Conor Holt
conorholt.bsky.social
Conor Holt
@conorholt.bsky.social
Minnesotan in Los Angeles, posting about movies. I’m also @vhs_spectacular, VHS forever!
At the #LAFCA awards, Kleber Mendonça Filho listed some of his favorite Los Angeles films: XANADU, THEY LIVE, PUNCH DRUNK LOVE, TANGERINE, LOS ANGELES PLAYS ITSELF & more. @lafilmcritics.bsky.social
January 11, 2026 at 7:58 PM
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The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.
January 7, 2026 at 8:26 PM
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The woman killed by ICE was Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year old who was the mother of a 4-year old child whose father already died a few years ago.

The Star Tribune talked to her mother. www.startribune.com/she-was-an-a...
January 7, 2026 at 10:38 PM
Happy 85th Birthday to Hayao Miyazaki! “I wanted to retire, but life isn’t that easy” he told Roger Ebert back in 2002 for the release of SPIRITED AWAY. www.rogerebert.com/interviews/h...
Hayao Miyazaki interview | Interviews | Roger Ebert
"I love his films. I study his films. I watch his films when I'm looking for inspiration."
www.rogerebert.com
January 6, 2026 at 6:02 AM
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2025 Lotería! To share with you the list of my 30 favorite films of 2025, here is my 9th annual lotería card with drawings representing each of the movies I loved most this year. Thank you above all to the amazing @conorholt.bsky.social!
January 1, 2026 at 1:56 AM
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It’s a Christmas miracle!! New festive episode of Viva featuring SECRET MALL APARTMENT, SAILOR SUIT MACHINE GUN, and this years Dogsmas movie, I WANT A DOG FOR CHRISTMAS, CHARLIE BROWN! Happy holidays! 🎄📼📀🎁 youtu.be/NDbKbNlmUms?...
VIVA! Physical Media 120: Happy Dogsmas, One And All
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December 24, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Happy 30th Anniversary to CUTTHROAT ISLAND! As a pirate-obsessed kid, this film was everything to me.
December 22, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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I contain multitudes! The last two pieces I wrote were on Albert Serra’s AFTERNOONS OF SOLITUDE and on Kronk from THE EMPEROR’S NEW GROOVE (both for New York Times). Neither got much traction, but I’ll put the gift links in the replies in case anybody is curious to read.
December 17, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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The New York Times let me write about Kronk for the 25th Anniversary of THE EMPEROR’S NEW GROOVE, one of my favorite movies as a kid. I talked to some of the artists who brought the beloved himbo henchman to life: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/15/m...
December 15, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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Rob Reiner either made your favorite movie, or made somebody you know’s favorite movie. If you’re a Californian, he’s also part of the reason you or your friends can get married. He has changed more lives for the better than this asshole commenting on him ever did.
December 15, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Thank you Rob Reiner for your incredible life. Thank you for THE PRINCESS BRIDE, STAND BY ME & so many other wonderful classics, as well as your inspiring political activism. Losing you & Michele is heartbreaking, but your memory will live on.
December 16, 2025 at 4:38 AM
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We will be giving a Special Citation to Judy Kim of Gardena Cinema, a historic 800-seat, single-screen movie palace that has operated as an independent cinema and beacon of community since the Kim family took ownership in 1976. #LAFCA
December 8, 2025 at 12:19 AM
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We are also awarding a Douglas Edwards Experimental Film Special Award to Thom Andersen for his body of work. #LAFCA
December 7, 2025 at 7:56 PM
December 7, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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#LAFCA So happy that Best Cinematography went to Adolpho Veloso for TRAIN DREAMS! Wonderful win.
December 7, 2025 at 6:40 PM
December 7, 2025 at 6:33 PM
So great to have writers Pat Casey & Josh Miller at the Gardena Cinema for a screening of VIOLENT NIGHT! The sequel is coming next year! #ViolentNight 🎄
December 6, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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This Friday! VIOLENT NIGHT at Gardena Cinema at 7:30pm! Q&A with writers @patcasey.bsky.social & @joshmillerlite.bsky.social (of the SONIC THE HEDGEHOG films)! Tickets below. #ViolentNight 🎄
December 2, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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So thrilled to see my profile of Brazilian star Wagner Moura is print today on the cover of LA Times’ entertainment section! THE SECRET AGENT opens in LA today. You can read the piece here: www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
December 5, 2025 at 11:38 PM
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I profiled Brazilian star Wagner Moura for LA Times. With input from directors Kleber Mendonça Filho and José Padilha. We talked THE SECRET AGENT, his predilection for politically charged roles, and being himself even if Hollywood wants to change him: www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
December 3, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Spirit Awards: thrilled to see nominations for TRAIN DREAMS, SORRY BABY, TWINLESS, ENDLESS COOKIE and BOYS GO TO JUPITER! #SpiritAwards
December 3, 2025 at 4:30 PM
This Friday! VIOLENT NIGHT at Gardena Cinema at 7:30pm! Q&A with writers @patcasey.bsky.social & @joshmillerlite.bsky.social (of the SONIC THE HEDGEHOG films)! Tickets below. #ViolentNight 🎄
December 2, 2025 at 4:46 PM
VIOLENT NIGHT at Gardena Cinema! Friday, December 5th at 7:30pm. Q&A with writers Pat Casey & Josh Miller (of the SONIC THE HEDGEHOG films)! Tickets below. #ViolentNight 🎄
November 26, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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THE SECRET AGENT opens in NY today. It’s a masterful feat of storytelling about the past speaking to the present in more ways than one. Here’s my review for @theplaylist.bsky.social and I have another piece coming next week for the LA release: theplaylist.net/the-secret-a...
November 26, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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Beloved in Latin America, 31 MINUTOS, Chile’s answer to The Muppets and Sesame Street, is a musical puppet show that parodies a newscast. They recently did a Tiny Desk concert and they have a new Prime Video special. For LA Times, I interviewed the creators: www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
November 21, 2025 at 5:42 PM