Clint Worthington
@clintworthing.bsky.social
Writer/Critic/Meat Popsicle -- assistant editor @ RogerEbert.com, editor in chief The Spool. Words: Block Club Chicago, Consequence.
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Massive anti-ICE protest in Minneapolis today draws thousands despite -10 degree weather. Their statewide strike calls for no work, no school, no shopping, and ICE out of Minnesota FOR GOOD. Cheering you on from Illinois!
January 23, 2026 at 11:13 PM
Massive anti-ICE protest in Minneapolis today draws thousands despite -10 degree weather. Their statewide strike calls for no work, no school, no shopping, and ICE out of Minnesota FOR GOOD. Cheering you on from Illinois!
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Festival Scope is offering a series of free short films from last year's Sundance. www.festivalscope.com/page/sundanc...
Festival Scope | Sundance Film Festival for Film Lovers
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www.festivalscope.com
January 22, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Festival Scope is offering a series of free short films from last year's Sundance. www.festivalscope.com/page/sundanc...
Yeah yeah, Oscars yadda yadda, here's the piece of news I'm most jazzed for today variety.com/2026/film/ne...
‘Primitive War 2’ Announced: Dinosaurs in Vietnam War Sequel Will Up Drama With ‘Secret Cold War Agendas’ (EXCLUSIVE)
'Primitive War,' the Vietnam War action film that introduces dinosaurs to battle, is getting a sequel with a Cold War twist.
variety.com
January 22, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Yeah yeah, Oscars yadda yadda, here's the piece of news I'm most jazzed for today variety.com/2026/film/ne...
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I remain in love with Fucktoys, one of the best films of last/this year, and had a great (and very long) conversation with Annapurna Sriram over Zoom after meeting her at a film festival screening. We talk queerness, corniness, and what it means to be "American" nowadays.
Annapurna Sriram Wrote the Slutty, Liberated Brown Girl Ingenue She Wanted To Play Herself
"Fucktoys came out of wanting to write myself a job where a brown girl could be an ingénue, could be an object of desire, could be slutty, could be liberated."
www.autostraddle.com
January 22, 2026 at 4:27 PM
I remain in love with Fucktoys, one of the best films of last/this year, and had a great (and very long) conversation with Annapurna Sriram over Zoom after meeting her at a film festival screening. We talk queerness, corniness, and what it means to be "American" nowadays.
Lmaooo zero noms for Wicked, get rekt
January 22, 2026 at 2:20 PM
Lmaooo zero noms for Wicked, get rekt
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“One notable MIT study found that 95 percent of companies that integrated AI saw zero meaningful growth in revenue. For coding tasks, one of AI’s most widely hyped applications, another study showed that programmers who used AI coding tools actually became slower at their jobs.”
AI Completely Failing to Boost Productivity, Says Top Analyst
AI may or may not excel at a lot of things, but from an economic standpoint, it's definitely not making us more productive.
futurism.com
January 20, 2026 at 12:52 AM
“One notable MIT study found that 95 percent of companies that integrated AI saw zero meaningful growth in revenue. For coding tasks, one of AI’s most widely hyped applications, another study showed that programmers who used AI coding tools actually became slower at their jobs.”
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Southern Comfort (1981)
Directed by Walter Hill
Directed by Walter Hill
January 19, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Southern Comfort (1981)
Directed by Walter Hill
Directed by Walter Hill
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Here they are, folks
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My Favourite Films of 2025
1. Two Pianos 2. Spectateurs! by Arnaud Desplechin "Cinema is part of your life experience..." Every film is both a personal history and a...
punkeinfilm.blogspot.com
January 18, 2026 at 4:26 AM
Here they are, folks
punkeinfilm.blogspot.com/2026/01/my-f...
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Holly Hunter walking around Starfleet Academy barefoot is probably the closest we're gonna get to that Quentin Tarantino Trek movie
January 18, 2026 at 6:00 AM
Holly Hunter walking around Starfleet Academy barefoot is probably the closest we're gonna get to that Quentin Tarantino Trek movie
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Whoa, @criterion.bsky.social's really shooting for the fences in April.
January 16, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Whoa, @criterion.bsky.social's really shooting for the fences in April.
Imagine being so grating that you get voted off #THETRAITORSUSA purely because you're too annoying as a Faithful??
January 16, 2026 at 6:26 AM
Imagine being so grating that you get voted off #THETRAITORSUSA purely because you're too annoying as a Faithful??
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“STAR TREK: STARFLEET ACADEMY is a show that will irritate and inspire in equal measure. … If creator Giala Violo and showrunner Noga Landau keep sharpening their characters’ immature edges, they might just find exciting new frontiers to explore,” writes Assistant editor @clintworthing.bsky.social:
School Spinoff "Star Trek: Starfleet Academy" Boldly Goes Through Growing Pains | TV/Streaming | Roger Ebert
The latest Trek spinoff takes its characters to space school, and learns some of its own lessons as it goes.
www.rogerebert.com
January 15, 2026 at 6:00 PM
“STAR TREK: STARFLEET ACADEMY is a show that will irritate and inspire in equal measure. … If creator Giala Violo and showrunner Noga Landau keep sharpening their characters’ immature edges, they might just find exciting new frontiers to explore,” writes Assistant editor @clintworthing.bsky.social:
Kid-centered spinoff STAR TREK: STARFLEET ACADEMY can be cringe as all getout. But like any set of young people, it's got potential, and unlike other Star Trek shows, it's got Holly Hunter sitting bisexually in a captain's chair.
For @ebertvoices.bsky.social: www.rogerebert.com/streaming/st...
For @ebertvoices.bsky.social: www.rogerebert.com/streaming/st...
School Spinoff "Star Trek: Starfleet Academy" Boldly Goes Through Growing Pains | TV/Streaming | Roger Ebert
The latest Trek spinoff takes its characters to space school, and learns some of its own lessons as it goes.
www.rogerebert.com
January 15, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Kid-centered spinoff STAR TREK: STARFLEET ACADEMY can be cringe as all getout. But like any set of young people, it's got potential, and unlike other Star Trek shows, it's got Holly Hunter sitting bisexually in a captain's chair.
For @ebertvoices.bsky.social: www.rogerebert.com/streaming/st...
For @ebertvoices.bsky.social: www.rogerebert.com/streaming/st...
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I added captions to this video of people heckling Greg Bovino leaving a Target in Minneapolis, and there's so many people yelling things at him it's like a comedy skit
January 13, 2026 at 3:16 AM
I added captions to this video of people heckling Greg Bovino leaving a Target in Minneapolis, and there's so many people yelling things at him it's like a comedy skit
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This is well worth a watch, not just because you can see someone who was on the sidelines quickly become involved and engaged, but because it's another reminder that no one wants these fucking goons in their community.
Everybody should watch this and see this woman, who has a baby in her arms and is thrust into basically a standoff, develop courage in real time.
From the minnesota community on Reddit: ST. PAUL, MN: A sobbing resident calls 911 as federal agents force their way into her home to chase down a DoorDash driver who was just trying to deliver food.
Explore this post and more from the minnesota community
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January 11, 2026 at 11:47 PM
This is well worth a watch, not just because you can see someone who was on the sidelines quickly become involved and engaged, but because it's another reminder that no one wants these fucking goons in their community.
I just watched him in one of my Walter Hill faves, Southern Comfort. Such a vivid presence; he'll be missed.
We are sad to learn that T.K. Carter has passed away at the age of 69. Carter is best known in the horror world for playing the character Nauls in John Carpenter's The Thing (1982). His credits also include Space Jam, Punky Brewster, Ski Patrol, and Tony Scott's Domino.
January 10, 2026 at 5:29 PM
I just watched him in one of my Walter Hill faves, Southern Comfort. Such a vivid presence; he'll be missed.
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I have no idea how this show flew under my radar last year but I'll watch anything with Stephen Graham. Excellent review here by @clintworthing.bsky.social. Adding to the queue.
If you liked Stephen Graham's OTHER big 2025 show, rest assured it's back and as hard-hitting as ever, dealing below-the-belt blows to its already bedraggled characters.
My review of Season 2 of Hulu's A THOUSAND BLOWS for @ebertvoices.bsky.social: www.rogerebert.com/streaming/a-...
My review of Season 2 of Hulu's A THOUSAND BLOWS for @ebertvoices.bsky.social: www.rogerebert.com/streaming/a-...
Hulu's A Thousand Blows Season 2 Punches Even Harder: Review
The show remains as elegantly and intensely staged as ever.
www.rogerebert.com
January 9, 2026 at 7:29 PM
I have no idea how this show flew under my radar last year but I'll watch anything with Stephen Graham. Excellent review here by @clintworthing.bsky.social. Adding to the queue.
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Clint has been talking this one up to me for the last few days, and it sounds incredible based on his review. Going to the top of my watchlist.
“The central appeal is that trio of actors, the sumptuous sets and costumes, and pacing that floats like a butterfly and stings like a bee,” writes @clintworthing.bsky.social about season 2 of A THOUSAND BLOWS.
Hulu's A Thousand Blows Season 2 Punches Even Harder: Review
The show remains as elegantly and intensely staged as ever.
www.rogerebert.com
January 9, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Clint has been talking this one up to me for the last few days, and it sounds incredible based on his review. Going to the top of my watchlist.
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“The central appeal is that trio of actors, the sumptuous sets and costumes, and pacing that floats like a butterfly and stings like a bee,” writes @clintworthing.bsky.social about season 2 of A THOUSAND BLOWS.
Hulu's A Thousand Blows Season 2 Punches Even Harder: Review
The show remains as elegantly and intensely staged as ever.
www.rogerebert.com
January 9, 2026 at 7:15 PM
“The central appeal is that trio of actors, the sumptuous sets and costumes, and pacing that floats like a butterfly and stings like a bee,” writes @clintworthing.bsky.social about season 2 of A THOUSAND BLOWS.
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"It’s a flimsy series of contrivances to get a shockingly realistic ape to rip the faces off of stupid human beings in increasingly creative ways. What more do you want, really?” writes @clintworthing.bsky.social about the lean, mean, and chimpanzee-n, PRIMATE.
Primate review: Chimp horror offers gnarly, primal thrills
Lean, mean, and chimpanzee-n.
www.rogerebert.com
January 9, 2026 at 5:28 PM
"It’s a flimsy series of contrivances to get a shockingly realistic ape to rip the faces off of stupid human beings in increasingly creative ways. What more do you want, really?” writes @clintworthing.bsky.social about the lean, mean, and chimpanzee-n, PRIMATE.
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this show is good! Very under-appreciated
If you liked Stephen Graham's OTHER big 2025 show, rest assured it's back and as hard-hitting as ever, dealing below-the-belt blows to its already bedraggled characters.
My review of Season 2 of Hulu's A THOUSAND BLOWS for @ebertvoices.bsky.social: www.rogerebert.com/streaming/a-...
My review of Season 2 of Hulu's A THOUSAND BLOWS for @ebertvoices.bsky.social: www.rogerebert.com/streaming/a-...
Hulu's A Thousand Blows Season 2 Punches Even Harder: Review
The show remains as elegantly and intensely staged as ever.
www.rogerebert.com
January 9, 2026 at 4:25 PM
this show is good! Very under-appreciated
If you liked Stephen Graham's OTHER big 2025 show, rest assured it's back and as hard-hitting as ever, dealing below-the-belt blows to its already bedraggled characters.
My review of Season 2 of Hulu's A THOUSAND BLOWS for @ebertvoices.bsky.social: www.rogerebert.com/streaming/a-...
My review of Season 2 of Hulu's A THOUSAND BLOWS for @ebertvoices.bsky.social: www.rogerebert.com/streaming/a-...
Hulu's A Thousand Blows Season 2 Punches Even Harder: Review
The show remains as elegantly and intensely staged as ever.
www.rogerebert.com
January 9, 2026 at 4:24 PM
If you liked Stephen Graham's OTHER big 2025 show, rest assured it's back and as hard-hitting as ever, dealing below-the-belt blows to its already bedraggled characters.
My review of Season 2 of Hulu's A THOUSAND BLOWS for @ebertvoices.bsky.social: www.rogerebert.com/streaming/a-...
My review of Season 2 of Hulu's A THOUSAND BLOWS for @ebertvoices.bsky.social: www.rogerebert.com/streaming/a-...
If you give ANY ground to the notion that this shit is justified, or anything other than raw, rampant extrajudicial murder of an innocent person in a police state, you and I cannot be kin.
Forensic analysis of objective video evidence. This is how you serve readers searching for clarity.
January 8, 2026 at 4:46 PM
If you give ANY ground to the notion that this shit is justified, or anything other than raw, rampant extrajudicial murder of an innocent person in a police state, you and I cannot be kin.
Surprising no one, the new January slasher PRIMATE is rock stupid, from its contrived premise to its blinkered cast of characters who exist merely to be ripped apart by a rabid chimp like sentient Slim Jims.
Ofc, it's very my shit.
For @ebertvoices.bsky.social: www.rogerebert.com/reviews/prim...
Ofc, it's very my shit.
For @ebertvoices.bsky.social: www.rogerebert.com/reviews/prim...
Primate review: Chimp horror offers gnarly, primal thrills
Lean, mean, and chimpanzee-n.
www.rogerebert.com
January 8, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Surprising no one, the new January slasher PRIMATE is rock stupid, from its contrived premise to its blinkered cast of characters who exist merely to be ripped apart by a rabid chimp like sentient Slim Jims.
Ofc, it's very my shit.
For @ebertvoices.bsky.social: www.rogerebert.com/reviews/prim...
Ofc, it's very my shit.
For @ebertvoices.bsky.social: www.rogerebert.com/reviews/prim...
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Your reminder that what happened to Renee Nicole Good is something that happens regularly in America. This is not new, but it is an expanded version of militarized people targeting Black people in particular.
From ICE detention to murder with impunity, we've been doing it. Now it's broadened.
From ICE detention to murder with impunity, we've been doing it. Now it's broadened.
January 8, 2026 at 12:15 AM
Your reminder that what happened to Renee Nicole Good is something that happens regularly in America. This is not new, but it is an expanded version of militarized people targeting Black people in particular.
From ICE detention to murder with impunity, we've been doing it. Now it's broadened.
From ICE detention to murder with impunity, we've been doing it. Now it's broadened.