review of The Copenhagen Test paullevinson.blogspot.com/2026/01/the-...

from The Hollywood Reporter: "‘One Battle After Another’ Named Best Picture by National Society of Film Critics" www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/2026-n...; here's my review (+ interview w/Brooklyn Demme) paullev.substack.com/p/review-of-...

review (non-spoiler) of @harlancoben.bsky.social's Run Away on Netflix paullevinson.blogspot.com/2026/01/run-...

Here, in case anyone's interested, are all three reviews of the three-part final season on Stranger Things, beginning with the first volume, which I thought was the best so far in the series, and concluding with the disappointing finale (no spoilers except in Part 3) vocal.media/geeks/review...

Outside the window on Cape Cod ... great way to welcome in the New Year!

review of Stranger Things finale paullevinson.blogspot.com/2025/12/stra...

One of my students Robert Nwadiaru from a course just finished at Fordham University has some "praise" for Trump, keeping his word about going after terrorists in Nigeria, but not really doing such a good job bobwaddy.wordpress.com/2025/12/28/p...

Interviewed about the Top Ten media stories of 2025 on the Being Frank podcast earlier today, getting over a cold, with my Tallulah Bankhead voice open.spotify.com/episode/7Kk1...

review of Stranger Things 5.5-5.7 on Substack (w/brief discussion of the pros and cons of genre labels) paullev.substack.com/p/review-of-...

review of Stranger Things 5.5.-5.7 paullevinson.blogspot.com/2025/12/stra...

from Morten Flate Paulsen, Connected Education student in the 1980s, who took two of my Connect Ed courses open.spotify.com/episode/3p3c...

from Morten Flate Paulsen, Connected Education student in the 1980s, who took two of my Connect Ed courses open.spotify.com/episode/3p3c...

#ICYMI -- Talking about my novel, It's Real Life: An Alternate History of The Beatles in March 2025 on Christy Alexander Hallberg's Rock Is Lit podcast open.spotify.com/episode/5eNi...

I'm honored to be quoted in this crucially important Op-Ed by Frank LoBuono nyacknewsandviews.com/blog/2025/12... OP-ED The Tiffany Network LoBuono, a 20 year vet, fights for the soul of CBS News

"Martin Scorsese Remembers His Friend Rob Reiner: ‘It Breaks My Heart’" by @simonwilliam.bsky.social @rollingstone.com www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...

Good news: Finally, the Supreme Court stops Trump open.substack.com/pub/robertre...

Just came across a note about "Best!", an alternate history musical comedy written by Fred Lawless (which ran in Liverpool & Dublin in mid-90s) in which after Beatles fired Pete Best, they became one-hit wonders and he a global star! I sure wish I could jump in a time machine & see it!

review of "All Her Fault" on Substack paullev.substack.com/p/review-of-...

review of All Her Fault paullevinson.blogspot.com/2025/12/all-...

review of @jaredmoshe.bsky.social's Aporia - on Substack paullev.substack.com/p/review-of-...

Highly recommended! Forthcoming book by Deana Weibel www.deanaweibel.space/the-ultravie...

Highly recommended! Forthcoming book by Deana Weibel-Swanson www.deanaweibel.space/the-ultravie...

the photo and the story substack.com/@paullev/not...

Good to see Dylan Ratigan back on MSNBC now @msnownews.bsky.social with Ari Melber (here's one of my four appearances on his MSNBC shows youtu.be/2LkjkQ60iJc )

a probably unnecessary comparison vocal.media/criminal/dow...

David Browne won Los Angeles Press Club award for his “‘I Was Taken Hostage’: How an American Metal Rocker Landed in Russian Prison” article in Rolling Stone. Here’s my review of his Talkin’ Greenwich Village book & my interview w/him earlier this year. paullev.substack.com/p/review-of-...

Beautiful new release by The 286 with Spencer Hannabuss singing lead the286.bandcamp.com/track/midnig... Btw, Spencer sang my song If I Traveled to the Past, at the It's Real Life radio play www.killerwatt.co/2023/03/bobb...

"One Battle After Another" leads London Film Critics Circle Film Nominations www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie... Here's my review paullev.substack.com/p/review-of-...

One Battle After Another leads Golden Globe nominations with 9. www.bbc.com/news/article... Here's my rave review paullev.substack.com/p/review-of-...

And here's Chronica -- the third novel in the Sierra Waters time-travel trilogy -- in hardcover www.amazon.com/dp/156178060...

Just in! "Haunting and fascinating! Song of the Unsung Mushroom is an intriguing exploration of identity, set within a unique science fiction mystery." -Sarah Beth Durst, NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE SPELLSHOP Pre-order your Kindle now and lock in the price www.amazon.com/dp/B0FPXSW36...

my list of the best five nonfiction books about rock music, on Shepherd Books -- you'll find some surprises here shepherd.com/best-books/b...

my review of the two final Tom Cruise Mission Impossible movies, in one place paullev.substack.com/p/review-of-...

review of Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning paullevinson.blogspot.com/2025/12/miss...

Happy to see someone put this up on Reddit www.reddit.com/r/connectaso...

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my review of Paul Anka: His Way paullevinson.blogspot.com/2025/12/paul...

Hey, in case you'd like to hear (rather than read) my review of the 2025 9-episode Beatles Anthology (I also threw in a few more wisecracks) paullev.libsyn.com/review-of-be...

I thought #Beatles Anthology 2025 was so important, I published my review in 2 places paullevinson.blogspot.com/2025/11/beat... and paullev.substack.com/p/review-of-...

review of Stranger Things 5.1-5.4 paullevinson.blogspot.com/2025/11/stra...

MS Now has been broadcasting nothing but commercials for @ms.now @velshimsnow.bsky.social for the past 15 minutes -- I hope everything is ok there.

Excellent interview of author @jenniferniven.bsky.social (most recent novel Breathless) on @velshibbc.bsky.social @velshimsnow.bsky.social @velshi.com (And speaking of Velshi, he'll be talking about Frankenstein next week -- he's my review of the superb 2025 movie substack.com/home/post/p-... )

The Diplomat got top Nielsen ratings! www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/s... Here's my review paullev.substack.com/p/review-of-...

Great new blurb by @roychristopher.com for @sarahclarkesy.bsky.social's Song of the Unsung Mushroom: "Glimmering w/excitement & danger ... post-human spirit" To published by Connected Editions Jan 15, 2026. Pre-order Kindle now www.amazon.com/dp/B0FPXSW36...

Just up: Task has been renewed for a second season on @HBO www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/t... Here's my review of the first paullev.substack.com/p/review-of-...

Here's the complete conversation Joshua Meyrowitz & I had at The Players last Wednesday night (sponsored by the New York Society for General Semantics, and the Institute for General Semantics), Thanks Peggy Cassidy and Lance Strate for organizing this event! www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIiq...

Full-length video of Joshua Meyrowitz & me discussing his book No Sense of Place on its 40th anniversary -- at The Players in NYC -- coming soon. In the meantime, here's a 1-min clip of us discussing the use of media by political leaders, evil and good youtube.com/shorts/aOYHj...

my review of "One to One: John & Yoko" on Substack paullev.substack.com/p/one-to-one...

review of One to One paullevinson.blogspot.com/2025/11/one-...

One Battle After Another now available for purchase and renting online; streaming coming at end of December/beginning of New Year www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie... here's my review & interview with Brooklyn Demme paullev.substack.com/p/review-of-...