Daniel Carlson
@danielwcarlson.bsky.social
Lapsed film critic. Writer, reader, bearder. Seen at Crooked Marquee, Musings, Bright Wall Dark Room, Plex, several others. Sucker for ’90s country. Hoping each time that his next leap will be the leap home. https://authory.com/danielcarlson
People say dismissively of certain types of labor "oh, that's a nothing job, you could probably do it high," and let me tell you you can do a lot more jobs high than you think
The overriding lesson of BREAKING BAD is don't make problems at the office
Taking any and all suggestions for tv comedies, literally anything you can think of across all eras and platforms
Wait are you serious that this is what the movie is about. This is what the MOVIE IS ABOUT?!?! I thought the Purge jokes were just laffs. What the genuine hell
In the criminal justice system, the people are represented by two separate yet equally important groups: married people, and single people who can only legally have sex one night a year
That's what taxes are, man. That's the definition of taxes. "You are subsidizing things you might never use" man shut the fuck up. My taxes currently subsidize like oil company exec private jets, you think I'm upset at low-income people eating inexpensive bananas?
Opinion: Mamdani's idea may sound appealing, but it's NYC taxpayers who will take the hit, subsidizing discounts they may never even use.
I’ve reached the point in my BREAKING BAD rewatch where they were sponsored by an Xbox 360 game
After the shark kills its first victim, influencers flood the beach in an ongoing effort to film themselves with Jaws. They keep dying and more keep showing up to replace them—not only undeterred, but knowing that getting wounded or even eaten would make them a true viral superstar. Ends randomly.
let's pretend: Universal announces a screenwriting contest for Jaws 5. What's your pitch?
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Part of what's so impressive about Bryan Cranston's performance on BREAKING BAD is his commitment to being an asshole. Many actors playing villains tip a little look of awareness or regret to convey to the audience that they're not really that bad; it's to preserve off-screen personae.
Whatever you do don’t take me to The Island from The Prisoner! I’d hate to live in a cool rent free apartment full of bold late 60s modern furniture haha noooo a bubble don’t chase me haha
SOME GUFF ABOUT A GIANT WOODEN HORSE. I COULDN’T RIGHTLY MAKE IT OUT. ANYWAY THE WOMAN’S NAME IS EMILY WILSON AND SHE’S GOT A BEE IN HER BONNET, LET ME TELL YOU.
Rob Saucedo, who remained my friend even after I spent a year trying to make the nickname “Bobby Sauce” happen, is a true advocate and champion for movies, and there is no better person to be running the River Oaks Theatre.
July 2026 was the most successful month the River Oaks Theatre has experienced since reopening in October 2024. That's impressive in its own right, but July 2026 was a 40 percent growth over the July 2019 box office for the River Oaks Theatre.
Neat! I’m actually in the application process and can’t wait to find out why I’ll be rejected! It’s all worth it if daddy can have Qatari jets through
SNAP, also known as food stamps, has seen a rapid and consistent participation decline since last July. The drop comes as the program faces historic cuts and changes. n.pr/4w5XSc9
I like this because I think football players are usually the ones considered idiots because of all the head trauma, and that’s true, but baseball players can be just as stupid. That’s #equality
The whole Mariners' pen believes Babe Ruth didn't exist. Kinda want all MLB players to believe this and make the owners agree to it in next CBA
BREAKING BAD : THE GODFATHER :: BETTER CALL SAUL : THE GODFATHER PART II
Are there any books you love so much that you can’t bring yourself to watch the movie/TV adaptations?
I haven’t watched THE DINK but I’m honestly just happy it’s a movie and not a 6-episode miniseries
Such a great show. I owe my dad for introducing me. It was decades ahead of its time: deeply serialized, narratively dense, psychologically driven. It was prestige tv before the idea even existed. And the opening credits are absolutely killer.
Channel surfing with the intro to Crime Story, Miami Vice's Rat Pack era little sister. www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwq4...
Even if you have seen it before, the best thing you will see today is The Band doing “Atlantic City” on Letterman 12/14/93 — youtu.be/dyMOrYFDaIw?...
The Band on Letterman doing their version of Atlantic City (Bruce Springsteen) 1994
YouTube video by Dan Snyder
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The forecast is literally “going outside will kill you”
Wilco, “A.M.”
You have a month to write a 33 1/3 book about the album of your choice. Which record are you going to write about? (No previously covered albums allowed; new shit must come to light: see below.) (For all books in the series: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/33_1/3) (H/t @monostich.bsky.social
“Last year was a son of a bitch / for nearly everyone we knew”
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit - Hope The High Road (Live at Pulse Lighting)
YouTube video by Jason Isbell
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A thing about how AuDHD works for me is I remember lines from movies/TV/standup pretty well. I actually hear them like song snippets. And that’s why, at least once a week, @pattonoswalt.bsky.social echoes in my head with: “🎶 Eatin a sleeve of Saltines in my underwear, watching CARLITO’S WAY 🎶”