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Keith Phipps

@kphipps3000.bsky.social

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Movies, etc. for GQ, Vulture, Ringer and more. Co-host Next Picture Show. With @scotttobias.bsky.social I write The Reveal: http://thereveal.film. Author of AGE OF CAGE. He/Him

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Keith Phipps @kphipps3000.bsky.social · Jun 23

Yes, it's true. We have moved from Substack to Ghost. And you can now now read and subscribe to us at:

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We're also having a limited-time sale on your first year of an annual subscription for new or returning subscribers. You can find that here:

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Scott Tobias @scotttobias.bsky.social · Jun 23

BIG NEWS: This morning, @kphipps3000.bsky.social and I have moved The Reveal from Substack to Ghost. You can get the details in the link below. It was a scary decision for us, but we're excited about it and expect to keep this newsletter going long into the future. thereveal.film/the-reveal-h...

The Reveal Has Moved

You can now find us, well, right here. Dear Revealers, After much deliberation, we have decided to move the newsletter from Substack to Ghost. You will no doubt have some questions about the change,...

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Keith Phipps @kphipps3000.bsky.social · 4h

My review: It was pretty cool. (That, unlike the first film, I didn’t want the paranormal activity to kill the central couple within moments of it starting also helped.)

Keith Phipps @kphipps3000.bsky.social · 6h

Taking my daughter to the Chicago Shakespeare Theater to see my favorite Shakespeare play.

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Keith Phipps @kphipps3000.bsky.social · 2d

Good catch.

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#LetterboxdFriday #LastFourWatched

Mr Scorsese, Tron Area, Altered States, Devo

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Keith Phipps @kphipps3000.bsky.social · 2d

Sorry, man.

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Scott Tobias @scotttobias.bsky.social · 3d

It's review-a-palooza week at The Reveal and the last two are mine: ROOFMAN, a wild true story that Derek Cianfrance takes in sober, Derek Cianfrancian direction, and the triumphantly ulcerous IF I HAD LEGS I'D KICK YOU. thereveal.film/in-review-if...

In Review: ‘If I Had Legs I’d Kick You,’ ‘Roofman’

This week, a stranger-than-fiction true story gets a down-to-earth treatment and Rose Byrne faces the horrors of motherhood.

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Keith Phipps @kphipps3000.bsky.social · 4d

CLUTCH CARGO, a film by David Cronenberg

Keith Phipps @kphipps3000.bsky.social · 4d

A week of reviews continues at THE REVEAL: Today, @scotttobias.bsky.social and I review A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE, AFTER THE HUNT, and KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN:

In Review: ‘A House of Dynamite,’ ‘After the Hunt,’ ‘Kiss of the Spider Woman’

An all-reviews week continues with an apocalyptic docudrama, a cancellation story, and a political meta-musical.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 4d

WATCH: Trump’s lawless Ice goons shoot an unarmed priest in the head with a pepper ball. Completely out of control.

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Keith Phipps @kphipps3000.bsky.social · 4d

I can always tell when something I've promoted breaks out of my usual (smart) readership because I start getting replies from people who have clearly not read the piece. I may as well have written something called "At Last!: A Gadget That Will Fix the Problem of Subtitles and Make Them Irrelevant."

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Keith Phipps @kphipps3000.bsky.social · 4d

I get that reference!

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ICYMI

Keith Phipps @kphipps3000.bsky.social · 5d

For @theringer.com.web.brid.gy I attempted to use Apple’s new AirPods and translation app to watch foreign language films. Could they make subtitles obsolete? Well…

Could the AirPods Pro 3 Mean the End of Subtitles?

Apple’s newest headphones boast an instantaneous translation app. Let’s put them to the test in a movie theater.

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Keith Phipps @kphipps3000.bsky.social · 5d

For @theringer.com.web.brid.gy I attempted to use Apple’s new AirPods and translation app to watch foreign language films. Could they make subtitles obsolete? Well…

Could the AirPods Pro 3 Mean the End of Subtitles?

Apple’s newest headphones boast an instantaneous translation app. Let’s put them to the test in a movie theater.

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Keith Phipps @kphipps3000.bsky.social · 5d

Today at The Reveal: You can read my review of TRON: ARES and @scotttobias.bsky.social on THE PERFECT NEIGHBOR. Due to the abundance of notable new releases we're having an "Oop! All Reviews" week:

In Review: ‘Tron: Ares,’ ‘The Perfect Neighbor’

An all-reviews week begins. The 'Tron' series returns with a movie-approximating audio-visual experience and a groundbreaking documentary uses body-cam footage to get at the truth of a crime.

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Keith Phipps @kphipps3000.bsky.social · 5d

Re: TRON: ARES: Is this movie objectively dumb? Yes. Does Jared Leto remain a posturing annoyance? Yes. Am I listening to the soundtrack right now and considering taking my kid to see it in IMAX? Also yes.

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Keith Phipps @kphipps3000.bsky.social · 5d

Today at The Reveal: You can read my review of TRON: ARES and @scotttobias.bsky.social on THE PERFECT NEIGHBOR. Due to the abundance of notable new releases we're having an "Oop! All Reviews" week:

In Review: ‘Tron: Ares,’ ‘The Perfect Neighbor’

An all-reviews week begins. The 'Tron' series returns with a movie-approximating audio-visual experience and a groundbreaking documentary uses body-cam footage to get at the truth of a crime.

thereveal.film

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Keith Phipps @kphipps3000.bsky.social · 5d

Very curious about the state of Larry King’s prostate in 2025.

Screenshot of a TV directory and a description of the 2025 program “Larry King’s Prostate Report.”

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Keith Phipps @kphipps3000.bsky.social · 6d

For @vulture.com I talked to Emilia Jones about some of her most intense TASK scenes, dubious casseroles, and what it took to get into character for the show, from the accent to the haircut.

Task’s Emilia Jones Tested Her Delco Accent at Wawa

Following this week’s episode, the actress explains why Maeve had to make that decision about Sam.

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Keith Phipps @kphipps3000.bsky.social · 7d

Not a war zone.

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Four images from Toronto’s MZTV Museum Of Television.

All four images are of vintage televisions.

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Mo Ryan @moryan.bsky.social · 10d

Re-sharing & asking you to amplify: Every single fact about the South Shore federal raid just days ago is worse than the last. They kicked in doors & dragged Chicago families out in the middle of the night. I know we're all stressed but THIS IS VERY BAD blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/02/s...

South Shore Residents Return To Ransacked Apartments After ICE Raid: 'It Looks Like Hell'

A "now renting" sign outside touts granite countertops. Inside, residents are trying to make sense of the raid that made their already neglected building even worse.

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Keith Phipps @kphipps3000.bsky.social · 9d

One day I will correctly type the title "MARE OF EASTTOWN" on first attempt and not the name of the show that's in my head for some reason: "THE MARE OF EASTTOWN," which is presumably a series about a very special horse.

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CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 10d

🚨 “They put black people in one van and immigrants an another… Trucks and military style vans were used to separate children from their parents.” THIS. IS. HAPPENING. People need to see this. We all need to see it. Nobody gets a pass here. Please share with your networks. 1/2

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Keith Phipps @kphipps3000.bsky.social · 10d

Also: bsky.app/profile/nhwh...

nhwharfrat.bsky.social @nhwharfrat.bsky.social · 10d

he once wrote this

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Where to find virgins: go to urban churches - Marginal REVOLUTION

The Man Who Would be Thursday opines: …look for someone at a church in an urban area. For example, evangelicals in downtown Toronto are there because they really believe, while those in rural Alberta ...

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Keith Phipps @kphipps3000.bsky.social · 10d

That would be an “on-screen virgin” then.