Michael Criscuolo
@mcriscuolo1.bsky.social
Your friendly neighborhood multi-hyphenate.
https://ilostitatthemovies.substack.com/
https://ilostitatthemovies.substack.com/
New on the Substack this week: George Clooney is marvelous in this one.
Review: 'Jay Kelly' (2025)
All his memories are movies.
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December 14, 2025 at 5:22 PM
New on the Substack this week: George Clooney is marvelous in this one.
Quentin Tarantino is the last person on Earth who should be criticizing anyone else's acting abilities. Did he forget about "Wait Until Dark"?
‘Weird and excruciating’: Revisiting Tarantino’s doomed, violent and quickly forgotten Broadway debut
Twenty-one years ago, Quentin Tarantino took the starring role in a Broadway play, and was promptly annihilated for it. Now, as Tarantino plots his retirement from filmmaking, Adam White revisits a lo...
www.the-independent.com
December 8, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Quentin Tarantino is the last person on Earth who should be criticizing anyone else's acting abilities. Did he forget about "Wait Until Dark"?
In which award season continues to heat up. Fascinating to see "One Battle After Another" classified as a comedy. Not a choice I would've made, but that's what makes a horse race.
Golden Globe Nominations: ‘One Battle After Another’ Leads Film Noms, ‘The White Lotus’ Tops in TV
Neon scores the most noms of any film distributor, while Netflix dominated the television categories.
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December 8, 2025 at 3:45 PM
In which award season continues to heat up. Fascinating to see "One Battle After Another" classified as a comedy. Not a choice I would've made, but that's what makes a horse race.
More award season magic today!
LAFCA Awards: ‘One Battle After Another’ Wins Best Picture
Paul Thomas Anderson won best director for the film, while Ethan Hawke and Rose Byrne won best lead performance for 'Blue Moon' and 'If I Had Legs I'd Kick You.'
www.hollywoodreporter.com
December 8, 2025 at 1:24 AM
More award season magic today!
New on the Substack this week: I finally weigh in on this one.
Review: 'Wicked: For Good' (2025)
We're off to see the Wizard again.
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December 7, 2025 at 12:46 AM
New on the Substack this week: I finally weigh in on this one.
Christmas came early for all us nerds.
It's Official: The Original Theatrical Cut of 'Star Wars' Is Coming Back to Theaters
Lucasfilm is celebrating the film's 50th anniversary on February 17, 2027, in the best possible way.
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December 5, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Christmas came early for all us nerds.
Four Christmas movies to know me by.
December 4, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Four Christmas movies to know me by.
Award season continues! It's almost like movie nerd Christmas this week.
National Board of Review Winners 2025: ‘One Battle After Another’ Dominates With Best Film, Director, Three Acting Prizes
Paul Thomas Anderson's "One Battle After Another" wins National Board of Review for best picture, director and three acting prizes.
variety.com
December 3, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Award season continues! It's almost like movie nerd Christmas this week.
For the record, Quentin Tarantino is 100% wrong about Paul Dano.
December 3, 2025 at 5:27 PM
For the record, Quentin Tarantino is 100% wrong about Paul Dano.
Great news for the Bay Area theater community. More news like this in 2026, please.
Killing My Lobster to produce again, in rare good news in Bay Area theater
The 28-year-old company is reintroducing “Sketch on Speed” in 2026, thanks to a partnership with Mission District nonprofit Z Space.
www.sfchronicle.com
December 3, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Great news for the Bay Area theater community. More news like this in 2026, please.
The official start of award season, my favorite time of the year!
New York Film Critics Circle Names ‘One Battle After Another’ as Best Film of 2025
'The Secret Agent' won two awards, including best actor for Wagner Moura, with Rose Byrne winning best actress for 'If I Had Legs I'd Kick You.'
www.hollywoodreporter.com
December 2, 2025 at 6:47 PM
The official start of award season, my favorite time of the year!
I'm grateful for everyone shouting out Tom Stoppard for doing one of the greatest script doctor jobs of all time: "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade."
Tom Stoppard Wrote Dialogue for Indiana Jones and Obi-Wan Kenobi
www.nytimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:58 AM
I'm grateful for everyone shouting out Tom Stoppard for doing one of the greatest script doctor jobs of all time: "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade."
What a great surprise this morning - thank you, friends!
November 30, 2025 at 8:42 PM
What a great surprise this morning - thank you, friends!
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen:
Prince
U2
The Police
Jane's Addiction
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Prince
U2
The Police
Jane's Addiction
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
November 28, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen:
Prince
U2
The Police
Jane's Addiction
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Prince
U2
The Police
Jane's Addiction
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Year in, year out: this never gets old.
Happy Thanksgiving, all. Have a few laughs today, wherever you can find them.
Happy Thanksgiving, all. Have a few laughs today, wherever you can find them.
WKRP Turkey Drop
YouTube video by Brian Henigin
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November 27, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Year in, year out: this never gets old.
Happy Thanksgiving, all. Have a few laughs today, wherever you can find them.
Happy Thanksgiving, all. Have a few laughs today, wherever you can find them.
I couldn't avoid spoilers this time, so if you don't want to know more, here's the short version: I was disappointed in this one.
Review: 'A House of Dynamite' (2025)
Inclination is flattening.
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November 26, 2025 at 10:02 PM
I couldn't avoid spoilers this time, so if you don't want to know more, here's the short version: I was disappointed in this one.
Whenever I'm feeling blue, I must always remember to read the latest news about Jair Bolsonaro's downfall for a quick pick-me-up.
November 25, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Whenever I'm feeling blue, I must always remember to read the latest news about Jair Bolsonaro's downfall for a quick pick-me-up.
Absolutely fantastic news for the New York theater community today. I have seen so many terrific shows at wild project, and I'm glad to know there will now be many more.
wild project Purchases Building On East 3rd Street
wild project have purchased the building at 195 East 3rd Street, permanently solidifying their artistic home in the East Village of New York City. Learn more here!
www.broadwayworld.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Absolutely fantastic news for the New York theater community today. I have seen so many terrific shows at wild project, and I'm glad to know there will now be many more.
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Just so we know how far we've fallen off a cliff, Trump saying that his political opponents should be literally hanged is not being covered as extensively as Nvidia's earnings.
November 20, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Just so we know how far we've fallen off a cliff, Trump saying that his political opponents should be literally hanged is not being covered as extensively as Nvidia's earnings.
"One could say that he’s been making this film, in some form, for his entire career. Or, that all of his previous films were warm-ups for this one. Either way, it’s easy to see how much del Toro’s films have been in conversation with each other the whole time."
Review: 'Frankenstein' (2025)
A new classic comes to life.
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November 18, 2025 at 9:48 PM
"One could say that he’s been making this film, in some form, for his entire career. Or, that all of his previous films were warm-ups for this one. Either way, it’s easy to see how much del Toro’s films have been in conversation with each other the whole time."
100%
November 18, 2025 at 1:57 PM
100%
Don't mind me, I'll just be sitting here watching every single thing on The Criterion Channel this month.
November 15, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Don't mind me, I'll just be sitting here watching every single thing on The Criterion Channel this month.
I am officially done with 2025.
The Penny Dies at 232
www.nytimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 11:24 PM
I am officially done with 2025.
I've got a new review up and running on the Substack: "Ballad of a Small Player," starring the wonderful Colin Farrell. (Spoiler: I liked it.)
Review: 'Ballad of a Small Player' (2025)
Know when to fold 'em.
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November 6, 2025 at 4:56 PM
I've got a new review up and running on the Substack: "Ballad of a Small Player," starring the wonderful Colin Farrell. (Spoiler: I liked it.)
Reposted by Michael Criscuolo
Feels like a good day to revisit Lou Reed's love/hate letter to the city I'm happy to call home. His unique blend of deadpan street poetry and rock grit always gives me a lift, and this record's added layer of civic crankery also hits the spot. #dailyalbum open.spotify.com/album/7xGqf9...
November 5, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Feels like a good day to revisit Lou Reed's love/hate letter to the city I'm happy to call home. His unique blend of deadpan street poetry and rock grit always gives me a lift, and this record's added layer of civic crankery also hits the spot. #dailyalbum open.spotify.com/album/7xGqf9...