Anthony Breznican
@brezwrites.bsky.social
Freelance reporter covering film, TV, books. Contributor @ Esquire. Co-host of The Kingcast, a Stephen King show. Formerly Vanity Fair, EW, USAToday, AP.
Author of “MCU: Timeline” and the new “Star Wars Icons: Darth Vader.”
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Author of “MCU: Timeline” and the new “Star Wars Icons: Darth Vader.”
🔗 https://linktr.ee/brezwrites
I wanted to share this @daveholmes.bsky.social tribute to James Van Der Beek.
I knew James too. Dave captures him perfectly. He was funny as hell but kind and decent to his core.
A truly great father, above all. He put a lot of love into this world.
I knew James too. Dave captures him perfectly. He was funny as hell but kind and decent to his core.
A truly great father, above all. He put a lot of love into this world.
James Van Der Beek Was Every Bit the Man He Appeared On Screen
The actor, who made his name as a thinking man's heartthrob in 'Dawson's Creek' and 'Varsity Blues,' died today at the age of 48.
www.esquire.com
February 12, 2026 at 5:48 PM
I wanted to share this @daveholmes.bsky.social tribute to James Van Der Beek.
I knew James too. Dave captures him perfectly. He was funny as hell but kind and decent to his core.
A truly great father, above all. He put a lot of love into this world.
I knew James too. Dave captures him perfectly. He was funny as hell but kind and decent to his core.
A truly great father, above all. He put a lot of love into this world.
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y'all all saw this, yes?
Exclusive: The First Excerpt from Stephen King and Peter Straub’s Ending to ‘The Talisman’ Trilogy
King tells us about ‘Other Worlds Than These,’ where he’ll finish the saga after Straub’s death—and how his late friend’s ideas were resurrected for this epic goodbye.
www.esquire.com
February 10, 2026 at 5:52 PM
y'all all saw this, yes?
Time for a look at #SpiderNoir.🔍
Presenting not one but TWO first looks at the webslinger gumshoe series—one in B&W, the other in color.
Nicolas Cage, Li Jun Li, Lamorne Morris, Karen Rodriguez, Jack Huston and Brendan Gleeson star as hard-boiled versions of Marvel characters.
Start here👇
Presenting not one but TWO first looks at the webslinger gumshoe series—one in B&W, the other in color.
Nicolas Cage, Li Jun Li, Lamorne Morris, Karen Rodriguez, Jack Huston and Brendan Gleeson star as hard-boiled versions of Marvel characters.
Start here👇
Exclusive First Look: Will You Watch Nic Cage’s 'Spider-Noir' In Color or Black and White?
The upcoming series about the web-slinging gumshoe offers viewers both options. So does Esquire in this double-barreled preview.
www.esquire.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Time for a look at #SpiderNoir.🔍
Presenting not one but TWO first looks at the webslinger gumshoe series—one in B&W, the other in color.
Nicolas Cage, Li Jun Li, Lamorne Morris, Karen Rodriguez, Jack Huston and Brendan Gleeson star as hard-boiled versions of Marvel characters.
Start here👇
Presenting not one but TWO first looks at the webslinger gumshoe series—one in B&W, the other in color.
Nicolas Cage, Li Jun Li, Lamorne Morris, Karen Rodriguez, Jack Huston and Brendan Gleeson star as hard-boiled versions of Marvel characters.
Start here👇
The journey of The Talisman ends here.
Read the exclusive first excerpt from "Other Worlds Than These," the end of the trilogy @stephenking.bsky.social & Peter Straub began decades ago.
King talks about finishing it after Straub's death, using notes and ideas from his old friend.
📚More below ...
Read the exclusive first excerpt from "Other Worlds Than These," the end of the trilogy @stephenking.bsky.social & Peter Straub began decades ago.
King talks about finishing it after Straub's death, using notes and ideas from his old friend.
📚More below ...
Exclusive: The First Excerpt from Stephen King and Peter Straub’s Ending to ‘The Talisman’ Trilogy
King tells us about ‘Other Worlds Than These,’ where he’ll finish the saga after Straub’s death—and how his late friend’s ideas were resurrected for this epic goodbye.
www.esquire.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:05 PM
The journey of The Talisman ends here.
Read the exclusive first excerpt from "Other Worlds Than These," the end of the trilogy @stephenking.bsky.social & Peter Straub began decades ago.
King talks about finishing it after Straub's death, using notes and ideas from his old friend.
📚More below ...
Read the exclusive first excerpt from "Other Worlds Than These," the end of the trilogy @stephenking.bsky.social & Peter Straub began decades ago.
King talks about finishing it after Straub's death, using notes and ideas from his old friend.
📚More below ...
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Oh hell yeah www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xw8x...
THE ADVENTURES OF CLIFF BOOTH | Official Teaser Trailer (2026) 4K
YouTube video by JoBlo Movie Network
www.youtube.com
February 9, 2026 at 12:35 AM
Oh hell yeah www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xw8x...
Should add a #filmsky tag, right?
"Scorsese Misses the Mark Again as Director of Taxi Driver"
50 years ago this movie debuted at the Coronet, a single theater on the east side of Manhattan.
This was one of the more amusing reviews. But there are more ...
50 years ago this movie debuted at the Coronet, a single theater on the east side of Manhattan.
This was one of the more amusing reviews. But there are more ...
‘Taxi Driver’ Is 50 Years Old. Remember When Some Critics Got It Totally Wrong?
Not everyone celebrated Martin Scorsese’s shocking portrait of madness and bloodshed.
www.esquire.com
February 7, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Should add a #filmsky tag, right?
"Scorsese Misses the Mark Again as Director of Taxi Driver"
50 years ago this movie debuted at the Coronet, a single theater on the east side of Manhattan.
This was one of the more amusing reviews. But there are more ...
50 years ago this movie debuted at the Coronet, a single theater on the east side of Manhattan.
This was one of the more amusing reviews. But there are more ...
‘Taxi Driver’ Is 50 Years Old. Remember When Some Critics Got It Totally Wrong?
Not everyone celebrated Martin Scorsese’s shocking portrait of madness and bloodshed.
www.esquire.com
February 7, 2026 at 9:59 PM
"Scorsese Misses the Mark Again as Director of Taxi Driver"
50 years ago this movie debuted at the Coronet, a single theater on the east side of Manhattan.
This was one of the more amusing reviews. But there are more ...
50 years ago this movie debuted at the Coronet, a single theater on the east side of Manhattan.
This was one of the more amusing reviews. But there are more ...
I’ve been pestering everyone involved in this every chance I get. Finally! 🤯 👻
It can be told!
I’ve read the screenplay; it’s wild and I love it. I can’t wait to see Franz and Fiala put it all on screen.
deadline.com/2026/02/davi...
I’ve read the screenplay; it’s wild and I love it. I can’t wait to see Franz and Fiala put it all on screen.
deadline.com/2026/02/davi...
David Harbour, Rebecca Hall & Esmé Creed-Miles To Lead Horror ‘A Head Full Of Ghosts’; Lionsgate Takes World Rights Ahead Of EFM
Filming is being lined up for March on the film from Goodnight Mommy and The Lodge directors.
deadline.com
February 7, 2026 at 4:20 AM
I’ve been pestering everyone involved in this every chance I get. Finally! 🤯 👻
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I am tired of writing posts that essentially serve as obituaries for decency, quality, and merit. I hope we all survive long enough to write obituaries for the other stuff.
February 6, 2026 at 12:53 AM
I am tired of writing posts that essentially serve as obituaries for decency, quality, and merit. I hope we all survive long enough to write obituaries for the other stuff.
Gregory Bovino has been dismissed in disgrace, but history will not forget the Border Patrol commander.
He marched smugly through Minneapolis as ICE ran roughshod over the city in reckless pursuit of the undocumented, killing two protesters and terrorizing a nation.
How did he get this way?
🧵1/3
He marched smugly through Minneapolis as ICE ran roughshod over the city in reckless pursuit of the undocumented, killing two protesters and terrorizing a nation.
How did he get this way?
🧵1/3
February 3, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Gregory Bovino has been dismissed in disgrace, but history will not forget the Border Patrol commander.
He marched smugly through Minneapolis as ICE ran roughshod over the city in reckless pursuit of the undocumented, killing two protesters and terrorizing a nation.
How did he get this way?
🧵1/3
He marched smugly through Minneapolis as ICE ran roughshod over the city in reckless pursuit of the undocumented, killing two protesters and terrorizing a nation.
How did he get this way?
🧵1/3
When immigration crackdown boss Gregory Bovino was 11, two things happened:
His father killed a woman, plunging the family into despair and chaos.
And he saw a Jack Nicholson movie that he says made him want to join the border patrol.
What was in that movie—and how did he get it all wrong?
His father killed a woman, plunging the family into despair and chaos.
And he saw a Jack Nicholson movie that he says made him want to join the border patrol.
What was in that movie—and how did he get it all wrong?
Gregory Bovino Was Formed by a Jack Nicholson Movie. If Only He Heeded Its Lesson.
The disgraced commander says 1982’s ‘The Border’ led him to pursue a career in border patrol. Like so many other things in his now-infamous career, he got it all wrong.
www.esquire.com
February 3, 2026 at 3:43 PM
When immigration crackdown boss Gregory Bovino was 11, two things happened:
His father killed a woman, plunging the family into despair and chaos.
And he saw a Jack Nicholson movie that he says made him want to join the border patrol.
What was in that movie—and how did he get it all wrong?
His father killed a woman, plunging the family into despair and chaos.
And he saw a Jack Nicholson movie that he says made him want to join the border patrol.
What was in that movie—and how did he get it all wrong?
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Those of us who work in comics should never forget what these characters can mean.
February 2, 2026 at 2:59 AM
Those of us who work in comics should never forget what these characters can mean.
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When anyone from SCTV dies it’s like 30 people have died. Every character they created was as alive as anyone else you’ve ever met.
January 31, 2026 at 5:58 PM
When anyone from SCTV dies it’s like 30 people have died. Every character they created was as alive as anyone else you’ve ever met.
Can we stop speculating about who is "on Ozempic" or "having work done"?
There were many stories about Catherine O’Hara from the Emmys in September. "She displayed a noticeably leaner frame."
A sad lesson in being more humane. You may not know what someone is really going through.
There were many stories about Catherine O’Hara from the Emmys in September. "She displayed a noticeably leaner frame."
A sad lesson in being more humane. You may not know what someone is really going through.
January 30, 2026 at 9:24 PM
Can we stop speculating about who is "on Ozempic" or "having work done"?
There were many stories about Catherine O’Hara from the Emmys in September. "She displayed a noticeably leaner frame."
A sad lesson in being more humane. You may not know what someone is really going through.
There were many stories about Catherine O’Hara from the Emmys in September. "She displayed a noticeably leaner frame."
A sad lesson in being more humane. You may not know what someone is really going through.
My tribute to Catherine O'Hara.
She was truly one of a kind. Even when she played dumb, she was a genius.
She was truly one of a kind. Even when she played dumb, she was a genius.
There Was No One In the World Like Catherine O’Hara
The late comedic actress was a mastermind in total control. That’s why it was so fun to see her characters fall to pieces.
www.esquire.com
January 30, 2026 at 9:11 PM
My tribute to Catherine O'Hara.
She was truly one of a kind. Even when she played dumb, she was a genius.
She was truly one of a kind. Even when she played dumb, she was a genius.
No … no no.
This is too heartbreaking. Catherine O’Hara is too brilliant to lose.
This really hurts.
This is too heartbreaking. Catherine O’Hara is too brilliant to lose.
This really hurts.
January 30, 2026 at 7:21 PM
No … no no.
This is too heartbreaking. Catherine O’Hara is too brilliant to lose.
This really hurts.
This is too heartbreaking. Catherine O’Hara is too brilliant to lose.
This really hurts.
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I wrote about my childhood friend Alexi Pretti. Please read it and share it and remember him as a human being. @theverge.com
I grew up with Alex Pretti
The kind-hearted ICU nurse shot by ICE agents was my childhood best friend.
www.theverge.com
January 27, 2026 at 4:45 PM
I wrote about my childhood friend Alexi Pretti. Please read it and share it and remember him as a human being. @theverge.com
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It's not quite the most pressing issue at the moment, but the American people absolutely have a right to know the names of the federal officials who shot and killed a man peacefully protesting, who was on his knees, prone in the street when they shot him in the back.
January 27, 2026 at 1:58 PM
It's not quite the most pressing issue at the moment, but the American people absolutely have a right to know the names of the federal officials who shot and killed a man peacefully protesting, who was on his knees, prone in the street when they shot him in the back.
ICE arrested and deported a 5-year-old American child, among all their other cruel and idiotic fuck-ups.
They are not going after dangerous criminals. That would be hard, and require brains.
When America gets honorable leaders again, we must take a bulldozer to this organization and start over.
They are not going after dangerous criminals. That would be hard, and require brains.
When America gets honorable leaders again, we must take a bulldozer to this organization and start over.
Five-year-old deported to Honduras despite being US citizen is latest child victim of Trump crackdown
Mother whose visa application was pending says she will send girl back to US soon accompanied by another relative
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2026 at 5:53 PM
ICE arrested and deported a 5-year-old American child, among all their other cruel and idiotic fuck-ups.
They are not going after dangerous criminals. That would be hard, and require brains.
When America gets honorable leaders again, we must take a bulldozer to this organization and start over.
They are not going after dangerous criminals. That would be hard, and require brains.
When America gets honorable leaders again, we must take a bulldozer to this organization and start over.
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Our hearts go out the the people of Minnesota today. You truly have friends everywhere. 💙
January 24, 2026 at 11:53 PM
Our hearts go out the the people of Minnesota today. You truly have friends everywhere. 💙
Does anyone know what became of this boy?
I've been trying to find out, but there's no reporting on it that I can find. There's video of him being taken away in that black SUV.
A kid goes out for gummy bears and gets taken by ICE. Sickening beyond words.
I've been trying to find out, but there's no reporting on it that I can find. There's video of him being taken away in that black SUV.
A kid goes out for gummy bears and gets taken by ICE. Sickening beyond words.
S. â" JANUARY 12: U.S. Border Patrol agents question a person who...
S. â" JANUARY 12: U.S. Border Patrol agents question a person who appears to be a minor before arresting him during immigration enforcement operations in Minnesota, U.S., January 12, 2026.
www.gettyimages.com
January 21, 2026 at 11:37 PM
Does anyone know what became of this boy?
I've been trying to find out, but there's no reporting on it that I can find. There's video of him being taken away in that black SUV.
A kid goes out for gummy bears and gets taken by ICE. Sickening beyond words.
I've been trying to find out, but there's no reporting on it that I can find. There's video of him being taken away in that black SUV.
A kid goes out for gummy bears and gets taken by ICE. Sickening beyond words.
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II really is a man for all seasons.
We talked about Wonder Man, his superhero Hollywood satire for #Marvel, and Man on Fire, his upcoming Netflix action series.
But also … when should you toss your whole life away and start over? 🤔
He did it once.
Might do it again…
We talked about Wonder Man, his superhero Hollywood satire for #Marvel, and Man on Fire, his upcoming Netflix action series.
But also … when should you toss your whole life away and start over? 🤔
He did it once.
Might do it again…
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II Is Betting on Himself
Before he became an actor, the 'Man on Fire' and 'Wonder Man' star was an architect who threw it all away and started over. Now he's leading Marvel’s most unusual show yet.
www.esquire.com
January 21, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II really is a man for all seasons.
We talked about Wonder Man, his superhero Hollywood satire for #Marvel, and Man on Fire, his upcoming Netflix action series.
But also … when should you toss your whole life away and start over? 🤔
He did it once.
Might do it again…
We talked about Wonder Man, his superhero Hollywood satire for #Marvel, and Man on Fire, his upcoming Netflix action series.
But also … when should you toss your whole life away and start over? 🤔
He did it once.
Might do it again…
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And now, an old man yells at clouds.
Hollywood, Please Bring Back Making-Of Documentaries
Remember when you could actually learn about how your favorite movies were made?
screencrush.com
January 16, 2026 at 3:27 PM
And now, an old man yells at clouds.
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And don't sleep on this killer essay by @theamynicholson.bsky.social about what makes an L.A. movie — with a fun illustration of its own! www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
January 15, 2026 at 7:34 PM
And don't sleep on this killer essay by @theamynicholson.bsky.social about what makes an L.A. movie — with a fun illustration of its own! www.latimes.com/entertainmen...