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It will be fascinating to see what the ultimate reach of tonight's monologue will be. Kimmel's average nightly audience is 1.6 million viewers. He's already halfway there on YouTube after less than an hour.

Robert DeNiro is a Fucking Hero.

Trump is definitely watching, and I love imagining him watching Robert De Niro hate him so much, so brilliantly.

This may have been the most insane and incoherent four days of his presidency. Tylenol, the U.N., I hate my opponents, other countries are going to hell, this escalator's broken, I'm mad at a TV comedian, I like Ukraine now. It really feels as if some minimal tether to reality has snapped.

Can’t imagine anyone not tuning into Kimmel tonight. (I’ll turn off if he apologizes.)

Three films with Visconti, including THE LEOPARD. Fellini’s 8½. Zurlini’s GIRL WITH A SUITCASE. Leone’s ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST. Herzog’s FITZCARRALDO. Monicelli, Verneuil, Skolimowski, Ferreri … Rest in peace, Claudia Cardinale. @thr.com — www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...

Yes, I am still looking for a real full-time job. (Emphasis on real—not a low-paid contract gig as in, well…) I’m a good writer, I work hard, & hopefully my ethics & output speak for themselves. Sadly, it’s a ruthless market & freelancers are never taken seriously for f/t gigs.

I love that publications are hiring generously across finance, tech, sales, operations, marketing, social media, etc… The one thing they don’t seem to be hiring (but is the VERY reason they exist): writers. 🤔

Holy shit

Because of this very reasonable thread I posted, some (now obviously blocked) dude replied to me, claimed (paraphrasing) that I must hate short films and asked whether I think Georges Méliès is dumb. People’s brains—and I cannot stress this enough—are broken.

Battle doomscrolling by posting 5 small pleasures in life: 1. Cuddles with my dog 2. Waking up & remembering, within a few secs, the hard part of the week ended yesterday 3. The reassuring feeling after rewatching an all-time favorite film 4. Being spooned by husband 5. Cold Haribo gummy bears

Hence, it is IMPORTANT to vote with your wallet. Take your money elsewhere.

Translation: “We had some thoughtful conversations about how his departure hurt our bottom line, so we decided to…” Also: HIS COMMENTS WERE NOT ILL-TIMED OR INSENSITIVE.

For my first Halloween in Philadelphia, I'm trying something fun: buying a refurbished newspaper box and doing a Free Little Lending Library for horror Blu-rays and DVDs. I'm snapping up every single cheap disc I can find on eBay, and I'm hoping to do a little local thrift store shopping as well.

We have no government support for the arts. And everything costs way too much in the US, especially in New York. If a show is “selling a million dollars in tickets a week” but can’t survive, then it’s time for a reckoning. Anyway, heartbreaking piece.

Just became aware of a clip where Charlie Kirk is talking about how he wouldn’t trust a black lesbian to remove his appendix. And people are still losing their jobs for refusing to mourn this awful bigot.

I get movies are a costly form of popular entertainment & we need to maintain their popularity. But I’m also very tired of this strangely anti-art mindset that insists cinema should cater to the worst/least interested eyeballs. No other art form is expected to dumb itself down. Enough!

Paul Thomas Anderson’s ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER is a masterpiece that meets the moment urgently, devastatingly, AND with great sense humor. Here are PTA, Leonardo DiCaprio, Teyana Taylor, Chase Infiniti (a star is born), Sean Penn, Regina Hall, and Benicio Del Toro; moderated by Dennis Lim.

Just saw the photo of a MAGA hat that read, Make America Charlie Kirk. I WAS WRONG. Everything certainly can get more stupid.

Often wonder what it must be like being the loudest person in a public space where most people are quiet and peace & quiet is encouraged. The lack of self awareness that you’re fully audible to everyone around you (and probably those a few building over) is quite staggering…

Been watching a lot of Robert Redford movies daily. Having that face, that presence so constantly in my life….let’s just say that I cannot recommend it highly enough. It soothes your soul.

I feel like we’re owed a minute-by-minute replay of everything that led to pulling that tribute to air celebrity family feud instead. Panicked editors cutting around racist sound bites, Frankensteining a coherent ideology that doesn’t reveal too much. I need to know about those final screenings!

Many media outlets hid the full truth of Trump -- his background in organized crime, his Epstein ties -- out of fear, only to be obliterated by him in the end. Had they not self-censored then, they might not be state-censored now. When you hide the truth, you face the consequences.

Revisited ALL THE PRESIDENT’S MEN last night. How vintage and kind of unthinkable today that a president was held accountable, which led to his resignation. And don’t get me started on the kind of journalism we desperately need (and lack) today…

hey so this is insane

The degree to which the entire creative community is massing against Disney right now should not be underestimated. There are people who are staying silent because they don't want to make it more difficult for Iger to walk this back. If he doesn't, I believe things will get much noisier.

We should just block all “And you’re surprised by this?” people. Not only did they convince themselves that they’re wiser than everyone not to be shocked by any repugnant behavior, they also display a dangerous moral apathy, insinuating that we should grow numb to/stay silent about serial offenders.

Resharing my review of Kogonada’s A BIG BOLD BEAUTIFUL JOURNEY, where I discuss how this director & material are severely mismatched. Yes, the script is weak to begin with. But it also begs for something other than a minor-key touch. An unfortunate bore. variety.com/2025/film/re...

I did it, I found the absolute worst, “And you’re surprised by this?” reply guy. Do me a favor, block this dickhead. Block everyone who has this level of moral apathy, enough to suggest people who suck shouldn’t be called out as “it’s obvious” & “you’re laughable for expecting anything different.”

“Disney’s response should gravely concern all who believe in the importance of a free press, artists included.” This statement is from 2017, signed by @nyfcc.bsky.social and other critics groups. So yesterday wasn’t even the first time that we were responding to Disney for muzzling the press.

This network, NBC, is utter trash too.

Do you have a lot of annoying admin tasks or household chores you need to accomplish, but never seem to find the time for? Then may I suggest: setting aside a day to do nothing but write, you will be amazed at how many such tasks you can accomplish.

Support independent media, now more than ever. Not just news and politics, but film, TV, fashion and other cultural criticism and commentary, from podcasts to apps to good old-fashioned web sites. Pay for it. Turn your adblocker off so they can keep the lights on. Share it.

I am biased but I don’t think there is a better website on the internet today than TheOnion.com.

THE HORSE WHISPERER is a sublime Robert Redford movie—one of his best works as a director and actor—and I’ll fight anyone who claims otherwise.

If you’re any kind of a gentleman, you, a man, would never walk closely behind a woman on a sidewalk, especially on a dark, quiet street. Cross the f’ing street, or find a way to walk in front without intimidating.

“We wanted to focus on his magnetic presence on screen in 11 of our favorite performances, a sampling that just skims the surface of this man’s underrated range.” Read on for our contributors picks for some of the late Robert Redford’s most notable roles. www.rogerebert.com/features/the...

Proud to have a voice in this @nyfcc.bsky.social statement, joined by other orgs around the country. You have a voice, too. Speak up!!

This is the lead story in the New York Times. If you're in the business of communicating, whether through journalism, commentary, or art, this is the five-alarm fire. People are going to remember who spoke up and who stayed conveniently silent or postured about "neutrality."

A slap in the face, to be a good writer, to have principles & ethics, to always deliver good work, on time, with a smile, to not be able to find a real job that pays fairly in a sea of fake jobs AND watch a sexter of bankrupt morals get hired by a pub you once looked up to.

Contributed a drop to the ocean of Robert Redford tributes, and wrote about THREE DAYS OF THE CONDOR as part of @ebertvoices.bsky.social’s round-up in his honor. Read all the entries—some great writing here.

Immense thanks to Rian Johnson for fully grasping what makes Glenn Close one of the greatest & playing to that in WAKE UP DEAD MAN, my favorite KNIVES OUT. A classic locked-room whodunit of delicious twists. Lean, funny & free of showy clutter. This one’s for us, true mystery lovers.

After years of complaining about cancel culture, the current administration has taken it to a new and dangerous level by routinely threatening regulatory action against media companies unless they muzzle or fire reporters and commentators it doesn’t like.

Interrupting our regularly scheduled “everything sucks” programming to give you the cutest face you have ever seen.

Canceled HULU. On the phone with Spectrum to remove Disney from my package even though I’m not paying extra for it. Told them I don’t wanna be associated w/ Disney—sounds like they’re getting similar calls & trying to figure out how to remove add ons. CALL. Agitate. Vote & protest with your wallet.

Turkey submitted Murat Fıratoğlu’s “One of Those Days When Hemme Dies” (Hemme’nin Öldüğü Günlerden Biri) to the #AcademyAwards this year. Happy to have the opportunity to review this Kiarostami-esque debut, for @variety.com. #Oscars

The only way forward is to inflict as much financial AND publicity damage on Disney as possible as swiftly as possible. Cancel streaming subscriptions, boycott products, picket, encourage politicians and entertainment figures to shout about this from the housetops. Demonstrate the cost of cowardice.

Re Kimmel, it's important that Disney has left itself an out--it is a "suspension," not a cancellation or firing. What happens in the next two days--reaction within the company but also in the press, in the industry, in Washington, among consumers, and on social media--may affect how this plays out.