EXORCIST II: THE HERETIC on 35mm (Martin Scorsese’s personal print!) was so damn cool. A liminal movie, halfway between waking and sleeping, dream and nightmare.

#VhsHalloween continues the series’ hot streak in a big way; it’s the most consistently scary VHS film, & has some all-timer segments, including the most disturbing one of the entire series. A grab bag of tricks & treats, V/H/S/HALLOWEEN feels like a gift to spooky season fiends.

Good morning, I have just been cursed

Feels right that I had to go through a series of mishaps to see #OneBattleAfterAnother, in which PTA plays with Pynchon & the Western to deliver a gut-busting, kinetic, bittersweet satire. In a world of fuck-ups on every side, art might save us. The revolution will be projected.

Just a reminder before the “big announcement” today. Autism was discovered in 1911 and the modern definition of Autism came in 1943. Tylenol wasn’t widely used until the 1950s. Anyone trying to tell you that Tylenol causes Autism isn’t someone that should be taken seriously.

I took Tylenol as needed throughout my pregnancy. I am a doctor. I order Tylenol for pregnant women regularly. Tylenol is safe in pregnancy. RFK Jr is ignoring a huge recent well-done study because he doesn't like the answer it gives. There is no causality between Tylenol and autism.

I have zero fucking sense of humor about this rfk shit. besides the obviously gross misreprestation/othering/etc of autistic people it's catastrophic from any sound scientific POV. any doctor who consults governmental guidelines for anything at all under this admin is guilty of malpractice

As a transplant patient, I’m on a chronic dose of Tacrolimus to prevent rejection. Therefore, Acetaminophen (Tylenol) is the safest drug for me to take when I have need of alleviating pains, aches, etc. Vilifying the drug will hurt people like me and countless others, too.

"There is plenty of humor in Germany, more than enough. But we do not permit ourselves to be ridiculed." www.abramsbooks.com/product/outr...

WGA Statement on ABC’s Decision to Pull Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Sundance, Chappellet, Dortmunder, Jeremiah, Hooker, Waldo, the Condor, Woodward, Brubaker, Bishop, Muir. There’s nothing in the dark, because his image will always and forever be illuminated. Rest easy, Robert. #RIPRobertRedford

A BIG BOLD BEAUTIFUL JOURNEY is the 2nd time this year that I’ve felt so seen by a character in a movie, to the point where a moment from my past is dramatized almost verbatim on screen & maybe there are no unique experiences I don’t know what any of this shit is & I’m scared

#ABigBoldBeautifulJourney is Kogonada with no brakes, a full-swoon film that will delight the romantic at heart. Its looser moments get by thanks to it being so unabashedly sincere. Farrell & Robbie make lovelornness so damn attractive. A LIFE LESS ORDINARY folks: we’re so back.

Rewatched THE EXORCIST again today, and then watched REPOSSESSED for the first time. One of them is an utterly horrifying, deeply disturbing film, and the other is THE EXORCIST.

This is the line that Dems need to push. It can't be simply. "Political violence is bad" it MUST be "Political violence is bad and Trump and his ilk are responsible for creating conditions ripe for political violence"

I haven't seen them this excited to unleash state-sanctioned violence since the days after 9/11

“But then something happened that the ring did not intend. It was picked up by the most unlikely creature imaginable: a shower curtain ring salesman, Del Griffith, Director of sales, American Light & Fixture.” ✨🎨

Tonight I got to meet Paul Feig (who is a lovely gentleman) and tell him how much I love his GHOSTBUSTERS. 10/10, a joyous experience

#SpinalTap II is a hilarious sequel about legacies that isn’t desperate to prove its mettle (or metal) & ends up proving it anyway. Reiner & company have recaptured the cheeky vibe of the original & added a little heart without losing its satire. It’s pitch perfect.

Now seated for SPINAL TAP II at the premiere in Hollywood, CA!

If you’re an editor and you’re looking for a ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER review, please let me know ASAP! DM’s are open.

Martin Ferrero, hell yeah. He was on 19 episodes of MIAMI VICE, he’s the Second Hotel Clerk in PLANES TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES, he’s Bontempi in KNIGHTRIDERS and Crandall in GUNG HO…he’s one of my That Guys! (I know @matineemode.bsky.social knows what I’m talking about)

The phenomenally talented Amelia Emberwing @thatwitchmia.bsky.social has a new place for her brilliant insights and wicked words! Sign up! Subscribe! Talented, professional entertainment journalists like Amelia need and deserve our support!

#TheLostBus proves that Paul Greengrass still has that dog in him. A blisteringly intense & highly emotional ride that feels like THE WAGES OF FEAR/SORCERER with schoolchildren, or SPEED if the deadly threat was all around the bus & not inside it. McConaughey & Ferrera nail it.

Here’s my full review of THE CONJURING LAST RITES for @discussingfilm.net ! Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson bring the series home in a grand, spooky conclusion that smartly focuses on the heart of the franchise. discussingfilm.net/2025/09/03/t...

There was lots of fun for @walrusmoose.bsky.social and me to have with guest @billbria.bsky.social on this week's @outnowpodcast.bsky.social, which focused on #CaughtStealing, but covered plenty of other ground. Enjoy! tinyurl.com/e8j792d8

It always got a little fist pump out of me when Graham Greene showed up in DIE HARD WITH A VENGEANCE.

PSA: if you want journalists to be able to continue to interview talent, it's unfortunately gotten to the point where you must seek out their personal socials and follow/engage/interact with their content.

Good times talking all about #CaughtStealing and more for this week's @outnowpodcast.bsky.social with @walrusmoose.bsky.social and guest @billbria.bsky.social! #HeBuildsWebsites

I like in ‘Alien: Earth’ how the character of Morrow’s biomechanical left hand has the tones/translucency of an H.R. Giger design, particularly like this painting:

#CaughtStealing sees Aaronofsky recapture his youthful verve and chutzpah through a ‘90s-soaked, NYC grime lens. Austin Butler continues to prove his movie star chops, & Charlie Huston adapts his book without pulling any punches or sacrificing depth. All this and a cute cat, too!

We’re ringing the bell & snapping the twig, compelling you to listen to our NEW episode of Bill & Ashley’s Terror Theater! Join us as we run headlong into Zach Cregger’s WEAPONS, a legitimate new horror phenomenon that we both love. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...

#TheLongWalk  just might be Francis Lawrence’s masterpiece. A powerhouse ensemble led by Hoffman & Jonsson, 2 of the finest young actors working today. Politically volatile, morally murky, emotionally heart-wrenching, bleakly beautiful. Mollner treats King with reverence. I’m awed.

So happy to have in my hands the Blu-Ray of CASTLE OF EVIL from @vinsyn.bsky.social Labs! Honored to have a commentary track on this with my co-host Ashley Coffin. It’s a beaut!

#Highest2Lowest is one of the most crowd pleasing movies Spike Lee has ever made, so of course the streaming geniuses are dumping it. Hopefully Lee & Denzel taking Kurosawa/Hunter and making it intensely personal will resonate regardless. A blazing, insistent, delightful work.

$10 mil? Get ready, because I’m renovating the House of Usher

Went deep on @slashfilm.bsky.social into why WB’s handling of the bonus features for the SUPERMAN home releases continues a troubling trend that needs to stop immediately. www.slashfilm.com/1938683/supe...

[RIP Louise Downe, actress, screenwriter, assistant director, and Godmother of Gore, who wrote BLOOD FEAST (1963) and created the gruesome special effects. Louise deserved as much credit as H. G. Lewis for creating the modern gore movie, though she didn’t seem to want it. She was BOTD in 1937.]

WEAPONS is not “about nothing.” www.slashfilm.com/1937330/why-...

WEAPONS blazes its own path so thoroughly that it may pull the wool over your eyes in a variety of ways, which seems to be exactly what Zach Cregger was after. It’s an eerie, excitingly unique experience. My review for @discussingfilm.net: discussingfilm.net/2025/08/06/w...

The ALIEN franchise should be artist-driven, boldly bizarre, and unafraid of looking in the dark corners of humanity. I’m so happy that Noah Hawley and the makers of #AlienEarth understand this. It’s maybe my favorite new TV series in a while; gory, subversive, thoughtful, fresh.

#WeaponsMovie is a neat trick, because there’s really no trick to it. Zach Cregger displays his mastery of craft & tone, building an epic, eerie, frequently hilarious story of people desperate for answers who can’t see what’s right in front of them. Review to come @discussingfilm.net

#FreakierFriday really surprised me with its classic, no-frills Disney charm. It’s rather pleasant to see a sequel (a legacy sequel, no less) bring back some great actors & characters, add a couple fun new ones, and then just have a breeze with it. As Pink Slip sings: “Yeah!”

ICYMI! Rookie Month came to an epic conclusion as Booster Club Official Sponsor @deanm.bsky.social brought first-timers @billbria.bsky.social and Ashley Coffin to the Draft Table to competitively / collaboratively rank the 7 best "STANDALONE" SCI-FI movies!

RIP to Jonathan Kaplan, who should be Exhibit A in how to transmute exploitation fare into vital cinema. TRUCK TURNER, UNLAWFUL ENTRY; so many greats. Here’s an article that I wrote on what may be his masterpiece, OVER THE EDGE: www.slashfilm.com/860040/how-m...

If y’all might be interested in more Bill & Ashley, I’m honored to announce that we appear in a new commentary track on @vinsyn.bsky.social ‘s release of CASTLE OF EVIL! So happy to yap about Francis D. Lyon. Pre-order is available now!

So honored to now be an official part of @screendrafts.bsky.social lore