Robert and I both agree that Bubbles the Chimp is the most three-dimensional character in this movie, and that Colman Domingo is surprisingly bad.

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Review - "MICHAEL" (2026)
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The Meryl Streep | It's the Pictures 218 YouTube video by It's the Pictures

🎙️New Podcast | Brand new @itsthepicpod.bsky.social where @reelrecon.bsky.social and I talk about the legend Meryl Streep ahead of The Devil Wears Prada 2.

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Enjoyment of The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Depends on Nostalgia A weekly entertainment newsletter on movies, television, and anime. An extension of the It’s the Pictures podcast.

On the latest It's the Pictures, I wrote about The Super Mario Galaxy Movie.

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1986 That’s Not a Blockbuster: This is a Blockbuster | It's the Pictures 217 YouTube video by It's the Pictures

A brand new episode of It's the Pictures podcast is now available. @reelrecon.bsky.social and I talk about the year 1986 and movies celebrating their 40th anniversary. Do you like RAD?

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The Prince of Egypt Is a Masterclass of Animation Celebrate Passover with one of the Best Adaptations of the Book of Exodus It's hard to imagine that Dreamworks Animation was once given a blank check to create the animated masterpiece Prince of Egyp...

Also Happy Passover! I revisited The Prince of Egypt and share why I think you should too.

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*spring break period

We are almost through the two week spring period and will begin regular posting again starting tomorrow. Thanks for your patience.

The 98th Academy Awards Recap | It's the Pictures 216 YouTube video by It's the Pictures

Brand new @itsthepicpod.bsky.social is now live| @reelrecon.bsky.social and I discuss the Oscars and our thoughts on the whole ceremony.

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Resharing for the morning crowd

The 98th Academy Awards Results An Uneventful Evening Is Not Without History While the Screen Actors Guild threw some last minute excitement into the proceedings by giving Sinners its highest honor, One Battle After Another took ho...

The awards were pretty good! The show? A mixed bag. My thoughts of the 98th Academy Awards #oscars #filmsky

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Criterion Collection - March 2026 Releases March is a little lighter month for Criterion, but contains one of the more sought after releases of the last few years. Killers of the Flower Moon was released way back in 2023 and has only been avai...

It's the Pictures subscribers got a new newsletter today about March Criterion titles.

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Star Sydney Chandler has revealed that production on ALIEN: EARTH Season 2 will begin this coming May.

Season 2 will film at London's Pinewood Studios, a familiar location to fans of the ALIEN franchise.

Source: @deadline.com

Viridiana 4K from Criterion Collection

New Arrival:

"The Bronze" at 10: How a Washed-Up Gymnast Became a Cult Antihero An ode to the Sundance comedy on its 10th anniversary and conversation with its star.

For Women Writers Week, @kristenklopez.bsky.social writes about 2016’s THE BRONZE, and spoke with Melissa Rauch about the film’s legacy and the character of Hope Ann Greggory.

"Hush" is the Best Horror Movie You Probably Haven’t Seen An appreciation of Mike Flanagan's breakout film on its tenth anniversary.

"Hush is simple—and extremely effective, incorporating a single location and efficiently making use of a sparse cast" www.rogerebert.com/women-writer... via @ebertvoices.bsky.social

Andre Is An Idiot review: Irreverent biodoc urges you to get your colon checked It might just save some lives.

"Tony Benna’s irreverent, frenetic bio-doc is unlike any cancer doc you’ve ever seen. … It might just save some lives,” writes @oldfilmsflicker.bsky.social about ANDRÉ IS AN IDIOT.

How “The Testament of Ann Lee” Subverts Cinema’s Lineage of Cult Leaders A look at how Mona Fastvold's "The Testament of Ann Lee" defies typical cinematic presentations of cult leaders, especially women.

"Fastvold raises thorny questions that typical films about cults do not dare to ask: If a leader emerged w/ seemingly progressive principles … at what point would one draw the line over the extremity of their beliefs & outlandish ways of living?” writes Miriam Balanescu abt THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE.

Excalibur Comes Home With A Miraculous 4K UHD Worthy of Legend I love myself a good sword-and-sorcery movie—heroes with great bravado, legendary swords of myth, and epic tales of kings. There was a wave of these movies in the ‘80s, from movies like The Beastmaste...

📰New Newsletter | Arrow Video's release of Excalibur is spectacular.

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The Best Oscars Lineup Ever? | It's the Pictures 215 YouTube video by It's the Pictures

🎙️New Podcast | A brand new episode of It's the Pictures where @reelrecon.bsky.social and I discuss the 49th Oscars. The one with Network, All the President's Men, Rocky, and Taxi Driver. @itsthepicpod.bsky.social #filmsky

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Stunts! | It's the Pictures 214 YouTube video by It's the Pictures

🎙️New Podcast | @reelrecon.bsky.social and I talk about Stunts! Specifically, some of the all-time greats and the films featured on the Criterion Channel this month. #filmsky

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Ben-Hur 4K UHD

All the President’s Men 4K UHD

Excalibur 4K UHD

New Arrivals:

Maybe There's a World Where "Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die" Is Good People spend a lot of time on their phones. Many have called it an addiction, and it's commonplace to see people swiping up through videos on TikTok (or comparable apps) in every walk of life. You cou...

How can a movie with Sam Rockwell be boring? I reviewed Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die.

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Criterion Collection - February 2026 Releases February is here, and quite a few gems are coming to the Criterion Collection. Among them is Sidney Lumet's Network, which I'll be talking about in more detail below. It's an incredible film, and if y...

Can't wait for that NETWORK Criterion Release.

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Send Help Review: A Twisted Blend of Survivor and Sam Raimi’s Signature Projectiles Following a collaboration on the last Doctor Strange movie, Director Sam Raimi knew he had to work with Rachel McAdams again. She had a knack for his style of filmmaking– game for any projectiles he'd...

📰New Newsletter | Free newsletter on Sam Raimi's SEND HELP, links, podcast, and more.

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Thank Goodness for Mel Brooks | It's the Pictures 213 YouTube video by It's the Pictures

🎙️New Podcast | A brand new It's the Pictures @itsthepicpod.bsky.social is now live. Evan @reelrecon.bsky.social and I talk about the great Mel Brooks and his amazing career.

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Thank Goodness for Mel Brooks A celebration of the genius in honor of his new documentary There’s only ever been one Mel Brooks, but that’s certainly been enough. In a new documentary now available on HBO Max, Mel Brooks: The 99-...

I'm glad we got this new Mel Brooks documentary now, so we can celebrate him while he's still with us.

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Rachel McAdams in Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.

Rachel McAdams in Game Night

Rachel McAdams in Send Help

Rachel McAdams in Eurovision

The many faces of Rachel McAdams, one of our best performers.

Here's the full episode:

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(These lists are in no order)