Apple TV has a terrible user interface in general, but I do really like how it temporarily switches on subtitles when you rewind.

Really enjoyed Pluribus this week. Not only was it wonderful to look at, but Manousos's anti-colonialism gave me hope that some of the issues raised in episode 2 will finally be explored more fully.

Watching Running Man, and that ain't a quote for our times.

It's #LetterboxdFriday - here's my #LastFourWatched A recent PTA and three new releases. All entertaining, but nothing spectacular. Planning to watch The Mastermind tonight as it's just come to Mubi.

My favorite music of the year was a late contender: Grace Ives - Singles (a three track EP). It's headphones-on, wall-of-sound style power-pop, and it's incredible. I can't stop listening to it.

Reflection In A Dead Diamond (Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani) is out TODAY on Shudder in the UK/US. Everyone should watch it, it's a blast. Kind of a meta-fictional take of Bond and 1960s Eurospy movies.

WHO COULD IT BE?? (minor spoilers for Pluribus)

Reflection In A Dead Diamond (Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani) is out TODAY on Shudder in the UK/US. Everyone should watch it, it's a blast. Kind of a meta-fictional take of Bond and 1960s Eurospy movies.

It's #LetterboxdFriday! Here's my #LastFourWatched: Two excellent new releases, and one that was not quite as great. Plus an interesting-but-flawed adaptation of an Umberto Eco novel.

People have talked about this a lot and it might be weird of me, but knowing Hamnet uses Nature of Daylight makes me want to see it less. Grief stories tread a fine line between exploitative and affecting, and knowing that it uses that music makes it seem like it falls on the wrong side.

Train Dreams (2025) Wake Up Dead Man (2025) If I Had Legs I'd Kick You (2025) Deadly Circuit (1983)

I really enjoyed Train Dreams. I know there's been a mixed response to the narration, but I'm kind of fond of that style of literary adaptation. It always reminds me of Tony Takitani, which turned a Murakami short story into an extended montage.

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Story

It's #LetterboxdFriday Here's my #LastFourWatched Four fairly solid new releases. Most underwhelmed by Park Chan-wook's latest. Hopefully I'll be more impressed when I see the Wake Up Dead Man in the cinema tonight.

I had some fusion cuisine for lunch, and this stuff is *stridently* garlicky. It might have reached the level of Too Much Garlic. I'll be tasting this for days.

Master and Commander: The Nutmeg of Consolation Probably some others as well, but I think the name alone makes it a great follow-up to the The Far Side of the World.

Oh wow. If I Had Legs I'd Kick You is fantastic. One of my favourite films of the year.

It's #LetterboxdFriday! Here's my #LastFourWatched: A pretty solid neo-noir thriller, Lynne Ramsey's pizzagate flick, a Sidney Lumet classic, and an interesting but sometimes dour Charlie Kaufman.

Sweet! The Mastermind is coming to Mubi (UK) on December 12.

Careful out there, UK film fans. There's a pretty big sale on Criterion Collection stuff. And it's at HMV and Zavvi if you don't like shopping at Amazon. I've already fallen prey to it and got a few of my favourites.

Just watching The Beast In Me on Netflix, and it's the first I've heard the term 'L'appel du vide' - the urge to jump when you're in a high place - and it's good to know it's common enough to be named! fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appel_d...

It's #LetterboxdFriday Here's my #LastFourWatched A couple of underwhelming new releases, but a couple of classics in there too.

This is how they should bring back Bond.

Serious, is anyone else seeing this? There are some *weird* cultural issues going on in this show.

Was not expecting Pluribus to get so, uh, political? so fast. Pretty compelling show.

I watched the films in this double set earlier in the week. Both are great, but I was particularly impressed by Deadly Circuit. It's a kind of existential tragicomic noir and reminded me a lot of some recent Argentine films. If you liked La Flor or Trenque Lauquen you should seek it out!

It's #LetterboxdFriday - here's my #LastFourWatched: Another classic by Malick. Two pretty great films by Claude Miller, and a subdued Chilean folk horror.

Nice! Always up for new work by Hélène Cattet and Bruno Forzani. theplaylist.net/reflection-i...

It's #LetterboxdFriday 📽️! What's your #LastFourWatched? I've been keeping up with my Malick streak, including the incredible directors cut of Tree of Life. I also checked out Old Joy on Mubi, and Bigelow's latest film on Netflix.

‘One Battle After Another’ isn't up for the fight: defector.com/one-battle-a...

your halloween costume is "sexy" + the last thing you google searched: sexy scouring of the shite (sic)

It's #LetterboxdFriday! Here's my #LastFourWatched - I recently got some new speakers, so I've focused on films that sound great. Been a strong week, over all!

Happy #LetterboxdFriday 📽️ - here's my #LastFourWatched - After my PTA watchthrough, I was in the mood for more Philip Seymour Hoffman, hence The Savages. Saw a couple of Coen pics, and was pleasantly surprised that Sister Midnight works as a halloween movie!

Chris Columbus.

Watching Happiness (1998, Todd Solondz) and delighted to see Jared Harris playing a Russian taxi driver.

Happy #LetterboxdFriday! Here's my #LastFourWatched - I finished up a PTA rewatch (not pictured, my absolute fav - Inherent Vice) and got seasonal with a pretty great '70's horror classic.

It's #LetterboxdFriday! here's my #LastFourWatched - I enjoyed One Battle After Another, but didn't love it as much as most. Still, been a very strong week overall.

Write your social security number in film titles: (Germany Year) Zero Se7en 8 (1/2) Zero (Dark Thirty) (Cleo from) 5 (to 7) (Ocean's) 11 20 (Million Miles to Earth)

Now Watching: There Will Be Blood

And frog said, "Why did you sting me? Now we'll both die!" And the scorpion said, "LOL. Byeeeee" www.youtube.com/watch?v=JN8_...

BBC Radio 6 Music Cerys Matthews Now Playing Fonola Band Bella ciao

It's #LetterboxdFriday! What's YOUR #LastFourWatched? I only watched the most recent two since last Friday. I just happened to what The Post and was planning on following up with All The President's Men anyway, so the news about Redford made it extra poignant.

Reporter: Did you pick a codename? Deep Throat: Sure did buddy, real fuckin sexy just like you asked.

It's #LetterboxdFriday! What's YOUR #LastFourWatched? Mostly new releases this week. All of them were fairly solid but nothing that really blew me away.

Man this slaps www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

Most popular film on Letterboxd I haven't seen, per decade: 20: Wicked 10: Jojo Rabbit 00: The Devil Wears Prada 90: Pretty Woman 80: Stand By Me 70: Carrie 60: Night Of The Living Dead 50: Roman Holiday 40: The Red Shoes 30: Frankenstein 20: Nosferatu 10: The Birth Of A Nation

I assume this means something went wrong with the page, like a video didn't load, because this seems rather more cold than I'd expect from NBC.

Great job, Rufus AI.

Couldn’t attend my screening of ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER last wk (was traveling), but the wonderful early word is the healing energy I needed in the world. For us film lovers, few things better than looking forward to the new film of a favorite director like Paul Thomas Anderson.