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alisha mughal

@alishamgl.bsky.social

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journalist and film critic in Toronto; words in Film Daze, RogerEbert[dot]com, Catapult, Exclaim!, The Asian Cut; book on The Crow out via ECW

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alisha mughal @alishamgl.bsky.social · Jul 20

I forgot to tell you guys, to celebrate here, but my book came out on July 15 :) you can find it here or at your local bookstore or your library

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It Can’t Rain All the Time: The Crow

Near the completion of filming The Crow, the star was killed in a shooting accident on set. Mughal argues against the criticism that the tragedy overshadows the quality of the film and shows readers t...

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alisha mughal @alishamgl.bsky.social · 11h

I'm in a list!!!!

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The world has long needed a memoir from Abel Ferrara, and now we’ve got one, along with smart studies of the lives and careers of Clint Eastwood, Jonathan Demme, and Ed Wood. Plus, a stunning explorat...

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alisha mughal @alishamgl.bsky.social · 3d

the towering fear right now is that I am a bad writer and if I am a bad writer then I should give up on any and every attempt to make money because bad writing like mine won't ever find hope. I will be jobless and rotting here

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alisha mughal @alishamgl.bsky.social · 3d

did you read this? is it okay? I tried very hard on this I hope it's okay

alisha mughal @alishamgl.bsky.social · 5d

my favourite watch during TIFF this year was Min Sook Lee's "There Are No Words," it broke me and put me back together and broke me again. i watched it twice. i haven't felt a story reflect me quite so well ever. here's my review

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TIFF 2025: 'There Are No Words' Puts Words To A Weighty Sadness

'There Are No Words' is gutting and sharp even as it is soft and tender.

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alisha mughal @alishamgl.bsky.social · 3d

do you think I did an okay job on this review? I feel like all my writing lately is bad and I hope I did well but I know it's bad it's all bad

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TIFF 2025: You Need to See 'Mārama'

'Mārama' is a story of reclamation — taking back culture and ghosts from hungry and fetishistic colonizers, and giving them the life and place in time, memory, and art that is rightfully theirs.

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alisha mughal @alishamgl.bsky.social · 5d

I hated "after the hunt"

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'After the Hunt' Doesn't Search Enough │ Exclaim!

Directed by Luca Guadagnino

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alisha mughal @alishamgl.bsky.social · 5d

I really hope you'll read this, and that you'll watch the documentary. 🩷

alisha mughal @alishamgl.bsky.social · 5d

will never stop writing about suicide

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alisha mughal @alishamgl.bsky.social · 5d

TIFF 2025: 'There Are No Words' Puts Words To A Weighty Sadness

'There Are No Words' is gutting and sharp even as it is soft and tender.

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WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 6d

This is Zebby. He finally managed to catch his tail. Super proud of the accomplishment and would like to pretend no one saw the part right after. 12/10 (IG: zebbythegolden)

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alisha mughal @alishamgl.bsky.social · 7d

I really thought things would get better but they're not they're really not everything feels worse and I'm really scared

alisha mughal @alishamgl.bsky.social · 9d

am I Charlie Brown

alisha mughal @alishamgl.bsky.social · 9d

I broke my malachite bracelet today should I begin walking into the ocean now or wait for the earth to open up beneath me and swallow me whole in the coming days or ?

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Elisabeth Van Every @e-van-every.bsky.social · 9d

Another terrible thing in a terrible year. Thanks for all the great performances.

Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 9d

Terribly sad news about one of the greats. Diane Keaton has died at 79.
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Diane Keaton, Famed for Roles in 'Father of the Bride,' 'First Wives Club' and More, Dies at 79 (Exclusive)

Diane Keaton has died at age 79. Keaton was best known for roles in movies like 'Annie Hall,' 'The First Wives Club,' 'Something's Gotta Give' and 'The Godfather.'

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alisha mughal @alishamgl.bsky.social · 10d

all my nightmares have been coming true lately

alisha mughal @alishamgl.bsky.social · 10d

any good news would be nice

alisha mughal @alishamgl.bsky.social · 12d

OH MY GOSH!!!! THIS IS SO EXCITING!!!!!!!! 🤗🤗🤗🤗🩷

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Matt Zoller Seitz @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · 12d

My next book will be a biography of Jack Nicholson, written as an epic story of the transformation of the movie industry and modern masculinity from the 1950s to the present, with Nicholson as the main character. The title: Leading Man.

New York Times bestselling author and film & TV critic at New York Magazine Matt Zoller Seitz's LEADING MAN, the definitive biography of Jack Nicholson, casting Nicholson as the complex main character in an era of American culture spanning six decades, while shining a light on the actor’s crucial role in shaping modern masculinity, both on and off the screen, based on new interviews and original reporting, to Amar Deol at Grand Central, in an exclusive submission, by Ethan Bassoff at WME.

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alisha mughal @alishamgl.bsky.social · 12d

oh thank you so much for reading 🤗 I really do hope you'll watch it when it comes out, it's truly jaw-dropping-ly amazing :)

alisha mughal @alishamgl.bsky.social · 12d

hi I reviewed "if I had legs I'd kick you," a film I can't stop thinking about

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TIFF 2025: If I Had Legs I’d Kick You Has Us Stare Into the Void of Motherhood

“Watching this film feels like fainting, like the last thing you see before you pass out: the world made up of paint smears of colours sliding out of your comprehension.”

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alisha mughal @alishamgl.bsky.social · 13d

i dont think i got the job :(

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alisha mughal @alishamgl.bsky.social · 13d

thank you 🤗🥹🩷🩷🩷

alisha mughal @alishamgl.bsky.social · 13d

ok not to be dramatic but "good boy" is the best movie ever ever ever ever

alisha mughal @alishamgl.bsky.social · 19d

exactly!!! 🤗

alisha mughal @alishamgl.bsky.social · 19d

hi I moved

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This Magazine @thismagazine.bsky.social · 22d

This consulting firm focuses on people, the land they live on, and their relationships to it. This profile by @alishamgl.bsky.social spotlights Narratives Inc. and the care they take to work closely with Indigenous communities in Canada.

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Changing the narrative

For Somia Sadiq, a registered professional planner and founder of Winnipeg-based impact assessment consulting firm Narratives Inc., we don’t tell ourselves stories in order to live. Rather, we live in...

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