In these troubled times, thank God for the return of The Muppet Show.

Notable that the two US news orgs most famous for investigative reporting - Washington Post & CBS News - have been effectively defanged and sidelined during the Trump Administration.

Democracy dies in darkness. Or incompetence.

This movie just got nominated for nine Oscars, and I had some thoughts about it. New review up and running now.

When you need a break from the current news cycle, I invite you to read this lovely essay about an era of theater history that seemed so exciting to me when I first started my career, and which I enjoyed revisiting while reading this. Enjoy, friends.

Ah, so many thoughts, such restrictive terms of service: the eternal battle.

I thought this one could've been a potential award contender until I saw it. Not my cup of tea. New review up and running now.

The Knicks being shitty is not the return to normalcy anyone needs

Official theme song for 2026. Because everything old is new again. "...if the elevator tries to bring you down Go crazy, punch a higher floor"

Y'all: why has the Pope forsaken the Bears?

Met a couple from MSP in my local restaurant in Greenpoint, sitting at the bar. Katie and Brandon.She's a grade school teacher. They said they are exhausted but everyone is still fighting. I bought them a round of drinks. We raised our glasses and said "fuck ICE" and entire place shouted "fuck ICE!"

This week, I fanboy about the dynamic duo of Mary Bronstein and Rose Byrne. New review up and running now.

Can anything else during award season top this? I think not.

Award season continues apace, and I am here for it.

It seemed like the right time to dig this out of the Strictly Back Catalogue archives and give it a new life under the auspices of I Lost it at the Movies.

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First review of the new year for the newsletter. I've enjoyed the first two "Knives Out" films, but this new one is my favorite of the bunch.

Dear "Stranger Things" Finale: Thank you for that.

R.I.P. and goodbye to all that. ❤️

As we head into movie award season, I'll be spending the next couple of months reviewing some of this year's potential award contenders, starting with this one.

This incredible boxed set has been this week's holiday listening for my wife and I, and, let me tell you people, it is giving us life.

You guys: we won Whamageddon at my house this year. Merry Christmas!

How could my latest entry on the Substack be anything else but this?

Believe me when I tell you that you'd be entertained and delighted by the live commentary my wife and I are doing to accompany one of our annual holiday traditions.

As an all-time Spielberg homer, I say: Fuck. Yes.

Rob Reiner (1947–2025)

Let the season continue!

There’s too much fucking perspective now.

New on the Substack this week: George Clooney is marvelous in this one.

Quentin Tarantino is the last person on Earth who should be criticizing anyone else's acting abilities. Did he forget about "Wait Until Dark"?

In which award season continues to heat up. Fascinating to see "One Battle After Another" classified as a comedy. Not a choice I would've made, but that's what makes a horse race.

More award season magic today!

New on the Substack this week: I finally weigh in on this one.

Christmas came early for all us nerds.

Four Christmas movies to know me by.

Award season continues! It's almost like movie nerd Christmas this week.

For the record, Quentin Tarantino is 100% wrong about Paul Dano.

Great news for the Bay Area theater community. More news like this in 2026, please.

The official start of award season, my favorite time of the year!

I'm grateful for everyone shouting out Tom Stoppard for doing one of the greatest script doctor jobs of all time: "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade."

What a great surprise this morning - thank you, friends!

Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen: Prince U2 The Police Jane's Addiction Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Year in, year out: this never gets old. Happy Thanksgiving, all. Have a few laughs today, wherever you can find them.

I couldn't avoid spoilers this time, so if you don't want to know more, here's the short version: I was disappointed in this one.

Whenever I'm feeling blue, I must always remember to read the latest news about Jair Bolsonaro's downfall for a quick pick-me-up.

Absolutely fantastic news for the New York theater community today. I have seen so many terrific shows at wild project, and I'm glad to know there will now be many more.

Just so we know how far we've fallen off a cliff, Trump saying that his political opponents should be literally hanged is not being covered as extensively as Nvidia's earnings.

"One could say that he’s been making this film, in some form, for his entire career. Or, that all of his previous films were warm-ups for this one. Either way, it’s easy to see how much del Toro’s films have been in conversation with each other the whole time."

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Don't mind me, I'll just be sitting here watching every single thing on The Criterion Channel this month.