ptklein
@ptklein.com
Film historian and cultural critic. Movie theaters, cinema spaces, and filmgoing cultures. Radically optimistic. Writing at www.howtoreadmovies.com, Metro Weekly, Film Atlas, and elsewhere. Cohost @ColdWarCinema.com. He/Him/His.
PT stands for Plentya Turkey
November 27, 2025 at 3:00 PM
PT stands for Plentya Turkey
🫡 it’s what I’m here for!
November 27, 2025 at 2:29 PM
🫡 it’s what I’m here for!
Banger after banger, really
November 27, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Banger after banger, really
And importantly, movies can help us see this history plainly! Movies are more than the stories they tell. They are primary sources, too. They’re windows into the past, and thinking about them critically can offer us alternatives for how we can act in the future.
Today, I’m thankful for movies! 🦃
Today, I’m thankful for movies! 🦃
November 27, 2025 at 2:03 PM
And importantly, movies can help us see this history plainly! Movies are more than the stories they tell. They are primary sources, too. They’re windows into the past, and thinking about them critically can offer us alternatives for how we can act in the future.
Today, I’m thankful for movies! 🦃
Today, I’m thankful for movies! 🦃
Outrage politics aren’t new! Sometimes it feels like we live in a uniquely polarized moment, but Franksgiving reminds us that outrage has long been part of the playbook.
Outrage politics are designed to exhaust us and force us to give in because it's easier to maintain the status quo.
Outrage politics are designed to exhaust us and force us to give in because it's easier to maintain the status quo.
November 27, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Outrage politics aren’t new! Sometimes it feels like we live in a uniquely polarized moment, but Franksgiving reminds us that outrage has long been part of the playbook.
Outrage politics are designed to exhaust us and force us to give in because it's easier to maintain the status quo.
Outrage politics are designed to exhaust us and force us to give in because it's easier to maintain the status quo.
Many Republican-held states, so incensed that a Democrat would move such a seemingly time-honored tradition, refused to recognize the new date for SIX YEARS.
Moments like these lampoon the ridiculousness of the situation. Note the turkey’s defeated shrug in this bit from 1942’s Holiday Inn.
Moments like these lampoon the ridiculousness of the situation. Note the turkey’s defeated shrug in this bit from 1942’s Holiday Inn.
November 27, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Many Republican-held states, so incensed that a Democrat would move such a seemingly time-honored tradition, refused to recognize the new date for SIX YEARS.
Moments like these lampoon the ridiculousness of the situation. Note the turkey’s defeated shrug in this bit from 1942’s Holiday Inn.
Moments like these lampoon the ridiculousness of the situation. Note the turkey’s defeated shrug in this bit from 1942’s Holiday Inn.
Good morning good morning! Hope you and yours are well today
November 27, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Good morning good morning! Hope you and yours are well today
I am once again asking who the hell is this
November 27, 2025 at 12:34 PM
I am once again asking who the hell is this