Pretty random #LastFourWatched for this #LetterboxdFriday.

Rose Byrne stars in TOW, a predictably inspiring true story about a vehicle resident fighting to get her '91 Toyota Camry back. Despite a great cast, it's a bit too conventional to be memorable. My take: www.deepfocusreview.com/reviews/tow/ #MovieSky #FilmSky

Paramount Pictures just alerted the media: the title of Sonic the Hedgehog 4 is Sonic the Hedgehog 4.

READY OR NOT 2: HERE I COME is a serviceable sequel that will please gorehounds. It's got a case of sequelitis, sure, but I had fun with it. My take: www.deepfocusreview.com/reviews/read... #MovieSky #FilmSky #Horror

MIROIRS NO. 3, the beautiful and haunting new film by Christian Petzold, opens on Friday. My review: www.deepfocusreview.com/reviews/miro... #MovieSky #FilmSky

Hopefully, by the end, the message is unmistakable, and audiences get what Part 2 was saying: Self-proclaimed messiahs and charismatic leaders who are quick to go to war are not to be trusted. www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKgU... #Dune #Dune

St. Patrick's Day viewing recommendation: Neil Jordan's THE BUTCHER BOY (1997).

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This week on my DFR Newsletter for #Patreon, a few thoughts on the #Oscars, plus a look at the surprise next entry in The Definitives. Join and support independent film criticism: www.patreon.com/posts/dfr-ne... #FilmSky #MovieSky

Happy birthday to David Cronenberg, perhaps my favorite filmmaker, seen here proving that he's one cool dude. #BOTD

Check out the new episode of THE CINEFILES! Chris Hrapsky and I review two new releases (PROJECT HAIL MARY, THE BRIDE!) and share some thoughts about the Oscars. Plus, we gush of THE LAST DRAGON (1985). www.deepfocusreview.com/the-cinefile... #FilmSky #MovieSky

An odd mix of first-time watches on my #LastFourWatched for this #LetterboxdFriday. Dead Lover is right up my alley but didn’t work for me. Loved Videoheaven. You never lose with Petzold. And starting to dig into Masayuki Suo’s filmography.

The latest from #A24, UNDERTONE, is a mixed bag of supernatural horror cliches and so-called elevated themes. But it's worth checking out for a few genuine scares and effective sound design. My review: www.deepfocusreview.com/reviews/unde... #MovieSky #FilmSky

My review of ANIARA (2018) has been freed from behind the Patreon paywall. It's one of my favorite space journey films. Enjoy: www.deepfocusreview.com/reviews/ania... #FilmSky #MovieSky

BUSHIDO is a thoughtful, patient samurai drama about how behaving honorably might leave you destitute in a dishonorable world. It might also inspire honorable behavior in others. Coming 3/20 from @filmmovement.bsky.social. www.deepfocusreview.com/reviews/bush... #FilmSky #MovieSky

He's such a pathetic, fragile little man who desperately wants to look cool and can't stand when he doesn't. No sense of humor about himself or self awareness, obviously, given how often he looks stupid or says something inane. Get over yourself.

Excited about MSPIFF 45 in the #TwinCities #Minneapolis #StPaul! I'll be seeing The Battle of Oslo, The Christophers, Eagles of the Republic, Exit 8, In-I in Motion, Late Shift, Paralyzed by Hope, Silent Friend, and many more at @themaincinema.bsky.social Full schedule: mspfilm.org/mspiff45/

Here's my take on PROJECT HAIL MARY, which opens on March 20. Ryan Gosling is charming, to be sure, but the adaptation is a product of America's shift to anti-intellectualism. My review: www.deepfocusreview.com/reviews/proj... #FilmSky #MovieSky #Books

Hey #TwinCities, I was on KQRS again! www.deepfocusreview.com/kqrs-brian-v... #Minnesota #Radio #KQRS

Post your favorite Lord of the Rings character. Wrong answers only.

Maggie Gyllenhaal’s THE BRIDE! is a punk-rock explosion of feminism and genre-bending impulses. My review is exclusive to DFR's Patreon supporters. You can either join (recommended) or purchase access to the review (also recommended) here: www.patreon.com/posts/152469... #FilmSky #MovieSky

Jesse Jackson never stopped fighting for America, in times of darkness he turned to hope and embodied the light.

An odd mix for my #LastFourWatched on this #LetterboxdFriday. Three very different titles from @criterionchannl.bsky.social and THE BRIDE!

👀Now that ICE/DHS are planning to buy ‘mega’ warehouse detention centers across the US to house human beings you might want to listen to this gentleman’s history lesson that he delivered at a city council meeting in AZ. Congress needs to have hearings on this like yesterday.

A thing of beauty from @umbrellaent.bsky.social. #PhysicalMedia #4K #Bluray

David Cronenberg's Ubik

I wrote about the new flick DOLLY, which arrives in theaters from #Shudder this Friday. Read: www.deepfocusreview.com/reviews/dolly/ #Horror #MovieSky #FilmSky

She's the embodiment of my attitude toward coworkers and colleagues.

Thanks to Steve for commissioning the latest entry in my essay series, The Definitives, about P.T. Anderson's MAGNOLIA! It was a pleasure to write about this highlight from the most formative film year in my life - 1999. Join and read: www.patreon.com/posts/151401... #FilmSky #MovieSky

Pixar's HOPPERS takes an intricate yet effortless plot, imbues the material with a full spectrum of emotion, and leaves the viewer feeling as if they’re witnessing something both elementary and enlightened. It opens Friday. www.deepfocusreview.com/reviews/hopp... #FilmSky #MovieSky

Incredibly moving.

My review of SCREAM 7 is exclusive to my Patreon. But I can tell you this: it's the only installment so far that I actively dislike. www.patreon.com/posts/151841... Help an independent critic out and purchase access to the review, either individually or by joining as a member. #FilmSky #MovieSky

Here are my #LastFourWatched for #LetterboxdFriday.

Check out the latest episode of The CineFiles. I review "WUTHERING HEIGHTS", then we debate HOW TO MAKE A KILLING, and praise GHOST ELEPHANTS. Plus, we talk about my CineGift: GRAND ILLUSION (1937) www.deepfocusreview.com/the-cinefile... #FilmSky #MovieSky #Minnesota #TwinCities

Andrew Stanton's three-tiered, time-spanning epic IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE arrives on Hulu tomorrow. My take: www.deepfocusreview.com/reviews/in-t... #FilmSky #MovieSky

Last year, one of my Patrons, Steve, commissioned me to review Paul Thomas Anderson's HARD EIGHT (1996). Well, that review is now available for the first time from behind the paywall. Enjoy! www.deepfocusreview.com/reviews/hard... #FilmSky #MovieSky

Ashley Clark talks the World of Black Film on a new episode of Writers on Film @culturalstudies.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/it/podcast/w...

The great Carmen Maura stars in CRAZY OLD LADY, a Hitchcockian Hagsploitation movie hitting #Shudder on Friday. My take: www.deepfocusreview.com/reviews/craz... #FilmSky #MovieSky #Horror

Minneapolis:

GHOST ELEPHANTS is Werner Herzog's latest sublime documentary about a dreamer on a dangerous, obsessive mission. It opens in theaters on 2/27, airs on National Geographic on 3/7, and hits Disney+ and Hulu on 3/8. My review: www.deepfocusreview.com/reviews/ghos... #FilmSky #MovieSky #Documentary

It’s #LetterboxdFriday - so here’s my #LastFourWatched

Olivia Holt is solid in THIS IS NOT A TEST, a decent but forgettable teen zombie apocalypse yarn. It's now in theaters from IFC and Shudder. www.deepfocusreview.com/reviews/this... #Horror #FilmSky #MovieSky

Glen Powell resorts to murder to get his billion-dollar inheritance in HOW TO MAKE A KILLING, a timely morality tale from writer-director John Patton Ford. It opens on Friday, February 20, from @a24movies.bsky.social. www.deepfocusreview.com/reviews/how-... #MovieSky #FilmSky #A24

Baz Luhrmann, director of 2022's ELVIS, returns to the subject with his new concert documentary: EPIC: ELVIS PRESLEY LIVE IN CONCERT. It's in IMAX on 2/20, everywhere on 2/27. My take: www.deepfocusreview.com/reviews/epic... #MovieSky #FilmSky #Elvis #documentary #rocknroll

I wrote about Emerald Fennell's "WUTHERING HEIGHTS" on DFR's Patreon. www.deepfocusreview.com/reviews/wuth... #MovieSky #FilmSky #MargotRobbie #JacobElordi

RIP Robert Duvall

On the latest episode of THE CINEFILES, we talk about: 🍿 Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die 🍿 Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie 🍿 Pillion Plus, Magnolia (1999) www.deepfocusreview.com/the-cinefile... #MovieSky #FilmSky #Minnesota #Minneapolis #TwinCities

I loved NIRVANNA THE BAND THE SHOW THE MOVIE. Such a wild, hilarious, and unexpected surprise. Now in theaters from @neon-rated.bsky.social. My review: www.deepfocusreview.com/reviews/nirv... #MovieSky #FilmSky #MattJohnson #Canada