Stephanie Bencin
@stephbencin.bsky.social
Director of award winning short film GREETINGS,: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVDonpKxhEw. Don't follow me if you can't tell the difference between Bill Paxton and Bill Pullman.
Me, two minutes into Murdered by Death...
bart simpson is giving a speech at a podium while homer simpson is standing in the doorway
ALT: bart simpson is giving a speech at a podium while homer simpson is standing in the doorway
media.tenor.com
February 11, 2026 at 2:43 AM
Me, two minutes into Murdered by Death...
When someone tells me that the writing is bad but the performances are good...
a man says okay but that 's worse in front of a woman
ALT: a man says okay but that 's worse in front of a woman
media.tenor.com
February 10, 2026 at 2:59 AM
When someone tells me that the writing is bad but the performances are good...
Keep thinking about the grass people and how while where we're being sold the idea that our future is dependent on a technology that we're skeptical about, truly extraordinary visual effects were created by synchronized individuals and old-school stage craft.
February 9, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Keep thinking about the grass people and how while where we're being sold the idea that our future is dependent on a technology that we're skeptical about, truly extraordinary visual effects were created by synchronized individuals and old-school stage craft.
People or things it took you far too long to appreciate:
Talking Heads
David Lean
Pickled jalapeños
Paul Schrader
William Friedkin
Edith Wharton
Ben Wishaw
Talking Heads
David Lean
Pickled jalapeños
Paul Schrader
William Friedkin
Edith Wharton
Ben Wishaw
Love this.
People or things it took you far too long to appreciate.
Bette Davis.
Rebel Without a Cause
Citizen Kane
James Stewart
The late 1950s/early 1960s tv western.
People or things it took you far too long to appreciate.
Bette Davis.
Rebel Without a Cause
Citizen Kane
James Stewart
The late 1950s/early 1960s tv western.
OK, now let's play
PEOPLE OR THINGS IT TOOK YOU FAR TOO LONG TO APPRECIATE
If I may begin:
• Kim Novak
• Natalie Wood
• Moonstruck
• Richard Strauss
• Barbara Stanwyck
OK, you're up.
PEOPLE OR THINGS IT TOOK YOU FAR TOO LONG TO APPRECIATE
If I may begin:
• Kim Novak
• Natalie Wood
• Moonstruck
• Richard Strauss
• Barbara Stanwyck
OK, you're up.
February 9, 2026 at 1:07 PM
People or things it took you far too long to appreciate:
Talking Heads
David Lean
Pickled jalapeños
Paul Schrader
William Friedkin
Edith Wharton
Ben Wishaw
Talking Heads
David Lean
Pickled jalapeños
Paul Schrader
William Friedkin
Edith Wharton
Ben Wishaw
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no eres mis casa bonita
no eres mis esposa bonita
no eres mis esposa bonita
February 9, 2026 at 1:33 AM
no eres mis casa bonita
no eres mis esposa bonita
no eres mis esposa bonita
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Women with hips are always gonna upset dudes who prefer, like, kids.
February 9, 2026 at 2:40 AM
Women with hips are always gonna upset dudes who prefer, like, kids.
The next ad better be Wyatt Russell with Bill Pullman or I'm gonna lose it.
February 9, 2026 at 12:00 AM
The next ad better be Wyatt Russell with Bill Pullman or I'm gonna lose it.
You don't squander Danny McBride!
February 8, 2026 at 11:49 PM
You don't squander Danny McBride!
Cool that they let Joe Montana wear his PJs.
February 8, 2026 at 11:36 PM
Cool that they let Joe Montana wear his PJs.
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Normalize having a jigsaw puzzle to work on at social gatherings
February 8, 2026 at 2:49 AM
Normalize having a jigsaw puzzle to work on at social gatherings
Think how much weirder Steve Martin would have been if Pennies From Heaven had been a hit.
February 7, 2026 at 12:19 AM
Think how much weirder Steve Martin would have been if Pennies From Heaven had been a hit.
1. Ishtar
2. Down With Love
3. The Last Duel
4. Sorcerer
5. Birth
2. Down With Love
3. The Last Duel
4. Sorcerer
5. Birth
Five of my favorite movies that were box office flops. What are some of yours?
1. The King of Comedy
2. Playtime
3. Chappie
4. Office Space
5. The Hired Hand
1. The King of Comedy
2. Playtime
3. Chappie
4. Office Space
5. The Hired Hand
February 6, 2026 at 9:33 PM
1. Ishtar
2. Down With Love
3. The Last Duel
4. Sorcerer
5. Birth
2. Down With Love
3. The Last Duel
4. Sorcerer
5. Birth
THE BREAKFAST SAUSAGE
February 5, 2026 at 4:08 AM
THE BREAKFAST SAUSAGE
Wish Welles was alive to go on talk shows and thunderously denounce Fable as "charlatans" and "con artists of the lowest order," while ending his screed with, "Naturally, I took their money."
Deepfaking Orson Welles’s Mangled Masterpiece
Will an A.I. restoration of “The Magnificent Ambersons” right a historic wrong or desecrate a classic?
www.newyorker.com
February 3, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Wish Welles was alive to go on talk shows and thunderously denounce Fable as "charlatans" and "con artists of the lowest order," while ending his screed with, "Naturally, I took their money."
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She's all three members of Sleater-Kinney at once.
It’s also frankly amazing how ahead of the curve Adrienne’s whole look is, she’s supposed to be the schlubby frumpy old maid & half the hip chicks will be dressing like this 10-15 years down the road.
February 3, 2026 at 2:24 AM
She's all three members of Sleater-Kinney at once.
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this is not a drill: To Live and Die in LA, one of the greatest crime films ever made, is on Criterion this month www.criterionchannel.com/stunts/seaso...
To Live and Die in L.A. - Stunts! - The Criterion Channel
Directed by William Friedkin • 1985 • United States
Starring William Petersen, Willem Dafoe, John Pankow
William Friedkin’s kinetic neonoir takes the ’80s action thriller to new heights of hyperstyli...
www.criterionchannel.com
February 2, 2026 at 1:22 AM
this is not a drill: To Live and Die in LA, one of the greatest crime films ever made, is on Criterion this month www.criterionchannel.com/stunts/seaso...
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I met @wiccaburr.bsky.social during one of CFF’s many virtual fests! He’s always been a joy to talk to and always has great recs! If you can, donate or boost his gofundme so we can help him out!
#HorrorSky
#HorrorSky
Our friend Willie J is GREAT. For the last few years he’s helped us make sure that every single one of our filmmaker’s movies are on Letterboxd so we can get them tons of logs and love from our audience. Willie is having a rough go and needs some help with a health issue Tonight we log for HIM.
Donate to Help Fund Life-Saving Kidney Transplant Preparation, organized by Willie Jarrett
Since late 2024, I have been on a health journey after being diagno… Willie Jarrett needs your support for Help Fund Life-Saving Kidney Transplant Preparation
www.gofundme.com
January 31, 2026 at 3:11 AM
I met @wiccaburr.bsky.social during one of CFF’s many virtual fests! He’s always been a joy to talk to and always has great recs! If you can, donate or boost his gofundme so we can help him out!
#HorrorSky
#HorrorSky
Last week I showed my kid one of my sleeper faves, ORANGE COUNTY. Catherine O'Hara makes a meal out of every scene she's in. She's both painfully broken and utterly hilarious at the time. A true Mike White heroine.
January 31, 2026 at 2:21 AM
Last week I showed my kid one of my sleeper faves, ORANGE COUNTY. Catherine O'Hara makes a meal out of every scene she's in. She's both painfully broken and utterly hilarious at the time. A true Mike White heroine.
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Sarah Polley, on getting comedy acting tips from Catherine O’Hara www.gq.com/story/how-th...
January 30, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Sarah Polley, on getting comedy acting tips from Catherine O’Hara www.gq.com/story/how-th...
Tired of living in a constant state of this.
January 29, 2026 at 3:49 AM
Tired of living in a constant state of this.
Let me be clear:
January 28, 2026 at 11:07 PM
Let me be clear:
A seventy-five minute hang with impeccible peformances and gorgeous (if understated) photography. Also, I finally understand Ben Wishaw!
Peter Hujar's Day, one of the very best films of 2025, is now streaming on Criterion Channel, and i would urge everyone to watch it
Peter Hujar’s Day - Peter Hujar’s Day - The Criterion Channel
Directed by Ira Sachs • 2025 • United States
Starring Ben Whishaw, Rebecca Hall
A loving snapshot of a vanished New York, Ira Sachs’s captivating cultural time capsule is a warm, witty, graceful re-c...
www.criterionchannel.com
January 28, 2026 at 5:31 PM
A seventy-five minute hang with impeccible peformances and gorgeous (if understated) photography. Also, I finally understand Ben Wishaw!