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A rave for SIRĀT, the movie of the year: www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
“Sirāt” Is a Harrowing, Exhilarating Dance of Death
In Oliver Laxe’s desert thriller, an intensely agonizing journey reveals both the pitiless nature of fate and the stubborn persistence of compassion.
www.newyorker.com
November 14, 2025 at 12:17 PM
A rave for SIRĀT, the movie of the year: www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
I know money is nice, and people who have a lot of it seemingly can’t have enough of it, but if I were a talented and well-regarded actor, and Ryan Murphy offered me a role playing second fiddle to Kim Kardashian in his latest junkfest, I’d tell him where to stick it.
October 30, 2025 at 10:53 PM
I know money is nice, and people who have a lot of it seemingly can’t have enough of it, but if I were a talented and well-regarded actor, and Ryan Murphy offered me a role playing second fiddle to Kim Kardashian in his latest junkfest, I’d tell him where to stick it.
A pleasure to serve on this year’s Gotham Awards nominating committee for Best Director and Best Breakthrough Director, alongside excellent colleagues @bealoayza.bsky.social, @davidehrlich.bsky.social, @bmluse.bsky.social and @ldbahr.bsky.social. Really proud of both these rangy nomination fields.
October 28, 2025 at 4:30 PM
A pleasure to serve on this year’s Gotham Awards nominating committee for Best Director and Best Breakthrough Director, alongside excellent colleagues @bealoayza.bsky.social, @davidehrlich.bsky.social, @bmluse.bsky.social and @ldbahr.bsky.social. Really proud of both these rangy nomination fields.
Really funny that Jeff Wells thinks NO OTHER CHOICE — a lithe, pulpy murder comedy based on a Donald E. Westlake book — is punishing arthouse gruel, but I guess he really does find it that hard to look at Asians for two hours
October 28, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Really funny that Jeff Wells thinks NO OTHER CHOICE — a lithe, pulpy murder comedy based on a Donald E. Westlake book — is punishing arthouse gruel, but I guess he really does find it that hard to look at Asians for two hours
Just saw ROOFMAN: there was a time when you could go to the multiplex any weekend and see something straightforwardly grownup with this much comfy storytelling nous and easy-breezy star power, but now it feels like something rare, which gets it sized up as a prestige item, which isn’t quite right.
October 14, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Just saw ROOFMAN: there was a time when you could go to the multiplex any weekend and see something straightforwardly grownup with this much comfy storytelling nous and easy-breezy star power, but now it feels like something rare, which gets it sized up as a prestige item, which isn’t quite right.
Absolutely fucking not
October 13, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Absolutely fucking not
I personally think press screening access for a film festival that charges a £52 accreditation fee shouldn’t be a lottery situation, but that’s me.
October 9, 2025 at 7:25 AM
I personally think press screening access for a film festival that charges a £52 accreditation fee shouldn’t be a lottery situation, but that’s me.
He wrote an Instagram post shrugging off the box office and saying he’s proud of the film. I’m not sure that’s the same as “issuing a statement”.
Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson has issued a statement after The Smashing Machine became the Hollywood star's worst box office opening ever.
'You Can't Control Box Office Results' — Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson Responds to The Smashing Machine's Disappointing Launch
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October 7, 2025 at 3:48 PM
He wrote an Instagram post shrugging off the box office and saying he’s proud of the film. I’m not sure that’s the same as “issuing a statement”.
One film reviewing tip you can have for free is that no good critic ever refers to a director/actor/cinematographer/whoever as having done “a phenomenal job”.
October 7, 2025 at 9:30 AM
One film reviewing tip you can have for free is that no good critic ever refers to a director/actor/cinematographer/whoever as having done “a phenomenal job”.
TRON: ARES, from the same definitely-not-British titling geniuses who brought you OUR SOULS AT NIGHT
October 5, 2025 at 4:57 PM
TRON: ARES, from the same definitely-not-British titling geniuses who brought you OUR SOULS AT NIGHT
Whatever this film is — good, bad, nuts — that’s some prime voting-window visiblility right there.
September 23, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Whatever this film is — good, bad, nuts — that’s some prime voting-window visiblility right there.
Love San Sebastián forever, of course, but I would like a word with the town planner who decided that a city with an annual rainfall of over 1500mm should be mostly paved with smooth black marble
September 21, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Love San Sebastián forever, of course, but I would like a word with the town planner who decided that a city with an annual rainfall of over 1500mm should be mostly paved with smooth black marble
Co-sign: this film has been on my mind since January, and my mind doesn’t stay on much these days
Everybody in NYC go see PREDATORS this weekend at Film Forum, easily one of the best movies of the year
September 19, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Co-sign: this film has been on my mind since January, and my mind doesn’t stay on much these days
I notice so many people these days with glasses that sit way too high on their face, is it a trend or is it more people ordering them online rather than trying them on
September 19, 2025 at 6:08 AM
I notice so many people these days with glasses that sit way too high on their face, is it a trend or is it more people ordering them online rather than trying them on
You delivered it, you did your job, I have no complaints. But it wasn’t an experience. What do you want from me?
September 16, 2025 at 12:13 PM
You delivered it, you did your job, I have no complaints. But it wasn’t an experience. What do you want from me?
Londoners! Support this brilliant Cinema4Gaza event on 12 Oct — lots of fun, all in aid of @medicalaidpal.bsky.social. Tickets can be bought here: link.dice.fm/ia9db9d5f732
Pride & Prejudice - The Table Read Tickets | From £18.67 | 12 Oct @ Troxy, London | DICE
Travel back to Regency England for a night of arch romance, gender-swapped casting and Palestine solidarity. On Sunday, 12th October, a table read of Jane Au...
link.dice.fm
September 15, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Londoners! Support this brilliant Cinema4Gaza event on 12 Oct — lots of fun, all in aid of @medicalaidpal.bsky.social. Tickets can be bought here: link.dice.fm/ia9db9d5f732
So Chloé Zhao is the first filmmaker to win this twice? variety.com/2025/film/ne...
‘Hamnet’ Wins Toronto Film Festival Audience Award
Chloé Zhao's "Hamnet" wins the TIFF Audience Award.
variety.com
September 14, 2025 at 3:24 PM
So Chloé Zhao is the first filmmaker to win this twice? variety.com/2025/film/ne...
What was interesting about him? If you didn’t agree with *much* that he said, what did he say that you do agree with?
September 13, 2025 at 6:38 PM
What was interesting about him? If you didn’t agree with *much* that he said, what did he say that you do agree with?
Not a banner year for French filmmakers
September 10, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Not a banner year for French filmmakers
Love a deceptively whimsical film where an actor exudes a winsome balance of innocence and woundedness while the director keeps the ambience buoyant, playful and spectacular
September 10, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Love a deceptively whimsical film where an actor exudes a winsome balance of innocence and woundedness while the director keeps the ambience buoyant, playful and spectacular
I want every AI entrepreneur to fatally slip in the shower. They deserve nothing more dramatic or violent or notable than that.
"Lazy"??? We're the ones who want to keep doing all the creative work ourselves!
September 9, 2025 at 8:37 PM
I want every AI entrepreneur to fatally slip in the shower. They deserve nothing more dramatic or violent or notable than that.
Did Jeff Wells really tell the Italian police that he was born in 1977
September 8, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Did Jeff Wells really tell the Italian police that he was born in 1977
Had fun talking about Jarmusch’s Golden Lion winner FATHER MOTHER SISTER BROTHER — among other titles, including THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE and Mark Jenkins’ excellent ROSE OF NEVADA — with @nicolasrapold.bsky.social on his indispensable The Last Thing I Saw podcast. m.soundcloud.com/the-last-thi...
Ep. 343: Venice 2025: Guy Lodge on Father Mother Sister Brother, The Testament of Ann Lee, The Wizard of the Kremlin, Rose of Nevada
Play Ep. 343: Venice 2025: Guy Lodge on Father Mother Sister Brother, The Testament of Ann Lee, The Wizard of the Kremlin, Rose of Nevada by The Last Thing I Saw on desktop and mobile. Play over 320 m...
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September 6, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Had fun talking about Jarmusch’s Golden Lion winner FATHER MOTHER SISTER BROTHER — among other titles, including THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE and Mark Jenkins’ excellent ROSE OF NEVADA — with @nicolasrapold.bsky.social on his indispensable The Last Thing I Saw podcast. m.soundcloud.com/the-last-thi...
As with Almodovar last year, Jim Jarmusch’s Golden Lion for his triple-miniature FATHER MOTHER SISTER BROTHER feels a bit like a lifetime achievement award in disguise — but it’s also a lovely movie, so no complaints! @jessicakiang.bsky.social’s review gets it just right: variety.com/2025/film/re...
‘Father Mother Sister Brother’ Review: A Starry Cast Excels in Jim Jarmusch’s Charming Triplicate Portrait of Familial (Mis)Understanding
Adam Driver, Vicky Krieps, Cate Blanchett and more imbue Jim Jarmusch's quiet 3-part "Father Mother Sister Brother" with wry humor and mellow wisdom.
variety.com
September 6, 2025 at 7:09 PM
As with Almodovar last year, Jim Jarmusch’s Golden Lion for his triple-miniature FATHER MOTHER SISTER BROTHER feels a bit like a lifetime achievement award in disguise — but it’s also a lovely movie, so no complaints! @jessicakiang.bsky.social’s review gets it just right: variety.com/2025/film/re...