David Fear
@davidlfear.bsky.social
Chief Film Critic at http://RollingStone.com. Obsessive. Compulsive. Disorderly. President of the Chishu Ryu Fan Club. NYFCC, NSFC, NSFW.
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3 hrs to showtime!
NYC: tonight at 7, I will introduce The Parallax View at The Paris Theater (@paristheaternyc.bsky.social). The great Gordon Willis shot it. The modernist panoramas are breathtaking, and it contains one of the greatest montages in movie history. Tix here:
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www.paristheaternyc.com/film/the-par...
Paris Theater - The Parallax View
COVER-UP, Directed by Laura Poitras & Mark Obenhaus, opens at Film Forum on December 19 | On Netflix December 26
www.paristheaternyc.com
December 28, 2025 at 9:08 PM
3 hrs to showtime!
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Formula for me to become a regular listener to a podcast:
Expert who will make me smarter (often means rounder) on the subject... goes deep for 90 minutes or more... host excells at drawing out the guest but also has a strong POV... still an audio product even if dragged on to youtube...
Yours?
Expert who will make me smarter (often means rounder) on the subject... goes deep for 90 minutes or more... host excells at drawing out the guest but also has a strong POV... still an audio product even if dragged on to youtube...
Yours?
December 28, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Formula for me to become a regular listener to a podcast:
Expert who will make me smarter (often means rounder) on the subject... goes deep for 90 minutes or more... host excells at drawing out the guest but also has a strong POV... still an audio product even if dragged on to youtube...
Yours?
Expert who will make me smarter (often means rounder) on the subject... goes deep for 90 minutes or more... host excells at drawing out the guest but also has a strong POV... still an audio product even if dragged on to youtube...
Yours?
From my man @bilgeebiri.bsky.social's great piece on movie marketing:
www.vulture.com/article/movi...
www.vulture.com/article/movi...
December 28, 2025 at 3:00 PM
From my man @bilgeebiri.bsky.social's great piece on movie marketing:
www.vulture.com/article/movi...
www.vulture.com/article/movi...
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I just think it’s so much cooler and more interesting to try to be the best audio show rather than the shittiest television show
‘Painful to hear!’ How podcasts’ rush to video is turning them into dreadful listens
‘Painful to hear!’ How podcasts’ rush to video is turning them into dreadful listens
From Joe Marler’s visual-only stunts to the incomprehensible shuffling sounds Steven Bartlett recently subjected headphone users to, dodgy audio experiences are on the rise
www.theguardian.com
December 28, 2025 at 4:01 AM
I just think it’s so much cooler and more interesting to try to be the best audio show rather than the shittiest television show
Few things make me as serene, as centered, as straight-up happy as these annual @criterion.bsky.social Room Tone videos. This is my personal Wellbutrin.
Happy Holidays.
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Happy Holidays.
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Room Tone 2025
Celebrate the holiday season with this special treat from our production team.
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December 25, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Few things make me as serene, as centered, as straight-up happy as these annual @criterion.bsky.social Room Tone videos. This is my personal Wellbutrin.
Happy Holidays.
www.criterion.com/current/post...
Happy Holidays.
www.criterion.com/current/post...
December 23, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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December 23, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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THE LAST OF SHEILA stars Richard Benjamin, Dyan Cannon, James Coburn, Ian McShane & Raquel Welch as pleasure-cruising dilettantes caught in a web of intrigue!
See it Wed, Dec 10 in our new series THE GAME IS AFOOT: A Blanc Slate of Whodunnits, with intro by film critic @davidlfear.bsky.social
See it Wed, Dec 10 in our new series THE GAME IS AFOOT: A Blanc Slate of Whodunnits, with intro by film critic @davidlfear.bsky.social
Paris Theater - The Last of Sheila
WAKE UP DEAD MAN: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY, A Rian Johnson Whodunnit, is Now Playing at the Paris on 35mm | On Netflix December 12
paristheaternyc.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:42 PM
THE LAST OF SHEILA stars Richard Benjamin, Dyan Cannon, James Coburn, Ian McShane & Raquel Welch as pleasure-cruising dilettantes caught in a web of intrigue!
See it Wed, Dec 10 in our new series THE GAME IS AFOOT: A Blanc Slate of Whodunnits, with intro by film critic @davidlfear.bsky.social
See it Wed, Dec 10 in our new series THE GAME IS AFOOT: A Blanc Slate of Whodunnits, with intro by film critic @davidlfear.bsky.social
Co-sign. ‘Well, you’ve heard of them now, so you have no excuse’ — that’s always been the go-to response
Year-end critics’ lists exist for people to fight over, so I’m happy when people complain about them. But the complaint I will never get is, “I’ve never heard of most of these movies/albums/shows.” Yes, and? Why be mad about learning about stuff you didn’t know before from the news?
December 3, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Co-sign. ‘Well, you’ve heard of them now, so you have no excuse’ — that’s always been the go-to response
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Absolutely gutted to hear of Tammie Rosen's passing. She constantly made the impossible seem like it was the easiest thing in the world and opened so many doors for so many, myself included. My deepest condolences to her friends and family. www.indiewire.com/news/obituar...
Tammie Rosen, Beloved Sundance Communications Chief and Film Festival Mainstay, Passes Away at Age 49
The long-time publicist, known for her work at Sundance and Tribeca, passed away this week after a battle with cancer.
www.indiewire.com
December 3, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Absolutely gutted to hear of Tammie Rosen's passing. She constantly made the impossible seem like it was the easiest thing in the world and opened so many doors for so many, myself included. My deepest condolences to her friends and family. www.indiewire.com/news/obituar...
I'm not one to rend garments in public. But Tammie was a friend for well over a decade, she was truly the best at what she did, I loved her dearly as many of us who attend festivals and rely on smart people like her, and the loss feels unfathomable right now.
variety.com/2025/film/ne...
variety.com/2025/film/ne...
Tammie Rosen, Sundance and Tribeca Communications Chief, Dies at 49 Following Cancer Battle
Tammie Rosen, a chief communications officer at Sundance and Tribeca, has died at 49 after a battle with cancer.
variety.com
December 3, 2025 at 4:53 PM
I'm not one to rend garments in public. But Tammie was a friend for well over a decade, she was truly the best at what she did, I loved her dearly as many of us who attend festivals and rely on smart people like her, and the loss feels unfathomable right now.
variety.com/2025/film/ne...
variety.com/2025/film/ne...
Listening to FLY ON THE WALL re: #SNL 1st ballot Hall of Fame: I'd go S1 cast, Murray, O'Donoghue, Shuster, Murphy, Piscopo, Lovitz, Carvey, Hooks, Hartman, Myers, Farley, Ferrell, Poehler, Fey, Maya, Wiig, Keenan, McKinnon, Hader, Armisen, Sudekis, Forte, J. Downey, Mulaney, McDonald, Lonely Island
November 30, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Listening to FLY ON THE WALL re: #SNL 1st ballot Hall of Fame: I'd go S1 cast, Murray, O'Donoghue, Shuster, Murphy, Piscopo, Lovitz, Carvey, Hooks, Hartman, Myers, Farley, Ferrell, Poehler, Fey, Maya, Wiig, Keenan, McKinnon, Hader, Armisen, Sudekis, Forte, J. Downey, Mulaney, McDonald, Lonely Island
Have been a fan of Joel Edgerton since THE SQUARE and ANIMAL KINGDOM, and he's one of those guys who, when you see his name in the credits, you go, Ok well at least *he's* in this. But TRAIN DREAMS felt like he'd switched gears on something. Turns out he had. 📽️
www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...
www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...
'Masculinity Is a Word That Should Be Thrown Out': Joel Edgerton on Making 'Train Dreams'
The Australian actor opens up about how playing a stoic laborer in the American west changed his ideas about fatherhood, acting, and being a man.
www.rollingstone.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Have been a fan of Joel Edgerton since THE SQUARE and ANIMAL KINGDOM, and he's one of those guys who, when you see his name in the credits, you go, Ok well at least *he's* in this. But TRAIN DREAMS felt like he'd switched gears on something. Turns out he had. 📽️
www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...
www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...
ZODIAC KILLER PROJECT is not just an autopsy of a fail; it's a funny, side eye look at the whole True Crime Industrial Complex and how formulaic it's become. Great doc for those who love incriminating montages. 📽️
www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...
www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...
'Zodiac Killer Project': When Serial-Killer Docs Go Wrong!
An abandoned movie on hunting the Zodiac Killer turns into a side-eye look at something even more rampant than mass murder: true-crime documentaries.
www.rollingstone.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:18 PM
ZODIAC KILLER PROJECT is not just an autopsy of a fail; it's a funny, side eye look at the whole True Crime Industrial Complex and how formulaic it's become. Great doc for those who love incriminating montages. 📽️
www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...
www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...
Was wondering what that faint din I heard in NYC yesterday afternoon was, and it turns out it was my beloved My Bloody Valentine playing in Dublin (anyone who's seen them live will 100% get this joke)
www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
See My Bloody Valentine Return to Stage for First Show Since 2018
After a seven-year intermission, My Bloody Valentine returned to the stage Wednesday night at a not-so-secret Dublin concert.
www.rollingstone.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Was wondering what that faint din I heard in NYC yesterday afternoon was, and it turns out it was my beloved My Bloody Valentine playing in Dublin (anyone who's seen them live will 100% get this joke)
www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
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As bleak as this situation is--and hoo boy is it--it's heartening that brilliant people like Alissa are at least thinking about the problem
As basically anyone who’s talked to me since the summer knows, I’ve been working on this for months. Thanks to everyone who shared their insights. (I’ve got a lot more to say in the future, too.)
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/m...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/m...
Can You Believe the Documentary You’re Watching?
www.nytimes.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:12 PM
As bleak as this situation is--and hoo boy is it--it's heartening that brilliant people like Alissa are at least thinking about the problem
There will be bass drops.
Oliver Laxe's SIRAT is out in NYC now, coming soon — or at least one prays on bended knees it will! — to a theater near you. One of the few movies that felt like it was already a cult classic as I was watching it. So fucking good. 📽️
www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...
Oliver Laxe's SIRAT is out in NYC now, coming soon — or at least one prays on bended knees it will! — to a theater near you. One of the few movies that felt like it was already a cult classic as I was watching it. So fucking good. 📽️
www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...
Welcome to Your New Favorite Cult Movie: 'Sirāt'
Spanish filmmaker Oliver Laxe's thriller follows a man looking for his M.I.A. daughter in the desert rave scene. It's a trip in more ways than one.
www.rollingstone.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:53 PM
There will be bass drops.
Oliver Laxe's SIRAT is out in NYC now, coming soon — or at least one prays on bended knees it will! — to a theater near you. One of the few movies that felt like it was already a cult classic as I was watching it. So fucking good. 📽️
www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...
Oliver Laxe's SIRAT is out in NYC now, coming soon — or at least one prays on bended knees it will! — to a theater near you. One of the few movies that felt like it was already a cult classic as I was watching it. So fucking good. 📽️
www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...
Some questions about KEEPER, the latest magnum opus of Cake Horror 🎥
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What the Hell Is Going On in 'Keeper'?
There's a cabin in the woods, a cake, and Tatiana Maslany is in trouble — but Osgood Perkins' latest creepshow is more about a vibe than a story.
www.rollingstone.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Some questions about KEEPER, the latest magnum opus of Cake Horror 🎥
www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...
www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...
Just watched an ad during a 100-second ad break on a streamer — let's call it Paramount + — while watching a movie, that talked about how you shouldn't have to sit through all those ads when you go see movies at a theater so go to this particular chain of theaters. And they say irony is dead.
November 14, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Just watched an ad during a 100-second ad break on a streamer — let's call it Paramount + — while watching a movie, that talked about how you shouldn't have to sit through all those ads when you go see movies at a theater so go to this particular chain of theaters. And they say irony is dead.
Come for the Cloon. Stay for the Sandman.
JAY KELLY, hitting theaters Friday, on Netflix Dec. 5th. You can wait for the streaming on this one. This has been a public service announcement. 🎥
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JAY KELLY, hitting theaters Friday, on Netflix Dec. 5th. You can wait for the streaming on this one. This has been a public service announcement. 🎥
www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...
'Jay Kelly' Is George Clooney's Sad-Dad Showbiz Valentine
The world-famous movie star plays a world-famous movie star in the middle of a deep existential crisis. Why yes, it is supposed to be meta!
www.rollingstone.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Come for the Cloon. Stay for the Sandman.
JAY KELLY, hitting theaters Friday, on Netflix Dec. 5th. You can wait for the streaming on this one. This has been a public service announcement. 🎥
www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...
JAY KELLY, hitting theaters Friday, on Netflix Dec. 5th. You can wait for the streaming on this one. This has been a public service announcement. 🎥
www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...
One of my favorite movies of the year-slash-decade is now in theaters — and this really is a see-it-in-theater-if-you-can experience. You'll be blown away by Joel Edgerton and emotionally bowled over no matter what, though. (Hits Netflix 11/21)
TRAIN DREAMS 🎥
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TRAIN DREAMS 🎥
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'Train Dreams' Is a Tribute to the Men Who Built America
Anchored by a career-high performance from Joel Edgerton, this tale of a railroad laborer who experiences love and tragedy is a modest masterpiece.
www.rollingstone.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:49 PM
One of my favorite movies of the year-slash-decade is now in theaters — and this really is a see-it-in-theater-if-you-can experience. You'll be blown away by Joel Edgerton and emotionally bowled over no matter what, though. (Hits Netflix 11/21)
TRAIN DREAMS 🎥
www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...
TRAIN DREAMS 🎥
www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...
See Glen Run.
Edgar Wright's THE RUNNING MAN is a faithful adaptation of the novel, and a prime example of why what started as a repository for Bachman-King Overdrive now plays as subversive AF 📽️
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Edgar Wright's THE RUNNING MAN is a faithful adaptation of the novel, and a prime example of why what started as a repository for Bachman-King Overdrive now plays as subversive AF 📽️
www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...
'The Running Man' Turns a Stephen King Book Into a State-of-the-Nation F-ck You
Edgar Wright and Glen Powell would like to remind folks that we're amusing ourselves to death, the rich hate the poor, and we're all pretty screwed.
www.rollingstone.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:03 PM
See Glen Run.
Edgar Wright's THE RUNNING MAN is a faithful adaptation of the novel, and a prime example of why what started as a repository for Bachman-King Overdrive now plays as subversive AF 📽️
www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...
Edgar Wright's THE RUNNING MAN is a faithful adaptation of the novel, and a prime example of why what started as a repository for Bachman-King Overdrive now plays as subversive AF 📽️
www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...
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BOTD Alain Delon!!
MCCT5: 5)Purple Noon 4)L'Eclisse 3)La Piscine 2)Mr. Klein 1)JPM x3: Samourai/Circle/Flic
More:
@selfstyledsiren.bsky.social: www.rogerebert.com/tributes/in-...
@davidlfear.bsky.social: www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...
@christinalefou.bsky.social: mubi.com/en/notebook/...
MCCT5: 5)Purple Noon 4)L'Eclisse 3)La Piscine 2)Mr. Klein 1)JPM x3: Samourai/Circle/Flic
More:
@selfstyledsiren.bsky.social: www.rogerebert.com/tributes/in-...
@davidlfear.bsky.social: www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...
@christinalefou.bsky.social: mubi.com/en/notebook/...
The Shapeshifting Beauty of Alain Delon
To see the feline countenance of Alain Delon is to immediately understand his movie stardom. A New York retrospective surveys his career.
mubi.com
November 8, 2025 at 4:13 PM
BOTD Alain Delon!!
MCCT5: 5)Purple Noon 4)L'Eclisse 3)La Piscine 2)Mr. Klein 1)JPM x3: Samourai/Circle/Flic
More:
@selfstyledsiren.bsky.social: www.rogerebert.com/tributes/in-...
@davidlfear.bsky.social: www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...
@christinalefou.bsky.social: mubi.com/en/notebook/...
MCCT5: 5)Purple Noon 4)L'Eclisse 3)La Piscine 2)Mr. Klein 1)JPM x3: Samourai/Circle/Flic
More:
@selfstyledsiren.bsky.social: www.rogerebert.com/tributes/in-...
@davidlfear.bsky.social: www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...
@christinalefou.bsky.social: mubi.com/en/notebook/...
SENTIMENTAL VALUE is Exhibit A for saying Renate Reinsve is canon-worthy, Stellan Skardsgard locking down éminence grise GOAT status, Elle Fanning being one of the best listeners on screen today and Joachim Trier summer lasting into the autumn months 📽️
www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...
www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...
Why 'Sentimental Value' Is One of the Best Movies of the Year
'The Worst Person in the World' director, Joachim Trier, returns with a drama that blurs the lines between art, life, and family. It's phenomenal.
www.rollingstone.com
November 8, 2025 at 4:46 PM
SENTIMENTAL VALUE is Exhibit A for saying Renate Reinsve is canon-worthy, Stellan Skardsgard locking down éminence grise GOAT status, Elle Fanning being one of the best listeners on screen today and Joachim Trier summer lasting into the autumn months 📽️
www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...
www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...
There's a 50/50 chance you will love or hate DIE, MY LOVE. What Jennifer Lawrence is doing in the movie, however, is kinda awe-inspiring. This isn't performative punk-AF style bad behavior. This is a 100% free performance.
www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...
www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...
Jennifer Lawrence Is Completely Unhinged in 'Die, My Love'
The actor goes for broke in this story of a new mother losing her grip — and gives what may be the most unique, untethered performance of her career.
www.rollingstone.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:48 PM
There's a 50/50 chance you will love or hate DIE, MY LOVE. What Jennifer Lawrence is doing in the movie, however, is kinda awe-inspiring. This isn't performative punk-AF style bad behavior. This is a 100% free performance.
www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...
www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...