Reposted by nick johnstonHaus of Decline @hausofdecline.bsky.social · 09/04/2026Ogres - Strippers - FFS Surgeons Will all grind your bones to make their bread 15995131
nick johnston @enh-jay.bsky.social · 05/04/2026TCM playing WATERSHIP DOWN before the religious epics today — quality easter programming 000
nick johnston @enh-jay.bsky.social · 27/03/2026books i have read in 2026 and liked enough to recommend - the continuing mission: 100
Reposted by nick johnstonI Nied braaaaiiiiins 🧟 @nied.bsky.social · 24/03/2026The point ladies and gentlemen, is that cringe, for lack of a better word, is good. Cringe is right. Cringe works. 319636
Reposted by nick johnstonVanyaland @vanyaland.bsky.social · 30/10/2025Film Preview: IFFBoston's Fall Focus returns for another installment at Brattle Theatre, so here are 5 films to check out this weekend and beyond. 🔗 vanyaland.com/2025/10/30/i... @brattletheatre.bsky.social @enh-jay.bsky.social @iffboston.bsky.social 023
Reposted by nick johnstonVanyaland @vanyaland.bsky.social · 03/10/2025Film Review: 'Good Boy' is a loving tribute to the bond between dog and human, and it's also an engrossing horror movie. That's a win-win in our book. 🔗 vanyaland.com/2025/10/03/g... @enh-jay.bsky.socialvanyaland.com'Good Boy' Review: A doggone great horror picture'Good Boy' is a loving tribute to the bond between dog and human, and it's also an engrossing horror movie. That's a win-win in our book. 001
nick johnston @enh-jay.bsky.social · 03/10/2025it’s awesome that channing tatum is an animotion fan. 010
Reposted by nick johnstonVanyaland @vanyaland.bsky.social · 02/10/2025Film Review: Ronan Day-Lewis's 'Anemone' is a swell mess: Uneven, frequently gorgeous, and slowly paced, featuring a dynamic performance by his father. 🔗 vanyaland.com/2025/10/02/a... @enh-jay.bsky.social #Anemonevanyaland.com'Anemone' Review: Daniel Day-Lewis still has itRonan Day-Lewis's 'Anemone' is a swell mess: Uneven, frequently gorgeous, and slowly paced, featuring a dynamic performance by his father. 021
Reposted by nick johnstonVanyaland @vanyaland.bsky.social · 01/10/2025Film Review: Kathryn Bigelow's 'A House of Dynamite' is let down by an aggressively inert narrative and the unintended effects of the director's style. 🔗 vanyaland.com/2025/10/01/a... @enh-jay.bsky.socialvanyaland.com'A House of Dynamite' Review: Bigelow's latest never goes criticalKathryn Bigelow's 'A House of Dynamite' is let down by an aggressively inert narrative and the unintended effects of the director's style. 001
Reposted by nick johnstonVanyaland @vanyaland.bsky.social · 01/10/2025Film Review: In light of recent box office drubbings, it’s somewhat poetic that The Smashing Machine is Dwayne Johnson's big return to the multiplex. 🔗 vanyaland.com/2025/10/01/t... @enh-jay.bsky.socialvanyaland.com'The Smashing Machine' Review: The Rock dominatesIn light of recent box office drubbings, it’s somewhat poetic that 'The Smashing Machine' is Dwayne Johnson's big return to the multiplex. 001
Reposted by nick johnstonVanyaland @vanyaland.bsky.social · 16/09/2025New from TIFF: Bob Odenkirk's upper lip isn't the only thing strange in Ben Wheatley's 'Normal.' There's also the Yakuza and Henry Winkler. 🔗 vanyaland.com/2025/09/16/t... @enh-jay.bsky.social #TIFF50vanyaland.comTIFF50 Review: Bob Odenkirk kicks ass with a 'stache in 'Normal'Bob Odenkirk's upper lip isn't the only thing strange in Ben Wheatley's 'Normal.' There's also the Yakuza and Henry Winkler. 011
nick johnston @enh-jay.bsky.social · 16/09/2025gotta say i’ll be really disappointed in modern hip-hop if some rapper doesn’t use “one bad ho after another” as a mixtape title 000
Reposted by nick johnstonVanyaland @vanyaland.bsky.social · 15/09/2025Just in from TIFF: Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal give two of the most accomplished and moving performances of the decade. Grab the tissues. 🔗 vanyaland.com/2025/09/15/t... @enh-jay.bsky.social #TIFF50vanyaland.comTIFF50 Review: Chloe Zhao astounds with the spectacular 'Hamnet'Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal give two of the most accomplished and moving performances of the decade. Grab the tissues. 011
Reposted by nick johnstonVanyaland @vanyaland.bsky.social · 15/09/2025The latest from TIFF: Go see 'No Other Choice'. Seriously, just f*cking go to it when it comes out on Christmas Day. You won’t be sorry, writes Nick Johnston. 🔗 vanyaland.com/2025/09/15/t... @enh-jay.bsky.social #TIFF50vanyaland.comTIFF50 Review: ‘No Other Choice’ is probably the best movie of 2025Go see 'No Other Choice'. Seriously, just fucking go to it when it comes out on Christmas Day. You won’t be sorry. 021
Reposted by nick johnstonVanyaland @vanyaland.bsky.social · 10/09/2025New from TIFF: In light of recent drubbings, it’s somewhat poetic that 'The Smashing Machine' is Dwayne Johnson's big return to the multiplex. 🔗 vanyaland.com/2025/09/10/t... @enh-jay.bsky.social #TIFF50vanyaland.comTIFF50 Review: The Rock dominates 'The Smashing Machine'In light of recent drubbings, it’s somewhat poetic that 'The Smashing Machine' is Dwayne Johnson's big return to the multiplex. 011
Reposted by nick johnstonVanyaland @vanyaland.bsky.social · 09/09/2025The latest from TIFF: 'Roofman' is a rare pleasure: A big-hearted true crime picture with legitimate depth and soul. Oh, and humor. What a hoot. 🔗 vanyaland.com/2025/09/09/t... @enh-jay.bsky.social #TIFF50vanyaland.comTIFF50 Review: Channing Tatum steals hearts in 'Roofman''Roofman' is a rare pleasure: A big-hearted true crime picture with legitimate depth and soul. Oh, and humor. What a hoot. 022
Reposted by nick johnstonVanyaland @vanyaland.bsky.social · 09/09/2025New from TIFF: 'The Christophers' is a lovely tribute to the process of creative evolution via how, rightly or wrongly, an audience engages with an artist’s work. 🔗 vanyaland.com/2025/09/09/t... @enh-jay.bsky.social #TIFF50vanyaland.comTIFF50 Review: Soderbergh goes 3-for-3 in 2025 with 'The Christophers''The Christophers' is a lovely tribute to the process of creative evolution via how, rightly or wrongly, an audience engages with an artist’s work 011
Reposted by nick johnstonVanyaland @vanyaland.bsky.social · 08/09/2025New from #TIFF50: 'The Testament of Ann Lee' is spiritually inert, its passions reserved for aestheticization and accuracy rather than insight. 🔗 vanyaland.com/2025/09/08/t... @enh-jay.bsky.socialvanyaland.comTIFF50 Review: 'The Testament of Ann Lee’ won't shake things up too much'Ann Lee' is spiritually inert, its passions reserved for aestheticization and accuracy rather than insight. 011
Reposted by nick johnstonVanyaland @vanyaland.bsky.social · 08/09/2025The latest from #TIFF50: There are a fair number of frustrating things about Potsy Ponciroli’s new film 'Motor City' -- often by design. 🔗 vanyaland.com/2025/09/08/t... @enh-jay.bsky.socialvanyaland.comTIFF50 Review: Messy yet masterful 'Motor City' has musical muscleThere are a fair number of frustrating things about Potsy Ponciroli’s new film 'Motor City' -- often by design. 011
nick johnston @enh-jay.bsky.social · 06/05/2025i spoke with sean baker about ANORA, japanese pinku flicks, TURKISH DELIGHT, and his first criterion discs. check it out at @vanyaland.bsky.social! vanyaland.com/2025/05/06/i...vanyaland.comInterview: Sean Baker on Criterion, 'Anora', and exploitationPalme d'Or and Best Picture-winning director Sean Baker chats with us about sexploitation, Letterboxd, and his first Criterion purchases. 042
nick johnston @enh-jay.bsky.social · 15/04/2025hi friends, I got pull-quoted in the trailer for @mikeflanaganfilm.com ‘s incredible THE LIFE OF CHUCK. honored! youtu.be/dOyXdwXt8d4?...youtu.beTHE LIFE OF CHUCK - Official Trailer - In Theaters JuneYouTube video by NEON 133
Reposted by nick johnstonAlex Kittle @alexxkittle.bsky.social · 06/04/2025Oh my goodness, Coolidge invited me back for another seminar! I’ll be talking about one of my all-time faves, Vera Chytilová’s inventive and rebellious feminist comedy Daisies! Local movie fans please come out ❤️ coolidge.org/events/semin...coolidge.orgSeminar: DaisiesThis seminar will cover the film's production history and reception, while also offering a brief overview of Vera Chytilova's and co-writer Ester Krumbachová careers. We will also explore how Daisies ... 4749
nick johnston @enh-jay.bsky.social · 01/04/2025there’s no way this could backfire. right, sam? right? 010
Reposted by nick johnstonStereogum @stereogum.com · 31/03/2025Dude got Daft Punk'dstereogum.comDaft Punk'd: Former Kraftwerk Member Tricked Into Collaborating With Thomas Bangalter ImposterAnonymity has always been a major component of the Daft Punk ethos. Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem Christo kept their faces hidden under robot helmets for years, allowing them to go about th... 0172
Reposted by nick johnstonVanyaland @vanyaland.bsky.social · 28/03/2025‘Death of a Unicorn’ Review: Gallop away from this one 🔗 vanyaland.com/2025/03/28/d... @enh-jay.bsky.socialvanyaland.com'Death of a Unicorn' Review: Gallop away from this oneAlex Scharfman's 'Death of a Unicorn' has a high-concept premise that's brought to the screen in a truly terrible fashion. 001
nick johnston @enh-jay.bsky.social · 26/03/2025breaking: evan stone’s the riddler (THIS AIN’T BATMAN XXX)will be returning in AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY. 000
nick johnston @enh-jay.bsky.social · 26/03/2025so I guess marvel’s doing hickman’s “time runs out” avengers/new avengers arc for DOOMSDAY, just with the fox-verse standing in for the ultimate universe. 100
nick johnston @enh-jay.bsky.social · 20/03/2025this is specifically an ACC tournament memory for anyone who grew up in the triangle 000
nick johnston @enh-jay.bsky.social · 20/03/2025when your boy tells you his favorite neil young record is “everybody’s rockin’” and you realize he’s serious 020
Reposted by nick johnstonwint @dril.bsky.social · 20/03/2025blue sky is supreme because every time you post you get 100 school principals in the replies asking to see you in their office 258293093611
Reposted by nick johnston[toyota carroll] (6,5,,) @iamtherog.com · 19/03/2025The Twin Donuts sign should be preserved as a landmark the same way the Citgo sign was in Kenmore Sq. @boston.gov RT if you agree. 11211
nick johnston @enh-jay.bsky.social · 18/03/2025now playing “We Mute Our Friends When They Become Successful” off of “Your Bluesky Arsenal” 100
Reposted by nick johnstonStan Kelly @kartoonistkelly.bsky.social · 17/03/2025Me eyes're not smiling. @theonion.com 131210100
nick johnston @enh-jay.bsky.social · 14/03/2025OPUS is funny. bummer A24 is burying it. my review: vanyaland.com/2025/03/14/o... 📽️ #a24vanyaland.com'Opus' 2025: Ayo Edibiri and John Malkovich rock out'Opus' is a wonderfully entertaining film, and, as far as the Boston vs. Cambridge angle is concerned, both leads are amazing. 010