Ross W Berman IV (Philosopher Pirate)
@rosswbermaniv.bsky.social
Folk City Hustler. Culture Vulture. Music. Comedy. Film Twitter. Chicago. Bart Simpson’s last disciple & Claire Denis's strongest soldier. Writer/Editor at Wrestling Inc.
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Bought & paid for by Raytheon.
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Gonna watch some movies, even though “2026” still doesn’t sound like a real year yet📽️
"They killed Kubrick," but then "they" let Ridley Scott release two versions of his commercial and critical failure, The Counselor.
February 3, 2026 at 5:23 PM
"They killed Kubrick," but then "they" let Ridley Scott release two versions of his commercial and critical failure, The Counselor.
*16 hours into Ken Burns’s The Movies*
“The theater owner had only moments to act, and in that moment of panic, changed the course of cinema forever: the corn would have to be popped.”
*Battle Cry of Freedom plays softly on a piano*
“Just years later a dairy farm would play its own part…”
“The theater owner had only moments to act, and in that moment of panic, changed the course of cinema forever: the corn would have to be popped.”
*Battle Cry of Freedom plays softly on a piano*
“Just years later a dairy farm would play its own part…”
February 3, 2026 at 2:33 AM
*16 hours into Ken Burns’s The Movies*
“The theater owner had only moments to act, and in that moment of panic, changed the course of cinema forever: the corn would have to be popped.”
*Battle Cry of Freedom plays softly on a piano*
“Just years later a dairy farm would play its own part…”
“The theater owner had only moments to act, and in that moment of panic, changed the course of cinema forever: the corn would have to be popped.”
*Battle Cry of Freedom plays softly on a piano*
“Just years later a dairy farm would play its own part…”
Movies used to have John Qualen doing a silly voice in them.
February 3, 2026 at 2:16 AM
Movies used to have John Qualen doing a silly voice in them.
Ok, I didn't end up playing a Bob Weir song, but in the true spirit of The Dead, my second song turned into three songs.
Episode 3 of Guerrilla Press is now available on YouTube and all major podcast platforms!
EJ Cameron and @nickhausman.bsky.social are back with jokes and "Partially Educated Conversations" about the top news of the week!
Plus, Alderman Bennett Lawson and folk singer @rosswbermaniv.bsky.social!
EJ Cameron and @nickhausman.bsky.social are back with jokes and "Partially Educated Conversations" about the top news of the week!
Plus, Alderman Bennett Lawson and folk singer @rosswbermaniv.bsky.social!
February 2, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Ok, I didn't end up playing a Bob Weir song, but in the true spirit of The Dead, my second song turned into three songs.
Happy Birthday John Ford, you would've loved "Running Up That Hill" by Kate Bush
February 1, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Happy Birthday John Ford, you would've loved "Running Up That Hill" by Kate Bush
Realizing Im about to start the Bob Newhart storyline
February 1, 2026 at 1:27 AM
Realizing Im about to start the Bob Newhart storyline
I’ve gotten far enough in my ER rewatch to find out HBOMax has the uncensored version of “Shifts Happen,” where the show was supposed to break the nudity barrier on network TV but NBC chickened out after the Janet Jackson-Justin Timberlake incident.
January 31, 2026 at 4:30 PM
I’ve gotten far enough in my ER rewatch to find out HBOMax has the uncensored version of “Shifts Happen,” where the show was supposed to break the nudity barrier on network TV but NBC chickened out after the Janet Jackson-Justin Timberlake incident.
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For Your Consideration is proof that Catherine O’Hara should’ve gotten an Oscar at some point. The work she does in that movie is incredible. Meryl Streep meets Sunset Boulevard.
January 30, 2026 at 7:08 PM
For Your Consideration is proof that Catherine O’Hara should’ve gotten an Oscar at some point. The work she does in that movie is incredible. Meryl Streep meets Sunset Boulevard.
Mitch & Mickey - A Kiss At The End Of The Rainbow
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January 30, 2026 at 6:44 PM
The Folk City Hustler returns this weekend:
Paper Machete tomorrow at the Green Mill. 3pm.
Guerrilla Press on Sunday at The Annoyance. 7pm.
Paper Machete tomorrow at the Green Mill. 3pm.
Guerrilla Press on Sunday at The Annoyance. 7pm.
January 30, 2026 at 5:27 PM
The Folk City Hustler returns this weekend:
Paper Machete tomorrow at the Green Mill. 3pm.
Guerrilla Press on Sunday at The Annoyance. 7pm.
Paper Machete tomorrow at the Green Mill. 3pm.
Guerrilla Press on Sunday at The Annoyance. 7pm.
We, Harmony Korine fans, would like to thank Darren Aronofsky for taking some of the "AI-auteur" heat for a while.
January 29, 2026 at 11:16 PM
We, Harmony Korine fans, would like to thank Darren Aronofsky for taking some of the "AI-auteur" heat for a while.
GTA cinema. Would be a ton of fun to play but as a movie it’s just one long, unskippable cut scene.
January 29, 2026 at 8:22 PM
GTA cinema. Would be a ton of fun to play but as a movie it’s just one long, unskippable cut scene.
Now Watching
January 29, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Now Watching
About 15 deep into the Dead discography and you can really make the argument Europe ‘72 is their Thriller
January 29, 2026 at 5:14 PM
About 15 deep into the Dead discography and you can really make the argument Europe ‘72 is their Thriller
Springsteen is somehow doing 60s Dylan and 80s Dylan at the same time on his new song
January 28, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Springsteen is somehow doing 60s Dylan and 80s Dylan at the same time on his new song
Kind of an insane movie
Alright let’s see how Blue they can Sing that Song
January 27, 2026 at 4:04 AM
Kind of an insane movie
Alright let’s see how Blue they can Sing that Song
January 27, 2026 at 1:52 AM
Alright let’s see how Blue they can Sing that Song
Coca-Cola
Dr. Brown’s Cream Soda
Green River
Birch Beer
Dr. Brown’s Cream Soda
Green River
Birch Beer
What's on your Mt. Rushmore of pop/sodas?
January 24, 2026 at 10:53 PM
Coca-Cola
Dr. Brown’s Cream Soda
Green River
Birch Beer
Dr. Brown’s Cream Soda
Green River
Birch Beer
Pretty much anything I could say about current events will get me banned so I’m just making stew and drinking the cooking wine.
January 24, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Pretty much anything I could say about current events will get me banned so I’m just making stew and drinking the cooking wine.
Garden State is a better movie but the Last Kiss soundtrack *bodies* the Garden State soundtrack
January 24, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Garden State is a better movie but the Last Kiss soundtrack *bodies* the Garden State soundtrack
*former Upstate New Yorker voice*
“It’s not that bad once you’re out in it.”
“It’s not that bad once you’re out in it.”
January 24, 2026 at 5:15 PM
*former Upstate New Yorker voice*
“It’s not that bad once you’re out in it.”
“It’s not that bad once you’re out in it.”
The Pitt has brought in a timeless staple of medical programming: The Doofy Campus Security Guard With Minor Injury
January 23, 2026 at 5:18 PM
The Pitt has brought in a timeless staple of medical programming: The Doofy Campus Security Guard With Minor Injury
Sorry, still stuck on the fact that the film with the most Oscar nominations is an Oscar Micheaux-esque riff of John Carpenter’s Vampires.
Genuinely incredible
Genuinely incredible
January 23, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Sorry, still stuck on the fact that the film with the most Oscar nominations is an Oscar Micheaux-esque riff of John Carpenter’s Vampires.
Genuinely incredible
Genuinely incredible
“This is a different show!”
-My fiancée during the “John Carter In Africa” arc on ER
-My fiancée during the “John Carter In Africa” arc on ER
January 23, 2026 at 4:04 PM
“This is a different show!”
-My fiancée during the “John Carter In Africa” arc on ER
-My fiancée during the “John Carter In Africa” arc on ER