“No classic movie actor of his level was as effective at balancing a recognizable humanity with the secret sauce of stardom,” @chlopinions.bsky.social writes of Humphrey Bogart. “It was an irresistible combination. It still is.”

Happy The Pitt FINALLY arrives in the UK day to all who celebrate!

I wrote about Michael Shannon's extraordinary 2016 for @lwlies.com: lwlies.com/acting-up/mi...

The full performance of “I Lied To You” from ‘SINNERS’ at the 98th Oscars. #Sinners #Oscars2026

On its fiftieth anniversary, we look back at how “Robin and Marian,” the movie that housed Sean Connery's most tender performance, tackled aging bodies, looming mortality, and a legendary romance.

Wrote up one of my favourites for its 50th anniversary!🌳🏹🏰

can we at least bring back disco, guys in short shorts, moustaches, and actors with interestingly flawed faces and bodies

I think Robert Aramayo winning that BAFTA might be my favourite movie awards win...ever? What a special moment, and so, so well deserved.

And your BAFTA Best Actor is...Robert Aramayo! Hard to describe what an astounding upset this is in an awards season that has been tediously devoid of them. (His movie will open in the U.S. in April.) variety.com/2026/film/ne...

Foolishly convinced myself that Frederick Wiseman would live forever. There were just too many institutions and interesting people left to film!

Frederick Wiseman - rare case where a 96-year-old filmmaker’s death feels tragic because they had so much more left to do. Uninterrupted streak of curiosity, empathy, wisdom, and quiet anger, ended only by the reality of living in a human body.

Frederick Wiseman and Robert Duvall on the same day. We loved our nonagenarian kings.

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BOTD New Hollywood DP Haskell Wexler!!! [Virginia Woolf 🙏 ; Cuckoo's Nest; Bound/Glory; Coming Home ++] Also D/W/DP Medium Cool - Our take: brightlightsfilm.com/the-whole-wo... More: @chlopinions.bsky.social: www.bfi.org.uk/lists/haskel... Stuart Klawans: www.thenation.com/article/arch...

It’s hard to imagine someone more universally enjoyed than Catherine O’Hara where the opinions range from “I like her and her work” to “I love her and her work” and that’s a pretty good legacy

Catherine O'Hara? Are you fucking kidding me? Fuck this year.

Here's a Letterboxd list of the 32 movies I watched to write this behemoth: letterboxd.com/chloe1/list/...

always a good time to read @chlopinions.bsky.social, who's one of the most film literate and thorough researchers out there

the entire timeline has spoken with one voice. and they're saying "Delroy Lindo"

So thrilled for Delroy Lindo!

Wrote a little tribute to the weather reports for the BFI's David Lynch season: www.bfi.org.uk/features/gol...

BOTD Humphrey Bogart!!!! 5)Key Largo 4a/4b)Have/Have Not; Big Sleep 3)Casablanca 2)Lonely Place 1)Maltese Falcon More: @jonathancoe.bsky.social: www.newstatesman.com/culture/film... @chlopinions.bsky.social: www.bfi.org.uk/lists/humphr... @sheilakathleen.bsky.social: www.sheilaomalley.com?p=196597

HELLO THE BOARD (ME) VOTED TO PUT MY NAME ON THE LINCOLN AND JILL JESSICA TWISS MEMORIAL OH YES IT WAS UNANIMOUS

Happy 100th birthday to Dick Van Dyke!

“It would have been so easy for the movie to lean into the sentimentality of its premise,” @chlopinions.bsky.social writes, “but ‘A Patch of Blue’ ducks the tweeness traps at every juncture – and much of that is down to Elizabeth Hartman.”

On its 60th anniversary, a look at Elizabeth Hartman's dazzling debut turn in “A Patch of Blue,” and what happened to her career after. crookedmarquee.com/elizabeth-ha...

If Benoit Blanc is such a great detective, why hasn’t he noticed these are all the same guy

Also LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE!

One of the world’s greatest living artists and documentarians and he’s perpetually a target for the most heinous censorship. Protect him, and his work, at all costs.

The new BFI season on Richard Burton starts today! For it, I wrote about the way his most compelling performances were centred around his vulnerability: www.bfi.org.uk/features/ric...

Man, everything is so bleak, anyone got a fun fact or little bit of trivia they want to share

I will never miss a chance to repost my 92 film Strathairn deep dive, where I explore this very issue: www.pastemagazine.com/movies/david...

For his centenary and the BFI's wonderful current season, I wrote about Rock Hudson's position as the male figurehead of the 50s melodrama: www.bfi.org.uk/features/roc...

BOTD Roy Scheider!!! MCCT5 #70s omits gems: 5)Downfall Child (Schatzberg) 4)Marathon Man (Schlesinger) 3)Outside Man (Deray) 2)Klute (Pakula) 1)All That Jazz (Fosse) More: Jazz on That '70s Movie Podcast: open.spotify.com/episode/1fy0... @chlopinions.bsky.social: crookedmarquee.com/the-seven-up...

it might be asking too much but i'd really like the UK voting population who are still of sound mind to look at new york tonight and realise that we fucking CAN keep farage out of no. 10 and that labour and the tories are not a foregone conclusion. better options exist and they can become a reality!

😎😎😎😎 GOOD THINGS CAN STILL HAPPEN 😎😎😎😎

BOTD Burt Lancaster!!! MCCT5: 5)Criss Cross 4)7 Days in May 3)Atlantic City 2)Sweet Smell of Success 1)The Killers #Noirvember More: @chlopinions.bsky.social / @lwlies.com: lwlies.com/in-praise-of... @melbcinematheque.bsky.social: www.acmi.net.au/stories-and-...

A bit late posting this, but I wrote a little on Angela Lansbury's stellar performance in The Manchurian Candidate for her centenary this week: www.bfi.org.uk/features/fin...

BOTD Walter Matthau!! Key 60s/70s incl Fail Safe, Fortune Cookie, Odd Couple, New Leaf, Charley Varrick, Laughing Policeman, Pelham 123 [just podcasted! open.spotify.com/episode/5tSx... More @nikdirga.bsky.social: nikdirga.com/2024/09/02/w... @chlopinions.bsky.social: www.bfi.org.uk/lists/walter...

Made sure our Robert Redford tribute was mostly focused on his incredible face (@chlopinions.bsky.social actually did all the work) www.avclub.com/robert-redfo...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=GI9q... Please enjoy these 90 seconds of Robert Redford walking joyfully down the street at the end of my favourite of his movies, The Hot Rock. R.I.P 👑

Just boastfully preserving this one for posterity... I got 9/9 Correct Score: 2693 🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩 Play at: vulture.com/vulturecinem...

Don’t normalize this shit. It’s an affront. The last thing we want is for something like this to be financially successful or make waves in any way. If the “test case” benefits those bankrolling it, where does this stop? Do we get a fake “original” cut of GREED next?

Please get on releasing A Little Prayer over here, UK distributors!

This is such good news - loved this ensemble.

“Don’t cry, white boy, you’re gonna live” is a great response to like 99% of opinion pieces being written rn From a typically great article from @chlopinions.bsky.social about No Way Out, Sidney Poitier's debut film: www.avclub.com/no-way-out-s...

Sidney Poitier's debut movie, No Way Out, turned 75 at the weekend. For @avclub.com, I explored its enduring power and prescience. www.avclub.com/no-way-out-s...

Freelancing writers, this is gold: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

Happy 100th Farley Granger! I wrote about his heart-wrenching performance in They Live By Night for the BFI: www.bfi.org.uk/features/fin...

For his centenary, I wrote about Audie Murphy - a fascinating actor with an even more fascinating life story: www.bfi.org.uk/features/aud...