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Tom Cruise is unyielding in off-balanced 'Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning'

Amanda Luberto @amandaluberto.bsky.social · May 22

Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning was exciting but a little empty. Read my review for @azcentral.com here: www.azcentral.com/story/entert...

Ethan Hunt has four days to save the world from AI and nuclear warfare in 'Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning.' Tom Cruise, Hayley Atwell star.

S1E65 - E.T. and THE LAST CRUSADE: Spielberg movies

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Letterboxd @letterboxd.social · May 20

me and the two likes on my latest review 💞

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Amanda Luberto @amandaluberto.bsky.social · May 16

"Nazis, I hate those guys" but Steven Spielberg??? I love that guy. Listen to our May swap here:

Blindspotters Podcast @blindspotters.bsky.social · May 16

On this month's movie swap, we're phoning home and by home we mean Steven Spielberg!

@zacpacleb.bsky.social watched E.T. THE EXTRA TERRESTRIAL, and @amandaluberto.bsky.social watched INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE. Happy listening! open.spotify.com/episode/1Rhj...

S1E64 - BONUS: Phoenix Film Festival & ON SWIFT HORSES review

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Isaac K. Lee @isaacklee.bsky.social · May 8

They elected a new pope? Like in the movie Conclave?

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Blindspotters Podcast @blindspotters.bsky.social · May 5

In a special bonus episode, @zacpacleb.bsky.social and @amandaluberto.bsky.social talked about Amanda's time at the Phoenix Film Festival before getting into ON SWIFT HORSES, starring Daisy Edgar-Jones, Jacob Elordi and Will Poulter open.spotify.com/episode/2jET...

movies covered on Blindspotters, a podcast about the movies we've missed with Zac and Amanda.

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Amanda Luberto @amandaluberto.bsky.social · Apr 15

All the movies @zacpacleb.bsky.social & I have covered on @blindspotters.bsky.social: letterboxd.com/amandalubert...

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Letterboxd @letterboxd.social · Apr 15

July releases from @criterion.bsky.social 👀

🎞️Barry Lyndon
🎞️The Big Heat
🎞️You Can Count On Me
🎞️Carnal Knowledge
🎞️The Adventures of Antoine Doinel Box Set (The 400 Blows, Stolen Kisses, Bed and Board, Love on the Run and Antoine and Colette)

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Blindspotters Podcast @blindspotters.bsky.social · Apr 11

The newest edition of Blindspotters is here!

We chatted Best Picture winners — @amandaluberto.bsky.social watched ALL ABOUT EVE for the first time, and @zacpacleb.bsky.social watched RAIN MAN. Happy listening! 🍸🚗

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S1E63 - RAIN MAN and ALL ABOUT EVE: best picture winners

'Warfare' is all wailing and blood and bombing. But for what?

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Blindspotters Podcast @blindspotters.bsky.social · Apr 11

Apologies on the delayed episode, but we're cooking up some fun stuff in the next few weeks, so be on the lookout for that as well :)

Movies! We love 'em!

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AZ Attorney General Kris Mayes @azagmayes.bsky.social · Apr 9

Happy to join @maryjpitzl.bsky.social and @ronaldjhansen.bsky.social on The Gaggle Podcast to talk about our work to protect Arizonans.

www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/arizona/2025/04/09/why-kris-mayes-wont-back-down-from-trump/83001240007/

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Amanda Luberto @amandaluberto.bsky.social · Apr 9

Based on the memories of his platoon and his service, Mendoza’s "Warfare" showcases the real horrors of war, even if it gave me a lot of mixed emotions. www.azcentral.com/story/entert...

Navy SEAL Ray Mendoza teams up with Alex Garland and A24 for a real life look into the Iraq War. 'Warfare' staring Will Poulter, Joseph Quinn out now.

Arizonans will never forget cult show 'Wallace and Ladmo.' Long-lost tapes reveal why

Amanda Luberto @amandaluberto.bsky.social · Mar 31

Children's television in Arizona is defined by the uniqueness of Wallace and Ladmo. Never before heard interviews help answer why it's legacy is so long lasting: www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...

Arizona kids will remember the magic of "Wallace and Ladmo." Never before heard interviews with the cast reveal why the magic stuck around.

What makes a festival tick? Phoenix Film Festival celebrates 25 years of movie magic

Amanda Luberto @amandaluberto.bsky.social · Mar 24

The 25th annual Phoenix Film Festival begins this week.
Festival organizer Jason Carney talked with Valley 101 about how it's stuck around: www.azcentral.com/story/entert...

The Phoenix Film Festival, the largest film festival in Arizona, is celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2025.

Amanda Luberto @amandaluberto.bsky.social · Mar 18

Finally catalogued my movie collection: boxd.it/Fdefq

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'Parasite' was for the freaks. 'Mickey 17' is for the family. Well, kinda

Amanda Luberto @amandaluberto.bsky.social · Mar 5

“Mickey 17” might not seem like Bong Joon Ho's tone if all you’ve seen is “Parasite,” but a quick peek into his filmography makes it more clear that “Mickey 17” might be the most classic Bong movie yet. www.azcentral.com/story/entert...

"Mickey 17" isn't "Parasite" if that's what you want. But Pattinson's range fits for Bong Joon Ho's playful story of humanity and how it survives.

Mikey Madison sparkles in must-see 'Anora,' where 'Uncut Gems' meets 'Pretty Woman'

Amanda Luberto @amandaluberto.bsky.social · Mar 5

am not a nba league pass subscriber but I am a Phoenician who hears a lot about the suns & obviously a criterion member. Great read!

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Amanda Luberto @amandaluberto.bsky.social · Mar 3

In many ways, the “Anora” is everything people said it was. It’s lush, it’s electrifying, it’s wild. But more than that, the movie has real heart.

And now it has 5 Oscars, including Best Picture: www.azcentral.com/story/entert...

Mikey Madison and Sean Baker ground intoxicating fairytale of marriage gone wrong. With filmmaking and love, 'Anora' teaches money isn't everything.

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Alison Herman @aherman2006.bsky.social · Mar 3

I fully support brands making special hollywood themed commercials for the oscars. nerds deserve super bowl culture too!

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Amanda Luberto @amandaluberto.bsky.social · Mar 1

It was a great month

BONUS: 2025 Oscars preview

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Blindspotters Podcast @blindspotters.bsky.social · Feb 27

hey heyyyyy

for our first post on bluesky, we are dropping our 4th (!!!) annual oscars preview/mailbag! thanks for all the questions and whatnot. this is one of our favorite episodes to do each year. open.spotify.com/episode/2579...

3 horror kings made the most bananas movie of 2025. Let 'The Monkey' wind you up

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Amanda Luberto @amandaluberto.bsky.social · Feb 20

“The Monkey,” the newest film from “Longlegs” director Osgood Perkins, is not elevated horror and all the better for it. Read my review here: www.azcentral.com/story/entert...

Horror movie icons Osgood Perkins and James Wan connect to make this Stephen King story an outrageously fun time. "The Monkey" is lowbrow and wild.