Bright Wall/Dark Room @brightwalldarkroom.com A reader-supported online film journal, offering a different lens on movies since 2013.
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu staff writer @theatlantic.com and senior fellow @snfagora.bsky.social. author of GULAG, IRON CURTAIN, RED FAMINE, TWILIGHT OF DEMOCRACY and AUTOCRACY INC
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Mike Royce @mikeroyce.bsky.social One Day at a Time on Netflix •
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Ari Drennen @aridrennen.bsky.social Journalist, poet, songwriter. Optimistic transsexual. Work featured in the New York Times, Pink Balloons (2024), and Heightened Scrutiny (2025).
Giles Paley-Phillips @eliistender10.bsky.social I write books, films and make podcasts.
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Emily St. James @emilystjams.bsky.social Writer! TV: Yellowjackets. Novel: Woodworking (out now). Podcasts: Arden. Journalism: Vox, A.V. Club, NYT, etc. Like a large language model but for my formative trauma. Newsletter here: https://episodes.ghost.io/
Cows in the Field @cowspod.com Exploring philosophical themes in popular movies; inspired by Werner Herzog. Hosts: @justinkhoo.com and Laura Khoo.
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Mia Brett @queenmab.bsky.social Your neighborhood legal historian with a focus on constructions of race & antisemitism in US law. She/her (was @queenmab87 at the other place)
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Mike Flanagan @mikeflanaganfilm.com Writer/Director: Life of Chuck, Doctor Sleep, Hush.
Showrunner: Carrie, Fall of the House of Usher, Haunting of Hill House, Midnight Mass.
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Jon Favreau @jonfavs.bsky.social The Other One. Crooked Media, Pod Save America, Obama alum.
Ronan Farrow @ronanfarrow.bsky.social Pulitzer-winning investigative journo at New Yorker. Documentaries at HBO. Ex-diplomat. Bad lawyer. Disused phd. Tips: ronan_farrow@newyorker.com.
Samantha Culp @samanthaculp.bsky.social Writer & filmmaker in LA after many years in greater China / Currently writing a book about the global landscapes of futures thought / newsletter: borderstudies.substack.com
Sight and Sound magazine @sightsoundmag.bsky.social Established in 1932. Published by the British Film Institute. Home of the once-a-decade Greatest Films of All Time poll
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Paul Feig 🍸 @paulfeig.bsky.social I direct and produce movies that some people like and some people don’t. I also make my own gin called Artingstall’s. 🍸
Sharon Waxman @sharonwaxman.bsky.social Founder, CEO, EIC of TheWrap, journalist, mom, friend and critical thinker. Best Online Journalist LA Press Club; 5-time winner Best Blog "WaxWord"! Check out www.thewrap.com for the very best in busine
Box Office España @boxofficespain.bsky.social Espacio de análisis de la taquilla y la industria del cine español e int'l. Escrito por @pauboxoffice.bsky.social, analista de cine. Podéis apuntaros al Newsletter Boxoffice Alchemy en https://paubrunetfuertes.substack.com/
Scott Mendelson @scottmendelson.bsky.social A box office columnist for Puck News, but also head over to The Outside Scoop at Substack for everything else worth reading (box office, reviews, analysis, think pieces, etc.)
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David Fear @davidlfear.bsky.social Chief Film Critic at http://RollingStone.com. Obsessive. Compulsive. Disorderly. President of the Chishu Ryu Fan Club. NYFCC, NSFC, NSFW.
Dave Kehr @davekehr.bsky.social Longtime film critic -- Chicago Reader, Chicago Tribune, New York Times -- now a curator in the Department of Film of the Museum of Modern Art, New York. Opinions are my own.
Scott McGee--not a fascist @johnscottmcgee.bsky.social "My boy, we are pilgrims in an unholy land."
TCM Sen. Dir. of Orig. Programming (and formerly FilmStruck...)
Author of DANGER ON THE SILVER SCREEN.
My dream dinner party: Lincoln, Will Rogers and Bugs Bunny.
Nicole Vögele @nicolevoegele.bsky.social filmmaker
the landscape and the fury
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Beatrice Loayza @bealoayza.bsky.social Film critic // New York Times, Criterion, Artforum, 4Columns, Film Comment, etc.
Carlos Aguilar @carlosfilm.bsky.social Film critic/journalist. Mexican 🇲🇽 DACA. Bylines LA Times, New York Times, IndieWire, RogerEbert, Backstage
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Robert Daniels @812filmreviews.com Associate Editor at RogerEbert • Contributor: The New York Times • Screen Daily • Reverse Shot • Letterboxd
Kino Lorber @kinolorber.com Leading distributor of international, documentary, independent, and classic films dedicated to cinematic excellence in our theatrical and home video releases.
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/
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Jessica Pickens @hollywoodcomet.bsky.social Owner of Comet Over Hollywood since 2009. Gidgetologist. Dynasty fan. Chad & Jeremy enthusiast.
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Jeremy Arnold @jtarnold.bsky.social Film writer and commentator. Author of TCM’s The Essentials Vols 1 & 2 — and CHRISTMAS IN THE MOVIES, now in a deluxe expanded edition.
Silent Movie GIFs @silentmoviegifs.bsky.social I like to watch silent movies, and then make gifs from them.
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Joi Childs @jumpedforjoi.bsky.social Social Strategist at Netflix • past: Amazon Studios, PepsiCo, Colgate-Palmolive Company • Film, Nails, and Jokes
Silent London @silentlondon.bsky.social A place for people who love silent film.
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Los Angeles Film Critics Association @lafilmcritics.bsky.social The official Bluesky account of the Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA). Founded in 1975.
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Manuel Betancourt @bmanuel.bsky.social Assistant Editor, Documentary magazine
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John Squires @freddyinspace.bsky.social Editor in Chief of Bloody Disgusting.
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Todd Spence @toddspence.bsky.social Screenwriter
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Elizabeth Banks @elizabethbanks.bsky.social That actress and game show host who made Cocaine Bear. I talk too much, and I’m about to say something in my profile pic.
The BW/DR Podcast @bwdrpod.bsky.social A podcast from @brightwalldarkroom.com, engaging with the business of being alive, one movie at a time.
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Ashley Parker @ashleyrparker.bsky.social I remain skeptical about Bluesky. Also: @TheAtlantic staff writer. MSNBC analyst. And Washington Post + New York Times alum. Mainly links to my stories and posts about my kids. Email: aparker@theatlantic.com.
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