A movie that makes me weep every time.

As always, I’m playing catch up on reviews. Here are some quick thoughts on Materialists: joshuastevens.substack.com/p/materialists

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I’m playing catch up on some recent releases. Read my thoughts on Sinners, Thunderbolts* and more here: open.substack.com/pub/joshuast...

My new puppy is quite the movie fan. She particularly admires Tarkovsky.

Record Store Day 2025 haul, featuring one for my dad and three for me (including a soundtrack to one of the best films of the 2020s so far) 👍🏻 #RecordStoreDay2025

I watched SOMETIMES I THINK ABOUT DYING on a whim tonight and boy did it strike a chord. Ridley is phenomenal, and Monica DeBonis's "it's hard being a person" monologue hit me like a truck. This movie came out of nowhere and is sneaking into my favorites of the year conversation.