Roxana Hadadi
@roxana-hadadi.bsky.social
Vulture TV critic, SOUND OF METAL Criterion author, Peabody Awards juror, usually complaining about something.
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Roxana Hadadi
@roxana-hadadi.bsky.social
· Sep 25
🚨SPOILERS🚨: I wrote about the ~ENDING~ of ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER; what it says about the past, present, and future of this country; and how beautifully it envisions an "I have friends everywhere" mode of resistance. again, SPOILERS. at @vulture.com:
www.vulture.com/article/one-...
www.vulture.com/article/one-...
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The French electronic duo turns distressed dreams into symphonies plucked from cotton candy clouds. Yet to see Air's members perform live, everything looks so effortless. n.pr/4rANTdX
Air: Tiny Desk Concert
The French electronic duo turns distressed dreams into symphonies plucked from cotton candy clouds. Yet to see Air's members perform live, everything looks so effortless.
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December 5, 2025 at 11:29 AM
The French electronic duo turns distressed dreams into symphonies plucked from cotton candy clouds. Yet to see Air's members perform live, everything looks so effortless. n.pr/4rANTdX
All I want from a Robin Hood show is a hot radical committed to standing up for others. Yet the new MGM+ show is psy-op-like in its refusal to give me anything even remotely like that, plus it tries to convince viewers against wanting that at all. Ugh! @vulture.com
www.vulture.com/article/robi...
www.vulture.com/article/robi...
December 5, 2025 at 2:03 AM
All I want from a Robin Hood show is a hot radical committed to standing up for others. Yet the new MGM+ show is psy-op-like in its refusal to give me anything even remotely like that, plus it tries to convince viewers against wanting that at all. Ugh! @vulture.com
www.vulture.com/article/robi...
www.vulture.com/article/robi...
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terrific opening salvo of a sentence from @roxana-hadadi.bsky.social on this close read www.vulture.com/article/robi...
Not My Robin Hood
The legendary outlaw is a natural fit for our eat-the-rich moment. If only the new series about him realized that.
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December 4, 2025 at 3:26 PM
terrific opening salvo of a sentence from @roxana-hadadi.bsky.social on this close read www.vulture.com/article/robi...
SO EXCITED to announce this as a @vulture.com exclusive. the TASKMASTER duo of alex horne and greg davies is coming back to the U.S.!
www.vulture.com/article/task...
www.vulture.com/article/task...
Taskmaster Is Crossing the Pond for a Tour
The increasingly inescapable panel show with a cultlike following (guilty) is traveling to the U.S. in 2026.
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December 4, 2025 at 3:06 PM
SO EXCITED to announce this as a @vulture.com exclusive. the TASKMASTER duo of alex horne and greg davies is coming back to the U.S.!
www.vulture.com/article/task...
www.vulture.com/article/task...
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John Waters’s annual list of the best of cinema is finally here. ‘My favorite movie of the year is a disagreeable but highly entertaining tale as exhausting as today’s politics with characters nobody could possibly root for.’
The Best Movies of 2025, According to John Waters
John Waters’s annual list of the best of cinema is finally here. ‘My favorite movie of the year is a disagreeable but highly entertaining tale as exhausting as today’s politics with characters nobody could possibly root for.’
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December 3, 2025 at 9:41 PM
John Waters’s annual list of the best of cinema is finally here. ‘My favorite movie of the year is a disagreeable but highly entertaining tale as exhausting as today’s politics with characters nobody could possibly root for.’
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My fella’s old band had 25 million streams on Spotify this year, which should translate to everyone in our house sleeping on a pile of ermine coats, but what it really translates to makes no discernible material difference in anyone’s lives. That’s how I feel about Spotify wrapped.
December 3, 2025 at 9:47 PM
My fella’s old band had 25 million streams on Spotify this year, which should translate to everyone in our house sleeping on a pile of ermine coats, but what it really translates to makes no discernible material difference in anyone’s lives. That’s how I feel about Spotify wrapped.
I love leo so much and I need this film so badly but also: has leo, uh, watched HEAT? what are these bland-ass quotes???
Leonardo DiCaprio confirmed the existence of ‘Heat 2,’ but somehow it feels like we know even less about the upcoming sequel. ‘It’s set in the future, and the past,’ he divulged.
Leonardo DiCaprio Has Some Heat 2 Updates to Share
Leonardo DiCaprio confirmed the existence of ‘Heat 2,’ but somehow it feels like we know even less about the upcoming sequel. ‘It’s set in the future, and the past,’ he divulged.
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December 3, 2025 at 8:42 PM
I love leo so much and I need this film so badly but also: has leo, uh, watched HEAT? what are these bland-ass quotes???
do people get on trains explicitly to cough without masks on or what
December 3, 2025 at 3:20 PM
do people get on trains explicitly to cough without masks on or what
seeing more people posting (correctly) about how great TRAIN DREAMS is, let me tap my own sign again
I wrote about the beautiful TRAIN DREAMS, and how one change from its source material turns the film into a timely argument against complicity, inaction, and ignoring crimes done to our neighbors, esp. when they look different from us. SPOILERS. @vulture.com:
www.vulture.com/article/trai...
www.vulture.com/article/trai...
December 3, 2025 at 2:36 AM
seeing more people posting (correctly) about how great TRAIN DREAMS is, let me tap my own sign again
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I will never understand why an actual movie director chooses to spend his time and energy behaving like a fifth-tier shitposter. (Also, this is a Hall of Fame bad take.)
Quentin Tarantino Blasts Paul Dano As The “Giant Flaw & Weak Sauce” Of ‘There Will Be Blood’
Quentin Tarantino Blasts Paul Dano As The “Giant Flaw & Weak Sauce” Of ‘There Will Be Blood’
Most filmmakers know better than to publicly torch another director’s film or an actor’s performance, but Quentin Tarantino has never really played by those rules. On a new episode of Bret Easton Ellis’ podcast, where the pair ran through their top 20 films of the century, Tarantino used his praise of Paul Thomas Anderson’s “There Will Be Blood” as a springboard to lay into one of its key performers: Paul Dano.
Continue reading Quentin Tarantino Blasts Paul Dano As The “Giant Flaw & Weak Sauce” Of ‘There Will Be Blood’ at The Playlist.
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December 2, 2025 at 10:46 PM
I will never understand why an actual movie director chooses to spend his time and energy behaving like a fifth-tier shitposter. (Also, this is a Hall of Fame bad take.)
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just saw that over the holiday I was quoted in this fun @aarongoldfarb.bsky.social piece "Did I Write the Most Viral Drinks Story of All Time?"
what a time to be alive -- read it at @vinepair.com vinepair.com/articles/lea...
what a time to be alive -- read it at @vinepair.com vinepair.com/articles/lea...
Did I Write the Most Viral Drinks Story of All Time?
Back in 2014 I was still trying to find my way as a booze writer. Like the few dozen or so of us in the field then, I’d kind of gotten into the business accidentally. I had once wanted to be a screenw...
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December 2, 2025 at 9:15 PM
just saw that over the holiday I was quoted in this fun @aarongoldfarb.bsky.social piece "Did I Write the Most Viral Drinks Story of All Time?"
what a time to be alive -- read it at @vinepair.com vinepair.com/articles/lea...
what a time to be alive -- read it at @vinepair.com vinepair.com/articles/lea...
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UPDATE: This actually wasn't HBO Max's fault.
Source tells me incorrect files were delivered to HBO Max. Lionsgate is working on getting them the right files now and those corrected files will be posted as soon as possible.
updated @vulture.com >>>
www.vulture.com/article/mad-...
Source tells me incorrect files were delivered to HBO Max. Lionsgate is working on getting them the right files now and those corrected files will be posted as soon as possible.
updated @vulture.com >>>
www.vulture.com/article/mad-...
The Mad Men Rollout on HBO Max Might Make Fans Vomit
Thanks to a screwup in the file transfers, the show’s 4K release is riddled with errors.
www.vulture.com
December 2, 2025 at 5:54 PM
UPDATE: This actually wasn't HBO Max's fault.
Source tells me incorrect files were delivered to HBO Max. Lionsgate is working on getting them the right files now and those corrected files will be posted as soon as possible.
updated @vulture.com >>>
www.vulture.com/article/mad-...
Source tells me incorrect files were delivered to HBO Max. Lionsgate is working on getting them the right files now and those corrected files will be posted as soon as possible.
updated @vulture.com >>>
www.vulture.com/article/mad-...
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Wyatt wrote about Denis Johnson for NYT Mag, a must read for TRAIN DREAMS heads out there www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/m...
The Dark Secrets of the Writer Behind ‘Train Dreams’
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December 2, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Wyatt wrote about Denis Johnson for NYT Mag, a must read for TRAIN DREAMS heads out there www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/m...
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Hello, I'm excited to announce that, starting this week, I'm joining Pitchfork as their News Director.
December 2, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Hello, I'm excited to announce that, starting this week, I'm joining Pitchfork as their News Director.
hell yeah, honestly
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Benicio del Toro, One Battle After Another
December 2, 2025 at 3:57 PM
hell yeah, honestly
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screwing this up on MAD MEN of all shows is kind of insane to me
The Mad Men Rollout on HBO Max Might Make Fans Vomit
The show’s new 4K release is riddled with errors.
www.vulture.com
December 2, 2025 at 3:57 PM
screwing this up on MAD MEN of all shows is kind of insane to me
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It’s time to get addicted to Flea’s solo shindig. The Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist has released a gorgeous eight-minute jazz composition titled ‘A Plea,’ the first single of an album to be released in 2026.
Get Addicted to Flea’s Solo Shindig
It’s time to get addicted to Flea’s solo shindig. The Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist has released a gorgeous eight-minute jazz composition titled ‘A Plea,’ the first single of an album to be released in 2026.
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December 2, 2025 at 3:10 PM
It’s time to get addicted to Flea’s solo shindig. The Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist has released a gorgeous eight-minute jazz composition titled ‘A Plea,’ the first single of an album to be released in 2026.
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December 2, 2025 at 2:15 PM
ally
Frog looked at Toad’s calendar. The November page was still on top. Frog tore off the November page. He tore off the December page. And the January page, the February page, and the March page. He came to the April page. Frog tore off the April page too.
December 2, 2025 at 3:33 AM
ally
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Armando Iannucci eat your heart out.
December 2, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Armando Iannucci eat your heart out.
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After a night full of upsets, the 2025 Gothams end the way they were probably always going to, with One Battle After Another winning Best Feature. (From a jury that includes Academy prez Janet Yang.) Take that, budget limit!
December 2, 2025 at 2:45 AM
After a night full of upsets, the 2025 Gothams end the way they were probably always going to, with One Battle After Another winning Best Feature. (From a jury that includes Academy prez Janet Yang.) Take that, budget limit!
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there’s a scene in the new documentary where Elizabeth Taylor is talking about the stigma of AIDS and how she got involved in the movement and it’s fucking everything
August 10, 2024 at 3:21 PM
there’s a scene in the new documentary where Elizabeth Taylor is talking about the stigma of AIDS and how she got involved in the movement and it’s fucking everything
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Hello! I'm @kn8.bsky.social and I'll be covering the 2025 Gotham Awards right here on Bluesky! The Gothams are not the most important precursor, but they are the first, which means they have a quality all their own.
December 1, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Hello! I'm @kn8.bsky.social and I'll be covering the 2025 Gotham Awards right here on Bluesky! The Gothams are not the most important precursor, but they are the first, which means they have a quality all their own.
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roxana's list is SO roxana, and this is why it's good to have lots of individual voices with weird opinions and obvious personal bias!
you think chatgpt is over here standing up for black rabbit? i think not
you think chatgpt is over here standing up for black rabbit? i think not
our @vulture.com best TV of the year lists have arrived -- I have been told by @kvanaren.bsky.social that my list is "dudes rock" as all hell and yeah I see it and I own it!
www.vulture.com/article/best...
www.vulture.com/article/best...
The Best TV Shows of 2025
Amid so much uncertainty about what the future of TV holds, these series demonstrated the medium’s possibility.
www.vulture.com
December 1, 2025 at 6:34 PM
roxana's list is SO roxana, and this is why it's good to have lots of individual voices with weird opinions and obvious personal bias!
you think chatgpt is over here standing up for black rabbit? i think not
you think chatgpt is over here standing up for black rabbit? i think not
our @vulture.com best TV of the year lists have arrived -- I have been told by @kvanaren.bsky.social that my list is "dudes rock" as all hell and yeah I see it and I own it!
www.vulture.com/article/best...
www.vulture.com/article/best...
The Best TV Shows of 2025
Amid so much uncertainty about what the future of TV holds, these series demonstrated the medium’s possibility.
www.vulture.com
December 1, 2025 at 6:21 PM
our @vulture.com best TV of the year lists have arrived -- I have been told by @kvanaren.bsky.social that my list is "dudes rock" as all hell and yeah I see it and I own it!
www.vulture.com/article/best...
www.vulture.com/article/best...