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Perri Nemiroff @pnemiroff.bsky.social · 8h

Just sitting here prepping for an #AlienEarth interview, thinking about how much I love the Eye Midge.

This Photo: When we first met. 👁️🖤

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Perri Nemiroff @pnemiroff.bsky.social · 4d

See you soon, #NYCC. ☺️

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Perri Nemiroff @pnemiroff.bsky.social · 4d

Will never forget meeting Rosa Salazar on the set of #MazeRunner & seeing her in Night Owls and being like, ohhh, I’m going to follow this one to every project she does.

So psyched to finally get to have a Ladies Night chat with her for PLAY DIRTY!

Catch the convo here: youtu.be/b0KrrCU2ru8

Rosa Salazar Interview: Play Dirty, Alita: Battle Angel's Future, Captain America

YouTube video by Collider Ladies Night

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Perri Nemiroff @pnemiroff.bsky.social · 6d

Catch my full chat with Kirsten Dunst and Channing Tatum for the Roofman edition of Noovie’s Close-up with Perri Nemiroff on the Noovie YouTube channel now!

Also, HIGHLY recommend seeing Roofman when it hits theaters on October 10! youtu.be/D0eyEynDFBk

Channing Tatum & Kirsten Dunst Interview: Getting VERY Real About Acting

YouTube video by Noovie

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Perri Nemiroff @pnemiroff.bsky.social · 12d

It’s the complete young adult horror package with a winning nostalgic feel to it. No doubt I’ll be thrilled to watch and rewatch this one.

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Perri Nemiroff @pnemiroff.bsky.social · 12d

… and then Ali Skovbye, Jhaleil Swaby, and Sky Yang swoop in to round out the supporting ensemble with distinct personalities you’re quick to get invested in and care about.

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Perri Nemiroff @pnemiroff.bsky.social · 12d

The relationship between her character and Sophie Nélisse’s proves to be a powerful beating heart for the film …

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Perri Nemiroff @pnemiroff.bsky.social · 12d

Dafne Keen is a phenomenal anchor, expertly shouldering the past trauma that’s come to define how her character operates.

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Perri Nemiroff @pnemiroff.bsky.social · 12d

The success of this horror storytelling format is also heavily dependent on assembling a top-tier ensemble, and Hardy and his casting team soar in that department.

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Perri Nemiroff @pnemiroff.bsky.social · 12d

… — the movie plays with this to great effect. It keeps all the kills fresh and, in turn, keeps you on your toes from start to finish.

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Perri Nemiroff @pnemiroff.bsky.social · 12d

That right there means ENDLESS creative possibilities for set pieces, and director Corin Hardy and writer Owen Egerton really make the most of it. Perhaps someone dies when they’re older, or maybe their death is right around the corner …

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Perri Nemiroff @pnemiroff.bsky.social · 12d

… - especially when that thing is as clever and effective as the core concept of Whistle.

It’s an ancient death whistle and when you blow it, anyone who hears it will be hunted by their own future death.

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Perri Nemiroff @pnemiroff.bsky.social · 12d

#WHISTLE is SO my kind of horror movie. Of course I love a wide variety of stories within the genre, but there’s just something about seeing a group of friends cross paths with the wrong person/thing and then fall prey to it one by one that often works very well for me …

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Perri Nemiroff @pnemiroff.bsky.social · 13d

One of the Fantastic Fest interviews I was most looking forward to.

BEYOND thrilled for CHRIS STUCKMANN and the #ShelbyOaks team for all the success since their Fantasia premiere in 2024 … and it’s bound to continue with the movie’s release on Oct 24.

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Chris Stuckmann Interview: Making Shelby Oaks & Hopes of Making a Metroid Movie

YouTube video by Collider Interviews

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Perri Nemiroff @pnemiroff.bsky.social · 14d

High priority panel right here!!

Amelia Emberwing @thatwitchmia.bsky.social · 14d

Bear's out of the bag. I'll be moderating the @criticalrole.bsky.social x @primevideo.bsky.social panel at NYCC.

Get ready for all things #MightyNein and #LoVM as we take a look ahead at what's to come in the animated world of Exandria!

A poster for the Critical Role and Prime Video panel out of NYCC. The image features the animated forms of both Mighty Nein and Legends of Vox Machina at the bottom.

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Perri Nemiroff @pnemiroff.bsky.social · 14d

I am overjoyed to have such a stellar original horror film to celebrate. Good on Focus Features for identifying an indie gem with loads of rising talent in the mix. I have very high hopes their faith in this one is going to pay off.

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Perri Nemiroff @pnemiroff.bsky.social · 14d

One last cast shout out to Cooper Tomlinson and Megan Lawless who nail their supporting roles, bolstering the group dynamic in a way that adds even more meaty layers to this scenario.

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Perri Nemiroff @pnemiroff.bsky.social · 14d

Johnston’s work makes all of that feel present and active throughout much of the movie, and that very effectively and naturally challenges you to wonder what you might do in such a situation.

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Perri Nemiroff @pnemiroff.bsky.social · 14d

Michael Johnston also delivers an A+ performance as the lead. Bear’s a sweet and super sensitive guy. You want him to find his person and don’t want anything bad to happen to him, but what he does is awful and one of the most brilliant aspects of Obsession is that the movie holds him accountable.

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Perri Nemiroff @pnemiroff.bsky.social · 14d

Perhaps an odd word to apply to a film that gets quite dark, violent, and bloody, but I was elated watching her play and knock every single big swing she’s challenged with out of the park. Just absolutely floored by her work here.

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Perri Nemiroff @pnemiroff.bsky.social · 14d

Every aspect of this production poses a challenge, but the success of Obsession is so heavily dependent on Navarrette nailing what happens to Nikki after the wish is made. She’s being pulled in so many directions - physically and internally.

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Perri Nemiroff @pnemiroff.bsky.social · 14d

The movie also features one of my favorite performances of the festival, if not the whole year. I cannot wait for the world to see Inde Navarrette’s work in this.

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Perri Nemiroff @pnemiroff.bsky.social · 14d

Obsession is the complete package - a fantastic core concept, quite a few well earned laughs, a significant amount of tension, and some downright stellar violent set pieces, ones I suspect will be burned in my brain for quite some time.

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Perri Nemiroff @pnemiroff.bsky.social · 14d

It’s so brilliantly simple — guy wants girl who isn’t into him like that, buys a novelty called a One Wish Willow, and wishes for her to love him more than anyone else. He doesn’t think it’ll work, but it does … just not quite the way he wanted.

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Perri Nemiroff @pnemiroff.bsky.social · 14d

#OBSESSION is the real deal. Easily one of my favorite films of Fantastic Fest 2025. A wildly smart and sharp original concept from Curry Barker that he knew JUST how to execute.

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