Jeff Thiede

A ★★★ review of Eleanor the Great (2025) June Squibb will live forever. She absolutely takes the wheel here in Scarlet Johansson's directorial debut. Eleanor the Great follows Eleanor a nonagenarian navigating grief of her childhood best fri...

Last Night, I watched Scarlet Johansson’s directorial debut Eleanor the Great starring June Squibb. Rarely do theaters have the perfect movie to take your grandparents to! boxd.it/b6qW9p

A ★★★★ review of The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie (2024) Ketchup Entertainment you are the real MVP. Naturally the story begins in familiar Looney Tunes territory of outrageous slapstick comedy that we know and expect. As the story progresses there are mome...

Just watched “The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie” and really enjoyed it.
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monday again

Gene Hackman and Ben Stiller in THE ROYAL TENEBAUMS

Protesters March Against Trump in Nationwide President’s Day Demonstration Protesters gathered to speak out on a wide range of issues, including the recent firings of federal workers, LGBTQ rights and reproductive rights.

Protesters rallied Monday in Chicago, marching from Federal Plaza to Trump Tower and advocating for workers' rights, LGBTQ+ rights, and reproductive rights, among other issues.

My latest charcoal portrait drawing from my art classes downtown. #art #drawing

Starting the weekend with another drawing class. #drawing #portrait #graphite

It’s notable that the double Nazi salute is not only clear, it’s also perfectly in line with Elon Musk and Trump’s ideology of white genocide, great replacement theory, and the cult of reproduction.

And Nazis are very much feeling empowered to be visible today.

What’s the price for the sweatshirt? (Asking for budgeting)

A ★★★★★ review of Better Man (2024) “For the next two hours, your ass is mine!” This original surreal musical biopic about Robbie Williams is a cinematic experience that dances past “what if?” Robbie was an CGI Monkey and dares to go ab...

“Better Man” is one of my favorite movies released in 2024. Now playing in theaters and after rewatching last night, I’m sharing my initial reaction to watching this surreal biopic about British popstar Robbie Williams back at the Chicago International Film Fest. #films #letterboxd #movies

How to delete Facebook, Instagram, and Threads In the wake of Meta’s decision to remove its third-party fact-checking system and loosen content moderation policies, Google searches on how to delete Facebook, Instagram, and Threads have been on the rise. People who are angry with the decision accuse…

How to delete Facebook, Instagram, and Threads

Local manufacturers and artists have been forced out of an Avondale building to make way for storage units. https://buff.ly/3Pva8Qq

A ★★★★ review of The Last Showgirl (2024) A movie about an artist doing everything to make their art is always going to have a home in my heart. Pamela Anderson delivers a beautiful performance of a delusional dancer on the eve of her final p...

First movie of the new year!
Saw “The Last Showgirl” starring Pamela Anderson.
The film follows a dancer coming to terms with the show she’s been a part of for 30 years is ending and the mistakes she’s made along the way.

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Oil Painting of Drag Performer on Stage painted on Cardboard.

Drag Performer on Stage. Oil on Cardboard. #oilpainting #art #LGBTQIA

Ah! “Handling the Undead” was in my top 10. One of my favorite surprises of the year!