Max Havey
@maxhavey.bsky.social
Content writer by day, freelance arts writer the rest of the time. Mizzou J-School Grad (BJ ‘15, MA ‘17). Words: St. Louis Magazine, Biz 417
Here are two articles for @stlmag.bsky.social I’m pumped to share! First up, I got to chat with Alex Ross Perry about Videoheaven, his great essay film about depictions of video stores onscreen, ahead of its screening at Arkadin Cinema & Bar tonight:
"Videoheaven" looks back on dearly departed video stores
Alex Ross Perry’s comprehensive essay film about depictions of video stores onscreen plays at Arkadin Cinema & Bar on August 28.
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August 28, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Here are two articles for @stlmag.bsky.social I’m pumped to share! First up, I got to chat with Alex Ross Perry about Videoheaven, his great essay film about depictions of video stores onscreen, ahead of its screening at Arkadin Cinema & Bar tonight:
Here’s my latest Rep Roundup for @stlmag.bsky.social! We’ve got Kurosawa and Ôbayashi retrospectives at @hipointetheatre.bsky.social & @arkadincinema.bsky.social, a King Hu classic at @wufilmseries.bsky.social, & the Way of the Samurai series at Alamo. Check out my full roundup here:
Film screenings to catch in St. Louis this month
Some of the top films to catch in and around St. Louis this month, from festival events to repertory screenings.
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August 4, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Here’s my latest Rep Roundup for @stlmag.bsky.social! We’ve got Kurosawa and Ôbayashi retrospectives at @hipointetheatre.bsky.social & @arkadincinema.bsky.social, a King Hu classic at @wufilmseries.bsky.social, & the Way of the Samurai series at Alamo. Check out my full roundup here:
Just saw Carrie for the first time, and while I know the crazy Jesus/martyr statue is supposed to look like Piper Laurie, I just kept thinking about how much it looked like Weird Al Yankovic
July 26, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Just saw Carrie for the first time, and while I know the crazy Jesus/martyr statue is supposed to look like Piper Laurie, I just kept thinking about how much it looked like Weird Al Yankovic
Happy Mid-year List Season! Here are a bunch of movies and music (new and old) I’ve enjoyed in 2025, so far!
June 30, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Happy Mid-year List Season! Here are a bunch of movies and music (new and old) I’ve enjoyed in 2025, so far!
Between Ballerina and The Phoenician Scheme, it is a *huge* weekend for hand grenades at the cinema!
June 7, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Between Ballerina and The Phoenician Scheme, it is a *huge* weekend for hand grenades at the cinema!
Excited to share this new one for @stlmag.bsky.social! Ahead of Pavements’ STL premiere at the @hipointetheatre.bsky.social next week, I got to chat with @prewarcinema.bsky.social about working on the film and how it captures the essence of Pavement! Read it here: www.stlmag.com/culture/film...
Pavements plays at the Hi-Pointe Theatre from June 2-5.
The prismatic portrait of the 1990s indie rockers will have its St. Louis premiere at the Hi-Pointe Theatre.
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May 29, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Excited to share this new one for @stlmag.bsky.social! Ahead of Pavements’ STL premiere at the @hipointetheatre.bsky.social next week, I got to chat with @prewarcinema.bsky.social about working on the film and how it captures the essence of Pavement! Read it here: www.stlmag.com/culture/film...
For @stlmag.bsky.social, here are the big rep screenings happening around STL in May! A.I. Artificial Intelligence on 35mm at @hipointetheatre.bsky.social, I’m a Cyborg But That’s OK at @arkadincinema.bsky.social, Mysterious Skin at @wufilmseries.bsky.social, and more: www.stlmag.com/culture/film...
Film Screenings To Catch In St. Louis This Month
Some of the top films to catch in and around St. Louis this month, from festival events to repertory screenings.
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May 4, 2025 at 9:45 PM
For @stlmag.bsky.social, here are the big rep screenings happening around STL in May! A.I. Artificial Intelligence on 35mm at @hipointetheatre.bsky.social, I’m a Cyborg But That’s OK at @arkadincinema.bsky.social, Mysterious Skin at @wufilmseries.bsky.social, and more: www.stlmag.com/culture/film...
I’m faced with a real dilemma today in terms of screenings: I can either see The Day the Earth Blew Up, the new Looney Tunes movie, or Werckmeister Harmonies, the Bela Tarr movie whose title sounds like a Looney Tunes knockoff
March 16, 2025 at 6:21 PM
I’m faced with a real dilemma today in terms of screenings: I can either see The Day the Earth Blew Up, the new Looney Tunes movie, or Werckmeister Harmonies, the Bela Tarr movie whose title sounds like a Looney Tunes knockoff
I was just looking at what @hipointetheatre.bsky.social has coming soon, and this is an incredibly powerful three film run on 35mm in May:
March 13, 2025 at 4:55 PM
I was just looking at what @hipointetheatre.bsky.social has coming soon, and this is an incredibly powerful three film run on 35mm in May:
With True/False 2025 on the books, I wrote about a bunch of my favorite films from the fest for @stlmag.bsky.social, including new ones from Amanda McBaine & Jesse Moss, Charlie Shackleton, David Osit, and more! www.stlmag.com/culture/film...
The 2025 True/False Film Fest looks to the past to make sense of the present
The slate for this year’s fest featured nonfiction that grapples with environmental issues, the power of a camera, and interrogating true crime as a genre.
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March 4, 2025 at 4:23 PM
With True/False 2025 on the books, I wrote about a bunch of my favorite films from the fest for @stlmag.bsky.social, including new ones from Amanda McBaine & Jesse Moss, Charlie Shackleton, David Osit, and more! www.stlmag.com/culture/film...
Ahead of its world premiere at True/False, I talked with director Ryan Sidhoo about his Bosnian luge team documentary/coming-of-age story The Track for @stlmag.bsky.social! www.stlmag.com/culture/film...
Bosnian luge team documentary “The Track” to play St. Louis after world premiere
The documentary and coming-of-age story about the Bosnian and Herzegovina luge team will play at Affton High School on March 3.
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February 25, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Ahead of its world premiere at True/False, I talked with director Ryan Sidhoo about his Bosnian luge team documentary/coming-of-age story The Track for @stlmag.bsky.social! www.stlmag.com/culture/film...
In a new one for @stlmag.bsky.social, I waxed poetic about the closure of an arthouse institution in St. Louis, and the place where I got my first tastes of independent cinema: www.stlmag.com/culture/film...
Farewell to the Plaza Frontenac Cinema
The longtime arthouse theater in Plaza Frontenac is set to show its final screenings on February 23.
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February 17, 2025 at 4:48 PM
In a new one for @stlmag.bsky.social, I waxed poetic about the closure of an arthouse institution in St. Louis, and the place where I got my first tastes of independent cinema: www.stlmag.com/culture/film...
Happy True/False reservation week! For @stlmag.bsky.social, I chatted with Chloé Trayner and Ashwini Mantrala about some of the film and music highlights of this year’s fest. Check it out here: www.stlmag.com/culture/fair...
Everything you need to know about the 2025 True/False Film Festival
The celebrated nonfiction film festival takes over Columbia, Missouri, from February 27 to March 2.
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February 12, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Happy True/False reservation week! For @stlmag.bsky.social, I chatted with Chloé Trayner and Ashwini Mantrala about some of the film and music highlights of this year’s fest. Check it out here: www.stlmag.com/culture/fair...
I do appreciate how much the Tubi Super Bowl Red Carpet coverage is giving public access TV vibes
February 9, 2025 at 10:37 PM
I do appreciate how much the Tubi Super Bowl Red Carpet coverage is giving public access TV vibes
Happy True/False film lineup announcement day to all who celebrate! truefalse.org/program/films/
Films - True/False Film Fest
The True/False Film Lineup!
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February 5, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Happy True/False film lineup announcement day to all who celebrate! truefalse.org/program/films/
I saw the opportunity for a bit, so I took it!
December 31, 2024 at 8:55 PM
I saw the opportunity for a bit, so I took it!
Last night I stumbled upon Quick Change on Prime Video, and was genuinely surprised to find an excellent Bill Murray comedy I’d never really heard anyone talk about with a stacked cast! It’s lovely and rare to find a gem like this out in the wild on streaming!
December 30, 2024 at 3:31 PM
Last night I stumbled upon Quick Change on Prime Video, and was genuinely surprised to find an excellent Bill Murray comedy I’d never really heard anyone talk about with a stacked cast! It’s lovely and rare to find a gem like this out in the wild on streaming!
The highlight of my holiday so far is realizing my niece got one of the recalled Wicked dolls for Christmas:
December 25, 2024 at 3:18 AM
The highlight of my holiday so far is realizing my niece got one of the recalled Wicked dolls for Christmas:
It’s astounding how bad the upscaling looks on the new theatrical remaster of Daft Punk’s Interstella 5555
December 13, 2024 at 3:59 AM
It’s astounding how bad the upscaling looks on the new theatrical remaster of Daft Punk’s Interstella 5555
For @stlmag.bsky.social, I pulled together another roundup of the excellent rep screenings happening around St. Louis this month! Highlights include Bresson on 35mm, a Béla Tarr restoration, Judy Garland, and Ray Liotta hijacking a plane, just to name a few! www.stlmag.com/culture/film...
Film screenings to catch this month
Excellent films, from holiday classics to affecting dramas, are playing all around St. Louis this month.
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December 5, 2024 at 8:25 PM
For @stlmag.bsky.social, I pulled together another roundup of the excellent rep screenings happening around St. Louis this month! Highlights include Bresson on 35mm, a Béla Tarr restoration, Judy Garland, and Ray Liotta hijacking a plane, just to name a few! www.stlmag.com/culture/film...
Press screening schedules lined up in a way that I am now inadvertently doing the Babyratu double feature over the next two days!
December 4, 2024 at 9:19 PM
Press screening schedules lined up in a way that I am now inadvertently doing the Babyratu double feature over the next two days!
Top tier Hanksgiving programming tonight at Arkadin: A King of the Hill happy hour/potluck followed by That Thing You Do!
November 30, 2024 at 12:59 AM
Top tier Hanksgiving programming tonight at Arkadin: A King of the Hill happy hour/potluck followed by That Thing You Do!
This is the hardcore version of the “I’m 17 & AFRAID of Sabrina Carpenter when she’s performing” tweet
"The guitars made my child cry" is such a wild thing to put on the internet for everyone to see lmao
November 29, 2024 at 2:16 AM
This is the hardcore version of the “I’m 17 & AFRAID of Sabrina Carpenter when she’s performing” tweet
Convinced my folks to watch The Last Waltz after a full day of Thanksgiving prep, and was once again reminded of this classic piece of writing from the great @stevenhyden.bsky.social: uproxx.com/movies/the-l...
’The Last Waltz’ Is The Best Thanksgiving Movie Ever Made
As immortalized by Martin Scorsese, The Band’s farewell concert embodies everything great and troubling about Thanksgiving.
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November 28, 2024 at 1:44 AM
Convinced my folks to watch The Last Waltz after a full day of Thanksgiving prep, and was once again reminded of this classic piece of writing from the great @stevenhyden.bsky.social: uproxx.com/movies/the-l...