Yeah, I didn’t know about it and had a Film Maven reader tell me about it.

And for my Sacramento peeps I'll be at the Dreamland Cinema December 5th and 7th signing books and talking about my love for A DIFFERENT MAN.

And if you like that come out to @thefridacinema.org on the 1st to watch COMING HOME on a big screen. I'll be signing copies of POPCORN DISABILITIES and introducing the film!

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You can also pop by @ticklishbiz.bsky.social and listen to me talk about 1978's COMING HOME alongside @msemilyedwards.bsky.social and @lcarterlong.bsky.social! It's available on all podcast apps or the link below.

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That's gonna be all for today but I'll be up early tomorrow to try to get more watched in the great Oscar week catch-up!

Gus Van Sant kookiness is back. The tone is all over the place but it's a solid examination of vigilante justice that is relevant to today. Bill Skarsgard is great (no surprise) and tries hard to find the line between dark comedy and outright weird. A fun little throwback thriller. C+

Movie 3: Dead Man's Wire

Wow, was CHRISTY a mess. A Lifetime movie that, regardless of its true story, plays like a "Writing a Resilient Woman 101" Manuel. Poor Merrit Weaver is left to play a take on Bryce Dallas Howard's character from ROCKETMAN. Ben Foster has one whole expression. D.

Movie #2: Christy

This was right up my alley! Ethan Hawke is great, as is Andrew Scott. Qualley seemed superfluous overall. Give me more Rodgers and Hart bickering. Linklater still has the ability to make people talking so compelling. A solid B.

Adding it to the idea bank!!

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I think more people would argue that The Naked Gun is not the funniest movie of all time, particularly when held up against SOME LIKE IT HOT, THE GREAT DICTATOR, and MONTY PYTHON.

Mind you sites do this explicitly so people will argue and they’re easy traffic pulls but

Thank you so much!