Mark Pfeiffer
@markpfeiffer.bsky.social
Film critic at Filmbound (http://filmboundpod.com) podcast and Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema (https://reeltimes.blogspot.com). Formerly of TV’s Now Playing.
RIP Udo Kier, who commanded me to ask him a question during the post-film Q&A for BRAWL IN CELL BLOCK 99 at TIFF in 2017. (I seem to recall him leading into it by saying I was sitting there in the Scotiabank IMAX theater like the king of Sheba.)
November 24, 2025 at 12:52 AM
RIP Udo Kier, who commanded me to ask him a question during the post-film Q&A for BRAWL IN CELL BLOCK 99 at TIFF in 2017. (I seem to recall him leading into it by saying I was sitting there in the Scotiabank IMAX theater like the king of Sheba.)
Meeting my fitness goals while Jason looms.
November 2, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Meeting my fitness goals while Jason looms.
Started walking an hour+ per day every day a little more than a year ago. May be in the best shape I’ve ever been in, as shown by walking two Columbus marathon events this weekend:
-5K in 38:30 (12:20 mile pace)
-Half marathon in 2:58:57 (13:39 pace), plus entering live-action Super Mario World
-5K in 38:30 (12:20 mile pace)
-Half marathon in 2:58:57 (13:39 pace), plus entering live-action Super Mario World
October 19, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Started walking an hour+ per day every day a little more than a year ago. May be in the best shape I’ve ever been in, as shown by walking two Columbus marathon events this weekend:
-5K in 38:30 (12:20 mile pace)
-Half marathon in 2:58:57 (13:39 pace), plus entering live-action Super Mario World
-5K in 38:30 (12:20 mile pace)
-Half marathon in 2:58:57 (13:39 pace), plus entering live-action Super Mario World
Joe 👏🏻Flacco 👏🏻
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October 17, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Joe 👏🏻Flacco 👏🏻
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EXCLUSIVE: photos from the Taylor Swift-Travis Kelce wedding
October 11, 2025 at 8:00 PM
EXCLUSIVE: photos from the Taylor Swift-Travis Kelce wedding
Gotta wonder if whoever approved those MLB playoff hoodies that say “Built for Fall” considered how they might be read ironically in the event of any upsets.
October 1, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Gotta wonder if whoever approved those MLB playoff hoodies that say “Built for Fall” considered how they might be read ironically in the event of any upsets.
It’s nice as a fan that the Reds made the postseason, even if they probably don’t belong. Ownership should not take this as a sign that the team is good enough.
Pitching is pretty good, offense is the pits. Could steal a short series from the Dodgers or do what they did in 2020 and not score a run.
Pitching is pretty good, offense is the pits. Could steal a short series from the Dodgers or do what they did in 2020 and not score a run.
September 28, 2025 at 11:31 PM
It’s nice as a fan that the Reds made the postseason, even if they probably don’t belong. Ownership should not take this as a sign that the team is good enough.
Pitching is pretty good, offense is the pits. Could steal a short series from the Dodgers or do what they did in 2020 and not score a run.
Pitching is pretty good, offense is the pits. Could steal a short series from the Dodgers or do what they did in 2020 and not score a run.
Hadn’t seen HARD-BOILED in a long time, caught it in the theater today, and kept thinking this is the greatest movie ever made. So much fun. Didn’t get to as many of the HK classics I wanted to see, but seeing this, THE KILLER, and A BETTER TOMORROW was cool.
September 28, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Hadn’t seen HARD-BOILED in a long time, caught it in the theater today, and kept thinking this is the greatest movie ever made. So much fun. Didn’t get to as many of the HK classics I wanted to see, but seeing this, THE KILLER, and A BETTER TOMORROW was cool.
Crossed off a cultural blind spot when I saw HAMILTON last night. I’d only heard two or three songs before—the first two, to my surprise—and knew generally what it was about. Nothing can live up to the hype this musical has had, but this is not the time to be a contrarian. It’s good!
July 20, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Crossed off a cultural blind spot when I saw HAMILTON last night. I’d only heard two or three songs before—the first two, to my surprise—and knew generally what it was about. Nothing can live up to the hype this musical has had, but this is not the time to be a contrarian. It’s good!
variety.com/2025/music/o...
Although not a term at the time, this is a banger: m.youtube.com/watch?v=UMsk...
Although not a term at the time, this is a banger: m.youtube.com/watch?v=UMsk...
Lou Christie - Lightnin' Strikes (2021 Stereo Remaster)
YouTube video by Stereo Classics
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June 20, 2025 at 2:27 AM
variety.com/2025/music/o...
Although not a term at the time, this is a banger: m.youtube.com/watch?v=UMsk...
Although not a term at the time, this is a banger: m.youtube.com/watch?v=UMsk...
Let’s see if I can witness a second Reds win in four days and in a different ballpark with them back at home vs. the Twins.
June 18, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Let’s see if I can witness a second Reds win in four days and in a different ballpark with them back at home vs. the Twins.
Beautiful day at Comerica Park to see the Reds stomp the Tigers. Only issue was the constant loud talkers behind me who were literally wrong about everything (pitchers hit in the NL, they don’t throw around the horn after a strikeout because of the pitch clock), etc. Remained a hero & kept quiet. 😂
June 14, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Beautiful day at Comerica Park to see the Reds stomp the Tigers. Only issue was the constant loud talkers behind me who were literally wrong about everything (pitchers hit in the NL, they don’t throw around the horn after a strikeout because of the pitch clock), etc. Remained a hero & kept quiet. 😂
Far exceeded my expectations walking my first 10K race. I mainly wanted to finish in less than 90 minutes, which I did with plenty of time to spare. Maybe finishing a half marathon this fall in less than 3 hours is possible.
May 31, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Far exceeded my expectations walking my first 10K race. I mainly wanted to finish in less than 90 minutes, which I did with plenty of time to spare. Maybe finishing a half marathon this fall in less than 3 hours is possible.
Last night’s MLS game was the first I’ve been to in maybe a decade. Seemed completely transformed into what felt to me more like a European atmosphere. Also more fan-driven and more confident that those there were interested/didn’t need insistent check-ins to see if they’re entertained.
May 18, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Last night’s MLS game was the first I’ve been to in maybe a decade. Seemed completely transformed into what felt to me more like a European atmosphere. Also more fan-driven and more confident that those there were interested/didn’t need insistent check-ins to see if they’re entertained.
Really leaning into the I-71 sign between Columbus and Cincinnati with branding tonight’s Crew-FC Cincinnati game as Hell is Real.
May 17, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Really leaning into the I-71 sign between Columbus and Cincinnati with branding tonight’s Crew-FC Cincinnati game as Hell is Real.
Hit 200 straight days of an hour or more of walking workouts. Signed up to walk a half marathon in October, as I found I’m well within the pace one needs to maintain and basically walked one a couple weekends ago.
April 28, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Hit 200 straight days of an hour or more of walking workouts. Signed up to walk a half marathon in October, as I found I’m well within the pace one needs to maintain and basically walked one a couple weekends ago.
A few photos from this year’s Ebertfest
April 26, 2025 at 8:33 PM
A few photos from this year’s Ebertfest
Absolutely brutal way to lose a hard-fought game.
April 8, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Absolutely brutal way to lose a hard-fought game.
It has not been a great NCAA Tournament, but Florida-Auburn was a great game (aside from the end of the game taking forever to play, which needs to be fixed).
April 6, 2025 at 12:46 AM
It has not been a great NCAA Tournament, but Florida-Auburn was a great game (aside from the end of the game taking forever to play, which needs to be fixed).
The linked article is absolutely chilling and makes me wonder if everyone is taking a big risk leaving from or returning to this country.
The cruelty is the point, but also the $:"Companies like CoreCivic and GEO Group receive government funding based on the number of people they detain, which is why they lobby for stricter immigration policies. It’s a lucrative business: CoreCivic made over $560m from Ice contracts in a single year."
Why would anyone who can avoid it come to the US now? Heartbreaking. Pointless. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
March 20, 2025 at 1:45 AM
The linked article is absolutely chilling and makes me wonder if everyone is taking a big risk leaving from or returning to this country.
I was really hoping this was for a screenplay reading of the Jason Statham movie.
March 2, 2025 at 11:55 PM
I was really hoping this was for a screenplay reading of the Jason Statham movie.
True/False 2025 - Day 4
-BLUE (Jarman)
-PREDATORS
-MAKE IT LOOK REAL
-MIDDLETOWN
-BLUE (Jarman)
-PREDATORS
-MAKE IT LOOK REAL
-MIDDLETOWN
March 2, 2025 at 3:37 PM
True/False 2025 - Day 4
-BLUE (Jarman)
-PREDATORS
-MAKE IT LOOK REAL
-MIDDLETOWN
-BLUE (Jarman)
-PREDATORS
-MAKE IT LOOK REAL
-MIDDLETOWN
Disappointed that “We Didn’t Start the Fire” isn’t used in the Sally Ride documentary. It is the second film I’ve seen at True/False to use “Mr. Blue Sky,” though. (The other was DEAF PRESIDENT NOW!)
March 1, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Disappointed that “We Didn’t Start the Fire” isn’t used in the Sally Ride documentary. It is the second film I’ve seen at True/False to use “Mr. Blue Sky,” though. (The other was DEAF PRESIDENT NOW!)
10 of 17 films down at True/False 2025. 8 good to very good, only two that didn’t do much for me. Best of fest to date:
-ZODIAC KILLER PROJECT
-THE DATING GAME
-ZODIAC KILLER PROJECT
-THE DATING GAME
March 1, 2025 at 8:33 PM
10 of 17 films down at True/False 2025. 8 good to very good, only two that didn’t do much for me. Best of fest to date:
-ZODIAC KILLER PROJECT
-THE DATING GAME
-ZODIAC KILLER PROJECT
-THE DATING GAME