Daniel Montgomery 🇵🇸
@danielmontgomery.bsky.social
Former senior editor at Gold Derby. Currently on the lookout for new job opportunities while I pursue writing independently. Pronouns he/him. Bipedal carbon-based organism. Person.
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#Pillion is a lovely dramedy about self-actualization in the guise of a love story. Read my review here: danielmontgomery3.substack.com/p/pillion-sp... #gay #filmsky #alexanderskarsgard
February 10, 2026 at 1:42 AM
#Pillion is a lovely dramedy about self-actualization in the guise of a love story. Read my review here: danielmontgomery3.substack.com/p/pillion-sp... #gay #filmsky #alexanderskarsgard
Wasn't a fan of #MartySupreme. Probably shoulda expected that after "Uncut Gems." Alas.
#oscars #oscars2026 #filmsky #timotheechalamet
#oscars #oscars2026 #filmsky #timotheechalamet
'Marty Supreme' review: Portrait of an asshole
'Marty Supreme' answers the question, “What if Uncut Gems, but ping pong?”
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February 10, 2026 at 12:18 AM
Wasn't a fan of #MartySupreme. Probably shoulda expected that after "Uncut Gems." Alas.
#oscars #oscars2026 #filmsky #timotheechalamet
#oscars #oscars2026 #filmsky #timotheechalamet
I wasn't a big fan of #F1, but turns out not to be my least favorite of the #Oscars Best Picture nominees. That review to come hopefully tomorrow!
'F1' review: Racing movie is a vehicle for clichés
A lot of sports dramas are basically Hallmark movies for dudes, reproducing the same basic formulas ad infinitum.
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February 8, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Finally got to see #Pillion, the gay kinky biker movie that's really about communication (or the lack thereof). #filmsky #gay
'Pillion' review: Touching BDSM coming-of-age tale
Pillion is a lovely dramedy about self-actualization in the guise of a love story.
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February 8, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Double feature today: #MartySupreme 👎 and #Pillion 👍
February 8, 2026 at 2:13 AM
Double feature today: #MartySupreme 👎 and #Pillion 👍
I saw the vroom vroom movie. It's so formulaic I could have written this review before watching it.
#F1 #F1movie #F1themovie #oscars #filmsky
#F1 #F1movie #F1themovie #oscars #filmsky
'F1' review: Racing movie is a vehicle for clichés
A lot of sports dramas are basically Hallmark movies for dudes, reproducing the same basic formulas ad infinitum.
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February 7, 2026 at 5:44 PM
I saw the vroom vroom movie. It's so formulaic I could have written this review before watching it.
#F1 #F1movie #F1themovie #oscars #filmsky
#F1 #F1movie #F1themovie #oscars #filmsky
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Finneas is better at political messaging than 99% of the Democratic consultants in DC.
February 6, 2026 at 8:44 PM
Finneas is better at political messaging than 99% of the Democratic consultants in DC.
Daniel Craig, but he does the whole thing as Benoit Blanc
Who do you want to guest host a potential revival of The Muppet Show?
Here’s Who We Want to Guest Host ‘The Muppet Show’ If It’s Revived
February 6, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Daniel Craig, but he does the whole thing as Benoit Blanc
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"I need AI to make art, human art is only for the rich and privileged-"
February 6, 2026 at 7:29 PM
"I need AI to make art, human art is only for the rich and privileged-"
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1. It was not an accident.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
February 6, 2026 at 5:42 PM
1. It was not an accident.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.
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Every instance of "AI democratizes the arts, you're classist and ableist and a gatekeeper for trying to stop it" is a slap in the face to the literally centuries of poor, disabled people making art on the margins and a crass lie in service of a machine that strips down and regurgitates dreams
February 6, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Every instance of "AI democratizes the arts, you're classist and ableist and a gatekeeper for trying to stop it" is a slap in the face to the literally centuries of poor, disabled people making art on the margins and a crass lie in service of a machine that strips down and regurgitates dreams
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Remember, sneering works. It’s working now. That’s why the lowliest AI fan and the CEO of Microsoft are trying to get us to stop saying “slop.”
AI art is supposed to be its flashy flagship and treating it as disposable rubbish (which it is) ruins everything
AI art is supposed to be its flashy flagship and treating it as disposable rubbish (which it is) ruins everything
February 6, 2026 at 2:01 AM
Remember, sneering works. It’s working now. That’s why the lowliest AI fan and the CEO of Microsoft are trying to get us to stop saying “slop.”
AI art is supposed to be its flashy flagship and treating it as disposable rubbish (which it is) ruins everything
AI art is supposed to be its flashy flagship and treating it as disposable rubbish (which it is) ruins everything
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February 6, 2026 at 1:34 AM
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Got my Saturday planned out with "Marty Supreme" and "Pillion" back to back. Is that pairing inspired or just weird? Hoping for weird actually.
February 5, 2026 at 11:53 PM
Got my Saturday planned out with "Marty Supreme" and "Pillion" back to back. Is that pairing inspired or just weird? Hoping for weird actually.
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The glibness with which these people are dismissing what is, fundamentally, an extensive record of elite atrocities makes me think it’s better if I don’t finish this sentence
raise your hand if you are not, in fact, in the Epstein files
February 5, 2026 at 10:28 PM
The glibness with which these people are dismissing what is, fundamentally, an extensive record of elite atrocities makes me think it’s better if I don’t finish this sentence
"Heated Rivalry," but it's an Aardman film about goats.
Bleated Rivalry
Bleated Rivalry
The scions of the two biggest grain producing families in Eastern Washington secretly long for each other:
Wheated Rivalry.
Wheated Rivalry.
The two best chairs salesmen in the county secretly pine for each other.
Seated Rivalry.
Seated Rivalry.
February 5, 2026 at 11:39 PM
"Heated Rivalry," but it's an Aardman film about goats.
Bleated Rivalry
Bleated Rivalry
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"By the end of the two-year period, 94% of participants reported they were housed."
A million pilot programs show the same thing: when people are given enough money to afford housing, homelessness ends.
Other supports matter, but housing comes first. Not policing. Not moralizing. Homes.
A million pilot programs show the same thing: when people are given enough money to afford housing, homelessness ends.
Other supports matter, but housing comes first. Not policing. Not moralizing. Homes.
Homeless Oregon youth got $1,000 a month for two years. Most found housing after • Oregon Capital Chronicle
Oregon is the second of its kind in the nation to implement the direct cash transfer program after New York City.
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February 4, 2026 at 2:12 PM
"By the end of the two-year period, 94% of participants reported they were housed."
A million pilot programs show the same thing: when people are given enough money to afford housing, homelessness ends.
Other supports matter, but housing comes first. Not policing. Not moralizing. Homes.
A million pilot programs show the same thing: when people are given enough money to afford housing, homelessness ends.
Other supports matter, but housing comes first. Not policing. Not moralizing. Homes.
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Which house was he JK Rowling????
February 4, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Which house was he JK Rowling????
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Somewhere somehow, we need to start from scratch when it comes to media. Powerful owners might sometimes make the right call (e.g. that scene in Spielberg’s THE POST). But often, they won’t. And so the future of news should *never* be at the mercy of the rich, ever. A brand-new start is needed.
February 5, 2026 at 5:56 AM
Somewhere somehow, we need to start from scratch when it comes to media. Powerful owners might sometimes make the right call (e.g. that scene in Spielberg’s THE POST). But often, they won’t. And so the future of news should *never* be at the mercy of the rich, ever. A brand-new start is needed.
I'm proud of my newsletter, which I've been chipping away at for almost a year. It has grown, but it's not a viable revenue stream yet. You basically need to be your own publicist and sales manager to make it work if you don't already have the name recognition.
A lot of people cannot just start a paid newsletter or become freelancers to sustain their careers. The sports, metro, and international desks did work that requires *team* resources, like legal checks, documents, access to archives, and long-term beat experience.
February 5, 2026 at 12:32 AM
I'm proud of my newsletter, which I've been chipping away at for almost a year. It has grown, but it's not a viable revenue stream yet. You basically need to be your own publicist and sales manager to make it work if you don't already have the name recognition.
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i can’t imagine a parent who wouldn’t sell little JD for percocet if they knew he would turn out like this bsky.app/profile/parm...
What a pompous prick. No wonder his mom tried to sell him for Percocets
February 4, 2026 at 4:46 PM
i can’t imagine a parent who wouldn’t sell little JD for percocet if they knew he would turn out like this bsky.app/profile/parm...
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Westboro Baptist Church tried to make an Anti-Luigi Mangione poster but it just looks like Luigi is threatening billionaires and goes unironically hard af
February 4, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Westboro Baptist Church tried to make an Anti-Luigi Mangione poster but it just looks like Luigi is threatening billionaires and goes unironically hard af
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most people are just fucking sad and stressed out because existing is unnecessarily hard right now dude
now, smug condemnations of how other people express emotion on the other hand…. That’s the primo pseudointellectual tripe right there
now, smug condemnations of how other people express emotion on the other hand…. That’s the primo pseudointellectual tripe right there
Too many people on Bluesky think that relentless expressions of despair are a sign of intellectual sophistication.
February 4, 2026 at 10:46 PM
most people are just fucking sad and stressed out because existing is unnecessarily hard right now dude
now, smug condemnations of how other people express emotion on the other hand…. That’s the primo pseudointellectual tripe right there
now, smug condemnations of how other people express emotion on the other hand…. That’s the primo pseudointellectual tripe right there