Had a great time working with student critics covering the True/False Film Festival. Thanks to @rjritzel.bsky.social for organizing such a great program!

THREAD: I got laid off from NYMag/Vulture after 14 years. The family lost 75% of income + medical. Now mzs.press bookstore, once a side project. is do-or-die for Judith & I. I feel weird telling you this because others are doing much worse. But if you could like or share this, we'd be so grateful!

Counterpoint to my last review, this was no fun at all

Goofy movie, but dare I say I had some fun?

Ken Jeong was on hand at the New York Film Critics Circle Awards to present Best Animated Film to members of the creative team behind KPop Demon Hunters: co-directors Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans, and producer Michelle Wong.

Thrilled to be in such good company heading to Austin! Honored to be apart of this year’s @sxsw.com narrative feature jury with @gregoryellwood.bsky.social and @theamynicholson.bsky.social. See you soon, Texas! sxsw.com/news/2026/sx...

Jimmy Stewart and Jean Arthur on the Columbia lot while filming Mister Smith Goes to Washington.

Ebert famously hated this movie when it was released. My piece isn't really about criticizing Ebert, but I do address his position and use it as a way to challenge how we write about acting and collaboration in movies made by male geniuses.

This thread but especially this: There are dwindling opportunities for early-career journalists (and honestly mid-career people trying to progress) right now which is awful for people trying to enter the field and also very bad for media in the long term.

ICYMI I spoke with the filmmakers behind the brilliant Oscar nominated doc CUTTING THROUGH ROCKS for my first Reverse Shot piece reverseshot.org/interviews/e...

Honeydew, obviously

Heading to Boston in a few weeks for the festival I worked on. See you there for some horror movies and Bob Odenkirk?

Spent time at the Museum of the City of New York for the closing weekend of their dance exhibit Urban Stomp, which ended with a turntable and a dance floor. I so loved the design of this show, which was richly sourced and included kiosks to illustrate and teach the various featured dances.

Deliver me from this winter, I beg 😭

ProPublica published children's letters and drawings documenting their sadness and suffering at Dilley. And Dilley staff are now retaliating by confiscating kids' letters and drawings. www.sacurrent.com/news/san-ant...

here is how you get into Wiseman

Was more excited for this ranking than the new movie, and it did not disappoint

"While SWEETNESS doesn’t quite resolve all of its ideas by the end, it’s tense and shocking enough to keep the adrenaline up. That Kate Hallet’s Rylee is such an unexpected conduit for violence is just part of the film’s wicked sense of humor,” writes @mcastimovies.bsky.social.

Benito is a threat b/c he makes art so alluring and enjoyable you want to understand everything about it and then you end up learning about sugar and slavery and colonialism and the Taínos and Hawaii and then you probably have some thoughts of your own, and that's why art is powerful and dangerous

Benito said "God Bless America," and then proceeded to name every country in South and North America. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

HERE IS TOÑITA IF U WANNA KNOW WHO TOÑITA IS hellgatenyc.com/williamsburg...

What a complete surprise/beautiful tribute to a NYC icon at the Super Bowl

I know Ricky Martin was there because he's a Puerto Rican icon, but I really appreciated that Bad Bunny made a pointed choice to give a gay man a moment in the spotlight in his vision of America

what a shot

Brb still levitating from Benito Bowl excellence

And for those who missed it, the short film that started it all, co-directed by Ari Maniel Cruz and starring la leyenda Don Jacobo Morales: youtu.be/gLSzEYVDads?...

Thrilled that my favorite movie out of Sundance is getting a release! Neon picked up ONCE UPON A TIME IN HARLEM earlier this week. Here’s my festival review from Sundance for @theplaylist.bsky.social: theplaylist.net/once-upon-a-...

For anyone who might want a Bad Bunny primer heading into tomorrow, I got you…👇

In her latest dispatch from Sundance, @mcastimovies.bsky.social reviews AMERICAN DOCTOR, AMERICAN PACHUCO, & BARBARA FOREVER.

Jeffrey Bezos is destroying the Washington Post for the same reason Musk destroyed Twitter and Ellison is destroying CBS—oligarchs oppose the free press when if it threatens their wealth and power. They don’t want normal people to see what is happening in America.

I really hate that media layoffs have been happening for the last three years, including my own, and most of the people responsible for the mismanagement won't experience any negative consequences, especially for decimating the number of people of color in so many American newsrooms.

So many great docs, so little time. Here are a few favorites from this year’s Sundance.👇

It’s true. 🥳

“It's amusing to watch Charli skewer her own public persona, celebrity culture, and its corporate packaging, poking fun at money-driven executives and how other creative forces can affect the way we see our favorite performers,” writes @mcastimovies.bsky.social movies about THE MOMENT.

🙂‍↔️ no gracias 🙂‍↔️

Rollercoaster morning as always with these Oscar things, but pleasantly surprised overall. Plenty of great movies and filmmakers to celebrate.

The 2026 edition of the Sundance Film Festival starts tomorrow, January 22. Check out this year’s Latin American and U.S. Latinx feature and short films

Who’s headed to Park City for the last dance? ☀️

On Wednesday, 2/4, The Schomburg presents Films by William Greaves as part of their Black on Screen series. Throughout his influential career, the Harlem-born documentary filmmaker was instrumental in documenting Black life on screen. tinyurl.com/knjb952d

I think we just got shut out of Nitrate Picture Show, but I would love to be wrong. 😭

Taking in a little theater as a treat.

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That last part 👀

Back in church for more restorations www.moma.org/calendar/fil...

"…I would like to dedicate [this award] to the people of my country who are now fighting on the streets." Jafar Panahi accepts his award for Best Director for “It Was Just an Accident” at the NYFCC Awards with a show of support for the Iranian people.

Wrote a little something on one of my favorite films of the year, EEPHUS, for the @nyfcc.bsky.social program: www.nyfcc.com/2026/01/moni...

“Brett Andersen’s film, in its attempt to present various perspectives in this story, shifts the viewer’s attention from one character to another, diluting its emotional impact,” writes @mcastimovies.bsky.social about I WAS A STRANGER.

One of my favorite nights of the year. So honored to be in such great company. ❤️

Love this from Guillermo del Toro