Doing some Oscar punditry for @theankler.com so if you want to watch me fiddle with my predix in real time👇 anklerpundits.com/pundit/katie...

Join us at this beautiful theater on Friday night! Alonso & I will be at CinemaWest Beach Cities before the 6pm showing of #OneBattleAfterAnother. Say hi at the lobby bar around 530, then watch PTA's new epic on their GIANT screen. Details & tickets here: web.cinemawest.com/films/One-Ba...

Had a lovely book chat with Ken at The Sounds of Christmas #booksky 📚

It was a pleasure to be a guest on Nicolas Rapold's great podcast THE LAST THING I SAW. We talked about Venice and Toronto, and went long on the new Paul Thomas Anderson film.

Unfortunately have already left New York, but feel so honored to still be a part of the inaugural Moirée critics' grid for this year's NYFF, featuring ratings from a truly estimable panel of critics and myself: moir.ee/editions/nyf...

Nuyorican filmmaker Elaine Del Valle took her autobiographical work BROWNSVILLE BRED, about her relationship with her Boricua father, from the stage to the page to the screen. The feature film opens in theaters today. I interviewed her for De Los at @latimes.com: www.latimes.com/delos/story/...

Some thoughts on MEGADOC, a compassionate but not uncritical look at the making of MEGALOPOLIS.

HIM wants to be “The Substance” with jockstraps: a Satanic-tinged, steroidal “Rosemary’s Baby.” Every shot is a stunner, from stark images of eerily spinning footballs to goalposts that loom like devil’s horns. But this GOAT plot is baaaaaaahd. www.latimes.com/entertainmen...

Sitting for his first solo interview about his new movie ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER, director Paul Thomas Anderson chats with Glenn Whipp about fathers, daughters and fascism. A deep read on what is unquestionably the American film of the year. www.latimes.com/entertainmen...

The illustrious Alonso Duralde @aduralde.bsky.social visits the podcast to talk about the new, revised edition of his classic book, HAVE YOURSELF A MOVIE LITTLE CHRISTMAS! Don't miss this one, it's a delight I tell you! redcircle.com/shows/24b1bd...

We strongly condemn the actions taken by Nexstar and Disney-ABC to pull JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE! off the air.

My review of ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER, Paul Thomas Anderson's take on the action-thriller.

Perhaps you've heard, there's a new Paul Thomas Anderson movie. Our super-early, spoiler-free review of #OneBattleAfterAnother, at our Breakfast All Day YouTube channel ⬇️ youtu.be/NfIJuIu_Ma0 @bfastallday.bsky.social @aduralde.bsky.social

With ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER, Paul Thomas Anderson seems to have confused "giving us a lot" with "giving us enough." It's an unfocused sprawl of clashing tones and mixed messages. My review is at TheWrap.

My review of A Big Bold Beautiful Journey for The Film Verdict. #filmsky 📽

For @rollingstone.com, I eulogized one of the greats.

Robert Redford was a one-of-a-kind towering legend. Actor, director, producer, storyteller, philanthropist. He changed the world with his drive to make it a better, more beautiful & radical place. Too many films to name made impeccable due to his contributions. #RIPRobertRedford

Announcing! 📣 Kevin Jerome Everson: Eclipse Films On October 20 @2220arts.bsky.social we welcome Kevin Jerome Everson for a double bill of the artist’s eclipse films, including the Los Angeles premiere of his latest, WHEN THE SUN IS EATEN (CHI’BAL K’IIN)! 🌗 🎟️: link.dice.fm/b0faa048f2d0

Some films #DirectedbyWomen I saw last month—thoughts at #CineWomen: annleee.medium.com/cinewomen-19-c709dd248ab7 - #FreakierFriday - #EastofWall - #ItsNeverOverJeffBuckley - #Folktales - #TheBoysofBaraka 📽️ #FemaleFilmmakerFriday #52FilmsbyWomen

They asked me to write THE 25 BEST HORROR FRANCHISES EVER, and as you can imagine, I had *opinions.*

I talked to THE Stephen King for the New York Times, as well as to directors Edgar Wright, Mike Flanagan, Mary Lambert, Andy Muschietti and Francis Lawrence, who’ve made films based on his novels, about bringing the author’s words to the screen: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/13/m...

I put together a ranking of every movie I saw that screened in Venice, Telluride or Toronto. And I wrote a little bit about going to fall festivals during a time of great uncertainty about the future of film criticism.

My review of The Long Walk for The Film Verdict #filmsky 📽️

Movie fans come to Toronto to get an early peek at the year’s awards heavyweights. I didn’t see a knockout punch, but I saw some strong contenders — and in a couple cases, I just got bludgeoned. www.latimes.com/entertainmen...

Early in the Japanese film HAPPYEND, a girl says: “That tyrant is faking an emergency to try and run a dictatorship.” It’s a near-future coming-of-ager on surveillance & fascism that feels disturbingly close to our reality. I reviewed it for @ebertvoices.bsky.social: www.google.com/search?q=joh...

What's next for film criticism? Nothing immediately good. My thoughts: lytrules.substack.com/p/as-goes-ch...

On Saturday night at the Royal, I'll be moderating a Q&A with filmmakers Andres Veiel and Sandra Maischberger to discuss their new documentary "Riefenstahl." Tickets and info here: www.laemmle.com/film/riefens...

LA people! Come hang out with us before #OneBattleAfterAnother on opening weekend. We'll be at CinemaWest Beach Cities before the 6pm showing on Sept. 26. Say hi in the lobby bar starting around 530pm, then watch Paul Thomas Anderson's latest on their GIANT screen: web.cinemawest.com/sites/Beach-...

very fun draft with my good pal Milla tha Killa

SPINAL TAP II comes to theaters Friday. For the @latimes.com, I hung out with the band a couple weeks ago to talk about cynical cash grabs, dead doves, and whether this latest reunion will actually stick.

The road in #OneBattleAfterAnother absolutely earns getting its own character poster. Buckle the fuck up.

I wrote about HAMNET, a love letter to one couple's undying devotion.

A dispatch from TIFF where I've been ordering Canadianos -- not Americanos -- while watching a bunch of movies about guys gone wild, including a gasp-inducing local comedy where the director shouted an onstage apology to the mayor of Toronto. (She liked the movie!) www.latimes.com/entertainmen...

I reviewed a Jesus cartoon. lytrules.substack.com/p/light-of-t...

HELL OR HIGH WATER director David Mackenzie wants to deliver high-octane escapism with his heist thriller FUZE. But the movie eventually starts to fizzle.

TWINLESS is in theaters now. It’s one of my favorite films of the year. A brilliantly written dramedy by James Sweeney that boast one of the best and most poignant performances of the year: Dylan O’Brien in a dual role. I reviewed it for LA Times: www.latimes.com/entertainmen...

this is an incredible film, well worth seeing, especially if you've ever lived in LA

LAFCA presents LOS ANGELES PLAYS ITSELF, in partnership with @egyptianla.bsky.social. This film was one of the winners of our Douglas Edwards Experimental Film Award, and Ryan Swen and Jordan Cronk will be in conversation with director Thom Anderson on 9/15. www.egyptiantheatre.com/film/lafca-l...

Announcing our next @lafilmcritics.bsky.social event: LOS ANGELES PLAYS ITSELF with director Thom Andersen in person for Q&A moderated by LAFCA members Ryan Swen & Jordan Cronk. Join us for this critically-acclaimed whirlwind tour of Los Angeles' real and cinematic history. Tickets on sale now!

Sofia Coppola profiles her longtime friend Marc Jacobs in MARC BY SOFIA. It’s a lightweight but warm portrait.

#TheLongWalk ranks not just as one of the best Stephen King adaptations out this year, but of all time. Bleak, astonishing & uncompromising, it heralds revelatory work from Cooper Hoffman & David Jonsson. My review: freshfiction.tv/the-long-wal...

From Venice, here’s my review of THE SMASHING MACHINE.

Found PREPARATION FOR THE NEXT LIFE, a doomed romance between an undocumented woman and an army vet, surprisingly affecting. Fred Hechinger’s bro-ey tenderness and Sebiye Behtiyar’s unwavering dignity help it overcome some familiar trappings. My review for @variety.com: variety.com/2025/film/re...

We'll be both commemorating the 15th anniversary of Ben Rivers's legendary SLOW ACTION and presenting the LA premiere of one of his recent key works with him in person!

Here’s my review of Guillermo del Toro’s FRANKENSTEIN, which couldn’t have been made by anybody else in quite this way.

Guillermo del Toro’s FRANKENSTEIN is the astounding culmination of the monster/human dichotomy fueling his oeuvre. The creature is now built from the same flesh as its maker and shares his paternal wound. Elordi and Isaac breathe stirring anguish into their respectively monstrous parts. Beautiful.

Macon Blair understands what makes THE TOXIC AVENGER, and the whole Troma phenomenon, work. It's a beautifully scuzzy love letter to trash cinema. My review of this long-awaited reboot is at TheWrap!

I reviewed THE ROSES, in which Colman and Cumberbatch capably spar with Tony McNamara’s acid dialogue, but there was something about its flip sarcasticness that made the whole thing feel a bit disposable. azdailysun.com/entertainmen...

I reviewed HIGHWAY 99, Ethan Hawke’s epic documentary about Merle Haggard, which features a wealth of great artists covering Merle’s work.

Always enjoy chatting with Marcia! Check out our conversation about MATERIALISTS below ⬇️