Jonathan Demme's SOMETHING WILD (1986) screens in 35mm on Wednesday, May 6th at 9:30pm @musicboxtheatre.bsky.social

Tickets: musicboxtheatre.com/films-and-ev...

Weekly Hitchcock project, podcast prep, limited series completion, doc about a subject I love. #LastFourWatched #LetterboxdFriday #filmsky

Congrats to filmmaker Sarah Lasley, who just received a @guggfellows.bsky.social fellowship!

Her latest short film CLIMATE CONTROL screens as part of Shorts Program 2 on Sunday, May 3rd

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A movie couple who would definitely have a podcast.

(Looney Tunes gophers, not Chip n' Dale)

Thanks to the Criterion sale, my wife and I just enjoyed a random double feature of "The Princess Bride" and "Altered States." Just when I thought these movies couldn't possibly have anything in common (save their decade), I am proven wrong.
Okay, and maybe both are fairy tales, but that's it!

One I distinctly remember was a book by Sam Shepard. On the cover, he looks like he's annoyed and has his thumb out like he's hitchhiking. Title: "Boy Oh Boy, I Get To Sleep With Jessica Lange." And who can forget the driver of the Letterman Bookmobile, Gruff But Lovable Gus!

Easter Movies Actually: Rise Of the Guardians (2012) "Rise of the Guardians" is like a superhero movie, but with mythical characters we all know and love: Santa Claus (okay, he's not mythical, but real), the tooth fairy, Jack Frost, the Sandman and, of ...

ICYMI, our new episode dropped a few days early. You're welcome! Since it's an Easter episode, it only made sense, especially if you're in the market for an egg dye volcano. Anyway, "ROTG" is a Christmas movie and an Easter movie. Also, new blu-rays. Enjoy!
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Still Friday here in Chicago. I had a crappy day and needed cheering up. First-time watch of Gay Divorcee. What joy! The toons on the blu-ray were also a hoot. I finished listening to Cameron Crowe's memoir "The Uncool," so of course...
Anyway, they all did the trick. #letterboxd #lastfourwatched

Christmas movies Actually: 157 - Four Christmases (2008) Kerry and Collin watched the 2008 comedy "Four Christmases," starring Reese Witherspoon and Vince Vaughn, two actors who were at the peak of their fame and marketability during this era of their caree...

We watched "Four Christmases." Was this a mistake? Well, it's the nature of a podcast like this. They can't all be winners, even with a cast as good as this. Enjoy! www.nowplayingnetwork.net/christmasmov...

Weird week. Podcast prep, Hitchcock project, getting back to weeknight screenings. #lastfourwatched #letterboxdfriday

Sinners deserves Best Cinematographer simply for the fact that it's a modern movie where you can tell what's going on during all the night scenes

Last four. Hitchcock being bored, James Whale being tormented and Loop De Loop being "kind, considerate and charming."
#lastfourwatched #letterboxdfriday

You first.

My Year With Hitchcock: February This year (2026), from January until December, I'll be watching every Alfred Hitchcock film I can find. This is similar to the viewing projects I did for Woody Allen in 2016 and Disney Animation in 20...

A little late in posting this, but who's counting? Month #2 of my year with Hitchcock. A busy month.
Easy Virtue (1928)
The Farmer's Wife (1928)
Champagne (1928)
The Manxman (1928)
Blackmail (1929)
Elstree Calling (1930)
Juno and the Paycock (1930)
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Christmas Movies Actually: 156 - One Battle After Another (feat. Steve Prokopy) "What time is it?" It's time to talk Oscars, but more specifically, Kerry and Collin are focusing on one of the front-runners to win the night, Paul Thomas Anderson's timely and sensational "One Battl...

Our latest episode is up! Yup, we did this movie and, yes, for the reason you're thinking of (IYKYK). Steve Prokopy joins us to break down the film, the intricacies of the Christmas Adventurer's Club and some basic Oscar talk. Also, new Blu-rays! Enjoy! www.nowplayingnetwork.net/christmasmov...

I would also recommend Erik Childress's commentary on the KL blu-ray. He mounts a good case for a lot of it, while also acknowledging its many flaws.

Christmas Movies Actually: 155 - The Preacher's Wife (1996) Kerry and Collin take a look at the remake of The Bishop's Wife (1949, episode #109), the Penny Marshall-directed The Preacher's Wife, starring Denzel Washington, Whitney Huston, Courtney B. Vance and...

Sunday morning feels like the right time to promote this latest episode of Christmas Movies Actually podcast. Kerry and Collin take a look at Penny Marshall's 1996 comedy "The Preacher's Wife," starring Denzel Washington, Whitney Huston and Courtney Vance. www.nowplayingnetwork.net/christmasmov...

Short Films in Focus: The 2026 Oscar-Nominated Shorts | Festivals & Awards | Roger Ebert A look at all of the shorts nominated for the 2026 Academy Awards.

Are you going to see the Oscar-nominated short films this weekend? Great, let's compare notes. I've seen all fifteen nominees and have a little capsule review for each. All in all, not a bad batch this year. www.rogerebert.com/festivals/sh...

"Shut yer' goddamn piehole!"

Can someone confirm something for me regarding the Oscar Shorts? I've never seen them in a theater, only the screeners for review. Have they always had bumpers between the shorts announcing which short you're about to watch? Or do they just play through uninterrupted?

Good to know and I will correct my stance. See? I knew nothing. Now I know.

Valentine's Day Movies Actually: My Bloody Valentine (1981) The second Valentine's Day Movies Actually episode takes a strong left turn from the warm and fuzzy feels of the Garry Marshall ensemble rom-com they covered a couple years ago. This time, Kerry and ...

New episode! We're taking a detour and doing Valentine's Day again, but more for the anti-V-Day crowd. Patrick Ripoll joins us for a discussion of this much-celebrated slasher film from 1981. We also talk about the remake, Hitchcock and new blu-rays. Enjoy! www.nowplayingnetwork.net/christmasmov...

Got my preview copy of this and nowhere on the packaging does it say it's a BD-R. I put it in the player and I was informed it was a data disk. Then I had to hunt for the correct file to play, which didn't play all the way through and wouldn't let me turn off captions.

You can have your Lists, your Pianos and all them Rooms with all them Views… but the best film of 1993 will always be Matinee.

Christmas Movies Actually: A Very Jonas Christmas Movie (2025) The Jonas Brothers surprised Kerry and Collin with their charming holiday offering this past season that they decided to devote an entire episode to "A Very Jonas Christmas Movie."

Our latest episode is about that Jonas Brothers Christmas movie that showed up this past season on Disney/Hulu. Hey, we liked it!
Our next episode is a detour to Valentine's Day with the classic slasher movie "My Bloody Valentine" (1981). Enjoy! www.nowplayingnetwork.net/christmasmov...

Eerie Visions of Donald Trump in 1981's "Shock Treatment" | Features | Roger Ebert On how a sequel to "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" is frighteningly relevant today.

I wrote about it back in 2016 after revisiting it and noticing how deeply prophetic it was to everything in our culture today. It's a hard movie to love on first viewing for many people, but it gets better, richer and catchier every time. www.rogerebert.com/features/eer...

My favorite post of the day.

Everything here is for a project of some sort. "The Lodger" is part of a year-long Hitchcock viewing project. I hosted a screening of "Blue Velvet" with a talk-back. A Sundance short. "Jonas Brothers" for latest episode of Christmas Movies Actually pod. Busy! Fun!
#LastFourWatched #LetterboxdFriday

Always.

Short Films in Focus: "Bug Diner" | Short Films in Focus | Roger Ebert We take a look at a very spicy insectoid animated short.

Are you horny for bugs? Check out Phoebe Jane Hart's animated short "Bug Diner," which I wrote about for Ebert this month. NSFW. Enjoy!
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