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Loved hearing how Hedda's Nina Hoss (who gives the best performance of the year) found inspiration for her character in Shere Hite and imagined The Hite Report as the research that Eileen never got to publish.

YouTube video by That Shelf Celebrating Musical Box and their celebration of Genesis - w/ Live "Supper's Ready" from Toronto!

For @thatshelf.com a celebration of Montreal's #MusicalBox, the live audio documentary experience that makes the term "coverband" seem positively insulting to such magnificence as they help bring the music of #Genesis from the '70s to life

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Train Dreams is coming to Netflix, but you'll want to see this one in a theatre. A beaut. Very Malickian.

Come See Me in the Good Light Review: The Poetry of Life If there is any doubt that art can immortalize the soul, let Come See Me in the Good Light and Andrea Gibson's poetry convince you otherwise.

Films rarely feel as authentically life-affirming as Come See Me in the Good Light
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Frankenstein Review - That Shelf Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein is one for the ages – timeless in both its epic horror and its more intimate hope for humanity's potential.

.@realgdt.bsky.social's #Frankenstein also manages to be one for the ages–timeless in both its epic horror and its more intimate hope for humanity’s potential. See it on @netflix.com now. thatshelf.com/frankenstein...

Predator: Badlands Review: The Latest Entry Breathes New Life Into A Familiar Franchise Predator: Badlands, starring Elle Fanning and directed by Dan Trachtenberg, breathes new life into the familiar, decades-long franchise.

#PredatorBadlands, starring Elle Fanning and directed by Dan Trachtenberg, breathes new life into the familiar, decades-long franchise.
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Train Dreams Review: Seeing the Forest for the Trees Joel Edgerton stars in Train Dreams, a beautifully elegiac slice of Americana from the team behind Jockey and Sing Sing.

New from the team behind Jockey and Sing Sing, #TrainDreams is a beautifully elegiac slice of Americana.
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Christy Review: Sydney Sweeney Punches Above Biopic’s Weight Sydney Sweeney gives a transformative performance as boxer Christy Martin in a biopic that otherwise seems awfully familiar for a tale about a first.

Sydney Sweeney's transformative performance elevates boxing biopic #Christy.
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Contra Zoom Pod Episode 317: 2025 New York Film Festival Diaries Frequent CZP guest Paulo Bautista, had the pleasure of attending the NYFF. He reports back with audio diaries on films he saw.

Frequent @contrazoompod.bsky.social guest Paulo Bautista, had the pleasure of attending the NYFF. He reports back with audio diaries on films he saw.
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Interview: Maigret's Benjamin Wainwright & Shaniqua Okwok - That Shelf Interview: Benjamin Wainwright and Shaniqua Orwok on why PBS's Maigret is more a "why-dunnit" than a "who-dunnit".

Interview: Benjamin Wainwright and Shaniqua Orwok on why #PBSMaigret is more a "why-dunnit" than a "who-dunnit", and what makes the French detective so timelessly appealing. thatshelf.com/interview-ma...

BGM Episode 216: Sometimes Aunt Martha Does Dreadful Things The boys are reunited to delve into a classic called Sometimes Aunt Martha Does Dreadful Things by Thomas Casey and find themselves wondering...is she dreadful enough?

The boys are reunited to delve into a classic called Sometimes Aunt Martha Does Dreadful Things by Thomas Casey and find themselves wondering...is she dreadful enough?
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Springfield Googolplex: AFI’s 100 Years…100 Movies vs The Simpsons The Springfield Googolplex podcast reorders AFI's “100 Years… 100 Movies” list by the number of times they were referenced on The Simpsons. Can they create a different canon of American film?

The Springfield Googolplex podcast reorders AFI's “100 Years… 100 Movies” list by how many times they were referenced on The Simpsons. Can they create a different canon of American film?
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Contra Zoom Pod Episode 315: 2025 Vancouver International Film Festival The 44th edition of VIFF just concluded, and Contra Zoom Pod talked about some of their favourite films! Joining the guys is Darren Zakus.

The 44th edition of VIFF just concluded and @contrazoompod.bsky.social talk about some of their favourite films! Joining the guys is Darren Zakus.
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Contra Zoom Pod Episode 316: Old, Young and New Frankenstein With the latest version of Frankenstein⁠ coming out from director Guillermo del Toro, we look back at the history of this monster movie.

With the latest version of Frankenstein⁠ coming out from director Guillermo del Toro, @contrazoompod.bsky.social look's back at the history of this monster movie.
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Springfield Googolplex: I Know What You Did Last Summer Film critic Norm Wilner joins the Springfield Googolplex podcast to revisit I Know What You Did Last Summer and its parody in “Treehouse of Horror X."

Film critic Norm Wilner joins the Springfield Googolplex podcast to revisit I Know What You Did Last Summer and its parody in “Treehouse of Horror X."
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Criterion Channel Premieres Wong Kar Wai’s Series Blossoms Shanghai this November Starting November 24, the Criterion Channel will debut Blossoms Shanghai, the highly anticipated series from visionary director Wong Kar Wai.

Starting November 24, the Criterion Channel will debut #BlossomsShanghai, the highly anticipated new series from visionary director Wong Kar Wai.
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The White House Effect Review: Damning Reminders If seeks a fact-based, thorough, yet darkly thrilling and convincing walk-through of the history of the climate crisis, then The White House Effect is it.

#TheWhiteHouseEffect intelligently depicts the escalating climate crisis from the 1970s onward by selecting footage of the many reminders America received about future catastrophe.
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The Mastermind Review: Kelly Reichardt Steals Your Money Josh O'Connor leads a slow, disappointing heist movie in The Mastermind, as Kelly Reichardt's latest effort falls short.

Josh O'Connor leads a slow, disappointing heist movie in #TheMastermind, as Kelly Reichardt's latest effort falls short.
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Pillion Review: WIFF 2025 Alexander Skarsgard and Harry Melling star in Pillion, the insanely hot and surprisingly sweet sub/dom biker romance from Harry Lighton.

Sub/dom biker romance #Pillion is insanely hot and surprisingly sweet.
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Tessa Thompson and Nina Hoss Embrace Chaos in Hedda Hedda stars Tessa Thompson and Nina Hoss tell us about revisiting the classic play through a new lens in Nia DaCosta's radical film adaptation.

"The stakes are higher. The chaos is bigger." Tessa Thompson and Nina Hoss tell us about their juicy roles in Hedda.
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Nechako: It Will Be a Big River Again Review: WIFF 2025 Nechako: It Will Be a Big River Again weaves personal stories, environmental justice, and cultural resilience into a compelling portrait of a river and the communities fighting to save it.

Lyana Patrick’s Nechako: It Will Be A Big River Again captures the First Nations’ decades-long battle to revive BC’s river and protect their way of life.
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Meadowlarks Exclusive Poster Premiere Catch the exclusive #Meadowlarks poster premiere, before the film hits theatres on November 28.

Head to That Shelf for the exclusive #Meadowlarks poster premiere, before the film hits theatres on November 28.
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Familiar Touch Review: Kathleen Chalfant Is a Powerful Force Sarah Friedland's Familiar Touch is a tender and heartbreaking film.

Familiar Touch is a tender and heartbreaking film.
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Familiar Touch Review: Kathleen Chalfant Is a Powerful Force Sarah Friedland's Familiar Touch is a tender and heartbreaking film.

Familiar Touch is a tender and heartbreaking film.
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Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc Review: Anime Series’ Hits the Big Screen Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc is strictly for fans of the manga/anime series, but still makes an impression through its explosion of sound and images.

Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc is strictly for fans of the manga/anime series, but still makes an impression through its explosion of sound and images.
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Honeyjoon Review: WIFF 2025 Two women, each experiencing grief and life in their own way, come together in the mother-daughter drama Honeyjoon, a quietly powerful exploration of grief, family, and the small moments that connect us.

With tender performances, a stunning setting, and a deftly handled directorial debut from Lilian T. Mehrel, #Honeyjoon lingers long after the credits roll.
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Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere Review – One-Note Biopic Underwhelms Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere is a one-note biopic that disappoints with its shallow portrait of Bruce Springsteen's album Nebraska.

Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere is not the Boss of biopics.
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Bugonia Review: The New Lanthimos Is Out of this World Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons star in Yorgos Lanthimos's wickedly funny :Bugonia, a dark comedy about a CEO who is kidnapped when someone thinks she's an alien.

Blessings for the lunar eclipse! Get ready to embrace the strange with #Bugonia.
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Shelby Oaks Interview: Chris Stuckmann That Shelf sat down with Shelby Oaks writer-director Chris Stuckmann to discuss his love for the horror genre, potential sequels and prequels, and how social media content creators are leaving their mark on the movie industry.

That Shelf sat down with filmmaker, author, and film critic Chris Stuckmann to discuss directing his feature directorial debut, the horror thriller Shelby Oaks.
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Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost Review – Remembering a Comedy Power Couple

Ben Still's documentary Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost shines a light on one a great comedic duo - his parents.
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