Farouk
@faroukk.bsky.social
Sharing things I think matter. Writer and Cultural Critic with words in various places (currently @ Endless Mode). Game Dev at Play Underground Games working on a secret unannounced project.
this is what plays in my head when I see discourse that's not worth engaging in
November 26, 2025 at 8:47 PM
this is what plays in my head when I see discourse that's not worth engaging in
I like blue and red and people with a dark past/difficult to overcome loneliness
November 26, 2025 at 4:11 AM
I like blue and red and people with a dark past/difficult to overcome loneliness
Just found out my essay is featured in this week’s @critdistance.bsky.social omg ❤️
November 10, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Just found out my essay is featured in this week’s @critdistance.bsky.social omg ❤️
Back to back weeks of Elle Fanning movies in theaters starting today. It's Predimental Value time
November 6, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Back to back weeks of Elle Fanning movies in theaters starting today. It's Predimental Value time
“You’re not made for human eyes”
November 1, 2025 at 2:06 AM
“You’re not made for human eyes”
This review was all an elaborate set up so I could type out this sentence:
October 30, 2025 at 5:29 PM
This review was all an elaborate set up so I could type out this sentence:
and with that it's a wrap for me at CIFF! The busiest I've ever been at the festival, this is how I feel after watching 20 movies in 12 days:
October 26, 2025 at 9:40 PM
and with that it's a wrap for me at CIFF! The busiest I've ever been at the festival, this is how I feel after watching 20 movies in 12 days:
2025 CIFF Day 2:
My Father’s Shadow
If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
My Father’s Shadow
If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
October 17, 2025 at 12:06 AM
2025 CIFF Day 2:
My Father’s Shadow
If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
My Father’s Shadow
If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
Day 1, Movie 1: Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc
October 16, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Day 1, Movie 1: Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc
Chicago International Film Festival starts tomorrow! I'll be using this post as a thread to document all the films I watch each day.
I'll also be writing about all of these films over on my newsletter once the festival is over: faroukkannout.substack.com
I'll also be writing about all of these films over on my newsletter once the festival is over: faroukkannout.substack.com
October 14, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Chicago International Film Festival starts tomorrow! I'll be using this post as a thread to document all the films I watch each day.
I'll also be writing about all of these films over on my newsletter once the festival is over: faroukkannout.substack.com
I'll also be writing about all of these films over on my newsletter once the festival is over: faroukkannout.substack.com
New favorite Michael Man film just dropped
October 13, 2025 at 10:47 PM
New favorite Michael Man film just dropped
2 amazing films from this year with equally great soundtracks and they're both done by Lia Ouyang Rusli
October 5, 2025 at 7:52 PM
2 amazing films from this year with equally great soundtracks and they're both done by Lia Ouyang Rusli
My schedule for Chicago International Film Festival is locked
October 2, 2025 at 10:18 PM
My schedule for Chicago International Film Festival is locked
Last night I finally watched Hard Eight which means I’ve now seen PTA’s entire filmography. This is where I’m currently at with my ranking:
September 27, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Last night I finally watched Hard Eight which means I’ve now seen PTA’s entire filmography. This is where I’m currently at with my ranking:
Seated for the new Paul Thomas Anderson
September 26, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Seated for the new Paul Thomas Anderson
Also want to shout out 2 other animated films I've seen recently: The Mononoke films based on the original anime series. Kaleidoscopic and maximalist animation with a beautiful color palette. People should talk about these films the same way they talk about Spider-Verse's animation
August 28, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Also want to shout out 2 other animated films I've seen recently: The Mononoke films based on the original anime series. Kaleidoscopic and maximalist animation with a beautiful color palette. People should talk about these films the same way they talk about Spider-Verse's animation
Absolutely loved Boys Go to Jupiter, an animated film with the aesthetic of an isometric video game. It's quaint and funny, about hanging out when the world sucks. There is a sad underbelly to the whole ordeal, a quiet apocalypse happening as life carries on in all its mundane sweetness.
August 27, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Absolutely loved Boys Go to Jupiter, an animated film with the aesthetic of an isometric video game. It's quaint and funny, about hanging out when the world sucks. There is a sad underbelly to the whole ordeal, a quiet apocalypse happening as life carries on in all its mundane sweetness.
Breathtaking does not even begin to describe the animated odyssey that is Son of the White Mare. Characters and creatures swirl, morph, and twist into new shapes and beings in some of the most beautiful animation you will ever see, as mythic folklore butts up against modernity.
August 9, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Breathtaking does not even begin to describe the animated odyssey that is Son of the White Mare. Characters and creatures swirl, morph, and twist into new shapes and beings in some of the most beautiful animation you will ever see, as mythic folklore butts up against modernity.
what I look like as I add 1 million em dashes to every essay I write
August 9, 2025 at 1:09 AM
what I look like as I add 1 million em dashes to every essay I write
Having not seen The Way of Water and only watching the first Avatar film once well over a decade ago, every post I see about Fire and Ash reads like this to me:
July 29, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Having not seen The Way of Water and only watching the first Avatar film once well over a decade ago, every post I see about Fire and Ash reads like this to me:
thinking about Pedro Pascal's character name in Drive-Away Dolls
July 22, 2025 at 10:10 PM
thinking about Pedro Pascal's character name in Drive-Away Dolls
Hanif Abdurraqib is truly one of the best essayists we have
July 13, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Hanif Abdurraqib is truly one of the best essayists we have