A. S. Hamrah
@hamrahrama.bsky.social
writer and film critic • author Algorithm of the Night, Last Week in End Times Cinema, The Earth Dies Streaming • member Natl Society of Film Critics My books: https://shop.nplusonemag.com/collections/by-a-s-hamrah
On Thursday, October 1, join us for a conversation with n+1 film critic @hamrahrama.bsky.social. He’ll discuss recent bad news in movies and moviegoing with @tavlin.bsky.social and Lisa Borst. www.nplusonemag.com/online-only/...
Last Year in End Times Cinema
It’s been nearly a year since n+1 film critic A. S. Hamrah’s book Last Week in End Times Cinema—a study of bad news in the movie industry over the course of 365 days—was published. What’s happened in ...
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I’ll be at MASS MoCA in North Adams, MA on Saturday, Nov. 21 at 5pm
A.S. Hamrah: Last Week in End Times Cinema | MASS MoCA
“A. S. Hamrah’s writing on film is a delight. . . Like all the best criticism, his writing makes art and life feel less lonely.” —Elif Batuman A.S. Hamrah is single-handedly re-inventing film criticis...
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Jesus Christ, this is more dystopic than anything Philip K Dick ever wrote but it’s what the Russo Brothers want for your AI Slop future
![“Potentially, what you could do with [AI] is obviously use it to engineer storytelling and change storytelling,” Russo said. “So you have a constantly evolving story, either in a game or in a movie or a TV show. You could walk into your house and save the AI on your streaming platform. ‘Hey, I want a movie starring my photoreal avatar and Marilyn Monroe’s photoreal avatar. I want it to be a rom-com because I’ve had a rough day,’ and it renders a very competent story with dialogue that mimics your voice. It mimics your voice, and suddenly now you have a rom-com starring you that’s 90 minutes long. So you can curate your story specifically to you.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cbhnuflsctq2s7mu4iqcuauq/bafkreibajgqyg4mppmj4b3qgyk2tiwop57qov5gb2zakfsv7iyvqe4uh5q)
@raypride.bsky.social spoke with me about showing Albert Brooks’ Real Life in Chicago for New City Film: www.newcityfilm.com/2026/04/16/t...
Talking Screens: Albert Brooks' "Real Life" | A John Lilly Doc | Soderbergh's "The Christophers"
Plus: Bob Odenkirk as an unlikely action hero, Gaspar Noé is part of a Facets double-bill and "The Weather Man," penned by Chicago's Steven Conrad.
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Feel the excitement of Real Life with me in person this Saturday at the Music Box in Chicago!
Music Box Theatre@musicboxtheatre.bsky.social · 5mo agoThe original trailer for Albert Brooks' hilarious directorial debut REAL LIFE🏓 See it this Saturday at 11:30am, presented in 35mm by @chicagofilmsociety.org with a post-screening discussion with @hamrahrama.bsky.social *Presented In 2D!* Get Tickets Now: musicboxtheatre.com/films-and-ev...
.@chicagofilmsociety.org hosts a 35mm screening of Albert Brooks' hilarious, razor-sharp directorial debut REAL LIFE📹 Featuring a post-screening discussion with author @hamrahrama.bsky.social Next Saturday April 18th at 11:30am Get Tickets Now: musicboxtheatre.com/films-and-ev...
Chicago April 18 I’m presenting Albert Brooks’ REAL LIFE in 35mm with @chicagofilmsociety.org at the @musicboxtheatre.bsky.social
Real Life
"I shouldn't be allowed to do this! Why did I pick reality? I don't know anything about it!" Albert Brooks, one of cinema's greatest comic minds and director of some of our nation's funniest social ex...
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On this year’s Oscar movies (and Melania), for @nplusonemag.com: www.nplusonemag.com/online-only/...
Pulling Bolts Out of the Ferris Wheel | A. S. Hamrah
The mere existence of a second Mary Bronstein movie, much less one as amazing as this, proves that patience and a bad attitude are not just their own rewards. If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, her second fi...
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On Saturday March 21 at 8pm at @filmforumnyc.bsky.social I’m introducing Agnès Varda’s 1985 film VAGABOND. filmforum.org/events/event...
Film Forum · VAGABOND Introduction and post-film Q&A with author A.S. Hamrah
VAGABOND Saturday, March 21 at 8:00 Introduced by author A.S. Hamrah plus post-film conversation with Hamrah, moderated by series programmer David Schwartz
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You read that right, “the flavor of Hamrah.” blogs.library.duke.edu/blog/2026/02...
Sample the Cinematic Arts: a Taste of Cherry, the Flavor of Hamrah - Duke University Libraries Blogs
Presented by Guest Curator – Stephen Conrad, Duke University Libraries Algorithm: (noun): calculations used to prioritize what appears in a user’s feed based on their interests and engagement patterns...
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David Zaslav in excess. Ravaged WB, ruined WB, sold WB to the Ellison family cabal—remains one of the wealthiest of plunderers in human history while holding no other talents.
Ray Pride@raypride.bsky.social · 7mo agoOne of those guys who will live out the decades fate and fortune leave them, swaddled in hundreds of millions—not nearly the billon he craves—knowing luxury that only a few sociopaths in history have ever known. Maybe he could retire to Hungary.
Also, Defector interviewed me and it’s out today.
Defector@defector.com · 7mo agoA.S. Hamrah speaks about state of the film industry today, the demarcation between cinema and Hollywood, the generational uptake of technological innovation, and what it takes to make a living as a critic today. defector.com/where-is-cin...
I'll be interviewing film critic A.S. Hamrah @hamrahrama.bsky.social on Wednesday at 4:30pm at Dartmouth, about the current state of cinema and also his two new books (Last Week in End Times Cinema, and Algorithm of the Night) which are great.
The amazing Christian Lorentzen interviewed me in the new @bookforum.bsky.social: www.bookforum.com/print/3203/a...
Algorithm Nation
Bookforum talks with film critic A. S. Hamrah – Christian Lorentzen
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Tonight at the Cleveland Cinematheque I’m presenting two Jafar Panahi films — It Was Just an Accident and The Circle. Here’s an excellent piece curator Bilgesu Sisman wrote about the event cinematheque.cia.edu/2025/12/16/c...
Cinema Talk, Jan-Feb 2026
Thinking critically about one’s work – examining the conditions of its production and reproduction – has become a...
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Paris Marx had me on his great podcast Tech Won’t Save Us to talk about moviegoing and filmmaking in America today:
Paris Marx@parismarx.com · 8mo agoI had a great time speaking with @hamrahrama.bsky.social about his perspectives on cinema, what’s really keeping people from spending more time at the movies, how digital technology has been used to move power to studios, and so much more!
This Thursday at the Cleveland Cinematheque I’m presenting two Jafar Panahi films, It Was Just an Accident and his neglected 2000 masterpiece, The Circle.
@screenslate.bsky.social interviewed me about film criticism, my new books, and jury duty DVD sales: www.screenslate.com/articles/cer...
Certified Fresh: A.S. Hamrah on Algorithm of the Night and Last Week in End Times Cinema
A.S. Hamrah is most people's favorite film critic.
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Nice write-up in the @cambridgeday.com newspaper this morning in advance of my appearance tonight with @splicedpersonality.bsky.social at @portersqbooks.bsky.social www.cambridgeday.com/2026/01/27/h...
A.S. Hamrah: "I don't go into any movie looking to put it down" - Cambridge Day
Film critic will introduce movies at the Brattle on Wednesday, and discuss his new book "Algorithm of the Night" on Thursday.
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Film critic @hamrahrama.bsky.social joins us Thursday to talk about his new book “Algorithm of the Night” and introduce screenings of Richard Linklater’s NOUVELLE VAGUE, and Joel Potrykus’s “darkly funny heavy metal comedy” (Bloody Disgusting), VULCANIZADORA. brattlefilm.org/2026-01-29
I’m on the new episode of the great psychoanalysis podcast Ordinary Unhappiness, talking with hosts Abby and Patrick about cinema:
Ordinary Unhappiness@unhappinesspod.bsky.social · 8mo ago🚨NEW EPISODE🚨 The great film critic and author @hamrahrama.bsky.social joins us to talk movies, moviegoing, moviemaking, and the significance of cinema itself in our era of streaming, "second screen content," and a dystopian landscape made possible by reality TV. www.buzzsprout.com/2131830/epis...
ONE WEEK FROM TONIGHT! I’ll be at Porter Square Books talking with the great A.S. Hamrah about his new books ALGORITHM OF THE NIGHT and LAST WEEK IN END TIMES CINEMA. Be there. It’s free!
A.S. Hamrah, author of Algorithm of the Night, in conversation with Sean Burns
This event will take place at our CAMBRIDGE store. We offer validated parking in the lot on Roseland St. behind Lesley's University Hall. See parking details below.
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Jan 31 I’m at Metrograph introducing two films and signing books. One of the films is George Romero’s Land of the Dead (2005), which Nick Pinkerton interviewed about for Metrograph’s online journal. The other is Billy Wilder’s Ace in the Hole (1951). metrograph.com/a-s-hamrah-i...
Let the Dead Bury the Dead: A. S. Hamrah in Conversation - Journal - Metrograph
On the so-called “death” of theatrical moviegoing, Romero’s oft overlooked fourth Land of the Dead (2005), and a whole lot more.
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LA Times on my new books, plus an interview. www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
Why this film critic's new book reads like a doom scroll of cultural decay
The film critic discusses Pauline Kael, AI and his new books, 'Algorithm of the Night' and 'Last Week in End Times Cinema.' We also check in on the Last Bookstore's Studio City outpost.
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