David Fear
@davidlfear.bsky.social
Chief Film Critic at http://RollingStone.com. Obsessive. Compulsive. Disorderly. President of the Chishu Ryu Fan Club. NYFCC, NSFC, NSFW.
Have been a fan of Joel Edgerton since THE SQUARE and ANIMAL KINGDOM, and he's one of those guys who, when you see his name in the credits, you go, Ok well at least *he's* in this. But TRAIN DREAMS felt like he'd switched gears on something. Turns out he had. 📽️
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'Masculinity Is a Word That Should Be Thrown Out': Joel Edgerton on Making 'Train Dreams'
The Australian actor opens up about how playing a stoic laborer in the American west changed his ideas about fatherhood, acting, and being a man.
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November 24, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Have been a fan of Joel Edgerton since THE SQUARE and ANIMAL KINGDOM, and he's one of those guys who, when you see his name in the credits, you go, Ok well at least *he's* in this. But TRAIN DREAMS felt like he'd switched gears on something. Turns out he had. 📽️
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ZODIAC KILLER PROJECT is not just an autopsy of a fail; it's a funny, side eye look at the whole True Crime Industrial Complex and how formulaic it's become. Great doc for those who love incriminating montages. 📽️
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'Zodiac Killer Project': When Serial-Killer Docs Go Wrong!
An abandoned movie on hunting the Zodiac Killer turns into a side-eye look at something even more rampant than mass murder: true-crime documentaries.
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November 21, 2025 at 3:18 PM
ZODIAC KILLER PROJECT is not just an autopsy of a fail; it's a funny, side eye look at the whole True Crime Industrial Complex and how formulaic it's become. Great doc for those who love incriminating montages. 📽️
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Was wondering what that faint din I heard in NYC yesterday afternoon was, and it turns out it was my beloved My Bloody Valentine playing in Dublin (anyone who's seen them live will 100% get this joke)
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See My Bloody Valentine Return to Stage for First Show Since 2018
After a seven-year intermission, My Bloody Valentine returned to the stage Wednesday night at a not-so-secret Dublin concert.
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November 20, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Was wondering what that faint din I heard in NYC yesterday afternoon was, and it turns out it was my beloved My Bloody Valentine playing in Dublin (anyone who's seen them live will 100% get this joke)
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As bleak as this situation is--and hoo boy is it--it's heartening that brilliant people like Alissa are at least thinking about the problem
As basically anyone who’s talked to me since the summer knows, I’ve been working on this for months. Thanks to everyone who shared their insights. (I’ve got a lot more to say in the future, too.)
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Can You Believe the Documentary You’re Watching?
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November 18, 2025 at 2:12 PM
As bleak as this situation is--and hoo boy is it--it's heartening that brilliant people like Alissa are at least thinking about the problem
There will be bass drops.
Oliver Laxe's SIRAT is out in NYC now, coming soon — or at least one prays on bended knees it will! — to a theater near you. One of the few movies that felt like it was already a cult classic as I was watching it. So fucking good. 📽️
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Oliver Laxe's SIRAT is out in NYC now, coming soon — or at least one prays on bended knees it will! — to a theater near you. One of the few movies that felt like it was already a cult classic as I was watching it. So fucking good. 📽️
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Welcome to Your New Favorite Cult Movie: 'Sirāt'
Spanish filmmaker Oliver Laxe's thriller follows a man looking for his M.I.A. daughter in the desert rave scene. It's a trip in more ways than one.
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November 17, 2025 at 4:53 PM
There will be bass drops.
Oliver Laxe's SIRAT is out in NYC now, coming soon — or at least one prays on bended knees it will! — to a theater near you. One of the few movies that felt like it was already a cult classic as I was watching it. So fucking good. 📽️
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Oliver Laxe's SIRAT is out in NYC now, coming soon — or at least one prays on bended knees it will! — to a theater near you. One of the few movies that felt like it was already a cult classic as I was watching it. So fucking good. 📽️
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Some questions about KEEPER, the latest magnum opus of Cake Horror 🎥
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What the Hell Is Going On in 'Keeper'?
There's a cabin in the woods, a cake, and Tatiana Maslany is in trouble — but Osgood Perkins' latest creepshow is more about a vibe than a story.
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November 14, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Some questions about KEEPER, the latest magnum opus of Cake Horror 🎥
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Just watched an ad during a 100-second ad break on a streamer — let's call it Paramount + — while watching a movie, that talked about how you shouldn't have to sit through all those ads when you go see movies at a theater so go to this particular chain of theaters. And they say irony is dead.
November 14, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Just watched an ad during a 100-second ad break on a streamer — let's call it Paramount + — while watching a movie, that talked about how you shouldn't have to sit through all those ads when you go see movies at a theater so go to this particular chain of theaters. And they say irony is dead.
Come for the Cloon. Stay for the Sandman.
JAY KELLY, hitting theaters Friday, on Netflix Dec. 5th. You can wait for the streaming on this one. This has been a public service announcement. 🎥
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JAY KELLY, hitting theaters Friday, on Netflix Dec. 5th. You can wait for the streaming on this one. This has been a public service announcement. 🎥
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'Jay Kelly' Is George Clooney's Sad-Dad Showbiz Valentine
The world-famous movie star plays a world-famous movie star in the middle of a deep existential crisis. Why yes, it is supposed to be meta!
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November 13, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Come for the Cloon. Stay for the Sandman.
JAY KELLY, hitting theaters Friday, on Netflix Dec. 5th. You can wait for the streaming on this one. This has been a public service announcement. 🎥
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JAY KELLY, hitting theaters Friday, on Netflix Dec. 5th. You can wait for the streaming on this one. This has been a public service announcement. 🎥
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One of my favorite movies of the year-slash-decade is now in theaters — and this really is a see-it-in-theater-if-you-can experience. You'll be blown away by Joel Edgerton and emotionally bowled over no matter what, though. (Hits Netflix 11/21)
TRAIN DREAMS 🎥
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TRAIN DREAMS 🎥
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'Train Dreams' Is a Tribute to the Men Who Built America
Anchored by a career-high performance from Joel Edgerton, this tale of a railroad laborer who experiences love and tragedy is a modest masterpiece.
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November 13, 2025 at 2:49 PM
One of my favorite movies of the year-slash-decade is now in theaters — and this really is a see-it-in-theater-if-you-can experience. You'll be blown away by Joel Edgerton and emotionally bowled over no matter what, though. (Hits Netflix 11/21)
TRAIN DREAMS 🎥
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TRAIN DREAMS 🎥
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See Glen Run.
Edgar Wright's THE RUNNING MAN is a faithful adaptation of the novel, and a prime example of why what started as a repository for Bachman-King Overdrive now plays as subversive AF 📽️
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Edgar Wright's THE RUNNING MAN is a faithful adaptation of the novel, and a prime example of why what started as a repository for Bachman-King Overdrive now plays as subversive AF 📽️
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'The Running Man' Turns a Stephen King Book Into a State-of-the-Nation F-ck You
Edgar Wright and Glen Powell would like to remind folks that we're amusing ourselves to death, the rich hate the poor, and we're all pretty screwed.
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November 11, 2025 at 7:03 PM
See Glen Run.
Edgar Wright's THE RUNNING MAN is a faithful adaptation of the novel, and a prime example of why what started as a repository for Bachman-King Overdrive now plays as subversive AF 📽️
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Edgar Wright's THE RUNNING MAN is a faithful adaptation of the novel, and a prime example of why what started as a repository for Bachman-King Overdrive now plays as subversive AF 📽️
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BOTD Alain Delon!!
MCCT5: 5)Purple Noon 4)L'Eclisse 3)La Piscine 2)Mr. Klein 1)JPM x3: Samourai/Circle/Flic
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MCCT5: 5)Purple Noon 4)L'Eclisse 3)La Piscine 2)Mr. Klein 1)JPM x3: Samourai/Circle/Flic
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The Shapeshifting Beauty of Alain Delon
To see the feline countenance of Alain Delon is to immediately understand his movie stardom. A New York retrospective surveys his career.
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November 8, 2025 at 4:13 PM
BOTD Alain Delon!!
MCCT5: 5)Purple Noon 4)L'Eclisse 3)La Piscine 2)Mr. Klein 1)JPM x3: Samourai/Circle/Flic
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MCCT5: 5)Purple Noon 4)L'Eclisse 3)La Piscine 2)Mr. Klein 1)JPM x3: Samourai/Circle/Flic
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SENTIMENTAL VALUE is Exhibit A for saying Renate Reinsve is canon-worthy, Stellan Skardsgard locking down éminence grise GOAT status, Elle Fanning being one of the best listeners on screen today and Joachim Trier summer lasting into the autumn months 📽️
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Why 'Sentimental Value' Is One of the Best Movies of the Year
'The Worst Person in the World' director, Joachim Trier, returns with a drama that blurs the lines between art, life, and family. It's phenomenal.
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November 8, 2025 at 4:46 PM
SENTIMENTAL VALUE is Exhibit A for saying Renate Reinsve is canon-worthy, Stellan Skardsgard locking down éminence grise GOAT status, Elle Fanning being one of the best listeners on screen today and Joachim Trier summer lasting into the autumn months 📽️
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There's a 50/50 chance you will love or hate DIE, MY LOVE. What Jennifer Lawrence is doing in the movie, however, is kinda awe-inspiring. This isn't performative punk-AF style bad behavior. This is a 100% free performance.
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Jennifer Lawrence Is Completely Unhinged in 'Die, My Love'
The actor goes for broke in this story of a new mother losing her grip — and gives what may be the most unique, untethered performance of her career.
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November 6, 2025 at 3:48 PM
There's a 50/50 chance you will love or hate DIE, MY LOVE. What Jennifer Lawrence is doing in the movie, however, is kinda awe-inspiring. This isn't performative punk-AF style bad behavior. This is a 100% free performance.
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A review of PREDATOR: BADLANDS, which — and I can not emphasize this enough — is not to be confused with 'Predator: Jungleland,' 'Predator: The Promised Land' or 'Predator: 10th Avenue Freeze Out' 📽️
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'Predator: Badlands' Is a Buddy Comedy (No, Really)
The sci-fi franchise best known for alien hunters stalking humans asks: What do you get when you pair a chatty android with the killer of killers?
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November 4, 2025 at 5:23 PM
A review of PREDATOR: BADLANDS, which — and I can not emphasize this enough — is not to be confused with 'Predator: Jungleland,' 'Predator: The Promised Land' or 'Predator: 10th Avenue Freeze Out' 📽️
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So NOUVELLE VAGUE hits select theaters today (before hitting Netflix on 11/14). It's cinephile catnip
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'Nouvelle Vague' Turns Film History Into the Ultimate Hangout Movie
Richard Linklater's brilliant, breezy look back at the making of Jean Luc-Godard's debut will indeed leave you breathless.
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October 31, 2025 at 4:09 PM
So NOUVELLE VAGUE hits select theaters today (before hitting Netflix on 11/14). It's cinephile catnip
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Library Of Congress Makes Collection Of Classic Film Magazines Available Online https://www.filmbuffonline.com/FBOLNewsreel/wordpress/2025/10/27/library-of-congress-makes-collection-of-classic-film-magazines-available-online/
Library Of Congress Makes Collection Of Classic Film Magazines Available Online
The Library of Congress’s Historical Media Publications Collection is now a an online, searchable resource for film fans and historians.
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October 27, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Library Of Congress Makes Collection Of Classic Film Magazines Available Online https://www.filmbuffonline.com/FBOLNewsreel/wordpress/2025/10/27/library-of-congress-makes-collection-of-classic-film-magazines-available-online/
What Kate said, the fisticuffs were minimal and I only gushed about @justincchang.bsky.social's writing and extolled the healing effects of bourbon once.
It took nearly FOUR HOURS, but I had a hell of a good time picking the Gotham nominees for both Best Feature and Best International Feature alongside @tomilaffly.bsky.social, @justincchang.bsky.social, @davidlfear.bsky.social, and Peter Debruge. www.indiewire.com/awards/resul...
‘One Battle After Another’ Leads 2025 Gotham Film Awards Nominees
This year, nominees include big love for Paul Thomas Anderson, 'Train Dreams,' and a slew of strong indies.
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October 28, 2025 at 4:18 PM
What Kate said, the fisticuffs were minimal and I only gushed about @justincchang.bsky.social's writing and extolled the healing effects of bourbon once.
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Jack DeJohnette's art will live forever: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/27/a...
Jack DeJohnette, Revered Jazz Drummer, Dies at 83
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October 27, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Jack DeJohnette's art will live forever: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/27/a...
Went into STILLER & MEARA: NOTHING IS LOST expecting Ben Stiller to reminisce about his parents-slash-world-class comedy duo Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara. Got something far more complicated, self-implicating, honest and dare I say healing than expected.
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Ben Stiller Had Issues With His Parents. So He Made a Doc About Them
Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost is a tribute, a therapy session, and a look at balancing professional and personal lives that sometimes gets brutal.
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October 27, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Went into STILLER & MEARA: NOTHING IS LOST expecting Ben Stiller to reminisce about his parents-slash-world-class comedy duo Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara. Got something far more complicated, self-implicating, honest and dare I say healing than expected.
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I saw it playin'
In a the-a-ter
Just a swirlin'
Its trau-ma
Me and it went for a ride, sir
And two hours later, Bruce, he cried...
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In a the-a-ter
Just a swirlin'
Its trau-ma
Me and it went for a ride, sir
And two hours later, Bruce, he cried...
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'Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere' Is Darkness on the Edge of a Bruce Biopic
Jeremy Allen White gives us a moody, mercurial Boss in a look back at the making of Springsteen's bleak-rock masterpiece 'Nebraska.'
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October 22, 2025 at 6:00 PM
I saw it playin'
In a the-a-ter
Just a swirlin'
Its trau-ma
Me and it went for a ride, sir
And two hours later, Bruce, he cried...
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In a the-a-ter
Just a swirlin'
Its trau-ma
Me and it went for a ride, sir
And two hours later, Bruce, he cried...
www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...
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After Russ Vought experienced the chaotic failures of Trump’s 1st term, he made it his mission to ensure that a second Trump term would not “lose a moment of time having fights in the Oval Office about whether something is legal or doable or moral.”
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Donald Trump’s Deep-State Wrecking Ball
Russell Vought is using the White House budget office to lay waste to the federal bureaucracy—firing workers, decimating agencies, and testing the rule of law.
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October 20, 2025 at 3:56 PM
After Russ Vought experienced the chaotic failures of Trump’s 1st term, he made it his mission to ensure that a second Trump term would not “lose a moment of time having fights in the Oval Office about whether something is legal or doable or moral.”
My latest👇 www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
My latest👇 www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Was lucky enough to geek out with Rebecca Miller, director of the definitive profile MR. SCORSESE, about all things Marty-related. Docuseries now streaming on Apple TV. It's five hours long and my only complaint is that it is not 10 hours long.
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'He's a Filmmaker Who'll Die With His Boots On': Rebecca Miller on 'Mr. Scorsese'
Director of the five-hour docuseries on Martin Scorsese opens up about asking to profile America's greatest living filmmaker — and why he said yes.
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October 19, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Was lucky enough to geek out with Rebecca Miller, director of the definitive profile MR. SCORSESE, about all things Marty-related. Docuseries now streaming on Apple TV. It's five hours long and my only complaint is that it is not 10 hours long.
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Jafar Panahi's IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT is a nail-biting thriller, an elliptical road movie, a dessert topping, a floor wax, and a backstage farce revolving around a killing instead a play. It's also one of the most deceptively profound movies of 2025.
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'It Was Just an Accident': A Master Filmmaker Gets Revenge
Iranian director Jafar Panahi spins a tale of vengeance — and gives us one of the most deceptively profound movies of the year.
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October 16, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Jafar Panahi's IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT is a nail-biting thriller, an elliptical road movie, a dessert topping, a floor wax, and a backstage farce revolving around a killing instead a play. It's also one of the most deceptively profound movies of 2025.
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