Victor Morton
@vjmfilms.bsky.social
Raised on Blackpool postcards and Benny Hill, religious nut, Film Nerddom's Jake LaMotta, Japan WW2 apologist, loyal adherent to the disco movement, Deplorable. I block headshrinkers.
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Victor Morton
@vjmfilms.bsky.social
· May 15
If you've lost contact with me ... this is my Top 10 for the 2025 YTD:
My latest blog essay is about the ending of PRETTY IN PINK. I think the re-shot ending we have is the right one … (Spoiler, I guess)
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Still pretty after all these years
PRETTY IN PINK (Howard Deutch, USA, 1986, 8) I saw PRETTY IN PINK for the first time at the weekend (yeah, yeah … I know) at a 40th anniversary Fathom Events showing, which included a short introdu…
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February 18, 2026 at 6:52 PM
My latest blog essay is about the ending of PRETTY IN PINK. I think the re-shot ending we have is the right one … (Spoiler, I guess)
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Dear God:
Two posts like this today are quite enough. Please cool it. RIP Frederick Wiseman.
Thank you
Victor
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Two posts like this today are quite enough. Please cool it. RIP Frederick Wiseman.
Thank you
Victor
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The wise man
First Robert Duvall, now Frederick Wiseman. Neither death can exactly be called a shock … both men were in their 90s, and even in a first-world country, winter always seems harder on the elderly/fr…
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February 16, 2026 at 10:19 PM
Dear God:
Two posts like this today are quite enough. Please cool it. RIP Frederick Wiseman.
Thank you
Victor
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Two posts like this today are quite enough. Please cool it. RIP Frederick Wiseman.
Thank you
Victor
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Another “you’ve not seen THAT??” classic from the 80s
February 15, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Another “you’ve not seen THAT??” classic from the 80s
The second part of Saturday’s “meh” double-harder … a Canadian sketch-team’s comedy.
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It’s no SCTV
NIRVANNA THE BAND THE SHOW THE MOVIE (Matt Johnson, Canada, 2026, 5) I wanted to like this more than I did but a lot of the humor wound up playing to me as mostly conceptual, in the bad sense…
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February 15, 2026 at 7:21 AM
The second part of Saturday’s “meh” double-harder … a Canadian sketch-team’s comedy.
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PILLION (Lighton, Britain, 2026, 6) Cut the last scene and we’d have a jagged little pill, a bitter gem about gay S&M and egalitarianism and “having it all.” As it is, we have a ickily moralistic fable about growth and learning and hugging.
February 15, 2026 at 12:32 AM
PILLION (Lighton, Britain, 2026, 6) Cut the last scene and we’d have a jagged little pill, a bitter gem about gay S&M and egalitarianism and “having it all.” As it is, we have a ickily moralistic fable about growth and learning and hugging.
Now for Saturday double feature of … PILLION and NIRVANNA, the first new 2026 commercial releases of the new year
February 14, 2026 at 9:24 PM
Now for Saturday double feature of … PILLION and NIRVANNA, the first new 2026 commercial releases of the new year
I wrote about BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY’S; a spoiled potential masterpiece
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What about BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY’S … I kinda liked it
BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY’S (Blake Edwards, USA, 1961, 7) There’s no way around the fact that in 2026 the dominant reaction to BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY’S has to do with Mickey Rooney’s role and performance.…
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February 14, 2026 at 9:18 PM
I wrote about BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY’S; a spoiled potential masterpiece
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Dunno why this beloved classic is playing in several area theaters. But confession … I’ve actually never actually seen BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY’S (read the novella … the Opposite of George). I’ve tried to watch it a few times on TCM but always get turned off by … well, Rooney. Committment of a ticket!
February 13, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Dunno why this beloved classic is playing in several area theaters. But confession … I’ve actually never actually seen BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY’S (read the novella … the Opposite of George). I’ve tried to watch it a few times on TCM but always get turned off by … well, Rooney. Committment of a ticket!
If AOC would promise to make sure this did not happen (through Any Means Necessary!!), I’d vote for her in a heartbeat.
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Adam Sandler Reunites With Dustin Hoffman for Remake of Acclaimed 2001 Movie
Adam Sandler and Dustin Hoffman are reuniting yet again, for a remake of a classic 2001 French drama. What movie will see Adam Sandler and Dustin Hoffman reunite? According to a new report from Nexus ...
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February 12, 2026 at 5:44 AM
If AOC would promise to make sure this did not happen (through Any Means Necessary!!), I’d vote for her in a heartbeat.
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Day 10 of #Sundance2026 capsules at my site, where the last film of the fest was also the best.
TUNER (Daniel Roher, USA, 4)
TO HOLD A MOUNTAIN (Biljana Tutorov & Petar Glomazic, Montenegro, 8)
SOUL PATROL (J.M. Harper, USA, 3)
BUDDY (Casper Kelly, USA, 9)
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TUNER (Daniel Roher, USA, 4)
TO HOLD A MOUNTAIN (Biljana Tutorov & Petar Glomazic, Montenegro, 8)
SOUL PATROL (J.M. Harper, USA, 3)
BUDDY (Casper Kelly, USA, 9)
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Sundance 2026 — Day 10
TUNER (Daniel Roher, USA, 4, 2 stars) If you didn’t know better, you might think that Dustin Hoffman walked off this film because he realized the script was rubbish, a la Bette Davis in ̶…
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February 1, 2026 at 4:19 PM
Day 10 of #Sundance2026 capsules at my site, where the last film of the fest was also the best.
TUNER (Daniel Roher, USA, 4)
TO HOLD A MOUNTAIN (Biljana Tutorov & Petar Glomazic, Montenegro, 8)
SOUL PATROL (J.M. Harper, USA, 3)
BUDDY (Casper Kelly, USA, 9)
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TUNER (Daniel Roher, USA, 4)
TO HOLD A MOUNTAIN (Biljana Tutorov & Petar Glomazic, Montenegro, 8)
SOUL PATROL (J.M. Harper, USA, 3)
BUDDY (Casper Kelly, USA, 9)
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Day 8 of #Sundance2026 capsules for SLC Weekly with @scottrenshaw.bsky.social My contributions are:
SHAME AND MONEY (Visar Morina, Kosovo, 2)
WHEN A WITNESS RECANTS (Dawn Porter, USA, 9)
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SHAME AND MONEY (Visar Morina, Kosovo, 2)
WHEN A WITNESS RECANTS (Dawn Porter, USA, 9)
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Sundance Film Festival 2026: Day 8 capsules
The Incomer; When a Witness Recants; Soul Patrol; Bedford Park; One in a Million; Shame and Money
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January 30, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Day 8 of #Sundance2026 capsules for SLC Weekly with @scottrenshaw.bsky.social My contributions are:
SHAME AND MONEY (Visar Morina, Kosovo, 2)
WHEN A WITNESS RECANTS (Dawn Porter, USA, 9)
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SHAME AND MONEY (Visar Morina, Kosovo, 2)
WHEN A WITNESS RECANTS (Dawn Porter, USA, 9)
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Day 7 of #Sundance2026 capsules for SLC Weekly with @scottrenshaw.bsky.social My contributions are
KIKUYU LAND (Andrew H. Brown and Bea Wangondu, Kenya, 4)
CHASING SUMMER (Josephine Decker, USA, 4)
UNION COUNTY (Adam Meeks, USA, 8)
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KIKUYU LAND (Andrew H. Brown and Bea Wangondu, Kenya, 4)
CHASING SUMMER (Josephine Decker, USA, 4)
UNION COUNTY (Adam Meeks, USA, 8)
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Sundance Film Festival 2026: Day 7 capsules
Wicker; The Lake; Chasing Summer; Extra Geography; Union County; Jaripeo; Kikuyu Land
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January 29, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Day 7 of #Sundance2026 capsules for SLC Weekly with @scottrenshaw.bsky.social My contributions are
KIKUYU LAND (Andrew H. Brown and Bea Wangondu, Kenya, 4)
CHASING SUMMER (Josephine Decker, USA, 4)
UNION COUNTY (Adam Meeks, USA, 8)
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KIKUYU LAND (Andrew H. Brown and Bea Wangondu, Kenya, 4)
CHASING SUMMER (Josephine Decker, USA, 4)
UNION COUNTY (Adam Meeks, USA, 8)
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I got Barbara Kopple’s autograph today after seeing AMERICAN DREAM for the first time. How was your day?
January 29, 2026 at 12:16 AM
I got Barbara Kopple’s autograph today after seeing AMERICAN DREAM for the first time. How was your day?
Today in Sundance Queues (actually last night) … I’m standing next to a couple of programmers and one says he’s planning a Rob Reiner series and has nailed down MISERY but some up in the air. I put in “I dare you to program NORTH.” Him: “We want to attract people.”
January 28, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Today in Sundance Queues (actually last night) … I’m standing next to a couple of programmers and one says he’s planning a Rob Reiner series and has nailed down MISERY but some up in the air. I put in “I dare you to program NORTH.” Him: “We want to attract people.”
Day 6 #Sundance2026 capsules w/ @scottrenshaw.bsky.social My contribs are
ONCE UPON A TIME IN HARLEM (William Greaves & David Greaves, USA, 8)
ANTIHEROINE (Edward Lovelace & James Hall, USA, 3)
IF I GO, WILL THEY MISS ME (Walter Thompson-Hernandez, USA, 6)
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ONCE UPON A TIME IN HARLEM (William Greaves & David Greaves, USA, 8)
ANTIHEROINE (Edward Lovelace & James Hall, USA, 3)
IF I GO, WILL THEY MISS ME (Walter Thompson-Hernandez, USA, 6)
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Sundance Film Festival 2026: Day 6 capsules
Once Upon a Time in Harlem; Jane Elliott Against the World; Time and Water; Antiheroine; Rock Springs; zi; If I Go Will They Miss Me; The Best Summer
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January 28, 2026 at 3:36 PM
Day 6 #Sundance2026 capsules w/ @scottrenshaw.bsky.social My contribs are
ONCE UPON A TIME IN HARLEM (William Greaves & David Greaves, USA, 8)
ANTIHEROINE (Edward Lovelace & James Hall, USA, 3)
IF I GO, WILL THEY MISS ME (Walter Thompson-Hernandez, USA, 6)
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ONCE UPON A TIME IN HARLEM (William Greaves & David Greaves, USA, 8)
ANTIHEROINE (Edward Lovelace & James Hall, USA, 3)
IF I GO, WILL THEY MISS ME (Walter Thompson-Hernandez, USA, 6)
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Day 5 of #Sundance2026 capsules for SLC Weekly with @scottrenshaw.bsky.social My contributions are:
FRANK & LOUIS (Petra Volpe, USA, 7)
RUN AMOK (N.B. Mager, USA, 7)
HOW TO DIVORCE DURING THE WAR (Andrius Blazevicius, Lithuania, 8)
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FRANK & LOUIS (Petra Volpe, USA, 7)
RUN AMOK (N.B. Mager, USA, 7)
HOW TO DIVORCE DURING THE WAR (Andrius Blazevicius, Lithuania, 8)
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Sundance Film Festival 2026: Day 5 capsules
Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass; Ghost in the Machine; Run Amok; How to Divorce During the War; Who Killed Alex Odeh?; Joybubbles; Frank & Louis; Take Me Home; Sentient
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January 27, 2026 at 6:23 PM
Day 5 of #Sundance2026 capsules for SLC Weekly with @scottrenshaw.bsky.social My contributions are:
FRANK & LOUIS (Petra Volpe, USA, 7)
RUN AMOK (N.B. Mager, USA, 7)
HOW TO DIVORCE DURING THE WAR (Andrius Blazevicius, Lithuania, 8)
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FRANK & LOUIS (Petra Volpe, USA, 7)
RUN AMOK (N.B. Mager, USA, 7)
HOW TO DIVORCE DURING THE WAR (Andrius Blazevicius, Lithuania, 8)
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So I was just settling up at a bar tab at Sundance and said to my friend about Film X “we need to talk about that ending.” Standing right next to us is a man who said “how should [Movie X] have ended. I’m an executive producer.”
January 27, 2026 at 4:05 AM
So I was just settling up at a bar tab at Sundance and said to my friend about Film X “we need to talk about that ending.” Standing right next to us is a man who said “how should [Movie X] have ended. I’m an executive producer.”
I do the Lord’s work
January 26, 2026 at 3:56 PM
I do the Lord’s work
Day 4 at #Sundance2026 with me and @scottrenshaw.bsky.social at SLC Weekly. My contributions:
THE MUSICAL (Giselle Bonilla, USA, 8)
THE FRIEND'S HOUSE IS HERE (Hossein Keshavarz & Maryam Ataei, Iran, 6)
) MUM, I’M ALIEN PREGNANT (Thunderlips, New Zealand, 7)
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THE MUSICAL (Giselle Bonilla, USA, 8)
THE FRIEND'S HOUSE IS HERE (Hossein Keshavarz & Maryam Ataei, Iran, 6)
) MUM, I’M ALIEN PREGNANT (Thunderlips, New Zealand, 7)
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Sundance Film Festival 2026: Day 4 capsules
The Moment; The Friend's House Is Here; Knife: The Attempted Murder of Salman Rushdie; The Musical; Cookie Queens; Seized; Mum, I'm Alien Pregnant; All About the Money
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January 26, 2026 at 2:56 PM
Day 4 at #Sundance2026 with me and @scottrenshaw.bsky.social at SLC Weekly. My contributions:
THE MUSICAL (Giselle Bonilla, USA, 8)
THE FRIEND'S HOUSE IS HERE (Hossein Keshavarz & Maryam Ataei, Iran, 6)
) MUM, I’M ALIEN PREGNANT (Thunderlips, New Zealand, 7)
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THE MUSICAL (Giselle Bonilla, USA, 8)
THE FRIEND'S HOUSE IS HERE (Hossein Keshavarz & Maryam Ataei, Iran, 6)
) MUM, I’M ALIEN PREGNANT (Thunderlips, New Zealand, 7)
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Asked a lady in the press tent at Sundance, “where is THE FRIEND’S HOUSE?” and she just pointed to the line without blinking.
January 25, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Asked a lady in the press tent at Sundance, “where is THE FRIEND’S HOUSE?” and she just pointed to the line without blinking.
Day 3 reviews from #Sundance2026 by me and Scott Renshaw. My contributions are:
BIRDS OF WAR (Janay Boulos and Abd Alkader Habak, Britain, 4)
FILIPIÑANA (Rafael Manuel, Philippines, 3)
NUISANCE BEAR (Gabriela Osio Vanden and Jack Weisman, Canada, 6)
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BIRDS OF WAR (Janay Boulos and Abd Alkader Habak, Britain, 4)
FILIPIÑANA (Rafael Manuel, Philippines, 3)
NUISANCE BEAR (Gabriela Osio Vanden and Jack Weisman, Canada, 6)
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Sundance Film Festival 2026: Day 3 capsules
The Invite; The Shitheads; Leviticus; Barbara Forever; Birds of War; Filipiñana; Paralyzed by Hope: The Maria Bamford Story; Levitating (Para Perasuk); Nuisance Bear
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January 25, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Day 3 reviews from #Sundance2026 by me and Scott Renshaw. My contributions are:
BIRDS OF WAR (Janay Boulos and Abd Alkader Habak, Britain, 4)
FILIPIÑANA (Rafael Manuel, Philippines, 3)
NUISANCE BEAR (Gabriela Osio Vanden and Jack Weisman, Canada, 6)
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BIRDS OF WAR (Janay Boulos and Abd Alkader Habak, Britain, 4)
FILIPIÑANA (Rafael Manuel, Philippines, 3)
NUISANCE BEAR (Gabriela Osio Vanden and Jack Weisman, Canada, 6)
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Day 2 of #Sundance2026 capsules from SLC Weekly with Scott Renshaw and me. This is my first day of live reviews cuz embargoes.
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Sundance Film Festival 2026: Day 2 capsules
Josephine; I Want Your Sex; Hot Water; Public Access; The Oldest Person in the World; Hanging by a Wire; THE DISCIPLE; American Doctor; TheyDream
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January 24, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Day 2 of #Sundance2026 capsules from SLC Weekly with Scott Renshaw and me. This is my first day of live reviews cuz embargoes.
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Reupping this, the start of my Centennial Project
But before we Sundance ... I just posted on my site an essay to start a project for 2026 ... reviewing the films of 1926.
It's Harry Langdon's SATURDAY AFTERNOON and I compare him to Mr. Roper (SEINFELD, THE HONEYMOONERS and Tsai Ming-liang also appear),
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It's Harry Langdon's SATURDAY AFTERNOON and I compare him to Mr. Roper (SEINFELD, THE HONEYMOONERS and Tsai Ming-liang also appear),
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Centennial Project — Saturday Afternoon
A few weeks ago, I teased a friend about doing a 50th anniversary project, specifically watching and writing about movies from 1976. I told him “centennial or go home!” to which he repl…
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January 23, 2026 at 10:42 PM
Reupping this, the start of my Centennial Project