Robert Brian Taylor
@robertbtaylor.bsky.social
Writer/Editor/Critic for Collider.com. A working journalist since pica poles were a thing. Occasional screenwriter. Links to my stuff (including interviews and film/TV reviews) at rbtwrites.com. Yes, you can hire me to write for you.
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Miles Teller’s Tragic Year Is Ending in a Much Better Place
After the wildfire that upended his life, Miles Teller leans on family, SNL, and Eternity as he resets after his toughest year yet.
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I’ve got a new profile on Miles Teller up at Collider! He was surprisingly open about everything he’s gone through this year — good and bad — and I greatly enjoyed talking to him about his new movie, Eternity, and much, much more.
Yet another reason why Ryan Coogler rules.
Ryan Coogler explains why he declined the invitation to join the Academy www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/m...
December 10, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Yet another reason why Ryan Coogler rules.
Good steelbook delivery day.
December 10, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Good steelbook delivery day.
I don’t like much country, but I’ve been listening to The Mavericks (who are really more alt-country or Tex-Mex country) pretty religiously since the ‘90s. We lost their tremendously talented lead singer, Raul Malo, yesterday at the not-fair age of 60, and I’m finding myself devastated about it.
The Mavericks - Dance The Night Away
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December 9, 2025 at 8:08 PM
I don’t like much country, but I’ve been listening to The Mavericks (who are really more alt-country or Tex-Mex country) pretty religiously since the ‘90s. We lost their tremendously talented lead singer, Raul Malo, yesterday at the not-fair age of 60, and I’m finding myself devastated about it.
December 6, 2025 at 2:19 AM
I don’t buy Lucas calling Mike’s plan “Mission: Impossible-y” in Stranger Things 5.4. The season is set 14 years after the original M:I series ended and one year before the revival series dropped. Ethan Hunt is nearly a decade away. I don’t think many high-schoolers were referencing M:I in ‘87.
December 3, 2025 at 1:20 AM
I don’t buy Lucas calling Mike’s plan “Mission: Impossible-y” in Stranger Things 5.4. The season is set 14 years after the original M:I series ended and one year before the revival series dropped. Ethan Hunt is nearly a decade away. I don’t think many high-schoolers were referencing M:I in ‘87.
November 29, 2025 at 3:43 AM
I’ve never in my life placed a pre-order so fast.
Behold, the Sword of Power! Excalibur! For anyone waiting for things from me, this is why: my brain has been consumed by John Boorman and Excalibur, both of them dear to my heart. The restoration is stunning, and finally presents the film in the right aspect ratio on home video... 🧵1/8
November 28, 2025 at 9:33 PM
I’ve never in my life placed a pre-order so fast.
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From yesterday, here's my review of the first four episodes of the new season of #StrangerThings (all of which dropped on Netflix last night).
'Stranger Things' Season 5 Vol. 1 Review: Netflix's Hit Sci-Fi Series Returns to Set Up an Explosive Ending
Stranger Things' final season starts strong, as the first four episodes kick off a thrilling endgame for the hit Netflix series.
collider.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:48 PM
From yesterday, here's my review of the first four episodes of the new season of #StrangerThings (all of which dropped on Netflix last night).
From yesterday, here's my review of the first four episodes of the new season of #StrangerThings (all of which dropped on Netflix last night).
'Stranger Things' Season 5 Vol. 1 Review: Netflix's Hit Sci-Fi Series Returns to Set Up an Explosive Ending
Stranger Things' final season starts strong, as the first four episodes kick off a thrilling endgame for the hit Netflix series.
collider.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:48 PM
From yesterday, here's my review of the first four episodes of the new season of #StrangerThings (all of which dropped on Netflix last night).
Reposted by Robert Brian Taylor
Much like the show itself, my review of Stranger Things Season 5, Volume 1 is now live! Read before you watch ... or, you know, afterward, if you're binging all four episodes tonight. But definitely sometime before you go to bed! No big spoilers contained within.
'Stranger Things' Season 5 Vol. 1 Review: Netflix's Hit Sci-Fi Series Returns to Set Up an Explosive Ending
Stranger Things' final season starts strong, as the first four episodes kick off a thrilling endgame for the hit Netflix series.
collider.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Much like the show itself, my review of Stranger Things Season 5, Volume 1 is now live! Read before you watch ... or, you know, afterward, if you're binging all four episodes tonight. But definitely sometime before you go to bed! No big spoilers contained within.
Much like the show itself, my review of Stranger Things Season 5, Volume 1 is now live! Read before you watch ... or, you know, afterward, if you're binging all four episodes tonight. But definitely sometime before you go to bed! No big spoilers contained within.
'Stranger Things' Season 5 Vol. 1 Review: Netflix's Hit Sci-Fi Series Returns to Set Up an Explosive Ending
Stranger Things' final season starts strong, as the first four episodes kick off a thrilling endgame for the hit Netflix series.
collider.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Much like the show itself, my review of Stranger Things Season 5, Volume 1 is now live! Read before you watch ... or, you know, afterward, if you're binging all four episodes tonight. But definitely sometime before you go to bed! No big spoilers contained within.
ScarJo really trying to monopolize the “late-stage franchise sequels we don’t really need” sector. First Jurassic World and now this!
Mike Flanagan's THE EXORCIST has found its star, with Oscar nominee Scarlett Johansson set to lead the "radical new take" on the classic possession pic.
Scarlett Johansson Will Lead Mike Flanagan’s THE EXORCIST Movie
Mike Flanagan's THE EXORCIST has found its star, with Oscar nominee Scarlett Johansson set to lead the "radical new take" on the classic possession pic.
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November 24, 2025 at 10:42 PM
ScarJo really trying to monopolize the “late-stage franchise sequels we don’t really need” sector. First Jurassic World and now this!
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I’ve got a new profile on Miles Teller up at Collider! He was surprisingly open about everything he’s gone through this year — good and bad — and I greatly enjoyed talking to him about his new movie, Eternity, and much, much more.
Miles Teller’s Tragic Year Is Ending in a Much Better Place
After the wildfire that upended his life, Miles Teller leans on family, SNL, and Eternity as he resets after his toughest year yet.
collider.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:13 PM
I’ve got a new profile on Miles Teller up at Collider! He was surprisingly open about everything he’s gone through this year — good and bad — and I greatly enjoyed talking to him about his new movie, Eternity, and much, much more.
Latest Pluribus is by far the best ep yet.
November 24, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Latest Pluribus is by far the best ep yet.
Just did a quick search of the first draft of my [REDACTED] review (hint: it's coming Wednesday), and I used the words "feel" or "feels" a suboptimal 11 times. I really feel like this is my most annoying writing crutch, and I need to break it. (See what I mean?! I used it in that last sentence!!)
November 23, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Just did a quick search of the first draft of my [REDACTED] review (hint: it's coming Wednesday), and I used the words "feel" or "feels" a suboptimal 11 times. I really feel like this is my most annoying writing crutch, and I need to break it. (See what I mean?! I used it in that last sentence!!)
I’ve got a new profile on Miles Teller up at Collider! He was surprisingly open about everything he’s gone through this year — good and bad — and I greatly enjoyed talking to him about his new movie, Eternity, and much, much more.
Miles Teller’s Tragic Year Is Ending in a Much Better Place
After the wildfire that upended his life, Miles Teller leans on family, SNL, and Eternity as he resets after his toughest year yet.
collider.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:13 PM
I’ve got a new profile on Miles Teller up at Collider! He was surprisingly open about everything he’s gone through this year — good and bad — and I greatly enjoyed talking to him about his new movie, Eternity, and much, much more.
Sisu 2 goes full Looney Tunes, while also somehow being even more violent than the first movie, and I cackled the whole way through. This is a sequel that’s better than the original.
November 21, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Sisu 2 goes full Looney Tunes, while also somehow being even more violent than the first movie, and I cackled the whole way through. This is a sequel that’s better than the original.
Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons are off their asses in Bugonia. It’s fun watching two of our best actors get to square off like this.
November 16, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons are off their asses in Bugonia. It’s fun watching two of our best actors get to square off like this.
This picture literally gives me goosebumps.
Twin Peaks: The eerie stairway and ceiling fan at the Palmer house.
November 15, 2025 at 5:15 AM
This picture literally gives me goosebumps.
November 14, 2025 at 11:30 PM
I will not rest until Daniel Craig has played Benoit Blanc more times than he's played James Bond.
A ★★★★½ review of Wake Up Dead Man (2025)
Glass Onion is fine and all, but this is the Knives Out sequel we've deserved all along. Rian Johnson's third Benoit Blanc mystery is a twisy good time, anchored by a pair of relentlessly crowd-pleasi...
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November 14, 2025 at 4:47 PM
I will not rest until Daniel Craig has played Benoit Blanc more times than he's played James Bond.
Wake Up Dead Man is fantastic, and I am now firmly onboard the “Josh O’Connor needs to be in everything” train. Glass Onion was fine, but this is the Knives Out sequel you’ve been waiting for.
November 13, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Wake Up Dead Man is fantastic, and I am now firmly onboard the “Josh O’Connor needs to be in everything” train. Glass Onion was fine, but this is the Knives Out sequel you’ve been waiting for.
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I profiled the phenomenal Rosamund Pike about playing the #NowYouSeeMe franchise's newest villain, why she's still grieving the end of #TheWheelOfTime, and the roles she's gravitating towards next — although she'll always be interested in more provocative characters:
From Bond Girl to Diamond Queen, Rosamund Pike Still Wants To Provoke You
Rosamund Pike discusses her journey from Bond girl to versatile leading lady, her return to the stage, and saying goodbye to The Wheel of Time.
collider.com
November 12, 2025 at 5:12 PM
I profiled the phenomenal Rosamund Pike about playing the #NowYouSeeMe franchise's newest villain, why she's still grieving the end of #TheWheelOfTime, and the roles she's gravitating towards next — although she'll always be interested in more provocative characters:
Wasn't able to get fully onboard with Edgar Wright's The Running Man, a movie that feels edited into oblivion.
A ★★½ review of The Running Man (2025)
Ruminations on class divides and the de-evolution of the entertainment we consume felt prescient back in the '80s when Stephen King's original book and Arnold Schwarzenneger's film adaptation first dr...
boxd.it
November 12, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Wasn't able to get fully onboard with Edgar Wright's The Running Man, a movie that feels edited into oblivion.