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davidpoland.bsky.social @davidpoland.bsky.social · 5d

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Kathryn Bigelow’s A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE is “One Hell of a Motion Picture” | WATCH NOW ON NETFLIX

“One hell of a motion picture.

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davidpoland.bsky.social @davidpoland.bsky.social · Sep 25

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THB #754: One Battle After Another (minimal spoilers)

This is very complicated review to write without giving up to much.

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davidpoland.bsky.social @davidpoland.bsky.social · Aug 22

“Of course, as the number of paid gigs was narrowing, the internet was becoming a part of everyone’s life. And with it, a certain democratization of critical voices, about movies and everything else.

The authoritative voice was dying.”

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THB #743: "Critic!"

I wanted to write about film criticism in light of Michael Phillips taking the buy-out from The Chicago Tribune, which follows Rich Roeper taking the buyout from the Chicago Sun-Times earlier this spr...

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davidpoland.bsky.social @davidpoland.bsky.social · Aug 18

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · Jul 23

whatever else republican house speaker mike johnson (and the congressional republicans who serve under him) ever do in this life, this headline will last forever and ever, for their whole blessed lives.

(gift link, no paywall)

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davidpoland.bsky.social @davidpoland.bsky.social · Mar 25

This job is aging Pete Hegseth

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Patton Oswalt @pattonoswalt.bsky.social · Mar 24

What’s even worse is that Hegseth leaked that Kim and Hugo got PINNED.

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Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · Mar 24

Vance: I think we should throw Hegseth under the bus for this Atlantic mess.
Waltz: 👍🤣🚌
Rubio: OK
SM: Totally agree.
Vance: Steve, can you convey this plan to POTUS?
Vance: Steve? Hello?
SM: This is Shirley MacLaine

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Scott Galloway @profgalloway.com · Mar 24

Don’t drink and text.

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davidpoland.bsky.social @davidpoland.bsky.social · Mar 25

Trump turns on yet another former ally for not being willing to have unqualified dude-boys trash his department randomly
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USPS chief Louis DeJoy resigns as Trump eyes overhauling mail agency

The postmaster general had said in February that he would stay on until a successor was chosen.

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davidpoland.bsky.social @davidpoland.bsky.social · Mar 10

Studios are blaming everything on earth other than their programming choices for box office problems.

I keep seeing all these crazy rationalizations for what has long been the presumed unavoidable box office failure of Mickey 17.

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THB #686: Box Office Delusional

I really, really, really had no interest about writing about another shitty weekend at the box office this week.

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davidpoland.bsky.social @davidpoland.bsky.social · Mar 5

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LIVE NOW: Richard Rushfield on Substack

The Rushfield Lunch with Ted Hope

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davidpoland.bsky.social @davidpoland.bsky.social · Mar 3

Overall… it was… good. Not great. Not special. Certainly not game changing.

But nothing hurt. Nothing made me roll my eyes in disbelief. I never felt like the show wasn’t moving along at a reasonable pace.

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THB #682: 1 Hour After Oscar

The telecast of The 79th Oscars was like drunk, mediocre sex… still felt pretty good… but not really thrilling or memorable.

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davidpoland.bsky.social @davidpoland.bsky.social · Feb 19

My effort is not to call out all or any of these movies. My comments are not meant to be replacement answers, but rather the start of a conversation. I want us all to look at how choices have a major effect on what's presumed (too) broadly to be The Marketplace.

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THB #677: Increasing The Upside Of Marginal Movies

Originals & Oscar Movies Should Do Better

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davidpoland.bsky.social @davidpoland.bsky.social · Feb 13

Alt Title: Racism Lives... Get Used To It, You Cake Eating Suckers from An Asshole From The Place Whose Anti-Woke Empire Fell But Is Still Too Stupid (Aside From Scotland) To Stay In The EU

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Joe Mulhall @joemulhall.bsky.social · Feb 12

I don't think I've ever seen a book I want to read less than this.

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davidpoland.bsky.social @davidpoland.bsky.social · Feb 13

Sure seems like Lorne Michaels final days running SNL - you can bet he will remain as overlord, hiring a showrunner that allows him to come in twice a week - is all about grabbing cash with the oldest of TV bits, in-show ads... not only here but on SNL as well.

LateNighter @latenightercom.bsky.social · Feb 12

Seth Meyers drafted NBC cue card legend Wally Feresten to help promote Ray-Ban Meta Glasses in his show's latest piece of on-air spon-con.

Spon-Con Watch: Late Night with Seth Meyers for Ray-Ban Meta Glasses

Seth Meyers drafted NBC cue card legend Wally Feresten to help promote Ray-Ban Meta Glasses in his show's latest piece of on-air spon-con.

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davidpoland.bsky.social @davidpoland.bsky.social · Feb 13

David Reads The Trades, 2/13/25

Virtually no news… Tilda kicks off Berlin pissed, as she should be… a lot of reboots and sequels getting cast for TV… More whining from the Stupidest Trial of the Century… and Oscar season reduced to Wicked key changes

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David Reads The Trades, 2/13/25

Episode 166, Wednesday, February 13, 2025

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davidpoland.bsky.social @davidpoland.bsky.social · Feb 12

THB #674: Captain America: Brave New World

The assignment of this film was to light a match… to start things moving in the direction of a must-see gathering of heroes. Instead, they offer a movie that the marketing department is going to have to rise above.
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THB #674: Captain America: Brave New World

How bad is Captain America: Brave New World?

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davidpoland.bsky.social @davidpoland.bsky.social · Feb 12

David Reads The Trades, 2/12/25

Captain HulkMania riles us up… Lotsa Nazi stuff happening, in Hollywood too… Diddy’s lawyer calls… Millie Bobby Brown has a stranger reaction to you knowing Netflix gave her $10m… Long Live “Leo” Yoshimura, the 50 yr SNLer!

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David Reads The Trades, 2/12/25

Episode 165, Wednesday, February 12, 2025

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John Cusack @johncusack.bsky.social · Feb 10

While they are stealing ur social security checks .

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LateNighter @latenightercom.bsky.social · Feb 10

Though viewers tuning into Thursday night's 'Tonight Show' may not have realized it, Marcello Hernández and Kenan Thompson's visit with Jimmy Fallon was more directly transactional than most.

Marcello Hernández and Kenan Thompson’s Tonight Show Visit Was Bought and Paid For by T-Mobile

Though viewers tuning into Thursday night's 'Tonight Show' may not have realized it, Marcello Hernández and Kenan Thompson's visit with Jimmy Fallon was more directly transactional than most.

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davidpoland.bsky.social @davidpoland.bsky.social · Feb 11

And now, President Idiot becomes a human trafficker...

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Trump Says He Could Cut Aid to Jordan and Egypt Over Gaza Development Plan

The president turned up the pressure on the two nations to agree to his proposal for them to house the Palestinian population of Gaza and said the Palestinians would not have the right to return to th...

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davidpoland.bsky.social @davidpoland.bsky.social · Feb 7

David Reads The Trades, 2/7/25

DGA, PGA, and CCA kick up the awards dirt this weekend… another crap box office weekend… Snow White hits tracking at $60m - $70m… the doc formerly known as Prince will not be entering the auditorium… Super Bowl ads pay big…

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David Reads The Trades, 2/7/25

Episode 162, Friday, February 7, 2025

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davidpoland.bsky.social @davidpoland.bsky.social · Feb 6

Trump wants to run the world from the back of a cocktail napkin at the golf clubhouse.

Listening to so many try to rationalize the irrational… the ravings of the dry drunk at the end of the bar… who always lies… is madness.

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