Stephan Flores
@floresspflores67.bsky.social
U.Idaho Emeritus, novel-film-theory-drama; esp. Restoration-18thc. drama, theories of gender-sexuality, British novel, Shakespeare;Turtle Mt. Band of Chippewa & Alaskan Tsimshian; swimmer; classical guitar learner; Special Olympics Parent-Volunteer
One Battle After Another
Crossfire (1947)
Barbary Coast (1935)
Little Dieter Needs to Fly
Signs of Life (1968)
The Mad Miss Manton
Force Majeur
Four Adventures of Reinette and Mirabelle
Fitzcarraldo
Nada de todo esto
First Horse (2024)
Ivikkisartoq Kingulleq
Tiger (2025)
Z
Bugonia
Crossfire (1947)
Barbary Coast (1935)
Little Dieter Needs to Fly
Signs of Life (1968)
The Mad Miss Manton
Force Majeur
Four Adventures of Reinette and Mirabelle
Fitzcarraldo
Nada de todo esto
First Horse (2024)
Ivikkisartoq Kingulleq
Tiger (2025)
Z
Bugonia
November 30, 2025 at 3:40 PM
One Battle After Another
Crossfire (1947)
Barbary Coast (1935)
Little Dieter Needs to Fly
Signs of Life (1968)
The Mad Miss Manton
Force Majeur
Four Adventures of Reinette and Mirabelle
Fitzcarraldo
Nada de todo esto
First Horse (2024)
Ivikkisartoq Kingulleq
Tiger (2025)
Z
Bugonia
Crossfire (1947)
Barbary Coast (1935)
Little Dieter Needs to Fly
Signs of Life (1968)
The Mad Miss Manton
Force Majeur
Four Adventures of Reinette and Mirabelle
Fitzcarraldo
Nada de todo esto
First Horse (2024)
Ivikkisartoq Kingulleq
Tiger (2025)
Z
Bugonia
still giving thanks--this pairs well with our leftovers
November 29, 2025 at 1:21 AM
still giving thanks--this pairs well with our leftovers
Best of past week:
First Horse (2024, 11 min.) dir. Awanui Simich-Pene
Ivikkisartoq Kingulleq (The Last Grass Seamstress) (2024, 18 min.) dir. Arina Kleist
Tiger (2025, 13 min.) dir. Loren Waters
Z (1969) dir. Costa-Gavras
First Horse (2024, 11 min.) dir. Awanui Simich-Pene
Ivikkisartoq Kingulleq (The Last Grass Seamstress) (2024, 18 min.) dir. Arina Kleist
Tiger (2025, 13 min.) dir. Loren Waters
Z (1969) dir. Costa-Gavras
November 28, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Best of past week:
First Horse (2024, 11 min.) dir. Awanui Simich-Pene
Ivikkisartoq Kingulleq (The Last Grass Seamstress) (2024, 18 min.) dir. Arina Kleist
Tiger (2025, 13 min.) dir. Loren Waters
Z (1969) dir. Costa-Gavras
First Horse (2024, 11 min.) dir. Awanui Simich-Pene
Ivikkisartoq Kingulleq (The Last Grass Seamstress) (2024, 18 min.) dir. Arina Kleist
Tiger (2025, 13 min.) dir. Loren Waters
Z (1969) dir. Costa-Gavras
image from First Horse (New Zealand, 2024, 11 min.) dir. Awanui Simich-Pene
November 21, 2025 at 11:13 PM
image from First Horse (New Zealand, 2024, 11 min.) dir. Awanui Simich-Pene
post prompts research
November 21, 2025 at 7:19 PM
post prompts research
Fitzcarraldo (1982) dir. Werner Herzog [4.5]
Heart of Glass (Herz aus Glas, 1976) dir. Werner Herzog [2.5 or bit higher!]
Nada de todo esto (2018, 17 mins.) dir. Hernán Alvarado [4.0]
I’ve Just Had a Dream (Acabo de tenor un sueño, 2014, 8 mins.) dir. Javier Navarro [3.0]
Heart of Glass (Herz aus Glas, 1976) dir. Werner Herzog [2.5 or bit higher!]
Nada de todo esto (2018, 17 mins.) dir. Hernán Alvarado [4.0]
I’ve Just Had a Dream (Acabo de tenor un sueño, 2014, 8 mins.) dir. Javier Navarro [3.0]
November 21, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Fitzcarraldo (1982) dir. Werner Herzog [4.5]
Heart of Glass (Herz aus Glas, 1976) dir. Werner Herzog [2.5 or bit higher!]
Nada de todo esto (2018, 17 mins.) dir. Hernán Alvarado [4.0]
I’ve Just Had a Dream (Acabo de tenor un sueño, 2014, 8 mins.) dir. Javier Navarro [3.0]
Heart of Glass (Herz aus Glas, 1976) dir. Werner Herzog [2.5 or bit higher!]
Nada de todo esto (2018, 17 mins.) dir. Hernán Alvarado [4.0]
I’ve Just Had a Dream (Acabo de tenor un sueño, 2014, 8 mins.) dir. Javier Navarro [3.0]
The Mad Miss Manton(1938)dir. Leigh Jason [4.0]
Force Majeur (2014)dir. Ruben Östlund [4.5]
Nosferatu the Vampyre (Nosferatu - Phantom der Nacht, 1979)dir. Werner Herzog [3.0]
Four Adventures of Reinette and Mirabelle (4 aventures de Reinette et Mirabelle, 1987)dir. Éric Rohmer [4.0]
Force Majeur (2014)dir. Ruben Östlund [4.5]
Nosferatu the Vampyre (Nosferatu - Phantom der Nacht, 1979)dir. Werner Herzog [3.0]
Four Adventures of Reinette and Mirabelle (4 aventures de Reinette et Mirabelle, 1987)dir. Éric Rohmer [4.0]
November 14, 2025 at 5:26 PM
The Mad Miss Manton(1938)dir. Leigh Jason [4.0]
Force Majeur (2014)dir. Ruben Östlund [4.5]
Nosferatu the Vampyre (Nosferatu - Phantom der Nacht, 1979)dir. Werner Herzog [3.0]
Four Adventures of Reinette and Mirabelle (4 aventures de Reinette et Mirabelle, 1987)dir. Éric Rohmer [4.0]
Force Majeur (2014)dir. Ruben Östlund [4.5]
Nosferatu the Vampyre (Nosferatu - Phantom der Nacht, 1979)dir. Werner Herzog [3.0]
Four Adventures of Reinette and Mirabelle (4 aventures de Reinette et Mirabelle, 1987)dir. Éric Rohmer [4.0]
The Ghost of Yotsuya (1959) dir. Nobuo Nakagawa [3.0]
One Battle After Another (2025) [4.5]
Brittania Hospital (1982) [3.0]
Crossfire (1947) [4.0]
The Woman in Green (1945) dir. Neill
Barbary Coast (1935) [4.0]
Little Dieter Needs to Fly (1997)dir. Herzog [4.5]
Signs of Life (1968) dir. Herzog [4.0]
One Battle After Another (2025) [4.5]
Brittania Hospital (1982) [3.0]
Crossfire (1947) [4.0]
The Woman in Green (1945) dir. Neill
Barbary Coast (1935) [4.0]
Little Dieter Needs to Fly (1997)dir. Herzog [4.5]
Signs of Life (1968) dir. Herzog [4.0]
November 7, 2025 at 2:48 PM
The Ghost of Yotsuya (1959) dir. Nobuo Nakagawa [3.0]
One Battle After Another (2025) [4.5]
Brittania Hospital (1982) [3.0]
Crossfire (1947) [4.0]
The Woman in Green (1945) dir. Neill
Barbary Coast (1935) [4.0]
Little Dieter Needs to Fly (1997)dir. Herzog [4.5]
Signs of Life (1968) dir. Herzog [4.0]
One Battle After Another (2025) [4.5]
Brittania Hospital (1982) [3.0]
Crossfire (1947) [4.0]
The Woman in Green (1945) dir. Neill
Barbary Coast (1935) [4.0]
Little Dieter Needs to Fly (1997)dir. Herzog [4.5]
Signs of Life (1968) dir. Herzog [4.0]
FavOct
Cathy Come Home (1966)
L’enfant (2005)
L’Histoire de Souleymane (2024)
Häxan (1922)
Sholay (1975)
Two Girls on the Street (1939)
Cloud (2024)
The Eel (1997)
The Color of Pomegranates (1969)
Wild at Heart (1990)
The Phantom of the Opera (1925)
Baghdad Messi (2012)
Clodagh (2024)
Cathy Come Home (1966)
L’enfant (2005)
L’Histoire de Souleymane (2024)
Häxan (1922)
Sholay (1975)
Two Girls on the Street (1939)
Cloud (2024)
The Eel (1997)
The Color of Pomegranates (1969)
Wild at Heart (1990)
The Phantom of the Opera (1925)
Baghdad Messi (2012)
Clodagh (2024)
November 1, 2025 at 1:02 PM
FavOct
Cathy Come Home (1966)
L’enfant (2005)
L’Histoire de Souleymane (2024)
Häxan (1922)
Sholay (1975)
Two Girls on the Street (1939)
Cloud (2024)
The Eel (1997)
The Color of Pomegranates (1969)
Wild at Heart (1990)
The Phantom of the Opera (1925)
Baghdad Messi (2012)
Clodagh (2024)
Cathy Come Home (1966)
L’enfant (2005)
L’Histoire de Souleymane (2024)
Häxan (1922)
Sholay (1975)
Two Girls on the Street (1939)
Cloud (2024)
The Eel (1997)
The Color of Pomegranates (1969)
Wild at Heart (1990)
The Phantom of the Opera (1925)
Baghdad Messi (2012)
Clodagh (2024)
just this fascinating film since last week: Häxan
October 31, 2025 at 1:51 PM
just this fascinating film since last week: Häxan
Somm (2012) dir. Jason Wise [rewatched, 3.5, fascinating, affecting, troubling]
Assignment in Brittany (1943) dir. Jack Conway [OK, 3.0]
L’Histoire de Souleymane (Souleymane’s Story, 2024) dir. Boris Lojkine [excellent, 4.5]
Two Girls on the Street (1939)* dir. André de Toth [provocative, 4.0]
Assignment in Brittany (1943) dir. Jack Conway [OK, 3.0]
L’Histoire de Souleymane (Souleymane’s Story, 2024) dir. Boris Lojkine [excellent, 4.5]
Two Girls on the Street (1939)* dir. André de Toth [provocative, 4.0]
October 24, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Somm (2012) dir. Jason Wise [rewatched, 3.5, fascinating, affecting, troubling]
Assignment in Brittany (1943) dir. Jack Conway [OK, 3.0]
L’Histoire de Souleymane (Souleymane’s Story, 2024) dir. Boris Lojkine [excellent, 4.5]
Two Girls on the Street (1939)* dir. André de Toth [provocative, 4.0]
Assignment in Brittany (1943) dir. Jack Conway [OK, 3.0]
L’Histoire de Souleymane (Souleymane’s Story, 2024) dir. Boris Lojkine [excellent, 4.5]
Two Girls on the Street (1939)* dir. André de Toth [provocative, 4.0]
non-tenure track asst. prof. job at U. Idaho
October 22, 2025 at 8:27 PM
non-tenure track asst. prof. job at U. Idaho
Cathy Come Home (1966) dir. Ken Loach [4.5]
The Eel (1997) dir. Shōhei Imamura [4.0]
The Color of Pomegranates (1969) dir. Sergei Parajanov [4.0]
35 Shots of Rum (35 Rhums, 2008) dir. Claire Denis [4.5]
Wild at Heart (1990) dir. David Lynch [4.0]
The Eel (1997) dir. Shōhei Imamura [4.0]
The Color of Pomegranates (1969) dir. Sergei Parajanov [4.0]
35 Shots of Rum (35 Rhums, 2008) dir. Claire Denis [4.5]
Wild at Heart (1990) dir. David Lynch [4.0]
October 17, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Cathy Come Home (1966) dir. Ken Loach [4.5]
The Eel (1997) dir. Shōhei Imamura [4.0]
The Color of Pomegranates (1969) dir. Sergei Parajanov [4.0]
35 Shots of Rum (35 Rhums, 2008) dir. Claire Denis [4.5]
Wild at Heart (1990) dir. David Lynch [4.0]
The Eel (1997) dir. Shōhei Imamura [4.0]
The Color of Pomegranates (1969) dir. Sergei Parajanov [4.0]
35 Shots of Rum (35 Rhums, 2008) dir. Claire Denis [4.5]
Wild at Heart (1990) dir. David Lynch [4.0]
The Eel “shared the Palme d'Or at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival with Taste of Cherry and also won the 1998 Kinema Junpo Award for Best Film of the Year.” (1997) dir. Shōhei Imamura
October 16, 2025 at 10:41 PM
The Eel “shared the Palme d'Or at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival with Taste of Cherry and also won the 1998 Kinema Junpo Award for Best Film of the Year.” (1997) dir. Shōhei Imamura
October 16, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Escape from New York (1981) dir. John Carpenter [3.5]
Sholay (1975) dir. Ramesh Sippy [4.0]
L’enfant (The Child, 2005) dir. Luc Dardenne & Jean-Pierre Dardenne [4.5]
Cloud (2024) dir. Kiyoshi Kurosawa [4.0]
Now watching: Cathy Come Home (1966) dir. Ken Loach
Sholay (1975) dir. Ramesh Sippy [4.0]
L’enfant (The Child, 2005) dir. Luc Dardenne & Jean-Pierre Dardenne [4.5]
Cloud (2024) dir. Kiyoshi Kurosawa [4.0]
Now watching: Cathy Come Home (1966) dir. Ken Loach
![Escape from New York (1981) dir. John Carpenter [3.5]
Sholay (1975) dir. Ramesh Sippy [4.0]
L’enfant (The Child, 2005) dir. Luc Dardenne & Jean-Pierre Dardenne [4.5]
Cloud (2024) dir. Kiyoshi Kurosawa [4.0]
Now watching: Cathy Come Home (1966) dir. Ken Loach](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ho4lsvsze2u5g7u3sv4jih46/bafkreifvhispmpusj2xjkg4rmfx6qhw7mew6qdpyvtuoqhurhv2kmtc62q@jpeg)
October 10, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Escape from New York (1981) dir. John Carpenter [3.5]
Sholay (1975) dir. Ramesh Sippy [4.0]
L’enfant (The Child, 2005) dir. Luc Dardenne & Jean-Pierre Dardenne [4.5]
Cloud (2024) dir. Kiyoshi Kurosawa [4.0]
Now watching: Cathy Come Home (1966) dir. Ken Loach
Sholay (1975) dir. Ramesh Sippy [4.0]
L’enfant (The Child, 2005) dir. Luc Dardenne & Jean-Pierre Dardenne [4.5]
Cloud (2024) dir. Kiyoshi Kurosawa [4.0]
Now watching: Cathy Come Home (1966) dir. Ken Loach
The Phantom of the Opera (1925, 1 h 34m) dir. Rupert Julian [4.0]
Baghdad Messi (2012, 19 mins.) dir. Sahim Omar Kalifa [4.0]
Death and Ramen (2022, 14 mins.) dir. Tiger Ji [3.0]
Clodagh (2024, 17 mins.) dir. Portia A. Buckley [4.0]
Baghdad Messi (2012, 19 mins.) dir. Sahim Omar Kalifa [4.0]
Death and Ramen (2022, 14 mins.) dir. Tiger Ji [3.0]
Clodagh (2024, 17 mins.) dir. Portia A. Buckley [4.0]
October 3, 2025 at 1:49 PM
The Phantom of the Opera (1925, 1 h 34m) dir. Rupert Julian [4.0]
Baghdad Messi (2012, 19 mins.) dir. Sahim Omar Kalifa [4.0]
Death and Ramen (2022, 14 mins.) dir. Tiger Ji [3.0]
Clodagh (2024, 17 mins.) dir. Portia A. Buckley [4.0]
Baghdad Messi (2012, 19 mins.) dir. Sahim Omar Kalifa [4.0]
Death and Ramen (2022, 14 mins.) dir. Tiger Ji [3.0]
Clodagh (2024, 17 mins.) dir. Portia A. Buckley [4.0]
includes re-watch via original TV versions of The Trip series
Grave of the Fireflies (1988) [4.0]
The Trip (2010) [4.5]
The Trip to Spain (2017) [4.0]
Wings (1927) [4.5]
Votemos (2021, 14 min.) [4.0]
Café para llevar (2014, 13 min.) [4.0]
28 Days Later (2002) [4.0]
28 Years Later (2025) [4.0]
Grave of the Fireflies (1988) [4.0]
The Trip (2010) [4.5]
The Trip to Spain (2017) [4.0]
Wings (1927) [4.5]
Votemos (2021, 14 min.) [4.0]
Café para llevar (2014, 13 min.) [4.0]
28 Days Later (2002) [4.0]
28 Years Later (2025) [4.0]
October 1, 2025 at 2:22 PM
includes re-watch via original TV versions of The Trip series
Grave of the Fireflies (1988) [4.0]
The Trip (2010) [4.5]
The Trip to Spain (2017) [4.0]
Wings (1927) [4.5]
Votemos (2021, 14 min.) [4.0]
Café para llevar (2014, 13 min.) [4.0]
28 Days Later (2002) [4.0]
28 Years Later (2025) [4.0]
Grave of the Fireflies (1988) [4.0]
The Trip (2010) [4.5]
The Trip to Spain (2017) [4.0]
Wings (1927) [4.5]
Votemos (2021, 14 min.) [4.0]
Café para llevar (2014, 13 min.) [4.0]
28 Days Later (2002) [4.0]
28 Years Later (2025) [4.0]
Wings (1927) dir. William A. Wellman
El Abogado (The Lawyer, 2016, 11 mins.) dir. Ignacio Rodó
Votemos (All in Favor, 2021, 14 mins.) dir. Santiago Requejo
Café para llevar (Coffee to Go, 2014, 13 mins.) dir. Patricia Font
El Abogado (The Lawyer, 2016, 11 mins.) dir. Ignacio Rodó
Votemos (All in Favor, 2021, 14 mins.) dir. Santiago Requejo
Café para llevar (Coffee to Go, 2014, 13 mins.) dir. Patricia Font
September 19, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Wings (1927) dir. William A. Wellman
El Abogado (The Lawyer, 2016, 11 mins.) dir. Ignacio Rodó
Votemos (All in Favor, 2021, 14 mins.) dir. Santiago Requejo
Café para llevar (Coffee to Go, 2014, 13 mins.) dir. Patricia Font
El Abogado (The Lawyer, 2016, 11 mins.) dir. Ignacio Rodó
Votemos (All in Favor, 2021, 14 mins.) dir. Santiago Requejo
Café para llevar (Coffee to Go, 2014, 13 mins.) dir. Patricia Font
Great to revisit Bleak House via audiobook, including Teresa Gallagher’s superb voicing of Esther Summerson’s narration, also strong narration by Sean Barrett. Our Mutual Friend may (still?) be my favorite Dickens but see for instance Colin Dexter’s tribute:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
September 18, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Great to revisit Bleak House via audiobook, including Teresa Gallagher’s superb voicing of Esther Summerson’s narration, also strong narration by Sean Barrett. Our Mutual Friend may (still?) be my favorite Dickens but see for instance Colin Dexter’s tribute:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
enjoyed each of The Trip series via original TV episodes--favorite is The Trip then Spain & whole arc ...
Weapons (2025) [3.5 stars]
The Trip to Italy (2014) [3.5]
The Trip to Spain (2017) [4.0]
The Ride Ahead (2024) dir. Samuel Habib and Dan Habib [3.5]
The Trip to Greece (2020, TV episodes) [3.5]
Weapons (2025) [3.5 stars]
The Trip to Italy (2014) [3.5]
The Trip to Spain (2017) [4.0]
The Ride Ahead (2024) dir. Samuel Habib and Dan Habib [3.5]
The Trip to Greece (2020, TV episodes) [3.5]
September 12, 2025 at 2:05 PM
enjoyed each of The Trip series via original TV episodes--favorite is The Trip then Spain & whole arc ...
Weapons (2025) [3.5 stars]
The Trip to Italy (2014) [3.5]
The Trip to Spain (2017) [4.0]
The Ride Ahead (2024) dir. Samuel Habib and Dan Habib [3.5]
The Trip to Greece (2020, TV episodes) [3.5]
Weapons (2025) [3.5 stars]
The Trip to Italy (2014) [3.5]
The Trip to Spain (2017) [4.0]
The Ride Ahead (2024) dir. Samuel Habib and Dan Habib [3.5]
The Trip to Greece (2020, TV episodes) [3.5]