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Chris Williams
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Movies Writer at Collider. Film critic at Chrisicisms.substack.com. Member, Michigan Movie Critics Guild.
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Chris Williams @chrisicisms.bsky.social · Dec 16
A really good year for movies. My top 10 list includes artistic architects, grieving sisters, sexy tennis and hundreds of beavers. #FilmSky

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My 10 favorite films of 2024
Beavers, daughters, robots and prisoners.
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Phil Nobile Jr. @philnobilejr.bsky.social · 11h
When the news calls you a “divisive figure” in 2025 that means you did some atrocities
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Chris Williams @chrisicisms.bsky.social · 1d
100%. Watching The Princess Bride with my kids recently, they immediately cheered because they knew him from Young Sheldon (their minds exploded when I told him he's also Rex in Toy Story).
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Chris Williams @chrisicisms.bsky.social · 1d
This was a fun list to put together. For Collider.

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The 10 Greatest Steven Spielberg Movies Worth Watching Over and Over
Raiders of the Lost Ark, Minority Report, and Jaws are all among the best Steven Spielberg movies worth watching over and over.
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Chris Williams @chrisicisms.bsky.social · 2d
I know we're after Halloween, but we can still have some horror posts, right? Latest for Collider.

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This Actor Who Died in the First Scream Movie Made a Tiny Cameo in the Sequel… Alive
The Scream movies have flirted with bringing this character back before.
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Chris Williams @chrisicisms.bsky.social · 4d
I hate gay Halloween, what do you mean you're the 6-foot infant that should have existed at the end of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button?
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Jason Bailey @jasondashbailey.com · 5d
Wait so you can strip someone of their power on account of their association with Jeffrey Epstein? Interesting
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Chris Williams @chrisicisms.bsky.social · 5d
I found the Netflix documentary THE PERFECT NEIGHBOR to be gut-wrenching and quietly compelling. And it's a step in the right direction for a streamer that too often goes for the sensational approach with its true crime docs. For Collider.

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Netflix's Latest True Crime Documentary Is an Important Step in the Right Direction for the Streamer
The documentary is empathetic instead of sensational, and that makes all the difference.
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Emily "Babe" St. James @emilystjams.bsky.social · 6d
Exvangelical art remains an intriguing underground movement in American pop culture.
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Quietly, 2025 has been a great year for popular Christinanity-tinged art. And I say this as someone who is long past his MXPX and Jars of Clay phase.

The Colors Within anime, expand Carrie and Lowell from Sufjan, And Roger, new Andy Shauf/Foxwarren, and plenty more.
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One of 2025's best releases, And Rodger, is a video game about God, love, and loss. It's powerful and moving. Here's my conversation with Yona, the designer behind And Roger, about why he decided to make a video game about making peace with saying goodbye. remapradio.com/articles/one...
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Sooz Kempner @soozuk.bsky.social · 7d
This is the funniest thing I've ever seen.
Andrew Desiderio ® @AndrewDesiderio Funny moment just now in the Senate: Lindsey Graham whispered something into his phone and then Siri responded with full volume: "Calling Sean Hannity mobile" 10:57 AM • Oct 28, 2025 • 202.5K Views
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Chris Williams @chrisicisms.bsky.social · 7d
Watched THE MONSTER SQUAD with the kids earlier this Halloween season. And while I know we're all tired of reboots and remakes, this seems to be one that could be improved by a revisit. For Collider. collider.com/the-monster-...
This '80s Classic Horror Comedy Is Long Overdue for a Remake, and Now's the Perfect Time
We're always looking for a good monster mash.
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Chris Williams @chrisicisms.bsky.social · 8d
I think this list covered it.
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Chris Williams @chrisicisms.bsky.social · 8d
A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE, now on Netflix, terrified me. It's an intense and smart look at the absolute insanity of nuclear war. Now on Netflix.

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Review: A House of Dynamite
Kathryn Bigelow’s thriller examines nuclear war’s very real, very existential threat.
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Chris Williams @chrisicisms.bsky.social · 10d
I've been writing a lot about Stephen King at Collider. Which is good, as it's relevant to my interests. This deep dive on a beloved King character was fun to write.

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‘It: Welcome to Derry’ Features Someone From Stephen King’s Greatest Horror Movie, Leading to Crossover Speculation
This hero has a rich history in Stephen King's universe.
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Chris Williams @chrisicisms.bsky.social · 11d
You cannot convince me that Stephen Miller is not a Joker bro. Unfortunately, trying to Google Steve Miller + Joker is complicated.
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JA Westenberg @joanwestenberg.com · 12d
Absolutely obsessed with framing your employees sleeping on the floor as a humble brag

“Look how hard my team works” no dude you’re just bad at project management.

Competent companies ship products without cosplaying being homeless
A tweet by Mark Kretschmann showing two photos of the xAI office on Grokipedia release day. The office is filled with small camping tents set up between desks and along hallways, suggesting that engineers have been sleeping there while working late. The caption notes it’s early morning and the engineers are still in their tents, joking that a good night’s sleep does wonders.
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Chris Williams @chrisicisms.bsky.social · 11d
Nope, earlier versions (pre-1998) definitely had it; I read it in high school as well. Anything printed after 1998 has it omitted.
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Chris Williams @chrisicisms.bsky.social · 12d
Disney turning down a Steven Soderbergh STAR WARS is such a dumb, dumb decision, and I had to vent about it.

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Disney Made a Huge Mistake by Turning Down Adam Driver and Steven Soderbergh’s Kylo Ren Movie
Adam Driver and Steven Soderbergh worked on a Kylo Ren Star Wars spinoff that Disney turned down. That was a mistake.
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Chris Williams @chrisicisms.bsky.social · 11d
We just had THE LONG WALK and I'm eager to see what Edgar Wright does with THE RUNNING MAN. But there's one of King's Richard Bachman films that will never see the inside of a movie theater, and with good reason.

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Stephen King's Pseudonym Is Having a Big Box Office Year, but There's One Story That Will Never Be Adapted
Stephen King pulled this novel from publication, and with good reason.
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ana street rat @uldahstreetrat.bsky.social · 12d
"Oxford commas are a sign you write with ai" I will find such a unique way to rip out your spine that they'll make a movie about it
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Chris Williams @chrisicisms.bsky.social · 12d
MILLIONS was in consideration, and if I'd watched it again recently (it's been over a decade for me on that one), maybe it would have crept up. Probably overdue for a rewatch.
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Chris Williams @chrisicisms.bsky.social · 12d
I considered ENCHANTED, but it felt too similar to ELF...and while both films have third act problems, I think ELF's highs are just a bit higher (I might not feel that way hand the ENCHANTED sequel also not poisoned the well for me on that series).
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Kristen Arnett @kristenarnett.bsky.social · 12d
yikes, unfollowing now. huge fan of his pathological hunger for lasagna; didn’t realize he’d kicked odie off the end of the table
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Chris Williams @chrisicisms.bsky.social · 12d
I also considered WICKED over GREATEST SHOWMAN, but I really feel like we need to see how WICKED: FOR GOOD shapes up before I can call the adaptation a success.
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Chris Williams @chrisicisms.bsky.social · 12d
I ... totally forgot about THE KID WHO WOULD BE KING. I don't know that it would make my top 10 but, if not, it would just miss it. I think MUPPETS MOST WANTED is funny, but THE MUPPETS hits the heart of what Henson did at his best. I also really wanted to include SKETCH, but it's just too new.
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Chris Williams @chrisicisms.bsky.social · 12d
Looking for some choices for family movie night? I have you covered over at Collider! #filmsky
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The 10 Greatest Live-Action Family Films of the 21st Century, Ranked
Paddington 2, Elf, and The Muppets are all among the very best live-action family movies of the 21st century.
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