Corey Atad
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Freelance writer @ The Star, GQ, Defector, The Baffler, Gawker, Esquire, Hazlitt. Air Bud admirer. Favourite cheese: Gouda. coreyatad@gmail.com / www.coreyatad.com
also, i got a Zojirushi rice cooker, and yeah, this shit is magic, absolutely life-changing stuff
November 11, 2025 at 3:38 AM
also, i got a Zojirushi rice cooker, and yeah, this shit is magic, absolutely life-changing stuff
funny how it was like *right* after
November 11, 2025 at 12:28 AM
funny how it was like *right* after
ah, that's too bad, a particularly good theatre movie
November 10, 2025 at 11:41 PM
ah, that's too bad, a particularly good theatre movie
there are too many posts! the series would last until next century!
November 10, 2025 at 11:40 PM
there are too many posts! the series would last until next century!
Ratcatcher, too, but agreed. and yet, always worth watching, i find.
November 10, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Ratcatcher, too, but agreed. and yet, always worth watching, i find.
Byrne is a precise actress who grinds down her bottled-up nervousness into minute bits of expression and timing, creating a character who struggles to be anything but reactive
each performance perfectly suits—and elevates!—the material they're working with, and i hope both get recognized
each performance perfectly suits—and elevates!—the material they're working with, and i hope both get recognized
November 10, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Byrne is a precise actress who grinds down her bottled-up nervousness into minute bits of expression and timing, creating a character who struggles to be anything but reactive
each performance perfectly suits—and elevates!—the material they're working with, and i hope both get recognized
each performance perfectly suits—and elevates!—the material they're working with, and i hope both get recognized
Lawrence is a relatively unaffected actress, and she uses her naturalism and charisma as the base from which to push her character's behaviour to very literally insane and physical places
November 10, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Lawrence is a relatively unaffected actress, and she uses her naturalism and charisma as the base from which to push her character's behaviour to very literally insane and physical places
god, she's incredible in that
November 10, 2025 at 7:36 PM
god, she's incredible in that
good movie! but Leave No Trace is incredible
November 10, 2025 at 6:26 PM
good movie! but Leave No Trace is incredible
more importantly, the girl from Leave No Trace
November 10, 2025 at 5:58 PM
more importantly, the girl from Leave No Trace
having recently rewatched Promising Young Woman, i disagree!
November 10, 2025 at 5:57 PM
having recently rewatched Promising Young Woman, i disagree!
this is the most likely outcome
November 10, 2025 at 5:56 PM
this is the most likely outcome
look, i’m not saying Emerald Fennell’s Wuthering Heights *will* be good, but i’m open to the possibility
November 10, 2025 at 5:55 PM
look, i’m not saying Emerald Fennell’s Wuthering Heights *will* be good, but i’m open to the possibility
i pitched several places but for some reason nobody was biting, and then after it came out and a lot of the intelligentsia decided it was on a spectrum from atrocious to evil, nobody was taking pitches either
November 10, 2025 at 4:22 PM
i pitched several places but for some reason nobody was biting, and then after it came out and a lot of the intelligentsia decided it was on a spectrum from atrocious to evil, nobody was taking pitches either
from what i can tell, Song and i share a similar view of how reality and unreality can function in film
November 10, 2025 at 4:20 PM
from what i can tell, Song and i share a similar view of how reality and unreality can function in film
Warner have been a bit better than Disney/Sony on this front
November 10, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Warner have been a bit better than Disney/Sony on this front