Brian J. Roan
@brianjroan.bsky.social
Film critic. Photographer. Single father.
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Got followed by a bunch of new people today so I’m gonna signal boost this thing I wrote last week about Conclave.
I watched Conclave maybe a week ago and I was so gobsmacked by its incurious narrative and weirdly safe ending that I felt compelled to write about it. As a Catholic who likes his potential blasphemies searing hot, this one left me feeling cold.
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The Safe Blasphemy of Conclave — Foreground Noise
Conclave fails to be as as subversive as it wants to be or as interesting as it could have been.
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December 12, 2024 at 1:27 AM
Got followed by a bunch of new people today so I’m gonna signal boost this thing I wrote last week about Conclave.
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There is never a wrong time to watch this movie. That includes caramelizing onions or any other vegetable.
Caramelizing some onions for chicken sandwiches and nw:
December 10, 2024 at 3:03 AM
There is never a wrong time to watch this movie. That includes caramelizing onions or any other vegetable.
I watched Conclave maybe a week ago and I was so gobsmacked by its incurious narrative and weirdly safe ending that I felt compelled to write about it. As a Catholic who likes his potential blasphemies searing hot, this one left me feeling cold.
www.brianjroan.com/essays-revie...
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The Safe Blasphemy of Conclave — Foreground Noise
Conclave fails to be as as subversive as it wants to be or as interesting as it could have been.
www.brianjroan.com
December 7, 2024 at 12:55 AM
I watched Conclave maybe a week ago and I was so gobsmacked by its incurious narrative and weirdly safe ending that I felt compelled to write about it. As a Catholic who likes his potential blasphemies searing hot, this one left me feeling cold.
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If you're seeing many end-year lists for 2024 movies and feel behind, I humbly suggest my list of notable 2024 films that have been added to streaming services in the US. I tried my hardest to include a variety of genres, represented countries, services, etc. letterboxd.com/msnydel/list...
Notable 2024 Releases Available on Streaming Services (US Dates)
An ongoing list of shorts and features released in 2024 in the US that are of interest, and are available on a streaming service(s). In order of release, US locations are in notes. Streaming services ...
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December 6, 2024 at 6:38 PM
If you're seeing many end-year lists for 2024 movies and feel behind, I humbly suggest my list of notable 2024 films that have been added to streaming services in the US. I tried my hardest to include a variety of genres, represented countries, services, etc. letterboxd.com/msnydel/list...
Saw Conclave. Kinda weird how perfunctory it all felt. Very little investigation of the spiritual and, yes, even political power of the papacy. Fails to work to invest the seat with any meaning and so the (surprisingly pretty tame for how much talk it got) twist lacks punch.
November 30, 2024 at 1:13 PM
Saw Conclave. Kinda weird how perfunctory it all felt. Very little investigation of the spiritual and, yes, even political power of the papacy. Fails to work to invest the seat with any meaning and so the (surprisingly pretty tame for how much talk it got) twist lacks punch.
Feel like it’s super fucked up to see a robot and go “ah, very neurodivergent-coded.”
That said, yeah it’s a great movie.
That said, yeah it’s a great movie.
Two very pleasant movie surprises: The Wild Robot, which is beautifully voiced and designed and offers a gentle breakthrough with its neurodivergent heroine, and The Last Showgirl (coming soon), with Pamela Anderson (!) immensely moving as a Vegas dancer in a third-tier theater facing her final bow.
November 25, 2024 at 2:14 AM
Feel like it’s super fucked up to see a robot and go “ah, very neurodivergent-coded.”
That said, yeah it’s a great movie.
That said, yeah it’s a great movie.
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Publisher: Do you want to put an LLM clause in the copyright statement?
Me: Definitely. How specific can we get?
Publisher: As specific as you like.
Me: Definitely. How specific can we get?
Publisher: As specific as you like.
November 17, 2024 at 3:07 AM
Publisher: Do you want to put an LLM clause in the copyright statement?
Me: Definitely. How specific can we get?
Publisher: As specific as you like.
Me: Definitely. How specific can we get?
Publisher: As specific as you like.
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When I was a boy I got coal once (among real gifts) and it reaffirmed for me the truth of Santa. No harm done.
That said: I wasn’t recorded for internet clout. I was engaging with lore—not being exploited.
So this to me feels like another situation of the internet making this worse.
That said: I wasn’t recorded for internet clout. I was engaging with lore—not being exploited.
So this to me feels like another situation of the internet making this worse.
December 25, 2023 at 6:12 PM
When I was a boy I got coal once (among real gifts) and it reaffirmed for me the truth of Santa. No harm done.
That said: I wasn’t recorded for internet clout. I was engaging with lore—not being exploited.
So this to me feels like another situation of the internet making this worse.
That said: I wasn’t recorded for internet clout. I was engaging with lore—not being exploited.
So this to me feels like another situation of the internet making this worse.
Over at The Film Stage Show we went deep on wrestling and family to talk about The Iron Claw, one of the best movies of the year.
Consider this my Christmas present to you!
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Consider this my Christmas present to you!
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December 25, 2023 at 6:05 PM
Over at The Film Stage Show we went deep on wrestling and family to talk about The Iron Claw, one of the best movies of the year.
Consider this my Christmas present to you!
thefilmstage.com/the-film-sta...
Consider this my Christmas present to you!
thefilmstage.com/the-film-sta...
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FROM: HR@nakatomi.com
What a year! While the events of last Christmas left much of the office destroyed and several of our Nakatomi family deceased, we appreciate everyone’s flexibility with work from home. That said, Nakatomi prides itself on its office culture so effective immediately all employe
What a year! While the events of last Christmas left much of the office destroyed and several of our Nakatomi family deceased, we appreciate everyone’s flexibility with work from home. That said, Nakatomi prides itself on its office culture so effective immediately all employe
December 25, 2023 at 3:21 AM
FROM: HR@nakatomi.com
What a year! While the events of last Christmas left much of the office destroyed and several of our Nakatomi family deceased, we appreciate everyone’s flexibility with work from home. That said, Nakatomi prides itself on its office culture so effective immediately all employe
What a year! While the events of last Christmas left much of the office destroyed and several of our Nakatomi family deceased, we appreciate everyone’s flexibility with work from home. That said, Nakatomi prides itself on its office culture so effective immediately all employe
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📽️ Never really done an intro, so here's a late one. I'm a Chicago-based writer/podcaster who is fixated on streaming culture. You might have heard me on The Film Stage Show from 2016-2021 (my first episode was Ayer's Suicide Squad/last was Minari). Now I run a 1-on-1 podcast called Intermission.
July 27, 2023 at 3:16 PM
📽️ Never really done an intro, so here's a late one. I'm a Chicago-based writer/podcaster who is fixated on streaming culture. You might have heard me on The Film Stage Show from 2016-2021 (my first episode was Ayer's Suicide Squad/last was Minari). Now I run a 1-on-1 podcast called Intermission.