Jordan Bosch
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I'm just a writer, film critic, blogger, and librarian waiting out the apocalypse. He/Him
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Jacques Demy's peppier, optimistic follow-up to The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, The Young Girls of Rochefort, is a delightful musical of romance and ambition, boasting great work from Michel Legrand, ecstatic colours and scenery, and a host of sweet performances, including from a few American stars.
The Criterion Channel Presents: The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967)
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January 10, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Jacques Demy's peppier, optimistic follow-up to The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, The Young Girls of Rochefort, is a delightful musical of romance and ambition, boasting great work from Michel Legrand, ecstatic colours and scenery, and a host of sweet performances, including from a few American stars.
Daisy Ridley carries well the burden of grief in this fascinating movie about zombies and the process of letting go, though it as at times tonally at an irreconcilable crossroads and its curious themes aren't explored as much as they deserve.
The Half-Interesting Meditations of We Bury the Dead
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January 9, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Daisy Ridley carries well the burden of grief in this fascinating movie about zombies and the process of letting go, though it as at times tonally at an irreconcilable crossroads and its curious themes aren't explored as much as they deserve.
If you're looking for a little catharsis amidst the harrowing news, maybe watch One Battle After Another -an excellent movie where 'fuck ICE' is a core theme.
January 9, 2026 at 4:18 AM
If you're looking for a little catharsis amidst the harrowing news, maybe watch One Battle After Another -an excellent movie where 'fuck ICE' is a core theme.
A parody of British costume dramas, most notably Downton Abbey, Fackham Hall is a good concept for a comedy, but one that relies too much on repetitive, sometimes derivative jokes, meagre plotting without much commentary, and a style that just doesn't particularly suit a British comic atmosphere.
Fackham Hall is Neither a Clever nor Silly Enough Spoof
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January 7, 2026 at 6:36 PM
A parody of British costume dramas, most notably Downton Abbey, Fackham Hall is a good concept for a comedy, but one that relies too much on repetitive, sometimes derivative jokes, meagre plotting without much commentary, and a style that just doesn't particularly suit a British comic atmosphere.
A lampshading approach to a reboot doesn't absolve creative deficiency as Anaconda is a testament to. Self-aware but not particularly clever or interesting within its new premise it is largely another hollow slog that can't even find much use for its giant snake.
Anaconda is a Snakeskin Reboot
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January 4, 2026 at 7:12 PM
A lampshading approach to a reboot doesn't absolve creative deficiency as Anaconda is a testament to. Self-aware but not particularly clever or interesting within its new premise it is largely another hollow slog that can't even find much use for its giant snake.
Driven on a magnificently intense performance of ego and ambition from Timothee Chalamet, Josh Safdie's exuberant Marty Supreme is a harrowing dive into a series of bizarre circumstances and personalities in pursuit of a ping-pong championship, defiantly original and atmospheric.
A Remarkably Twisted Odyssey of Supreme Ambition
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January 3, 2026 at 6:56 PM
Driven on a magnificently intense performance of ego and ambition from Timothee Chalamet, Josh Safdie's exuberant Marty Supreme is a harrowing dive into a series of bizarre circumstances and personalities in pursuit of a ping-pong championship, defiantly original and atmospheric.
A rock solid comedy premise undercut by a refusal to engage with the realities of class, wealth, and race that it ostensibly aims to satirize. Occasionally charming and funny in its zany, screwball sensibility, yet says ultimately nothing about economic inequality.
Back to the Feature: Trading Places (1983)
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December 30, 2025 at 6:09 PM
A rock solid comedy premise undercut by a refusal to engage with the realities of class, wealth, and race that it ostensibly aims to satirize. Occasionally charming and funny in its zany, screwball sensibility, yet says ultimately nothing about economic inequality.
A fantasy movie hit in its day, now all but forgotten by mainstream pop culture, what is the significance and legacy of Disney's inaugural Narnia film on its twentieth anniversary? Was it an overstated flash-in-the-pan or is it a genuine fantasy film classic in its own right?
What is the Legacy of Disney’s The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe?
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December 29, 2025 at 6:51 PM
A fantasy movie hit in its day, now all but forgotten by mainstream pop culture, what is the significance and legacy of Disney's inaugural Narnia film on its twentieth anniversary? Was it an overstated flash-in-the-pan or is it a genuine fantasy film classic in its own right?
Set around Recife, Brazil in 1977, Kleber Mendoça Filho's aesthetically retro and captivating political thriller The Secret Agent explores vividly the stifling pervasiveness of the military dictatorship from the vantage of a cool but cautious Wagner Moura as a just but endangered political dissident
An Absorbing Investigation of a Time of Mischief
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December 28, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Set around Recife, Brazil in 1977, Kleber Mendoça Filho's aesthetically retro and captivating political thriller The Secret Agent explores vividly the stifling pervasiveness of the military dictatorship from the vantage of a cool but cautious Wagner Moura as a just but endangered political dissident
Directed with beautiful naturalism by Chloe Zhao, Hamnet is a film of immense emotional sincerity -in romance, family, grief, and art. A stirring and sensational piece of Shakespearean speculation sustained on the rich performances of Paul Mescal and an astounding Jessie Buckley.
A Healing Art: The Tragedy and Vivid Poetry of Hamnet
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December 27, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Directed with beautiful naturalism by Chloe Zhao, Hamnet is a film of immense emotional sincerity -in romance, family, grief, and art. A stirring and sensational piece of Shakespearean speculation sustained on the rich performances of Paul Mescal and an astounding Jessie Buckley.
Trashy and twisty, The Housemaid is broadly conventional and predictable, blunt and awkward in some of the writing, and dimly directed by Paul Feig. But its sensationalism sometimes works in its favour, as does Amanda Seyfried's fun, eccentric performance.
The Cheesy Tensions of The Housemaid
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December 26, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Trashy and twisty, The Housemaid is broadly conventional and predictable, blunt and awkward in some of the writing, and dimly directed by Paul Feig. But its sensationalism sometimes works in its favour, as does Amanda Seyfried's fun, eccentric performance.
Because it's a line from the book and is included in most adaptations that have been made, I just assumed it was a bunch of riffs on a popular line from A Christmas Carol.
But then I guess the Muppets is the only version most millennials and zoomers know. 😕
But then I guess the Muppets is the only version most millennials and zoomers know. 😕
Something you can say for Bluesky is that no other website is cranking out Muppet Christmas Carol Tiny Tim jokes like this place
December 25, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Because it's a line from the book and is included in most adaptations that have been made, I just assumed it was a bunch of riffs on a popular line from A Christmas Carol.
But then I guess the Muppets is the only version most millennials and zoomers know. 😕
But then I guess the Muppets is the only version most millennials and zoomers know. 😕
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Merry Christmas to all, but especially to you, you beautiful old building and loan.
December 25, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Merry Christmas to all, but especially to you, you beautiful old building and loan.
Significantly more plot-heavy, narratively repetitive, and conceptually less ambitious, Avatar: Fire and Ash is James Cameron's Return of the Jedi -messier in execution than its predecessors, startlingly less confident, but nonetheless compelling enough on its themes, visuals, and characters.
Avatar: Fire and Ash Burns Bright but Feverish
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December 24, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Significantly more plot-heavy, narratively repetitive, and conceptually less ambitious, Avatar: Fire and Ash is James Cameron's Return of the Jedi -messier in execution than its predecessors, startlingly less confident, but nonetheless compelling enough on its themes, visuals, and characters.
James L. Brooks's return to filmmaking after fifteen years is sadly an utter misfire. A political movie terrified of expressing real politics, its awkward and convoluted script peppered with weak jokes, hollow sentiment, and bafflingly disconnected subplots is a train wreck.
Ella McCay Dramatically Epitomizes the Lost Touch of James L. Brooks
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December 18, 2025 at 7:58 PM
James L. Brooks's return to filmmaking after fifteen years is sadly an utter misfire. A political movie terrified of expressing real politics, its awkward and convoluted script peppered with weak jokes, hollow sentiment, and bafflingly disconnected subplots is a train wreck.
Drawn heavily from the style of 70s crime thrillers of both the French and American variety, Kelly Reichardt's The Mastermind is a compelling character study of an aimless rebel against a consequential backdrop. A tour de force of subtlety from Josh O'Connor.
A Pleasing Throwback with an Artless Mastermind
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December 16, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Drawn heavily from the style of 70s crime thrillers of both the French and American variety, Kelly Reichardt's The Mastermind is a compelling character study of an aimless rebel against a consequential backdrop. A tour de force of subtlety from Josh O'Connor.
We say goodbye to actor, filmmaker and activist Rob Reiner.
A dedicated storyteller with sincerity that imbued his prolific work and the causes he believed in, Reiner’s heartfelt portrayal of the human condition reminds us of the power of film and its abilities to stay with us.
A dedicated storyteller with sincerity that imbued his prolific work and the causes he believed in, Reiner’s heartfelt portrayal of the human condition reminds us of the power of film and its abilities to stay with us.
December 16, 2025 at 5:53 AM
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When Rob Reiner was on his all-time epic run at the start of his career, he had an opportunity to read a script that was looking for a production partner, and he lost his mind for it. He decided Castle Rock had to have it, no matter what.
December 15, 2025 at 7:37 AM
When Rob Reiner was on his all-time epic run at the start of his career, he had an opportunity to read a script that was looking for a production partner, and he lost his mind for it. He decided Castle Rock had to have it, no matter what.
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Because if you care about securely owning a movie that you love--as opposed to "owning" it only until a license agreement over which you have no control expires without warning--you need a DVD or Blu-ray. The hardware may be yesterday; the concern is very much of this moment.
Why do (us) old people want to burden Gen Z with our nostalgia for an antique piece of hardware in the first place?
A (quite) young movie lover said to me recently, "Not everybody can afford a DVD player," and I said "How much do you think a DVD player costs?"
He said, "I don't know, like $500?"
Those of us who advocate physical media are maybe not doing the best job of messaging.
He said, "I don't know, like $500?"
Those of us who advocate physical media are maybe not doing the best job of messaging.
December 13, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Because if you care about securely owning a movie that you love--as opposed to "owning" it only until a license agreement over which you have no control expires without warning--you need a DVD or Blu-ray. The hardware may be yesterday; the concern is very much of this moment.
A fun rom-com premise within a funny afterlife conceit, Eternity is broadly enjoyable and spontaneous, though hits some critical snags in its last act through some awkward structure and indecisive handling of core themes.
Til Death do us Part
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December 12, 2025 at 7:10 PM
A fun rom-com premise within a funny afterlife conceit, Eternity is broadly enjoyable and spontaneous, though hits some critical snags in its last act through some awkward structure and indecisive handling of core themes.
Joachim Trier's deeply moving and honest Sentimental Value is a tender, measured and bittersweet drama of a complex family dynamic, illuminated by breathtaking performances from Renate Reinsve, Stellan Skarsgard, Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas and Elle Fanning. Stirringly one of the year's very best movies
Sentimental Value and the Poignant Bonds of Family, Art, and Generational Trauma
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December 11, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Joachim Trier's deeply moving and honest Sentimental Value is a tender, measured and bittersweet drama of a complex family dynamic, illuminated by breathtaking performances from Renate Reinsve, Stellan Skarsgard, Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas and Elle Fanning. Stirringly one of the year's very best movies
A film of sombre reflection on the consequences and legacy of celebrity, imbued with authenticity and rich vulnerability from George Clooney in his best performance in years, Noah Baumbach's Jay Kelly is an excellent, honest meditation on life and art, and the relationships informed by each.
An Open George Clooney Reveals the Life of Jay Kelly
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December 10, 2025 at 8:11 PM
A film of sombre reflection on the consequences and legacy of celebrity, imbued with authenticity and rich vulnerability from George Clooney in his best performance in years, Noah Baumbach's Jay Kelly is an excellent, honest meditation on life and art, and the relationships informed by each.
Just so happens to be my favourite movie!
December 9, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Just so happens to be my favourite movie!
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A somewhat empathetic but curious, pitiable look at the world of young upper class New York socialites, Whit Stillman's Metropolitan is a fascinating image of a lifestyle in decline as it engages in witty dialogue and amusing romantic entanglements from the vantage of an outsider to this culture.
The Criterion Channel Presents: Metropolitan (1990)
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December 6, 2025 at 3:49 PM
A somewhat empathetic but curious, pitiable look at the world of young upper class New York socialites, Whit Stillman's Metropolitan is a fascinating image of a lifestyle in decline as it engages in witty dialogue and amusing romantic entanglements from the vantage of an outsider to this culture.