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Los Angeles Film Critics Association
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Los Angeles Film Critics Association @lafilmcritics.bsky.social · 20d
We strongly condemn the actions taken by Nexstar and Disney-ABC to pull JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE! off the air.
FILM CRITICS’ GROUPS DENOUNCE NEXSTAR AND DISNEY-ABC DECISIONS TO SUSPEND “JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE!” We, the members of the New York Film Critics Circle, the Los Angeles Film Critics Association and the National Society of Film Critics, strongly condemn the actions taken by Nexstar and Disney-ABC to pull “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” off the air. For decades, our organizations have represented a profession that is enabled by the First Amendment. Kimmel’s long-running talk show promotes free speech, including when it gives film artists the chance to discuss their work. There is only one word to describe the decision by powerful media corporations to silence an individual’s perspective due to fear of repercussions by the government: censorship. This is the antithesis of the values embodied by our work. We demand a reversal of this decision and encourage our colleagues across the industry to do the same.
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Courtney Howard @lulamaybelle.bsky.social · 20h
Bryan Bertino has made two of my favorite horror films: THE STRANGERS and THE DARK AND THE WICKED (the bleakest!). Yet VICIOUS plays it too cautious when it should go in for the kill. Dakota Fanning is great though!

My review: freshfiction.tv/vicious-revi...
‘VICIOUS’ Review: Bryan Bertino’s Bloody Moral Psycho-Thriller Plays It Too Cautious
Courtney Howard // Film Critic VICIOUS Rated R, 1 hour and 42 minutes Directed by: Bryan Bertino Starring: Dakota Fanning, Kathryn Hunter, Mary McCormack, Rachel Blanchard, Devyn Nekoda, Klea Scott…
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Courtney Howard @lulamaybelle.bsky.social · 2d
After a decade-long hiatus, Gore Verbinski returns with #GoodLuckHaveFunDontDie. Yet his punk-rock middle finger comes across as flippant, leading to an abrasive action-comedy that yields few laughs & even fewer disarming thrills.

My review: freshfiction.tv/good-luck-ha...
‘GOOD LUCK, HAVE FUN, DON’T DIE’ Review: Gore Verbinski’s Grating Condemnation of AI is Rarely Fun
Courtney Howard // Film Critic GOOD LUCK, HAVE FUN, DON’T DIE Not Yet Rated, 1 hour and 40 minutes Directed by: Gore Verbinksi Starring: Sam Rockwell, Haley Lu Richardson, Michael Peña, Zazie Beetz…
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LYTtle Pale Girl @lytrules.substack.com · 1d
To think, some sites would have had me entitle this "Nine Inch Nails trump Jared Leto and Jeff Bridges in lackluster Tron: Ares" for SEO or some shit. This is better: lytrules.substack.com/p/tron-ares-...
Tron Ares Review: Almighty Morbin' Pow Arranger
Jared Leto plays digital Jesus. He's also in this movie.
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Tim Grierson @timgrierson.bsky.social · 1d
ROOFMAN turns a fascinating true story into a play-it-safe drama that sidesteps all the reasons why it would have made a great movie.
‘Roofman’ review: Channing Tatum charms in real-life crime caper from Derek Cianfrance
Kirsten Dunst also stars in 'Blue Valentine' director's conventional spin on quirky tale
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Alonso Duralde @aduralde.bsky.social · 3d
Dave and I, we got thoughts. #filmsky 📽️ apple.co/4o5Eqsr @dlelandwhite.bsky.social
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Linoleum Knife Podcast @linoleumcast.bsky.social · 3d
New episode! apple.co/4o5Eqsr #filmsky 📽️
Collage of one-sheets for Him (2025), The Long Walk, Eleanor the Great, 7 Walks with Mark Brown (French version)
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Tim Grierson @timgrierson.bsky.social · 2d
The best film I saw at Sundance comes to theaters this Friday. It's the documentary THE PERFECT NEIGHBOR, which tells the story of Ajike Owens' 2023 murder almost exclusively through police bodycam footage. The movie condenses everything wrong with America in 97 gripping minutes.
‘The Perfect Neighbor’: Sundance Review
No-frills documentary recounts the shocking 2023 murder of a Black American woman through police bodycam footage
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Alonso Duralde @aduralde.bsky.social · 6d
Reviewing The Smashing Machine for The Film Verdict #filmsky 📽️
The Smashing Machine - The Film Verdict
Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt grapple with barely-there characters in a sports biopic that leaves out nearly all of the “bio.”
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William Bibbiani @williambibbiani.bsky.social · 6d
We're trying something new at The Critically Acclaimed Network!

THIS AIN'T NO GAME is a podcast where @witneyseibold.bsky.social and I play retro movie-themed games.

We're starting with TRIVIAL PURSUIT: SILVER SCREEN EDITION! It's from 1983, so are the answers still accurate? Let's find out!
This Ain't No Game #1 | Trivial Pursuit: Silver Screen Edition (1983)
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Tim Grierson @timgrierson.bsky.social · 5d
THE ALABAMA SOLUTION was the final film I saw at Sundance this year. Directed by Andrew Jarecki and Charlotte Kaufman, the documentary incorporates smuggled footage shot by incarcerated men in an Alabama prison wanting to tell the world about the mistreatment they were facing. The film is out today.
‘The Alabama Solution’: Sundance Review
Smuggled smartphones provide a shocking insider's perspective on Alabama's prison system
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Joshua Rothkopf @joshuarothkopf.bsky.social · 9d
PTA finds his own beautiful way into Thomas Pynchon with ONE BATTLE — part of that is the needle drop of the year ("Dirty Work"), part is an even funnier phone argument than the one in PUNCH-DRUNK LOVE. But it's all him. @indiefocus.bsky.social ranks the 10 features. www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
All the movies of Paul Thomas Anderson, ranked from worst to best
The director's latest, 'One Battle After Another,' is now in theaters, but the career of the Valley's No. 1 filmmaker stretches over three decades. What's his best?
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Tim Grierson @timgrierson.bsky.social · 9d
Benny Safdie's THE SMASHING MACHINE isn't so much a sports film as it is a complicated, unhappy love story.
‘The Smashing Machine’ review: Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt clash in Benny Safdie’s UFC drama
Benny Safdie's first solo directorial work is based on real life wrestler Mark Kerr. It premieres in Venice competition
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William Bibbiani @williambibbiani.bsky.social · 8d
Shane Black's PLAY DIRTY is a decent riff on Donald E. Westlake's PARKER novels, but the problem is Mark Wahlberg.

It's a textbook example of miscasting: Wahlberg's easygoing vibe undercuts the film's explicitly stated, and repeated claims that he's a taciturn hardass.

My review is at TheWrap!
‘Play Dirty’ Review: Mark Wahlberg Misses the Mark in Prime Video's Otherwise Solid ‘Parker’ Flick
Shane Black adapts Donald E. Westlake’s classic antihero into a slick, enjoyable caper — with a miscast lead actor.
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Alonso Duralde @aduralde.bsky.social · 10d
My monthly 4K/Blu/DVD column is up at Leonard Maltin dot com: leonardmaltin.com/new-on-4k-bl... #filmsky #tvsky 📽️ 📺
cover of Criterion's The Wes Anderson Archive: Ten Films, Twenty-Five Years cover of Shout Factory's Peking Opera Blues 4K
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Brent Simon @shareddarkness.bsky.social · 9d
National Coffee Day seems like a great time to announce my book THE DREAMER’S PATH, the first comprehensive look at David Lynch’s surprisingly lengthy list of credits as an actor. Featuring 70+ interviews, it covers TWIN PEAKS, LOUIE, THE CLEVELAND SHOW and much more. www.amazon.com/Dreamers-Pat...
The Dreamer's Path: Twin Peaks and David Lynch the Actor
The Dreamer's Path: Twin Peaks and David Lynch the Actor [Simon, Brent] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The Dreamer's Path: Twin Peaks and David Lynch the Actor
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Alonso Duralde @aduralde.bsky.social · 10d
Should anyone be looking for an autographed copy of the newly released second edition of Have Yourself a Movie Little Christmas, I signed a bunch yesterday at Vroman’s in Pasadena. #filmsky #booksky 📽 📚
Alonso Duralde standing in Vroman’s in front of a display for Stephen Rebello’s exceptional new book Criss Cross The cover of the revised and updated edition of Have Yourself a Movie Little Christmas
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William Bibbiani @williambibbiani.bsky.social · 12d
Renny Harlin's THE STRANGERS: CHAPTER 2 isn't as annoying as the first one.

But like Norm said when they opened a second Cheers! location in the lost, underwater city of Atlantis... that's a low bar.

My review of this thing that keeps happening because they already filmed them all is at TheWrap.
‘The Strangers: Chapter 2’ Review: Renny Harlin’s Trilogy of Errors Trudges On
“Chapter 1” of Renny Harlin's horror reboot was dull as dishwater and the sequel isn’t much better.
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Amy Nicholson @theamynicholson.bsky.social · 12d
"To Catch a Predator" was a TV phenomenon. Now it faces its turn in the hot seat.

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Review: 'Predators' examines the tactics of a reality TV phenomenon that may have gone too far
Dateline NBC's 'To Catch a Predator' and host Chris Hansen were cheered for taking down sexual abusers of children. But this powerful doc has some follow-up questions.
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Justin Chang @justincchang.bsky.social · 11d
I profiled Richard Linklater on the occasion of his remarkable 2025 double bill, BLUE MOON and NOUVELLE VAGUE. We talked Austin, Cannes, Paris, OKLAHOMA!, beginnings (and ends) of beautiful friendships, and how to pursue a singular vision in a collaborative medium. www.newyorker.com/culture/pers...
Richard Linklater’s Uncompromising Artists
In two new historical films, “Blue Moon” and “Nouvelle Vague,” the director explores the challenges of staying true to a creative vision.
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Christy Lemire @christylemire.bsky.social · 13d
Tonight! Come say hi to me and @aduralde.bsky.social before the 6pm showing of #OneBattleAfterAnother at CinemaWest Beach Cities. Details and tickets below ⬇️
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Christy Lemire @christylemire.bsky.social · 27d
LA people! Come hang out with us before #OneBattleAfterAnother on opening weekend. We'll be at CinemaWest Beach Cities before the 6pm showing on Sept. 26. Say hi in the lobby bar starting around 530pm, then watch Paul Thomas Anderson's latest on their GIANT screen: web.cinemawest.com/sites/Beach-...
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Tim Grierson @timgrierson.bsky.social · 13d
I was on KCRW's "Press Play" today to review this weekend's biggest movies opening in Los Angeles. The highlights: ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER and PREDATORS.
Weekend film reviews: 'One Battle After Another,' 'Eleanor the Great'
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Justin Chang @justincchang.bsky.social · 13d
There Willa be blood: Paul Thomas Anderson’s exhilarating ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER, reviewed. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
“One Battle After Another” Is a Powerhouse of Tenderness and Fury
In Paul Thomas Anderson’s film, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and loosely inspired by Thomas Pynchon’s “Vineland,” the fight against American fascism is a family affair.
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Amy Nicholson @theamynicholson.bsky.social · 14d
Paul Thomas Anderson’s fun and fizzy adaptation views its Molotov cocktail as half-full. Yes, it says, the struggle for liberation continues. But isn’t it inspiring that there are still people willing to fight?

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Review: The revolution gets energized in Paul Thomas Anderson's dynamite 'One Battle After Another'
Paul Thomas Anderson's brutally hilarious political thriller brings together Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean Penn, Teyana Taylor, Benicio del Toro and newcomer Chase Infiniti.
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Christy Lemire @christylemire.bsky.social · 14d
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER is finally here! We posted an early, spoiler-free review of Paul Thomas Anderson's new epic last week. Check back with us Tuesday at Noon Pacific for our LIVE spoiler chat. ⬇️
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ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER Movie Review (NO Spoilers!) | Paul Thomas Anderson
YouTube video by Breakfast All Day movie reviews
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Tim Grierson @timgrierson.bsky.social · 13d
For the A.V. Club, I wrote about my great dislike of ELEANOR THE GREAT.
Scarlett Johansson makes her directorial debut with the insultingly syrupy Eleanor The Great
Scarlett Johansson makes her directorial debut with the insultingly syrupy Eleanor The Great
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Katie Walsh @katiewalshstx.bsky.social · 14d
I joined @jasondashbailey.com and Mike on GUIDE FOR THE FILM FANATIC to unpack CHRISTIANE F. (traumatizing movie that I love!). Listen in wherever you get your pods.
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Jason Bailey @jasondashbailey.com · 14d
NEW EPISODE of GUIDE FOR THE FILM FANATIC! The wise and witty @katiewalshstx.bsky.social is with us to discuss the recently-restored-and-released German youth gone to seed classic CHRISTIANE F. Listen up! pod.link/1274489817/e...
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