Second viewing of day: #TheDragonMissile (Hua, 1976) not a top tier wuxia film from #ShawBrothers but still entertaining with some unique and deadly weapons like the title boomerang bladed Dragon Missile wielded by a treacherous soldier on a mission to find a medicine. #filmsky
Today’s viewing: #ItWasJustanAccident (Panahi, 2025) the Iranian drama about confronting trauma nominated for Best International Film for the 2026 Oscars. #filmsky
Today’s viewing: #MrNobodyAgainstPutin (Talankin&Borenstein, 2025) nominated for Best Documentary for 2026 Oscars the film offers a first person expose of Russian indoctrination and militarization within schools as education is replaced by propaganda. #filmsky
24: Moonraker published in 1955 still resonates with its story of a wealthy genius who is a secret Nazi willing to use rocket technology to destroy the world and whom Bond must stop with no help. Fleming depicts a Bond who is less spy and more an organization man filing and reading memos. #booksky
23: The Land in Winter Andrew Miller’s exquisite and intimate novel set in the harsh winter of 1962/63 as neighbors with pregnant wives each grapple with the prospect of fatherhood and the challenges and changes it will bring to their lives as each deal with past generations. #booksky
Second viewing of day: #PicturesofGhosts (Filho, 2023) a multidimensional journey through space, time, place, sound and architecture like cinema itself this is a poignant documentary about the power of cinema to shape places, lives, and culture. #filmsky
Today’s viewing: #MartySupreme (Safdie, 2025) the multiple Oscar nominated drama about a selfish cocksure American kid in the 1950s who dreams of being the world’s best table tennis player and hustles, lies, cheats, and steals to achieve his dream. #filmsky
Tonight’s viewing: #TheSecretAgent (Filho, 2025) the Oscar nominated Brazilian drama. #filmsky
Tonight’s viewing: #SentimentalValue (Trier, 2025) nominated for multiple Oscars, including Best Picture the family drama offers a moving perspective on relationships, life, and the worlds of artistic creativity and acting. #filmsky
Today’s viewing: #TheAlabamaSolution (Jarecki&Kaufman, 2025) an eye opening documentary about Alabama prisons and the nature of mass incarceration in America today that is one of the 2026 Oscar nominees for Best Documentary. #filmsky
Terrible news because Paramount will likely force an ideological shift onto Warner Bros. and DC comics. Much like Disney deal with Fox this will lead to even more of an oligopoly. Bad for creatives and below the line.
truly love to see a post about a lost Méilès film being found blow up on my timeline. silent film lives!
Today’s viewing: #ThePerfectNeighbor (Gandbhir, 2025) constructed from police body cam footage this is a revealing and disturbing documentary about the tragic murder in Florida in 2023 that will bring a viewer to tears. #filmsky
Today’s viewing: #TheWaterMargin (Chang Cheh, 1972) the classic wuxia epic from Shaw Brothers based on the legendary 14th century Chinese novel about a group of heroes battling the corruption of the Song dynasty. #filmsky
22: #TheRestofOurLives 2025 Booker Prize shortlisted, offers a meandering take on the American road trip and themes of white masculine mid life crisis, marriages and relationships and aging from a contemporary perspective using language that is direct rather than abstract. #booksky
21: MysteriousCaseoftheMissingWriter latest in Jónasson’s Helgi series offers a intriguing case about Iceland’s premier crime writer’s disappearance and his attempt to locate her even as he deals with his own issues. Fantastic read. #booksky
Unlike most true crime where the focus is on murder and theories Mann follows her life and then the investigation to show how missteps by some in LAPD hampered the investigation as well as the press. He also dispels all the conspiracy theories to craft a logical and moving narrative. 2/2 #booksky
20: #BlackDahlia Mann’s lively and meticulous analysis of LA’s most infamous unsolved murder case. He puts the focus on Elizabeth and her days before the murder crafting an honest image of her and ties that into a larger narrative about 1940s LA and America. 1/2 #booksky
Second viewing of day: #WhiteRock (Maylam, 1977) a fascinating, artistic musical sports documentary about the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck with James Coburn serving as narrator and participant in several of the winter sports events. #filmsky
Today’s viewing: #TheDelightfulForest (Cheh Chang&Li-Pao, 1972) the #ShawBrothers film blends comedy into the wuxia film which makes for an uneven story but the finale is incredible and one of the bloodiest the studio ever produced with hero Wu Song signing his name in blood. #filmsky
19: Never Caught a harrowing and moving history of Ona Judge who at 16 escaped slavery from President Washington and faced constant fears of surveillance and recapture throughout her life. Book shows how President Washington spent time trying to recapture Judge and thwart anti slave laws. #booksky
"...Grammarly latches on to the instructor’s area of expertise and checks how much your writing engages with that topic. If your English professor specializes in Russian literature, for example, the AI grader might mark down your Shakespeare paper for not drawing connections to Tolstoy..." 😩
I don’t know who needs to hear Jesse Jackson leading the kids on Sesame Street in this beautiful call-and-response reminding them that every child is somebody, but here it is
Thanks. Will add to my watch list.
Where did you find the film to watch?
One of the greatest American documentary filmmakers who was unafraid of complex and controversial topics presented in extraordinary detail in his legendary extra length film.
Such sad news. He was a titan of American acting onscreen and on the stage. His performance in TheApostle was so memorable and mesmerizing.
From mafia lawyers to Texas rangers, the Hollywood giant played a variety of rugged characters over the last six decades.
18: Impossible Fortune Osman’s latest entry in #ThursdayMurderClub series features a story of cryptocurrency, a wedding, and danger. This book looks at notions of what love means from a platonic and romantic angle and how to truly be there for someone as they wrestle with grief. #booksky
