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@piersadam.bsky.social reviews WUTHERING HEIGHTS for Cinemotic cinemotic.com/movie-review...
Wuthering Heights Review - Cinemotic
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February 13, 2026 at 3:12 PM
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Subscribe to @weinbergs' Patreon for the OVERHATED podcast, with the latest episode on TERROR TRAIN www.patreon.com/posts/overha...
Overhated #290: Terror Train (1980) | weinberg+
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February 13, 2026 at 3:11 PM
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@patrickstoner.bsky.social talks to Zooey Deschanel, Charlie Cox, & Gus the dog, of MERV, for @whyy.org's Flicks whyy.org/episodes/merv/
Merv - WHYY
Zooey Deschanel, Charlie Cox, & Gus—playing the title dog—talk with Patrick Stoner about the basic rules of a rom com.
whyy.org
February 13, 2026 at 3:10 PM
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@garymkramer.bsky.social reviews PILLION for @phillygaynews.bsky.social epgn.com/2026/02/13/p...
‘Pillion’ tackles difficult themes without sensationalism - Philadelphia Gay News
“Pillion” is a beguiling character study that handles difficult subject matter without sensationalism, delivering an emotional wallop.
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February 13, 2026 at 3:09 PM
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Rob, a high school English teacher, reviews WUTHERING HEIGHTS for @fthismovie.bsky.social www.fthismovie.com/2026/02/revi...
Review: WUTHERING HEIGHTS
by Rob DiCristino You didn’t read it? Don’t worry, neither did she.
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February 13, 2026 at 3:08 PM
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James at @reelviews.bsky.social reviews CRIME 101 www.reelviews.net/reelviews/cr...
Crime 101 | Reelviews Movie Reviews
Bart Layton’s Crime 101, his first narrative featurein eight years, falls squarely into the category of movies that should bebetter than they are. With an ensemble cast of this caliber—featuring Chris...
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February 13, 2026 at 3:07 PM
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@garymkramer.bsky.social talks to Lucas Drummond of ONLY GOOD THINGS, for @phillygaynews.bsky.social epgn.com/2026/02/12/l...
Lucas Drummond talks eroticism in ‘Only Good Things’ and taking on queer roles - Philadelphia Gay News
PGN spoke with Lucas Drummond about the intriguing erotic Brazilian film ‘Only Good Things’ from writer/director Daniel Nolasco.
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February 13, 2026 at 3:07 PM
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@silberwhatever.com talks to Josh Frank, creator of SILENTS SYNCED, for @moviejawn.com www.moviejawn.com/home/2026/2/...
Interview: Josh Frank, creator of Silents Synced — Moviejawn
by Ryan Silberstein, Staff Writer In preparation for his newest release, which tracks A Woman of the World (1925) with Pearl Jam, MovieJawn sat down with Josh Frank to get a behind the scenes look ...
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February 13, 2026 at 3:06 PM
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@silberwhatever.com reviews AN AMERICAN PASTORAL for @moviejawn.com www.moviejawn.com/home/2026/2/...
AN AMERICAN PASTORAL is a ground’s eye view of the battle for America’s soul — Moviejawn
by Ryan Silberstein, Staff Writer There’s been a lot of chatter online recently about how Americans are perceived by the rest of the world. One point of insight is An American Pastoral, a new docum...
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February 13, 2026 at 3:04 PM
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Love this movie.

Learn more about it on episode 23 of my podcast @cinematiccrypt.bsky.social
February 12, 2026 at 12:18 PM
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I wrote about 30 years of John Woo's BROKEN ARROW, a film I've never quite been able to separate from Roger Ebert's review of it stephensilver.substack.com/p/john-woos-...
John Woo’s ‘Broken Arrow’ marks 30 years of eye-narrowing
Christian Slater and John Travolta squared off in one of multiple nuclear-smuggling action movies from 1996.
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February 12, 2026 at 2:44 PM
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piersadam.bsky.social
WUTHERING HEIGHTS: Splat go the eggs. Ooze go the walls.
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Wuthering Heights Review - Cinemotic
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February 13, 2026 at 2:31 PM
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In this week’s notes column, I wrote about the rise of Industry, two new newsletters you should subscribe to, my interview with Marc Shaiman, and remembering James Van Der Beek and Bud Cort. stephensilver.substack.com/p/fin-sudden...
Fin: Suddenly, the whole world is watching ‘Industry’
Two new newsletters, talking to Marc Shaiman, remembering two departed legends, and more in this week’s notes column.
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February 13, 2026 at 2:32 PM
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Subscribe to @weinbergs.bsky.social's Patreon for the OVERHATED podcast, with the latest episode on TERROR TRAIN www.patreon.com/posts/overha...
Overhated #290: Terror Train (1980) | weinberg+
Get more from weinberg+ on Patreon
www.patreon.com
February 6, 2026 at 8:57 PM
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@patrickstoner.bsky.social talks to Claire Foy of H IS FOR HAWK for @whyy.org's Flicks whyy.org/episodes/h-i...
H Is For Hawk - WHYY
Claire Foy, best known for THE CROWN, talks with Patrick Stoner about using all of her early life’s physical hardships in portraying the grieving woman who lost her beloved dad.
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February 6, 2026 at 8:55 PM
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@dantabor.bsky.social reviews #sundance2026 film THE HUNTRESS (LA CAZADORA) for @cinapse.bsky.social cinapse.co/2026/02/sund...
Sundance 2026: THE HUNTRESS (LA CAZADORA) Turns Vengeance Into Survival - Cinapse
The Huntress (La Cazadora) is a bracing reframe of what, at first glance, might look like a straightforward revenge-o-matic. Drawing from real-life events in the border city of Juárez, Mexico, the fil...
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February 6, 2026 at 8:54 PM
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James reviews SHELTER for @reelviews.bsky.social www.reelviews.net/reelviews/sh...
Shelter | Reelviews Movie Reviews
One of the great action movie staples is the story of a grimsurvivor bonding with and becoming the protector of a child. This adoptiveparent/child relationship, if handled with a degree of finesse, ca...
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February 6, 2026 at 8:52 PM
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@garymkramer.bsky.social talks to actress Sophie Nélisse of HEATED RIVALRY, for @phillygaynews.bsky.social epgn.com/2026/02/02/h...
‘Heated Rivalry’ star Sophie Nélisse talks ‘Whistle’ and facing death - Philadelphia Gay News
Sophie Nélisse, who fans may know from “Yellowjackets” and “Heated Rivalry,” spoke with PGN about death and making “Whistle.”
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February 6, 2026 at 8:51 PM
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@dantabor.bsky.social reviews Charli XCX's THE MOMENT for @cinapse.bsky.social cinapse.co/2026/02/sund...
Sundance 2026: THE MOMENT – Brat, But Make It Cinema - Cinapse
With concert films now a cinematic rite of passage — offering fans one last communal high while doubling as a farewell cash-in — it takes something special to bend the format into something new. Enter...
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February 6, 2026 at 8:49 PM
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Rob reviews PILLION for @fthismovie.bsky.social www.fthismovie.net/2026/02/revi...
Review: PILLION
by Rob DiCristino Because there’s no B.D.S.M. without L.O.V.E.
www.fthismovie.net
February 6, 2026 at 8:48 PM
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@dantabor.bsky.social reviews the #sundance2026 film NIGHT NURSE for @cinapse.bsky.social cinapse.co/2026/02/sund...
Sundance 2026: Night Nurse Turns Caregiving Into a Darkly Horny Nightmare - Cinapse
Night Nurse was one of the most pleasantly unhinged surprises I caught at Sundance. The last thing I expected walking in was an erotic thriller slithering through the darker, more taboo corners of car...
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February 6, 2026 at 8:47 PM
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James reviews DRACULA for @reelviews.bsky.social www.reelviews.net/reelviews/dr...
Dracula (2025) | Reelviews Movie Reviews
Having watched Luc Besson’s Dracula as a companionpiece to Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein, I have reached a grimconclusion: it is time to let these two iconic monsters sleep forever. Nomatter how
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February 6, 2026 at 8:46 PM
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In this week’s notes column, I wrote about the EYES WIDE SHUT thing, other Epstein-inflected conspiracy slop, why Mel Gibson is not “vindicated,” the Washington Post’s self-defenestration, the scourge of influencers in both movies and politics, and more. stephensilver.substack.com/p/fin-they-k...
Fin: “They killed Stanley Kubrick over ‘Eyes Wide Shut’ and other stupid Epstein/movie conspiracy theories
The Washington Post offs itself, influencers are bad, and more in this week’s notes column.
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February 6, 2026 at 4:21 PM
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tinseltine.bsky.social
MERCY - Good attempt at something immersive.

SEND HELP - Darkly funny power shift.

THE RIP - They deserved some of that loot.

THE WRECKING CREW - C'mon, taking on the Yakuza so easily?
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February 6, 2026 at 8:28 PM
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@dantabor.bsky.social interviews WHISTLE director Corin Hardy for @cinapse.bsky.social cinapse.co/2026/02/whis...
WHISTLE Director Corin Hardy on Death Whistles, ’90s Horror, and What’s Next - Cinapse
I was lucky enough to catch Whistle (Which opens in theaters FRIDAY, FEB 6th) as the closing-night film at Fantastic Fest, and it’s haunted me ever since. The ’90s throwback centers on a cursed Aztec ...
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February 6, 2026 at 8:45 PM