Sam S-P
@sspthinksfilm.bsky.social
Writer and film fanatic fond of black comedies, sci-fi, animation and films about dysfunctional families. https://sspthinksfilm.com He/him
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Sam S-P
@sspthinksfilm.bsky.social
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Review in Brief – SSP Thinks Film
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Disinclined to read lengthy film reviews? This way for my archive of 150-ish word reviews in brief - sspthinksfilm.com/category/fil...
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A few words on the passing of a key figure in Disney's Renaissance era, the man behind underrated animated gem The Prophet, and — most importantly — a very good, kind, warm soul by all accounts.
Rest easy, Roger Allers. (And watch Rock & Rule, folks — it'll blow your mind!)
Rest easy, Roger Allers. (And watch Rock & Rule, folks — it'll blow your mind!)
Roger Allers, co-director of The Lion King and veteran Disney animator, has sadly died aged 76.
Our thoughts are with Allers' friends, family, and loved ones at this difficult time, and he will be sorely missed.
Read Empire's tribute: www.empireonline.com/movies...
Our thoughts are with Allers' friends, family, and loved ones at this difficult time, and he will be sorely missed.
Read Empire's tribute: www.empireonline.com/movies...
January 19, 2026 at 12:07 AM
A few words on the passing of a key figure in Disney's Renaissance era, the man behind underrated animated gem The Prophet, and — most importantly — a very good, kind, warm soul by all accounts.
Rest easy, Roger Allers. (And watch Rock & Rule, folks — it'll blow your mind!)
Rest easy, Roger Allers. (And watch Rock & Rule, folks — it'll blow your mind!)
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Y'know, if I were Netflix and buying a major studio and trying to convince people I was going to release movies in theatres.
And I had a new movie starring Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, and a Best Supporting Actress frontrunner.
I would, like, maybe put that movie in theatres.
And I had a new movie starring Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, and a Best Supporting Actress frontrunner.
I would, like, maybe put that movie in theatres.
January 17, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Y'know, if I were Netflix and buying a major studio and trying to convince people I was going to release movies in theatres.
And I had a new movie starring Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, and a Best Supporting Actress frontrunner.
I would, like, maybe put that movie in theatres.
And I had a new movie starring Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, and a Best Supporting Actress frontrunner.
I would, like, maybe put that movie in theatres.
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My picture was used in child abuse images. AI is putting others through my nightmare | Mara Wilson
My picture was used in child abuse images. AI is putting others through my nightmare | Mara Wilson
I was a child actor, exploited by strangers on the internet. Now millions of children face the same danger
www.theguardian.com
January 17, 2026 at 4:02 PM
My picture was used in child abuse images. AI is putting others through my nightmare | Mara Wilson
Fascinating stuff. One of @bobchipman.bsky.social’s best - youtu.be/Y4KcKvDer-U?...
This Movie Exists - HOPALONG CASSIDY
YouTube video by moviebob
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January 17, 2026 at 10:27 AM
Fascinating stuff. One of @bobchipman.bsky.social’s best - youtu.be/Y4KcKvDer-U?...
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Hands up if you've deliberately travelled to another town or city just to see a movie.
Yep. Quite a few times. Including thanks to Netflix's own limited release model sometimes.
Yep. Quite a few times. Including thanks to Netflix's own limited release model sometimes.
"You’re not going to get in the car and go to the next town to see a movie," says Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos
Ted Sarandos commits to 45-day theatrical windows, believes theaters are for city folk
Ted Sarandos commits to 45-day theatrical windows, believes theaters are for city folk
www.avclub.com
January 16, 2026 at 9:40 PM
Hands up if you've deliberately travelled to another town or city just to see a movie.
Yep. Quite a few times. Including thanks to Netflix's own limited release model sometimes.
Yep. Quite a few times. Including thanks to Netflix's own limited release model sometimes.
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A smart thing the studio bosses of Golden Age Hollywood would do is, if a movie was making money in theaters, they would have a day picked out at which they would arbitrarily have it stop making money in theaters.
“I want to win opening weekend. I want to win box office.” - Ted Sarandos 2026 www.vulture.com/article/ted-...
Ted Sarandos Says He Wants Movies in Theaters, Actually
“With 45-day windows,” the Netflix CEO said.
www.vulture.com
January 16, 2026 at 4:00 PM
A smart thing the studio bosses of Golden Age Hollywood would do is, if a movie was making money in theaters, they would have a day picked out at which they would arbitrarily have it stop making money in theaters.
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Trump accepting Machado's Nobel Peace Prize is a great insult to the FIFA Peace Prize committee
January 16, 2026 at 2:13 AM
Trump accepting Machado's Nobel Peace Prize is a great insult to the FIFA Peace Prize committee
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‘I always say, the film is the thing. The film is the thing. It’s the film, the language of cinema. You work so hard & the second it’s finished, people want you to change it back into words.’
- David Lynch
- David Lynch
December 31, 2025 at 3:41 PM
‘I always say, the film is the thing. The film is the thing. It’s the film, the language of cinema. You work so hard & the second it’s finished, people want you to change it back into words.’
- David Lynch
- David Lynch
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You’d have to pull off one of my limbs and threaten to beat me to death with it before I posed for this x
January 15, 2026 at 12:40 PM
You’d have to pull off one of my limbs and threaten to beat me to death with it before I posed for this x
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I think it says something about the state of comedy on film right now that the Top 10 on Letterboxd includes One Battle After Another and Sorry Baby, both of which are great films, but I would certainly not consider to be primarily comedies by any stretch.
January 13, 2026 at 10:32 AM
I think it says something about the state of comedy on film right now that the Top 10 on Letterboxd includes One Battle After Another and Sorry Baby, both of which are great films, but I would certainly not consider to be primarily comedies by any stretch.
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I Photoshop Paddington into a movie, TV show, or pop culture until I forget: Day 1765
January 13, 2026 at 6:26 AM
I Photoshop Paddington into a movie, TV show, or pop culture until I forget: Day 1765
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X Users Ask Grok To Put More Clothes On Elon Musk Pictures https://theonion.com/x-users-ask-grok-to-put-more-clothes-on-elon-musk-pictures/
January 12, 2026 at 8:15 PM
X Users Ask Grok To Put More Clothes On Elon Musk Pictures https://theonion.com/x-users-ask-grok-to-put-more-clothes-on-elon-musk-pictures/
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Paul Verhoeven undefeated in creating a movie that flies right over the heads of the people it’s making fun of
Rightwing influencers are so bad at interpreting source material that they can only do it correctly by accident, when they're trying to make a joke
January 12, 2026 at 2:25 PM
Paul Verhoeven undefeated in creating a movie that flies right over the heads of the people it’s making fun of
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Reform UK, which says it represents “change” from Conservative failures, has so far accepted defections from:
- A disgraced Tory minister sacked for tax-dodging
- Disgraced Tory vice chairman suspended for racism
- Disgraced former minister suspended for abandoning constituents for a reality TV gig
- A disgraced Tory minister sacked for tax-dodging
- Disgraced Tory vice chairman suspended for racism
- Disgraced former minister suspended for abandoning constituents for a reality TV gig
January 12, 2026 at 12:45 PM
Reform UK, which says it represents “change” from Conservative failures, has so far accepted defections from:
- A disgraced Tory minister sacked for tax-dodging
- Disgraced Tory vice chairman suspended for racism
- Disgraced former minister suspended for abandoning constituents for a reality TV gig
- A disgraced Tory minister sacked for tax-dodging
- Disgraced Tory vice chairman suspended for racism
- Disgraced former minister suspended for abandoning constituents for a reality TV gig
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rhea seehorn just won for best female actor at the golden globes so that’s a quantum of justice in the world
January 12, 2026 at 5:54 AM
rhea seehorn just won for best female actor at the golden globes so that’s a quantum of justice in the world
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Read another book ffs
January 11, 2026 at 10:57 AM
Read another book ffs
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thankfully i now need to provide my ID to the UK Government to browse reddit, so the internet is finally safe
January 8, 2026 at 9:32 AM
thankfully i now need to provide my ID to the UK Government to browse reddit, so the internet is finally safe
I’ll give Michael Sarnoski the benefit of the doubt, but I’d sincerely like to see a Robin Hood adaptation with some colour again some time in my lifetime…
Watch the trailer for The Death of Robin Hood starring Hugh Jackman, Jodie Comer and Bill Skarsgård 🏹
In theaters later this year via A24.
In theaters later this year via A24.
January 7, 2026 at 8:09 AM
I’ll give Michael Sarnoski the benefit of the doubt, but I’d sincerely like to see a Robin Hood adaptation with some colour again some time in my lifetime…
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The vaccine autism thing is bullshit but even if you believed it, it seems incredibly fucked up to then believe that raising child death rates is some sort of worthwhile trade-off to reduce autism rates
BREAKING: CDC announces an unprecedented overhaul of the childhood vaccine schedule, a significant shift that recommends fewer shots for all kids.
CDC overhauls childhood vaccine schedule to resemble Denmark in unprecedented move
The new U.S. guidelines recommend all children get vaccines for 11 diseases, compared with the 18 previously on the schedule.
nbcnews.to
January 5, 2026 at 7:41 PM
The vaccine autism thing is bullshit but even if you believed it, it seems incredibly fucked up to then believe that raising child death rates is some sort of worthwhile trade-off to reduce autism rates
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Paul Feig's newest film, The Housemaid, a thriller starring Sydney Sweeney and Amanda Seyfried, is now out in cinemas. Here's Kieran's review up on the SecondCut substack.
#thehousemaid #sydneysweeney #amandaseyfried #paulfeig #filmreview #moviereview #filmsky #moviesky #secondcut
#thehousemaid #sydneysweeney #amandaseyfried #paulfeig #filmreview #moviereview #filmsky #moviesky #secondcut
The Housemaid (2025) Review
If any word could describe watching The Housemaid, based on Frieda McFadden’s 2022 novel, then ‘whelmed’ would certainly cover it.
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January 2, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Paul Feig's newest film, The Housemaid, a thriller starring Sydney Sweeney and Amanda Seyfried, is now out in cinemas. Here's Kieran's review up on the SecondCut substack.
#thehousemaid #sydneysweeney #amandaseyfried #paulfeig #filmreview #moviereview #filmsky #moviesky #secondcut
#thehousemaid #sydneysweeney #amandaseyfried #paulfeig #filmreview #moviereview #filmsky #moviesky #secondcut
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It's the first day of 2026, so let's recap 2025, with ten picks for some of the finest films of last year.
#filmsky #moviesky #filmreview #moviereview #cinema #filmcritic #moviecritic
#filmsky #moviesky #filmreview #moviereview #cinema #filmcritic #moviecritic
Second Cut’s Top 10 Films of 2025
Jacob, Sam and Kieran round out 2025 with their pick of the films of the year...
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January 1, 2026 at 6:15 PM
It's the first day of 2026, so let's recap 2025, with ten picks for some of the finest films of last year.
#filmsky #moviesky #filmreview #moviereview #cinema #filmcritic #moviecritic
#filmsky #moviesky #filmreview #moviereview #cinema #filmcritic #moviecritic
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Deserved 👏🏾
Miles Caton has won Best Young Actor/Actress at the Critics Choice Awards.
January 5, 2026 at 9:46 AM
Deserved 👏🏾