Marshall Shaffer

'Below the Clouds' Review: A Marvelous Mosaic of Life in Naples The snapshots of the area between Vesuvius and the Gulf of Naples conjure a sense of life here being suspended in time.

Gianfranco Rosi’s POMPEII: BELOW THE CLOUDS leaves us with a haunting sense of life in Naples existing in a liminal state. Read @marshallshaffer.bsky.social's review.

'Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie' Review: Lightning in a Bottle Matt Johnson's 'Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie' offers a joyous throwback to the optimistic feeling of the early internet creator era.

Matt Johnson's NIRVANNA THE BAND THE SHOW THE MOVIE offers a joyous throwback to the optimistic feeling of the early internet creator era. Read @marshallshaffer.bsky.social's review.

Sundance 2026, Ranked The Best and the Rest from Out West

Think I can officially call it a wrap on Sundance, 50 films later: marshallandthemovies.substack.com/p/sundance-2...

'Josephine' Review: Bearing Witness Is No Child's Play Beth de Araújo's film demonstrates how small acts of courage can help people persist through the pain they experience.

Beth de Araújo’s sophomore feature JOSEPHINE is a harrowing chronicle of a premature maturation. Read @marshallshaffer.bsky.social's #Sundance review.

'I Want Your Sex' Review: A Screed Against Zoomer Puritanism Gregg Araki's 'I Want Your Sex' quickly reveals itself to be little more than a screed in a sex comedy's clothes.

Gregg Araki's I WANT YOUR SEX, starring Olivia Wilde and Cooper Hoffman, gets too caught up in concern trolling about the sexual timidity of today’s youth. Read @marshallshaffer.bsky.social's #Sundance review.

‘Chasing Summer’ Review: Josephine Decker Brings The Art, Iliza Shlesinger Brings The Heart To This Texan Tale [Sundance] “Chasing Summer” may be the movie that cements filmmaker Josephine Decker’s status as an auteur in the original sense of the word. She’s not a brand name with a set of aesthetics that the average film fan can identify in a social media post. Instead, her artistic fingerprints are present all over a film that originated from somewhere other than her own mind. Decker is not contorting a personal project from comedian Iliza Shlesinger into the avant-garde stylings of her earlier films or even the assured formalism of indie breakouts like “Madeline’s Madeline” and “Shirley.” She’s applying her artistry to a character’s coming-of-middle-age story. Continue reading ‘Chasing Summer’ Review: Josephine Decker Brings The Art, Iliza Shlesinger Brings The Heart To This Texan Tale [Sundance] at The Playlist.

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Simpson Family in their church outfits. Homer has a little flag that says 'AWARDS' on it

i haven't done this since twitter but at the request of 1 (one) person, OSCAR NOMINEES AS SIMPSONS SCREENCAPS THREAD

elvis presley is sitting in a rocking chair and saying `` thank you very much ! '' ALT: elvis presley is sitting in a rocking chair and saying `` thank you very much ! ''

For anyone who's seen it: is the Baz Luhrmann Elvis doc worth waiting to see in IMAX, or is a press screening room fine enough to get the effect?

It’s started: Oliver Laxe said on Spanish television that THE SECRET AGENT is doing well because there are too many Brazilians in the Academy — “ultranationalists” who would vote for a shoe if it were Brazilian and now this is what the comment section on the SIRÂT Instagram looks like x 5,000.

What I Learned from This Year's Oscar Nominees Great moments from memorable interviews

Today's newsletter: a highlight reel from the 15 of this year's Oscar nominees whom I've interviewed 📬 marshallandthemovies.substack.com/p/what-i-lea...

Maybe a niche NYC post, but I feel like I should have seen the IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT nomination falloff coming when the showtimes became so minimal at Lincoln Center and Film Forum didn't even keep it until nominations

who knows a guy with a VIVA VERDI screener

was coming here to say this

Bubble burst!

What Does "Achievement in Casting" Look Like? A chat about the newest Academy Award in 2026

Today’s newsletter 📬

Trying to understand what the new Oscar Achievement in Casting will entail? I chatted with a friend with experience in the field to break it down: marshallandthemovies.substack.com/p/what-does-...

Thought HIS & HERS was a movie, Netflix really gotta make this clearer

Read our interview with Lav Diaz about his "acid trip" version of MAGELLAN, poking holes in mythmaking, working with Gael García Bernal, and more. tinyurl.com/nhd6e6zf

Lav Diaz on Poking Holes in Mythology with 'Magellan' Lav Diaz discusses what he draws from other art forms and why he's satisfied with the discourse started by the film.

📝 FIRST PIECE OF 2026

Had a blast talking with Lav Diaz about making MAGELLAN (out starting Friday 1/9), which at *only* 160 minutes might seem like a diet meal for the Filipino filmmaker ... but is still rich to digest.

Interview at @slantmagazine.com: www.slantmagazine.com/film/lav-dia...

Broke the Letterboxd odometer 😮‍💨

My Top 10 Movies of 2025 Reflecting on the year in cinema

Let's dance in style, let's dance for a while.

My top 10 movies of 2025: marshallandthemovies.substack.com/p/my-top-10-...

Can't think of any greater compliment for an actor than being called the modern-day Jack Lemmon

NO OTHER CHOICE is Now Playing at the Music Box, presented in 35mm

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

They do on the MARTY SUPREME page!

Respect you holding strong on MATERIALISTS and A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE

A map of the Boston area showing daycare centers: Almost 4,000 Daycares in a 20-mile radius around Boston, with 1/4 of that being water.

Trump guys are about to Comet Pizza every third daycare center because they think they are all fronts for Somali money laundering. They're only doing this near cities with progressive mayors. This is straight up Government by LibsOfTikTok.

I'm glad the pig is getting tagged and recognized for his big-screen moment.

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Sundancing friends, who do you use to get from SLC airport to Park City?

My usual transportation service has DOUBLED their rates for 2026, so it's time to do what Gina Rodriguez would call "mama let's research"

Reuters: Brazil’s former president Bolsonaro has surgery to treat hiccups, wife says

I love this guy. Absolutely in love with going to the hospital.

Laura Poitras and Mark Obenhaus on 'Cover-Up' and Sy Hersh The filmmakers discuss Hersh's legacy and what keeps them going in their own mission of holding power to account.

“If it were episodic, you would feel like you were marching through history. One of the things I really wanted to avoid is the audience thinking that history is inevitable.”

Talked to Laura Poitras and Mark Obenhaus about COVER-UP, which is on Netflix today: www.slantmagazine.com/features/lau...

'Marty Supreme' Review: Josh Safdie's All-American Triumph 'Marty Supreme' rapturously reprises a siren song that transcends any single American era, beckoning hustlers to heed its call.

Happy MARTY SUPREME Christmas Day to all 🎅🏼 www.slantmagazine.com/film/marty-s...

Park Chan-wook and Lee Byung-hun on 'No Other Choice' Park and Lee discuss the nature of their collaboration, what they can relate to in Man-su's anxiety about unemployment, and more.

"For me, I think the modern-day Jack Lemmon or Jimmy Stewart is Lee Byung-hun, which is why I decided to cast him for the role."

Talked with Park Chan-wook and Lee Byung-hun for
@slantmagazine.com about NO OTHER CHOICE, out in theaters beginning tomorrow. www.slantmagazine.com/film/park-ch...