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The Ass is the father of the legs @internethippo.bsky.social · 1d

Running for office and revealing a giant back tattoo that just says WOMEN. Nobody can agree if it's good or bad

Alix Mammina @alixfm.bsky.social · 14d

Had a decent time with BAD APPLES, but I wish it had leaned more into its darker impulses hyperrealfilm.club/reviews/tiff...

TIFF '25: Bad Apples — Hyperreal Film Club

In director Jonatan Etzler and writer Jess O’Kane's new dark comedy Bad Apples, Saoirse Ronan plays Maria, a primary school teacher who takes matters into her own hands after an onslaught of personal ...

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Gremliny Nussboo @emilynussbaum.bsky.social · 16d

My profile of the delightful Keri Russell, the darkly funny, surprisingly introverted former New Mickey Mouse Club member who—even after Felicity, The Americans and The Diplomat!—has never fully embraced the idea of herself as an actress: www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

Keri Russell’s Emotional Transparency Has Anchored Three Decades of TV

But, offscreen, she’s not even sure that she wants to be an actress.

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Alix Mammina @alixfm.bsky.social · 21d

Wasn't a fan of 1/2 of this year's Joe Alwyn-supported HAMLET movies (Riz Ahmed innocent though) hyperrealfilm.club/reviews/tiff...

TIFF '25: Hamlet — Hyperreal Film Club

Aneil Karia’s Hamlet, one of two Shakespeare films at TIFF '25, brings the play in its original Early Modern English to contemporary London. Despite an excellent performance from Riz Ahmed, Karia’s h...

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Alix Mammina @alixfm.bsky.social · 21d

#TIFF50 roundup 🧵

Started off by waxing poetic on Joachim Trier's SENTIMENTAL VALUE, a frontrunner for movie of the year hyperrealfilm.club/reviews/tiff...

TIFF '25: Sentimental Value — Hyperreal Film Club

The crux of the movie is the relationship between Nora, Gustav, and Agnes, and it’s brought to life with both Joachim Trier and Eskil Vogt’s deeply thought out family dynamics and the real chemistry b...

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alejandra 🎃 @mtzxale.bsky.social · Sep 16

rejoice, genre nerds! #fantasticfest is finally upon us 🙏🏼😈 wrote up a preview of the latine projects at the fest for #latinamediaco latinamedia.co/fantastic-fe...

3 Latine Projects to Watch at Fantastic Fest 2025

Among the burnt ends and weirdly wonderful picks at Fantastic Fest 2025 are three Latine projects worth checking out.

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Alix Mammina @alixfm.bsky.social · Aug 29

can’t wait for #tiff50! hyperrealfilm.club/reviews/2025...

2025 TIFF Preview: Hedda, Blue Moon, Roofman and more — Hyperreal Film Club

This year’s Toronto International Film Festival will premiere over 300 movies from debut directors and established auteurs like Guillermo del Toro, Chloé Zhao, Park Chan-wook and Claire Denis.

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Alix Mammina @alixfm.bsky.social · Aug 28

i loved CAUGHT STEALING and its star, noted lesbian icon austin butler hyperrealfilm.club/reviews/caug...

Caught Stealing Review — Hyperreal Film Club

Aronofsky has met and exceeded the hype, crafting a crime thriller with real emotional heft.

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Alix Mammina @alixfm.bsky.social · Aug 11

Thrilled to rep Hyperreal Film Journal as a new member of the Austin Film Critics Association 💫

ATX Film Critics @atxfilmcritics.bsky.social · Aug 11

The AFCA is pleased to announce six new members joining our roster this year. A warm welcome to them all!

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Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · Aug 10

It's profoundly saddening to read that AP will no longer be assigning or running book reviews because readers don't engage with them enough and they take too much effort to plan and assign. People complain about critics as gatekeepers; wait until all that's left is marketing.

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Justin Chang @justincchang.bsky.social · Jul 24

Every word of this, from @tnyfrontrow.bsky.social: www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...

In Defense of the Traditional Review

Far from being a journalistic relic, as suggested by recent developments at the New York Times, arts criticism is inherently progressive, keeping art honest and pointing toward its future.

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Alix Mammina @alixfm.bsky.social · Jul 15

caught UN HOMME ET UNE FEMME at local treasure AFS on a stormy sunday, all vibes no substance but sometimes that's what the occasion calls for

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Alix Mammina @alixfm.bsky.social · Jul 2

VOLVER and also D.E.B.S. ❤️‍🔥

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · Jun 19

I asked ICE where the “413% increase in assaults” justification for its officers using masks came from. They didn’t answer. So I dug into it, and what I found … did not boost their argument.
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Opinion | Parsing ICE’s mixed-up, hard-to-believe assault claims

ICE officials keep touting a 413 percent increase in assaults on officers to justify officers masking their identities.

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Alix Mammina @alixfm.bsky.social · Jun 16

all-time fav comfort movie

Slant @slantmagazine.com · Jun 16

Mitchell Leisen’s MIDNIGHT, one of the most shrewdly constructed of Old Hollywood’s screwball comedies, gets a sparkling new transfer courtesy of Criterion. Available tomorrow on Blu-ray. tinyurl.com/3bshkp9p

Alix Mammina @alixfm.bsky.social · Jun 12

MATERIALISTS disappointing :( hyperrealfilm.club/reviews/mate...

Celine Song’s Materialists Searches for Meaning — Hyperreal Film Club

In her follow-up to Past Lives, Celine Song crafts a visually polished rom-com that questions modern dating, ambition, and emotional connection—but struggles to ground its characters in real change.

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · Jun 11

Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice is a group of interfaith leaders and community members that support local workers. They have created a bond fund for detained immigrants and their families in Los Angeles.
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2025 Immigrant Bond Fund

I will not let ICE unjustly deport immigrants. I'm supporting CLUE to keep our communities and families strong.

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Haymarket Books @haymarketbooks.org · Jun 9

Another world is possible if we fight for it.

FREE Ebooks: Abolish the Border, Abolish the Police

In solidarity with all those standing up for our communities against the brutality of immigrant detention and police repression, we're offering free ebooks of three crucial books about border and poli...

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Alix Mammina @alixfm.bsky.social · Jun 5

Love this essay from Lynn Chen, one of the stars of SAVING FACE, on its 20th(!!) anniversary. Y2K lesbian romcom of my dreams 💫❤️‍🔥 genxtaste.substack.com/p/saving-fac...

A look back at SAVING FACE

Watch now | 20 Years Later

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Alix Mammina @alixfm.bsky.social · Jun 2

all the ladies of nashville

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Hoai-Tran Bui @htranbui.bsky.social · May 28

The Philippou brothers may have been one of the most fun interviews I've done. We chatted chewing knives, grief in horror, and the awe-inspiring greatness of Sally Hawkins: www.inverse.com/entertainmen...

How Horror's Most Exciting Rising Directors Made The Most Disturbing Movie Of The Year

The directors of 'Bring Her Back' reveal how they wrote the part for Sally Hawkins, and why they chewed on knives for their new A24 horror movie.

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Letterboxd @letterboxd.social · May 27

Upon Saving Face’s twentieth anniversary, writer-director Alice Wu chats with Adesola about her history-making rom-com’s lesbian legacy, ﬁnding inspiration in Tootsie and why her ﬁlm is ultimately a love letter to her mother. boxd.it/2ys

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Alix Mammina @alixfm.bsky.social · May 18

Ty Blake 😇

Alix Mammina @alixfm.bsky.social · May 16

BRING HER BACK is less scary but more cohesive than TALK TO ME. Same level of traumatized kids tho hyperrealfilm.club/reviews/brin...

Bring Her Back: Trauma Horror at its Best — Hyperreal Film Club

We’re seven years on from Hereditary, that harbinger of family trauma-based horror, and few are filling Ari Aster’s shoes like the Philippou brothers. Bring Her Back, directed by Danny and Michael Phi...

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Alix Mammina @alixfm.bsky.social · Apr 17

Wrapped up my SXSW coverage with SHUFFLE, a documentary on the deep web of fraud at the heart of addiction treatment hyperrealfilm.club/reviews/shuf...

SXSW ‘25: Shuffle — Hyperreal Film Club

Shuffle adeptly straddles the line between documentarian and subject while uncovering a deep web of fraud and scams at the heart of addiction treatment.

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