Courtney Howard
@lulamaybelle.bsky.social
🍅meter-approved film critic/ journo.
Member: LA Film Critics Association, Critics Choice Association
Writer: Variety, The AV Club, FreshFiction.tv.
Never met a dachshund I haven’t liked.
Member: LA Film Critics Association, Critics Choice Association
Writer: Variety, The AV Club, FreshFiction.tv.
Never met a dachshund I haven’t liked.
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‘Oh. What. Fun.’ Review: Michelle Pfeiffer Spreads Holiday Jeers in an Uninspired Ode to Underappreciated Moms
A Christmas-obsessed mom crashes out after her complacent hubby and coddled adult children don’t deliver the respect she deserves in ‘Oh. What. Fun.’
variety.com
Ho, ho, oh, no! Michelle Pfeiffer stars in a streaming holiday “comedy” directed by Michael Showalter … and it completely lets her (and us) down. It’s aggressively uninspired.
My review of #OhWhatFunMovie/ #OhWhatFun for @variety.com : variety.com/2025/film/re...
My review of #OhWhatFunMovie/ #OhWhatFun for @variety.com : variety.com/2025/film/re...
Excited to dig into the Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow graphic novel. We also supported a local small business- a suuuuper cool comic book shop, House of Secrets in Burbank.
December 8, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Excited to dig into the Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow graphic novel. We also supported a local small business- a suuuuper cool comic book shop, House of Secrets in Burbank.
Really strange/ lousy that none of the musicals released this year - Kiss of the Spider Woman, Merrily We Roll Along, The Testament of Ann Lee & Wicked For Good - made it through into the specific comedy/ musical category in the #GoldenGlobes
December 8, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Really strange/ lousy that none of the musicals released this year - Kiss of the Spider Woman, Merrily We Roll Along, The Testament of Ann Lee & Wicked For Good - made it through into the specific comedy/ musical category in the #GoldenGlobes
I’ll be over here recognizing that there were also pretty strong, flat-out comedy films released this year - including Friendship, One of Them Days, Splitsville, Eternity, The Phoenician Scheme & The Naked Gun.
December 8, 2025 at 2:13 PM
I’ll be over here recognizing that there were also pretty strong, flat-out comedy films released this year - including Friendship, One of Them Days, Splitsville, Eternity, The Phoenician Scheme & The Naked Gun.
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We will be giving a Special Citation to Judy Kim of Gardena Cinema, a historic 800-seat, single-screen movie palace that has operated as an independent cinema and beacon of community since the Kim family took ownership in 1976. #LAFCA
December 8, 2025 at 12:19 AM
We will be giving a Special Citation to Judy Kim of Gardena Cinema, a historic 800-seat, single-screen movie palace that has operated as an independent cinema and beacon of community since the Kim family took ownership in 1976. #LAFCA
I am now allowed to share that I’ve previewed the #Supergirl teaser trailer, but I can’t share anything else about it just yet (soonish though!). @warnerbrospictures.bsky.social
December 7, 2025 at 9:01 PM
I am now allowed to share that I’ve previewed the #Supergirl teaser trailer, but I can’t share anything else about it just yet (soonish though!). @warnerbrospictures.bsky.social
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Best Music Score, Winner: Kangding Ray, SIRĀT
December 7, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Best Music Score, Winner: Kangding Ray, SIRĀT
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Happy LAFCA Voting Day, aka One Ballot After Another.
December 7, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Happy LAFCA Voting Day, aka One Ballot After Another.
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I will be spending the whole day tomorrow locked in a library with a bunch of film critics, which means it's @lafilmcritics.bsky.social voting time again. (That may also be the plot to FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDIE'S 3.)
December 7, 2025 at 2:59 AM
I will be spending the whole day tomorrow locked in a library with a bunch of film critics, which means it's @lafilmcritics.bsky.social voting time again. (That may also be the plot to FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDIE'S 3.)
“Franchises like …. Casablanca.”
December 6, 2025 at 6:03 PM
“Franchises like …. Casablanca.”
ZOOTOPIA 2: I get what it’s doing. But it’s not being at all subtle about it. Feels like a chore to watch, with not many laughs as a reward.
December 6, 2025 at 4:23 AM
ZOOTOPIA 2: I get what it’s doing. But it’s not being at all subtle about it. Feels like a chore to watch, with not many laughs as a reward.
Ho, ho, oh, no! Michelle Pfeiffer stars in a streaming holiday “comedy” directed by Michael Showalter … and it completely lets her (and us) down. It’s aggressively uninspired.
My review of #OhWhatFunMovie/ #OhWhatFun for @variety.com : variety.com/2025/film/re...
My review of #OhWhatFunMovie/ #OhWhatFun for @variety.com : variety.com/2025/film/re...
‘Oh. What. Fun.’ Review: Michelle Pfeiffer Spreads Holiday Jeers in an Uninspired Ode to Underappreciated Moms
A Christmas-obsessed mom crashes out after her complacent hubby and coddled adult children don’t deliver the respect she deserves in ‘Oh. What. Fun.’
variety.com
December 6, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Ho, ho, oh, no! Michelle Pfeiffer stars in a streaming holiday “comedy” directed by Michael Showalter … and it completely lets her (and us) down. It’s aggressively uninspired.
My review of #OhWhatFunMovie/ #OhWhatFun for @variety.com : variety.com/2025/film/re...
My review of #OhWhatFunMovie/ #OhWhatFun for @variety.com : variety.com/2025/film/re...
Wang Chung’s concert celebrating the 40th Anniversary of TO LIVE & DIE IN LA tonight was everything I’ve ever dreamed of. An awesome show AND a loving tribute to William Friedkin ❤️. The band are in top form. My soul ascended to the rafters. An all-timer experience.
December 4, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Wang Chung’s concert celebrating the 40th Anniversary of TO LIVE & DIE IN LA tonight was everything I’ve ever dreamed of. An awesome show AND a loving tribute to William Friedkin ❤️. The band are in top form. My soul ascended to the rafters. An all-timer experience.
Thrilled to bits to see Wang Chung play their entire TO LIVE AND DIE IN LA soundtrack live at the Belasco Theater tonight. Probably gonna lose my mind. Friedkin’s film (celebrating its 40th anniversary) is an all-timer in my book, as is every song & instrumental on the soundtrack.
December 3, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Thrilled to bits to see Wang Chung play their entire TO LIVE AND DIE IN LA soundtrack live at the Belasco Theater tonight. Probably gonna lose my mind. Friedkin’s film (celebrating its 40th anniversary) is an all-timer in my book, as is every song & instrumental on the soundtrack.
#AvatarFireAndAsh: 3 films in, James Cameron still has the sauce, making the epic spectacular feel emotionally impactful. A glorious saga. Bold, brilliant & awesome in every way, this is what movie theaters were built for. Payakan is still my fave, but Varang is the MVP.
December 2, 2025 at 6:34 AM
#AvatarFireAndAsh: 3 films in, James Cameron still has the sauce, making the epic spectacular feel emotionally impactful. A glorious saga. Bold, brilliant & awesome in every way, this is what movie theaters were built for. Payakan is still my fave, but Varang is the MVP.
Caught a 2ndhand high off Josh Safdie’s #MartySupreme. It’s flawless! Timothée Chalamet is operating on another plane of existence & everyone (including crafts players Lopatin, Fisk & Khondji) follows suit. 🏓
My review: freshfiction.tv/marty-suprem...
My review: freshfiction.tv/marty-suprem...
‘MARTY SUPREME’ Review: Timothée Chalamet Delivers Winning Work In A Spry, Subversive Sports Film
Courtney Howard // Film Critic MARTY SUPREME Rated R, 2 hours and 30 minutes Directed by: Josh Safdie Starring: Timothée Chalamet, Odessa A’zion, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kevin O’Leary, Géza Rö…
freshfiction.tv
December 1, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Caught a 2ndhand high off Josh Safdie’s #MartySupreme. It’s flawless! Timothée Chalamet is operating on another plane of existence & everyone (including crafts players Lopatin, Fisk & Khondji) follows suit. 🏓
My review: freshfiction.tv/marty-suprem...
My review: freshfiction.tv/marty-suprem...
Tonight’s screening: #TheHousemaidMovie
December 1, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Tonight’s screening: #TheHousemaidMovie
#TheChronologyOfWater: There’s no one better than filmmaker Kristen Stewart & star Imogen Poots to balance the harsh, devastating & visceral overtones of Lydia Yuknavitch’s prickly memoir with kinetic insight, raw honesty & precise technical acuity. Bold, daring & affecting.
November 29, 2025 at 11:39 PM
#TheChronologyOfWater: There’s no one better than filmmaker Kristen Stewart & star Imogen Poots to balance the harsh, devastating & visceral overtones of Lydia Yuknavitch’s prickly memoir with kinetic insight, raw honesty & precise technical acuity. Bold, daring & affecting.
Revisiting #AvatarTheWayOfWater and sobbing all over again when Payakan saves Lo’ak and they become best friends. 🥹😭
November 29, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Revisiting #AvatarTheWayOfWater and sobbing all over again when Payakan saves Lo’ak and they become best friends. 🥹😭