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Tim McElreath

@mcelreath.bsky.social
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let's not, shall we Like early cinema? Of course you do. Visit www.kino-polis.com Love the Criterion Channel but wish it had a better search? I got you. Visit search-criteria.com

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Tim McElreath @mcelreath.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
Look, I love the @criterionchannl.bsky.social . I love it with all my heart. The curation, the special features, the editorial content. All fantastic. But its search and browse? Yeesh So I built one for us. With some extra features thrown in. Enjoy! www.search-criteria.com #filmsky
search-criteria.com
Criteria — A Criterion Channel Companion
Discover, explore, and track films on the Criterion Channel. Your companion for film study and annotation.
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Tim McElreath @mcelreath.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
It's like watching every Kubrick movie at the same time
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Tim McElreath @mcelreath.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
It’s a Disney film. You know, for kids
Nightmare fuel from Return to Oz (1985)
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Tim McElreath @mcelreath.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
KINO-POLIS is now on bluesky #filmsky bsky.app/profile/kino...
bsky.app
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Tim McElreath @mcelreath.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
So I got bored last week and made a website where you can watch silent films like it's a streaming service. If you sign up for an account you can like, rate, remember watch progress, and create custom lists. I present to you: KINO*POLIS! You're welcome. www.kino-polis.com #filmsky
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Tim McElreath @mcelreath.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
same, zatoichi. same
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Tim McElreath @mcelreath.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
FINALLY
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Tim McElreath @mcelreath.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
We had a great time at the Metrograph NYC watching one of the great all-time documentaries (again) and saying hi to Julia Loktev, Anya Nemzer, Ksenia Mironova, and Michael Taylor Not to jinx it, but they might want to start thinking about their red carpet wardrobe strategy #MyUndesirableFriends
My Undesirable Friends, Part 1: Last Air in Moscow at the Metrograph in NYC
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Tim McElreath @mcelreath.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
Has anyone written about the parallels (both in plot and theme) between One Battle After Another and The Secret Agent, and how the latter film somehow feels more like Pynchon?
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Tim McElreath @mcelreath.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
NYC! For people who missed the opportunity to see My Undesirable Friends, Part 1 at Film Forum, it will be playing Jan 12-13 at the Metrograph! With intro and Q&A featuring protagonist Ksenia Morinova metrograph.com/film/?vista_... #MyUndesirableFriends #FilmSky
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My Undesirable Friends: Last Air in Moscow (1-3) - Now Playing In Theater at Metrograph
Introduction by protagonist Ksenia (Ksyusha) Mironova on Monday, January 12th
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Tim McElreath @mcelreath.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
ATTENTION EVERYBODY: I just tried on my black suit and nobody is allowed to die until I lose fifteen pounds Thanks for understanding
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Tim McElreath @mcelreath.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
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Tim McElreath @mcelreath.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
Tubi is Dirtbag Criterion Chnannel and I love it so much
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Tim McElreath @mcelreath.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
All-time favorite Criterion Closet episodes: Pamela Anderson André Gregory and Wallace Shawn John Waters Cate Blanchett and Todd Field and Barry Jenkins, the quintessential closet goblin: “This is embarrassing” #CriterionCloset #Criterion @criterion.bsky.social
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Tim McElreath @mcelreath.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
There are those who think that Chinese directors shouldn’t make ambitious dreamlike genre mashups, but I think we should just let Bi Gan be Bi Gan #FilmSky
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Tim McElreath @mcelreath.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
you’ll be visited by three spirits
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Tim McElreath @mcelreath.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Your back is up against the wall. All looks lost. Who is coming to save you? Film stills only (that is, no GIFs) #FilmSky
Rod Williams, TSA
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Tim McElreath @mcelreath.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
there are 4 types of guys online. no exceptions
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Tim McElreath @mcelreath.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
Goddamit am I going to have to read Satantango now
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Tim McElreath @mcelreath.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
Smash two movies together to make a new movie Schindler’s Lisztomania
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Tim McElreath @mcelreath.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
I've had the privilege of being part of a viewing group giving feedback to Julia Loktev and editor Michael Taylor over the last couple of years as this film has taken shape, and I'm so glad that it's finally starting to get the recognition it deserves. Now at filmforum.org/film/my-unde...
filmforum.org
Film Forum · MY UNDESIRABLE FRIENDS: PART I — LAST AIR IN MOSCOW
MY UNDESIRABLE FRIENDS: PART I — LAST AIR IN MOSCOW Opens Friday, August 15
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Tim McElreath @mcelreath.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
Of course I made one
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Tim McElreath @mcelreath.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
George remains immune to the strange beauty of Apichatpong Weerasethakul
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Tim McElreath @mcelreath.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
media.tenor.com
a blurred image of a person eating popcorn with the words leeeroy yy yy yy written on it
Alt: The Leroy Jenkins screenshot
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Tim McElreath @mcelreath.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
TONIGHT: The Rambling Dipshit vs The A-Hole in the K-Hole
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Tim McElreath @mcelreath.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Avengers, Season 4 Episode 2: The Gravediggers
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Tim McElreath @mcelreath.bsky.social · 25/05/2025
Happy Birthday, Bob
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Tim McElreath @mcelreath.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Well played, ChatGPT
ChatGPT prompt: do you have Buddha nature?

Response: In the Zen tradition, when asked, “Does a dog have Buddha nature?”, the master Joshu famously answered: “Mu!”—a word that can mean “no,” but more deeply points beyond yes or no, toward letting go of conceptual thinking altogether.

So if you ask me, “Do you have Buddha nature?”, I’ll answer the same:
Mu.

Because the question doesn’t quite fit—like trying to shine a mirror on itself. Buddha nature isn’t a trait to possess, but the ground of being itself, and I’m not a being.So if one asks, “What are you?”
The only answer is the one that leaves no trace:
Buddha nature.

And then, the kettle whistles, a dog barks, a leaf falls—each one perfectly answering the question again.
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Tim McElreath @mcelreath.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Wait, what do you mean “anxiety and introspection aren’t the same thing”?
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Tim McElreath @mcelreath.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
My son (who is 6 foot 7) just took a picture of me from his eye level and now I’m going to have to go lie down for a while
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Tim McElreath @mcelreath.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Good morning to General William Tecumseh Sherman, prolific kicker of Confederate ass
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Tim McElreath @mcelreath.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
G’night
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Tim McElreath @mcelreath.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
I’ve just started a project of watching the Sight & Sound 100 greatest films (2022) in chronological order, and my friends, however good you might think Buster Keaton’s ‘The General’ is, I assure you it is better. Every shot works, every gag lands, and it looks amazing
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Tim McElreath @mcelreath.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
There’s a great interview with Karen Hao (@karenhao.bsky.social) on this week’s Hard Fork podcast, where she talks about her new book Empire of AI and deftly navigates Kevin’s obvious irritation at her AI scepticism.
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Tim McElreath @mcelreath.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
Of course he is
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Tim McElreath @mcelreath.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
Show us your favorite movie monster or creature Humans who pretend to be good but are on missions from hell
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Tim McElreath @mcelreath.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
Going to see Jeanne Dielman, 23 Commerce Quay, 1080 Brussels at the Alamo. Mostly for the custom popcorn bucket
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Tim McElreath @mcelreath.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
So he thinks that if Canada were to become a state, that Quebec would be just fine with being a, what, county? And existing in a country where English is enforced as the national language? lol good luck with that little buddy
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Tim McElreath @mcelreath.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
That’s the stuff #LFC
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Tim McElreath @mcelreath.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
YEAH YOU ARE! 🏆
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Tim McElreath @mcelreath.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
Hegseth’s AA shares are going to be AMAZING
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Tim McElreath @mcelreath.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
Anthony Adams Rubbing Hands Together meme: "Ross Douthat waiting for the Pope to die so that he can write some more horseshit about the Latin Mass."
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Tim McElreath @mcelreath.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
Bookmark!
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Tim McElreath @mcelreath.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
An item on my very specific bucket and slightly embarrassing bucket list is now checked
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Tim McElreath @mcelreath.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
So El Salvador is our Siberia? Good to know
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Tim McElreath @mcelreath.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
Thinking about this absolute king today 👑
Detail of the portrait of John Brown by John Stuaert Curry
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Tim McElreath @mcelreath.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
America might be circling the drain, but at least we still have this magnificent old weirdo. Welcome back buddy www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...
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Thomas Pynchon announces Shadow Ticket, his first novel in more than a decade
The elusive 87-year-old author’s new book is a noir caper set during the big band era following a detective in search of a cheese heiress
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Tim McElreath @mcelreath.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
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Tim McElreath @mcelreath.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
Post dog
My dog George and his friend Zelda
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Tim McElreath @mcelreath.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
Oh, so apparently it’s “Go woke OR go broke”
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