Best Of Lists
The Film Maven Watch Diary for May 2025
Celebrating the best and the rest of what I discovered over the month.
Kristen Lopez
Podcast
Ticklish Business: Seven Samurai (1954) with Alicia Malone
International Month kicks off with a look at Akira Kurosawa's war epic
Publishing
'Popcorn Disabilities' Cover Reveal and Release Date
I'm going long, book long, on disability in film.
Journalism Is F*cked...
Matt Remick on 'The Studio' Is Every Entertainment Journalist These Days
The quest for relevancy in a time when art seems to mean nothing.
Popcorn Disability
Popcorn Disability: 'The Best Years of Our Lives' (1946)
A story of how Hollywood screwed over a dual Oscar-winner for the sheer fact he was disabled
Podcast
Ticklish Business Interview with Karina Longworth
The "You Must Remember This Host" talks her new season.
Movie Reviews
'Lilo and Stitch' (2025) Review: A Remake That Surfs on the Goodwill of the Original
Disney's live-action remake loses all the weirdness of the original when it isn't doing a shot-for-shot reenactment
Journalism Is F*cked...
Why Are Disabled Journalists Still Not Covering Disabled Content?
The release of "Deaf President Now!" is casting an eye on the lack of Deaf and disabled journalists
Movie Reviews
'Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning' Review: Tom Cruise Goes for Broke in Fitting Finale
Cruise and company bring everything back together for a fitting conclusion (?) to the long-running franchise
Movie Reviews
'Final Destination: Bloodlines' Review: Death Pulls Some New Tricks Out of an Old Bag
The Rube Goldberg-esque death traps are still keeping the "Final Destination" world fresh, while the stories start to turn stale
Politics
Trump’s Three Old Men Aren’t Going to Save Hollywood
It's doubtful the likes of Jon Voight can make the town tinsel again
Podcast
Ticklish Business #202: TCM Classic Film Festival Audio
You'll be at the TCM Film Fest in spirit