What's wild is I know the creatives behind this... A celebration of the finest in Canadian culture

For @thatshelf.com we look at the glorious film DEAD MAN, newly available from @criterion.bsky.social 4K UHD, making for a truly exquisite version of one of the greatest films ever made. youtu.be/PeKOBWwuOOU?...

On MONTREAL, MY BEAUTIFUL 🥟 "plays out against a city that sparkles throughout " - @lizbraun.bsky.social On PILLION🏍️ "insanely hot--and surprisingly sweet" - @patmullen.bsky.social On MR. NOBODY AGAINST PUTIN 🇷🇺 "a brilliant film" - @filmfest.bsky.social torontofilmcritics.com/features/tfc...

I love this movie

If you're given carte blanch for the real @criterion.bsky.social closet, ravage like you'll never be back...

"I think Wes Anderson could make an interesting Western" - Jim Jarmusch, 2017 ( on @criterion.bsky.social Q&A commentary track for DEAD MAN)

Plus: Johanna Schneller remembers Catherine O'Hara @patmullen.bsky.social & @filmfest.bsky.social talk docs at Sundance and more! 🍿 torontofilmcritics.com/features/tfc...

This was such a joy to do!

THE STORY OF DOCUMENTARY FILM sees Mark Cousins chronicle the history of cinema in his signature fashion with this look at the art of non-fiction film. #Sundance povmagazine.com/the-story-of...

How did the #documentary slate at #Sundance shape up compared to other years at the fest? @patmullen.bsky.social and @filmfest.bsky.social report on the doc front and take stock of Sundance as it leaves Park City for Boulder. povmagazine.com/the-2026-sun...

Big thanks to @filmfest.bsky.social @smallmind.bsky.social & @bgos923.bsky.social for crushing it so we could cover every documentary in competition at #Sundance! 🌞🕺

A legend that both sucked and blew with the best of them

Don't hold the phone for #Sundance doc JOYBUBBLES. povmagazine.com/joybubbles-r...

This is what passed for entertainment in this cold, bleak land. youtu.be/q4LRU_FYpuc?...

For @thatshelf.com we crack open The Shining book from #Taschen and revel in all things Kubrick. youtu.be/204H0Wdruk4?...

In my original review of Fury Road I described is at the Indy Truck chase stretched to full feature length. That's also, IIRC, the first segment crafted for Raiders at script stage.

Kicking off our Sundance reviews, @filmfest.bsky.social calls THE LAST FIRST: WINTER K2 a peak mountain movie. povmagazine.com/the-last-fir...

Here comes Sundance! Best of luck to anyone trying to watch movies among the tidal waves of emails, follow-ups, double-taps, check-ins, and circle-backs. Put down the phone!

These compilations celebrating Estonian Soul, Jazz and Funk are some of my favourite #vinyl pick-ups of the last few months www.youtube.com/watch?v=eg6W...

More mindblowing nonsense from @andrewhickey.500songs.com - had no idea a Terry Gilliam produced as was a cause for Scratch Perry to get a hit U.K. single. Almost as odd as my being introduced to Nick Drake via VW

Not only one of the greatest b-sides in musical history, but look at the goddamn musicians on this recording. Masterpiece.

All hail The Monkees - for @thatshelf.com a look at their latest release celebrating their a- and b-sides youtu.be/B7KUAcO-b5k?...

Casey Kasem referencing the Boswell Sisters (aka @andrewhickey.500songs.com's show theme song) fills me with unadulterated joy archive.org/details/2024...

Justice for @audacityofdespair.bsky.social's TREME

Throwing this out to the universe - I'd love to find the full archive of the Casey Kasem AT40s shows to be able to listen in chronological order (yes, this is all @cmolanphy.bsky.social's fault) Sirius is so sporadic when they play it, and it's be great to be able to immerse deeply in those shows

Listening to @cmolanphy.bsky.social's take on legacy songs and reminded I bought Down And Out in Beverly Hills soundtrack explicitly for song I heard on the end credits, only to learn after purchase it was left off the record. At the time the exclusion of the Talking Heads track stopped making sense

Macca book-a...

Incymi, my chat with @realgdt.bsky.social for your reading pleasure.

I'm officially the guys that goes to hallowed musical spaces and tries and evangelize to bemused strangers that their life will be made better by listening to @andrewhickey.500songs.com

I went to Graceland, Graceland, Memphis Tennessee.

Still working my way through, but kudos to @cmolanphy.bsky.social for the freestyle/hi-nrg episodes, as this contextualized music I was aware of and lived through (unlike, say, emo, when radio was no longer a thing for me), but had no basis to parse the differing elements in a coherent fashion.

A lively conversation with @realgdt.bsky.social from #MarrakechFestival

Happy birthday indeed...

Shit. variety.com/2025/tv/news...

⏰️⏰️⏰️ One day left to apply for the Telefilm Canada Emerging Critic Award! torontofilmcritics.com/features/app...

Wait, what?!!! (Kudos to @cmolanphy.bsky.social for letting me know this has been waiting for me for my whole life) open.spotify.com/track/3zULlo...

I can't help but think this was intentional on @rianjohnson.bsky.social's part

Literally said to Baz the only way I could fully appreciate this film was because of Andrew and his passionate work on the subject (drawing on many others, of course). Fact that in a few weeks I'm headed to Graceland to see it again (!) makes 2026 already kind of amazing.

Getting the ultimate from #Dolby #Atmos and other surround soundtracks thanks to @svs_sound - For @thatshelf.com our look at the Ultra Elevation Prime Speakers and how they literally take levels of performance to new heights: youtu.be/L6BwjJgH6Qs

For the record, I'd watch a Feankenbeach Boys movie from @realgdt.bsky.social

For @thatshelf.com we look at SDE #49 - #EltonJohn's fantastic CAPTAIN FANTASTIC available with an epic #Dolby #Atmos surround mix! youtu.be/hoYRCHepp7A

I want this to be a 10 part documentary that wins a Peabody.

A great honour [sic] as always to contribute to this amazing site. Thanks to @briantallerico.bsky.social, Chaz, and the entire Ebert team.

Kudos to @cmolanphy.bsky.social who spotted that Waterwheel channels Joni. Had never correlated one to other, and now that's it's pointed out it seems so obvious. Music is the best. youtu.be/vO9vd34raKk?...

Oh....oh dear. May his memory be a blessing, consolensces to you and all who knew him personally.

It's futile, perhaps, but I would like the living Monkees to be inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and inducted by the living Beatles (I know @cmolanphy.bsky.social is a voter, but, really, shouldn't @sterlewine.bsky.social @andrewhickey.500songs.com be as well?) youtu.be/JRf5-cK-LpM?...

The E Street Shuffle newsletter/website is shutting down at the end of the year and I will miss its fun finds, like this 1975 pan of a Montreal concert, in which the critic tries very hard to convince himself that the sold-out crowd, having a great time, were all suffering from some mass delusion.

Inconceivable. RIP Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner. And for the director of my favourite comedy of all time, as well as many other great films he directed, and facilitated through Castle Rock, an incredibly tragic end to an incredibly meaningful life.

Channukah Chutzpah

Make this happen @rianjohnson.bsky.social