Alise Chaffins
@alisechaffins
Film critic. Author. Soup-eater. she/her Linktree: Member: GALECA, OFTA, IFSCA, IFCA 🍅-approved Bylines: The Dominion Post, Loud & Clear Reviews, Movies We Texted About Inquiries to alise.d.chaffins@gmail.com
What do I have in store for 2026? More movie watching, doncha know! Thank you to Sundance for the opportunity! #SundanceFilmFestival
THE CHORAL is fine. Fiennes is always good, though I think Roger Allum was my favorite, simply because he had the most fleshed out character. The script dances around some really interesting themes, but doesn't really delve into any of them. Disappointed. #TIFF50
BABYSTAR looks at influencer families and using children as content. Maja Bons spectacular as the girl who has had every moment of her life. I wish the script had been a bit bolder (either more compassionate or harsher), but the performances elevate it. #TIFF50
STEVE is a frenetic, insightful look at teaching in the reform school system. What could be a White Savior story goes deeper to show there is no saving to be done, just making it to the next day. Cillian Murphy is obviously great, but Jay Lycurgo is a name to watch. #TIFF50
GOOD BOY is a funny, weird, horrifying film with a crazy smart script that doesn't stop. Stephen Graham is spectacular in this. Guaranteed to make you feel better and also somehow worse about your parenting. #TIFF50
Now seated for ROSE OF NEVADA, and this is all that's going through my brain. #TIFF50
Some days I can (more or less) block out all of the outside noise and write my little reviews. And some days (today), I feel like this.
I said I was going to get a tomato tattoo if I was ever RT-approved. Was thinking about "certified fresh" as a caption, but now I'm thinking maybe this. #BigJuicyNaturalTomatoes #filmsky #moviesky
Ahhhh!!! I'm officially part of the problem!!!! Thanks so much @rottentomatoes.com!!!
My partner and I had an excellent time tonight at the Harris Theater in Pittsburgh, seeing @hundredsofbeavers.bsky.social. if you have a chance to see it with people, DO IT. I mean, watch it anyway, but with people is awesome. #moviesky #filmsky
I'll have a review at @loudandclearrvs.bsky.social soon, but just finished #TheBearSeason4 my main takeaway is that the 10 episode season on streamers is killing TV. Because S3 and 4 together would be a brilliant 20 episode season of television instead of a mid and good season separately.
In light of the SCOTUS ruling against trans healthcare for minors: The Republican-ordered study on gender affirming care for minors shows that it is a positive thing, NOT harmful. But the "facts don't care about your feelings" crowd is gonna stick with their feelings on this one.
Do I have a million things to do before I go on vacation Tuesday? Yes. Did I just get tickets to go see Dogma tomorrow night? Also yes.
This was such a surreal moment. I've loved The King of Kong forever, so getting to talk to Walter Day ,and Billy Mitchell about Arcades and Love Songs was wild. Film releasing on VOD platforms on June 9!