Despite these increasingly turbulent times - or just to spite them! - I sat down again with Jaylan Salah to have a charming chat about The Adventures of Priscilla Queen of the Desert, The Vampire Lovers, and more of our favorite Pride picks on The Jay Days Review YouTube Channel! I'm grateful to be an ally and discuss what our favorites get wrong as well as what rainbow they get right.
Desert Hearts and When We Rise
It's both pleasant to be recognized for one's work yet also a little daunting when the focus turns on oneself. Fortunately, I had a delightful experience with the Women InSession Podcast at InSessionFilm.com when it was my turn in the hot seat for a Critic Spotlight episode!
In addition to listening to my horror cred and history as a film critic, you can also read my latest Author Spotlight in the current #Grandparents Issue of Search Magazine!
Although you can still follow me on Instagram, if you're on Blue Sky you'll also note I've created a second handle for my Kbatz Krafts DIY. In addition to my Spotlight moment, I have another DIY Article in Search, too!
Visit the Podcast and Video tags for more upcoming appearances or peruse past Search Magazine excitement including:
Mary Tyler Moore Retrospective
In the spirit – or dispirit – of awards season I once again stopped by The Jay Days Review Show to talk about the overdue acclaim of now at long last Oscar nominee Guy Pearce. Thank you, Jaylan!
You can see and read more awards disdain and Video Reviews from the Guy Pearce Career Re-Watch including:
We Been Knew Guy Pearce Should Have Won
Why I'm Disinterested in Awards Season
10 Times Guy Pearce Deserved Acclaim
Guy Pearce Movies to Stream on Tubi
Kristin Battestella aka Kbatz talks about holiday loot – including new blu-ray releases, books, and Funkos! I get serious, too, about owning multiple differing versions of films and why physical media remains essential in turbulent times.
It's a Christmas Boon that keeps on giving! Kristin Battestella aka Kbatz discovers a box of DVDs from her late father-in-law and chats about the pros & cons of thrift shopping and film viewing in today's troublesome times.
Kristin Battestella aka Kbatz (and her feline co-host) share some thrift CDs and discount DVD finds thanks to Big Lots' unfortunate closing sales – including science fiction classics, comedies, and new television finds! Also, can we bring back special features and more physical media please?!
You can see more Video Critiques and DVD Hauls in our Therefore Review Playlist! Don't forget we are also on Blue Sky and you can see or hear more Podcasts and Video collabs with our handy tags!
Hear or Read More of our Reviews:
In 2024 I made several appearances on The Jay Days Reviews YouTubeChannel with Jaylan Salah, one of my fellow female film critics from the Women InSession Podcast at InSessionFilm.com! In these video spots, we tend to cover more juicy topics than the podcast and get a little more zany going into television deep dives and combination conversations.
When We Rise and Desert Hearts
Halloween TV – Dark Shadows and more
Thanksgiving Pumpkins – Don't Say a Word and Awards Season
If you're interested in an audio/visual collaboration, messaging is open now on Blue Sky or still Twitter if need be. For more appearances, follow our Podcast and Video tags or peep some behind the scenes photos on Instagram!
I initially started working on the Great Guy Pearce Career Re-Watch in 2023 before real life interference pushed my reviews into 2024. However it was meant to be since Guy Pearce is having a banner year thanks to The Brutalist!
If you've missed any of our Re-Watch countdowns, reviews, videos, or podcasts, here's an update so far (yes there's more to come!) with this handy end of the year guide!
Podcast and Video Appearances:
Women InSession: Guy Pearce Spectacular
Women InSession: The Adventures of Priscilla Queen of the Desert
Women InSession: Underrated Guy Pearce Picks
Women InSession: Prometheus and Alien: Covenant
Bedtime Stories Bubba Wheat Podcast
Jack Irish Jay Days Video Review
When We Rise Jay Day Video Review
The Convert Jay Days Video Review
A Christmas Carol Jay Days Video Review
Memory Therefore Review Video Review
Guy Pearce Horror Movies Therefore Review Video
Guy Pearce Villains! Therefore Review Video
Television Coverage at Keith Loves Movies:
Jack Irish – Bad Debts, Black Tide, Dead Point, Season 1, Season 2, Season 3
Written Reviews at I Think, Therefore I Review and InSession Film:
Snowy River: The McGregor Saga
and of course
We Been Knew Guy Pearce Should Have Won
10 Times Guy Pearce Already Deserved Acclaim
Guy Pearce Movies to Stream on Tubi
Join in The Great Guy Pearce Career Re-Watch with us on Blue Sky!
In the spirit of the season, I make another holiday video appearance on The Jay Days YouTube channel. This time we discuss our favorite A Christmas Carol adapations - from Alastair Sim to Guy Pearce!
Massive thanks to all the podcasts and video outlets that have invited me to join them this year! You can follow any guest spots you may have missed with the Podcast and Video tags, and stay tuned for more upcoming appearances.
If you are interested in a 2025 collaboration, messages are still open on Twitter however I much prefer Blue Sky. Follow all my Jay Days Reviews guest appearances also with this handy YouTube Playlist!
More Dickens Reviews and Links:
Women InSession: A Christmas Carol podcast
I'm so grateful to be appearing again on The Jay Days YouTube Channel with @jaylan_88 - and not just because it's Thanksgiving!
We discuss Thanksgiving films and the 2001 film Don't Say a Word as well as the pros and cons of the current awards season. I'm also carving a pumpkin the entire time, just to keep the holiday chat interesting! 🦃🎃🤣
Since I've made several guest videos on The Jay Days, I've created a YouTube Playlist where you can see all my reviews with Jaylan. Stay tuned for more, too!
DMs are still open for film and podcast contacts on Twitter, however I am much happier posting on Blue Sky. Critical and creative writing has been difficult to finish this month, but you can join in the film catharsis with the Women InSession Podcast at InSession Film!
More Video Reviews:
As requested by subscriber @gageman136, Kristin Battestella aka Kbatz chats about the good and bad of Guy Pearce's villainous performances!
Thank you so much for the viewer feedback and comments. Let me know what else you would like to see as well as your thoughts on Guy Pearce as the bad guy. Thank you for Watching!
Remember we are now on Blue Sky as well as Instagram but have reduced our @ThereforeReview Twitter to DMs for audio/visual collabs. Also read our Film articles at InSession Film and TV coverage at Keith Loves Movies or join along in our Great Guy Pearce Career Re-Watch!
See, Hear, Read More:
Guy Pearce Horror Movies Video Review
Underrated Guy Pearce Movies Women InSession Podcast
Those who follow my Twitter account @ThereforeReview know that I am neck deep in perusing through a Guy Pearce Career Re-Watch! In the spirit of the Halloween Season, here's a video review of Guy Pearce's Horror Films.
Thank you for watching! See, Hear, and Read More:
Underrated Guy Pearce Movies Women InSession Podcast
Despite technical difficulties that prevented us from going live to interact with viewers, I was a guest once again on The Jay Days YouTube Channel with Jaylan Salah! This time, in full spirit of the Halloween Season, we dressed up in some bemusing costumes and talked about or favorite Horror television shows. Watch now for your Halloween viewing recs and feel free to comment on our costumes. Thank you for watching!
You can keep track of my audio/visual guest appearances with our Podcast and Video labels or hear us regularly on the Women InSession Podcast at InSessionFilm.com. Read my Horror Television reviews on Dracula, Dark Shadows, and more also at Keith Loves Movies. Peruse our episode by episode long reads:
View more Jay Days Video Reviews:
We're back on The Jay Days YouTube Channel with @jaylan_salah! This video review is a 2 for 1 special request aired in honor of International Lesbian Day. Jaylan and I chat about the 1985 lesbian drama Desert Hearts as well as the 2017 AIDS miniseries When We Rise.
I'm so grateful for review requests asking for our film and television opinions, and it's superb to be a rainbow ally directing more viewers to diverse, touching, and informative LGBTQI programming you may have missed. Thank you for this special platform, Jaylan!
You can keep track of my audio/visual guest appearances with our Podcast and Video labels or view more Jay Days Reviews:
Stay tuned for more!
