๐ณ๏ธโ๐ Ms. Marya E. Gates ๐ฆฉ
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โจ A Look Back at 2025 in Writing, Appearances, Trauma, and Joy.โจ
This year was a lot.
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This post is long because I went through a lot this year, from publishing a book to losing my Dad, and everything in between.
"Iโm fond of the possibilities for movies to dig into the invisible."
I spoke with Rebecca Zlotowski about Jodie Foster and their new film A PRIVATE LIFE for @ebertvoices.bsky.social
I spoke with Rebecca Zlotowski about Jodie Foster and their new film A PRIVATE LIFE for @ebertvoices.bsky.social
Female Filmmakers in Focus: Rebecca Zlotowski on "A Private Life" | Interviews | Roger Ebert
The filmmaker talks about working with Jodie Foster in her first French-speaking lead role, and more.
www.rogerebert.com
January 7, 2026 at 3:46 PM
"Iโm fond of the possibilities for movies to dig into the invisible."
I spoke with Rebecca Zlotowski about Jodie Foster and their new film A PRIVATE LIFE for @ebertvoices.bsky.social
I spoke with Rebecca Zlotowski about Jodie Foster and their new film A PRIVATE LIFE for @ebertvoices.bsky.social
for the nite owls
My 35 favorite older films I watched for the first time last year.
My Favorite New-To-Me Discoveries of 2025
Older Films I Watched For The First Time This Year
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January 7, 2026 at 5:56 AM
for the nite owls
This is the JULIET, NAKED reunion Iโve been waiting for all awards season
Ethan Hawke giving a really beautiful, forceful introduction for Rose Byrne and her best actress win
January 7, 2026 at 5:32 AM
This is the JULIET, NAKED reunion Iโve been waiting for all awards season
for the evening crowd
My 35 favorite older films I watched for the first time last year.
My Favorite New-To-Me Discoveries of 2025
Older Films I Watched For The First Time This Year
oldfilmsflicker.substack.com
January 7, 2026 at 1:44 AM
for the evening crowd
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On February 9th at 7pm, let's talk killer to killer when I introduce the greatest movie ever made at the Paris theater in NYC. The piano will have written the concerto for sure.
www.paristheaternyc.com/event/all-ab...
www.paristheaternyc.com/event/all-ab...
Paris Theater - ALL ABOUT EVE | Introduced by Odie Henderson
Introduced by film critic Odie Henderson
www.paristheaternyc.com
January 6, 2026 at 10:30 PM
On February 9th at 7pm, let's talk killer to killer when I introduce the greatest movie ever made at the Paris theater in NYC. The piano will have written the concerto for sure.
www.paristheaternyc.com/event/all-ab...
www.paristheaternyc.com/event/all-ab...
this list also includes where you can watch the films if they are available
My 35 favorite older films I watched for the first time last year.
My Favorite New-To-Me Discoveries of 2025
Older Films I Watched For The First Time This Year
oldfilmsflicker.substack.com
January 6, 2026 at 11:06 PM
this list also includes where you can watch the films if they are available
for the afternoon crowd
My 35 favorite older films I watched for the first time last year.
My Favorite New-To-Me Discoveries of 2025
Older Films I Watched For The First Time This Year
oldfilmsflicker.substack.com
January 6, 2026 at 7:59 PM
for the afternoon crowd
Some stats for this post + the list on @letterboxd.social: boxd.it/CIuRA
January 6, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Some stats for this post + the list on @letterboxd.social: boxd.it/CIuRA
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My 35 favorite older films I watched for the first time last year.
My Favorite New-To-Me Discoveries of 2025
Older Films I Watched For The First Time This Year
oldfilmsflicker.substack.com
January 6, 2026 at 5:26 PM
My 35 favorite older films I watched for the first time last year.
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January 6, 2026 at 6:34 PM
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My 35 favorite older films I watched for the first time last year.
My Favorite New-To-Me Discoveries of 2025
Older Films I Watched For The First Time This Year
oldfilmsflicker.substack.com
January 6, 2026 at 5:26 PM
My 35 favorite older films I watched for the first time last year.
Sundance online press tickets confirmed
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January 6, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Sundance online press tickets confirmed
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Deeply sad to hear Hungarian master Bรฉla Tarr passed. A titan of cinema who pushed formal/narrative boundaries. Truly the type of art that can change how you think of the art form itself. Feel so lucky to have interviewed him during his last LA visit. RIP: www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
January 6, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Deeply sad to hear Hungarian master Bรฉla Tarr passed. A titan of cinema who pushed formal/narrative boundaries. Truly the type of art that can change how you think of the art form itself. Feel so lucky to have interviewed him during his last LA visit. RIP: www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
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Just a reminder that you should subscribe to my newsletter if you like any of the following:
โ films directed by women
โ older films you've probably never heard of
โ film festival coverage
โ silent films
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โ films directed by women
โ older films you've probably never heard of
โ film festival coverage
โ silent films
๐๏ธ oldfilmsflicker.substack.com/NewYears2025
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January 4, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Just a reminder that you should subscribe to my newsletter if you like any of the following:
โ films directed by women
โ older films you've probably never heard of
โ film festival coverage
โ silent films
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โ films directed by women
โ older films you've probably never heard of
โ film festival coverage
โ silent films
๐๏ธ oldfilmsflicker.substack.com/NewYears2025
January 5, 2026 at 5:59 AM
watched the first movie Iโm reviewing this year and ๐ฌ
January 4, 2026 at 11:46 PM
watched the first movie Iโm reviewing this year and ๐ฌ
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Incredible piece about protesters from different US cities who all have one thing in common: they lost an eye during a George Floyd protests in when police shot them with "less lethal" crowd-control weapons
www.narratively.com/p/the-shot-i...
www.narratively.com/p/the-shot-i...
The Shot-in-the-Eye Squad
As Black Lives Matter protests swept the nation, the rubber bullets and tear gas canisters started to fly. This epidemic of โblinding by policeโ inspired our unlikely network of survivors.
www.narratively.com
January 4, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Incredible piece about protesters from different US cities who all have one thing in common: they lost an eye during a George Floyd protests in when police shot them with "less lethal" crowd-control weapons
www.narratively.com/p/the-shot-i...
www.narratively.com/p/the-shot-i...
Just a reminder that you should subscribe to my newsletter if you like any of the following:
โ films directed by women
โ older films you've probably never heard of
โ film festival coverage
โ silent films
๐๏ธ oldfilmsflicker.substack.com/NewYears2025
โ films directed by women
โ older films you've probably never heard of
โ film festival coverage
โ silent films
๐๏ธ oldfilmsflicker.substack.com/NewYears2025
a man in a suit and tie is running across a street
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is running across a street
media.tenor.com
January 4, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Just a reminder that you should subscribe to my newsletter if you like any of the following:
โ films directed by women
โ older films you've probably never heard of
โ film festival coverage
โ silent films
๐๏ธ oldfilmsflicker.substack.com/NewYears2025
โ films directed by women
โ older films you've probably never heard of
โ film festival coverage
โ silent films
๐๏ธ oldfilmsflicker.substack.com/NewYears2025
Oh you need to see the second one. Itโs so good.
January 4, 2026 at 3:47 AM
Oh you need to see the second one. Itโs so good.
I gotta catch up with the three in the middle at some point for sure
January 4, 2026 at 2:45 AM
I gotta catch up with the three in the middle at some point for sure
okay thank you!
January 4, 2026 at 2:14 AM
okay thank you!
it's certainly my favorite from that era.
January 4, 2026 at 2:13 AM
it's certainly my favorite from that era.
nothing but bangers
January 4, 2026 at 2:13 AM
nothing but bangers
it's my fave as well!
January 4, 2026 at 2:13 AM
it's my fave as well!