Oh it's so nice to be away from the Other Place on Oscar nomination morning where if someone's favorite movie wasn't nominated, they acted like it was going to disappear forever. Anyways, The Testament of Ann Lee is great, go see it.

It was a bar called the Canyon Corral. But on weekend mornings they had THE BEST biscuits and gravy. It had been there for decades but it's a CVS now. 😭

I keep seeing posts from Californians reacting to supposed stories about food shortages here. Is that really a thing people in other states are being told, or is this one of those made up social media outrage trends?

“I think if trauma can be passed down through generations, values can too” ~ Wagner Moura 🔥

i just watched this video and the fact that they believe this to be exculpatory is genuinely insane

I'm just saying if the Republicans would impeach him themselves, I'm 105% sure they would win the midterms.

Formula 1 teams can change all four tires on a race car in 20 seconds so why does it take a full hour to change them on my small SUV?

For our latest episode, @karenmpeterson.bsky.social and @derekmiranda.bsky.social are closing out 2025 with #MartySupreme. And you can listen now! thewatchandtalk.com/410-marty-su...

No matter how much they warn us about severe weather in LA, I am never really prepared when it actually hits.

Episode 28 of The World According to Glenn is out now, discussing Glenn's performances in 1993's Skylark and 1999's Winter's End! @karenmpeterson.bsky.social joins me to break down Glenn's work in these two Sarah, Plain and Tall sequels. Listen now! linktr.ee/theglennpod

So many vulnerable people were hurt, harassed and raped by these ghouls and now—I’m worried—it’s gonna become hehe haha lurid internet circus instead of a long overdue moral reckoning. I’m scared of who we all are becoming. That man has brought us ALL low.

American politics makes a lot more sense when you realize that the GOP is afraid of pissing off the GOP base, and the Dems are afraid of pissing off the GOP base, but neither party is afraid of pissing off the Dem base.

The Sora AI thing is proof of something very important: The technology itself is useless without the ability to use the likenesses of real, living, unpredictable people, and the art they create. And the only way to get those likenesses or that art is to summarily steal it.

Back in my day we used headphones to listen to our IPod shuffles on the F train. Now, people sit on trains and in hospital waiting rooms scrolling through TikTok at full blast with no headphones, subjecting everyone to their shitty algorithmic addiction. It’s so rude! We used to be a society!

It's great that critic groups are condemning Disney, but are they also refusing to review or cover or help promote Disney's upcoming movies and TV shows? (Rhetorical question, I know the answer.)

I've never wished harder for DAVE to become a true story.

Obviously I don't want to go back to Covid times, but I do miss social distancing.

Episode 13 of The World According to Glenn is out now, discussing 1991's Sarah, Plain and Tall! @karenmpeterson.bsky.social joins me to break down Glenn's work as both star and executive producer of this beloved Hallmark Hall of Fame TV movie classic. Listen now! linktr.ee/theglennpod

This Wednesday on The World According to Glenn, we'll be discussing Glenn's heartfelt performance in the beloved 1991 TV movie Sarah, Plain and Tall! With special guest @karenmpeterson.bsky.social! Subscribe now on all podcast platforms. linktr.ee/theglennpod

For our latest episode, @derekmiranda.bsky.social and @karenmpeterson.bsky.social do NOT agree about #Weapons, but really, how is it fun if everyone agrees? You know you wanna listen. thewatchandtalk.com/395-weapons/

Professional criticism is not the same as individual reviews. They can both be useful but criticism is a skill-based genre like any other writing. The yelpification of criticism isn’t evolution.

Okay, Sundance, we know 2026 is going to be the last year in Park City but do you really have to send the same email 6 times about it?

We've been so terrible about keeping up with social media, but the podcast has been going strong. This week, @derekmiranda.bsky.social and @karenmpeterson.bsky.social are talking #JurassicWorldRebirth. Join us! thewatchandtalk.com/391-jurassic...

The other day, I was telling one of my college student employees a story about my great-grandfather, who died when I was a freshman in high school. She was shocked when I said he was born in the 1890s. I'm no longer "born in the 70s" old. I'm now "knew someone born in the 1800s" old.

The Academy should lose the right to complain about ratings if they don’t have Tom Cruise receiving his Honorary Oscar as part of the live telecast.

L.A. will never be defeated.

Look, I absolutely agree that the person in the middle seat gets both armrests but that does not make it okay to elbow the person next to you for the whole flight.

ok I feel completely insane asking this but like weren't we NOT blowing up rockets, like, 50 years ago. weren't we successfully sending rockets up that did not rattle apart. also weren't we like "ah yeah that was a fail" when the rocket fell apart instead of calling it a "partial success"

If a hotel is going to have shitty TV, the least they can do is add Chromecast.

There are so many dogs on my flight to New York and my fingers are crossed so hard that I get one for a seat neighbor. Wish me luck!

I don’t want to “streamline” my writing. I don’t want to “increase my output.” I don’t want to “write a novel with one click.” I want to write stuff only I can write. I want to read and write novels with soul and heart and a unique voice. Fuck AI. Long live real writers.

I forgot my phone at home today. It is insane how many things I was unable to do simply because I needed my phone to unlock stuff for me. Technology is so ridiculous.

#MissionImpossibleTheFinalReckoning is so, so good. The stunts are incredible. Cinematography AMAZING. A few quibbles with the slow start, but overall a really great finale. awardswatch.com/mission-impo...

I'm excited to stop saying, "HBO Max, no wait, just Max" and now being able to say, "HBO Max, no wait, er, yeah, HBO Max."

Just thinking for no particular reason about when I said Daniel Day-Lewis's retirement wasn't real and he would definitely make another movie and so many people insisted that "no, no, he's not like that, he really means it."

For our latest episode, @derekmiranda.bsky.social and @karenmpeterson.bsky.social talk the continued renaissance of Josh Hartnett and his new movie Bullet Plane - er - Fight or Flight. Check it out. thewatchandtalk.com/385-fight-or...

Dear @letterboxd.social , I know Ving Rhames was uncredited in Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol, but we all know he has a full scene with dialogue in that movie. Why you messing up my stats like this?

Join @karenmpeterson.bsky.social and @derekmiranda.bsky.social this week as they talk #Thunderbolts. Or the New Avengers. Or whatever they're calling themselves these days. thewatchandtalk.com/384-thunderb...

Implement a 100% tariff and ruin a movie: 26 Going On 60

If you were going to NYC and had time for two Broadway shows (but not the budget to pay $900 for Othello) what would you see? #theatersky

@karenmpeterson.bsky.social @lhbizness.bsky.social Just sending a quick Thank You for the most recent Citizen Dame pod 🙏 A true bright spot that got me to practice self-care and watch Princess Bride again. I'm now listening to the audiobook read by Rob Reiner. Wishing you both a pleasant Saturday.

What I would really love in this place is to be able to mute reposts from chosen accounts. If I’m interested in myriad responses to “what’s your favourite [insert item]” then I will read the replies or follow the hashtag. I don’t need every single one reposted into my timeline. Thank you. And sorry.

"And we shall call this... Trump's Youth."

I wouldn't say I had *high* hopes for #Thunderbolts* but I had hopes. It's sometimes fun but mostly just another shrug in the post-Endgame MCU.

This was a fun conversation. Thanks for letting me hang out, guys!

"American taxpayers will no longer be forced to serve as collateral for irresponsible student loan policies," said U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon in a statement. Funny how they always "forget" that student loan borrowers are also taxpayers and are the biggest victims of those policies.

'You' Season 5 Review: It's Joever for Your Serial Killer's Favorite Serial Killer [B] by @karenmpeterson.bsky.social awardswatch.com/you-season-5...

It really sucks that a dude who blackmailed a studio continues to get prime access to talent and first screenings. And yet I keep having to prove to publicists who I am after 13+ years as a professional critic.

While we're speaking about Ryan Coogler, time for me to remind everyone of who are his Cinematographers: Fruitvale - Rachel Morrison Creed - Maryse Alberti Black Panther - Rachel Morrison Black Panther Wakanda Forever - Autumn Durald Arkapaw Sinners - Autumn Durald Arkapaw