Marshall Shaffer
@marshallshaffer.bsky.social
Freelance writer frequently seen on The Playlist, Decider, Slant Magazine, Slashfilm, and Crooked Marquee. We'll get along. (he/him)
https://marshallandthemovies.substack.com/
https://marshallandthemovies.substack.com/
Happy first Sunday of Advent — and the ideal day to start @abbyolcese.bsky.social’s FILMS FOR ALL SEASONS!
November 30, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Happy first Sunday of Advent — and the ideal day to start @abbyolcese.bsky.social’s FILMS FOR ALL SEASONS!
I’m assuming this is because I’m an early adopter of Substack’s new “Film & TV” category, but … it’d be a lot cooler if it stayed this way 😎
Come join the fun at marshallandthemovies.substack.com
Come join the fun at marshallandthemovies.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:07 AM
I’m assuming this is because I’m an early adopter of Substack’s new “Film & TV” category, but … it’d be a lot cooler if it stayed this way 😎
Come join the fun at marshallandthemovies.substack.com
Come join the fun at marshallandthemovies.substack.com
For @deciderdotcom.bsky.social, I wrote about the talents of Adam Brody, the long shadow of Seth Cohen, and how actors can still be great when locating variations and shadings within their most familiar archetype: decider.com/2025/11/11/a...
Proud of this piece, give it a read!
Proud of this piece, give it a read!
November 12, 2025 at 3:37 PM
For @deciderdotcom.bsky.social, I wrote about the talents of Adam Brody, the long shadow of Seth Cohen, and how actors can still be great when locating variations and shadings within their most familiar archetype: decider.com/2025/11/11/a...
Proud of this piece, give it a read!
Proud of this piece, give it a read!
*LAST DANCE by Donna Summer intensifies*
A decade after making Sundance the first festival I truly covered for an outlet (RIP Movie Mezzanine), I’m looking forward to being at the final Park City edition next January!
A decade after making Sundance the first festival I truly covered for an outlet (RIP Movie Mezzanine), I’m looking forward to being at the final Park City edition next January!
November 5, 2025 at 4:49 PM
*LAST DANCE by Donna Summer intensifies*
A decade after making Sundance the first festival I truly covered for an outlet (RIP Movie Mezzanine), I’m looking forward to being at the final Park City edition next January!
A decade after making Sundance the first festival I truly covered for an outlet (RIP Movie Mezzanine), I’m looking forward to being at the final Park City edition next January!
I read that in this voice
September 18, 2025 at 1:44 PM
I read that in this voice
Some personal news, as they say. I was laid off from my non-writing job last week and now have the classic green banner over on LinkedIn.
In the short term, I'm looking forward to daytime press screenings and more time to write about film. (If you're commissioning, HMU!)
In the short term, I'm looking forward to daytime press screenings and more time to write about film. (If you're commissioning, HMU!)
July 24, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Some personal news, as they say. I was laid off from my non-writing job last week and now have the classic green banner over on LinkedIn.
In the short term, I'm looking forward to daytime press screenings and more time to write about film. (If you're commissioning, HMU!)
In the short term, I'm looking forward to daytime press screenings and more time to write about film. (If you're commissioning, HMU!)
Always happy to gab it up about movies on a mic if you’ve got one to offer, BTW!
July 18, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Always happy to gab it up about movies on a mic if you’ve got one to offer, BTW!
MDW: typa shit I been on
May 27, 2025 at 3:09 AM
MDW: typa shit I been on
“Do you regret seeing this post”
May 10, 2025 at 3:41 PM
“Do you regret seeing this post”
Amazing things are happening in NYC
May 7, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Amazing things are happening in NYC
I think about this tweet way more than I should.
April 19, 2025 at 1:49 AM
I think about this tweet way more than I should.
A solid week of programming on my Substack, if I do say so myself. marshallandthemovies.substack.com/p/big-smoke-...
March 28, 2025 at 1:09 PM
A solid week of programming on my Substack, if I do say so myself. marshallandthemovies.substack.com/p/big-smoke-...
1-0 and hope springs eternal
March 27, 2025 at 10:57 PM
1-0 and hope springs eternal
Farmer’s market scene, 2025.
March 22, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Farmer’s market scene, 2025.
A friend sends after we saw OPUS together.
March 18, 2025 at 1:54 AM
A friend sends after we saw OPUS together.
My perhaps annoying love of alliterative writing got me first quoted in THE UGLY STEPSISTER trailer, ay! www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vZ1...
March 17, 2025 at 7:05 PM
My perhaps annoying love of alliterative writing got me first quoted in THE UGLY STEPSISTER trailer, ay! www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vZ1...
Something special about seeing this extraordinary final shot from NIGHTS OF CABIRIA on the big screen and really feeling what it means for our heroine to still have leaves in her hair. We carry our most despairing moments with us, but we can still be swept up by the hope from community once more.
March 15, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Something special about seeing this extraordinary final shot from NIGHTS OF CABIRIA on the big screen and really feeling what it means for our heroine to still have leaves in her hair. We carry our most despairing moments with us, but we can still be swept up by the hope from community once more.
A happy Mark Wahlberg’s 40-Day Challenge to all who commemorate.
March 5, 2025 at 7:54 PM
A happy Mark Wahlberg’s 40-Day Challenge to all who commemorate.
Gene Hackman forever.
February 27, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Gene Hackman forever.
Confused as what the cat adds to the menagerie of blow up rats
February 25, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Confused as what the cat adds to the menagerie of blow up rats
THE ZONE OF INTEREST (2023, dir. Jonathan Glazer)
February 19, 2025 at 10:56 PM
THE ZONE OF INTEREST (2023, dir. Jonathan Glazer)
Heading to the back of the plane when you see Rose Byrne on your flight
February 19, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Heading to the back of the plane when you see Rose Byrne on your flight
There are @letterboxd.social cathedrals everywhere for those with the eyes to see (credit @rafiews.com)
February 18, 2025 at 3:05 PM
There are @letterboxd.social cathedrals everywhere for those with the eyes to see (credit @rafiews.com)
There should be no ads in front of YouTube videos that are shorter in length than the non-skippable ad unit
February 11, 2025 at 3:01 AM
There should be no ads in front of YouTube videos that are shorter in length than the non-skippable ad unit