Ian Grimm
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#Filmsky + #TheatreSky + Movies + Theatre (Mostly Broadway) + Goes to Disneyland
Longform Pop Culture Blog at www.noscoopsclub.com
Longform Pop Culture Blog at www.noscoopsclub.com
Through two episodes, this season of THE LAST OF US is very reminiscent of THE WALKING DEAD's pacing and tone. Not a bad thing, just different.
a man with a beard and a leather jacket is smiling and looking at the camera .
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April 21, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Through two episodes, this season of THE LAST OF US is very reminiscent of THE WALKING DEAD's pacing and tone. Not a bad thing, just different.
So glad Mikey Madison did not do STAR WARS.
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April 21, 2025 at 2:42 PM
So glad Mikey Madison did not do STAR WARS.
Love HACKS but it has some of the worst CGI I have ever seen in any format.
April 20, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Love HACKS but it has some of the worst CGI I have ever seen in any format.
I rewatched RED ROCKET and I’m more convinced than ever that Mikey Madison deserved the Oscar. ANORA does not get any mainstream recognition without her performance.
This is not a dis on Sean Baker. I liked RR more tbh - but its just a waaaaaay more “indie” film - as are his others.
This is not a dis on Sean Baker. I liked RR more tbh - but its just a waaaaaay more “indie” film - as are his others.
April 19, 2025 at 10:33 PM
I rewatched RED ROCKET and I’m more convinced than ever that Mikey Madison deserved the Oscar. ANORA does not get any mainstream recognition without her performance.
This is not a dis on Sean Baker. I liked RR more tbh - but its just a waaaaaay more “indie” film - as are his others.
This is not a dis on Sean Baker. I liked RR more tbh - but its just a waaaaaay more “indie” film - as are his others.
When I'm experiencing anxiety, I just put on this movie and it all goes away.
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April 19, 2025 at 7:18 PM
When I'm experiencing anxiety, I just put on this movie and it all goes away.
That scene in THE MASTER where Freddie Quell just drives off into the horizon, I finally get it.
April 18, 2025 at 4:45 PM
That scene in THE MASTER where Freddie Quell just drives off into the horizon, I finally get it.
Some days I'm just like, what is even the point of self improvement?
April 17, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Some days I'm just like, what is even the point of self improvement?
"Lead salad" line in FIGHT CLUB gets me every time.
April 13, 2025 at 5:23 PM
"Lead salad" line in FIGHT CLUB gets me every time.
Wake up honey, new Wes Anderson trailer just dropped.
April 7, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Wake up honey, new Wes Anderson trailer just dropped.
Great to see GRINDHOUSE back on the big screen for its 18th(!!!) anniversary. DEATH PROOF remIns a top 3 or 4 Tarantino for me. Absolutely incredible sound mix today.
April 7, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Great to see GRINDHOUSE back on the big screen for its 18th(!!!) anniversary. DEATH PROOF remIns a top 3 or 4 Tarantino for me. Absolutely incredible sound mix today.
Saturday night Stranger Things rewatch. Getting ready for The First Shadow in May.
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March 30, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Saturday night Stranger Things rewatch. Getting ready for The First Shadow in May.
Even in my 40s, the scene in FRANCES HA where Frances runs around the LES trying to get cash from an ATM to pay for dinner remains relatable on some level.
March 29, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Even in my 40s, the scene in FRANCES HA where Frances runs around the LES trying to get cash from an ATM to pay for dinner remains relatable on some level.
Up late watching MANHATTAN for the fourth time this week.
March 29, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Up late watching MANHATTAN for the fourth time this week.
Re-watching GREENBERG. Noah Baumbach does LA - by way of Hal Ashby (or maybe Mike Nichols).
March 24, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Re-watching GREENBERG. Noah Baumbach does LA - by way of Hal Ashby (or maybe Mike Nichols).
Rewatching MANHATTAN and I think this actually is the superior film to ANNIE HALL. HALL is both funnier and more heartbreaking at times - but MANHATTAN offers a better, tighter story, fully realized supporting characters, that incredible B&W cinematography - and Gershwin.
March 23, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Rewatching MANHATTAN and I think this actually is the superior film to ANNIE HALL. HALL is both funnier and more heartbreaking at times - but MANHATTAN offers a better, tighter story, fully realized supporting characters, that incredible B&W cinematography - and Gershwin.
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Stephen Sondheim, born on this day 95 years ago.
Here’s beautiful passage from the Epilogue of Look, I Made A Hat.
There’s so much stuff to sing!
Here’s beautiful passage from the Epilogue of Look, I Made A Hat.
There’s so much stuff to sing!
March 22, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Stephen Sondheim, born on this day 95 years ago.
Here’s beautiful passage from the Epilogue of Look, I Made A Hat.
There’s so much stuff to sing!
Here’s beautiful passage from the Epilogue of Look, I Made A Hat.
There’s so much stuff to sing!
MANHATTAN (1979). A great movie that is also somehow overrated. Probably not in the Woody Allen Top 5 for me but a stellar performance from Muriel Hemingway and arguably the best cinematography of Allen's filmography. Sometimes the immature option is actually the more mature choice.
March 22, 2025 at 10:08 PM
MANHATTAN (1979). A great movie that is also somehow overrated. Probably not in the Woody Allen Top 5 for me but a stellar performance from Muriel Hemingway and arguably the best cinematography of Allen's filmography. Sometimes the immature option is actually the more mature choice.
This finale scene of ANNIE HALL is always so great to return to. From the cars to the costumes to the Golden Crest to the KISS billboard, to eating at The Source - it's just a wonderful slice of time and place in an incredibly critical moment.
March 22, 2025 at 7:32 PM
This finale scene of ANNIE HALL is always so great to return to. From the cars to the costumes to the Golden Crest to the KISS billboard, to eating at The Source - it's just a wonderful slice of time and place in an incredibly critical moment.
The line in ANNIE HALL where Alvy says, in response to Shelly Duvall's story about Altamont, "I was once at an Alice Cooper concert where six people were rushed to the hospital with bad vibes" is a joke that went from funny to dated to incomprehensible all the way back to funny again.
March 22, 2025 at 6:59 PM
The line in ANNIE HALL where Alvy says, in response to Shelly Duvall's story about Altamont, "I was once at an Alice Cooper concert where six people were rushed to the hospital with bad vibes" is a joke that went from funny to dated to incomprehensible all the way back to funny again.
Rewatching ANNIE HALL. It's interesting how films like this and JERRY MAGUIRE both work overtime in the first 15 mins to get you on the side of Alvy/Jerry through voice-over, narration and breaking the fourth wall. King of a necessity for the plot buy-in,which hinges on the main character POV.
March 22, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Rewatching ANNIE HALL. It's interesting how films like this and JERRY MAGUIRE both work overtime in the first 15 mins to get you on the side of Alvy/Jerry through voice-over, narration and breaking the fourth wall. King of a necessity for the plot buy-in,which hinges on the main character POV.
just bought nosferatu. it’s been that kind of week.
March 19, 2025 at 3:47 AM
just bought nosferatu. it’s been that kind of week.
Rewatching ALONG CAME POLLY. 2000 comedy + Philip Seymour Hoffman + Ben Stiller = Very underrated.
March 17, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Rewatching ALONG CAME POLLY. 2000 comedy + Philip Seymour Hoffman + Ben Stiller = Very underrated.
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I hope Brazil will make history tonight.
I wrote about why the most important Oscar nominee is the movie about how living under authoritarian rule can feel surprisingly normal.
The Year’s Most Urgent Best Picture Contender Is the One Almost No One Has Seen
I’m Still Here has a warning—and a reason for hope.
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March 2, 2025 at 6:40 PM
I hope Brazil will make history tonight.