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· Dec 15
TOP TEN FILMS OF 2024
1. THE BRUTALIST
2. THE SUBSTANCE
3. ANORA
4. I SAW THE TV GLOW
5. DUNE: PART TWO
6. NICKEL BOYS
7. HARD TRUTHS
8. FLOW
9. WICKED
10. NOSFERATU
1. THE BRUTALIST
2. THE SUBSTANCE
3. ANORA
4. I SAW THE TV GLOW
5. DUNE: PART TWO
6. NICKEL BOYS
7. HARD TRUTHS
8. FLOW
9. WICKED
10. NOSFERATU
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So, this review of the original "KINGSMAN" - which people tell me is (inexplicably, to me! 🤷♂️) somehow one of the "most controversial" videos I did a decade or ago - apparently also became lost media for awhile. I've now restored/remastered it:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dci8...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dci8...
Classic Review - KINGSMAN: THE SECRET SERVICE (2014)
YouTube video by moviebob
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December 1, 2025 at 7:48 PM
So, this review of the original "KINGSMAN" - which people tell me is (inexplicably, to me! 🤷♂️) somehow one of the "most controversial" videos I did a decade or ago - apparently also became lost media for awhile. I've now restored/remastered it:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dci8...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dci8...
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*NEW EPISODE!!* We discuss the films:
• THE SECRET AGENT
• REBUILDING
Listen: spoilerpiece.libsyn.com/episode-594-...
• THE SECRET AGENT
• REBUILDING
Listen: spoilerpiece.libsyn.com/episode-594-...
December 1, 2025 at 5:56 PM
*NEW EPISODE!!* We discuss the films:
• THE SECRET AGENT
• REBUILDING
Listen: spoilerpiece.libsyn.com/episode-594-...
• THE SECRET AGENT
• REBUILDING
Listen: spoilerpiece.libsyn.com/episode-594-...
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Timothee Chalamet gives his best performance ever in MARTY SURPREME. I can't wait to watch it again. #Filmsky
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www.itsthepictures.com/marty-supreme/
Timothee Chalamet Rules the World in Marty Supreme
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December 1, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Timothee Chalamet gives his best performance ever in MARTY SURPREME. I can't wait to watch it again. #Filmsky
www.itsthepictures.com/marty-supreme/
www.itsthepictures.com/marty-supreme/
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Review - "SHELBY OAKS" (2025)
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Review - SHELBY OAKS (2025)
YouTube video by moviebob
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November 26, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Review - "SHELBY OAKS" (2025)
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WOW
The evening was capped by a meeting of two titans of cinema, Jafar Panahi and Fred Wiseman. (*mind blown*)
November 26, 2025 at 3:02 PM
WOW
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Review - ZOOTOPIA 2 #zootopia2
YouTube video by moviebob
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November 27, 2025 at 4:23 AM
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Great read, and spot on— I’ve always approached my lists less as a strict ranking of quality/enjoyment and more as an act of feng shui.
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How To Read Year-End Lists
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November 24, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Great read, and spot on— I’ve always approached my lists less as a strict ranking of quality/enjoyment and more as an act of feng shui.
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I wouldn't find it myself until a few years later, but this is probably the most important media debut for me personally in my lifetime. I wouldn't be the same person without it. At all. It's an epoch-defining show.
Today in 1988 Mystery Science Theater 3000 premiered on KTMA in St. Paul Minnesota. #MST3K
November 25, 2025 at 2:38 AM
I wouldn't find it myself until a few years later, but this is probably the most important media debut for me personally in my lifetime. I wouldn't be the same person without it. At all. It's an epoch-defining show.
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Ahead of the new Knives Out movie launching on Netflix on Wednesday, I wanted to reshare my review of it from TIFF. Sorry to be a bummer, but I didn't really love it all that much!
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TIFF '25: 'Wake Up Dead Man' Review
Josh O'Connor turns out a breakout performance as a young priest, but a change in format leaves Daniel Craig with too little.
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November 24, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Ahead of the new Knives Out movie launching on Netflix on Wednesday, I wanted to reshare my review of it from TIFF. Sorry to be a bummer, but I didn't really love it all that much!
popheist.com/tiff-25-wake...
popheist.com/tiff-25-wake...
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A brand new episode of It’s the Pictures is here! Listen to @reelrecon.bsky.social and @maxcovill.com talk about Muppets, Knives Out, and more! #filmsky
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It's the Pictures: 208: Get Your Knives Out for Thanksgiving
In this episode of the It's the Pictures podcast, Max Covill and Evan Crean discuss the three movies in the Knives Out franchise. Before that they discuss Muppets Knives Out, Poker Face cancelation, a...
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November 25, 2025 at 4:47 PM
A brand new episode of It’s the Pictures is here! Listen to @reelrecon.bsky.social and @maxcovill.com talk about Muppets, Knives Out, and more! #filmsky
itsthepictures.libsyn.com/208-get-your...
itsthepictures.libsyn.com/208-get-your...
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Could be my favorite film of the year. #nouvellevague
November 23, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Could be my favorite film of the year. #nouvellevague
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Udo Kier, one of the most interesting and accomplished actors with one of the deepest and most varied filmographies of any performer who ever lived (comedy, high drama, action, horror, erotica, videogames, in multiple languages, nations and continents) - dead at 81. What a life. RIP 🙏
November 24, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Udo Kier, one of the most interesting and accomplished actors with one of the deepest and most varied filmographies of any performer who ever lived (comedy, high drama, action, horror, erotica, videogames, in multiple languages, nations and continents) - dead at 81. What a life. RIP 🙏
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RIP Udo Kier, who, on top of a legendary 60-year career, was on an absolute 2020s hot streak.
November 24, 2025 at 1:12 AM
RIP Udo Kier, who, on top of a legendary 60-year career, was on an absolute 2020s hot streak.
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I had the pleasure of sitting in once again on the @bostonscifi.bsky.social podcast, talking superior sequels with @somervilletheatre.bsky.social manager Ian Judge! Listen where you get your podcasts, or watch my weird mug below!
Podcast: TAKE TWO: Superior SciFi Sequels
YouTube video by Boston SciFi
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November 24, 2025 at 3:20 PM
I had the pleasure of sitting in once again on the @bostonscifi.bsky.social podcast, talking superior sequels with @somervilletheatre.bsky.social manager Ian Judge! Listen where you get your podcasts, or watch my weird mug below!
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*NEW EPISODE!!* We discuss the films:
• WICKED: FOR GOOD
• TRAIN DREAMS
Listen: spoilerpiece.libsyn.com/episode-593-...
• WICKED: FOR GOOD
• TRAIN DREAMS
Listen: spoilerpiece.libsyn.com/episode-593-...
November 21, 2025 at 3:55 PM
*NEW EPISODE!!* We discuss the films:
• WICKED: FOR GOOD
• TRAIN DREAMS
Listen: spoilerpiece.libsyn.com/episode-593-...
• WICKED: FOR GOOD
• TRAIN DREAMS
Listen: spoilerpiece.libsyn.com/episode-593-...
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This morning in the newsletter, I wrote about the new 4K UHD release of HARD BOILED from Shout! Studios. I hope those who've never seen it before now get a chance to discover this all-time action gem. #filmsky
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John Woo's Masterpiece Hard Boiled Has Never Looked Better
Director John Woo will be familiar to most North American film fans for his work on Hard Target, Mission: Impossible 2, and Face/Off– mostly mediocre action films that have their fans. What audiences...
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November 21, 2025 at 2:10 PM
This morning in the newsletter, I wrote about the new 4K UHD release of HARD BOILED from Shout! Studios. I hope those who've never seen it before now get a chance to discover this all-time action gem. #filmsky
www.itsthepictures.com/john-woos-ma...
www.itsthepictures.com/john-woos-ma...
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The @thecoolidge.bsky.social is one of 9 theaters in North America that will be showing KILL BILL: The Whole Bloody Affair in 70MM. Don't miss your opportunity to secure tickets.
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Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
“I wrote and directed it as one movie — and I’m so glad to give the fans the chance to see it as one movie. The best way to see Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair is at a movie theater in Glorious 70m...
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November 21, 2025 at 2:07 PM
The @thecoolidge.bsky.social is one of 9 theaters in North America that will be showing KILL BILL: The Whole Bloody Affair in 70MM. Don't miss your opportunity to secure tickets.
coolidge.org/films/kill-b...
coolidge.org/films/kill-b...
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A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE is a victim of Venice Film Festival hype. When it launched I thought it was going to be Netflix’s big award movie given the reactions.
Not only is it too long, but the most engaging material happens within the first 40 minutes.
Not only is it too long, but the most engaging material happens within the first 40 minutes.
November 20, 2025 at 4:16 PM
A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE is a victim of Venice Film Festival hype. When it launched I thought it was going to be Netflix’s big award movie given the reactions.
Not only is it too long, but the most engaging material happens within the first 40 minutes.
Not only is it too long, but the most engaging material happens within the first 40 minutes.
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This week in @cambridgeday.com I reviewed RENTAL FAMILY, SHELBY OAKS (out this week on digital), and WICKED: FOR GOOD, none of which I can say loved. Can’t all be winners! www.cambridgeday.com/2025/11/20/r...
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November 20, 2025 at 9:18 PM
This week in @cambridgeday.com I reviewed RENTAL FAMILY, SHELBY OAKS (out this week on digital), and WICKED: FOR GOOD, none of which I can say loved. Can’t all be winners! www.cambridgeday.com/2025/11/20/r...
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Review "WICKED: FOR GOOD"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KS4D...
Maybe not the best idea to make an entire movie out of a Second Act when "Everbody knows the show falls apart in Act 2." 🤷♂️
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Maybe not the best idea to make an entire movie out of a Second Act when "Everbody knows the show falls apart in Act 2." 🤷♂️
Review - WICKED: FOR GOOD #wicked
YouTube video by moviebob
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November 19, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Review "WICKED: FOR GOOD"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KS4D...
Maybe not the best idea to make an entire movie out of a Second Act when "Everbody knows the show falls apart in Act 2." 🤷♂️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KS4D...
Maybe not the best idea to make an entire movie out of a Second Act when "Everbody knows the show falls apart in Act 2." 🤷♂️
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New Big Picture: "FINALLY, THE EPISODE ABOUT 'SUPERMAN'" - featuring Special Gues @tluz.bsky.social 😁
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWM3...
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SUPERMAN 2025 - The Big Picture #Superman
YouTube video by moviebob
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November 16, 2025 at 5:59 PM
New Big Picture: "FINALLY, THE EPISODE ABOUT 'SUPERMAN'" - featuring Special Gues @tluz.bsky.social 😁
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWM3...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWM3...
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RT @JoyceKulhawik: My take on the BIG ONES so far! JoycesChoices MOVIE ROUND UP!
https://t.co/ruGd0UhHkM @BOFCA @TheBSFC @FLickwish @filmfish @CultureShowGBH @NortonAwards #BA50 https://t.co/H0bl9FvmAa
https://t.co/ruGd0UhHkM @BOFCA @TheBSFC @FLickwish @filmfish @CultureShowGBH @NortonAwards #BA50 https://t.co/H0bl9FvmAa
November 15, 2025 at 12:25 AM
RT @JoyceKulhawik: My take on the BIG ONES so far! JoycesChoices MOVIE ROUND UP!
https://t.co/ruGd0UhHkM @BOFCA @TheBSFC @FLickwish @filmfish @CultureShowGBH @NortonAwards #BA50 https://t.co/H0bl9FvmAa
https://t.co/ruGd0UhHkM @BOFCA @TheBSFC @FLickwish @filmfish @CultureShowGBH @NortonAwards #BA50 https://t.co/H0bl9FvmAa
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*NEW EPISODE!!* We discuss the films:
• THE RUNNING MAN
• NOUVELLE VAGUE
Listen: spoilerpiece.libsyn.com/episode-592-...
• THE RUNNING MAN
• NOUVELLE VAGUE
Listen: spoilerpiece.libsyn.com/episode-592-...
November 14, 2025 at 6:06 PM
*NEW EPISODE!!* We discuss the films:
• THE RUNNING MAN
• NOUVELLE VAGUE
Listen: spoilerpiece.libsyn.com/episode-592-...
• THE RUNNING MAN
• NOUVELLE VAGUE
Listen: spoilerpiece.libsyn.com/episode-592-...