Roman Arbisi
@arbisiroman.bsky.social
Reading. Writing. Watching. Listening. Trying.
I write here when I can: https://arbisimovies.substack.com/
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Roman Arbisi
@arbisiroman.bsky.social
· Dec 24
The Shadow Of Nosferatu: Robert Eggers' Lifelong Obsession Is Finally Here
No matter where you find an interview with writer-filmmaker Robert Eggers, you’ll probably hear the story of how and when he came across the picture of Max Shreck as Count Orlok that changed his life....
nextbestpicture.com
New Byline! 🚨
For @nextbestpicture.bsky.social I wrote about the filmography of Robert Eggers and how his hyper-specific style makes us more fluent in the tales, lore, stories, and artifacts that predate the cinematic movement. nextbestpicture.com/the-shadow-o...
For @nextbestpicture.bsky.social I wrote about the filmography of Robert Eggers and how his hyper-specific style makes us more fluent in the tales, lore, stories, and artifacts that predate the cinematic movement. nextbestpicture.com/the-shadow-o...
Reposted by Roman Arbisi
More Don't Look Up than Starship Troopers, #Mickey17 is a lousy satire on current events. A film as redundant as waking up and going to work with a groan and half-hearted smile. Pattinson is great, but Joon-ho can't play devil's advocate.
Now on Substack: arbisimovies.substack.com/p/mickey-17-...
Now on Substack: arbisimovies.substack.com/p/mickey-17-...
Mickey 17: An Unresponsive Reprint
When Parasite stood atop the movie industry in February 2020, it felt like Bong Joon-ho’s career was prepared to shift into the next gear.
arbisimovies.substack.com
March 10, 2025 at 6:39 PM
More Don't Look Up than Starship Troopers, #Mickey17 is a lousy satire on current events. A film as redundant as waking up and going to work with a groan and half-hearted smile. Pattinson is great, but Joon-ho can't play devil's advocate.
Now on Substack: arbisimovies.substack.com/p/mickey-17-...
Now on Substack: arbisimovies.substack.com/p/mickey-17-...
More Don't Look Up than Starship Troopers, #Mickey17 is a lousy satire on current events. A film as redundant as waking up and going to work with a groan and half-hearted smile. Pattinson is great, but Joon-ho can't play devil's advocate.
Now on Substack: arbisimovies.substack.com/p/mickey-17-...
Now on Substack: arbisimovies.substack.com/p/mickey-17-...
Mickey 17: An Unresponsive Reprint
When Parasite stood atop the movie industry in February 2020, it felt like Bong Joon-ho’s career was prepared to shift into the next gear.
arbisimovies.substack.com
March 10, 2025 at 6:39 PM
More Don't Look Up than Starship Troopers, #Mickey17 is a lousy satire on current events. A film as redundant as waking up and going to work with a groan and half-hearted smile. Pattinson is great, but Joon-ho can't play devil's advocate.
Now on Substack: arbisimovies.substack.com/p/mickey-17-...
Now on Substack: arbisimovies.substack.com/p/mickey-17-...
Now rewatching:
King Kong (2005)
Dir. Peter Jackson
King Kong (2005)
Dir. Peter Jackson
February 22, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Now rewatching:
King Kong (2005)
Dir. Peter Jackson
King Kong (2005)
Dir. Peter Jackson
On this week’s episode of TMFY, Tyler and I explore the supernatural in Soderbergh’s Presence and Lowery’s A Ghost Story. We also consider the potential existence of ghosts in a world just beyond our reach. open.spotify.com/episode/5i27...
Presence (2024) and A Ghost Story (2017)
This Movie’s For You! · Episode
open.spotify.com
February 6, 2025 at 10:08 PM
On this week’s episode of TMFY, Tyler and I explore the supernatural in Soderbergh’s Presence and Lowery’s A Ghost Story. We also consider the potential existence of ghosts in a world just beyond our reach. open.spotify.com/episode/5i27...
NEW on my (free) Substack
Presence has all the formal finesse of a mechanical Soderbergh fastball that he winds up tweaking into a disappearing changeup. As innovative and exciting as ever, Soderbergh’s talents are simply supernatural.
open.substack.com/pub/arbisimo...
Presence has all the formal finesse of a mechanical Soderbergh fastball that he winds up tweaking into a disappearing changeup. As innovative and exciting as ever, Soderbergh’s talents are simply supernatural.
open.substack.com/pub/arbisimo...
Review: Presence (2024)
Ever since Steven Soderbergh nearly convinced us he was going to hang up the cleats and retire from filmmaking, it seems like a new film of his unexpectedly creeps up on us time after time.
open.substack.com
January 25, 2025 at 12:38 AM
NEW on my (free) Substack
Presence has all the formal finesse of a mechanical Soderbergh fastball that he winds up tweaking into a disappearing changeup. As innovative and exciting as ever, Soderbergh’s talents are simply supernatural.
open.substack.com/pub/arbisimo...
Presence has all the formal finesse of a mechanical Soderbergh fastball that he winds up tweaking into a disappearing changeup. As innovative and exciting as ever, Soderbergh’s talents are simply supernatural.
open.substack.com/pub/arbisimo...
I’ll be migrating my Letterboxd and Blog Posts to my Substack free of charge! A much easier site to navigate and read. As well as obtaining access to a larger network of great writers who may not be as prevalent on social media. arbisimovies.substack.com/?r=55zhkh
Roman Arbisi | Substack
Sweating in the Phoenix desert, I'm a freelance film critic writing on releases as recent as last week and well before I was born. I've written for my blog, Next Best Picture, and Movies We Texted Abo...
arbisimovies.substack.com
January 23, 2025 at 11:18 PM
I’ll be migrating my Letterboxd and Blog Posts to my Substack free of charge! A much easier site to navigate and read. As well as obtaining access to a larger network of great writers who may not be as prevalent on social media. arbisimovies.substack.com/?r=55zhkh
Still laughing over the post I saw on FB where a guy said America is the only country where he could be “a punk-rock loving American capitalist that is pro-establishment.”
January 22, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Still laughing over the post I saw on FB where a guy said America is the only country where he could be “a punk-rock loving American capitalist that is pro-establishment.”
Seeing the new Soderbergh late tomorrow night. One of my guys is BACK.
January 22, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Seeing the new Soderbergh late tomorrow night. One of my guys is BACK.
Reposted by Roman Arbisi
I would love it if all of you who (correctly) admire this piece share some of our “discoveries” at Sundance in the next two weeks. It’s so hard to get traction on coverage of films that aren’t already on the radar.
"The future of cinema lies in rekindling the necessity of discovery."
For this @ebertvoices.bsky.social future of the movies, I wrote about the need to find some way to write about small films and new filmmakers.
For this @ebertvoices.bsky.social future of the movies, I wrote about the need to find some way to write about small films and new filmmakers.
The Future of the Movies, Part 4: The Necessity of Discovery | Features | Roger Ebert
On how critics and film lovers need to look off the beaten path to ensure the future of the form.
www.rogerebert.com
January 21, 2025 at 6:49 PM
I would love it if all of you who (correctly) admire this piece share some of our “discoveries” at Sundance in the next two weeks. It’s so hard to get traction on coverage of films that aren’t already on the radar.
Reposted by Roman Arbisi
“The biggest hurdle is getting people to read about these [small] films. Critics can publish reviews, but if they’re not being read then the point is moot. In that sense, the necessity of discovery is also incumbent upon the reader too.”
"The future of cinema lies in rekindling the necessity of discovery."
For this @ebertvoices.bsky.social future of the movies, I wrote about the need to find some way to write about small films and new filmmakers.
For this @ebertvoices.bsky.social future of the movies, I wrote about the need to find some way to write about small films and new filmmakers.
The Future of the Movies, Part 4: The Necessity of Discovery | Features | Roger Ebert
On how critics and film lovers need to look off the beaten path to ensure the future of the form.
www.rogerebert.com
January 21, 2025 at 7:14 PM
“The biggest hurdle is getting people to read about these [small] films. Critics can publish reviews, but if they’re not being read then the point is moot. In that sense, the necessity of discovery is also incumbent upon the reader too.”
Edward Berger is a next level hack: the movie. Hated this crap.
boxd.it/8zjH4H
boxd.it/8zjH4H
A ★½ review of Conclave (2024)
Really disappointed in this movie considering how it’s been talked about. Has all the makings of being a movie that really taps into my broader interests regarding organized religion and passing judg...
boxd.it
January 22, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Edward Berger is a next level hack: the movie. Hated this crap.
boxd.it/8zjH4H
boxd.it/8zjH4H
Now Watching:
Conclave (2024)
Dir. Edward Berger
Conclave (2024)
Dir. Edward Berger
January 21, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Now Watching:
Conclave (2024)
Dir. Edward Berger
Conclave (2024)
Dir. Edward Berger
Think it’s time to officially pack up and boot the other site after yesterday’s nightmare.
January 21, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Think it’s time to officially pack up and boot the other site after yesterday’s nightmare.
#TheBrutalist: Brady Corbet’s film acknowledges the existence of art and wealth as the blueprints for a spire of contradictions. Plus, the Statue of Liberty as an inverted gateway through the likenesses of fascism, capitalism, and ultranationalism. arbisimovies.wixsite.com/showtimeroma...
The Brutalist: The Shape of the World
When The Brutalist premiered at the 81st Venice International Film Festival last September, the reactions couldn’t have loomed any larger for a film that had a soft opening four months later. Issued t...
arbisimovies.wixsite.com
January 21, 2025 at 5:11 PM
#TheBrutalist: Brady Corbet’s film acknowledges the existence of art and wealth as the blueprints for a spire of contradictions. Plus, the Statue of Liberty as an inverted gateway through the likenesses of fascism, capitalism, and ultranationalism. arbisimovies.wixsite.com/showtimeroma...
Reposted by Roman Arbisi
#Nosferatu: Robert Eggers’ hyper-specific style blurs the lines as a craftsman and a filmmaker to best express how his camera submits to the abyss-like shadow in control of an inspiration that almost never saw the light of day. I loved it.
Review: arbisimovies.wixsite.com/showtimeroma...
Review: arbisimovies.wixsite.com/showtimeroma...
Nosferatu: Into the Abyss
It is difficult to imagine what horror films might look like today had every known print of F.W. Murnau’s Nosferatu (1922) been destroyed by Florence Stoker and the Stoker Estate. The 102 year-old exp...
arbisimovies.wixsite.com
December 27, 2024 at 5:11 PM
#Nosferatu: Robert Eggers’ hyper-specific style blurs the lines as a craftsman and a filmmaker to best express how his camera submits to the abyss-like shadow in control of an inspiration that almost never saw the light of day. I loved it.
Review: arbisimovies.wixsite.com/showtimeroma...
Review: arbisimovies.wixsite.com/showtimeroma...
Reposted by Roman Arbisi
New Byline! 🚨
For Movies We Texted About I wrote about James Mangold's selfish, artless, and shameless Bob Dylan biopic, A Complete Unknown. A movie that takes the stage from Bob to elevate the film into the Awards circuit.
Read More: movieswetextedabout.com/a-complete-u...
For Movies We Texted About I wrote about James Mangold's selfish, artless, and shameless Bob Dylan biopic, A Complete Unknown. A movie that takes the stage from Bob to elevate the film into the Awards circuit.
Read More: movieswetextedabout.com/a-complete-u...
'A Complete Unknown' Movie Review
A Complete Unknown, the Bob Dylan biopic from James Mangold and starring Timothée Chalamet, does not do the musician justice.
movieswetextedabout.com
December 31, 2024 at 4:40 PM
New Byline! 🚨
For Movies We Texted About I wrote about James Mangold's selfish, artless, and shameless Bob Dylan biopic, A Complete Unknown. A movie that takes the stage from Bob to elevate the film into the Awards circuit.
Read More: movieswetextedabout.com/a-complete-u...
For Movies We Texted About I wrote about James Mangold's selfish, artless, and shameless Bob Dylan biopic, A Complete Unknown. A movie that takes the stage from Bob to elevate the film into the Awards circuit.
Read More: movieswetextedabout.com/a-complete-u...
New Byline! 🚨
For Movies We Texted About I wrote about James Mangold's selfish, artless, and shameless Bob Dylan biopic, A Complete Unknown. A movie that takes the stage from Bob to elevate the film into the Awards circuit.
Read More: movieswetextedabout.com/a-complete-u...
For Movies We Texted About I wrote about James Mangold's selfish, artless, and shameless Bob Dylan biopic, A Complete Unknown. A movie that takes the stage from Bob to elevate the film into the Awards circuit.
Read More: movieswetextedabout.com/a-complete-u...
'A Complete Unknown' Movie Review
A Complete Unknown, the Bob Dylan biopic from James Mangold and starring Timothée Chalamet, does not do the musician justice.
movieswetextedabout.com
December 31, 2024 at 4:40 PM
New Byline! 🚨
For Movies We Texted About I wrote about James Mangold's selfish, artless, and shameless Bob Dylan biopic, A Complete Unknown. A movie that takes the stage from Bob to elevate the film into the Awards circuit.
Read More: movieswetextedabout.com/a-complete-u...
For Movies We Texted About I wrote about James Mangold's selfish, artless, and shameless Bob Dylan biopic, A Complete Unknown. A movie that takes the stage from Bob to elevate the film into the Awards circuit.
Read More: movieswetextedabout.com/a-complete-u...
#Nosferatu: Robert Eggers’ hyper-specific style blurs the lines as a craftsman and a filmmaker to best express how his camera submits to the abyss-like shadow in control of an inspiration that almost never saw the light of day. I loved it.
Review: arbisimovies.wixsite.com/showtimeroma...
Review: arbisimovies.wixsite.com/showtimeroma...
Nosferatu: Into the Abyss
It is difficult to imagine what horror films might look like today had every known print of F.W. Murnau’s Nosferatu (1922) been destroyed by Florence Stoker and the Stoker Estate. The 102 year-old exp...
arbisimovies.wixsite.com
December 27, 2024 at 5:11 PM
#Nosferatu: Robert Eggers’ hyper-specific style blurs the lines as a craftsman and a filmmaker to best express how his camera submits to the abyss-like shadow in control of an inspiration that almost never saw the light of day. I loved it.
Review: arbisimovies.wixsite.com/showtimeroma...
Review: arbisimovies.wixsite.com/showtimeroma...
If you needed to pregame before your screening of Nosferatu I’ve got you covered. 🧛
New Byline! 🚨
For @nextbestpicture.bsky.social I wrote about the filmography of Robert Eggers and how his hyper-specific style makes us more fluent in the tales, lore, stories, and artifacts that predate the cinematic movement. nextbestpicture.com/the-shadow-o...
For @nextbestpicture.bsky.social I wrote about the filmography of Robert Eggers and how his hyper-specific style makes us more fluent in the tales, lore, stories, and artifacts that predate the cinematic movement. nextbestpicture.com/the-shadow-o...
The Shadow Of Nosferatu: Robert Eggers' Lifelong Obsession Is Finally Here
No matter where you find an interview with writer-filmmaker Robert Eggers, you’ll probably hear the story of how and when he came across the picture of Max Shreck as Count Orlok that changed his life....
nextbestpicture.com
December 25, 2024 at 2:55 PM
If you needed to pregame before your screening of Nosferatu I’ve got you covered. 🧛
New Byline! 🚨
For @nextbestpicture.bsky.social I wrote about the filmography of Robert Eggers and how his hyper-specific style makes us more fluent in the tales, lore, stories, and artifacts that predate the cinematic movement. nextbestpicture.com/the-shadow-o...
For @nextbestpicture.bsky.social I wrote about the filmography of Robert Eggers and how his hyper-specific style makes us more fluent in the tales, lore, stories, and artifacts that predate the cinematic movement. nextbestpicture.com/the-shadow-o...
The Shadow Of Nosferatu: Robert Eggers' Lifelong Obsession Is Finally Here
No matter where you find an interview with writer-filmmaker Robert Eggers, you’ll probably hear the story of how and when he came across the picture of Max Shreck as Count Orlok that changed his life....
nextbestpicture.com
December 24, 2024 at 5:36 PM
New Byline! 🚨
For @nextbestpicture.bsky.social I wrote about the filmography of Robert Eggers and how his hyper-specific style makes us more fluent in the tales, lore, stories, and artifacts that predate the cinematic movement. nextbestpicture.com/the-shadow-o...
For @nextbestpicture.bsky.social I wrote about the filmography of Robert Eggers and how his hyper-specific style makes us more fluent in the tales, lore, stories, and artifacts that predate the cinematic movement. nextbestpicture.com/the-shadow-o...
Reposted by Roman Arbisi
What I thought of 2024’s best score
December 13, 2024 at 2:05 PM
What I thought of 2024’s best score
Some thoughts on The Order. A solid flick that could have used someone like David Mamet to really show us how evil and hate manifest in communities. Jude Law’s mustache, eye bags, chewing gum, and bloody nose rules.
boxd.it/81qLwD
boxd.it/81qLwD
A ★★★ review of The Order (2024)
This movie kind of showed up out of nowhere and snuck up on all of us, huh? Not familiar with Kurzel outside of Assassin’s Creed (🤢), but this is a solid crime joint. Not really the actioner some woul...
boxd.it
December 11, 2024 at 2:03 AM
Some thoughts on The Order. A solid flick that could have used someone like David Mamet to really show us how evil and hate manifest in communities. Jude Law’s mustache, eye bags, chewing gum, and bloody nose rules.
boxd.it/81qLwD
boxd.it/81qLwD
Reposted by Roman Arbisi
Fuck me this was evil
December 11, 2024 at 12:36 AM
Fuck me this was evil
The wait for the greenlight to share something you wrote feels like an eternity. Chomping at the bit here!
December 5, 2024 at 2:15 AM
The wait for the greenlight to share something you wrote feels like an eternity. Chomping at the bit here!
The amount of negativity at work from the supposed “leaders” of the building is overwhelming.
‘Bout had it up to *here* with the constant negativity. It is never enough for these people.
‘Bout had it up to *here* with the constant negativity. It is never enough for these people.
December 4, 2024 at 4:27 AM
The amount of negativity at work from the supposed “leaders” of the building is overwhelming.
‘Bout had it up to *here* with the constant negativity. It is never enough for these people.
‘Bout had it up to *here* with the constant negativity. It is never enough for these people.