Matt Goldberg
@mattgoldberg.bsky.social
Formerly TCM and Collider; still a movie nerd
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Commentary Track | Matt Goldberg | Substack
A pretty good newsletter about movies, TV, and media. Click to read Commentary Track, by Matt Goldberg, a Substack publication with hundreds of subscribers.
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With all the new arrivals and the ability to pin a post, I figured I'd offer a brief introduction:
I'm the former Editorial Manager for Turner Classic Movies and, before that, a Senior Editor for Collider for 14 years. I currently freelance, and I also launched a newsletter, commentarytrack.net.
I'm the former Editorial Manager for Turner Classic Movies and, before that, a Senior Editor for Collider for 14 years. I currently freelance, and I also launched a newsletter, commentarytrack.net.
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okay so here’s the actual bad part of the article
“oh it never affected my coverage” horse and also shit
and what the fuck is Lizza doing sitting on this while RFK takes a buzz saw to American health so he can sell substack subscriptions
ghouls, the lot of them
“oh it never affected my coverage” horse and also shit
and what the fuck is Lizza doing sitting on this while RFK takes a buzz saw to American health so he can sell substack subscriptions
ghouls, the lot of them
November 22, 2025 at 7:45 AM
okay so here’s the actual bad part of the article
“oh it never affected my coverage” horse and also shit
and what the fuck is Lizza doing sitting on this while RFK takes a buzz saw to American health so he can sell substack subscriptions
ghouls, the lot of them
“oh it never affected my coverage” horse and also shit
and what the fuck is Lizza doing sitting on this while RFK takes a buzz saw to American health so he can sell substack subscriptions
ghouls, the lot of them
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MTG has been in Congress since 2020 & is resigning Jan 5, 2026. I just want to point out one thing.
She spent 5 years attacking the left & never feared for her life.
She spent 5 weeks mildly critiquing MAGA & the backlash is so severe she is resigning.
5 years vs 5 weeks. That says it all.
She spent 5 years attacking the left & never feared for her life.
She spent 5 weeks mildly critiquing MAGA & the backlash is so severe she is resigning.
5 years vs 5 weeks. That says it all.
November 22, 2025 at 2:44 AM
MTG has been in Congress since 2020 & is resigning Jan 5, 2026. I just want to point out one thing.
She spent 5 years attacking the left & never feared for her life.
She spent 5 weeks mildly critiquing MAGA & the backlash is so severe she is resigning.
5 years vs 5 weeks. That says it all.
She spent 5 years attacking the left & never feared for her life.
She spent 5 weeks mildly critiquing MAGA & the backlash is so severe she is resigning.
5 years vs 5 weeks. That says it all.
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DONT FALL FOR MTG’S BULLSHIT SHE IS STILL A VIOLENT ANTISEMITE WHO BLAMES JEWS FOR EVERYTHING WRONG IN THE WORLD A FULLY ENDORSES GREAT REPLACEMENT THEORY
Also, she fully believes a cabal of worldwide Jewish pedophiles control the government. She just thinks Trump has become compromised by them. Or possibly was secretly compromised the entire time.
November 22, 2025 at 1:58 AM
DONT FALL FOR MTG’S BULLSHIT SHE IS STILL A VIOLENT ANTISEMITE WHO BLAMES JEWS FOR EVERYTHING WRONG IN THE WORLD A FULLY ENDORSES GREAT REPLACEMENT THEORY
I love how political pundits will spend years trying to parse Trump’s appeal, how Democrats can win over right-leaning voters, and Trump then just goes DURRRRR HANDSOME MAN IS A WINNER
November 22, 2025 at 1:58 AM
I love how political pundits will spend years trying to parse Trump’s appeal, how Democrats can win over right-leaning voters, and Trump then just goes DURRRRR HANDSOME MAN IS A WINNER
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I felt like I was losing my mind watching this person's remarks and had to write about how disgusting they are.
Sarah Hurwitz Profanes the Holocaust
Holocaust education has worked too well for the Obama speechwriter, since when she rationalizes Israel's genocide, "I sound obscene." Maybe sit with that, Sarah
www.forever-wars.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:50 PM
I felt like I was losing my mind watching this person's remarks and had to write about how disgusting they are.
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I'm really thrilled to be reviewing/recapping PLURIBUS with @patrickklepek.bsky.social each week. It's a brilliant show and a fun hang. Watch us break down this week's episode (also on Decoding TV wherever you get your podcasts): www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0HO...
Pluribus Ep 4 Tests What’s Possible In This World
YouTube video by Decoding TV
www.youtube.com
November 21, 2025 at 10:46 PM
I'm really thrilled to be reviewing/recapping PLURIBUS with @patrickklepek.bsky.social each week. It's a brilliant show and a fun hang. Watch us break down this week's episode (also on Decoding TV wherever you get your podcasts): www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0HO...
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lmao there it is
From June of this year...
"WASHINGTON — In advance of Independence Day, a group of prominent Americans, led by former U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence H. Summers and New York Times columnist David Brooks, is coming together to provide advice....
www.progressivepolicy.org/ppi-announce...
"WASHINGTON — In advance of Independence Day, a group of prominent Americans, led by former U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence H. Summers and New York Times columnist David Brooks, is coming together to provide advice....
www.progressivepolicy.org/ppi-announce...
PPI Announces Group to Strengthen American Identity - Progressive Policy Institute
WASHINGTON — In advance of Independence Day, a group of prominent Americans, led by former U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence H. Summers and New York Times columnist David Brooks, is coming together to ...
www.progressivepolicy.org
November 21, 2025 at 10:20 PM
lmao there it is
If you’re too scared of being labeled a socialist by the Republican Party in 2025, get out of professional politics.
The House of Representatives voted 285–98 in favor of a resolution condemning socialism.
86 Dems joined Republicans in supporting the measure, incl. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.
86 Dems joined Republicans in supporting the measure, incl. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.
November 21, 2025 at 9:03 PM
If you’re too scared of being labeled a socialist by the Republican Party in 2025, get out of professional politics.
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There's a very short list of films where no matter how often I've seen them, whenever they show up I have to sit down & watch them again--one's the most clichéd possible choice, Casablanca, & another is Gun Crazy which also captures my culture's firearms obsession better than any modern-day attempt.
Everyone - EVERYONE - should see this movie. Even if you don't like noir, even if you don't like classic movies, even if you don't want to see something made 75 years ago, GUN CRAZY is a wild, impossible masterpiece of the crime genre. It's suspenseful, thrilling, sad, dramatic, and hot as fuck.
November 21, 2025 at 7:19 PM
There's a very short list of films where no matter how often I've seen them, whenever they show up I have to sit down & watch them again--one's the most clichéd possible choice, Casablanca, & another is Gun Crazy which also captures my culture's firearms obsession better than any modern-day attempt.
I’m not casting spells to turn lead into gold. I’m challenging scientific orthodoxy.
Breaking News: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he personally instructed the CDC to abandon its position that vaccines do not cause autism. The move underscores his determination to challenge scientific orthodoxy — in this case, that vaccines save lives — and bend the health department to his will.
RFK Jr. Says He Instructed CDC to Change Vaccines and Autism Language on Website
In an interview, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. cited gaps in vaccine safety research. His critics say he is ignoring a larger point: Vaccines save lives.
nyti.ms
November 21, 2025 at 7:01 PM
I’m not casting spells to turn lead into gold. I’m challenging scientific orthodoxy.
TRAIN DREAMS, one of my favorite films of 2025, is now on Netflix.
Train Dreams Movie Review: The Lonely American
Clint Bentley’s soulful, melancholy drama turns an American myth on its head.
www.commentarytrack.net
November 21, 2025 at 6:56 PM
TRAIN DREAMS, one of my favorite films of 2025, is now on Netflix.
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"What strong views on diversity?"
"Ohh you know the ones..."
"Ohh you know the ones..."
"The hiring of a former opinion journalist with strong views on Israel and diversity, equity and inclusion"
get out of journalism, you're all fucking useless
get out of journalism, you're all fucking useless
‘I Wanna Blow This Up’: How Bari Weiss Is Trying to Overhaul CBS News
The new editor in chief is personally recruiting potential anchors, booking guests herself and asking staff what they do.
www.wsj.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:37 PM
"What strong views on diversity?"
"Ohh you know the ones..."
"Ohh you know the ones..."
When it’s time to get in as many 2025 movies as you can before critics’ group voting. #LetterboxdFriday #LastFourWatched
November 21, 2025 at 5:17 PM
When it’s time to get in as many 2025 movies as you can before critics’ group voting. #LetterboxdFriday #LastFourWatched
I know HAMNET doesn't even open until next week, but I went into spoilers because I've been turning it over in my head since Monday and needed to write down my conflicted feelings over it. Feel free to bookmark the article and then return to it after you've seen the movie.
Hamnet Is an Emotional Powerhouse, But Is It Anything More?
Once you finish drying your eyes, Chloé Zhao’s drama requires some unraveling.
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November 21, 2025 at 1:51 PM
I know HAMNET doesn't even open until next week, but I went into spoilers because I've been turning it over in my head since Monday and needed to write down my conflicted feelings over it. Feel free to bookmark the article and then return to it after you've seen the movie.
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PATTON OSWALT: These people are scared. They're being targeted. We're watching them be targeted right now. We're watching transgender people be targeted in a very aggressive way, so—
BILL MAHER: We are? Where?
OSWALT: Oh my god.
MAHER: Where are they being targeted?
BILL MAHER: We are? Where?
OSWALT: Oh my god.
MAHER: Where are they being targeted?
November 20, 2025 at 5:30 PM
PATTON OSWALT: These people are scared. They're being targeted. We're watching them be targeted right now. We're watching transgender people be targeted in a very aggressive way, so—
BILL MAHER: We are? Where?
OSWALT: Oh my god.
MAHER: Where are they being targeted?
BILL MAHER: We are? Where?
OSWALT: Oh my god.
MAHER: Where are they being targeted?
The fast food chain “Popeye’s” is named after Gene Hackman’s character in The French Connection.
Man, everything is so bleak, anyone got a fun fact or little bit of trivia they want to share
November 21, 2025 at 3:02 AM
The fast food chain “Popeye’s” is named after Gene Hackman’s character in The French Connection.
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If you scroll on X, you are only being shown what Elon wants you to see. If you create content on X, no one will see it unless Elon wants them to.
November 21, 2025 at 1:23 AM
If you scroll on X, you are only being shown what Elon wants you to see. If you create content on X, no one will see it unless Elon wants them to.
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Braver than like 90% of reporters for no reason at all.
this is the correct way to react to anything the president says-
November 20, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Braver than like 90% of reporters for no reason at all.
Paramount turns to professional garbage man Neal Moritz to make more Ninja Turtles garbage despite finding fresh life under Rogen/Goldberg. Amazing.
‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’: Neal H. Moritz in Talks to Produce Live-Action Feature for Paramount (Exclusive)
The producer behind the studio's hit 'Sonic the Hedgehog' franchise will take a four-quadrant approach to the heroes in a half shell.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Paramount turns to professional garbage man Neal Moritz to make more Ninja Turtles garbage despite finding fresh life under Rogen/Goldberg. Amazing.
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Excellent thread…
Short 🧵: One thing I don't see discussed regarding the whole likely implosion of the AI bubble is that Silicon Valley brought this upon itself by profoundly misunderstanding where human beings are at right now.
November 20, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Excellent thread…
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Wait holy shit, a nice correction on this story - THESE CELEBS DIDNT KNOW ABOUT THIS PROJECT. They recorded voices 15 years ago for an audio bible project and Fox is repurposing it bsky.app/profile/falc...
Okay, this is kind of wild? www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...
Kristen Bell Is the Star of a New FOX Jesus Podcast. No One Told Her
FOX's new Jesus podcast features Kristen Bell as the voice of Mary Magdalene. Bell, however, recorded the audio 15 years ago for a different project.
www.rollingstone.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Wait holy shit, a nice correction on this story - THESE CELEBS DIDNT KNOW ABOUT THIS PROJECT. They recorded voices 15 years ago for an audio bible project and Fox is repurposing it bsky.app/profile/falc...
I think we know what flags Trump's "beautiful boaters" are flying.
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
wapo.st
November 20, 2025 at 6:47 PM
I think we know what flags Trump's "beautiful boaters" are flying.
Two quick thoughts about ZOOTOPIA 2:
1) It’s easily the best Disney Animation movie since ENCANTO, which was also co-directed by Bush & Howard.
2) I can’t believe it’s been 20 years since Patrick Warburton did voice work for a WDAS feature.
1) It’s easily the best Disney Animation movie since ENCANTO, which was also co-directed by Bush & Howard.
2) I can’t believe it’s been 20 years since Patrick Warburton did voice work for a WDAS feature.
November 20, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Two quick thoughts about ZOOTOPIA 2:
1) It’s easily the best Disney Animation movie since ENCANTO, which was also co-directed by Bush & Howard.
2) I can’t believe it’s been 20 years since Patrick Warburton did voice work for a WDAS feature.
1) It’s easily the best Disney Animation movie since ENCANTO, which was also co-directed by Bush & Howard.
2) I can’t believe it’s been 20 years since Patrick Warburton did voice work for a WDAS feature.
A24 should release UNCUT GEMS and MARTY SUPREME in 2-pack set called “Jews Who Refuse to Lose.”
November 20, 2025 at 2:40 PM
A24 should release UNCUT GEMS and MARTY SUPREME in 2-pack set called “Jews Who Refuse to Lose.”