HeyJaredMarshall and the Movies
Film critic Marshall Shaffer talks you through the movies you should watch, twice a week.
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Your State Your State Your State (opens the original)
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One of 2026’s finest cinematic achievements to date, Bassam Tariq’s Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother, begins hitting screens today.This film was on my radar for many reasons. Tariq and star Mahershala Ali were originally set to collaborate on Marvel’s now-cancelled Blade movie, and much of what they worked on for several years transferred neatly to this story of a sword-wielding hitman. It’s also a story of spirituality and religion as Ali’s Latif follows a moral code in line
The Downstream: September 2026 (opens the original)
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Psst … it’s a good time to be on the paid list for Marshall and the Movies. Here’s a look at what you’ve missed if you’re only on the free tier.SMASH THAT SUBSCRIBE BUTTON!On this 21st night of September, may these stars steal the night away — here are 10 movies worth watching before they leave their current strea
Look at Me, I’m Sandra B(ullock) (opens the original)
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“I’ve long been a big fan of Sandra Bullock, though my primary point of entry was through her fish-out-of-water comedies like Two Weeks Notice,” I wrote in my 2022 appreciation of the actress’ action chops. “While these were deeply formative to me, that’s another piece.”This is that piece.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!C-xU!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2
Venice 2026: Possible Love, Probable Disappointment (opens the original)
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About halfway through this year’s Venice Film Festival, I saw this tweet……and had a realization. Because of a quirk in this year’s schedule, I was seeing a good chunk of my movies at that time of evening when I’d catch that prime golden-hour light. I didn’t really see a true sunset in my 10 days in Venice, which bummed me out.Here are some things that I saw instead, in no particular order:A montage that placed Teresa May dancing her way to a podium on the same level of calamity as a wildfire
A Day in the Life at Venice 2026 (opens the original)
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One of my favorite pieces I’ve ever written was a stream-of-consciousness festival diary in 2016. “Binge Moviegoing: An 18-Hour Day at Fantastic Fest” is a testament to the absolute insanity of my mid-twenties when I was somehow able to cram six movies into a single day. I take slightly — but only slightly — better care of myself now.A question I always get from people about my film festival travels is what they are actually like
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