Matt Zoller Seitz
@mattzollerseitz.bsky.social
Author, filmmaker, book dealer. Bookstore: mzs.press. RogerEbert.com editor-at-large. New York Magazine writer.
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Greetings, new followers brought here by the Rob Reiner appreciation in @vulture.com. My lady @mzspress.bsky.social and I have an online arts bookstore, and we upgrade USPS one level automatically. Used, new, and signed books, plus merch. Full inventory here: mzs.press/EVERYTHING-W...
He goes into hiding for a while and re-emerges with contact lenses, a shaved head, and Nicolas Cage's outfit from Ghost Rider
Gov. Walz to Republicans: Expect me ‘to ride you like you’ve never been ridden’ minnesotareformer.com/briefs/gov-w...
Gov. Walz to Republicans: Expect me ‘to ride you like you’ve never been ridden’ • Minnesota Reformer
A day after ending his campaign for a historic third term — and possibly his political career — an animated Gov. Tim Walz offered a preview of how he plans to spend the remainder of his term: defendin...
minnesotareformer.com
January 7, 2026 at 6:26 AM
He goes into hiding for a while and re-emerges with contact lenses, a shaved head, and Nicolas Cage's outfit from Ghost Rider
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on Marty Supreme and the sound of the future
This Is What You Want... This Is What You Get
A few words about the sound of 'Marty Supreme'
www.justatad.xyz
January 7, 2026 at 4:26 AM
on Marty Supreme and the sound of the future
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The Ottawa Storytellers did a "dramatic reading" of Moby Dick (much streamlined to fit in a single evening), with the storyteller dressed much like Captain Ahab.
Afterwards a little boy approached him and said, very seriously, "I really liked your story."
Afterwards a little boy approached him and said, very seriously, "I really liked your story."
January 7, 2026 at 5:17 AM
The Ottawa Storytellers did a "dramatic reading" of Moby Dick (much streamlined to fit in a single evening), with the storyteller dressed much like Captain Ahab.
Afterwards a little boy approached him and said, very seriously, "I really liked your story."
Afterwards a little boy approached him and said, very seriously, "I really liked your story."
Either Cheers (the last three episodes are one long story titled "One for the Road")
Or Twin Peaks: The Return
Cheers for perfection, Twin Peaks for profundity
Or Twin Peaks: The Return
Cheers for perfection, Twin Peaks for profundity
Given that apparently the Stranger Things finale was meh (idk, didn't watch it, just the scuttlebutt) and we're not that far removed from the disastrous GOT finale that retroactively made everyone have never cared about the show:
What's the *best* ending to a show you've ever seen? Quote/reply etc
What's the *best* ending to a show you've ever seen? Quote/reply etc
January 7, 2026 at 3:53 AM
Either Cheers (the last three episodes are one long story titled "One for the Road")
Or Twin Peaks: The Return
Cheers for perfection, Twin Peaks for profundity
Or Twin Peaks: The Return
Cheers for perfection, Twin Peaks for profundity
Whereupon the ghost of Edward R Murrow rose up before him, gazed upon him coldly, then unhinged its mouth, shrieked, and transformed into a transparent winged skull that bit the anchor's head off
Here's the clip of Tony Dokoupil ending tonight's broadcast by absolutely gushing over "ultimate Florida Man" Marco Rubio.
January 7, 2026 at 3:18 AM
Whereupon the ghost of Edward R Murrow rose up before him, gazed upon him coldly, then unhinged its mouth, shrieked, and transformed into a transparent winged skull that bit the anchor's head off
Words to live by
If you're on the Death Star, nobody cares that you only did it for the college money
January 7, 2026 at 3:12 AM
Words to live by
Since there's a lot of Benicio Del Toro love tonight: He told me a few years back that he had his own interpretation of the Cat in the Hat, developed while reading bedtime stories to his daughter--a Mexican hepcat rascal called "El Gato." I would love to see him in that part.
January 7, 2026 at 3:02 AM
Since there's a lot of Benicio Del Toro love tonight: He told me a few years back that he had his own interpretation of the Cat in the Hat, developed while reading bedtime stories to his daughter--a Mexican hepcat rascal called "El Gato." I would love to see him in that part.
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Ask your employer tomorrow why they operate an official account on the Twitter/X web service that built a child sexual assault materials generation machine & why they tacitly approve of pedophilia. Have your fellow employees ask the same question.
January 7, 2026 at 2:05 AM
Ask your employer tomorrow why they operate an official account on the Twitter/X web service that built a child sexual assault materials generation machine & why they tacitly approve of pedophilia. Have your fellow employees ask the same question.
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Happy anniversary to the last time a Republican actually took a stand
January 7, 2026 at 12:48 AM
Happy anniversary to the last time a Republican actually took a stand
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On February 9th at 7pm, let's talk killer to killer when I introduce the greatest movie ever made at the Paris theater in NYC. The piano will have written the concerto for sure.
www.paristheaternyc.com/event/all-ab...
www.paristheaternyc.com/event/all-ab...
Paris Theater - ALL ABOUT EVE | Introduced by Odie Henderson
Introduced by film critic Odie Henderson
www.paristheaternyc.com
January 6, 2026 at 10:30 PM
On February 9th at 7pm, let's talk killer to killer when I introduce the greatest movie ever made at the Paris theater in NYC. The piano will have written the concerto for sure.
www.paristheaternyc.com/event/all-ab...
www.paristheaternyc.com/event/all-ab...
I can hear this being said by Mr. Burns as Smithers is cleaning his toenails
January 7, 2026 at 12:00 AM
I can hear this being said by Mr. Burns as Smithers is cleaning his toenails
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I love my local cheese shop. I love the cheesemonger who’s always reading a novel and has a fun take on it.
Today: “How’s Brave New World?” “Sexier than I expected!”
Today: “How’s Brave New World?” “Sexier than I expected!”
January 6, 2026 at 11:54 PM
I love my local cheese shop. I love the cheesemonger who’s always reading a novel and has a fun take on it.
Today: “How’s Brave New World?” “Sexier than I expected!”
Today: “How’s Brave New World?” “Sexier than I expected!”
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Never mind all the charm and talent. That much of Isiah is always onscreen and utterly obvious.
Instead, a last word to let everyone know what isn't evidenced on film: He was an even better person than he was an actor; a warm and gracious delight of a man. Goodbye, friend.
Instead, a last word to let everyone know what isn't evidenced on film: He was an even better person than he was an actor; a warm and gracious delight of a man. Goodbye, friend.
"Whitlock didn’t steal scenes as much as he elevated them, becoming a part of the fabric of storytellers like David Simon and Spike Lee, who knew exactly how to use this stealthy genius,” writes @briantallerico.bsky.social in his tribute to the late Isiah Whitlock Jr.
A Brilliant Actor and Even Better Person: Isiah Whitlock Jr. (1954-2025) | Tributes | Roger Ebert
A tribute to the star of The Wire and several Spike Lee joints.
www.rogerebert.com
January 6, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Never mind all the charm and talent. That much of Isiah is always onscreen and utterly obvious.
Instead, a last word to let everyone know what isn't evidenced on film: He was an even better person than he was an actor; a warm and gracious delight of a man. Goodbye, friend.
Instead, a last word to let everyone know what isn't evidenced on film: He was an even better person than he was an actor; a warm and gracious delight of a man. Goodbye, friend.
This is like in a romantic comedy where the the heroine angrily declares "I'd rather be dead than have anything to do with that arrogant, stupid man!" and then there's a cut to them standing at the altar with the clergy saying "I now pronounce you husband and wife!"
January 6, 2026 at 8:59 PM
This is like in a romantic comedy where the the heroine angrily declares "I'd rather be dead than have anything to do with that arrogant, stupid man!" and then there's a cut to them standing at the altar with the clergy saying "I now pronounce you husband and wife!"
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Write the book you would like to see someone pull from a higgledy piggledy pile in a secondhand shop 63 years after your death and say, "This looks fucking weird. I think I will buy it for Joan."
January 6, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Write the book you would like to see someone pull from a higgledy piggledy pile in a secondhand shop 63 years after your death and say, "This looks fucking weird. I think I will buy it for Joan."
"Don't overcomplicate your life, Matt" is a sentence I hear in my head increasingly often these days
Where the hell was that voice when I was younger!!!!
Where the hell was that voice when I was younger!!!!
January 6, 2026 at 8:52 PM
"Don't overcomplicate your life, Matt" is a sentence I hear in my head increasingly often these days
Where the hell was that voice when I was younger!!!!
Where the hell was that voice when I was younger!!!!
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If we don’t get out of this, the tragedy won’t be that evil people managed to end the America experiment. It will be that such unimaginably stupid evil people managed to end the American experiment.
January 6, 2026 at 8:46 PM
If we don’t get out of this, the tragedy won’t be that evil people managed to end the America experiment. It will be that such unimaginably stupid evil people managed to end the American experiment.
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kind of darkly funny that "gender studies" is the stereotypical "useless degree" because gender studies will help you understand a large and important chunk of the current psychosis in american life
January 6, 2026 at 2:00 AM
kind of darkly funny that "gender studies" is the stereotypical "useless degree" because gender studies will help you understand a large and important chunk of the current psychosis in american life
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Fucking MEATLOAF died (probably) of Covid. These people actively working to bury this history need a new circle of hell forged just for them
January 6, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Fucking MEATLOAF died (probably) of Covid. These people actively working to bury this history need a new circle of hell forged just for them
I lost 2 colleagues to COVID. Many of in my family (myself including) grappled with all manner of strange new afflictions & conditions after have it one or more times. It was no joke.
there’s a thread on reddit right now called “was COVID really that bad?” and it is interesting to read people’s accounts five years out
there seems to be a collective trauma response where people (outside of healthcare workers) don’t remember how many people died
someone called it anticlimactic
there seems to be a collective trauma response where people (outside of healthcare workers) don’t remember how many people died
someone called it anticlimactic
January 6, 2026 at 8:35 PM
I lost 2 colleagues to COVID. Many of in my family (myself including) grappled with all manner of strange new afflictions & conditions after have it one or more times. It was no joke.
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I really liked Jim Jarmusch's FATHER MOTHER SISTER BROTHER, even if I kept mixing up the title because of the musical group MFSB (you remember them, right?). My Boston Globe review:
www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/06/a...
www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/06/a...
‘Father Mother Sister Brother’ tests the limits of parental control - The Boston Globe
Jim Jarmusch’s Golden Lion-winning triptych features an all-star cast in a lovely, funny look at familial relationships.
www.bostonglobe.com
January 6, 2026 at 8:33 PM
I really liked Jim Jarmusch's FATHER MOTHER SISTER BROTHER, even if I kept mixing up the title because of the musical group MFSB (you remember them, right?). My Boston Globe review:
www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/06/a...
www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/06/a...
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Autocorrect changed "Neato!" to, simply, "beating"
"I got some wine for dinner"
"Beating"
"I got some wine for dinner"
"Beating"
January 6, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Autocorrect changed "Neato!" to, simply, "beating"
"I got some wine for dinner"
"Beating"
"I got some wine for dinner"
"Beating"
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"We want slop" "We want slop" "We want slop"
The chants grow louder and louder and then suddenly cease. The slop gates have opened, the slop pouring down the sluices, drowning out the hogs, drowning everything in slop.
The chants grow louder and louder and then suddenly cease. The slop gates have opened, the slop pouring down the sluices, drowning out the hogs, drowning everything in slop.
January 6, 2026 at 6:00 PM
"We want slop" "We want slop" "We want slop"
The chants grow louder and louder and then suddenly cease. The slop gates have opened, the slop pouring down the sluices, drowning out the hogs, drowning everything in slop.
The chants grow louder and louder and then suddenly cease. The slop gates have opened, the slop pouring down the sluices, drowning out the hogs, drowning everything in slop.
California:
HEY RENTERS IN CALIFORNIA — state law now requires landlords to provide working refrigerators and stoves. If they do not do so, the unit is considered UNINHABITABLE.
January 6, 2026 at 6:40 PM
California: