TWO LOST ANDY MILLIGAN FILMS - discovered by @severinfilms.bsky.social researcher Todd Wieneke and newly restored by Severin, will premiere at #tribecafilmfestival this week!! Read the whole sordid story here, brought to you by @rifewithkatie.bsky.social : www.indiewire.com/news/general...

A pair of the most obscure movies in Shelf Life history topline our latest edition from @rifewithkatie.bsky.social, alongside Ryan Gosling and Russell Crowe, Iranian slow cinema, a Tsui Hark classic and queer Canadians. boxd.it/2yW

DEAD MAIL's "quirkiness never grows tiresome, which is impressive. And the angle truly is unique." Read @rifewithkatie.bsky.social's review:

As Emilie Blichfeldt’s The Ugly Stepsister casts a spell over Letterboxd members, @rifewithkatie.bsky.social leafs through the pages of the storybook genre for a starter pack of 20 dark fairy tale films, from honking imps to jealous spirits. boxd.it/2v4

I know it's been a while, but I want to share some upcoming shows with my Chicago pals (and the rest of you, I suppose). First, fresh from the Toronto underground, The Pee Pee Poo Poo Man arrives NEXT THURSDAY! You've never seen anything like it, trust me: musicboxtheatre.com/films-and-ev...

I signed! Anyone with a conscience would.

RIP Masahiro Shinoda, whose DOUBLE SUICIDE and SILENCE would make a hell of a double feature. Throw in SAMURAI SPY and you’ll start to get a sense of the depth and range of his experimentation. An indispensable filmmaker.

I went down the rabbit hole of Errol Morris’ influence on the Netflix house style, and how Netflix is influencing him in turn.

Another corker from @rifewithkatie.bsky.social at @avclub.com

my god

Believe it or not, there are places in the world where people are optimistic about the film industry. One of those places is Japan, where Daihachi Yoshida's Teki Cometh is enjoying a successful awards run: www.rogerebert.com/festivals/to...

One day you're stalking Richard E. Grant at a party, the next you're standing in a puddle at the impound lot in suede shoes. A lot has happened in the past 11 days, including me writing a lot of movie reviews. (Like that pivot?) This one was my favorite: www.indiewire.com/criticism/mo...

I saw one Cybertruck the entire time I was in the tech-bro paradise of Austin, 12 miles from the Tesla "gigafactory." (it was camo, guy's a lost cause.) Tesla had no presence at SXSW that I could see, but another electric car company, Rivian, did.

If you're at SXSW, I'm doing a panel with these cuties tomorrow morning! It's gonna be gay as hell (complimentary) schedule.sxsw.com/2025/events/...

At the salon, chatting with the girlies about Nosferatu

Hi friends. 414 short films were submitted to Overlook Film Festival this year. Humans watched every single one of them, and I personally watched 256. In the end, I selected 22 films from four countries, seven of which are world premieres:

A film that answers the not-entirely-unnecessary question, "what if Ari Aster made a hagsploitation movie?"

Cool, now I can brag that a *Best Director winner* came to my screening of Hot Dog! The Movie. (See: previous brag about how a Palme d'Or winner came to that same show.)

Hong Kong horror forever (the movie is Ghost Eyes)

this is so patently evil but also a great reminder that the lives of others will always be inconsequential to those who are comfortable with the status quo and those who benefit from the pain inflicted upon others

You guys have money to buy stuff every day?

No, this is the most ashamed you've felt as an American *so far*.

1. Major news: Remember those "Biological men"/"Biological Women" signs at University of Cincinnati? They have come down thanks to MASSIVE student protests at the college, which have continued. The latest from S. Baum. Subscribe to support our journalism. www.erininthemorning.com/p/university...

I personally rejected multiple AI shorts from Overlook this year. Peddle that lazy nonsense somewhere else.

Proud to join the ranks of voters for this year’s Stunt Awards!

@rifewithkatie.bsky.social explores the pregnant expectation in The Belle Curves' recent album Subject to Change rainbowrodeomag.com/...

I rarely write about music anymore, so I took on an album review for @rainbowrodeo.bsky.social just because I like the magazine. Turns out some sweet yearning was exactly what I needed: rainbowrodeomag.com/the-belle-cu...

i delete my posts a lot and wanted to give you some insight into why i do that: 1. i asked a question and got the answer i needed 2. vibes were off in the replies 3. i came back 10 minutes later and disagreed with myself 4. i reread it and thought i sounded annoying

As The Monkey clangs terror into the hearts of Letterboxd members, Katie Rife scours the junkyards and creepy antique shops to put together a sinister collection of cursed objects, from blood-red dresses to sentient tires named Robert. boxd.it/2r2

Have you seen Death Bed: The Bed That Eats? It’s incredible, actually, like an American Jean Rollin movie. This, plus 19 more cursed objects for @letterboxd.social: letterboxd.com/journal/curs...

This is the most wretched campaign of deliberate, explicit persecution the United States has perpetrated against a minority group in decades. Many of the most important people in politics and journalism are busying themselves trying to figure out how little to say or do about it.

For my quirk'd up cinephiles, I've got two recommendations this month: The lovely Universal Language and the rowdy Rats!. letterboxd.com/journal/watc...

Free advice for the Cincinnati/NKY film commission: If you want major cultural events in the city, push back against bullshit like this.

There’s a new Kitano Takeshi movie on amazon streaming and a new Tsui Hark in theatres.

Oh thank god.

Hi Chicago. As per article 13A of the Canada-Illinois Alliance, you are required to come support our brother in snow drifts Matthew Rankin at his Q&As for Universal Language this week. Thank you for your cooperation (the film is a delight, I loved it). www.siskelfilmcenter.org/universal-la...

I have so many deadlines this week. But I also have so many complaints about the new season of Yellowjackets (what is this coach nonsense?!). It's tough.

One time a shock jock type was trying to rally a troll army against me, and they tried to get Bill Burr involved b/c he guested on this guy’s show sometimes, and Bill Burr said he “didn’t give a single fuck” and declined. Anyway I’ve always liked him for that

I would go so far as to say that performative online activism—on bluesky of all places, be fr—is functionally the same as doing nothing, because it makes people feel like they’re “doing something” when all they’re doing is posting.

I talked to the wilderness and she said you hadn't called in a while, let alone given her any blood sacrifices. Fix that before Yellowjackets comes back Friday: www.salon.com/2025/02/10/t...

anyways i'm keeping an eye on this. it was supposed to start at 10 old.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comme...

Shelf Life celebrates Black History Month with the miraculous trio of Compensation, Naked Acts, and The Annihilation of Fish. Plus, some fresh happenings on the documentary scene!

funniest highlights of the philly police scanner, a thread