Simon Abrams
@simonsaybrams.bsky.social
Film Critic at Roger Ebert dot com, New York Times, New Yorker, Hollywood Reporter, Village Voice, The Wrap, Vanity Fair, and so on. Author of THE NORTHMAN: A CALL TO THE GODS (Insight Editions). Alt weekly kid. Let the monkey drive.
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Simon Abrams
@simonsaybrams.bsky.social
· Sep 16
Donate to Help Us Pay for Sandwiches' Vet Bills, organized by Simon Abrams
Hello My name is Simon Abrams and this GoFundMe is for me and my partner Jene's… Simon Abrams needs your support for Help Us Pay for Sandwiches' Vet Bills
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After some discussion with Jene, I'm finally posting a Gofundme to help us with Sandwiches' vet bills. Our baby has been having more bad days lately so we have to start thinking about at-home euthanasia. Any help would be greatly appreciated: www.gofundme.com/f/help-us-pa...
Now I’m watching the Greek time travel hangout dramedy SHE LOVED BLOSSOMS MORE ($5 VOD rental). PRIMER by way of Richard Lester‘s HELP. Kind of.
December 27, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Now I’m watching the Greek time travel hangout dramedy SHE LOVED BLOSSOMS MORE ($5 VOD rental). PRIMER by way of Richard Lester‘s HELP. Kind of.
About to check out REFLECTION IN A DEAD DIAMOND. Anybody like that trilogy of recent Italian Diabolik movies? More like the comics, I guess? I see at least one of them is on Kanopy...
December 27, 2025 at 1:22 AM
About to check out REFLECTION IN A DEAD DIAMOND. Anybody like that trilogy of recent Italian Diabolik movies? More like the comics, I guess? I see at least one of them is on Kanopy...
Now it’s a top 50 (notes tab has info on where to watch). boxd.it/DncKy
My Favorite Movies of 2025
Focusing on movies that received their first dedicated (usually seven days) US release in 2025. Check the notes section for info on where to stream, when available.
boxd.it
December 27, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Now it’s a top 50 (notes tab has info on where to watch). boxd.it/DncKy
My sister Daphne sang part of this song to her son the other day and it activated me like I was the Manchurian Candidate, so I must now apologize pre-emptively to anyone whom I kill or have killed while in a SESAME STREET-induced fugue state.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdyY...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdyY...
Sesame Street: Air!
YouTube video by Sesame Street
www.youtube.com
December 27, 2025 at 1:03 AM
My sister Daphne sang part of this song to her son the other day and it activated me like I was the Manchurian Candidate, so I must now apologize pre-emptively to anyone whom I kill or have killed while in a SESAME STREET-induced fugue state.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdyY...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdyY...
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I’m excited for audiences to see Boorman and the Devil.
A little informal poll:
What movie are you most excited about in 2026?
What movie are you most excited about in 2026?
December 26, 2025 at 5:01 PM
I’m excited for audiences to see Boorman and the Devil.
Catching up with Lucile Hadzihalilovic’s THE ICE TOWER, which is so far her best since EVOLUTION.
My @ebertvoices.bsky.social review of the so-so EARWIG here: www.rogerebert.com/reviews/earw...
And my Ebert review of the astounding EVOLUTION: www.rogerebert.com/reviews/evol...
My @ebertvoices.bsky.social review of the so-so EARWIG here: www.rogerebert.com/reviews/earw...
And my Ebert review of the astounding EVOLUTION: www.rogerebert.com/reviews/evol...
Evolution movie review & film summary (2016) | Roger Ebert
The most novel, unsettling horror film of the year.
www.rogerebert.com
December 26, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Catching up with Lucile Hadzihalilovic’s THE ICE TOWER, which is so far her best since EVOLUTION.
My @ebertvoices.bsky.social review of the so-so EARWIG here: www.rogerebert.com/reviews/earw...
And my Ebert review of the astounding EVOLUTION: www.rogerebert.com/reviews/evol...
My @ebertvoices.bsky.social review of the so-so EARWIG here: www.rogerebert.com/reviews/earw...
And my Ebert review of the astounding EVOLUTION: www.rogerebert.com/reviews/evol...
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It’s time. Once again. For DARK SHADOWS with my dad.
December 26, 2025 at 4:07 AM
It’s time. Once again. For DARK SHADOWS with my dad.
Some kid at the law library kept making weird insinuating compliments about my Sleestak hat, saying it was very “hip.” Then, after I clearly didn’t get what he was trying to say, he asked me if I was into NFTs. Sir, get out of my library.
What's an insult you'll never forget?
December 26, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Some kid at the law library kept making weird insinuating compliments about my Sleestak hat, saying it was very “hip.” Then, after I clearly didn’t get what he was trying to say, he asked me if I was into NFTs. Sir, get out of my library.
MONGO’S BACK IN TOWN is a delightfully overboiled noir divided between two seedy subplots: Telly Savalas demanding that young Martin Sheen respect his street cred and Joe Don Baker forcing himself on young Sally Field. Tough, dumb, fun.
I switched to the 1971 made for tv Telly Savalas picture MONGO’S BACK IN TOWN, and Joe Don Baker is so far all over this establishing scene and there are Christmas decorations and ok yes I will try this one
December 26, 2025 at 2:43 AM
MONGO’S BACK IN TOWN is a delightfully overboiled noir divided between two seedy subplots: Telly Savalas demanding that young Martin Sheen respect his street cred and Joe Don Baker forcing himself on young Sally Field. Tough, dumb, fun.
Tried watching the 1979 made for tv movie SKINFLINT: A COUNTRY CHRISTMAS Carol. Then, after 25 minutes, I stopped trying.
December 25, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Tried watching the 1979 made for tv movie SKINFLINT: A COUNTRY CHRISTMAS Carol. Then, after 25 minutes, I stopped trying.
She‘s an excellent model.
December 25, 2025 at 7:48 PM
She‘s an excellent model.
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not the point, but the “opinion” label made me laugh, like tomorrow they’re gonna have “quentin tarantino: rob reiner was *not* martin scorsese’s friend”
I've seen this going around today and it's beautiful, so here's a gift link.
Opinion | Martin Scorsese: ‘Rob Reiner Was My Friend’
www.nytimes.com
December 25, 2025 at 7:07 PM
not the point, but the “opinion” label made me laugh, like tomorrow they’re gonna have “quentin tarantino: rob reiner was *not* martin scorsese’s friend”
Time for Johnny LaRue to get his crane shot…
December 25, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Time for Johnny LaRue to get his crane shot…
My sister printed and framed some photos of Sandwiches for me. I’m crying, I’m so moved. (And they even have little adhesive sticky pads to hang them on the wall)
December 25, 2025 at 2:14 PM
My sister printed and framed some photos of Sandwiches for me. I’m crying, I’m so moved. (And they even have little adhesive sticky pads to hang them on the wall)
And Tiny Tim, who did NOT die, found himself transformed in his bed into a monstrous vermin.
And Tiny Tim, who did NOT die, swooned slowly as he heard the snow falling faintly through the universe and faintly falling, like the descent of their last end, upon all the living and the dead.
And Tiny Tim, who did NOT die, crawled through a river of shit and came out clean on the other side.
December 25, 2025 at 4:28 AM
And Tiny Tim, who did NOT die, found himself transformed in his bed into a monstrous vermin.
Twas the night before Christmas
And as the children head to bed
I grab the remote
And put DARK SHADOWS on instead
And as the children head to bed
I grab the remote
And put DARK SHADOWS on instead
December 25, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Twas the night before Christmas
And as the children head to bed
I grab the remote
And put DARK SHADOWS on instead
And as the children head to bed
I grab the remote
And put DARK SHADOWS on instead
*puts down the NYRB winter issue* That tuberculosis article is a doozy. (So is the excellent closer on Oasis)
December 25, 2025 at 12:36 AM
*puts down the NYRB winter issue* That tuberculosis article is a doozy. (So is the excellent closer on Oasis)
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If you see this, post my favorite Star Wars character
December 24, 2025 at 11:40 PM
If you see this, post my favorite Star Wars character
Nick Cave told me I was “really good” after I interviewed him.
What's a compliment you'll never forget?
What's an insult you'll never forget?
December 24, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Nick Cave told me I was “really good” after I interviewed him.
@bilgeebiri.bsky.social is my favorite part of PHARAOH’S ARMY, which is coincidentally now streaming on Prime.
December 24, 2025 at 9:09 PM
@bilgeebiri.bsky.social is my favorite part of PHARAOH’S ARMY, which is coincidentally now streaming on Prime.
Two weeks away from three years with Jene. I’m pressing my luck by blasting THICK AS A BRICK (side 2).
December 24, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Two weeks away from three years with Jene. I’m pressing my luck by blasting THICK AS A BRICK (side 2).
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For Christmas Eve, enjoy a supercut of my favorite tradition — Darlene Love on Letterman
Darlene Love's "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" Supercut | Letterman
YouTube video by Letterman
m.youtube.com
December 24, 2025 at 1:47 PM
For Christmas Eve, enjoy a supercut of my favorite tradition — Darlene Love on Letterman