Brian Tallerico
@briantallerico.bsky.social
CFCA President - Editor http://RogerEbert.com - Bylines at Vulture, AV Club, NYT, GQ, Arrow, The Playlist, Rolling Stone, LA Times, elsewhere - Producer CCFF - Father of 3 Boys - Not Vince Gilligan
From INSIDE OUT, MELANCHOLIA, & BLUE HERON, the editors compiled a list of films that highlight mental health in an interesting way:
Change the Conversation: When Movies Talked About Mental Health
A dozen very different films about mental health are highlighted by our staff.
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“What made Skerritt special was how easily his intertwined interests in learning, storytelling, and observing showed up in his work." @briantallerico.bsky.social offers tribute to the late Tom Skerritt:
Tom Skerritt: Legendary Alien, Top Gun star dead at 93
A tribute to the incredible star of Alien, Top Gun, and so many more.
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“[It] is a gorgeous ode to outsiders, nature, and everything we seem to be losing as we march toward a tech-heavy future." @briantallerico.bsky.social reviews WILDWOOD:
Wildwood review: Laika is back with a gorgeous fairy tale
A movie that thrums with so much creativity that its missteps can be forgiven by virtue of its overwhelming craft.
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A few words on someone I was lucky enough to spend a little time with (and almost had the chance to take much more that I will now forever regret). RIP Tom. Gonna miss you. www.rogerebert.com/tributes/see...
Tom Skerritt: Legendary Alien, Top Gun star dead at 93
A tribute to the incredible star of Alien, Top Gun, and so many more.
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“This is a movie that doesn’t talk down to kids. If anything, it understands how it’s OK for them to struggle a bit to keep up." @briantallerico.bsky.social reviews RAY GUNN:
Ray Gunn review: Brad Bird returns with clever, entertaining Netflix flick
“Ray Gunn” can be almost overwhelming with its abundant style, plot, and detail but to say that an animated family film might actually leave viewers feeling stuffed should barely register as a…
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I'm a broken record about this, and say it most years, but do your research on judges seeking retention. Some of them have horrible records and the threshold for removing them is a lot of "No" votes. This is a place where your vote absolutely counts.
Even by the currently embarrassing standards of CBS News, this, from the network's chief legal correspondent, is astonishing. Naked right-wing partisanship, Islamophobic racism, blunt-force stupidity, and inability to read the room even when the actual room is right before her eyes. MAGA grand slam!
Steve Vladeck@stevevladeck.bsky.social · 6d agoThis is a really striking tweet.
“The internet is a store but it used to be a library” hits me like a slug to the chest
QUEEN AT SEA affirms my belief that Juliette Binoche is our best working actress. She’s never false. Heartbreakingly true without ever feeling artificial or manipulative. Just an all-time talent.
Saw LA GRADIVA and QUEEN AT SEA today and I need cartoons with singing animals for a while. Holy crap. Might have sighed myself to death. Both incredible dramas but also just soul crushing.
Happy to report the new Castlevania game absolutely rips. www.rogerebert.com/video-games/...
“Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse” Whips Landmark Franchise Back into Shape
“Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse” should totally satisfy both hardcore fans of this series and those who have never picked up a Vampire Killer.
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Really can’t think of a show this year I found more disappointing than Crystal Lake. www.rogerebert.com/features/jas...
Jason Voorhees Gets Stuck in the Mud of Atrocious “Crystal Lake”
Jason Voorhees deserved better.
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If you’re like me and your depression can be triggered by news of self-harm, find someone to support you today. Or just take a break from everything that stresses you out. Fucking sad day.
As a disabled person who lives in constant pain, this hurts a lot. He was excellent in BREAKING BAD and great in the films I've seen in him in since. Talented actor, living with cerebral palsy, and disability rights activist. Check on your friends, y'all.
Phil Lewis@phillewis.bsky.social · 2w ago“Breaking Bad” star RJ Mitte has died at 34
I have been a big defender of Affleck as an actor and director. I hated ANIMALS. www.rogerebert.com/reviews/anim...
Animals review: Ben Affleck thriller should be put down
Easily Affleck's worst directorial effort.
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Such a loser piece on every level. Not just the shallow take but the actual writing. Lame in every way.
Drew Powell@drewpowell123.bsky.social · 2w agoMan fuck Joseph Kahn
If USA Today is indeed unilaterally putting source interviews in some sort of database, in their entirety, allowing them to be cherry-picked by other reporters—and *AI*(!!)—that is journalistically indefensible and no one should ever talk to them again. Is this true? Is it Gannett wide?
Nicole Bedera@nbedera.bsky.social · 3w agoEarlier this week, I agreed to interviews with two USA Today journalists. They wrote fantastic articles about the Cornell case that I'm proud to have been a part of. What I did not know is that their employer considers interviews to proprietary and opens up recordings to be used by any journalist.
31 Days of Horror! A new horror movie I like every day. Watch something new. 1. It Ends
Unleashing a new daily horror recommendation for every day of October starting tomorrow and plan to not repeat any of 2025 so here’s 31 from last year you should watch next month too! boxd.it/PHqiQ
2025 October Horror Recommendations
The horror-movie-a-day threads I do on social in list form. Watch em! As I say over there, “Doing my October thread of a horror movie I like a day again! Not much thought beyond “you should watch thi...
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I can't imagine we're going to see a better performance this year than Marian Bailey in Tender Loving Care. The movie is about what so many of Leigh's films are about--the desire and need to go on, as hope and joy war with despair. It hit me hard. I hope people watch his movies forever.
Honored to be asked to do a booklet essay for this very cool box set.
