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david ehrlich @davidehrlich.bsky.social · Sep 1

The Testament of Ann Lee: the Brutalist team returns for another, possibly even better historical epic about a European sailing to America & building a church, this one a quasi-musical starring Amanda Seyfried as Jesus 2.0. Often *transcendent*

my review: www.indiewire.com/criticism/mo...

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david ehrlich @davidehrlich.bsky.social · Aug 31

Ballad of a Small Player: Colin Farrell is dealt a bad hand in Edward Berger's dysfunctional Conclave follow-up, a wonky and exasperating Netflix thriller about a gambling addict in Macau. think Sam Mendes doing Uncut Gems. hard fold.

my review: www.indiewire.com/criticism/mo...

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david ehrlich @davidehrlich.bsky.social · Aug 31

Hamnet obliterated me.

my review: www.indiewire.com/criticism/mo...

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david ehrlich @davidehrlich.bsky.social · Aug 30

Deliver Me from Nowhere works as a spare character study of a depressed rock god on the cusp of superstardom, falls flat whenever it tries to flesh that out with biopic trappings. i'll take it over the Dylan one any day.

my review: www.indiewire.com/criticism/mo...

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david ehrlich @davidehrlich.bsky.social · Aug 29

No Other Choice: loved Park Chan-wook's bleakly hilarious capitalism satire about an unemployed guy who's so desperate for a job that he starts murdering the other candidates. a little Parasite, a little Looney Tunes, and then a big gut punch.

my review: www.indiewire.com/criticism/mo...

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david ehrlich @davidehrlich.bsky.social · Aug 29

Cover-Up: Laura Poitras' damning new film clinically unpacks 50 years of American malfeasance, effectively connecting the dots between the My Lai massacre and the genocide in Gaza. one of the year's best docs.

my review: www.indiewire.com/criticism/mo...

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david ehrlich @davidehrlich.bsky.social · Aug 28

Jay Kelly: very mixed on Noah Baumbach’s saddest but most sentimental movie, in which George Clooney turns out to be weirdly miscast as George Clooney. Sandler wasted. The last five minutes just about save the whole thing tho.

my review: www.indiewire.com/criticism/mo...

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Kate Erbland @katerbland.bsky.social · Aug 18

First out of the gate, the biggie: the 100 best movies of the 1970s. And, yes, @davidehrlich.bsky.social and I were arguing about number 1 on Slack until almost the very last moment. www.indiewire.com/lists/best-7...

The 100 Best Movies of the 1970s

From "Alien" and "All that Jazz" to "World on a Wire" and "Zabriskie Point," these are the films that defined the '70s.

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david ehrlich @davidehrlich.bsky.social · Aug 12

Richard is one of the very best in the business and Vanity Fair has no meaningful future without people like him on their masthead. So fucking stupid. Stupid stupid world. Hope he gets hired somewhere that actually appreciates his talent.

Richard Lawson @rilaws.bsky.social · Aug 12

Area Critic (Me) Needs New Job.

Reach out if you want me to write for you! Doesn't have to be reviews!

Vanity Fair Will Refocus on Hollywood and Cut Back Some Coverage Areas, Says New Editorial Director

Vanity Fair will scale back certain areas of coverage, including shutting down The Hive, to focus on entertainment and culture, editorial director Mark Guiducci said.

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Justin Chang @justincchang.bsky.social · Aug 12

To hell with this. Richard is one of our finest critics, and Vanity Fair and its readers are so much poorer for this incredibly stupid decision.

Richard Lawson @rilaws.bsky.social · Aug 12

Area Critic (Me) Needs New Job.

Reach out if you want me to write for you! Doesn't have to be reviews!

Vanity Fair Will Refocus on Hollywood and Cut Back Some Coverage Areas, Says New Editorial Director

Vanity Fair will scale back certain areas of coverage, including shutting down The Hive, to focus on entertainment and culture, editorial director Mark Guiducci said.

variety.com

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Gregg Carlstrom @glcarlstrom.bsky.social · May 7

World Central Kitchen has run out of food to serve in Gaza. Its bakery ("recently the last working bakery in Gaza") is out of flour. There are 100,000+ tons of food in staging areas within driving distance of Gaza, and Israel refuses to let them in wck.org/news/gaza-up...

World Central Kitchen | WCK Forced to Halt Cooking in Gaza as Supplies Run Out

After serving more than 130 million total meals and 26 million loaves of bread over the past 18 months, World Central Kitchen no longer has the supplies to cook meals or bake bread in Gaza.

wck.org

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david ehrlich @davidehrlich.bsky.social · Apr 30

Thank you Maya!!!

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david ehrlich @davidehrlich.bsky.social · Apr 30

lol who knooooows. Thank you!!

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david ehrlich @davidehrlich.bsky.social · Apr 30

Haha I am very aware of both things, and currently lugging your latest book around the city in the hopes of absorbing how you did it by osmosis

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david ehrlich @davidehrlich.bsky.social · Apr 30

Thx jason!

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david ehrlich @davidehrlich.bsky.social · Apr 30

I’m writing a book about A24.

it’s going to glimpse deeper inside the mind of Charles Swan III than anyone has ever glimpsed before.

coming 2027ish from Norton/Liveright.

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david ehrlich @davidehrlich.bsky.social · Apr 29

Thunderbolts* is definitely the best Marvel movie in a minute, whatever that's worth, but this back-to-basics adventure still can't quite outrun the emptiness at the center of the MCU. Florence Pugh rules tho.

my review*: www.indiewire.com/criticism/mo...

‘Thunderbolts*’ Review: Marvel’s Best Movie in Years Struggles to Outrun the Emptiness of the Mega-Franchise It’s Trying So Hard to Save

Florence Pugh's performance anchors 'Thunderbolts,' a back-to-basics Marvel movie that tries to restore the focus on characters over spectacle.

www.indiewire.com

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david ehrlich @davidehrlich.bsky.social · Apr 24

Rabbit Is Rich found dead in a ditch

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david ehrlich @davidehrlich.bsky.social · Apr 21

Much appreciated, thanks! Glad we can reach over our seemingly insurmountable divides (aka your islanders avatar)

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david ehrlich @davidehrlich.bsky.social · Apr 20

honestly this season has been a nightmare for me. never struggled this hard to get to infinite, mostly because i refuse to run a negative deck. currently at 95 switching between Bullseye and a high evo deck

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david ehrlich @davidehrlich.bsky.social · Apr 20

no better way to spend easter / hitler's birthday than by listening to the 4-hour episode of @blankcheck.bsky.social i did on Schindler's List: blankcheck.podcastpage.io/episode/schi...

Schindler's List with David Ehrlich

Our Early Spielberg series concludes with a movie that is a super fun time and not at all distressing to watch in our current political climate! David Ehrlich...

blankcheck.podcastpage.io

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david ehrlich @davidehrlich.bsky.social · Apr 10

Not scary enough

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david ehrlich @davidehrlich.bsky.social · Apr 10

Sinners absolutely rips — my favorite Ryan Coogler movie so far, by far. see it BIG with a crowd, and uh, definitely stick around for the end credits…

my review: www.indiewire.com/criticism/mo...

‘Sinners’ Review: Ryan Coogler’s Best Movie So Far Is a Bloody, Bluesy, and Throbbingly Fun Vampire Saga

Michael B. Jordan's twin performances lead a phenomenal cast in this story of some vampires laying siege to a juke joint in 'Sinners.' Review.

www.indiewire.com

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david ehrlich @davidehrlich.bsky.social · Apr 4

i have never heard of this person.

Kate Erbland @katerbland.bsky.social · Apr 4

It's @davidehrlich.bsky.social's 9-year (!!!!) anniversary at IndieWire. Disgustingly and confusingly, working with David is one of the great joys of my professional life. (Being his boss is also hilarious.)

a storm trooper is giving a thumbs up in front of a group of people .

ALT: a storm trooper is giving a thumbs up in front of a group of people .

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david ehrlich @davidehrlich.bsky.social · Mar 19

The Alto Knights: woof.

my review: www.indiewire.com/criticism/mo...

‘The Alto Knights’ Review: Robert De Niro Plays Two Rival Crime Lords in Barry Levinson’s Utterly Lifeless Mafia Drama

De Niro seems to be having fun playing both Vito Genovese and Frank Costello, but the movie around his double performance is a chore to watch.

www.indiewire.com

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