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Marshall Shaffer @marshallshaffer.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Fantastic to be at @ifccenter.bsky.social moderating two sold-out Q&As on opening weekend of UNION COUNTY! It has been a true honor to play some small part in continuing the conversation about this movie after the credits roll.

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Marshall Shaffer @marshallshaffer.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Niche post for anyone who has seen John Wilson’s THE HISTORY OF CONCRETE on the festival circuit: saw this local celebrity in the wild today

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Marshall Shaffer @marshallshaffer.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Let’s see if this works… I’m in a bit of a rut with vegetable recipes, anyone have some favorites they’d be willing to share?

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Marshall Shaffer @marshallshaffer.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

Broke the Letterboxd odometer 😮‍💨

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Marshall Shaffer @marshallshaffer.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

2003 was a stacked Golden Globes musical/comedy year, but still somewhat wild to me that Will Ferrell didn’t crack that field for ELF. (Maybe now with their six nominee field…?)

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Marshall Shaffer @marshallshaffer.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

Happy first Sunday of Advent — and the ideal day to start @abbyolcese.bsky.social’s FILMS FOR ALL SEASONS!

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Marshall Shaffer @marshallshaffer.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

I’m assuming this is because I’m an early adopter of Substack’s new “Film & TV” category, but … it’d be a lot cooler if it stayed this way 😎 Come join the fun at marshallandthemovies.substack.com

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Marshall Shaffer @marshallshaffer.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

For @deciderdotcom.bsky.social, I wrote about the talents of Adam Brody, the long shadow of Seth Cohen, and how actors can still be great when locating variations and shadings within their most familiar archetype: decider.com/2025/11/11/a... Proud of this piece, give it a read!

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Marshall Shaffer @marshallshaffer.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

*LAST DANCE by Donna Summer intensifies* A decade after making Sundance the first festival I truly covered for an outlet (RIP Movie Mezzanine), I’m looking forward to being at the final Park City edition next January!

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Marshall Shaffer @marshallshaffer.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

Some personal news, as they say. I was laid off from my non-writing job last week and now have the classic green banner over on LinkedIn. In the short term, I'm looking forward to daytime press screenings and more time to write about film. (If you're commissioning, HMU!)

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Marshall Shaffer @marshallshaffer.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

Always happy to gab it up about movies on a mic if you’ve got one to offer, BTW!

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Marshall Shaffer @marshallshaffer.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

“Do you regret seeing this post”

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Marshall Shaffer @marshallshaffer.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

I think about this tweet way more than I should.

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Marshall Shaffer @marshallshaffer.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

A solid week of programming on my Substack, if I do say so myself. marshallandthemovies.substack.com/p/big-smoke-...

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Marshall Shaffer @marshallshaffer.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

A friend sends after we saw OPUS together.

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Marshall Shaffer @marshallshaffer.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

My perhaps annoying love of alliterative writing got me first quoted in THE UGLY STEPSISTER trailer, ay! www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vZ1...

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Marshall Shaffer @marshallshaffer.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

Something special about seeing this extraordinary final shot from NIGHTS OF CABIRIA on the big screen and really feeling what it means for our heroine to still have leaves in her hair. We carry our most despairing moments with us, but we can still be swept up by the hope from community once more.

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Marshall Shaffer @marshallshaffer.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

A happy Mark Wahlberg’s 40-Day Challenge to all who commemorate.

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Marshall Shaffer @marshallshaffer.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

Confused as what the cat adds to the menagerie of blow up rats

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Marshall Shaffer @marshallshaffer.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

THE ZONE OF INTEREST (2023, dir. Jonathan Glazer)

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Marshall Shaffer @marshallshaffer.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Heading to the back of the plane when you see Rose Byrne on your flight

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Marshall Shaffer @marshallshaffer.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

There are @letterboxd.social cathedrals everywhere for those with the eyes to see (credit @rafiews.com)

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Marshall Shaffer @marshallshaffer.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

There should be no ads in front of YouTube videos that are shorter in length than the non-skippable ad unit

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Marshall Shaffer @marshallshaffer.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

How it feels to say “The Big Game”

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Marshall Shaffer @marshallshaffer.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

Every day we stray further from God's light

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Marshall Shaffer @marshallshaffer.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

I will be going ballistic on anyone who says they had no idea Rose Byrne could give the forceful performance she delivers in IF I HAD LEGS, I’D KICK YOU. Finally, Mary Bronstein gives one of our great actresses the meaty, Rowlands-esque role she’s long deserved. #Sundance

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Marshall Shaffer @marshallshaffer.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

This is my penance for telling someone earlier this month how glad I was Oscar nominations would be announced before Sundance

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Marshall Shaffer @marshallshaffer.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

Wrote a little something about the depressing renovations of my hometown movie theater and what we lose when they become "entertainment centers." marshallandthemovies.substack.com/p/elegy-for-...

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Marshall Shaffer @marshallshaffer.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

Would just like to be clear that this is research, not a redpilling

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Marshall Shaffer @marshallshaffer.bsky.social · 04/01/2025

An overdue apartment cleanup yields all sort of findings, such as this awful picture of me taken in complete surprise at the POOR THINGS branded popup

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Marshall Shaffer @marshallshaffer.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

Holding space for both a new FINAL DESTINATION movie and Dardennes flick. Containing multitudes in 2025. marshallandthemovies.substack.com/p/marshalls-...

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Marshall Shaffer @marshallshaffer.bsky.social · 03/01/2025

W Mag didn’t hire Juergen Teller for the Best Performances issue 🥹

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Marshall Shaffer @marshallshaffer.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

And so begins a new movie year (I saw PARIS TEXAS)

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Marshall Shaffer @marshallshaffer.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

It is finished. Scheduled my top 10 films to go out tomorrow morning 📨 marshallandthemovies.substack.com

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Marshall Shaffer @marshallshaffer.bsky.social · 27/12/2024

One of my favorite yearly exercises: deconstructing and reconstructing my decade-old top 10 list. (Shocker: THE IMMIGRANT still a masterpiece!) marshallandthemovies.substack.com/p/re-ranking...

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Marshall Shaffer @marshallshaffer.bsky.social · 26/12/2024

So glad you brought up the decline of newspaper ads - there's photographic evidence that this is where I was radicalized. A deeply important way for people to learn about the movies!

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