Keith Phipps

Not a war zone.

All four images are of vintage televisions.

Four images from Toronto’s MZTV Museum Of Television.

South Shore Residents Return To Ransacked Apartments After ICE Raid: 'It Looks Like Hell' A "now renting" sign outside touts granite countertops. Inside, residents are trying to make sense of the raid that made their already neglected building even worse.

Re-sharing & asking you to amplify: Every single fact about the South Shore federal raid just days ago is worse than the last. They kicked in doors & dragged Chicago families out in the middle of the night. I know we're all stressed but THIS IS VERY BAD blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/02/s...

One day I will correctly type the title "MARE OF EASTTOWN" on first attempt and not the name of the show that's in my head for some reason: "THE MARE OF EASTTOWN," which is presumably a series about a very special horse.

🚨 “They put black people in one van and immigrants an another… Trucks and military style vans were used to separate children from their parents.” THIS. IS. HAPPENING. People need to see this. We all need to see it. Nobody gets a pass here. Please share with your networks. 1/2

Also: bsky.app/profile/nhwh...

That would be an “on-screen virgin” then.

The Gecko Effect Podcast Episode · Planet Money · 06/11/2022 · 28m

I also wondered this a while back and found this episode of Planet Money: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Benji the Haunted

[Jerry O’Connell in STAND BY ME voice]: “You guys wish to see a virgin on screen?”

“Hello, here is a reasonably clever ad featuring the GEICO Gecko. Before you die you will see it more than 500 times.”

Email reading, "It's Pizza Month, Keith! — Say 'Cheese!'"

At last, some good news in my inbox.

I wish I loved THE SMASHING MACHINE instead of merely liking it. Johnson's good and some of the cliche-skirting stuff it's doing is really smart but it never quite coheres.

Miriam Hopkins and Fredric March in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931)

Olga Baclanova in Freaks (1932)

Glenda Farrell in Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933)

Boris Karloff in The Walking Dead (1936)

HBO Max just added a nice collection of 1930s horror, all recently restored:

DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE (Mamoulian, 1931)
FREAKS (Browning, 1932)
MYSTERY OF THE WAX MUSEUM (Curtiz, 1933)
THE WALKING DEAD (Curtiz, 1936)
THE RETURN OF DOCTOR X (Sherman, 1939)

#FilmSky #Horror #Halloween

Going to mark the occasion by holing up in the basement.... No, boarding up the windows and staying upstairs. I'd be a sitting duck in the basement! But the basement is obviously the most secure part of the house! But...

The Enduring Beauty of ‘Dick Tracy,’ Hollywood's Least-Cool Blockbuster Disney considered 'Dick Tracy' a disappointment in the summer of 1990, but 35 years later, it looks uniquely ravishing.

Today in The Reveal, I recall the incredible feeling of seeing DICK TRACY before the public shrugged at it. And why I mostly in the right about it 35 years later. thereveal.film/the-enduring...

Upside: The Reds just scored their first post-season run since 2013.

To use the Jonathan Lethem foursome formulation, here’s how I see it:

Genius Parent: Mr. Redlegs
Responsible Parent: Rosie Reds
Genius Child: Mr. Red
Clown Child: Gapper

It’s honestly a little murky what the relationship is between Mr. Redlegs, Mr. Red, Rosie Reds, and Gapper. I respect their privacy.

Rosie Red

Yeah but…

I know. When did we switch? Chad Lowe was all over the Pete Rose doc. At least we still have him?

Thing is, I like a lot of these Dodgers players. But not tonight.

No. I know where that soul ended up.

Look, he’s lived the life. It takes its toll.

#54 (tie): ‘Contempt’: The Reveal discusses all 100 of Sight & Sound’s Greatest Films of All Time In his 1963 classic, Jean-Luc Godard puts a failing marriage and a troubled production in front of a CinemaScope hall of mirrors.

Today at The Reveal: @scotttobias.bsky.social are still talking about all 100 films on the Sight and Sound 100, a project us that brings us to CONTEMPT. (Will Bluesky censor this image? Maybe! I'll leave the link the post just in case.) thereveal.film/54-tie-conte...

Looks like a good day to stay off social media and ignore the news if I want to get anything done.

Truly honored to work with @mrmichaelphillips.bsky.social on a piece about All the President's Men for @ebertvoices.bsky.social. www.rogerebert.com/features/jus...

My Thoughts on the Riyadh Comedy Festival I’ve been asked for my opinion on the Riyadh Comedy Festival and rather than answer the same question 23 times, I’ll just put this out here. Oh, and I should preface this with the fact that I was not ...

"Holy shit, I remember the backlash I got for appearing in Alvin and the Chipmunks! You would’ve thought that I had taken money from a bunch of people responsible for funding Al Qaeda!"

SALE EXTENDED: The Reveal Turns Four You can still save big on an annual subscription for the next 24 hours.

Folks, we are extending our 20% sale for an annual subscription through today. We are four years old as a newsletter and are committed to writing it long into the future. We moved from Substack to Ghost, so you would support us directly. A true oasis for movie-lovers. thereveal.film/sale-extende...

Odd request: Are you a primatologist or zoologist who likes to talk about movies? Do you know someone matching that description? Send me a DM. I need someone I can ask some questions about giant ape movies.