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Mike Bilbe-Taylor
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hamrahrama.bsky.social
For @nplusonemag.com, me on 17 Oscar-nominated movies and David Lynch: www.nplusonemag.com/online-only/...
Oil Paintings at the Dentist’s Office
I can only take so much messiah talk in science-fiction, especially when it’s coming from Javier Bardem and Timothée Chalamet, both of whom I generally like, but here all I could think about was that ...
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March 1, 2025 at 12:13 PM
mikebilbetaylor.bsky.social
Mulholland Dr in the cinema was an incredible experience and this equally incredible @reverseshot.bsky.social essay by Michael Koresky goes deep

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Best of the Decade #1: Mulholland Drive
The twenty best films of 2000-2009, determined by a poll of Reverse Shot contributors
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February 5, 2025 at 11:10 PM
mikebilbetaylor.bsky.social
This was a beautiful piece of writing, synthesises personal reflection and incisive criticism.
joshuarothkopf.bsky.social Joshua Rothkopf @joshuarothkopf.bsky.social · Feb 4
I'm in awe of this piece: personal thoughts from a lifelong Angeleno, @justincchang.bsky.social. We've done some of these things over the years: driving on Mulholland in the middle of the night, praying for something Lynchian to happen. (A coyote stared at us once.) www.newyorker.com/news/letter-...
Mourning David Lynch in a City on Fire
In L.A., the death of the director of “Mulholland Drive” and “Inland Empire” leaves an unfillable void.
www.newyorker.com
February 4, 2025 at 11:30 PM
mikebilbetaylor.bsky.social
An excellent thread on the implications for AI development in the wake of DeepSeek
karenhao.bsky.social Karen Hao @karenhao.bsky.social · Jan 27
As someone who has reported on AI for 7 years and covered China tech as well, I think the biggest lesson to be drawn from DeepSeek is the huge cracks it illustrates with the current dominant paradigm of AI development. A long thread. 1/
January 28, 2025 at 11:05 AM
mikebilbetaylor.bsky.social
His is a moral cosmos of right and wrong, of virtuous good, railing against a more seductive, corrupting inequity.

The Inimitable Weirdness of David Lynch newrepublic.com/article/1903... via @newrepublic.com
The Inimitable Weirdness of David Lynch
The filmmaker, who died this week, mixed the menacing with the everyday, the banal with the surreal and sublime.
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January 18, 2025 at 1:32 AM
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January 16, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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biblioracle.bsky.social
I think Kevin Guilfoile and I first collaborated on a short work of humor 25 years ago. We're back at it for the first time in a long time on Zuck's plans to make meta more masculine. www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/mar...
Mark Zuckerberg Makes Meta More Masculine
“Mark Zuckerberg lamented the rise of ‘culturally neutered’ companies that have sought to distance themselves from ‘masculine energy,’ adding that ...
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January 14, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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bakoon.bsky.social
conclave was so good. that part where those two i think south african cardinals with white dreds turn into ghosts and fly out of the exploding car as morpheus slices open the gas tank
January 14, 2025 at 3:43 AM
mikebilbetaylor.bsky.social
An exceptional piece of writing about a disgusting case and the bravery of its principal victim.

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Sophie Smith · Sleeping Women: On the Pelicot trial
Gisèle Pelicot doesn’t conceive of her now ex-husband or the other men who raped her as ‘bad apples’, aberrations...
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January 10, 2025 at 5:53 AM
mikebilbetaylor.bsky.social
what the fuck are we doing anymore
www.late-review.com/p/what-the-f...
what the fuck are we doing anymore
yes this is about social media
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January 10, 2025 at 5:50 AM
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austinwalker.bsky.social
This, from @redford.bsky.social, is excellent.
An excerpt from the linked article: It is tempting here to describe the fires and their violence as "apocalyptic," or to compare them to something out of a disaster movie—that is, to abandon earthly, corporeal language for something more biblical or cinematic. There's a comfort in that framing, the solace of accepting one's fate. There is, however, a cynical edge of nihilism to this mode of thinking and talking about these fires specifically and fires generally that I think should be resisted. If the fires are envoys of a force that is fundamentally beyond our comprehension, let alone control, what is the point of grappling with them or even understanding them? The fire, generally speaking, is not strictly containable, but it also isn't a force that we can't influence or respond to, and if we are to make any sort of dignified, resilient life for ourselves in a smoky future, it will require a new degree of solidarity.
January 9, 2025 at 4:26 AM
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Man Returns To Work After Vacation With Fresh, Reenergized Hatred For Job
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Man Returns To Work After Vacation With Fresh, Reenergized Hatred For Job
January 3, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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nplusonemag.com
“A Different Man adds emotional depth to a form of screenwriting I associate with Charlie Kaufman and the Ari Aster of Beau Is Afraid, but with a lighter, more compassionate touch that’s more rigorous and wittier.”
Clamp Lights, Beige Cities | A. S. Hamrah
British movies these days—from good ones like The Old Oak to OK ones like Bird to wretched ones like Saltburn—present British people as ruthlessly mean to each other, petty, conniving, classist, vulga...
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January 3, 2025 at 1:12 AM
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mitchellbeaupre.bsky.social
For @pastemagazine.bsky.social, I sat in a dimly lit room and wrote in my journal to rank every single feature directed by Paul Schrader. Poured my heart into this, and it’s now the piece I’m most proud of. Here’s 13,000 words on my favorite filmmaker of all time: tinyurl.com/5n73rpvt
Every Paul Schrader Film, Ranked
It's never been a better time to be a fan of filmmaker Paul Schrader and his lonely men. Here's every Paul Schrader movie, ranked:
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December 31, 2024 at 9:07 PM
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danmentos.com
me: you dim sum, you lose some

waiter (in chinese to other waiter): poison this man
December 18, 2024 at 5:23 AM
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tavlin.bsky.social
I have an essay about how Netflix destroyed the movies in the new issue of @nplusonemag.com. Read it online and in print!

www.nplusonemag.com/issue-49/ess...
Casual Viewing | Will Tavlin
A decade before Airbnb persuaded homeowners to transform their homes into hotels, Netflix convinced its users to turn theirs into mini Netflix warehouses. Customers who held onto their DVDs for longer...
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December 16, 2024 at 4:18 PM
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blindboyboatclub.bsky.social
I’m printing this out and rolling a joint with it
December 16, 2024 at 12:03 AM
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anniewaldman.bsky.social
NEW: After reviewing leaked documents, we have found UnitedHealth is strategically limiting access to a treatment for thousands of children with autism across the country in order to cut costs.

Advocates say the company’s strategy may be illegal.

www.propublica.org/article/unit...

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UnitedHealth Is Strategically Limiting Access to Critical Treatment for Kids With Autism
Leaked internal documents show that the insurance giant is culling providers of applied behavior analysis from its network and scrutinizing the medical necessity of therapy. Advocates say the company’...
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December 13, 2024 at 1:34 PM
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hamrahrama.bsky.social
My 2024 Discoveries ballot for @screenslate.bsky.social

www.screenslate.com/articles/bes...
Best Movies of 2024: First Viewings & Discoveries and Individual Ballots
Each year Screen Slate invites our dozens of contributors—along with filmmakers, critics, performers, programmers, cinema workers, and other friends—to submit their lists of favorite "First Viewings a...
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December 12, 2024 at 7:50 PM
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benkahncomics.bsky.social
Cowboy Bebop is the ultimate millennial show because it's about having to live with three roommates while getting screwed by the gig economy, one roommate is a gambling addict and the other won't stop moping about his ex.
November 30, 2024 at 3:54 AM
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bturnerinfo.bsky.social
New work!
This is what I love about working with @bwdr.bsky.social Every month it’s a different film to explore, a different perspective to see. This month is no different. @dodgyboffin.bsky.social ‘s essay on Alphaville is so fascinating & so pertinent. A joy to read & to create the artwork for!
November 27, 2024 at 5:06 PM
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thebaffler.com
“Why would voters be compelled by a campaign oriented around the uncritical defense of institutions that regularly fail them?”
The Consultant Con | Max Kiefel
Democrats need to dump the consultants and rebuild the party—from the bottom up.
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November 27, 2024 at 7:57 PM
mikebilbetaylor.bsky.social
Picture by Samar Abu Elouf
November 25, 2024 at 11:55 PM
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mikeisaac.bsky.social
not denigrating vanity fair's mccarthy scoop as a scoop b/c the subject was well known among CMC scholars. a legit good get story

but the writing and reportage on the VF piece is, to me, a failure at the editor level.

i thought this follow was responsibly reported

www.nytimes.com/2024/11/23/b...
A Long-Held Secret Is Now Public. Will It Alter Cormac McCarthy’s Legacy?
Revelations about a relationship between the author and a girl who was 16 when they met shocked readers, but not scholars of his work. Now there’s a debate about how much she influenced his writing.
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2024 at 6:12 PM