Derek Smith
@positivelytonsils.bsky.social
Film critic @slantmagazine.com & @spectrumculture.bsky.social, Guide @cinejourneys.bsky.social.
Upcoming David Lynch online class, starting first half of next year! Details coming soon.
Upcoming David Lynch online class, starting first half of next year! Details coming soon.
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ZOOTOPIA 2 provides plenty of food for thought for its young audience, making a more expansive statement on the dangers of intolerance than the first film. Read @positivelytonsils.bsky.social's review.
'Zootopia 2' Review: An Intrepid Bunny Eats the Rich
Jared Bush and Byron Howard's 'Zootopia 2' makes a more expansive and intricate statement on the dangers of intolerance than the first film.
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November 25, 2025 at 5:03 PM
ZOOTOPIA 2 provides plenty of food for thought for its young audience, making a more expansive statement on the dangers of intolerance than the first film. Read @positivelytonsils.bsky.social's review.
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Laughing at Donald Trump saying he'd definitely feel comfortable living in Zohran Mamdani's New York on the same day that half the consultant brain-poisoned Democratic party voted to condemn socialism
November 21, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Laughing at Donald Trump saying he'd definitely feel comfortable living in Zohran Mamdani's New York on the same day that half the consultant brain-poisoned Democratic party voted to condemn socialism
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Packed with thoughtful and engaging new extras, Radiance Films's excellent new box set WICKED GAMES: THREE FILMS BY ROBERT HOSSEIN brings much-needed attention to a singular actor-director’s early output. tinyurl.com/3edb99pu
November 20, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Packed with thoughtful and engaging new extras, Radiance Films's excellent new box set WICKED GAMES: THREE FILMS BY ROBERT HOSSEIN brings much-needed attention to a singular actor-director’s early output. tinyurl.com/3edb99pu
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We had a wonderful discussion about Eraserhead last week with @positivelytonsils.bsky.social in anticipation of his upcoming David Lynch class. We made this video public. Hope you enjoy!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuUf...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuUf...
Eraserhead Evening
YouTube video by CineJourneys
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November 19, 2025 at 7:28 PM
We had a wonderful discussion about Eraserhead last week with @positivelytonsils.bsky.social in anticipation of his upcoming David Lynch class. We made this video public. Hope you enjoy!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuUf...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuUf...
I can't express just how hard this film goes.
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“Ivan Dixon’s THE SPOOK WHO SAT BY THE DOOR (1973) is a pipe bomb on the video store shelf, a gasoline-filled wine bottle in your DVD cabinet, a vicious bit of malware streamed through hijacked plutocrat satellites.”
- Bryan Miller
“Ivan Dixon’s THE SPOOK WHO SAT BY THE DOOR (1973) is a pipe bomb on the video store shelf, a gasoline-filled wine bottle in your DVD cabinet, a vicious bit of malware streamed through hijacked plutocrat satellites.”
- Bryan Miller
The Spook Who Sat By the Door (1973): Weaponized Expectations
Ivan Dixon's The Spook Who Sat By the Door is a pipe bomb on the video store shelf, a gasoline-filled wine bottle in your DVD cabinet.
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November 18, 2025 at 9:52 PM
I can't express just how hard this film goes.
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Worst Fred Durst lyrics ever
Trump: "Skedaddle, that plane went pssh, when it drops a bomb it goes down very steeply, because that gives it a better angle and more speed for the bomb, very very heavy bombs, it goes PUM, skedaddle, that thing turned on its side, pwwh, now we have peace in the Middle East."
November 18, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Worst Fred Durst lyrics ever
Worst Fred Durst lyrics ever
Trump: "Skedaddle, that plane went pssh, when it drops a bomb it goes down very steeply, because that gives it a better angle and more speed for the bomb, very very heavy bombs, it goes PUM, skedaddle, that thing turned on its side, pwwh, now we have peace in the Middle East."
November 18, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Worst Fred Durst lyrics ever
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Among its many triumphs, BURDEN OF DREAMS attests to Les Blank’s egalitarian approach to documentation. Now available on Criterion 4K UHD Blu-ray. tinyurl.com/ydyrvsrv
November 16, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Among its many triumphs, BURDEN OF DREAMS attests to Les Blank’s egalitarian approach to documentation. Now available on Criterion 4K UHD Blu-ray. tinyurl.com/ydyrvsrv
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Pope Leo Criterion Closet video WHEN
November 16, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Pope Leo Criterion Closet video WHEN
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Alireza Khatami’s THE THINGS YOU KILL, writes @positivelytonsils.bsky.social, is a subtly enigmatic examination of the nature of masculinity. In theaters Friday. tinyurl.com/32phxv8f
November 10, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Alireza Khatami’s THE THINGS YOU KILL, writes @positivelytonsils.bsky.social, is a subtly enigmatic examination of the nature of masculinity. In theaters Friday. tinyurl.com/32phxv8f
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Lav Diaz to all the Magellan fans out there:
November 11, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Lav Diaz to all the Magellan fans out there:
Lav Diaz to all the Magellan fans out there:
November 11, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Lav Diaz to all the Magellan fans out there:
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this is literally never not accurate
November 10, 2025 at 6:32 PM
this is literally never not accurate
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I'm hosting an evening of Eraserhead through @cinejourneys.bsky.social on 11/13 as a preview of my Lynch class coming next year. It'll be on Zoom and there'll be a ~30-minute presentation followed by an hour or so group discussion. Best part, it's completely free!
cinejourneys.com/eraserhead-e...
cinejourneys.com/eraserhead-e...
Eraserhead Evening – Details and Registration | CineJourneys
cinejourneys.com
October 21, 2025 at 4:56 PM
I'm hosting an evening of Eraserhead through @cinejourneys.bsky.social on 11/13 as a preview of my Lynch class coming next year. It'll be on Zoom and there'll be a ~30-minute presentation followed by an hour or so group discussion. Best part, it's completely free!
cinejourneys.com/eraserhead-e...
cinejourneys.com/eraserhead-e...
Guy who still has Denis Leary's "I'm an Asshole" song on his playlist unironically.
From the vehicle to the license plate to the location, you couldn't conjure up a finer “guy parked in crosswalk” than what we have here.
November 8, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Guy who still has Denis Leary's "I'm an Asshole" song on his playlist unironically.
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This is coming up next Thursday night. Still time to sign up!
I'm hosting an evening of Eraserhead through @cinejourneys.bsky.social on 11/13 as a preview of my Lynch class coming next year. It'll be on Zoom and there'll be a ~30-minute presentation followed by an hour or so group discussion. Best part, it's completely free!
cinejourneys.com/eraserhead-e...
cinejourneys.com/eraserhead-e...
Eraserhead Evening – Details and Registration | CineJourneys
cinejourneys.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:28 PM
This is coming up next Thursday night. Still time to sign up!
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Nikos Koundouros’s 1956 crime thriller THE OGRE OF ATENS, a classic from the golden age of Greek cinema, remains a potent and relevant portrait of the manly art of self-delusion. Available on Blu-ray on November 18. tinyurl.com/2r383pts
November 6, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Nikos Koundouros’s 1956 crime thriller THE OGRE OF ATENS, a classic from the golden age of Greek cinema, remains a potent and relevant portrait of the manly art of self-delusion. Available on Blu-ray on November 18. tinyurl.com/2r383pts
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Kiyoshi Kurosawa's Columbo
August 6, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Kiyoshi Kurosawa's Columbo
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barely a metaphor lmao
November 6, 2025 at 6:16 PM
barely a metaphor lmao
This is coming up next Thursday night. Still time to sign up!
I'm hosting an evening of Eraserhead through @cinejourneys.bsky.social on 11/13 as a preview of my Lynch class coming next year. It'll be on Zoom and there'll be a ~30-minute presentation followed by an hour or so group discussion. Best part, it's completely free!
cinejourneys.com/eraserhead-e...
cinejourneys.com/eraserhead-e...
Eraserhead Evening – Details and Registration | CineJourneys
cinejourneys.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:28 PM
This is coming up next Thursday night. Still time to sign up!
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King Vidor's First World War epic The Big Parade premiered 100 years ago today. It would go on to huge box office success, reportedly ranking as the second-highest-grossing film of the silent era after The Birth of a Nation
November 5, 2025 at 5:59 PM
King Vidor's First World War epic The Big Parade premiered 100 years ago today. It would go on to huge box office success, reportedly ranking as the second-highest-grossing film of the silent era after The Birth of a Nation
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“I wish Andrew Cuomo only the best in private life”
November 5, 2025 at 4:22 AM
“I wish Andrew Cuomo only the best in private life”
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