Farouk
@faroukk.bsky.social
Sharing things I think matter. Writer and Cultural Critic with words in various places (A.V. Club, Inverse, Unwinnable, etc.). Game Dev at Play Underground Games working on a secret unannounced project.
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Excited to share that I've received special recognition as a "Writer to Watch" as part of the @chicagocritics.bsky.social / @rottentomatoes.com Emerging Critics Program. Congrats to all the writers recognized this year, and looking forward to the festival! chicagofilmcritics.org/grantrecipie...
2025 Grant Recipients — Chicago Film Critics Association
The Chicago Film Critics Association & Rotten Tomatoes Emerging Critics Scholarship supports up-and-coming voices in film and media criticism in the Chicagoland area.
chicagofilmcritics.org
It's the last day of 2025, so here's a thread of my year as a writer and some of the milestones I'm proud of.
Starting with my recognition from the Chicago Film Critics Association's Emerging Critics Program, and attending the Chicago Critics Film Festival
Starting with my recognition from the Chicago Film Critics Association's Emerging Critics Program, and attending the Chicago Critics Film Festival
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Alex Pretti’s last words were “are you ok?” said the woman next to him who ICE also pepper sprayed in the face.
January 24, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Alex Pretti’s last words were “are you ok?” said the woman next to him who ICE also pepper sprayed in the face.
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Yeah maybe if he'd had 16 years experience and 200 hours more of training, he would have killed three people today instead of one
The officer who fatally shot a Minneapolis man during a protest is an 8-year Border Patrol veteran, federal officials say.
Police chief calls for calm after a man is shot and killed during Minneapolis immigration crackdown
Federal immigration officers have shot and killed a man in Minneapolis, drawing hundreds of protesters in a city already shaken by another fatal shooting weeks earlier.
bit.ly
January 24, 2026 at 8:25 PM
Yeah maybe if he'd had 16 years experience and 200 hours more of training, he would have killed three people today instead of one
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As tens of thousands across America protest the violence that ICE sows with impunity, federal agents shot and killed another person in Minneapolis today.
ICE terrorizes our cities. ICE puts us all in danger. Abolish ICE.
January 24, 2026 at 6:00 PM
As tens of thousands across America protest the violence that ICE sows with impunity, federal agents shot and killed another person in Minneapolis today.
ICE terrorizes our cities. ICE puts us all in danger. Abolish ICE.
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You have to arrest these guys, man
I just spoke with the White House after another horrific shooting by federal agents this morning. Minnesota has had it. This is sickening.
The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now.
The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now.
January 24, 2026 at 4:29 PM
You have to arrest these guys, man
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Anyone who is part of the federal government who is not doing everything in their power to stop this administration, regardless of the assumed cost to normalcy or career, is a coward and a collaborator.
January 24, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Anyone who is part of the federal government who is not doing everything in their power to stop this administration, regardless of the assumed cost to normalcy or career, is a coward and a collaborator.
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January 23, 2026 at 6:41 PM
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what's highguard?
If You Ask Nicely
you think we should let people enjoy things? should we publish that? should we throw an ethically dubious press event event in las vegas? should we invite geoff keighley
autumn-wright.com
January 22, 2026 at 10:34 PM
what's highguard?
Honestly finding most of the Oscar nomination stuff to be pretty boring/expected of the Academy (even the snubs/picks I don't agree with). The biggest thing of note to me is that I've actually seen every major nominee already, I usually have homework to do after the announcement for at least 1 movie
January 22, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Honestly finding most of the Oscar nomination stuff to be pretty boring/expected of the Academy (even the snubs/picks I don't agree with). The biggest thing of note to me is that I've actually seen every major nominee already, I usually have homework to do after the announcement for at least 1 movie
About to see the new 28 Years Later with some friends
January 22, 2026 at 12:39 AM
About to see the new 28 Years Later with some friends
When is a normal person supposed to go to the bank. Like who has the time in the day
January 21, 2026 at 11:09 PM
When is a normal person supposed to go to the bank. Like who has the time in the day
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how it feels every time I see people arguing on here
January 13, 2026 at 5:16 PM
how it feels every time I see people arguing on here
Heading to the bog with Thag, might stunt on him with these bad boys before we fight to the death with rock and spear
January 21, 2026 at 3:43 AM
Heading to the bog with Thag, might stunt on him with these bad boys before we fight to the death with rock and spear
DAVID EHRLICH 2025 MOVIE VIDEO COUNTDOWN IS HERE
January 20, 2026 at 10:45 PM
DAVID EHRLICH 2025 MOVIE VIDEO COUNTDOWN IS HERE
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Writing while listening to my own scores on Qobuz is not only a satisfying ego trip but also potentially a good business move as each track played yields me nearly 2 entire cents
January 19, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Writing while listening to my own scores on Qobuz is not only a satisfying ego trip but also potentially a good business move as each track played yields me nearly 2 entire cents
Do you ever finish a first draft of something and go “I don’t even know if I agree with this at all”
January 20, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Do you ever finish a first draft of something and go “I don’t even know if I agree with this at all”
sometimes I randomly remember that there was a Slayyyter song in Anora and I think "who showed Sean Baker this?"
January 19, 2026 at 10:44 PM
sometimes I randomly remember that there was a Slayyyter song in Anora and I think "who showed Sean Baker this?"
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For MLK Day on @letterboxd.social I decided to do a list of essential Civil Rights and Black Liberation movies.
Freedom Now!: a starter pack of 24 films about the Civil Rights Movement and Black liberation • Journal • A Letterboxd Magazine
In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Robert Daniels recommends 24 films that shed light on the Civil Rights Movement and the ongoing fight for Black liberation in America.
boxd.it
January 19, 2026 at 7:23 PM
For MLK Day on @letterboxd.social I decided to do a list of essential Civil Rights and Black Liberation movies.
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on the particular genre of watching straight men watch heated rivalry
www.vulture.com/article/heat...
www.vulture.com/article/heat...
Watching Straight Men Watch Heated Rivalry
The romance phenomenon has captivated the dudes and bros.
www.vulture.com
January 19, 2026 at 6:18 PM
on the particular genre of watching straight men watch heated rivalry
www.vulture.com/article/heat...
www.vulture.com/article/heat...
We are Chicago Bears we carry the flame
January 19, 2026 at 2:41 AM
We are Chicago Bears we carry the flame