Chris Williams
@chrisicisms.bsky.social
Movies Writer at Collider. Film critic at Chrisicisms.substack.com. Member, Michigan Movie Critics Guild.
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Chris Williams
@chrisicisms.bsky.social
· Dec 16
My 10 favorite films of 2024
Beavers, daughters, robots and prisoners.
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A really good year for movies. My top 10 list includes artistic architects, grieving sisters, sexy tennis and hundreds of beavers. #FilmSky
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Thinking about this Predator 2 poster I got on my 11th birthday, from a friend, and wishing I still had it. These were sold in places like Walmart back then, displayed next to New Kids on The Block and Lamborghini posters in those big, plastic “flip book”endcap displays. We were once kings…
November 11, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Thinking about this Predator 2 poster I got on my 11th birthday, from a friend, and wishing I still had it. These were sold in places like Walmart back then, displayed next to New Kids on The Block and Lamborghini posters in those big, plastic “flip book”endcap displays. We were once kings…
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Think about buying a car, a fun, stress-free negotiating process that everybody loves. Now imagine that if you don’t buy a car you die and if you buy the wrong car you also die
Trump: "I want the money to go into an account for people where they buy their own health insurance. It's so good. The insurance will be better. It'll cost less. Everybody is gonna be happy. They're gonna feel like entrepreneurs. They're actually able to go out & negotiate their own insurance"
November 11, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Think about buying a car, a fun, stress-free negotiating process that everybody loves. Now imagine that if you don’t buy a car you die and if you buy the wrong car you also die
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Psyched to check out HAMNET, which I understand to be about a pig with a modem
November 11, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Psyched to check out HAMNET, which I understand to be about a pig with a modem
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I get why some people didn't like PREDATOR: BADLANDS. I get it. But
two men are sitting at a table looking at a cell phone . one of the men is wearing a red jacket .
Alt: two men are sitting at a table looking at a cell phone . one of the men is wearing a red jacket .
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November 10, 2025 at 9:04 PM
I get why some people didn't like PREDATOR: BADLANDS. I get it. But
In DC for a work conference but had an evening to kill. Finally able to cross seeing a movie at Alamo Drafthousr off my bucket list.
November 9, 2025 at 11:01 PM
In DC for a work conference but had an evening to kill. Finally able to cross seeing a movie at Alamo Drafthousr off my bucket list.
I've been watching MR. SCORSESE on Apple TV, and I'm glad they have talked so much about THE LAST TEMPTATION OF CHRIST. Here's a piece I wrote on the movie awhile back that I felt was worth a reshare.
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The importance of dangerous art
'The Last Temptation of Christ' as a vital tool in my spiritual growth.
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November 8, 2025 at 2:26 PM
I've been watching MR. SCORSESE on Apple TV, and I'm glad they have talked so much about THE LAST TEMPTATION OF CHRIST. Here's a piece I wrote on the movie awhile back that I felt was worth a reshare.
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“It's kind of a cosmic gumbo. It almost moves to the beat of jazz”
this is officially the funniest marketing blurb of all time. I love it when dumb guys achieve transcendent comic stupidity all on their own
November 8, 2025 at 12:41 AM
“It's kind of a cosmic gumbo. It almost moves to the beat of jazz”
Sorry, guys. Not too interested in a Gremlins 3 without Joe Dante.
November 6, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Sorry, guys. Not too interested in a Gremlins 3 without Joe Dante.
We have a dog. We got a cat this summer. Last night, a mouse snuck in our room. And you know what? The cartoons were right. These guys really don't like each other!
November 5, 2025 at 1:57 PM
We have a dog. We got a cat this summer. Last night, a mouse snuck in our room. And you know what? The cartoons were right. These guys really don't like each other!
You still have a few days to catch Guillermo del Toro's FRANKENSTEIN in theaters before it debuts on Netflix this Friday. While I understand the convenience of watching at home, this is one that deserves to be be seen on a big screen. #filmsky
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Review: Frankenstein
The adaptation of Mary Shelley’s classic is the movie the director was born to make.
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November 5, 2025 at 12:52 AM
You still have a few days to catch Guillermo del Toro's FRANKENSTEIN in theaters before it debuts on Netflix this Friday. While I understand the convenience of watching at home, this is one that deserves to be be seen on a big screen. #filmsky
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When the news calls you a “divisive figure” in 2025 that means you did some atrocities
November 4, 2025 at 1:24 PM
When the news calls you a “divisive figure” in 2025 that means you did some atrocities
I know we're after Halloween, but we can still have some horror posts, right? Latest for Collider.
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This Actor Who Died in the First Scream Movie Made a Tiny Cameo in the Sequel… Alive
The Scream movies have flirted with bringing this character back before.
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November 3, 2025 at 12:27 AM
I know we're after Halloween, but we can still have some horror posts, right? Latest for Collider.
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I hate gay Halloween, what do you mean you're the 6-foot infant that should have existed at the end of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button?
October 31, 2025 at 7:34 PM
I hate gay Halloween, what do you mean you're the 6-foot infant that should have existed at the end of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button?
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Wait so you can strip someone of their power on account of their association with Jeffrey Epstein? Interesting
BREAKING: King Charles III will strip Prince Andrew of remaining titles and evict him from royal residence, Buckingham Palace says.
King Charles III will evict Prince Andrew from his royal residence and strip his titles, palace says
Buckingham Palace says that King Charles III is stripping his brother Prince Andrew of his remaining titles and evicting him from his royal residence.
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October 30, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Wait so you can strip someone of their power on account of their association with Jeffrey Epstein? Interesting
I found the Netflix documentary THE PERFECT NEIGHBOR to be gut-wrenching and quietly compelling. And it's a step in the right direction for a streamer that too often goes for the sensational approach with its true crime docs. For Collider.
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Netflix's Latest True Crime Documentary Is an Important Step in the Right Direction for the Streamer
The documentary is empathetic instead of sensational, and that makes all the difference.
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October 30, 2025 at 12:12 PM
I found the Netflix documentary THE PERFECT NEIGHBOR to be gut-wrenching and quietly compelling. And it's a step in the right direction for a streamer that too often goes for the sensational approach with its true crime docs. For Collider.
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Exvangelical art remains an intriguing underground movement in American pop culture.
Quietly, 2025 has been a great year for popular Christinanity-tinged art. And I say this as someone who is long past his MXPX and Jars of Clay phase.
The Colors Within anime, expand Carrie and Lowell from Sufjan, And Roger, new Andy Shauf/Foxwarren, and plenty more.
The Colors Within anime, expand Carrie and Lowell from Sufjan, And Roger, new Andy Shauf/Foxwarren, and plenty more.
One of 2025's best releases, And Rodger, is a video game about God, love, and loss. It's powerful and moving. Here's my conversation with Yona, the designer behind And Roger, about why he decided to make a video game about making peace with saying goodbye. remapradio.com/articles/one...
October 29, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Exvangelical art remains an intriguing underground movement in American pop culture.
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This is the funniest thing I've ever seen.
October 28, 2025 at 5:54 PM
This is the funniest thing I've ever seen.
Watched THE MONSTER SQUAD with the kids earlier this Halloween season. And while I know we're all tired of reboots and remakes, this seems to be one that could be improved by a revisit. For Collider. collider.com/the-monster-...
This '80s Classic Horror Comedy Is Long Overdue for a Remake, and Now's the Perfect Time
We're always looking for a good monster mash.
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October 28, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Watched THE MONSTER SQUAD with the kids earlier this Halloween season. And while I know we're all tired of reboots and remakes, this seems to be one that could be improved by a revisit. For Collider. collider.com/the-monster-...
A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE, now on Netflix, terrified me. It's an intense and smart look at the absolute insanity of nuclear war. Now on Netflix.
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Review: A House of Dynamite
Kathryn Bigelow’s thriller examines nuclear war’s very real, very existential threat.
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October 27, 2025 at 12:18 PM
A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE, now on Netflix, terrified me. It's an intense and smart look at the absolute insanity of nuclear war. Now on Netflix.
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I've been writing a lot about Stephen King at Collider. Which is good, as it's relevant to my interests. This deep dive on a beloved King character was fun to write.
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‘It: Welcome to Derry’ Features Someone From Stephen King’s Greatest Horror Movie, Leading to Crossover Speculation
This hero has a rich history in Stephen King's universe.
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October 25, 2025 at 1:40 PM
I've been writing a lot about Stephen King at Collider. Which is good, as it's relevant to my interests. This deep dive on a beloved King character was fun to write.
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Absolutely obsessed with framing your employees sleeping on the floor as a humble brag
“Look how hard my team works” no dude you’re just bad at project management.
Competent companies ship products without cosplaying being homeless
“Look how hard my team works” no dude you’re just bad at project management.
Competent companies ship products without cosplaying being homeless
October 23, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Absolutely obsessed with framing your employees sleeping on the floor as a humble brag
“Look how hard my team works” no dude you’re just bad at project management.
Competent companies ship products without cosplaying being homeless
“Look how hard my team works” no dude you’re just bad at project management.
Competent companies ship products without cosplaying being homeless
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Disney turning down a Steven Soderbergh STAR WARS is such a dumb, dumb decision, and I had to vent about it.
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Disney Made a Huge Mistake by Turning Down Adam Driver and Steven Soderbergh’s Kylo Ren Movie
Adam Driver and Steven Soderbergh worked on a Kylo Ren Star Wars spinoff that Disney turned down. That was a mistake.
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October 23, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Disney turning down a Steven Soderbergh STAR WARS is such a dumb, dumb decision, and I had to vent about it.
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We just had THE LONG WALK and I'm eager to see what Edgar Wright does with THE RUNNING MAN. But there's one of King's Richard Bachman films that will never see the inside of a movie theater, and with good reason.
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Stephen King's Pseudonym Is Having a Big Box Office Year, but There's One Story That Will Never Be Adapted
Stephen King pulled this novel from publication, and with good reason.
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October 24, 2025 at 12:19 PM
We just had THE LONG WALK and I'm eager to see what Edgar Wright does with THE RUNNING MAN. But there's one of King's Richard Bachman films that will never see the inside of a movie theater, and with good reason.
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"Oxford commas are a sign you write with ai" I will find such a unique way to rip out your spine that they'll make a movie about it
October 23, 2025 at 4:50 PM
"Oxford commas are a sign you write with ai" I will find such a unique way to rip out your spine that they'll make a movie about it