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

From #MarrkechFilmFestival I spoke with Andrew Dominik for @thatshelf.com about any lingering memories of Midnight Madness at TIFF, his recent career, and asked why we can't talk about his latest project with U2's Bono. youtu.be/7mbHGikDWNQ?...

Despite having a beard named after him that he NEVER EVEN SPORTS. Science asked if it should, and then found that it could not could.

From Marrakech for @thatshelf.com we got to speak with the legend that is Jodie Foster about her breath of her career, her latest project, and more! #marrakechFestival youtu.be/1v56cIadfEc?...

Sometimes in this gig you get to talk to legends - my interview with James L. Brooks for @thatshelf.com about his career, his latest project ELLA McKAY, and who was the James L. Brooks-style mentor in his own life. youtu.be/HA_FD7Gb93Y

For @thatshelf.com I got to speak to two legends about their career and their collecting habits - ELLA McKAY opens this weekend, and Albert Brooks and Jamie Lee Curtis opened up about the freedom of being at this stage of their careers youtu.be/32BswGUbGkA

One of these is a manufactured band meant to sate a youthful audience unaware of their being manipulated for consumerist reasons and the other is a masterpiece by The Monkees.

@cmolanphy.bsky.social hey, sir, DM sent

In MY FATHER AND QADDAFI, a filmmaker explores her father's disappearance and her mother's resilience. @filmfest.bsky.social speaks with director Jihan about telling her family's story. povmagazine.com/how-my-fathe...

Kick out the jams... #tfcaawards

For @thatshelf talking with Laurence Fishburne from the Marrakech International Film Festival #marrakechfestival youtu.be/R-hzLjYuptw

For @thatshelf.com my chat with Sirāt director Oliver Laxe from #MarrakechFestival #MarrakechFilmFestival youtu.be/f_TP2ao_aDQ?...

At the Doha Film Festival - I spoke to Jihan K. for My Father and Qaddafi (Out of Competition docu title at this year's Venice Film Festival) bit.ly/3KeYBWD

Canadian icon Peter Mansbridge sat down with That Shelf to discuss his return as #Zootopia news anchor Peter Moosebridge, and a whole lot more. #Zootopia2 is in theatres now! thatshelf.com/interview-pe...

“The city of Tallinn, Estonia, embraces this darkness as a virtue,” writes @oldfilmsflicker.bsky.social. Read her reflections on the festival where she was able to "see the festival’s dark charms in all their glory with my own eyes.”

Rhymarkable

Farewell to the great Jimmy Cliff, the Jamaican singer who played a pivotal part in introducing reggae to the rest of the world. www.theguardian.com/music/2025/n...

Terribly sad news. I am literally working on an episode on Cliff at the moment.

Meet the new Bond, same as the old Bond.

For @thatshelf.com a celebration of Montreal's #MusicalBox, the live audio documentary experience that makes the term "coverband" seem positively insulting to such magnificence as they help bring the music of #Genesis from the '70s to life youtu.be/KYAmkJMTEac

For @thatshelf.com we look at the SDE version of #TheWho WHO ARE YOU?, remixed in Dolby Atmos by Steven Wilson and blasting away on my system as I type this #thewho #musicisthebest youtu.be/-9cYFFDl6pQ

For @thatshelf.com a look at the fantastic Captain Fantastic by Sir Elton #vinyl www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDH5...

Screening at festivals including @WindsorFilmFest & @reelasian, THERE ARE NO WORDS is a deeply personal work from Min Sook Lee. @filmfest.bsky.social chats with the director about sharing her family's story. povmagazine.com/min-sook-lee...

How does @viffest.bsky.social define itself in opposition to Toronto? By playing a mix of festival favourites and world premieres in an atmosphere of chill cinephilia, writes @filmfest.bsky.social torontofilmcritics.com/features/rep...

"Take your dissonance like a man." - Tracy Letts in the @criterion.bsky.social closet with the greatest flex ever - "I have everything you see here, I'm not picking movies to take with me, I'm picking movies to recommend." youtu.be/EQ7jDVdL5Ko?...

As THE PERFECT NEIGHBOR chills with its use of surveillance video and 2000 METERS TO ANDRIIVKA makes harrowing use of body-cams, @filmfest.bsky.social looks at a new era of found footage in an essay now online from our spring issue. povmagazine.com/caught-live-...

Following its @viffest.bsky.social screening we look at TUNER for @thatshelf.com , the latest from Oscar winner Daniel Roher #viff2025 #tiff50 youtu.be/-mM4Riv-bss

One of the standouts from #Viff2025, for @thatshelf.com we take a look at Jennifer Chiu's stellar CLAN OF THE PAINTED LADY youtu.be/7CjNff81lY8?...

For @thatshelf we looked at #Viff2025 film IS THIS THING ON?, Bradley Cooper's latest gem. youtu.be/vfD0_3vW70o

From #Viff we take a look at Alison Reid's THE ART OF ADVENTURE as well as measuring up #TronAres youtu.be/ezo6nurCZYU?...

Our in-depth discussion about Barry Avrich's #Tiff50 award winning film #TheRoadBetweenUs, still in select theatres now. youtu.be/ihd51JsIBoc?...

Now realize that when @andrewhickey.500songs.com introduces me to another "overblown and fucking stupid" post-Sgt. Pepper concept album my immediate reaction in "I must own this". This may or may not be a good thing (like the albums themselves).

"Breathe in the Air" - For @thatshelf.com we take a deep dive into the #PInkFloyd experience at Vancouver's Dome, home to an amazing experience where you get to be surrounded by the Dark Side of the Moon audio mix as images created by Aubrey Powell fill your vision. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bjab...

On JOHN CANDY: I LIKE ME 😂 "on the screen, Candy is virtually reincarnated" - Brian D. Johnson "thorough and incredibly moving" - @annebrodie.bsky.social On THE PERFECT NEIGHBOR 🚨 "a nearly perfect film" - @filmfest.bsky.social torontofilmcritics.com/features/tfc...

Masterpiece of a film.

"It’s a film about AI with its foundational elements feeling generative rather than genuine, it’s various elements pieced together from what came before and rearranged just enough to make one feel that they’ve been given something new-ish." www.pastemagazine.com/movies/tron-...

Breaking badly Spotify's new AI playlist creator. Having this kind of search with low stakes (hallucinate away on song selection) does seem a less evil application for the tech, but it's amusing it still doesn't actually work (yet).