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He/him/his. Editor/writer, @MWFilmJournal. Quoted by Geena Davis in her memoir. Season 2 of Pop Culture Jeopardy! now on Netflix!

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“How can there be 30 more minutes of this movie?” said Nick Rogers, often.

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Favorite first-time watches of June:

AFTER DARK, MY SWEET
BACKROOMS
BRINGING UP BABY
BUFFET INFINITY
EVERYTHING IS TERRIBLE: THE RISE AND FALL OF GOD
THE FURIOUS (2026)
GOLGO 13: THE PROFESSIONAL
I LOVE BOOSTERS
ORDINARY PEOPLE
PIECES (1982)
POWER BALLAD
WAKE IN FRIGHT

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@philip_the_4th Holy moly. What a wildly delusional fantasy that is.

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In theatres Thursday, THE FURIOUS is a veritable outlet mall of scratch-and-dent martial arts, distilling pure physical ingenuity into one hell of a hoot-and-holler good time.

Here's my review for Midwest Film Journal (@MWFilmJournal).

https://t.co/KCbmcCs5V2

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@philip_the_4th Thanks for reading and sharing this and for being an awesome new friend!

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@RyanMahanSJR Das Boot over either of the latter two in a sonar ping. Amazing film. Even the cheeseball Hunter Killer is better than K-19 or U-571.

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Favorite first watches of May. (Turns out when you dig back into acclaimed films you've not seen, the getting is good!)

BLUE HERON
BURDEN OF DREAMS
FITZCARRALDO
GANDHI
G.I. SAMURAI
OBSESSION (2026)
REDS
THE SHEEP DETECTIVES

and one I’m redacting so Evan won’t know what it is.

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In wide release Friday, TUNER is a contrapuntal composition of comedy, romance, drama and suspense that is mostly harmonious. Find my Midwest Film Journal (@MWFilmJournal) review below.

Read, comment, share, enjoy!

https://t.co/NadnjZYzBG

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TOM CLANCY'S JACK RYAN: GHOST WAR is a risible film that undermines everything that made the streaming series effective. My review of the film (now streaming on Amazon Prime Video) at Midwest Film Journal (@MWFilmJournal).

Read, comment, share, enjoy!

https://t.co/vafxhinciA

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And in my monthly "Class of ... " essay at Midwest Film Journal (@MWFilmJournal) on films w/ 20th, 30th or 40th anniversaries), I realized 1986's COBRA is essentially Sylvester Stallone's take on Batman if he had neither billions of dollars nor a butler.

https://t.co/Iwo9K43WVz

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Hello! Catching up on some pieces I published this week at Midwest Film Journal (@MWFilmJournal).

As the site's resident ranker of franchises you forgot (or never knew existed), I ran through the DRAGONHEART series. Yes, there were five of them.

https://t.co/IvDzMPzmAk

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@philip_the_4th Guess you’ve gotta buy a One-Wish Willow. Just be careful!

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Me, who has enjoyed every Guy Ritchie film from this decade, watching IN THE GREY.

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what is your most unhinged comfort movie? 👀

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My review of BLUE HERON:

https://t.co/NsHlpBaYyu

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Semi-autobiographical coming-of-age movies are common. Writer-director Sophy Romvari's BLUE HERON is uncommonly excellent, navigating intersections of truth & memory and grief & absolution with accomplishment.

My review for Midwest Flim Journal (@MWFilmJournal) in the reply!

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Favorite first-time watches of April (another damn good month)

A BRIDGE TOO FAR
FACES OF DEATH (2026)
KILLER CONSTABLE
KOYAANISQATSI
THE LION IN WINTER
MS. .45
MODERN ROMANCE
NIRVANNA THE BAND THE SHOW THE MOVIE
ROCK 'N' ROLL HIGH SCHOOL
RUMBLE FISH

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It’s true: I rode a Waymo in L.A. … and competed alongside my loud-sweatered ride-or-die bestie Shane Whitlock on POP CULTURE JEOPARDY! We also met a serious news anchor named Colin Jost.

Fire up @netflix on Wednesday, May 27, & see how we did by watching #PopCultureJeopardy!

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My review of APEX (2026):

https://t.co/WZIPGPQZah

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Films like APEX succeed only based on any elements of subtext, surprise and persuasive physicality they can introduce. Thankfully, it has just enough of all three to more or less work for a tight 90 minutes.

In the reply, find my review of the Netflix film for @MWFilmJournal.

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My essay on JADE (1995):

https://t.co/3EhMz3Tfnr

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This month, Coming Around Again (where I revisit a film I initially disliked to see if I feel differently), continues with the 1995 thriller JADE. Find out how I felt this time at Midwest Film Journal (@MWFilmJournal). My essay is in the reply. Read, comment, share, enjoy!