Daniella
@daniellamazzio.bsky.social
Culture Writer/Critic. Consultant. Posts about movies, Chicago, gardening, pollinators, disability, & leftism. Ran that Lydia Tár account. Now have a Michael Shannon podcast. Opinions are my own. Viva Palestina. https://linktr.ee/daniellamazzio
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Ya girl finally emerged from her bunker (a month of depression) and I'm pleased to say Hand Me the Mike is BACK with a discussion of Joshua Oppenheimer's 2024 musical THE END. @rosswbermaniv.bsky.social joins for a very rich conversation. We talk a lot about ACT OF KILLING, too. 🔗➡️
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Check out @dmbrown-tboy.bsky.social's @chicagoreader.com piece about how rideshare drivers at O'Hare are being targeted. chicagoreader.com/news/border-...
‘Like shooting fish in a barrel’ - Chicago Reader
Federal agents have repeatedly terrorized rideshare drivers at O’Hare International Airport.
chicagoreader.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Check out @dmbrown-tboy.bsky.social's @chicagoreader.com piece about how rideshare drivers at O'Hare are being targeted. chicagoreader.com/news/border-...
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Incredibly fortunate to have my first film review published yesterday & in the @chicagoreader.com no less! It's about SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE.
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Review: Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere - Chicago Reader
Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere resists the spirit of creative risk that inspired it and glosses over a very significant relationship.
chicagoreader.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Incredibly fortunate to have my first film review published yesterday & in the @chicagoreader.com no less! It's about SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE.
chicagoreader.com/film-tv/movi...
chicagoreader.com/film-tv/movi...
My dear @joeengleman.bsky.social has debuted his first piece of film criticism, and it's a doozy taking on SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE and Jon Landau's influence on the Boss as documented in "Mansion on the Hill."
From Joe for the @chicagoreader.com ❤️:
chicagoreader.com/film-tv/movi...
From Joe for the @chicagoreader.com ❤️:
chicagoreader.com/film-tv/movi...
Review: Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere - Chicago Reader
Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere resists the spirit of creative risk that inspired it and glosses over a very significant relationship.
chicagoreader.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:25 PM
My dear @joeengleman.bsky.social has debuted his first piece of film criticism, and it's a doozy taking on SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE and Jon Landau's influence on the Boss as documented in "Mansion on the Hill."
From Joe for the @chicagoreader.com ❤️:
chicagoreader.com/film-tv/movi...
From Joe for the @chicagoreader.com ❤️:
chicagoreader.com/film-tv/movi...
Listen to me talk about the Bolivian film THE CONDOR DAUGHTER (which I believe still does not have distribution) ❤️
Cullen Atchley and Emilio Diaz of @cannesikickit.bsky.social joined us to wrap up the Chicago Int'l Film Festival! ft. recs from @isaacfeldberg.bsky.social, @anotherkylel.bsky.social, Brennan McMahon, @daniellamazzio.bsky.social, @cineniche.bsky.social, Zachary Lee + Steve Prokopy bit.ly/47IxD1h
November 3, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Listen to me talk about the Bolivian film THE CONDOR DAUGHTER (which I believe still does not have distribution) ❤️
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Cullen Atchley and Emilio Diaz of @cannesikickit.bsky.social joined us to wrap up the Chicago Int'l Film Festival! ft. recs from @isaacfeldberg.bsky.social, @anotherkylel.bsky.social, Brennan McMahon, @daniellamazzio.bsky.social, @cineniche.bsky.social, Zachary Lee + Steve Prokopy bit.ly/47IxD1h
November 3, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Cullen Atchley and Emilio Diaz of @cannesikickit.bsky.social joined us to wrap up the Chicago Int'l Film Festival! ft. recs from @isaacfeldberg.bsky.social, @anotherkylel.bsky.social, Brennan McMahon, @daniellamazzio.bsky.social, @cineniche.bsky.social, Zachary Lee + Steve Prokopy bit.ly/47IxD1h
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kristi noem promised federal agents would continue to terrorize chicagoland—and that’s exactly what they’re doing.
border patrol/ice currently rolling through the city’s northwest side. reports of abductions in albany park earlier this morning.
border patrol/ice currently rolling through the city’s northwest side. reports of abductions in albany park earlier this morning.
October 31, 2025 at 3:34 PM
kristi noem promised federal agents would continue to terrorize chicagoland—and that’s exactly what they’re doing.
border patrol/ice currently rolling through the city’s northwest side. reports of abductions in albany park earlier this morning.
border patrol/ice currently rolling through the city’s northwest side. reports of abductions in albany park earlier this morning.
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Devastating to hear about vendors taken at Swap O Rama. Back of the Yards has had no rest for weeks. Every day on assault on immigrants and anyone that is existing while Brown.
October 16, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Devastating to hear about vendors taken at Swap O Rama. Back of the Yards has had no rest for weeks. Every day on assault on immigrants and anyone that is existing while Brown.
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Alderwoman Julia Ramirez of the 12th Ward which spans part of the southwest side posted a video statement on social media. She says that her office can confirm there have been 30 detainments/kidnappings throughout the ward. She says that 15 people were taken at Swap-O-Rama in Back of the Yards.
October 16, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Alderwoman Julia Ramirez of the 12th Ward which spans part of the southwest side posted a video statement on social media. She says that her office can confirm there have been 30 detainments/kidnappings throughout the ward. She says that 15 people were taken at Swap-O-Rama in Back of the Yards.
Chicago! Don't miss tonight's Cold Sweat double feature of TAKE SHELTER and SAVE THE GREEN PLANET at
@facetschicago.bsky.social!
If you go, you may even see a familiar postcard....
@facetschicago.bsky.social!
If you go, you may even see a familiar postcard....
October 17, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Chicago! Don't miss tonight's Cold Sweat double feature of TAKE SHELTER and SAVE THE GREEN PLANET at
@facetschicago.bsky.social!
If you go, you may even see a familiar postcard....
@facetschicago.bsky.social!
If you go, you may even see a familiar postcard....
Before my first Chi Film Fest screening I turned to Joe and was like "who do you think did the voice over for the sizzle reel this year?" and then joked "what if it's Michael Shannon?" Well.....
October 17, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Before my first Chi Film Fest screening I turned to Joe and was like "who do you think did the voice over for the sizzle reel this year?" and then joked "what if it's Michael Shannon?" Well.....
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Layoffs at the WSJ, NBC News, and Penske Media this week. All the while these companies continue to tout 'record' quarters/years. Funny, that.
www.thewrap.com/wall-street-...
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Wall Street Journal Lays Off a Dozen Reporters, Editors From Health and Science News Team
The Wall Street Journal has laid off around a dozen reporters and editors from its health, science and education verticals.
www.thewrap.com
October 16, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Layoffs at the WSJ, NBC News, and Penske Media this week. All the while these companies continue to tout 'record' quarters/years. Funny, that.
www.thewrap.com/wall-street-...
www.thewrap.com/wall-street-...
Really genuinely love that the chi film fest has been running with so many Michael Shannon photos for festival promo despite him not having anything there this year lol
3 minutes in heaven, chicago
"Visitors will get 3 minutes inside the mobile Closet, which is the same exact dimensions as the real closet at Criterion’s headquarters. The closet will be stocked with more than 1,700 Blu-rays from the Criterion Collection." blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/16/c...
"Visitors will get 3 minutes inside the mobile Closet, which is the same exact dimensions as the real closet at Criterion’s headquarters. The closet will be stocked with more than 1,700 Blu-rays from the Criterion Collection." blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/16/c...
Criterion Collection's Famed Movie Closet Coming To Chicago
The mobile version of the legendary film archive will make its first visit to the city this weekend as part of the Chicago International Film Festival.
blockclubchicago.org
October 16, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Really genuinely love that the chi film fest has been running with so many Michael Shannon photos for festival promo despite him not having anything there this year lol
Far from the most egregious thing going on right now but am I imagining that since feds dropped into Chicago, news helicopters have been taking liberties flying lower and louder than they were before? Even just for traffic coverage?
October 16, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Far from the most egregious thing going on right now but am I imagining that since feds dropped into Chicago, news helicopters have been taking liberties flying lower and louder than they were before? Even just for traffic coverage?
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Ya girl finally emerged from her bunker (a month of depression) and I'm pleased to say Hand Me the Mike is BACK with a discussion of Joshua Oppenheimer's 2024 musical THE END. @rosswbermaniv.bsky.social joins for a very rich conversation. We talk a lot about ACT OF KILLING, too. 🔗➡️
October 15, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Ya girl finally emerged from her bunker (a month of depression) and I'm pleased to say Hand Me the Mike is BACK with a discussion of Joshua Oppenheimer's 2024 musical THE END. @rosswbermaniv.bsky.social joins for a very rich conversation. We talk a lot about ACT OF KILLING, too. 🔗➡️
It does blow my mind when someone mentions that they can't believe anyone stayed on Twitter because of the inescapable nazi content...like I *know* it's there and rampant but what are you guys doing with your feeds lol because but I almost never encounter it naturally
October 15, 2025 at 10:26 PM
It does blow my mind when someone mentions that they can't believe anyone stayed on Twitter because of the inescapable nazi content...like I *know* it's there and rampant but what are you guys doing with your feeds lol because but I almost never encounter it naturally
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Had a blast talking with @daniellamazzio.bsky.social about THE END, Michael Shannon, and the place where music and movies intersect: The Musical
Ya girl finally emerged from her bunker (a month of depression) and I'm pleased to say Hand Me the Mike is BACK with a discussion of Joshua Oppenheimer's 2024 musical THE END. @rosswbermaniv.bsky.social joins for a very rich conversation. We talk a lot about ACT OF KILLING, too. 🔗➡️
October 15, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Had a blast talking with @daniellamazzio.bsky.social about THE END, Michael Shannon, and the place where music and movies intersect: The Musical
Ya girl finally emerged from her bunker (a month of depression) and I'm pleased to say Hand Me the Mike is BACK with a discussion of Joshua Oppenheimer's 2024 musical THE END. @rosswbermaniv.bsky.social joins for a very rich conversation. We talk a lot about ACT OF KILLING, too. 🔗➡️
October 15, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Ya girl finally emerged from her bunker (a month of depression) and I'm pleased to say Hand Me the Mike is BACK with a discussion of Joshua Oppenheimer's 2024 musical THE END. @rosswbermaniv.bsky.social joins for a very rich conversation. We talk a lot about ACT OF KILLING, too. 🔗➡️
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Culture might seem a less consequential right than free assembly+ its infringement makes less spectacular news than repressive violence. But the repeal of the right to culture is grave.
honored to be with @isanchezprado.bsky.social in @hyperallergic.com today!
hyperallergic.com/1049388/how-...
honored to be with @isanchezprado.bsky.social in @hyperallergic.com today!
hyperallergic.com/1049388/how-...
How to Protect Your Right to Culture
The United States government’s coordinated repeal of the right to culture has grave consequences for the texture of our daily lives. But there are ways to fight back.
hyperallergic.com
October 15, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Culture might seem a less consequential right than free assembly+ its infringement makes less spectacular news than repressive violence. But the repeal of the right to culture is grave.
honored to be with @isanchezprado.bsky.social in @hyperallergic.com today!
hyperallergic.com/1049388/how-...
honored to be with @isanchezprado.bsky.social in @hyperallergic.com today!
hyperallergic.com/1049388/how-...
Biting my tongue
October 12, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Biting my tongue
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A Q&A with Happyend (2024) director Neo Sora. https://bit.ly/4nUSlkP
Neo Sora: ‘I feel like we might be living in a turning point right now’ - Chicago Reader
Neo Sora, director of Happyend (2024), spoke to the Reader about Japanese history, fascism, and how near the film's “near future” really is.
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October 3, 2025 at 3:51 PM
A Q&A with Happyend (2024) director Neo Sora. https://bit.ly/4nUSlkP
REVIEW: I really, really, really, really, REALLY, really did not like AFTER THE HUNT. The actors try their best, but it's a tiring, self-satisfied script—and not even in the ways you'd expect. Toothless.
For the @chicagoreader.com ➡️ chicagoreader.com/film-tv/movi...
For the @chicagoreader.com ➡️ chicagoreader.com/film-tv/movi...
Review: After the Hunt - Chicago Reader
Luca Guadagnino's After the Hunt is far too comfortably self-satisfied, resulting in something that ends up quite toothless.
chicagoreader.com
October 9, 2025 at 5:24 PM
REVIEW: I really, really, really, really, REALLY, really did not like AFTER THE HUNT. The actors try their best, but it's a tiring, self-satisfied script—and not even in the ways you'd expect. Toothless.
For the @chicagoreader.com ➡️ chicagoreader.com/film-tv/movi...
For the @chicagoreader.com ➡️ chicagoreader.com/film-tv/movi...
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Glad to be working with UMedics on a protester health and safety training tomorrow. We need more of these around the city. We’ve got great street medics in Chicago, but we’ve learned lately that we need more people to know the basics of how to care for each other in protest scenarios.
October 7, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Glad to be working with UMedics on a protester health and safety training tomorrow. We need more of these around the city. We’ve got great street medics in Chicago, but we’ve learned lately that we need more people to know the basics of how to care for each other in protest scenarios.
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There's a new essay on Michael Mann's The Insider from @daniellamazzio.bsky.social and today's a good day to read it inreviewonline.com/2025/09/30/w...
Wool Over Our Eyes: The Enduring Relevance of Michael Mann's The Insider | In Review Online
A film criticism essay on The Insider (1999), directed by Michael Mann, for film review site In Review Online.
inreviewonline.com
October 6, 2025 at 3:31 PM
There's a new essay on Michael Mann's The Insider from @daniellamazzio.bsky.social and today's a good day to read it inreviewonline.com/2025/09/30/w...
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One thing that comes through awfully clearly in these ICE videos is how many of these goons gravitated toward the job because being able to assault people with impunity is a big thrill for them.
October 3, 2025 at 9:44 PM
One thing that comes through awfully clearly in these ICE videos is how many of these goons gravitated toward the job because being able to assault people with impunity is a big thrill for them.
Not mentioned here but from the press conference: Not only was the main detained brought to the ER because he broke his leg after ICE chased him, but his injury is so bad that the hospital was contemplating surgery. Lawyers have not been allowed to see him so it is unclear how the injury occurred.
From @arielparrella.bsky.social:
Federal Agents Handcuff Chicago Alderperson At Hospital ER blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/03/f...
Federal Agents Handcuff Chicago Alderperson At Hospital ER blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/03/f...
Federal Agents Handcuff Chicago Alderperson At Hospital ER
In another incident caught on video from Friday, federal agents inside a car threw smoke grenades into a street while people were outside nearby.
blockclubchicago.org
October 3, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Not mentioned here but from the press conference: Not only was the main detained brought to the ER because he broke his leg after ICE chased him, but his injury is so bad that the hospital was contemplating surgery. Lawyers have not been allowed to see him so it is unclear how the injury occurred.