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@kamaaal.bsky.social
· Dec 27
You know what time it is.
It's time for the 3rd annual Kamāls, honouring the greatest films I've seen released in the UK during 2024 (from a pool of ~135 films) across a range of categories, providing a healthy antidote to industry awards like the oscars™ .
Without further ado.....
It's time for the 3rd annual Kamāls, honouring the greatest films I've seen released in the UK during 2024 (from a pool of ~135 films) across a range of categories, providing a healthy antidote to industry awards like the oscars™ .
Without further ado.....
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March 20, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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and if you don’t believe me, believe THE JUSTIN CHANG
On their marriage’s secret service: BLACK BAG is a glorious reminder that, as exponents of pure genre pleasure (and more), Soderbergh & Koepp are practically nonpareil. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
The Deliriously Witty Spy Games of “Black Bag”
In Steven Soderbergh’s latest caper, Cate Blanchett and Michael Fassbender prove that monogamy is no mission impossible.
www.newyorker.com
March 14, 2025 at 4:03 PM
and if you don’t believe me, believe THE JUSTIN CHANG
Black bag.
Soderbergh.
Blanchett.
Fassbender.
Soderbergh.
Blanchett.
Fassbender.
March 14, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Black bag.
Soderbergh.
Blanchett.
Fassbender.
Soderbergh.
Blanchett.
Fassbender.
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Given how incoherent, as a collective statement, the last decade’s worth of best pictures have been, it’s hard not to indulge in “humanities major, sociology minor” thought exercises by this point. Last but not least, @ephender.bsky.social on the #Oscars race for best picture.
Oscar 2025 Winner Predictions: Picture
Can you blame us for indulging in “humanities major, sociology minor” thought exercises?
www.slantmagazine.com
March 1, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Given how incoherent, as a collective statement, the last decade’s worth of best pictures have been, it’s hard not to indulge in “humanities major, sociology minor” thought exercises by this point. Last but not least, @ephender.bsky.social on the #Oscars race for best picture.
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"We keep coming back here to the same presupposition: that this is Demi Moore’s race to lose." Read @ephender.bsky.social on the #Oscars race for best actress.
Oscar 2025 Winner Predictions: Actress in a Leading Role
Rarely has an actor’s Oscar narrative so palpably shared DNA with the inherent mission statement of their star vehicle.
www.slantmagazine.com
February 28, 2025 at 2:28 PM
"We keep coming back here to the same presupposition: that this is Demi Moore’s race to lose." Read @ephender.bsky.social on the #Oscars race for best actress.
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Today we ask ourselves if the wind has really blown away from Adrien Brody in this category and toward someone else. #Oscars
Oscar 2025 Winner Predictions: Actor in a Leading Role
Today we ask ourselves if the wind has blown away from Adrien Brody in this category.
www.slantmagazine.com
February 27, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Today we ask ourselves if the wind has really blown away from Adrien Brody in this category and toward someone else. #Oscars
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How many books is too many books?
The Six Stages of Having Too Many Books
What happens when a mere shelf will not do.
nyer.cm
February 25, 2025 at 10:21 PM
How many books is too many books?
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Today @ephender.bsky.social asks, “Will Wicked follow in Barbie’s footsteps and get near-scotched at the #Oscars?”
Oscar 2025 Winner Predictions: Production Design
Today we're wondering if 'Wicked' will follow in the footsteps of 'Barbie' and get near-scotched at the Oscars.
www.slantmagazine.com
February 20, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Today @ephender.bsky.social asks, “Will Wicked follow in Barbie’s footsteps and get near-scotched at the #Oscars?”
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Enys Men bts
35mm | 2021
35mm | 2021
February 20, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Enys Men bts
35mm | 2021
35mm | 2021
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"Radu Jude’s cinema isn’t exactly absurdist, though it exposes the absurdities of a present reeling from the unresolved injustices of yore." Read Diego Semerene's #Berlinale review of KONTINENTAL '25.
'Kontinental '25' Review: Out with the Old, in with the New
The through line of the 'Kontinental '25' is rooted in an ancestral grudge that's easily rekindled, or projected onto new proxies.
www.slantmagazine.com
February 20, 2025 at 3:36 PM
"Radu Jude’s cinema isn’t exactly absurdist, though it exposes the absurdities of a present reeling from the unresolved injustices of yore." Read Diego Semerene's #Berlinale review of KONTINENTAL '25.
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In the short documentary “Incident,” nominated for an Academy Award, a collection of surveillance and body-camera footage offers a raw look at the 2018 shooting of Harith Augustus—and at the immediate attempts to shape the story. Watch here.
“Incident” Shows How Officers React When a Police Killing Is Caught on Tape
A collection of surveillance and body-camera footage offers a raw look at the 2018 shooting of Harith Augustus, and at the immediate attempts to shape the story.
nyer.cm
February 15, 2025 at 8:01 PM
In the short documentary “Incident,” nominated for an Academy Award, a collection of surveillance and body-camera footage offers a raw look at the 2018 shooting of Harith Augustus—and at the immediate attempts to shape the story. Watch here.
And finally, to tick off the Best Picture lineup ✅
I'M STILL HERE / AINDA ESTOU AQUI
I'M STILL HERE / AINDA ESTOU AQUI
February 10, 2025 at 11:16 AM
And finally, to tick off the Best Picture lineup ✅
I'M STILL HERE / AINDA ESTOU AQUI
I'M STILL HERE / AINDA ESTOU AQUI
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THE LAST SHOWGIRL (2024)
Streaming: February 18, 2025
VOD/Digital (Apple, Amazon, Fandango at Home, etc.)
#TheLastShowgirl
www.whentostream.com/news/the-las...
Streaming: February 18, 2025
VOD/Digital (Apple, Amazon, Fandango at Home, etc.)
#TheLastShowgirl
www.whentostream.com/news/the-las...
THE LAST SHOWGIRL Digital Streaming Release Date Revealed — When To Stream
THE LAST SHOWGIRL Digital Streaming Release Date Revealed
www.whentostream.com
February 7, 2025 at 5:28 PM
THE LAST SHOWGIRL (2024)
Streaming: February 18, 2025
VOD/Digital (Apple, Amazon, Fandango at Home, etc.)
#TheLastShowgirl
www.whentostream.com/news/the-las...
Streaming: February 18, 2025
VOD/Digital (Apple, Amazon, Fandango at Home, etc.)
#TheLastShowgirl
www.whentostream.com/news/the-las...
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Why pundits are trying to create a race that wills that bland biopic into winner existence is beyond me. Things can change but there is no proof right now to support this dramatic surge and it seems desperate.
February 7, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Why pundits are trying to create a race that wills that bland biopic into winner existence is beyond me. Things can change but there is no proof right now to support this dramatic surge and it seems desperate.
Man 2025 cinema is already so good and the year has barely started
February 7, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Man 2025 cinema is already so good and the year has barely started
I'M SO PSYCHED FOR THIS : HARD TRUTHS , MIKE LEIGH , MARIANNE JEAN-BAPTISTE
February 7, 2025 at 4:57 PM
I'M SO PSYCHED FOR THIS : HARD TRUTHS , MIKE LEIGH , MARIANNE JEAN-BAPTISTE
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At this year's #Oscars, we predict that Monstro Elisasue will take one more blood-spewing bow. Today, @ephender.bsky.social kicks off our one-category-a-day prediction coverage.
Oscar 2025 Winner Predictions: Makeup & Hairstyling
It feels right that the prom dress-wearing Monstro Elisasue from 'The Substance' will take one more blood-spewing bow here.
www.slantmagazine.com
February 7, 2025 at 2:19 PM
At this year's #Oscars, we predict that Monstro Elisasue will take one more blood-spewing bow. Today, @ephender.bsky.social kicks off our one-category-a-day prediction coverage.
2025 already going really well wrt movies
February 6, 2025 at 11:06 PM
2025 already going really well wrt movies
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ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT (2024)
Streaming Now
VOD/Digital – Sale/Rental (Apple, Amazon, Fandango at Home, etc.)
#AllWeImagineAsLight
Streaming Now
VOD/Digital – Sale/Rental (Apple, Amazon, Fandango at Home, etc.)
#AllWeImagineAsLight
February 4, 2025 at 1:31 PM
ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT (2024)
Streaming Now
VOD/Digital – Sale/Rental (Apple, Amazon, Fandango at Home, etc.)
#AllWeImagineAsLight
Streaming Now
VOD/Digital – Sale/Rental (Apple, Amazon, Fandango at Home, etc.)
#AllWeImagineAsLight
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ANUJA* (2024)
Streaming: February 5, 2025
Netflix
#Anuja
*Oscar Nominee: Best Live Action Short Film
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4scA...
Streaming: February 5, 2025
Netflix
#Anuja
*Oscar Nominee: Best Live Action Short Film
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4scA...
ANUJA | Official Trailer | Netflix
YouTube video by Netflix
www.youtube.com
January 29, 2025 at 5:35 PM
ANUJA* (2024)
Streaming: February 5, 2025
Netflix
#Anuja
*Oscar Nominee: Best Live Action Short Film
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4scA...
Streaming: February 5, 2025
Netflix
#Anuja
*Oscar Nominee: Best Live Action Short Film
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4scA...
"Brady Corbet’s The Brutalist made a muscular start at the UK-Ireland box office with £703,617 from just 170 cinemas"
www.screendaily.com/news/the-bru...
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@screendaily.com.web.brid.gy
‘The Brutalist’ starts in top five at UK-Ireland box office; ‘A Complete Unknown’ stays first
'The Brutalist' took over £4,000-per-cinema for a strong opening.
www.screendaily.com
January 28, 2025 at 4:25 PM
"Brady Corbet’s The Brutalist made a muscular start at the UK-Ireland box office with £703,617 from just 170 cinemas"
www.screendaily.com/news/the-bru...
@screendaily.com.web.brid.gy
www.screendaily.com/news/the-bru...
@screendaily.com.web.brid.gy
THE BRUTALIST was great . thoroughly enjoyed watching it in the cinema yesterday
January 26, 2025 at 2:56 PM
THE BRUTALIST was great . thoroughly enjoyed watching it in the cinema yesterday
didnt expect new soderbergh to hit me at the emotional level that it did .
also i keep seeing the poster for it around walsall town (good promo), yet i was the *only* person at this particular screening (i know it was during working hours for most, but still)..
i do hope ppl check PRESENCE out tho
also i keep seeing the poster for it around walsall town (good promo), yet i was the *only* person at this particular screening (i know it was during working hours for most, but still)..
i do hope ppl check PRESENCE out tho
January 24, 2025 at 5:38 PM
didnt expect new soderbergh to hit me at the emotional level that it did .
also i keep seeing the poster for it around walsall town (good promo), yet i was the *only* person at this particular screening (i know it was during working hours for most, but still)..
i do hope ppl check PRESENCE out tho
also i keep seeing the poster for it around walsall town (good promo), yet i was the *only* person at this particular screening (i know it was during working hours for most, but still)..
i do hope ppl check PRESENCE out tho