Richard Gadd is back after the whirlwind of BABY REINDEER with HALF MAN, an unflinching drama about a brutal brotherhood between two self-destructive men. For LA Times I interviewed Gadd and co-star Jamie Bell about their characters’ warped notions of masculinity. Link below.

VHS in Los Angeles! Unbelievably honored to represent the tapehead community alongside Be Kind Video & Video Hero, and quoted next to Jane Schoenbrun, Alex Ross Perry & David Cronenberg! Thanks so much @carlosfilm.bsky.social! [Link below] #VHSforever

Richard Gadd is back after the whirlwind of BABY REINDEER with HALF MAN, an unflinching drama about a brutal brotherhood between two self-destructive men. For LA Times I interviewed Gadd and co-star Jamie Bell about their characters’ warped notions of masculinity. Link below.

Wonderful to see my piece on VHS collecting and the appeal of watching movies on tape is also in print today in the LA Times. Thanks to @conorholt.bsky.social for introducing me to this world. You can read the piece here: www.latimes.com/entertainmen...

Casually @carlosfilm.bsky.social told me that his roommate @conorholt.bsky.social has over 1,100 tapes. I knew that guy because, once upon a time, he was me. A beautiful piece about nostalgia, obsession and "time-traveling." www.latimes.com/entertainmen...

VHS lives! For LA Times I talked to David Cronenberg, Jane Schoenbrun, Alex Ross Perry and some L.A. tapeheads (including my friend @conorholt.bsky.social) about the appeal of watching movies on VHS and collecting this outdated format beloved by many in this city and beyond. Link below.

I talked to Lee Cronin about LEE CRONIN’S THE MUMMY for this New York Times piece. I also talked to James Wan about Lee Cronin and LEE CRONIN’S THE MUMMY. But wait, who is Lee Cronin?! Read at this gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/m...

How some people react when I say I got to the screening using LA public transit.

"The fury of Ariana Osborne’s performance, nonetheless, keeps MĀRAMA a worthy anti-colonialist statement that harnesses the symbolic virtues of genre cinema for its understandably virulent tone,” writes @carlosfilm.bsky.social.

MAD BILLS TO PAY, the first feature by Dominican American director Joel Alfonso Vargas, opens in NYC tomororw (LA on May 1st). It’s a vibrant portrait of a young Latino man in the Bronx who is confronting fatherhood. Here’s my review out of Sundance 2025: variety.com/2025/film/re...

Being old is a crime in the dystopian Brazilian film THE BLUE TRAIL. Happy to be back at @inverse.com with a feature on Gabriel Mascaro’s latest that follows an elderly woman fighting for her agency & freedom in a world that dehumanizes her in favor of productivity: www.inverse.com/entertainmen...

Tonight I’ll be moderating the Q&A after the 7:00pm showing of EXIT 8 at the AMC Century City. Come experience this cleverly conceived psychological horror (adapted from a video game) and stay for a conversation with director Genki Kawamura.

Pssst...a reminder that this is screening in a couple of weeks at @chicagocritics.bsky.social. Midnight show, even!!!! www.chicagocriticsfilmfestival.com/decorado

Amaze! For LA Times (De Los) I interviewed James Ortiz, the puppeteer who brings to life/voices Rocky in PROJECT HAIL MARY. We discussed how he got into designing puppets, how his Puerto Rican dad inspired him, and his references for Rocky’s voice. Read here: www.latimes.com/delos/story/...

So happy that the Macedonian film DJ AHMET is opening in the U.S. this weekend. I hope it doesn’t entirely slip through the cracks. It straddles crowd-pleasing charm and a compelling, culturally specific coming-of-age story. One of my faves at Sundance ‘25. My review: variety.com/2025/film/re...

Won’t get to write about THE DRAMA, but what surprised me most is Alana Haim’s performance. She plays a vitriolic maid of honor who embodies hypocrisy. Her smug, self-righteous reaction to the narrative’s key revelation conveniently ignores her own sins. Haim is fantastic in it.

Bucket list interview for me. For the NYT I talked to French animation legend Sylvain Chomet, whose first animated feature in 15 years, A MAGNIFICENT LIFE, opens this week. So happy to hear he is already working on his next animated film. Read here: www.nytimes.com/2026/03/25/m...

Bucket list interview for me. For the NYT I talked to French animation legend Sylvain Chomet, whose first animated feature in 15 years, A MAGNIFICENT LIFE, opens this week. So happy to hear he is already working on his next animated film. Read here: www.nytimes.com/2026/03/25/m...

I adore this movie. Now that GKIDS has announced they are releasing it, DECORADO goes straight into my top 10 of the year. Might be the best animated film of 2026. And they are releasing it on my birthday!! Vazquez’s other films are also extraordinary: UNICORN WARS and BIRDBOY.

For IndieWire I reviewed the Puerto Rican film ESTA ISLA, which opens in NYC today. It won the John Cassavetes Award at the Spirits. It’s a rich, alluring, portrait of the people, landscapes, and history of an embattled, but resilient island. Read here: www.indiewire.com/criticism/mo...

My profiled of Danya Jimenez, the Mexican American talent who co-wrote the Oscar-winning animated hit, KPOP DEMON HUNTERS, is in print today in the LA Times. Read here: www.latimes.com/delos/story/...

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Amy Madigan and Ed Harris attending the #Oscars  over the years 💛

KPOP DEMON HUNTERS is the fourth non-Disney film to win the #Oscar  for Best Animated Feature after GUILLERMO DEL TORO’S PINOCCHIO, THE BOY AND THE HERON, and FLOW.

Yes! This is so wonderful. So happy for Amy Madigan. #Oscars

Was not expecting animated Conan as Aunt Gladys #Oscars

The #Oscars are happening across the street from Similandia lol Dr. Simi should have walked the carpet.

Best Picture Oscar Nominees (6 of them) as they appeared on my lotería card of my 30 favorite films of 2025.

Thrilled to make my debut at A Rabbit’s Foot in their latest, gorgeous print issue on California with an essay about a handful of movies that portray LA as a dark and enigmatic (and bloody) place for those who come here seeking go become stars. Welcome to Los Angeles: Be Careful.

Freelancing is soul-crushing.

ONE PIECE season 2 is out today. For LA Times I profiled Mexican actor Iñaki Godoy, who plays Monkey D. Luffy. I encountered a young artist who knows how fleeting fame can be, and who is enjoying the life-changing ride. 🇲🇽🇯🇵 Read here: www.latimes.com/entertainmen...

I really loved Pixar’s HOPPERS. I reviewed it for LA Times 🦎🦫👑 Read: www.latimes.com/entertainmen...

A global phenomenon, KPOP DEMON HUNTERS is nominated for 2 Oscars. For LA Times (De Los) I profiled Danya Jimenez, the Mexican American talent from Orange County who co-wrote the animated hit. Read here: www.latimes.com/delos/story/...

"Argentine writer-director Martín Mauregui’s proficiently entertaining CRAZY OLD LADY, the legendary actress steps into the horror genre as a dangerous protagonist,” writes @carlosfilm.bsky.social.

My interview with Alejandro González Iñárritu for LA Times about his new installation at LACMA, “Sueño Perro,” is in print today. The experience is a dreamlike celebration of footage that didn’t make it into the final cut of AMORES PERROS. Read here: www.latimes.com/delos/story/...

A lot of “cinephiles” don’t care for animation. They don’t watch it, they don’t write about it. They still see it as a lesser medium, so it’s not surprising that some people are upset about KPOP DEMON HUNTERS being added to Criterion. I hope Criterion adds more animated films.

I hung out with Alejandro González Iñárritu at his “Sueño Perro” installation, which debuts at LACMA this week. It’s a dreamlike experience celebrating the 25 years of AMORES PERROS and the magic of film projection. Here’s my interview with him for LA Times’ De Los: www.latimes.com/delos/story/...

I hung out with Alejandro González Iñárritu at his “Sueño Perro” installation, which debuts at LACMA this week. It’s a dreamlike experience celebrating the 25 years of AMORES PERROS and the magic of film projection. Here’s my interview with him for LA Times’ De Los: www.latimes.com/delos/story/...

“Alejandro G. Iñárritu resurrects lost footage from ‘Amores Perros’ in new LACMA installation” @carlosfilm.bsky.social got a private guided tour of the exhibit with Iñarritu himself www.latimes.com/delos/story/...

Before you decide to comment on the situation in Mexico, remember that the criminal organizations there obtain their guns from the U.S. and that that the U.S. is the main consumer for their products.

My piece on MUPPET TREASURE ISLAND was also in print today in NYT (so lucky to have two pieces in print in the same day). It was a joy to write. You can read it at this gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/m...

My interview about the Oscar-nominated animated film ARCO made it to print today in the NYT. I talked to director Ugo Bienvenu about making hopeful sci-fi, respecting children’s intelligence, Dragon Ball Z and Miyazaki: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/a...

I talked to Tim Curry and Brian Henson about MUPPET TREASURE ISLAND for the NYT. The swashbuckling adventure turns 30 today. It was such a delight to write this one. Read here: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/a...

THE SECRET AGENT wins Best International Film at the Independent Spirit Awards. “Cinema is a manifestation of memory itself. and remembering is also a political act.”🇧🇷🏆

A really fun Q&A with Kleber Mendonça Filho after a screening of his Oscar-nominated wonder THE SECRET AGENT. We talked about some of the film’s biggest stars like Tânia Maria and the Hairy Leg, as well as cinema as a vehicle to preserve memory 🇧🇷🏆

my @letterboxd.social lists are getting oddly specific

You loved our 101 best L.A. movies list — and hundreds of you had no problem telling us what we forgot to include. Here are your 14 top picks for the movies we left off. (Consider us repentant about "American Gigolo," but no quarter given on "Crash.") www.latimes.com/entertainmen...

I didn’t much like GOAT, feels like just another taking animals movie following all the tropes and relying on vapid internet related jokes. But the animation is undeniable eye-catching, especially the backgrounds. I reviewed it for LA Times. www.latimes.com/entertainmen...

For the New York Times I interviewed Ugo Bienvenu about his Oscar nominated film ARCO, the power of hopeful science fiction, and the epiphanies that put him on the path to working in animation. Read here: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/a...

Had a wonderful time at press preview for the Academy Museum’s new exhibit on Miyazaki’s PONYO. A much needed bit of whimsy and a reminder of why hand-drawn animation, unequivocally made by humans, feels so wondrous and timeless.