My essay, “Night Moves,” is included in the IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT box set, and I’ve got a WHITE LIGHTNING commentary track in the incredibly stacked Burt Reynolds collection, both of which are part of the massive @imprintfilms.bsky.social sitewide sale happening now.

Watching a popular author’s social media feed transform into a series of bizarre AI-generated posts and becoming half-convinced they’re dead and their manager and publisher don’t want to admit it.

If you still haven't gotten a gift for the movie-loving friend or family member in your life, we're here to help! You can gift them a subscription to a full year of BWDR for less than $20!

Goodwill and good luck to all the world's worst detectives, disgraced drunks, amnesiacs, diner guys, suicidal burnouts, holdout boy scouts, heartbroke petty thieves and aspiring actors. For everyone too old for this shit and in the words of Alex the astronaut you're gonna lose Smile, you fucks Amen.

The detective’s prayer.

Did you know that the movie SHE RIDES SHOTGUN was based on a novel called SHE RIDES SHOTGUN and you can read that novel whether you liked the movie or not. Personally, I liked the movie - but I loved the novel. It's full of those good words and phrases and punctuationalism that good writers do

If this awful world has room for a petty gripe: I'm blown away by the streaming success of SHE RIDES SHOTGUN. But! Streaming's "shrink the movie the moment the closing credits start" means that most viewers have no idea it's based on a novel. And I, personally, would like it better if they did know.

People might say that pre-ordering my book for someone would make for a lousy Christmas present. But! Not only will it gift your loved ones a sizzling piece of neon noir that may well end up chiseled on the tombstone of the American Empire, but it will also reach them about delaying gratification.

If you've enjoyed anything I've contributed to physical media this year, be it commentary tracks (BREATHLESS, WHITE LIGHTNING, WEAK SPOT, WOMEN ON THE RUN) or essays (NIGHT OF THE JUGGLER, GANG RELATED, HARDBOILED), vote for your ol pal Travis in the @dvdbeaver.bsky.social Best Physical Media poll.

you odyssey deez nuts

Today marks the launch of a new @purecinemapod.bsky.social Patreon exclusive series I’m working on, simply titled “Film Discoveries”. I’ll be trying to put these out once a month or so & the debut episode features longtime friend of the pod Bill Ackerman! Listen here: www.patreon.com/purecinemapod

12/21/76: Elaine May's Mikey and Nicky w/Cassavetes, Falk ++ From Us: midcenturycinema.org/2019/04/07/n... More: @nathanrabin.bsky.social: www.criterion.com/current/post... @aheartofgould.bsky.social: www.brightwalldarkroom.com/2019/09/17/e... @jhoberman.bsky.social: www.nytimes.com/2019/07/02/m...

A good mail day.

Another year, another winter in which I try to figure out how to wear my glasses himbo style like Daniel Craig in THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO.

As @aheartofgould.bsky.social’s commentary track for AFTER DARK, MY SWEET is literally the best commentary track I’ve ever heard, obviously his history of Jim Thompson cinema is essential

Big thanks to Jim Hemphill for including this shoutout for the @cine-matographe.bsky.social 4K release of BREATHLESS ‘83 (and my commentary track on it) in his home video must-haves list for @indiewire.com.web.brid.gy! Check out the list, get some movies: www.indiewire.com/gallery/best...

Excellent new film magazine from the folks at @vinsyn.bsky.social

Looking for something to read that doesn't make you feel awful about everything? Grab (or gift!) a yearly subscription to BW/DR—including full access to our entire 140+ issue archive—for just $19. Coupon code: HOLIDAY2025

Honored that my essay on NIGHT OF THE JUGGLER—and how it unites the tropes of ‘70s vigilante films while creating new ones for the more gonzo 1980s entries—is included in the inaugural Transmission (a @filmsradiance.bsky.social imprint) 4K UHD release of this long-lost film.

As David Byrne’s American Utopia dances into the Criterion Collection, Robert Daniels tracks the musical career of the concert film’s director, Spike Lee, and his gift for translating political, social and racial themes through balletic movement. boxd.it/2SC

Good company, great piece, best movie.

Surely it isn’t, but I like to tell myself that this line in ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER is a little dig at Zaslav from the WGA strike days.

Watching my favorite Reiner on this awful day.

God, we do this EVERY YEAR. I'm so tired of this endless debate as to whether it's a holiday movie, or simply takes place on a holiday, so let me make it clear once and for all-- Yes, NIGHT EYES 3 *is* a Christmas movie.

For Letterboxd Journal’s Favorite First-Time Watches Of 2025 list, I wrote about the neon artporn heartache of LOVE HOTEL. I’ve thought about this film more than any other in 2025.

For Letterboxd Journal’s Favorite First-Time Watches Of 2025 list, I wrote about the neon artporn heartache of LOVE HOTEL. I’ve thought about this film more than any other in 2025.

As the closing credits of 2025 roll, Letterboxd crew and contributors round up their favorite films that they watched for the very first time this year, from underseen international gems like Forever a Woman to acclaimed mainstays like Paper Moon. boxd.it/2S8

Pressed Play so hard that it nearly snapped my laptop in half.

Surprise! New fun bonus episode for our Patreons: our collaborative TOP 25 FILMS of the 21st Century! Listen and enjoy here: www.patreon.com/purecinemapod @elrickane.bsky.social @bobfreelander.bsky.social

Thrilled to have contributed an essay to the 4K UHD premiere to one of the greatest (and bleakest) neo-noirs ever made, CUTTER’S WAY. And I’m honored to share space with such killer fellow contributors: @meganabbott.bsky.social, @christinalefou.bsky.social, @jordanharper.bsky.social and more.

Our fifth volume of DIRTY ARTHOUSE - celebrating the less discussed side of "serious cinema" - has now arrived at our warehouse, and orders previously held up by this item are being shipped now! Featuring a range of writing on films designed to make you squirm.

For @brightwalldarkroom.com on John Cassavetes’ birthday: I wrote about his messy masterpiece, THE KILLING OF A CHINESE BOOKIE, and how its jazzy polyrhythms of conflicted intent create a megatonic fusion of noir and drama that nova into a startling self-portrait:

My latest newsletter: the Best Reissues of 20255 aka my 64 favorite reissues, box sets, and archival titles of the past year. sterlewine.substack.com/p/stes-best-...

This is going to be so good. Giancarlo Esposito, goddamn Shawn.

For @brightwalldarkroom.com on John Cassavetes’ birthday: I wrote about his messy masterpiece, THE KILLING OF A CHINESE BOOKIE, and how its jazzy polyrhythms of conflicted intent create a megatonic fusion of noir and drama that nova into a startling self-portrait:

Always Trying to Get Beyond the Veil: An Interview with Abel Ferrara

Joint Statement of the Acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery by Netflix.

Really jacked that my essay about vigilante films, “Another Goddamn New York Day,” is included in this lavish and stacked inaugural release from the @filmsradiance.bsky.social imprint, Transmission. NIGHT OF THE JUGGLER is a film that has to be seen to be believed.

For @letterboxd.social Journal’s list of Underseen Winter Holiday Favorites, I wrote about THE SILENT PARTNER, a nasty, horny little Hitch-shocker of Canadian arthouse-grindhouse and icy unpredictability.

New memoir from Abel Ferrara out now and who better to review the goods than our certified movie-guru @wmboyle4.bsky.social NOBODY. THAT'S WHO. 😤 southwestreview.com/abel-ferrara...

This is such a stunning reissue of a true California noir gem. Get yours! @filmsradiance.bsky.social

Thrilled to have contributed an essay to the 4K UHD premiere to one of the greatest (and bleakest) neo-noirs ever made, CUTTER’S WAY. And I’m honored to share space with such killer fellow contributors: @meganabbott.bsky.social, @christinalefou.bsky.social, @jordanharper.bsky.social and more.

To honor the winter break on the horizon, Letterboxd crew and contributors share twenty underseen holiday favorites: where Christmas and Hanukkah deep cuts and surprisingly festive noir and stop-motion delights all have a seat at the table. boxd.it/2QQ

For @letterboxd.social Journal’s list of Underseen Winter Holiday Favorites, I wrote about THE SILENT PARTNER, a nasty, horny little Hitch-shocker of Canadian arthouse-grindhouse and icy unpredictability.

God, we do this EVERY YEAR. I'm so tired of this endless debate as to whether it's a holiday movie, or simply takes place on a holiday, so let me make it clear once and for all-- Yes, NIGHT EYES 3 *is* a Christmas movie.

Travis is one of my favorite people so when I see he’s part of a release, my recommendation is to immediately buy it!

I’m so honored to be part of the inaugural Transmission imprint release for @filmsradiance.bsky.social: the brain-blistering chase film, NIGHT OF THE JUGGLER. My essay, “Another Goddamn New York Day,” is included in this insanely stacked set.

I’m so honored to be part of the inaugural Transmission imprint release for @filmsradiance.bsky.social: the brain-blistering chase film, NIGHT OF THE JUGGLER. My essay, “Another Goddamn New York Day,” is included in this insanely stacked set.

I’m just a boy, standing in front of the Criterion Collection, asking for a 4K UHD of Wong Kar-wai’s 2046 for Christmas.