RIP Bud Cort 💔

How can a movie with Sam Rockwell be boring? I reviewed Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die. www.itsthepictures.com/maybe-theres...

The new teen horror WHISTLE is basically diet FINAL DESTINATION, but it’s harmless enough if you have a soft spot for that sort of thing. I might’ve erred positive if it was released closer to Halloween. Review in @bostonhassle.bsky.social! bostonhassle.com/review-whist...

Can't wait for that NETWORK Criterion Release. www.itsthepictures.com/criterion-co...

Stirring, heartfelt, and decidedly genuine.

Those who stuck with "Starfleet Academy" will be glad again this week that they kept the faith.

New in @cambridgeday.com! This week the mighty @bostonscifi.bsky.social returns to @somervilletheatre.bsky.social, plus SAFE in 4k at @brattletheatre.bsky.social, Kubrick, Antonioni, and Bertolucci on 35mm at HFA, and Poitier on 16mm(!) at the SPL!

📰New Newsletter | Free newsletter on Sam Raimi's SEND HELP, links, podcast, and more. www.itsthepictures.com/send-help-re...

🎙️New Podcast | A brand new It's the Pictures @itsthepicpod.bsky.social is now live. Evan @reelrecon.bsky.social and I talk about the great Mel Brooks and his amazing career. youtu.be/HuRburB0kps?...

MOTHER OF FLIES is what might be called “arthouse horror.” There’s lots of blood, to be sure, but it’s a slow burning film where all the pieces don’t fall into place until the final 20 minutes. #filmsky #horror #shudder

If you like movies that are cool and weird and if you’re in the Boston area you’re gonna want to follow @bosunderground.bsky.social for some incredibly great updates very soon! 🐇

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*NEW EPISODE!!* We discuss the films: • THE RIP • THE CHORAL Listen: spoilerpiece.libsyn.com/episode-601-...

Hey folks! We're buried under snow here in the Northeast and I'M consequently buried under a head-cold ☹ Please watch me try to squeeze something like meaningful commentary out of that "HE-MAN" teaser from last week and maybe toss some coins in the bucket 😁 www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCDn...

SEND HELP is a delightfully nasty return to form for Sam Raimi— more EC than Marvel. Review is up at @bostonhassle.bsky.social! bostonhassle.com/review-send-...

New column in @cambridgeday.com! Big story this week is the HFA’s Complete Kubrick retrospective, which kicks off with the director’s least screened films. Plus more of the Best of 2025 at @brattletheatre.bsky.social, double Antonioni at HFA, and Mass Ave on screen at @somervilletheatre.bsky.social!

MERCY is an early contender for Worst of the Year: a pro-dystopia sci-fi film about Chris Pratt sitting in a chair, brought to you by Axon bodycams. Read my review in @cambridgeday.com!

The many faces of Rachel McAdams, one of our best performers.

It had to happen: Things get out of hand as the kids of "Starfleet Academy" become embroiled in a prank war.

New in @cambridgeday.com! This week: Raymond Rea and the Best of 2025 at @brattletheatre.bsky.social, and OCCUPIED CITY and THE CONFORMIST at the HFA!

Wrote about the Oscar nominations from yesterday. I know news moves fast, but give it a read. www.itsthepictures.com/2026-oscars-...

Yes, I'm one of those film critics who adored 'Hamnet!'

Hey, starting Feb 24, I'm teaching a 10-week course in the history of movie stardom at the online film school @cinejourneys.bsky.social. It'll be fun! More details at www.tyburrswatchlist.com/take-a-class-with-professor-ty and cinejourneys.com/movie-stars-stardom-modern-fame-details-and-registration

Review - "MERCY" (2026) Chris Pratt and Timur Bekmambetov team up for "Minority Report: Stupid Edition" youtu.be/4fX5yln49OI?...

If you like listening instead, @reelrecon.bsky.social and I recorded a new episode where we discuss some of the anticipated movies. youtu.be/dxTcWa_EDJY?...

For the newsletter, I shared some of my most anticipated movies of 2026. www.itsthepictures.com/10-anticipat...

THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE is one of the year’s best movies— folk horror without the horror, an extravagant and sensuous musical about austerity and celibacy. Read my review in @cambridgeday.com— catch it on 70mm at @thecoolidge.bsky.social or @somervilletheatre.bsky.social!

Do you like anime? Of course you do. I posted a Winter 2026 Anime preview up on the site, and you should absolutely check it out and share it. www.itsthepictures.com/its-the-pict...

Would appreciate ALL the shares and views of this we can get, folks - this one was six months of on/off work in between paid gigs, regular vids and some pretty trying IRL times this year but I'm VERY proud how it turned out 🙏

New in @cambridgeday.com! The @brattletheatre.bsky.social Cinematic Tribute series continues, with memorial screenings for Diane Keaton, Udo Kier, Claudia Cardinale, and more.

Who doesn't love a good Jim Jarmusch flick?

Jim Jarmusch’s FATHER MOTHER SISTER BROTHER is resolutely muted, but nonetheless very warm and funny (and features a rare appearance by Tom Waits as a normal human being). Review in @bostonhassle.bsky.social— catch it at @thecoolidge.bsky.social or West Newton Cinema!

Finished S1 of Pluribus yesterday. I've been wanting to write about it for a little now so you can read that and more on the latest It's the Pictures @itsthepicpod.bsky.social newsletter www.itsthepictures.com/pluribus-is-...

Resharing the new podcast!

Chalamet plays a dazzling game on his way to an OSCAR! JoycesChoices reviews MARTY SUPREME https://t.co/hm0WR3TiRd @bofca @TheBSFC @CultureShowGBH @EbertVoices #BA50 @SimmonsLeads https://t.co/vpjpmme5bM#BA50 #Chalamet #OscarBuzz #FilmReview #MartySupreme #JoycesChoices #MovieAwards

A new 'Star Trek' series is always something to celebrate. cinesaurusrex.substack.com/p/tv-review-...

*NEW EPISODE!!* We discuss the films: • WE BURY THE DEAD • THE PLAGUE Listen: spoilerpiece.libsyn.com/episode-599-...

🚨It's the first Monday of 2026, so that means there's a new It's the Pictures podcast! youtu.be/oNAcnjiJ-as?...

“Avatar: Fire and Ash” continues to offer striking visuals and compelling storytelling and should more than satisfy fans of the series. #filmsky

Perhaps no film with the premise of “Re-Election” could credibly pull off a forty-something man returning to high school as a student. This one strains as it huffs and puffs its way to the finish line. #filmsky

“Star People” is an interesting drama that is being sold as a science fiction movie. It works as an interesting character driven drama, but as science fiction it’s a bust. #filmsky

I felt like writing a bit more about my favorite films of 2025 - so here are my 20 favorite films of the year for my Substack - open.substack.com/pub/allysonj...

Also opening this week at @brattletheatre.bsky.social is Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani’s gloriously bonkers REFLECTION IN A DEAD DIAMOND. ICYMI, my review is in @bostonhassle.bsky.social! bostonhassle.com/review-refle...

New in @cambridgeday.com! This week catch BARBARELLA courtesy of the Somerville Cine-Club, IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT, THE HARDER THEY COME, and, of course the Marx Brothers New Year’s marathon at @brattletheatre.bsky.social!

Shared some of my best work of the year over on the newsletter. www.itsthepictures.com/sharing-my-b...

MARTY SUPREME fucking rules, an anxiety-inducing (but deceptively humane) ping pong epic from Josh Safdie. Review in @bostonhassle.bsky.social— Catch it at @thecoolidge.bsky.social (on 70mm!) or @somervilletheatre.bsky.social! bostonhassle.com/review-marty...

New column in @cambridgeday.com! This week at @brattletheatre.bsky.social catch new 4k restorations of BRAZIL and CHARADE, then ring in the new year with THE THIN MAN and STOP MAKING SENSE!

Christmas Day brought a small slate of movies to the big screen - some of them sacred, some profane, and some... well, decide for yourself. Four Yuletide releases are reviewed at Cinesaurus Rex. Here's one of them.

Review - "ANACONDA" (2025) www.youtube.com/watch?v=hc6t...

Review - WAKE UP DEAD MAN youtu.be/Z6WYCu89vno?...