Chris Alders
@chrisalders.bsky.social
Well-educated, intelligent, loving, occasionally brilliant, and frequently hilarious.
A widely-lauded film that unlocks the dynamics of a failed jewel heist is 1992's Reservoir Dogs. My Letterboxd review is presented below. #Films #Movies #AcademyAwards #RogerEbert #TIFF #Cannes #FilmSky
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A ★★★ review of Reservoir Dogs (1992)
A jewel heist goes horribly wrong in the 1992 film Reservoir Dogs. Directed by Quentin Tarantino, the story centres on the aftermath of a robbery in which some of those doing the stealing, as well as ...
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December 24, 2025 at 3:59 PM
A widely-lauded film that unlocks the dynamics of a failed jewel heist is 1992's Reservoir Dogs. My Letterboxd review is presented below. #Films #Movies #AcademyAwards #RogerEbert #TIFF #Cannes #FilmSky
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12/24/47: Welles' spectacular The Lady From Shanghai
w/OW, Rita Hayworth, Everett Sloane
From Us, via New Oxford Handbook of Am Film Hist: midcenturycinema.org/wp-content/u...
More:
@tpaleyfilm.bsky.social: www.theguardian.com/film/filmblo...
@geoff-andrew.bsky.social: www.bfi.org.uk/features/lad...
w/OW, Rita Hayworth, Everett Sloane
From Us, via New Oxford Handbook of Am Film Hist: midcenturycinema.org/wp-content/u...
More:
@tpaleyfilm.bsky.social: www.theguardian.com/film/filmblo...
@geoff-andrew.bsky.social: www.bfi.org.uk/features/lad...
The Lady from Shanghai: Welles at his most mischievous
Orson Welles’ exhilarating film noir finds the actor-director mixing profundity with playfulness.
www.bfi.org.uk
December 24, 2025 at 2:35 PM
12/24/47: Welles' spectacular The Lady From Shanghai
w/OW, Rita Hayworth, Everett Sloane
From Us, via New Oxford Handbook of Am Film Hist: midcenturycinema.org/wp-content/u...
More:
@tpaleyfilm.bsky.social: www.theguardian.com/film/filmblo...
@geoff-andrew.bsky.social: www.bfi.org.uk/features/lad...
w/OW, Rita Hayworth, Everett Sloane
From Us, via New Oxford Handbook of Am Film Hist: midcenturycinema.org/wp-content/u...
More:
@tpaleyfilm.bsky.social: www.theguardian.com/film/filmblo...
@geoff-andrew.bsky.social: www.bfi.org.uk/features/lad...
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Are you on #ReelRank yet? 🤓
review.reelrank.net/45b2745a-be5...
Here's our review of #TheMuppetChristmasCarol, one of the best #ChristmasMovies or #movies full stop.
I think this is why we have #cinema, & why we have #film. A joyous, poignant, moving movie-going experience 🤗
#FilmSky #MovieSky
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Here's our review of #TheMuppetChristmasCarol, one of the best #ChristmasMovies or #movies full stop.
I think this is why we have #cinema, & why we have #film. A joyous, poignant, moving movie-going experience 🤗
#FilmSky #MovieSky
Review: "This is where I learned to Gonzo" on ReelRank
👍 10.0/10 — Hey! This is one of the Movies That Made Me, so you know what that means!
A really lengthy Medium p…
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December 24, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Are you on #ReelRank yet? 🤓
review.reelrank.net/45b2745a-be5...
Here's our review of #TheMuppetChristmasCarol, one of the best #ChristmasMovies or #movies full stop.
I think this is why we have #cinema, & why we have #film. A joyous, poignant, moving movie-going experience 🤗
#FilmSky #MovieSky
review.reelrank.net/45b2745a-be5...
Here's our review of #TheMuppetChristmasCarol, one of the best #ChristmasMovies or #movies full stop.
I think this is why we have #cinema, & why we have #film. A joyous, poignant, moving movie-going experience 🤗
#FilmSky #MovieSky
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December 24, 2025 at 9:35 AM
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#NowWatching VERONIKA VOSS (1982). Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder. Rosel Zech, Hilmar Thate.
Nothing screams Christmas Eve like some Fassbinder! 🤣 Rewatching tale of aging starlet who once had powerful connections in Third Reich.
#filmsky 📽
Criterion Collection 205
Nothing screams Christmas Eve like some Fassbinder! 🤣 Rewatching tale of aging starlet who once had powerful connections in Third Reich.
#filmsky 📽
Criterion Collection 205
December 24, 2025 at 3:49 PM
#NowWatching VERONIKA VOSS (1982). Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder. Rosel Zech, Hilmar Thate.
Nothing screams Christmas Eve like some Fassbinder! 🤣 Rewatching tale of aging starlet who once had powerful connections in Third Reich.
#filmsky 📽
Criterion Collection 205
Nothing screams Christmas Eve like some Fassbinder! 🤣 Rewatching tale of aging starlet who once had powerful connections in Third Reich.
#filmsky 📽
Criterion Collection 205
I have just finished viewing the 1956 film, War And Peace, directed by King Vidor and featuring Audrey Hepburn, Henry Fonda, Mel Ferrer, Vittorio Gassman, Herbert Lom, and Oscar Homolka. #Films #Movies #AcademyAwards #RogerEbert #TIFF #Cannes #FilmSky
December 23, 2025 at 3:03 PM
I have just finished viewing the 1956 film, War And Peace, directed by King Vidor and featuring Audrey Hepburn, Henry Fonda, Mel Ferrer, Vittorio Gassman, Herbert Lom, and Oscar Homolka. #Films #Movies #AcademyAwards #RogerEbert #TIFF #Cannes #FilmSky
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December 23, 2025 at 2:22 AM
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My ⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2 review of LAST TANGO IN PARIS boxd.it/cbGtDF
Compelling, oftentimes repellant, exploration of human need & connection. Brando, as cuckolded widower, seeks to regain power thru anonymous, degrading, all-consuming sex.
Performances are fearless, but subject not for everyone.
#filmsky 📽
Compelling, oftentimes repellant, exploration of human need & connection. Brando, as cuckolded widower, seeks to regain power thru anonymous, degrading, all-consuming sex.
Performances are fearless, but subject not for everyone.
#filmsky 📽
December 23, 2025 at 11:03 AM
My ⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2 review of LAST TANGO IN PARIS boxd.it/cbGtDF
Compelling, oftentimes repellant, exploration of human need & connection. Brando, as cuckolded widower, seeks to regain power thru anonymous, degrading, all-consuming sex.
Performances are fearless, but subject not for everyone.
#filmsky 📽
Compelling, oftentimes repellant, exploration of human need & connection. Brando, as cuckolded widower, seeks to regain power thru anonymous, degrading, all-consuming sex.
Performances are fearless, but subject not for everyone.
#filmsky 📽
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Apocalypto (2006) Produced and directed by Mel Gibson
December 23, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Apocalypto (2006) Produced and directed by Mel Gibson
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12/23/68: Ingmar Bergman's searing, timeless masterpiece Shame [US]
w/Max von Sydow, Liv Ullmann, Gunnar Björnstrand
Kael: “a flawless work & a masterly vision”
More:
Our take: midcenturycinema.org/node/158
Liv: www.criterion.com/current/post...
Michael Sragow: www.criterion.com/current/post...
w/Max von Sydow, Liv Ullmann, Gunnar Björnstrand
Kael: “a flawless work & a masterly vision”
More:
Our take: midcenturycinema.org/node/158
Liv: www.criterion.com/current/post...
Michael Sragow: www.criterion.com/current/post...
December 23, 2025 at 2:31 PM
12/23/68: Ingmar Bergman's searing, timeless masterpiece Shame [US]
w/Max von Sydow, Liv Ullmann, Gunnar Björnstrand
Kael: “a flawless work & a masterly vision”
More:
Our take: midcenturycinema.org/node/158
Liv: www.criterion.com/current/post...
Michael Sragow: www.criterion.com/current/post...
w/Max von Sydow, Liv Ullmann, Gunnar Björnstrand
Kael: “a flawless work & a masterly vision”
More:
Our take: midcenturycinema.org/node/158
Liv: www.criterion.com/current/post...
Michael Sragow: www.criterion.com/current/post...
I have just finished reading the 2019 novel Radicalized, written by Cory Doctorow. ##Books #Literature #Booker Prize #GillerPrize #CanadaReads #ScienceFiction
December 22, 2025 at 4:02 PM
I have just finished reading the 2019 novel Radicalized, written by Cory Doctorow. ##Books #Literature #Booker Prize #GillerPrize #CanadaReads #ScienceFiction
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Death Proof (2007) Written and directed by Quentin Tarantino.
December 22, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Death Proof (2007) Written and directed by Quentin Tarantino.
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If Trump is successful at annexing Greenland that will mean the US effectively surrounds Canada on three sides…what do you suppose happens after Greenland falls 😳 #CDNpoli
Trump says he’s appointing Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry as “special envoy” to Greenland.
Landry has previously expressed support for Trump’s plan to invade Greenland.
Landry has previously expressed support for Trump’s plan to invade Greenland.
December 22, 2025 at 2:20 PM
If Trump is successful at annexing Greenland that will mean the US effectively surrounds Canada on three sides…what do you suppose happens after Greenland falls 😳 #CDNpoli
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12/22/62: Welles' The Trial
w/Anthony Perkins, OW, Moreau, Romy Schneider
OW: My "most autobiographical film"
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@shelaghrowanlegg.bsky.social: screenanarchy.com/2023/09/the-...
w/Anthony Perkins, OW, Moreau, Romy Schneider
OW: My "most autobiographical film"
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@tnyfrontrow.bsky.social: www.newyorker.com/goings-on-ab...
@bilgeebiri.bsky.social: moviemezzanine.com/mezzanine-es...
@shelaghrowanlegg.bsky.social: screenanarchy.com/2023/09/the-...
THE TRIAL Blu-ray Review: Criterion Takes on Orson Welles' Masterpiece
Long awaited by cinephiles and Orson Welles fans, it took longer than it should for The Trial to be restored. At last, Welles' favourite of his own films has been given the Criterion treatment. It...
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December 22, 2025 at 2:49 PM
12/22/62: Welles' The Trial
w/Anthony Perkins, OW, Moreau, Romy Schneider
OW: My "most autobiographical film"
More
@tnyfrontrow.bsky.social: www.newyorker.com/goings-on-ab...
@bilgeebiri.bsky.social: moviemezzanine.com/mezzanine-es...
@shelaghrowanlegg.bsky.social: screenanarchy.com/2023/09/the-...
w/Anthony Perkins, OW, Moreau, Romy Schneider
OW: My "most autobiographical film"
More
@tnyfrontrow.bsky.social: www.newyorker.com/goings-on-ab...
@bilgeebiri.bsky.social: moviemezzanine.com/mezzanine-es...
@shelaghrowanlegg.bsky.social: screenanarchy.com/2023/09/the-...
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My ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review of DEAD POETS SOCIETY boxd.it/c9GLnx
Coming-of-age tale of unconventional teacher who inspires students to express themselves & embrace life tugs at the heartstrings.
Cast is excellent, but nothing in screenplay surprises. Every adult, aside from Williams, is monstrous.
#filmsky 📽
Coming-of-age tale of unconventional teacher who inspires students to express themselves & embrace life tugs at the heartstrings.
Cast is excellent, but nothing in screenplay surprises. Every adult, aside from Williams, is monstrous.
#filmsky 📽
December 21, 2025 at 6:27 PM
My ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review of DEAD POETS SOCIETY boxd.it/c9GLnx
Coming-of-age tale of unconventional teacher who inspires students to express themselves & embrace life tugs at the heartstrings.
Cast is excellent, but nothing in screenplay surprises. Every adult, aside from Williams, is monstrous.
#filmsky 📽
Coming-of-age tale of unconventional teacher who inspires students to express themselves & embrace life tugs at the heartstrings.
Cast is excellent, but nothing in screenplay surprises. Every adult, aside from Williams, is monstrous.
#filmsky 📽
Reviewed by Matt Zoller Seitz. #Films #Movies #AcademyAwards #RogerEbert #TIFF #Cannes #FilmSky
www.rogerebert.com/reviews/is-t...
www.rogerebert.com/reviews/is-t...
Is This Thing On? movie review (2025) | Roger Ebert
A film so attentive to fluctuations in the characters' emotions that watching them exist is exciting.
www.rogerebert.com
December 21, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Reviewed by Matt Zoller Seitz. #Films #Movies #AcademyAwards #RogerEbert #TIFF #Cannes #FilmSky
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Deck the halls and lock him up.
Written by Rikki Beadle-Blair
Performed at Soho Theatre, Walhamstow for charity fundraiser "Comedians Do Carols."
Written by Rikki Beadle-Blair
Performed at Soho Theatre, Walhamstow for charity fundraiser "Comedians Do Carols."
December 20, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Deck the halls and lock him up.
Written by Rikki Beadle-Blair
Performed at Soho Theatre, Walhamstow for charity fundraiser "Comedians Do Carols."
Written by Rikki Beadle-Blair
Performed at Soho Theatre, Walhamstow for charity fundraiser "Comedians Do Carols."
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If the right to free speech does not include the right to oppose an active genocide using strong and unmitigated language, then there is no freedom of speech.
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www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/if-youre-n...
If You're Not Free To Oppose A Genocide, Your Society Is Not Free
Reading by Tim Foley:
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December 21, 2025 at 11:42 AM
If the right to free speech does not include the right to oppose an active genocide using strong and unmitigated language, then there is no freedom of speech.
www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/if-youre-n...
www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/if-youre-n...
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Quote of the day (and possibly a prompt for a noir movie):
did the bluesky find a friend thing, turns out he was right there in the trunk where i left him
December 21, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Quote of the day (and possibly a prompt for a noir movie):
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The Holdovers (2023) Directed by Alexander Payne starring Paul Giamatti, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, and Dominic Sessa.
December 21, 2025 at 2:02 PM
The Holdovers (2023) Directed by Alexander Payne starring Paul Giamatti, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, and Dominic Sessa.
The life of a late Irish author, painter, and raconteur is brought to life in the 1989 classic, My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown. #Films #Movies #AcademyAwards #RogerEbert #TIFF #Cannes #FilmSky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9chw...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9chw...
My Left Foot: the coal scenes (Daniel Day-Lewis, 1989)
YouTube video by Kris Griffiths
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December 20, 2025 at 3:13 PM
The life of a late Irish author, painter, and raconteur is brought to life in the 1989 classic, My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown. #Films #Movies #AcademyAwards #RogerEbert #TIFF #Cannes #FilmSky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9chw...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9chw...
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If bond markets really do possess the power to destroy governments that pursue popular, necessary policies, then the question is not how to placate them. The question is how to redesign the monetary, fiscal, and institutional framework so that this power no longer exists
December 20, 2025 at 11:15 AM
If bond markets really do possess the power to destroy governments that pursue popular, necessary policies, then the question is not how to placate them. The question is how to redesign the monetary, fiscal, and institutional framework so that this power no longer exists
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A Haunting in Venice (2023) Produced and directed by Kenneth Branagh. Screenplay by Michael Green loosely based on Agatha Christie's 1969 novel Hallowe'en Party. The ensemble cast includes Kenneth Branagh, Michelle Yeoh and Jamie Dornan.
December 20, 2025 at 2:02 PM
A Haunting in Venice (2023) Produced and directed by Kenneth Branagh. Screenplay by Michael Green loosely based on Agatha Christie's 1969 novel Hallowe'en Party. The ensemble cast includes Kenneth Branagh, Michelle Yeoh and Jamie Dornan.
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#Edwards1000SixtiesMovies
235/1000:
GIGOT
This now-forgotten, overlooked comedy-drama movie perfectly showcased the skilled acting of Jackie Gleason, who played a mute but kind-hearted utility man who befriends the little daughter of a prostitute. I guess this deserves more love than ever.
235/1000:
GIGOT
This now-forgotten, overlooked comedy-drama movie perfectly showcased the skilled acting of Jackie Gleason, who played a mute but kind-hearted utility man who befriends the little daughter of a prostitute. I guess this deserves more love than ever.
December 20, 2025 at 2:16 PM
#Edwards1000SixtiesMovies
235/1000:
GIGOT
This now-forgotten, overlooked comedy-drama movie perfectly showcased the skilled acting of Jackie Gleason, who played a mute but kind-hearted utility man who befriends the little daughter of a prostitute. I guess this deserves more love than ever.
235/1000:
GIGOT
This now-forgotten, overlooked comedy-drama movie perfectly showcased the skilled acting of Jackie Gleason, who played a mute but kind-hearted utility man who befriends the little daughter of a prostitute. I guess this deserves more love than ever.
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No time like the present to get your TBR list in order...
Revisit our six festive reading articles for inspiration. Whether you’re gifting or planning your own holiday reads, find them all by tapping link below.
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Revisit our six festive reading articles for inspiration. Whether you’re gifting or planning your own holiday reads, find them all by tapping link below.
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Festive reading from the Booker Prizes | The Booker Prizes
We’ve parcelled up some treats for the holidays ahead – discover the best books and audiobooks to enjoy this season, get gift ideas for book lovers of all ages, then test your knowledge with our Christmas quiz
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December 20, 2025 at 2:59 PM
No time like the present to get your TBR list in order...
Revisit our six festive reading articles for inspiration. Whether you’re gifting or planning your own holiday reads, find them all by tapping link below.
https://thebookerprizes.pulse.ly/f0qswku0fj
Revisit our six festive reading articles for inspiration. Whether you’re gifting or planning your own holiday reads, find them all by tapping link below.
https://thebookerprizes.pulse.ly/f0qswku0fj