The wide U.S. release of Walt Disney's PINOCCHIO happened today in 1940.

Criterion releasing K Pop Demon Hunters is a net benefit for everyone - those who like the movie will get a really good home release of it, those who don’t care about the movie will benefit from Criterion having a certified money maker that they can use to help fund more obscure/niche releases

Tomorrow on The Slashers! Scarecrows Hack-O-Lantern Amsterdamned Child's Play

Wake up from your Nana nap, loves! Rita and Janet have officially arrived in the Back To Bluey season 3 finale!

If you haven't done so. You should check out @crookedtable.bsky.social series on The Man of Steel aka Superman. ( especially the one on Supergirl because it's a fun one) but check out all the rest podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f... #moviepodcasts #superman

TOMORROW on Back To Bluey! "Escape" the mundanities of life by listening to @crookedtable.bsky.social and I discuss the joys of imagination, dreamhouse cars, and science butlers named Jerry Lee! Per latest episode drops at 10am MST!

THIS WEEK... I finally get off my lazy ass and drop new eps of Back To Bluey and NostalgiaCast! On Thursday, @crookedtable.bsky.social and I dodge the horrors of daily life by discussing "Escape" from BLUEY. Then on Friday, Jonny and I conclude our 1995 retrospective by discussing MR HOLLAND'S OPUS!

It’s time to discuss Persepolis with Stew and @crookedtable.bsky.social! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...

There is no way Home Alone holds up if the mom role is one dimensional. O'Hara brought the emotional weight and urgency that magnified the danger Kevin was in. Without that counter-balance, it's a fun but hollow Looney Tunes cartoon instead a holiday classic.

Podcast prep! It's been a minute.

Do any of you know someone at Disney or ABC? Because I have a very important suggestion to make. The Oscars are broadcast on ABC, owned by Disney. The Muppets are also owned by Disney. We need Miss Piggy on the Oscars red carpet.

‘SINNERS’ has broken history as the MOST-NOMINATED FILM OF ALL TIME at the Oscars with 16 nominations See the full nominees list: bit.ly/OscarNoms26

Delroy Lindo!!

Happy, happy birthday to my dear friend and Back To Bluey partner, @dwlundberg.bsky.social! So grateful for your thoughtful insight, generous heart, and our cherished friendship. Hoping you have a “warm hug” of a special day!

I saw 28 Days Later once decades ago. I've seen (part of?) 28 Weeks Later. I have not seen 28 Years Later. Zombies are definitely not my thing. HOWEVER, I've heard the positive buzz around The Bone Temple and am curious... Is it worth watching, even given my (lack of) history with this franchise?

The Monster Squad will return in AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY

New Back To Bluey for a New Year! In our latest episode, @crookedtable.bsky.social and I return for another Minisode Roundup. This time, we marvel at the elegant (and wordless) parallel stories of "Alongside," then give the littlest Heeler the standing ovation she deserves in "Drums." Link below!👇

Time to be changed for good! On Close Watch, we recently wrapped up our Oz series with a "wonderful" spoiler-filled Crooked Roundtable on Wicked: For Good, unpacking its political allegory, expanded second act, and bittersweet ending. LINKS BELOW!

On New Year's Eve, it's time for me to unveil my favorite movies, soundtracks and performances of 2025. It's been a tough and hectic year, but my favorites made it worth it. #Movies #Films #FilmSky sonic-cinema.com/wordpress/20...

Tomorrow.

You will be visited by three spirits.

Now watching…

I get that Knives Out had the novelty going for it, and Wake Up, Dead Man is thematically richest, etc. BUT I have realized I am very much a Glass Onion guy. Speaking of, now rewatching...

It’s long, but worth it! Check out our mega podcast on the whole Alien franchise!

When it comes to the works of Rob Reiner, the word iconic doesn’t even do it justice.

One of my favorite scenes in WHEN HARRY MET SALLY… is this fun, little improvised moment in the museum. Notice how Meg Ryan looks off camera to Rob Reiner because she is so thrown off by Billy Crystal’s riffing.

As we mourn Rob Reiner, don’t skip this: he was, pretty much, personally responsible for overturning California’s Prop 8 banning same sex marriage. www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...

Journo friends: looking for those who'd like to submit some short blurbs for a Best Rob Reiner movies post. Got some of the biggies covered but would love to give people the opportunity to share some more love for his work. DMs open.

ICYMI: @imhoreviews.bsky.social of Curtain To Curtain joins Close Watch to discuss 1978's THE WIZ. We explore how the film reframes Oz through the lens of 1970s New York, Motown aesthetics, and groundbreaking Black artistry (including icons Quincy Jones, Diana Ross & Michael Jackson). LINKS BELOW

Rob Reiner was one of the greats. RIP.

We're really happy that people are excited for Predator: Badlands... But Jason from @bingemovies.bsky.social and I were baffled... Even if it's the most successful Predator movie ever now. Fun new episode out now! www.piecingpod.com/home/predato...

Now listening to Jason of @bingemovies.bsky.social count off the Top 25 Warner Bros. Classics to Save Before Streaming Kills Them, and so far, I'm 13 for 25, thank goodness. That are essential films, folks. Nab them before they get stuck behind a paywall.

I feel seen.

ICYMI: Rob and I welcomed Mr. @dthefilmfanatic.bsky.social to Back To Bluey for another installment in our "My Bluey Story" series. Listen as this young man schools us (as he always does) in the ways of finding and storytelling from a BLUEY-centered perspective. On your podcatcher of choice!

Of course, after more than 20 years, I’m here to see this one in the theater. #NowWatching

Now watching!!

Round 3, here we go!!

Round 3, here we go!!

I love Quentin Tarantino's movies, they're a vital part of my career and my life, and every time he does a podcast or gives in an interview it's a sharp reminder of the genuine intellectual danger of spending 30 years of your life with everyone around you treating you like a genius at all times

The reason I love BLUEY is because it gives me a bit of that goodness and joy (in 7-minute increments!) that's missing from my day-to-day. The reason I love doing Back to Bluey is because @crookedtable.bsky.social and I get to discuss how that goodness and joy can be applied in our day-to-day.➡️

New NostalgiaCast! The future is history as Sonic Cinema's @sonic-cinema.bsky.social joins us for an apocalyptic chat about TWELVE MONKEYS from 1995, starring Bruce Willis and Brad Pitt. We discuss the film's mind-bending timey-wimey twists and wackadoo performances (plus more!) below. Enjoy!

#NowWatching in theaters!

Our latest NostalgiaBite is now available, just in time to finish Thanksgiving dinner! Jonny and I talk briefly about PLANES, TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES starring Steve Martin and John Candy, and about the importance of living in someone else's shoes. Enjoy! youtube.com/shorts/nLKAR...

LucasFilm: Muppet Star Wars Marvel: Squirrel Girl Warner Bros: Batgirl (just finish it) Paramount: Star Trek Lower Decks - The Movie Universal - Key and Peele Meet the Universal Monsters Blumhouse: Twelve Days of Purge-mas Lionsgate: A Very Step Up Wedding Pixar: The Queerest. Movie. EVER.

Batgirl

Seeing WICKED: FOR GOOD for the second(ish) time tonight, this time in DOLBY. Our roundtable discussion will be the epic conclusion to our Oz series on Close Watch. Any questions for my esteemed panel of Ozian guests? Drop ‘em below!

Tonight’s double feature is a real “and Colman Domingo” vibe. First up:

RIP

4 DAYS TILL POPCORN DISABILITIES DROPS! No launch events this week cause of the holiday but you can still preorder copies and I also have 2 December book signing events coming up.