@johnbeifuss.bsky.social
Longtime (but now occasional) film critic, fulltime reporter for the Memphis daily newspaper, The Commercial Appeal. Earned first writing paycheck from Famous Monsters of Filmland magazine.
I just hope they don't take all the Looney Tunes off Tubi.
December 5, 2025 at 4:34 PM
I just hope they don't take all the Looney Tunes off Tubi.
Swamp Dogg meets Swamp Thing. (From SWAMP DOGG GETS HIS POOL PAINTED, one of the year’s best films.)
December 5, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Swamp Dogg meets Swamp Thing. (From SWAMP DOGG GETS HIS POOL PAINTED, one of the year’s best films.)
I like how in the great new movie THE SECRET AGENT, Udo Kier’s name shows up in an ad for ‘Andy Warhol’s Frankenstein’ - and then about a half hour later, up pops Udo.
December 4, 2025 at 3:18 PM
I like how in the great new movie THE SECRET AGENT, Udo Kier’s name shows up in an ad for ‘Andy Warhol’s Frankenstein’ - and then about a half hour later, up pops Udo.
I rarely LOL but I LOL'ed
December 3, 2025 at 10:47 PM
I rarely LOL but I LOL'ed
The greatest guitarist ever? The case can be made.
December 3, 2025 at 10:41 PM
The greatest guitarist ever? The case can be made.
Set and partly shot in Memphis, "G.R.I.T.S." (Girls Raised In The South) is a new series on the ALLBLK streaming service about "three young women coming of age in Memphis" who "find solace in their favorite pastime: roller-skating." bit.ly/4pJSybv
December 3, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Set and partly shot in Memphis, "G.R.I.T.S." (Girls Raised In The South) is a new series on the ALLBLK streaming service about "three young women coming of age in Memphis" who "find solace in their favorite pastime: roller-skating." bit.ly/4pJSybv
Unexpected: Robert Pattinson to Nick Nolte in DIE MY LOVE.
December 3, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Unexpected: Robert Pattinson to Nick Nolte in DIE MY LOVE.
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Beale Street, the entertainment district where Elvis bought his hepcat clothes and where W.C. Handy and B.B. King made history, has recently played host to a different category of celebrity: The Creature. The Phantom ... Meet the Beale Street Monster Club: bit.ly/3MbaoWr
December 1, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Beale Street, the entertainment district where Elvis bought his hepcat clothes and where W.C. Handy and B.B. King made history, has recently played host to a different category of celebrity: The Creature. The Phantom ... Meet the Beale Street Monster Club: bit.ly/3MbaoWr
New movies in Memphis, 12/5: HAMNET (Ridgeway only); FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S 2 (the first one was truly awful, but Universal was smart enough to secure it a PG-13 - kids love it, the way they eventually glommed onto Chucky); the 255-minute KILL BILL: THE WHOLE BLOODY AFFAIR...1/3
December 2, 2025 at 3:18 PM
New movies in Memphis, 12/5: HAMNET (Ridgeway only); FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S 2 (the first one was truly awful, but Universal was smart enough to secure it a PG-13 - kids love it, the way they eventually glommed onto Chucky); the 255-minute KILL BILL: THE WHOLE BLOODY AFFAIR...1/3
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Beale Street, the entertainment district where Elvis bought his hepcat clothes and where W.C. Handy and B.B. King made history, has recently played host to a different category of celebrity: The Creature. The Phantom ... Meet the Beale Street Monster Club: bit.ly/3MbaoWr
December 1, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Beale Street, the entertainment district where Elvis bought his hepcat clothes and where W.C. Handy and B.B. King made history, has recently played host to a different category of celebrity: The Creature. The Phantom ... Meet the Beale Street Monster Club: bit.ly/3MbaoWr
watching a wrestling match this morning in memphis
November 24, 2025 at 5:57 PM
watching a wrestling match this morning in memphis
RIP Udo Kier. Legend.
November 24, 2025 at 2:57 PM
RIP Udo Kier. Legend.
New York-born, Memphis-based filmmaker/acting coach/actor Corey Parker (his credits range from bits in 9 1/2 WEEKS and a FRIDAY THE 13th sequel to significant roles in BILOXI BLUES, WILL & GRACE, more) is battling bone cancer. If you want to help ... gofund.me/9ab7c6a30
Donate to Support Corey Parker – Our Beloved Acting Coach, organized by Marissa Hoisington
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November 20, 2025 at 5:58 PM
New York-born, Memphis-based filmmaker/acting coach/actor Corey Parker (his credits range from bits in 9 1/2 WEEKS and a FRIDAY THE 13th sequel to significant roles in BILOXI BLUES, WILL & GRACE, more) is battling bone cancer. If you want to help ... gofund.me/9ab7c6a30
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Memphis has a new filmfest: The Like You Children's Film Festival is this weekend (Nov. 22-3) at the Pink Palace - 9 features and 88 shorts from around the world - kid-friendly but dedicated to the idea that that "a good story is for all ages." bit.ly/4o8BWcl
November 18, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Memphis has a new filmfest: The Like You Children's Film Festival is this weekend (Nov. 22-3) at the Pink Palace - 9 features and 88 shorts from around the world - kid-friendly but dedicated to the idea that that "a good story is for all ages." bit.ly/4o8BWcl
Memphis has a new filmfest: The Like You Children's Film Festival is this weekend (Nov. 22-3) at the Pink Palace - 9 features and 88 shorts from around the world - kid-friendly but dedicated to the idea that that "a good story is for all ages." bit.ly/4o8BWcl
November 18, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Memphis has a new filmfest: The Like You Children's Film Festival is this weekend (Nov. 22-3) at the Pink Palace - 9 features and 88 shorts from around the world - kid-friendly but dedicated to the idea that that "a good story is for all ages." bit.ly/4o8BWcl
New movies in Memphis, 11/21: WICKED FOR GOOD; Noah Baumbach's JAY KELLY, with George Clooney & Adam Sandler; SISU: ROAD TO REVENGE (sequel to the violent Finnish 2022 actioner that was a surprise international hit); RENTAL FAMILY (Japan-set comedy-drama with Brendan Fraser) 1/3
November 17, 2025 at 11:01 PM
New movies in Memphis, 11/21: WICKED FOR GOOD; Noah Baumbach's JAY KELLY, with George Clooney & Adam Sandler; SISU: ROAD TO REVENGE (sequel to the violent Finnish 2022 actioner that was a surprise international hit); RENTAL FAMILY (Japan-set comedy-drama with Brendan Fraser) 1/3
Taken today: Walking in Memphis. What a photo. (Taken by my friend Sherman Treece.)
November 17, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Taken today: Walking in Memphis. What a photo. (Taken by my friend Sherman Treece.)
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One of my favorite musicians, Todd Snider, died this week. He launched a career in Memphis on his way to becoming a songwriter not quite like any other, wading around in his own sorrow, with both moral clarity and unrivaled jokes, all the way to a too-soon end.
dailymemphian.com/section/arts...
dailymemphian.com/section/arts...
Todd Snider was a singular songwriter and a voice for outcasts and underdogs
Chris Herrington: "Todd Snider launched his career in Memphis, and then reinvented himself a decade later. For his last 20 years, there was no songwriter quite like him. "
dailymemphian.com
November 16, 2025 at 6:28 PM
One of my favorite musicians, Todd Snider, died this week. He launched a career in Memphis on his way to becoming a songwriter not quite like any other, wading around in his own sorrow, with both moral clarity and unrivaled jokes, all the way to a too-soon end.
dailymemphian.com/section/arts...
dailymemphian.com/section/arts...
"Good things happen to bad people." Which means the reverse also is true. Same as it ever was. Brilliant, righteous songwriting. RIP Todd Snider.
youtu.be/SHwrZLrNc94?...
youtu.be/SHwrZLrNc94?...
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YouTube video by Todd Snider - Topic
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November 15, 2025 at 11:21 PM
"Good things happen to bad people." Which means the reverse also is true. Same as it ever was. Brilliant, righteous songwriting. RIP Todd Snider.
youtu.be/SHwrZLrNc94?...
youtu.be/SHwrZLrNc94?...
the end credits for venom the last dance run for 16 minutes and 37 seconds
November 15, 2025 at 3:11 AM
the end credits for venom the last dance run for 16 minutes and 37 seconds
Shelley, Milton, Byron, sure. But I do like that Guillermo del Toro also makes room for a paraphrase of Whit Bissell's most famous quotation in I WAS A TEENAGE FRANKENSTEIN.
November 14, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Shelley, Milton, Byron, sure. But I do like that Guillermo del Toro also makes room for a paraphrase of Whit Bissell's most famous quotation in I WAS A TEENAGE FRANKENSTEIN.
Opens today, Ridgeway Four.
Hometown movie notice: Memphis director Ira Sachs' much-acclaimed new movie, PETER HUJAR'S DAY, opens here Friday, 11/14, at the Malco Ridgeway Four.
November 14, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Opens today, Ridgeway Four.
Michael, Jackie, Jermaine, Tito — and Jaylen? Memphis teen actor Jaylen Hunter is young Marlon Jackson in the upcoming MICHAEL biopic: bit.ly/3WYS7Oj
Michael Jackson movie features Memphis teen Jaylen Lyndon Hunter in supporting role
Memphis actor Jaylen Lyndon Hunter, 15, will appear in the upcoming biopic "Michael" as the young Marlon Jackson.
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November 14, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Michael, Jackie, Jermaine, Tito — and Jaylen? Memphis teen actor Jaylen Hunter is young Marlon Jackson in the upcoming MICHAEL biopic: bit.ly/3WYS7Oj