Did you hear? You can catch both halves of Blerdy in NY for @accesshorror.bsky.social this August. www.dreadcentral.com/news/532499/...

My disabled life is worthy. (After watching Deaf President Now! I am totally ready to fuck shit up)

Vacillating between wanting to plan a spring block party for my neighborhood and wanting to plan an emergency preparedness seminar…por que no los dos?

Building community is hard work, but I’m interested in doing it in intentional ways and proving that there is strength in love and care. This is what I have to hold onto now.

A graphic reminder…

So thrilled to see horror well-represented in the Oscar noms with NOSFERATUBSTANCE. Tasty visual treats should get awards.

Guess what time it is?

FYI I’m logged out of the META things but actually had to delete What’sApp and Messenger from my phone because it’s impossible to log out. Will I ever reinstall? Anyone’s guess!

I’m logging out of my Meta-owned accounts starting midnight tonight and encourage others to do the same to send a message. We owe neo-Nazi megalomaniac corporations zero attention at a time when they badly want it.

My Favorite Films of 2024-ish 1. Flow 2. Love Lies Bleeding 3. A Different Man 4. Perfect Days* 5. The Zone of Interest* 6. Dahomey 7. The Substance 8. Femme

Real talk: navigating inaccessibility is a huge part of my planning process every single damn time I leave the house. Navigating basic needs shouldn’t be this hard.

New Substack that’s my general reflections on the year - fairly proud of this one.

So delightful to join Mo for this dive into one of my favorite films!

One more thing... if you are a film critic, and you can decide what you cover, I beg you: include shorts in that coverage. Interview filmmakers of shorts. Write about them. Make space for them. Show others that they're important.

Compiling my best films of 2024, I am shocked how few horror movies are making it onto the list - do I need to cram in some last-minute viewing before I finalize? If so, what 2024 horror do you recommend?

Vote for my enormously talented friends and their exciting panel!

In our house, we don’t do Elf on a Shelf.

Join us for Access:Horror Movie Night, a virtual event in partnership with the San Francisco Disability Cultural Center and Superfest - Friday the 13th, 4:30-6pm PT.

Just posted a new Substack on Knowing Your Values, plus an extra - an interview with filmmaker Jayro Bustamante about consent and care in his film RITA. open.substack.com/pub/arielbaska

ladies, gentlemen, non-binary pals, may I present to you: the greatest flex of all time

Down down down the road… down the witches’ road. After binging 9 hours straight, I can’t get that damn song out of my head. #SoQueerAndILoveIt

I recently started a Substack to open up my process and my thinking about film and advocacy - this one is all about rejection.

Happy Thanksgiving- remember to bring this up at dinner!

Hot take #1: It’s criminal the way they split up the song “Defying Gravity.” It utterly robbed it of its emotional power. Hot take #2: The film marks a definite improvement in the Nessarose storyline, with (finally!) an authentically disabled actor - can’t believe it took them this long.

Time to defy gravity. I’m sure there will be hot takes aplenty on my return. #disabilitywicked #disabledandwicked

Documentaries you can see me in tonight and throw popcorn at my face as desired: PATRICE: THE MOVIE (Hulu) HORROR ABLE (Tubi) ONCE UPON A TIME IN UGANDA (YouTube)

The act of writing is the process of discovering what you really think. - David Hare Now, more than ever.

Highly recommended and dropping on Shudder today: Jayro Bustamante’s lyrical RITA

Don't forget - Disability is an actively marginalized group that only those who die in an accident get out of being in. You will get old and frail. You will get injured. You will want things to be accessible and not be left to die as we do. Advocating for it now only helps you in the future.

A film I worked on, PATRICE:THE MOVIE, currently on Hulu, was announced as an Oscar contender by IndieWire.

My cat Fez in his blue period.

Your ableism & eugenics will eventually be your own downfall. You can't pick & choose when you want to engage in it. Once you yourself become in any form or way disabled, you will be viewed as disposable, just like people you are willing to view as disposable now. #USA #disability #health #news

Seen at an NYC bakery:

New laptop, who dis?

New to bluesky. Pledging to do better with alt text #alttextispoetry while also cuing up an old favorite: