Can't guarantee it'll hit the same for you, but I was pleasantly surprised by SPLITSVILLE, a surprisingly original and funny and chaotic (complimentary) movie-for-adults that almost felt at times like a 2025 Preston Sturges movie. And the 70s deep cut needle drops were smart and perfect, too.

Mayor Katie B. Wilson.

I've loved talking with Veronica about so many different movies over the last 4+ years, and when she suggested MAGNOLIA for our last episode together, I couldn't possibly have said yes faster. And though the show will go on (after a short break), I'll always treasure the years w/ Veronica & Eli 🙏

I am not as astonished as I should be by how thoroughly LeBron has remained LeBron into his forties. I know he'll just retire whenever he wants to do other stuff, but it is fun to think about how long he could be an effective rotation guy. I think he could still be a solid stretch four type at 48.

yes, this, always. so many people worry about saying it, but so many people need to hear it more often. the earnest, corny truth of things is simply this: it’s what makes this whole life thing worthwhile in the end.

This is about A Woman Under the Influence but it is also a lot about saying fuck corporations, be uncomfortable, make independent art—even if it doesn’t pay off in your lifetime

if i could only recommend 5 movies to a human this would be one of them

Tomorrow on TV we get to play my favorite game: BAD DEFENSE OR GREAT OFFENSE (the answer is both, of course)

i just heard someone say brock purdy is like a modern day dave krieg and i have maybe never agreed with something more, it’s perfect (though krieg never had mccaffrey)

ah seahawks, never change

every time a podcast is only available as audio an angel gets its wings

After much debate, I have decided to continue seeing movies forever

Yes it’s like being mean to servers or not liking books.

Interesting trivia: you can legally strike anyone who disparages this movie in your presence three (3) times in their face or one (1) time in their abdomen

If somebody tells you IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE sucks, that’s a red flag, full stop. I hold very few truths closer.

I find it moving that David Lynch loved IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE so much he couldn't talk about it without crying. His sincere belief in the redemptive possibilities contained in that film and what it said about people seems to me like a key element of understanding his own work.

I guess my bluesky experience is different than whatever it is people are complaining about, but this place is SO much better than the old place, and whatever i did two years ago to set up my feed means most of what i see is interesting, funny, or engaging in the good way & who cares about the rest

have yourself a merry little christmas is the only song that gets anywhere near the sadness of this time of year. until then we’ll have to muddle through somehow > rocking’ around the christmas tree

every single time I listen to this song (and I listen to this song a lot, it’s a great song) I’m immediately slammed back to standing in our tiny kitchen in April of 2020 youtu.be/23f7idWbweQ

if you’re a music person, what song/record captures the april 2020 oh-shit-we’re-in-quarantine-for-like-a-long-time sense memory for you? mine is absolutely fiona apple’s fetch the bolt cutters. i have a hard time listening to it, even now

"While Martin Scorsese's BRINGING OUT THE DEAD is ultimately about many things—suffering, guilt, compassion, redemption—it’s Cage's eyes, throughout the movie and long afterwards, that stay with you." - @chadperman.bsky.social

Also: We hope it goes without saying, but we don’t use AI in any way, never have and never will. Humans making things out of a love for that thing, for other humans to enjoy, is the business model. No ads either. And none of this works without all of you wonderful humans who subscribe 🙏

The Seahawks trailed by 16 points midway through the fourth quarter. They’ll end the night atop the NFC after winning an instant classic.

I could watch Richard Sherman’s reaction to the Seahawks win over the Rams 200 times.

Look, I love movies. But nothing this year is going to make me feel as good as the last play of that Seahawks game did.

i’ve been to 30 seahawks games at least and this is the loudest i’ve EVER heard it here! what a game!!

when someone yells at me that things are going great that’s when i really believe them and know they are in touch with reality

This speech is terrible, even for Trump.

For the latest issue of The Yale Review, I wrote about Terrence Malick's massive influence on modern American filmmaking. yalereview.org/article/bilg...

Of course the mensch-iest of film critics is going to be essential reading on the mensch-iest of directors. Don't miss the ending, in which Matt imagines, It's a Wonderful Life-style, how impoverished the last few decades in Hollywood would have been without the influence & the generosity of Reiner.

💜 BOW. DOWN. 💜 Congrats to UW Men's Soccer on winning the College Cup Final!

Sometimes it's only after someone is gone, and taken suddenly, that you can fully take stock of all they gave us. We were so lucky to have Rob Reiner. time.com/7340905/rob-...

Rob Reiner was one of the perennials, a force in TV and then film and then politics and Los Angeles life for decades and decades. He was the quintessence of Bleeding Heart Liberal Hollywood in the best sense of every word. May his memory be a blessing.

Can’t even begin to process, too awful, too devastating, too sad, all of the news this weekend/month/year

just wait until the seahawks start playing two halves every game, they’ll be unstoppable

this is the realest shit ever posted and when you become a parent you spend a lot of time internally screaming about it

This. This was the formative event of my generation & our entire politics in 🇺🇸. The structural break after which we were no longer a full democracy, when 5 Wizards In Robes decided they were a super-legislature & counting all the actual votes didn’t matter. The rest has been 25 years of commentary.

Watch a movie you last saw 15 years ago and either really loved or totally couldn’t get into, and see what happens now. The movie is the same, obviously, but you’re different, and what comes up might really surprise you.

100 percent essential, for anybody making or writing about movies. Plus: it’s a delight to read all the way through!

Definitely if you do super well on this “cognitive test”—designed to assess mild cognitive impairment or early dementia—they give you lots of other tests including that same one again, that’s how you know

Magnolia is such a wonderful, heartfelt kitchen sink movie (complimentary) and watching it now is weirdly like a direct portal back to the me who watched it 3 times the week it came out in the theater in 1999 & I can’t believe I ever had that much free time & I’m also so happy this movie exists

Vulture Cinematrix No. 622: Dec 8, 2025 I got 9/9 Correct Score: 2628 🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩 Play at: vulture.com/vulturecinem...

Seahawks haven’t given up a touchdown in 7 quarters and counting now, and i do believe that is a pretty great strategy they should keep using

sometimes family movie night goes your way

“When participants used ChatGPT to draft essays, brain scans revealed a 47% drop in neural connectivity across regions associated with memory, language, & critical reasoning. Their brains worked less, but they felt just as engaged—a kind of metacognitive mirage.”🧪

"But the truth is far more interesting, and far more hopeful: most of what ADHD adults describe as anxiety isn’t anxiety at all. It’s misdirected readiness. It’s an ancient survival system looking for something real to do." - Thom Hartmann