David Fear
@davidlfear.bsky.social
Chief Film Critic at http://RollingStone.com. Obsessive. Compulsive. Disorderly. President of the Chishu Ryu Fan Club. NYFCC, NSFC, NSFW.
I'm usually a Nolan agnostic, but this may be my favorite Christopher Nolan movie after 'Dunkirk'... THE ODYSSEY 📽️ www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...
Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey' Goes Big -- REALLY Big -- to Go Home
Director Christopher Nolan outdoes himself with 'The Odyssey,' an IMAX-sized tale of gods, monsters and the original hero's journey that's truly epic.
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On Spielberg, aliens, going to the movies and DISCLOSURE DAY 📽️ www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...
Aliens Are Among Us. Just Ask Steven Spielberg
'Disclosure Day' finds Spielberg revisiting some close encounters while crafting a conspiracy thriller that doubles as a career retrospective.
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Always love talking to this James Gray fellow... 🎥 @cannesfilmfestival.bsky.social www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...
James Gray: Why I Made 'Paper Tiger'
The filmmaker gets candid about the autobiographical elements of his new thriller, his return to a more intimate type of filmmaking, and more.
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Happy Birthday to the late, great Gian Maria Volonté, born 93 years ago today
Come for the dopey banter, the unabashed middle-age film-nerdom on display, Jason "Crusher" Bailey's matinee-idol mug, and the fact that this podcast is based on the greatest book ever written. Stay for the neighing horses that accompany every mention of Cloris Leachman [cue neighing horses]... 📽️
Jason Bailey@jasondashbailey.com · 6mo agoNEW EPISODE! The great @davidlfear.bsky.social joins us to talk about his life-long obsession with GUIDE FOR THE FILM FANATIC — and one of his favorite films in it, Mel Brooks's YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN. A fun chat about Mel’s career, Wilder’s genius, and this affectionate send-up of Universal horror:
NETWORK doesn't officially turn 50 until November, but @criterion.bsky.social just put out a great Blu-ray of it, and I've been thinking about the movie a lot lately... 📽️ www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...
Did One of the Greatest Movies of 1976 Predict Our Broken Present?
'Network' turns 50 this year — and Paddy Chayefsky's mad-as-hell satire somehow feels more shocking, more sobering, and more timely than ever.
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Digging this phase of Alexander Skarsgard's career re: roles that fall between socially awkward and straight-up asshole, and PILLION is a good example of that w/leading-man energy. Plus it answers the Q: what if Nora Ephron did a collab with Tom of Finland? 🎥 www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...
Alexander Skarsgard's Queer-Biker BDSM Rom-Com Is Definitely NSFW
'Pillion,' a sub-dom love story between the Nordic actor and Harry Melling, is what you might get if Nora Ephron teamed up with Tom of Finland.
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EXTREMELY great news out of #Sundance, easily one of the best things I saw at this year's festival, or really, out of any of the Sundances I've been at... (now do JOSEPHINE) variety.com/2026/film/ma...
Neon Buys Sundance Documentary ‘Once Upon a Time in Harlem’ Following Heated Bidding War
Neon has purchased 'Once Upon a Time in Harlem' following its world premiere in Sundance and plans a theatrical release.
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So if anyone needs me, here's where I'll be for the next 63 weeks... variety.com/2026/film/ne...
Steven Soderbergh Launching Weekly Film and Cocktail Series With Nitehawk and Singani 63 (EXCLUSIVE)
Steven Soderbergh will curate a weekly film and cocktail series with Nitehawk featuring 'The Phantom Thread,' 'Do the Right Thing' and 'Jaws.'
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I've often contended this is the funniest sketch I've ever seen, and easily one of the funniest ever to air on terrestrial television. Catherine O'Hara wrote this. I once told her I owe her royalties for the amount of times I've quoted it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dtr...
SCTV High Q Night School sketch with John Candy, Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara, Rick Moranis
YouTube video by SCTV
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Please note FTR that I talked to Tamra Davis about THE BEST SUMMER, her #Sundance spirit-of-'94 concert movie starring the Beastie Boys, Sonic Youth, Bikini Kill and more, and did *not* quote the 'I Award You No Points' speech from 'Billy Madison.' Not even once. www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...
'We Made a Time Machine': Tamra Davis on Spirit-of-'94 Concert Doc 'The Best Summer'
How a box of tapes in the 'Billy Madison' director's garage turned into a Sundance hit starring the Beastie Boys, Sonic Youth, Bikini Kill and more.
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"Paul Thomas Anderson and Jonny Greenwood have long been a great match. Now they seem to be operating on a single wavelength. Giving the composer an Oscar for his contributions to the form is long past due." — @rollingstone.com's @davidlfear.bsky.social www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
Halfway though #Sundance 2026, highlights so far: JOSEPHINE, CLOSURE, ONCE UPON A TIME IN HARLEM, BROKEN ENGLISH, THE HISTORY OF CONCRETE, PUBLIC ACCESS 🎥
JOSEPHINE is one of the strongest films at Sundance this year. www.vulture.com/article/jose...
How Do You Talk About a Movie Like Josephine?
Channing Tatum, Gemma Chan, and a startling young newcomer give us one of Sundance’s most disturbing films.
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THE DISCIPLE, the doc on Wu Tang affiliate Cilvaringz that premiered at #Sundance, offers an inside look at how a pet project turned into 'Once Upon a Time in Shaolin.' It gets ugly. www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...
'The Disciple' Gives the Mic to the Man Behind Most Controversial Album Ever
New doc on Wu Tang affiliate Cilvaringz offers an inside look at how his pet project turned into 'Once Upon a Time in Shaolin.' It gets ugly.
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Wrote about Mel Brooks, fart jokes, Nazi jokes, sick humor, showbiz timelines, the new two-part doc 'Mel Brooks: The 99-Year-Old Man' that premieres tomorrow, outrage as a tool for belly laughs and subversion, and also fart jokes. www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...
How Mel Brooks Changed Comedy, One Nazi and Fart Joke at a Time
'Mel Brooks: The 99-Year-Old Man' looks back at the legacy of a comedic genius — and reminds you how dangerous and subversive the filmmaker truly was.
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A sex comedy, a portrait of a once-in-a-lifetime dinner party, an Ethan Hawke survivalist thriller, a Brat Summer metafiction, a doc on Courney Love — here's what we're stoked to see at the final Park City go-round of the #SundanceFilmFestival. 🎥 www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...
22 Most Anticipated Movies at Sundance 2026
From a sure-to-be-controversial sex comedy to a look at Courtney Love's comeback — the must-see movies at this year's Sundance Film Festival.
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On the eve of this year's Sundance, one of my favorites from last year's Sundance gets a theatrical run. SEEDS finally opens at @filmforumnyc.bsky.social. It's the sort of doc that makes you feel lucky to have spent time with the people in it. www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...
'Seeds' Isn't Just a Documentary. It's Protest Art -- and Poetry
Brittany Shynes' award-winning doc on centennial farms and contemporary Black farmers lets you walk miles in someone else's workboots. It's amazing.
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Liked 28 YEARS LATER: THE BONE TEMPLE. *Loved* what Ralph Fiennes is doing in it, and how Kelson gives him the chance to play to his strengths, and deepen and enrich the franchise as a whole, while dancing with a half-naked 7 ft man to Duran Duran. 10/10 there. www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...
Ralph Fiennes Is the Best Thing to Happen to the '28 Years Later' Movies
'28 Years Later: The Bone Temple' is a strong entry in the postapocalyptic saga — and a testament to the Oscar nominee's extraordinary talent.
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A spoiler re: my interview with Paul Feig, amateur charmer, professional comedy legend, tippler extraordinaire and director of the exquisite gothic trash that is THE HOUSEMAID: We drank martinis. And they were fucking awesome. www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...
'This Isn't Church -- You Can Have Fun': Paul Feig on 'The Housemaid'
Director of the gloriously trashy Sydney Sweeney-and-Amanda Seyfried thriller weighs in on his leads, those twists, and why a movie is like a martini.
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3 hrs to showtime!
Matt Zoller Seitz@mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · 8mo agoNYC: tonight at 7, I will introduce The Parallax View at The Paris Theater (@paristheaternyc.bsky.social). The great Gordon Willis shot it. The modernist panoramas are breathtaking, and it contains one of the greatest montages in movie history. Tix here: www.paristheaternyc.com/film/the-par...
Formula for me to become a regular listener to a podcast: Expert who will make me smarter (often means rounder) on the subject... goes deep for 90 minutes or more... host excells at drawing out the guest but also has a strong POV... still an audio product even if dragged on to youtube... Yours?
From my man @bilgeebiri.bsky.social's great piece on movie marketing: www.vulture.com/article/movi...
I just think it’s so much cooler and more interesting to try to be the best audio show rather than the shittiest television show
The Guardian@theguardian.com · 8mo ago‘Painful to hear!’ How podcasts’ rush to video is turning them into dreadful listens
