A.A. Dowd
@aadowd.bsky.social
Writer/editor. Past lives: The A.V. Club, Chron, Time Out Chicago. He/him/his. https://letterboxd.com/AADowd/
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55. Insect Warfare, WORLD EXTERMINATION: youtu.be/AxatX-Ut3MA?...
October 21, 2025 at 1:29 PM
55. Insect Warfare, WORLD EXTERMINATION: youtu.be/AxatX-Ut3MA?...
"Especially Lisa! But especially Bart!"
October 1, 2025 at 8:16 PM
"Especially Lisa! But especially Bart!"
Like, how do you *not* form an amazing, eco-minded black metal band when you see this everyday?? (Photo taken during an Oregon jaunt this weekend.)
October 1, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Like, how do you *not* form an amazing, eco-minded black metal band when you see this everyday?? (Photo taken during an Oregon jaunt this weekend.)
Go to the novelty mini-golf place in the suburbs, and I will follow
August 30, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Go to the novelty mini-golf place in the suburbs, and I will follow
How was the show? Dunno. Creamy.
August 29, 2025 at 4:35 AM
How was the show? Dunno. Creamy.
I've contributed to another major Best Films of the 21st Century list that is going up soon, I think. This was the top of my ballot:
June 23, 2025 at 6:11 PM
I've contributed to another major Best Films of the 21st Century list that is going up soon, I think. This was the top of my ballot:
Alex Garland, holding tight to the "Generally good reviews" title.
June 18, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Alex Garland, holding tight to the "Generally good reviews" title.
"Drop the RUNNER. Just RUNNER. It's cleaner."
April 2, 2025 at 11:18 PM
"Drop the RUNNER. Just RUNNER. It's cleaner."
Digging through some old Time Outs, I found this very silly, one-page feature I wrote imagining James Bond in the hands of various big-name directors.
March 29, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Digging through some old Time Outs, I found this very silly, one-page feature I wrote imagining James Bond in the hands of various big-name directors.
Wrote this about two weeks before Musk's galling comments about the "parasite class."
March 13, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Wrote this about two weeks before Musk's galling comments about the "parasite class."
Nick Allen and I when Y2K wins Best Picture on write-in votes.
March 3, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Nick Allen and I when Y2K wins Best Picture on write-in votes.
Unlikely to land a full review of THE MONKEY, so here you go:
February 11, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Unlikely to land a full review of THE MONKEY, so here you go:
Wasn't blown away by the trailer for the new JURASSIC WORLD, but I'm keeping the faith in my boy Gareth. Nice to see that he's included one of his signature doomed-behind-a-sealed-door shots.
February 6, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Wasn't blown away by the trailer for the new JURASSIC WORLD, but I'm keeping the faith in my boy Gareth. Nice to see that he's included one of his signature doomed-behind-a-sealed-door shots.
78 degrees? At this time of year? In this part of the country?
October 24, 2023 at 6:31 PM
78 degrees? At this time of year? In this part of the country?