I loved GOOD FORTUNE (in theaters Oct 17). A hilarious movie that’s about what it means to be human and to struggle. A tight script with great payoffs and a wonderful performance by Keanu as an angel who’s just trying to help, man. The ending was beautiful and moving and left me in tears.

Some thoughts on the Ezra Klein podcast ep with Ta-Nehisi Coates: first of all, it’s a great episode and I’d recommend people check it out regardless of how much you disagree with either party. www.youtube.com/watch?si=oOe...

Whoa I had no idea corn dogs on a stick could be bad for you

SLOW HORSES season 5 (Apple TV+) is an amazing time. The gang’s trademark wit is here but the main plot of the season involves a ticking time bomb scenario that’s absolutely riveting. There are moments that are so wild and outlandish that they left me howling with laughter. Highly recommended.

Just gonna leave this here.

Just gonna leave this here.

Strongly recommend checking out @mattgoldberg.bsky.social’s recap of ALIEN: EARTH’s finale over on Decoding TV. Matt has done a wonderful job all season exploring the show’s themes. www.decodingtv.com/p/alien-eart...

Strongly recommend checking out @mattgoldberg.bsky.social’s recap of ALIEN: EARTH’s finale over on Decoding TV. Matt has done a wonderful job all season exploring the show’s themes. www.decodingtv.com/p/alien-eart...

Holy crap The ALIEN: EARTH season 1 finale was a disaster. It completely jettisons that fascinating ideas introduced early on in the season in favor of a Jurassic-Park-lite-style action movie. One of the characters is ridiculously overpowered, sapping all tension. The ending is totally unsatisfying.

ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER is electrifying. Non-stop kinetic filmmaking of the highest order. An epic spanning decades that feels perfectly calibrated for our current moment. A profound statement about how ultimately, the people in the revolution are just that: people. Best movie of 2025 so far.

Just got the new Moderna COVID vaccine yesterday afternoon. Whole day I was fine yesterday. Zero symptoms. Over night I awoke with intense chills. Had to get a heating pad just to not feel like I was freezing. Today I am OUT. (wife has virtually zero issues). Basically: budget an extra day!

In the latest edition of Decoding Everything, I review HIM, which had promise but ended up being pretty awful, and THE LONG WALK, which I loved. www.decodingeverything.com/p/him-long-w...

"For Fans of the Filmcast"

In the latest edition of Decoding Everything, I review HIM, which had promise but ended up being pretty awful, and THE LONG WALK, which I loved. www.decodingeverything.com/p/him-long-w...

My face when Fallon is the only one remaining

It was a pleasure to hang with @memles.bsky.social for Decoding TV last night and chat about some of the great Emmy awards that were given out as well as how disastrous the telecast was (please excuse the technical issues for first few mins) youtube.com/live/BSZQ6i4...

It was a pleasure to hang with @memles.bsky.social for Decoding TV last night and chat about some of the great Emmy awards that were given out as well as how disastrous the telecast was (please excuse the technical issues for first few mins) youtube.com/live/BSZQ6i4...

Broadcasting LIVE right now with @memles.bsky.social to discuss tonight's Emmy Awards ceremony! Come join us and let us know what you thought. www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSZQ...

Broadcasting LIVE right now with @memles.bsky.social to discuss tonight's Emmy Awards ceremony! Come join us and let us know what you thought. www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSZQ...

Reactions to the #Emmys so far: -Some really deserving awards and a handful of (refreshing) upsets! -The Boys and Girls club bit is morally reprehensible -If all goes to plan, @memles.bsky.social and I will broadcast live RIGHT AFTER the show on Decoding TV. Subscribe! youtube.com/@decodingtv

Reactions to the #Emmys so far: -Some really deserving awards and a handful of (refreshing) upsets! -The Boys and Girls club bit is morally reprehensible -If all goes to plan, @memles.bsky.social and I will broadcast live RIGHT AFTER the show on Decoding TV. Subscribe! youtube.com/@decodingtv

It’s always a pleasure to see @sdavidmiller.bsky.social’s film festival dispatches on Decoding Everything (other than the intense FOMO of course). Check out his takes on the hottest films of the festival www.decodingeverything.com/p/tiff-2025-...

Lotta people revealing who they really are today

This was a great conversation and got me to watch a Netflix show I would normally click past without trying.

UNKNOWN NUMBER is one of the most unhinged documentaries I've ever watched. Not only is the crime shocking, but the way the doc is structured also warrants examination. For Decoding TV, I chatted with Christie Bosch (AKA @thatdocumentarygirl) about it. Watch here www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_56...

I have this printed out and hung on the wall and I hit it everyday like that TED LASSO sign

Broadcasting LIVE right now to discuss today's iPhone event with @petersciretta.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ibv...

I posted this on Threads and the response is literally hundreds of people insane with bloodlust about destroying this person.

Watching HIGHEST 2 LOWEST and all of a sudden Rosie Perez from DO THE RIGHT THING shows up playing herself, which I guess means Spike Lee exists in the Spike Lee cinematic universe. Does this mean that in the universe of HIGHEST 2 LOWEST, Spike Lee has already made a movie about the events we see

What’s happening to the woman who demanded to get the Phillies baseball is the logical endpoint of everything we’ve seen online for the past few yrs. People are actively trying to ruin this woman’s life. Her crime? Being rude in public for a moment. There is zero sense of proportionality anymore.

Wrote a few thoughts about how the world that inspired me to start doing what I'm doing is basically dead www.decodingeverything.com/p/the-death-...

Wrote a few thoughts about how the world that inspired me to start doing what I'm doing is basically dead www.decodingeverything.com/p/the-death-...

In PEACEMAKER Season 2, Chris Smith visits an alternate dimension. Notably (so far), there has not been a single person of color seen in that dimension. For Decoding TV, @amazingspidertalk.com explores what's probably going on here. www.decodingtv.com/p/peacemaker...

I've got a crazy theory about PEACEMAKER Season 2 that ties into Gunn's filmography, American politics, and how "utopias" are always too good to be true. But also, I'm in awe at how @jamesgunn.bsky.social has hidden these secrets in throwaway jokes that subtly reveal what's ACTUALLY happening here.

In PEACEMAKER Season 2, Chris Smith visits an alternate dimension. Notably (so far), there has not been a single person of color seen in that dimension. For Decoding TV, @amazingspidertalk.com explores what's probably going on here. www.decodingtv.com/p/peacemaker...

In the latest episode of ALIEN: EARTH, one of the characters reads a letter from his daughter and it talks about how she wants to go to Harvard but would rather go to a school that Weyland Yutani pays for. I'm just glad that in the universe of the movies/show, Harvard is still around.

I really wanted to enjoy THE PAPER (on Peacock). It's a love letter to American newspapers and the team behind it is great. But it feels like it's desperately trying (and failing) to replicate the same dynamics as THE OFFICE. You can't just build another Michael Scott or Jim/Pam at will.

UNKNOWN NUMBER: THE HIGH SCHOOL CATFISH (Netflix) is a competently made documentary about one of the most fucked up stalking/harrassment scenarios I’ve ever seen. I felt like I looked at the true face of sociopathy/evil in this movie and it chilled me to my core.

Popping on a classic Labor Day movie tonight, no specific reason why

Me now that the gray and rain are finally returning to Seattle after weeks of warmth and sun

Really appreciated this review of CAUGHT STEALING by @mattgoldberg.bsky.social, which connects the themes of the film with Darren Aronofsky’s career as a whole www.decodingeverything.com/p/darren-aro...

Was really excited to get @clarkcollis.bsky.social’s book SCREAMING AND CONJURING in the mail (it’s out next week). This isn’t just a history of THE CONJURING; it explores a lot of the origins of modern horror. Clark is a great writer! Beautiful book design too.

In Turkey, when the president tried to seize control of monetary policy it led to hyperinflation. Thanks to Jay Kuo for the chart, which I've modified to show where in the timeline we are.

It’s cool that Armando Iannucci uses Bluesky to workshop and play act as new characters in his films/shows, never seen a creator do that before

One of the most fucked up movies I’ve seen this year (complimentary)

I seem to be the only person I know watching SAUSAGE PARTY: FOODTOPIA (Season 2 just hit Prime Video) but I’m greatly enjoying it. The entire premise of this film/show seems to be: “Boy it would be pretty fucked up if food were people, huh?” And the creators just spent many hours exploring that.

Trying to talk like Danaerys Targaryen except it’s about a breakfast restaurant

End Times Indicator

The difference in sentiment about Gavin Newsom between Bluesky & TikTok is one of the starkest divides I’ve ever seen. I’ve seen multiple viral TikToks this week explaining how Newsom is going to be their president, for sure, no questions asked. Meanwhile on Bluesky, he ain’t it, to put it lightly

Sure when everyone else does this it’s a “trend” but when I do it it’s “violating food safety standards” 🙄