@strohltopia

Philosophy professor. Film, philosophy of art, fly fishing. Preorder THE TRASH COLLECTOR: https://xitter.cf/t.co/gNR8d68AcQ

 Missoula, MT
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Delighted to share these first reactions to my new book, The Trash Collector, coming in February ‘27.
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Immaculate October vibes from new Wolves in the Throne Room album. Their marketing copy for it is also amazing:
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Close Your Eyes Cry Macho Titane The Shrouds Siberia
Hit Factory@HitFactoryPodOct 6
Current Top 5 2020s: Do Not Expect too Much from the End of the World (Jude) Janet Planet (Baker) Pacifiction (Serra) Eureka (Alonzo) Happyend (Sora) HM: Blue Moon, Eephus, Red Rooms, The Killer, Return to Seoul, Failed State, Miroirs No. 3
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Revisited this occult procedural from 2016 and it holds up extremely well. Currently available on shudder and highly recommended for your October viewing pleasure.
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Absolute banger, as one expects of British TV movies from the 70’s and 80’s.
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The tourists are mostly gone, the water temp is dropping, and the big fish are getting active. Best time of year in Montana.
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September favorite first viewings: By the Bluest of Seas (Boris Barnet, 1936) War and Peace (King Vidor, 1956) Mandingo (Richard Fleischer, 1975) The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing (Richard Fleischer, 1955)
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Shockingly few people logging Georgia Bernstein’s NIGHT NURSE, even though it’s been on streaming for quite a while. Don’t complain that contemporary movies aren’t freaky enough if you’re going to skip this one!
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LFG! Incredible era for the particular type of consumerism I enjoy.
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Netflix Lizzie Borden is the apotheosis of streaming trash. Pro-murder, maximalist style, unhinged performances (esp. Rebecca Hall), “Cherry Bomb” menstruation needle drop. Sort of a Portrait of a Lady on Fire riff, but central themes include “why an axe rather than a knife?”
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I was highly skeptical for many reasons but the guys in the pipe smoking forums love it because Hunnam’s technique is authentic so I gave it a spin and was quickly hooked.
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I found it very implausible in Camp Miasma that she would leave on two hotel room lamps with direct glare on the TV while watching a slasher movie.
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Richard Fleischer day on TCM tomorrow FYI
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Matt Strohl retweeted
Shah Rukh Khan
@iamsrkSep 15
Have three cups of coffee in bed before anybody can speak with me even if I am late for work!! Then of course on sets get shouted at for being late and have no Kingly feelings left!!
Nikhil Kapoor@iamnikhil0403Sep 15
Be honest, what’s the most KING-like thing you do in real life? #AskSRK @iamsrk
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Preorder links found here: wwnorton.com/books/the-trash…

The Trash Collector

A philosophy professor explains why our “guilty pleasures” aren’t mere indulgences, but a secret path to a good life., The Trash Collector, Better Living Through Bad Taste, Matthew Strohl, 97813240...

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Mass resentment about the rising cost of college should focus on administrative bloat, which has reached a new level of outrageousness, as Barry documents here.
Barry Lam 🥢@ProfBarryLamSep 9
An opinion I wrote for the Boston Globe is out. It cites eight and nine figure software purchases as part of administrative bloat 2.0 in higher education. Free version. globecollegetown.substack.co…
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Particularly intrigued by this Tsukamoto movie at Venice. I looked up the Letterboxd reviews after noticing a couple walkouts on the Moirée grid…
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My mom knows game.
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I didn’t realize Criterion was going to run the directors’ cut of Welcome to New York! This is the first time it’s been available in the US outside of piracy. I’m very much looking forward to seeing how people react to it.
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I watch a lot of movies that have very few @letterboxd reviews, but this is the first time I’ve run into this: a low budget Australian movie called The Run with a cluster of obviously AI generated five-star reviews from burner accounts that have only reviewed this one movie.
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@letterboxd needs to take measures to prevent this kind of thing or the platform will quickly degenerate, as we’ve seen happen with twitter
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