Clement Tyler Obropta
@clementobropta.bsky.social
film columnist @ Ithaca Times | film journalist @ Film Inquiry | fiction and poetry published elsewhere https://linktr.ee/tobropta
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Making a genuine effort to be on BlueSky more. If you don't know me, I'm a film critic at @filminquiry.bsky.social and @ithacatimes.bsky.social and a big big fan of Paddington Bear
Bone Temple review is up now with the Ithaca Times! It's good, just not nearly as good as 28 Years Later
www.ithaca.com/entertainmen...
www.ithaca.com/entertainmen...
“28 Years Later: The Bone Temple” Is a Deliciously Unholy Mix of Zombies, Satan, and Jimmy Savile
Another year, another horror movie where Jack O’Connell plays a creep. Last year, he was the earnest, sympathetic singing Irish vampire in Ryan Coogler’s Oscar darling “Sinners,” but in “28
www.ithaca.com
February 3, 2026 at 11:25 AM
Bone Temple review is up now with the Ithaca Times! It's good, just not nearly as good as 28 Years Later
www.ithaca.com/entertainmen...
www.ithaca.com/entertainmen...
on BlueSky, it's called Skeeting.
on Mastodon, it's called Masturbating.
make sure you know the difference
on Mastodon, it's called Masturbating.
make sure you know the difference
February 3, 2026 at 11:25 AM
on BlueSky, it's called Skeeting.
on Mastodon, it's called Masturbating.
make sure you know the difference
on Mastodon, it's called Masturbating.
make sure you know the difference
My review of NO OTHER CHOICE is online now at the Ithaca Times! www.ithaca.com/entertainmen...
“No Other Choice”: The Job Search Is Killer
Like the long peal of thunder arriving after the swift bolt of lightning that was “Parasite,” “No Other Choice” is an unsettling anti-capitalist satire that follows a paper plant manager
www.ithaca.com
February 1, 2026 at 1:14 PM
My review of NO OTHER CHOICE is online now at the Ithaca Times! www.ithaca.com/entertainmen...
I'm proud to reveal that I played the little gremlin baby in 28 YEARS LATER
February 1, 2026 at 1:10 PM
I'm proud to reveal that I played the little gremlin baby in 28 YEARS LATER
Reposted by Clement Tyler Obropta
Guys, just flunk them. We don't need a whole think piece about this.
The Film Students Who Can No Longer Sit Through Films
The attention-span crisis goes to the movies.
www.theatlantic.com
January 30, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Guys, just flunk them. We don't need a whole think piece about this.
so from what I can tell from The Discourse, Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, and Joe Carnahan remade THE TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE and it gently sucks
January 30, 2026 at 6:44 PM
so from what I can tell from The Discourse, Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, and Joe Carnahan remade THE TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE and it gently sucks
had a dream that I met John Krasinski in person and he just vented to me about how bummed he was that IF was a massive failure. I was like "it's okay man let it out"
January 30, 2026 at 5:45 PM
had a dream that I met John Krasinski in person and he just vented to me about how bummed he was that IF was a massive failure. I was like "it's okay man let it out"
one of the ways you can tell we're living in the Worst of Times is that the lyrics to "Love It If We Made It" are just as relevant now as they were back in 2018
January 30, 2026 at 5:45 PM
one of the ways you can tell we're living in the Worst of Times is that the lyrics to "Love It If We Made It" are just as relevant now as they were back in 2018
I reviewed HAMNET for the Ithaca Times! Rare example of a movie I'm just kind of lukewarm on but which, as I write my review, I realize, "Wait, this might be a great movie"
www.ithaca.com/entertainmen...
www.ithaca.com/entertainmen...
“Hamnet” Will Break Your Heart A Dozen Different Ways
Most stories are ghost stories. Characters haunted by their past, haunted by people they’ve lost, haunted by their actions. The ghost in “Hamnet,” a new costume drama film by director
www.ithaca.com
January 19, 2026 at 11:37 AM
I reviewed HAMNET for the Ithaca Times! Rare example of a movie I'm just kind of lukewarm on but which, as I write my review, I realize, "Wait, this might be a great movie"
www.ithaca.com/entertainmen...
www.ithaca.com/entertainmen...
This is the state of elite journalism in America right now. The country is so so so fucked.
January 17, 2026 at 11:47 PM
This is the state of elite journalism in America right now. The country is so so so fucked.
2025 MOVIE TITLES IF THEY WERE ABOUT OTTERS INSTEAD
"No Otter Choice"
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and that's it, that's all I got
"No Otter Choice"
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and that's it, that's all I got
January 16, 2026 at 9:46 PM
2025 MOVIE TITLES IF THEY WERE ABOUT OTTERS INSTEAD
"No Otter Choice"
...
and that's it, that's all I got
"No Otter Choice"
...
and that's it, that's all I got
blows my mind that some journalists still use Twitter. sure buddy just continue propping up an egomaniacal Nazi's dream
January 16, 2026 at 8:14 PM
blows my mind that some journalists still use Twitter. sure buddy just continue propping up an egomaniacal Nazi's dream
published my top 10 list with Film Inquiry, come see the list that racist people on Reddit called "too much about Gaza"
January 15, 2026 at 5:53 PM
published my top 10 list with Film Inquiry, come see the list that racist people on Reddit called "too much about Gaza"
I reviewed MARTY SUPREME for the Ithaca Times a week or so ago. If Timmy is gonna win an Oscar for one of these, I hope it's this one
www.ithaca.com/entertainmen...
www.ithaca.com/entertainmen...
“Marty Supreme” Races, Cheats, and Leaps Into the Future
Marty Mauser is great at table tennis, but that’s not good enough. He has to be the best in the world. It’s an infectious, poisonous, absurd dream, in a sport
www.ithaca.com
January 15, 2026 at 4:47 PM
I reviewed MARTY SUPREME for the Ithaca Times a week or so ago. If Timmy is gonna win an Oscar for one of these, I hope it's this one
www.ithaca.com/entertainmen...
www.ithaca.com/entertainmen...
I reviewed the doc MEN OF WAR, which dives into the U.S.'s unsuccessful attempt to stage a coup in Venezuela back in 2020. I hope more people see this one, and I hope literally everyone in the Trump administration goes to jail over this.
www.filminquiry.com/men-of-war-2...
www.filminquiry.com/men-of-war-2...
MEN OF WAR: How the US Unsuccessfully Attempted a Coup in Venezuela All the Way Back in 2020 - Film Inquiry
Before Donald Trump staged a coup in Venezuela in 2026, the U.S. tried and failed back in 2020, a true story told in the new doc "Men of War."
www.filminquiry.com
January 15, 2026 at 11:31 AM
I reviewed the doc MEN OF WAR, which dives into the U.S.'s unsuccessful attempt to stage a coup in Venezuela back in 2020. I hope more people see this one, and I hope literally everyone in the Trump administration goes to jail over this.
www.filminquiry.com/men-of-war-2...
www.filminquiry.com/men-of-war-2...
Pro tip: If you drive around with a copy of PATRIOTS DAY with Mark Wahlberg that you rented from the library, ICE officials have a 40% lower chance of detaining you.
January 15, 2026 at 1:02 AM
Pro tip: If you drive around with a copy of PATRIOTS DAY with Mark Wahlberg that you rented from the library, ICE officials have a 40% lower chance of detaining you.
Reposted by Clement Tyler Obropta
It’s time we see ICE as it already sees itself: a domestic army dispatched by the Trump administration to terrorize vulnerable people and violently intimidate political enemies into submission.
ICE Has Become a Rogue Internal Paramilitary
It’s time we see ICE as it already sees itself: a domestic army dispatched by the Trump administration to terrorize vulnerable people and violently intimidate political enemies into submission.
jacobin.com
January 14, 2026 at 10:29 PM
It’s time we see ICE as it already sees itself: a domestic army dispatched by the Trump administration to terrorize vulnerable people and violently intimidate political enemies into submission.
considering *shudders* starting a substack
January 15, 2026 at 12:59 AM
considering *shudders* starting a substack
oh god the capital of Greenland is called Nuuk? let's not give him any more ideas
January 15, 2026 at 12:57 AM
oh god the capital of Greenland is called Nuuk? let's not give him any more ideas
In 30 years we will get Clint Eastwood's sycophantic and terrible WAR AGAINST GREENLAND about the US invasion of Greenland and the much better companion film, LETTERS FROM KANGERLUSSUAQ, told from the Greenland perspective.
January 15, 2026 at 12:57 AM
In 30 years we will get Clint Eastwood's sycophantic and terrible WAR AGAINST GREENLAND about the US invasion of Greenland and the much better companion film, LETTERS FROM KANGERLUSSUAQ, told from the Greenland perspective.
Review I wrote for @filminquiry.bsky.social of WAKE UP DEAD MAN, which really ought to be in the Oscars convo a bit more
www.filminquiry.com/wake-up-dead...
www.filminquiry.com/wake-up-dead...
WAKE UP DEAD MAN: A Masterpiece Murder Mystery About Faith and Religion - Film Inquiry
With a commanding performance from Josh O'Connor and a nuanced take on religion, "Wake Up Dead Man" is the best "Knives Out" mystery yet.
www.filminquiry.com
January 13, 2026 at 10:12 PM
Review I wrote for @filminquiry.bsky.social of WAKE UP DEAD MAN, which really ought to be in the Oscars convo a bit more
www.filminquiry.com/wake-up-dead...
www.filminquiry.com/wake-up-dead...
JB McCuskey is a monstrous piece of shit, promoting transphobia under the auspices of protecting women and girls. What a disgusting prick.
January 13, 2026 at 4:19 PM
JB McCuskey is a monstrous piece of shit, promoting transphobia under the auspices of protecting women and girls. What a disgusting prick.
Wife and I are catching up on THE BEAR. Is there a law that all the cameos in this show have to be played by big-name actors? It's seriously distracting
January 11, 2026 at 7:27 PM
Wife and I are catching up on THE BEAR. Is there a law that all the cameos in this show have to be played by big-name actors? It's seriously distracting
Oh, Gromit. There's no such thing as an AI bubble!
December 31, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Oh, Gromit. There's no such thing as an AI bubble!
nightmare blunt rotation
December 31, 2025 at 4:05 PM
nightmare blunt rotation