Nobody’s excited about this race because there are no good options. A 79-year-old shouldn’t be running for another six-year term and Moulton’s comments about trans kids make him unfit to run for garbageman.

Special Advance Showing of unknown film, 5/22/82

Over at the Spliced Personality Substack this week I reviewed Boots Riley's insufferable I LOVE BOOSTERS. Now I understand why some people have such violent responses to Wes Anderson movies.

Stop making them.

Damn, we had so many 4am breakfasts there after the bars closed back in the day. I guess NYU kids just DoorDash that shit now.

i often think about this review

At WBUR this week I reviewed SILENT FRIEND, a buddy movie starring Tony Leung and a tree. Opens tomorrow at the Coolidge.

At the Spliced Personality Substack this week I reviewed THE MANDALORIAN AND GROGU, the ugliest expensive movie I have ever seen. It's a visual insult.

I can never get rid of Facebook.

Maybe it wasn’t a great idea to make a STAR WARS movie with the cinematographer of CLERKS.

Nothing but respect for my “Odyssey”

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So many strong films in theaters at the moment: BLUE HERON, SHEEP DETECTIVES, IS GOD IS, SILENT FRIEND, OBSESSION. Even DEVIL WEARS PRADA 2 is better than expected. Something out there for pretty much everyone right now. Nice to see.

Over at the Spliced Personality Substack this week I reviewed Aleshea Harris’ IS GOD IS. This movie is wild.

The Somerville Theatre’s KURT AND JODIE series kicks off this afternoon with a double feature of FREAKY FRIDAY and THE COMPUTER WORE TENNIS SHOES. See you there.

This, plus new John Sayles and Whit Stillman films on the way. As my niece would say, we’re eating.

This filled my heart with joy.

My friend @isaacfeldberg.bsky.social talked to Tony Motherfuckin’ Leung!

Tried to watch that PUNISHER thing on Disney Plus. Hilarious. Like BEAU IS AFRAID if it wasn’t a comedy. Now I understand why he’s the favorite character of macho tough guys who are scared of the subway.

At Crooked Marquee’s Classic Corner this week I tried to write about THE BIG EASY without sounding like a total perv. Or at least no more than usual.

Wish me luck, guys! I think I got this.

The Prince of Boston @splicedpersonality.bsky.social  was a mandatory selection to talk the heart-wrenching classic - MANCHESTER BY THE SEA on #TheDecadeProject 

“Don’t be sorry, just change your underwear.”

RIP to the great Clarence Carter. Here’s what William Friedkin told me at the Harvard Film Archive in 2014 when I asked him about ending KILLER JOE with “Strokin’.”

At WBUR this week I reviewed Curry Barker’s screamingly funny OBSESSION. Not a movie for food critics or cat lovers.

I’ve lost that lovin’ feeling.

Over at the Spliced Personality Substack this week I reviewed Bobby Farrelly's DRIVER'S ED, a low-stakes throwback that's agreeable company for a rainy afternoon on the couch.

At WBUR this week I wrote about the KURT AND JODIE retrospective at the Somerville Theatre. This is going to be a fun one. See you there.

Best part of tonight’s IS GOD IS screening was about a third of the way through when a guy sitting behind me bellowed, “WHAT is this MOVIE???” I think I might love it.

As of today Thank you to all the readers and fans and booksellers and other writers who inspired me to never ever give up I hope this inspires you too. We are storytellers man... We change the world with words. Never ever give up.

Love reading news on my phone.

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Over at the Spliced Personality Substack this week I wrote about the Billie Eilish concert movie directed by the King of the World.

The picture looks like he’s doing it just out of frame.

Just caught a double feature of MERMAIDS and the 1994 LITTLE WOMEN at the Brattle and can confirm there are worse ways to spend an afternoon than gazing adoringly at Winona Ryder on 35mm film.

“The CIA may have done a lot of horrible things, but they never financed a Seth Rogen movie.” splicedpersonality.substack.com/p/some-child...

At WBUR this week I reviewed Sophy Romvari’s remarkable BLUE HERON, which opens tomorrow at the Coolidge Corner Theatre.

Over at the Spliced Personality Substack this week I wrote about ANIMAL FARM and THE SHEEP DETECTIVES. Some children's films are more equal than others.

Seems weird that they’re still making episodes of THE BEAR. I know Season 4 was just last summer but it feels like it ended a long time ago because the character arcs are all complete and the show’s spot in the zeitgeist has been so thoroughly overtaken by THE PITT.

Sometimes I hope I’m wrong and that there really is a hell so all the motherfuckers behind this will burn for eternity.

Didn’t he personally clear like $400 mil off THE PASSION? I understand that drugs and divorce aren’t cheap, but there’s got to be a more dignified way.

Could happily watch at least three more hours of Billie Eilish benignly tolerating an over-enthusiastic James Cameron.

Masterpiece.

My favorite was an ad for a sandwich shop in Maine that said: “WE ALSO MAKE KEYS.”

The restroom code at this Caffe Nero is 2046. Either a fun coincidence or they’ve got a big Wong Kar Wai fan programming the bathroom locks.

If you can’t find any paunchy, middle-aged guys with beards this weekend it’s because we’re all here.

Over at the Spliced Personality Substack this week I wrote about DEEP WATER and my Ben Kingsley prank that never happened. splicedpersonality.substack.com/p/review-dee...