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As BUGONIA expands into more theaters, don’t miss the review from @812filmreviews, where he writes that it’s “an enraged picture” and praises the “deliberate” structuring to reveal the full scope of that anger.
Bugonia movie review & film summary (2025) | Roger Ebert
It’s telling that a film about aliens judging the rottenness of our species comes from a Greek filmmaker using America as a setting.
www.rogerebert.com
October 26, 2025 at 2:01 PM
As BUGONIA expands into more theaters, don’t miss the review from @812filmreviews, where he writes that it’s “an enraged picture” and praises the “deliberate” structuring to reveal the full scope of that anger.
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i love Bugonia, a fascinating companion piece to Eddington and not as nihilistic as an initial reading suggests (not mentioned in my review: it’s also in the “weird little freaks eating spaghetti” canon)
Emma Stone & Jesse Plemons Duel for Humanity's Fate in the Thrilling 'Bugonia'
The director of 'Poor Things' is back with a sci-fi conspiracy thriller that's bound to start some arguments in the movie theater parking lot.
movieweb.com
October 21, 2025 at 8:41 PM
i love Bugonia, a fascinating companion piece to Eddington and not as nihilistic as an initial reading suggests (not mentioned in my review: it’s also in the “weird little freaks eating spaghetti” canon)
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my spoiler-free review of Bugonia, opening tomorrow, now up. i think it's one of the best American films of the year, and i wonder if Lanthimos will ever make something like it again open.substack.com/pub/capybaro...
All You're Gonna Be Is Mean
Yorgos Lanthimos' newest finds him settling into a familiar (and successful) lane
open.substack.com
October 23, 2025 at 4:52 PM
my spoiler-free review of Bugonia, opening tomorrow, now up. i think it's one of the best American films of the year, and i wonder if Lanthimos will ever make something like it again open.substack.com/pub/capybaro...
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Hey you buncha weirdos here's my review of BUGONIA from one Mr. Yorgos Lanthimos
Okay Emma Stone: You & Yorgos Lanthimos Can Keep Making Movies Together
The Sci-Fi Black Comedy 'Bugonia' Co-Stars Jesse Plemons
www.pajiba.com
October 23, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Hey you buncha weirdos here's my review of BUGONIA from one Mr. Yorgos Lanthimos
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Tessa Thompson schemes, manipulates and awes in Nia DaCosta's dazzling adaptation of Hedda Gabler.
This is not your grandmother's 'Hedda'
Tessa Thompson schemes, manipulates and awes in Nia DaCosta's dazzling adaptation of Hedda Gabler.
n.pr
October 27, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Tessa Thompson schemes, manipulates and awes in Nia DaCosta's dazzling adaptation of Hedda Gabler.
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This never happened. But very creative.
October 27, 2025 at 2:12 AM
This never happened. But very creative.
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There’s huge fun to be had with Tina Romero’s QUEENS OF THE DEAD. She understands her dad’s legacy better than most and queers it exuberantly. www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
Review: A daughter of horror royalty makes her bloody, liberated mark in 'Queens of the Dead'
Katy O'Brian, Jaquel Spivey and Margaret Cho battle the undead in Tina Romero's feature debut, one that honors her father's legacy while standing proudly on its own.
www.latimes.com
October 27, 2025 at 2:09 AM
There’s huge fun to be had with Tina Romero’s QUEENS OF THE DEAD. She understands her dad’s legacy better than most and queers it exuberantly. www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
If only the cable newsers would ease up on the pundit battles and invest in more field reporters to try to ask the powerful (execs, D.C. swampers, the oddly pardoned) tough questions..."in the interest of getting something important." www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDyt...
Executive Producer Jeff Fager on Mike Wallace's ambush-style interviews - EMMYTVLEGENDS.ORG
YouTube video by FoundationINTERVIEWS
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October 27, 2025 at 2:05 AM
If only the cable newsers would ease up on the pundit battles and invest in more field reporters to try to ask the powerful (execs, D.C. swampers, the oddly pardoned) tough questions..."in the interest of getting something important." www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDyt...
Rousing: Tonight, MSNBC's @lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com again shamed those White House correspondents—and CNN's Jake Tapper—for being all but Trump's stunned prey. He does praise @kaitlancollins.bsky.social for her truth to power, though. www.msnbc.com/the-last-wor...
Lawrence: Trump reveals he’s considering pardoning convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell
MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell describes how when Donald Trump “pretends to look at” whether he should pardon convicted sex-trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell, whose appeal the Supreme Court refused to hear, he...
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October 7, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Rousing: Tonight, MSNBC's @lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com again shamed those White House correspondents—and CNN's Jake Tapper—for being all but Trump's stunned prey. He does praise @kaitlancollins.bsky.social for her truth to power, though. www.msnbc.com/the-last-wor...
And that's the way it was. Goodnight.
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Bari Weiss is the new editor-in-chief of CBS News after Paramount buys her website
Paramount is buying the successful news commentary website The Free Press and installed its founder, Bari Weiss, as editor-in-chief of CBS News.
apnews.com
October 6, 2025 at 7:58 PM
And that's the way it was. Goodnight.
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apnews.com/article/cbs-... - by David Bauder @dbauder.bsky.social @apnews.com
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An entertainment journalist / critic on why being an entertainment journalist / critic is no longer sustainable for many in the field.
Been trying to figure out how to get all of this down on paper for a year or three. valerie-ettenhofer.ghost.io/quitting/
63 Reasons To Quit Your Entertainment Journalism Job in 2025 (NOT Clickbait!)
Number 36 will surprise you!
valerie-ettenhofer.ghost.io
October 2, 2025 at 12:14 AM
An entertainment journalist / critic on why being an entertainment journalist / critic is no longer sustainable for many in the field.
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Based on rave reviews like this one by Chris Azzopardi, 'Griffin in Summer' could be in the running for several of GALECA's Dorian Awards. It's now out on VOD following a quiet theatrical release. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/m... @chrisazzopardi.bsky.social
‘Griffin in Summer’ Review: Growing Up Stage Left
www.nytimes.com
October 1, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Based on rave reviews like this one by Chris Azzopardi, 'Griffin in Summer' could be in the running for several of GALECA's Dorian Awards. It's now out on VOD following a quiet theatrical release. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/m... @chrisazzopardi.bsky.social
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From Laurie to Sienna, the Final Girl has evolved into something mythic—not just a victim who endures, but a warrior who fights destiny. #womeninhorrorwednesday
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From Survivor to Warrior: The Final Girl’s Evolution in Horror - Morbidly Beautiful
From Laurie to Sienna, the Final Girl has evolved into something mythic—not just a victim who endures, but a warrior who fights destiny.
morbidlybeautiful.com
October 1, 2025 at 11:25 PM
From Laurie to Sienna, the Final Girl has evolved into something mythic—not just a victim who endures, but a warrior who fights destiny. #womeninhorrorwednesday
morbidlybeautiful.com/from-survivo...
morbidlybeautiful.com/from-survivo...
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Some convoluted thoughts on how a mind-bending twist on HBO Max’s Peacemaker and late night TV hosts banding together might point the way to resisting America’s growing authoritarianism. https://loom.ly/2PdbkY4
From Peacemaker to Jimmy Kimmel: Can Hollywood band together to preserve democracy?
As efforts to intimidate and eliminate Trump critics in media continues, is Hollywood showing that banding together is key to survival?
open.substack.com
October 1, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Some convoluted thoughts on how a mind-bending twist on HBO Max’s Peacemaker and late night TV hosts banding together might point the way to resisting America’s growing authoritarianism. https://loom.ly/2PdbkY4
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'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' will return to ABC on Tuesday, following a firestorm surrounding host Jimmy Kimmel's comments about Charlie Kirk.
Jimmy Kimmel Live! to Return Tuesday on ABC, Following Charlie Kirk Controversy — Read Disney’s Statement
'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' will return to ABC on Tuesday, following a firestorm surrounding host Jimmy Kimmel's comments about Charlie Kirk.
tvline.com
September 22, 2025 at 7:40 PM
'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' will return to ABC on Tuesday, following a firestorm surrounding host Jimmy Kimmel's comments about Charlie Kirk.
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Disney said in a statement Monday that "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" will return to its ABC broadcast on Tuesday.
Disney says 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' will return to ABC on Tuesday
Disney said in a statement Monday that "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" will return to its ABC broadcast on Tuesday.
cnb.cx
September 22, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Disney said in a statement Monday that "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" will return to its ABC broadcast on Tuesday.
Want to deflate the 'Culture of Contempt' / Fox-MSNBC-Newsmax-CNN industrial outrage complex? This 2019 public radio chat social w/ social scientist @arthurcbrooks.bsky.social has actionable advice, eye-opening takes (Love works). www.wgcu.org/show/gulf-co...
Working to Overcome the 'Culture of Contempt'
Arthur C. Brooks has spent the last two decades immersed in public policy analysis as the President of the American Enterprise Institute, and as an…
www.wgcu.org
September 22, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Want to deflate the 'Culture of Contempt' / Fox-MSNBC-Newsmax-CNN industrial outrage complex? This 2019 public radio chat social w/ social scientist @arthurcbrooks.bsky.social has actionable advice, eye-opening takes (Love works). www.wgcu.org/show/gulf-co...
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As Nexstar and Sinclair Take on Disney Over Jimmy Kimmel, the FCC Is Happy — but Will It Backfire? variety.com/2025/tv/news...
As Nexstar and Sinclair Take on Disney Over Jimmy Kimmel, the FCC Is Happy — but Will It Backfire?
Station groups Nexstar and Sinclair went aggressive on Disney by refusing to air 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' last week. But will their gambit backfire?
variety.com
September 21, 2025 at 9:42 PM
As Nexstar and Sinclair Take on Disney Over Jimmy Kimmel, the FCC Is Happy — but Will It Backfire? variety.com/2025/tv/news...
Normally reliable info sources oddly keep making the same two grave mistakes over and over. For the record:
1. Charlie Kirk was shot after he answered a question about mass shootings in general.
2. Jimmy Kimmel did not joke that MAGA killed Kirk.
These aren't just nuances.
1. Charlie Kirk was shot after he answered a question about mass shootings in general.
2. Jimmy Kimmel did not joke that MAGA killed Kirk.
These aren't just nuances.
September 18, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Normally reliable info sources oddly keep making the same two grave mistakes over and over. For the record:
1. Charlie Kirk was shot after he answered a question about mass shootings in general.
2. Jimmy Kimmel did not joke that MAGA killed Kirk.
These aren't just nuances.
1. Charlie Kirk was shot after he answered a question about mass shootings in general.
2. Jimmy Kimmel did not joke that MAGA killed Kirk.
These aren't just nuances.
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Asked about his justice department's reported plans to stamp out hate speech, Trump answers by . . . threatening ABC news' Jonathan Karl. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zxa8...
'Maybe we should go after you?' Trump threatens ABC reporter asking about 'hate speech' crackdown
YouTube video by The Independent
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September 16, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Asked about his justice department's reported plans to stamp out hate speech, Trump answers by . . . threatening ABC news' Jonathan Karl. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zxa8...
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NYC PREMIERE of UVALDE MOM! At the NY Latino Film Festival Sept. 18th! Hope to see you there! #uvaldemomfilm #angelirosegomez #uvalde #nylatinofilmfestival
September 11, 2025 at 12:11 AM
NYC PREMIERE of UVALDE MOM! At the NY Latino Film Festival Sept. 18th! Hope to see you there! #uvaldemomfilm #angelirosegomez #uvalde #nylatinofilmfestival
Fox News' Brian Kilmeade apologizes for saying *mentally ill homeless people should be executed* abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory... (h/t @dbauder.bsky.social)
Fox News' Brian Kilmeade apologizes for saying mentally ill homeless people should be executed
Fox News host Brian Kilmeade has apologized for advocating the execution of mentally ill homeless people
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September 15, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Fox News' Brian Kilmeade apologizes for saying *mentally ill homeless people should be executed* abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory... (h/t @dbauder.bsky.social)
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I plan to post this ABC News supercut video of Trump calling Harris and Democrats "fascists" (and "communists"!) everytime I see a Republican on TV whining about Trump being called a "fascist" by the left.
Oh, the hypocrisy! Oh, the gaslighting!
Oh, the hypocrisy! Oh, the gaslighting!
September 15, 2025 at 5:37 AM
I plan to post this ABC News supercut video of Trump calling Harris and Democrats "fascists" (and "communists"!) everytime I see a Republican on TV whining about Trump being called a "fascist" by the left.
Oh, the hypocrisy! Oh, the gaslighting!
Oh, the hypocrisy! Oh, the gaslighting!
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Emmys host Nate Bergatze, producers Jeannae Rouzan-Clay and Jesse Collins, and TV Academy chair Cris Abrego discuss security plans and what to expect — including whether Beyoncé will show up. variety.com/2025/tv/news... via @variety.com
Nate Bargatze and Emmys Team on Security Plans, How They’re Keeping the Focus on TV — and If Beyoncé Will Show Up
Emmys host Nate Bergatze, producers Jeannae Rouzan-Clay and Jesse Collins, and TV Academy chair Cris Abrego discuss security plans and what to expect.
variety.com
September 11, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Emmys host Nate Bergatze, producers Jeannae Rouzan-Clay and Jesse Collins, and TV Academy chair Cris Abrego discuss security plans and what to expect — including whether Beyoncé will show up. variety.com/2025/tv/news... via @variety.com