ain’t that just the way | she/her Newsletter: https://emmacas.digitalpress.blog/ -- subscribe for monthly reviews and recommendations Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/emmacasley/https://bsky.app/profile/emmacas.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/emmacas.bsky.social/post/3msqjwcajfs25This months recs have some pop music I love, and a few things I loved to hate — read on to find out what they were! https://emmacas.digitalpress.blog/august-2026-grab-bag/?ref=off-on-a-tangent-newsletter #music #film #filmsky #books10 Aug 2026 16:37 +0000at://did:plc:loogar7nfl5b6gp7ephuyulm/app.bsky.feed.post/3msqjwcajfs25https://bsky.app/profile/emmacas.bsky.social/post/3msle6r6tns2sLook, maybe there's no reason to go on a rant about how much I hated a forgettable Netflix movie from last year.....but I did 🤷‍♀️ boxd.it/fIto25 #letterboxd #filmsky #review https://boxd.it/fIto2508 Aug 2026 15:11 +0000at://did:plc:loogar7nfl5b6gp7ephuyulm/app.bsky.feed.post/3msle6r6tns2shttps://bsky.app/profile/emmacas.bsky.social/post/3mseftnjras26I've read 9/50 and out of those 4 are Tana French lol -- I do love a thriller though so will be taking this list as inspiration for my next library request [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Aug 2026 20:52 +0000at://did:plc:loogar7nfl5b6gp7ephuyulm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mseftnjras26https://bsky.app/profile/emmacas.bsky.social/post/3mr3ohk2du425Bravely, I too have thoughts about the odyssey I want to share on the internet https://emmacas.digitalpress.blog/the-odyssey-2026/ #theodyssey #film #review #filmsky20 Jul 2026 16:07 +0000at://did:plc:loogar7nfl5b6gp7ephuyulm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr3ohk2du425https://bsky.app/profile/emmacas.bsky.social/post/3mqcx7ecbc225All the Odyssey discourse(tm) made me want to revisit an old childhood favorite, only to have way more to say about it than I expected boxd.it/faFTt5 https://boxd.it/faFTt510 Jul 2026 20:07 +0000at://did:plc:loogar7nfl5b6gp7ephuyulm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqcx7ecbc225https://bsky.app/profile/emmacas.bsky.social/post/3mpyhx4taec2uWhat to recommend when you've been melting your brain during a heatwave? Some old favorite movies and TV shows and a new podcast obsession, of course. https://emmacas.digitalpress.blog/july-2026-grab-bag/ #film #music #tv06 Jul 2026 16:07 +0000at://did:plc:loogar7nfl5b6gp7ephuyulm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpyhx4taec2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/emmacas.bsky.social/post/3mpco3abrv223I've heard Forbidden Fruits is on Shudder now! Feels like a natural home for the film. You can read my review here: https://emmacas.digitalpress.blog/forbidden-fruits-2026/ #horror #shudder #streaming27 Jun 2026 23:59 +0000at://did:plc:loogar7nfl5b6gp7ephuyulm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpco3abrv223https://bsky.app/profile/emmacas.bsky.social/post/3movblc7cdr2oReview of Olivia Rodrigo’s new album that’s actually a passionate defense of “drop dead” https://emmacas.digitalpress.blog/you-seem-pretty-sad-for-a-girl-so-in-love-2026/ #pop #review #oliviarodrigo #music22 Jun 2026 16:10 +0000at://did:plc:loogar7nfl5b6gp7ephuyulm/app.bsky.feed.post/3movblc7cdr2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/emmacas.bsky.social/post/3mns3zdop632lThis months recs include: new indie life sim Paralives, The Sheep Detectives (obviously) and a very good fox 🦊 https://emmacas.digitalpress.blog/june-2026-grab-bag/ #videogames #film #music08 Jun 2026 16:28 +0000at://did:plc:loogar7nfl5b6gp7ephuyulm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mns3zdop632lhttps://bsky.app/profile/emmacas.bsky.social/post/3mnkj2njeq22zOh noooo -- what a loss [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Jun 2026 16:00 +0000at://did:plc:loogar7nfl5b6gp7ephuyulm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnkj2njeq22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/emmacas.bsky.social/post/3mnamf2yapc2bOne of my favorite films from last year and SEVERELY under-seen in my opinion! You can check out my review here: https://emmacas.digitalpress.blog/the-testament-of-ann-lee-2025/ [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Jun 2026 17:33 +0000at://did:plc:loogar7nfl5b6gp7ephuyulm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnamf2yapc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/emmacas.bsky.social/post/3mmzfiomjpi22#LetterboxdFriday #LastFourWatched [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 May 2026 20:41 +0000at://did:plc:loogar7nfl5b6gp7ephuyulm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmzfiomjpi22https://bsky.app/profile/emmacas.bsky.social/post/3mmerbsdvgc2oA truly thorough guide! Though I am a physical book reader, I do enjoy services like Kanopy that let me stream movies with my library card -- appreciate learning how to support libraries and their digital collections #libraries #reading #books [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 May 2026 15:46 +0000at://did:plc:loogar7nfl5b6gp7ephuyulm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmerbsdvgc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/emmacas.bsky.social/post/3mm5cy2vpks2oI watched a scary movie and lived to tell the tale! Hokum (2026) review out now emmacas.digitalpress.blog/hokum-2026/ #filmsky #horror #film #review https://emmacas.digitalpress.blog/hokum-2026/18 May 2026 16:41 +0000at://did:plc:loogar7nfl5b6gp7ephuyulm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm5cy2vpks2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/emmacas.bsky.social/post/3mlrhq2qqjb2xTore through the first two episodes!! Burned my dinner because I was too enthralled by Ada’s story Can’t wait for the next installments [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 May 2026 23:34 +0000at://did:plc:loogar7nfl5b6gp7ephuyulm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlrhq2qqjb2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/emmacas.bsky.social/post/3mlqmiqzt6s24First time I watched The Sting I was a kid who thought it was literally made in the 1930s -- I understood it a lot better now but still had just as much fun this time around boxd.it/elzofZ #letterboxd #filmsky #film https://boxd.it/elzofZ13 May 2026 15:27 +0000at://did:plc:loogar7nfl5b6gp7ephuyulm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlqmiqzt6s24https://bsky.app/profile/emmacas.bsky.social/post/3ml22ioqlek24Jumping on the Widow's Bay bandwagon this month! Also lots of music recs https://emmacas.digitalpress.blog/may-2026-grab-bag/ #film #horror #music #oliviarodrigo04 May 2026 16:06 +0000at://did:plc:loogar7nfl5b6gp7ephuyulm/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml22ioqlek24https://bsky.app/profile/emmacas.bsky.social/post/3mklc4stzjs2wHaving an existential crisis that my beloved sleepover movie is 20 years old 💀 My review from 2022: https://letterboxd.com/emmacasley/film/stick-it/reviews/ #letterboxd #film #review #filmsky [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Apr 2026 19:13 +0000at://did:plc:loogar7nfl5b6gp7ephuyulm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mklc4stzjs2whttps://bsky.app/profile/emmacas.bsky.social/post/3mkau3lzptk2v#LastFourWatched #LetterboxdFriday [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Apr 2026 15:35 +0000at://did:plc:loogar7nfl5b6gp7ephuyulm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkau3lzptk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/emmacas.bsky.social/post/3mk3mw2lp622vLove the film (obviously).......don't love how relevant it feels https://letterboxd.com/emmacasley/film/casablanca/ #letterboxd #review #filmsky #moviereview22 Apr 2026 13:43 +0000at://did:plc:loogar7nfl5b6gp7ephuyulm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3mw2lp622vhttps://bsky.app/profile/emmacas.bsky.social/post/3mjzdtydoik2rReally appreciated this framing of plot vs. story -- in some ways it feels like a different angle into what I was trying to get at with my Forbidden Fruits review, a movie I think falls into the trap of focusing on plot over story https://emmacas.digitalpress.blog/forbidden-fruits-2026/ [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Apr 2026 15:56 +0000at://did:plc:loogar7nfl5b6gp7ephuyulm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjzdtydoik2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/emmacas.bsky.social/post/3mjwtx436ds2kFinally got to see Forbidden Fruits 🍎 in theaters -- even though I had a mixed reaction I still had a lot of fun. Review below! https://emmacas.digitalpress.blog/forbidden-fruits-2026/ #filmsky #film #moviereview #horror20 Apr 2026 16:06 +0000at://did:plc:loogar7nfl5b6gp7ephuyulm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjwtx436ds2khttps://bsky.app/profile/emmacas.bsky.social/post/3mitor4wya32gApril’s list of recs! As well as the now traditional update of the creatures outside my window — this month: a squirrel! https://emmacas.digitalpress.blog/april-2026-grab-ba/ #film #filmsky #deadloch #tv06 Apr 2026 16:30 +0000at://did:plc:loogar7nfl5b6gp7ephuyulm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mitor4wya32ghttps://bsky.app/profile/emmacas.bsky.social/post/3mhqgvlfade2fAnyway here’s my thoughts on The Bride!, in a timely week after the discourse fashion https://emmacas.digitalpress.blog/the-bride-2026/ #film #filmsky #review #horror23 Mar 2026 16:06 +0000at://did:plc:loogar7nfl5b6gp7ephuyulm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhqgvlfade2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/emmacas.bsky.social/post/3mh4lohogvw23If you strain your eyes…my Oscar ballot for tonight! Some are things I think will win, some are from the heart — up to you to decipher which is which #oscarboxd #filmsky15 Mar 2026 18:38 +0000at://did:plc:loogar7nfl5b6gp7ephuyulm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh4lohogvw23https://bsky.app/profile/emmacas.bsky.social/post/3mh27shvezt2gI’ve seen 9 out of the 10 best picture nominees (no offense to hamnet…just wasn’t in the mood) and here are my personal rankings: 1. Sinners (obvs) 2. The Secret Agent 3. Bugonia 4. One Battle After Another 5. Frankenstein 6. Marty Supreme 7. Sentimental Value 8. Train Dreams 9. F1 #film #oscars14 Mar 2026 20:00 +0000at://did:plc:loogar7nfl5b6gp7ephuyulm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh27shvezt2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/emmacas.bsky.social/post/3mgnntwu4jk2xAn oscars-heavy grab bag of recommendations! Plus some music recs and of course another mourning dove update 🐦 https://emmacas.digitalpress.blog/march-2026-grab-bag/?ref=off-on-a-tangent-newsletter #filmsky #oscars09 Mar 2026 20:07 +0000at://did:plc:loogar7nfl5b6gp7ephuyulm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgnntwu4jk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/emmacas.bsky.social/post/3mgfyvawq7c2rTrying to make an effort to actually watch all the #Oscars best picture noms this year! Creating a thread of my #Letterboxd reviews as I get through them here... (spoiler alert Sinners is my favorite by ten thousand miles) #filmsky #LetterboxdFriday06 Mar 2026 19:03 +0000at://did:plc:loogar7nfl5b6gp7ephuyulm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgfyvawq7c2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/emmacas.bsky.social/post/3mfuvq4t7m32fThis weeks theme: catching up on Oscar noms and reddish-orange-yellow movie posters ❤️🧡💛 #LetterboxdFriday #LastFourWatched [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Feb 2026 23:51 +0000at://did:plc:loogar7nfl5b6gp7ephuyulm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfuvq4t7m32fhttps://bsky.app/profile/emmacas.bsky.social/post/3mfk6oot4an2uAhead of the #oscars, I reviewed One Battle After Another, a movie I respected more than I liked https://emmacas.digitalpress.blog/one-battle-after-another-2025 #film #filmsky #review https://emmacas.digitalpress.blog/one-battle-after-another-2025/?ref=off-on-a-tangent-newsletter23 Feb 2026 17:32 +0000at://did:plc:loogar7nfl5b6gp7ephuyulm/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfk6oot4an2u