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Want to change the world? Tell me a story that changes my mind. | Member of @ncfilmcritics | Member of @SEFilmCritics https://www.1ofmystories.com/
📺 TV, ready for a Stranger Things season 5.2 discussion. Go on, you have two days until the finale! www.1ofmystories.com/2025/12/stra...
Stranger Things Season 5, Volume 2: As An Exotic Matter of Fact
Sadie Sink as MAX; Nell Fisher as HOLLY Harrison Martin aka Flixfrog returns for a discussion on Stranger Things season 5, part 2. While our...
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December 29, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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Check out some of the
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NCFCA members share some of their faves for 2025
NCFCA Member and incoming Governing Board secretary Manning Franks invites members from across the state of North Carolina to WFMY News 2 to chat about their favorite flicks in 2025.
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December 26, 2025 at 6:27 PM
📺 TV, The finale of Welcome to Derry season 1 is in the books, and Steve and I meet one last time to recap. We do one last found of Easter eggs, detail each characters' overall arc, and hand out awards to our favorite characters and moments. www.1ofmystories.com/2025/12/welc...
Welcome to Derry, Episode 8: Winter Fire
Matilda Lawler as MARGE, Amanda Christine as RONNIE, Clara Stack as LILLY The finale of season 1 is in the books, and Steve and I meet one l...
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December 22, 2025 at 2:12 AM
📺 TV, Welcome to Derry, episode 7 recap: The Black Spot. It's the episode everyone has been waiting to happen -- the supposed big hurrah. Only it turns out, there's a second hurrah coming that could be even more important to this show's lore. www.1ofmystories.com/2025/12/welc...
Welcome to Derry, Episode 7: The Black Spot
Bill Skarsgard as PENNYWISE It's the penultimate episode of season 1, The Black Spot. It's the episode everyone has been waiting to happen ...
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December 11, 2025 at 5:06 PM
📺 TV, Stranger Things 5.1 breakdown. Not a recap, more of a character breakdown. We tackle the characters in pairs or trios, talking about their journey and what will happen next. www.1ofmystories.com/2025/12/stra...
Stranger Things Season 5, Volume 1: Upside Down, Boy You Turn Me
Nell Fisher as HOLLY Ready for a crawl? Or a piece of special pie? Harrison Martin, otherwise known as Flixfrog, came back to 1 of my Storie...
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December 4, 2025 at 4:37 PM
📺 TV, Welcome to Derry, episode 6. A moment of calm before the storm. A princess and a knight bond over green Jello, a boy becomes a man, jazz music comes to Derry, and a buildup to the big tragedy we've all been anticipating. What an episode! www.1ofmystories.com/2025/12/welc...
Welcome to Derry, Episode 6: In the Name of the Father
A still from WELCOME TO DERRY With only three episodes left, Welcome to Derry gives us the gift of a moment of calm before the storm. Yes, t...
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December 3, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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PREDATORS (Osit, '25) | Handles incredibly thorny subject matter with a sense of dignity and introspection rare for this kind of thing, as its explores the complicated cultural impact and enduring legacy of NBC's "To Catch a Predator."
November 28, 2025 at 3:04 AM
📺 TV, Welcome to Derry, season 5 recap: 29 Neibolt Street. This was an episode with lots of twists, turns, and suspense. It's the perfect start to a well-laid crescendo towards a glorious and terrifying season 1 climax at The Black Spot. Transcript included. www.1ofmystories.com/2025/11/welc...
Welcome to Derry, episode 5: 29 Neibolt Street
Matilda Lawler as MARGE; Arian S. Cartaya as RICH Episode 5 picks up right where episode 4 left off with Hallorann believing he has extracte...
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November 26, 2025 at 1:44 AM
📽️ Film, a review of Lotfy Nathan's THE CARPENTER'S SON is live. From the moment of the trailer's release, negative reviews and accusations of blasphemy have dominated the conversation. But what's all the fuss, and what can a non-Biblical Jesus story offer us? www.1ofmystories.com/2025/11/find...
Finding Value in the Non-Biblical Jesus Story, THE CARPENTER'S SON
Noah Jupe as THE BOY, Isla Johnston as THE STRANGER From THE GOSPEL OF ST. MATTHEW to JESUS OF NAZARETH to THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST, many a...
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November 21, 2025 at 4:45 PM
📺 TV, Welcome to Derry episode 4 recap is live. We are joined by Reed Lackey, co-host of the Fear of God podcast, to discuss this banger of an episode. www.1ofmystories.com/2025/11/welc...
Welcome to Derry, Episode 4: The Great Swirling Apparatus of Our Planet's Function
Morningstar Angeline as SESQUI Steve Barnes and I are joined by Reed Lackey of the Fear of God podcast to discuss episode 4 of Welcome to De...
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November 19, 2025 at 7:14 PM
📽️ Film review of NUREMBERG is live. NUREMBERG is destined to become just one of many films on the subject, but it may inspire viewers to learn more about these events and catch up on other adaptations of the Nuremberg Trials. www.1ofmystories.com/2025/11/what...
What Makes a Monster? New Film NUREMBERG Won’t Say—But It Asks
Rami Malek as DR KELLEY in NUREMBERG NUREMBERG covers the events leading up to the first of twelve Nuremberg trials held by the Allies again...
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November 14, 2025 at 6:54 PM
📺 TV Recap published for Welcome to Derry, episode 3: Now You See It. Episode 3 delivered some wonderful surprises with an unexpected trip to the 1908 timeline and a meet cute with multiracial characters two cycles ago. www.1ofmystories.com/2025/11/welc...
Welcome to Derry, Episode 3: Now You See It
James Remar as GENERAL SHAW, Chris Chalk as HALLORANN Do you see what I see? Episode 3 delivered some wonderful surprises with an unexpected...
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November 14, 2025 at 2:51 AM
📽️ Film, Filmsky, interview with Lotfy Nathan about his new unconventional Jesus story, THE CARPENTER'S SON. A painter that turned filmmaker, Nathan pictures film as a visual medium first. My interview covers why he made the film and the stylistic choices he made. www.1ofmystories.com/2025/11/an-i...
An Interview with Director Lotfy Nathan about New Film THE CARPENTER'S SON
Noah Jupe as THE BOY, Isa Johnston as THE STRANGER I enjoyed talking to Lotfy Nathan about his controversial new movie THE CARPENTER'S SON. ...
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November 12, 2025 at 4:32 PM
📺 TV Welcome to Derry, episode 2 The Thing in the Dark recap is ready. What did you guys make of those crazy grocery store prices? And is that just glare on Marge's glasses or mini-deadlights? www.1ofmystories.com/2025/11/welc...
Welcome to Derry, Episode 2: The Thing in the Dark
CHARLOTTE (Taylour Paige) faces down three unnamed bullies Things are heating up for episode 2. Both Steve and I agree that Barbara and Andy...
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November 4, 2025 at 8:47 PM
📽️ Film, Filmsky: Finney, Gwen, and the Grabber have returned in BLACK PHONE 2, without a cutesy subtitle to mar the experience. Director Scott Derrickson leans more into the supernatural and his identity as a Christian in this icy church camp story. www.1ofmystories.com/2025/10/blac...
Black Phone 2: Chilling Atmosphere, Lukewarm Script(ure)
Madeleine McGraw as GWEN, Ethan Hawke as GRABBER Finney, Gwen, and the Grabber have returned in BLACK PHONE 2, without a cutesy subtitle to ...
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October 31, 2025 at 3:58 PM
📽️ Film, #filmsky

Podcast up! Episode 1 of Welcome to Derry was a big surprise! So much to enjoy with the Music Man beginning and the intro of Matty really setting the stage to not expect a safe show.

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Welcome to Derry, Episode 1: Pilot
Mikkal Karim Fidler as TEDDY, Clara Stack as LILLY, Jack Molloy Legault as PHIL "Oh we got trouble. Right here in River City. With a capital...
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October 28, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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October 16, 2025 at 3:15 PM
📽️filmsky, Writing about the movie ROOFMAN. I enjoyed while I was watching it, but afterwards I questioned what I had just seen. www.1ofmystories.com/2025/10/chan...
Channing Tatum Distracts from the Tonal Confusion of ROOFMAN
Channing Tatum as JEFFREY in ROOFMAN ROOFMAN both does and does not fit into director Derek Cianfrance's film catalog. On the one hand, the ...
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October 13, 2025 at 4:45 PM
📽️Filmsky, The theme of obsessive male friendships continues to loom large in the year 2025. Continuing that conversation, James Sweeney directs and co-stars in TWINLESS, a dark comedy about two men meet in a support group for survivors who have lost a twin. www.1ofmystories.com/2025/09/twin...
TWINLESS Review: Dylan O’Brien Shines in James Sweeney’s Exploration of Male Loneliness
Dylan O'Brien as ROMAN; JAMES SWEENEY AS DENNIS in TWINLESS The theme of obsessive male friendships continues to loom large in the year 2025...
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September 27, 2025 at 3:00 PM
📽️ Filmsky, Last reviews from #FantasiaFest:

STRAIGHT OUTTA SPACE: an alien invasion horror comedy which serves as a conversation starter about gentrification.
THE FORBIDDEN CITY: a genre-blending tale of missing loved ones, kung fu, and delectable dishes. www.1ofmystories.com/2025/08/stra...
STRAIGHT OUTTA SPACE & THE FORBIDDEN CITY [Fantasia International Film Festival 2025]
L-R:  Daniël Kolf as MITCH, Sinem Kavus as PANTER, Hef as NERO, Loes Schnepper as MARJOLEIN in STRAIGHT OUTTA SPACE STRAIGHT OUTTA SPACE, di...
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August 11, 2025 at 3:50 PM
📽️ Film, Filmsky, Two #FantasiaFest Iranian-directed films

FOREIGNER: A disturbing mean girls tale about the dangers of acculturation for the sake of being liked.

JULIET & THE KING: celebrates the communal joys of theater and friendship across cultures.

Review: www.1ofmystories.com/2025/08/fore...
FOREIGNER and JULIET & THE KING [Fantasia International Film Festival 2025]
Chloe MacLeod as RACHEL, Rose Dehgan as YASAMIN in FOREIGNER FOREIGNER, directed by Ava Maria Safai [English/Persian language] Horror has lo...
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August 6, 2025 at 3:46 PM
📽️ Film Filmsky,
Two #fantasiafest reviews:
Lurker: a parasitic social climber gains influence through an unusual propensity for hanging around.
Every Heavy Thing: For a quirky cautionary tale about the devices that may be spying on you . . . and their creators www.1ofmystories.com/2025/07/lurk...
LURKER & EVERY HEAVY THING [Fantasia International Film Festival 2025]
Théodore Pellerin as MATTHEW in LURKER LURKER, directed by Alex Russell What's the difference between love and obsession? What's the differe...
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August 3, 2025 at 2:54 AM