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In this week's Guide: a gruesome Finnish fairytale about new motherhood, a doc about Flaco the owl, Agnieszka Holland at the Academy, an esoteric film series at the Metrograph, Sally Potter, Barbra Streisand, and a short Palestinian film about water rights in the Occupied West Bank.

It felt like something out of a dream.Weekly Directed By Women Viewing Guideoldfilmsflicker.substack.com

this was so much fun and very stressful but I'm really happy with the films we landed on.

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headline burying the fucking lede so hard

pouring one out for Kavinsky by blasting this banger soundtrack as loud as I can

sorry to be pushing this a lot but my finances took a hit last summer when I had to step away from things when my Dad got ill/passed, then took a bigger hit when my cats got ill/pissed, then again when taxes were higher than expected, and now many freelance gigs have dried up so this is about it

sale on paid subscriptions to my newsletter is going throughout Silent Movie Week

I have seen this commercial a million times recently and am convinced these are not actors. this whole thing feels like its AI generated.

Icotyde Commercial (2026)YouTube video by ZHENG WENwww.youtube.com

actual golden age of TV

for the late night crowd

Super excited to announce that THE @angelicabastien.bsky.social will be joining me for a talkback at @facetschicago.bsky.social on August 20th after our final screening of Olivia Wilde's THE INVITE!! Get your tickets now: facets.org/programs/the...

for the afternoon crowd

Repurposed a Letterboxd essay I wrote last year about David Lynch’s THE STRAIGHT STORY, the passing of my father, and seeing American through its highways. Enjoy.

"I just hope I'm not too late."On David Lynch's "The Straight Story"oldfilmsflicker.substack.com

damn this screening room is trapped in amber (complimentary) and will be missed!

A Home Away from Home: Goodbye to the Lake Street Screening RoomA loving ode to a place that shaped Chicago film criticism.www.rogerebert.com