Joshua Mellin @joshuamellin.bsky.social Writer / Photographer | Published @cnn.com, @nytimes.com, @washingtonpost.com, etc. | Covering #travel #music #art #sports | http://instagram.com/joshuamellin joshuamellin.com
CineNiche @cineniche.bsky.social Cinephile • Horror Writer • Critic • Collage-ist • Maker
Four Stars: A Chicago Film Podcast @chicagpodfilm.bsky.social A podcast about Chicago films, hosted by journalist Paco Alvarez and film programmer Jeremy Marder (@jonesythecat.bsky.social)
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slutty george costanza @littlebirdliv.bsky.social yes, it's me, slutty george costanza! https://linktr.ee/littlebirdliv
Manohla Dargis @manohladargis.bsky.social Old hippie, tree hugger, childless cat lady, lover of animals and some humans, I write about movies for the New York Times. Member of the Times Guild, which is represented by the NewsGuild of New York. Trolls, haters and bigots blocked.
peyton danielle @peytondani.bsky.social film crit and transient thoughts • writer for RogerEbert.com and CinemaFemme • shipwreck enthusiast • she/her
Cody @codymonster91.bsky.social movie stuff probably | gay stuff definitely | 18+ mostly | he/him | livin in Chicago (The Big Apple) | CFCA member | writer/podcaster for Next Best Picture, AwardsWatch, and YOUR site!
Collin Souter @collinsouter.bsky.social Film critic, CFCA member, teacher, co-host of the Christmas Movies Actually podcast, U2 fan, blu-ray collector.
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Peter “Cloaked In Gucci & Scandal” Sobczynski @petersob13.bsky.social Film critic at RogerEbert.com, TheSpool.com, Auteurist Class at Substack and the Movie Madness podcast. An enthusiast of De Palma, T Swift and Milla J. Programmer at the Chicago Critics Film Festival. A rogue and a bon vivant.
Caroline Siede @carolinesiede.bsky.social Film & TV critic. Writing at The A.V. Club, The Daily Beast, and Girl Culture. CFCA member. Expert grocery shopper. She/her http://girlculture.substack.com
Tasha Robinson @tasharobinson.bsky.social Freelance editor/writer. Former editor at Polygon, Verge, The Dissolve, A.V. Club. Next Picture Show podcaster. My wheelhouse is full of weird stuff. She/her.
Letterboxd.com/tasharobinson
Goodreads.com/user/show/10244904-tasha-robinson
Nextpictureshow.net
Alejandro A. Riera @alejandroariera.bsky.social Writer, editor, critic, movie lover, Doctor Who fan, proud to be a boricua, a cubano and a gallego. Curmudgeon extraordinaire. You can find my writing at alejandroariera.substack.com, cinelandiausa.com, the Chicago Reader, and thirdcoastreview.com.
Sarah Marrs @cinesnark.bsky.social Deputy Editor of LaineyGossip.com | Member: Critics Choice Association, Chicago Film Critics Association, Online Film Critics Society | All writing: https://bit.ly/3G2qegq | Email: sarah@laineygossip.com
Jim Laczkowski @jimlaczkowski.net Hat-Wearing Librarian (chipublib.org). Pop Culture Writer/CFCA Member (jimlaczkowski.net), (https://directorsclub.substack.com), (https://linktr.ee/jimlaczkowski). Musician! Cats, coffee, books, podcasts, libraries!
Toussaint Egan @thesaintoftous.bsky.social Writer, Curator, Cultural Omnivore | 1/3 of http://reframenewsletter.online/ | Author of Amnesia: Design Works @lostincult.co.uk // I mostly retweet games + art. Opinions are my own. He/Him | PFP: Kara Xu (Helium Raven) Header: Dima Goryainov
A.A. Dowd @aadowd.bsky.social Writer/editor. Past lives: The A.V. Club, Chron, Time Out Chicago. He/him/his. https://letterboxd.com/AADowd/
https://authory.com/AADowd
Erik Childress @erikthemovieman.bsky.social Producer - Chicago Critics Film Festival, Chicago Film Critics Association, Movie Madness Podcast, The Friendship Dilemma Podcast, Business First AM, Rotten Tomatoes, The Nick D Podcast linktr.ee/erikchildress
Matt Cipolla @cipollamatt.bsky.social Was a film critic for seven-ish years (Bright Wall/Dark Room, The Spool, Ebert Voices, The Film Stage, so on). Now I guess I’m just critical. Tail-end millennial trash. Music, motorcycles, etc.
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JC Clementz @jcclementz.bsky.social Theater Director | Director of Casting at Steppenwolf Theatre Co. | Chicagoan
Patrick Bromley @patrickbromley.bsky.social Editor in Chief at @fthismovie, co-author of In Search of Darkness, contributed at Bloody Disgusting and Daily Dead. CFCA/OFCS.
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Josh Parham @jrparham.bsky.social I tend to watch a lot of movies. Contributor at Next Best Picture and AwardsWatch. Member of the Chicago Film Critics Association. Massive James Bond fan and Ben Whishaw fanatic. (he/him)
Calvin Kemph @calvinkemph.bsky.social Editor-in-Chief of The Twin Geeks, Seattle Film Critics Society member.
thetwingeeks.com
Ross Bratin @rbratin.bsky.social Co-host of the podcast A Tripp Through Comedy. Patron’s Champion on The Incinerator Podcast. 4x Triviaspotting champion. Mostly just talking movies and sports.
Andy Broughton @andybroughton0.bsky.social A horror soundtrack from a stagnant waterbed.
AMovieGuy.com @amovieguy.bsky.social Words and wisdom from 🍅Approved Film Critic Leo Brady. Go to AMovieGuy.com for movie reviews, film festival coverage, and great interviews on the Hot Seat.
Jacob Oller @jacoboller.bsky.social Film Editor at @avclub.com
Video Game Movie Expert
Southerner in Chicago
Dede Crimmins @dedecrim.bsky.social Film critic. Horror Fan. Spinster. Smithie.
Rue Morgue, That Shelf, CFCA
she/her
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Emily Barney @sundaesmilemily.bsky.social Chicago Cinephile Czechophile
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pauline value-added consumer incentive @spacehunterm.bsky.social pauline. ca. ‘98. she/her. aunt. susan davis stan. warriors of the wind content creator. unrepentantly annoying lover of movies and trans women.
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Uboa @uboatheflesh.bsky.social official bluesky of xandra i.e. uboa (the musician)
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Michaella/Mike @doomnerd.bsky.social I love Funeral Doom and Frank Zappa
ungodly wailing/piano in TFAGH
Zack 💕🎞️ @zackpaslay.bsky.social film person, friend of Dorothy. occasional programmer and lead bartender @ music box theatre. he/they. http://linktr.ee/zackpaslay
Carly Gay Stepson @amcnal.bsky.social Writer for @allstonpudding.bsky.social, socialist, dog dad, lover of classy art & trashy wrestling, town dunce. often discussing Boston stuff. He/him. Bisexual. Free Palestine. Mask up 😷 ✝️
kyle @kyleamato.bsky.social Writer, Hawke Cast Creator, kyleamato at gmail
https://kyleamato.substack.com/
Tomris Laffly @tomilaffly.bsky.social Film Writer/Critic | ✍🏼 Variety, RogerEbert.com, Vanity Fair, TIME, W Mag, Filmmaker Mag etc. | NYFCC member | 2026 Mill Valley Film Fest Programmer | Dog lover… ♥️
J.R. @jrbolt.bsky.social J.R. Bolt was an experiment in communal living. In April 2026, it was demolished and replaced by high-rise luxury condominiums.
H @hilarymichelle.bsky.social She/They
Phil Incelmo @wheredidjasongo.bsky.social All of which makes me anxious. At times, unbearably so.
Vim ❦ @vimlena.com vimlena.com
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bassist/guitarist (@celebrityduis.com)
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I love computers and typography. I am 30 or 40 years old and I do not need this.
Roxana Hadadi @roxana-hadadi.bsky.social Vulture TV critic, SOUND OF METAL Criterion author, Peabody Awards juror, usually complaining about something.
https://www.vulture.com/author/roxana-hadadi/
Natasha Alvar @litmysoul.bsky.social Singapore-based film critic, Rom-Com lover, all queries to natasha@thefictiondepartment.com
EIC: https://thefictiondepartment.com/
micco caporale @juggaloreporter.bsky.social ✾ unholy idiot | film writer @chicagoreader.com ☻ mcaporale@chicagoreader.com ❁ signal: juggaloreporter.69 ✾ https://linktr.ee/juggaloreporter
kaiheps @kaiheps.bsky.social person who loves movies, anime, games, clothes, and art in all forms
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Michael Sicinski @msicism.bsky.social Views expressed here do not reflect the views of my employer. My employer has no views.
Irene Bakola @irenebakola.bsky.social writing on culture + film
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Scott Cederlund @scottcederlund.bsky.social I write the reviews that make the whole world sing.
Writing about comics at www.fromcovertocover.com
Tips appreciated but not required: https://ko-fi.com/fromcovertocover
Previous bylines include Panel Patter and Newsarama.
Jen Chaney @jenchaney.bsky.social Current: TV and film critic free agent. Former: Vulture, WashPost. Prev bylines: NYT, Vanity Fair, others. Literally wrote the book on Clueless.
Odie Henderson @odienator.bsky.social Author of BLACK CAESARS AND FOXY CLEOPATRAS: A HISTORY OF BLAXPLOITATION CINEMA. Still the Boston Globe's chief film critic for now :) Former RogerEbert.com critic. Also former IT Diva (reformed). Black, bi, badass. View are my own! NSFC and GALECA member.
Jenny Lam @jennylam.bsky.social Self-taught artist, indie curator, writer, traveler. Artists on the Lam founder. Named one of 2023’s Culture Shifters by @huffpost.com. Voted “Best Arts Blog” in @chicagoreader.com & “Best Art Exhibit” in NewCity. Nerd. http://www.artistsonthelam.com
GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics @dorianawards.bsky.social Over 550 experts giving you the Q+ eye on 🎞️ film , 📺 TV & 🎭 Broadway/Off-Broadway's best via the 🏆 Dorian Awards. Also find us @DorianAwards on Instagram, Threads, Facebook and LinkedIn, and at GALECA on YouTube.
Chattanooga Film Festival @chattfilmfest.org Summer camp for cinephiles. NO AI. Moviemaker Mag's Top 25 Coolest Film Fests AND 25 Best Genre Fests. Fangoria approved! June 18-27 2026 In-Person & Virtual! Hybrid & Virtual badges for CFF 2026 are available at https://www.chattfilmfest.org/2026-badges
Izzy Lee @izzylee.bsky.social Storyteller. Debut novella I Can See Your Lies via Dark Matter Ink and debut horror feature, House of Ashes, both 2024. 💀
https://linktr.ee/izzylee
Corey Atad @coreyatad.com Toronto-based freelance writer @ The Star, GQ, Defector, The Baffler, Gawker, Esquire, Hazlitt. Air Bud admirer. Favourite cheese: Gouda. coreyatad@gmail.com / www.coreyatad.com
lindsey romain @lindseyromain.bsky.social chicago-based writer/critic; CFCA (bylines: bwdr, nerdist, vulture, thrillist, etc.)
Hanky Panky the Movie @hankypankymovie.bsky.social A movie about a hat and a napkin and the fate of the universe.
The Brattle Theatre @brattletheatre.bsky.social Celebrating 25 years as a non-profit! Boston's Unofficial Film School since 1953. Learn more and see what's playing at brattlefilm.org. We are located at 40 Brattle St, Cambridge MA
weinberg @weinbergs.bsky.social GenX movie nut; Philly guy; cat fan; horror expert; former film critic; nerdy podcaster
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Rob @flickmythrob.bsky.social Flickering Myth chief film critic, CFCA/CCA/OFCS member, Rotten Tomatoes-approved, lifelong gamer, miserable Chicago sports fan (White Sox and Bears), WWE/AEW fan He/Him ♿
https://www.flickeringmyth.com/author/robert-kojder/
Zachary Lee @zacharylee.bsky.social editor, critic, journalist | bylines in rogerebert.com, The Chicago Reader, Block Club Chicago, RNS, Dread Central, Sojourners, Think Christian | CFCA Member
Cheryl Dunye @cheryldunye.bsky.social I’m a filmmaker
WholesomeMemes @wholesomememe.bsky.social 🇨🇦 We post memes, comics, wholesome stuff & anything we like. We sell original shirts http://wholesomememes.com. 
G @point0fvi3w.bsky.social Photographer. Weightlifter.
Tula Lotay @tulalotay.bsky.social Artist. Comics - GROUPIES, SOMNA, Barnstormers, DSTLRY, The Devils Cut, All Star Batman, Scarlet Witch, Supreme Blue Rose. Film posters.
Daniella @daniellamazzio.bsky.social Culture Writer/Critic. Consultant. Posts about movies, Chicago, gardening, pollinators, disability, & leftism. Ran that Lydia Tár account. Now have a Michael Shannon podcast. Opinions are my own. Viva Palestina. https://linktr.ee/daniellamazzio
Chicago Reader @chicagoreader.com Chicago's alternative newsroom since 1971 🗞
chicagoreader.com
Alice Maio Mackay @alicemaiomackay.bsky.social 🏳️⚧️22 y/o filmmaker
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Michelle Kisner @michellekisner.bsky.social Freelancer/critic. Physical media enthusiast and essayist. Member of the Michigan Movie Critics Guild.
Contributor: Arrow, Vinegar Syndrome, Error_4444, Severin, Umbrella, Second Sight, BFI, Kino Lorber, 88 Films, Imprint, Terror Vision
El'Ahrai @elahrai.bsky.social Cat person, father, movie nerd (heavy on the horror films) and co-host of Neon Movie Bunker podcast.
www.neonmoviebunker.com
DMovies @dmovies.bsky.social your platform for thought-provoking cinema
Discourse Blog @handle.invalid Politics and culture from the left.
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Robyn "Re-Tranimator" Adams @realrobynadams.bsky.social (she/her, 25) Transgender actress, writer, filmmaker and "she-freak". KATIE & JOAN, THE ESTROGEN GOSPEL, FRANKENSTEIN CREATED ROBYN. Coming soon: THE MOON IS A HOLOGRAM, CASTRATION MOVIE VOL III. Critic for The Geek Show. Weird woman and monster girl. 🔞
Bandcamp @bandcamp.com Bandcamp is an online record store and music community where passionate fans connect with and directly support the artists they love.
Gwen Ihnat @gwenemarie.bsky.social Arts & Culture Editor at Block Club Chicago. ex-WBBMNewsradio, AV Club/Takeout. Twins/puppy mom. Opinions my own. Chicago for life. she/her Pitch me at gwen@blockclubchi.org
Winslow @nocturnalwinslow.bsky.social They/he. I like to drink coffee and stay up late. I do both at my peril.
Mrs. Gorf @vootins.bsky.social 42,000 year old LongCovid lesbian 🏳️⚧️
ACAB, Free Palestine, Black Lives Matter
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Brianna Zigler @briannazigs.bsky.social writing on film and pop culture, being important • often seen at paste magazine and elsewhere • briannazigler.substack.com
Sam Bodrojan @helmetgirl.bsky.social words in Filmmaker Mag, LARB, Reverse Shot, Peach Mag, Little White Lies, etc.
https://cchelmetgirl.substack.com
Hannah Strong @hannahstrong.co.uk digital editor @ Little White Lies. extremely online and incredibly anxious.
author of books on sofia coppola + wes anderson, MODERN PROMETHEUS: THE FILMS OF YORGOS LANTHIMOS out Nov 2026, Jackass book Oct 2027!
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lauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com rotatingsandwiches.com / batting around podcast
Laura TH Riordan @ernstlubitch.bsky.social a sick parody of womanhood
Claire Penis @handle.invalid a horse is kind of like the bladee of the plains
Christina Newland @christinalefou.bsky.social ~old hollywood, crime films, boxing, italian cinema, glamour & beauty ~
Sky Arts talking head. Empire Mag contrib editor. Writing: i Newspaper, the Atlantic, Criterion, BBC, Rolling Stone.
'SOFIA COPPOLA: AN UNOFFICIAL GUIDE'Greenfinch/Quercus 2025.
Peter Raleigh @petreraleigh.bsky.social movies, socialism, occasionally history. newsletters on film, horror novel in progress. he/him
https://peterraleigh.substack.com/
Nea “Dracula” Ching @thegaychingy.bsky.social aka Chingy. Writer & Critic seen at Roger Ebert, Vulture, Them, Mel Magazine, VICE, MTV News. Filmmaker
audrey @whataretheauds.bsky.social good posts: https://bsky.app/profile/whataretheauds.bsky.social/feed/aaagv2sqwxrk4
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Michelle @applynorules.bsky.social Trans woman 🏳️⚧️ Communist hag in Chicago DSA who likes movies. Rules Don’t Apply fan account.
Marcy @marcythewarrior.bsky.social Trans socialist who loves TV, cats, and karaoke
Naomi @youthquakermimi.bsky.social Eternal Youthquake 🗡️
Melbourne Documentary Film Festival @mdff.bsky.social 🎬 Melbourne’s Documentary
🌏 Documentary Month | July 2027
🎞️ Call for entries now open
🎥 Celebrating the best in documentary storytelling
👇
www.mdff.org.au
Letterboxd @letterboxd.social 🧡💚💙 A global community of film lovers. Share your taste in movies via our free apps for iOS, Android, Apple TV, and on the web. https://letterboxd.com
vanoreo @vanoreo.bsky.social never stop posting / twitch.tv/vanoreo / mastodon.social/@vanoreo / twitter.com/vanoreo_
Jordan Fish @jwordfish.bsky.social filmmaker | http://boxd.it/oqKX | Coen brothers podcast: tothewhitesea.me | he/him
Milestone Film & Video @milestonefilms.bsky.social Restoring and distributing "lost" films outside the Hollywood mainstream since 1990. We mess with the canon. Amy Heller and Dennis Doros, founders. www.milestonefilms.com
YPA Reviews @ypareviews.bsky.social Join me as I grab a drink from my local pub where I write and talk about the latest and classic films.
Billy Ray Brewton @billyraybrewton.bsky.social Chief Acquisitions Officer, ANTENNA RELEASING
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