Evan Jackson
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TRAIN DREAMS is a moving adaptation from dir. Clint Bentley & lead Joel Edgerton. It celebrates the extraordinary nature of ordinary life — reflecting how we connect to nature, each other, & the world around us. Somehow tragic & uplifting, with one of the year’s best closing shots. #filmsky
October 21, 2025 at 4:28 PM
TRAIN DREAMS is a moving adaptation from dir. Clint Bentley & lead Joel Edgerton. It celebrates the extraordinary nature of ordinary life — reflecting how we connect to nature, each other, & the world around us. Somehow tragic & uplifting, with one of the year’s best closing shots. #filmsky
IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT is easily one of the year’s best. Jafar Panahi unfurls a dark mystery with laughs, propulsive action, and a fantastic ensemble. A complex and weighty moral dilemma with steady rising tension culminates in one of the year’s (decade’s?) very best endings. A must see. #filmsky
October 20, 2025 at 4:06 PM
IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT is easily one of the year’s best. Jafar Panahi unfurls a dark mystery with laughs, propulsive action, and a fantastic ensemble. A complex and weighty moral dilemma with steady rising tension culminates in one of the year’s (decade’s?) very best endings. A must see. #filmsky
WAKE UP DEAD MAN is a return to form in the Knives Out franchise — a delightfully twisty whodunnit, riffing on the impossible murder subgenre. Josh O’Connor gives maybe my favorite performance of the franchise. Even if Rian Johnson never tops the original, he’s still earned 5+ sequels ASAP. #filmsky
October 20, 2025 at 3:54 PM
WAKE UP DEAD MAN is a return to form in the Knives Out franchise — a delightfully twisty whodunnit, riffing on the impossible murder subgenre. Josh O’Connor gives maybe my favorite performance of the franchise. Even if Rian Johnson never tops the original, he’s still earned 5+ sequels ASAP. #filmsky
IF I HAD LEGS I’D KICK YOU — a new headliner for the cult of bleak cinema. Rose Byrne is remarkable. Director Mary Bronstein lays bare a deeply personal story. It’s tremendously upsetting, but expertly balanced by the humor and weight of its undersung message. A must-see for 2025. #filmsky
October 17, 2025 at 5:36 PM
IF I HAD LEGS I’D KICK YOU — a new headliner for the cult of bleak cinema. Rose Byrne is remarkable. Director Mary Bronstein lays bare a deeply personal story. It’s tremendously upsetting, but expertly balanced by the humor and weight of its undersung message. A must-see for 2025. #filmsky
THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE is Amanda Seyfried’s career best. She expertly blends frenetic, maternal energy that turned Lee prophet to a fascinating movement. Mona Fastvold uncovers rapturous highs & the solemn dark side of Lee’s mission. Beautifully captured & (unfortunately) deeply resonant in 2025
October 17, 2025 at 5:31 PM
THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE is Amanda Seyfried’s career best. She expertly blends frenetic, maternal energy that turned Lee prophet to a fascinating movement. Mona Fastvold uncovers rapturous highs & the solemn dark side of Lee’s mission. Beautifully captured & (unfortunately) deeply resonant in 2025
Bill Condon’s KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN is unfortunately a massive flop. The 3 leads give solid performances, & some of Lopez’s musical numbers really shine. But they can’t overcome a script that feels woefully dated & regressive, masquerading as the polar opposite. A huge miss.
October 11, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Bill Condon’s KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN is unfortunately a massive flop. The 3 leads give solid performances, & some of Lopez’s musical numbers really shine. But they can’t overcome a script that feels woefully dated & regressive, masquerading as the polar opposite. A huge miss.
ROOFMAN is a down the middle crowd pleaser. Kirsten Dunst is extraordinary like always, Channing Tatum is very charming, & the wild true story will certainly draw some in. It’s source prevents any real surprises though, w/ a predictable, flat conclusion. Fun but immediately forgettable.
October 11, 2025 at 12:35 AM
ROOFMAN is a down the middle crowd pleaser. Kirsten Dunst is extraordinary like always, Channing Tatum is very charming, & the wild true story will certainly draw some in. It’s source prevents any real surprises though, w/ a predictable, flat conclusion. Fun but immediately forgettable.
WARFARE is a true ensemble, with strong performances across the board. Some audiences may crave thicker plot or character work, but a more traditional script would feel like set dressing that misses the point.
I haven’t exhaled deeper after a movie ended in a while. Unrelenting from the start.
I haven’t exhaled deeper after a movie ended in a while. Unrelenting from the start.
March 19, 2025 at 2:52 AM
WARFARE is a true ensemble, with strong performances across the board. Some audiences may crave thicker plot or character work, but a more traditional script would feel like set dressing that misses the point.
I haven’t exhaled deeper after a movie ended in a while. Unrelenting from the start.
I haven’t exhaled deeper after a movie ended in a while. Unrelenting from the start.
Anyone craving the thematic complexity in Garland’s earlier work may be disappointed, but as a technical achievement, this is undeniable. For its simplicity Warfare is never any less profound. Its messaging may be uncomplicated, but that’s part of why Mendoza’s story is so worth telling. #filmsky
March 19, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Anyone craving the thematic complexity in Garland’s earlier work may be disappointed, but as a technical achievement, this is undeniable. For its simplicity Warfare is never any less profound. Its messaging may be uncomplicated, but that’s part of why Mendoza’s story is so worth telling. #filmsky
WARFARE is harrowing. Alex Garland leans into his CIVIL WAR sensibilities to painstakingly retell a specific, intense 90min of co-director Ray Mendoza’s time as Navy SEAL. It’s honest & visceral on what soldiers face, the flawed responses, & the inevitable chasm of destruction in their wake #filmsky
March 19, 2025 at 2:46 AM
WARFARE is harrowing. Alex Garland leans into his CIVIL WAR sensibilities to painstakingly retell a specific, intense 90min of co-director Ray Mendoza’s time as Navy SEAL. It’s honest & visceral on what soldiers face, the flawed responses, & the inevitable chasm of destruction in their wake #filmsky
15 movies to get to know me
Jaws
Arrival
Inception
Moonlight
Gremlins 2
Mean Girls
La Chimera
Little Women
Dirty Dancing
The Wolf House
Marie Antoinette
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Liz and the Blue Bird
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
Jaws
Arrival
Inception
Moonlight
Gremlins 2
Mean Girls
La Chimera
Little Women
Dirty Dancing
The Wolf House
Marie Antoinette
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Liz and the Blue Bird
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
March 4, 2025 at 6:16 AM
15 movies to get to know me
Jaws
Arrival
Inception
Moonlight
Gremlins 2
Mean Girls
La Chimera
Little Women
Dirty Dancing
The Wolf House
Marie Antoinette
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Liz and the Blue Bird
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
Jaws
Arrival
Inception
Moonlight
Gremlins 2
Mean Girls
La Chimera
Little Women
Dirty Dancing
The Wolf House
Marie Antoinette
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Liz and the Blue Bird
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
MICKEY 17 is an outlandish satire that expertly deploys Robert Pattinson in his funniest role(s) yet. More OKJA than PARASITE, but still a light culmination of Bong Joon-ho’s career: absurdist class commentary, chaotic, high stakes crime, adorable gross creatures, macaron slander—what’s not to love?
March 4, 2025 at 4:53 AM
MICKEY 17 is an outlandish satire that expertly deploys Robert Pattinson in his funniest role(s) yet. More OKJA than PARASITE, but still a light culmination of Bong Joon-ho’s career: absurdist class commentary, chaotic, high stakes crime, adorable gross creatures, macaron slander—what’s not to love?
When it’s 9:03pm and White Lotus still hasn’t dropped Season 3 #TheWhiteLotus
February 17, 2025 at 2:06 AM
When it’s 9:03pm and White Lotus still hasn’t dropped Season 3 #TheWhiteLotus
HEART EYES is a fantastic time at the movies. Holiday romcom + slasher horror collide in a revelatory genre mashup. Laughs, swoons, scares, what more could you want? Mason Gooding & Olivia Holt are incredibly charming. HEK mask & kills are sick. The ending is fittingly absurd. Loved it! #filmsky
February 11, 2025 at 5:34 AM
HEART EYES is a fantastic time at the movies. Holiday romcom + slasher horror collide in a revelatory genre mashup. Laughs, swoons, scares, what more could you want? Mason Gooding & Olivia Holt are incredibly charming. HEK mask & kills are sick. The ending is fittingly absurd. Loved it! #filmsky
COMPANION is a blast. Sophie Thatcher delivers a remarkable lead performance that holds together a story about technology, dependency, and the folly of our preconceived notions.
A perfect date night movie — sit back, squirm, laugh, and discuss.
#filmsky
A perfect date night movie — sit back, squirm, laugh, and discuss.
#filmsky
February 5, 2025 at 7:23 PM
COMPANION is a blast. Sophie Thatcher delivers a remarkable lead performance that holds together a story about technology, dependency, and the folly of our preconceived notions.
A perfect date night movie — sit back, squirm, laugh, and discuss.
#filmsky
A perfect date night movie — sit back, squirm, laugh, and discuss.
#filmsky
February 3, 2025 at 10:56 PM
OBEX is bonkers. It finds comedy & fantasy in the mundane as a homebody is thrown into a dangerous video game to rescue his dog. As a big TUX & FANNY fan, I missed some heart that I know Albert Birney is capable of. Immediate cult status for some, but too flat & austere for me. #Sundance #filmsky
February 3, 2025 at 10:45 PM
SORRY, BABY is an astounding debut by Eva Victor — shedding her online persona for a richer, layered turn as a woman dealing with ups & downs of life.
Heartbreaking, funny, authentic, & far more nuanced than most films w/ a similar story. A new filmmaker has announced herself! #Sundance #filmsky
Heartbreaking, funny, authentic, & far more nuanced than most films w/ a similar story. A new filmmaker has announced herself! #Sundance #filmsky
February 3, 2025 at 10:39 PM
PLAINCLOTHES is a confident, stylized debut by director Carmen Emmi. Tom Blyth gives a stabilizing, powerhouse performance to ground the story of a closeted officer who catches feelings for a target. The script may be over-ambitious, but this is well worth seeing for Emmi & Blyth. #Sundance #filmsky
February 3, 2025 at 10:35 PM
PLAINCLOTHES is a confident, stylized debut by director Carmen Emmi. Tom Blyth gives a stabilizing, powerhouse performance to ground the story of a closeted officer who catches feelings for a target. The script may be over-ambitious, but this is well worth seeing for Emmi & Blyth. #Sundance #filmsky
It runs a little shaggy at times (and maybe could’ve been a great movie), but I love seeing independent TV like HAL & HARPER. The mess is part of the appeal; it’s fundamental to a relatable story. Hal & Harper are just trying to make it. So is Cooper. Aren’t we all?
#Sundance #filmsky
#Sundance #filmsky
January 31, 2025 at 9:20 PM
HAL & HARPER is a fitting culmination of Cooper Raiff’s career to date. The aimless charm of SHITHOUSE & doe-eyed sincerity of CHA CHA REAL SMOOTH extended, evolved over 8 episodes. Reinhart, Ruffalo & Raiff are fantastic; a messy, affecting, intoxicating mix of melancholy humor.
#Sundance #filmsky
#Sundance #filmsky
January 31, 2025 at 9:07 PM