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Max Covill
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· Nov 3
It's the Pictures
A weekly entertainment newsletter on movies, television, and anime. An extension of the It’s the Pictures podcast.
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What is It's the Pictures?
It's the Pictures is a weekly entertainment newsletter on movies, television, and Japanese Animation. It's also an extension of the It's the Pictures podcast.
www.itsthepictures.com/launch-week-...
It's the Pictures is a weekly entertainment newsletter on movies, television, and Japanese Animation. It's also an extension of the It's the Pictures podcast.
www.itsthepictures.com/launch-week-...
Also all I want to do is watch Pluribus and Eyes Wide Shut and The Holdovers, but I’m watching She-ra (2018) with the kid instead.
December 24, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Also all I want to do is watch Pluribus and Eyes Wide Shut and The Holdovers, but I’m watching She-ra (2018) with the kid instead.
I used to think this was a Christmas movie before watching it.
It absolutely isn’t.
It absolutely isn’t.
December 24, 2025 at 8:51 PM
I used to think this was a Christmas movie before watching it.
It absolutely isn’t.
It absolutely isn’t.
Always going to stop and listen to GDT talk about movies.
Check out some of @realgdt.bsky.social great (mobile) Closet Picks on the Criterion Channel! ✨ 🖤
THE RED SHOES
BLACK NARCISSUS
SALESMAN
AU REVOIR LES ENFANTS.
THE RED SHOES
BLACK NARCISSUS
SALESMAN
AU REVOIR LES ENFANTS.
Guillermo del Toro's Closet Picks
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December 24, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Always going to stop and listen to GDT talk about movies.
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All of POP HEIST is open for the holidays! No pay walls, no limits, baby! Today and tomorrow! For a sampling of what we do, here's a list of the most-viewed articles of 2025 ...
For 12/24 and 12/25, Pop Heist is 100% free for all readers — no paywalls, no limits. ("It's the reason for the season" is what this library book about marketing says.) Check us out! if you like what you see, subscribe today to take advantage of our 20% off sale!
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December 24, 2025 at 4:03 PM
All of POP HEIST is open for the holidays! No pay walls, no limits, baby! Today and tomorrow! For a sampling of what we do, here's a list of the most-viewed articles of 2025 ...
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THE PLAGUE was probably my favorite movie from Cannes, a terrific debut, and it is finally out:
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/m...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/m...
‘The Plague’ Review: Pool of the Flies
www.nytimes.com
December 24, 2025 at 12:17 PM
THE PLAGUE was probably my favorite movie from Cannes, a terrific debut, and it is finally out:
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/m...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/m...
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They're online now. I'm going to 🧵 them here, starting with my editor's note.
December 24, 2025 at 12:22 PM
They're online now. I'm going to 🧵 them here, starting with my editor's note.
It’s the internet and you can certainly find someone that agrees with your opinion. Sometimes I feel this way when I watch this movie: www.pajiba.com/think_pieces...
December 24, 2025 at 3:57 AM
It’s the internet and you can certainly find someone that agrees with your opinion. Sometimes I feel this way when I watch this movie: www.pajiba.com/think_pieces...
It wouldn’t say IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE is bad. I would say that it’s mostly famous for the last 25 minutes than anything else that comes before it.
December 24, 2025 at 3:12 AM
It wouldn’t say IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE is bad. I would say that it’s mostly famous for the last 25 minutes than anything else that comes before it.
I watched The Odyssey trailer just as Christopher Nolan intended:
On mute, with subtitles, on my iPhone, during my child’s swim class.
I’m sure he’d be proud.
On mute, with subtitles, on my iPhone, during my child’s swim class.
I’m sure he’d be proud.
December 23, 2025 at 8:19 PM
I watched The Odyssey trailer just as Christopher Nolan intended:
On mute, with subtitles, on my iPhone, during my child’s swim class.
I’m sure he’d be proud.
On mute, with subtitles, on my iPhone, during my child’s swim class.
I’m sure he’d be proud.
While I'm making wishes for 4K releases, I'd like to add The Muppet Christmas Carol. Just give me a physical release of the "When Love is Gone" cut. Please Disney?
I need the discs from the Columbia Classics Vol 5 edition to be released separately. Namely Little Women (2019) and On the Waterfront, but I'd take Age of Innocence too.
December 23, 2025 at 7:40 PM
While I'm making wishes for 4K releases, I'd like to add The Muppet Christmas Carol. Just give me a physical release of the "When Love is Gone" cut. Please Disney?
I need the discs from the Columbia Classics Vol 5 edition to be released separately. Namely Little Women (2019) and On the Waterfront, but I'd take Age of Innocence too.
December 23, 2025 at 7:35 PM
I need the discs from the Columbia Classics Vol 5 edition to be released separately. Namely Little Women (2019) and On the Waterfront, but I'd take Age of Innocence too.
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007 First Light delayed until 27th May. Condolences to all the news writers who have signed off for the year.
December 23, 2025 at 5:19 PM
007 First Light delayed until 27th May. Condolences to all the news writers who have signed off for the year.
Hey. Look. Absolutely awful opinions over at Variety. (If The Testament of Ann Lee was directed by a man, it’d be a frontrunner).
December 23, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Hey. Look. Absolutely awful opinions over at Variety. (If The Testament of Ann Lee was directed by a man, it’d be a frontrunner).
The Best Blu-ray and 4K UHD of 2025 | It's the Pictures
YouTube video by It's the Pictures
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December 23, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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Shared some of my favorite Blu-ray and 4K releases of 2025. www.itsthepictures.com/the-best-blu...
The Best Blu-ray and 4K Discs of 2025
Going through some of my favorite home video releases of 2025
Who even buys movies on disc anymore? If you haven't purchased a physical movie release in a long time, there are plenty of compelling re...
www.itsthepictures.com
December 22, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Shared some of my favorite Blu-ray and 4K releases of 2025. www.itsthepictures.com/the-best-blu...
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Wrote about the terrific casting in MARTY SUPREME.
"Today, we go behind the camera to pick some of the great craft of the year in film, including excellence in cinematography, editing, original score, casting, and more.” Read our writers’ picks:
The Great Craft of 2025 | Features | Roger Ebert
On some of our favorite filmmaking of 2025.
www.rogerebert.com
December 22, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Wrote about the terrific casting in MARTY SUPREME.
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!! Here’s a link to full video of the 60 Minutes segment that Bari Weiss killed last minute, via @jasonparis.bsky.social:
is.gd/paU8Ko
(It was uploaded to the Global TV app in Canada, seemingly by accident, and has now been taken down)
is.gd/paU8Ko
(It was uploaded to the Global TV app in Canada, seemingly by accident, and has now been taken down)
December 22, 2025 at 10:39 PM
!! Here’s a link to full video of the 60 Minutes segment that Bari Weiss killed last minute, via @jasonparis.bsky.social:
is.gd/paU8Ko
(It was uploaded to the Global TV app in Canada, seemingly by accident, and has now been taken down)
is.gd/paU8Ko
(It was uploaded to the Global TV app in Canada, seemingly by accident, and has now been taken down)
Nintendo Store currently has Cyberpunk 2077 for 75% OFF in a likely price error. Jump on that one.
www.reddit.com/r/NintendoSw...
www.reddit.com/r/NintendoSw...
From the NintendoSwitch2 community on Reddit: Cyberpunk 2077's website confirms the -75% discount is a price error, intended discount was -42%
Explore this post and more from the NintendoSwitch2 community
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December 22, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Nintendo Store currently has Cyberpunk 2077 for 75% OFF in a likely price error. Jump on that one.
www.reddit.com/r/NintendoSw...
www.reddit.com/r/NintendoSw...
Wrote about the terrific casting in MARTY SUPREME.
"Today, we go behind the camera to pick some of the great craft of the year in film, including excellence in cinematography, editing, original score, casting, and more.” Read our writers’ picks:
The Great Craft of 2025 | Features | Roger Ebert
On some of our favorite filmmaking of 2025.
www.rogerebert.com
December 22, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Wrote about the terrific casting in MARTY SUPREME.
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Making my debut at @avclub.com talking about the year's best trend in fantasy publishing: Lady knights.
The year's biggest fantasy trend finally gives women swords
The year's biggest fantasy trend finally gives women swords
www.avclub.com
December 22, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Making my debut at @avclub.com talking about the year's best trend in fantasy publishing: Lady knights.
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*NEW EPISODE!!* We discuss the films:
• NO OTHER CHOICE
• IS THIS THING ON?
Listen: spoilerpiece.libsyn.com/episode-597-...
• NO OTHER CHOICE
• IS THIS THING ON?
Listen: spoilerpiece.libsyn.com/episode-597-...
December 22, 2025 at 5:25 PM
*NEW EPISODE!!* We discuss the films:
• NO OTHER CHOICE
• IS THIS THING ON?
Listen: spoilerpiece.libsyn.com/episode-597-...
• NO OTHER CHOICE
• IS THIS THING ON?
Listen: spoilerpiece.libsyn.com/episode-597-...
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If you prefer video, I’ve got that too. youtu.be/mONP7ZsfcoQ?...
The Best Blu-ray and 4K UHD of 2025 | It's the Pictures
YouTube video by It's the Pictures
youtu.be
December 22, 2025 at 1:16 PM
If you prefer video, I’ve got that too. youtu.be/mONP7ZsfcoQ?...
Shared some of my favorite Blu-ray and 4K releases of 2025. www.itsthepictures.com/the-best-blu...
The Best Blu-ray and 4K Discs of 2025
Going through some of my favorite home video releases of 2025
Who even buys movies on disc anymore? If you haven't purchased a physical movie release in a long time, there are plenty of compelling re...
www.itsthepictures.com
December 22, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Shared some of my favorite Blu-ray and 4K releases of 2025. www.itsthepictures.com/the-best-blu...
Reposted by Max Covill
"What distinguishes Malick’s work," Bilge Ebiri writes, "emerges from the harmony between a film’s images and its sensibility." yalereview.org/article/bilg...
Bilge Ebiri: “Why Terrence Malick Is the Most Influential Director”
Bilge Ebiri explores filmmaker Terrence Malick’s vision of grace and his far-ranging influence on American cinema.
yalereview.org
December 20, 2025 at 4:44 PM
"What distinguishes Malick’s work," Bilge Ebiri writes, "emerges from the harmony between a film’s images and its sensibility." yalereview.org/article/bilg...