Joshua Polanski
@joshuapolanski.bsky.social
A pessimist writing about movies from a world in collapse. Thinking mostly about non-English cinemas (Baltic, Korean, Chinese, etc). Tomatometer approved. Watches too much hockey. Occasionally uses full sentences.
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People who post "they don't make good movies anymore" or "movies are better than they have ever been" definitely need to watch more movies. Watch old movies. Watch movies with subtitles. Watch different genres. Otherwise you're missing out. #filmsky
November 19, 2025 at 10:58 PM
People who post "they don't make good movies anymore" or "movies are better than they have ever been" definitely need to watch more movies. Watch old movies. Watch movies with subtitles. Watch different genres. Otherwise you're missing out. #filmsky
So, what's the latest on the Wong Kar-wai drama?
November 20, 2025 at 2:31 AM
So, what's the latest on the Wong Kar-wai drama?
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Estonians wake up filthy rich and imbecilically squander their fortune, in a comedy featuring some of country's finest actors
From the Baltic Competition of the 29th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival:
dmovies.org/2025/11/19/n...
From the Baltic Competition of the 29th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival:
dmovies.org/2025/11/19/n...
New Money (Uus Raha) - DMovies
Estonians wake up filthy rich and imbecilically squander their fortune, in a comedy featuring some of country's finest actors - from the Baltic Competition of the 29th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festiv...
dmovies.org
November 19, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Estonians wake up filthy rich and imbecilically squander their fortune, in a comedy featuring some of country's finest actors
From the Baltic Competition of the 29th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival:
dmovies.org/2025/11/19/n...
From the Baltic Competition of the 29th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival:
dmovies.org/2025/11/19/n...
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Latvian thriller points to heavenly justice, as a guilt-ridden police officer fails to deliver its earthly version
From the Baltic Competition of the 29th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival:
dmovies.org/2025/11/19/r...
From the Baltic Competition of the 29th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival:
dmovies.org/2025/11/19/r...
Red Code Blue (Tumšzilais Evaņģēlijs) - DMovies
Latvian thriller points to heavenly justice, as a guilt-ridden police officer fails to deliver its earthly version - from the Baltic Competition of the 29th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
dmovies.org
November 19, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Latvian thriller points to heavenly justice, as a guilt-ridden police officer fails to deliver its earthly version
From the Baltic Competition of the 29th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival:
dmovies.org/2025/11/19/r...
From the Baltic Competition of the 29th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival:
dmovies.org/2025/11/19/r...
I should really start writing more about movies other people have heard of.
November 15, 2025 at 4:16 AM
I should really start writing more about movies other people have heard of.
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Author comes to Grand Rapids to celebrate the 10th anniversary of 'The Sound of Violet'
To celebrate the 10th anniversary of his book, author Allen Wolf, is coming to Grand Rapids for two book signings and a film screening.
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November 14, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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If i won the lottery, I'd just pay @jonbois.bsky.social to make a Jonathan Cheechoo video.
November 7, 2025 at 5:54 AM
If i won the lottery, I'd just pay @jonbois.bsky.social to make a Jonathan Cheechoo video.
For the first time in years, American politics doesnt feel *utterly* hopeless.
November 5, 2025 at 4:15 AM
For the first time in years, American politics doesnt feel *utterly* hopeless.
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genuinely beautiful that new york elected a muslim lefty mayor the same day that dick cheney died
November 5, 2025 at 2:41 AM
genuinely beautiful that new york elected a muslim lefty mayor the same day that dick cheney died
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WONG KAR WAI'S "BLOSSOMS SHANGHAI" HAS A US RELEASE DATE LETS FUCKING GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
November 4, 2025 at 3:50 AM
WONG KAR WAI'S "BLOSSOMS SHANGHAI" HAS A US RELEASE DATE LETS FUCKING GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Pom Klementieff as Paris in the MI franchise.
November 4, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Pom Klementieff as Paris in the MI franchise.
It’s an impossible task to summarize human life in three hours. And that’s why Yi Yi is often considered one of the greatest films ever made: because Edward Yang tests the impossible.
ISSUE #119
BEAM FROM THE BOOTH | GRAND RAPIDS FILM SOCIETY
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November 3, 2025 at 10:52 PM
It’s an impossible task to summarize human life in three hours. And that’s why Yi Yi is often considered one of the greatest films ever made: because Edward Yang tests the impossible.
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Did not expect one of the best paragraphs I’d read about baseball would come from an Irish newspaper
www.irishexaminer.com/sport-column...
www.irishexaminer.com/sport-column...
November 2, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Did not expect one of the best paragraphs I’d read about baseball would come from an Irish newspaper
www.irishexaminer.com/sport-column...
www.irishexaminer.com/sport-column...
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Any viewing of “The Birds” hellbent on making sense of why the animals attack is bound to end in disappointment.
Classic avian horror flick ‘The Birds’ comes to Wealthy Theatre
Showing at Wealthy Theatre on October 30, tickets are available online.
therapidian.org
October 28, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Any viewing of “The Birds” hellbent on making sense of why the animals attack is bound to end in disappointment.
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She also informed me about a new targeted bombing of the apartment building where Hassona was killed to destroy the rest of the building just before the “ceasefire” deal.
October 24, 2025 at 4:05 PM
She also informed me about a new targeted bombing of the apartment building where Hassona was killed to destroy the rest of the building just before the “ceasefire” deal.
I was grateful to discuss Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk with Sepideg Farsi. We talked about her bold stylistic choices, her experiences in Iran shaped her impulse to tell this story, and how Fatma Hassona’s memory will live on with the people of Gaza.
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October 24, 2025 at 4:05 PM
I was grateful to discuss Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk with Sepideg Farsi. We talked about her bold stylistic choices, her experiences in Iran shaped her impulse to tell this story, and how Fatma Hassona’s memory will live on with the people of Gaza.
bostonhassle.com/boston-pales...
bostonhassle.com/boston-pales...
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The French new wave director who got himself kicked out of new wave, Jean Melville Pierre hated how Nazis were depicted in movies saying that's not how the Nazis he fought looked like and everyone was reproducing Nazi propaganda
It’s funny how the old media depiction of Nazis was always that they’re evil but dignified gentleman and now they’re openly just like “Hello. I’m the Anime Pedophile”
October 21, 2025 at 4:47 PM
The French new wave director who got himself kicked out of new wave, Jean Melville Pierre hated how Nazis were depicted in movies saying that's not how the Nazis he fought looked like and everyone was reproducing Nazi propaganda
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Giant copy of the Constitution being carried down Pennsylvania Avenue.
October 18, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Giant copy of the Constitution being carried down Pennsylvania Avenue.
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If I had explain American history in one sentence, I could do worse than "John Brown was hung for treason, but Robert E. Lee was not."
John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry began on this day in 1859.
October 16, 2025 at 11:29 PM
If I had explain American history in one sentence, I could do worse than "John Brown was hung for treason, but Robert E. Lee was not."
The craziest interview I've ever done.
Radical Filmmaking & Killing Penises: An Interview with Miguel Llansó on Infinite Summer
"I first wanted to kill the penis."
www.therewerenogodsleft.com
October 16, 2025 at 10:37 PM
The craziest interview I've ever done.
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You ever just think about how cool it is that there are movie theaters?
October 15, 2025 at 6:41 PM
You ever just think about how cool it is that there are movie theaters?
Trump's Antifa-crusade looks a lot like Erdoğan's attack on the Gülen movement.
October 15, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Trump's Antifa-crusade looks a lot like Erdoğan's attack on the Gülen movement.
Follow along with my annual coverage of the Boston Palestine Film Festival at the Boston Hassle.
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BOSTON PALESTINE FILM FESTIVAL 2025: Thank You For Banking With Us (2024) dir. Laila Abbas // BOSTON HASSLE
bostonhassle.com
October 15, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Follow along with my annual coverage of the Boston Palestine Film Festival at the Boston Hassle.
bostonhassle.com/boston-pales...
bostonhassle.com/boston-pales...
I reviewed Robert K. Beshara's book "Transmodern Cinema and Decolonial Film Theory: A Study of Youssef Chahine’s Al Maṣīr" for the Journal of Religion & Film.
digitalcommons.unomaha.edu
October 12, 2025 at 2:53 AM
I reviewed Robert K. Beshara's book "Transmodern Cinema and Decolonial Film Theory: A Study of Youssef Chahine’s Al Maṣīr" for the Journal of Religion & Film.