Sam Adams
@samadams.bsky.social
Culture writer at Slate, published in LA Times, Rolling Stone, Entertainment Weekly, Variety, THR, and points south. Member: New York Film Critics Circle, National Society of Film Critics, WGA East
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Like sands through the hourglass, so are the posts of our lives. Here are the ones I'm proudest of from this absolute monster of a year:
It does not seem incidental that LLMs are being so heavily touted as all-purpose solutions by incredibly wealthy men accustomed to being surrounded by people who yes-and even their worst ideas, many of whom have descended into their own personal psychosis
For all that the media has spent years freaking out about what social media does to our brains, I don’t understand why there appears to be little effort to grapple with the fact that these chatbots are, for some not insignificant portion of the population, literally psychosis machines
He put his complete trust in a chat bot that turned him into a savage murderer.
January 4, 2026 at 2:28 PM
It does not seem incidental that LLMs are being so heavily touted as all-purpose solutions by incredibly wealthy men accustomed to being surrounded by people who yes-and even their worst ideas, many of whom have descended into their own personal psychosis
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So, in stark contrast to everything else that’s going on today, I’m delighted to announce I’ll be with this joyous bunch of people in the next #Taskmaster. Let Counting-Backwards-From-Fifty-While-Miming -Your-Least-Favourite -Farm-Animal Commence! youtu.be/1OP6DuihCnk?...
Taskmaster Season 21 - Coming Soon | Line-Up Reveal
YouTube video by Taskmaster
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January 4, 2026 at 10:14 AM
So, in stark contrast to everything else that’s going on today, I’m delighted to announce I’ll be with this joyous bunch of people in the next #Taskmaster. Let Counting-Backwards-From-Fifty-While-Miming -Your-Least-Favourite -Farm-Animal Commence! youtu.be/1OP6DuihCnk?...
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MAGA appointee Bari Weiss has instantly made CBS News more extremist and disinfo-heavy than Newsmax:
January 4, 2026 at 1:03 AM
MAGA appointee Bari Weiss has instantly made CBS News more extremist and disinfo-heavy than Newsmax:
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Well, DAMN.
Jorge R. Gutierrez (El Tigre, The Book of Life, Maya and the Three) has just posted a 40-MINUTE pilot to his YouTube, and it's fucking WILD.
Big "This is the thing suits won't let me make" vibes.
Content warning for a ton of violence/blood!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-zZ...
Jorge R. Gutierrez (El Tigre, The Book of Life, Maya and the Three) has just posted a 40-MINUTE pilot to his YouTube, and it's fucking WILD.
Big "This is the thing suits won't let me make" vibes.
Content warning for a ton of violence/blood!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-zZ...
El Guapo vs The Narco Vampires (FULL PILOT ANIMATIC)
YouTube video by Jorge R. Gutierrez
www.youtube.com
January 3, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Well, DAMN.
Jorge R. Gutierrez (El Tigre, The Book of Life, Maya and the Three) has just posted a 40-MINUTE pilot to his YouTube, and it's fucking WILD.
Big "This is the thing suits won't let me make" vibes.
Content warning for a ton of violence/blood!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-zZ...
Jorge R. Gutierrez (El Tigre, The Book of Life, Maya and the Three) has just posted a 40-MINUTE pilot to his YouTube, and it's fucking WILD.
Big "This is the thing suits won't let me make" vibes.
Content warning for a ton of violence/blood!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-zZ...
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Nightmarish. CBS News is now running straight state propaganda. They handed Hegseth all three segments and are now tweeting flattering sound bites.
January 4, 2026 at 1:04 AM
Nightmarish. CBS News is now running straight state propaganda. They handed Hegseth all three segments and are now tweeting flattering sound bites.
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The oil companies knew about this before the U.S. Congress www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
January 3, 2026 at 10:53 PM
The oil companies knew about this before the U.S. Congress www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
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these guys pulled up a big right-wing account on Twitter so they could watch their insane crime spree get discovered in real time
January 3, 2026 at 8:42 PM
these guys pulled up a big right-wing account on Twitter so they could watch their insane crime spree get discovered in real time
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New Interview: www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...
January 3, 2026 at 9:42 PM
New Interview: www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a...
a great group of winners from the National Society of Film Critics, a group I am proud to vote with every year @nsfc.bsky.social
January 3, 2026 at 9:43 PM
a great group of winners from the National Society of Film Critics, a group I am proud to vote with every year @nsfc.bsky.social
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Best Nonfiction Film: MY UNDESIRABLE FRIENDS: PART I — LAST AIR IN MOSCOW (56 points)
Runners-up:
THE PERFECT NEIGHBOR (22 points)
ORWELL: 2+2=5 (18 points)
Runners-up:
THE PERFECT NEIGHBOR (22 points)
ORWELL: 2+2=5 (18 points)
January 3, 2026 at 9:38 PM
Best Nonfiction Film: MY UNDESIRABLE FRIENDS: PART I — LAST AIR IN MOSCOW (56 points)
Runners-up:
THE PERFECT NEIGHBOR (22 points)
ORWELL: 2+2=5 (18 points)
Runners-up:
THE PERFECT NEIGHBOR (22 points)
ORWELL: 2+2=5 (18 points)
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Best Film Not in the English Language: THE SECRET AGENT (58 points)
Runners-up: IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT (57 points)
SENTIMENTAL VALUE (38 points)
Runners-up: IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT (57 points)
SENTIMENTAL VALUE (38 points)
January 3, 2026 at 9:22 PM
Best Film Not in the English Language: THE SECRET AGENT (58 points)
Runners-up: IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT (57 points)
SENTIMENTAL VALUE (38 points)
Runners-up: IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT (57 points)
SENTIMENTAL VALUE (38 points)
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Best Director: Paul Thomas Anderson, ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER (54 points)
Runners-up:
Jafar Panahi, IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT (48 points)
Richard Linklater, BLUE MOON and NOUVELLE VAGUE (39 points)
Runners-up:
Jafar Panahi, IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT (48 points)
Richard Linklater, BLUE MOON and NOUVELLE VAGUE (39 points)
January 3, 2026 at 9:20 PM
Best Director: Paul Thomas Anderson, ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER (54 points)
Runners-up:
Jafar Panahi, IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT (48 points)
Richard Linklater, BLUE MOON and NOUVELLE VAGUE (39 points)
Runners-up:
Jafar Panahi, IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT (48 points)
Richard Linklater, BLUE MOON and NOUVELLE VAGUE (39 points)
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Best Screenplay: Jafar Panahi, IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT (53 points)
Runners-up:
Robert Kaplow, BLUE MOON (50 points)
Kleber Mendonça Filho, THE SECRET AGENT (40 points)
Runners-up:
Robert Kaplow, BLUE MOON (50 points)
Kleber Mendonça Filho, THE SECRET AGENT (40 points)
January 3, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Best Screenplay: Jafar Panahi, IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT (53 points)
Runners-up:
Robert Kaplow, BLUE MOON (50 points)
Kleber Mendonça Filho, THE SECRET AGENT (40 points)
Runners-up:
Robert Kaplow, BLUE MOON (50 points)
Kleber Mendonça Filho, THE SECRET AGENT (40 points)
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Best Picture: ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER (57 points)
Runners-up:
SINNERS (29 points)
THE SECRET AGENT (27 points)
Runners-up:
SINNERS (29 points)
THE SECRET AGENT (27 points)
January 3, 2026 at 8:53 PM
Best Picture: ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER (57 points)
Runners-up:
SINNERS (29 points)
THE SECRET AGENT (27 points)
Runners-up:
SINNERS (29 points)
THE SECRET AGENT (27 points)
it's giving high school yearbook
the photographer was definitely like, "ok everybody, look tough!" but we know they're all just reading tweets with their arms crossed in a country club dining room divided up by bedsheets tacked to the beams
January 3, 2026 at 8:34 PM
it's giving high school yearbook
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This war will destabilize the entire region and set off a global shockwave of anti-Americanism vs. no it won’t
I think I’m going with the @nytimes.com on this one, thanks.
January 3, 2026 at 4:51 PM
This war will destabilize the entire region and set off a global shockwave of anti-Americanism vs. no it won’t
utterly delighted with this result
Best Screenplay: Jafar Panahi, IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT (53 points)
Runners-up:
Robert Kaplow, BLUE MOON (50 points)
Kleber Mendonça Filho, THE SECRET AGENT (40 points)
Runners-up:
Robert Kaplow, BLUE MOON (50 points)
Kleber Mendonça Filho, THE SECRET AGENT (40 points)
January 3, 2026 at 8:15 PM
utterly delighted with this result
a story in three movie titles:
Sorry, Baby
It Was Just an Accident
Splitsville
Sorry, Baby
It Was Just an Accident
Splitsville
January 3, 2026 at 8:07 PM
a story in three movie titles:
Sorry, Baby
It Was Just an Accident
Splitsville
Sorry, Baby
It Was Just an Accident
Splitsville
Del Toro’s might be my favorite performance of the year, period, but I am glad to see Delroy Lindo in the running, as he should be
Best Supporting Actor: Benicio del Toro, ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER (54 points)
Runners-up:
Delroy Lindo, SINNERS (37)
Stellan Skarsgård, SENTIMENTAL VALUE (30 points)
Runners-up:
Delroy Lindo, SINNERS (37)
Stellan Skarsgård, SENTIMENTAL VALUE (30 points)
January 3, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Del Toro’s might be my favorite performance of the year, period, but I am glad to see Delroy Lindo in the running, as he should be
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Best Supporting Actor: Benicio del Toro, ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER (54 points)
Runners-up:
Delroy Lindo, SINNERS (37)
Stellan Skarsgård, SENTIMENTAL VALUE (30 points)
Runners-up:
Delroy Lindo, SINNERS (37)
Stellan Skarsgård, SENTIMENTAL VALUE (30 points)
January 3, 2026 at 7:41 PM
Best Supporting Actor: Benicio del Toro, ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER (54 points)
Runners-up:
Delroy Lindo, SINNERS (37)
Stellan Skarsgård, SENTIMENTAL VALUE (30 points)
Runners-up:
Delroy Lindo, SINNERS (37)
Stellan Skarsgård, SENTIMENTAL VALUE (30 points)
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Best Actor: Ethan Hawke, BLUE MOON (57 points)
Runners-up:
Wagner Moura, THE SECRET AGENT (43 points)
Michael B. Jordan, SINNERS (36 points)
Runners-up:
Wagner Moura, THE SECRET AGENT (43 points)
Michael B. Jordan, SINNERS (36 points)
January 3, 2026 at 7:24 PM
Best Actor: Ethan Hawke, BLUE MOON (57 points)
Runners-up:
Wagner Moura, THE SECRET AGENT (43 points)
Michael B. Jordan, SINNERS (36 points)
Runners-up:
Wagner Moura, THE SECRET AGENT (43 points)
Michael B. Jordan, SINNERS (36 points)
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They’ve got Twitter up on the big screens in Trump’s Mar-a-Lago makeshift “situation room.”
Photos from Trump’s Truth Social account.
Photos from Trump’s Truth Social account.
January 3, 2026 at 6:13 PM
They’ve got Twitter up on the big screens in Trump’s Mar-a-Lago makeshift “situation room.”
Photos from Trump’s Truth Social account.
Photos from Trump’s Truth Social account.