ben kaye
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what he’s typed will be a window into his madness | writes about movies, theatre | bylines: Cine-File, Chicago Reader, The Spool, Newcity Stage, possibly you????? | chicago-based (they/he)
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very fun "Partners Only" Month over at @vinsyn.bsky.social, this was an immediate buy for me. vinegarsyndrome.com/collections/...
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December 4, 2025 at 5:35 PM
very fun "Partners Only" Month over at @vinsyn.bsky.social, this was an immediate buy for me. vinegarsyndrome.com/collections/...
really disrespectful of critics to put Best Films of 2025 lists out there when they haven’t seen FACKHAM HALL yet.
December 3, 2025 at 11:08 PM
really disrespectful of critics to put Best Films of 2025 lists out there when they haven’t seen FACKHAM HALL yet.
genuinely tremendous news!
HELEN SHAW CHIEF THEATRE CRITIC YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
www.nytco.com/press/helen-...
www.nytco.com/press/helen-...
Helen Shaw Joins Culture | The New York Times Company
www.nytco.com
December 3, 2025 at 3:34 PM
genuinely tremendous news!
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i loathe to give any attention to anthony fantano but he is just so right about it being weird that taylor swift not condemning the trump administration for using her music
December 2, 2025 at 10:12 PM
i loathe to give any attention to anthony fantano but he is just so right about it being weird that taylor swift not condemning the trump administration for using her music
losing my fucking mind (compliment)
BEST ACTRESS: Rose Byrne, If I Had Legs I'd Kick You
December 2, 2025 at 6:02 PM
losing my fucking mind (compliment)
truly thank goodness
BEST DIRECTOR: Jafar Panahi, It Was Just an Accident
December 2, 2025 at 5:53 PM
truly thank goodness
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BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Sinners
December 2, 2025 at 4:58 PM
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Sinners
😈😈😈
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Amy Madigan, Weapons
December 2, 2025 at 4:47 PM
😈😈😈
LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOO!
BEST FIRST FILM: Eephus
December 2, 2025 at 3:25 PM
LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOO!
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the fact that nick fuentes isn’t here but ms rachel is illustrates perfectly that groups like this don’t actually care about antisemitism at all
December 1, 2025 at 3:32 AM
the fact that nick fuentes isn’t here but ms rachel is illustrates perfectly that groups like this don’t actually care about antisemitism at all
at some point, people need to really start questioning why Mantello and Metcalf are willingly supporting the Rudin Comeback Project. as if literally no other producer could support them and their work.
Three-time Tony Award winner Nathan Lane, two-time Tony Award winner Laurie Metcalf, and Christopher Abbott will return to Broadway in Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman.
Nathan Lane, Laurie Metcalf and Christopher Abbott to Star in DEATH OF A SALESMAN Revival
Three-time Tony Award winner Nathan Lane, two-time Tony Award winner Laurie Metcalf, and Christopher Abbott will return to Broadway in Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman.
www.broadwayworld.com
December 1, 2025 at 5:36 PM
at some point, people need to really start questioning why Mantello and Metcalf are willingly supporting the Rudin Comeback Project. as if literally no other producer could support them and their work.
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thinking about him 🙂↕️
December 1, 2025 at 4:32 PM
thinking about him 🙂↕️
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not sure what Gen Z has to do with a 43-year-old’s adaptation of a 52-year-old’s novel—and lest you think it’s just the hed, the piece calls Hamnet “mumblecore Shakespeare, conceived for the TikTok generation,” never mind that mumblecore predates TikTok by like 20 years
November 28, 2025 at 11:14 PM
not sure what Gen Z has to do with a 43-year-old’s adaptation of a 52-year-old’s novel—and lest you think it’s just the hed, the piece calls Hamnet “mumblecore Shakespeare, conceived for the TikTok generation,” never mind that mumblecore predates TikTok by like 20 years
yes there’s much to be said for the failures of IDIOCRACY on its satirical merits, but have you also considered that it’s ugly and mean-spirited and not funny and not well made too?
November 28, 2025 at 2:22 AM
yes there’s much to be said for the failures of IDIOCRACY on its satirical merits, but have you also considered that it’s ugly and mean-spirited and not funny and not well made too?
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Was not expecting this blatant xenophobia on my tv first thing in the morning...
November 27, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Was not expecting this blatant xenophobia on my tv first thing in the morning...
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one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
November 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
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New York City helped my mother become the artist she is today. The next generation deserves a City Hall that lifts up tomorrow's artists as well.
November 26, 2025 at 1:49 AM
New York City helped my mother become the artist she is today. The next generation deserves a City Hall that lifts up tomorrow's artists as well.
there are worse ideas in this world than “Kind Hearts & Coronets Remakes with Glen Powell” so sure, why not! also a reminder that EMILY THE CRIMINAL is a great movie.
Watch the trailer for John Patton Ford’s How to Make a Killing starring Glen Powell 👀
In theaters on February 20, 2026 via A24.
In theaters on February 20, 2026 via A24.
November 25, 2025 at 2:04 PM
there are worse ideas in this world than “Kind Hearts & Coronets Remakes with Glen Powell” so sure, why not! also a reminder that EMILY THE CRIMINAL is a great movie.
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answer is great but also it's telling that the guy who's been saying this since day 1 has to answer about whether he's an antisemite for 5 min every interview while the same people grin vacantly at the jewish space lasers lady and call her a brave warrior
WELKER: What is your message to Jewish New Yorkers who feel you won't be tough enough in your response to antisemitism?
MAMDANI: That I am looking forward to being the next mayor and fulfilling the commitment I've made to Jewish New Yorkers to not only protect them but to celebrate and cherish them
MAMDANI: That I am looking forward to being the next mayor and fulfilling the commitment I've made to Jewish New Yorkers to not only protect them but to celebrate and cherish them
November 23, 2025 at 4:26 PM
answer is great but also it's telling that the guy who's been saying this since day 1 has to answer about whether he's an antisemite for 5 min every interview while the same people grin vacantly at the jewish space lasers lady and call her a brave warrior
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November 22, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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Our love grew quickly, like bamboo. But distrust quickly spread underneath it, like the roots of bamboo. Looking back, I was naive. Green. The color of, you guessed it, more bamboo.
November 18, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Our love grew quickly, like bamboo. But distrust quickly spread underneath it, like the roots of bamboo. Looking back, I was naive. Green. The color of, you guessed it, more bamboo.
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Zohran flip your hair again we need healthcare get him to give us healthcare.
November 21, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Zohran flip your hair again we need healthcare get him to give us healthcare.
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once again joining the many people who have observed how much of a world-historical problem it is that Trump is so fucking funny
Q: Are you affirming that you think President Trump is a fascist?
MAMDANI: I've spoken about--
TRUMP: That's okay. You can just say yes. I don't mind.
MAMDANI: I've spoken about--
TRUMP: That's okay. You can just say yes. I don't mind.
November 21, 2025 at 9:27 PM
once again joining the many people who have observed how much of a world-historical problem it is that Trump is so fucking funny
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Trump is being nicer to Mamdani than Democratic leadership was lol
November 21, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Trump is being nicer to Mamdani than Democratic leadership was lol