Ally
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In late September, Black revolutionary Assata Shakur died in Cuba a free woman.
Orisanmi Burton celebrates her life and her unceasing dedication to the revolutionary struggle for liberation from the racist U.S. empire and all that it entails.
proteanmag.com/2025/10/07/a...
Orisanmi Burton celebrates her life and her unceasing dedication to the revolutionary struggle for liberation from the racist U.S. empire and all that it entails.
proteanmag.com/2025/10/07/a...
Assata Is Welcome Here • Protean Magazine
In late September, black revolutionary Assata Shakur died in Cuba a free woman. Orisanmi Burton celebrates her life and her unceasing dedication to the revolutionary struggle for liberation from U.S. ...
proteanmag.com
October 8, 2025 at 12:00 AM
In late September, Black revolutionary Assata Shakur died in Cuba a free woman.
Orisanmi Burton celebrates her life and her unceasing dedication to the revolutionary struggle for liberation from the racist U.S. empire and all that it entails.
proteanmag.com/2025/10/07/a...
Orisanmi Burton celebrates her life and her unceasing dedication to the revolutionary struggle for liberation from the racist U.S. empire and all that it entails.
proteanmag.com/2025/10/07/a...
I need classic film recommendations for my spouse, who thinks he won't be able to *love* any black and white film (He thinks they can't reach the same level of visual craft as modern cinema. And he doesn't like the Old Hollywood theatrical style of acting).
February 7, 2025 at 8:53 PM
I need classic film recommendations for my spouse, who thinks he won't be able to *love* any black and white film (He thinks they can't reach the same level of visual craft as modern cinema. And he doesn't like the Old Hollywood theatrical style of acting).
I've been in kind of a rut, but Somebody Somewhere is making me fall in love with television again.
Finished season 1 last night and bawled my eyes out.
Finished season 1 last night and bawled my eyes out.
February 6, 2025 at 6:54 PM
I've been in kind of a rut, but Somebody Somewhere is making me fall in love with television again.
Finished season 1 last night and bawled my eyes out.
Finished season 1 last night and bawled my eyes out.
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Pretty much sums up the approach of the tech industry now – trying to force us to accept a thing that is unnecessary and also looks like ass, and that was generated through theft of labor and intellectual property
January 6, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Pretty much sums up the approach of the tech industry now – trying to force us to accept a thing that is unnecessary and also looks like ass, and that was generated through theft of labor and intellectual property
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This! The Oscars, at their best, serve as an opportunity to spotlight movies that are worth your time to check out! They're (in part) an educational and promotional tool, not just a vindication of your tastes.
Little rant: This is the time of year for anti-Oscar gripes, and the one I like least is "I haven't even heard of these movies!" Folks, that's on you. The 25 or 30 films in the mix have been talked about incessantly in entertainment media since September. Many are in theaters. Many are streaming. >
January 7, 2025 at 12:00 AM
This! The Oscars, at their best, serve as an opportunity to spotlight movies that are worth your time to check out! They're (in part) an educational and promotional tool, not just a vindication of your tastes.
Had fun watching the original Night of the Living Dead as my first movie of the year.
An amazing horror film (that wouldn't have been the same without Duane Jones, his rewrites of his character, and his fight for that powerfully bleak ending to remain unchanged)
#filmsky #moviesky
An amazing horror film (that wouldn't have been the same without Duane Jones, his rewrites of his character, and his fight for that powerfully bleak ending to remain unchanged)
#filmsky #moviesky
January 5, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Second this! Great movie
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Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person seems to have popped up on MUBI with no fanfare at all. It’s well worth seeing. Here’s my review for Nerdly: www.nerdly.co.uk/2023/09/21/v...
Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person seems to have popped up on MUBI with no fanfare at all. It’s well worth seeing. Here’s my review for Nerdly: www.nerdly.co.uk/2023/09/21/v...
December 29, 2024 at 11:19 PM
Second this! Great movie
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It was the criterion collection of times, it was the netflix original of times
December 29, 2024 at 8:17 PM
It was the criterion collection of times, it was the netflix original of times
I've had a few first-time Christmas watches this month. Tokyo Godfathers, Klaus, and Shop Around the Corner will all be entering the holiday rotation.
Sorry to say Scrooged was absolutely foul. #moviesky #filmsky
Sorry to say Scrooged was absolutely foul. #moviesky #filmsky
a man in a suit and tie is talking to a woman in a fairy costume in front of a brick wall .
Alt: In the movie Scrooged, the ghost of Christmas Present pats Frank Cross on the cheek, saying, "Sometimes the truth is painful, Frank."
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December 29, 2024 at 9:19 PM
This is very cool
Wish we had a repertory cinema. I'd love to propose screening the Letterboxd Top 250 to the historic movie theater in my town. Then again, it's in the Bible Belt and they just play family movies.
Wish we had a repertory cinema. I'd love to propose screening the Letterboxd Top 250 to the historic movie theater in my town. Then again, it's in the Bible Belt and they just play family movies.
“We’ve had the busiest 12 months in our history,” says Paul Vickery, head of programming @princecharlescinema.com in this article by critic and author Tom Shone on the rise of younger audience interest in seeing repertory films in the cinema www.theguardian.com/film/2024/de...
Covid was supposed to kill cinema – but did lockdown and gen Z save cinephilia?
Sites such as film discovery platform Letterboxd promote a new way of film-viewing, eschewing sneering gatekeepers for a more open-minded and eclectic experience
www.theguardian.com
December 24, 2024 at 9:19 PM
This is very cool
Wish we had a repertory cinema. I'd love to propose screening the Letterboxd Top 250 to the historic movie theater in my town. Then again, it's in the Bible Belt and they just play family movies.
Wish we had a repertory cinema. I'd love to propose screening the Letterboxd Top 250 to the historic movie theater in my town. Then again, it's in the Bible Belt and they just play family movies.
A friend of mine recently interviewed at a fast food place whose manager told them female employees have to show up with a full face of makeup
December 22, 2024 at 7:58 PM
A friend of mine recently interviewed at a fast food place whose manager told them female employees have to show up with a full face of makeup
Cocktail menu for our Christmas party tonight
December 19, 2024 at 11:16 PM
Cocktail menu for our Christmas party tonight
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This is the natural end of a business that seems to have run itself into the ground and out of executives with imaginations, but yikesssss
December 18, 2024 at 2:20 PM
This is the natural end of a business that seems to have run itself into the ground and out of executives with imaginations, but yikesssss
Spouse and I are watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer. It's his first time, and he pushed to watch it in random order "to simulate the experience of catching a show for the first time via reruns."
(He has crazy ideas, but I have to admit this one has turned out pretty fun).
(He has crazy ideas, but I have to admit this one has turned out pretty fun).
December 17, 2024 at 10:11 PM
Spouse and I are watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer. It's his first time, and he pushed to watch it in random order "to simulate the experience of catching a show for the first time via reruns."
(He has crazy ideas, but I have to admit this one has turned out pretty fun).
(He has crazy ideas, but I have to admit this one has turned out pretty fun).
I Saw the TV Glow was my favorite movie this year. Justice Smith is phenomenal as Owen, whose connection to a supernatural TV show gives way to questions surrounding his true identity. My review: www.thereviewgeek.com/isawthetvglo...
December 17, 2024 at 7:34 PM
I Saw the TV Glow was my favorite movie this year. Justice Smith is phenomenal as Owen, whose connection to a supernatural TV show gives way to questions surrounding his true identity. My review: www.thereviewgeek.com/isawthetvglo...
I'm so looking forward to seeing this!
Jomo Fray was also the DP for the *stunning* All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt last year, so it's no surprise his work on Nickel Boys has been widely praised ❤️
Jomo Fray was also the DP for the *stunning* All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt last year, so it's no surprise his work on Nickel Boys has been widely praised ❤️
NICKEL BOYS is now out in NY/LA. In my opinion, it’s the best film of the year and a total masterpiece.
My review via @ebertvoices.bsky.social
My review via @ebertvoices.bsky.social
Nickel Boys movie review & film summary (2024) | Roger Ebert
Some films shine brighter than others.
www.rogerebert.com
December 17, 2024 at 3:16 AM
I'm so looking forward to seeing this!
Jomo Fray was also the DP for the *stunning* All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt last year, so it's no surprise his work on Nickel Boys has been widely praised ❤️
Jomo Fray was also the DP for the *stunning* All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt last year, so it's no surprise his work on Nickel Boys has been widely praised ❤️
New to Bluesky, so here's the obligatory introduction post.
I'm a film critic (although my health has sadly prevented me from doing much writing these days).
I would love to connect with fellow movie buffs :)
I'm a film critic (although my health has sadly prevented me from doing much writing these days).
I would love to connect with fellow movie buffs :)
December 17, 2024 at 2:38 AM
New to Bluesky, so here's the obligatory introduction post.
I'm a film critic (although my health has sadly prevented me from doing much writing these days).
I would love to connect with fellow movie buffs :)
I'm a film critic (although my health has sadly prevented me from doing much writing these days).
I would love to connect with fellow movie buffs :)