Jen Johans
A 3x nat'l award-winning writer, film critic, essayist, & historian @ http://FilmIntuition.com, I host the podcast Watch With Jen™
- Reposted by Jen JohansAOC: The math is not adding up. Their claim is that one million undocumented people are on Medicaid. So why are they trying to cut 13.7 million Americans off their healthcare?
- Reposted by Jen JohansLet’s clear something up: SNAP stands for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — the LARGEST federal program to fight hunger in the country! It blows my mind that the party that touts its “Christian values” is the same party that is SET on taking food from the hungry.
- Reposted by Jen JohansPSA: if you’re sharing a link in a post, after you paste it and the preview image pops up you can delete the URL and get all those characters back to yap more
- #RIP to the brilliant, wry writer & actor's director Robert Benton. I was that weird kid who made her friends go see NOBODY'S FOOL in middle school because I loved Paul Newman, but as an adult, my favorite Benton film is THE LATE SHOW. If you're a '70s SoCal noir or mystery fan, this is your movie.
- Reposted by Jen Johans🚨HIT THE PHONES TO SAVE MEDICAID - PLEASE AMPLIFY & ACT 🚨 TODAY the House will be marking up deeply unpopular massive Medicaid cuts. MANY GOP on the committee are in tight districts. Calls and pressure ARE effective here. Call today. Type your zip to get a script ⬇️ OcasioCortez.com/savemedicaid
- A Letter of Thanks to Patrons & Watch With Jen pod fans: Taking a Short Break Behind-the-Scenes www.patreon.com/posts/128858...
- This was fun!
- Tonight at 5 pm PDT, I'm moderating a @poisonedpenbooks.bsky.social chat with these two terrific Toronto authors discussing their new books: THE MAID'S SECRET by Nita Prose and THE RETIREMENT PLAN by Sue Hincenbergs. Join us & watch on our FB or YT channels.
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- Just revisited NIGHT FALLS ON MANHATTAN for a pod. If I knew how to make supercuts, I'd make a supercut of Andy Garcia yelling shit with authority in '80s & '90s movies. This movie features some peak Garcia freakouts. In other words, see it.
- Reposted by Jen JohansThis is insane. Republicans have inserted language into the budget reconciliation bill that would ban states from regulating AI in any capacity for 10 years. from @404media.co www.404media.co/republicans-...
- Reposted by Jen JohansNEW: Trump’s takeover of the Library of Congress is about taking control of the legislative branch. One expert says it’s “dangerous,” given agencies within the Library provide legal advice to lawmakers and police their misconduct.
- Tonight at 5 pm PDT, I'm moderating a @poisonedpenbooks.bsky.social chat with these two terrific Toronto authors discussing their new books: THE MAID'S SECRET by Nita Prose and THE RETIREMENT PLAN by Sue Hincenbergs. Join us & watch on our FB or YT channels.
- Reposted by Jen JohansThis is still part of the Constitution, FYI: "[N]o Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust... shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State."
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- This is wrong. My marathon runner neighbor recovered from Cancer but died from Covid. I'm immunocompromised. When I had Covid before the vaccines, I had such a violent cough that I tore something & required surgery. I'm starting an immunosuppressant med that will put me at greater risk for infection
- Happy Mother's Day! ♥️
- "You know who's an overrated actor? Robert De Niro." (Basically, call the National Guard at that point, lol.)
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- This week, I helped throw a pretty cool birthday party.
- W/ so many in the gov't talking about the chronically ill & disabled like we're unpatriotic for not being healthy & using too many resources, it's nice to take a little pleasure in their idiocy. Read they're going to use AI to study selfies & predict our health. Lol, baby, I live to baffle; have fun
- I daydreamed about being an astronaut as a kid & going to space camp... then had 5 spinal fusion surgeries before 23. I love NASA but it's amoral to gamble 1 billion on Mars rockets that constantly blow up when you can save the lifeline of Social Security & Medicaid for over 70 million ppl on Earth.
- Reposted by Jen Johansnothing good has ever come from presenting disabled and sick people as a literal threat to the nation
- Reposted by Jen JohansWhat a beautiful day. Why not watch the Cannes trailer for the 4K remaster of John Woo's HARD BOILED? 😎
- Reposted by Jen JohansRepublicans’ Medicaid cut specifics are about to drop. Get armed with the facts about your district so that when you call your GOP reps you come with receipts. Find the tool kit here. ⬇️ tinyurl.com/mr2de42x
- Barely anyone listens to #WatchWithJen on Spotify so my numbers are sure to be hilariously bad. I'm okay with being a passionate nerd; I'm just glad anyone listens (& most do on Apple & other platforms) but this is a bad high school popularity contest style policy that's going to hurt small shows.
- Your Pope name is: Last thing you ate + number of letters in your first name. I'm Pope Penne Alfredo VIII (lol, because of course, I am).
- So true; there's a sense of dark poetry to AFTER DARK, MY SWEET & his fascination with outsiders & those missing some vital ingredient they hope to find by grabbing hold of the next job, con, lover, or buddy made even his more lukewarm films memorable. His movies felt classy & old-fashioned. #RIP
- Foley was a really good director, great with actors, and had a bold sense of composition and lighting. I liked watching stuff he directed, even if the material wasn’t great. And when it was great, wow! www.thewrap.com/james-foley-...
- Video: "How Like a God!" - Criterion Brings You WITHNAIL, Poitier, & Flowers on the Wall in May of '25 Yesterday was rough. I'm in a flare & found out I failed another autoimmune treatment but then I hit my box & found a trio of cool upcoming releases I can't wait to share with you! bit.ly/4jO8iI4
- Reposted by Jen JohansYour monthly reminder: Keep writing. When no one cares, persist. When things appear to be crumbling, keep at it. When it's difficult, push through. When you feel alone, listen to the stories in your blood. Just write.
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- Planes, obviously miffed we can barely keep them in the air right now are like, "You know what? I'd rather swim."
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- Been piecing together an intricate noir plotline in my head for the longest time & today, I grabbed a pen & pad, & wrote the whole thing out by hand. While I'm sure much of it will change as I write, it was a good way to reassure myself that yes, there's something here so it's time to dive in.
- I've been citing The Twilight Zone so many times this year that I finally just bought the boxed set in Blu-ray before that suddenly disappears from streaming too.
- Reposted by Jen JohansIn case you need to send this to some dingus the next time they bring up how using AI is fine + good, actually.
- 🧵Today at 2pm PST, my friend AUSTEN AT SEA author Natalie Jenner will be chatting virtually w/ @poisonedpenbooks.bsky.social. (Watch on FB or YT) To support indie bookstores, she asked me if she could send these gorgeous art cards to include in the books & we created a Canadian author bookmark too.
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- I'd lay odds that the whole idea for tariffs on movies made outside the country stemmed from the fact that 1 of those idiots watched a foreign film (a woman in their lives prob. chose it) & they either couldn't keep up with the subtitles or it went way over their heads. I keep picturing 8 & 1/2, lol
- #Podcast: #WatchWithJen - S6: E9 - Ira Levin Adaptations w/ Adam Nayman I always learn so much when I chat w/ brilliant cinephile & author @brofromanother.bsky.social & this ep is no exception. We discuss A KISS BEFORE DYING, ROSEMARY'S BABY, THE STEPFORD WIVES, & BOYS FROM BRAZIL. bit.ly/3YrPeXt
