In case you missed it this morning. Pillion talk here!!

Closing out the week by sharing the 4 best things I watched last month (plus my favorite books of 2025). This includes the likes of PILLION and KPOP DEMON HUNTERS. Give it a read (it's free!): thefilmmaven.com/best-movies-...

Dude looks like an A&F cover model and everyone acts like he has open boils.

On day 2 of an attempt at a new daily routine to keep me saner than I was in 2025. If I make it through the month I’ll actually share it.

Well this is a cool start to 2026.

Closing out the week by sharing the 4 best things I watched last month (plus my favorite books of 2025). This includes the likes of PILLION and KPOP DEMON HUNTERS. Give it a read (it's free!): thefilmmaven.com/best-movies-...

Congrats to @kristenklopez.bsky.social for the @vinsyn.bsky.social TANK GIRL commentary! vinegarsyndrome.com/collections/...

Looks like I can finally talk about this! I'm making my audio commentary debut thanks to @vinsyn.bsky.social on their upcoming release of Rachel Talalay's iconic TANK GIRL. I get nerdy about this, I argue, '90s feminist Western that I'm so happy I discovered last year. Pre-order the 4K disc now.

Top 5 First Time Watches of December 1. PILLION 2. KPOP DEMON HUNTERS 3. ELVIS: THE 68 COMEBACK SPECIAL 4. ZOOTOPIA 2 5. NICE GIRL?

If you're looking for some music to listen to tonight might I suggest something from this list?

Spending my New Years Eve going down this Wiki rabbit hole. (Aided by my reading of HIGH CONCEPT.)

What classics did you watch for the first time this year? Drop us an answer and we’ll read it on our New Discoveries episode! #tcmparty

I don't know if y'all know this but Kristen is a badass and you should subscribe to her work!

Some things I'm proud of having done in 2025: 🌟Won 2 National Arts and Entertainment Awards for my writing at Variety 🌟 Full-time freelance this year and got new bylines at The LA Times, History and Letterboxd

Unlike others, I start EOY stuff actually towards the end of the year. And we're celebrating the music of this year with the Best Needle Drops of 2025! thefilmmaven.com/best-movie-n...

I had to look and this is the least amount of movies I've watched since I started my @Letterboxd account WAY back in 2012! Tell me your numbers in the comments. And if you aren't following me on there, do it! I promise to be better about writing reviews over there next year. #Letterboxd

“How are you spending your New Year’s Eve, Kristen?” “Getting my flu shot!”

Unlike others, I start EOY stuff actually towards the end of the year. And we're celebrating the music of this year with the Best Needle Drops of 2025! thefilmmaven.com/best-movie-n...

The fact this isn't front page news is killing me. But I had to go with the first music video I ever saw on MTV. www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMCG...

Making my manifestations for 2026: -A few part-time or steady freelance gigs -The Film Maven cracks 2,000 subscribers -Bylines at 2 new publications -Participate in another physical media release (dare I say a Criterion essay?)

Thank you so much, Aaron!!!

Got a little personal in today's post before I start dropping End of the Year lists tomorrow. I talked about getting a book out this year, the things I'm proud of, and how I still fear for culture writing in 2026. thefilmmaven.com/2025-look-ba...

I read 49 books this year, one shy of the 50 I wanted to get to but, hey, I got really close. These were the first I'd considered my favorites.

Got a little personal in today's post before I start dropping End of the Year lists tomorrow. I talked about getting a book out this year, the things I'm proud of, and how I still fear for culture writing in 2026. thefilmmaven.com/2025-look-ba...

The minute @princesmweekes.bsky.social said she thought Oscar Isaac's Victor Frankenstein would get along with Sam Reid's Lestat this video become God-level good. www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHjk...

If you're not reading or following Kristen's work, then here's a good list of pieces to get you started.

It's that time of year where I look back at 2025 and celebrate the writing I did! I felt...a way...about journalism this year. My return to freelancing full-time put me thru a wealth of emotions AS the industry seemed to crumble around me. And yet I still wrote. 🧵

Took a cue from the great Friday Things newsletter and looked at five topics I didn't find time to cover in 2025, from a talking Dopey to Chalamet's Method antics. Give it a read at The Film Maven now. thefilmmaven.com/entertainmen...

This is the first time I'm seeing the live-action Dopey.

Took a cue from the great Friday Things newsletter and looked at five topics I didn't find time to cover in 2025, from a talking Dopey to Chalamet's Method antics. Give it a read at The Film Maven now. thefilmmaven.com/entertainmen...

One off from the 50 book goal I planned but VERY good. It helped that I had to write a whole book on literary adaptations this year.

Rest in peace to this pioneer.

This hurts. I was fortunate to get to interview Melanie back when I wrote for IndieWire. We bonded over our shared disabilities (and resemblance to each other). people.com/diff-rent-st...

Two dueling thoughts: “No one pays for film criticism.” “I should write more classic film reviews.”

Mom got me a new Kindle. Great. The problem? I have decades of books on my old Kindle that just…don’t want to transfer.

Oh this happens ALL the time to me. And I can name you at least 3 hotels in LA that don’t have accessible showers. One required me to upgrade to a suite if I wanted to shower.

Little brother had never seen DIE HARD which you’re goddamn right we rectified ASAFP.

If you need a last minute gift that connects to Christmas you can learn ALL about how Tiny Tim ruined disability discourse for everyone in my book POPCORN DISABILITIES. amzn.to/4pZ82sM

Documenting my tree this year before the big day tomorrow.

Making a HUGE anniversary calendar to hone my pitches for next year and to realize it'll be 25 years since 2001 and 30 years since 1996 isn't make me feel a way. At. All. Merry Christmas, y'all!

Have to post this every year. Joe Bob's first Christmas message. No one made the holidays easier to suffer through than him. #TheLastDriveIn #MutantFam

Doing my annual rewatch of 1949's HOLIDAY AFFAIR and I don't know what I love more: the movie or the story of how the movie got made and why it was sold the way it was. #TCMParty

🎄✨ Ticklish Business rings in Christmas & wraps up 2025 ✨🎄 Our final episode of the year is dedicated to our favorite classic Christmas films 📺 Watch on our YouTube Channel (Youtube.com/@TicklishBusiness) 🎧 Listen on Spotify or Apple Podcasts We’ll be back January 21st! 🎄🎬 #TCMParty

'90s movies taught millennials "your dad's a douchey workaholic who treats you like crap?" Don't worry, he'll have a major hijinks-inspired come to Jesus moment and realize you're important. It's why we all have Daddy issues.

Last post of the week is shilling for our latest @ticklishbiz.bsky.social counting down our top 5 favorite classic Christmas movies! Some choices might be controversial. Watch on YouTube, by clicking below, or on your fave podcast apps thefilmmaven.com/best-classic...

Christmas vibes...

Jeff Ewing is back giving us a taste of what movies everyone will be talking about in Park City in January. These are the days I'm jealous I won't be there! Give it a read at The Film Maven. thefilmmaven.com/must-see-mov...

Because it finally hits theaters Thursday sharing my second most read Film Maven piece this year: my review of the schmaltzy, bizarre, and remarkably ableist SONG SUNG BLUE. thefilmmaven.com/song-sung-bl...

Jeff Ewing is back giving us a taste of what movies everyone will be talking about in Park City in January. These are the days I'm jealous I won't be there! Give it a read at The Film Maven. thefilmmaven.com/must-see-mov...

As we round the bend to the end of the year I listed the 18 movies (non-new releases) I discovered for the first time this year, from MIDNIGHT to YOUR MONSTER, GOODBYE GIRL to KING OF COMEDY. thefilmmaven.com/best-classic...