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md russell, film buff
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ux goblin, cat father, staff writer @moviejawn.com

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trashexpert.bsky.social
I love #Bound, and I've got the tattoo to prove it ;)

Celebrate #Noirvember with a lesbian classic that has aged like fine wine, and check out my newest installment of Weird History for @moviejawn.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:30 PM
trashexpert.bsky.social
Trans people matter!
So do trans movies.

Support both by checking out #ShesTheHe when you can, and reading my recent review for @moviejawn.com
October 15, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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Now! Is the perfect time to join Patreon… we are having a spooky sale.

All new members save 20% on their first month. Sign up here:
October 1, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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Need a cure for the blues? MJ's Megan Robinson recommends a dose of screwball comedies. Here's how to start watching... 📽️
How to Start Watching: Screwball Comedies — Moviejawn
by Megan Robinson, Staff Writer If modern films like Barbie, or the current state of the world, have you itching for more fast-paced comedies, I’ve compiled a list of where to get started.
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August 9, 2023 at 1:44 PM
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theneonbanshee.bsky.social
SO stoked I got to review the new DEMON SLAYER movie! It’s incredible of course.
September 12, 2025 at 1:23 PM
trashexpert.bsky.social
#LetterboxdFriday #LastFourWatched

a pretty mixed bag
a real fall from grace
(not watching 4 really good movies in a row)

let's be friends: boxd.it/2rs23
In from the Side (2022) 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (2007) Tall Girl 2 (2022) Hot Dog (2020)
September 12, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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moviejawn.com
PREORDER OUR FALL 2025 PRINT ZINE! featuring CINEMATIC DEALS WITH THE DEVIL.

Faustian bargains! Contracts in blood! Souls snatched by Satan!

All orders come with a DEATH RECORDS merit badge - while supplies last.

Preorder to read our devilish dialogue!
MovieJawn Fall 2025 Movie Zine — Moviejawn
A print movie zine that features cinematic deals with the devil.
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September 1, 2025 at 2:35 PM
trashexpert.bsky.social
now feels like a great time to remind you I wrote about Victim and the history of queer blackmail for @moviejawn.com

Interested?

1. Watch Different from the Others (1919)
2. Watch Victim (1961)
3. Read my Weird History column

or in whatever order you want, I'm not picky :)
September 11, 2025 at 11:27 PM
trashexpert.bsky.social
Feeling the need to be known, but I am indeed playing Silksong.

I'm in Hunter's March, and I'm trying my best!
September 11, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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geftokingmongoose.bsky.social
The above picture of a giant porkchop sandwich but with the meat labeled "my existential dread" and the bun is labeled "me" but now the plate of fries behind the sandwich is labeled "French fries"
September 11, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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darthbluesky.bsky.social
if u do not have anything nice to say well sometimes u are not wrong
June 8, 2023 at 1:42 PM
trashexpert.bsky.social
exhibiting incredible range with my #LetterboxdFriday #LastFourWatched
Milk & Serial (2024), Materialists (2025), Dekalog (1989), Decalogue X (1989)
September 5, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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These days, who isn't worried about crab balls?

MD Russell @trashexpert.bsky.social reviews a hometown movie, THE BALTIMORONS.
THE BALTIMORONS is a warm hug and an instant Christmas classic — Moviejawn
by MD Russell, Staff Writer The Baltimorons is heartwarming, funny, and genuinely cares about the city and people it portrays.
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September 5, 2025 at 12:34 AM
trashexpert.bsky.social
well call me Mr. Baltimore Crabs, because I loved #TheBaltimorons

it's not everyday I get to watch a new Christmas classic based in the city that raised me. Read my review for @moviejawn.com and check it out soon in a theater near you! 🎥 🦀
THE BALTIMORONS is a warm hug and an instant Christmas classic — Moviejawn
by MD Russell, Staff Writer The Baltimorons is heartwarming, funny, and genuinely cares about the city and people it portrays.
www.moviejawn.com
September 4, 2025 at 11:55 PM
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premthakker.bsky.social
Between a "No Other Land" crew mate filming himself being killed by a settler, to a journalist being killed by airstrikes he was covering minutes earlier, I'm not sure how much more televised Israel's genocide can be
August 10, 2025 at 10:38 PM
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ket.bsky.social
From Twitter, here is what Palestinian journalist Anas Al-Sharif wrote to be shared with us on his death. Israel targeted Al Jazeera's tent near Shifa hospital with an airstrike, killing Anas, four of his colleagues, and two other people. x.com/AnasAlSharif...
...Anas Al-Shaأنس الشريف @AnasAlSharifo Follow This is my will and my final message. If these words reach you, know that Israel has succeeded in killing me and silencing my voice. First, peace be upon you and Allah's mercy and blessings. Allah knows I gave every effort and all my strength to be a support and a voice for my people, ever since I opened my eyes to life in the alleys and streets of the Jabalia refugee camp. My hope was that Allah would extend my life so I could return with my family and loved ones to our original town of occupied Asqalan (Al-Majdal). But Allah's will came first, and His decree is final. I have lived through pain in all its details, tasted suffering and loss many times, yet I never once hesitated to convey the truth as it is, without distortion or falsification-so that Allah may bear witness against those who stayed silent, those who accepted our killing, those who choked our breath, and whose hearts were unmoved by the scattered remains of our children and women, doing nothing to stop the massacre that our people have faced for more than a year and a half. I entrust you with Palestine—the jewel in the crown of the Muslim world, the heartbeat of every free person in this world. I entrust you with its people, with its wronged and innocent children who never had the time to dream or live in safety and peace. Their pure bodies were crushed under thousands of tons of Israeli bombs and missiles, torn apart and scattered across the walls. I urge you not to let chains silence you, nor borders restrain you. Be bridges toward the liberation of the land and its people, until the sun of dignity and freedom rises over our stolen homeland. I entrust you to take care of my family. I entrust you with my beloved daughter Sham, the light of my eyes, whom I never got the chance to watch grow up as I had dreamed. I entrust you with my dear son Salah, whom I had wished to support and accompany through life until he grew strong enough to carry my burden and continue the mission. I entrust you with my beloved mother, whose blessed prayers brought me to where I am, whose supplications were my fortress and whose light guided my path. I pray that Allah grants her strength and rewards her on my behalf with the best of rewards. I also entrust you with my lifelong companion, my beloved wife, Umm Salah (Bayan), from whom the war separated me for many long days and months. Yet she remained faithful to our bond, steadfast as the trunk of an olive tree that does not bend -patient, trusting in Allah, and carrying the responsibility in my absence with all her strength and faith. I urge you to stand by them, to be their support after Allah Almighty. If I die, I die steadfast upon my principles. I testify before Allah that I am content with His decree, certain of meeting Him, and assured that what is with Allah is better and everlasting. O Allah, accept me among the martyrs, forgive my past and future sins, and make my blood a light that illuminates the path of freedom for my people and my family. Forgive me if I have fallen short, and pray for me with mercy, for I kept my promise and never changed or betrayed it. Do not forget Gaza... And do not forget me in your sincere prayers for forgiveness and acceptance. Anas Jamal Al-Sharif 06.04.2025 This is what our beloved Anas requested to be published upon his martyrdom. 17:25 10 Aug 25 1.2M Views 21.2K Reposts 1,864 Quotes 43.9K Likes 3,506 Bookmarks
August 11, 2025 at 12:47 AM
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premthakker.bsky.social
Barely an hour ago, Palestinian journalist Anas Al-Sharif warned us all:

“If this madness doesn’t end, Gaza will be reduced to ruins, its people’s voices silenced, their faces erased — and history will remember you as silent witnesses to a genocide you chose not to stop.”

Israel just killed him.
August 10, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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MJ's @jaylansalah.bsky.social shares a new installment of our column Queer Window.

"LOVESONG is about that particular moment in queerness where if a gal doesn’t put on a brave upfront and face up to her true emotions, all is lost, and what’s lost can never be retrieved."
Queer Window: LOVESONG calls for giving into desire — Moviejawn
by Jaylan Salah, Staff Writer The idea of feminine friendships as a masquerade for sapphic love has been a key note in films about women in love without explicitly showing they’re in love.
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August 6, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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dariandavis.bsky.social
My latest for MovieJawn! Don’t worry, no spoilers here.
moviejawn.com MovieJawn @moviejawn.com · Aug 8
"WEAPONS is a bonafide puzzle box with remarkable performances and madman Cregger throwing all the right switches, giving life to yet another unexpectedly bizarre creation that deftly balances humor, heart, and above all, horror."

Read the full review from Darian Davis @dariandavis.bsky.social
WEAPONS is an eerie fairy tale about America — Moviejawn
by Darian Davis, Staff Writer Weapons is a bonafide puzzle box with remarkable performances and madman Zach Cregger throwing all the right switches, giving life to yet another unexpectedly bizarre ...
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August 8, 2025 at 6:47 PM
trashexpert.bsky.social
Was Take Me Away the pop punk ballad of your youth?

#FreakierFriday is now in theaters and I wrote some words about it!
moviejawn.com MovieJawn @moviejawn.com · Aug 8
"It’s got everything you’d want—jokes about aging, a Pink Slip performance, and Chad Michael Murray pining for Jamie Lee Curtis. We’re talking not one, but two Chappell Roan songs."

Despite some forced conflict, MD Russell @trashexpert.bsky.social finds FREAKIER FRIDAY to be a bucket of fun.
FREAKIER FRIDAY recaptures most of the magic of the original, along with its most unhinged subplot — Moviejawn
by MD Russell, Staff Writer It’s got everything you’d want—jokes about aging, a Pink Slip performance, and Chad Michael Murray pining for Jamie Lee Curtis. We’re talking not one, but two Chappell ...
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August 8, 2025 at 5:02 PM
trashexpert.bsky.social
Thankful I watched this as an adult, I only lost sleep for one night instead of my entire adolescence
August 4, 2025 at 9:04 PM
trashexpert.bsky.social
Had a great time writing about #Ghostwatch and my life-long fear of the ghosts from Field of Dreams for @moviejawn.com

Newest edition of WEIRD HISTORY just dropped, read it! And then, watch one of the most underrated horror mockumentaries of all time, now streaming on @shudder.com
Weird History: Why GHOSTWATCH terrified a generation of British children — Moviejawn
by MD Russell, Staff Writer What is a great movie today was a terrifying ordeal for more than a few British folks.
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August 4, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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bensh3.bsky.social
The Philadelphia street sign is incredibly informative while also being legible, extensible, clean, and iconic. Top 10 best graphic design in my book
July 21, 2025 at 2:38 PM
trashexpert.bsky.social
she is her father's son
My cat, Luncheon Buffet, a calico tortie resting her head atop a Naruto book, begging desperately to have it open Luncheon Buffet resting her tiny marshmallow paw atop an open Naruto, trying desperately to process the words and images
July 19, 2025 at 2:38 PM