Max Borg
@maxborg89.bsky.social
Freelance journalist, writing mainly about film.
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Short but Sweet
Some thoughts on the 2025 edition of the Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur.
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November 16, 2025 at 1:06 AM
New from me: open.substack.com/pub/maxborg/...
Brevity is the soul of wit #29ikw #kurzfilmtageWIN
November 4, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Brevity is the soul of wit #29ikw #kurzfilmtageWIN
Nice to be back in Lyon #lumiere2025
October 11, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Nice to be back in Lyon #lumiere2025
My newest Marquee piece.
“Two decades on, the Serenity’s maiden voyage on the silver screen remains a fascinating, somewhat miraculous one-off,” @maxborg89.bsky.social writes: crookedmarquee.com/serenity-at-...
September 30, 2025 at 10:47 AM
My newest Marquee piece.
As of last night’s viewing of the final (?) Conjuring movie, I’ve now seen 500 films in theaters this year (features and shorts combined):
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Films I’ve Seen in the Cinema in 2025
Every single film I saw in the cinema in 2025, in viewing order.
boxd.it
September 19, 2025 at 6:50 AM
As of last night’s viewing of the final (?) Conjuring movie, I’ve now seen 500 films in theaters this year (features and shorts combined):
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boxd.it/C3Hk8
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Aujourd'hui c'est la sortie en France de mon premier longmétrage #MaryAnning !
🦴♀️✊🦕
Ici les info, dossier presse, cahier pédagogique, etc: www.cinemapublicfilms.fr/films/mary_anning/
et pour trouver une séance:
www.allocine.fr/film/fichefi...
et ici le trailer:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Ltq...
🦴♀️✊🦕
Ici les info, dossier presse, cahier pédagogique, etc: www.cinemapublicfilms.fr/films/mary_anning/
et pour trouver une séance:
www.allocine.fr/film/fichefi...
et ici le trailer:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Ltq...
Mary Anning | Bande-annonce officielle HD - Cinéma Public Films
YouTube video by Cinéma Public Films
www.youtube.com
September 17, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Aujourd'hui c'est la sortie en France de mon premier longmétrage #MaryAnning !
🦴♀️✊🦕
Ici les info, dossier presse, cahier pédagogique, etc: www.cinemapublicfilms.fr/films/mary_anning/
et pour trouver une séance:
www.allocine.fr/film/fichefi...
et ici le trailer:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Ltq...
🦴♀️✊🦕
Ici les info, dossier presse, cahier pédagogique, etc: www.cinemapublicfilms.fr/films/mary_anning/
et pour trouver une séance:
www.allocine.fr/film/fichefi...
et ici le trailer:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Ltq...
My updated ranking of films based on the works of Stephen King: boxd.it/EwvgE
Stephen King Adaptations: My Ranking
My personal ranking of the films I've seen based on the works of Stephen King.
boxd.it
September 14, 2025 at 8:12 AM
My updated ranking of films based on the works of Stephen King: boxd.it/EwvgE
My latest Marquee piece.
“The World Cinema Project shines new light on a wide variety of projects, regardless of age or genre, once again refuting the notion – spread online by disgruntled superhero fans – that Scorsese is a gatekeeper,” @maxborg89.bsky.social writes. crookedmarquee.com/the-vital-vi...
August 30, 2025 at 4:52 AM
My latest Marquee piece.
My review of a great little Norwegian film premiering at #Locarno78
Sperm donation and its consequences are the thematic and emotional core of Janicke Askevold’s comedy-drama SOLOMAMMA, screened in competition at the Locarno Film Festival!
Read @maxborg89.bsky.social's review!
#LocarnoFilmFestival #Locarno2025
loudandclearreviews.com/solomamma-fi...
Read @maxborg89.bsky.social's review!
#LocarnoFilmFestival #Locarno2025
loudandclearreviews.com/solomamma-fi...
Solomamma Review: The Name of the Father
Sperm donation and its consequences are the thematic and emotional core of Janicke Askevold’s comedy-drama Solomamma.
loudandclearreviews.com
August 11, 2025 at 5:16 PM
My review of a great little Norwegian film premiering at #Locarno78
My 19th edition overall, 11th as part of the team #Locarno78
August 4, 2025 at 8:15 AM
My 19th edition overall, 11th as part of the team #Locarno78
My latest for the Marquee.
“It's probably why the sequels, prequels and remakes never really manage to measure up,” @maxborg89.bsky.social writes. “The first ‘Texas Chain Saw Massacre’ is its own twisted thing, an exercise in sheer terror and filmmaking fury that cannot be replicated.” crookedmarquee.com/the-texas-ch...
July 17, 2025 at 7:04 AM
My latest for the Marquee.
Reposted by Max Borg
Rachel, you’ve been our Lois Lane for the past two years - now you’re the world’s. I’m lucky you’re in my life. Happy Birthday.
Photo: Jess Miglio
Photo: Jess Miglio
July 12, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Rachel, you’ve been our Lois Lane for the past two years - now you’re the world’s. I’m lucky you’re in my life. Happy Birthday.
Photo: Jess Miglio
Photo: Jess Miglio
Major item crossed off the bucket list: my favorite Linklater, on the big screen, in the city where it was filmed.
July 12, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Major item crossed off the bucket list: my favorite Linklater, on the big screen, in the city where it was filmed.
Me on this year’s (quite good) Norwegian film at Karlovy Vary.
"Se meg (“look at me”) encapsulates the need to be seen and appreciated that drives both protagonists, while also perhaps hinting at the questions that will remain unanswered."
Read @maxborg89.bsky.social's review of Nina Knag's DON'T CALL ME MAMA, which has just premiered at Karlovy Vary! 🤩
Read @maxborg89.bsky.social's review of Nina Knag's DON'T CALL ME MAMA, which has just premiered at Karlovy Vary! 🤩
Don’t Call Me Mama Review: Migrant Affairs
Lust, trust and creativity are at the center of Don’t Call Me Mama, Nina Knag’s formulaic yet compelling directorial debut.
loudandclearreviews.com
July 12, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Me on this year’s (quite good) Norwegian film at Karlovy Vary.
Reposted by Max Borg
Dream job. Playing a villain on #RickandMorty.
July 7, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Dream job. Playing a villain on #RickandMorty.
For the first time in 22.5 years, I woke up without a dog in the house. Feels a bit empty now that she’s joined the other two in the Good Place.
July 4, 2025 at 7:27 AM
For the first time in 22.5 years, I woke up without a dog in the house. Feels a bit empty now that she’s joined the other two in the Good Place.
100 years ago today, one of Chaplin’s masterpieces premiered. I wrote a little something about it for the Marquee. Enjoy.
‘The Gold Rush’ was, “in a way, the original ‘Star Wars’ trilogy of its time: impossible to (legally) view in its original form, and not because of studio politics, but because of the film’s own creator,” @maxborg89.bsky.social writes. crookedmarquee.com/the-gold-rus...
June 26, 2025 at 9:15 AM
100 years ago today, one of Chaplin’s masterpieces premiered. I wrote a little something about it for the Marquee. Enjoy.
Did mine. And I’d immediately change half of the list in a heartbeat. Such a great range of choices.
June 24, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Did mine. And I’d immediately change half of the list in a heartbeat. Such a great range of choices.
