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The Philadelphia Film Critics Circle @philafcc.bsky.social · 5d

James reviews ANEMONE for @reelviews.bsky.social www.reelviews.net/reelviews/an...

Anemone | Reelviews Movie Reviews

It’s never a good sign when you’re checking your watch andthe movie isn’t even half over. Unfortunately, that’s the case with Anemone,the directorial debut of Ronan Day-Lewis, which also marks the scr...

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The Philadelphia Film Critics Circle @philafcc.bsky.social · 5d

@patrickstoner.bsky.social talks to DOWNTON ABBEY: THE GRAND FINALE's Michelle Dockery & Joanne Froggatt for @whyy.org's Flicks whyy.org/episodes/dow...

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale, Part 2 - WHYY

Michelle Dockery & Joanne Froggatt—Lady Mary & Anna—talk to Patrick Stoner about the special relationship of their characters & the end of the iconic franchise.

The Philadelphia Film Critics Circle @philafcc.bsky.social · 5d

Subscribe to @weinberg.social's Patreon for the OVERHATED podcast, with recent episodes on NEIGHBORS and LITTLE NICKY www.patreon.com/posts/overha...

Overhated #270: Neighbors (1981) | weinberg+

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The Philadelphia Film Critics Circle @philafcc.bsky.social · 5d

@dantabor.bsky.social reviews the Fantastic Fest film FUCK MY SON for @cinapse.bsky.social cinapse.co/2025/09/fuck...

FUCK MY SON! is the Cinematic Edgelord of Fantastic Fest 2025 - Cinapse

You don’t come into a film titled Fuck My Son! unaware of what insanity could possibly lay waiting once the lights go out, and honestly that promise AND the film being at Fantastic Fest is what got me...

The Philadelphia Film Critics Circle @philafcc.bsky.social · 5d

Piers reviews ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER for Cinemotic cinemotic.com/movie-review...

Review: One Battle After Another - Cinemotic

The Philadelphia Film Critics Circle @philafcc.bsky.social · 5d

@garymkramer.bsky.social previews queer films at the Mill Valley Film Festival for Bay Times sfbaytimes.com/queer-films-...

Queer Films Featured at the 2025 Mill Valley Film Festival - San Francisco Bay Times

By Gary M. Kramer – This year’s Mill Valley Film Festival will open October 2 with director Chloe Zhao’s Hamnet and will close October 12 with a screening of Rental Family. In between, there will be o...

The Philadelphia Film Critics Circle @philafcc.bsky.social · 5d

@garymkramer.bsky.social talks to Mercedes Bryce Morgan of BONE LAKE for @phillygaynews.bsky.social epgn.com/2025/09/29/b...

‘Bone Lake’ filmmaker and actor talk mixing sex and violence - Philadelphia Gay News

Filmmaker Mercedes Bryce Morgan and actor Marco Pigossi spoke in separate interviews with PGN to discuss “Bone Lake.”

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@dantabor.bsky.social reviews the Fantastic Fest film GOOD LUCK, HAVE FUN, DON’T DIE, for @cinapse.bsky.social cinapse.co/2025/09/fant...

Fantastic Fest 2025: GOOD LUCK, HAVE FUN, DON’T DIE is the New Cyberpunk - Cinapse

One of the time honored traditions of Fantastic Fest is the secret screening. This is basically dealer’s choice in a festival setting - where you book tickets and pray for the best. Now I’ve done more...

The Philadelphia Film Critics Circle @philafcc.bsky.social · 5d

@piersadam.bsky.social reviews THE CONJURING: LAST RITES for Cinemotic cinemotic.com/movie-review...

Review: The Conjuring: Last Rites - Cinemotic

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Stephen Silver @stephensilver.bsky.social · 5d

I reviewed PLAY DIRTY for Splice Today www.splicetoday.com/moving-pictu...

The Not So Nice Guys

Play Dirty deserved better than to be dumped on Amazon Prime. || Stephen Silver

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The Philadelphia Film Critics Circle @philafcc.bsky.social · 5d

@dantabor.bsky.social reviews the Fantastic Fest film DOLLY for @cinapse.bsky.social cinapse.co/2025/09/fant...

Fantastic Fest 2025: DOLLY Dearest - Cinapse

Rod Blackhurst’s Dolly is a film I entered in with zero expectations, and left fairly impressed with not only the gnarly practical effects, but its swing for the rafters mentality. Channelling a north...

The Philadelphia Film Critics Circle @philafcc.bsky.social · 5d

Rob reviews ELEANOR THE GREAT for @fthismovie.bsky.social www.fthismovie.net/2025/09/revi...

Review: ELEANOR THE GREAT

by Rob DiCristino Scarlett Johansson's directorial debut is…tricky.

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The Philadelphia Film Critics Circle @philafcc.bsky.social · 5d

@dantabor.bsky.social reviews Fantastic Fest film OBSESSION for @cinapse.bsky.social cinapse.co/2025/09/fant...

Fantastic Fest 2025: OBSESSION is Sure to be every Horror Fan’s Next Obsession - Cinapse

Obsession, which just screened at Fantastic Fest is Curry Barker’s follow up to the viral found footage phenomenon Milk & Serial, an impressive one hour indie horror film that the director offered up ...

The Philadelphia Film Critics Circle @philafcc.bsky.social · 5d

@rosaliekicks.com at @moviejawn.com talks to Chad Hunter of Pittsburgh Silent Film Fest www.moviejawn.com/home/2025/10...

Interview: Chad Hunter chats silent film day and Pittsburgh Silent Film Fest — Moviejawn

by Rosalie Kicks, Editor in Chief and Old Sport  Silent film day may have been yesterday, but for many cinephiles each day is an opportunity to celebrate silent pictures. 

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The Philadelphia Film Critics Circle @philafcc.bsky.social · 5d

@dantabor.bsky.social reviews THE CAT's Blu-ray release, for @cinapse.bsky.social cinapse.co/2025/10/the-...

THE CAT: A Dose of Hong Kong Insanity Hits Blu-ray thanks to 88 Films - Cinapse

If you’re a fan of batshit crazy Hong Kong fare, get ready, because you’re about to hear about your next must see. 1991/92’s bizarro horror/sci-fi masterwork The Cat which just hit Blu-ray thanks to 8...

The Philadelphia Film Critics Circle @philafcc.bsky.social · 5d

@garymkramer.bsky.social previews queer films at New Fest, for Gay City News gaycitynews.com/queer-films-...

Packed lineup of queer films set for NewFest’s LGBTQ+ Film Festival

The 37th edition of NewFest, New York’s LGBTQ+ Film Festival, begins Oct. 9 with the premiere of “Blue Moon,” Richard Linklater’s film about closeted lyricist

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The Philadelphia Film Critics Circle @philafcc.bsky.social · 5d

@dantabor.bsky.social reviews the 4K release of POSEIDON for @cinapse.bsky.social cinapse.co/2025/10/pose...

POSEIDON a Forgotten Blockbuster Resurfaces in 4K UHD thanks to Arrow - Cinapse

Lately Arrow has been on a roll - with their releases of older blockbusters on 4K UHD. Their latest release of 2006's Poseidon was a film I originally missed on its original theatrical release and use...

The Philadelphia Film Critics Circle @philafcc.bsky.social · 5d

@dantabor.bsky.social reviews BONE LAKE for @cinapse.bsky.social cinapse.co/2025/10/bone...

BONE LAKE Resurrects the Erotic Thriller - Cinapse

Bone Lake, thankfully, is a film that’s more than simply the blood, guts and boobs the marketing would lead you to believe. I caught that first kill scene like most horror fans online, and was admitte...

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Stephen Silver @stephensilver.bsky.social · 5d

I reviewed THE SMASHING MACHINE, which isn't particularly good stephensilver.substack.com/p/the-smashi...

‘The Smashing Machine’ is the sluggish story of an MMA pioneer

Dwayne Johnson delivers a revelatory performance as figher Mark Kerr, but Benny Safdie’s solo debut can’t justify itself.

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The Philadelphia Film Critics Circle @philafcc.bsky.social · 12d

@silberwhatever.com reviews ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER for @moviejawn.com www.moviejawn.com/home/2025/9/...

ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER, from sea to shining sea — Moviejawn

by Ryan Silberstein, Managing Editor One Battle After Another is also a reminder that just because something is extremely silly does not mean its adherents are not responsible for great evil

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The Philadelphia Film Critics Circle @philafcc.bsky.social · 12d

@garymkramer.bsky.social previews queer films this fall for @phillygaynews.bsky.social epgn.com/2025/09/25/f...

From holiday romances to Oscar bait, LGBTQ+ films fill the fall calendar - Philadelphia Gay News

Here, in chronological order, is a rundown of more than two dozen LGBTQ-related films coming up and out in the fall season.

The Philadelphia Film Critics Circle @philafcc.bsky.social · 12d

@silberwhatever.com ranks Paul Thomas Anderson's films, for @moviejawn.com www.moviejawn.com/home/2025/9/...

Ranking all 10 of Paul Thomas Anderson’s feature films — Moviejawn

by Ryan Silberstein, Managing Editor Putting together this ranking was to give Ryan Silberstein the excuse to dig back into his work and figure out how he feels about it.

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The Philadelphia Film Critics Circle @philafcc.bsky.social · 12d

@carrierickey.bsky.social spoke to @npr.org about the passing of Robert Redford www.npr.org/transcripts/...

Movie star and visionary Robert Redford has died at age 89

A movie star to his core, Robert Redford has died after a visionary career in cinema, including founding the Sundance Institute that transformed the market for independent films.

The Philadelphia Film Critics Circle @philafcc.bsky.social · 12d

Some celebrate the @moviejawn.com release with a screening of PHANTOM OF THE PARADISE on Saturday www.patreon.com/posts/party-...

Party with MovieJawn and Get Your Zine Early! | MovieJawn

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The Philadelphia Film Critics Circle @philafcc.bsky.social · 12d

@dantabor.bsky.social reviews the #fantasticfest film CAMP for @cinapse.bsky.social cinapse.co/2025/09/fant...

Fantastic Fest 2025: CAMP is a Breathtakingly Surreal Indie Oddity - Cinapse

For some filmmakers a sub-genre is simply a tool, used to explore something much deeper in the human condition, using these well worn themes and characters as a shorthand to plunge the depths of what ...