Simon Abrams
@simonsaybrams.bsky.social
Film Critic at Roger Ebert dot com, New York Times, New Yorker, Hollywood Reporter, Village Voice, The Wrap, Vanity Fair, and so on. Author of THE NORTHMAN: A CALL TO THE GODS (Insight Editions). Alt weekly kid. Let the monkey drive.
And Mike Love on accordion
January 13, 2026 at 4:48 AM
And Mike Love on accordion
*sees that a Malaysian ripoff/remake of NOW YOU SEE ME just appeared on Netflix*
January 13, 2026 at 12:12 AM
*sees that a Malaysian ripoff/remake of NOW YOU SEE ME just appeared on Netflix*
Two weeks of my favorite new music, with a playlist: open.spotify.com/playlist/170...
Also, where are/did we go post Spotify? I ask because I need to move me and my dad‘s family plan and I don’t want it to be too hard for my dad, who listens to music on his tablet.
Also, where are/did we go post Spotify? I ask because I need to move me and my dad‘s family plan and I don’t want it to be too hard for my dad, who listens to music on his tablet.
January 12, 2026 at 9:55 PM
Two weeks of my favorite new music, with a playlist: open.spotify.com/playlist/170...
Also, where are/did we go post Spotify? I ask because I need to move me and my dad‘s family plan and I don’t want it to be too hard for my dad, who listens to music on his tablet.
Also, where are/did we go post Spotify? I ask because I need to move me and my dad‘s family plan and I don’t want it to be too hard for my dad, who listens to music on his tablet.
Good morning, in case you need it.
January 12, 2026 at 2:42 PM
Good morning, in case you need it.
Netflix now has AKHANDA 2, the 2025 sequel to the 2021 Telugu language Indian religious revenge fantasy. I had a lot of fun with the first one, which is kitchen sink insanity. So far, the sequel is, too (Bloody tyranny in Tibet?!) Locking in, brb.
January 11, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Netflix now has AKHANDA 2, the 2025 sequel to the 2021 Telugu language Indian religious revenge fantasy. I had a lot of fun with the first one, which is kitchen sink insanity. So far, the sequel is, too (Bloody tyranny in Tibet?!) Locking in, brb.
A better view of the box art, which is quite nice.
January 10, 2026 at 5:11 PM
A better view of the box art, which is quite nice.
Haircut day is selfie day.
January 9, 2026 at 9:24 PM
Haircut day is selfie day.
Then why did you fund them, hot dog man?
January 8, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Then why did you fund them, hot dog man?
Ooh, exciting: the 2025 Filipino horror movie P77 just popped up on Prime Video. Directed by Derick Cabrido, whose MALLARI (2023) showed great promise. Then again, I didn't care for what I saw of his other 2025 feature, UNTOLD, which was a bit...strident...
It's a real coin toss, but maybe?
It's a real coin toss, but maybe?
January 8, 2026 at 1:14 PM
Ooh, exciting: the 2025 Filipino horror movie P77 just popped up on Prime Video. Directed by Derick Cabrido, whose MALLARI (2023) showed great promise. Then again, I didn't care for what I saw of his other 2025 feature, UNTOLD, which was a bit...strident...
It's a real coin toss, but maybe?
It's a real coin toss, but maybe?
Cranky Kong will return in AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY
January 7, 2026 at 3:34 AM
Cranky Kong will return in AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY
I can’t take her anywhere. (The Michelin reviewed Thai restaurant Pranakhon is great)
January 7, 2026 at 1:40 AM
I can’t take her anywhere. (The Michelin reviewed Thai restaurant Pranakhon is great)
Three years ago today I met this gorgeous goofball in Madison Square Park on a bench by the dog park. She did my horoscope at the nearby McDonalds and we joked about the Empire State Building’s colors (“Is this about storming the capital?”) Somehow, we live together now.
January 6, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Three years ago today I met this gorgeous goofball in Madison Square Park on a bench by the dog park. She did my horoscope at the nearby McDonalds and we joked about the Empire State Building’s colors (“Is this about storming the capital?”) Somehow, we live together now.
1) “Oh, you know that song, I’m Blue Abidi abadie?”
2) “Peanut Butter Jelly Time.”
3) “10 Hours of $10,000 Pyramid theme”
4) “YMCA in a minor key”
5) “Bitches Brew ha ha psych it’s My Humps”
6) “Meow Mix”
7) “Torgo’s Theme”
8) “Smack My Bitch Up”
There, I saved you a click.
2) “Peanut Butter Jelly Time.”
3) “10 Hours of $10,000 Pyramid theme”
4) “YMCA in a minor key”
5) “Bitches Brew ha ha psych it’s My Humps”
6) “Meow Mix”
7) “Torgo’s Theme”
8) “Smack My Bitch Up”
There, I saved you a click.
January 6, 2026 at 3:04 AM
1) “Oh, you know that song, I’m Blue Abidi abadie?”
2) “Peanut Butter Jelly Time.”
3) “10 Hours of $10,000 Pyramid theme”
4) “YMCA in a minor key”
5) “Bitches Brew ha ha psych it’s My Humps”
6) “Meow Mix”
7) “Torgo’s Theme”
8) “Smack My Bitch Up”
There, I saved you a click.
2) “Peanut Butter Jelly Time.”
3) “10 Hours of $10,000 Pyramid theme”
4) “YMCA in a minor key”
5) “Bitches Brew ha ha psych it’s My Humps”
6) “Meow Mix”
7) “Torgo’s Theme”
8) “Smack My Bitch Up”
There, I saved you a click.
Yeah, that tracks.
January 2, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Yeah, that tracks.
And this is from Jene.
January 1, 2026 at 6:00 AM
And this is from Jene.
To begin the new year on the right note, here is Brian Eno and a cat who clearly adores/ratatouilles him
January 1, 2026 at 5:57 AM
To begin the new year on the right note, here is Brian Eno and a cat who clearly adores/ratatouilles him
PSA: 100 Meters, the latest anime feature by ON-GAKU: OUR SOUND director Kenji Iwaisawa, is now on Netflix. A manga adaptation based on Uoto's sports comic, about rival sprinters. Looks promising, even if I didn't care for what I saw of ON-GAKU.
December 31, 2025 at 8:46 PM
PSA: 100 Meters, the latest anime feature by ON-GAKU: OUR SOUND director Kenji Iwaisawa, is now on Netflix. A manga adaptation based on Uoto's sports comic, about rival sprinters. Looks promising, even if I didn't care for what I saw of ON-GAKU.
Jene’s favorite movies of the year—
December 31, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Jene’s favorite movies of the year—
Jene indulged me and let me hook up the VCR. My test tape was NATURAL IS METAL VOL. 1, a nature doc compilation scored with Black Sabbath songs. Now she is playing Casino Night Zone in SONIC 2
December 30, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Jene indulged me and let me hook up the VCR. My test tape was NATURAL IS METAL VOL. 1, a nature doc compilation scored with Black Sabbath songs. Now she is playing Casino Night Zone in SONIC 2
