Chris O’Falt

Kinda weird to say, but One Battle After Another

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Those surprised by MINECRAFT’s box office clearly do not have a 12-year old son.

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Steve Jobs to Rupert Murdoch:

“The axis today is not liberal & conservative, the axis is constructive-destructive, and you’ve cast your lot w/ the destructive people. Fox has become an incredibly destructive force in our society. U can b better, and this is going to b ur legacy if u r not careful”

The 3 Sundance 2025 films I loved:

BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions
Train Dreams
Zodiac Killer Project

For me, what differiated David Lynch as a filmmaker was sound — not his incredible sound design, but that so much of his cinema and emotions and ideas were conjured more from sound.

Report That Oscars Are “On Verge of Being Canceled” Is False, Film Academy Sources Say (Exclusive) The U.K. tabloid The Sun posted a story to its website on Tuesday evening suggesting that the Academy is consulting a committee of A-listers about whether to proceed with the ceremony on March 2.

In general, the contemptuous "How dare the biz proceed with awards" thing in some corners of social media is dumb. People affected by the fires need help. Money, aid, resources, homes. They don't need performative demonstrations of air-quote seriousness. > www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...

Love the Monsour pick here.

Shocker — Barely Released ‘Juror #2’ Is Immediate #1 at iTunes Warner Bros. Discovery has a hit on their hands, despite themselves, with 'Juror #2,' now number 1 at iTunes.

woke up this morning to see (& write) about this www.indiewire.com/news/box-off...

Not even going to look up who was nominated or won Best Actress in 2016, Amy Adams (Arrival) was robbed.

Complex thought and emotions translated effortlessly, often w/o the aide of dialogue & movement.

Credit is due to Denis, Young, Johansson, Bellemare, & Walker, but that’s only part of it.

My Top 2024 has already changed twice since yesterday, but who cares I’m not a critic.

I like Babygirl, but maybe the biggest surprise is it’s fairly wholesome.

Always unclear what is and is not getting love…. But

Gasoline Rainbow
Love Lies Bleeding
The Beast
Look Into My Eyes
Hit Man
Janet Planet
Don’t Expect Too Much from the end of the world
A Different Man

Bob Dylan wrote dialogue for Timothée Chalamet in ‘A Complete Unknown’ – and also insisted on at least one totally inaccurate scene www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...

That’s not it at all. Just a 4 hour Brady Corbet film registering on that level with voters. Love to see it. Just skeptical

Continue to be surprised by the brutalist projections, but I’ve underestimated A24 with awards 2 straight years.

Post a picture you took to bring some zen into the zone

‘An Almost Christmas Story’: David Lowery Believes We Are at a ‘Sea Change Moment’ for CG Animation David Lowery goes behind the scenes of how his short honors traditional stop motion puppetry, but is actually CG animation.

I ❤️ ‘An Almost Christmas Story’ (now on Disney+), but also what it means for the state of CG animation. www.indiewire.com/features/ani...

Inside the ‘Anora’ House: The Story Behind the Year’s Most Essential Movie Location Sean Baker and production designer Stephen Phelps on the glass mansion overlooking Mill Basin, Brooklyn that became the year's best movie location.

It’s hard to imagine Anora without that (oligarch’s) house. I talked about the heavy lifting it does & building it into the film’s language w/ Sean Baker & production designer Stephan Phelps. www.indiewire.com/features/int...

There are currently only 22 films streaming on Netflix made before 1980 and not a single one made before 1960, with the oldest film on the platform currently being PSYCHO. I know I’m a broken record but: buy physical media, support your local library, etc etc