Eric Francisco
@ericfrancisco24.bsky.social
Associate Entertainment Editor at Esquire. Bylines: Inverse, Rolling Stone, Vulture, THR, IGN, Men's Health, Observer, Daily Beast, GamesRadar, AV Club, Nerdist, Kotaku. Rutgers alum. TCA member. I like my sugar with coffee and cream. https://boxd.it/7IdbX
This would kill as an Act 1 needledrop
September 23, 2025 at 7:41 PM
This would kill as an Act 1 needledrop
Disney throwing a half-baked Mando trailer to make us forget about Jimmy Kimmel
September 22, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Disney throwing a half-baked Mando trailer to make us forget about Jimmy Kimmel
My colleagues say All the President's Men and The Candidate, my bros say Captain America: The Winter Soldier, my mom says The Way We Were. But for me, my all-time favorite Robert Redford movie is Barefoot in the Park. Silly, sexy, lovely. Him and Jane Fonda together, nuclear grade chemistry.
September 16, 2025 at 1:28 PM
My colleagues say All the President's Men and The Candidate, my bros say Captain America: The Winter Soldier, my mom says The Way We Were. But for me, my all-time favorite Robert Redford movie is Barefoot in the Park. Silly, sexy, lovely. Him and Jane Fonda together, nuclear grade chemistry.
Writing about Alien: Earth, an explainer about The Five, bribing my editor to use this photo
August 20, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Writing about Alien: Earth, an explainer about The Five, bribing my editor to use this photo
It's such a great thing that Fortnite is using Ron Wasserman's 2012 re-recording of the Power Rangers theme. Not well-versed in the legalese but it's better it's Wasserman being supported and not the billionaire owners of the original '93 recording, Haim Saban.
August 7, 2025 at 1:33 PM
It's such a great thing that Fortnite is using Ron Wasserman's 2012 re-recording of the Power Rangers theme. Not well-versed in the legalese but it's better it's Wasserman being supported and not the billionaire owners of the original '93 recording, Haim Saban.
Between Burton sourcing more directly from the comics (heavily informed by Dark Kight Returns), reshaping Batman's image from the Adam West era into something more gothic and epic (a tone that persists to this very day), while still making a movie that had a Happy Meal campaign, very significant!
July 25, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Between Burton sourcing more directly from the comics (heavily informed by Dark Kight Returns), reshaping Batman's image from the Adam West era into something more gothic and epic (a tone that persists to this very day), while still making a movie that had a Happy Meal campaign, very significant!
We now go live to his wife and her husband:
July 17, 2025 at 6:36 PM
We now go live to his wife and her husband:
Got an exclusive, btw. 🙂
June 18, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Got an exclusive, btw. 🙂
I actually think this is how Superman will make a bunch of money
May 14, 2025 at 6:29 PM
I actually think this is how Superman will make a bunch of money
Some professional news.
March 21, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Some professional news.
My first-ever story for Rolling Stone went live this weekend. On a Friday night in January (also my birthday, coincidence) I hung out backstage of MSG with the cast of Dimension 20 to chronicle their moment playing the biggest live game of Dungeons & Dragons. www.rollingstone.com/culture/rs-g...
March 3, 2025 at 4:20 PM
My first-ever story for Rolling Stone went live this weekend. On a Friday night in January (also my birthday, coincidence) I hung out backstage of MSG with the cast of Dimension 20 to chronicle their moment playing the biggest live game of Dungeons & Dragons. www.rollingstone.com/culture/rs-g...
I admit I caved with the Fortnite crossover but I dunno man, I don't think the Ninja Turtles should be fighting with guns
February 20, 2025 at 2:56 AM
I admit I caved with the Fortnite crossover but I dunno man, I don't think the Ninja Turtles should be fighting with guns
Taken from the socials for The Rings of Power. That five season plan ain't happening now. Either they'll stop short and eat the costs or shortcut and make a "season" a 2.5 hour movie. Also, what a strange way of announcing the story premise like this, like a glorified Notes app apology.
February 13, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Taken from the socials for The Rings of Power. That five season plan ain't happening now. Either they'll stop short and eat the costs or shortcut and make a "season" a 2.5 hour movie. Also, what a strange way of announcing the story premise like this, like a glorified Notes app apology.
I would have endless respect for Simu Liu if his Sleeping Dogs movie could bring back Emma Stone.
February 3, 2025 at 10:33 PM
I would have endless respect for Simu Liu if his Sleeping Dogs movie could bring back Emma Stone.
It’s my birthday today.
January 24, 2025 at 1:59 PM
It’s my birthday today.
Working on a piece about Will Smith, went on YouTube to see if any of his movies are on YT Premium. Found an alarming amount of AI slop, fake trailers for sequels and remakes I wouldn't see even if they were real. The internet is fucking unusable, man.
January 22, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Working on a piece about Will Smith, went on YouTube to see if any of his movies are on YT Premium. Found an alarming amount of AI slop, fake trailers for sequels and remakes I wouldn't see even if they were real. The internet is fucking unusable, man.
You can officially do this in Fortnite now.
January 17, 2025 at 4:53 PM
You can officially do this in Fortnite now.
Don't you dare turn your eyes away from history, even the awful, scary parts. If you don't watch it with your own eyes, you rely on others to tell you what you saw. We must all bear witness to what's coming.
January 15, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Don't you dare turn your eyes away from history, even the awful, scary parts. If you don't watch it with your own eyes, you rely on others to tell you what you saw. We must all bear witness to what's coming.
“It’s been a busy year for me”
The busy year:
The busy year:
January 9, 2025 at 2:04 AM
“It’s been a busy year for me”
The busy year:
The busy year:
Weird question but: Is there an era of pop culture fandom or geekdom you miss? I sincerely think 2008/2009-2016 were the golden years.
January 2, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Weird question but: Is there an era of pop culture fandom or geekdom you miss? I sincerely think 2008/2009-2016 were the golden years.
It sucks Zachary Levi is a bummer because Shazam! is a legitimately very good Christmas movie. A family action-adventure that champions the strength of bonds over blood. Hilarious Black Adam teaser too, in hindsight.
December 19, 2024 at 3:56 AM
It sucks Zachary Levi is a bummer because Shazam! is a legitimately very good Christmas movie. A family action-adventure that champions the strength of bonds over blood. Hilarious Black Adam teaser too, in hindsight.