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A. S. Hamrah
@hamrahrama.bsky.social
writer and film critic • author Algorithm of the Night, Last Week in End Times Cinema, The Earth Dies Streaming • member Natl Society of Film Critics
My books: https://shop.nplusonemag.com/collections/by-a-s-hamrah
I’m saddened to hear of the death of Homayoun Ershadi, who gave one of the great performances in one of the greatest films, Taste of Cherry. english.alarabiya.net/amp/life-sty...
Iranian actor Ershadi dies at 78 after battle with cancer
Iranian actor Homayoun Ershadi died at 78 on Tuesday after a battle with cancer, state news agency IRNA reported.Ershadi rose to international fame with
english.alarabiya.net
November 11, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Do you read Danish and subscribe to @weekendavisen.dk? If so, here’s a new piece interviewing me about my two forthcoming books. www.weekendavisen.dk/kultur/borte...
Borte med blæsten | Weekendavisen
Interview. »Filmstudierne afskyr, når en film har succes og trækker folk i biograferne.« Filmkritikeren A.S. Hamrah mener, at Hollywood aktivt destruerer amerikansk film.
www.weekendavisen.dk
November 8, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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ALGORITHM OF THE NIGHT, the new collection of film writing by @hamrahrama.bsky.social, is out next month. Preorder it today:
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Algorithm of the Night, by A. S. Hamrah
“A. S. Hamrah’s criticism is hilarious, irreverent, full of passionate and ingeniously defended judgments.” —Dana Spiotta
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November 7, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Excerpt from LAST WEEK IN END TIMES CINEMA in @parisreview.bsky.social today. Book comes out Nov 25 www.theparisreview.org/blog/2025/11...
Rotten Tomatoes by Sophie Haigney and Olivia Kan-Sperling
November 4, 2025 – New books by Solvej Balle, A. S. Hamrah, Anika Jade Levy, and Cynthia Zarin.
www.theparisreview.org
November 5, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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Reading @hamrahrama.bsky.social reminds me of Richard Price’s cameo in Scorsese’s LIFE LESSONS, when he says to the painter played by Nick Nolte: “I’m an artist myself, but when I look at your work I wanna go home and divorce my wife.”
November 3, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Peter Watkins has died, one of the greatest and least known and most uncompromising filmmakers, a life well lived fighting power. www.bfi.org.uk/features/pet...
Peter Watkins obituary: radical British filmmaker behind The War Game and Punishment Park
The maverick filmmaker and pioneer of the docudrama, whose anti-establishment works redefined political cinema and challenged the very language of mass media, has died aged 90.
www.bfi.org.uk
October 31, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Art in America looking forward to Last Week in End Times Cinema. www.artnews.com/list/art-in-...
6 Books We’re Looking Forward to in November
The month’s most exciting art books are by Olivia Liang, Patti Smith, Sue Roe, AS Harah, and others.
www.artnews.com
October 29, 2025 at 7:45 PM
LAST WEEK IN END TIMES CINEMA getting ups in book review section of new Harper’s. Publication date is Nov 25.
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New Books, by Dan Piepenbring
harpers.org
October 22, 2025 at 6:22 PM
“When you ask it what it thinks of Donald Trump, for example, it says: “I’m not sure about that; let’s talk about something fun like princesses or animals.””
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
‘I love you too!’ My family’s creepy, unsettling week with an AI toy
The cuddly chatbot Grem is designed to ‘learn’ your child’s personality, while every conversation they have is recorded, then transcribed by a third party. It wasn’t long before I wanted this experime...
www.theguardian.com
September 21, 2025 at 11:47 AM
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We strongly condemn the actions taken by Nexstar and Disney-ABC to pull JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE! off the air.
September 18, 2025 at 8:05 PM
My new book from
@nplusonemag.com, Algorithm of the Night, is now available for preorder at 10% off. shop.nplusonemag.com/products/alg...
Algorithm of the Night, by A. S. Hamrah
“A. S. Hamrah’s criticism is hilarious, irreverent, full of passionate and ingeniously defended judgments.” —Dana Spiotta
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August 15, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Right now you can preorder my book Last Week in End Times Cinema at Bookshop for 20% off. bookshop.org/p/books/last...
Last Week in End Times Cinema
Check out Last Week in End Times Cinema - <b>An almanac of every bad thing that happened in the film industry from March 2024 to March 2025.</b><br><br>From A. S. Hamrah, the film critic at <i>n+1</i>...
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August 13, 2025 at 11:26 AM
I’m teaching an online course on film criticism this fall through @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social. Anyone can join!
July 22, 2025 at 11:48 PM
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It's workshop time! In addition to the annual Publishing Workshop you know and love, we're hosting two summer writing workshops with Katie Kadue and Nadja Spiegelman—and later down the line, with A.S. Hamrah and Lauren Markham. Learn more at lareviewofbooks.org/learn
June 5, 2025 at 8:20 PM
The new issue of @nplusonemag.com is out and includes my Oscar movies piece. Please subscribe!
June 4, 2025 at 12:34 AM
The new issue of the Whitney Review of New Writing includes my piece on Charlie Haas’s new novel, The Current Fantasy. Haas wrote the movies Gremlins 2 and Over the Edge.
May 22, 2025 at 9:03 PM
My recent piece on Oscar movies reappears in the mighty 50th issue of @nplusonemag.com, out now. Please consider subscribing, if you don’t already.
May 21, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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Kristi Noem has been working with the producer of “Duck Dynasty” to pitch a reality TV show—titled “The American”—where immigrants will compete in a string of challenges across the country “for the honor of fast-tracking their way to U.S. citizenship,” according to a new report.
Noem Plots Reality Show Where Migrants Fight for Citizenship
A Homeland Security official told the Daily Beast that the show is in the early stages of vetting, though approval has not been given—or denied.
www.thedailybeast.com
May 15, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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May 4, 2025 at 11:39 PM
April 14, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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We join our colleagues in @nyfcc.bsky.social, @lafilmcritics.bsky.social and @bsfc.bsky.social in condemning the attack on NO OTHER LAND co-director Hamdan Ballal.
March 27, 2025 at 1:00 PM
That’s right, I’m on the @hitfactorypod.bsky.social discussing AI in movies because of that piece I wrote for @fastcompany.com
open.spotify.com/episode/1Lv8...

An excellent @hitfactorypod.bsky.social with guest @hamrahrama.bsky.social discussing the philosophical and sociological implications of the ill-starred and reflexive adoption of generative A.I. into contemporary American studio filmmaking.
BONUS: A.I. Goes Hollywood feat. A.S. Hamrah
Hit Factory · Episode
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March 14, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Todd Solondz’s film Palindromes (2004) is getting rereleased this week. I interviewed him for @screenslate.bsky.social www.screenslate.com/articles/eig...
The Eight Avivas: An Interview with Todd Solondz about Palindromes
Todd Solondz and his cinematic worldview of discomfort and sorrow burst upon the American indie filmmaking scene with the festival success of his second movie, Welcome to the Dollhouse, in 1995, and i...
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March 12, 2025 at 3:44 PM