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The Philadelphia Film Critics Circle
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@piersadam.bsky.social reviews SEND HELP for Cinemotic cinemotic.com/movie-review...
Send Help Review - Cinemotic
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January 30, 2026 at 11:55 PM
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Piers reviews DRACULA for Cinemotic cinemotic.com/movie-review...
Dracula Review - Cinemotic
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January 30, 2026 at 11:54 PM
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January 30, 2026 at 11:53 PM
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@patrickstoner.bsky.social talks to DEAD MAN'S WIRE costar Bill Skarsgard for @whyy.org's Flicks whyy.org/episodes/dea...
Dead Man's Wire - WHYY
Bill Skarsgard talks with Patrick Stoner about how much of this real life character he uses in preparing a role.
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January 30, 2026 at 11:52 PM
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James at @reelviews.bsky.social reviews MERCY www.reelviews.net/reelviews/me...
Mercy | Reelviews Movie Reviews
You know the old saying about putting lipstick on a pig?Well, that's pretty much what's happening with Timur Bekmambetov's Mercy,a tedious and preposterous whodunnit. It is so poorly scripted and negl...
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January 30, 2026 at 11:50 PM
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@dantabor.bsky.social reviews #sundance2026 film JOYBUBBLES for @cinapse.bsky.social cinapse.co/2026/01/sund...
Sundance 2026: JOYBUBBLES: A Captivating Portrait of Hacking’s First Pioneer - Cinapse
The concept of hacking has evolved drastically over the years, and Joybubbles, which just screened at Sundance, paints a vivid portrait of Joe Engressia — also known as Joybubbles — one of the origina...
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January 30, 2026 at 11:50 PM
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I reviewed SHELTER, which is fairly minor Statham, for Splice Today www.splicetoday.com/moving-pictu...
Shelter in Places
Jason Statham's latest is a slog compared to 2024's The Beekeeper. || Stephen Silver
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January 30, 2026 at 2:14 PM
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@dantabor.bsky.social reviews the #sundance2026 film RUN AMOK for @cinapse.bsky.social cinapse.co/2026/01/sund...
Sundance 2026: RUN AMOK Is the After-School Special We Need Right Now - Cinapse
The coming-of-age film is a familiar genre, but NB Mager takes on something far more daring in Run Amok, which recently screened as part of Sundance’s online program. The film follows the firebrand fr...
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January 30, 2026 at 11:48 PM
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@garymkramer.bsky.social reviews #sundance2026 films BEDFORD PARK, HOW TO DIVORCE DURING THE WAR, SHAME AND MONEY, and TAKE ME HOME for @moviejawn.com www.moviejawn.com/home/2026/1/...
Sundance 2026 Features: BEDFORD PARK, HOW TO DIVORCE DURING THE WAR, SHAME AND MONEY, and TAKE ME HOME — Moviejawn
by Gary M. Kramer, Staff Writer A rundown, in alphabetical order, of four highlights from this year’s Sundance Film Festival. 
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January 30, 2026 at 11:46 PM
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Rob reviews SEND HELP for @fthismovie.bsky.social www.fthismovie.net/2026/01/revi...
Review: SEND HELP
by Rob DiCristino Get it together, Sam.
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January 30, 2026 at 11:43 PM
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@garymkramer.bsky.social looks at queer films at #sundance2026 for Gay City News gaycitynews.com/sundance-fil...
Sundance Film Festival offers LGBTQ features, documentaries, and shorts
At this year’s Sundance Film Festival — the last one being held in Park City, UT — there were more than a dozen features, documentaries, and shorts that were
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January 30, 2026 at 11:41 PM
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@dantabor.bsky.social reviews the #sundance2026 film TAKE ME HOME for @cinapse.bsky.social cinapse.co/2026/01/sund...
Sundance 2026: TAKE ME HOME is a Quietly Devastating Portrait of Love, Loss, and Survival - Cinapse
This year’s Sundance marks the premiere of the feature-length expansion of Liz Sargent’s short Take Me Home, which previously screened at the festival in 2023. The film stars the director’s real-life ...
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January 30, 2026 at 11:40 PM
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@garymkramer reviews A PRIVATE LIFE for @phillygaynews.bsky.social epgn.com/2026/01/26/a...
Jodie Foster elevates 'A Private Life,' despite a thin whodunit - Philadelphia Gay News
It is fun to watch out queer icon Jodie Foster speaking French in the enjoyable, yet thin comedy-mystery, “A Private Life.”
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January 30, 2026 at 11:39 PM
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@dantabor.bsky.social reviews the #sundance2026 film NUISANCE BEAR for @cinapse.bsky.social cinapse.co/2026/01/sund...
Sundance 2026: NUISANCE BEAR Review: When Wildlife Tourism Becomes Exploitation - Cinapse
Wanting a dose of serotonin during my at-home Sundance watch, I opted for what I assumed would be A24’s nature doc Nuisance Bear. Instead, the film reveals itself as not only a captivating portrait of...
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January 30, 2026 at 11:38 PM
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@garymkramer.bsky.social reviews #sundance2026 documentaries for @moviejawn.com www.moviejawn.com/home/2026/3/...
Sundance 2026 documentaries tell stories of activism and history — Moviejawn
by Gary M. Kramer, Staff Writer Here is a rundown, in alphabetical order, of four stories of activism and history from this year’s festival that inspired me and prompted me to reflect on life.
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January 30, 2026 at 11:37 PM
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@garymkramer.bsky.social looks at queer films at the Mostly British Film Festival for Bay Times sfbaytimes.com/queer-offeri...
Queer Offerings at the Mostly British Film Festival - San Francisco Bay Times
By Gary M. Kramer— The Mostly British Film Festival, screening February 5–12 at the Vogue Theater in San Francisco, offers a cornucopia of films from the U.K., Ireland. Australia, India, South Africa,...
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January 30, 2026 at 11:34 PM
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@silberwhatever.com reviews SEND HELP for @moviejawn.com www.moviejawn.com/home/2026/1/...
SEND HELP is a horror comedy about self-actualizing in the face of misogyny — Moviejawn
by Ryan Silberstein, Staff Writer Send Help is another gnarly delight from a master genre storyteller. 
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January 30, 2026 at 11:32 PM
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Tinsel & Tine #MiniMovieReview THE WRECKING CREW dir. Angel Manuel Soto, writer Jonathan Tropper starring Dave Bautista and Jason Momoa - Typical January violence and over the top, unrealistic bullet dodging...

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January 29, 2026 at 8:34 PM
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In this week's notes column, I paid tribute to @dhm.bsky.social, the most Philadelphia of all writers stephensilver.substack.com/p/fin-rip-da...
Fin: RIP Dan McQuade, the most Philadelphia writer
Plus: Bovino is Lockjaw, Lockjaw is Bovino; normalizing George Costanza, farewell Vimeo?, and more in this week’s notes column.
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January 30, 2026 at 2:40 PM
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January 30, 2026 at 8:03 PM
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January 23, 2026 at 2:56 PM
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@patrickstoner.bsky.social talks to Pluribus' Rhea Seehorn for @whyy.org's Flicks whyy.org/episodes/plu...
Pluribus - WHYY
Rhea Seehorn, the recent award winner for Best Actress in a dramatic series, talks with Patrick Stoner about its record breaking debut.
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January 23, 2026 at 2:55 PM
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@filmbuffrich.bsky.social goes through the Oscar nominations www.filmbuffonline.com/FBOLNewsreel...
SINNERS Leads 2026 Academy Award Noms With Record Breaking 16 Nominations
Ryan Coogler's SINNERS has now become the most nominated film in Academy Awards history.
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January 23, 2026 at 2:53 PM
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@filmbuffrich.bsky.social reviews WONDER MAN, new to Disney+ www.filmbuffonline.com/FBOLNewsreel...
Review: WONDER MAN Offers Slice-Of-Life Look At MCU Without Superhero Battles
The latest MCU Disney+ series eschews superheroics for a look at slice of life look at living in a world with superheroes.
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January 23, 2026 at 2:52 PM
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Rob reviews MERCY for @fthismovie.bsky.social www.fthismovie.net/2026/01/revi...
Review: MERCY
by Rob DiCristino Death, taxes, and January trash, babbbbbbbbbby!
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January 23, 2026 at 2:52 PM