Jeff Cottrill
@jeffcottrill.bsky.social
Jeff Cottrill is a novelist, Pushcart Prize-nominated poet, journalist and spoken-word artist based in Toronto.
So: if you want to buy my new book, but you don't want to support Amazon, and you also don't want to interact with me personally for some reason... problem solved.
November 28, 2025 at 6:55 PM
So: if you want to buy my new book, but you don't want to support Amazon, and you also don't want to interact with me personally for some reason... problem solved.
You've seen them play live?
November 28, 2025 at 3:40 PM
You've seen them play live?
The first one is definitely in the top three.
And probably the last great film they did (although there's a lot to love about Coco too).
(sorry, Turning Red fanatics)
And probably the last great film they did (although there's a lot to love about Coco too).
(sorry, Turning Red fanatics)
November 27, 2025 at 8:10 PM
The first one is definitely in the top three.
And probably the last great film they did (although there's a lot to love about Coco too).
(sorry, Turning Red fanatics)
And probably the last great film they did (although there's a lot to love about Coco too).
(sorry, Turning Red fanatics)
(Apparently Timothy Carter is going to be a Carver. Which, I suppose, is totally appropriate for American Thanksgiving weekend.)
November 27, 2025 at 3:47 PM
(Apparently Timothy Carter is going to be a Carver. Which, I suppose, is totally appropriate for American Thanksgiving weekend.)
Hope you're okay too.
November 26, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Hope you're okay too.
One last point:
When they write in the His Girl Friday blurb "Ever sat down to watch an old black-and-white movie and found it frustrating that everything moves so slowly?", it makes me wonder if the piece is aiming for thirteen-year-olds.
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When they write in the His Girl Friday blurb "Ever sat down to watch an old black-and-white movie and found it frustrating that everything moves so slowly?", it makes me wonder if the piece is aiming for thirteen-year-olds.
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November 26, 2025 at 10:38 PM
One last point:
When they write in the His Girl Friday blurb "Ever sat down to watch an old black-and-white movie and found it frustrating that everything moves so slowly?", it makes me wonder if the piece is aiming for thirteen-year-olds.
10/
When they write in the His Girl Friday blurb "Ever sat down to watch an old black-and-white movie and found it frustrating that everything moves so slowly?", it makes me wonder if the piece is aiming for thirteen-year-olds.
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Hearing good things about this one. Do you know when it's coming out here?
November 26, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Hearing good things about this one. Do you know when it's coming out here?
MoonLit, not Moonlit.
I guess that revokes my qualifications as a writer.
I guess that revokes my qualifications as a writer.
November 26, 2025 at 2:42 PM
MoonLit, not Moonlit.
I guess that revokes my qualifications as a writer.
I guess that revokes my qualifications as a writer.
And I just realized I didn't see Arsenic and Old Lace on the list either. Really, Variety?
It's stagey as a film, to be sure, but the comedic timing is perfect.
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It's stagey as a film, to be sure, but the comedic timing is perfect.
4-2/
November 26, 2025 at 1:33 PM
And I just realized I didn't see Arsenic and Old Lace on the list either. Really, Variety?
It's stagey as a film, to be sure, but the comedic timing is perfect.
4-2/
It's stagey as a film, to be sure, but the comedic timing is perfect.
4-2/
Now you get to tell me why I'm wrong.
It's foolish of me to care about another silly clickbait movie list, but it's fun to rant about.
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It's foolish of me to care about another silly clickbait movie list, but it's fun to rant about.
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November 26, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Now you get to tell me why I'm wrong.
It's foolish of me to care about another silly clickbait movie list, but it's fun to rant about.
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It's foolish of me to care about another silly clickbait movie list, but it's fun to rant about.
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Miscellaneous:
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is better than Being John Malkovich
Shaun of the Dead is great, but Hot Fuzz is better
The Jerk has its moments, but Steve Martin's done far better work (All of Me, Roxanne...)
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Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is better than Being John Malkovich
Shaun of the Dead is great, but Hot Fuzz is better
The Jerk has its moments, but Steve Martin's done far better work (All of Me, Roxanne...)
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November 26, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Miscellaneous:
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is better than Being John Malkovich
Shaun of the Dead is great, but Hot Fuzz is better
The Jerk has its moments, but Steve Martin's done far better work (All of Me, Roxanne...)
8/
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is better than Being John Malkovich
Shaun of the Dead is great, but Hot Fuzz is better
The Jerk has its moments, but Steve Martin's done far better work (All of Me, Roxanne...)
8/
And I'm conflicted about Team America: World Police... I've always felt it succeeds as pure comedy, but fails as satire.
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November 26, 2025 at 12:52 AM
And I'm conflicted about Team America: World Police... I've always felt it succeeds as pure comedy, but fails as satire.
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Films that don't belong on the list:
Everything Everywhere All at Once (sorry)
MASH (watched it again recently, and holy shit, has it aged poorly)
Rocky Horror
Bamboozled
Anything with Will Ferrell or Adam Sandler
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Everything Everywhere All at Once (sorry)
MASH (watched it again recently, and holy shit, has it aged poorly)
Rocky Horror
Bamboozled
Anything with Will Ferrell or Adam Sandler
6/
November 26, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Films that don't belong on the list:
Everything Everywhere All at Once (sorry)
MASH (watched it again recently, and holy shit, has it aged poorly)
Rocky Horror
Bamboozled
Anything with Will Ferrell or Adam Sandler
6/
Everything Everywhere All at Once (sorry)
MASH (watched it again recently, and holy shit, has it aged poorly)
Rocky Horror
Bamboozled
Anything with Will Ferrell or Adam Sandler
6/
Films that should've ranked much higher:
Bringing Up Baby
Safety Last
A Hard Day's Night
Also, It Happened One Night and Dr. Strangelove rightly rank relatively high, but really ought to be in the top five.
5/
Bringing Up Baby
Safety Last
A Hard Day's Night
Also, It Happened One Night and Dr. Strangelove rightly rank relatively high, but really ought to be in the top five.
5/
November 26, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Films that should've ranked much higher:
Bringing Up Baby
Safety Last
A Hard Day's Night
Also, It Happened One Night and Dr. Strangelove rightly rank relatively high, but really ought to be in the top five.
5/
Bringing Up Baby
Safety Last
A Hard Day's Night
Also, It Happened One Night and Dr. Strangelove rightly rank relatively high, but really ought to be in the top five.
5/
I was also surprised that Ghostbusters didn't make the list.
For me, it's another one that belongs more in the "funniest" category than the "best comedy movies" one. But I thought everybody loved Ghostbusters? Odd.
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For me, it's another one that belongs more in the "funniest" category than the "best comedy movies" one. But I thought everybody loved Ghostbusters? Odd.
4/
November 26, 2025 at 12:52 AM
I was also surprised that Ghostbusters didn't make the list.
For me, it's another one that belongs more in the "funniest" category than the "best comedy movies" one. But I thought everybody loved Ghostbusters? Odd.
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For me, it's another one that belongs more in the "funniest" category than the "best comedy movies" one. But I thought everybody loved Ghostbusters? Odd.
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Which is why I was thrown off by the top spot.
Naked Gun? Seriously? Didn't see that one coming. I remember it being very funny, yes, but is really that good of a movie overall?
(I haven't seen it in years, and I suspect some of it hasn't aged well.)
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Naked Gun? Seriously? Didn't see that one coming. I remember it being very funny, yes, but is really that good of a movie overall?
(I haven't seen it in years, and I suspect some of it hasn't aged well.)
3/
November 26, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Which is why I was thrown off by the top spot.
Naked Gun? Seriously? Didn't see that one coming. I remember it being very funny, yes, but is really that good of a movie overall?
(I haven't seen it in years, and I suspect some of it hasn't aged well.)
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Naked Gun? Seriously? Didn't see that one coming. I remember it being very funny, yes, but is really that good of a movie overall?
(I haven't seen it in years, and I suspect some of it hasn't aged well.)
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