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Josh Scherr

@joshscherr.bsky.social

A ★★★★½ review of The Zone of Interest (2023)

I live close enough to a major freeway to hear this constant whooshing noise, like something you'd get from a white noise generator; I stopped noticing it after a while. I imagine the commandant & his...

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December 1, 2024 at 7:42 PM

Josh Scherr

@joshscherr.bsky.social

Fine, I compromised
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August 23, 2025 at 7:06 AM

Josh Scherr

@joshscherr.bsky.social

Congrats to FLOW for winning the best animated feature GG! Here's what I wrote about it a lil' while back:
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It hits streaming on Tuesday (in the US, anyway), but see it in a theater if you can!

A ★★★★ review of Flow (2024)

Beautiful & unlike any animated feature I've seen in ages. Imagine a blend of Studio Ghibli magical realism, the games of Fumito Ueda (ICO, Shadow of the Colossus), and, uh, The Incredible Journey (ak...

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January 6, 2025 at 3:19 AM

Josh Scherr

@joshscherr.bsky.social

Here's what I wrote about Flow:
letterboxd.com/joshscherr/f...

A ★★★★ review of Flow (2024)

Beautiful & unlike any animated feature I've seen in ages. Imagine a blend of Studio Ghibli magical realism, the games of Fumito Ueda (ICO, Shadow of the Colossus), and, uh, The Incredible Journey (ak...

letterboxd.com

December 23, 2024 at 8:24 PM

Josh Scherr

@joshscherr.bsky.social

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A ★★★½ review of The Substance (2024)

For the people who felt Aronofsky's "Mother!" was too restrained & subtle, might I suggest...? Need to sit with this one for a while; a bit of a mixed bag. Great cinematography & sound design, *amazin...

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December 1, 2024 at 7:42 PM

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@joshscherr @arnaldo42 One of our writers also made a Suez meme but we thought we had missed the boat to post! 😀 https://t.co/3zyRzi1MNG

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March 12, 2026 at 10:00 AM

Josh Scherr

@joshscherr.bsky.social

Question is, do you remember THIS? It's still there.
(apologies for linking to That Other Place)
https://twitter.com/joshscherr/status/1546201839703625729

April 30, 2023 at 3:43 AM