Chad Rubel
@chadrubel.bsky.social
"Without love, where would you be now." Learning myself more at a somewhat advanced age. Film nerd, progressive, enlightened. Soft drinks occasionally with cane sugar. Pretty good cook. I enjoy trying.
The #Canadian entry didn't make the Oscars shortlist in the international film category. I've seen 6 of the 15 but not the #CanadianFilm. Canada got an animated short film nominee on the shortlist. Seen 4 of the documentaries, none Canadian.
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The Things You Kill fails to make the Oscars shortlist
Canada now has a 1-year streak of missing the Academy Awards shortlist for Best International Feature Film. The Things You Kill was considered to be a good film, just not a film in the peripheral d…
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December 16, 2025 at 9:42 PM
The #Canadian entry didn't make the Oscars shortlist in the international film category. I've seen 6 of the 15 but not the #CanadianFilm. Canada got an animated short film nominee on the shortlist. Seen 4 of the documentaries, none Canadian.
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#Slop gets the honour of the word of 2025. Applies in terms of #AI though not even a #pig could consume that kind of slop.
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AI haters, this one's for you: Merriam-Webster's 2025 word of the year is 'slop' | CBC News
The word "slop" was first used to refer to soft mud in the 1700s, but has since evolved to mean of little value — especially when referring to online content of low quality that's made with artificial...
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December 16, 2025 at 4:20 AM
#Slop gets the honour of the word of 2025. Applies in terms of #AI though not even a #pig could consume that kind of slop.
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Hope you all have a warm and lovely Hanukkah starting tonight.
December 14, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Hope you all have a warm and lovely Hanukkah starting tonight.
Those Who Make Revolution Halfway Only Dig Their Own Graves is a long enough title for a #CanadianFilm. 183 minutes is a lot. Fictional accounts based from protesters. An important film more than for entertainment. Seeing a protest on ground level.
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Canadian film review: Those Who Make Revolution Halfway Only Dig Their Own Graves
My chase for Those Who Make Revolution Halfway Only Dig Their Own Graves | Ceux qui font les révolutions à moitié n’ont fait que se creuser un tombeau tied to being in Montréal during the 201…
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December 11, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Those Who Make Revolution Halfway Only Dig Their Own Graves is a long enough title for a #CanadianFilm. 183 minutes is a lot. Fictional accounts based from protesters. An important film more than for entertainment. Seeing a protest on ground level.
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A NFL quarterback at 44. Truly veteran leadership. Curious how this turns out. www.tsn.ca/nfl/article/...
How the Colts signed QB Rivers out of NFL retirement
Philip Rivers hasn't taken a snap since 2020, but he might be about to enter a playoff race against elite defenses.
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December 10, 2025 at 5:37 PM
A NFL quarterback at 44. Truly veteran leadership. Curious how this turns out. www.tsn.ca/nfl/article/...
Letterboxd is bringing us the video store, of sorts, with films that couldn't find distribution. Analog in Chicago is more like a video store next to a movie theatre.
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Letterboxed putting together hard to find films for easy rental
The slowly building library of truly independent films starts today at the new Letterboxd Video Store. The online titles are divided into Unreleased Gems, films not released in a specific country, …
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December 10, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Letterboxd is bringing us the video store, of sorts, with films that couldn't find distribution. Analog in Chicago is more like a video store next to a movie theatre.
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Son of a Critch on Netflix was seemingly a great fit. Unfortunately, the window is going to be exactly 6 months. The CW isn't anxious to show Season 4. More questions than answers. #CanadianTV
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Son of a Critch on Netflix is a limited time deal
We were excited about having Son of a Critch on Netflix outside Canada (CBC Gem inside Canada). Sure the program has been on The CW but commercials are involved. Promoting Newfoundland and Canada (…
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December 9, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Son of a Critch on Netflix was seemingly a great fit. Unfortunately, the window is going to be exactly 6 months. The CW isn't anxious to show Season 4. More questions than answers. #CanadianTV
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If you saw Nouvelle Vague (on Netflix), did you see Breathless? Do you think it mattered if you did see the film. I saw Breathless, not lately, and liked having seen it while seeing Nouvelle Vague.
December 9, 2025 at 5:55 AM
If you saw Nouvelle Vague (on Netflix), did you see Breathless? Do you think it mattered if you did see the film. I saw Breathless, not lately, and liked having seen it while seeing Nouvelle Vague.
The Toronto Film Critics Association have given us nominees, features and documentaries, for the top #CanadianFilm of 2025.
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TFCA presents the top 6 nominated Canadian films of 2025
The Toronto Film Critics Association gave us early holiday presents: its nominees for the Rogers Best Canadian Film awards for features and documentaries. Features: Blue Heron (Sophy Romvari); Nirv…
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December 8, 2025 at 1:26 PM
The Toronto Film Critics Association have given us nominees, features and documentaries, for the top #CanadianFilm of 2025.
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This is for all films, not just #CanadianFilm. Still want to see this film.
TFCA just gave Sophy Romvari's Blue Heron the year's Best First Feature prize, which is well-deserved, because it's actually the best first feature in several years, and probably next year, too
December 7, 2025 at 9:26 PM
This is for all films, not just #CanadianFilm. Still want to see this film.
A new hockey drama about what happens under the sheets. Another hockey comedy is back for another season. Our latest #CanadianTV update.
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Canadian TV notebook: Heated Rivalry hits Crave, HBO Max
Jacob Tierney didn’t want another hockey project. Letterkenny. Shoresy. Tierney’s latest project is a 6-episode limited series Heated Rivalry. The show is what happens off the ice betwe…
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December 5, 2025 at 2:41 PM
A new hockey drama about what happens under the sheets. Another hockey comedy is back for another season. Our latest #CanadianTV update.
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The White Fortress was good enough to make the TIFF Top 10 list for #CanadianFilm for 2021. Finding the film to review it was a lot harder. A nice coming of age story in post war Sarajevo. A lot of Canadian films don't look Canadian.
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Canadian film review: The White Fortress
The White Fortress mentions Canada briefly but is really more of a glimpse in time of a post-war Sarajevo, Bosnia. This takes place after the 1990s war where a young man named Faruk (Pavle Čemeriki…
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December 3, 2025 at 4:21 PM
The White Fortress was good enough to make the TIFF Top 10 list for #CanadianFilm for 2021. Finding the film to review it was a lot harder. A nice coming of age story in post war Sarajevo. A lot of Canadian films don't look Canadian.
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Happy #GivingTuesday to those who can afford to give. Higher salaries and lower rent and food costs allow us to give more to the many who need help.
December 3, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Happy #GivingTuesday to those who can afford to give. Higher salaries and lower rent and food costs allow us to give more to the many who need help.
Steven Guilbeault didn't really want to be the Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture. Guilbeault did 2 stints. He resigned over a proposed pipeline. Mark Carney should appoint a new minister who wants to focus on #CanadianFilm #CanadianTV
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Mark Carney needs an active and meaningful Minister of Canadian Heritage
Steven Guilbeault has resigned the Cabinet posts he held: Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture and Minister responsible for Official Languages. Guilbeault was upset over matters that had nothi…
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December 1, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Steven Guilbeault didn't really want to be the Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture. Guilbeault did 2 stints. He resigned over a proposed pipeline. Mark Carney should appoint a new minister who wants to focus on #CanadianFilm #CanadianTV
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The rules are very basic: Christmas music can start tomorrow morning. After 8 a.m. would be nice. The Mariah Carey song can wait a couple of days. There is a limit on The Little Drummer Boy so space them out.
December 1, 2025 at 1:46 AM
The rules are very basic: Christmas music can start tomorrow morning. After 8 a.m. would be nice. The Mariah Carey song can wait a couple of days. There is a limit on The Little Drummer Boy so space them out.
Intriguing since Jodie Foster is the most gifted child actor I've seen.
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Jodie Foster Thought Robert De Niro Was ‘Really Uninteresting’ When They First Met on ‘Taxi Driver’: ‘I Remember Being Like, What Is Happening?’ but Then He ‘Opened My Eyes to What Acting Could Be’
At Marrakech Film Festival, Jodie Foster reminisced about her most beloved roles and said she found Robert De Niro "really uninteresting" at first.
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December 1, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Intriguing since Jodie Foster is the most gifted child actor I've seen.
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Chicago is a large city. You hear the snow measurements at O'Hare. Few people live near the airport. Most of the city doesn't live near the airports. So we can't find out how much snow we got. We had a lakefront airport but a previous mayor chopped it up in middle of the night.
November 30, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Chicago is a large city. You hear the snow measurements at O'Hare. Few people live near the airport. Most of the city doesn't live near the airports. So we can't find out how much snow we got. We had a lakefront airport but a previous mayor chopped it up in middle of the night.
Wanted to support my local #farmersmarket for Small Business Saturday. Turns out they closed. Storm is coming in but the vendors would be out in enough time. Bad for us patrons but worse for the vendors. They needed to make $.
November 29, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Wanted to support my local #farmersmarket for Small Business Saturday. Turns out they closed. Storm is coming in but the vendors would be out in enough time. Bad for us patrons but worse for the vendors. They needed to make $.
Watched E.T. for the first time (Netflix through Sunday). They let 10 year olds dissect frogs? The girl Henry kisses later became a Playboy playmate IRL. Love that the children sometimes call their mother Mary.
November 28, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Watched E.T. for the first time (Netflix through Sunday). They let 10 year olds dissect frogs? The girl Henry kisses later became a Playboy playmate IRL. Love that the children sometimes call their mother Mary.
Happy Thanksgiving. Surrounded by loved ones. Family. Friends. Could be just you. Being grateful is tough. Try?
November 27, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Happy Thanksgiving. Surrounded by loved ones. Family. Friends. Could be just you. Being grateful is tough. Try?
Recipe described as #cheesy but no dairy. Not every dish needs to be cheesy.
We have a vegan in the family so every year I make some vegan dishes. Last year, I made these scalloped potatoes. It was such a hit with *everyone* that I'm making it again. Here is the easy recipe. Happy Thanksgiving!
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Vegan Scalloped Potatoes
My favorite recipe for vegan scalloped potatoes- ultra creamy, cheesy, garlicky and comforting. Absolutely NO dairy needed!
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November 27, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Recipe described as #cheesy but no dairy. Not every dish needs to be cheesy.
There are a few words that you don't generally use most of the time. We save them up for that special time. Mistletoe gets its moment soon. Tomorrow's word: tryptophan.
November 27, 2025 at 2:35 AM
There are a few words that you don't generally use most of the time. We save them up for that special time. Mistletoe gets its moment soon. Tomorrow's word: tryptophan.
Film remakes are usually lame by comparison. A film reimagining can breathe new life into an old story by offering a different perspective. #CanadianFilm
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Reimagining films, instead of remakes, brings old stories to new audiences
We see so many annoying, terrible sequels in the American film landscape. American film audiences have always loved sequels. I recently saw Jaws for the first time. I think I saw a sequel to Jaws w…
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November 25, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Film remakes are usually lame by comparison. A film reimagining can breathe new life into an old story by offering a different perspective. #CanadianFilm
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My bank told me my computer is too old and not fast enough to pay my bills online. At least, I found out just before #BlackFriday.
November 24, 2025 at 4:20 PM
My bank told me my computer is too old and not fast enough to pay my bills online. At least, I found out just before #BlackFriday.
Too often in #CanadianContent, films that don't seem Canadian count as Canadian where obvious films aren't counted as Canadian. The CRTC took some baby steps. Curious if that will make much of an impact. #CanadianFilm #CanadianTV
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CRTC redefines Canadian content but the end result is far from clear
Changing the definition of Canadian content might be like climate change. Everyone agrees something must be done but how to do so is the concern. We want a world where Women Talking, John Candy: I …
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November 24, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Too often in #CanadianContent, films that don't seem Canadian count as Canadian where obvious films aren't counted as Canadian. The CRTC took some baby steps. Curious if that will make much of an impact. #CanadianFilm #CanadianTV
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