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Chris Feil

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All this talk about food, I’m getting hungry, girls. Writer (Vanity Fair, The Daily Beast, Vulture, elsewhere). This Had Oscar Buzz cohost. Etc. He/him.

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Chris Feil @chrisvfeil.bsky.social · Dec 9

Thrilled to finally share this! For @vulture.com, Fran Hoepfner and I wrote about all of Mike Leigh’s films (yes, even the BBCs!) in all their tragic-comic genius. Enjoy!! www.vulture.com/article/mike...

A Guide to the Films of Mike Leigh, From Tragic to Comic

We chart Leigh’s films as the director views life itself: on a range from pure tragedy to pure comedy, and everything in between.

www.vulture.com

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Matt Jacobs @mattjacobs.bsky.social · 1d

Talked to Regina Hall about the “psychic” nature of One Battle After Another, screaming into the void, and whether Scary Movie 6 will be an A24 parody

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This Isn’t Your Typical Regina Hall

Playing a revolutionary decades into the fight gave the One Battle After Another actress a new understanding of idealism.

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Andrew Weinstein @andrewjweinstein.com · 3d

ICE admits that up to 50% of arrests in its Chicago raids are "collateral.” These aren't statistics. They are parents taken from their children, neighbors taken from our communities. When does a "collateral" U.S. citizen child's trauma matter? This isn't law enforcement; it's a campaign of terror.

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Chris Feil @chrisvfeil.bsky.social · 6d

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A ★½ review of The Smashing Machine (2025)

An embarrassing dress-up hanging on to its aesthetics for dear life. Been a minute since I’ve seen something that loathed its characters this much

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Chris Feil @chrisvfeil.bsky.social · 6d

Ooh boy everyone is being way too kind to The Smashing Machine

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Chris Feil @chrisvfeil.bsky.social · 8d

Here’s how I get them to screen The Savages (1/372):

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Ben Rosen @benrosen.bsky.social · 8d

and to our enemies: FAFO

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Chris Feil @chrisvfeil.bsky.social · 8d

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A ★★ review of A House of Dynamite (2025)

CBS Fridays 8e/7c

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Chris Feil @chrisvfeil.bsky.social · 8d

big huge hell yeah

Chris Feil @chrisvfeil.bsky.social · 9d

Anyway, OBAA has me listening to Steely Dan, which is nice

Chris Feil @chrisvfeil.bsky.social · 9d

A House of Dynamite

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Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 11d

I saw a special film at the #NYFF: Peter Hujar's Day, Ira Sachs's meditative recreation of a 1974 interview with the photographer. Vividly evocative of a lost gay New York, and Ben Whishaw, using only a transcript, goes so deep; he does the kind of work that should be up for awards but rarely is.

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Willow Catelyn Maclay @willowcatelyn.bsky.social · 9d

ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER (Paul Thomas Anderson, 2025)

PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 @patriottakes.bsky.social · 9d

Pete Hegseth accidentally flipping a skateboard into his nuts on live TV

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Jason Adams @jamnpp.bsky.social · 10d

Happy Sunday from Ben Whishaw

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Chris Feil @chrisvfeil.bsky.social · 11d

An usher intro’d our 70MM IMAX screening and asked the audience how many folks traveled in from out of town (as I did) and about 90% raised their hands

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Chris Feil @chrisvfeil.bsky.social · 11d

Well, One Battle After Another is an unflaggingly vivid, wacko, emotional Exhibit A of the genius of essentially everyone involved

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Roxana Hadadi @roxana-hadadi.bsky.social · 13d

🚨SPOILERS🚨: I wrote about the ~ENDING~ of ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER; what it says about the past, present, and future of this country; and how beautifully it envisions an "I have friends everywhere" mode of resistance. again, SPOILERS. at @vulture.com:

www.vulture.com/article/one-...

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Chris Feil @chrisvfeil.bsky.social · 12d

So true

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And the Runner-Up Is @andtherunnerupis.bsky.social · 13d

Listen to a preview of today's A Woman Robbed, discussing Shelley Duvall in The Shining and Elizabeth Berkley in Showgirls!

@chrisvfeil.bsky.social joins me to review their performances, discuss why they weren't nominated, and more! Full episode on Patreon!

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Chris Feil @chrisvfeil.bsky.social · 15d

Me making Oscar predictions over at anklerpundits.com? Likelier than you think!

Chris Feil @chrisvfeil.bsky.social · 15d

LB favs refresh, why not etc.

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The Ankler @theankler.com · 19d

Hamnet is a tearjerker that “doesn’t feel like medicine or homework.” It’s no surprise the film racked up the TIFF Audience Award and seems primed for domination, think @kateyrich.bsky.social, @chrisjrosen.bsky.social and @chrisvfeil.bsky.social prestigejunkieafterparty.substack.com/p/fall-fest-...

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IATSE // #IASolidarity @iatse.bsky.social · 20d

JOINT STATEMENT: Hollywood Labor on Pulling of Jimmy Kimmel Live w/ @sagaftra.org @directorsguild.bsky.social @afm-union.bsky.social

The indefinite removal of Jimmy Kimmel Live under government pressure is not an isolated incident. It is part of a disturbing trend of increasing interference in creative expression. This kind of political pressure on broadcasters and artists chills free speech and threatens the livelihoods of thousands of working Americans.

When a private citizen, business, or television network bows to government intimidation, it strikes at the heart of our First Amendment rights. Creative artists must be free to do their work without fear that their careers or their family’s livelihoods will be disrupted simply for their opinions.

These cases pull the rug out from under the hardworking American workers behind the scenes who make these productions possible. At a time when America’s film and television industry is still struggling due to globalization and industry contraction, further unnecessary job losses only make a bad situation worse.

Finally, media companies have a responsibility to defend their workers and the integrity of the stories they tell. All broadcasters must stand firm in defense of free expression and the First Amendment, not capitulate to a policy of political appeasement.

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Bryan Joiner @bryanjoiner.bsky.social · 20d

The media allowing Trump plausible deniability on Project 2025 during the campaign is right up there with Iraq War stenography in craven, lazy disgracefulness

Olivia Messer @oliviamesser.bsky.social · 20d

hey so this is insane

Brendan Carr confirming that the FCC is carrying out Project 2025 stuff via a gif on Twitter

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Chase Mitchell @chasemit.bsky.social · 21d

“You used to be able to say anything” comedians never been more quiet in their lives

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Chris Feil @chrisvfeil.bsky.social · 21d

Have an amazing time, Jordan!!