Mike Shutt
@mikeshutt.bsky.social
Film critic and entertainment writer. Theater, theme park, and wrestling junkie.
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Mike Shutt
@mikeshutt.bsky.social
· Jan 2
New year. New thread. Every film I watch in 2026.
1. LE NOTTI BIANCHE (dir. Luchino Visconti, 1957) [First Watch]
1. LE NOTTI BIANCHE (dir. Luchino Visconti, 1957) [First Watch]
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I'm not going to yell at you for posting TV reviews on Letterboxd. I am going to lose a small amount of respect for you, quietly, almost imperceptibly.
February 6, 2026 at 5:37 PM
I'm not going to yell at you for posting TV reviews on Letterboxd. I am going to lose a small amount of respect for you, quietly, almost imperceptibly.
SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE is the easy one, so I'll say SHE LOVES ME.
OK, let's play...
NAME YOUR FAVORITE STAGE MUSICAL TITLE SONG (AND FOR THE LOVE OF GOD TRY TO AVOID DOLLY AND MAME)
(One to a customer. One is the one that's one more than zero and one less than two.)
I'll go first.
Little Me
NAME YOUR FAVORITE STAGE MUSICAL TITLE SONG (AND FOR THE LOVE OF GOD TRY TO AVOID DOLLY AND MAME)
(One to a customer. One is the one that's one more than zero and one less than two.)
I'll go first.
Little Me
February 6, 2026 at 1:14 AM
SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE is the easy one, so I'll say SHE LOVES ME.
Lots of mail today.
January 29, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Lots of mail today.
god damnit
January 29, 2026 at 2:22 AM
god damnit
Begging for a Thekla win tonight!
January 29, 2026 at 12:08 AM
Begging for a Thekla win tonight!
Everything is terrible, but we did just get AJ Styles vs. Shinsuke Nakamura. You need to take the wins where you can get them.
January 25, 2026 at 2:24 AM
Everything is terrible, but we did just get AJ Styles vs. Shinsuke Nakamura. You need to take the wins where you can get them.
2025 Best Picture nomination ranking;
1. SENTIMENTAL VALUE
2. ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER
3. THE SECRET AGENT
4. SINNERS
5. F1
6. BUGONIA
7. MARTY SUPREME
8. TRAIN DREAMS
9. HAMNET
10. FRANKENSTEIN
1. SENTIMENTAL VALUE
2. ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER
3. THE SECRET AGENT
4. SINNERS
5. F1
6. BUGONIA
7. MARTY SUPREME
8. TRAIN DREAMS
9. HAMNET
10. FRANKENSTEIN
January 22, 2026 at 3:23 PM
2025 Best Picture nomination ranking;
1. SENTIMENTAL VALUE
2. ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER
3. THE SECRET AGENT
4. SINNERS
5. F1
6. BUGONIA
7. MARTY SUPREME
8. TRAIN DREAMS
9. HAMNET
10. FRANKENSTEIN
1. SENTIMENTAL VALUE
2. ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER
3. THE SECRET AGENT
4. SINNERS
5. F1
6. BUGONIA
7. MARTY SUPREME
8. TRAIN DREAMS
9. HAMNET
10. FRANKENSTEIN
Can't wait to see this live in front of my face!
Kris Statlander will defend the AEW Women's Championship against Thekla next week on Dynamite!
#AEWDynamite
#AEWDynamite
January 22, 2026 at 2:13 AM
Can't wait to see this live in front of my face!
Shoutout to the dude I just saw at the gas pump who got out of his truck, opened up a brand new pint of ice cream, threw away the lid, stuck in his spoon, and got back in his truck to drive away. It’s not even noon.
January 13, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Shoutout to the dude I just saw at the gas pump who got out of his truck, opened up a brand new pint of ice cream, threw away the lid, stuck in his spoon, and got back in his truck to drive away. It’s not even noon.
First mail of 2026, courtesy of Fun City Editions
January 12, 2026 at 10:50 PM
First mail of 2026, courtesy of Fun City Editions
Radiance just continuing to cook.
💿April Announcements💿
Our new titles include a box set of a spontaneous French New Wave auteur, a Hong-Kong romantic melodrama, an investigative thriller of police corruption, and an early erotic thriller from Almodóvar - plus a roadtrip to Hell from Transmission!
Our new titles include a box set of a spontaneous French New Wave auteur, a Hong-Kong romantic melodrama, an investigative thriller of police corruption, and an early erotic thriller from Almodóvar - plus a roadtrip to Hell from Transmission!
January 7, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Radiance just continuing to cook.
New year. New thread. Every film I watch in 2026.
1. LE NOTTI BIANCHE (dir. Luchino Visconti, 1957) [First Watch]
1. LE NOTTI BIANCHE (dir. Luchino Visconti, 1957) [First Watch]
January 2, 2026 at 3:51 AM
New year. New thread. Every film I watch in 2026.
1. LE NOTTI BIANCHE (dir. Luchino Visconti, 1957) [First Watch]
1. LE NOTTI BIANCHE (dir. Luchino Visconti, 1957) [First Watch]
I like Willow beating Mercedes for the TBS title, but it should have been the very last of Mercedes' belts. That should have been the one she clung to until every single one was taken from her.
January 1, 2026 at 3:50 AM
I like Willow beating Mercedes for the TBS title, but it should have been the very last of Mercedes' belts. That should have been the one she clung to until every single one was taken from her.
Top 20 First Watches of 2025:
ALPHAVILLE
BABY IT’S YOU
BAD DAY AT BLACK ROCK
CHOOSE ME
CROSSING DELANCEY
GINA
THE GREAT ESCAPE
HERO
HIGH AND LOW
LILI
LOVE AND DEATH
THE MARK OF ZORRO
MISUNDERSTOOD
MS .45
IL POSTO
ROSA LA ROSE, FILLE PUBLIQUE
THE RUNNER
SOME CAME RUNNING
SUZHOU RIVER
A TOUCH OF ZEN
ALPHAVILLE
BABY IT’S YOU
BAD DAY AT BLACK ROCK
CHOOSE ME
CROSSING DELANCEY
GINA
THE GREAT ESCAPE
HERO
HIGH AND LOW
LILI
LOVE AND DEATH
THE MARK OF ZORRO
MISUNDERSTOOD
MS .45
IL POSTO
ROSA LA ROSE, FILLE PUBLIQUE
THE RUNNER
SOME CAME RUNNING
SUZHOU RIVER
A TOUCH OF ZEN
December 31, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Top 20 First Watches of 2025:
ALPHAVILLE
BABY IT’S YOU
BAD DAY AT BLACK ROCK
CHOOSE ME
CROSSING DELANCEY
GINA
THE GREAT ESCAPE
HERO
HIGH AND LOW
LILI
LOVE AND DEATH
THE MARK OF ZORRO
MISUNDERSTOOD
MS .45
IL POSTO
ROSA LA ROSE, FILLE PUBLIQUE
THE RUNNER
SOME CAME RUNNING
SUZHOU RIVER
A TOUCH OF ZEN
ALPHAVILLE
BABY IT’S YOU
BAD DAY AT BLACK ROCK
CHOOSE ME
CROSSING DELANCEY
GINA
THE GREAT ESCAPE
HERO
HIGH AND LOW
LILI
LOVE AND DEATH
THE MARK OF ZORRO
MISUNDERSTOOD
MS .45
IL POSTO
ROSA LA ROSE, FILLE PUBLIQUE
THE RUNNER
SOME CAME RUNNING
SUZHOU RIVER
A TOUCH OF ZEN
This Mox babyface turn is good, but I just don't understand the story here. Him losing and quitting all the time was supposed to lead to the Death Riders turning on him. Now, he's Continental Champion, and it seems like that's not happening. I don't get it.
December 28, 2025 at 4:29 AM
This Mox babyface turn is good, but I just don't understand the story here. Him losing and quitting all the time was supposed to lead to the Death Riders turning on him. Now, he's Continental Champion, and it seems like that's not happening. I don't get it.
It should not have taken a year and half for Jamie Hayter to get a one-on-one world title shot since her return. That match took a second to get going, being a babyface vs. babyface match, but by the end, those two were showing out. Would like to see Thekla take the belt and then face Hayter.
December 28, 2025 at 3:53 AM
It should not have taken a year and half for Jamie Hayter to get a one-on-one world title shot since her return. That match took a second to get going, being a babyface vs. babyface match, but by the end, those two were showing out. Would like to see Thekla take the belt and then face Hayter.
That mixed tornado tag match could not have been more fun! Glad it fully embraced a good amount of intergender wrestling.
December 28, 2025 at 3:27 AM
That mixed tornado tag match could not have been more fun! Glad it fully embraced a good amount of intergender wrestling.
Mox is the fucking greatest!
December 28, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Mox is the fucking greatest!
Okada and Takeshita deserve a way better finish than that nonsense.
December 28, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Okada and Takeshita deserve a way better finish than that nonsense.