thinking once again about how survivor is always on the ground thinking about blocking and composition when getting their footage. part of my love for this show is its blocking, no joke. not only is it something they consider & capture in the moment, but they make you feel it

re:frame #62: Oscars animated shorts! or rather, some standouts from this year which didn’t make the cut. (mostly) curated by wonderful guest contributor @woahitsjuanito.bsky.social! buttondown.com/reframe/arch...

I lack the words to capture it, but ... it's just endlessly remarkable to me that so many people in our society have chosen trans kis -- TRANS KIDS, the smallest, least significant, most vulnerable demographic slice you could possibly pick -- as a repository for all their fears & insecurities.

Well, gas is expensive, and food is expensive, and we’re doing a war nobody wants, but at least there are no jobs

Just caught up on last night’s The Pitt and that last scene made me snort.

@theendofcinema.bsky.social Are you familiar with the Samurai Detective Onihei series at all? Only looked it up after I saw there was a new one on Tubi today.

"Special Envoy for The Shield of the Americas" is the closest we'll ever get to that scene in The Naked Gun reboot where Liam Neeson looks around the room and comes up with the fake name "Cherry Roosevelt Fat Bozo Chowing Spaghetti"

Tickets on sale now! Go go go!!! bostonunderground.org/schedule/2026/

I'm worried when Kristi Noem finds out she's been fired she's going to become America's first obedience school shooter.

There’s a shot of Christian talking to Joe through the mesh of the hammock on last night’s Survivor that’s better than the compositions in most major movies from last year.

Had such a blast joining the rest of the Ringer crew to contribute to this massive piece wherein we imagined who the nominees and winners would be had the Casting Oscar started in 2000 Click through to read me on Mad Max: Fury Road and Licorice Pizza: www.theringer.com/2026/03/05/o...

IL is on the verge of electing a Senator far more aligned with Trump, MAGA power brokers & ICE infrastructure expansion than the values of a deep-blue state. Here’s what Raja Krishnamoorthi hopes you don’t know about him & how we elect someone better.

Embrace the prolific career of Bollywood giant Shah Rukh Khan with our Primer. Here's where to start with King Khan:

seems bad

Incredible lineup here!! Taking of Pelham 123 in 35, Speed Racer Restoration, Meiko Kaji double feature Q&A, Faces of Death remake, RZA, The Furious!!

Favorite albums I listened to in February. I’ve been continuing to log every album in this thread.

I had been posting way too much about the world lately, so i'm going to be posting more about bullshit this month that keeps or makes me happy/sane.

“Isabella Rossellini’s extraordinary performance set the stage for all the actresses who would venture into those dark, mysterious places we call Lynchian," writes @willowcatelyn.bsky.social about the actress’ turn in BLUE VELVET.

Happy #DeLaSoulDay! 3/3 🌼🌼🌼 Celebrate with us at the @npr.org Tiny Desk ☁️🏠⛅️ youtu.be/5AVYDHTOixU?... #TinyDesk #NPRTinyDeskConcert

Never seen this one. Going to change that.

🚨 Calling all aspiring film critics in the Chicagoland area! 🚨 Applications for the Chicago Critics Association and Rotten Tomatoes Emerging Critics Program are now open! Details and how to apply here: chicagofilmcritics.org/grant Deadline to apply is March 27th, 2026!

i dont think pundits and columnists should get a mulligan after being catastrophically wrong on the most important issues of our time

The Greatest Films of All Time (According to Trans People)! I polled more than 40 transgender and non-binary filmmakers, film critics, and cinephiles to find out which films trans folks connected to most. Check it out below!

Mamoru Oshii’s landmark 1985 anime film, Angel’s Egg, is streaming on HBO. www.hbomax.com/movies/angel...

The only Mervyn LeRoy I’ve seen is Gold Diggers of 1933, what are his other essential films? I’ve always had the sense that film people find him a little less timeless than some of his contemporaries.

You can stream two of the best movies of last year, The Secret Agent and It Was Just An Accident, on Hulu today. www.hulu.com/movie/4545bc...

I didn’t watch many movies this month, but I watched two brand new personal all-timers: Daisy Kenyon and Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia.

The best Canadian movie of the 21st century so far is only 6 minutes long, happy birthday Guy Maddin youtu.be/r4JmeXXRmZg?...

Winter Kills has an unbelievably strong cast.

Need a “go offline” button for when I’m having too many doomer thoughts.

The best thing you can do in light of the Ellison takeover of Warner Brothers invest your time, energy, and money in supporting independent creators and independent distribution networks and independent venues. It is absolutely crucial to make independence a viable option.

To other film festivals out there, especially those of you that regularly platform films from the major studios. Now seems like a great time to NOT DO THAT. If three total companies are going to own the world we all have a responsibility to work harder than ever to discover and platform new voices.

I know that many people here will just dive into the past as everything becomes programmed by fascists, but I also want normies like my mom and regular people to have entertainment and news that’s not reactionary garbage.

"The 45-second film, made around 1897, was the first appearance on film of what might be called a robot" HELL. YES.

I haven’t been here for most of today, and my mood was significantly better.

This is so so so bad. CNN is about to be under the control of Paramount, which means it will go the way of CBS, and the last remaining non-state cable news will be MSNOW.

a study in contrasts pitchfork.com/news/gnarls-... stereogum.com/2490421/gnar...

MAKE AN EMERGENCY DONATION to Trans Continental Pipeline right now. They are a Colorado based org that helps trans people relocate there and they are overwhelmed with requests. CO borders KS, and TCP has the infrastructure to help get people out. GO DONATE. tcpipeline.org

Tonight's the night: Elizabeth Lo's spellbinding documentary MISTRESS DISPELLER it's now exclusively streaming on the Criterion Channel Not yet subscribed? Sign up now at criterionchannel.com to begin your free trial and start watching!

Been waiting for tonight for a while. It’s wild that I’ve only been watching Survivor since the pandemic. It’s been a constant with so many other people for so much of their life.

It's just insane the degree to which the federal government has simply declared war on a U.S. state. A punitive war with no discernible objective other than to immiserate its people. bsky.app/profile/apne...

Awesome news for Meiko Kaji fans in the NYC area. japansociety.org/film/meiko-k...

SteamWorld Dig 2 is $1.19 on Steam buff.ly/zh4tsmo GOG buff.ly/VpknY8J #ad $0.99 US PS+ buff.ly/ZLA2BFX $1.99 US eShop buff.ly/IALexR1

Proud of this one!

a few months ago, i talked to Tony Kushner for an hour and a half about Munich

The first teaser for Jane Schoenbrun’s Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma is here 👀 Starring Hannah Einbinder and Gillian Anderson. In theaters August 7.

The US Justice Department withheld testimony that Donald Trump sexually abused a girl when she was 13 or 14 - according to a source who viewed unredacted Epstein files. This is the worst scandal in US history and should be the biggest news story on the planet right now. www.npr.org/2026/02/24/n...

What a record. I have no idea how to even classify this atmospheric Arabic-language electronic record that alternately evokes doom metal, the definitive jux roster, and abrasive IDM. tonigeitani.bandcamp.com/album/wahj

About a week late on this trailer, but it not only looks like an ambitious revenge thriller with an amazing cast, but has an entirely unexpected origin as an off-broadway play from a pulitzer-prize finalist playwright. www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgtd...

Wrote a brief obituary for Frederick Wiseman, largely about ASPEN and IN JACKSON HEIGHTS, two films whose points of view shine through in editing and focus. Gift link below. www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026...