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Konnor Beaulier @filmfroth.com · 1d

Check out our second VIFF digest, covering the films DRACULA, THE SECRET AGENT, and THE LOVE THAT REMAINS
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VIFF Digest: Part 2

Radu Jude's DRACULA, the meditative and delightful THE LOVE THAT REMAINS, and Wagner Moura's terrific lead role in THE SECRET AGENT

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Konnor Beaulier @filmfroth.com · 1d

Check out our first VIFF digest, covering the films MIROIRS NO. 3, DEATHSTALKER, and MIDDLE LIFE
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VIFF Digest: Part 1

Pavan Moondi's MIDDLE LIFE, a DEATHSTALKER reboot, and Christian Petzold's latest film MIROIRS NO. 3

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Seattle Film Critics @seattlecritics.bsky.social · 4d

Announcing the nominees for the Seattle Film Critics Society's 2025 Best Pacific Northwest Film award with a screening series at @siffnews.bsky.social

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Seattle Film Critics @seattlecritics.bsky.social · 23d

The Seattle Film Critics Society joins our colleagues in @lafilmcritics.bsky.social, @nsfc.bsky.social, and @nyfcc.bsky.social in denouncing the decision by Nextstar and Disney-ABC to suspend JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE!

Los Angeles Film Critics Association @lafilmcritics.bsky.social · 23d

We strongly condemn the actions taken by Nexstar and Disney-ABC to pull JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE! off the air.

FILM CRITICS’ GROUPS DENOUNCE NEXSTAR AND DISNEY-ABC DECISIONS TO SUSPEND “JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE!”

We, the members of the New York Film Critics Circle, the Los Angeles Film Critics Association and the National Society of Film Critics, strongly condemn the actions taken by Nexstar and Disney-ABC to pull “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” off the air. For decades, our organizations have represented a profession that is enabled by the First Amendment. Kimmel’s long-running talk show promotes free speech, including when it gives film artists the chance to discuss their work. There is only one word to describe the decision by powerful media corporations to silence an individual’s perspective due to fear of repercussions by the government: censorship. This is the antithesis of the values embodied by our work. We demand a reversal of this decision and encourage our colleagues across the industry to do the same.

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Konnor Beaulier @filmfroth.com · 23d

Confounding is a word I would use when describing the experience of watching A BIG BOLD BEAUTIFUL JOURNEY. Because it just shouldn’t be this bad. #FilmSky #SFCS

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It's Big, It's Bold, It's Beautiful, and Oh Boy Is It A Journey

Kogonada's A BIG BOLD BEAUTIFUL JOURNEY had everything going for it, world class leads, gorgeous visuals, an interesting premise, only to have it be an overwhelming disappointment

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Konnor Beaulier @filmfroth.com · Sep 11

Of all the Stephen King adaptations this year alone, THE LONG WALK stands at the top. Hauntingly beautiful and full of thrilling, terrifying moments, this one is well worth enduring. #SFCS #FilmSky

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Just Keep Walking

The adaptation of Stephen King's THE LONG WALK is as harrowing as one would expect, delivering incredibly tense moments with soul-crushing terror led by the starring duo Cooper Hoffman and David Jonss...

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Konnor Beaulier @filmfroth.com · Sep 4

SPLITSVILLE is laugh out loud funny, but also has a tender heart. The friendship on and off screen between cowriters Michael Angelo Covino and Kyle Marvin makes it feel more honest and hilarious. #SFCS

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Welcome to Splitsville

Open marriages, divorces, best friends betraying one another, what more could you ask for? SPLITSVILLE is a terrific romp through modern relationships and the messy human nature of it all

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Konnor Beaulier @filmfroth.com · Sep 4

Ready for the latest King! #TheLongWalk

Konnor Beaulier @filmfroth.com · Aug 31

These FRANKENSTEIN reviews are giving me LIFE. Leave it del Toro to fully realize Shelley’s transcendent work. I for one can’t wait to see it on the big screen!

Konnor Beaulier @filmfroth.com · Aug 22

Sam Hayes' writing and directing feature debut, POOLS, shows promise but struggles to piece together a complete puzzle. Odessa A'zion's lead performance, however, is something to behold.

Full review at www.filmfroth.com/pools/

Coming of Age in the Pools

Odessa A'zion is a revelation in Sam Hayes' POOLS, a coming of age writing and directing debut that struggles throughout but produces brilliant moments

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Konnor Beaulier @filmfroth.com · Aug 21

There will never be another Leslie Nielsen, but there IS a Liam Neeson, and he's pretty damn funny too. THE NAKED GUN is a worthy successor to the original and is jam-packed with great laughs, making it well worth the time.

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A Worthy Successor - The Naked Gun [2025]

Akiva Schaffer's THE NAKED GUN, a 2025 legacy-sequel, is a worthy successor of Leslie Nielsen's tremendous comedies by utilizing the same great humor through a new vessel, Liam Neeson

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Konnor Beaulier @filmfroth.com · Aug 19

Excited to be a part of the organization and can’t wait to get started! 🍻

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Konnor Beaulier @filmfroth.com · Aug 17

This will look delightful next to my Art and Soul of Dune coffee table book (me justifying this purchase to my fiancé)

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Konnor Beaulier @filmfroth.com · Aug 14

Me too Spike, me too

DiscussingFilm @discussingfilm.net · Aug 14

Spike Lee says ‘SINNERS’ is his favorite movie of the year.

“I was jumping up and down, my mind was blown especially that musical sequence… that film was transformative, that film took me to another place”

(Source: ringer)

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Konnor Beaulier @filmfroth.com · Aug 13

Sure, not everything works, from the gratuitous cameos to the silly/stupid jokes, but the nostalgia and heart from Adam Sandler bringing Happy Gilmore out of retirement is enough to make anyone have a great time.

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Happy Gilmore 2

Adam Sandler brings Happy Gilmore out of retirement thirty years later, along with a litany of friends, in a feel-good comedy that hits all the sweet spots

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Konnor Beaulier @filmfroth.com · Aug 10

It was an insane at bat to see! Sad to have it end the way it did 😭

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Konnor Beaulier @filmfroth.com · Aug 8

Agreed!! Absolutely loved it and your review!

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Konnor Beaulier @filmfroth.com · May 9

THUNDERBOLTS* mostly walks the fine line of action, entertainment, humor, and dissecting mature topics that resonate through all ages. A nice surprise from the Marvel latest! #Thunderbolts #MCU #FilmReview #FilmSky

Check out Isaac P. Ale’s full review: www.filmfroth.com/thunderbolts/

Here Come the Thunderbolts (New Avengers)

Highlighting a rather lackluster few years for the MCU is an easy crowdpleaser in THUNDERBOLTS*, a film that explores darker, more mature topics, the kind of thing we've come to never expect from Marv...

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Konnor Beaulier @filmfroth.com · May 7

CLOWN IN A CORNFIELD provides a silly, gory, entertaining watch that will serve genre fans and deliver some great laughs and scares for all alike. #filmsky #clowninacornfield #horrormovies #filmreview

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There Is, In Fact, A Clown In The Cornfield

Eli Craig, director of TUCKER AND DALE VS EVIL, is back with another scathing horror-comedy satire that, while not striking the same balance, is still a bloody good time

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Konnor Beaulier @filmfroth.com · Mar 20

Flying Lotus shows some strong command of visual language in ASH, creating a stunning atmosphere alongside his electric score. But the narrative struggles mightily to keep it together.

Check out Isaac P. Ale’s full review of ASH
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Ash - A Horror Space Odyssey

Flying Lotus is back directing another feature length film, this time creating a psychedelic space horror that exhibits a strong visual language but is brought down by the lack of story

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Konnor Beaulier @filmfroth.com · Mar 12

NOVOCAINE starts with this somewhat cheesy and slow first act, but when it pivots, tropes-aside, it's an entertaining and wild ride.

Check out Isaac P. Ale's full review of NOVOCAINE!
#filmsky #moviereview #filmreview #novocaine

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