Daniella
@daniellamazzio.bsky.social
Culture Writer/Critic. Consultant. Posts about movies, Chicago, gardening, pollinators, disability, & leftism. Ran that Lydia Tár account. Now have a Michael Shannon podcast. Opinions are my own. Viva Palestina. https://linktr.ee/daniellamazzio
FILM CRITICISM IS ALIVE AND IN LOVE, BABY!!
You won't believe the conversations about adaptation (and streaming services) @joeengleman.bsky.social and I have been having around the house lately.
Read my dive on HEDDA and Joe's on TRAIN DREAMS now online @chicagoreader.com ❤️🔥
You won't believe the conversations about adaptation (and streaming services) @joeengleman.bsky.social and I have been having around the house lately.
Read my dive on HEDDA and Joe's on TRAIN DREAMS now online @chicagoreader.com ❤️🔥
November 17, 2025 at 10:57 PM
FILM CRITICISM IS ALIVE AND IN LOVE, BABY!!
You won't believe the conversations about adaptation (and streaming services) @joeengleman.bsky.social and I have been having around the house lately.
Read my dive on HEDDA and Joe's on TRAIN DREAMS now online @chicagoreader.com ❤️🔥
You won't believe the conversations about adaptation (and streaming services) @joeengleman.bsky.social and I have been having around the house lately.
Read my dive on HEDDA and Joe's on TRAIN DREAMS now online @chicagoreader.com ❤️🔥
Chicago! Don't miss tonight's Cold Sweat double feature of TAKE SHELTER and SAVE THE GREEN PLANET at
@facetschicago.bsky.social!
If you go, you may even see a familiar postcard....
@facetschicago.bsky.social!
If you go, you may even see a familiar postcard....
October 17, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Chicago! Don't miss tonight's Cold Sweat double feature of TAKE SHELTER and SAVE THE GREEN PLANET at
@facetschicago.bsky.social!
If you go, you may even see a familiar postcard....
@facetschicago.bsky.social!
If you go, you may even see a familiar postcard....
Ya girl finally emerged from her bunker (a month of depression) and I'm pleased to say Hand Me the Mike is BACK with a discussion of Joshua Oppenheimer's 2024 musical THE END. @rosswbermaniv.bsky.social joins for a very rich conversation. We talk a lot about ACT OF KILLING, too. 🔗➡️
October 15, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Ya girl finally emerged from her bunker (a month of depression) and I'm pleased to say Hand Me the Mike is BACK with a discussion of Joshua Oppenheimer's 2024 musical THE END. @rosswbermaniv.bsky.social joins for a very rich conversation. We talk a lot about ACT OF KILLING, too. 🔗➡️
FYI on @sbworkersunited.org action in Chicago tonight:
September 27, 2025 at 7:51 PM
FYI on @sbworkersunited.org action in Chicago tonight:
Boy last week was a doozy, huh? Well after taking a mini break, Hand Me the Mike is back with a doozy!
@petreraleigh.bsky.social and I talk about both of Werner Herzog's 2009 movies: MY SON, MY SON, WHAT HAVE YE DONE? and BAD LIEUTENANT: PORT OF CALL NEW ORLEANS. 🔗⤵️
@petreraleigh.bsky.social and I talk about both of Werner Herzog's 2009 movies: MY SON, MY SON, WHAT HAVE YE DONE? and BAD LIEUTENANT: PORT OF CALL NEW ORLEANS. 🔗⤵️
September 16, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Boy last week was a doozy, huh? Well after taking a mini break, Hand Me the Mike is back with a doozy!
@petreraleigh.bsky.social and I talk about both of Werner Herzog's 2009 movies: MY SON, MY SON, WHAT HAVE YE DONE? and BAD LIEUTENANT: PORT OF CALL NEW ORLEANS. 🔗⤵️
@petreraleigh.bsky.social and I talk about both of Werner Herzog's 2009 movies: MY SON, MY SON, WHAT HAVE YE DONE? and BAD LIEUTENANT: PORT OF CALL NEW ORLEANS. 🔗⤵️
As Chicago continues to be used as a rhetorical device by the right, I want to highlight the abundance of Latin American and queer film screenings (starting this week through the end of Sept) between @musicboxtheatre.bsky.social's Crucemos Al Otro Lado programming & @reelingfilmfest.bsky.social!
September 14, 2025 at 4:54 PM
As Chicago continues to be used as a rhetorical device by the right, I want to highlight the abundance of Latin American and queer film screenings (starting this week through the end of Sept) between @musicboxtheatre.bsky.social's Crucemos Al Otro Lado programming & @reelingfilmfest.bsky.social!
It's #MikeDropMonday! The new hashtag I'm inventing to indicate there's a new episode of Hand Me the Mike. This week, we've got the Bechdel Cast's @caitlindurante.bsky.social on to talk about Michael Shannon's film debut GROUNDHOG DAY!
This is a fun one that covers a lot of ground! 🔗⤵️
This is a fun one that covers a lot of ground! 🔗⤵️
September 1, 2025 at 4:01 PM
It's #MikeDropMonday! The new hashtag I'm inventing to indicate there's a new episode of Hand Me the Mike. This week, we've got the Bechdel Cast's @caitlindurante.bsky.social on to talk about Michael Shannon's film debut GROUNDHOG DAY!
This is a fun one that covers a lot of ground! 🔗⤵️
This is a fun one that covers a lot of ground! 🔗⤵️
Great performances of the century? How about a lil film called BEFORE THE DEVIL KNOWS YOU'RE DEAD?!
On the latest Hand Me the Mike, I'm joined by Chicago born-and-raised illustrator and Sidney Lumet completist Vincent Mollica. Really great convo that also digs into craft! 🔗⤵️
On the latest Hand Me the Mike, I'm joined by Chicago born-and-raised illustrator and Sidney Lumet completist Vincent Mollica. Really great convo that also digs into craft! 🔗⤵️
August 26, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Great performances of the century? How about a lil film called BEFORE THE DEVIL KNOWS YOU'RE DEAD?!
On the latest Hand Me the Mike, I'm joined by Chicago born-and-raised illustrator and Sidney Lumet completist Vincent Mollica. Really great convo that also digs into craft! 🔗⤵️
On the latest Hand Me the Mike, I'm joined by Chicago born-and-raised illustrator and Sidney Lumet completist Vincent Mollica. Really great convo that also digs into craft! 🔗⤵️
On the latest Hand Me the Mike, I'm joined by Sweet Void Cinema's Jack McCoy to go deep on MAN OF STEEL. Inevitably, we talk James Gunn's SUPERMAN, but we also get into how Snyder's Kal-El grapples with mythos and why Shannon's performance is the perfect level of intensity. 🔗⤵️
August 18, 2025 at 5:00 PM
On the latest Hand Me the Mike, I'm joined by Sweet Void Cinema's Jack McCoy to go deep on MAN OF STEEL. Inevitably, we talk James Gunn's SUPERMAN, but we also get into how Snyder's Kal-El grapples with mythos and why Shannon's performance is the perfect level of intensity. 🔗⤵️
Will be on live today at 4:20pm CT (ayyy) to talk film criticism and my Michael Shannon podcast with host and programmer Tyler Balentine. Listen at que4.org!
August 14, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Will be on live today at 4:20pm CT (ayyy) to talk film criticism and my Michael Shannon podcast with host and programmer Tyler Balentine. Listen at que4.org!
On the latest ep of Hand Me the Mike, @isaacfeldberg.bsky.social and I talk TAKE SHELTER, what makes Shannon the 'Meltdown Maestro,' and reference everything from The Book of Job to THE SHROUDS.
PLUS: @joeengleman.bsky.social and I quickly check in on our first-time watch of Boardwalk Empire.
PLUS: @joeengleman.bsky.social and I quickly check in on our first-time watch of Boardwalk Empire.
August 11, 2025 at 3:20 PM
On the latest ep of Hand Me the Mike, @isaacfeldberg.bsky.social and I talk TAKE SHELTER, what makes Shannon the 'Meltdown Maestro,' and reference everything from The Book of Job to THE SHROUDS.
PLUS: @joeengleman.bsky.social and I quickly check in on our first-time watch of Boardwalk Empire.
PLUS: @joeengleman.bsky.social and I quickly check in on our first-time watch of Boardwalk Empire.
What is it about Michael Shannon?
Today, on Shannon's birthday, I'm pleased to share the introductory episode of "Hand Me the Mike." Listen to me share in my best NPR voice why the actor has such a fascinating — and uniquely American — career. Link in thread⤵️
Today, on Shannon's birthday, I'm pleased to share the introductory episode of "Hand Me the Mike." Listen to me share in my best NPR voice why the actor has such a fascinating — and uniquely American — career. Link in thread⤵️
August 7, 2025 at 4:14 PM
What is it about Michael Shannon?
Today, on Shannon's birthday, I'm pleased to share the introductory episode of "Hand Me the Mike." Listen to me share in my best NPR voice why the actor has such a fascinating — and uniquely American — career. Link in thread⤵️
Today, on Shannon's birthday, I'm pleased to share the introductory episode of "Hand Me the Mike." Listen to me share in my best NPR voice why the actor has such a fascinating — and uniquely American — career. Link in thread⤵️
ICYMI: Over one month, I interviewed more than 30 orgs and individuals impacted by the Tr*mp administration's aggressive attacks on the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Institute of Museum and Library Services. 🧵
chicagoreader.com/music/music-...
chicagoreader.com/music/music-...
July 19, 2025 at 7:20 PM
ICYMI: Over one month, I interviewed more than 30 orgs and individuals impacted by the Tr*mp administration's aggressive attacks on the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Institute of Museum and Library Services. 🧵
chicagoreader.com/music/music-...
chicagoreader.com/music/music-...
Alonso Ruizpalacios' LA COCINA is now on MUBI -- a quintessential May Day weekend film for 2025. This adaptation of an Arnold Wesker play leverages the chaos of a Times Square kitchen to underscore the U.S.'s dependency on unseen, exploited immigrant labor.
May 2, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Alonso Ruizpalacios' LA COCINA is now on MUBI -- a quintessential May Day weekend film for 2025. This adaptation of an Arnold Wesker play leverages the chaos of a Times Square kitchen to underscore the U.S.'s dependency on unseen, exploited immigrant labor.
🤠 Tomorrow is the last day at my job and start of my focus on writing.
As a result, I'll be officially relaunching my newsletter this week with... 1000+ words on THE PEE PEE POO POO MAN (preview pictured lol).
🙏 If u sub I'll love u forever. Links below!
As a result, I'll be officially relaunching my newsletter this week with... 1000+ words on THE PEE PEE POO POO MAN (preview pictured lol).
🙏 If u sub I'll love u forever. Links below!
April 29, 2025 at 9:19 PM
🤠 Tomorrow is the last day at my job and start of my focus on writing.
As a result, I'll be officially relaunching my newsletter this week with... 1000+ words on THE PEE PEE POO POO MAN (preview pictured lol).
🙏 If u sub I'll love u forever. Links below!
As a result, I'll be officially relaunching my newsletter this week with... 1000+ words on THE PEE PEE POO POO MAN (preview pictured lol).
🙏 If u sub I'll love u forever. Links below!
Last night's double feature: Two movies where a romance is to various extents allegory for national identity and the wreckage of colonialism. The coupling and decoupling of past and present, idealism and mythology, dread and insecurity. Is memory merely a fantasy?
April 12, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Last night's double feature: Two movies where a romance is to various extents allegory for national identity and the wreckage of colonialism. The coupling and decoupling of past and present, idealism and mythology, dread and insecurity. Is memory merely a fantasy?
I keep forgetting that I met Adam Scott almost exactly ten years ago at the Landmark Century Cinema and talked to him about U2
February 12, 2025 at 4:11 AM
I keep forgetting that I met Adam Scott almost exactly ten years ago at the Landmark Century Cinema and talked to him about U2
"[Avrami] argues that...preservation needs to do more than simply focusing on saving buildings (and as many of them as possible) if we want to address historic inequities and prepare for apocalyptic climate disasters."
Read the latest Q&A from @joeengleman.bsky.social for @dwell.bsky.social below ❤️
Read the latest Q&A from @joeengleman.bsky.social for @dwell.bsky.social below ❤️
February 11, 2025 at 7:55 PM
"[Avrami] argues that...preservation needs to do more than simply focusing on saving buildings (and as many of them as possible) if we want to address historic inequities and prepare for apocalyptic climate disasters."
Read the latest Q&A from @joeengleman.bsky.social for @dwell.bsky.social below ❤️
Read the latest Q&A from @joeengleman.bsky.social for @dwell.bsky.social below ❤️
Me when I settle in to write a nice sexy piece about da movies
January 26, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Me when I settle in to write a nice sexy piece about da movies
Just normal conversations with my husband
January 16, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Just normal conversations with my husband
9 hours and 40 minutes watching Godfather 1-3 with a sold out audience engaged and sharing a cinematic experience together that's da movies in da big city baby
January 12, 2025 at 4:50 PM
9 hours and 40 minutes watching Godfather 1-3 with a sold out audience engaged and sharing a cinematic experience together that's da movies in da big city baby
Within our spare time, I raised butterflies for the second summer in a row, tended garden, learned Moonlight Sonata on piano, started nature journaling, took care of family through three different hospital stays, and of course never got enough done.
December 30, 2024 at 7:54 PM
Within our spare time, I raised butterflies for the second summer in a row, tended garden, learned Moonlight Sonata on piano, started nature journaling, took care of family through three different hospital stays, and of course never got enough done.
I celebrated film crit as a profession when I moderated a panel with three of the loveliest critics at the IND/EX conference hosted by @arthouseconv.bsky.social and Film Fest Alliance, in addition to moderating two industry panels as part of programming for local filmmakers.
December 30, 2024 at 7:48 PM
I celebrated film crit as a profession when I moderated a panel with three of the loveliest critics at the IND/EX conference hosted by @arthouseconv.bsky.social and Film Fest Alliance, in addition to moderating two industry panels as part of programming for local filmmakers.