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Max Covill @maxcovill.com · 3d

My Fall 2025 Anime preview is now up at @pastemagazine.bsky.social. I had a lot of fun writing this one and checking out some of the new series making their debut this season.

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The Paste Fall Anime Preview 2025

We take a look at some of the most anticipated anime series arriving on our screens this Fall, from My Hero Academia to Ranma 1/2 Season 2.

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Max Covill @maxcovill.com · 3d

The demo for PowerWash Simulator 2 made me feel like Koji Yakusho in PERFECT DAYS.

10/10. No Notes.

Powerwash Simulator 2. Picture of a person holding a power washer and heading into a dirty bathroom.

Poster for Academy Award-nominated film Perfect Days. Actor Koji Yakusho is sitting by the trees in his work outfit while holding a camera.

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Spoilerpiece Theatre @spoilerpiece.bsky.social · 9d

*NEW EPISODE!!* We discuss the films:

• GOOD BOY
• ARE WE GOOD?

Listen: spoilerpiece.libsyn.com/episode-586-...

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Max Covill @maxcovill.com · 11d

Found my review of the Jane Goodall documentary, Jane, behind a paywall and not attributed to me. Figured I'd release it from the paywall for all of you.

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It's the Pictures @itsthepicpod.bsky.social · 12d

📝New Newsletter | Max's review of One Battle After Another, formats to watch it in, podcasts, and more.

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One Battle After Another Is One of 2025's Best Films

Paul Thomas Anderson and Leonardo DiCaprio collaborate on an all-time great movie

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Max Covill @maxcovill.com · 13d

🎙️New Podcast | @reelrecon.bsky.social and I talk about Paul Thomas Anderson, his filmography, and #onebattleafteranother. #Filmsky

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It's the Pictures: 204: Paul Thomas Anderson Redux and One Battle After Another

Max and Evan discuss the filmography of Paul Thomas Anderson. Before they go from Hard Eight to One Battle After Another, they talk about the latest in film and television. Jimmy Kimmel is back on air...

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Max Covill @maxcovill.com · 17d

I wrote about Demon Slayer for the It's the Pictures newsletter. What is it? Can it be more popular than Pokémon? What does it mean for the anime industry? #filmsky

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Tomris Laffly @tomilaffly.bsky.social · 18d

Jessica Chastain, on Apple TV+’s delay of THE SAVANT release

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Jesse Hawken @jessehawken.bsky.social · 18d

A MILLION cancelled subscriptions. Incredible. Also proof that whatever is being pushed on people's minds on X The Everything App no longer reflects reality

Murshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 19d

"More than a million people had canceled Disney streaming subscriptions as of Monday, the Disney source told me, and the company likely knew that trend would only continue the longer they kept Kimmel silenced."

@marisakabas.bsky.social w/ a doozy. 👀

Kimmel reinstatement preempted Disney+ price increase

The Handbasket reported first Monday evening on Bluesky

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Max Covill @maxcovill.com · 19d

I know people don't have a lot of time on their hands, but if you could review the It's the Pictures podcast on Spotify, it would go a long way in helping the show grow. Please.

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203: TIFF 2025 Wrap Up

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It's the Pictures @itsthepicpod.bsky.social · 23d

Just learned that our episode with @dedecrim.bsky.social was shared in Paste Magazine. www.pastemagazine.com/movies/film-...

@reelrecon.bsky.social @maxcovill.com

The Last Film Critic: Chicago and the Slow Death of the Professional Movie Review

50 years after Roger Ebert was the first film critic to win a Pulitzer Prize, Chicago is emblematic of the stark decline in film criticism.

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It's the Pictures @itsthepicpod.bsky.social · 23d

Just learned that our episode with @dedecrim.bsky.social was shared in Paste Magazine. www.pastemagazine.com/movies/film-...

@reelrecon.bsky.social @maxcovill.com

The Last Film Critic: Chicago and the Slow Death of the Professional Movie Review

50 years after Roger Ebert was the first film critic to win a Pulitzer Prize, Chicago is emblematic of the stark decline in film criticism.

www.pastemagazine.com

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Max Covill @maxcovill.com · 23d

Posted my final piece from #TIFF 2025 and collected all the newsletters and podcasts in one place.

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All of TIFF 2025 in One Place

All my written reviews and podcasts

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It's the Pictures @itsthepicpod.bsky.social · 23d

Finished the #TIFF 2025 coverage with this episode. Listen and let me know what movies you want to see

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It's the Pictures: 203: TIFF 2025 Wrap Up

Max shares his thoughts on some of the other movies he saw during the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF 2025). Before that the news of Robert Redford's passing, raves for Paul Thomas Anderson'...

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Max Covill @maxcovill.com · 26d

Had to share some thoughts on Robert Redford today. He'll be greatly missed and was a titan of cinema.

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5 Favorite Robert Redford Performances

A cinematic titan has passed away. Remember his legacy with some of these fantastic movies.

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Max Covill @maxcovill.com · 27d

Wrote my final TIFF 2025 recap. There's going to be another podcast, too, where I talk about the films not covered here.

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A Final TIFF 2025 Recap with Frankenstein, Hamnet, and more

Recapping my final days at TIFF 2025

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Max Covill @maxcovill.com · Sep 12

If you prefer to listen, I recorded the first of two podcasts I have planned.

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Bonus: TIFF 2025 Part 1

YouTube video by It's the Pictures Podcast

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Max Covill @maxcovill.com · Sep 12

You can read about some of the movies I saw during my time at #TIFF25, like Sentimental Value and It Was Just an Accident.

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Haunted Houses, Kidnapping, and more from TIFF 2025

Recapping the first few days of TIFF 2025

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Max Covill @maxcovill.com · Sep 10

Probably going to share this again later, but my review of THE SMASHING MACHINE just went live @popheist.com

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TIFF '25: 'The Smashing Machine' Review

Filmmaker Benny Safdie keeps his eyes on the prize — and that prize looks like his own version of Scorsese's 'Raging Bull.'

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Pop Heist @popheist.com · Sep 9

Josh O'Connor turns out a breakout performance as a young priest, but a change in format leaves Daniel Craig with too little. Read @maxcovill.com's review from #TIFF25

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TIFF '25: 'Wake Up Dead Man' Review

Josh O'Connor turns out a breakout performance as a young priest, but a change in format leaves Daniel Craig with too little.

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Pop Heist @popheist.com · Sep 8

Park Chan-wook's black comedy NO OTHER CHOICE follows an unemployed husband and father who executes a plan to get a job: kill the competition. Read @maxcovill.com review from TIFF —

TIFF '25 Review: Park Chan-wook's 'No Other Choice'

The 'Handmaiden' director's black comedy follows an unemployed husband and father who executes a plan to get a job: kill the competition.

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Max Covill @maxcovill.com · Sep 9

Frankenstein: a beautiful production of a classic story. I’m afraid it doesn’t have much new to say, except its ending feels like a grace note for this interpretation. Still my fav GDT since Shape of Water. #TIFF

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Max Covill @maxcovill.com · Sep 8

My first byline for @popheist.com. Enjoy this review of Park Chan-wook’s latest.

Pop Heist @popheist.com · Sep 8

Park Chan-wook's black comedy NO OTHER CHOICE follows an unemployed husband and father who executes a plan to get a job: kill the competition. Read @maxcovill.com review from TIFF —

TIFF '25 Review: Park Chan-wook's 'No Other Choice'

The 'Handmaiden' director's black comedy follows an unemployed husband and father who executes a plan to get a job: kill the competition.

buff.ly

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Max Covill @maxcovill.com · Sep 8

HAMNET: In the end, Shakespeare will make us all cry. #TIFF #TIFF25

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Max Covill @maxcovill.com · Sep 3

Obligatory pass photo

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