Chris
@trengove.bsky.social
I'm the king of the silent pictures. I'm hiding out til talkies blow over. 🎥, 🍺, 🍷, & 🥃
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Bi Gan's Resurrection is not just one of *the* movies of 2025, it's one of the best of the decade. Maybe a masterpiece.
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A ★★★★½ review of Resurrection (2025)
Chicago International Film Festival 2025 My second Bi Gan movie, having only just watched Long Day's Journey Into Night approximately 24 hours prior. Resurrection is as ambitious as it is gorgeous, an...
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November 6, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Bi Gan's Resurrection is not just one of *the* movies of 2025, it's one of the best of the decade. Maybe a masterpiece.
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I can't believe how fortunate we are to have new movies from each of Kelly Reichardt, Lynne Ramsay, Claire Denis, Sofia Coppola, Kathryn Bigelow, Julia Ducournau, and Lucrecia Martel in the same season.
If MAGA had any culture, they'd be furious.
If MAGA had any culture, they'd be furious.
October 23, 2025 at 4:11 AM
I can't believe how fortunate we are to have new movies from each of Kelly Reichardt, Lynne Ramsay, Claire Denis, Sofia Coppola, Kathryn Bigelow, Julia Ducournau, and Lucrecia Martel in the same season.
If MAGA had any culture, they'd be furious.
If MAGA had any culture, they'd be furious.
I'm running the Chicago Marathon to raise awareness for kidney health! If you'd like to support #teamkidneyCHI and the National Kidney Foundation of IL with a donation, please see my fundraising page. Thank you!
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Team Kidney - 2025 Chicago Marathon - Chris Trengove
Hi! I’m running the Chicago Marathon on Oct 12! I’m doing this crazy thing for three reasons:1. I’ve always wanted to run a marathon, and no better moment than at the rage-against-time-age of 41 to do...
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October 3, 2025 at 8:47 PM
I'm running the Chicago Marathon to raise awareness for kidney health! If you'd like to support #teamkidneyCHI and the National Kidney Foundation of IL with a donation, please see my fundraising page. Thank you!
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1. God creates man
2. Man places 104% tariffs on China
3. Apple moves factories to US and employs higher cost US labor
4. iPhone prices increase
5. Consumers buy fewer iPhones
6. Apple cuts US labor and returns factories overseas
7. Economy eats man
8. Woman inherits the earth
2. Man places 104% tariffs on China
3. Apple moves factories to US and employs higher cost US labor
4. iPhone prices increase
5. Consumers buy fewer iPhones
6. Apple cuts US labor and returns factories overseas
7. Economy eats man
8. Woman inherits the earth
April 9, 2025 at 1:52 PM
1. God creates man
2. Man places 104% tariffs on China
3. Apple moves factories to US and employs higher cost US labor
4. iPhone prices increase
5. Consumers buy fewer iPhones
6. Apple cuts US labor and returns factories overseas
7. Economy eats man
8. Woman inherits the earth
2. Man places 104% tariffs on China
3. Apple moves factories to US and employs higher cost US labor
4. iPhone prices increase
5. Consumers buy fewer iPhones
6. Apple cuts US labor and returns factories overseas
7. Economy eats man
8. Woman inherits the earth
Last 5 Palme d’Or winners ranked:
1. Parasite
[major gap]
2. Titane
3. Anatomy of a Fall
[gap]
4. Anora
[fifty feet of crap]
5. Triangle of Sadness
1. Parasite
[major gap]
2. Titane
3. Anatomy of a Fall
[gap]
4. Anora
[fifty feet of crap]
5. Triangle of Sadness
March 15, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Last 5 Palme d’Or winners ranked:
1. Parasite
[major gap]
2. Titane
3. Anatomy of a Fall
[gap]
4. Anora
[fifty feet of crap]
5. Triangle of Sadness
1. Parasite
[major gap]
2. Titane
3. Anatomy of a Fall
[gap]
4. Anora
[fifty feet of crap]
5. Triangle of Sadness
If this decade's Best Director Oscar winners were in the same category, who would get your vote? Here’s me:
1. Campion
…gap…
2. Nolan
…cavern…
3. Baker
…stopped ranking so I could fire into the sun…
Zhao
Daniels
1. Campion
…gap…
2. Nolan
…cavern…
3. Baker
…stopped ranking so I could fire into the sun…
Zhao
Daniels
March 6, 2025 at 1:20 AM
If this decade's Best Director Oscar winners were in the same category, who would get your vote? Here’s me:
1. Campion
…gap…
2. Nolan
…cavern…
3. Baker
…stopped ranking so I could fire into the sun…
Zhao
Daniels
1. Campion
…gap…
2. Nolan
…cavern…
3. Baker
…stopped ranking so I could fire into the sun…
Zhao
Daniels
15 films to know me as a CINEPHILE
Sherlock Jr.
Sunrise
Man with a Movie Camera
City Lights
Pinocchio
The Third Man
Lawrence of Arabia
Contempt
PlayTime
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Barry Lyndon
Raiders of the Lost Ark
The Piano
Mulholland Drive
Mad Max: Fury Road
Sherlock Jr.
Sunrise
Man with a Movie Camera
City Lights
Pinocchio
The Third Man
Lawrence of Arabia
Contempt
PlayTime
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Barry Lyndon
Raiders of the Lost Ark
The Piano
Mulholland Drive
Mad Max: Fury Road
March 5, 2025 at 5:19 PM
15 films to know me as a CINEPHILE
Sherlock Jr.
Sunrise
Man with a Movie Camera
City Lights
Pinocchio
The Third Man
Lawrence of Arabia
Contempt
PlayTime
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Barry Lyndon
Raiders of the Lost Ark
The Piano
Mulholland Drive
Mad Max: Fury Road
Sherlock Jr.
Sunrise
Man with a Movie Camera
City Lights
Pinocchio
The Third Man
Lawrence of Arabia
Contempt
PlayTime
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Barry Lyndon
Raiders of the Lost Ark
The Piano
Mulholland Drive
Mad Max: Fury Road
Anora is fairly 'just fine' and one of Baker's lesser movies, but at least it passes for me. I'm happy for Baker.
Also, certainly happy The Academy have *not* embarrassed themselves for a second consecutive year. Let the nightmare of 2020-2022 remain a distant memory.
#Oscars
Also, certainly happy The Academy have *not* embarrassed themselves for a second consecutive year. Let the nightmare of 2020-2022 remain a distant memory.
#Oscars
March 3, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Anora is fairly 'just fine' and one of Baker's lesser movies, but at least it passes for me. I'm happy for Baker.
Also, certainly happy The Academy have *not* embarrassed themselves for a second consecutive year. Let the nightmare of 2020-2022 remain a distant memory.
#Oscars
Also, certainly happy The Academy have *not* embarrassed themselves for a second consecutive year. Let the nightmare of 2020-2022 remain a distant memory.
#Oscars
10 longest movies I’ve seen
1. Sátántangó (432 mins)
2. Trenque Lauquen (260)
3. ZS Justice League (242)
4. Hamlet (242)
5. Menus-Plaisirs les Troisgros (240)
6. A Brighter Summer Day (237)
7. An Elephant Standing Still (234)
8. Gone with the Wind (233)
9. Lawrence of Arabia (228)
10. Ben-Hur (222)
1. Sátántangó (432 mins)
2. Trenque Lauquen (260)
3. ZS Justice League (242)
4. Hamlet (242)
5. Menus-Plaisirs les Troisgros (240)
6. A Brighter Summer Day (237)
7. An Elephant Standing Still (234)
8. Gone with the Wind (233)
9. Lawrence of Arabia (228)
10. Ben-Hur (222)
January 26, 2025 at 1:56 PM
10 longest movies I’ve seen
1. Sátántangó (432 mins)
2. Trenque Lauquen (260)
3. ZS Justice League (242)
4. Hamlet (242)
5. Menus-Plaisirs les Troisgros (240)
6. A Brighter Summer Day (237)
7. An Elephant Standing Still (234)
8. Gone with the Wind (233)
9. Lawrence of Arabia (228)
10. Ben-Hur (222)
1. Sátántangó (432 mins)
2. Trenque Lauquen (260)
3. ZS Justice League (242)
4. Hamlet (242)
5. Menus-Plaisirs les Troisgros (240)
6. A Brighter Summer Day (237)
7. An Elephant Standing Still (234)
8. Gone with the Wind (233)
9. Lawrence of Arabia (228)
10. Ben-Hur (222)
Eraserhead is a fantasy horror that brilliantly distills the fear of raising a child and losing one's independence into a perfect surrealist nightmare, one that only David Lynch could've made.
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A ★★★★★ review of Eraserhead (1977)
David Lynch died today. And the world is worse off. Now it's dark. Alongside Spielberg, Kubrick, Tarantino, and Scott, Lynch was one of the 5 most influential directors to me in my mid-to-late formati...
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January 16, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Eraserhead is a fantasy horror that brilliantly distills the fear of raising a child and losing one's independence into a perfect surrealist nightmare, one that only David Lynch could've made.
boxd.it/8v7ucX
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One of the most important, most innovative, and one of my most beloved filmmakers of the medium I love.
With Mulholland Drive, he changed the way I view cinema, when I first saw it at age 17.
Rest in Peace to the great David Lynch
With Mulholland Drive, he changed the way I view cinema, when I first saw it at age 17.
Rest in Peace to the great David Lynch
January 16, 2025 at 7:50 PM
One of the most important, most innovative, and one of my most beloved filmmakers of the medium I love.
With Mulholland Drive, he changed the way I view cinema, when I first saw it at age 17.
Rest in Peace to the great David Lynch
With Mulholland Drive, he changed the way I view cinema, when I first saw it at age 17.
Rest in Peace to the great David Lynch
Cinephiles after fighting over the quality of a movie, only to realize they gave it the same rating.
January 4, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Cinephiles after fighting over the quality of a movie, only to realize they gave it the same rating.
Four films I consider masterpieces.
January 4, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Four films I consider masterpieces.
Top 16 movies of 2024:
1. Flow
2. Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World
3. The Substance
4. Bird
5. Furiosa
6. Last Summer
7. Close Your Eyes
8. Pictures of Ghosts
9. Mars Express
10. The Beast
11. Nosferatu
12. Juror #2
13. Chicken for Linda!
14. Dahomey
15. Dune II
16. Promised Land
1. Flow
2. Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World
3. The Substance
4. Bird
5. Furiosa
6. Last Summer
7. Close Your Eyes
8. Pictures of Ghosts
9. Mars Express
10. The Beast
11. Nosferatu
12. Juror #2
13. Chicken for Linda!
14. Dahomey
15. Dune II
16. Promised Land
January 1, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Top 16 movies of 2024:
1. Flow
2. Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World
3. The Substance
4. Bird
5. Furiosa
6. Last Summer
7. Close Your Eyes
8. Pictures of Ghosts
9. Mars Express
10. The Beast
11. Nosferatu
12. Juror #2
13. Chicken for Linda!
14. Dahomey
15. Dune II
16. Promised Land
1. Flow
2. Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World
3. The Substance
4. Bird
5. Furiosa
6. Last Summer
7. Close Your Eyes
8. Pictures of Ghosts
9. Mars Express
10. The Beast
11. Nosferatu
12. Juror #2
13. Chicken for Linda!
14. Dahomey
15. Dune II
16. Promised Land
Bottom 10 Best Picture Oscar winners, from worst to least worst:
1. Cimarron
2. The Broadway Melody
3. Green Book
4. Crash
5. Driving Miss Daisy
6. CODA
7. Out of Africa
8. The Life of Emile Zola
9. Nomadland
10. Around the World in Eighty Days
1. Cimarron
2. The Broadway Melody
3. Green Book
4. Crash
5. Driving Miss Daisy
6. CODA
7. Out of Africa
8. The Life of Emile Zola
9. Nomadland
10. Around the World in Eighty Days
December 28, 2024 at 9:51 PM
Bottom 10 Best Picture Oscar winners, from worst to least worst:
1. Cimarron
2. The Broadway Melody
3. Green Book
4. Crash
5. Driving Miss Daisy
6. CODA
7. Out of Africa
8. The Life of Emile Zola
9. Nomadland
10. Around the World in Eighty Days
1. Cimarron
2. The Broadway Melody
3. Green Book
4. Crash
5. Driving Miss Daisy
6. CODA
7. Out of Africa
8. The Life of Emile Zola
9. Nomadland
10. Around the World in Eighty Days
Just as God intended.
December 28, 2024 at 1:52 AM
Just as God intended.
#NowWatching / Now Seated
My most anticipated movie of the calendar year:
Nosferatu
Dir. Robert Eggers
2024
In one of only eight 35mm prints in the USA at the @musicboxtheatre.bsky.social
My most anticipated movie of the calendar year:
Nosferatu
Dir. Robert Eggers
2024
In one of only eight 35mm prints in the USA at the @musicboxtheatre.bsky.social
December 26, 2024 at 6:25 PM
#NowWatching / Now Seated
My most anticipated movie of the calendar year:
Nosferatu
Dir. Robert Eggers
2024
In one of only eight 35mm prints in the USA at the @musicboxtheatre.bsky.social
My most anticipated movie of the calendar year:
Nosferatu
Dir. Robert Eggers
2024
In one of only eight 35mm prints in the USA at the @musicboxtheatre.bsky.social
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
I’m Still Here
Presence
September 5
I’m Still Here
Presence
September 5
Which four films on this list are you most looking forward to in January?
December 26, 2024 at 3:40 PM
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
I’m Still Here
Presence
September 5
I’m Still Here
Presence
September 5
I finally had the bird flu and it was even better than Covid.
December 23, 2024 at 12:13 AM
I finally had the bird flu and it was even better than Covid.
Terrific trade for Cubs, decent return for (apparently rebuilding?) Astros
BREAKING: The Houston Astros are trading Kyle Tucker to the Chicago Cubs in a blockbuster deal, according to reports.
Read more: www.chron.com/sports/astro...
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Report: Astros trade Kyle Tucker in blockbuster deal
Houston shocked the baseball world with quite the unconventional move Friday afternoon.
www.chron.com
December 14, 2024 at 12:57 AM
Terrific trade for Cubs, decent return for (apparently rebuilding?) Astros
Happy Noirvember.
These are 4 of my favorite Film Noirs.
What are some of yours?
These are 4 of my favorite Film Noirs.
What are some of yours?
November 15, 2024 at 6:44 PM
Happy Noirvember.
These are 4 of my favorite Film Noirs.
What are some of yours?
These are 4 of my favorite Film Noirs.
What are some of yours?
Recently rewatched Billy Wilder’s Double Indemnity for the first time in decades. The movie that propelled the film noir genre and created the femme fatale character; easily one of the most important and inspirational movies ever made.
Stanwyck is amazing. That dialogue cracks so hard.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Stanwyck is amazing. That dialogue cracks so hard.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
November 15, 2024 at 1:33 PM
Recently rewatched Billy Wilder’s Double Indemnity for the first time in decades. The movie that propelled the film noir genre and created the femme fatale character; easily one of the most important and inspirational movies ever made.
Stanwyck is amazing. That dialogue cracks so hard.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Stanwyck is amazing. That dialogue cracks so hard.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Everything Everywhere All At Once sucks.
October 17, 2024 at 9:31 PM
Everything Everywhere All At Once sucks.