jourdain searles
@judysquirrels.bsky.social
film critic & programmer & comic • southern goth in brooklyn • bylines @ thr, indiewire, vulture, reverse shot, metrograph, LWLies, RogerEbert, etc • https://linktr.ee/jsearles
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ms. rachel >>>>>
November 10, 2025 at 5:23 PM
ms. rachel >>>>>
chuck schumer needs to be primaried into the earth’s core. I want that man BURIED.
November 10, 2025 at 3:45 PM
chuck schumer needs to be primaried into the earth’s core. I want that man BURIED.
look at my opposition party dawg
November 10, 2025 at 3:31 PM
look at my opposition party dawg
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Hedy Lamarr on the cover of the June 1, 1942 issue of Life
She was BOTD in 1914
She was BOTD in 1914
November 9, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Hedy Lamarr on the cover of the June 1, 1942 issue of Life
She was BOTD in 1914
She was BOTD in 1914
if you’re in NYC, go to this screening tomorrow! www.eventbrite.ca/e/hurricane-...
Hurricane Melissa Film Screening Fundraiser
A film program celebrating Jamaican culture with all ticket proceeds going towards Hurricane Melissa relief efforts in Jamaica.
www.eventbrite.ca
November 9, 2025 at 5:05 PM
if you’re in NYC, go to this screening tomorrow! www.eventbrite.ca/e/hurricane-...
please donate and share!!!
November 9, 2025 at 4:38 PM
please donate and share!!!
can’t wait to read this!I’m such a fan of his work and jennie is absolutely right here—criminally underrated!
Another piece I wanted to share today is my interview with Mickey Reece, who is one of the most talented filmmakers working today, and criminally neglected. Here we discuss his recent thriller 'Every Heavy Thing' and the challenges of breaking with formula. www.eyeforfilm.co.uk/feature/2025... 🎬
November 9, 2025 at 2:58 PM
can’t wait to read this!I’m such a fan of his work and jennie is absolutely right here—criminally underrated!
the son in THE MAGNIFICENT AMBERSONS and the daughter in ALL THAT HEAVEN ALLOWS are my enemies
November 8, 2025 at 9:55 PM
the son in THE MAGNIFICENT AMBERSONS and the daughter in ALL THAT HEAVEN ALLOWS are my enemies
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Gavin Newsom reminds me of one of the men telling you not to worry and get some sleep in one of the Body Snatchers movies
November 8, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Gavin Newsom reminds me of one of the men telling you not to worry and get some sleep in one of the Body Snatchers movies
i’ll be introducing the 7pm screening of kathryn bigelow’s STRANGE DAYS at BAM on 11/21!
www.bam.org/film/2025/st...
www.bam.org/film/2025/st...
Strange Days
Bassett plays a bodyguard and driver for an ex-cop in Kathryn Bigelow’s cyber-punk thriller.
www.bam.org
November 7, 2025 at 9:59 PM
i’ll be introducing the 7pm screening of kathryn bigelow’s STRANGE DAYS at BAM on 11/21!
www.bam.org/film/2025/st...
www.bam.org/film/2025/st...
lllllllllllllloser
“I wanna give you a layup to disavow white supremacy, so here ya go”
“No thanks”
“No thanks”
November 7, 2025 at 7:51 PM
lllllllllllllloser
men are way too concerned with whether or not they find women they aren’t currently having sex with attractive or not. why are you hating from outside the club? lol she’s not interested in your thoughts! she doesn’t know you!
November 7, 2025 at 4:53 PM
men are way too concerned with whether or not they find women they aren’t currently having sex with attractive or not. why are you hating from outside the club? lol she’s not interested in your thoughts! she doesn’t know you!
one eyed cats are my relatives
November 7, 2025 at 1:16 PM
one eyed cats are my relatives
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I read as much fiction written by NYC mayors as I could, and my conclusion is that Eric Adams should write a crime thriller (for @literaryhub.bsky.social)
The NYC Mayor Fiction Canon (or why Adams should probably write a crime thriller).
I’m excited to be writing to you from here in Mayor-elect Mamdani’s New York City. After years of bad news and then worse news, and a lifetime of disappointing mayors, it’s a strange and pleasant f…
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November 6, 2025 at 7:43 PM
I read as much fiction written by NYC mayors as I could, and my conclusion is that Eric Adams should write a crime thriller (for @literaryhub.bsky.social)
gotta give it to nancy pelosi for doing what no other dem born before 1960 wants to do (retire)
November 6, 2025 at 8:57 PM
gotta give it to nancy pelosi for doing what no other dem born before 1960 wants to do (retire)
I’m sure this will immediately get me blocked by obama lovers, but:
i’m finding the obama comparisons re:zohran tedious.
i was in high school when he was elected so I don’t remember a lot of it but like… I never got the impression that he was particularly principled, just Different
i’m finding the obama comparisons re:zohran tedious.
i was in high school when he was elected so I don’t remember a lot of it but like… I never got the impression that he was particularly principled, just Different
November 6, 2025 at 6:46 PM
I’m sure this will immediately get me blocked by obama lovers, but:
i’m finding the obama comparisons re:zohran tedious.
i was in high school when he was elected so I don’t remember a lot of it but like… I never got the impression that he was particularly principled, just Different
i’m finding the obama comparisons re:zohran tedious.
i was in high school when he was elected so I don’t remember a lot of it but like… I never got the impression that he was particularly principled, just Different
james remar. clancy brown.
November 6, 2025 at 4:39 PM
james remar. clancy brown.
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Quick reminder: NYC’s new First Lady, Rama Duwaji, is a cartoonist!
www.comicsbeat.com/zohran-mamda...
www.comicsbeat.com/zohran-mamda...
Zohran Mamdani's wife Rama Duwaji is a political cartoonist and illustrator
Zohran Mamdani's wife Rama Duwaji is a political cartoonist and illustrator. Check out her work here at Comics Beat!
www.comicsbeat.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Quick reminder: NYC’s new First Lady, Rama Duwaji, is a cartoonist!
www.comicsbeat.com/zohran-mamda...
www.comicsbeat.com/zohran-mamda...
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This needs more attention: Zohran SPLIT the straights with Cuomo. ALL of his margin was from LGBTQ+ voters. Every Dem who ever said “we should abandon the transes” needs this shoved down their fucking throat with a ramrod.
November 5, 2025 at 5:39 AM
This needs more attention: Zohran SPLIT the straights with Cuomo. ALL of his margin was from LGBTQ+ voters. Every Dem who ever said “we should abandon the transes” needs this shoved down their fucking throat with a ramrod.
guess who finally renewed her DSA membership today
November 5, 2025 at 7:52 PM
guess who finally renewed her DSA membership today
sandy dennis underrated
November 5, 2025 at 4:06 PM
sandy dennis underrated
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Per Kirkeby, New Shadows III, 1996
https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1137193
https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1137193
November 4, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Per Kirkeby, New Shadows III, 1996
https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1137193
https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1137193