It's Day 3 of Knit Madness, and we've got 16 brand new sweaters to face off against one another! knitflicks.beehiiv.com/p/knit-madne...

It's Day 3 of Knit Madness, and we've got 16 brand new sweaters to face off against one another! knitflicks.beehiiv.com/p/knit-madne...

Who has the better sweater? 1️⃣ Bella (Rima Te Wiata) in HUNT FOR THE WILDERPEOPLE 2️⃣ Helen Alderson (Rachel Shenton) in ACGAS 📊 Show results

Who has the better sweater? 1️⃣ Chuck Noland (Tom Hanks) in CAST AWAY 2️⃣ Carol Sturka (Rhea Seehorn) in PLURIBUS 📊 Show results

Who has the better sweater? 1️⃣ Richard Kimble (Harrison Ford) in THE FUGITIVE 2️⃣ Charles (Tim Key) in THE BALLAD OF WALLIS ISLAND 📊 Show results

Who has the better sweater? 1️⃣ Incidental 37A in SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS 2️⃣ Belle Gibson (KaitlynDever) in APPLE CIDER VINEGAR 📊 Show results

Who has the better sweater? 1️⃣ Paris Geller (Liza Weil) in GILMORE GIRLS 2️⃣ Jess Bradford (Olivia Hussey) in BLACK CHRISTMAS 📊 Show results

Who has the better sweater? 1️⃣ Neo and Trinity in THE MATRIX RELOADED 2️⃣ Claire Sardina (Kate Hudson) in SONG SUNG BLUE 📊 Show results

Who has the better sweater? 1️⃣ Rose Nylund (Betty White) in THE GOLDEN GIRLS 2️⃣ Tom Daley in GAME OF WOOL 📊 Show results

Who has the better sweater? 1️⃣ Sam Malone (Ted Danson) in CHEERS 2️⃣ Hayes (Nicholas Galitzine) in THE IDEA OF YOU 📊 Show results

You have one more hour to vote and one of these matchups is literally tied and I haven't figured out a good tie-breaker yet forms.gle/DPUMn3pnYvP3...

Reupping this because you have 1 more day to vote! forms.gle/fU55gMJFx9xv... For today's tease, here are the two polls—taken out of context from who's competing—with the closest margins between them. The first one (red up) has 3 votes over the blue. The second one (blue up) has 9 more votes

Reupping this because you have 1 more day to vote! forms.gle/fU55gMJFx9xv... For today's tease, here are the two polls—taken out of context from who's competing—with the closest margins between them. The first one (red up) has 3 votes over the blue. The second one (blue up) has 9 more votes

For my debut at @ebertvoices.bsky.social, I went long on #HeatedRivalry and its incredibly viral fleece jacket (it's a Good Fleece!) www.rogerebert.com/features/an-...

It's Day 2 of Knit Madness, and we've got 16 brand new sweaters to face off against one another! knitflicks.beehiiv.com/p/knit-madne...

trying out a new feature, lmk if it works

For my debut at @ebertvoices.bsky.social, I went long on #HeatedRivalry and its incredibly viral fleece jacket (it's a Good Fleece!) www.rogerebert.com/features/an-...

It's Day 2 of Knit Madness, and we've got 16 brand new sweaters to face off against one another! knitflicks.beehiiv.com/p/knit-madne...

“When official Olympic outfits … can put you back hundreds of dollars, Shane’s fleece is approachable. In the reality of HEATED RIVALRY, it might possibly even be affordable,” writes @michejaw.bsky.social about the show’s “very Canadian” fleece jacket.

Who has the better sweater? 1️⃣ Dale Doback (John C. Reilly) in STEP BROTHERS 2️⃣ Nurse Morgan (Ike Barinholtz) in THE MINDY PROJECT 📊 Show results

Who has the better sweater? 1️⃣ Howard Morris (Michael Cyril Creighton) in OMITB 2️⃣ Donna Smoak (Charlotte Ross) in ARROW 📊 Show results

Who has the better sweater? 1️⃣ Betty Suarez (America Ferrera) in UGLY BETTY 2️⃣ Ryland Grace (Ryan Gosling) in PROJECT HAIL MARY 📊 Show results

Who has the better sweater? 1️⃣ Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart) in NEW MOON 2️⃣ Mr. Reed (Hugh Grant) in HERETIC 📊 Show results

Who has the better sweater? 1️⃣ Troy (Glover) and Abed (Pudi) in COMMUNITY 2️⃣ Clark Griswold (Chevy Chase) in CHRISTMAS VACATION 📊 Show results

Who has the better sweater? 1️⃣ Carlton Banks (Alfonso Ribeiro) in FRESH PRINCE 2️⃣ Gilly Owens (Nicole Kidman) in PRACTICAL MAGIC 📊 Show results

Who has the better sweater? 1️⃣ Elphaba Thropp (Cynthia Erivo) in WICKED: FOR GOOD 2️⃣ Linda (Rebecca Hall) in PETER HUJAR'S DAY 📊 Show results

Who has the better sweater? 1️⃣ The Log Lady (Catherine E. Coulson) in TWIN PEAKS 2️⃣ Carlos Perez (Danny Trejo) in AVH&KC 📊 Show results

It's March 1, and the first day of Knit Madness is up and running (this time with the link) knitflicks.beehiiv.com/p/knit-madne...

It's women's history month. You are now contractually obligated to hire me and my sisters. I don't make the rules.

Reupping this because you have 1 more day to vote! forms.gle/aAQuri82r668... A quirky thing about Bluesky polls is that even though the polls themselves don't ever really close, I get automatic updates after 24 hours. So here's a glimpse (and only a fraction of the total votes so far)

"I love my country, but I have to remember that my ancestors were enslaved, my forefathers were considered three-fifths a person, that in the 1970s I could not get a credit card without the signature of either my father or a husband." Rousing stuff from Chaz Ebert! www.rogerebert.com/women-writer...

Reupping this because you have 1 more day to vote! forms.gle/aAQuri82r668... A quirky thing about Bluesky polls is that even though the polls themselves don't ever really close, I get automatic updates after 24 hours. So here's a glimpse (and only a fraction of the total votes so far)

It's March 1, and the first day of Knit Madness is up and running (this time with the link) knitflicks.beehiiv.com/p/knit-madne...

Who has the better sweater? 1️⃣ James Fitzjames (Tobias Menzies) in THE TERROR 2️⃣ The Irish Crooners in INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS 📊 Show results

Who has the better sweater? 1️⃣ Colm Doherty (Brendan Gleeson) in TBOI 2️⃣ Julie (Renate Reinsve) in TWPITW 📊 Show results

Who has the better sweater? 1️⃣ Logan Roy (Brian Cox) in SUCCESSION 2️⃣ Conrad Fisher (Christopher Briney) in TSITP 📊 Show results

Who has the better sweater? 1️⃣ Carmy Berzatto (Jeremy Allen White) in THE BEAR 2️⃣ Luke Castellan (Charlie Bushnell) in PJO 📊 Show results

Who has the better sweater? 1️⃣ Joséphine (Marion Cotillard) in BIG FISH 2️⃣ Saoirse Shaw (Roisin Gallagher) in HTGTHFB 📊 Show results

Who has the better sweater? 1️⃣ The Doctor (Peter Davison) in CLASSIC DOCTOR WHO 2️⃣ Jocelyn (Maria Bello) in THE JANE AUSTEN BOOK CLUB 📊 Show results

Who has the better sweater? 1️⃣ Trixie Franklin (Helen George) in CALL THE MIDWIFE 2️⃣ Paulo Bonetto (Greyson Holt) in THE NIGHT AGENT 📊 Show results

Who has the better sweater? 1️⃣ Dr. John Watson (Martin Freeman) in SHERLOCK 2️⃣ Kermit the Frog in THE MUPPETS TAKE MANHATTAN 📊 Show results

I can't fucking believe we're doing this again.

ICYMI: The bracket is LIVE (to look at, not vote in yet)

New newsletter: I'm doing a 64-bracket cinematic sweater competition in March again—spaced more throughout vs being truncated to the latter half of the month—and just dropped the bracket knitflicks.beehiiv.com/p/introducin...

Unveiling the full Knit Madness lineup in 1 hour, so subscribe to get that straight in your inbox while you still can: knitflicks.beehiiv.com/subscribe

Now that CNN and WBD are set to become state media in a sale to Paramount/Oracle/TikTok, it is especially important to support independent media. Off the top of my head: www.thehandbasket.co 404media.co www.garbageday.email Add your favorites in the replies. Fuck state-backed media monopolies.

Once again: A) This would be handing two of Hollywood's only remaining studios to a right-wing Trump ally and his "Dad said I could have it!" son, who B) has not begun to prove that he can successfully run one studio, let alone two. An utter disaster, although in fairness, that is Zaslav's brand.

Is the president mocking the U.S. women’s hockey team on a celebratory call with the men’s team going to attract even an iota of the sustained handwringing that the idea of trans athletes disadvantaging women’s sports has gotten

You have until 11:59pm EST *tonight* to take my survey about last year's Knit Madness Tournament, tell me what should compete this year, and enter for a chance to win a free hand-knitted hat from me! forms.gle/7DoquooLEMb5...

You have until 11:59pm EST *tonight* to take my survey about last year's Knit Madness Tournament, tell me what should compete this year, and enter for a chance to win a free hand-knitted hat from me! forms.gle/7DoquooLEMb5...