Jeff Nelson
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Jeff Nelson
@sirjeffnelson.bsky.social
· Nov 19
Film-related content & the occasional post-gym shot.
Don’t mistake #Hamnet for another Shakespearean tale…this is ultimately a film about how humanity confronts the worst imaginable grief, from which there is no return. My review via @wehotimes.bsky.social: wehotimes.com/hamnet-movie...
‘Hamnet’ Movie Review: Jessie Buckley Astounds in a Delicate Elegy of Tragedy - WEHO TIMES West Hollywood News, Nightlife and Events
Writer-director Chloé Zhao shifts away from the sweeping landscapes of “Nomadland” and “Eternals” to the theatrical intimacy of “Hamnet.” This tale of grief portrays devastation on a monumental level,...
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November 26, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Don’t mistake #Hamnet for another Shakespearean tale…this is ultimately a film about how humanity confronts the worst imaginable grief, from which there is no return. My review via @wehotimes.bsky.social: wehotimes.com/hamnet-movie...
Just as #TheSecretAgent reaches its most gripping realizations, it’s over. Too much of what comes before feels like it’s simply moving through the motions, not entirely connecting into a cohesive whole. My review via @wehotimes.bsky.social: wehotimes.com/the-secret-a...
‘The Secret Agent’ Movie Review: A Fractured Reflection on Resistance and Repression - WEHO TIMES West Hollywood News, Nightlife and Events
Told within the framework of Brazilian history, “The Secret Agent” is a fictional tale filled with violence, corruption, and the pursuit of a better life. Writer-director Kleber Mendonça Filho’s overs...
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November 25, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Just as #TheSecretAgent reaches its most gripping realizations, it’s over. Too much of what comes before feels like it’s simply moving through the motions, not entirely connecting into a cohesive whole. My review via @wehotimes.bsky.social: wehotimes.com/the-secret-a...
The morals behind #RentalFamily aren’t so easy to unpack, and it’s in this complexity that Hikari finds a story truly worth telling. My review via @wehotimes.bsky.social: wehotimes.com/rental-famil...
‘Rental Family’ Movie Review: A Morally Knotty Redemption Tale Coated in Sugar - WEHO TIMES West Hollywood News, Nightlife and Events
Can the lies we tell and perform lead to happiness, or do they only create false realities in which someone is bound to get hurt? That is the question behind Hikari’s “Rental Family”: a morally knotty...
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November 20, 2025 at 5:19 PM
The morals behind #RentalFamily aren’t so easy to unpack, and it’s in this complexity that Hikari finds a story truly worth telling. My review via @wehotimes.bsky.social: wehotimes.com/rental-famil...
It brings me no joy to say that ALPHA is immensely frustrating. I’m a huge fan of TITANE, but this feeling-packed AIDS allegory never comes to a head. Great performances emerge from a movie that shows an offensively beautiful, stylized glamorization of decay from AIDS. No.
November 20, 2025 at 1:42 AM
It brings me no joy to say that ALPHA is immensely frustrating. I’m a huge fan of TITANE, but this feeling-packed AIDS allegory never comes to a head. Great performances emerge from a movie that shows an offensively beautiful, stylized glamorization of decay from AIDS. No.
#WickedForGood is ultimately weighed down by its tendency to gloss over crucial dramatic moments and the consequences they’re meant to carry, favoring eye-roll-inducing fan service over lucid storytelling. My review via @wehotimes.bsky.social: wehotimes.com/wicked-for-g...
‘Wicked: For Good’ Movie Review: Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande Soar, as Oz Stays Drab - WEHO TIMES West Hollywood News, Nightlife and Events
“Wicked” fans understandably questioned why Jon M. Chu’s film adaptation would split the hit musical into two parts, released a year apart, despite being shot back-to-back. After all, the second half ...
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November 19, 2025 at 5:07 PM
#WickedForGood is ultimately weighed down by its tendency to gloss over crucial dramatic moments and the consequences they’re meant to carry, favoring eye-roll-inducing fan service over lucid storytelling. My review via @wehotimes.bsky.social: wehotimes.com/wicked-for-g...
Year IX! @neonrated’s FYC box set is (unsurprisingly) another stunner.
November 19, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Year IX! @neonrated’s FYC box set is (unsurprisingly) another stunner.
Post-#Pillion Q&A with Harry Lighton, Harry Melling, and Alexander Skarsgård.
November 15, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Post-#Pillion Q&A with Harry Lighton, Harry Melling, and Alexander Skarsgård.
#MartySupreme is something major, alright. Something fucking electric. Timothée Chalamet is sensational — so precise and emotionally alive. Daniel Lopatin’s score is tremendous. Josh Safdie crafted a strike of lightning cinema here. I’m surprised by how fast that runtime flew by.
November 14, 2025 at 6:35 AM
#MartySupreme is something major, alright. Something fucking electric. Timothée Chalamet is sensational — so precise and emotionally alive. Daniel Lopatin’s score is tremendous. Josh Safdie crafted a strike of lightning cinema here. I’m surprised by how fast that runtime flew by.
Locked in for tonight’s screening! Now seated for #MartySupreme.
November 14, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Locked in for tonight’s screening! Now seated for #MartySupreme.
#Sirat: This riveting pendulum of a film swings back and forth between haunting drama and despair-laced horror. Characterizations fill the space amid the frenzied to and fro, making that propulsive ending all the more chilling. My review via @wehotimes.bsky.social: wehotimes.com/sirat-movie-...
‘Sirât’ Movie Review: Dance and Despair Collide in a Visceral EDM Apocalypse - WEHO TIMES West Hollywood News, Nightlife and Events
“Sirât” is a riveting desert odyssey that builds immense tension. This treacherous spiritual journey utilizes its vast, desolate setting to cast a disorienting spell that grows more terrifying by the ...
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November 13, 2025 at 5:19 PM
#Sirat: This riveting pendulum of a film swings back and forth between haunting drama and despair-laced horror. Characterizations fill the space amid the frenzied to and fro, making that propulsive ending all the more chilling. My review via @wehotimes.bsky.social: wehotimes.com/sirat-movie-...
Traveling to Oz on this Saturday evening. #Wicked/#WickedForGood
November 9, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Traveling to Oz on this Saturday evening. #Wicked/#WickedForGood
#SentimentalValue shows a quieter side of Joachim Trier…it is invigorating to see how he continues to grow as an artist who pushes and stretches his creative muscles to tackle complex textures of emotion. My review via @wehotimes.bsky.social: wehotimes.com/sentimental-...
‘Sentimental Value’ Movie Review: Joachim Trier Deconstructs Healing Through Creativity - WEHO TIMES West Hollywood News, Nightlife and Events
No artist stirs a brew of emotions quite like Joachim Trier does. He has proven himself to be a master of empathetic storytelling, from 2011’s “Oslo, August 31st” to 2021’s “The Worst Person in the Wo...
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November 6, 2025 at 6:39 PM
#SentimentalValue shows a quieter side of Joachim Trier…it is invigorating to see how he continues to grow as an artist who pushes and stretches his creative muscles to tackle complex textures of emotion. My review via @wehotimes.bsky.social: wehotimes.com/sentimental-...
#PredatorBadlands lacks the grit of PREY and the relentless viciousness of KILLER OF KILLERS, but it offers a unique perspective on a long-running franchise, along with meaningful stakes and effective emotional beats. My review via @wehotimes.bsky.social: wehotimes.com/predator-bad...
‘Predator: Badlands’ Movie Review: Disney’s Tamed Predator Still Packs Some Thrills - WEHO TIMES West Hollywood News, Nightlife and Events
Director Dan Trachtenberg gave the Predator franchise a major upgrade with the formidable prequel “Prey” and the stellar animated anthology “Killer of Killers.” Now, he returns to live action with “Pr...
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November 5, 2025 at 5:07 PM
#PredatorBadlands lacks the grit of PREY and the relentless viciousness of KILLER OF KILLERS, but it offers a unique perspective on a long-running franchise, along with meaningful stakes and effective emotional beats. My review via @wehotimes.bsky.social: wehotimes.com/predator-bad...
Tonight’s screening is #PredatorBadlands. Review coming to WeHo Times!
November 4, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Tonight’s screening is #PredatorBadlands. Review coming to WeHo Times!
On vacation in Portland, so I didn’t pack a costume. This’ll do for tonight. Happy Halloween! 🎃
November 1, 2025 at 2:01 AM
On vacation in Portland, so I didn’t pack a costume. This’ll do for tonight. Happy Halloween! 🎃
#WeBelieveYou is a gripping directorial debut with razor-sharp precision — not just tugging on the heartstrings, but slicing right through them. My #AFIFest review via @wehotimes.bsky.social: wehotimes.com/we-believe-y...
‘We Believe You’ Movie Review [AFI Fest 2025]: Myriem Akheddiou Is Magnetic in a Minimalist Courtroom Drama - WEHO TIMES West Hollywood News, Nightlife and Events
“We Believe You” is a gripping directorial debut with razor-sharp precision — not just tugging on the heartstrings, but slicing right through them. Writer-director duo Charlotte Deville and Arnaud Duf...
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October 30, 2025 at 5:32 PM
#WeBelieveYou is a gripping directorial debut with razor-sharp precision — not just tugging on the heartstrings, but slicing right through them. My #AFIFest review via @wehotimes.bsky.social: wehotimes.com/we-believe-y...
More effective as a vignette than a full-length feature, #TheMysteriousGazeOfTheFlamingo is a lyrical Western that reminds us why we should continue to love, even in a world filled with so much hatred. My #AFIFEST review via @wehotimes.bsky.social:
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‘The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo’ Movie Review [AFI Fest 2025]: A Lyrical Trans Western Turns Fear Into Folklore - WEHO TIMES West Hollywood News, Nightlife and Events
“The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo,” writer-director Diego Céspedes’s feature debut, is a coming-of-age story blended with a poetic exploration of chosen family and irrational, society-fueled fear t...
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October 29, 2025 at 7:54 PM
More effective as a vignette than a full-length feature, #TheMysteriousGazeOfTheFlamingo is a lyrical Western that reminds us why we should continue to love, even in a world filled with so much hatred. My #AFIFEST review via @wehotimes.bsky.social:
wehotimes.com/the-mysterio...
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#ShelbyOaks gets lost in the weeds of tired horror tropes, diluting the early frights and eerie atmosphere into a flavorless concoction. My review via @wehotimes.bsky.social: wehotimes.com/shelby-oaks-...
‘Shelby Oaks’ Movie Review: YouTuber-Turned-Filmmaker Chris Stuckmann Loses the Plot in Derivative Horror Debut - WEHO TIMES West Hollywood News, Nightlife and Events
YouTube film critic-turned-filmmaker Chris Stuckmann showcases his appreciation for the horror genre with “Shelby Oaks,” his directorial debut. However, that appreciation quickly transforms into an ov...
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October 23, 2025 at 5:00 PM
#ShelbyOaks gets lost in the weeds of tired horror tropes, diluting the early frights and eerie atmosphere into a flavorless concoction. My review via @wehotimes.bsky.social: wehotimes.com/shelby-oaks-...
Deviating from the tired eat-the-rich movies of late, #Bugonia is a mesmerizing takedown of humanity, brimming with tension and pitch-black comedy. My review via @wehotimes.bsky.social: wehotimes.com/bugonia-movi...
Bugonia Movie Review: Yorgos Lanthimos Morphs Alien Conspiracy Into a Biting Satire of Modern Power - WEHO TIMES West Hollywood News, Nightlife and Events
Yorgos Lanthimos is one of this generation’s boldest directors. Bugonia continues his dark comedy streak, blending the macabre into a surreal reality. Actors Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons reunite with ...
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October 22, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Deviating from the tired eat-the-rich movies of late, #Bugonia is a mesmerizing takedown of humanity, brimming with tension and pitch-black comedy. My review via @wehotimes.bsky.social: wehotimes.com/bugonia-movi...
Now seated for #TheTestamentOfAnnLee.
October 17, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Now seated for #TheTestamentOfAnnLee.
#TinsmanRoad: There’s nothing more terrifying than anguish in this found footage gem, more interested in its haunting tapestry of sorrow and longing than it is in short-lived scares. My review via @wehotimes.bsky.social: wehotimes.com/tinsman-road...
‘Tinsman Road’ Movie Review: Found Footage Meets Familial Grief in Robbie Banfitch’s Moody Tale - WEHO TIMES West Hollywood News, Nightlife and Events
Writer-director Robbie Banfitch’s “Tinsman Road” is a sharp pivot from the delirious hellscape that was his previous feature, “The Outwaters.” While he remains in the found footage sandbox, he moves a...
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October 16, 2025 at 5:25 PM
#TinsmanRoad: There’s nothing more terrifying than anguish in this found footage gem, more interested in its haunting tapestry of sorrow and longing than it is in short-lived scares. My review via @wehotimes.bsky.social: wehotimes.com/tinsman-road...
#ItWasJustAnAccident: Despite the heavy gravity of Panahi’s subject matter, he approaches this revenge thriller with glimmers of unexpected optimism and empathy. My review via @wehotimes.bsky.social: wehotimes.com/it-was-just-...
‘It Was Just an Accident’ Movie Review: Jafar Panahi Mixes Vengeance and Irony in a Wounded Tale of Oppression - WEHO TIMES West Hollywood News, Nightlife and Events
Revenge thrillers are rarely as profound and personal as “It Was Just an Accident.” This tale of oppression wriggles into your psyche with real-world stakes that bring a sense of urgency to every dram...
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October 13, 2025 at 4:57 PM
#ItWasJustAnAccident: Despite the heavy gravity of Panahi’s subject matter, he approaches this revenge thriller with glimmers of unexpected optimism and empathy. My review via @wehotimes.bsky.social: wehotimes.com/it-was-just-...
This Friday’s screening is #IsThisThingOn?
October 11, 2025 at 1:22 AM
This Friday’s screening is #IsThisThingOn?
#IfIHadLegsIdKickYou is a film unafraid to express ugly truths without casting prejudice on its lead character for feeling them. My review via @wehotimes.bsky.social: wehotimes.com/if-i-had-leg...
‘If I Had Legs I’d Kick You’ Movie Review: Rose Byrne Holds Nothing Back in This Dark Comedy Pressure Cooker - WEHO TIMES West Hollywood News, Nightlife and Events
Writer-director Mary Bronstein’s “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You” is a high-stress dark comedy that hits with the impact of a truck. Think “Uncut Gems” meets “Nightbitch,” but with a filmmaking style all ...
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October 9, 2025 at 4:31 PM
#IfIHadLegsIdKickYou is a film unafraid to express ugly truths without casting prejudice on its lead character for feeling them. My review via @wehotimes.bsky.social: wehotimes.com/if-i-had-leg...