Ok now re-green light the bugs bunny musical

My roommate getting the authentic Skyrim experience trying to build their character

I like how you can look at my profile and tell the exact moment I got a job.

This is how I know Conclave will win Best Picture

Why did our first trans best actress nominee have to turn out to kind of suck as a human 😭

This is my favorite picture of Stonewall. They knew they were getting arrested just for being LGBTQ+. Yet... they're still here, standing outside of the boarded up Stonewall Inn, smiling as the world was at a fever pitch of hatred against them. I think about it a lot in moments like this.

I began transitioning when I was 14. That decision likely saved my life, and it's the single greatest decision I've ever made. I'm able to be happy, confident and comfortable in ways I never experienced in my youth, especially as my dysphoria ramped up in middle school. This will kill children...

if we staff ICE with Uvalde police officers, they'll never enter schools

I'm starting to think something happened with Caitlyn Jenner during that first term that like really pissed off Trump and now we're all suffering the consequences

Didn't love his movie but this I can get behind!

Appreciation post for @nextbestpicture.bsky.social and @curtissonfilm.bsky.social because I enjoyed having them here! I know the engagement probably isn't as good here, and it's more work to update both sites, but the work being put in was noticed and appreciated!

Realizing that the composer of one of my favorite scores from last year DID get Oscar nominated, just not for the film I wish it was for

One day, many years from now, we'll all be looking back at Better Man the way we do Scott Pilgrim and wondering how on earth we let it bomb 😔

Friendly #oscars reminder for everyone panicking about Emilia Pérez: CODA won with only three noms and after not even being nominated for Best Film at the BAFTAS. Most noms DOES NOT EQUAL Best Picture Winner! This is still a race!

I try not to get too worked up about the Oscars, but not nominating Nickel Boys for Best Cinematography ... that’s just plain dumb.

In all my excitement I forgot to celebrate one of the greatest feats of the day: the now Oscar-nominated motion picture BETTER MAN

No Other Land officially Oscar nominated with no US distribution. Someone release this film properly!

Somehow I was 20/20 in predicting the acting categories... #oscars #filmsky

IM STILL HERE IN PICTURE???? I wish Sing Sing got in but if it was sacrificed for anything I can't be too mad at this

Thinking about Better Man again...

These executive orders on banning federally funded entities from recognizing trans people or disallowing them from using the bathroom are not self-executing or immediately enforceable. They require formal rule making at a minimum. They are a scare tactic. Ignore and do not comply in advance.

I felt the need to write this after reading the news this morning. We'll be okay if we stick together and refuse to let our lives and our art be erased... but most of all, let's be kind to ourselves. trisarthur.com/parts-of-film/writing-about-film-in-troubling-times

Folks, you don’t need to watch the inauguration. Let’s watch movies instead.

So the next four years aren't gonna be very fun huh 🥲

Drive-Away Dolls getting nothing at the Dorian Awards is a crime against lesbians everywhere 😔

David Lynch gave us the language we needed to better articulate the indescribable strangeness of our shared reality. “Lynchian” is so overused because it’s a viscerally understandable word without any known synonyms. I can’t imagine a more beautiful artistic legacy than that.

David Lynch said that filmmaking should be fun & joyful. Of course it can be hard work. Of course the work itself can encompass all kinds of pain & painful truth. But the act of creation itself should be full of joy. I think about that all the time. RIP David Lynch. You are immortal.

I don’t know how to react to this. I don’t know how to begin to process a loss that big. Fuck.

DAVID LYNCH oh god, that hurts to hear. RIP

Long time coming: I've started a film blog! And I'm kicking it off with a write-up on my top films from last year: "These are the films I felt my humanity was most awakened by... your (potential) reminders of the joy, love, empathy, sorrow, and so on; that lies inside of you." tinyurl.com/5ezm2bpx

New Video! In which I break down a trilogy of design documentaries and how they slowly eroded (then restored) my sense of human agency. I'm not typically one to celebrate my own work, but I think this one is maybe good actually. Check it out when you've got half-an-hour! youtu.be/T7GW2556rjY?...

New video officially done done and scheduled to go up tmrw, and I think it's the best thing I've ever made?? Which is a very exciting thing to feel!

Very tossed between whether or not Flow happens. Signs point towards strength but the last couple years haven't been kind to animation and Vermiglio, Kneecap, Girl with the Needle and How to Make Millions also seem like strong contenders for the open slots. From Ground Zero would be amazing too

Losing my mind trying to make a compelling thumbnail for this next video

Wdym the Robbie Williams CGI monkey musical biopic is bombing... (seriously though it's actually so good and you should watch it)

After a not insignificant amount of time I am FINALLY (mostly) done editing the new video. Should be up on Monday! This is probably the closest thing I've done to making a "new film" since I graduated from film school, and I'm proud of what it's amounted to. Very niche, but I think pretty neat!

I'd say The Traitors is my guilty pleasure television but I don't feel all that guilty about it

It's crazy seeing the LA fires nearing the area where I spent my last semester of film school. It's hard to imagine disasters like this striking major urban areas, famous streets and historic buildings until suddenly it happens and you're reminded none of this is permanent. Hope everyone is safe <3

In 1816 when Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein there was no summer cause a volcano erupted and ash clouded the sky. I always wondered what that would look like and waking up this morning I now know.. The sky is black at 9am. It’s terrifying, yet mesmerizing. Stay safe LA.

The SAG noms are crazy and those Sing Sing snubs hurt, but weirdly I kind of had a feeling Bailey would happen here #filmsky

And after a month-and-a-half long battle with my insurance, we're so back 🥳 Genuinely though this last month sucked and I can't wait to feel normal again

Anyways huge night for Demi and Torres, and I'm kind of obsessed with the Sebastian Stan win. Get that man an Oscar nom!

Sure the Globes just happened, but I'm still riding off the high of seeing Better Man this afternoon. Soooo much better than I ever expected (and I didn't even really know who the guy was until a few months ago). Watch it like a new blockbuster musical! Have fun! #filmsky

Finally got around to Kneecap last night and it must be said: this film is like the antithesis of every problem I had with The Brutalist. BIG, LOUD, BOLD, IMPORTANT messaging. A film that isn't afraid to speak its mind plainly enough that there's no room for debate. Free Palestine! #filmsky

Trans people: Don't forget to renew your drivers licenses this next couple of weeks. Trump using RealID to target drivers licenses is a long shot, but better safe than sorry, and many states have renewal periods that go beyond his presidency.

BAFTAs not beating the allegations (Nickel Boys even missed cinematogrpahy?!)

Started the year with Juror #2, which I kind of had a blast with. I'll never say no to a good juicy drama and this delivered! More like this, please! #filmsky

Update, Re: just saw The Brutalist... I'm left someone startled by how unwieldily it handles its messaging around Israel and how absolutely no one is talking about it. A film with impeccable crafts that go towards messaging I find myself deeply conflicted by. That ending doesn't help :/

Spending New Years Eve sitting in a theater for 4 hours watching The Brutalist on 70mm. Can't wait!