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Chris Feil
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All this talk about food, I’m getting hungry, girls. Writer (Vanity Fair, The Daily Beast, Vulture, elsewhere). This Had Oscar Buzz cohost. Etc. He/him.
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Chris Feil @chrisvfeil.bsky.social · Dec 9
Thrilled to finally share this! For @vulture.com, Fran Hoepfner and I wrote about all of Mike Leigh’s films (yes, even the BBCs!) in all their tragic-comic genius. Enjoy!! www.vulture.com/article/mike...
A Guide to the Films of Mike Leigh, From Tragic to Comic
We chart Leigh’s films as the director views life itself: on a range from pure tragedy to pure comedy, and everything in between.
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Assessing the takes
February 3, 2026 at 6:46 PM
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I got to design today’s Cinematrix! Don’t just stand there, let’s get to it: www.vulture.com/article/dail...
Cinematrix No. 678: February 2, 2026
Can you name an Oscar-nominated Gene Kelly or Fred Astaire movie?
www.vulture.com
February 2, 2026 at 2:21 PM
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I got to design today’s Cinematrix! Don’t just stand there, let’s get to it: www.vulture.com/article/dail...
Cinematrix No. 678: February 2, 2026
Can you name an Oscar-nominated Gene Kelly or Fred Astaire movie?
www.vulture.com
February 2, 2026 at 2:21 PM
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[Brooke Dubek voice]
stereogum.com Stereogum @stereogum.com · 3d
Rufus Wainwright accepted on His Holiness' behalf

👉 stereogum.com/2487521/the-...
February 2, 2026 at 1:55 AM
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deephunk.bsky.social
"What did I trip on? Did someone put something down here so I would trip?!" RIP Catherine O'Hara. A one of one.
January 30, 2026 at 7:03 PM
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January 30, 2026 at 6:29 PM
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Now where’s the fucking restoration?!
joereid.bsky.social Joe Reid @joereid.bsky.social · 7d
Well, well, well.
Films Selected for the 2025 National Film Registry with The Hours highlighted
January 29, 2026 at 6:17 PM
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Is there safety in objects?

@chrisvfeil.bsky.social and I had fun contextualizing this forgotten suburban drama's release following a wave of films covering similar themes, delving into which of its cast members are given short shrift, breaking down what the title actually means, and more!
theglennpod.bsky.social The World According to Glenn @theglennpod.bsky.social · 8d
Episode 34 of The World According to Glenn is out now, discussing Glenn’s performance in The Safety of Objects!

@chrisvfeil.bsky.social joins me to break down Glenn’s performance in this early 2000s suburban drama. Listen now!

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January 29, 2026 at 12:22 AM
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Episode 34 of The World According to Glenn is out now, discussing Glenn’s performance in The Safety of Objects!

@chrisvfeil.bsky.social joins me to break down Glenn’s performance in this early 2000s suburban drama. Listen now!

linktr.ee/theglennpod
January 28, 2026 at 1:36 PM
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And it’s our annual tradition, the biggest ep of the year on our show, hopefully a welcome distraction: THOB Class of 2025, folks! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
January 26, 2026 at 5:20 PM
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This Wednesday on The World According to Glenn, we're discussing Glenn's performance in the early 2000s suburban drama The Safety of Objects!

With special guest @chrisvfeil.bsky.social! Subscribe now on all podcast platforms.

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January 26, 2026 at 1:34 PM
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As we grieve for Alex Pretti and Renee Good in MN, please do not forget Victor Manuel Diaz, who died in ICE custody after being taken from here. And all others who have died in their custody.
boycottcitizens.bsky.social Boycott Citizens @boycottcitizens.bsky.social · 18d
36-year-old Nicaraguan national Victor Manuel Diaz died in ICE custody on Jan. 14 at Camp East Montana in El Paso.

The Texas Nicaraguan Community on FB reports that his mom last heard from him on Jan. 6, when he told her he was planning to go to Minneapolis to start work in a restaurant. 1/3
A man wearing a black-and-white patterned jacket with a red zipper sits in the back seat of a car, looking at the camera, with bright daylight coming through the window behind them.
January 25, 2026 at 4:48 AM
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January 24, 2026 at 7:27 PM
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A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.
January 25, 2026 at 1:18 AM
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You have to read this. Firsthand affidavit from one of the women who was there and recording the video. She talks about how Alex Pretti was directing traffic when she arrived. She watched him be killed in front of her. She's afraid to go home, worried she'll be arrested.
1. I am a resident of the Whittier neighborhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota. I am over 18 years of age. I am a children's entertainer who specializes in face painting. 2. On Saturday, January 24, 2026, at about 8:50 am, I was getting ready to go to work when I heard whistles outside. I knew the whistles meant that ICE agents were in the area, so I decided to check it out on my way to work. I've been involved in observing in my community because it is so important to document what ICE is doing to my neighbors. Connecting to your local community and knowing who your neighbors are is something I profoundly value. 3. I drove to Nicollet Ave. and 26th where I could hear the whistles coming from. I turned south onto Nicollet. There were already several ICE agents there and they'd set up a sort of vehicle convoy on Nicollet and 28th. There were also about 15 observers there, recording and observing ICE. 4. I saw ICE agents surrounding cars and punching car windows. I also saw them stopping vehicles further down Nicollet, so I backed up because I didn't feel safe continuing on. 5. I noticed a man sort of acting to help traffic move more smoothly. He helped me find a place to park. I got out with my whistle and my camera. I went over to him and said something like, "I'm going to film and use my whistle." 6. It seemed like most ICE activity was happening a little farther down the street from us, near 27th. Someone was being thrown to the ground. 7. I started recording. There was an agent by a car across the street. Two observers were a few feet away from the agent, blowing their whistles. One was wearing a backpack. 8. I and the man who was observing and helping direct traffic were standing in the street. There was a phone in the man's hand recording a video. 9. An agent approached and asked us to back up, so I moved slowly back onto the sidewalk. 10. The man stayed in the street, filming as the other observers I mentioned earlier were being forced backward by another ICE agent threatening them with pepper spray. The man went closer to support them as they got threatened, just with his camera out. I didn't see him reach for or hold a gun. 11. Then the ICE agent shoved one of the other observers to the ground. Then he started pepper spraying all three of them directly in the face and all over. The man with the phone put his hands above his head and the agent sprayed him again and pushed him. 12. Then the man tried to help up the woman the ICE agent had shoved to the ground. The ICE agents just kept spraying. More agents came over and grabbed the man who was still trying to help the woman get up. All three of the observers looked to have been badly affected by the pepper spray. I could feel the pepper spray in my eyes. 13. The agents pulled the man on the ground. I didn't see him touch any of them-he wasn't even turned toward them. It didn't look like he was trying to resist, just trying to help the woman up. I didn't see him with a gun. They threw him to the ground. Four or five agents had him on the ground and they just started shooting him. They shot him so many times. 14.1 don't know why they shot him. He was only helping. I was five feet from him and they just shot him. 15. The video I recorded of what happened accurately depicts the events leading up to the agents shooting him and several minutes afterwards. The video is attached as Exhibit 1. 16. I have read the statement from DHS about what happened and it is wrong. The man did not approach the agents with a gun. He approached them with a camera. He was just trying to help a woman get up and they took him to the ground. 17. I feel afraid. Only hours have passed since they shot a man right in front me and I don't feel like I can go home because I heard agents were looking for me. I don't know what the agents will do when they find me. I do know that they're not telling the truth about what happened. I've heard that other witnesses might have been arrested and taken to the Whipple Building. 18. I am disgusted and gutted at how they are treating my neighbors and my state. I keep alternating between crying and feeling determined it is important to remember the value of documenting injustice. We show up for the people who need us to bear witness, because it can't just be one group of people bearing the brunt of their tyranny. This is a struggle to protect our freedom and democracy, those things are on the line. He lost his life for those values. I declare under penalty of perjury that everything I have stated in this document is true and correct. Dated and signed on Jan 24, 2026 in Hennepin County, State of Minnesota.
January 25, 2026 at 1:15 AM
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Abolish ICE is now the moderate minimum position,

Prosecute ICE is where Dems should be at next.
January 24, 2026 at 7:18 PM
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In some countries the outbreak of bloodshed inspires the opposition party to call for the leader to resign
January 24, 2026 at 8:24 PM
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This is who ICE murdered. A VA nurse who dedicated his life to helping critically ill veterans.
dimitridrekonja.bsky.social Dimitri Drekonja, MD, MS @dimitridrekonja.bsky.social · 12d
Alex from our time working together, while he was in nursing school. Later, he moved to ICU, working as a nurse to support critically ill Veterans. He had such a great attitude. We’d chat between patients about trying to get in a mountain bike ride together. Will never happen now
Alex Pretti from his early days working at the VA
January 24, 2026 at 7:41 PM
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I will canvass for whichever candidate runs on putting this man in prison in 2028.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12d
Bovino shamelessly lies: "This looks like a situation where an individual wanted to do maximum damage and massacre law enforcement"
January 24, 2026 at 8:49 PM
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I am watching what is happening in Minneapolis on Ali Velshi and one of the ICE officers (off camera) literally says, “It’s like Call of Duty. Pretty cool huh?” as they shoot whatever it is they are shooting. Agents walking around, guns unholstered for no reason. This is insanity
January 24, 2026 at 4:45 PM
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ICE is now responsible for 66% of the homicides in Minneapolis this year.
January 24, 2026 at 4:51 PM
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ICE must be destroyed.
January 24, 2026 at 4:16 PM
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This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again.

www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
This line graph illustrates the percentage change in agency staff levels from the previous year for nine major U.S. federal scientific and health organizations between the fiscal years 2016 and 2025. The agencies tracked include the CDC, Department of Energy, EPA, FDA, NASA, NIH, NIST, NOAA, and NSF. For the majority of the timeline between 2016 and 2023, the agencies show relatively stable fluctuations, generally staying within a range of +5% to -5% change per year. However, there is a dramatic and uniform plummet starting in the 2024–25 period. Every agency depicted shows a sharp downward trajectory, with staffing losses ranging from approximately -15% to over -25%. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) shows the most significant decline, dropping to roughly -26%, while the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) shows the least severe but still substantial drop at approximately -15%.
January 20, 2026 at 10:53 PM
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Just to be fully transparent here, I’m the performer of the song from Viva Verdi
January 22, 2026 at 4:52 PM
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THOB Class of 2025 episode coming Monday!! Though, I will say: even the long lists listeners are sending are all forgetting one mini-major title, which makes me think THAT should be the one
natratapu.bsky.social natratapu.bsky.social @natratapu.bsky.social · 14d
This Had Oscar Buzz Class of 2025:

WICKED: FOR GOOD (wow)
HOUSE OF DYNAMITE
JAY KELLY
NO OTHER CHOICE
SORRY BABY
AFTER THE HUNT
THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE
ALPHA
NOUVELLE VAGUE
HISTORY OF SOUND
EDDINGTON
DIE MY LOVE
THE PHOENECIAN SCHEME

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January 22, 2026 at 3:20 PM