Kristen Lopez
@kristenklopez.bsky.social
Journalist for hire. EIC The Film Maven. Bylines @latimes @variety @backstage Author of upcoming books POPCORN DISABILITY (2025) and WELCOME BOILS AND GHOULS (2027). ♿️ Repped by Falkin Literary. She/her
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Kristen Lopez
@kristenklopez.bsky.social
· Aug 14
For all my ARC readers/podcasts/journalist friends! #POPCORNDISABILITIES is now available to read via @Netgalley. #tcmparty
My great Oscar catch-up weekend starts now with Movie #1: BLUE MOON.
November 25, 2025 at 4:40 PM
My great Oscar catch-up weekend starts now with Movie #1: BLUE MOON.
This list has to be trolling right?! SOME LIKE IT HOT, DUCK SOUP, and HOLY GRAIL aren’t as funny as…..I don’t even want to say it because I start shouting WTF?
The movie listed at #1 is so incredibly misplaced that it calls into question the veracity of the entire list. It belongs on the list, yes, but SO MUCH further down. An absolute, credibility-wrecking flub. Boo, @variety.com! Boo!
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variety.com/lists/best-c...
The 100 Best Comedy Movies of All Time
Variety's list of the 100 best comedy movies of all time includes 'Annie Hall,' 'Pretty Woman,' 'Waiting for Guffman' and 'Young Frankenstein.'
variety.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:24 PM
This list has to be trolling right?! SOME LIKE IT HOT, DUCK SOUP, and HOLY GRAIL aren’t as funny as…..I don’t even want to say it because I start shouting WTF?
🚨NEW POPCORN DISABILITIES EVENTS INCOMING!🚨 December 1st I'm at @thefridacinema.org. I'll be signing books prior to the 7pm screening of Hal Ashby's fantastic 1978 feature COMING HOME. I'll also be introducing the movie.
thefridacinema.org/movies/comin...
thefridacinema.org/movies/comin...
Coming Home w/ Intro & Book Signing By Author Kristen Lopez
Join us for a special screening of Hal Ashby's Coming Home! This special screening will be introduced by critic and essayist, Kristen Lopez, author of Popcorn Disabilities: The Highs and Lows of Disab...
thefridacinema.org
November 24, 2025 at 11:40 PM
🚨NEW POPCORN DISABILITIES EVENTS INCOMING!🚨 December 1st I'm at @thefridacinema.org. I'll be signing books prior to the 7pm screening of Hal Ashby's fantastic 1978 feature COMING HOME. I'll also be introducing the movie.
thefridacinema.org/movies/comin...
thefridacinema.org/movies/comin...
Reposted by Kristen Lopez
Laid out the 8 movies you should make time for in December, from MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG to :shudder: AVATAR. It's all over at The Film Maven. [Paywall]
thefilmmaven.com/must-see-mov...
thefilmmaven.com/must-see-mov...
8 Must-See Movies in December
The movies worth fitting in alongside your Christmas shopping.
thefilmmaven.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Laid out the 8 movies you should make time for in December, from MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG to :shudder: AVATAR. It's all over at The Film Maven. [Paywall]
thefilmmaven.com/must-see-mov...
thefilmmaven.com/must-see-mov...
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I love Kristen so much and her book is wonderful. Add POPCORN DISABILITIES to your reading list/holiday purchasing NOW.
A massive shout out to @pattonoswalt.bsky.social, @davekarger.bsky.social, @msemilyedwards.bsky.social,
@aduralde.bsky.social, @imtiffanyyu.bsky.social,
@bjcolangelo.bsky.social, and @jtarnold.bsky.social. You guys don't know how much your support means to me.
@aduralde.bsky.social, @imtiffanyyu.bsky.social,
@bjcolangelo.bsky.social, and @jtarnold.bsky.social. You guys don't know how much your support means to me.
November 24, 2025 at 8:13 PM
I love Kristen so much and her book is wonderful. Add POPCORN DISABILITIES to your reading list/holiday purchasing NOW.
POPCORN DISABILITIES is out Thursday and I cannot believe the amazing people who have shared their love for it. Had to thank them all by putting together a compilation! Have you gotten your copy yet?
November 24, 2025 at 8:10 PM
POPCORN DISABILITIES is out Thursday and I cannot believe the amazing people who have shared their love for it. Had to thank them all by putting together a compilation! Have you gotten your copy yet?
Laid out the 8 movies you should make time for in December, from MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG to :shudder: AVATAR. It's all over at The Film Maven. [Paywall]
thefilmmaven.com/must-see-mov...
thefilmmaven.com/must-see-mov...
8 Must-See Movies in December
The movies worth fitting in alongside your Christmas shopping.
thefilmmaven.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Laid out the 8 movies you should make time for in December, from MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG to :shudder: AVATAR. It's all over at The Film Maven. [Paywall]
thefilmmaven.com/must-see-mov...
thefilmmaven.com/must-see-mov...
This movie doesn't get screened enough! Drop by The Frida to get a copy of POPCORN DISABILITIES and hear me wax rhapsodic about Hal Ashby!
On Monday, December 1st, @kristenklopez.bsky.social will be on hand to introduce Hal Ashby’s Oscar-winning film, COMING HOME!
Come early to get a signed copy of her new book, Popcorn Disabilities!
🎟️: thefridacinema.org/movies/comin...
Come early to get a signed copy of her new book, Popcorn Disabilities!
🎟️: thefridacinema.org/movies/comin...
November 24, 2025 at 6:07 PM
This movie doesn't get screened enough! Drop by The Frida to get a copy of POPCORN DISABILITIES and hear me wax rhapsodic about Hal Ashby!
I love when I can bring this out.
November 23, 2025 at 10:55 PM
I love when I can bring this out.
We don’t shop at Target anymore but my mom really wanted one of their Rudolph ornaments for her birthday. Sadly the last two being sold were both broken because of course they were.
November 23, 2025 at 8:32 PM
We don’t shop at Target anymore but my mom really wanted one of their Rudolph ornaments for her birthday. Sadly the last two being sold were both broken because of course they were.
4 DAYS TILL POPCORN DISABILITIES DROPS! No launch events this week cause of the holiday but you can still preorder copies and I also have 2 December book signing events coming up.
November 23, 2025 at 4:36 PM
4 DAYS TILL POPCORN DISABILITIES DROPS! No launch events this week cause of the holiday but you can still preorder copies and I also have 2 December book signing events coming up.
Today marks the 28th anniversary of Michael Hutchence's death and that means you all should watch the single best/sexiest SNL performance in musical history. I'm still bummed I wasn't old enough to watch this live.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9oh...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9oh...
INXS Suicide Blonde Feb. 1991
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November 23, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Today marks the 28th anniversary of Michael Hutchence's death and that means you all should watch the single best/sexiest SNL performance in musical history. I'm still bummed I wasn't old enough to watch this live.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9oh...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9oh...
So people want HBO from the ‘90s is what I’m hearing
“We looked at all the research and came back to what they want are HBO originals, pay-one movies, the Warner Bros. TV library, the procedurals, for lack of a better word, but the elevated network [programming] that we’re working on…”
This reads like he…
www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/i...
This reads like he…
www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/i...
HBO Max’s Big Plan: Be HBO Again
Casey Bloys is embracing a brand position for TV's crown jewel as a complement, not a replacement, for Netflix — kind of like how it was back when it was a premium cable add-on.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
November 22, 2025 at 5:39 PM
So people want HBO from the ‘90s is what I’m hearing
Reposted by Kristen Lopez
It’s right there on the calendar! Make sure to grab a physical copy when you’re there!
November 22, 2025 at 4:31 AM
It’s right there on the calendar! Make sure to grab a physical copy when you’re there!
Also, I’m doing a book signing and introing Coming Home at the @thefridacinema.org December 1st!
thefridacinema.org/movies/comin...
thefridacinema.org/movies/comin...
November 22, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Also, I’m doing a book signing and introing Coming Home at the @thefridacinema.org December 1st!
thefridacinema.org/movies/comin...
thefridacinema.org/movies/comin...
Gonna do #ShamelessPromoFriday. Not sure if this is a thing so if not I just invented it because I got some cool things out there I want to share.
a woman says " i 'm all for sharing " in front of another woman
ALT: a woman says " i 'm all for sharing " in front of another woman
media.tenor.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Gonna do #ShamelessPromoFriday. Not sure if this is a thing so if not I just invented it because I got some cool things out there I want to share.
Reposted by Kristen Lopez
I'm gonna post for @kristenklopez.bsky.social, whose book POPCORN DISABILITIES: THE HIGHS AND LOWS OF DISABLED REPRESENTATION IN THE MOVIES comes out next week and isn't getting enough attention. It is a PHENOMENAL book.
www.bloomsbury.com/us/popcorn-d...
#SpoonieAuthChat
www.bloomsbury.com/us/popcorn-d...
#SpoonieAuthChat
November 21, 2025 at 4:52 PM
I'm gonna post for @kristenklopez.bsky.social, whose book POPCORN DISABILITIES: THE HIGHS AND LOWS OF DISABLED REPRESENTATION IN THE MOVIES comes out next week and isn't getting enough attention. It is a PHENOMENAL book.
www.bloomsbury.com/us/popcorn-d...
#SpoonieAuthChat
www.bloomsbury.com/us/popcorn-d...
#SpoonieAuthChat
No matter who buys WB I do worry about their extensive archives. They have countless props and costumes they’ve retained. I could see anyone, even NBCUniversal, selling all that off.
November 21, 2025 at 4:04 PM
No matter who buys WB I do worry about their extensive archives. They have countless props and costumes they’ve retained. I could see anyone, even NBCUniversal, selling all that off.
Reposted by Kristen Lopez
@kristenklopez.bsky.social and i joke that the unofficial sponsor of our podcast(s) is JSTOR because honestly, it’s the best academic “google” out there.
Relying on ChatGPT to teach you about a topic leaves you with shallower knowledge than Googling and reading about it, according to new research that compared what more than 10,000 people knew after using one method or the other.
Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
November 21, 2025 at 2:40 PM
@kristenklopez.bsky.social and i joke that the unofficial sponsor of our podcast(s) is JSTOR because honestly, it’s the best academic “google” out there.
Reposted by Kristen Lopez
REBUILDING is such a special little movie and I got to talk to Josh O'Connor and director Max Walker-Silverman about how it looks at community. I also had to talk to O'Connor about doing 4 movies this year! Now live at The Film Maven. [Paywall]
thefilmmaven.com/josh-oconnor...
thefilmmaven.com/josh-oconnor...
Josh O'Connor Talks Finding the Pete Postlethwaite Vibes and His New Feature Rebuilding
He and director Max Walker-Silverman craft a story that celebrates community
thefilmmaven.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:45 PM
REBUILDING is such a special little movie and I got to talk to Josh O'Connor and director Max Walker-Silverman about how it looks at community. I also had to talk to O'Connor about doing 4 movies this year! Now live at The Film Maven. [Paywall]
thefilmmaven.com/josh-oconnor...
thefilmmaven.com/josh-oconnor...
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Im really becoming more and more endeared to Josh O’Connor with each passing role. And he’s in A LOT of them lately so! Much endearment!
REBUILDING is such a special little movie and I got to talk to Josh O'Connor and director Max Walker-Silverman about how it looks at community. I also had to talk to O'Connor about doing 4 movies this year! Now live at The Film Maven. [Paywall]
thefilmmaven.com/josh-oconnor...
thefilmmaven.com/josh-oconnor...
Josh O'Connor Talks Finding the Pete Postlethwaite Vibes and His New Feature Rebuilding
He and director Max Walker-Silverman craft a story that celebrates community
thefilmmaven.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Im really becoming more and more endeared to Josh O’Connor with each passing role. And he’s in A LOT of them lately so! Much endearment!
REBUILDING is such a special little movie and I got to talk to Josh O'Connor and director Max Walker-Silverman about how it looks at community. I also had to talk to O'Connor about doing 4 movies this year! Now live at The Film Maven. [Paywall]
thefilmmaven.com/josh-oconnor...
thefilmmaven.com/josh-oconnor...
Josh O'Connor Talks Finding the Pete Postlethwaite Vibes and His New Feature Rebuilding
He and director Max Walker-Silverman craft a story that celebrates community
thefilmmaven.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:45 PM
REBUILDING is such a special little movie and I got to talk to Josh O'Connor and director Max Walker-Silverman about how it looks at community. I also had to talk to O'Connor about doing 4 movies this year! Now live at The Film Maven. [Paywall]
thefilmmaven.com/josh-oconnor...
thefilmmaven.com/josh-oconnor...
Reposted by Kristen Lopez
Over at The Film Maven I talked about Taylor Sheridan's move to NBCUniversal and how it's both his attempt to buy class and also more proof of the new world order. [Paywall]
thefilmmaven.com/taylor-sheri...
thefilmmaven.com/taylor-sheri...
Taylor Sheridan Makes the Green Acres Move to NBC and I Have Thoughts
Can the "Yellowstone" creator get the class he's looking for?
thefilmmaven.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Over at The Film Maven I talked about Taylor Sheridan's move to NBCUniversal and how it's both his attempt to buy class and also more proof of the new world order. [Paywall]
thefilmmaven.com/taylor-sheri...
thefilmmaven.com/taylor-sheri...
New Ticklish Business!! We're getting musical with the 1979 adaptation of HAIR. I wasn't able to join but @msemilyedwards.bsky.social and @alexsteed.bsky.social did fantastic talking about hippies and more! Listen wherever you get podcasts or at the link below.
thefilmmaven.com/hair-1979-ti...
thefilmmaven.com/hair-1979-ti...
Ticklish Business 217. Hair (1979 with Alex Steed) - Films of Resistance Series
It's the age of Aquarius!
thefilmmaven.com
November 19, 2025 at 9:00 PM
New Ticklish Business!! We're getting musical with the 1979 adaptation of HAIR. I wasn't able to join but @msemilyedwards.bsky.social and @alexsteed.bsky.social did fantastic talking about hippies and more! Listen wherever you get podcasts or at the link below.
thefilmmaven.com/hair-1979-ti...
thefilmmaven.com/hair-1979-ti...
Over at The Film Maven I talked about Taylor Sheridan's move to NBCUniversal and how it's both his attempt to buy class and also more proof of the new world order. [Paywall]
thefilmmaven.com/taylor-sheri...
thefilmmaven.com/taylor-sheri...
Taylor Sheridan Makes the Green Acres Move to NBC and I Have Thoughts
Can the "Yellowstone" creator get the class he's looking for?
thefilmmaven.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Over at The Film Maven I talked about Taylor Sheridan's move to NBCUniversal and how it's both his attempt to buy class and also more proof of the new world order. [Paywall]
thefilmmaven.com/taylor-sheri...
thefilmmaven.com/taylor-sheri...