Li Lai • Mediaversity Reviews @mediaversityreviews.com · 6hstatic.klipy.comSisyphus CatALT: Sisyphus Cat 020
Reposted by Li Lai • Mediaversity Reviews🎥 Kathy 📼 Fennessy 📽️ @kcfennessy.bsky.social · 26/09/2026@seattlecritics.bsky.social is presenting a screening of GREEN ROOM on Oct 14 at @nwfilmforum.bsky.social as part of our SFCS at 10 series. Featuring a virtual interview with JEREMY SAULNIER and other surprises. Come through! Tickets and information: nwfilmforum.org/films/sfcs-1... 0126
Li Lai • Mediaversity Reviews @mediaversityreviews.com · 10hVery happy with my Oct 1 addition to the kitchen 150
Li Lai • Mediaversity Reviews @mediaversityreviews.com · 23hNot to hijack this beautifully written #NAZA review by @812filmreviews.com, but this line made me go YES: "How many stories must be told from the wolf’s perspective before it stops hunting?" Basically the entire reason I started Mediaversity (and why the rating system is the way it is) 181
Reposted by Li Lai • Mediaversity ReviewsChase 'Hutch' Hutchinson 📽️ @eclectichutch.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Lovers of weird, eclectic, & thoughtfully-programmed cinema rejoice! @nwfilmforum.bsky.social, Seattle’s nonprofit independent art house cinema, is making a big expansion: starting Monday, they’ll be open for all seven days of the week📽️ My story @thestranger.com: www.thestranger.com/arts/the-nor... 04013
Reposted by Li Lai • Mediaversity ReviewsChris Becker @chrisbecker.bsky.social · 01/10/2026A deeply profound post from @lizhynes.bsky.social primarily addressed to cishet men, but words that should be read and processed by all. Screenshotting just the ending here, but those words hit the hardest if you've read the ones that lead up to it. lizhynes.substack.com/p/free 165
Li Lai • Mediaversity Reviews @mediaversityreviews.com · 30/09/2026Here for any and all Buddhist impermanence content 020
Reposted by Li Lai • Mediaversity Reviewsshauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 30/09/2026i thought about this old tweet tonight and how nothing has ever aged better 122497446
Reposted by Li Lai • Mediaversity ReviewsCarolyn Fe @thecarolynfe.bsky.social · 27/09/2026We opened AYE CAESAR, my play about AI & Elder loneliness. A dream come true to have my words on stage. People laughed, snickered and, yes, even wiped some tears! It's a short run. 9 shows left. 2 shows tomorrow, Monday for our theatre friends & creatives. Don't miss it! eldritchtheatre.ca/ayecaesar 043
Reposted by Li Lai • Mediaversity ReviewsRobin LeBlanc, from work @robinfromwork.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The film is written, directed, and co-stars Hitoshi Ozawa, a legendary Yakuza actor who is a villain in Yakuza 0, who got his fellow legends involved. This was his passion project inspired by one of his best friends, a trans woman, and he worked with the community for representative casting. 3271352748
Li Lai • Mediaversity Reviews @mediaversityreviews.com · 29/09/2026More grid memes 🥲 From @nytimes.com, The 100 Best TV Shows of the 21st Century: www.nytimes.com/interactive/... 000
Reposted by Li Lai • Mediaversity ReviewsMatt Zoller Seitz @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · 29/09/2026"It’s the kind of movie about evil billionaires that evil billionaires would enjoy, which makes it the worst kind of movie about evil billionaires." @williambibbiani.bsky.social is one of the greats 1722650
Reposted by Li Lai • Mediaversity ReviewsCandice Frederick @candicefrederick.bsky.social · 29/09/2026‘Digger’ Review: Tom Cruise Gives 110% in This Powerless, Self-Adulating Claptrap www.thewrap.com/creative-con...thewrap.com‘Digger’ Review: Tom Cruise Gives 110% in This Powerless, Self-Adulating ClaptrapTom Cruise give his all in "Digger," Alejandro González Iñárritu’s smug, self-aware social commentary that's like bad "SNL." 3239
Li Lai • Mediaversity Reviews @mediaversityreviews.com · 28/09/2026NEW REVIEW — #PracticalMagic2 has its issues, but it doesn't deserve a 36% splat on Rotten Tomatoes. @josesolismayen.bsky.social shares his thoughts, the good and the bad: www.mediaversityreviews.com/film-reviews...mediaversityreviews.comPractical Magic 2 — Mediaversity Reviews“The Owens might be cursed, but whiteness haunts the Practical Magic films just as fully.” 012
Reposted by Li Lai • Mediaversity ReviewsPiloswine 🔜 @piloswine.bsky.social · 28/09/2026insane license plate 320236
Reposted by Li Lai • Mediaversity ReviewsKaren K. Ho @karenho.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Ideas for my midlife crisis: -Become swift like a coursing river -Develop force like a great typhoon -Build all the strength like a raging fire -Mysterious like the dark side of the moon 25728109
Reposted by Li Lai • Mediaversity ReviewsFe Fi Fo Film! @fionaunderhill.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Love Hypothesis contains my least favourite trope: Skinny lead girl demonstrates she's kooky by eating tonnes of junk food! 162
Reposted by Li Lai • Mediaversity ReviewsCaleb Masters @cmasterstalk.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Green Room is, low key, a favorite of mine from 2016. Super exciting to see it get a @seattlecritics.bsky.social 10th anniversary screening + Q&A w/director Jeremy Saulnier (hosted by @silverscreenriot.bsky.social) at @nwfilmforum.bsky.social on Oct. 14th @ 7PM. Snag a ticket while you still can! 153
Li Lai • Mediaversity Reviews @mediaversityreviews.com · 26/09/2026Oct 14 screening of #GreenRoom with the writer-director doing a Q&A at Northwest Film Forum ! nwfilmforum.org/films/sfcs-1...nwfilmforum.orgSFCS at 10: Green Room - Northwest Film ForumThe Ain’t Rights are finishing up an unsuccessful tour, and are about to call it quits when they get an unexpected booking at a club deep in Oregon. 063
Li Lai • Mediaversity Reviews @mediaversityreviews.com · 26/09/202612 minutes left in Friday! Here's my mix of festival films, a work-related rewatch, and #ForgottenIsland (which I adored) #LetterboxdFriday 0100
Reposted by Li Lai • Mediaversity ReviewsAbdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 23/09/2026In the richest, most powerful country in the world, it just shouldn't be this hard to afford groceries, pay your mortgage, or see a doctor. 271121663148
Reposted by Li Lai • Mediaversity ReviewsFilmmaker Magazine @filmmakermagazine.com · 22/09/2026"You're continually incentivizing people to work on the wrong projects ... and you can obviously see the knock-on effects in what's actually getting made." — Daniel Goldhaber Max Cea reports on the writer-director industrial complex: filmmaker.substack.com/p/the-myth-o...filmmaker.substack.comThe Myth of the Multi-HyphenateThe industry has transformed to favor filmmakers who write their own scripts, making artists with ambitious original ideas feel like they have to do it all. 032
Reposted by Li Lai • Mediaversity ReviewsNova Horizon @thenovahorizon.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Excellent review! Such an original show and Carol is one of the best characters on TV. 111
Li Lai • Mediaversity Reviews @mediaversityreviews.com · 23/09/2026Kiddo and I hyped for #ForgottenIsland 🎉 020
Li Lai • Mediaversity Reviews @mediaversityreviews.com · 23/09/2026NEW REVIEW — As #Pluribus comes off its 6 #Emmy wins and we wait for further news of Season 2, our writer Sam Huang shares why we stan this show at Mediaversity: www.mediaversityreviews.com/tv-reviews/2...mediaversityreviews.comPluribus - Season 1 — Mediaversity Reviews“ Pluribus centers a queer woman who learns empathy—the antithesis of the toxic men who usually anchor ‘prestige’ shows.” 130
Reposted by Li Lai • Mediaversity ReviewsArthur Moy @speedbrkr.bsky.social · 21/09/2026IMHO: #ForgottenIsland is a wonderful animated film about the celebration of friendship and Filipino folklore/culture that thrills, delights, and hits you hard in the feels. Verdict: Go see it! #animation #movies 043
Li Lai • Mediaversity Reviews @mediaversityreviews.com · 21/09/2026Thank you @kuow.org and @dyeroxley.bsky.social for having me on to talk all things Keanu Reeves! I enjoyed the conversation with fellow Seattle-based critic Tim Hall. Listen here: omny.fm/shows/seattl...kuow.orgSeattle NowSeattle Now is KUOW's flagship daily news podcast. Seattle Now brings you quick headlines, smart analysis, and award-winning local news. New episodes every weekday morning and afternoon. Start and end... 031
Li Lai • Mediaversity Reviews @mediaversityreviews.com · 21/09/2026NEW REVIEW — I've played the original #ResidentEvil, watched the aughts-era movies, and checked out Zach Cregger's new reboot—and enjoyed Cregger's hilarious interpretation the most. It's not the best on inclusion, but it's a helluva ride anyway: www.mediaversityreviews.com/film-reviews...mediaversityreviews.comResident Evil (2026) — Mediaversity Reviews“The only woman of any significance in Resident Evil isn’t even on screen, and she’s defined by a clichéd storyline about being pregnant.” 020
Reposted by Li Lai • Mediaversity ReviewsNicolas Hénin @nicolashenin.net · 17/09/2026Nice campaign by the Norwegian Consumer Council about the declining lifespan of products. Enjoy! 180140446469
Reposted by Li Lai • Mediaversity ReviewsBlack Girl Nerds @blackgirlnerds.bsky.social · 17/09/2026BGN interviews the cast and filmmakers for the film Resident Evil. Featured in the interviews are: Austin Abrams, Zach Cherry, Zach Cregger (Director/Writer), Johhno Wilson (Officer Wilson), Carter Swan (Producer) Will Merrick (Dave) Zoe Bellas (Birdie), Roy Lee (Producer) and Shay Hatten (Writer)blackgirlnerds.comThe 'Resident Evil' Red Carpet Was Terrifying! | Black Girl NerdsStep onto the Resident Evil red carpet, where horror, thrills, and plenty of scares set the stage for the franchise’s latest chapter. 084
Reposted by Li Lai • Mediaversity ReviewsScreamer Jim @screamerjim.bsky.social · 17/09/2026 32145263854
Reposted by Li Lai • Mediaversity Reviews🌈 Hailey Piper 🌈 @haileypiperfights.bsky.social · 17/09/2026NBC News interviewed a plank with a face drawn on it and asked if it could fall in love with humans 823654
Reposted by Li Lai • Mediaversity ReviewsPop Base @popbase.tv · 15/09/2026All of Ed Sheeran’s opening acts and his touring band have dropped out of the remaining dates of his ‘Loop’ tour in solidarity with Palestine and Macklemore. 846158713365
Reposted by Li Lai • Mediaversity ReviewsCaleb Masters @cmasterstalk.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Zach Cregger’s RESIDENT EVIL is a wild 95-minute joyride packed with playful jump scares and surprising comedy. It’s a fan crowdpleaser that never feels too derivative. All killer, no filler. Just a man on a mission with plenty of grotesque, video game-inspired zombie chaos along the way. 131
Li Lai • Mediaversity Reviews @mediaversityreviews.com · 15/09/2026NEW REVIEW — Touching family drama #AhGirl had its North American premiere at #TIFF26, and it's one to watch: www.mediaversityreviews.com/film-reviews...mediaversityreviews.comAh Girl — Mediaversity Reviews“Grandma initially seems harsh and disengaged, but she becomes the most complex adult in all of Ah Girl .” 000
Li Lai • Mediaversity Reviews @mediaversityreviews.com · 06/09/2026Haven't made it to Cannes as press yet, but it's my dream film festival! For now, visiting as a tourist will do 😘 160
Reposted by Li Lai • Mediaversity ReviewsMike Ward @shouldiseeit.bsky.social · 29/08/2026"Whatever political arguments surround 'American Doctor,' Poh Si Teng keeps returning our attention to three simple things: a doctor, a patient, and the obligation to try to save a life." AMERICAN DOCTOR, one of 2026's best docs expands into more theaters this weekend. @seattlecritics.bsky.socialshouldiseeit.netShould I See It-American Doctor (2026) ReviewAmerican Doctor follows three American physicians providing humanitarian aid in Gaza in Poh Si Teng’s powerful, unflinching documentary about medicine, war, and the obligation to bear witness. 022
Reposted by Li Lai • Mediaversity ReviewsChase 'Hutch' Hutchinson 📽️ @eclectichutch.bsky.social · 02/09/2026DREAMS IN NIGHTMARES: Shatara Michelle Ford’s latest is a road movie unlike any you've ever seen. Joyous and thoughtful, it's a visually stunning ride with a scene-stealing Jasmin Savoy Brown. Seattle folks, go see it starting Fri. 📽️ My review @seattletimes.com: www.seattletimes.com/entertainmen... 1184
Reposted by Li Lai • Mediaversity ReviewsMerriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 31/08/2026macabre = “muh-KAHB” Worcestershire = “WOOSS-ter-sheer” omnipotent = “ahm-NI-puh-tunt” reticent = “RET-uh-sunt” epitome = “ih-PIT-uh-mee” myriad = "MEER-ee-ud" Never make fun of someone if they mispronounce a word. It means they learned it by reading. 795166613674
Li Lai • Mediaversity Reviews @mediaversityreviews.com · 31/08/2026NEW REVIEW — #TheEndOfOakStreet is more inclusive than you might think. @josesolismayen.bsky.social explains: www.mediaversityreviews.com/film-reviews...mediaversityreviews.comThe End of Oak Street — Mediaversity Reviews“ The End of Oak Street gives nuanced, fully lived-in portraits of women in their 70s and older.” 011
Reposted by Li Lai • Mediaversity ReviewsSeattle Film Critics @seattlecritics.bsky.social · 25/08/2026SFCS is thrilled to welcome Li Lai as a new member for 2026! You can read Li's work on Mediaversity Reviews & Common Sense Media 0122
Li Lai • Mediaversity Reviews @mediaversityreviews.com · 30/08/2026NEW REVIEW — The weekend is underway, baby! Spend it shoulder-shimmying in your seat with new theatrical release #FindingEmily. I had a blast www.mediaversityreviews.com/film-reviews... @seattlecritics.bsky.socialmediaversityreviews.comFinding Emily — Mediaversity Reviews“All the Millennial graduates of indie sleaze will be knocking down the door to join Finding Emily on the dance floor.” 021
Reposted by Li Lai • Mediaversity ReviewsStellbound: Stellraiser II @antlervel.vet · 30/08/2026“Looksminimizing” is sending me 642667398
Reposted by Li Lai • Mediaversity ReviewshellresidentNY 🖤 @hellresidentny.blacksky.app · 30/08/2026My Scorpio queen is the one and only reason why I'll be seeing this when it opens in theaters. #DaysOfThunder 031
Li Lai • Mediaversity Reviews @mediaversityreviews.com · 28/08/2026NEW REVIEW — Really emphasizing the "fiction" in science-fiction is #TheDogStars' exclusionary worldview. Critic Anthony Marcusa shares his first Mediaversity piece: www.mediaversityreviews.com/film-reviews...mediaversityreviews.comThe Dog Stars — Mediaversity Reviews“ The Dog Stars asserts that in just 10 years, the American West will suddenly be filled with gruff white men.” 000
Reposted by Li Lai • Mediaversity ReviewsBoze Herrington, Library Owl @sketchesbyboze.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Dolly Parton rose from poverty to stardom. She gave $500 to every student in her hometown who finished high school; she built hospitals & bald eagle preserves; her Imagination Library has gifted 300 million books to children. Roger Ebert met her and came away thinking she was a literal angel. RIP. 40118013397
Li Lai • Mediaversity Reviews @mediaversityreviews.com · 26/08/2026What great news to wake up to! Excited to join @seattlecritics.bsky.social—my first ever critics society 😀 Thank you @eclectichutch.bsky.social @calvinkemph.bsky.social and all for the invite, and for the warm PNW (oxymoron??) welcome since I moved out here a few years ago. 2101
Li Lai • Mediaversity Reviews @mediaversityreviews.com · 25/08/2026NEW REVIEW — With a core cast of white men and a generic statement about overcoming class differences through vibes alone, upcoming release #TheMarchingBand is nothing to write home about on inclusiveness. www.mediaversityreviews.com/film-reviews...mediaversityreviews.comThe Marching Band — Mediaversity Reviews“ The Marching Band concerns itself with class differences without the intersection of race.” 121
Reposted by Li Lai • Mediaversity ReviewsDavid Chen @davechen.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Amazing year for movies about people getting lost in nightmarish liminal spaces and finding themselves unable to escape, wonder if it says anything about our psyche right now, probably not best not to think about it 3647