Matthew St.Clair

HollyShorts 2025: "Strangers on a Beach" A tense throwback thriller that's as visually entrancing as it is suspenseful.

My first write-up from the HollyShorts Film Festival on what is already my favorite short I've seen so far: Michael Schwartz's queer thriller STRANGERS ON A BEACH. Take a look!!

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Since finally watching GUYS AND DOLLS last week, I've had a desire to watch more classic musicals...

#NowWatching FIDDLER ON THE ROOF (1971)

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Literally me the minute Manny Jacinto first appeared on screen:

FREAKIER FRIDAY is fine. An amusing two hours of nostalgia right down to the return of the legendary group that is Pink Slip with a few more added benefits:

Manny Jacinto's faux-Brit accent, Manny Jacinto dancing, Manny Jacinto's jawline, Manny Jacinto's charm...

Damn!!!!!!

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Officially accommodated for TIFF!

I'll be there from the 3rd-9th. So, for any editors looking for coverage, I'm available for your reviewing needs and a message away.

Being more conscious about the swift nature of time as I continue navigating both this decade and the beginning of my 30s, trying not to think of what I haven't accomplished yet even as I achieve great things.

The Itty Bitty Ditty Committee

The beauty of movie theaters:

Witnessing William Holden's chest hair in SUNSET BLVD. on the big screen is like discovering the eighth wonder of the world.

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#NowWatching GUYS AND DOLLS (1955) #nfotd

Meyers hasn't made any major flops yet she can't even be given the funds to make a Netflix rom-com.

Just let her make another rom-com that features exquisite houses!!!

I admit, I still haven't seen THE HOLIDAY, but the announcement of the miniseries adaptation frustrated me. Not only because of HW's inability to create original ideas but because it's being done without Nancy Meyers' involvement.

What It Sounds Like HUNTR/X, EJAE, AUDREY NUNA, REI AMI, KPop Demon Hunters Cast · KPop Demon Hunters (Soundtrack from the Netflix Film) · Song · 2025

FYC: "What It Sounds Like" for Best Original Song, KPOP DEMON HUNTERS

In Review: It’s Not Too Late for the Movies to Reject AI A dramatic week in the AI wars made it clear that the future is far from lost, and that we can't afford to fight for it on the tech community's terms.

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In Review: It’s Not Too Late for the Movies to Reject AI

I am only attending August 27th to September 2nd this year but if any editors want to commission coverage from within that 6-day window, hit me up!

I'm sorry but the wide spread acceptance of just filming everything in public for social media is so gross to me, I don't want to be on your tiktok I'm just queuing for a coffee!

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Happy Birthday, Jack O'Connell!

Jennifer's Body was an Oscar nominee for Best Picture in my house.

Review Round-Up: "Superman" and "The Fantastic Four: First Steps" Capsule reviews of this month's superhero films plus thoughts on the never-ending question of superhero fatigue.

Over at the Substack, I did a write-up on both superhero films released this year along with some thoughts on the never-ending question of superhero fatigue which seems to always be thrown around online. Take a look and feel free to like and subscribe!

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Today's earworm.

#NowListening

I'd rather go through the stress of creating something written from within, resulting in the pure yet simple satisfaction of creation, than take the easy way out by using an app to do the work for me.

The WIZARD OF OZ story that broke yesterday not only upset me but inspires me to say this:

Writing is very hard sometimes. It's hard to the point where it can take hours to write one word or I pull my hair out trying to finish a piece. Yet, I'd rather go through all that than resort to using AI.

"Personality, knowledge, and emotion are the three things that need to exist [in art] — and I'm sorry, they don't come from a fucking app." Del Toro sums it up 🫡

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While re-writes as a film continues production is a common thing, I'm sure, I don't know about a multi-million dollar blockbuster filming without a finished script.

I can see why Frank Grillo who's been in the MCU recently said he prefers working over at DC.

“Comics were the first ones to punch Nazis before movies. They are inherently political. One thing they want to do is erase the past, but that’s one thing that this museum celebrates.” Guillermo del Toro at San Diego Comi-con on the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art

So good! I watch it every other Christmas.

What's a film you watch once a year like it's a ritual #filmsky

Normally, even if it's for a movie for I'm excited for, I get tired of seeing the same preview for one film on repeat. But seeing Austin Butler radiate movie star charisma is making it enough to overcome it. Just enough.

Painfully torn. As much as I can't escape the CAUGHT STEALING trailer when I go to the movies these days, it's still pretty hard to complain when it has shots of shirtless Austin Butler.

Agh.