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Zac Pacleb @zacpacleb.bsky.social · 5d

other movies discussed:

KPOP DEMON HUNTERS
SPLITSVILLE
A BIG BOLD BEAUTIFUL JOURNEY
MCCABE & MRS. MILLER

Zac Pacleb @zacpacleb.bsky.social · 5d

wrote a lot about Redford, ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER and watching movies in Paris, among other things: open.substack.com/pub/zacpacle...

September 2025 Roundup | One Movie After Another, And An Ode To Robert Redford

Life, man. Life!!!!

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Zac Pacleb @zacpacleb.bsky.social · 5d

wrote a lot about Redford, ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER and watching movies in Paris, among other things: open.substack.com/pub/zacpacle...

September 2025 Roundup | One Movie After Another, And An Ode To Robert Redford

Life, man. Life!!!!

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Blindspotters Podcast @blindspotters.bsky.social · 12d

A new Paul Thomas Anderson movie means it's bonus pod time!

@zacpacleb.bsky.social and @amandaluberto.bsky.social chat all things ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER, including all the performances, where this sits in the PTA cannon and what the movie's Oscar chances are 👀

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S1E71 - BONUS : ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER review

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Zac Pacleb @zacpacleb.bsky.social · 13d

this has been such a fun year for music. like i totally forgot freddie gibbs, wet leg AND yves edwards dropped this year

Zac Pacleb @zacpacleb.bsky.social · 16d

a slightly random but #ufc320 related real thing i find fun is that the photo that pops up on the panel when you google cory sandhagen is one i took of him in july 2024 lol

Zac Pacleb @zacpacleb.bsky.social · 26d

What is this pod worth?

Nothing...

Everything!

@amandaluberto.bsky.social and I swapped director's cuts on this month's episode of @blindspotters.bsky.social. I watched MARGARET for the first time, and Amanda watched KINGDOM OF HEAVEN. open.spotify.com/episode/77pZ...

S1E70 - KINGDOM OF HEAVEN and MARGARET: director's cuts

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Blindspotters Podcast @blindspotters.bsky.social · 26d

This month, we swapped director's cuts!

@zacpacleb.bsky.social watched MARGARET for the first time, and @amandaluberto.bsky.social KINGDOM OF HEAVEN.

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S1E70 - KINGDOM OF HEAVEN and MARGARET: director's cuts

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Zac Pacleb @zacpacleb.bsky.social · 27d

All the tributes in the world could encapsulate how much Tom Gerbasi meant to his family, the UFC and combat sports world and to me.

I tried my best to capture that, anyway. www.ufc.com/news/tom-ger...

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Zac Pacleb @zacpacleb.bsky.social · 29d

late, but here's august's movie roundup, which includes dispatches on HIGHEST 2 LOWEST, SORRY, BABY, EDDINGTON, CAUGHT STEALING, and THE NAKED GUN open.substack.com/pub/zacpacle...

August 2025 Roundup | Theaters Are Great, Actually

We do, in fact, come to this place for magic. Sometimes, that magic is a stray cat, and sometimes, it is a new A$AP Rocky track

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Zac Pacleb @zacpacleb.bsky.social · Sep 10

turnstile, faye webster, girl in red, wet leg, bartees strange, mj lenderman... this year's tiny desks have been feeding me endlessly

Zac Pacleb @zacpacleb.bsky.social · Aug 22

life is like foam, so give yourself away like the sea

for august's movie swap, @amandaluberto.bsky.social turned the clock to back to a pair of 2001 films: I watched MULLHOLLAND DRIVE for the first time, and Amanda watched Y TU MAMA TAMBIEN. open.spotify.com/episode/5tM4...

S1E69 - MULHOLLAND DRIVE and Y TU MAMÁ TAMBIÉN: 2000s classics

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Zac Pacleb @zacpacleb.bsky.social · Aug 19

i was already hyped to go back to vancouver, but now i'm exxxxxxtttrrraaaaaa hyped for this killer main event www.ufc.com/news/reinier...

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Zac Pacleb @zacpacleb.bsky.social · Aug 19

It's been an eventful few months at the theater, so @amandaluberto.bsky.social and I hopped on mics to talk about them + our favorite movies/movie-related things of 2025 so far.

Maybe the real punk rock is podding with your friend about the summer of movies! open.spotify.com/episode/6XVN...

S1E68 - BONUS: Summer movies recap and top 5 of 2025 so far

Blindspotters · Episode

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Bright Wall/Dark Room @bwdr.bsky.social · Aug 17

Real talk (reel talk?):

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Zac Pacleb @zacpacleb.bsky.social · Aug 17

if i'm dricus i'm throwing a spinning elbow in the first round just for the hell of it #UFC319

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Zac Pacleb @zacpacleb.bsky.social · Aug 17

OMFG LERONE MURPHY #UFC319

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Zac Pacleb @zacpacleb.bsky.social · Aug 17

CARLOS PRATES MY GOD 🚬🚬🚬🚬 #UFC319

Zac Pacleb @zacpacleb.bsky.social · Aug 17

Oleksiejczuk counts — THE FIGHTING NERDS ARE ON FIRE!!! #UFC319

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Zac Pacleb @zacpacleb.bsky.social · Aug 16

man joseph morales looked incredible … flyweight gets another fun one!! #UFC319

Zac Pacleb @zacpacleb.bsky.social · Aug 15

Salahahahahahahahhahahaa that man loves scoring on opening day

Zac Pacleb @zacpacleb.bsky.social · Aug 15

I can’t lie I totally forgot Chiesa was in the squad hahahahha

Zac Pacleb @zacpacleb.bsky.social · Aug 15

We go again!!! #YNWA

Zac Pacleb @zacpacleb.bsky.social · Aug 12

movies discussed this month:

MATERIALISTS
SUPERMAN (2025)
THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS
F1
THE SECRET LIFE OF WALTER MITTY
65 REVISITED
SNACK SHACK
SUMMERTIME
THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG

Zac Pacleb @zacpacleb.bsky.social · Aug 12

wrote about turning 30, why it made me think of Y TÙ MAMA TAMBIÈN and a generally solid month of movie-watching in july: zacpacleb.substack.com/p/july-2025-...

July 2025 Roundup | Superheroes, Summer Movies And Milestone Birthdays

An ode to aging, the ocean and cinema!

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Zac Pacleb @zacpacleb.bsky.social · Aug 12

wrote about turning 30, why it made me think of Y TÙ MAMA TAMBIÈN and a generally solid month of movie-watching in july: zacpacleb.substack.com/p/july-2025-...

July 2025 Roundup | Superheroes, Summer Movies And Milestone Birthdays

An ode to aging, the ocean and cinema!

zacpacleb.substack.com

Zac Pacleb @zacpacleb.bsky.social · Aug 4

not to be emo on main but idk if there’s anything better than belting your favorite front bottoms song on the drive home after a fun night