Benjamin Thorp
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When wildfires compromise drinking water, utilities lean on this professor’s advice
In 2017, the Tubbs Fire in Santa Rosa, California, exposed a new threat to public health: Wildfires can contaminate drinking water with toxic chemicals which federally mandated testing is not designed...
https://www.apmreports.org/story/2025/08/26/wildfires-drinking-water-utilities-lean-on-andrew-whelton
6 months ago
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HIV community faces a double whammy: Medicaid reductions and CDC funding cuts
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HIV community faces a double whammy: Medicaid reductions and CDC funding cuts
As Midwest cities like Indianapolis struggle with an HIV epidemic, federal support is being curtailed.
https://www.sideeffectspublicmedia.org/public-health/2025-07-07/hiv-community-faces-a-double-whammy-medicaid-reductions-and-cdc-funding-cuts
8 months ago
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9 months ago
The broad romantic-drama strokes of MATERIALISTS are predictable enough, but there's a weight to the proceedings that really makes Celine Song's latest film work. Check out Ben Thorp's (
@sadradiolad.bsky.social
) review of the film, now in theatres.
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Materialists
The broad romantic-drama strokes of “Materialists” are predictable enough, but there’s a weight to the proceedings that really makes Celine Song’s latest film work.
https://midwestfilmjournal.com/2025/06/13/materialists/
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9 months ago
Wes Anderson's latest — an action-adventure tale that feels like his interpretation of Indiana Jones — feels less self-conscious of what it's doing (for better & for worse). Ben Thorp (
@sadradiolad.bsky.social
) reviews THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME, now in theatres.
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The Phoenician Scheme
Wes Anderson’s latest — an action-adventure story that feels like his interpretation of an Indiana Jones film — feels less self-conscious about what it’s doing (for better and for worse).
https://midwestfilmjournal.com/2025/06/07/the-phoenician-scheme/
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9 months ago
As with "Talk to Me," the latest film from siblings Michael and Danny Philippou doesn't totally hold together. But the core conflict, and Sally Hawkins' performance, makes everything else work. Ben Thorp (
@sadradiolad.bsky.social
) reviews BRING HER BACK.
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Bring Her Back
Like their first film, “Talk to Me,” the latest from filmmaking siblings Michael and Danny Philippou doesn’t totally hold together. But the core conflict, and Sally Hawkins’ performance…
https://midwestfilmjournal.com/2025/06/02/bring-her-back/
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9 months ago
FRIENDSHIP takes all the elements of a sketch from star Tim Robinson's "I Think You Should Leave" series and largely manages to make them cohere as a cogent story across 97 minutes. Ben Thorp (
@sadradiolad.bsky.social
) reviews the film, now in theatres.
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Friendship (2025)
“Friendship” takes all the elements of a sketch from star Tim Robinson’s “I Think You Should Leave” series and largely manages to make them cohere as a cogent story across 97 minutes.
https://midwestfilmjournal.com/2025/05/24/friendship-2025/
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AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
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10 months ago
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Midwest Film Journal
11 months ago
Deep Downey — our monthlong ode to Robert Downey, Jr. in honor of his 60th birthday — continues with Ben Thorp's (
@sadradiolad.bsky.social
) reflection on Downey's pre-MCU lead role in KISS KISS BANG BANG.
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Deep Downey: Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
“Deep Downey,” Midwest Film Journal’s monthlong ode to Robert Downey, Jr., to celebrate his 60th birthday, continues with Ben Thorp’s reflection on “Kiss Kiss Bang Bang.”…
https://midwestfilmjournal.com/2025/04/21/deep-downey-kiss-kiss-bang-bang/
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11 months ago
ER boarding, or keeping patients for longer than 4 hours, disproportionately affects elderly people. The experience can be especially harrowing for those with dementia. As the U.S. grays, experts say things are poised to worsen. More from me and
@sadradiolad.bsky.social
:
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As dementia rates increase, experts warn hospital emergency rooms are underprepared
An Associated Press and Side Effects Public Media data analysis shows one in six visits to the emergency department in 2022 that resulted in hospital admission had a wait of four or more hours.
https://apnews.com/article/er-wait-boarding-hospital-dementia-daf48acf11631cffdaeb5de4abe3722e
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12 months ago
Pulsing w/ anger made all the more potent by the lack of release it offers, ON BECOMING A GUINEA FOWL becomes more of a horror story as it unspools. Ben Thorp's (
@sadradiolad.bsky.social
) review of the film, opening Friday at the Kan-Kan Cinema & Restaurant (
@kankancinema.bsky.social
) in the reply.
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Americans are betting more than ever on sports. Health experts worry about gambling disorders
Roughly $1.3 billion dollars are expected to be bet on this weekends Super Bowl. But some worry that legalized online sports betting has made it too easy and potentially too addictive to place bets.
https://www.wfyi.org/news/articles/americans-are-betting-more-than-ever-on-sports-health-experts-worry-about-gambling-disorders
about 1 year ago
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Universities dodge major NIH funding cuts, for now. Here’s what you need to know
A federal judge on Monday night temporarily stopped plans by the National Institutes of Health to cut funding to universities, hospitals and other research centers across the U.S.
https://www.wfyi.org/news/articles/universities-dodge-major-nih-funding-cuts-for-now-heres-what-you-need-to-know
about 1 year ago
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Perfect movie ty
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about 1 year ago
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Can someone tell me where to go I eat everything
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Restaurants Winterfest | DEVOUR INDY
https://www.devourindy.com/restaurants/
about 1 year ago
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Love seeing my tortured coworkers again
about 1 year ago
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Midwest Film Journal
about 1 year ago
As BABYGIRL writer-director Halina Reijn has said her film is partially inspired by Nicole Kidman's character from EYES WIDE SHUT chasing her own fantasies, Ben Thorp (
@sadradiolad.bsky.social
) compares & contrasts the 1999 film w/ Reijn's late-2024 release.
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Top to Bottom with Eyes Wide Shut & Babygirl
Given that “Babygirl” writer-director Halina Reijn has called her latest film an exploration of what would’ve happened if Nicole Kidman’s “Eyes Wide Shut” character lived out her fantasies…
https://midwestfilmjournal.com/2025/01/15/top-to-bottom-with-eyes-wide-shut-babygirl/
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Midwest Film Journal
about 1 year ago
A visually innovative adaptation of Colson Whitehead's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, NICKEL BOYS will make you feel, however briefly, that Nickel Academy's ghosts become your own. Ben Thorp's (
@sadradiolad.bsky.social
) review of the film, expanding tomorrow.
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Nickel Boys
A visually innovative adaptation of Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, “Nickel Boys” will make you feel, however briefly, that the ghosts of Nickel Academy become your own.
https://midwestfilmjournal.com/2025/01/15/nickel-boys/
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Why some doctors have started asking patients about their spiritual lives
Indiana University's hospital system is pairing patients with local faith groups to ease feelings of loneliness and isolation. The unique new program comes as more doctors are seeing a need to care fo...
https://www.npr.org/2025/01/14/nx-s1-5252809/why-some-doctors-have-started-asking-patients-about-their-spiritual-lives
about 1 year ago
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about 1 year ago
Love this reflection from Ben Thorp (
@sadradiolad.bsky.social
) on PAPRIKA, which you can catch at a special 4K-remaster screening tomorrow.
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Eyes Wide Shut what a vibe
about 1 year ago
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I think I have a parasocial relationship with Willem Dafoe. He shows up in stuff and I'm like "that's my BOY, my perfect SON, I've never met him but I KNOW him." The K-pop megastans have been on to something this hits
about 1 year ago
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about 1 year ago
Habitat for Humanity of Greater Indianapolis tried to foreclose on two young adults because their mother died. The most shocking fact? Habitat was ignoring a federal law meant to protect families. Great work from
@samanthahorton.bsky.social
@wfyi.bsky.social
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When two Indianapolis teens lost their mother, Habitat for Humanity tried to foreclose on their home
Habitat for Humanity is a nonprofit that helps low-income families purchase homes through interest-free mortgages. The goal is housing security and a chance to build generational wealth. But after one...
https://www.wfyi.org/news/articles/when-two-indianapolis-teens-lost-their-mother-habitat-for-humanity-tried-to-foreclose-on-their-home
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finished Intermezzo this weekend and m8s I'm sorry it's really, really good. Rooney pilled
about 1 year ago
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Wild that 41 degrees after walking around in sub-twenty feels this good
about 1 year ago
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about 1 year ago
oh wow
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over 1 year ago
new rapparu!!!!
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over 1 year ago
After several strong outings by Marielle Heller, I was disappointed in how NIGHTBITCH shifts its premise of Amy Adams as a toddler mom turning into a dog into a story of stale, stodgy lessons. My Midwest Film Journal (
@midwestfilmjournal.bsky.social
) review:
midwestfilmjournal.com/2024/12/02/n...
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Nightbitch
The only thing dangerous or memorable about this story of a stay-at-home mother who believes she’s turning into a dog is its defiantly uncommercial title and Amy Adams’ performance.
https://midwestfilmjournal.com/2024/12/02/nightbitch/
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over 1 year ago
FLOW has a few lyrical moments, but it mostly plays like an artsy-fartsy version of MADAGASCAR. There comes a point where the film needs to move it, move it and just never does. My review for Midwest Film Journal (
@midwestfilmjournal.bsky.social
).
midwestfilmjournal.com/2024/12/02/f...
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Flow (2024)
“Flow” has a few lyrical moments, but it mostly plays like an artsy-fartsy version of “Madagascar.” There comes a point where the film needs to move it, move it and just never does.
https://midwestfilmjournal.com/2024/12/02/flow-2024/
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Winning my folks over on Indianapolis (ty to Newfields)
over 1 year ago
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I'm having too much fun at work
over 1 year ago
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Trump’s health pick wants to remove protective fluoride from our water. Does science back this effort?
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Trump’s health pick wants to remove protective fluoride from our water. Does science back this effort?
What would happen if fluoride were removed from drinking water? Scientists weigh in
https://www.sideeffectspublicmedia.org/public-health/2024-11-20/trumps-health-pick-wants-to-remove-protective-fluoride-from-our-water-does-science-back-this-effort
over 1 year ago
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Former VP Mike Pence calls Trump’s HHS nomination 'deeply concerning'
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Former VP Mike Pence calls Trump’s HHS nomination 'deeply concerning'
Opponents of RFK Jr.'s nomination were joined by an unlikely figure: former Indiana governor and U.S. Vice President Mike Pence
https://www.sideeffectspublicmedia.org/policy-politics/2024-11-19/former-vp-mike-pence-calls-trumps-hhs-nomination-deeply-concerning
over 1 year ago
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Dogposting
over 1 year ago
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over 1 year ago
Caught at this year's Heartland Film Festival and it's now opening locally. A REAL PAIN is a lovely examination of debilitating displacement & lifelines of little movements to pull you from it. My Midwest Film Journal (
@midwestfilmjournal.bsky.social
) review.
midwestfilmjournal.com/2024/11/11/a...
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A Real Pain
Opening in local theaters Friday, “A Real Pain” offers a lovely examination of debilitating displacement and the lifelines of little movements to pull you from it.
https://midwestfilmjournal.com/2024/11/11/a-real-pain/
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They live in their cars and can't find safe parking. Advocates want to change that
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They live in their cars and can't find safe parking. Advocates want to change that
Hundreds of people in Indianpolis are living in their cars. A new program gives them a parking lot to stay
https://www.sideeffectspublicmedia.org/public-health/2024-10-30/they-live-in-their-cars-and-cant-find-safe-parking-advocates-want-to-change-that
over 1 year ago
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Some health experts want to ask patients about their spiritual needs. Here’s why
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Some health experts want to ask patients about their spiritual needs. Here’s why
Should patient spirituality be considered as a determinant of health? Some public health experts say yes
https://www.sideeffectspublicmedia.org/policy-politics/2024-11-12/some-health-experts-want-to-ask-patients-about-their-spiritual-needs-heres-why
over 1 year ago
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over 1 year ago
Ben Thorp (
@sadradiolad.bsky.social
) says SMALL THINGS LIKE THESE, in theaters Friday, is an intimate, character-driven drama about the weight of moral choices, with an ending that may stick in your craw long after the credits roll.
midwestfilmjournal.com/2024/11/07/s...
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Small Things Like These
An intimate, character-driven drama about the weight of moral choices, with an ending that may stick in your craw long after the credits roll.
https://midwestfilmjournal.com/2024/11/07/small-things-like-these/
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over 1 year ago
No Sleep October, our monthlong ode to horror films, continued with the Midwest Film Journal debut of Ben Thorp (
@sadradiolad.bsky.social
), who considers the contemporary analogs to David Cronenberg's 1983 horror opus, VIDEODROME.
midwestfilmjournal.com/2024/10/11/n...
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No Sleep October: Videodrome
No Sleep October — Midwest Film Journal’s monthlong ode to horror films — continues with Ben Thorp’s look at how “Videodrome” remains a vivid, violent satire in a social media world.
https://midwestfilmjournal.com/2024/10/11/no-sleep-october-videodrome/
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over 1 year ago
Although WE LIVE IN TIME & MY OLD ASS come at stories of time slipping away from different angles, you may be surprised at which will have you reaching for the pack of tissues. Ben Thorp (
@sadradiolad.bsky.social
) reviews both films:
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We Live in Time / My Old Ass
“We Live in Time” and “My Old Ass” approach the idea of short time slipping through our fingers from different angles. But you may be surprised by which one might have you reaching for a branded…
https://midwestfilmjournal.com/2024/10/15/we-live-in-time-my-old-ass/
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You can find
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website here:
thejoeyawards.com
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The Joey Awards
Movies Reviewed By Some Guy Named Joe
https://thejoeyawards.com/
over 1 year ago
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With
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writing some film reviews in an effort to get press passes for next year's TIFF. COME READ US
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We Live in Time / My Old Ass
“We Live in Time” and “My Old Ass” approach the idea of short time slipping through our fingers from different angles. But you may be surprised by which one might have you reaching for a branded…
https://midwestfilmjournal.com/2024/10/15/we-live-in-time-my-old-ass/
over 1 year ago
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Writing film reviews over at the Midwest Film Journal now - having a blast
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No Sleep October: Videodrome
No Sleep October — Midwest Film Journal’s monthlong ode to horror films — continues with Ben Thorp’s look at how “Videodrome” remains a vivid, violent satire in a social media world.
https://midwestfilmjournal.com/2024/10/11/no-sleep-october-videodrome/
over 1 year ago
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autumn wright 🍂
over 1 year ago
do you SEE that cover??
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Can someone please read the sailor who fell from grace with the sea so I can scream at them about the ending
over 2 years ago
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Elevators should have a button that just sets them loose
over 2 years ago
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over 2 years ago
I know what I have to do but I don't know if I have the strength to do it
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The weird little freaks are gathering
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over 2 years ago
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Witch from Mercury needed another season imo. Still, one of the all-time OSTs
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over 2 years ago
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Went to a record store with a girl and she asked if I liked Neutral Milk Hotel and then started uncontrollably laughing because she already knew. I’ve never felt such deep shame before
over 2 years ago
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