Raquel Stecher
@raquelstecher
Film Historian and Critic. Writer for TCM. Quelle Movies, Out of the Past and #CineHistorians. Passionate about cinema. www.raquelstecher.com
Just launched! My curated list of new classic film books publishing from July to December 2026. Lots of great new titles to put on your wishlist. www.outofthepastblog.com/2026/07/new-... #classicfilmbooks
"If you like cinema, you like everything." — Thierry Frémaux (Criterion Closet) 🙌 PREACH! 👏 www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1Ns... #filmsky #criterion
Both robins have their eyes open. I hope both survive to become fledglings. I have a tray feeder nearby waiting for them.
Challenging myself to watch films from as many countries competing in the World Cup as possible. Fifth round: 🇰🇷 South Korea — Decision to Leave (2023) 🇯🇵 Japan — Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy (2021) 🇳🇿 New Zealand — The Breaker Upperers (2018) 🇦🇺 Australia — Lesbian Space Princess (2025) #filmsky
"I love dysfunction because I came from a dysfunctional family. Thank god because I think the most interesting people I've met in my life all come from very dysfunctional families." — John Leguizamo, Criterion Closet #criterion www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyE1...
Watching these baby robins grow up is the highlight of my day every day.
Got this comment on YouTube complaining that as a young person/woman critic I spend too much time on my digital phones to develop my social skills. Aww he thinks I'm young? I'm a middle-aged woman but I'll still take the compliment.
If you're interested in Cabo Verde, the film Fintar o Destino (1998) is streaming on @kanopy.com . It's about a retired goalie who struggles to reconcile how drastically different his current life is to his former glory days. Fun connection to Vozinha: they're both famous for blocking goals.
Paid off my credit card today! Celebrating with a watermelon cucumber spritzer.
Happy belated 100th to Mel Brooks! I had a blast seeing him at #TCMFF. Especially when Robert Osborne interviewed him in the Roosevelt lobby. Epic!
What I would get if I was shopping the Criterion sale: 💿 Three Revolutionary Films by Ousmane Sembène 💿 El (1953) #LuisBunuel 💿 In the Mood for Love (2000) #WongKarWai 💿 Nothing But a Man (1964) #MichaelRoemer #criterionsale #criterion #filmsky
Ann Blyth was one of the first celebrities I saw at the TCM Classic Film Festival. I was in tears the moment I laid eyes on her. I'm not often starstruck but I definitely was with her. She was such a delight IRL. The total opposite of her character Veda in Mildred Pierce. May she rest in peace.
Name a TV show you’re positive no one else remembers but you. Next of Kin. I'd catch it on PBS from time to time.
The vet’s mugshot of my dog Rollie makes me smile every time I see it. Cutie!
New Duolingo milestone. 🔥 I’m currently studying French and Mandarin.
Now watching: My Undesirable Friends: Part I - Last Air in Moscow #filmsky
Now watching: I'm Going to Break Your Heart (2019) #chantalkreviazuk @kanopy.com #filmsky
Had to say goodbye to my Subaru Forester today. She couldn’t be repaired. It was a good 9 years with her. God speed Esmeralda