Richard Propes
@richardpropes.bsky.social
Writer. Film Critic. Activist. Healer. Kindness Devotee. Hopester. Safe Space. Fan of Indy. Member IFJA. Spina Bifida elder. Recent cancer survivor.
Founder: TheIndependentCritic.com
Founder: https://tendernesstour.com
Author: The Hallelujah Life
Founder: TheIndependentCritic.com
Founder: https://tendernesstour.com
Author: The Hallelujah Life
The world premiere of "The Tenderness Tour," a documentary feature centered around my 2024 Tenderness Tour event eliminating medical debt in Indiana is coming up Saturday at Heartland International Film Festival. I'd love to see you there.
tickets.heartlandfilm.org/films/68ac7d...
tickets.heartlandfilm.org/films/68ac7d...
October 8, 2025 at 10:52 AM
The world premiere of "The Tenderness Tour," a documentary feature centered around my 2024 Tenderness Tour event eliminating medical debt in Indiana is coming up Saturday at Heartland International Film Festival. I'd love to see you there.
tickets.heartlandfilm.org/films/68ac7d...
tickets.heartlandfilm.org/films/68ac7d...
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We conclude Deep Downey — our monthlong celebration of Robert Downey, Jr.'s 60th birthday — with Richard Propes' (@richardpropes.bsky.social) thoughtful personal reflection on Downey's work in 1987's LESS THAN ZERO.
Check out Richard's essay and a dozen more!
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Check out Richard's essay and a dozen more!
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Deep Downey: Less Than Zero
“Deep Downey,” our monthlong celebration of Robert Downey, Jr. in honor of his 60th birthday, concludes with Richard Propes’ personal reflection on “Less Than Zero.”…
midwestfilmjournal.com
April 30, 2025 at 2:48 PM
We conclude Deep Downey — our monthlong celebration of Robert Downey, Jr.'s 60th birthday — with Richard Propes' (@richardpropes.bsky.social) thoughtful personal reflection on Downey's work in 1987's LESS THAN ZERO.
Check out Richard's essay and a dozen more!
midwestfilmjournal.com/2025/04/30/d...
Check out Richard's essay and a dozen more!
midwestfilmjournal.com/2025/04/30/d...
My review of John Green's Tuberculosis Is Everything!"
March 22, 2025 at 12:29 PM
My review of John Green's Tuberculosis Is Everything!"
My review of Beth Allison Barr's latest - "Becoming the Pastor's Wife."
It's available now from @brazospress.bsky.social .
theindependentcritic.com/becoming_the...
It's available now from @brazospress.bsky.social .
theindependentcritic.com/becoming_the...
March 18, 2025 at 12:00 PM
My review of Beth Allison Barr's latest - "Becoming the Pastor's Wife."
It's available now from @brazospress.bsky.social .
theindependentcritic.com/becoming_the...
It's available now from @brazospress.bsky.social .
theindependentcritic.com/becoming_the...
I shouldn't get snarky with my faith-based reviews, but sometimes I just can't resist.
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theindependentcritic.com/the_last_sup...
March 14, 2025 at 1:36 AM
I shouldn't get snarky with my faith-based reviews, but sometimes I just can't resist.
theindependentcritic.com/the_last_sup...
theindependentcritic.com/the_last_sup...
If you've been a fan of such films as "Wonder," "Jesus Revolution," and "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever," (and I have) you'll likely also love "The Unbreakable Boy" in theaters this weekend.
theindependentcritic.com/the_unbreaka...
theindependentcritic.com/the_unbreaka...
February 20, 2025 at 11:18 AM
If you've been a fan of such films as "Wonder," "Jesus Revolution," and "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever," (and I have) you'll likely also love "The Unbreakable Boy" in theaters this weekend.
theindependentcritic.com/the_unbreaka...
theindependentcritic.com/the_unbreaka...
I was so honored to join Abbie VanMeter, Executive Director of Collaborative Innovations at the CMM Institute for Personal and Social Evolution for the podcast "Stories Lived. Stories Told."
www.storieslivedstoriestold.com/podcast/epis...
www.storieslivedstoriestold.com/podcast/epis...
Podcast | Stories Lived. Stories Told.
Welcome fellow communicators, persons-in-conversation, curious participants, storytellers, story-listeners, space makers, vulnerable, beautiful people!
Stories Lived. Stories Told. is a podcast for yo...
www.storieslivedstoriestold.com
February 20, 2025 at 12:11 AM
I was so honored to join Abbie VanMeter, Executive Director of Collaborative Innovations at the CMM Institute for Personal and Social Evolution for the podcast "Stories Lived. Stories Told."
www.storieslivedstoriestold.com/podcast/epis...
www.storieslivedstoriestold.com/podcast/epis...
It's no secret I love the Paddington franchise. I might be willing to acknowledge Paddington in Peru is a slight notch below its predecessor.
I might not.
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I might not.
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February 15, 2025 at 9:31 AM
It's no secret I love the Paddington franchise. I might be willing to acknowledge Paddington in Peru is a slight notch below its predecessor.
I might not.
theindependentcritic.com/paddington_i...
I might not.
theindependentcritic.com/paddington_i...
I had the chance to check out Malcolm Foley's "The Anti-Greed Gospel." It's a timely and remarkable read from @brazospress.bsky.social .
theindependentcritic.com/the_anti_gre...
theindependentcritic.com/the_anti_gre...
February 14, 2025 at 2:17 AM
I had the chance to check out Malcolm Foley's "The Anti-Greed Gospel." It's a timely and remarkable read from @brazospress.bsky.social .
theindependentcritic.com/the_anti_gre...
theindependentcritic.com/the_anti_gre...
I'm so pleased to be returning as a judge for the 2025 Easterseals Disability Film Challenge.
Founder Nic Novicki made the announcement about this year's challenge live from Sundance.
youtu.be/GlGdwXYlIhs?...
Founder Nic Novicki made the announcement about this year's challenge live from Sundance.
youtu.be/GlGdwXYlIhs?...
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YouTube video by Easterseals Disability Film Challenge
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January 25, 2025 at 8:29 PM
I'm so pleased to be returning as a judge for the 2025 Easterseals Disability Film Challenge.
Founder Nic Novicki made the announcement about this year's challenge live from Sundance.
youtu.be/GlGdwXYlIhs?...
Founder Nic Novicki made the announcement about this year's challenge live from Sundance.
youtu.be/GlGdwXYlIhs?...
I had the chance to check out Carter Ward's feature debut "Step Back, Doors Closing."
January 25, 2025 at 1:17 AM
I had the chance to check out Carter Ward's feature debut "Step Back, Doors Closing."
January 23, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Remember that project you said you'd do when hell freezes over? Today's your day.
January 22, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Remember that project you said you'd do when hell freezes over? Today's your day.
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Going the extra mile: Documentary film to focus on Indianapolis activist Richard Propes, who tours by wheelchair to eliminate medical debt of fellow Hoosiers. Details at Indianapolis Business Journal: shorturl.at/wEYIu
January 17, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Going the extra mile: Documentary film to focus on Indianapolis activist Richard Propes, who tours by wheelchair to eliminate medical debt of fellow Hoosiers. Details at Indianapolis Business Journal: shorturl.at/wEYIu
As a film critic who occasionally also works behind the scenes, I'm very seldom on-screen. I have a "blink and you'll miss it" appearance in Johannes Grenzfurthner's latest film "Solvent." It was a very unexpected opportunity to go completely against my type.
January 14, 2025 at 10:00 PM
As a film critic who occasionally also works behind the scenes, I'm very seldom on-screen. I have a "blink and you'll miss it" appearance in Johannes Grenzfurthner's latest film "Solvent." It was a very unexpected opportunity to go completely against my type.
Reposted by Richard Propes
Merry Christmas from all of us at Midwest Film Journal!
Read, comment, share & enjoy a special installment of Denzelmber—our monthlong celebration of Denzel Washington’s 70th birthday
—on “The Preacher’s Wife,” by Richard Propes (@richardpropes.bsky.social)
midwestfilmjournal.com/2024/12/25/d...
Read, comment, share & enjoy a special installment of Denzelmber—our monthlong celebration of Denzel Washington’s 70th birthday
—on “The Preacher’s Wife,” by Richard Propes (@richardpropes.bsky.social)
midwestfilmjournal.com/2024/12/25/d...
Denzelmber: The Preacher’s Wife
Denzelmber — Midwest Film Journal’s monthlong ode to Denzel Washington in honor of his 70th birthday — continues with Richard Propes’ deep emotional connection to 1996’s “The Preacher’s Wife.”…
midwestfilmjournal.com
December 25, 2024 at 8:09 PM
Merry Christmas from all of us at Midwest Film Journal!
Read, comment, share & enjoy a special installment of Denzelmber—our monthlong celebration of Denzel Washington’s 70th birthday
—on “The Preacher’s Wife,” by Richard Propes (@richardpropes.bsky.social)
midwestfilmjournal.com/2024/12/25/d...
Read, comment, share & enjoy a special installment of Denzelmber—our monthlong celebration of Denzel Washington’s 70th birthday
—on “The Preacher’s Wife,” by Richard Propes (@richardpropes.bsky.social)
midwestfilmjournal.com/2024/12/25/d...
I had the opportunity to appear on Rev. Chris Henry's podcast "Faithful Discourse" to talk about faith, my Tenderness Tour, and my current mission to raise $1 million to eliminate medical debt for Hoosiers. (I'm at $114,523.30).
Check out the podcast:
faithfuldiscourse.podbean.com/e/tenderness...
Check out the podcast:
faithfuldiscourse.podbean.com/e/tenderness...
Tenderness and Determination | Faithful Discourse with Chris Henry
Richard Propes is on a quest to raise one million dollars toward eliminating medical debt for fellow Hoosiers. He joins Chris to share his remarkable story – a story of deep suffering and unmatched de...
faithfuldiscourse.podbean.com
November 16, 2024 at 9:33 PM
I had the opportunity to appear on Rev. Chris Henry's podcast "Faithful Discourse" to talk about faith, my Tenderness Tour, and my current mission to raise $1 million to eliminate medical debt for Hoosiers. (I'm at $114,523.30).
Check out the podcast:
faithfuldiscourse.podbean.com/e/tenderness...
Check out the podcast:
faithfuldiscourse.podbean.com/e/tenderness...
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #474,717!
September 23, 2024 at 12:52 AM
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #474,717!
Yikes, it has been a long time since I visited here. Update: I appear to have officially beat both bladder and prostate cancer with my first quarterly scan clear.
Still adjusting to the ostomy.
Working remotely, but looking at a return to office soon!
Still adjusting to the ostomy.
Working remotely, but looking at a return to office soon!
December 28, 2023 at 5:55 PM
Yikes, it has been a long time since I visited here. Update: I appear to have officially beat both bladder and prostate cancer with my first quarterly scan clear.
Still adjusting to the ostomy.
Working remotely, but looking at a return to office soon!
Still adjusting to the ostomy.
Working remotely, but looking at a return to office soon!
I've been home a couple weeks and continue to recover from bladder cancer surgery. The bladder's gone. An ostomy is in its place. We also found prostate cancer. Recovery is slow, awkward, and difficult but I'm alive and grateful.
Let me make the most of this continued opportunity for life.
Let me make the most of this continued opportunity for life.
September 20, 2023 at 10:57 PM
I've been home a couple weeks and continue to recover from bladder cancer surgery. The bladder's gone. An ostomy is in its place. We also found prostate cancer. Recovery is slow, awkward, and difficult but I'm alive and grateful.
Let me make the most of this continued opportunity for life.
Let me make the most of this continued opportunity for life.
Six days into bladder cancer surgery. Bladder is gone. Ostomy in place. I’m doing everything I can to heal. Grateful for a visit from a friend.,
August 24, 2023 at 11:31 PM
Six days into bladder cancer surgery. Bladder is gone. Ostomy in place. I’m doing everything I can to heal. Grateful for a visit from a friend.,
Surgery went well, blood pressure dropped. So, spending some time in ICU. Still optimistic!
August 19, 2023 at 10:26 PM
Surgery went well, blood pressure dropped. So, spending some time in ICU. Still optimistic!
Five minutes away from leaving home. One hour away from pre-op. 3 hours away from surgery that will hopefully eliminate bladder cancer, though I'll be left with an ostomy and life changes.
My greatest prayer is that I give and receive love throughout.
Peace, RP
My greatest prayer is that I give and receive love throughout.
Peace, RP
August 18, 2023 at 8:25 AM
Five minutes away from leaving home. One hour away from pre-op. 3 hours away from surgery that will hopefully eliminate bladder cancer, though I'll be left with an ostomy and life changes.
My greatest prayer is that I give and receive love throughout.
Peace, RP
My greatest prayer is that I give and receive love throughout.
Peace, RP