Michael Giltz
@mgiltz.bsky.social
Book reader, movie watcher, music listener, tv streamer, theater goer, podcast hoster and freelance writer.
My last Letter From London (for the moment). Check out my thoughts on "Paddington The Musical," a revival of "All My Sons" starring Bryan Cranston and my first visit to the V&A East Storehouse and its David Bowie Centre! michaelgiltz390212.substack.com/p/letter-fro...
Letter From London (sort of): "Paddington," "All My Sons," a (V&A) Warehouse and more
Goodbye to London (**sniff**) with some final plays and museum visits to share.
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December 23, 2025 at 9:11 PM
My last Letter From London (for the moment). Check out my thoughts on "Paddington The Musical," a revival of "All My Sons" starring Bryan Cranston and my first visit to the V&A East Storehouse and its David Bowie Centre! michaelgiltz390212.substack.com/p/letter-fro...
I told you IN ADVANCE not to fret over the opening week grosses for "Avatar: Fire and Ash"...and now I'm fretting over the grosses for "Avatar: Fire and Ash." But strong openings for FOUR movies is one more sign that people love going to the movies. michaelgiltz390212.substack.com/p/avatar-fir...
This Is James Cameron's Pandora...
We just live in it. Yes, "Avatar: Fire and Ash" is a phenomenon.
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December 22, 2025 at 2:48 PM
I told you IN ADVANCE not to fret over the opening week grosses for "Avatar: Fire and Ash"...and now I'm fretting over the grosses for "Avatar: Fire and Ash." But strong openings for FOUR movies is one more sign that people love going to the movies. michaelgiltz390212.substack.com/p/avatar-fir...
"Zootopia 2" continues to astonish, Bollywood has a hit and a hat tip to AMC for making classic movie reissues (like "The Shining" last weekend) free for monthly pass holders (like me)! Get the latest with my weekly x-ray of the worldwide box office! michaelgiltz390212.substack.com/p/zootopia-c...
"Zootopia" Continues A Remarkable Run
While everyone waits for "Avatar: Fire and Ash"
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December 15, 2025 at 2:49 PM
"Zootopia 2" continues to astonish, Bollywood has a hit and a hat tip to AMC for making classic movie reissues (like "The Shining" last weekend) free for monthly pass holders (like me)! Get the latest with my weekly x-ray of the worldwide box office! michaelgiltz390212.substack.com/p/zootopia-c...
Yep, "Zootopia 2" is setting records. But check out my weekly worldwide box office column to discover the new record set by Oscar hopeful "Kokohu" and the quiet worldwide success of Stephen King's "The Long Walk," one of the best films of the year. michaelgiltz390212.substack.com/p/five-night...
"Five Nights At Freddy's 2"? Game On!
"Zootopia 2" continues to wow
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December 8, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Yep, "Zootopia 2" is setting records. But check out my weekly worldwide box office column to discover the new record set by Oscar hopeful "Kokohu" and the quiet worldwide success of Stephen King's "The Long Walk," one of the best films of the year. michaelgiltz390212.substack.com/p/five-night...
What the world needs now is–apparently–"Zootopia 2," a smash hit from the US to China. Catch up with my coverage of the worldwide box office out now! michaelgiltz390212.substack.com/p/zootopia-2...
"Zootopia 2" Is Utopia For Cinemas
And "Wicked: For Good" Is Bad Ass, Too
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December 1, 2025 at 11:21 AM
What the world needs now is–apparently–"Zootopia 2," a smash hit from the US to China. Catch up with my coverage of the worldwide box office out now! michaelgiltz390212.substack.com/p/zootopia-2...
Letter from London: having a blast seeing "Wicked: For Good" with a VERY enthusiastic audience, considering Disney's franchise wannabe "Impossible Creatures" and reviewing new play "The Line of Beauty" at the marvelous Almeida Theatre. michaelgiltz390212.substack.com/p/the-line-o...
"The Line of Beauty" Is Green With Envy
Plus, a "Wicked" good time and "The Poisoned King!"
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November 25, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Letter from London: having a blast seeing "Wicked: For Good" with a VERY enthusiastic audience, considering Disney's franchise wannabe "Impossible Creatures" and reviewing new play "The Line of Beauty" at the marvelous Almeida Theatre. michaelgiltz390212.substack.com/p/the-line-o...
Wondering why Hollywood keeps making sequels? Because you keep going to see them! "Wicked: For Good" joins "Now You See Me" 3, "Predator: Badlands" and "Demon Slayer" as franchise winners! Check out my breakdown of the worldwide box office here! michaelgiltz390212.substack.com/p/a-wicked-o...
A Wicked Opening for "Wicked: For Good"
And "Now You See Me" 3 looks like a winner, thanks in part to China.
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November 24, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Wondering why Hollywood keeps making sequels? Because you keep going to see them! "Wicked: For Good" joins "Now You See Me" 3, "Predator: Badlands" and "Demon Slayer" as franchise winners! Check out my breakdown of the worldwide box office here! michaelgiltz390212.substack.com/p/a-wicked-o...
New movie "Now You See Me: Now You Don't" tops the charts. But the interesting stories are China's embrace of a Japanese movie and "The Running Man" stumbling. I spill the (Chinese) tea with my weekly column on the worldwide box office. Check it out! michaelgiltz390212.substack.com/p/its-no-ill...
It's No Illusion: "Now You See Me" 3 Opens Big
But Glen Powell stumbles again with "The Running Man."
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November 17, 2025 at 4:42 PM
New movie "Now You See Me: Now You Don't" tops the charts. But the interesting stories are China's embrace of a Japanese movie and "The Running Man" stumbling. I spill the (Chinese) tea with my weekly column on the worldwide box office. Check it out! michaelgiltz390212.substack.com/p/its-no-ill...
My latest blast from London: two books about the climate crisis, two new albums for fans of the film "Sinners" and two new play revivals: "Othello" w Toby Jones and a marvelous "The Weir" w Brendan Gleeson. Check it out! michaelgiltz390212.substack.com/p/letter-fro...
Letter From London: The Climate Beast, More Ghost Stories and the Green-Eyed Monster
Two books on the climate crisis, two albums with the blues and two plays of heartbreak, including an excellent revival of "The Weir."
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November 12, 2025 at 9:22 PM
My latest blast from London: two books about the climate crisis, two new albums for fans of the film "Sinners" and two new play revivals: "Othello" w Toby Jones and a marvelous "The Weir" w Brendan Gleeson. Check it out! michaelgiltz390212.substack.com/p/letter-fro...
"Predator: Badlands" is a hit and Hollywood has a new A-list director: Dan Trachtenberg! I dive deep with my latest weekly look at the worldwide box office! michaelgiltz390212.substack.com/p/predator-b...
"Predator: Badlands" Plays Nice...and Wins
And anime keeps up its streak with "Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution"
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November 10, 2025 at 1:55 PM
"Predator: Badlands" is a hit and Hollywood has a new A-list director: Dan Trachtenberg! I dive deep with my latest weekly look at the worldwide box office! michaelgiltz390212.substack.com/p/predator-b...
My cousin's very cool design firm Creators of Objects profiled in The Globe & Mail...the newspaper our grandmother worked at for much of her life! www.theglobeandmail.com/life/style/s...
The design duo behind Creators of Objects spin resin into bold housewares
A design experiment in 2013 inspired Joanne Byrne and Jonathan de Swaaf to work full time with resin to create unique pieces
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November 5, 2025 at 5:18 PM
My cousin's very cool design firm Creators of Objects profiled in The Globe & Mail...the newspaper our grandmother worked at for much of her life! www.theglobeandmail.com/life/style/s...
A busy week! Saw Daniel Kitson's "Maybe A Ghost Story," read "The Rose Field" by Philip Pullman, enjoyed pizza at Berberè, saw show w Penguin Cafe (Orchestra)...and helped shape gov't policy on Medical Tourism. Check out my latest Letter From London! michaelgiltz390212.substack.com/p/letter-fro...
Letter From London: Ghosts, Roses and Penguins
A Daniel Kitson play, the final "Book of Dust" novel from Philip Pullman and Penguin Cafe!
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November 4, 2025 at 12:44 PM
A busy week! Saw Daniel Kitson's "Maybe A Ghost Story," read "The Rose Field" by Philip Pullman, enjoyed pizza at Berberè, saw show w Penguin Cafe (Orchestra)...and helped shape gov't policy on Medical Tourism. Check out my latest Letter From London! michaelgiltz390212.substack.com/p/letter-fro...
Check out my latest column on the worldwide box office to discover a new French comedy hit set in King Arthur's Camelot, a Romanian "Fast & Furious" franchise and the offbeat fare like a Depeche Mode concert film selling lots of tickets! michaelgiltz390212.substack.com/p/anime-cont...
Anime Continues To Be Ani-mazing (Sorry!)
North American box office for October is the worst in decades.
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November 3, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Check out my latest column on the worldwide box office to discover a new French comedy hit set in King Arthur's Camelot, a Romanian "Fast & Furious" franchise and the offbeat fare like a Depeche Mode concert film selling lots of tickets! michaelgiltz390212.substack.com/p/anime-cont...
Winter is coming.... www.reuters.com/business/wor...
Exclusive: Amazon targets as many as 30,000 corporate job cuts, sources say
This would mark Amazon's largest job cut since late 2022, when it started to eliminate around 27,000 positions.
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October 28, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Winter is coming.... www.reuters.com/business/wor...
"Chainsaw Man" is the #1 movie in the U.S.? Get my weekly column for the details on what is anime (and what isn't!) so you won't look foolish around the kids! Plus the worldwide box office! (It ain't good news for Bruuuuuuuuuuce!) michaelgiltz390212.substack.com/p/anime-conq...
Anime Conquers The World...For Good
And Springsteen isn't the Boss of movie biopics.
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October 27, 2025 at 1:22 PM
"Chainsaw Man" is the #1 movie in the U.S.? Get my weekly column for the details on what is anime (and what isn't!) so you won't look foolish around the kids! Plus the worldwide box office! (It ain't good news for Bruuuuuuuuuuce!) michaelgiltz390212.substack.com/p/anime-conq...
Ethan Hawke is calling! Check out my coverage of the worldwide box office this week and discover all the new hits in the U.S. Germany, France, Japan and more! michaelgiltz390212.substack.com/p/black-phon...
"Black Phone 2" Rings Up Big Box Office
And Ethan Hawke's fascinating career continues apace.
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October 20, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Ethan Hawke is calling! Check out my coverage of the worldwide box office this week and discover all the new hits in the U.S. Germany, France, Japan and more! michaelgiltz390212.substack.com/p/black-phon...
It's fall in London and that means a flurry of new art openings are the best things happening right now. Check out my takes on the latest and the best! michaelgiltz390212.substack.com/p/letter-fro...
Letter From London: Art Worth Reading, Art With A Beat and Art with a Capital "G&G"
Peter Doig, Cecil Beaton, Gilbert & George, "Urchin" and poor Marie A.
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October 17, 2025 at 2:34 PM
It's fall in London and that means a flurry of new art openings are the best things happening right now. Check out my takes on the latest and the best! michaelgiltz390212.substack.com/p/letter-fro...
Check out my latest feature on "Kokuhō," one of the most successful Japanese films in history. It just announced opening dates in the U.S.! Plus, the anime smash "Demon Slayer" just broke a 25 year old record at the box office! michaelgiltz390212.substack.com/p/kokuho-set...
"Kokuhō" Sets U.S. Debut, More Records
The Japanese film phenom continues to impress
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October 16, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Check out my latest feature on "Kokuhō," one of the most successful Japanese films in history. It just announced opening dates in the U.S.! Plus, the anime smash "Demon Slayer" just broke a 25 year old record at the box office! michaelgiltz390212.substack.com/p/kokuho-set...
Is "Tron" finally a big franchise? Uh...no. michaelgiltz390212.substack.com/p/will-tron-...
Will "Tron" Finally Become a Hit Franchise?
And Leonardo DiCaprio keeps up the good fight with "One Battle After Another"
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October 13, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Is "Tron" finally a big franchise? Uh...no. michaelgiltz390212.substack.com/p/will-tron-...
Great art, ok Shakespeare and some shipping containers–welcome to my time in London! michaelgiltz390212.substack.com/p/letter-fro...
Letter From London: Nigerian Modernism, the Fall of Troy and shipping containers
Art, theater and a self-induced coma all part of the London scene this week
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October 10, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Great art, ok Shakespeare and some shipping containers–welcome to my time in London! michaelgiltz390212.substack.com/p/letter-fro...
Taylor Swift is so powerful, she banned ads and trailers in front of her movie event this weekend. No Nicole Kidman? Wow! Find out the elite group Swift joined with her film directing debutand more with my analysis of the worldwide box office. michaelgiltz390212.substack.com/p/taylor-swi...
Taylor Swift Saves Cinema...From Itself
And introducing Dwayne Johnson, actor
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October 6, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Taylor Swift is so powerful, she banned ads and trailers in front of her movie event this weekend. No Nicole Kidman? Wow! Find out the elite group Swift joined with her film directing debutand more with my analysis of the worldwide box office. michaelgiltz390212.substack.com/p/taylor-swi...
Museums, movies, books...and rain! Hello, London! michaelgiltz390212.substack.com/p/letter-fro...
Letter From London: Lee Miller At Tate Britain, "Trains" in NYC, Rain & More
Plus, my take on the latest Thursday Murder Club book and the best fantasy novel of the year.
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October 3, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Museums, movies, books...and rain! Hello, London! michaelgiltz390212.substack.com/p/letter-fro...
Leonardo DiCaprio's "One Battle After Another" is a major Oscar contender and the biggest financial roll of the dice this year for Warner Bros, a studio back from the dead. Check out its chances for success with my analysis of the worldwide box office! michaelgiltz390212.substack.com/p/one-battle...
"One Battle After Another" Guns For Oscar
And "Demon Slayer" continues to astonish
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September 29, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Leonardo DiCaprio's "One Battle After Another" is a major Oscar contender and the biggest financial roll of the dice this year for Warner Bros, a studio back from the dead. Check out its chances for success with my analysis of the worldwide box office! michaelgiltz390212.substack.com/p/one-battle...
Japan's "Demon Slayer" set an all-time record at the box office this week. But Hollywood fumbled with new releases; blame "Him"! And some tips for how to fix the Academy Award for Best International Film. michaelgiltz390212.substack.com/p/amime-hit-...
Anime Smash "Demon Slayer" Slashes Records
Hollywood Fumbles With Two New Flops; Blame "Him"
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September 22, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Japan's "Demon Slayer" set an all-time record at the box office this week. But Hollywood fumbled with new releases; blame "Him"! And some tips for how to fix the Academy Award for Best International Film. michaelgiltz390212.substack.com/p/amime-hit-...
Japan's "Demon Slayer" set records this weekend but it's 1939's "The Wizard of Oz" that may point towards the future of cinema. Check out my coverage of the worldwide box office to learn why. michaelgiltz390212.substack.com/p/japans-dem...
Japan's "Demon Slayer" Conquers US
And bluebloods say goodbye to "Downton Abbey"
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September 15, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Japan's "Demon Slayer" set records this weekend but it's 1939's "The Wizard of Oz" that may point towards the future of cinema. Check out my coverage of the worldwide box office to learn why. michaelgiltz390212.substack.com/p/japans-dem...