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Vikram Murthi

@fauxbeatpoet.bsky.social

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A "reasonable man" (get off my case) / Contributing writer @thenation / Editor @downtime / Also @reverseshot @filmmakermag @vulture / vikrammurthi1 at gmail

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Vikram Murthi @fauxbeatpoet.bsky.social · 3h

Bump!

Vikram Murthi @fauxbeatpoet.bsky.social · 10h

On THE MASTERMIND, Kelly Reichardt’s reserved political sensibility, the rise of the Me Decade, and the fact that we’re all on the chopping block, for @thenation.com Check it out! www.thenation.com/article/cult...

A Downbeat Take on the Heist Movie

Kelly Reichardt’s latest, a sly 1970s drama involving a museum theft, probes the broken politics of the decade.

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Vikram Murthi @fauxbeatpoet.bsky.social · 23h

The single shot of a digital rendition of Willie’s silhouette with a readout that says, “Iraqi Fighter Jet” will make me laugh just thinking about it.

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Vikram Murthi @fauxbeatpoet.bsky.social · 23h

No correct aspect ratio upload to be found on YouTube, and I could be more rigorous about my editing, but I genuinely think this is some of the funniest 106 seconds in comedy history, and definitely in my top five Simpsons jokes.

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Vikram Murthi @fauxbeatpoet.bsky.social · 23h

If we had seen that movie at the time, we would have certainly sampled a line of dialogue in our theme song.

Vikram Murthi @fauxbeatpoet.bsky.social · 23h

Wow!

Vikram Murthi @fauxbeatpoet.bsky.social · 1d

This was our set up. “Good times”.

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Vikram Murthi @fauxbeatpoet.bsky.social · 1d

One of my best friends recently discovered, and has been painfully remastering, the archives of our radio show Unbridled Enthusiasm that we eventually transitioned into a podcast hosted out of his dorm room. Was pleasantly surprised how not bad it was. College radio is manna.

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Vikram Murthi @fauxbeatpoet.bsky.social · 9d

What a track. www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3Cu...

D'Angelo and The Vanguard - The Charade (Audio)

YouTube video by DAngeloVEVO

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Vikram Murthi @fauxbeatpoet.bsky.social · 9d

VOODOO probably has legit claim to best post-Marvin R&B record and BLACK MESSIAH was such a massive deal in my corner of the world. Ludicrous that he’s gone so soon.

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Vikram Murthi @fauxbeatpoet.bsky.social · 12d

Also, her delivery of, “In the middle?! We’ll only miss the titles. They’re in Swedish!” is burned into my brain as a rebuke to my own anal retentiveness about seeing “a picture exactly from the start to the finish.”

Vikram Murthi @fauxbeatpoet.bsky.social · 12d

R.I.P.

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Vikram Murthi @fauxbeatpoet.bsky.social · 18d

You’ll have to read it to find out.

Vikram Murthi @fauxbeatpoet.bsky.social · 18d

Never do stuff like this, but if any editors I follow want to publish my funny, embarsssing story of meeting Marc Maron when I was 19 years old that easily doubles as a WTF remembrance, please get in touch. It has an arc and everything.

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Vikram Murthi @fauxbeatpoet.bsky.social · 25d

Oh I mean, plenty of greatness afterwards. But that early run is so special. TRUST is such a highlight.

Vikram Murthi @fauxbeatpoet.bsky.social · 25d

First five records is some of the best music ever made.

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Vikram Murthi @fauxbeatpoet.bsky.social · 25d

Also, full applause break at “Mexican hairless,” which is appropriate and righteous.

Vikram Murthi @fauxbeatpoet.bsky.social · 25d

Not that this needs to be said, but Leo absolutely nails the befuddled terror of receiving an unexpected phone call four hits into a joint. In college, I got a call from the cops after getting stoned and I think I literally said, “What the fuck? Who is this?”

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Vikram Murthi @fauxbeatpoet.bsky.social · 25d

Regret to inform everyone that, yes, it looks better on VistaVision and it’s worth rolling the dice on the finnicky tech.

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Vikram Murthi @fauxbeatpoet.bsky.social · 25d

Hung out with friends last night and we kept saying this after ordering another round.

Vikram Murthi @fauxbeatpoet.bsky.social · 26d

We briefly spoke at the height of the pandemic about what we were doing, where we were from, and then we got down to important matters, i.e. THE LARRY SANDERS SHOW. Sincerely wish we did that more.

Vikram Murthi @fauxbeatpoet.bsky.social · 26d

100% correct, from this great tribute. www.welcometohellworld.com/life-is-a-pr...

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Vikram Murthi @fauxbeatpoet.bsky.social · 26d

Kaleb Horton was the type of writer I always wanted to be. His stories were important. His life was important. I’m so, so sad that he’s gone.

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Vikram Murthi @fauxbeatpoet.bsky.social · Sep 11

No way. Breillat/Baumbach was death.

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Vikram Murthi @fauxbeatpoet.bsky.social · Sep 3

Wrote many rambling and insufficient thoughts about Ross McElwee’s excellent, heartbreaking new feature REMAKE. Hope this film receives a release, and may McElwee’s work receive a higher profile. For @indiewire.com.web.brid.gy www.indiewire.com/criticism/mo...

‘Remake’ Review: Documentarian Ross McElwee Honors the Memory of His Late Son by Chronicling Their On-Screen Relationship

McElwee’s affecting tribute to his son’s life that doubles as a reflective, career-spanning culmination of his life’s work.

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