Abby Olcese
@abbyolcese.bsky.social
Film critic/writer at The Pitch, Paste, Sojourners, rogerebert.com, others. Author of FILMS FOR ALL SEASONS: https://tinyurl.com/5n8hre5e
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Abby Olcese
@abbyolcese.bsky.social
· Oct 24
Films for All Seasons: Experiencing the Church Year at the Movies a book by Abby Olcese and Josh Larsen
The Spiritual Practice of Watching MoviesWhat's your favorite Christmas movie? Easter movie? Pentecost movie? Casual viewers and movie buffs alike have favorite movies to watch at certain times of the...
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Since I have a big crop of new followers: Hi! I'm Abby! I write about movies and sometimes other things. I went viral once for posting a photo of an Abe Lincoln impersonator. I wrote a book that just came out, and you should read it!
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen
Idles (at RecordBar touring Joy as an Act of Resistance, I feel like context matters)
Ian Anderson (my first show)
In fall 2007:
New Pornographers
Gogol Bordello
Arcade Fire/LCD Soundsystem (double bill)
Idles (at RecordBar touring Joy as an Act of Resistance, I feel like context matters)
Ian Anderson (my first show)
In fall 2007:
New Pornographers
Gogol Bordello
Arcade Fire/LCD Soundsystem (double bill)
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen
Parliament
Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Prince
Lush
Trans Am
Parliament
Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Prince
Lush
Trans Am
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen
The Modern Jazz Quartet
The Rolling Stones
The Talking Heads
Miles Davis
Johnny Winter
The Modern Jazz Quartet
The Rolling Stones
The Talking Heads
Miles Davis
Johnny Winter
November 28, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen
Idles (at RecordBar touring Joy as an Act of Resistance, I feel like context matters)
Ian Anderson (my first show)
In fall 2007:
New Pornographers
Gogol Bordello
Arcade Fire/LCD Soundsystem (double bill)
Idles (at RecordBar touring Joy as an Act of Resistance, I feel like context matters)
Ian Anderson (my first show)
In fall 2007:
New Pornographers
Gogol Bordello
Arcade Fire/LCD Soundsystem (double bill)
ETERNITY is sweet and all, but it really feels like someone wanted to remake Defending Your Life, but then saw Eternal Sunshine and went "Ooooh."
It's cute, and it has some good jokes, but there's not an original bone in its body.
It's cute, and it has some good jokes, but there's not an original bone in its body.
November 28, 2025 at 2:07 AM
ETERNITY is sweet and all, but it really feels like someone wanted to remake Defending Your Life, but then saw Eternal Sunshine and went "Ooooh."
It's cute, and it has some good jokes, but there's not an original bone in its body.
It's cute, and it has some good jokes, but there's not an original bone in its body.
Happy Thanksgiving from my aunt and uncle's very adoptable foster dog, Tulli: www.greatplainsspca.org/adoptable-an...
November 27, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Happy Thanksgiving from my aunt and uncle's very adoptable foster dog, Tulli: www.greatplainsspca.org/adoptable-an...
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Doing my annual viny fundraiser for those unhoused and hungry in the KC area. Rare/well-loved items up for sale through the Discogs website, and every dollar goes directly to area organizations. Looking for something for yourself/friend in the soundtrack/rock world? www.discogs.com/seller/riots...
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November 27, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Doing my annual viny fundraiser for those unhoused and hungry in the KC area. Rare/well-loved items up for sale through the Discogs website, and every dollar goes directly to area organizations. Looking for something for yourself/friend in the soundtrack/rock world? www.discogs.com/seller/riots...
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Tahani is unimpressed by Sean Evans' parade knowledge.
November 27, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Tahani is unimpressed by Sean Evans' parade knowledge.
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Was not expecting this blatant xenophobia on my tv first thing in the morning...
November 27, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Was not expecting this blatant xenophobia on my tv first thing in the morning...
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I need everybody to read this and understand what’s going on. These are spouses of US citizens in the country legally. They have entry clearance and green cards, they’ve passed background checks and have no criminal records. ICE is taking them anyway.
Gift link:
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Green Card Interviews End in Handcuffs for Spouses of U.S. Citizens
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November 26, 2025 at 8:40 PM
I need everybody to read this and understand what’s going on. These are spouses of US citizens in the country legally. They have entry clearance and green cards, they’ve passed background checks and have no criminal records. ICE is taking them anyway.
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Gift link:
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EVERYONE WANTS TO HEAR ABOUT YOUR PUBLISHED BOOKS! (Advent starts MONDAY and it's the perfect time to start MY BOOK):
November 26, 2025 at 8:53 PM
EVERYONE WANTS TO HEAR ABOUT YOUR PUBLISHED BOOKS! (Advent starts MONDAY and it's the perfect time to start MY BOOK):
This week, Reuters reported that USCIS has ordered a "review and re-interview" of all refugees who entered the U.S. under Biden's Refugee Admissions Program. This is targeting (obviously). It is illegal (blatantly). Contact your reps.
TAKE ACTION: Stand With Refugees as Trump Sets Record Low Resettlement Goal, Targets Those Who Have Already Resettled to the U.S. | CWS
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November 26, 2025 at 6:32 PM
This week, Reuters reported that USCIS has ordered a "review and re-interview" of all refugees who entered the U.S. under Biden's Refugee Admissions Program. This is targeting (obviously). It is illegal (blatantly). Contact your reps.
THE THING is a movie for the depths of January, when a series of below-freezing cold fronts and fully unwelcome snowstorms has left you stuck inside for days with no end in sight.
Should John Carpenter's THE THING be officially classified as a Christmas movie? Let your voice be heard!
Is John Carpenter’s THE THING A Christmas Movie? Have Your Say
Should John Carpenter's THE THING be officially classified as a Christmas movie? Let your voice be heard!
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November 26, 2025 at 3:01 PM
THE THING is a movie for the depths of January, when a series of below-freezing cold fronts and fully unwelcome snowstorms has left you stuck inside for days with no end in sight.
A Sarah Archer episode of @yourewrongabout.bsky.social is like getting a surprise visit from your cool aunt. Needless to say, I'm hyped.
Santa Claus temporarily stopped whittling by candlelight and embraced a space age vision of the future during the Cold War. Why? I joined @yourewrongabout.bsky.social to investigate. We talked aluminum, NORAD, department stores, Charlie Brown and The Grinch: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/y...
November 26, 2025 at 2:55 PM
A Sarah Archer episode of @yourewrongabout.bsky.social is like getting a surprise visit from your cool aunt. Needless to say, I'm hyped.
My article on Wake Up Dead Man is live at @sojo.net! I have been completely annoying about this movie to people for the last two weeks, so read my piece to find out why.
‘Wake Up, Dead Man’ Takes Benoit Blanc to Church
Rian Johnson's new ‘Knives Out’ movie finds Daniel Craig’s detective getting caught up in a battle for the soul of the Christian faith.
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November 25, 2025 at 10:04 PM
My article on Wake Up Dead Man is live at @sojo.net! I have been completely annoying about this movie to people for the last two weeks, so read my piece to find out why.
Smitten Kitchen forever and ever amen: smittenkitchen.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Smitten Kitchen forever and ever amen: smittenkitchen.com
So, uh...Poopywise, huh?
November 25, 2025 at 2:34 AM
So, uh...Poopywise, huh?
This is very much correct. Now I want to see someone do this for books.
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November 24, 2025 at 11:36 PM
This is very much correct. Now I want to see someone do this for books.
Would read this Dave Eggers novel.
November 24, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Would read this Dave Eggers novel.
Local folks (and folks who love Kansas City) can also support The Pitch here: www.thepitchkc.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Local folks (and folks who love Kansas City) can also support The Pitch here: www.thepitchkc.com
In my 20s, I frequented Lawrence's Burger Stand, where you typically have to use a weird order name to hear it over the crowd when it's ready. My go-tos were MST3K names because picking up an order for "Rowsdower" or "Big McLargeHuge" always got a laugh from our regular server.
Today in 1988 Mystery Science Theater 3000 premiered on KTMA in St. Paul Minnesota. #MST3K
November 24, 2025 at 3:30 PM
In my 20s, I frequented Lawrence's Burger Stand, where you typically have to use a weird order name to hear it over the crowd when it's ready. My go-tos were MST3K names because picking up an order for "Rowsdower" or "Big McLargeHuge" always got a laugh from our regular server.
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Never forget the time Udo starred in a Sparks music video about compulsive spanking, directed by Guy Maddin:
youtu.be/8YQw6KLJGf8?...
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Sparks - The Final Derriere (Official Video)
YouTube video by S P A R K S
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November 24, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Never forget the time Udo starred in a Sparks music video about compulsive spanking, directed by Guy Maddin:
youtu.be/8YQw6KLJGf8?...
youtu.be/8YQw6KLJGf8?...
This is a real bummer. Kier was one of those guys who made everything he was that much better. You could always count on him being interesting.
so sad to hear Udo Kier has died. one of the great working actors, and i was so happy to be reminded at TIFF, seeing him deliver a pretty astonishing little performance in The Secret Agent.
November 24, 2025 at 12:27 AM
This is a real bummer. Kier was one of those guys who made everything he was that much better. You could always count on him being interesting.
Lord, give me the confidence of Nina Hoss' dress in HEDDA.
November 23, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Lord, give me the confidence of Nina Hoss' dress in HEDDA.
In my 20s, the price of admission to a party was a sixer or a bottle of wine. Now, in my 30s, it's toys and/or books for my friends' kids.
My party schedule is...different now.
My party schedule is...different now.
November 22, 2025 at 7:35 PM
In my 20s, the price of admission to a party was a sixer or a bottle of wine. Now, in my 30s, it's toys and/or books for my friends' kids.
My party schedule is...different now.
My party schedule is...different now.
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sorry to Wizard of Oz post, but I was raised on the Midwestern cut of the film where Oz is in black and white and Kansas is in color so that we would be discouraged from flights of fancy and excited to return to farm work
November 22, 2025 at 7:09 PM
sorry to Wizard of Oz post, but I was raised on the Midwestern cut of the film where Oz is in black and white and Kansas is in color so that we would be discouraged from flights of fancy and excited to return to farm work
Look, I'm a tepid Osgood Perkins appreciator most of the time (The Monkey excepted, that thing owns), and even *I* think most of y'all are being too harsh on KEEPER. It's fun!
November 22, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Look, I'm a tepid Osgood Perkins appreciator most of the time (The Monkey excepted, that thing owns), and even *I* think most of y'all are being too harsh on KEEPER. It's fun!