Film historian and cultural critic. Movie theaters, cinema spaces, and filmgoing cultures. Radically optimistic. Writing at www.howtoreadmovies.com, Metro Weekly, Film Atlas, and elsewhere. Cohost @ColdWarCinema.com. He/Him/His.https://bsky.app/profile/ptklein.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/ptklein.com/post/3mrnufk7h2k2wGet you a man who looks at you like this27 Jul 2026 21:41 +0000at://did:plc:six47dus7fdnxv35ka75fizz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrnufk7h2k2whttps://bsky.app/profile/ptklein.com/post/3mrnrq2wbhk2w“Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether they could, they didn't stop to think if they should.” [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Jul 2026 20:54 +0000at://did:plc:six47dus7fdnxv35ka75fizz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrnrq2wbhk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/ptklein.com/post/3mrnrbykln22wAndre de Toth mentioned 🤩 [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Jul 2026 20:46 +0000at://did:plc:six47dus7fdnxv35ka75fizz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrnrbykln22whttps://bsky.app/profile/ptklein.com/post/3mrnbnm5ljs2aThe way that John Leguizamo is in both The Odyssey and the plumbing movie [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Jul 2026 16:06 +0000at://did:plc:six47dus7fdnxv35ka75fizz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrnbnm5ljs2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/ptklein.com/post/3mrn7xiscb22aAdaptations, as Wilson writes, “needn’t and shouldn’t follow the original with anything like the exactitude of a translation.” But in her takedown of The Odyssey she is more interested in critiquing a film that she wants, not what Nolan made. That might make for conversation, but it’s bad criticism. https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v48/n14/emily-wilson/an-uncomplicated-man27 Jul 2026 15:36 +0000at://did:plc:six47dus7fdnxv35ka75fizz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrn7xiscb22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/ptklein.com/post/3mrlimdu3tc2dThrowing the ass in Jurassic tonight as #HotSpielbergSummer continues on the Big Screen. #NowWatching26 Jul 2026 23:05 +0000at://did:plc:six47dus7fdnxv35ka75fizz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrlimdu3tc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/ptklein.com/post/3mrkjitjtr22rInsta hitting me hard with spooky szn decor and I am 😮‍💨🎃👻26 Jul 2026 13:48 +0000at://did:plc:six47dus7fdnxv35ka75fizz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrkjitjtr22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/ptklein.com/post/3mrht3vdlv224 [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Jul 2026 12:02 +0000at://did:plc:six47dus7fdnxv35ka75fizz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrht3vdlv224https://bsky.app/profile/ptklein.com/post/3lzvllwfzls2uGood morning28 Sep 2025 13:20 +0000at://did:plc:six47dus7fdnxv35ka75fizz/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzvllwfzls2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/ptklein.com/post/3mrdsxth7hk23Describe your Bluesky account with a single image [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Jul 2026 21:49 +0000at://did:plc:six47dus7fdnxv35ka75fizz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrdsxth7hk23https://bsky.app/profile/ptklein.com/post/3mrczpdrrmk2qWhat if instead of work we go to a beer garden23 Jul 2026 14:17 +0000at://did:plc:six47dus7fdnxv35ka75fizz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrczpdrrmk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/ptklein.com/post/3mrbrdzsaq22bConcert screens democratize vision but capitalize experience23 Jul 2026 02:15 +0000at://did:plc:six47dus7fdnxv35ka75fizz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrbrdzsaq22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/ptklein.com/post/3mrbod6o5vc2bAt a stadium concert where everyone was issued handheld, individualized lights synced up to a computer and feeling very Benjaminian about it23 Jul 2026 01:21 +0000at://did:plc:six47dus7fdnxv35ka75fizz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrbod6o5vc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/ptklein.com/post/3mrbaftwurk2tEvery accusation is a confession. As a former theater operator, I can tell you from experience that the current right-wing conspiracy theory about The Odyssey’s ticket sales has currency because this is, in fact, how small ideologue studios juice their own numbers to make their sales seem strong. [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Jul 2026 21:12 +0000at://did:plc:six47dus7fdnxv35ka75fizz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrbaftwurk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/ptklein.com/post/3mrb7krxl2k2tCirce’s soup: [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Jul 2026 20:57 +0000at://did:plc:six47dus7fdnxv35ka75fizz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrb7krxl2k2thttps://bsky.app/profile/ptklein.com/post/3mranfij4dk2e“At first glance, The Numbers may not seem like an obvious target...It is a small, independent company that publishes how much money movies make. How could someone expect to make money purely from having private access to their site? …Polymarket runs weekly markets on opening weekends.” [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Jul 2026 15:31 +0000at://did:plc:six47dus7fdnxv35ka75fizz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mranfij4dk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/ptklein.com/post/3mraja7pd7c2eKinda need a slice of onion pie from Vace and a few hours at a matinee in the balcony at the Uptown 🥹22 Jul 2026 14:17 +0000at://did:plc:six47dus7fdnxv35ka75fizz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mraja7pd7c2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/ptklein.com/post/3mr7dy5cnzk2dThe absolute high of a lobby full of filmgoers excitedly discussing what they’ve just seen. A sold-out auditorium slowly emptying. 400 people eager and excited to think together and to talk to and to listen to each other. [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Jul 2026 03:10 +0000at://did:plc:six47dus7fdnxv35ka75fizz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr7dy5cnzk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/ptklein.com/post/3mr6x2yyog22sWe’re back again for another big screen presentation, this time in beautiful 70mm 🤩 #NowWatching [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Jul 2026 23:19 +0000at://did:plc:six47dus7fdnxv35ka75fizz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr6x2yyog22shttps://bsky.app/profile/ptklein.com/post/3mr6t4dcc522iI am once again at the other pre-movie lite beer/hot dog place 🍺🌭 [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Jul 2026 22:08 +0000at://did:plc:six47dus7fdnxv35ka75fizz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr6t4dcc522ihttps://bsky.app/profile/ptklein.com/post/3mr6sppyhsk2iWhen you’re a little gay kid growing up without substantive representation in your media mix, you really learn how to notice the little things like this, even in cartoons, and it makes all the difference. [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Jul 2026 22:01 +0000at://did:plc:six47dus7fdnxv35ka75fizz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr6sppyhsk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/ptklein.com/post/3mr67z477ic2cThe absolute concentration on our dumb faces lmao [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Jul 2026 16:27 +0000at://did:plc:six47dus7fdnxv35ka75fizz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr67z477ic2chttps://bsky.app/profile/ptklein.com/post/3mr65j7fiik2cKind of obsessed with getting stronger 🤩21 Jul 2026 15:42 +0000at://did:plc:six47dus7fdnxv35ka75fizz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr65j7fiik2chttps://bsky.app/profile/ptklein.com/post/3mr4svqhy2226This is why I only use the Tri-Oxy Brillo range from Steele’s Pots and Pans, tbh. [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Jul 2026 02:59 +0000at://did:plc:six47dus7fdnxv35ka75fizz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr4svqhy2226https://bsky.app/profile/ptklein.com/post/3mr46xucogc2qFinally a franchise we can all agree on!! 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