andy, crump
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author, journalist, critic, & occasional token white guy; trying to do better.
words: Paste Magazine, JoySauce, The Daily Beast, Time, The A.V. Club, Salon, Cool Material, Pop Heist, and on it goes.
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words: Paste Magazine, JoySauce, The Daily Beast, Time, The A.V. Club, Salon, Cool Material, Pop Heist, and on it goes.
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MARTY SUPREME: **. The closest Safdie will get to autobiography until he finishes growing up. At least the ping pong is exciting; it’d likewise delight me that the supporting cast runs circles around Chalamet, too, if it wasn’t so embarrassing to watch.
December 11, 2025 at 3:58 AM
MARTY SUPREME: **. The closest Safdie will get to autobiography until he finishes growing up. At least the ping pong is exciting; it’d likewise delight me that the supporting cast runs circles around Chalamet, too, if it wasn’t so embarrassing to watch.
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Republicans summed up in one short clip.
December 11, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Republicans summed up in one short clip.
Yup.
One of the many reasons AI can't produce good writing is it can't hate its own writing. It can't think to itself "Maybe I'm illiterate" during the writing process. And that's essential
December 9, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Yup.
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Jimmy Fallon would host the Hunger Games.
December 9, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Jimmy Fallon would host the Hunger Games.
Counterpoint, cultural literacy and appreciation for humanities is high utility because that’s how we learn how to be good people, what the fuck is wrong with you
If you are providing me with an education that is low utility in the world then it’s a disservice. My composition class spent four weeks on poetry. I’m sorry, but that only would’ve been useful if I wanted to be a poet. I don’t need to know iambic pentameter in order to be a victim advocate.
December 9, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Counterpoint, cultural literacy and appreciation for humanities is high utility because that’s how we learn how to be good people, what the fuck is wrong with you
In the year of 2025, it is galling to me that anyone would complain, directly to an independent media organization’s face, about paying to read articles. This is why it’s either a Herculean feat or a Sisyphean task, I can’t decide which, to make a living doing this.
Good for Flytrap.
Good for Flytrap.
Yes, it is paywalled! And every time y'all point this out, we will reiterate that writers and artists deserve to be paid for their work. We are an independent publication run and owned by workers. Also A LOT OF OUR CONTENT IS FREE.
Plus, you can read single articles for $2. Including this one.
Plus, you can read single articles for $2. Including this one.
Paywalled
December 9, 2025 at 3:30 PM
In the year of 2025, it is galling to me that anyone would complain, directly to an independent media organization’s face, about paying to read articles. This is why it’s either a Herculean feat or a Sisyphean task, I can’t decide which, to make a living doing this.
Good for Flytrap.
Good for Flytrap.
Having spoken twice with Sean Baker in my career, I felt unreasonably intimidated to speak with Shih-Ching Tsou, who worked on both of the films I interviewed Baker about; my nerves were for naught, as she was, naturally, an insightful and gracious delight. LEFT-HANDED GIRL, folks. Watch it.
Shih-Ching Tsou's 'Left-Handed Girl' was two decades in the making
It may have taken Shih-Ching Tsou 20 years to get the film made, but she says timing is everything and it was meant to come out now.
joysauce.com
December 8, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Having spoken twice with Sean Baker in my career, I felt unreasonably intimidated to speak with Shih-Ching Tsou, who worked on both of the films I interviewed Baker about; my nerves were for naught, as she was, naturally, an insightful and gracious delight. LEFT-HANDED GIRL, folks. Watch it.
imagine watching a Cattet and Forzani film with the mindset that they’ve ever needed to “step up” their craft, for crying out loud
"This is a hypnotic, invigorating film, and a step up for the [directing] duo—much like the diamonds that shimmer so seductively through their frames, it has a cold, bright, gem-like brilliance,” writes @isaacfeldberg.bsky.social about REFLECTION IN A DEAD DIAMOND.
Reflection in a Dead Diamond movie review (2025) | Roger Ebert
This is a hypnotic, invigorating film.
www.rogerebert.com
December 6, 2025 at 5:38 AM
imagine watching a Cattet and Forzani film with the mindset that they’ve ever needed to “step up” their craft, for crying out loud
moments like these, I am grateful my mother passed a year ago; were she alive to witness Dr. Worm-strom's cabal of sycophantic lemmings pull obfuscations on long-established science related to BABIES' HEALTH, she would've perished from a boomerang aneurysm like Tatiana Maslany in THE MONKEY
Thankful to have the powerful and passionate voice of the President of the American Academy of Pediatrics, Dr Susan Kressly, on with us this morning.
We will not stay silent and be cowed by utter nonsense at the top. More of this incoming.
Thank you @ameracadpeds.bsky.social
We will not stay silent and be cowed by utter nonsense at the top. More of this incoming.
Thank you @ameracadpeds.bsky.social
December 5, 2025 at 4:31 PM
moments like these, I am grateful my mother passed a year ago; were she alive to witness Dr. Worm-strom's cabal of sycophantic lemmings pull obfuscations on long-established science related to BABIES' HEALTH, she would've perished from a boomerang aneurysm like Tatiana Maslany in THE MONKEY
VULCANIZADORA: *****. A vitalizing rewatch of a terribly sad film; I'd rather live with my own doubts and insecurities and self-contempt and guilt than imagine my kids' world without me in it.
December 4, 2025 at 6:18 PM
VULCANIZADORA: *****. A vitalizing rewatch of a terribly sad film; I'd rather live with my own doubts and insecurities and self-contempt and guilt than imagine my kids' world without me in it.
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PRESIDENT’S PHYSICIAN: He’ll probably be out cold for a while; this last episode of diarrhea was quite painful for him.
STEPHEN MILLER: Hm. Is there any chance we can get him to say something incredibly racist at 3pm?
PHYSICIAN: (pulling out a syringe filled w/ liquid Adderall) I love what I do.
STEPHEN MILLER: Hm. Is there any chance we can get him to say something incredibly racist at 3pm?
PHYSICIAN: (pulling out a syringe filled w/ liquid Adderall) I love what I do.
December 4, 2025 at 1:37 PM
PRESIDENT’S PHYSICIAN: He’ll probably be out cold for a while; this last episode of diarrhea was quite painful for him.
STEPHEN MILLER: Hm. Is there any chance we can get him to say something incredibly racist at 3pm?
PHYSICIAN: (pulling out a syringe filled w/ liquid Adderall) I love what I do.
STEPHEN MILLER: Hm. Is there any chance we can get him to say something incredibly racist at 3pm?
PHYSICIAN: (pulling out a syringe filled w/ liquid Adderall) I love what I do.
Hell yeah, Dedham church, that’s metal as fuck
Dedham Priest pissing off all the right people by removing Jesus from the church's nativity scene and putting up an ICE WAS HERE sign in His place.
www.boston25news.com/news/local/i...
www.boston25news.com/news/local/i...
‘ICE was here’: Dedham church sparks outrage over nativity scene with political message
A Dedham church is causing controversy over another political statement in their Nativity scene this holiday season.
www.boston25news.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Hell yeah, Dedham church, that’s metal as fuck
And: having seen it for myself now, yep, more or less had it bang on, so I'm not sure what "mystery" Neon wanted to preserve, which is to say there was no mystery, just an opportunity to drum up cheap hype. THE MONKEY, this film is not.
Anyone who’s seen KEEPER: dm me? I’m 95% confident in my read on what the “mystery” is that Neon wants to “preserve” by denying swaths of critics access to screenings (while also allowing talent interviews to outlets like EW, and putting pull quotes from GDT and James Wan on the promo materials).
December 2, 2025 at 7:23 PM
And: having seen it for myself now, yep, more or less had it bang on, so I'm not sure what "mystery" Neon wanted to preserve, which is to say there was no mystery, just an opportunity to drum up cheap hype. THE MONKEY, this film is not.
Going to read this to my daughters tonight and watch their eyes grow to Jolly Rancher proportions. They think it's so cool their dad wrote about their new favorite movie.
Anyways, I wrote about the singers sustaining KPOP DEMON HUNTERS' pop culture relevance, for JoySauce:
Anyways, I wrote about the singers sustaining KPOP DEMON HUNTERS' pop culture relevance, for JoySauce:
Who are the real-life voices behind Huntr/x?
With songs from "KPop Demon Hunters" topping charts and amassing award nominations, let's get to know the voices behind the trio.
joysauce.com
December 2, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Going to read this to my daughters tonight and watch their eyes grow to Jolly Rancher proportions. They think it's so cool their dad wrote about their new favorite movie.
Anyways, I wrote about the singers sustaining KPOP DEMON HUNTERS' pop culture relevance, for JoySauce:
Anyways, I wrote about the singers sustaining KPOP DEMON HUNTERS' pop culture relevance, for JoySauce:
“Haha demons, you always lose!” - Brownie’s pinpoint analysis of KPOP DEMON HUNTERS
November 30, 2025 at 3:00 PM
“Haha demons, you always lose!” - Brownie’s pinpoint analysis of KPOP DEMON HUNTERS
Shit his pants on stage then slip on a banana peel and fall in the mess? Damn, that’s embarrassing for him, gosh.
November 28, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Shit his pants on stage then slip on a banana peel and fall in the mess? Damn, that’s embarrassing for him, gosh.
DUST BUNNY: ****. A charming, adorable, magical film, even when people are being eaten by gigantic domestic monsters, because those people include David Dastmalchian.
November 22, 2025 at 8:26 PM
DUST BUNNY: ****. A charming, adorable, magical film, even when people are being eaten by gigantic domestic monsters, because those people include David Dastmalchian.
When you Cyc Rift your pod before conceding a game you had no chance of winning anyways
November 20, 2025 at 11:52 PM
When you Cyc Rift your pod before conceding a game you had no chance of winning anyways
Welp, there’s only one thing to do, folks
November 19, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Welp, there’s only one thing to do, folks
Anyone who’s seen KEEPER: dm me? I’m 95% confident in my read on what the “mystery” is that Neon wants to “preserve” by denying swaths of critics access to screenings (while also allowing talent interviews to outlets like EW, and putting pull quotes from GDT and James Wan on the promo materials).
November 15, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Anyone who’s seen KEEPER: dm me? I’m 95% confident in my read on what the “mystery” is that Neon wants to “preserve” by denying swaths of critics access to screenings (while also allowing talent interviews to outlets like EW, and putting pull quotes from GDT and James Wan on the promo materials).
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My three-year-old was reading the Epstein emails when she turned to me gravely and asked "Daddy, why is the nice orange man joking with the sex offender on his computer?" And when I told her "Because women made it impossible to joke in the workplace," she started crying.
November 15, 2025 at 3:35 AM
My three-year-old was reading the Epstein emails when she turned to me gravely and asked "Daddy, why is the nice orange man joking with the sex offender on his computer?" And when I told her "Because women made it impossible to joke in the workplace," she started crying.
Spoke with Lynne Ramsay for @thedailybeast.bsky.social about Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson gelling in DIE MY LOVE; and about Jackson, given a pass in reviews despite his neglectful and borderline abusive behavior; and (not in the piece) how MORVERN CALLAR is our favorite Lynne Ramsay movie.
How the Beautiful Chaos Between J.Law and R.Patz Was Created
“Die My Love” director Lynne Ramsay breaks down the most intense and emotional moments of the stars’ new film.
www.thedailybeast.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Spoke with Lynne Ramsay for @thedailybeast.bsky.social about Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson gelling in DIE MY LOVE; and about Jackson, given a pass in reviews despite his neglectful and borderline abusive behavior; and (not in the piece) how MORVERN CALLAR is our favorite Lynne Ramsay movie.
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Tatsuya Nakadai riding a demon motorcycle to death in The Wicked City. What a legend.
November 11, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Tatsuya Nakadai riding a demon motorcycle to death in The Wicked City. What a legend.
This headline starts out bad and graduates to “so much worse” with BREATHTAKING speed
November 8, 2025 at 2:32 PM
This headline starts out bad and graduates to “so much worse” with BREATHTAKING speed