Don Kaye
@donkaye.bsky.social
Freelance editor, reporter, film critic. Features writer and editor at Looper. On the lookout for more ways to exhaust myself for money. Full-time husband, dad, and nerd. Books, movies, and music, in that order.
Attending the #Avatar event tonight with my daughter was special. She loved the #FireAndWater doc and the Q&A with James Cameron and the cast. The exhibit was a blast as well. My budding filmmaker got a look at how world class filmmaking is done.
November 21, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Attending the #Avatar event tonight with my daughter was special. She loved the #FireAndWater doc and the Q&A with James Cameron and the cast. The exhibit was a blast as well. My budding filmmaker got a look at how world class filmmaking is done.
We may not be sure how sorry to feel for him, but Noah Baumbach's JAY KELLY manages to evoke poignancy and empathy out of an actor looking back on his life. Fantastic, career-best work from George Clooney and Adam Sandler, with an exquisite score behind them. #JayKelly #Netflix
November 20, 2025 at 5:43 PM
BUGONIA is another triumph for Yorgos Lanthimos, Emma Stone, and Jesse Plemons, a darkly hilarious but also bleak and horrifying look at the ways humans destroy themselves inside and out. One of the year's most haunting endings.
October 16, 2025 at 5:22 AM
BUGONIA is another triumph for Yorgos Lanthimos, Emma Stone, and Jesse Plemons, a darkly hilarious but also bleak and horrifying look at the ways humans destroy themselves inside and out. One of the year's most haunting endings.
Paul Thomas Anderson's ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER is epic, bravura, propulsive filmmaking. Immersive, intense, and often darkly comic, it features outstanding performances (Sean Penn is frightening), a brilliant score, and screen-filling vistas and action. One of the year's best.
September 20, 2025 at 6:14 AM
Paul Thomas Anderson's ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER is epic, bravura, propulsive filmmaking. Immersive, intense, and often darkly comic, it features outstanding performances (Sean Penn is frightening), a brilliant score, and screen-filling vistas and action. One of the year's best.
The face of pure Nazi scumbag evil.
September 5, 2025 at 10:27 PM
The face of pure Nazi scumbag evil.
I was afraid all the good bits in #TheRoses were in the trailer, but this is a hilarious, highly entertaining romp. Perfect work from Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman, with lunatic support from McKinnon and Samberg... And more than a little truth about love and marriage.
August 26, 2025 at 5:14 AM
I was afraid all the good bits in #TheRoses were in the trailer, but this is a hilarious, highly entertaining romp. Perfect work from Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman, with lunatic support from McKinnon and Samberg... And more than a little truth about love and marriage.
Are people serious when they wonder whether Scott Rose-Marsh's red hair is an impediment to him playing 007? Has no one ever heard of hair coloring?
August 16, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Are people serious when they wonder whether Scott Rose-Marsh's red hair is an impediment to him playing 007? Has no one ever heard of hair coloring?
WEAPONS is highly original, unpredictable, terrifying and engrossing. Director/writer Zach Creggar goes for a narrative and tonal balancing act and largely succeeds. This is top-notch horror.
August 5, 2025 at 8:36 AM
WEAPONS is highly original, unpredictable, terrifying and engrossing. Director/writer Zach Creggar goes for a narrative and tonal balancing act and largely succeeds. This is top-notch horror.
#FantasticFourFirstSteps has tons of heart thanks to its terrific cast (Pedro and Vanessa especially) and leans into the comics in a delightful way. Galactus and Shalla-Bal are formidable. Visuals are often dazzling if a little messy at times. A strong step forward for the MCU.
July 22, 2025 at 5:35 AM
#FantasticFourFirstSteps has tons of heart thanks to its terrific cast (Pedro and Vanessa especially) and leans into the comics in a delightful way. Galactus and Shalla-Bal are formidable. Visuals are often dazzling if a little messy at times. A strong step forward for the MCU.
Nothing to see here, folks. Move along.
July 14, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Nothing to see here, folks. Move along.
Really @nytimes.com? "Mistakenly deported"? You are such cowards. This was no mistake. This was Gestapo tactics. Why can't you call it what it is, you quislings?
June 6, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Really @nytimes.com? "Mistakenly deported"? You are such cowards. This was no mistake. This was Gestapo tactics. Why can't you call it what it is, you quislings?
I'm delighted to say that THUNDERBOLTS* captures much of the spirit of the MCU in its best days. Character-driven, full of humor and heart, and seasoned with great comic book action, it's bolstered by a terrific cast led by the outstanding Florence Pugh.
April 29, 2025 at 4:30 AM
I'm delighted to say that THUNDERBOLTS* captures much of the spirit of the MCU in its best days. Character-driven, full of humor and heart, and seasoned with great comic book action, it's bolstered by a terrific cast led by the outstanding Florence Pugh.
We are 90 days away from martial law.
April 29, 2025 at 4:24 AM
We are 90 days away from martial law.
What is WRONG with these people? How cruel, callous, and childish can they be?
April 18, 2025 at 11:47 PM
What is WRONG with these people? How cruel, callous, and childish can they be?
I was looking forward to BLACK BAG, but it left me cold. Dull, needlessly convoluted, and not that sexy, Steven Soderbergh's spy caper had me glazing over waiting for something interesting or comprehensible to happen. The cast is excellent , but this is still a letdown.
March 16, 2025 at 6:45 AM
I was looking forward to BLACK BAG, but it left me cold. Dull, needlessly convoluted, and not that sexy, Steven Soderbergh's spy caper had me glazing over waiting for something interesting or comprehensible to happen. The cast is excellent , but this is still a letdown.
How it started and how it's going:
March 1, 2025 at 10:59 AM
How it started and how it's going:
Hmm, can't imagine why @thewashingtonpost.bsky.social and the coward Jeff Bezos refused to run this ad:
February 17, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Hmm, can't imagine why @thewashingtonpost.bsky.social and the coward Jeff Bezos refused to run this ad:
Hope all the MAGA idiots are happy with their Fuhrer throwing them under the bus.
January 21, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Hope all the MAGA idiots are happy with their Fuhrer throwing them under the bus.
COMPANION is a blast. A clever take on abusive relationships and controlling behavior, along with sharp jabs at technology and its ability to alienate. Don't watch the trailer. Go in unspoiled and enjoy the many twists. Jack Quaid and Sophie Thatcher are excellent.
January 17, 2025 at 6:40 AM
COMPANION is a blast. A clever take on abusive relationships and controlling behavior, along with sharp jabs at technology and its ability to alienate. Don't watch the trailer. Go in unspoiled and enjoy the many twists. Jack Quaid and Sophie Thatcher are excellent.