Matt Strohl
@strohltopia.bsky.social
Philosophy professor. Film criticism and philosophy of art. Also fly fishing. http://tinyurl.com/Hard-to-Watch - http://tinyurl.com/lovebadmovies - http://strohltopia.com
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Check out my interview with @strohltopia.bsky.social on his most recent book, Hard to Watch: How to Fall in Love with Difficult Movies (link in the comments)!!! We focus on how algorithms harm our tastes and how to resist them, the values of humility and boredom, and much more. youtu.be/GJRFHSoe7pA
Ep. 81: Resisting Algorithms & Appreciating Difficult Movies | A Discussion with Matt Strohl
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June 26, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Check out my interview with @strohltopia.bsky.social on his most recent book, Hard to Watch: How to Fall in Love with Difficult Movies (link in the comments)!!! We focus on how algorithms harm our tastes and how to resist them, the values of humility and boredom, and much more. youtu.be/GJRFHSoe7pA
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This week we are by joined by
@strohltopia.bsky.social to talk CHILL FACTOR, a pretty mediocre movie that nevertheless leads us to a conversation about how we engage with art and cinema! Also, ice cream puns! t.co/GyPvDN6P44
@strohltopia.bsky.social to talk CHILL FACTOR, a pretty mediocre movie that nevertheless leads us to a conversation about how we engage with art and cinema! Also, ice cream puns! t.co/GyPvDN6P44
May 23, 2025 at 4:50 PM
This week we are by joined by
@strohltopia.bsky.social to talk CHILL FACTOR, a pretty mediocre movie that nevertheless leads us to a conversation about how we engage with art and cinema! Also, ice cream puns! t.co/GyPvDN6P44
@strohltopia.bsky.social to talk CHILL FACTOR, a pretty mediocre movie that nevertheless leads us to a conversation about how we engage with art and cinema! Also, ice cream puns! t.co/GyPvDN6P44
Had a great time talking CHILL FACTOR on Die Hard on a Blank.
This week on the show: CHILL FACTOR - it's Die Hard on an ice cream truck! We were joined by special guest @strohltopia.bsky.social
- Montana resident and author of the books HARD TO WATCH and WHY IT'S OK TO LOVE BAD MOVIES! Episode available here now!
pod.link/1658664345
- Montana resident and author of the books HARD TO WATCH and WHY IT'S OK TO LOVE BAD MOVIES! Episode available here now!
pod.link/1658664345
May 22, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Had a great time talking CHILL FACTOR on Die Hard on a Blank.
In honor of Émilie Dequenne's passing, here is Mouret's LOVE AFFAIR(S), a great film that has still not been widely released in the USA or on disc. She is extraordinary in it. drive.google.com/file/d/1jfWj...
Love.Affairs.2020.1080p.HBO.WEB-DL.DDP5.1.H.264.HUN.FRE-PTHD.mkv
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March 17, 2025 at 12:25 AM
In honor of Émilie Dequenne's passing, here is Mouret's LOVE AFFAIR(S), a great film that has still not been widely released in the USA or on disc. She is extraordinary in it. drive.google.com/file/d/1jfWj...
By tradition, the Strohl family posts our cinematic year in review on Oscar Sunday. Here it is for 2024, including my top 25 with commentary as well as lists of favorites from my beloved wife, @angelastrohl.bsky.social, my brother Josh, and my sister-in-law Isabel. strohltopia.com/2025/03/02/s...
State of the Cinema 2024
As is our tradition, we have waited till Oscar Sunday to put together the Strohl family year-in-review. One new development this year is that after six years of marriage, Angela decided to change h…
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March 3, 2025 at 12:00 AM
By tradition, the Strohl family posts our cinematic year in review on Oscar Sunday. Here it is for 2024, including my top 25 with commentary as well as lists of favorites from my beloved wife, @angelastrohl.bsky.social, my brother Josh, and my sister-in-law Isabel. strohltopia.com/2025/03/02/s...
I’ve got the Potato Cut in hand and I’m going in for round two. I loved the version of Meiyazhagan on Netflix, but it was a bummer to learn how much was cut out for the streaming release.
Cutting Out the Soul of Meiyazhagan
A Companion Piece to Meiyazhagan Potato Cut
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March 1, 2025 at 4:49 PM
I’ve got the Potato Cut in hand and I’m going in for round two. I loved the version of Meiyazhagan on Netflix, but it was a bummer to learn how much was cut out for the streaming release.
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This is a painting from last month,
Still Life of Jewelry Box, Candlestick, Pearls and Perfume
24” x 20,” Oil on Canvas
Still Life of Jewelry Box, Candlestick, Pearls and Perfume
24” x 20,” Oil on Canvas
February 27, 2025 at 6:16 PM
This is a painting from last month,
Still Life of Jewelry Box, Candlestick, Pearls and Perfume
24” x 20,” Oil on Canvas
Still Life of Jewelry Box, Candlestick, Pearls and Perfume
24” x 20,” Oil on Canvas
In which Seymour Cassel comes out of the closet to Judd Nelson and then Nelson says many very homophobic things.
February 21, 2025 at 12:39 AM
In which Seymour Cassel comes out of the closet to Judd Nelson and then Nelson says many very homophobic things.
It’s rough around the edges, but I can’t emphasize enough how much I loved Power Paandi, about an old Tamil stunt man searching for another chance at happiness. (It’s on Netflix, which for all its faults has an excellent selection of 21st century south Asian films.)
February 19, 2025 at 9:37 PM
It’s rough around the edges, but I can’t emphasize enough how much I loved Power Paandi, about an old Tamil stunt man searching for another chance at happiness. (It’s on Netflix, which for all its faults has an excellent selection of 21st century south Asian films.)
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Great news for the Dwan Patrol: one of his long-unavailable best, The River's Edge, is now on Prime Video (an exemplary work in the fascinating subgenre of the modern Western) (word x2:
www.newyorker.com/culture/rich...
www.newyorker.com/goings-on-ab...
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www.newyorker.com/goings-on-ab...
DVD of the Week: “The River’s Edge”
Richard Brody on Allan Dwan"™s "The River"™s Edge" (1957).
www.newyorker.com
February 11, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Great news for the Dwan Patrol: one of his long-unavailable best, The River's Edge, is now on Prime Video (an exemplary work in the fascinating subgenre of the modern Western) (word x2:
www.newyorker.com/culture/rich...
www.newyorker.com/goings-on-ab...
www.newyorker.com/culture/rich...
www.newyorker.com/goings-on-ab...
Watching obscure Gary Daniels DTV movies on an airplane, the guy next to me keeps looking at my tablet. When we land he says “You’ve got some great movies on your little box there, I haven’t seen American Streetfighter in ages!” (It has 265 logs on letterboxd)
February 6, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Watching obscure Gary Daniels DTV movies on an airplane, the guy next to me keeps looking at my tablet. When we land he says “You’ve got some great movies on your little box there, I haven’t seen American Streetfighter in ages!” (It has 265 logs on letterboxd)
The new one from @adrianpmartin.bsky.social is awesome.
February 4, 2025 at 10:33 PM
The new one from @adrianpmartin.bsky.social is awesome.
Headed to Houston this week, will give an academic talk for the philosophy department on Friday but there will also be a public event on Thursday where I’ll give a 30-min talk along with a PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE screening and then Q&A.
February 2, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Headed to Houston this week, will give an academic talk for the philosophy department on Friday but there will also be a public event on Thursday where I’ll give a 30-min talk along with a PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE screening and then Q&A.
Favorite first viewings for January. Really went for it, best month in a long time for me.
January 31, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Favorite first viewings for January. Really went for it, best month in a long time for me.
I was on the fence about watching FLOW, but was quickly won over by an African Queen homage with a cat and a capybara.
January 29, 2025 at 2:17 AM
I was on the fence about watching FLOW, but was quickly won over by an African Queen homage with a cat and a capybara.
I love that instead of some fluffy “Taylor Swift and philosophy” thing, Brandon has brought us a deep dive into the metaphysics of re-recording.
*Taylor Swift and the Philosophy of Re-recording: The Art of Taylor's Versions*. Out now in hardback and paperback!!! Please check it out, and share this post widely. #taylorswift #taylorsversions #philosophy
Taylor Swift and the Philosophy of Re-recording
A lively and thorough exploration of the aesthetic, metaphysical, ethical, political, and legal implications of Taylor Swift's ongoing project of re-recording h…
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January 27, 2025 at 9:59 PM
I love that instead of some fluffy “Taylor Swift and philosophy” thing, Brandon has brought us a deep dive into the metaphysics of re-recording.
One of my goals for this year is to watch more Indian movies than French movies. Angela developing a crush on Dhanush is really helping the cause, though she’s also lobbying to finish the Brisseau filmography (and she won’t have to twist my arm on that one).
January 27, 2025 at 5:51 PM
One of my goals for this year is to watch more Indian movies than French movies. Angela developing a crush on Dhanush is really helping the cause, though she’s also lobbying to finish the Brisseau filmography (and she won’t have to twist my arm on that one).
Man, that Paul Schrader movie messed me up. I did not know what I was getting into.
January 26, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Man, that Paul Schrader movie messed me up. I did not know what I was getting into.
Misuse of the Italian “finger purse” hand gesture emoji (🤌) has gone on too long. It absolutely does not mean “that’s delicious” or *chef’s kiss*. It means “what do you want?” or “get to the point” or “what the hell do you mean?” or “what the hell are you saying?”
January 24, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Misuse of the Italian “finger purse” hand gesture emoji (🤌) has gone on too long. It absolutely does not mean “that’s delicious” or *chef’s kiss*. It means “what do you want?” or “get to the point” or “what the hell do you mean?” or “what the hell are you saying?”
Great stuff, always enjoy hearing from @emmiemalone.bsky.social
Check out my interview with the amazing @emmiemalone.bsky.social on #countrymusic #fashion #costumes #queercountry #cowboycarter #chappellroan #jojosiwa #taylorswift #philosophy #punk #elvispresley & more!!!!
Ep. 76: Country, Popular Music, & Fashion | A Discussion with Emmie Malone
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January 24, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Great stuff, always enjoy hearing from @emmiemalone.bsky.social
If you like fun, Rifle Club is on Netflix. Malayalam siege thriller set in the Western Ghats. Great style. I was hooting and hollering.
January 23, 2025 at 3:41 AM
If you like fun, Rifle Club is on Netflix. Malayalam siege thriller set in the Western Ghats. Great style. I was hooting and hollering.
My 2024 new release favorites as of now. I had Close Your Eyes on my list last year or it would be #1.
December 31, 2024 at 5:45 PM
My 2024 new release favorites as of now. I had Close Your Eyes on my list last year or it would be #1.
Favorite first viewings for 2024, loosely ranked. Letterboxd link below.
December 29, 2024 at 6:33 PM
Favorite first viewings for 2024, loosely ranked. Letterboxd link below.
I was ignoring the Nitrate Picture Show emails, assuming I had months to get a ticket, but heads up: they are selling assigned seats this year for an extra $125 and nearly all the good seats are already taken. If you want a decent seat, it’s fairly urgent.
December 12, 2024 at 12:21 AM
I was ignoring the Nitrate Picture Show emails, assuming I had months to get a ticket, but heads up: they are selling assigned seats this year for an extra $125 and nearly all the good seats are already taken. If you want a decent seat, it’s fairly urgent.
Gloomy Sunday, house to myself, time to pop the cork on one of the movies I’ve been saving the longest.
December 8, 2024 at 7:36 PM
Gloomy Sunday, house to myself, time to pop the cork on one of the movies I’ve been saving the longest.