse.
www.vulture.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:44 PM
“Political prescription isn’t the point; teasing out the humanity of these people is.”
An incredible critique by @angelicabastien.bsky.social’s via @vulture.com that looks at the faults of ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER without negating the agency of its Black actresses.
An incredible critique by @angelicabastien.bsky.social’s via @vulture.com that looks at the faults of ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER without negating the agency of its Black actresses.
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My first home entertainment gig was an audio commentary for Fassbinder's Merchant of the Four Seasons in 2008. Seventeen years later, and I've logged my 300th title with a video essay on glorious oddball Matt Johnson's found footage banger, The Dirties.
My full list: horrornonna.com/home-enterta...
My full list: horrornonna.com/home-enterta...
The Dirties (2013) Blu-ray Collector's Edition
Two best friends, Matt (Johnson) and Owen (Owen Williams), are outcasts at their high school smart, funny, and constantly harassed by bullies. To cope, they channel their pain into a film project call...
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November 25, 2025 at 5:27 AM
My first home entertainment gig was an audio commentary for Fassbinder's Merchant of the Four Seasons in 2008. Seventeen years later, and I've logged my 300th title with a video essay on glorious oddball Matt Johnson's found footage banger, The Dirties.
My full list: horrornonna.com/home-enterta...
My full list: horrornonna.com/home-enterta...
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This is so incredible. You have to see the photos. These workers held the line for THREE YEARS www.publicsource.org/post-gazette...
November 25, 2025 at 5:29 AM
This is so incredible. You have to see the photos. These workers held the line for THREE YEARS www.publicsource.org/post-gazette...
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🚨NEWS: Exxon is now petitioning the U.S. Supreme Court to grant corporations a new First Amendment right to avoid disclosing how much toxic pollution they are spewing and how much they are incinerating the atmosphere that supports all life on the planet.
Corporations Say It’s Their First Amendment Right To Hide
Corporations are asking the Supreme Court to help them dismantle a groundbreaking California transparency law requiring emissions disclosure.
www.levernews.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:24 AM
🚨NEWS: Exxon is now petitioning the U.S. Supreme Court to grant corporations a new First Amendment right to avoid disclosing how much toxic pollution they are spewing and how much they are incinerating the atmosphere that supports all life on the planet.