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Max Havey

@maxhavey.bsky.social
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St. Louis-based freelance arts & culture writer. Mizzou J-School Grad (BJ ‘15, MA ‘17). Words: St. Louis Magazine, SoundBite Magazine, Biz 417

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Max Havey @maxhavey.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
This week, over at @stlmag.bsky.social, I got to chat with the lead singer from the surprisingly influential STL punk band Drunks With Guns! It’s a story that has everything: Danzig, studio mishaps, grunge, LCD Soundsystem, Noah Baumbach, and more! Check it out here:
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Influential St. Louis punk band Drunks With Guns returns for a hometown show
It’s possible you don’t know Drunks With Guns by name, but their sludgy and noisy sound undoubtedly influenced some of the great grunge and rock bands of the ‘90s. From the mouth of Michael Doskocil, ...
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Max Havey @maxhavey.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Are you catching @themountaingoats.bsky.social with Candlebox tonight at the Pageant? Check out my very fun conversation with John Darnielle where we discuss how this show came together, their new album “Days,” the power of great openers, and more!
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The Mountain Goats head to The Pageant with Candlebox
Following a sold-out show at Delmar Hall in May, The Mountain Goats were recently announced as the direct support for grunge legends Candlebox for a short run of shows in September, which includes a show at The Pageant on September 17. The announcement also coincided with the release of “Candlebox,” the third single from the […]
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Max Havey @maxhavey.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
For @stlmag.bsky.social, I got to chat with the great Pokey LaFarge about his new album Rent Money, out today, and his show at Delmar Hall tomorrow night! Check out the full story here:
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Pokey LaFarge is bringing ‘Rent Money’ to St. Louis
On his latest album, Rent Money, troubadour Pokey LaFarge knows there are few certainties in life beyond putting in a hard day’s work and paying the rent. With that in mind, he’s hard at work touring ...
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Max Havey @maxhavey.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
For my latest over at @stlmag.bsky.social, I had a great time chatting with John Darnielle from @themountaingoats.bsky.social about songwriting, the passage of time, and opening for Candlebox at The Pageant next month, among many other things! Read the full interview here:
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The Mountain Goats head to The Pageant with Candlebox
Following a sold-out show at Delmar Hall in May, The Mountain Goats were recently announced as the direct support for grunge legends Candlebox for a short run of shows in September, which includes a s...
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Max Havey @maxhavey.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
It is very funny that Guns N’ Roses cutting their show at Busch Stadium short due to a storm also meant that they had to cut November Rain from the set
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Max Havey @maxhavey.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Watching The Prisoner for the first time, I’m kinda fascinated by how much inspiration The Good Place clearly drew from this show
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Max Havey @maxhavey.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Huge new one for @stlmag.bsky.social out today! I got to talk with @thehorrormaster.bsky.social about filming Escape From New York in St. Louis, as the film celebrates its 45th anniversary this week! Check it out here:
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Director John Carpenter reflects on 45 years of 'Escape from New York'
St. Louis has had its fair share of film productions over the years, but none are more iconic than director John Carpenter’s Escape from New York, which celebrates its 45th anniversary this summer. Fo...
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Max Havey @maxhavey.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Big new one for @stlmag.bsky.social! This time I got to chat with beloved character actor Richard Kind about playing Edna Turnblad in Hairspray at The Muny!
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Richard Kind is ready for his Muny debut in ‘Hairspray’
While character actor Richard Kind is perhaps best known for his many supporting parts, he will be stepping into a leading role as Edna Turnblad in The Muny’s production of Hairspray, on stage at the ...
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Max Havey @maxhavey.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
I love that @themountaingoats.bsky.social keep inching closer to becoming a jam band! Absolutely incredible stuff in St. Louis tonight!
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Max Havey @maxhavey.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Delighted to learn that Yo La Tengo’s score to The Sounds of Science, included in this @criterion.bsky.social Jean Painlevé collection, was recorded at the @wufilmseries.bsky.social here in St. Louis back in 2005!
Criterion Science is Fiction - 23 Films by Jean Painlevé DVDText from DVD menu: “In 2001, the San Francisco International Film Festival commissioned a new score from the rock band Yo La Tengo for eight of Jean Painlevé's films, to be performed live. Since that time, the group has played THE SOUNDS OF SCIENCE in cities around the world. This version was recorded at the Webster Film Series in St. Louis on April 23, 2005.”
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Max Havey @maxhavey.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
Here are two articles for @stlmag.bsky.social I’m pumped to share! First up, I got to chat with Alex Ross Perry about Videoheaven, his great essay film about depictions of video stores onscreen, ahead of its screening at Arkadin Cinema & Bar tonight:
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"Videoheaven" looks back on dearly departed video stores
Alex Ross Perry’s comprehensive essay film about depictions of video stores onscreen plays at Arkadin Cinema & Bar on August 28.
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Max Havey @maxhavey.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
Here’s my latest Rep Roundup for @stlmag.bsky.social! We’ve got Kurosawa and Ôbayashi retrospectives at @hipointetheatre.bsky.social & @arkadincinema.bsky.social, a King Hu classic at @wufilmseries.bsky.social, & the Way of the Samurai series at Alamo. Check out my full roundup here:
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Film screenings to catch in St. Louis this month
Some of the top films to catch in and around St. Louis this month, from festival events to repertory screenings.
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Max Havey @maxhavey.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
Just saw Carrie for the first time, and while I know the crazy Jesus/martyr statue is supposed to look like Piper Laurie, I just kept thinking about how much it looked like Weird Al Yankovic
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Max Havey @maxhavey.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
Happy Mid-year List Season! Here are a bunch of movies and music (new and old) I’ve enjoyed in 2025, so far!
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Max Havey @maxhavey.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
Between Ballerina and The Phoenician Scheme, it is a *huge* weekend for hand grenades at the cinema!
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Max Havey @maxhavey.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
Excited to share this new one for @stlmag.bsky.social! Ahead of Pavements’ STL premiere at the @hipointetheatre.bsky.social next week, I got to chat with @prewarcinema.bsky.social about working on the film and how it captures the essence of Pavement! Read it here: www.stlmag.com/culture/film...
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Pavements plays at the Hi-Pointe Theatre from June 2-5.
The prismatic portrait of the 1990s indie rockers will have its St. Louis premiere at the Hi-Pointe Theatre.
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Max Havey @maxhavey.bsky.social · 04/05/2025
For @stlmag.bsky.social, here are the big rep screenings happening around STL in May! A.I. Artificial Intelligence on 35mm at @hipointetheatre.bsky.social, I’m a Cyborg But That’s OK at @arkadincinema.bsky.social, Mysterious Skin at @wufilmseries.bsky.social, and more: www.stlmag.com/culture/film...
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Film Screenings To Catch In St. Louis This Month
Some of the top films to catch in and around St. Louis this month, from festival events to repertory screenings.
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Max Havey @maxhavey.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
I’m faced with a real dilemma today in terms of screenings: I can either see The Day the Earth Blew Up, the new Looney Tunes movie, or Werckmeister Harmonies, the Bela Tarr movie whose title sounds like a Looney Tunes knockoff
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Max Havey @maxhavey.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
I was just looking at what @hipointetheatre.bsky.social has coming soon, and this is an incredibly powerful three film run on 35mm in May:
Devil in a Blue Dress on 35mm on May 3The Straight Story on 35mm in MayBarry Lyndon on 35mm on May 7
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Max Havey @maxhavey.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
With True/False 2025 on the books, I wrote about a bunch of my favorite films from the fest for @stlmag.bsky.social, including new ones from Amanda McBaine & Jesse Moss, Charlie Shackleton, David Osit, and more! www.stlmag.com/culture/film...
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The 2025 True/False Film Fest looks to the past to make sense of the present
The slate for this year’s fest featured nonfiction that grapples with environmental issues, the power of a camera, and interrogating true crime as a genre.
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Max Havey @maxhavey.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
Ahead of its world premiere at True/False, I talked with director Ryan Sidhoo about his Bosnian luge team documentary/coming-of-age story The Track for @stlmag.bsky.social! www.stlmag.com/culture/film...
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Bosnian luge team documentary “The Track” to play St. Louis after world premiere
The documentary and coming-of-age story about the Bosnian and Herzegovina luge team will play at Affton High School on March 3.
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Max Havey @maxhavey.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
In a new one for @stlmag.bsky.social, I waxed poetic about the closure of an arthouse institution in St. Louis, and the place where I got my first tastes of independent cinema: www.stlmag.com/culture/film...
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Farewell to the Plaza Frontenac Cinema
The longtime arthouse theater in Plaza Frontenac is set to show its final screenings on February 23.
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Max Havey @maxhavey.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Happy True/False reservation week! For @stlmag.bsky.social, I chatted with Chloé Trayner and Ashwini Mantrala about some of the film and music highlights of this year’s fest. Check it out here: www.stlmag.com/culture/fair...
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Everything you need to know about the 2025 True/False Film Festival
The celebrated nonfiction film festival takes over Columbia, Missouri, from February 27 to March 2.
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Max Havey @maxhavey.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
I do appreciate how much the Tubi Super Bowl Red Carpet coverage is giving public access TV vibes
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Max Havey @maxhavey.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Happy True/False film lineup announcement day to all who celebrate! truefalse.org/program/films/
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Films - True/False Film Fest
The True/False Film Lineup!
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Max Havey @maxhavey.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
I saw the opportunity for a bit, so I took it!
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Max Havey @maxhavey.bsky.social · 30/12/2024
Last night I stumbled upon Quick Change on Prime Video, and was genuinely surprised to find an excellent Bill Murray comedy I’d never really heard anyone talk about with a stacked cast! It’s lovely and rare to find a gem like this out in the wild on streaming!
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Max Havey @maxhavey.bsky.social · 27/12/2024
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Max Havey @maxhavey.bsky.social · 25/12/2024
The highlight of my holiday so far is realizing my niece got one of the recalled Wicked dolls for Christmas:
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Max Havey @maxhavey.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
It’s astounding how bad the upscaling looks on the new theatrical remaster of Daft Punk’s Interstella 5555
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Max Havey @maxhavey.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
For @stlmag.bsky.social, I pulled together another roundup of the excellent rep screenings happening around St. Louis this month! Highlights include Bresson on 35mm, a Béla Tarr restoration, Judy Garland, and Ray Liotta hijacking a plane, just to name a few! www.stlmag.com/culture/film...
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Film screenings to catch this month
Excellent films, from holiday classics to affecting dramas, are playing all around St. Louis this month.
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Max Havey @maxhavey.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
Press screening schedules lined up in a way that I am now inadvertently doing the Babyratu double feature over the next two days!
Patty Harrison from I Think You Should Leave yelling “Santa brought it early!”
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Max Havey @maxhavey.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
Top tier Hanksgiving programming tonight at Arkadin: A King of the Hill happy hour/potluck followed by That Thing You Do!
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Max Havey @maxhavey.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
This is the hardcore version of the “I’m 17 & AFRAID of Sabrina Carpenter when she’s performing” tweet
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Max Havey @maxhavey.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Convinced my folks to watch The Last Waltz after a full day of Thanksgiving prep, and was once again reminded of this classic piece of writing from the great @stevenhyden.bsky.social: uproxx.com/movies/the-l...
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’The Last Waltz’ Is The Best Thanksgiving Movie Ever Made
As immortalized by Martin Scorsese, The Band’s farewell concert embodies everything great and troubling about Thanksgiving.
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Max Havey @maxhavey.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
I was on the cusp of falling asleep, then a dumb idea popped into my brain, which means I now have to share it:
Vince McMahon meme for The Cook, The Thief, His Wife, and Her Lover
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Max Havey @maxhavey.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Just found out Juror #2 is playing in St. Louis through next week at Ronnie’s, and am now considering a Sunday triple feature with that one followed by Come & See and The Ascent at Arkadin.
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Max Havey @maxhavey.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
Last year, I got the opportunity to chat with Steven Soderbergh about King of the Hill’s 30th anniversary for @stlmag.bsky.social, digging into his experience filming in St. Louis. That was a true dream interview, and I really love how the article turned out!
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Director Steven Soderbergh looks back on "King of the Hill" 30 years later
The film, which was set and filmed in St. Louis, celebrates its 30th anniversary on August 20.
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Max Havey @maxhavey.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
I caught Inland Empire for the first time tonight and am now preparing myself for the influx of some profoundly strange dreams
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Max Havey @maxhavey.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Four amazing albums from the year you turned 16.
This is Happening by LCD SoundsystemCongratulations by MGMTHave One on Me by Joanna NewsomHalcyon Digest by Deerhunter
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Max Havey @maxhavey.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Eyes of Fire Encounters of the Spooky Kind Hard Target Going in Style Red Eye Woman in the Dunes Highway to Hell White Rock
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Max Havey @maxhavey.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
Here are two articles I wrote for St. Louis Magazine that published today! First up, I chatted with STL hardcore band Squint about their excellent new record Big Hand and opening up the Midwestern hardcore and punk scene to more folks:
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Squint opens up the pit for a new generation of Midwestern hardcore
With the release of their debut album, Big Hand, Squint seeks to bring more people into the Midwestern hardcore and punk community.
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Max Havey @maxhavey.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
Went to a movie musical trivia night tonight and I am convinced it’s just guerrilla marketing for Anna and the Apocalypse. There’s been a question about it every round!
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Max Havey @maxhavey.bsky.social · 10/11/2024
I spent the afternoon at a matinee of the Neil Diamond musical, went to dinner and then rolled through a local hardcore band’s release show. It’s good to have a Saturday that contains multitudes.
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Max Havey @maxhavey.bsky.social · 05/03/2024
After an excellent weekend of watching nonfiction films at True/False, I went long on some of my favorites from this year’s fest for St. Louis Magazine:
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True/False Film Fest 2024 turns its focus to the human paradox
This year's slate of films at the long-running nonfiction festival dug deep into the paradoxes that make us all human.
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Max Havey @maxhavey.bsky.social · 03/03/2024
Passed a friend in the street and told him I just got out of Tokyo Story on 35mm. He responded, “Hell yeah. Hope you enjoyed Sunday Morning Mass!”
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Max Havey @maxhavey.bsky.social · 01/03/2024
This is Going to be Big is just so winning and delightful! It doesn’t hurt that I am a sucker for watching people put on a show, but I did also really enjoy how well fleshed out each of the main kids were too. A real down-the-middle crowd pleaser!
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Max Havey @maxhavey.bsky.social · 01/03/2024
Kicking off Day 2 with Goldie’s before This is Going to be Big, sr, I Like It Here, and Flying Lessons!
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Max Havey @maxhavey.bsky.social · 01/03/2024
Some highlights from T/F Day 1: I really dug where The Other Profile digging into ideas of identity and authenticity of online personas, all tied up in colonialism. Kinda seems like it might hew a bit to close to Close-Up, but it takes some interesting turns in its last act!
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Max Havey @maxhavey.bsky.social · 29/02/2024
Happy start of True/False to all who celebrate!
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