Amy Nicholson
@theamynicholson.bsky.social
Film critic of the LA Times and host of the podcast Unspooled.
Say hello with your favorite movie and why -- or a picture of a standard poodle.
IG/Letterboxd: @theamynicholson
Say hello with your favorite movie and why -- or a picture of a standard poodle.
IG/Letterboxd: @theamynicholson
As an aside, the MOMMIE DEAREST scenes in last year's doc FAYE are pretty heartbreaking to watch, whether you love the film or not. But Faye herself felt it was disastrous to her reputation.
November 6, 2025 at 4:09 PM
As an aside, the MOMMIE DEAREST scenes in last year's doc FAYE are pretty heartbreaking to watch, whether you love the film or not. But Faye herself felt it was disastrous to her reputation.
True! I swear you could write an essay on every shot in the movie! Just a masterclass of production design.
October 30, 2025 at 8:34 PM
True! I swear you could write an essay on every shot in the movie! Just a masterclass of production design.
You raise a great point: If the preservationists want to leave the clock alone, where is Marty's quarter going?
October 30, 2025 at 8:17 PM
You raise a great point: If the preservationists want to leave the clock alone, where is Marty's quarter going?
I've been flipping out about it all week!
October 30, 2025 at 8:15 PM
I've been flipping out about it all week!
Right? Nope! An earlier draft has her say the lightning strike was the Almighty's will!
October 30, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Right? Nope! An earlier draft has her say the lightning strike was the Almighty's will!
I was so shocked that I checked out different versions of the script -- this draft was even more blatant that 1985 Hill Valley hates actual science
October 30, 2025 at 7:58 PM
I was so shocked that I checked out different versions of the script -- this draft was even more blatant that 1985 Hill Valley hates actual science
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Meanwhile, @theamynicholson.bsky.social loved BUGONIA, was floored by Emma Stone and called the film "a hilarious movie with no hope for the future of humanity." That's my idea of high praise. www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
Review: It's Emma Stone's planet now as the alien comedy 'Bugonia' proves
Director Yorgos Lanthimos and Stone follow 'The Favourite' and 'Poor Things' with a nasty-fun conspiracy movie that also features Jesse Plemons and Aidan Delbis.
www.latimes.com
October 24, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Meanwhile, @theamynicholson.bsky.social loved BUGONIA, was floored by Emma Stone and called the film "a hilarious movie with no hope for the future of humanity." That's my idea of high praise. www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
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Critic @theamynicholson.bsky.social calls HEDDA divine, vibrant and viciously alive: "With apologies to Ibsen’s ghost, DaCosta’s tweaks have sharpened its rage." www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
Review: Tessa Thompson is the ultimate restless housewife in a viciously updated 'Hedda'
'Candyman' director Nia DaCosta and her star bring Henrik Ibsen's mean girl to vibrant life in a raucous period drama co-starring Imogen Poots and Nina Hoss.
www.latimes.com
October 24, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Critic @theamynicholson.bsky.social calls HEDDA divine, vibrant and viciously alive: "With apologies to Ibsen’s ghost, DaCosta’s tweaks have sharpened its rage." www.latimes.com/entertainmen...