Jen Chaney
@jenchaney.bsky.social
Current: TV and film critic free agent. Former: Vulture, WashPost. Prev bylines: NYT, Vanity Fair, others. Literally wrote the book on Clueless.
There are few filmmakers who have not made a single bad film. Edgar Wright is one of 'em.
November 11, 2025 at 3:49 AM
There are few filmmakers who have not made a single bad film. Edgar Wright is one of 'em.
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of all the things about this deal that are pissing me off this might have pissed me off the most
November 10, 2025 at 4:18 AM
of all the things about this deal that are pissing me off this might have pissed me off the most
We got in finally! Yay?
November 9, 2025 at 10:12 PM
We got in finally! Yay?
Air Force One just flew very low over NorthWest Stadium in a show of force against those of us who still can’t get through security to watch the damn game.
November 9, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Air Force One just flew very low over NorthWest Stadium in a show of force against those of us who still can’t get through security to watch the damn game.
Watching a screener at home and thinking how grateful I am that the couple in this movie doesn't have a dog, because barking onscreen makes one of my dogs bark.
Aaaand now the couple just got a dog who will not stop barking.
Aaaand now the couple just got a dog who will not stop barking.
November 6, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Watching a screener at home and thinking how grateful I am that the couple in this movie doesn't have a dog, because barking onscreen makes one of my dogs bark.
Aaaand now the couple just got a dog who will not stop barking.
Aaaand now the couple just got a dog who will not stop barking.
I don’t know if I can take this much good news in one week.
Jennifer Lawrence, Emma Stone Developing ‘Miss Piggy’ Movie With ‘Oh, Mary’ Tony-Winner Cole Escola variety.com/2025/film/ne...
Jennifer Lawrence, Emma Stone Developing ‘Miss Piggy’ Movie With ‘Oh, Mary’ Tony-Winner Cole Escola
Jennifer Lawrence says she's making a "Miss Piggy" movie with Emma Stone and Cole Escola.
variety.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:55 PM
I don’t know if I can take this much good news in one week.
MSNBC just called the NYC mayor's race for Mamdani.
a man wearing a shirt that says i love ny is standing in a doorway
ALT: a man wearing a shirt that says i love ny is standing in a doorway
media.tenor.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:35 AM
MSNBC just called the NYC mayor's race for Mamdani.
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I gotta give it up to the writers tho. If NYC elects a Muslim mayor on the day Dick Cheney died, that is one hell of a slow played story arc. Every time you want to fire 2025's writers room they give you a little narrative resolution as a treat.
November 4, 2025 at 5:15 PM
I gotta give it up to the writers tho. If NYC elects a Muslim mayor on the day Dick Cheney died, that is one hell of a slow played story arc. Every time you want to fire 2025's writers room they give you a little narrative resolution as a treat.
Do I dare to become ... joyful?
Nah, I should wait longer.
Nah, I should wait longer.
November 5, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Do I dare to become ... joyful?
Nah, I should wait longer.
Nah, I should wait longer.
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Get the AMERICAN VANDAL team to do it
AMERICAN SANDO, coming 2026
AMERICAN SANDO, coming 2026
would watch both a two-hour documentary on the sandwich thrower's trial AND a six-part dramatization miniseries with famous actors reprising all the roles
The defense team presses Lairmore on whether the sandwich really 'exploded.' They return to the photo of the sandwich and wrapper on the ground.
"That sandwich hasn't exploded at all, has it?" defense asks.
"It looks like a little bit is coming out towards the bottom," Lairmore replies.
"That sandwich hasn't exploded at all, has it?" defense asks.
"It looks like a little bit is coming out towards the bottom," Lairmore replies.
November 4, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Get the AMERICAN VANDAL team to do it
AMERICAN SANDO, coming 2026
AMERICAN SANDO, coming 2026
I have said it before and I will say it again: Bring back the Priazzo! Problems solved!
Who wants to buy Pizza Hut with me?
My immediate initiatives will include the expansion of Book-It!, the return of the lunch buffet to every location and the resurrection of the kids meals that came with toys.
My immediate initiatives will include the expansion of Book-It!, the return of the lunch buffet to every location and the resurrection of the kids meals that came with toys.
Yum! Brands, home to popular fast-food restaurant chains like Taco Bell and KFC, said on Tuesday that it was exploring “strategic options” for its struggling Pizza Hut division.
November 4, 2025 at 5:29 PM
I have said it before and I will say it again: Bring back the Priazzo! Problems solved!
I have been cackling for five minutes at Jonathan Bailey being named Sexiest Man Alive because: yes, obviously!
To say this is a massive step-up from John Krasinski is the understatement of the millennium. God bless ua all, everyone. Also: how DARE you with the dog?
people.com/jonathan-bai...
To say this is a massive step-up from John Krasinski is the understatement of the millennium. God bless ua all, everyone. Also: how DARE you with the dog?
people.com/jonathan-bai...
Jonathan Bailey Is the Sexiest Man Alive 2025! (We Know, We Nailed It.)
Jonathan Bailey is PEOPLE's 2025 Sexiest Man Alive! Dashing in all that he does, the English actor is stealing scenes — and hearts — and solidifying his standing as one of Hollywood's most magnetic st...
people.com
November 4, 2025 at 6:52 AM
I have been cackling for five minutes at Jonathan Bailey being named Sexiest Man Alive because: yes, obviously!
To say this is a massive step-up from John Krasinski is the understatement of the millennium. God bless ua all, everyone. Also: how DARE you with the dog?
people.com/jonathan-bai...
To say this is a massive step-up from John Krasinski is the understatement of the millennium. God bless ua all, everyone. Also: how DARE you with the dog?
people.com/jonathan-bai...
Trump has endorsed Cuomo in the NYC mayoral race.
New Yorkers, you know what to do. At least I freaking hope you do.
New Yorkers, you know what to do. At least I freaking hope you do.
November 3, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Trump has endorsed Cuomo in the NYC mayoral race.
New Yorkers, you know what to do. At least I freaking hope you do.
New Yorkers, you know what to do. At least I freaking hope you do.
Diane Ladd was so wonderful in so many things that I can't begin to list them all. But I always especially loved watching her act opposite her daughter. If you've never seen RAMBLING ROSE or the HBO series ENLIGHTENED, for starters, add them to your list.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
Diane Ladd, Oscar-Nominated Actress in ‘Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore,’ Dies at 89
After her stunning turn as the waitress Flo, she earned two more Academy Award noms for her performances opposite daughter Laura Dern in 'Wild at Heart' and 'Rambling Rose': "She is flying with her an...
www.hollywoodreporter.com
November 3, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Diane Ladd was so wonderful in so many things that I can't begin to list them all. But I always especially loved watching her act opposite her daughter. If you've never seen RAMBLING ROSE or the HBO series ENLIGHTENED, for starters, add them to your list.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
Just another day in The Bad Place.
I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Just another day in The Bad Place.
Tim Robinson Presents: The Heist
November 3, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Tim Robinson Presents: The Heist
I know it's quite common for re-releases to do well at the box office. Still jarring to see that BACK TO THE FUTURE was no. 6 this weekend. (Yeah, I went to see it on Saturday, too.)
November 3, 2025 at 6:26 PM
I know it's quite common for re-releases to do well at the box office. Still jarring to see that BACK TO THE FUTURE was no. 6 this weekend. (Yeah, I went to see it on Saturday, too.)
To be very, very clear: I don't think Jayden Daniels' injury seems like a career-ender. But it is wild that it happened 40 years to the month of the Joe Theismann leg break. And also against Seattle, the same team we played during RGIII's devastating knee injury.
November 3, 2025 at 6:24 AM
To be very, very clear: I don't think Jayden Daniels' injury seems like a career-ender. But it is wild that it happened 40 years to the month of the Joe Theismann leg break. And also against Seattle, the same team we played during RGIII's devastating knee injury.
Depressed about the Commanders and trying to cheer myself up by watching an old SEINFELD episode whose plot is driven by the fact that Jerry finally got call-waiting. (Another plot driver: homophobia. But I digress!)
November 3, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Depressed about the Commanders and trying to cheer myself up by watching an old SEINFELD episode whose plot is driven by the fact that Jerry finally got call-waiting. (Another plot driver: homophobia. But I digress!)
We really, really cannot have nice things. Praying for Jayden.
November 3, 2025 at 4:03 AM
We really, really cannot have nice things. Praying for Jayden.
How are Arby's steak nuggets different from just, like, pre-sliced pieces of steak?
You know what, don't even explain it to me. I'd rather continue living without knowing.
You know what, don't even explain it to me. I'd rather continue living without knowing.
November 3, 2025 at 2:23 AM
How are Arby's steak nuggets different from just, like, pre-sliced pieces of steak?
You know what, don't even explain it to me. I'd rather continue living without knowing.
You know what, don't even explain it to me. I'd rather continue living without knowing.
"I didn't know it was your pussy palace, pussy palace, pussy palace, pussy palace/I always thought it was your dojo, dojo, dojo."
a man wearing sunglasses and a fur coat has a horseshoe pendant around his neck
Alt: Ryan Gosling as Ken in the movie Barbie
media.tenor.com
November 1, 2025 at 6:08 AM
"I didn't know it was your pussy palace, pussy palace, pussy palace, pussy palace/I always thought it was your dojo, dojo, dojo."
Man, some middle school kids showed up for trick-or-treat before 5 p.m., which: no. Then one of them said, "One for good luck" and snagged an extra piece of candy as he walked away.
This is not the Halloween Linus Van Pelt wanted for us!
This is not the Halloween Linus Van Pelt wanted for us!
October 31, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Man, some middle school kids showed up for trick-or-treat before 5 p.m., which: no. Then one of them said, "One for good luck" and snagged an extra piece of candy as he walked away.
This is not the Halloween Linus Van Pelt wanted for us!
This is not the Halloween Linus Van Pelt wanted for us!
On a Metro where a very drunk vampire girl puked, then jumped off at Metro Center. What a mic drop.
October 31, 2025 at 3:48 AM
On a Metro where a very drunk vampire girl puked, then jumped off at Metro Center. What a mic drop.
Wrote a review of I LOVE LA, the new Rachel Sennott HBO series that I liked quite a bit.
www.tvguide.com/news/i-love-...
www.tvguide.com/news/i-love-...
I Love LA Review: Rachel Sennott Has Her Own LA Story
And it's funny as hell, and also pretty dark.
www.tvguide.com
October 30, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Wrote a review of I LOVE LA, the new Rachel Sennott HBO series that I liked quite a bit.
www.tvguide.com/news/i-love-...
www.tvguide.com/news/i-love-...