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After a brief (14-month) delay, the premiere issue of Odd Obsessions arrives on the fiftieth anniversary of the sinking of SS Edmund Fitzgerald.

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The only honest answer for me.

A Micro-Cinema In Pilsen? Fundraising Underway To Open An Independent Movie Theater Tesseract Cinema is raising an initial $50,000 to open a movie theater and cafe in Pilsen.

Josh (@tesseractcinema.bsky.social) and my friendship has orbited independent theaters in every city we've lived in. His return to Chicago to build a space that offers community is something I'm excited to be involved in from afar and more excited to be an audience member in every chance I get.

Gunn's Superman is a joy. It's ambitious and messy in the same way Clark is in the era we meet him. A rare occasion where I wish we had another hour to hang out. I left the theater wanting a feature-length Daily Planet screwball romcom more than anything.

Catch me crying at the @academymuseum.bsky.social's Bong Joon Ho exhibit.

‘I Probably Shouldn’t Even Be Answering This Question’ Michael Mann on why American critics dismissed Thief, and what’s going on with Heat 2.

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What is the coolest shot in movies?

Absolutely crackin’ time at @vidiots.bsky.social this afternoon.

Blessed by Los Angeles' theater programmers who brought the absolute heat in 2024.

Multiple Mann's, a few horror marathons, Speed Racer, some Jackie Chan, Stephen Chow, Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Fire Walk with Me, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Dawson City: Frozen Time, and a Speed reunion, to name just a few.

This is the perfect intersection of interests to end the year.

Convinced my dad to see THE MATRIX in theaters using the fact we had talked about it in Sunday school because it was a 'metaphor' but conveniently left out all the wire-fu wonderment that I needed to experience.

I was 9.

We returned in 2002 to watch the sequels.

Completely agree, it radiates the comfy & cozy vibes.

"You're Gonna Miss That Plane" has been over my desk for years, it's one of my favorite pieces.

The film community has a lot of disagreements and bad takes, but I appreciate that we can come together once a year to rally against motion smoothing

AMERICAN MOVIE is so many things and hits differently every single time.

Tonight, it was a magnificent lil' wrecking ball.

Friendship is rare. ❤️

Vinegar Syndrome dropping a Michael Mann turkey day miracle.

Working my way through 2024 releases I missed in theaters and was shook by THELMA. Sweet and sincere with an honesty that warmed the soul. Lovely performances, Squibb and Hechinger's moments especially got me, and some stylistic direction from Margolin to boot.

anime food just hits different

You all MOCKED George Lucas and said this was boring or dumb but who’s laughing now???

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