I enjoyed WICKED: FOR GOOD but it is undeniably weaker than part 1. This does a good job examining some of the weird choices that were made adapting stage to screen.
(Too, did anyone else find the ending reminiscent of THE DARK KNIGHT and assume the truth will come out eventually in WICKED RISES?)
(Too, did anyone else find the ending reminiscent of THE DARK KNIGHT and assume the truth will come out eventually in WICKED RISES?)
I put my theater degree to good use to talk about what Wicked: For Good changed from the stage show—and more importantly, what it didn’t
Spoiler Space: Was Wicked changed for good?
The second half of the musical has always been weak. Splitting it into Wicked and Wicked: For Good only made it more obvious.
www.avclub.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:47 PM
I enjoyed WICKED: FOR GOOD but it is undeniably weaker than part 1. This does a good job examining some of the weird choices that were made adapting stage to screen.
(Too, did anyone else find the ending reminiscent of THE DARK KNIGHT and assume the truth will come out eventually in WICKED RISES?)
(Too, did anyone else find the ending reminiscent of THE DARK KNIGHT and assume the truth will come out eventually in WICKED RISES?)
This is how I introduce myself now...
November 20, 2025 at 10:41 PM
This is how I introduce myself now...
Top 5 film genres
1. I am a silent comedian and have no regard for my own personal safety
2. For this heist... we're gonna need a team
3. Pulp hero who was popular 80 years ago? Let's spend 100 million!
4. Ah this futuristic prison we have invented is 100% escape proof. Oh shit!
5. Westerns
1. I am a silent comedian and have no regard for my own personal safety
2. For this heist... we're gonna need a team
3. Pulp hero who was popular 80 years ago? Let's spend 100 million!
4. Ah this futuristic prison we have invented is 100% escape proof. Oh shit!
5. Westerns
Top 5 film genres:
- Come as the sick soul of Europe
- Hong Kong action movies with infinite ammo mods on
- “nothing happens” coming of age stories
- Mark Ruffalo’s about to find tf out
- Barbara Stanwyck
- Come as the sick soul of Europe
- Hong Kong action movies with infinite ammo mods on
- “nothing happens” coming of age stories
- Mark Ruffalo’s about to find tf out
- Barbara Stanwyck
Top five film genres:
- pre-WW2 Hollywood comedy where plot’s tertiary at best, all vibes
- French or Italians lookin’ fabulous, talkin’ sophisticated
- your dad loves this movie & now that you’re 50 so do you
- porn is art when it’s softcore & everyone dresses nice
- L.A. Rebellion
- pre-WW2 Hollywood comedy where plot’s tertiary at best, all vibes
- French or Italians lookin’ fabulous, talkin’ sophisticated
- your dad loves this movie & now that you’re 50 so do you
- porn is art when it’s softcore & everyone dresses nice
- L.A. Rebellion
November 17, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Top 5 film genres
1. I am a silent comedian and have no regard for my own personal safety
2. For this heist... we're gonna need a team
3. Pulp hero who was popular 80 years ago? Let's spend 100 million!
4. Ah this futuristic prison we have invented is 100% escape proof. Oh shit!
5. Westerns
1. I am a silent comedian and have no regard for my own personal safety
2. For this heist... we're gonna need a team
3. Pulp hero who was popular 80 years ago? Let's spend 100 million!
4. Ah this futuristic prison we have invented is 100% escape proof. Oh shit!
5. Westerns
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Regret to inform, etc. www.vulture.com/article/sorr...
Sorry, But These Wuthering Heights Trailers Rule
Emerald Fennell’s adaptation is already driving everybody insane. This is mostly a good thing.
www.vulture.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Regret to inform, etc. www.vulture.com/article/sorr...
For me it is possibly William Wyler's epic Western THE BIG COUNTRY. Stunningly beautiful, great performances, incredible score, and a lot to say about violence, pacifism and masculinity through a classic Western tale.
November 9, 2025 at 9:53 PM
For me it is possibly William Wyler's epic Western THE BIG COUNTRY. Stunningly beautiful, great performances, incredible score, and a lot to say about violence, pacifism and masculinity through a classic Western tale.
I'm a big fan of this approach along with "Oh wow, what an embarrassing thing to say."
apropos james watson’s death i had an idle thought today about how stupid race/iq stuff sounds. “buh if your skin is darker you are biologically less smart” is a thing only a dumbass can believe
November 7, 2025 at 9:20 PM
I'm a big fan of this approach along with "Oh wow, what an embarrassing thing to say."
One of my kids requested more Hitchcock films in our diet so we just watched NOTORIOUS and I can't believe I hadn't read this Criterion essay from @angelicabastien.bsky.social until now: www.criterion.com/current/post...
Great piece on a great movie!
Great piece on a great movie!
Notorious: The Same Hunger
In this pitch-perfect noir romance, Alfred Hitchcock explores what happens when the masks we wear in the world clash with our innermost desires.
www.criterion.com
November 6, 2025 at 12:26 AM
One of my kids requested more Hitchcock films in our diet so we just watched NOTORIOUS and I can't believe I hadn't read this Criterion essay from @angelicabastien.bsky.social until now: www.criterion.com/current/post...
Great piece on a great movie!
Great piece on a great movie!
This is a great piece!
I wrote a piece on the work of writer and director James Gunn, who is engaged in a pretty incredible ongoing enterprise that despises bigotry and authoritarianism and reaffirms patriotism for progressives. www.vulture.com/article/jame...
James Gunn’s American Project
He is few critics’ idea of a respectable auteur, but his work is more consistently progressive than any other comic-book material today.
www.vulture.com
October 31, 2025 at 3:47 PM
This is a great piece!
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consider this part one of what will be an ongoing series making the case for an imperial congress (gift link)
Opinion | The Empty Promises of Trump’s Imperial Presidency
www.nytimes.com
October 29, 2025 at 1:39 PM
consider this part one of what will be an ongoing series making the case for an imperial congress (gift link)
Holy shit this is a good piece about a very good movie. Go see FRANKENSTEIN on the big screen if it's playing near you!
Goddamn @theamynicholson.bsky.social COOKED with this FRANKENSTEIN review. Bow down to one of the greats. www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
October 25, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Holy shit this is a good piece about a very good movie. Go see FRANKENSTEIN on the big screen if it's playing near you!
In possibly unsurprising news, Guillermo del Toro's FRANKENSTEIN is stunningly beautiful and soulful and you should see it on the big screen while you have the chance.
October 24, 2025 at 4:40 AM
In possibly unsurprising news, Guillermo del Toro's FRANKENSTEIN is stunningly beautiful and soulful and you should see it on the big screen while you have the chance.
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this is the dumbest shit i have ever read
October 15, 2025 at 7:52 PM
this is the dumbest shit i have ever read
Drew Struzan died yesterday. RIP to an absolute legend.
If you're not sure exactly how much of his artwork occupies space in your head, go search some of his work today and be amazed.
gizmodo.com/drew-struzan...
If you're not sure exactly how much of his artwork occupies space in your head, go search some of his work today and be amazed.
gizmodo.com/drew-struzan...
Drew Struzan, the King of the Movie Poster, Has Died
The beloved artist, who illustrated iconic posters for 'Star Wars', 'Indiana Jones', 'Back to the Future', and more, was 78.
gizmodo.com
October 14, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Drew Struzan died yesterday. RIP to an absolute legend.
If you're not sure exactly how much of his artwork occupies space in your head, go search some of his work today and be amazed.
gizmodo.com/drew-struzan...
If you're not sure exactly how much of his artwork occupies space in your head, go search some of his work today and be amazed.
gizmodo.com/drew-struzan...
I'm glad I ran across @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social 's review of Tron: Ares right after I saw it. He echoes a lot of what I appreciated about the movie: visually and aurally exciting, but also morally and ethically curious. Great sci-fi! See it on a big screen!
www.rogerebert.com/reviews/tron...
www.rogerebert.com/reviews/tron...
TRON: Ares movie review & film summary (2025) | Roger Ebert
“TRON: Ares” is spectacularly designed, swiftly paced, thoughtfully written, and directed within an inch of its neon-hued life.
www.rogerebert.com
October 12, 2025 at 10:58 PM
I'm glad I ran across @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social 's review of Tron: Ares right after I saw it. He echoes a lot of what I appreciated about the movie: visually and aurally exciting, but also morally and ethically curious. Great sci-fi! See it on a big screen!
www.rogerebert.com/reviews/tron...
www.rogerebert.com/reviews/tron...
This one goes out to all the babysitters of kids in the 80s, like Jon and Deedee who introduced me to Highlander, Terminator, and this little gem here (among many others.) The world needs more of these heroes.
Sometimes it's just an accident, you know? You put two things together and they just...work.
Well, I have realized that when I want a guaranteed 100% effective dose of badassery all I gotta do is watch DEEP RISING and THE HIDDEN back to back in whatever order I want and I am taken care of.
Well, I have realized that when I want a guaranteed 100% effective dose of badassery all I gotta do is watch DEEP RISING and THE HIDDEN back to back in whatever order I want and I am taken care of.
October 11, 2025 at 7:43 PM
This one goes out to all the babysitters of kids in the 80s, like Jon and Deedee who introduced me to Highlander, Terminator, and this little gem here (among many others.) The world needs more of these heroes.
Tooele, Hooper, Hurricane, Alta
What’s the word where you’re from that, when pronounced exactly as it looks, identifies a tourist immediately?
October 8, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Tooele, Hooper, Hurricane, Alta
Catch this movie on big screen if you can (it's in very limited release) but if not, it hits streaming this week and is well worth your time.
Good movie and a good interview from @tomilaffly.bsky.social with director Paul Greengrass on some of the decisions that went into the making of it.
Good movie and a good interview from @tomilaffly.bsky.social with director Paul Greengrass on some of the decisions that went into the making of it.
Very proud of the interview I wrapped with Paul Greengrass on THE LOST BUS, & the piece I wrote for TIME. On his documentarian eye/filmmaking aesthetics, approach to true stories, and how he created those fires, worked with the cast/kids & more. time.com/7314530/the-... #TIFF
How 'The Lost Bus' Recreates a Heroic Real-Life Rescue
Paul Greengrass on his new movie starring Matthew McConaughey and America Ferrera, which depicts a real-life rescue during the 2018 Camp Fire.
time.com
September 29, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Catch this movie on big screen if you can (it's in very limited release) but if not, it hits streaming this week and is well worth your time.
Good movie and a good interview from @tomilaffly.bsky.social with director Paul Greengrass on some of the decisions that went into the making of it.
Good movie and a good interview from @tomilaffly.bsky.social with director Paul Greengrass on some of the decisions that went into the making of it.
Some of the best film-related writing on the Internet AND a great community for people who love to talk about movies. A can't miss investment!
Folks, we are extending our 20% sale for an annual subscription through today. We are four years old as a newsletter and are committed to writing it long into the future. We moved from Substack to Ghost, so you would support us directly. A true oasis for movie-lovers. thereveal.film/sale-extende...
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thereveal.film
September 29, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Some of the best film-related writing on the Internet AND a great community for people who love to talk about movies. A can't miss investment!
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More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
Hundreds of Alligator Alcatraz detainees drop off the grid after leaving site
As of the end of August, the whereabouts of two-thirds of more than 1,800 men detained at Alligator Alcatraz during the month of July could not be determined by the Miami Herald.
www.miamiherald.com
September 23, 2025 at 5:39 PM
More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
RIP to a favorite. What are you going to watch to pay tribute? I may go JEREMIAH JOHNSON and then OLD MAN & THE GUN.
September 16, 2025 at 12:42 PM
RIP to a favorite. What are you going to watch to pay tribute? I may go JEREMIAH JOHNSON and then OLD MAN & THE GUN.
Share some of the best eyes in movies
August 25, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Share some of the best eyes in movies
This statement should just be posted every day. No context needed.
jennifer connelly is insanely good looking. it’s unreal.
August 23, 2025 at 12:28 AM
This statement should just be posted every day. No context needed.
And today in "This world is getting stupider all the time ..."
A bit of news: The Chicago Tribune has deemed the post of film critic non-essential, and therefore zeroed-out that post. My options were to take a newsroom reassignment to be named later, or a buyout to be taken more or less immediately. So...(1/3)
August 19, 2025 at 9:35 PM
And today in "This world is getting stupider all the time ..."
Friends, if you haven't come across THE TIN STAR in your Western watching, do yourself a favor and check it out at your earliest opportunity.
Anthony Mann, Henry Fonda and Anthony Perkins and simply one of the finest the genre has ever produced.
Anthony Mann, Henry Fonda and Anthony Perkins and simply one of the finest the genre has ever produced.
August 17, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Friends, if you haven't come across THE TIN STAR in your Western watching, do yourself a favor and check it out at your earliest opportunity.
Anthony Mann, Henry Fonda and Anthony Perkins and simply one of the finest the genre has ever produced.
Anthony Mann, Henry Fonda and Anthony Perkins and simply one of the finest the genre has ever produced.