Jacob Oller
@jacoboller.bsky.social
Film Editor at @avclub.com
Video Game Movie Expert
Southerner in Chicago
Video Game Movie Expert
Southerner in Chicago
Every documentary I've seen about AI features some sweaty tech guy saying this exact thing www.pastemagazine.com/movies/sunda...
February 11, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Every documentary I've seen about AI features some sweaty tech guy saying this exact thing www.pastemagazine.com/movies/sunda...
We're talking Werner Heisenberg, we're talking Asteroid City, we're talking Twin Peaks: The Return
February 11, 2026 at 2:44 PM
We're talking Werner Heisenberg, we're talking Asteroid City, we're talking Twin Peaks: The Return
there's an international color version of this out there but c'mon why would you second guess Roger Deakins
February 11, 2026 at 2:39 PM
there's an international color version of this out there but c'mon why would you second guess Roger Deakins
this is an imperfect science considering how little is truly disclosed around Hollywood accounting, but it sure SEEMS like Melania is contending with the top 10 or so highest-salaried actors for a single film
![Highest-earning actors for a single production
Actor Film Year Salary Total income Ref.
Robert Downey Jr. Captain America: Civil War 2016 $40,000,000 $40,000,000+ [7]
Will Smith King Richard 2021 $40,000,000 $40,000,000 [19]
Johnny Depp Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides 2011 $35,000,000 $55,000,000 [12][13]
Will Smith Emancipation 2022 $35,000,000 $35,000,000 [27]
Keanu Reeves The Matrix Reloaded
The Matrix Revolutions 2003 $30,000,000 $156,000,000 [1]
Mel Gibson Lethal Weapon 4 1998 $30,000,000 $30,000,000 [1]
Leonardo DiCaprio Don't Look Up 2021 $30,000,000 $30,000,000 [20]
Leonardo DiCaprio Killers of the Flower Moon 2023 $30,000,000 $30,000,000 [27]
Arnold Schwarzenegger Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines 2003 $29,250,000 $30,000,000+ [nb 3][1]
Robert Downey Jr. Avengers: Endgame 2019 $20,000,000 $75,000,000 [8]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:bck7uabvjt4xu5uzn3exzhqj/bafkreiadrlitsiigetkn5eyslbu6xnpw7ulq7vz4dfxgeu44r6uljewu2q@jpeg)
February 10, 2026 at 10:19 PM
this is an imperfect science considering how little is truly disclosed around Hollywood accounting, but it sure SEEMS like Melania is contending with the top 10 or so highest-salaried actors for a single film
I knew the price Bezos paid for Melania was obscene compared to other docs, or to staffing a newspaper with award-winning journalists
but I didn't realize he paid the First Lady the same amount Arnold Schwarzenegger got for coming back for Terminator 3
but I didn't realize he paid the First Lady the same amount Arnold Schwarzenegger got for coming back for Terminator 3
February 10, 2026 at 10:05 PM
I knew the price Bezos paid for Melania was obscene compared to other docs, or to staffing a newspaper with award-winning journalists
but I didn't realize he paid the First Lady the same amount Arnold Schwarzenegger got for coming back for Terminator 3
but I didn't realize he paid the First Lady the same amount Arnold Schwarzenegger got for coming back for Terminator 3
Oh he is referenced in my review's first line. But we've gotten two of these movies this year already and it's only February!!
February 10, 2026 at 3:38 PM
Oh he is referenced in my review's first line. But we've gotten two of these movies this year already and it's only February!!
Need one more movie to complete By Design and A Useful Ghost's "woman becomes a household object" trend piece
February 10, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Need one more movie to complete By Design and A Useful Ghost's "woman becomes a household object" trend piece
We were perhaps Too Hot To Handle for LinkedIn but the info is here www.avclub.com/hiring-film-...
Join us: The A.V. Club is hiring a Film Critic
Join us: The A.V. Club is hiring a Film Critic
www.avclub.com
February 9, 2026 at 9:48 PM
We were perhaps Too Hot To Handle for LinkedIn but the info is here www.avclub.com/hiring-film-...
Oh yeahhh, and it’s a stampede every time
February 9, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Oh yeahhh, and it’s a stampede every time
I truly can’t remember the last full-time role I saw open up!
February 9, 2026 at 9:43 PM
I truly can’t remember the last full-time role I saw open up!
Demand showing supply who’s boss!
February 9, 2026 at 9:41 PM
Demand showing supply who’s boss!
I guess the odds that we crashed LinkedIn are pretty low
February 9, 2026 at 9:33 PM
I guess the odds that we crashed LinkedIn are pretty low
I’m not saying we’re spitting in the face of publications firing their arts sections but I’m not not saying that either
February 9, 2026 at 9:18 PM
I’m not saying we’re spitting in the face of publications firing their arts sections but I’m not not saying that either
Nah it’s a remote gig!
February 9, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Nah it’s a remote gig!