I'm hardly the first person to note this, but it's enormously instructive that our President and his followers saw the message "THE ONLY THING MORE POWERFUL THAN HATE IS LOVE" and understood it, correctly, as an attack on them

To kick off 2026, I've started a Substack! Welcome to Reprising Movies, where I'm on a quest to watch 100 Hollywood musicals in 2026. Please subscribe: it's free! And the first essay, on GUYS AND DOLLS, is live! You'll also get weekly reviews of new releases reprisingmovies.substack.com

I'm in the BBC! What a time to be alive etc etc www.bbc.co.uk/culture/arti...

Frantically telling everyone on this train that RIHANNA IS SMURFETTE

There's never enough animation on these kinds of lists so...

🔍 NEW EPISODE 🔎 Ramblin welcomes back @barrylevitt.bsky.social to explore THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN, Spielberg's mo-cap take on Herge's classic comic-book character. Available now wherever you get your podcasts! #tintin #ramblin #amblin LINK: bit.ly/3HmG0Gc

Here it is! My (20th!!) piece for TIME is about how Disney has completely misunderstood what makes Stitch such a universally adored character, turning into a tragic attempt at selling products: time.com/7287149/lilo...

before my Stitch piece comes, here's my updated ranking of Every Disney Live-Action Remake! time.com/7270250/disn...

Lilo & Stitch embargo is up! It's horrible. Don't have a review but I do have a piece coming very soon about the baffling treatment of everyone's favourite blue alien.

I know this says something about the state of games media, but Polygon had a superb entertainment desk too!! We were tiny but mighty and we did some stories that I am super proud of and it's been an honor to work alongside them and apparently i cant tag them all bc im running out of characters but

CBC finally calls Carleton - the Canadian Tory leader Pierre Poilievre has lost his own seat

SINNERS is in cinemas today! I adored it. To celebrate, I updated my list of Identical Twin Movies for @vulture.com (with two other additions): www.vulture.com/article/the-...

Found FX's Dying for Sex moving and hilarious in equal measure. Michelle Williams is on a whole other level. I wrote about a truly delightful, kinky, and horny scene for The Daily Beast: www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/dyi...

Would love this AI photo to stop being shared around but I guess that’s too much to ask Though I will say, images like this (ones you can scroll by and share without thinking but fall apart on closer inspection) are arguably what’s most dangerous

I have no idea how the ALCS works but I do know that I love it with my whole heart

From The Beatles to Beyoncé, loved putting this list of 10 great films based on albums for the BFI www.bfi.org.uk/10-great-fil...

Loved putting this list of essential queer films to watch for Valentine's Day for @xtramagazine.com, including gems like Desert Hearts, Weekend, and Rafiki xtramagazine.com/culture/7-es...

Sign and keep one of London's finest cultural institutions alive and thriving!

Instead of seeing a Mel Gibson movie this weekend, may I humbly suggest literally anything else? www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/fli...

Nickel Boys in Best Picture thank the LORD

Season 2 of AppleTV's excellent SILO has just aired its finale. I spoke to the show's creator Graham Yost to break it all down for Time: time.com/7206478/silo...

I wrote a bit today about the legendary David Lynch, and my favourite film of his, INLAND EMPIRE. RIP to one of the most influential filmmakers in history. www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/dav...

The whole freelance writer thing can be super challenging, but sometimes you get to interview people behind the films and shows you love, and like Marge Simpson, I just think that's neat.

Wrote about one of my favourite things: the Disney Villain song! Particularly, how the new villain song in MUFASA is disastrous, and how it's a stark reminder of everything that's gone wrong with Disney villains and their showstopping numbers. For @polygon.com: www.polygon.com/opinion/5003...

Wrote about one of my favourite things: the Disney Villain song! Particularly, how the new villain song in MUFASA is disastrous, and how it's a stark reminder of everything that's gone wrong with Disney villains and their showstopping numbers. For @polygon.com: www.polygon.com/opinion/5003...

Very pleased to be quoted in the new trailer for THE BRUTALIST, my favourite film of the year. And there's tons of (deserved) chat about Adrian Brody and Guy Pearce, but Felicity Jones does really incredible work here!

Holding space for queer media with this piece on why Denzel Washington is smoking hot – and electric to watch – in GLADIATOR II www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/gla...

Holding space for queer media with this piece on why Denzel Washington is smoking hot – and electric to watch – in GLADIATOR II www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/gla...

Wrote about two bad shows – Cruel Intentions and Monsters – and their embarrassingly hollow portrayals of incest for The Daily Beast: www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/cru...

Wrote about two bad shows – Cruel Intentions and Monsters – and their embarrassingly hollow portrayals of incest for The Daily Beast: www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/cru...

Just filed a piece I'm very excited about. The kind of silly thing young me would have been extremely excited to read, and I can't wait to share it!

Working like this absolutely rules

Wrote about one of my favourite scenes of the year, which is in the fantastic ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT: www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/yea...

So I guess bluesky is the way forward! I'll be posting some highlights of my writing, thoughts on film, and pictures of my cats.

MAESTRO is pretty wonderful, but what I really love about it is that it refuses to shy away from Bernstein's sexual desire. I wrote about it for The Daily Beast: www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/mae...

Had the immense pleasure of ranking all 62 Disney animated classics for Rolling Stone!