“The kids want liminal spaces!”

"Milli Vanilli has also pulled out of Freedom 250."

5/26/48: Raw Deal D Anthony Mann/DP John Alton #filmnoir w/Dennis O'Keefe, Claire Trevor, Raymond Burr More @positivelytonsils.bsky.social: www.slantmagazine.com/dvd/raw-deal... @vaguevisages.bsky.social: vaguevisages.com/2017/08/09/v... @cinemelo.bsky.social: www.sensesofcinema.com/2013/cteq/ra...

wake up babe the white house is a six flags

A huge loss. Saxophone Colossus is one of the all-time great jazz albums.

DaGrogutypes (Varda, 1975)

The endlessly playful, humorous, and mirthfully gory TEENAGE SEX AND DEATH AT CAMP MIASMA is pure Jane Schoenbrun. #Cannes2026

Do people mad about the odyssey casting know about bible characters being cast as vegetables

this is a masterpiece

Shu Lea Cheang’s 1994 feature-length directorial debut, FRESH KILL, available next week on Criterion Blu-ray, is as forceful as its title implies. tinyurl.com/4rryfe3w

I miss James Lipton.

🎶I'm just a small town girl/Living in a PornHub wooorld🎶

One of our most recent listicles, 100 Best Film Noirs of All Time, is also one of the most popular in our 25-year history! These films evoke humanity’s eternal fear of social disruption. Which is your favorite? #Slant25 #ThrowbackThursday

Raro’s second Blu-ray release of CONVERSATION PIECE presents Luchino Visconti’s penultimate film with a transfer of a new 4K restoration and a wonderful audio commentary by @bilgeebiri.bsky.social. tinyurl.com/3kdn7pu8

Whenever I see this kind of screenshot, this pops into my head.

If Richard Belzer was in one of the Matrix movies

Tanaka Kinuyo’s directorial efforts focus on complicated women and the myriad issues that affect them. Now available on Criterion Blu-ray. tinyurl.com/yee8mbu5

On this day 25 years ago, Slant was born! #Slant25

Ignite Films rolls out the red carpet for one of the greatest of Poverty Row film noirs, THE BIG COMBO with a sparkling new 4K transfer and a wealth of illuminating extras. tinyurl.com/4ed5x5m8

This is so much fun, and a big treat for Douglas Sirk fans. It makes you think about directors who are sophisticated and curious, and how that might show in their work.

cats + challengers

Lives were changed. 🎬 WHAT'S UP DOC? ('72)

I'm crying, this is so funny, he has absolutely no idea.

Radiance’s release of CONFESSIONS OF A POLICE CAPTAIN, a chilling portrait of a society on the brink of destroying itself, includes a beautiful 2K restoration and a small but compelling slate of extras. tinyurl.com/wy2px2wx

MICHAEL, Antoine Fuqua’s biopic about Michael Jackson, turns the realities of a tragic, deeply complicated life into a sanitized popcorn film. Read @positivelytonsils.bsky.social's review. tinyurl.com/yzvpn9h9

There’s a distinct rhythm to TROUBLE IN PARADISE that accentuates the poetic qualities of everything from the dialogue to the cinematography. Ernst Lubitsch’s masterpiece lands on 4K UHD Blu-ray this Tuesday from Criterion. tinyurl.com/2ymh7utn

Renamed my pain in the ass roomba to a more appropriate name after a factory reset.

Everyone please welcome CBS News Immigration Analyst Viktor Orban.

It’s Jean-Paul Belmondo’s birthday. Eternally relatable:

I miss covering ND/NF films, which I did remotely for a handful of years. It was always a treasure trove of innovative films and even the best of sometimes never secured distribution. So if you're in or NYC, GO!

I miss covering ND/NF films, which I did remotely for a handful of years. It was always a treasure trove of innovative films and even the best of sometimes never secured distribution. So if you're in or NYC, GO!

The new VERY hagriographic Michael Jackson biopic starring MJ's nephew is out at the end of the month. But back in 2004 an unauthorised and EQUALLY flattering biopic was made in Canada. Here is a clip and I promise you have NO idea where it's going. I haven't done a single edit here.

NYT Pitchbot: How the Nuclear Apocalypse May Affect Your 401K

Hollywood execs are already commissioning scripts about the origin story of that Nutella jar.

A Hidden Life (Malick, 2019)

Kaji Meiko is as transfixing as she is mysterious throughout Yamaguchi Kazuhiko’s WANDERING GINZA BUTTERFLY diptych. The films are available tomorrow on Arrow Video 4K UHD Blu-ray. tinyurl.com/2uayhs4u

Charles Vidor’s classic noir GILDA gets a sparkling 4k upgrade from the Criterion Collection that really showcases Rudolph Maté’s stunning cinematography. tinyurl.com/36hrzbr7

Hollywood execs are already commissioning scripts about the origin story of that Nutella jar.

One of the great behind the scenes photos.

Political Profile: Markwayne Mullin https://theonion.com/political-profile-markwayne-mullin/

Now that a certain new TV show has once again stirred up the "why are movies so dark now????" debate, I would once again like to tap the "I made a video essay about this years ago" sign.

SCHLAPP: Who wants to see impeachment hearings? CPAC CROWD: *cheers* SCHLAPP: No. That was the wrong answer.

The films in Kudō Eiichi’s SAMURAI REVOLUTION TRILOGY, about shamelessly corrupt men in power getting their comeuppance, receive spiffy new transfers and fascinatingly contextualizing extras from Arrow Video. Available on Blu-ray next week. tinyurl.com/yb9wrv68

This story and clip about Miles Davis telling a 9 year-old on live TV that he needs to practice because "he knows how he sounds" is absolutely sending me. youtube.com/shorts/CsPGo...

I give this cenTENnial … 10 stars!

Your columnist Bret Stephens is a fucking moron who shouldn't have his opinions published.

Claude Lelouch’s Palme d’Or-winning A MAN AND A WOMAN, writes @positivelytonsils.bsky.social, treasures mood above all else. Available next week on Criterion Blu-ray. tinyurl.com/3mvpsjdh