always a pleasure to chat sundance with @nicolasrapold.bsky.social — some fun films on deck this year. listen in here to learn how to make gatorade at home or make long distance calls for free: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Shutting down (the stellar) books coverage at WaPo is a real telling move when your owner is literally Jeff Bezos

"Indicate your level of whelm from 1 to 10."

Had a fun time chatting with @nicolasrapold.bsky.social over on The Last Thing I Saw about some films from #Sundance2026 (namely, "Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty!," When a Witness Recants," Undertone" and Knife: The Attempted Murder of Salman Rushdie") podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...

I’m seeing posts from people (outside of MN) about how US citizens should carry their passports. And let me say that *inside* MN, we are calmly responding to requests with: “No, I don’t have to show you any documentation.” Because that’s how you protect everyone, regardless of immigration status.

Posts from Minneapolis residents read like they'll be read in voiceover in a Ken Burns-like doc one day

The total capture of the DOJ, seemingly with very little pushback or resistance, is one of the most striking examples of the capitulation of American elites in the face of authoritarianism. It’s been less than a year, and federal prosecutions or investigations are already completely discredited.

Wonderful to talk about the year in movies again with Beatrice Loayza and Adam Nayman on The Last Thing I Saw! We discuss The Testament of Ann Lee, Sinners, Dracula, Afternoons of Solitude, and much much more soundcloud.com/the-last-thi...

Wonderful to talk about the year in movies again with Beatrice Loayza and Adam Nayman on The Last Thing I Saw! We discuss The Testament of Ann Lee, Sinners, Dracula, Afternoons of Solitude, and much much more soundcloud.com/the-last-thi...

A joy working on Screen Slate's Favorite First Viewings w/ entries from our incredible contributors and from Jafar Panahi, Kahlil Joseph, Park Chan-wook, Julia Loktev, Lav Diaz, Isabel Sandoval, Athina Rachel Tsangari, Alain Guiraudie, Darius Khondji, and more! www.screenslate.com/articles/bes...

Richard Linklater’s sensitive portrayal of American lyricist Lorenz Hart, played with wit and frenetic energy by Ethan Hawke, brings us deep into the gossipy theatre-crowd milieu of old New York. @nicolasrapold.bsky.social reviews Blue Moon, in cinemas this week. www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-so...

Richard Linklater and Amy Taubin in Filmmaker filmmakermagazine.com/132322-long-...

It is astonishingly ugly. People I once thought were decent are spouting delusional, baseless, vile stuff about what they "know" Mamdani believes and about what he's going to do. In NYC, this has turned into a real "Well, now we all know who we are" election. There'll be no bridging that rift.

DRACULA opens today! I spoke with Radu Jude about the matter (and One Battle After Another) on The Last Thing I Saw podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...

Delighted to welcome back Alissa Wilkinson for a fall chat on The Last Thing I Saw. We talk about The Perfect Neighbor, Is This Thing On?, A House of Dynamite, Diane Keaton R.I.P., Frankenstein, and SPHERE! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...

Delighted to welcome back Alissa Wilkinson for a fall chat on The Last Thing I Saw. We talk about The Perfect Neighbor, Is This Thing On?, A House of Dynamite, Diane Keaton R.I.P., Frankenstein, and SPHERE! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...

Pope Leo calls on journalists to report facts and expose disinformation. www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...

It was a special honor to speak with the great Jafar Panahi on the latest episode of The Last Thing I Saw (especially mindful of how this was impossible the last time I wrote about him). His riveting new film IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT opens today - see it! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...

It was a special honor to speak with the great Jafar Panahi on the latest episode of The Last Thing I Saw (especially mindful of how this was impossible the last time I wrote about him). His riveting new film IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT opens today - see it! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...

I had a really great time talking with @nicolasrapold.bsky.social on THE LAST THING I SAW about GOOD NEWS, ANEMONE, SPRINGSTEEN: DELVER ME FROM NOWHERE, and THE LOVE THAT REMAINS!

For the latest episode of The Last Thing I Saw, I spoke with Sergei Loznitsa about his ever-timely TWO PROSECUTORS, in which a young Soviet prosecutor attempts to apply law and reason to a rogue state. #NYFF63 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...

During the Obama administration, Oregon Republicans were convinced the federal black helicopters were coming for them at any moment. Today they’re posting videos of black helicopters over Portland & cheering giddily about it. They hate their senator who is speaking out against the black helicopters.

My husband was detained by ICE today Juan Muñoz, an American citizen, father of 2, and local government official, was peacefully protesting w. other elected officials. He was assaulted and taken away I have had zero contact or updates since #SOS @duckworth.senate.gov @durbin.senate.gov

Lucky to speak with Kleber Mendonca Filho about his new film THE SECRET AGENT on The Last Thing I Saw! A very special episode because he's also a listener of the pod. Opens November 26 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...

At first read this as "Trump determined to strike in U.S."

Screening tonight! Miyazaki's rollicking feature debut, with delightful Q&A to follow moderated by @judysquirrels.bsky.social. I'll be signing copies of THE WORLDS OF HAYAO MIYAZAKI

LUPIN THE 3RD: THE CASTLE OF CAGLIOSTRO Oct 1, 7 PM Screening + book signing! Join film critic @nicolasrapold.bsky.social, whose new book The Worlds of Hayao Miyazaki explores the animator’s influences and inspirations, for a screening of the master’s feature debut.

Had an animated chat with @nicolasrapold.bsky.social about his brilliant new Miyazaki book, formative Ghibli moments, and totalitarian parakeets. It's over at my Old New substack: oldnew.substack.com/p/flibberti-...

Great fun welcoming Tim Grierson at The Last Thing I Saw with a fall film chat spanning ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER, HAMNET, the latest KNIVES OUT film, and more! soundcloud.com/the-last-thi...

I wrote a long report about the Venice film festival's highlights this year for Screen Slate. Good prep for some of the best films to come this fall and beyond! Also many Toronto highlights lists are partly comprised of Venice world premieres, so there's that. www.screenslate.com/articles/ven...

I wrote about several good documentaries that you'll no doubt hear about - maybe a couple you won't - and that premiered at the Venice film festival. Claire Simon! Laura Poitras! and more www.documentary.org/online-featu...

I wrote a long report about the Venice film festival's highlights this year for Screen Slate. Good prep for some of the best films to come this fall and beyond! Also many Toronto highlights lists are partly comprised of Venice world premieres, so there's that. www.screenslate.com/articles/ven...

Nice to see Air Mail making THE WORLDS OF HAYAO MIYAZAKI a pick! Available for pre-order now, publishing this Tuesday September 16 airmail.news/issues/2025-...

Nice to see Air Mail making THE WORLDS OF HAYAO MIYAZAKI a pick! Available for pre-order now, publishing this Tuesday September 16 airmail.news/issues/2025-...

My new book THE WORLDS OF HAYAO MIYAZAKI hits stores next week (September 16) but why not pre-order? Everybody wins! Hooray! Watch more Miyazaki movies! geni.us/WorldsofHaya...

“Jarmusch’s new film is decidedly understated, accruing its force with a virtuoso’s ability to modulate dramatic notes and switch up perspectives on a theme of homecoming” @nicolasrapold.bsky.social reviews Golden Lion winner Father Mother Sister Brother #Venezia82 www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-so...

Had fun talking about Jarmusch’s Golden Lion winner FATHER MOTHER SISTER BROTHER — among other titles, including THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE and Mark Jenkins’ excellent ROSE OF NEVADA — with @nicolasrapold.bsky.social on his indispensable The Last Thing I Saw podcast. m.soundcloud.com/the-last-thi...

What a dream to speak with Kiyoshi Kurosawa on The Last Thing I Saw. Here he is talking about CLOUD, in theaters now: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...

What a dream to speak with Kiyoshi Kurosawa on The Last Thing I Saw. Here he is talking about CLOUD, in theaters now: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...

Loving the use of "incredible" here. Not wrong.

Armed officers, frequent use of force and people grabbed on the street or at their places of work. Working with @evidentmedia.org and @calmatters.org we have monitored the LA raids, discovering recurring trends and tactics used by officers. www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/07...

“It isn’t necessarily about the horrors of the decaying body, but the horror of its no longer being there – which means that above all, Cronenberg has made a love story.” @nicolasrapold.bsky.social reviews David Cronenberg’s The Shrouds, in UK cinemas now. www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-so...

I love when a publication which I pay a subscription keeps bothering me to use its app and covering up half of the article I'm trying to read

AMY TAUBIN is back on The Last Thing I Saw! As always, essential listening - including thoughts on Kiyoshi Kurosawa's CLOUD and TWIN PEAKS: THE RETURN and more podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...

“It isn’t necessarily about the horrors of the decaying body, but the horror of its no longer being there – which means that above all, Cronenberg has made a love story.” @nicolasrapold.bsky.social reviews David Cronenberg’s The Shrouds, in UK cinemas this week. www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-so...

This is a dazzling piece by Amy Taubin on the eighth episode of David Lynch’s “Twin Peaks: The Return.” It’s criticism at its absolute finest. @amyornot.bsky.social mubi.com/en/program-n...

Chatted about "A Theater Near You" at MoMA -- a repertory cinema superprogram guest-curated by David Schwartz and featuring selections by rep cinema all-stars present and past podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...

Things have been hectic lately so I forgot to share, but during Cannes I spoke with @nicolasrapold.bsky.social on The Last Thing I Saw podcast about EDDINGTON, MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - FINAL RECKONING and ORWELL: 2+2=5.

Felt lucky to speak with Mascha Schilinski, director of the rapturously received SOUND OF FALLING, at Cannes, before it went on to win the Jury Prize (alongside SIRAT). Interview: filmmakermagazine.com/130868-inter...