natalie d.c. (she/her)

HONEY BUNCH is a surreal, yet empty exploration of marriage, disability, and the lengths someone will go to for the person they love. buff.ly/2nuXbUb

my favorite film i've reviewed yet for @filmobsessive.com ❤️ 🍉✨

Renee Nicole Good, murdered by ICE, was a prize-winning poet. Here’s that poem. Renee Nicole Good, 37, mother to a six-year-old boy, was murdered earlier today by an ICE agent in Minneapolis, a few blocks from her home. According to the Minnesota Star Tribune: [An ICE agent] s…

“i want back my rocking chairs, / solipsist sunsets, / & coastal jungle sounds...”

A poem by Renee Nicole Good, who was murdered by ICE earlier today.

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The second annual @pghfilmcritics.com Awards have been revealed! Go find out how many awards we gave Sinners (a lot)!

We are determined to keep the Rose Byrne and Amy Madigan trains rolling!

Give a follow over at instagram.com/pghfilmcritics won't you?

The Pittsburgh Film Critics Association is proud to announce our nominees for Best Picture of 2025! The winner will be announced January 7th.

loved writing about BUGONIA and SORRY, BABY for @filmobsessive.com's best of 2025 list organized by @tinakakadelis.com! 🎞️✨

tysm @pghfilmcritics.com for the shoutout! 💕✨

this is so exciting! do you accept submissions from outside of canada?

Three people make a pinky handshake in Merrily We Roll Along.

MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG finally finds mainstream success in its Broadway revival starring Jonathan Groff, Daniel Radcliffe, and Lindsay Mendez. buff.ly/TvOBXVS

Film Obsessive's 2025 Holiday Gift Guide In our 2025 HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE, the Film Obsessive staff shares staff picks for gifts for the cinephile in your life.

NEW at @filmobsessive.com The writing staff and myself put a few gift ideas out there for the movie lover in your life. Happy shopping! filmobsessive.com/film/film-fe...

A man (Thomas played by Cole Sprouse), a young person (Ben played by Corey Fogelmanis), and a woman (Hannah played by Alexandra Daddario) lie down and hold hands on a bed. They are inside and it is nighttime.

I WISH YOU ALL THE BEST puts together a talented cast to tell a healing story of queer hope that fans of the book will not want to miss. filmobsessive.com?p=296353

thank you @marijasilk.bsky.social for introducing me to this special documentary! #FilmSky

A woman fights for control of a weapon with a masked killer in a field of grass. There is purple smoke behind them. They are outside and it is nighttime.

With Halloween right around the corner, there’s no better time to explore and rank six underrated final girls in modern horror. filmobsessive.com?p=295962

thank you @marijasilk.bsky.social for facilitating this wonderful conversation with Emily Mkrtichian about her directorial debut for @filmobsessive.com! #FilmSky

A woman in a red floral shirt looks through a window down at a city.

THERE WAS, THERE WAS NOT explores the lives of four Artsakh-born women fighting for their rights and, when war breaks out, fighting for their homes. filmobsessive.com?p=295642

An elderly woman (Eleanor played by June Squibb) stands and smiles in front of a ferris wheel. The camera is looking up at her. She is outside and it is daytime.

ELEANOR THE GREAT follows a 94-year-old Jewish woman who moves back to New York City after her friend passes away. buff.ly/BHJp5Bn

had so much fun covering the 2nd Annual 29 Queer Film Festival for @filmobsessive.com! #FilmSky

a celebration of short films for @filmobsessive.com! 🎞️✨ #FilmSky

Three young women (Porshia Zimiga, Leanna Shumpert, and Brynn Darling as themselves) sit atop horses in a grassy field. Porshia's hair blows in the wind as she stares off into the distance. They all have somber expressions. They are outside and it is daytime.

Based on the life of horse trainer Tabatha Zimiga, EAST OF WALL follows the woman herself as she strives to make ends meet. buff.ly/aYxT3Bw

my first director's ranked list for @filmobsessive.com is out now! #FilmSky

7 Books That Show There’s No Place Like Pittsburgh to Come of Age - Electric Literature The modest every-town is the perfect backdrop for drama

Nobody arrives in Pittsburgh in hot pursuit of fame and fortune. That means the city can be anything to anyone, rich or poor.

Congratulations @the-alex-hidalgo.bsky.social on this incredible achievement! So proud of this team and this channel's magical journey! ❤️

A lovely reflection on summer from the lovely @constellationsjrnl.bsky.social Managing Editor @megan-simmer.bsky.social!

Check this "Best of 2025 So Far..." piece from @casablancadon.bsky.social of @filmobsessive.com (ft. my contributions of O'DESSA and KPOP DEMON HUNTERS!) #FilmSky #Film

reviewed another indie gem for @filmobsessive.com! 👑✨

I had so much fun editing this thoughtful conversation for @constellationsjrnl.bsky.social!

read my review, watch Jane Austen Wrecked My Life, & live your french girl dreams! 🎞️💕✨

So honored to write this post-graduation piece for @constellationsjrnl.bsky.social! give it a read here:
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One Pitt Graduate's Dreams In an Impossible World On May 4th—a year after I started working for constellations—I graduated from the University of Pittsburgh Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences with a Bachelor of Arts in Public and Professional Writi...

New @constellationsjrnl.bsky.social content for all to check out, prefaced by a thoughtful and nuanced look by @nataliedc.bsky.social at what it’s like to be a #graduating #college senior today #WritingCommunity #Writersky
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