Guy Lodge
@guylodge.bsky.social
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Critic of film and others.
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Plus, even if you are online for 8am, the rush and resulting app/site freeze limits your chances of getting the tickets you need anyway. It’s really not good enough.
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I personally think press screening access for a film festival that charges a £52 accreditation fee shouldn’t be a lottery situation, but that’s me.
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He wrote an Instagram post shrugging off the box office and saying he’s proud of the film. I’m not sure that’s the same as “issuing a statement”.
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Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson has issued a statement after The Smashing Machine became the Hollywood star's worst box office opening ever.
'You Can't Control Box Office Results' — Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson Responds to The Smashing Machine's Disappointing Launch
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One film reviewing tip you can have for free is that no good critic ever refers to a director/actor/cinematographer/whoever as having done “a phenomenal job”.
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TRON: ARES, from the same definitely-not-British titling geniuses who brought you OUR SOULS AT NIGHT
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Yes but Jeff Wells is very concerned that red-state audiences don’t approve of it
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Whatever this film is — good, bad, nuts — that’s some prime voting-window visiblility right there.
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Love San Sebastián forever, of course, but I would like a word with the town planner who decided that a city with an annual rainfall of over 1500mm should be mostly paved with smooth black marble
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Co-sign: this film has been on my mind since January, and my mind doesn’t stay on much these days
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Everybody in NYC go see PREDATORS this weekend at Film Forum, easily one of the best movies of the year
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Saw ONE HOUR WITH YOU for the first time in Bologna this summer and it was such pure delight. My friend and I practically cackled with joy at “Oh That Mitzi”.
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I notice so many people these days with glasses that sit way too high on their face, is it a trend or is it more people ordering them online rather than trying them on
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I say this as someone who reviews things for a living: not everything needs to be reviewed.
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You delivered it, you did your job, I have no complaints. But it wasn’t an experience. What do you want from me?
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I hate it when editors think, “Oh, that person’s a fun writer, they should be our new TV (or film, or book, etc) critic … what do you mean, expertise? We all watch telly, don’t we?”
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Thank you, I miss it too. It hasn’t officially been axed but a reduced page count means there isn’t usually room for it. Apparently they’re planning a layout shuffle which will enable the column and other features to appear more regularly, so let’s see.
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So much for engagement bridging disagreement.
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What was interesting about him? If you didn’t agree with *much* that he said, what did he say that you do agree with?
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What’s your team?
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Especially after they snatched defeat from the jaws of victory last year.
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I mean, when France’s best hopes lie with Jafar Panahi or Richard Linklater, the country-based submission system really does look quite antiquated.
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Not a banner year for French filmmakers