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Formerly TCM and Collider; still a movie nerd commentarytrack.net

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Matt Ghoulberg @mattgoldberg.bsky.social · Oct 19

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.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 18m

Breaking News: Diane Keaton, who played some 100 movie and TV roles and won the best-actress Oscar for “Annie Hall,” has died at 79. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/m...

Diane Keaton is smiling and looking to her right. She is wearing a black jacket, a white blouse, a black hat and glasses. A headline reads: "1946-2025: Diane Keaton." Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images

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Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 21m

By the way: Isn't it time somebody released (or leaked) Tilda, the HBO pilot that starred Diane Keaton as a Nikki Finke-like gossip columnist? Also with, I believe, Elliot Page, Wes Bentley, Jason Patric, Sanaa Lathan. 2011, many cooks inc. Bill Condon, at least two versions.

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Peter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 3h

the idea that freedom is in our DNA is just a misinterpretation of the fact that we’re a nation of finicky whiners who don’t like to be personally inconvenienced

The Ass is the father of the legs @internethippo.bsky.social · 3h

At least we no longer have to hear about freedom being in Americans' DNA or whatever. Turns out we love to eat shit and bow to some bloated halfwit like any other people throughout history

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Adam B. Vary @adambvary.bsky.social · 19h

I wish I was surprised that Deadline claims it asked questions that were actually asked by me and other journalists at this James Gunn press conference. No one from Deadline even *submitted questions* for it (and I know, because I moderated). This is just brazen and sad.

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Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 5h

Mamdani talking lucidly and passionately about trans rights and history in a video that should frankly shame every politician who has hemmed and hawed and triangulated and said, "Well, but sports..." It's not that hard to tell the truth and stand for what's right. www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEvV...

Until It's Done: Sylvia Rivera

YouTube video by Zohran Mamdani for NYC

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Matt Ghoulberg @mattgoldberg.bsky.social · 4h

If Disney wanted a blockbuster live-action threequel, a better bet would’ve been a third NATIONAL TREASURE, but there’s no theme park component you can really tie in.

Matt Ghoulberg @mattgoldberg.bsky.social · 4h

My theory is that this was made largely to promote the Lightcycle Ride run at Disney World. There’s no other reason to dump more money into a third TRON.

Cosmic Marvel @dailycosmicmarvel.bsky.social · 5h

‘TRON: ARES’ has earned $14.3M in its opening day at the domestic box office.

For comparison, ‘MORBIUS’ opened to $17.3M.

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Brooke Harrington @ebharrington.bsky.social · 10h

What Thiel is saying about tax havens = what Altman is saying about copyright:

"I can't be rich unless you let me steal from you."

This is how Broligarchs differ from oligarchs of yore: the latter tried to hide their thievery; the Broligarchs trumpet their entitlement to steal as a natural right.

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Matt Ghoulberg @mattgoldberg.bsky.social · 7h

When you don’t put on Bluey

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Kevin the Pikachu @kap3692.bsky.social · 15h

look if you can't handle twenty innings of nothing happening I'm just not sure you're ready for the sport of baseball

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 20h

This man is being Gorilla Channel'd with a rotating selection of AI slop riot porn by several known white supremacists who are secretly running the government.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22h

Trump: "Portland, I mean -- every time I look at that place it's burning down. There are fires all over the place. When a store -- there are very few of them left -- but when a store owner rebuilds a store they build it out of plywood. They don't put up storefronts anymore. They just put wood up."

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Matt Ghoulberg @mattgoldberg.bsky.social · 20h

Buckle up for whatever this is, kids.

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 20h

I like how the news will be like “while the President claiming Portland was ruled by a giant skeleton named Mr Nibbles is not strictly true, it does speak to the anxiety of many Americans”

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Lauren McKenzie @themckenziest.gay · 1d

Seeing Ms. Rachel say exactly what needs to be said to Obama is so damn refreshing

Dear President Obama,
I saw in your statement you said "Israeli families" & "the people of Gaza."
Palestinians have families, too.
This kind of language contributes to dehumanization. Dehumanization is part of what caused so many to stay silent as 20,000 children were killed in this genocide.
I've sat with wonderful Palestinian families from Gaza. They look at their children just like we look at ours - with all the love & hope in the world.
Love,
Ms Rachel

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Matt Ghoulberg @mattgoldberg.bsky.social · 22h

If Ellison buys WB, they are firing Gunn so fast.

Brian Hiatt @hiattb.bsky.social · 1d

A little moment in my newest James Gunn interview www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...

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Parker Molloy @parkermolloy.com · 1d

Caitlin Flanagan
@CaitlinPacific
I’ve missed hearing Woody Allen’s voice - I’d been so rattled this week and there he was, his full self.

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@bariweiss
⁩ is the perfect interviewer. She seemed almost like a daughter to him - in a way she is. We all are.

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Matt Ghoulberg @mattgoldberg.bsky.social · 1d

A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE has drawn positive reviews from festival audiences, but I found it to be fairly underwhelming, especially after the first act.

A House of Dynamite Review: Thriller Misses Its Target

Extreme competence will not save us.

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 1d

JB Pritzker has also been emphatically placing Trump's mental decline squarely on the agenda. On our pod, he adds a new element: People around Trump are using his decline to manipulate him, so they're less likely to intervene. More Dems should say this. 1/

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Matt Ghoulberg @mattgoldberg.bsky.social · 1d

#LastFourWatched

- The Princess Bride
- Grand Theft Auto
- Roofman
- Perfect Blue

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ROOFMAN feels like the Hollywoodized version of THE PLACE BEYOND THE PINES.

‘Roofman’: A Soft-Focus Look at the Collapse of the American Dream

A recurring mistake that some moviegoers and more than a few studio execs make is that protagonists must be “likable.” They can be flawed, but ultimately, we must “root” for them. Although there are o...

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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 1d

Thiessen having a good chuckle about his fired liberal colleagues - some of whom he worked with for 15 years - is a good reminder that token conservatives at mainstream news outlets are/were there to destroy them, not to contribute to them.

Philip Bump @pbump.com · 1d

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Matt Ghoulberg @mattgoldberg.bsky.social · 1d

PEACEMAKER Season 2 was fun, but the plotting was an absolute mess. There was a multi-episode sub-plot where Michael Rooker fought a bird.

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Necessary follow-up:

Matt Ghoulberg @mattgoldberg.bsky.social · 1d

My current theory is that they made it to support the TRON light cycle ride, which opened at Disney World in 2023.

Matt Ghoulberg @mattgoldberg.bsky.social · 1d

My grumpy old man take is that I don’t need physical media to come with a bunch of stuff. I don’t need art cards or a folded poster. Just put it in a sturdy case with some nice artwork.

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