Reuben Baron
@rubigb.bsky.social
He/They. Writer. Treasurer of @dorianawards.bsky.social. Formerly "AndalusianDoge" before the world's cringest billionaire ruined the meme. Posts don't express views of employers. #BlackLivesMatter
The Marlene Meyerson JCC quoting Rudyard “White Man’s Burden” Kipling in a fundraising email sure is a choice…
November 7, 2025 at 8:10 PM
The Marlene Meyerson JCC quoting Rudyard “White Man’s Burden” Kipling in a fundraising email sure is a choice…
Judge me based on 4 favourite films, GO!
November 6, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Judge me based on 4 favourite films, GO!
And Zendaya is Meechee
October 21, 2025 at 4:22 PM
And Zendaya is Meechee
"41% showing up with a partner, spouse, girlfriend AND boyfriend" - wow, didn't know Tatum had THAT many polyamorous fans but good for them managing to have all four lol
October 11, 2025 at 5:41 PM
"41% showing up with a partner, spouse, girlfriend AND boyfriend" - wow, didn't know Tatum had THAT many polyamorous fans but good for them managing to have all four lol
The best line ever gets spoken in a movie theater scene
September 30, 2025 at 4:57 PM
The best line ever gets spoken in a movie theater scene
Speaking of the Lucy Liu-bot Futurama episode…
September 22, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Speaking of the Lucy Liu-bot Futurama episode…
Saw Sirat at the NYFF press screening and… I don’t get it. I mean, I get it’s well shot and scored and scary as fuck, but I’m kind of left wondering what the point of all that bleakness was. Feels like a lot of set-ups just get abandoned at the big turn.
September 19, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Saw Sirat at the NYFF press screening and… I don’t get it. I mean, I get it’s well shot and scored and scary as fuck, but I’m kind of left wondering what the point of all that bleakness was. Feels like a lot of set-ups just get abandoned at the big turn.
Full review of Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery coming soon for Looper, but for now, let me say the Conclave fujoshis are gonna go NUTS for this. #TIFF50
September 11, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Full review of Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery coming soon for Looper, but for now, let me say the Conclave fujoshis are gonna go NUTS for this. #TIFF50
Wanted to love The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo, came away merely liking it. Doesn’t go too far beyond its brilliant premise and like a lot of films at #TIFF50 could use a 5-10 minute trim, but the performances are good and it made me emotional. Another memorable international queer film.
September 11, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Wanted to love The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo, came away merely liking it. Doesn’t go too far beyond its brilliant premise and like a lot of films at #TIFF50 could use a 5-10 minute trim, but the performances are good and it made me emotional. Another memorable international queer film.
Full review of Scarlet will be coming to @animenewsnetwork.com, but my initial impressions: Mamoru Hosoda and Satoko Okudera need to reunite ASAP because Hosoda’s writing without her is only getting worse. At least it’s pretty… in some scenes. #TIFF50
September 11, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Full review of Scarlet will be coming to @animenewsnetwork.com, but my initial impressions: Mamoru Hosoda and Satoko Okudera need to reunite ASAP because Hosoda’s writing without her is only getting worse. At least it’s pretty… in some scenes. #TIFF50
What I expected from A Useful Ghost: haha the ghost is in a vacuum and has sex
What I got: a chilling meditation on historical erasure and being accessory to evil (and also haha ghost vacuum sex)
Maybe a tad longer than it needs to be, but the most original and one of the best films at #TIFF50
What I got: a chilling meditation on historical erasure and being accessory to evil (and also haha ghost vacuum sex)
Maybe a tad longer than it needs to be, but the most original and one of the best films at #TIFF50
September 10, 2025 at 9:06 PM
What I expected from A Useful Ghost: haha the ghost is in a vacuum and has sex
What I got: a chilling meditation on historical erasure and being accessory to evil (and also haha ghost vacuum sex)
Maybe a tad longer than it needs to be, but the most original and one of the best films at #TIFF50
What I got: a chilling meditation on historical erasure and being accessory to evil (and also haha ghost vacuum sex)
Maybe a tad longer than it needs to be, but the most original and one of the best films at #TIFF50
Dust Bunny’s weird. A Bryan Fuller Amazing Stories episode dragged out to feature length. I enjoyed the mostly wordless first act where it’s pure dream logic, lost me when the characters try to bring in logic-logic. For kids but also someone gets stabbed in the eye? Sigourney Weaver’s funny. #TIFF50
September 10, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Dust Bunny’s weird. A Bryan Fuller Amazing Stories episode dragged out to feature length. I enjoyed the mostly wordless first act where it’s pure dream logic, lost me when the characters try to bring in logic-logic. For kids but also someone gets stabbed in the eye? Sigourney Weaver’s funny. #TIFF50
Went into Blue Heron knowing nothing except lots of people were recommending it. Took some time to get into the quiet rhythms, but once it becomes clear what it’s actually doing, wow. #TIFF50
September 9, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Went into Blue Heron knowing nothing except lots of people were recommending it. Took some time to get into the quiet rhythms, but once it becomes clear what it’s actually doing, wow. #TIFF50
The Smashing Machine is most interesting to me in the meta aspect re: Dwayne Johnson’s career (is the “no contest” fight Black Adam?). But I’m strangely unmoved by what felt like a collection of Oscar acting clips and fights with weird sound design. Full review to come at Looper. #TIFF50
September 9, 2025 at 4:08 AM
The Smashing Machine is most interesting to me in the meta aspect re: Dwayne Johnson’s career (is the “no contest” fight Black Adam?). But I’m strangely unmoved by what felt like a collection of Oscar acting clips and fights with weird sound design. Full review to come at Looper. #TIFF50
Complicated feelings about Frankenstein I’ll delve into with my review, but the big theme to keep in mind is this is NOT Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein but Guillermo Del Toro’s. For all the talk of a more “faithful” adaptation, this is its own thing, for better and worse. #TIFF50
September 9, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Complicated feelings about Frankenstein I’ll delve into with my review, but the big theme to keep in mind is this is NOT Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein but Guillermo Del Toro’s. For all the talk of a more “faithful” adaptation, this is its own thing, for better and worse. #TIFF50
No way I’d survive Hamnet this morning after Hind Rajab last night, so my first film today at #TIFF50 was Eternity, which still made me cry but much happier tears. Funny, romantic, great acting, beautiful production design. Should be a hit (though I have thoughts on how it should have ended).
September 8, 2025 at 6:32 PM
No way I’d survive Hamnet this morning after Hind Rajab last night, so my first film today at #TIFF50 was Eternity, which still made me cry but much happier tears. Funny, romantic, great acting, beautiful production design. Should be a hit (though I have thoughts on how it should have ended).
#TIFF50
Mr. Rogers told us to "look for the helpers" in bad times. The Voice of Hind Rajab shows us the helpers, and we see their own feelings of helplessness. So anxiety-inducing as to necessitate its own in-film guided meditation. So real the performances aren't even acting. 1/2
Mr. Rogers told us to "look for the helpers" in bad times. The Voice of Hind Rajab shows us the helpers, and we see their own feelings of helplessness. So anxiety-inducing as to necessitate its own in-film guided meditation. So real the performances aren't even acting. 1/2
September 8, 2025 at 4:09 AM
#TIFF50
Mr. Rogers told us to "look for the helpers" in bad times. The Voice of Hind Rajab shows us the helpers, and we see their own feelings of helplessness. So anxiety-inducing as to necessitate its own in-film guided meditation. So real the performances aren't even acting. 1/2
Mr. Rogers told us to "look for the helpers" in bad times. The Voice of Hind Rajab shows us the helpers, and we see their own feelings of helplessness. So anxiety-inducing as to necessitate its own in-film guided meditation. So real the performances aren't even acting. 1/2
Went to & Sons out of curiosity about the "sci-fi/fantasy" tag on the #TIFF50 website. This starts boring, but once the other shoe drops, HA! You'll never guess which early 2000s cartoon this is a stealth prequel to. Points to Imelda Staunton for handling the film's biggest acting challenge.
September 7, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Went to & Sons out of curiosity about the "sci-fi/fantasy" tag on the #TIFF50 website. This starts boring, but once the other shoe drops, HA! You'll never guess which early 2000s cartoon this is a stealth prequel to. Points to Imelda Staunton for handling the film's biggest acting challenge.
Totally normal responses
September 7, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Totally normal responses
Between Dreams and Hope was not made by an LGBTQ+ filmmaker, nor does a trans actor play the trans lead (the director wasn’t sure if the character was trans or lesbian for a bit). But when you have the guts to make this movie in IRAN (with a happy ending!), I’ll take the imperfect allyship. #TIFF50
September 7, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Between Dreams and Hope was not made by an LGBTQ+ filmmaker, nor does a trans actor play the trans lead (the director wasn’t sure if the character was trans or lesbian for a bit). But when you have the guts to make this movie in IRAN (with a happy ending!), I’ll take the imperfect allyship. #TIFF50
Arco is caught between being a good version of Megalopolis and a bad version of Castle in the Sky. Interesting future setting and nice message, but the characters and comic relief fall flat and the animation’s not on the level you want for a Miyazaki homage. My first real disappointment of #TIFF50.
September 6, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Arco is caught between being a good version of Megalopolis and a bad version of Castle in the Sky. Interesting future setting and nice message, but the characters and comic relief fall flat and the animation’s not on the level you want for a Miyazaki homage. My first real disappointment of #TIFF50.
Good news: Jesus is trans.
Bad news: She’s a tumblr puriteen.
The Testament of Ann Lee is CRAZY (complimentary). Will warn that it feels long and one scene is unbearably loud so maybe do a sensory-friendly showing? But if you like provocative historical dramas and musicals, CINEMA! #TIFF50
Bad news: She’s a tumblr puriteen.
The Testament of Ann Lee is CRAZY (complimentary). Will warn that it feels long and one scene is unbearably loud so maybe do a sensory-friendly showing? But if you like provocative historical dramas and musicals, CINEMA! #TIFF50
September 6, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Good news: Jesus is trans.
Bad news: She’s a tumblr puriteen.
The Testament of Ann Lee is CRAZY (complimentary). Will warn that it feels long and one scene is unbearably loud so maybe do a sensory-friendly showing? But if you like provocative historical dramas and musicals, CINEMA! #TIFF50
Bad news: She’s a tumblr puriteen.
The Testament of Ann Lee is CRAZY (complimentary). Will warn that it feels long and one scene is unbearably loud so maybe do a sensory-friendly showing? But if you like provocative historical dramas and musicals, CINEMA! #TIFF50
Starting to think my post about Agnieszka Holland’s new movie at #TIFF50 only got so many likes because the main character’s name triggers bots… which feels very [Main Character]esque
September 6, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Starting to think my post about Agnieszka Holland’s new movie at #TIFF50 only got so many likes because the main character’s name triggers bots… which feels very [Main Character]esque