Keith Phipps
@kphipps3000.bsky.social
Movies, etc. for GQ, Vulture, Ringer and more. Co-host Next Picture Show. With @scotttobias.bsky.social I write The Reveal: http://thereveal.film. Author of AGE OF CAGE. He/Him
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The Reveal
A film newsletter from Keith Phipps and Scott Tobias. Reviews, essays, lists, commentaries, community.
thereveal.film
For new followers: Hello! I mostly post about movies and other forms of pop culture here (with a dash of despair about Everything That's Going On). The best way to read me regularly is at The Reveal, the film newsletter I co-write with @scotttobias.bsky.social. Paid subscribers keep us going!
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We’re all trying to do something for our neighbors in need here in Minnesota. My wife and I want to raise money to get diapers to families who need them.
Never run a GoFundMe before. Please help if you can.
gofund.me/299cbf1ff
Never run a GoFundMe before. Please help if you can.
gofund.me/299cbf1ff
Donate to Help Saint Paul Families Provide Diapers for Kids, organized by Jill Moe
Kids in Minnesota need diapers.
Amid the ongoing ICE occupation, many f… Jill Moe needs your support for Help Saint Paul Families Provide Diapers for Kids
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February 13, 2026 at 1:14 AM
We’re all trying to do something for our neighbors in need here in Minnesota. My wife and I want to raise money to get diapers to families who need them.
Never run a GoFundMe before. Please help if you can.
gofund.me/299cbf1ff
Never run a GoFundMe before. Please help if you can.
gofund.me/299cbf1ff
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Four reviews up today from @kphipps3000.bsky.social and I at The Reveal, and I'll say I'm generally pleased to note that you will have a compelling experience at all of them. This isn't supposed to happen in February. thereveal.film/in-review-wu...
In Review: ‘“Wuthering Heights”,’ ‘Pillion,’ ‘Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die,’ ‘Crime 101’
A big week at the movies includes an unconventional Emily Brontë adaptation, an unconventional love story, a tale about the end of the world, and a meat-and-potatoes crime thriller.
thereveal.film
February 13, 2026 at 2:42 AM
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Four reviews up today from @kphipps3000.bsky.social and I at The Reveal, and I'll say I'm generally pleased to note that you will have a compelling experience at all of them. This isn't supposed to happen in February. thereveal.film/in-review-wu...
In Review: ‘“Wuthering Heights”,’ ‘Pillion,’ ‘Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die,’ ‘Crime 101’
A big week at the movies includes an unconventional Emily Brontë adaptation, an unconventional love story, a tale about the end of the world, and a meat-and-potatoes crime thriller.
thereveal.film
February 12, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Four reviews up today from @kphipps3000.bsky.social and I at The Reveal, and I'll say I'm generally pleased to note that you will have a compelling experience at all of them. This isn't supposed to happen in February. thereveal.film/in-review-wu...
Today the The Reveal: A bounty of reviews! You can read @scotttobias.bsky.social on PILLION and CRIME 101. And you can read me on "WUTHERING HEIGHTS" and GOOD LUCK, HAVE FUN, DON'T DIE.
In Review: ‘“Wuthering Heights”,’ ‘Pillion,’ ‘Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die,’ ‘Crime 101’
A big week at the movies includes an unconventional Emily Brontë adaptation, an unconventional love story, a tale about the end of the world, and a meat-and-potatoes crime thriller.
thereveal.film
February 12, 2026 at 3:38 PM
Today the The Reveal: A bounty of reviews! You can read @scotttobias.bsky.social on PILLION and CRIME 101. And you can read me on "WUTHERING HEIGHTS" and GOOD LUCK, HAVE FUN, DON'T DIE.
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I wrote about what now looks like the most prescient dystopian vision of the dystopian movie boom years of the '10s.
‘The Purge’ Saw All This Coming
The horror franchise’s vision of an authoritarian dystopia echoes throughout the news of the day.
thereveal.film
February 11, 2026 at 10:41 PM
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I wrote about what now looks like the most prescient dystopian vision of the dystopian movie boom years of the '10s.
‘The Purge’ Saw All This Coming
The horror franchise’s vision of an authoritarian dystopia echoes throughout the news of the day.
thereveal.film
February 11, 2026 at 10:41 PM
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Harold And Maude - Flower Scene
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February 11, 2026 at 8:07 PM
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I wrote about what now looks like the most prescient dystopian vision of the dystopian movie boom years of the '10s.
‘The Purge’ Saw All This Coming
The horror franchise’s vision of an authoritarian dystopia echoes throughout the news of the day.
thereveal.film
February 11, 2026 at 3:42 PM
I wrote about what now looks like the most prescient dystopian vision of the dystopian movie boom years of the '10s.
When someone makes a point you should have made it must be acknowledged.
This writer is so close to getting it! So close!
He even makes the connection of The Purge and Handmaid's Tale!
As I've said before, a lot of dystopian horror, is just, "😱What if someone treated us, the way we've treated Black people?!"
The purge is Sundown towns.
Handmaid's Tale is slavery.
He even makes the connection of The Purge and Handmaid's Tale!
As I've said before, a lot of dystopian horror, is just, "😱What if someone treated us, the way we've treated Black people?!"
The purge is Sundown towns.
Handmaid's Tale is slavery.
I wrote about what now looks like the most prescient dystopian vision of the dystopian movie boom years of the '10s.
February 11, 2026 at 3:58 PM
When someone makes a point you should have made it must be acknowledged.
I wrote about what now looks like the most prescient dystopian vision of the dystopian movie boom years of the '10s.
‘The Purge’ Saw All This Coming
The horror franchise’s vision of an authoritarian dystopia echoes throughout the news of the day.
thereveal.film
February 11, 2026 at 3:42 PM
I wrote about what now looks like the most prescient dystopian vision of the dystopian movie boom years of the '10s.
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wrote about Michael J. Fox's appearance on Shrinking, which was cool for a lot of reasons, some of them pretty important to me
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Tell 'Em, Michael J. Fox
I'm going to make this about me, eventually, but not before we talk about how cool this was.
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February 10, 2026 at 11:35 PM
wrote about Michael J. Fox's appearance on Shrinking, which was cool for a lot of reasons, some of them pretty important to me
type-click-type.ghost.io/tell-em-mich...
type-click-type.ghost.io/tell-em-mich...
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we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad
February 10, 2026 at 8:18 PM
we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad
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Extremely exciting news: We're hiring a full-time film critic to come work with me at The A.V. Club!
You probably have an idea if you're qualified for this, but if there's something that's not in the job listing, I'm sure I can answer Qs www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...
You probably have an idea if you're qualified for this, but if there's something that's not in the job listing, I'm sure I can answer Qs www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...
The A.V. Club hiring Film Critic in Greater Chicago Area | LinkedIn
Posted 8:42:22 PM. The A.V. Club is seeking an experienced Film Critic to join our team of trenchant writers and…See this and similar jobs on LinkedIn.
www.linkedin.com
February 9, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Extremely exciting news: We're hiring a full-time film critic to come work with me at The A.V. Club!
You probably have an idea if you're qualified for this, but if there's something that's not in the job listing, I'm sure I can answer Qs www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...
You probably have an idea if you're qualified for this, but if there's something that's not in the job listing, I'm sure I can answer Qs www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...
Time is a flat circle.
February 10, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Time is a flat circle.
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In our latest Sight and Sound 100 conversation, @kphipps3000.bsky.social and I talk about Carl Dreyer's ORDET, a miraculous film about a miracle: thereveal.film/48-tie-ordet...
#48 (tie): ‘Ordet’: The Reveal discusses all 100 of Sight & Sound’s Greatest Films of All Time
Faith, family, and miracles all factor into Carl Dreyer's 1955 film, in which a humble family finds themselves visited by death and, maybe, God incarnate.
thereveal.film
February 10, 2026 at 4:17 PM
In our latest Sight and Sound 100 conversation, @kphipps3000.bsky.social and I talk about Carl Dreyer's ORDET, a miraculous film about a miracle: thereveal.film/48-tie-ordet...
Today at The Reveal: Do you believe in miracles? No, seriously, do you? Because that's a pretty central question in Carl Dreyer's ORDET, the latest top on our journey through Sight and Sound's Top 100 movies of all time:
#48 (tie): ‘Ordet’: The Reveal discusses all 100 of Sight & Sound’s Greatest Films of All Time
Faith, family, and miracles all factor into Carl Dreyer's 1955 film, in which a humble family finds themselves visited by death and, maybe, God incarnate.
thereveal.film
February 10, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Today at The Reveal: Do you believe in miracles? No, seriously, do you? Because that's a pretty central question in Carl Dreyer's ORDET, the latest top on our journey through Sight and Sound's Top 100 movies of all time:
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So. My partner suffered an accident that resulted in very significant injuries. While he is, thank christ, alright in the broadest sense, I am now an amateur RN/dog minder/kid chauffeur, so! I've restocked some prints to help keep us in pizza and pain meds.
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February 9, 2026 at 4:16 PM
So. My partner suffered an accident that resulted in very significant injuries. While he is, thank christ, alright in the broadest sense, I am now an amateur RN/dog minder/kid chauffeur, so! I've restocked some prints to help keep us in pizza and pain meds.
www.brianna-ashby.com/new-products
www.brianna-ashby.com/new-products
Very exciting that Mike is now in the newslettersphere.
A couple weeks ago a good friend of mine told me, “you need a purpose in life.” After some soul searching, I decided my purpose in life will be a newsletter. I hope you like it because I do like receiving accolades.
Hello, Here Is My Attempt To Introduce And Explain The Hard Pass
A couple of Sundays ago, I was sitting at a bar during the NFC Championship game when a longtime friend asked if she could tell me something that might upset me. Now, there's really no good way to ans...
www.thehardpass.net
February 9, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Very exciting that Mike is now in the newslettersphere.
I still reflexively shudder and think “Oh crap, we have to get off Substack!” whenever a story like this breaks. Then I remember we already did because of these issues.
“The global publishing platform Substack is generating revenue from newsletters that promote virulent Nazi ideology, white supremacy and antisemitism, a Guardian investigation has found…” www.theguardian.com/media/2026/f...
Revealed: How Substack makes money from hosting Nazi newsletters
Exclusive: Site takes a cut of subscriptions to content that promotes far-right ideology, white supremacy and antisemitism
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 7:07 PM
I still reflexively shudder and think “Oh crap, we have to get off Substack!” whenever a story like this breaks. Then I remember we already did because of these issues.
The "it's just an internet meme" explanation sounds an awful lot like the infamous WTF episode where Gallagher offered his "they're just street jokes" defense.
President Trump posted a blatantly racist video clip of Barack Obama and Michelle Obama as apes, the latest in a long pattern by Trump of promoting offensive stereotypes about Black Americans and others. The White House press secretary dismissed criticism as “fake outrage.”
Trump Shares Video Portraying the Obamas as Apes
The White House press secretary dismissed criticism of the clip’s racist content, shared by the president’s Truth Social account, as “fake outrage.”
nyti.ms
February 6, 2026 at 4:33 PM
The "it's just an internet meme" explanation sounds an awful lot like the infamous WTF episode where Gallagher offered his "they're just street jokes" defense.
At the intermission of Stereophonic. Looks like everything is going to be smooth sailing for this scrappy five-piece from here on out!
February 6, 2026 at 2:38 AM
At the intermission of Stereophonic. Looks like everything is going to be smooth sailing for this scrappy five-piece from here on out!
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Today at The Reveal: reviews you can use (to decide if you want to see either of this week's new releases). You can read @scotttobias.bsky.social on Luc Besson's DRACULA and read me on THE MOMENT, which creates a clever idea for an anti-documentary but doesn't take it very far.
In Review: ’Dracula,’ ‘The Moment’
In a thin week for movies, a Prince drains the life out of his victims and fame drains the life out of a musician.
thereveal.film
February 5, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Today at The Reveal: reviews you can use (to decide if you want to see either of this week's new releases). You can read @scotttobias.bsky.social on Luc Besson's DRACULA and read me on THE MOMENT, which creates a clever idea for an anti-documentary but doesn't take it very far.
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My new book on 2000s Hollywood comedies, Funny Business, will be available on October 6 and is officially up for pre-order right now. In my wholly objective opinion, you and every person in your family should do that. You can order your copy at the link below.
Funny Business by Matt Singer: 9798217047949 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
A behind-the-scenes look at the rise (and eventual fall) of the raunchy, blockbuster “Frat Pack” comedy films of the early 2000s—including The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Old School, Wedding...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com
February 5, 2026 at 2:26 PM
My new book on 2000s Hollywood comedies, Funny Business, will be available on October 6 and is officially up for pre-order right now. In my wholly objective opinion, you and every person in your family should do that. You can order your copy at the link below.