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Bill Arceneaux (keep on blogging in the free world)
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Independent film critic, est. 2011 - https://moviegoing.rocks / blogger & columnist | SEFCA member | 🍅s approved | Always ⚜️🍿 #TeamNOLAFilm
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martinlj.bsky.social
A piece on Netflix and its discontents that's worth your time. www.nplusonemag.com/issue-49/ess...
Casual Viewing | Will Tavlin
A decade before Airbnb persuaded homeowners to transform their homes into hotels, Netflix convinced its users to turn theirs into mini Netflix warehouses. Customers who held onto their DVDs for longer...
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December 9, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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firstuuneworleans.bsky.social
1st UU Church of New Orleans is partnering with a nearby church to support families impacted by the heightened presence of ICE. The most urgent need is assistance for folks sheltering in place. 100% of funds raised go directly to families to pay rent & utilities.
#uuSky #UU
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Donate to Urgent Aid for New Orleans Area Families, organized by President FUUNO
First Unitarian Univaralist Church of New Orleans is partnering with a church… President FUUNO needs your support for Urgent Aid for New Orleans Area Families
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December 14, 2025 at 12:53 AM
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The man saving Lebanon's cinema history, a poster at a time – DW – 12/27/2025
In a country without film archives, one man is preserving Lebanon's film industry history. With thousands of movie posters, Abboudi Bou Jaoude is saving cinematic heritage in an archive that's emotion...
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January 1, 2026 at 4:27 AM
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scottrenshaw.bsky.social
Really bummed that I couldn’t get any traction behind my “Keery for Supporting Actor in PAVEMENTS” campaign. He was glorious.
January 1, 2026 at 10:11 PM
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mcopelov.bsky.social
We just cancelled all federal funding for foreign language & area studies at America’s universities to “save”…$86,000,000:

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Trump golfed 1/4 of the days he was president in 2025. Costing US taxpayers to pay his Golf clubs $110,600,000.
January 1, 2026 at 5:45 PM
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siddhantadlakha.bsky.social
Hi editor pals! In 2026 I'd love to start writing for some new publications. Film critic and video essay writer originally from Mumbai, now in NYC, and always at film festivals (Sundance, Berlin, SXSW and Cannes next). More about me and some work samples: www.siddhantadlakha.com
January 1, 2026 at 9:54 PM
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Watch Lucy Dacus perform the women's suffrage and workers' rights anthem "Bread And Roses" at @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social's NYC mayoral inauguration
Watch Lucy Dacus Perform "Bread And Roses" At Zohran Mamdani's Mayoral Inauguration
Indie rockers were among the many musicians who played a part in Zohran Mamdani’s successful campaign to become mayor of New York City. Lucy Dacus, for instance, welcomed Mamdani onstage during her pe...
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January 1, 2026 at 8:07 PM
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criterionchannl.bsky.social
"We're about to make film history, right here... on videotape." Paul Thomas Anderson's BOOGIE NIGHTS (1997) • Now playing on the Channel!
Two panel still from boogie nights. Top: An extreme close-up of Amber Waves’ face, looking up to another person's face. ​Bottom: A wide shot of Dirk Diggler (Mark Wahlberg) sitting at a backstage vanity mirror. He is dressed in a maroon suit, looking at his reflection while surrounded by makeup, wigs, and bright dressing-room lights. Two panel still from boogie nights. Top: Buck Swope (Don Cheadle) stands in a hi-fi electronics store, gesturing enthusiastically while talking to a customer. He wears a loud, floral-print western shirt with a bold red tie. ​Bottom: A medium shot of Scotty J. (Philip Seymour Hoffman) looking awkward and anxious. He is wearing large vintage headphones and a striped tank top, holding a boom mic overhead on a film set. Two panel still from boogie nights. Top: A medium close-up of Amber Waves (Julianne Moore) smiling warmly. She has vibrant red hair styled with a light blue flower clip and wears a shimmering silver halter top. ​Bottom: A medium shot of Little Bill (William H. Macy) looking somber and weary. He is wearing a 1970s-style brown suit jacket over a white turtleneck, sporting a thick mustache and shaggy hair. Two panel still from boogie nights. Top: A wide shot of Amber Waves sitting on the edge of a messy, ornate bed in a dimly lit room. She is hunched over, holding a phone to her ear, surrounded by pill bottles and magazines. ​Bottom: A tight, low-angle close-up of Jack Horner (Burt Reynolds) laughing heartily. He wears gold-rimmed aviator glasses and has a well-groomed grey beard and hair.
January 1, 2026 at 10:19 PM
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"TAX THE RICH! TAX THE RICH! TAX THE RICH!"
People at the Mamdani inauguration chanting "Tax the rich!"
January 1, 2026 at 9:55 PM
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812filmreviews.com
I did include one 2026 book on this list because I received a galley copy and loved it: Allyson Nadia Field's ACTS OF LOVE: BLACK PERFORMANCE AND THE KISS THAT CHANGED FILM HISTORY is an imperative read.
January 1, 2026 at 8:55 PM
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acyn.bsky.social
Mamdani: I have been told that this is the occasion to reset expectations, that I should use this opportunity to encourage the people of New York to ask for little and expect even less. I will do no such thing. The only expectation I seek to reset is that of small expectations.
January 1, 2026 at 7:54 PM
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crobertcargill.bsky.social
Looking at this as a hopeful touchstone for 2026.
Two images marked Jan 1st 2025 and Jan 1st 2026. The top is an image of the flaming Cybertruck next to the Las Vegas Trump Tower, which happened last Jan 1. The bottom is Mamdani being sworn in as Mayor of New York next to his wife, with a huge smile on his face, from just after Midnight last night.
January 1, 2026 at 8:03 PM
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atrupar.com
Bernie Sanders publicly swears in Zohran Mamdani as NYC mayor
January 1, 2026 at 7:44 PM
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Sutherland in 'Heaven Help Us' is perfection.
January 1, 2026 at 7:43 PM
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If someone were to start a blogging services business that caters to movie theaters and film organizations, would/could that be an ok venture?
January 1, 2026 at 7:40 PM
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flmfrkcentral.bsky.social
If you're curious, here's my top 10 of 2025 courtesy of a TFCA Instagram story. Alt text provided.
1. A Little Prayer 2. One Battle After Another 3. Splitsville 4. Blue Moon 5. Eddington 6. The Shrouds 7. The Plague 8. Eephus 9. Zodiac Killet Project 10. The Secret Agent
January 1, 2026 at 6:32 PM
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ebertvoices.bsky.social
For the year’s first UNLOVED series, @honorszombie.bsky.social looks back at ELLA MCCAY director James L. Brooks’ I’LL DO ANYTHING, which he calls "as charmingly weird as ever.”
The Unloved, Part 145: I'll Do Anything | The Unloved | Roger Ebert
In a post-Ella McCay world, we look back at James L. Brooks' charmingly weird, forgotten mid-'90s comedy.
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January 1, 2026 at 7:15 PM
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roxana-hadadi.bsky.social
who is that you hear screaming? it is me, I'm the one who is screaming. many thanks to ashley judd for sharing with me her memories of working on michael mann's HEAT; at @vulture.com:

www.vulture.com/article/ashl...
January 1, 2026 at 7:07 PM
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raquelstecher.bsky.social
My latest for @tcmtv.bsky.social: Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day with these 13 film tribute. An excellent mix of feature films, documentaries and shorts!

www.tcm.com/articles/now...
MLK Day
All day on January 19th, we herald an American hero who fought for equality and civil rights with a series of films honoring his legacy.
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January 1, 2026 at 1:07 PM
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andresfuentes.bsky.social
Notable New Orleans 2025 milestones:

- Terror attack
- Sneaux Day
- Super Bowl LIX
- Scrim Saga
- Carr Retiring
- 7th Ward Pope
- 10 escaped inmates
- Mayor Cantrell Indictment
- Derrick Groves in Atlanta
- City budget deficit
- Mayoral election
- Catahoula Crunch
December 31, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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toddthompson.bsky.social
Amazing story about americans being americans. In hell.
December 31, 2025 at 4:43 AM
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Re Sayles' 'City of Hope' for ending 2025: Amid the damage, the only saviors that'll maybe come to our aid are Jersey power hucksters. And you know what? They get stuff done.

Heading into 2026 without a jobby-job, 'City of Hope' made me feel great.

Movies.

5/5

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January 1, 2026 at 2:28 AM
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mattbinder.bsky.social
Elon Musk promised a lot of things by 2025

- colonists arriving on Mars
- xAI achieving AGI
- Tesla robotaxis serving half the U.S.
- completely driverless robotaxis
- a Tesla Roadster demo
- DOGE cutting trillions

none of them happened
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Everything Elon Musk promised in 2025, but didn't deliver
Musk is now infamous for his false promises, but even this is excessive.
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December 31, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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erika-the-red.bsky.social
Well, my New Years Eve plans are set
A nerdy kid sits across from a man with a mullet inside a truck. The text above reads: If you start the MST3K episode The Final Sacrifice on December 31st at 11:28:35 pm when the clock strikes midnight the first word you will hear in the New Year will be ROWSDOWER"
December 31, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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That trailer killed me with laughter when I first watched it, with its "I got my finger on the trigger" needle drop.
jslaterwilliams.bsky.social Josh Slater-Williams @jslaterwilliams.bsky.social · 1d
Editing a 2,000 word essay and willingly watching the forgotten thriller MONEY MONSTER for work-related reasons, what a final day of 2025.
December 31, 2025 at 8:48 PM