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.
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
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
Due to mascot inflation, he is one of four the Reds have: www.mlb.com/reds/fans/ma...
October 1, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Due to mascot inflation, he is one of four the Reds have: www.mlb.com/reds/fans/ma...
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!
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. 😂
Not related but knowing you’re a big Demme fan, have you seen this Ghanaian poster for MARRIED TO THE MOB?
June 8, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Not related but knowing you’re a big Demme fan, have you seen this Ghanaian poster for MARRIED TO THE MOB?
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.
A few photos from this year’s Ebertfest
April 26, 2025 at 8:33 PM
A few photos from this year’s Ebertfest
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.
Never been to COMO institution Ernie’s during True/False but managed to slip in between films.
March 1, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Never been to COMO institution Ernie’s during True/False but managed to slip in between films.
Bringing new meaning to the insult “smooth-brained”: www.cnn.com/2025/02/27/s...
March 1, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Bringing new meaning to the insult “smooth-brained”: www.cnn.com/2025/02/27/s...
Couldn’t find a photo of this place on my phone, which is how I found out it is permanently closed.
February 18, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Couldn’t find a photo of this place on my phone, which is how I found out it is permanently closed.
2025 reading list
7. A Caribbean Mystery (Agatha Christie, 1964)
As generic as the title. But Miss Marple apparently seems to come around on steel drum bands.
7. A Caribbean Mystery (Agatha Christie, 1964)
As generic as the title. But Miss Marple apparently seems to come around on steel drum bands.
February 9, 2025 at 9:35 PM
2025 reading list
7. A Caribbean Mystery (Agatha Christie, 1964)
As generic as the title. But Miss Marple apparently seems to come around on steel drum bands.
7. A Caribbean Mystery (Agatha Christie, 1964)
As generic as the title. But Miss Marple apparently seems to come around on steel drum bands.
2025 reading list
6. I Hope This Finds You Well (Natalie Sue, 2024)
Book version of an office sitcom undercut with a prestige TV “dark secret.” (It doesn’t work here.) Better at observing anxiety, self-loathing, and how co-workers often fail to see the quiet desperation their peers live with.
6. I Hope This Finds You Well (Natalie Sue, 2024)
Book version of an office sitcom undercut with a prestige TV “dark secret.” (It doesn’t work here.) Better at observing anxiety, self-loathing, and how co-workers often fail to see the quiet desperation their peers live with.
February 9, 2025 at 1:24 AM
2025 reading list
6. I Hope This Finds You Well (Natalie Sue, 2024)
Book version of an office sitcom undercut with a prestige TV “dark secret.” (It doesn’t work here.) Better at observing anxiety, self-loathing, and how co-workers often fail to see the quiet desperation their peers live with.
6. I Hope This Finds You Well (Natalie Sue, 2024)
Book version of an office sitcom undercut with a prestige TV “dark secret.” (It doesn’t work here.) Better at observing anxiety, self-loathing, and how co-workers often fail to see the quiet desperation their peers live with.
2025 reading list
4. Why Didn’t They Ask Evans? (Agatha Christie, 1934)
The upside of trying to read all of Christie’s books is finding something playful and witty like this that, I suspect, is less heralded. Her books seem bound to their times, but this seems more amenable to a modern remake.
4. Why Didn’t They Ask Evans? (Agatha Christie, 1934)
The upside of trying to read all of Christie’s books is finding something playful and witty like this that, I suspect, is less heralded. Her books seem bound to their times, but this seems more amenable to a modern remake.
February 2, 2025 at 3:52 AM
2025 reading list
4. Why Didn’t They Ask Evans? (Agatha Christie, 1934)
The upside of trying to read all of Christie’s books is finding something playful and witty like this that, I suspect, is less heralded. Her books seem bound to their times, but this seems more amenable to a modern remake.
4. Why Didn’t They Ask Evans? (Agatha Christie, 1934)
The upside of trying to read all of Christie’s books is finding something playful and witty like this that, I suspect, is less heralded. Her books seem bound to their times, but this seems more amenable to a modern remake.
2025 reading list
3. A Court of Thorns and Roses (Sarah J. Maas, 2015)
Several co-workers are fans of the author, so I’m diving in. Roughly a BEAUTY AND THE BEAST reworking. Drags for the first half or so but eventually picks up. Wary of the Whedon influence & some fantasy tics but will press on.
3. A Court of Thorns and Roses (Sarah J. Maas, 2015)
Several co-workers are fans of the author, so I’m diving in. Roughly a BEAUTY AND THE BEAST reworking. Drags for the first half or so but eventually picks up. Wary of the Whedon influence & some fantasy tics but will press on.
February 2, 2025 at 3:43 AM
2025 reading list
3. A Court of Thorns and Roses (Sarah J. Maas, 2015)
Several co-workers are fans of the author, so I’m diving in. Roughly a BEAUTY AND THE BEAST reworking. Drags for the first half or so but eventually picks up. Wary of the Whedon influence & some fantasy tics but will press on.
3. A Court of Thorns and Roses (Sarah J. Maas, 2015)
Several co-workers are fans of the author, so I’m diving in. Roughly a BEAUTY AND THE BEAST reworking. Drags for the first half or so but eventually picks up. Wary of the Whedon influence & some fantasy tics but will press on.
2025 reading list
2. The Mirror Crack’d from Side to Side (Agatha Christie, 1962)
I finished the Poirot novels in 2024 and am working through the Miss Marple books. The surprise to me is how little she tends to be in them. Clever solution and a pretty good mystery.
2. The Mirror Crack’d from Side to Side (Agatha Christie, 1962)
I finished the Poirot novels in 2024 and am working through the Miss Marple books. The surprise to me is how little she tends to be in them. Clever solution and a pretty good mystery.
February 2, 2025 at 3:36 AM
2025 reading list
2. The Mirror Crack’d from Side to Side (Agatha Christie, 1962)
I finished the Poirot novels in 2024 and am working through the Miss Marple books. The surprise to me is how little she tends to be in them. Clever solution and a pretty good mystery.
2. The Mirror Crack’d from Side to Side (Agatha Christie, 1962)
I finished the Poirot novels in 2024 and am working through the Miss Marple books. The surprise to me is how little she tends to be in them. Clever solution and a pretty good mystery.
2025 reading list
1. THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER (C.S. Lewis, 1952)
Reading the Narnia books in chronological order. This one has more action, helping to offset the lack of characterization and so much allegory in these books. Or maybe my failure to be thoroughly won over is not being a kid?
1. THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER (C.S. Lewis, 1952)
Reading the Narnia books in chronological order. This one has more action, helping to offset the lack of characterization and so much allegory in these books. Or maybe my failure to be thoroughly won over is not being a kid?
February 2, 2025 at 3:17 AM
2025 reading list
1. THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER (C.S. Lewis, 1952)
Reading the Narnia books in chronological order. This one has more action, helping to offset the lack of characterization and so much allegory in these books. Or maybe my failure to be thoroughly won over is not being a kid?
1. THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER (C.S. Lewis, 1952)
Reading the Narnia books in chronological order. This one has more action, helping to offset the lack of characterization and so much allegory in these books. Or maybe my failure to be thoroughly won over is not being a kid?