Corey Atad
@coreyatad.com
Freelance writer @ The Star, GQ, Defector, The Baffler, Gawker, Esquire, Hazlitt. Air Bud admirer. Favourite cheese: Gouda. [email protected] / www.coreyatad.com
probably my most batshit opinion is that Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance and Stoker are far and away Park Chan-wook’s best movies
January 11, 2026 at 4:54 PM
probably my most batshit opinion is that Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance and Stoker are far and away Park Chan-wook’s best movies
not even remotely impressed by that Tapper interview
January 11, 2026 at 3:31 PM
not even remotely impressed by that Tapper interview
my grandmother died today
she was a wonderful, complicated woman, a Holocaust survivor, a mother of four, grandmother to thirteen, and great-grandmother to four more
she was a wonderful, complicated woman, a Holocaust survivor, a mother of four, grandmother to thirteen, and great-grandmother to four more
January 10, 2026 at 4:49 PM
my grandmother died today
she was a wonderful, complicated woman, a Holocaust survivor, a mother of four, grandmother to thirteen, and great-grandmother to four more
she was a wonderful, complicated woman, a Holocaust survivor, a mother of four, grandmother to thirteen, and great-grandmother to four more
ha, that rocked! also, i could not tell you when the chimp was CG vs when it was practical. looked totally credible at all times. impressive work.
let’s see about a Primate
January 10, 2026 at 2:09 AM
ha, that rocked! also, i could not tell you when the chimp was CG vs when it was practical. looked totally credible at all times. impressive work.
let’s see about a Primate
January 10, 2026 at 12:40 AM
let’s see about a Primate
good
Philadelphia sheriff Rochelle Bilal:
“No law enforcement professional wears a mask…No law enforcement professional shoots at a moving vehicle.
“What Trump’s private army is doing…is not only against legal law, but moral law.”
Vows to arrest agents on site who commit crimes.
“No law enforcement professional wears a mask…No law enforcement professional shoots at a moving vehicle.
“What Trump’s private army is doing…is not only against legal law, but moral law.”
Vows to arrest agents on site who commit crimes.
January 9, 2026 at 11:55 PM
good
January at the movies is really giving: on top of Avatar, Marty Supreme, and The Housemaid still going strong, you've got The Secret Agent, The Plague, Hamnet, and Testament of Ann Lee expanding, plus Primate, Bone Temple, Dead Man's Wire, Greenland 2, The Moment, and Sam Fuckin' Raimi's Send Help
January 9, 2026 at 10:58 PM
January at the movies is really giving: on top of Avatar, Marty Supreme, and The Housemaid still going strong, you've got The Secret Agent, The Plague, Hamnet, and Testament of Ann Lee expanding, plus Primate, Bone Temple, Dead Man's Wire, Greenland 2, The Moment, and Sam Fuckin' Raimi's Send Help
started reading a negative Letterboxd review, and very quickly realized it was just a terrible piece of criticism, and then scrolled to see how long the review was, and i swear to god, i think i'm still scrolling
January 9, 2026 at 10:40 PM
started reading a negative Letterboxd review, and very quickly realized it was just a terrible piece of criticism, and then scrolled to see how long the review was, and i swear to god, i think i'm still scrolling
excuse me, we've got Olympics happening in a month???
January 9, 2026 at 10:21 PM
excuse me, we've got Olympics happening in a month???
placing my bet now: Emerald Fennell's Wuthering Heights will be a hit and it will be good
January 9, 2026 at 10:16 PM
placing my bet now: Emerald Fennell's Wuthering Heights will be a hit and it will be good
after seeing The Secret Agent again last night, i've decided Wagner Moura should win the Oscar for Best Actor, and not just because i interviewed him last year at TIFF
‘The Secret Agent’ Is More Than Just a Great Political Thriller
‘Narcos’ star Wagner Moura talks about his role in director Kleber Mendonça Filho's '70s-set Brazilian drama and how life under the Bolsonaro regime shaped their collaboration.
www.gq.com
January 9, 2026 at 8:17 PM
after seeing The Secret Agent again last night, i've decided Wagner Moura should win the Oscar for Best Actor, and not just because i interviewed him last year at TIFF
Jesse and i became friends thanks to Dark Knight Rises-posting, and i’m so happy the tradition lives
(draws ‘Ella McCay’ in chalk) “D’ya think she’s coming back?”
January 9, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Jesse and i became friends thanks to Dark Knight Rises-posting, and i’m so happy the tradition lives
The Plague is great. tweenage bullying dynamics as psychological thriller. it’s got lighting! and blocking! and it’s well written and the kids are great. it’s also real as hell. tense and upsetting.
January 9, 2026 at 6:18 PM
The Plague is great. tweenage bullying dynamics as psychological thriller. it’s got lighting! and blocking! and it’s well written and the kids are great. it’s also real as hell. tense and upsetting.
okay, how the fuck was The Plague not some big A24 or Neon pickup with like a major release?
January 9, 2026 at 5:53 PM
okay, how the fuck was The Plague not some big A24 or Neon pickup with like a major release?
turns out the most radical thing of all is believing the rule of law should enforced
January 9, 2026 at 3:46 PM
turns out the most radical thing of all is believing the rule of law should enforced
so glad i trekked out for The Secret Agent again. such a vivid film. and a great achievement.
January 9, 2026 at 5:23 AM
so glad i trekked out for The Secret Agent again. such a vivid film. and a great achievement.
this is a really beautiful conversation
Josh Safdie & Chloé Zhao | Directors on Directors
YouTube video by Variety
youtu.be
January 9, 2026 at 2:36 AM
this is a really beautiful conversation
can’t believe i’m still friends with @amiresque.bsky.social
January 9, 2026 at 2:06 AM
can’t believe i’m still friends with @amiresque.bsky.social
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critical detail i've said again and again is every actor on The Pitt is doing TV Acting, which is a special kind of acting that I don't know if I could describe but it is 100% anti movie star (or even character actor bit)
January 9, 2026 at 1:28 AM
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love a big, wide establishing shot in a Nolan movie, because he still uses helicopters
January 9, 2026 at 1:11 AM
love a big, wide establishing shot in a Nolan movie, because he still uses helicopters
watching screeners of a show that, due to a casting choice, is really making me wanna rewatch Babylon
January 9, 2026 at 12:48 AM
watching screeners of a show that, due to a casting choice, is really making me wanna rewatch Babylon
Reposted by Corey Atad
I finally sat down with maybe THE perennial Brandon Guy, Gerard Butler, and had a great conversation about Greenland 2, the differences in his many action heroes and a tiny bit on Den of Thieves 3. You can read it here:
www.menshealth.com/entertainmen...
www.menshealth.com/entertainmen...
Gerard Butler’s Most Powerful Weapon? Relatability.
The star of 'Greenland 2: Migration' has been beating up bad guys and saving the world for a long time—but always wants his characters to be someone you can recognize from the real world.
www.menshealth.com
January 8, 2026 at 9:29 PM
I finally sat down with maybe THE perennial Brandon Guy, Gerard Butler, and had a great conversation about Greenland 2, the differences in his many action heroes and a tiny bit on Den of Thieves 3. You can read it here:
www.menshealth.com/entertainmen...
www.menshealth.com/entertainmen...
this man was a hero
the man widely regarded as creator of Korean fried chicken has died www.koreaherald.com/article/1065...
Man who built Korea's fried chicken industry dies at 74
Yoon Jong-gye, the founder of Mexican Chicken and widely regarded as the creator of Korea’s signature sweet-and-spicy fried chicken, has died after a long illne
www.koreaherald.com
January 9, 2026 at 12:12 AM
this man was a hero
man, if the Iranian regime actually falls... what a time
January 9, 2026 at 12:07 AM
man, if the Iranian regime actually falls... what a time