Esther Zuckerman
@ezwrites.bsky.social
writer, etc.
estherzuckermanwrites.com
estherzuckermanwrites.com
Wrote about the tropes that make fighting movies succeed at the Oscars www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/m...
How Brawling Dramas Take the Fight to the Oscars
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November 11, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Wrote about the tropes that make fighting movies succeed at the Oscars www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/m...
Death By Lightning is one of my favorite shows in ages: Think of the House scenes in Lincoln, but the whole show with insane performances from Shannon, Macfadyen and Offerman, and an ending that made me weep.
November 6, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Death By Lightning is one of my favorite shows in ages: Think of the House scenes in Lincoln, but the whole show with insane performances from Shannon, Macfadyen and Offerman, and an ending that made me weep.
Incredible trailer for an incredible movie www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zK_...
THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE | Official Teaser | Searchlight Pictures
YouTube video by SearchlightPictures
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November 6, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Incredible trailer for an incredible movie www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zK_...
On the eve of Mamdani's election, I saw Joel Coen and Tim Blake Nelson dining together through a restaurant's window. Feels significant.
November 5, 2025 at 2:13 PM
On the eve of Mamdani's election, I saw Joel Coen and Tim Blake Nelson dining together through a restaurant's window. Feels significant.
But will Rachel Weisz pluck her eyebrows for this new Mummy movie?
November 4, 2025 at 8:33 PM
But will Rachel Weisz pluck her eyebrows for this new Mummy movie?
I was overjoyed when @elizaberman.bsky.social asked me to speak with Bess Wohl about Liberation, my favorite new play in ages. Bess and I both started crying during this interview, but that's what this piece of art will do to you. time.com/7330118/bess...
Bess Wohl on Feminism, Nudity, and Time Travel in Her New Broadway Play
The 'Liberation' playwright on the legacy of second-wave feminism, her mother’s role in it, and the state of women's rights today.
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November 4, 2025 at 4:30 PM
I was overjoyed when @elizaberman.bsky.social asked me to speak with Bess Wohl about Liberation, my favorite new play in ages. Bess and I both started crying during this interview, but that's what this piece of art will do to you. time.com/7330118/bess...
Do you ever think about how the actress who played Rayanne Graff is now a Countess?
November 4, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Do you ever think about how the actress who played Rayanne Graff is now a Countess?
Remember in Vice (2018) when Jesse Plemons plays the guy whose heart is given to Dick Cheney?
November 4, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Remember in Vice (2018) when Jesse Plemons plays the guy whose heart is given to Dick Cheney?
Last night I wrote about Diane Ladd and Laura Dern's collaborations. They were a mother-daughter team and a vital creative partnership. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/m...
Stream These Diane Ladd-Laura Dern Collaborations
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November 4, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Last night I wrote about Diane Ladd and Laura Dern's collaborations. They were a mother-daughter team and a vital creative partnership. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/m...
When I spoke to Pamela Adlon for my Mikey Madison profile she said she cast Mikey in Better Things because she looks like one of her daughters and then you see Odessa A'zion and you're like, yeah, for sure.
November 3, 2025 at 3:16 PM
When I spoke to Pamela Adlon for my Mikey Madison profile she said she cast Mikey in Better Things because she looks like one of her daughters and then you see Odessa A'zion and you're like, yeah, for sure.
Throughout my rewatch/research on GIRLS for my book every so often Adam Driver makes a choice in a scene that just sort of blows my mind. You totally get why everyone who went to Juilliard with him talks about him like he's some sort of alien.
November 1, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Throughout my rewatch/research on GIRLS for my book every so often Adam Driver makes a choice in a scene that just sort of blows my mind. You totally get why everyone who went to Juilliard with him talks about him like he's some sort of alien.
A little homepage action for Tim
October 31, 2025 at 5:46 PM
A little homepage action for Tim
Rachel Sennott's I Love L.A. takes influencing seriously so I wrote about the evolution of the influencer on TV. RIP Selfie. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/a...
‘I Love L.A.’ Depicts the Ecstasy and Agony of Influencing
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October 31, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Rachel Sennott's I Love L.A. takes influencing seriously so I wrote about the evolution of the influencer on TV. RIP Selfie. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/a...
I profiled the always funny Tim Meadows for the NYT www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/a...
Tim Meadows Just Wants to Keep Showing Up to Be Funny
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October 30, 2025 at 1:17 PM
I profiled the always funny Tim Meadows for the NYT www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/a...
Reposted by Esther Zuckerman
An honor and a pleasure to be part of the Gotham Awards nominating committee in the Screenplay categories with @timgrierson.bsky.social, @jon-frosch.bsky.social, @mcastimovies.bsky.social, and @ezwrites.bsky.social. Together we came up with an eclectic list of nominees from around the world.
October 28, 2025 at 8:40 PM
An honor and a pleasure to be part of the Gotham Awards nominating committee in the Screenplay categories with @timgrierson.bsky.social, @jon-frosch.bsky.social, @mcastimovies.bsky.social, and @ezwrites.bsky.social. Together we came up with an eclectic list of nominees from around the world.
Reposted by Esther Zuckerman
For the first time ever, the Gothams are giving out awards for adapted and original screenplay. Very happy to be on that inaugural committee, alongside @jon-frosch.bsky.social, @mcastimovies.bsky.social, @carlosfilm.bsky.social and @ezwrites.bsky.social. Here are our nominees.
October 28, 2025 at 4:13 PM
For the first time ever, the Gothams are giving out awards for adapted and original screenplay. Very happy to be on that inaugural committee, alongside @jon-frosch.bsky.social, @mcastimovies.bsky.social, @carlosfilm.bsky.social and @ezwrites.bsky.social. Here are our nominees.
We need a Down with Love style vehicle for Sabrina Carpenter this INSTANT
October 27, 2025 at 2:38 AM
We need a Down with Love style vehicle for Sabrina Carpenter this INSTANT
Zohran just gave the most millennial answer to this question www.vulture.com/article/zohr...
October 25, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Zohran just gave the most millennial answer to this question www.vulture.com/article/zohr...
Seeing Liberation, even for a second time, is the most cathartic experience I've had in the theater in ages
October 25, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Seeing Liberation, even for a second time, is the most cathartic experience I've had in the theater in ages
The Newsroom season 4
October 22, 2025 at 4:47 PM
The Newsroom season 4
I spoke to Jenni Konner about the second season of Nobody Wants This—a show I had major issues with in its first—about how they deepened the portrayal of Jewish women this time around time.com/7327010/nobo...
How Nobody Wants This' New Co-Showrunner Helped Change My Mind About the Netflix Hit
Girls' showrunner Jenni Konner joined the once divisive Netflix rom-com, bringing new depth for its second season.
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October 21, 2025 at 1:31 PM
I spoke to Jenni Konner about the second season of Nobody Wants This—a show I had major issues with in its first—about how they deepened the portrayal of Jewish women this time around time.com/7327010/nobo...
As a red carpet obsessive, I'm fascinating in how the relatively new Academy Gala has become sort of a training ground for stars plotting awards runs.
October 20, 2025 at 5:56 PM
As a red carpet obsessive, I'm fascinating in how the relatively new Academy Gala has become sort of a training ground for stars plotting awards runs.
You wish you had swag like this
October 19, 2025 at 1:15 PM
You wish you had swag like this
Got home and realized I moderated a Q&A with a piece of popcorn in my shirt
October 19, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Got home and realized I moderated a Q&A with a piece of popcorn in my shirt