Sean Collier
@seancollier.bsky.social
Writer, movie guy, comic, theater creator, ring announcer. Vigilance Theater Group, Pittsburgh Magazine.
Just passed a place called "Jake's Bakery."
I wish yinz all the best, but the options were "Jakery" or "Jake's Bakes." C'mon, now.
I wish yinz all the best, but the options were "Jakery" or "Jake's Bakes." C'mon, now.
November 14, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Just passed a place called "Jake's Bakery."
I wish yinz all the best, but the options were "Jakery" or "Jake's Bakes." C'mon, now.
I wish yinz all the best, but the options were "Jakery" or "Jake's Bakes." C'mon, now.
How I learned to stop worrying and love the Halloween-Christmas continuum.
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Collier’s Weekly: Christmas? Halloween? Now It’s One Big Spooky-Holiday Season | Pittsburgh Magazine
The holidays have melded into one another — but that might actually be a good thing.
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November 11, 2025 at 5:01 PM
How I learned to stop worrying and love the Halloween-Christmas continuum.
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I'm gonna keep on dancing at the
Incredible things are happening in Richmond, Virginia y’all.
November 8, 2025 at 11:56 PM
I'm gonna keep on dancing at the
Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein is good. Bordering on very good.
But it was my DECLARED most anticipated movie of the year, and because it might have been an all-timer with some different decisions, it feels like a bit of a let-down.
Still: Watch it!
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But it was my DECLARED most anticipated movie of the year, and because it might have been an all-timer with some different decisions, it feels like a bit of a let-down.
Still: Watch it!
www.pittsburghmagazine.com/movie-review...
Guillermo del Toro Brings Out Gods and Monsters in a Lush “Frankenstein” | Pittsburgh Magazine
It may miss the pulpy punch of the 1931 classic, but there’s plenty to admire in this adaptation.
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November 5, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein is good. Bordering on very good.
But it was my DECLARED most anticipated movie of the year, and because it might have been an all-timer with some different decisions, it feels like a bit of a let-down.
Still: Watch it!
www.pittsburghmagazine.com/movie-review...
But it was my DECLARED most anticipated movie of the year, and because it might have been an all-timer with some different decisions, it feels like a bit of a let-down.
Still: Watch it!
www.pittsburghmagazine.com/movie-review...
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If you are sad baseball season is over, console yourself with an early NOMIA drop! THE NATURAL was Sean's bingo win pick because he heard tell it was the best baseball movie. Well... it's definitely the best baseball movie with a love interest named Memo! bit.ly/Wonderbat
November 3, 2025 at 7:48 PM
If you are sad baseball season is over, console yourself with an early NOMIA drop! THE NATURAL was Sean's bingo win pick because he heard tell it was the best baseball movie. Well... it's definitely the best baseball movie with a love interest named Memo! bit.ly/Wonderbat
TV: "The Blue Jays have been waiting 32 years."
Me: "What's he talking about? They won it in '93."
My Brain: "That's 32 years ago."
Me: " ... both of you can shut up."
Me: "What's he talking about? They won it in '93."
My Brain: "That's 32 years ago."
Me: " ... both of you can shut up."
November 2, 2025 at 3:25 AM
TV: "The Blue Jays have been waiting 32 years."
Me: "What's he talking about? They won it in '93."
My Brain: "That's 32 years ago."
Me: " ... both of you can shut up."
Me: "What's he talking about? They won it in '93."
My Brain: "That's 32 years ago."
Me: " ... both of you can shut up."
"I regret I am too occupied to accept invitations" says Boris Karloff in The Mummy, perfectly phrasing something I find myself needing to say about once a day. 🎥
November 1, 2025 at 2:43 AM
"I regret I am too occupied to accept invitations" says Boris Karloff in The Mummy, perfectly phrasing something I find myself needing to say about once a day. 🎥
I love that Emma and Yorgos are work besties, but I think they both need a break. BUGONIA feels like a movie they were sleepwalking through, so assured that it would work that no one bothered to put in any specific effort. 🎥
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We Live in Strange Times, But ‘Bugonia’ Doesn’t Know How to Handle Them | Pittsburgh Magazine
The thriller stars Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons as the players in an unhinged kidnapping.
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October 31, 2025 at 12:11 PM
I love that Emma and Yorgos are work besties, but I think they both need a break. BUGONIA feels like a movie they were sleepwalking through, so assured that it would work that no one bothered to put in any specific effort. 🎥
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Come storm the castle with me — and, much more importantly, CARY ELWES — this Saturday night!
I'll be hosting a Q&A with the legendary actor following a screening of "The Princess Bride," all live at the Carnegie of Homestead Music Hall!
Tix: librarymusichall.com/event/the-pr...
I'll be hosting a Q&A with the legendary actor following a screening of "The Princess Bride," all live at the Carnegie of Homestead Music Hall!
Tix: librarymusichall.com/event/the-pr...
October 28, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Come storm the castle with me — and, much more importantly, CARY ELWES — this Saturday night!
I'll be hosting a Q&A with the legendary actor following a screening of "The Princess Bride," all live at the Carnegie of Homestead Music Hall!
Tix: librarymusichall.com/event/the-pr...
I'll be hosting a Q&A with the legendary actor following a screening of "The Princess Bride," all live at the Carnegie of Homestead Music Hall!
Tix: librarymusichall.com/event/the-pr...
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Cover by Dan Gormley.
October 25, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Cover by Dan Gormley.
Michael Myers initially escapes by stealing a car, despite having been institutionalized since childhood. Loomis speculates that he must, at some point, have received driving lessons.
This is the only explanation — and yet! (Continued)
This is the only explanation — and yet! (Continued)
October 24, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Michael Myers initially escapes by stealing a car, despite having been institutionalized since childhood. Loomis speculates that he must, at some point, have received driving lessons.
This is the only explanation — and yet! (Continued)
This is the only explanation — and yet! (Continued)
Pittsburghers! Tonight is a special Halloween edition of the Steel City Horror Show!
COSTUME CONTEST! Surprise screening! Spooky mayhem from Dr. Gielgud! A special vocal performance! Candy, maybe?
Sunday night! Harris Theater! Come in costume!
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COSTUME CONTEST! Surprise screening! Spooky mayhem from Dr. Gielgud! A special vocal performance! Candy, maybe?
Sunday night! Harris Theater! Come in costume!
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October 22, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Pittsburghers! Tonight is a special Halloween edition of the Steel City Horror Show!
COSTUME CONTEST! Surprise screening! Spooky mayhem from Dr. Gielgud! A special vocal performance! Candy, maybe?
Sunday night! Harris Theater! Come in costume!
trustarts.org/production/1...
COSTUME CONTEST! Surprise screening! Spooky mayhem from Dr. Gielgud! A special vocal performance! Candy, maybe?
Sunday night! Harris Theater! Come in costume!
trustarts.org/production/1...
If a character in a movie picks up a phone and says, "Hello? Yes, this is she," that character's spouse was just in a terrible accident.
October 22, 2025 at 2:49 AM
If a character in a movie picks up a phone and says, "Hello? Yes, this is she," that character's spouse was just in a terrible accident.
One of the best movies of the year is a harrowing documentary assembled almost entirely from real-time footage. THE PERFECT NEIGHBOR, on Netflix, confronts Americans with an uncomfortable truth about what kind of communities we've built. Essential.
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In ‘The Perfect Neighbor,’ Danger Isn’t Coming to Your Door — It’s Already Home | Pittsburgh Magazine
The documentary tells the tale of a uniquely American tragedy through real-time footage.
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October 17, 2025 at 2:39 PM
One of the best movies of the year is a harrowing documentary assembled almost entirely from real-time footage. THE PERFECT NEIGHBOR, on Netflix, confronts Americans with an uncomfortable truth about what kind of communities we've built. Essential.
www.pittsburghmagazine.com/movie-review...
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WHAT LIES BENEATH was The Number One Movie in America (even though the trailer gives everything away) and we are here to slowly drown you in its charms. Plus discussion of ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER, ROOFMAN, and that Taylor Swift thing. We also close the loop on zombie dong! bit.ly/UrWifeLOL
October 14, 2025 at 12:37 PM
WHAT LIES BENEATH was The Number One Movie in America (even though the trailer gives everything away) and we are here to slowly drown you in its charms. Plus discussion of ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER, ROOFMAN, and that Taylor Swift thing. We also close the loop on zombie dong! bit.ly/UrWifeLOL
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Thou sayest the King grows mad, I’ll tell thee, friend,
I am almost mad myself.
I am almost mad myself.
October 14, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Thou sayest the King grows mad, I’ll tell thee, friend,
I am almost mad myself.
I am almost mad myself.
A mall that isn't struggling (but is bemoaned as such due to a deeply loaded media narrative based on ... demographics) but instead remains a beloved landmark and vital "third place" ... or a Walmart.
Why is this decision hard?
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Why is this decision hard?
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Collier’s Weekly: Who Actually Wants a ‘Commercial Destination’ Instead of a Landmark? | Pittsburgh Magazine
It’s shocking that anyone thinks the proposed redevelopment of Monroeville Mall is a good idea.
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October 14, 2025 at 6:22 PM
A mall that isn't struggling (but is bemoaned as such due to a deeply loaded media narrative based on ... demographics) but instead remains a beloved landmark and vital "third place" ... or a Walmart.
Why is this decision hard?
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Why is this decision hard?
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Today In 1960: Breathtaking view of Forbes Field during Game 7 of the World Series from the top of the University of Pittsburgh Cathedral of Learning building! (Original b&w photo by George Silk - colorization by BSmile) #MLB #Pirates #Yankees #Baseball #Postseason
October 13, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Today In 1960: Breathtaking view of Forbes Field during Game 7 of the World Series from the top of the University of Pittsburgh Cathedral of Learning building! (Original b&w photo by George Silk - colorization by BSmile) #MLB #Pirates #Yankees #Baseball #Postseason
I didn't write a review of TRON: ARES because it's too boring and I feel asleep and I don't care.
So I guess that's the review?
There's never been a bigger gap between the visual/audio experience and the plot. Terminally boring. 3/10 🎥
So I guess that's the review?
There's never been a bigger gap between the visual/audio experience and the plot. Terminally boring. 3/10 🎥
a cartoon of homer simpson snoring loudly
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October 10, 2025 at 11:49 AM
I didn't write a review of TRON: ARES because it's too boring and I feel asleep and I don't care.
So I guess that's the review?
There's never been a bigger gap between the visual/audio experience and the plot. Terminally boring. 3/10 🎥
So I guess that's the review?
There's never been a bigger gap between the visual/audio experience and the plot. Terminally boring. 3/10 🎥
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Things I say to my dog as if they will be understood:
"Peanut, the point of the walk is to walk. It's not to find the smelliest stuff in the neighborhood."
"Peanut, the point of the walk is to walk. It's not to find the smelliest stuff in the neighborhood."
October 8, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Things I say to my dog as if they will be understood:
"Peanut, the point of the walk is to walk. It's not to find the smelliest stuff in the neighborhood."
"Peanut, the point of the walk is to walk. It's not to find the smelliest stuff in the neighborhood."
The weird thing about people decrying physical media is ... it's not binary? I watch streaming and I also spend money on awesome little objects with movies on them. One is convenient, the other is quality.
Anyway, I went to @vinsyn.bsky.social Pittsburgh!
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Anyway, I went to @vinsyn.bsky.social Pittsburgh!
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Collier’s Weekly: Vinegar Syndrome Pittsburgh and the Triumphant Endurance of Physical Media | Pittsburgh Magazine
The home-video store held a soft opening last week — and it was packed with movie lovers.
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October 1, 2025 at 9:53 PM
The weird thing about people decrying physical media is ... it's not binary? I watch streaming and I also spend money on awesome little objects with movies on them. One is convenient, the other is quality.
Anyway, I went to @vinsyn.bsky.social Pittsburgh!
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Anyway, I went to @vinsyn.bsky.social Pittsburgh!
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New episode of The Number One Movie in America: Spooky Season begins with THE RING! Featuring discussion of HIM, MEGADOC, ELEANOR THE GREAT and more, plus Sean's excellent David Lynch impression. bit.ly/AWellActually
September 29, 2025 at 7:01 PM
New episode of The Number One Movie in America: Spooky Season begins with THE RING! Featuring discussion of HIM, MEGADOC, ELEANOR THE GREAT and more, plus Sean's excellent David Lynch impression. bit.ly/AWellActually
What if you tried to have a revolution but were, like, so horny
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There Are Echoes of Greatness in ‘One Battle After Another’ | Pittsburgh Magazine
The thriller from Paul Thomas Anderson is reminiscent of classics — and may become one itself.
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September 26, 2025 at 5:43 PM
What if you tried to have a revolution but were, like, so horny
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Laptop on 20%: Get on the plane, you'll be fine.
Phone on 20%: I want to play a game. You have 90 seconds. Live or die. The choice is yours.
Phone on 20%: I want to play a game. You have 90 seconds. Live or die. The choice is yours.
September 12, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Laptop on 20%: Get on the plane, you'll be fine.
Phone on 20%: I want to play a game. You have 90 seconds. Live or die. The choice is yours.
Phone on 20%: I want to play a game. You have 90 seconds. Live or die. The choice is yours.