"I've seen ordinary people do the most heroic things"

"The future of movies — which is a microcosm for the future of everything — is a fight between people who give a shit and people who don’t. At the end of the day, I really think it’s that simple. And everyone in this room, whatever their discipline, is someone who gives a shit." Cried reading this.

One of the best things you will read today.

the best antidote to blackpilling is remembering that every video you see of an ICE thug abusing their power was recorded by an American who volunteered to put themselves in harm's way for the sake of people they've likely never met and never will

Wrote about one of my favorite things in the entire world: Movie Stars. marcusbakerfilm.substack.com/p/the-long-t...

"'He likes me more than you' oddly works just as well in the halls of the league's wealthiest men as it does in 10th-grade study hall." There's one line in every @rayratto.bsky.social piece that's so good/applicable it makes me wish I could do a backflip @defector.com defector.com/john-harbaug...

Literally cried watching this. Thank you so much @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social. Extremely proud to call you my mayor!!

People are going to try and lure you into debates about whether Maduro was a good guy or not and the thing is, it doesn’t matter for the purposes of discussing whether violent kidnappings and extrajudicial murders by the US government are ok. No, they aren’t! End of convo.

"Today, we go behind the camera to pick some of the great craft of the year in film, including excellence in cinematography, editing, original score, casting, and more.” Read our writers’ picks:

Every time I read something like this, I think about how when I was living as "a white millennial man," people would notice I was talented and just sort of hand me stuff without me advocating for myself. My current career -- where I am still successful! -- has been much, much harder to attain.

Favorites & First Watches from 2025: marcusbakerfilm.substack.com/p/five-and-f...

Filmmaker Ian Bell on ‘WTO/99’ and the legacy of the Battle in Seattle: defector.com/filmmaker-ia...

Selling off years of the most heavily-guarded IP for a short-term financial gain and a long-term devaluement of their brands? Where did I see this film before...? 🤔

One of the many reasons AI can't produce good writing is it can't hate its own writing. It can't think to itself "Maybe I'm illiterate" during the writing process. And that's essential

The most film nerd thing about me is that @rianjohnson.bsky.social's press cycle for Knives Out 3 has been genuinely one of my favorite things in any director's career ever. Every interview is just him raining threes from half court in support of a movie that absolutely whips.

Never been more jealous of a person I'm friends with tbh. Also a great interview.

imagine every WB movie having the netflix slop look

the word layoffs doesn't even appear in this article It's just all analysts chirping away about synergies media coverage of itself and its endless consolidation doesn't think labor, consumers, or creatives are actually relevant to anything

what a terrible fucking day

What exactly will our transition team do? I wanted to take a moment to talk to you about it. #thisisyourcity

YOOOOOOOO LFG

I was already sold on this movie but somehow "chaos-riddled epic about a scumbag ping-pong player" sold me even more???

One of the most underrated parts of what Zohran is doing is showcasing who runs government agencies, why they're valuable, and how they are run at a time when those things are being heavily villified. He's not gonna be the guy making sure everything runs on time, these people will be.

TRUMP: and this Daniel, he went into the den? MAMDANI: The lion's den, yes TRUMP: surely they ate him MAMDANI: Here's the part where it gets a little Broadway: they didn't TRUMP: Unbelievable

Incredible write up on this past week's election results by @mudede.bsky.social www.thestranger.com/news/2025/11...

Time to listen to season 6 of @karinalongworth.bsky.social’s podcast You Must Remember This about Hollywood’s black list during the Red Scare. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/y...

T-Swift's "Mean" is one of the most psychologically damaging / revealing pieces of art by an American artist this century. It also perfectly illustrates the mindset behind basically every social issue in this god forsaken country. A cursed masterpiece if there ever was one.

Especially proud of this one marcusbakerfilm.substack.com/p/a-job-with...

Wrote a bit about my favorite PTA joint. substack.com/@marcusbaker...

The thing that no one ever tells you about accomplishing long term goals is that in addition to feeling great, it will also make you very very tired.

Shared some thoughts on Robert Redford's passing and what his work meant to me. substack.com/home/post/p-...