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The Boston Online Film Critics Association was established in May of 2012 to foster a community of web-based film critics. http://bofca.com
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BOFCA @bofca.bsky.social · Dec 15
TOP TEN FILMS OF 2024
1. THE BRUTALIST
2. THE SUBSTANCE
3. ANORA
4. I SAW THE TV GLOW
5. DUNE: PART TWO
6. NICKEL BOYS
7. HARD TRUTHS
8. FLOW
9. WICKED
10. NOSFERATU
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theoscargoff.bsky.social
Great read, and spot on— I’ve always approached my lists less as a strict ranking of quality/enjoyment and more as an act of feng shui.
November 24, 2025 at 11:45 PM
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bobchipman.bsky.social
I wouldn't find it myself until a few years later, but this is probably the most important media debut for me personally in my lifetime. I wouldn't be the same person without it. At all. It's an epoch-defining show.
tabby676.bsky.social Tabitha Fringe Chase @tabby676.bsky.social · 1d
Today in 1988 Mystery Science Theater 3000 premiered on KTMA in St. Paul Minnesota. #MST3K
Still from the first ever MST3K Experiment Crow, Joel, and Beeper are on the bridge of the Satellite of Love
November 25, 2025 at 2:38 AM
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Ahead of the new Knives Out movie launching on Netflix on Wednesday, I wanted to reshare my review of it from TIFF. Sorry to be a bummer, but I didn't really love it all that much!

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TIFF '25: 'Wake Up Dead Man' Review
Josh O'Connor turns out a breakout performance as a young priest, but a change in format leaves Daniel Craig with too little.
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November 24, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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itsthepicpod.bsky.social
A brand new episode of It’s the Pictures is here! Listen to @reelrecon.bsky.social and @maxcovill.com talk about Muppets, Knives Out, and more! #filmsky

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It's the Pictures: 208: Get Your Knives Out for Thanksgiving
In this episode of the It's the Pictures podcast, Max Covill and Evan Crean discuss the three movies in the Knives Out franchise. Before that they discuss Muppets Knives Out, Poker Face cancelation, a...
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November 25, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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maxcovill.com
Blossom Shanghai premieres on the Criterion Channel tonight!

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Wong Kar-Wai's Blossom Shanghai is Finally Coming Stateside
Wong Kar-Wai is one of my favorite directors. Despite having only made 10 feature films (his last, The Grandmaster, came out in 2013), I count two of his features, Chungking Express and In the Mood fo...
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November 24, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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cinekong.bsky.social
Could be my favorite film of the year. #nouvellevague
November 23, 2025 at 1:14 AM
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bobchipman.bsky.social
Udo Kier, one of the most interesting and accomplished actors with one of the deepest and most varied filmographies of any performer who ever lived (comedy, high drama, action, horror, erotica, videogames, in multiple languages, nations and continents) - dead at 81. What a life. RIP 🙏
November 24, 2025 at 12:48 AM
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theoscargoff.bsky.social
RIP Udo Kier, who, on top of a legendary 60-year career, was on an absolute 2020s hot streak.
Udo Kier and Sonia Braga in BACURAU Udo Kier in SWAN SONG Udo Kier in THE SECRET AGENT
November 24, 2025 at 1:12 AM
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theoscargoff.bsky.social
I had the pleasure of sitting in once again on the @bostonscifi.bsky.social podcast, talking superior sequels with @somervilletheatre.bsky.social manager Ian Judge! Listen where you get your podcasts, or watch my weird mug below!
Podcast: TAKE TWO: Superior SciFi Sequels
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November 24, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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spoilerpiece.bsky.social
*NEW EPISODE!!* We discuss the films:

• WICKED: FOR GOOD
• TRAIN DREAMS

Listen: spoilerpiece.libsyn.com/episode-593-...
November 21, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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maxcovill.com
This morning in the newsletter, I wrote about the new 4K UHD release of HARD BOILED from Shout! Studios. I hope those who've never seen it before now get a chance to discover this all-time action gem. #filmsky

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John Woo's Masterpiece Hard Boiled Has Never Looked Better
Director John Woo will be familiar to most North American film fans for his work on Hard Target, Mission: Impossible 2, and Face/Off–  mostly mediocre action films that have their fans. What audiences...
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November 21, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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maxcovill.com
The @thecoolidge.bsky.social is one of 9 theaters in North America that will be showing KILL BILL: The Whole Bloody Affair in 70MM. Don't miss your opportunity to secure tickets.

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Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair
“I wrote and directed it as one movie — and I’m so glad to give the fans the chance to see it as one movie. The best way to see Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair is at a movie theater in Glorious 70m...
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November 21, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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maxcovill.com
A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE is a victim of Venice Film Festival hype. When it launched I thought it was going to be Netflix’s big award movie given the reactions.

Not only is it too long, but the most engaging material happens within the first 40 minutes.
November 20, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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theoscargoff.bsky.social
This week in @cambridgeday.com I reviewed RENTAL FAMILY, SHELBY OAKS (out this week on digital), and WICKED: FOR GOOD, none of which I can say loved. Can’t all be winners! www.cambridgeday.com/2025/11/20/r...
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November 20, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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bobchipman.bsky.social
Review "WICKED: FOR GOOD"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KS4D...

Maybe not the best idea to make an entire movie out of a Second Act when "Everbody knows the show falls apart in Act 2." 🤷‍♂️
Review - WICKED: FOR GOOD #wicked
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November 19, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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bobchipman.bsky.social
New Big Picture: "FINALLY, THE EPISODE ABOUT 'SUPERMAN'" - featuring Special Gues @tluz.bsky.social 😁
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SUPERMAN 2025 - The Big Picture #Superman
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November 16, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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joycekulhawik.bsky.social
RT @JoyceKulhawik: My take on the BIG ONES so far! JoycesChoices MOVIE ROUND UP!
https://t.co/ruGd0UhHkM @BOFCA @TheBSFC @FLickwish @filmfish @CultureShowGBH @NortonAwards #BA50 https://t.co/H0bl9FvmAa
November 15, 2025 at 12:25 AM
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spoilerpiece.bsky.social
*NEW EPISODE!!* We discuss the films:

• THE RUNNING MAN
• NOUVELLE VAGUE

Listen: spoilerpiece.libsyn.com/episode-592-...
November 14, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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thasjn.bsky.social
Too damn much fun. Vraiment!
Film Review: Some Things Old, Some Things New in 'Nouvelle Vague'
Richard Linklater's love letter to the making of a seminal Godard movie is defiantly retro
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November 14, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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theoscargoff.bsky.social
I seem to have had more fun with Edgar Wright’s THE RUNNING MAN than most; a topical and gleefully crass slice of Verhoevensploitation, with bonus points for namechecking Jamaica Plain. Review in @cambridgeday.com!
Reviewed: 'One to One: John & Yoko,' 'Nouvelle Vague,' 'The Running Man,' 'Hedda' and 'Lurker' in theaters and streaming - Cambridge Day
In theaters and streaming now are the sharp documentary “One to One: John & Yoko,” Linklater flashback “Nouvelle Vague,” timely action remake “The Running Man,” updated “Hedda” and clout-obsessed “Lur...
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November 13, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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bobchipman.bsky.social
Review: THE RUNNING MAN (2025)

Sorry to report that I found this one to be a miss 🤷‍♂️
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#RunningMan
Review - THE RUNNING MAN (2025)
YouTube video by moviebob
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November 11, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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bobchipman.bsky.social
Review - FRANKENSTEIN (2025)
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Review - FRANKENSTEIN (2025) #frankenstein
YouTube video by moviebob
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November 10, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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dkimmel.bsky.social
My latest book launches in two weeks. If you're at Philcon I'll be happy to sign your copy.

#booksky
A TALENT TO AMUSE by Daniel M. Kimmel | Fantastic Books Gr
What happens when a struggling writer falls in love with an unemployed Muse? Only the Fates know... Writers have spent centuries praising and cursing the Muses, as their artistic talents have waxed an...
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November 11, 2025 at 5:42 AM
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theoscargoff.bsky.social
James Bond is not a “series,” and should not bother with “continuity.” James Bond is something closer to haiku, or twelve-bar blues: a format which can be repeated with endless variations.
willardfoxton.bsky.social Willard Foxton @willardfoxton.bsky.social · 14d
James Bond’s death in No Time to Die is causing a nightmare for the next film. Writers are stuck because Bond “was blown to pieces.”

Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:

“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."

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November 11, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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maxcovill.com
The new episode of It's the Pictures podcast is now available on streaming platforms. Guest @thatwitchmia.bsky.social joins me to talk about Yorgos Lanthimos and Emma Stone collaborations, including Bugonia. #Filmsky

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It's the Pictures: 207: Yorgos Lanthimos and Emma Stone with Amelia Emberwing
In this episode of the It's the Pictures podcast, Max Covill is joined by guest Amelia Emberwing to delve into the collaborations between director Yorgos Lanthimos and actress Emma Stone. Before that ...
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November 11, 2025 at 1:22 PM