Haven’t done this in awhile, but here are some new arrivals from the past few weeks (more like a month 🤷‍♀️😂). Long live physical media! 😁

It’s a historic venue. I have so many incredible filmgoing memories of my times there over my decades in Seattle. Heartbreaking. Sadly not surprising. Still heartbreaking. 💔 😢

We love this movie and I love this episode. @harmonycolangelo.bsky.social has had some ✨thoughts✨ recently about the state of transness in America, and all of those feelings came out during this podcast episode. ENJOY!

Reminder:

Did I mean to rewatch WORKING GIRL tonight and get zero writing done? No. I did not. But I regret nothing. Anyhow, wrote about this film in 2023 for its 35th anniversary. Still pretty proud about this one. Give it a read if you’re so inclined. moviefreak.com/unforgettabl...

Can’t decide what to buy on Prime Day? Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚

That ending is just so great and so nuts. It’s honestly easy to see how Andrew Davis could go on to make THE FUGITIVE. Love it. Love it all. This film is such a kick in the pants. #TheFinalTerror #TheLastDriveIn #MutantFam

Only one of my favorite slashers of all time. I didn't even know @pauletheredge.bsky.social was on here. Been trying to track him down for years! Thank you for this, Paul. It fuckin' kicks ass and has continued to do so all these 20+ years.

Should I go see FRIDAY THE 13TH PART III in 3-D tonight even though it’s not like I’m some kind of FRIDAY THE 13TH fanatic? Tickets are only $9 so I’m deeply tempted. 🤔

Terrific performance from its adorable canine lead Indy aside, this mangy spin on secluded backwoods paranormal activity is a frustrating letdown. #GoodBoy sadly was not for me. moviefreak.com/good-boy-202...

Favorite first-time watches in Sept: One Battle After Another (2025) The Long Walk (2025) Thrill of a Romance (1945) Friday Foster (1975) A House of Dynamite (2025) Second Chance (1953) Three the Hard Way (1974) Beast of War (2025) Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale (2025) Mermaid Legend (1984)

AI slop increasingly strikes me as one of the defining aesthetics of our era, even beyond its heavy appeal to reactionaries, so, alas, I am going to keep writing about it.

SHE'S A STARRRRR! We're kicking off a month of horror on the pod by finally giving our girl Pearl the spotlight.

Seems appropriate for today, and while still funny, nowhere near as amusing as it once was. Still a FAR SIDE classic, though. 😢

A great piece that hasn’t aged a day since 1941. Play the game the next time you’re in a room full of people. I’ve played it. I think for some people it’s almost a reflex. “Which one of you would call the Gestapo on me, and which would watch, relieved, as I was taken from my home in the night?”

Every Oct. we play a game. I’ll post a thread of stills and the production year of every horror(ish) film I watch - that’s it! In the comments, try to guess the title and I’ll supply the answers on 11/1. It’s that simple. Any questions? Let me know. Without further ado…let’s get started: 1. 1982

Last few Octobers I’ve played a social media game where I post a still with the year of production - and nothing else - of each horror(ish) film I watch during spooky season and ask people to guess the answer. Not sure I have the energy this year but, if I did, would anyone play? Let me know. 🥰

With alt text, didn’t all fit. Napheesa Collier’s statement ends with: “At some point, everyone deserves to hear the truth from someone who I hope has earned the benefit of the doubt to fight for what is right and fair for our athletes and our fans.”

Reposting, as I really enjoyed writing about this one.

I’d be curious how audiences will react to the last five minutes of A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE only “audiences” will barely watch the film. As it is Netflix, most will see it a home and probably not even engage on what otherwise could have been a fascinating discussion. This depresses me.

Nearly two dozen of you donated since I posted and I just want you to know that if you're one of them, you are living deep in my heart today. Much love to you beautiful people.

The honor of a lifetime. 🤍

I've learned publishing pieces on a Friday ain't my best idea but if you want to give this some love before the weekend starts I'd appreciate it.

Felt Paul Thomas Anderson’s #OneBattleAfterAnother more than lived up to the hype. This is one of 2025’s best films. Simply outstanding. moviefreak.com/one-battle-a...

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This was a lot of fun. Enjoy!

I could watch some plays over and over and over ... #Mariners

THIS. 👍

WWII survival at sea after torpedoing action-drama coupled with JAWS? From the WYRMWOOD and STING director? And it’s under 90 minutes? Sure. I’m in. 😁😍

Terrific opening drive notwithstanding (that TD was lovely), it just feels weird watching the Apple Cup in September. I’ll never get used to this. Anyhow…GO DAWGS! 💜 #GoDawgs #AppleCup #UW #Huskies

Included my most recent Letterboxd four favorites as well. 😢 #LetterboxdFriday #LastFourWatched

Seems appropriate that this game three is in Vegas tonight, because Storm v Aces isn’t just a basketball game, it’s a bare knuckles brawl. What a fantastic game.

Luckily, Sinclair has a helpful database of all their stations, so you can see if they're operating in your area and respond accordingly. sbgi.net/tv-stations/

David Letterman is right: you can't appease a tyrant.

Do this to voice your outrage at Disney's unjust cancellation of Kimmel and other people's shows for simply practicing their free speech, ASAP.

As you cancel streaming services, here is a casual reminder that only 16% of Americans read for pleasure anymore, and your local library has hundreds or thousands of books you haven't read. They would love to see you stop by and renew your library card.

The Seattle Film Critics Society joins our colleagues in @lafilmcritics.bsky.social, @nsfc.bsky.social, and @nyfcc.bsky.social in denouncing the decision by Nextstar and Disney-ABC to suspend JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE!

Sure. I’ll play. But I don’t like this one. I borderline LOVE it. Post a movie you like with a terrible rotten tomatoes score.

Still can’t get over the Robert Redford news. One of my all-time favorites, and seemed like just a genuinely good person even with his obscene amount of fame. His films speak for themselves, especially that stunning 1970s run and his early directorial efforts. A titan. He’s going to be missed.

Some personal news: I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting. Thread incoming. substack.com/@karenattiah...

I’m somewhat in awe of this 4K upgrade of GET CARTER. Just phenomenal. Also, if this still isn’t the hardest, coldest, and most pugnaciously raw British crime film I’ve ever seen, I zero idea what I’d swap it with. An extraordinary film.

I’ve been rewatching the Coen Bros filmography this month and while drawing a Barton Fink illustration, it struck me how much their films feel like Far Side cartoons: funny, strange, clever, yet frequently inscrutable. Anyway here’s a thread!

If you're as angry as I am about how our trans brothers & sisters were treated this week, remember that not all of them got the loving parents we did & end up on the streets. Maybe today is a great day to donate to a local shelter & give trans kids a roof over their heads and the love they deserve.

If #TheLongWalk doesn’t get nominated for the inaugural Best Achievement in Casting Oscar, I’ll eat my f*cking shoes. www.slashfilm.com/1963191/the-...

wrote on charlie kirk for the newsletter this weekend

Watching WESTWORLD on TCM (which remains GREAT) and I’m curious…I know what my picks would be but, what would make a must-see “human robots run amok” marathon? Would love to find out what others would pick to program. Anyhow, back to WESTWORLD and a singularly terrifying Yul Brynner.

#LeeterboxdFriday #LastFourWatched

Read my husband's newest essay in his Bugs Bunny series! This one is on a classic. It's one of the funniest Bugs cartoons ever made.

#LetterboxdFriday #LastFourWatched